The servant who was sent out returned to the store shivering, and knelt at the door, kowtowing. He was really frightened, and several other servants sent by the Cai family also knelt down.
Their families are all in Guangzhou. If something happens, it will definitely affect their families.
"What should we do?" Liu Zheng was also a little panicked. Except for the soldiers who were observing the movement outside at the window, everyone present looked at Zhao Xin.
"Let them all go! It's none of their business." Zhao Xin had already guessed that he must have had an accident while shopping during the day, but he couldn't figure out what it was.
In fact, from the moment he saw the Qing army surrounding the business building on three sides, Zhao Xin knew that it could not be defended. If nothing else, if a fire really came over, he would have to withdraw even if he didn't want to. The best way now is to cross the river.
The guard platoon and the two correspondents got on the Zheng family's boat on the other side to go to Lei Yue Mun, and took Liu Zheng back from Haizhuang Temple.
It must be fought, but there is still a difference in how to fight. After crossing the river and walking away, Zhao Xin was really unwilling. Sun Shiyi's repeated provocations must be taught a lesson, otherwise the Manchus will think that Beihai Town
Afraid of them.
Seeing the boss's words, the eight servants hurried back to the house to pack their belongings. When they were about to go out, Zhao Xin stopped them again.
"Is the throttle door closed at night?"
A servant shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter."
Zhao Xin nodded after hearing this and signaled to the servants that they could leave. A few of them hurriedly bowed and saluted, pushed the door open and left in a hurry. The "gas gate" he asked about was actually the Orchid Gate where Liu Zheng boarded the boat.
Outside is the edible oil wholesale market in Guangzhou City.
After the eight servants left, Liu Zheng asked anxiously: "What should I do?"
Zhao Xin said calmly: "Of course we will fight."
"How can we fight with so many Qing soldiers?"
"How high a casualty rate do you think ancient soldiers could withstand?"
"Ten percent?" Liu Zheng didn't remember where he saw it, but there was indeed such a saying.
Zhao Xin shook his head and said: "No, it's all conjecture. Simply talking about casualty ratio is meaningless! Remember, casualties are only one factor that causes a rout. Commander's ability, soldier quality, morale, tactics and even fatigue are all influencing factors."
Liu Zheng was said to be confused: "Brother, what exactly do you want to say?"
Zhao Xin did not answer the question, but changed the subject and said: "You have never been on the battlefield. After the fighting starts, if a fire breaks out, you and the correspondent will retreat to the riverside and wait for me. I will leave a shift for you. Others
Follow me, people."
Liu Zheng was stunned and said anxiously: "Brother, isn't it? I've only been here for half a year and now I'm giving up?"
Zhao Xin thought for a while and explained: "You have to understand that we are now in a hostile relationship with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Great Ainu Kingdom we created first did not submit credentials and secondly did not have Qianlong's imperial edict. The reason why we agreed to come in the first place
The opening of a business store in Guangzhou was all done by Heshen alone. However, the officialdom of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, especially the southern officialdom, did not realize the power of Beihai Town. I guess civil servants like Sun Shiyi were eager to make a big mistake for Heshen.
"
"What about when you shelled the former mountain stronghold?"
"Do you think they would care about a barracks with not many people? They care more about how to explain to the emperor and avoid losing their official title. For us right now, Guangdong is both important and unimportant. The importance is that we can get supplies from here
"The important thing is that it is too far away from Beihai Town."
Liu Zheng said: "Then what if we mobilize our troops to occupy Guangzhou?"
Zhao Xin shook his head and said: "You haven't understood yet. Once we occupy Guangzhou, goods from Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi cannot come in. What's the use of having a city of one million people? The living standards of the people here are much better than in the north.
Our current strength cannot take care of both the south and the north."
He patted Liu Zheng on the shoulder and continued: "If you like being a trade representative so much, I will send you to Yokohama when you get back. Although it is not as good as Guangzhou, the potential is much greater than here! If anything happens, thousands of people will be there for two days
You can kill it."
Liu Zheng sighed and said: "Okay, everything is up to you."
Seeing that Liu Zheng had no objection, Zhao Xin went to find an empty room. Twenty minutes later, Zhao Xin, who was fully armed, walked out with his HK416 A7 and said to the guard platoon leader: "Everyone
People, go inside immediately and change equipment."
When the guard platoon leader and others entered the house and took a look, their jaws dropped. On the ground inside the house were more than twenty Beihai Town standard rifles (SKS), a dozen standard machine guns (Negev) and a pile of bullets. In addition,
In addition, there are dozens of thick black vests and helmets.
"Everyone puts on their stab-proof vests, helmets, weapons, and get ready for battle."
Outside the business building, the deputy general of the Chinese Army, Supervisor of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Zheng, and his generals held a military meeting in a large room of the government office. Thirteen businessmen led by the Cai family were kneeling in the courtyard outside.
It is said that the reason why Sun Shiyi dared to surround Baixiongxing with great fanfare was because all the foreign devils had gone to Macau. If they really wanted to fight, they didn't have to worry about accidental injury. As for what if the house was destroyed, wouldn't there be business? The government is a big man.
No need to pay!
"Have you found out how many people are inside?"
"Back at the military gate, the Cai family and the few servants who ran out have all been interrogated, and their confessions have been correct. There are only about thirty people inside."
"Junmen, do you want the Cai family to persuade you to surrender first?"
"No need! Sun Zhitai told us that we must capture Zhao Ni, life or death." The deputy general of the Chinese army stood up, waved his whip, pointed at one of his subordinates and said: "I'll give you two hours, three hundred men, and fifty poles."
Shotgun, can you shoot down that white bear?"
"Go back to the military gate and mark an hour!"
"Zhao Ni is extremely cunning. Once the fight is over, I'll ask the editor to take credit from you!"
The general responded and was about to get up and leave when he suddenly heard a "bang bang bang" sound coming from the distance, like a New Year firecracker, as dense as a rain shower.
"Where are the guns being fired?!" the Chinese vice-general was furious, who the hell is this? He opened fire without waiting for the cannon to sound.
At this time, the sound of clattering footsteps was heard outside the house. A messenger ran in and shouted: "Report to the military gate! There is already fire ahead!"
"Who shot first?"
"It's a rebel bandit from the White Bear Line. The enemy's firepower is too strong. The brothers can't resist it and are retreating."
"You fart! There are only about thirty of them in total, how can they get such fierce firepower?" At this time, the sound of gunfire became more and more intense, as if hundreds of people were shooting at the same time, and the momentum was astonishing.
On Tong Van Street, hundreds of Dubiao Qing soldiers had begun to retreat towards the government office desperately. Many people shouted: "Oh my God! The thieves' guns are too fierce. Brothers, run away!"
Behind them, Zhao Xin led more than 20 guard platoons of soldiers, rushing and stopping, hiding in alleys or under the eaves of shops, and fired continuously at the fleeing Qing troops.
When the Qing army fled, they dropped torches on the ground. Some of them rolled to the roadside and lit a house on fire. Not long after, thick smoke began to billow on Tongwen Street, and clusters of sparks appeared on the stone road on the ground where bullets had hit it.
.
Amidst the gunfire, some of the fleeing Qing troops were shot and fell from time to time, but no one could care about it at the moment. The more than 20 invulnerable guys who had just rushed out of the White Bear row had scared these Qing troops.
I lost my courage.
At the beginning, there were a dozen warriors who were not afraid of death. They went into battle shirtless, holding swords and spears and rushed forward. Who would have thought that they didn't even reach twenty steps. After a dense rain of gunfire from the opposite side, the dozen or so warriors who were not afraid of death rushed forward.
All those who have died can no longer die.
The black armor those people wore was not even afraid of bows and arrows. The arrows clanked when they landed on their heads. It sounded like they were wearing iron helmets. How could they fight!
"Escape~~" The crowd was like headless flies. No one paid any attention to the military attachés in the office. They ran all the way north through the gate and towards the west gate of Guangzhou City.
"Junmen, what should we do? Let's withdraw quickly!"
"Get out of here, motherfucker! A thousand men beat thirty or so thieves like this, Sun Zhitai will have to chop off my head when I get back!" The deputy general of the Chinese army showed a ferocious look on his face, and with a clang, he pulled out his saber and rushed towards him.
Several generals and soldiers around shouted: "Brothers, kill me!"
At this time, Zhao Xin had already led a squad to rush outside the office. Just as he was about to send someone to climb up the wall to see what was going on inside, he heard a cry of "Kill~~!" coming from the office door.
Several Qing soldiers emerged from the top of the wall, and arrows shot down towards the bottom of the wall. Stop talking nonsense and let's fight!
"One group will guard the gate, and the rest will follow me to kill the archers!"
At this time, the gate of the government office suddenly opened, and dozens of Qing soldiers rushed out holding shields.
"Bang bang bang!" "Ta da da!"
Under the dense rain of bullets, the Qing troops who were about to rush out immediately littered the ground with corpses. Some of the dozen Qing troops who were shooting arrows on the wall were shot and fell, while others hid behind the wall, not even daring to raise their heads. But
The problem is that the rifles in Beihai Town use 7.62mm bullets, and it is not easy to penetrate a brick wall with just a few shots.
A few minutes later, the deputy general of the Chinese Army who managed to escape back to the office had only eight people left alive. By now, his face was pale with fright and he could not even utter a single word.
"It's over, it's all fucking over now! What kind of monsters are these!"
At this time, a soldier ran in from outside the door and said loudly: "Sir, there is a hole on the west wall, let's run away!"
"Ah? Is there a hole?" When the deputy general heard this, it didn't matter if it was a dog hole or a cat hole, as long as he could escape with his life. The two men held the deputy general of the Chinese army, jumped out of the back window in a panic, and ran to the west wall to take a look. Sure enough, it was a hole.
Dog hole.
It worked, and he was able to get through. A thin soldier tried to get through first, and found that nothing was wrong. Then he shouted into the dog hole and asked the deputy general to go first. The deputy general may have eaten too much recently, and he was originally so
Yaowuyangwei's stomach was actually stuck.
The more anxious everyone became, the more panicked they became. They were pulling outside and pushing inside. In the end, there was no other way. Everyone had to take the knives and guns in their hands and start chipping away at the wall...
Outside the office door, a squad leader from the security platoon asked Zhao Xin: "Sir, do you want to rush in?"
"We don't have that time! Leave five people standing nearby, and the others will check the ammunition and follow me!" Zhao Xin said as he took out a magazine and replaced it, then got up and walked along the street towards the gas door.
direction forward.
His sudden attack this time was to catch the Qing army off guard. If he waited for the Qing army to attack, the opponent would definitely attack with fire. Then he would be in trouble if he tried to charge into Guangzhou City.
The army in Beihai Town is a "quasi-modern army" trained with modern methods. The characteristic of the modern army is that it emphasizes the subjective initiative of individual soldiers and improves combat effectiveness through a large amount of physical training. Let such an army with high fighting will
It's just passive defense, which is not what Zhao Xin wants at all. Besides, the structure of Baixiongxing's house is not suitable for being a fortress at all.
Therefore, Zhao Xin could only launch an attack without warning and catch the Qing army by surprise, thus achieving the goal of leading the enemy by the nose.
It is said that there was such a loud ping-pong-pong noise at night that the residents near Tongwen Street were awakened early. The dogs in the yard kept barking wildly. Many people lit oil lamps, and some brave ones actually climbed up to the roof to take a look.
lively.
When Zhao Xin and the sixteen others slipped under the eaves of the street to the oil gate, someone actually shouted on the roof.
"There is a thief! Catch the thief!"
The reason why these people dare to shout is because the city of Guangzhou has been at peace for many years. The last time there was a war was the San Francisco Rebellion. Although the siege at that time was extremely brutal, that was a hundred years ago.
The common people today no longer know what war is.
At the moment, Zhao Xin and the others have no time to deal with these people. His purpose is to take down the gas gate as soon as possible. The city wall of Guangzhou in the Qing Dynasty was almost seven meters high and very thick. Every city gate was covered from top to bottom.
Tiepi. If the city gate is closed and Zhao Xin blows it open with explosives, the city will be completely in chaos. This is not what Zhao Xin wants.
But when a stupid and bold watchman rang the gong in his hand, Zhao Xin became anxious.
"Quick! Speed up!"
When a group of people passed through the city gate, all the Nanhai County soldiers guarding the gate had already run away. These people were not Green Camp soldiers and had no fighting will. Zhao Xin ran out of the city gate and looked to the right. The tall wall was glowing gray under the night.
Black, this is the Yamen of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
"Leave five people to guard the city gate, and the rest turn right and move quickly!" Zhao Xin saw this wall when he was shopping on Gaodi Street in the afternoon. Only after he asked Manager Yu did he find out that this was the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Yamen, and the main entrance is on Maima Street in the south.
Eleven people walked quickly along Maima Street. A minute later, Zhao Xin saw the brightly lit Governor's Office at the door.
The main facade of the Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty had five rooms, and a wide white marble stone staircase led directly to the door. As soon as everyone ran to the stone steps, they heard someone on the stage shout loudly: "Who!"
Zhao Xin's gun was equipped with a silencer, so he ignored it, rushed up the steps, knelt down on one knee, and fired several shots at the two people at the gate. The Beihai Town soldiers behind him rushed out of the darkness and took advantage of the concierge's opportunity.
The people inside had already rushed into the wide open side door before they could react. Zhao Xin quickly followed, without even looking through the window paper, and fired at the concierge indiscriminately.
By the way, why is the side door of the Governor's Mansion still open at night? Sun Shiyi and other men are reporting the news!
From the time when the Superintendent of the Chinese Army set out until now, a group of bureaucrats such as Tusab, the governor of Guangdong, the Inspector General of Guangdong, the Chief Envoy of Guangdong, etc., are all waiting for news in the flower hall of the east cross courtyard of the Supervisory Department, while Sun Shiyi is in the signing room and his staff are drafting and preparing.
There's a memorial!
There is good news for the Emperor, we...
It was said that they had heard the gunshots in the Thirteenth Commercial Building District a long time ago, and they all thought it was Zhao Shu who was stubbornly resisting and struggling to his death.
Let it be that we can't defeat the big iron ships. Now on land, a thousand people can defeat more than thirty people. One person can drown the rebels with just a spitting breath.
But after listening to the ping-ping-pong-pong for a long time, it was like exploding beans when it was violent. Now that the gunshots have stopped, why haven't they sent someone to report back?
(Lieutenant stuck in the dog hole: Sir, wait a moment, your subordinate will be here soon!)
People sitting anxiously in the flower hall were smoking and drinking tea. While they were talking, they heard someone outside the flower hall shouting: "Who is it!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The crisp sound of gunfire finally broke the tranquility in the Governor's Mansion, and people were shot and fell to the ground one after another.
Just when all the officials in the room were looking at each other, a loud shout finally came from outside the flower hall: "The thieves are coming!"