When the two squads of armored soldiers were dispatched, the snow was already falling harder and harder, and half a foot of snow had accumulated on the ground. This stone city, which contains ten miles of Qinhuai and countless pavilions, was shrouded in chaotic feathers and thousands of flowers.
.And because no one was cleaning it, the pink-and-green tiled Suiyuan house was also covered by snow, leaving only its white outline.
Including Wu Ni and Lan Chun who led the team, more than 60 people wore iron helmets, large thick cotton hats, and heavy cloth-covered iron armor.
The cotton armor, which is two to three inches thick, weighs more than forty pounds, and each one is as bloated as a bear.
There was no way. Wu Ni and Lan Chun, who had been to the battlefield outside the customs, knew very well how powerful the Northern Navy's rapid fire rifles were. Even this was not enough for them. However, for these elite Jingkou armored soldiers, wearing such a suit was already the limit. If
If you wear it again, not only can you not lift the bow, but you can't even swing the sword.
It is said that many people in later generations thought that by the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners soldiers only wore cotton armor containing iron leaves in battle, and the Green Camp did not even have armor. In fact, this view is completely wrong, and they have been deceived by movies and TV shows.
At least during the Daoguang period, the Eight Banners soldiers still had to wear iron armor in combat. However, due to the large number of people in the Green Camp and poor treatment, iron armor could only be worn by generals and a few elites. Specifically, the Eight Banners soldiers, musketry soldiers and infantry soldiers had to wear iron armor for the convenience of movement.
Wearing cotton armor with iron leaves inside, the cavalry soldiers had to wear iron armor, and in order to protect against fire guns, the iron armor had to be covered with a pair of cotton armor or felt.
Otherwise, how could the thousands of Sauron soldiers in the Qianlong era be able to kill the Burmese soldiers with bows and arrows in Laoguan Village? How could they cry for their fathers and mothers? Chasing the big and small Hezhuo all the way to Congling? The Gurkhas who fought in the Himalayas scurried away?
Being brave and not afraid of death is one thing, but the protection of double armor is also very important.
Prince Mian'en did not return to Mancheng after distributing the money, but went to Yongqing Temple. He had already made an agreement with Wu Ni and Lan Chun before that if the two teams went well, he would send a large group of troops to press them up.
For the Wu Ni team in the south, smooth progress means that they have to pass through the vegetable field, cross the garden, and then enter the peach blossom embankment from the bamboo wall; while for the Lan Chun team in the north, they only need to walk through the outside of Suiyuan.
Just follow the bluestone road and then enter the gate of Suiyuan.
The reason why Mian En took such good care of the latter was because Lan Chun's Ama was his nanny. However, what surprised him was that in just over a mile, Lan Chun and his armored soldiers walked away.
Call it a hardship.
It is said that when Yuan Mei was designing Suiyuan, in order to create the effect of "winding paths leading to seclusion", he designed the road from the Red Clay Bridge to the main entrance into an "S" shape.
In other words, if you want to reach the Suiyuan Gate from the Red Clay Bridge, you must first walk west for 150 meters, then turn left and walk south for more than 300 meters. During this period, you must also pass through a simple and elegant Chaimen, and then turn right when you reach your head.
Walk fifty meters west to reach the gate of Suiyuan.
The problem is that it's not a problem if it's just a bluestone road. The key is that there are dense bamboo forests on both sides of the road. These were planted by Yuan Mei decades ago, and now they have grown into towering trees, with branches and leaves that cover the sky and the sun.
The road around Hongtu Bridge is certainly interesting to visitors, especially in the hot summer, when the heat is gone. But for Gao Liugeng and his team members, it is definitely a natural battlefield for guerrilla warfare and ambushes, not here.
If you do any tricks, you will be sorry for yourself.
As soon as the three armored soldiers walking in front turned into the intersection heading south, the second armored soldier in line triggered the trip wire hidden in the snow on the ground, and then a grass-green egg-shaped object appeared.
It popped out of the thick bamboo tube covered with dead leaves and residual snow, and fell to the stone road with a "clang". Before the last armored soldier leaned over to see what it was, he heard a "boom".
The three men were engulfed in flames and smoke in an instant.
At the same time, several fragments of different sizes were shot out along with the shock wave. One of them hit the Eight Immortals table covered with a wet quilt and made a bang.
This movement not only startled Lan Chun and the other armored soldiers, but Wuni's team who were still in the vegetable field to the south were also panicked, and some armored soldiers fell directly onto the snow.
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There was no noise pollution in the city in these days. In addition, the entire Jiangning city was under martial law today and people were not allowed to take to the streets at will, so the entire city of Nanjing was much quieter than before. The explosions of the Red Clay Bridge basically emanated from the Drum Tower to the south.
Arriving at Banbian Street, all the merchants and houses in a large area from Ganheyan to the east all the way to Beimen Bridge heard it.
The problem is that Jiangning City has not experienced war for more than 130 years since Zheng Chenggong failed in the Northern Expedition. The people have no idea about shooting and firing, so the first thought in many people's minds is who can survive after eating enough.
Firecrackers, this is still far from celebrating the New Year!
"Help! Help me! I can't see anything!"
After a while, Lan Chun and other armored soldiers squatting behind the tank felt that the buzzing in their ears had subsided, and then they heard calls for help. He cautiously popped out half his head from behind the table of the tank, and looked around for a moment.
Then he bent his bow and set up an arrow, and with a few armored soldiers, he cautiously walked towards the location of the explosion.
The scene of the explosion was not very tragic, because the three armored soldiers were all wearing heavy double-layer armor, and the small amount of fragments and shock waves generated during the explosion only caused minor injuries to them.
Two of them were deafened and fainted; the one who stepped on the trip wire had blood all over his face and his eyes were blind. He was the one who yelled just now. As for whether the three of them had internal injuries, it was unclear for a while
You won't be able to tell for a while.
While others were rescuing the three wounded, an armored soldier keenly noticed something on the snow on the roadside. He stretched out his hand and pulled out a thin wire from the ground. The armored soldier's eyes widened.
, followed the thin thread all the way, and finally found the bowl-sized bamboo tube tied to a bamboo.
"Sir! Look!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Lan Chun heard the sound and came over, took the bamboo tube and looked it over for a moment. When he saw a dark steel reed at the bottom of the bamboo tube, he instantly
It became clear that this should be a simple projectile device.
"Damn it!" Lan Chun threw the bamboo tube out angrily.
"Sir, shall we continue walking in?"
Lan Chun glared and said: "Why don't you leave? You guys, go and unload the table from the car, and then use the car to send the injured brother out. We are waiting here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a black crossbow arrow shot out silently from the depths of the bamboo forest on the west side of the road like a ghost. The arrow with a black triangular blade exuded a cold light and inserted with a "bang" sound.
It entered the chest of an armored soldier holding a bow and arrow on guard duty. The force was so fierce that only a section of the red tail feather of the arrow was exposed.
The armored soldier who was hit by the arrow staggered backwards due to the force of the crossbow, and fell to the ground. He looked at his chest blankly, and then he tilted his body and fell to the ground.
"Enemy attack!"
Lan Chun and other armored soldiers who had just calmed down were startled again. A dozen armored soldiers holding bows and arrows all panicked. Without thinking, they fired randomly into the bamboo forest. For a moment, the bamboo forests on both sides of the road were filled with fire.
The inner feathers of arrows are like locusts, and the sound of "boom boom boom" bow strings and the whistling of arrow branches are endless.
Deep in the bamboo forest, an action team member covered in white camouflage from head to toe was lying on his back on the snow. He stepped on the front end of a weird-looking crossbow with his left foot, and pulled hard on the crossbow string with both hands.
The two ropes were wound up silently, and then an arrow was taken out from the quiver hanging under the crossbow and put into the groove.
Then he slowly straightened up his upper body, ignoring the arrows flying over his head, and stared at the upper body of a Qing soldier on the road for a moment, and then pulled the trigger...
At this time, in Tianfeng Pavilion in Suiyuan, Gao Liugeng, who had heard the explosion, was communicating with the two groups in front through a walkie-talkie. Although it sounded like someone was setting off firecrackers in the distance from Tianfeng Pavilion,
Gao Liugeng knew full well that it was his own grenade.
When he learned that it was only the Qing army that had touched the trap and no exchange of fire broke out, his heart suddenly dropped.
It’s no wonder that he was worried. The snow was so heavy that drones couldn’t be used, and the specific movements of the Qing army could not be known. Moreover, the opponent had a large number of people. There were only ten people on his side, and the ammunition was limited. Although some traps were set up,
But it can only cause some damage, but it won't hurt the whole body. Besides, traps will always be used up.
What he is most worried about now is that the Qing army will launch a fierce attack, taking advantage of the snow to launch multiple rounds of attacks, risking their lives to pay for it. If that happens, he can only lead Yuan Mei's family to fight out of Qingliangmen.
Yes, before he came, he specially arranged for two people to guard a flat-bottomed boat on the pier outside Qingliangmen, so that he could escape by boat when he couldn't bear it anymore.
Although Gao Liugeng and his team members are very skilled, and several of them, including him, are masters. But when they went to Beihai Town and witnessed a company-level drill, they understood that no matter how skilled they were on the battlefield, it would still be difficult.
It's no use. At most, he can rely on his flexibility and have more chances to survive than others.
He came to the south-facing window on the second floor, opened half of it, and looked at the dense bamboo forest at the southern foot of Mt.
The two mountain-splitting cannons were eliminated. It meant that the snow was heavy right now, and the Qing gunners on the mountain couldn't see clearly and couldn't aim.
The team member responsible for operating the drone had now turned into a radio operator. He was holding the receiver in one hand and slowly turning the band knob on the portable radio with the other hand. After a few minutes, he raised his eyebrows and said to Gao Liugeng: "Captain,
Connected."
Gao Liugeng rubbed his cold hands, closed the window and came to the desk. He picked up the receiver and just said "hello" when he heard someone on the other end say: "I am Wang Changsheng..."
A few minutes later, Gao Liugeng put down the receiver and said to the operator: "You stay here for now. I'll go out for a while and contact you anytime if anything happens."
"yes."
After Gao Liugeng finished speaking, he took out two wooden handle grenades from a backpack on the ground and inserted them into the hanging pocket on his back. Then he inserted two magazines into the magazine pocket on his chest and tied them on the belt.
A white cloak with a hood; finally, he took the walkie-talkie and pinned it to his chest, and picked up the short black submachine gun on the desk.
By the way, in addition to daggers, darts, throwing knives, sleeve arrows, and flying needles made of high-quality steel, the intelligence bureau has equipped the "heroes" of the action team with compound bows and crossbows from another time and space and a small number of belts.
Automatic weapons with silencers, such as the AKS-74U.
The good thing about this gun is that it is short and compact. It has a quick-detachable silencer. The total length of the butt is only 0.49 meters after folding. It is very easy to hide. It also has ferocious firepower and sufficient penetration. It is really a must-have for traveling and conducting covert operations.
sharp weapon.
It is not only the intelligence bureau, but also the main weapon of the North Navy's special operations battalion. After all, holding a standard rifle in the jungle is not conducive to quick shooting, but what they use is an improved model with a red dot sight, and some
Also equipped with a 30mm silenced grenade launcher.
At this time, on the first floor of Tianfeng Pavilion, Yuan Mei's family of seven, who were unaware of the explosion in the distance, were all crowded into the east side of the house, with the door ajar; while several servants, cooks and three tenants of the Yuan Mansion were waiting for them.
A large number of people were crowded in the hall, surrounding the two charcoal braziers to keep warm. At this moment, apart from the crackling sound of charcoal burning, everyone in the hall was listening attentively and with their ears perked up to listen to Yuan Mei telling stories in the room.
"... He was about to be captured when suddenly a divine soldier descended from heaven and showed him a way to escape. The general actually escaped, so he knelt down to thank God and asked the divine general for his name.
Wherever the immortal resides, he vowed to burn incense and worship every day after returning home, and to make offerings of fragrant flowers and pure water. The god would be touched by his sincerity, and immediately show up, claiming to be the 'Duo Zi God'."
At this time, a woman in the room interrupted: "Master, what is the 'Duo Zi God'?"
Another male voice said: "Mom, it's the target used for archery."
The woman said "Oh" in surprise, and her tone sounded strange that there was such a fairy. At this time, she heard Yuan Mei continue in a hoarse voice: "Although the general was grateful, he was puzzled by something, so he asked that person
Immortals, I don’t know what virtues and abilities I have as a low-ranking official, but I dare to help Duozi respect the gods to save him.”
Speaking of this, Yuan Mei suddenly stopped. When everyone was surprised, he said slowly: "Duozi God said that I came here specially to repay you, and I am grateful that you never hurt me with an arrow in the teaching field."
Everyone inside and outside the house was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter, which relaxed the originally depressed atmosphere a lot.
Gao Liugeng has been practicing martial arts for many years and has a sharp ear and eyesight. He can hear clearly when standing on the stairs on the second floor. While he couldn't help laughing, he also admired Yuan Mei's calm attitude in his heart. However, when he went down to the first floor, everyone in the hall laughed.
The sound stopped suddenly.
This guy is dressed in jungle winter camouflage, with a steel helmet on his head and a tactical vest on his upper body. A dagger with a black handle and scabbard hangs upside down on his left shoulder, and a pistol hangs on the outside of his right thigh. He is also carrying one in his hand. Look.
He went up there with murderous intent. Not to mention people, the tenant's two dogs no longer dared to bark, and shivered at their master's feet with their tails between their legs.
Just as he was staring at the small eyes, he heard a "squeak" sound from the door. Yuan Mei, wearing a crane cloak, walked out with a cane and the support of his eldest son Yuan Tong. The old man also ate the beggar's chicken at noon and drank wine.
I also drank and took a nap for a while. When I woke up, I saw my family members all looking sad, so I told a joke to make everyone happy.
"Nephew Renxing, who are you?"
"Go for a walk around the mountain."
The reason why Gao Liugeng is called "Liugeng" is because he was born on the day of White Tiger in the year of Gengyin. Another name for white tiger in ancient China is "Liugeng". According to "Yilin Cutting Mountains", Liugeng is a white beast.
, it is a guest star above and harmful energy below.
After he donated his children to the prison, he asked the county magistrate to give him a name. The word "Renxing" comes from "Jin Zhongxing Shu", which said that white tigers are benevolent beasts. Tigers are white and have a body.
Like snow, without any stray hairs, the wind is roaring.
Yuan Tong said with a worried look: "Brother Renxing, but the officers and soldiers are here?"
Gao Liugeng knew that there was no point in hiding, so he nodded. In order to be heard by the female relatives in the room, he loudly told everyone: "If you hear gunshots later, don't panic. The Tatar officers and soldiers are waiting for me."
In my eyes, they are just chickens and dogs, and we must let them go home in defeat."
Although the Qing army was repulsed in the morning and everyone in the Yuan Mansion knew that Gao Liugeng and others were powerful, they could not hide their panic when they heard that the officers and soldiers were coming again. Those were the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, and there were them in Jiangning City alone.
Thousands! And no matter how powerful Gao Liugeng and the others are, they only have ten people. Even if they are made of iron, how many nails can they produce?
Yuan Tong then asked: "Brother Renxing mentioned before that King Zhao sent his elite men and fleet. I wonder when they will arrive?"
Gao Liugeng winked at Yuan Tong, and waited for the latter to follow him to the door before whispering: "I have just contacted my superiors. Their ship has passed Wutiaosha east of Haizhou and will be able to arrive in the middle of the night."
Ashore from Rugao, we can arrive in one day. Also, the fleet sent by King Zhao will arrive at Flower and Bird Island tomorrow morning, which is only more than a hundred miles away from the mouth of the Yangtze River. This matter should not be made public, but your father-in-law can be informed quietly to make him feel at ease.
"
Yuan Tong couldn't help but nod his head and said excitedly: "Brother Renxing, don't worry, Yuan knows the pros and cons."
Gao Liugeng raised his feet to leave, but suddenly stopped and asked, "Is there enough charcoal?"
Yuan Tong was a man who never touched Yang Chun Shui, so how could he care about this? On the contrary, several servants in the house heard it, and one of them got up and said: "I packed a bag of charcoal in my hurry up the mountain, and now it still weighs more than twenty kilograms.
"
At this time, the cook Yang Er said: "How can this little charcoal be enough? There are so many people who need to eat, and it is so cold and they need to stay warm..."
Gao Liugeng interrupted before the other party finished speaking: "I'll have people bring more from the warehouse in the mansion later. We can't let everyone suffer the cold, right?"
After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly down the mountain along the path.