The ones who assisted Xu Ji, Wang Ruixian and others were naturally the musketeers led by Xu Erjue and Li Chongtian.
When the gate of the magistrate's office was closed, the servant sent by Xu Erjue realized something was wrong and ran back to report it.
Xu Erjue, Pan Xiaona and others were still hesitant, but Li Chongtian made a decisive decision and immediately rushed out of the Xu Mansion.
Fortunately, he moved quickly enough and met Wang Ruixian and others who broke out halfway.
Seeing the rank of officers and soldiers chasing after him, Li Chongtian lined up his troops in the street.
Hundreds of firecrackers were aimed at the pursuers.
"Prepare!"
Bang bang bang bang bang...
He just ordered preparations, but these servants of Xu Mansion had already pulled the trigger.
Noisy gunshots resounded through the streets, and only two or three of the officers and soldiers who rushed were killed. The rest quickly turned around and evaded, not daring to charge any more.
Li Chongtian's head was covered with black lines. He waved his hands to disperse the smoke in front of his eyes and shouted angrily: "Who asked you to shoot?"
The servant's face turned red and he hurriedly reloaded it.
Li Chongtian had nothing to do about this.
After all, the training time for these people is too short, and they still have a long way to go before they become qualified soldiers. They cannot do as well as the new army.
But there are firecrackers here, and the impact on the officers and soldiers is too great.
The officers and soldiers hid on the other side of the street and shot at this side with blunderbuss.
With so much distance between the two sides, how could the musket have any accuracy?
The fight lasted for a long time, but neither side was injured at all.
Xu Erjue's two sides were trembling and he didn't dare to raise his head at all. He got in front of Li Chongtian and tried to make a suggestion.
"Director Li, why don't we withdraw to the mansion and discuss the matter in the long term?"
Li Chong really wanted to crush him on the spot.
"Should we retreat to the mansion at this time and wait to be besieged? Now that we are strong and the enemy is weak, it is a good time to attack the mansion."
"ah?"
Xu Erjue was frightened and had no idea that Li Chongtian wanted to take the initiative to attack.
It is useless to talk to people like this who have no military qualities.
Li Chuntian quickly ordered.
"Forward! Line up to attack."
When the servants heard that there was going to be an attack, everyone was a little scared.
Li Chongtian was angry.
"Are you rebelling? If you don't fight off the dog officer, are you waiting to be killed by him?"
As soon as these words were said, the servants finally understood the seriousness of the matter. Even though they were afraid of death, they came out anyway, hunched over and walked forward cautiously.
Although their moral character is appalling, the officers and soldiers are not much better.
What's particularly ironic is that there are more muskets here than on the opposite side.
During the exchange of fire, the Musketeers had the upper hand.
When the officers and soldiers saw the attack started here, they did not dare to stay where they were and began to retreat one after another.
Just like this, the Musketeers had the upper hand.
Songjiang Fucheng was not big, and the Xu Mansion was also very close to the government office. After a short time, the musketeers drove the officers and soldiers back to the government office.
"Master Fang, what should we do? The Xu family has really been forced to rebel by you."
As soon as Zheng Yongchun opened his mouth, he had the intention of shifting the responsibility to Fang Yuegong.
Originally, he did not agree with using force against the Xu family from the beginning, but Fang Yuegong insisted on his own opinion.
Now that the matter has come to this point, he has already thought about it and will read Fang Yue Gong's book no matter what.
Fang Yuegong's face was ashen and he asked someone to bring a ladder. He lay on the wall and watched the Xu family's musketry team getting closer and closer.
"Don't panic, I have already dispatched troops. As long as we hold on, there is hope!"
When the officers and soldiers who were already panicking heard what he said, they somewhat stabilized themselves, climbed up the wall one after another, and fired at each other with bows, arrows, muskets and musketeers from a high position.
At this point, even if Li Chongtian issued strict orders, the Musketeers were unwilling to move forward.
The opponent has bunkers and fortifications, but they have nothing. They would never dare to rush up from the open road.
Li Chongzhen was extremely helpless about this, and he didn't know whether it would be possible to rely on these people.
When I was feeling depressed, someone suddenly cheered: "The artillery is coming."
Li Chongtian hurriedly looked back.
Then I saw Wang Ruixian running with a large group of people, pushing the two doors and running.
"Chief Wang, where did so many people come from?"
Wang Ruixian was elated.
"I heard that the government wanted to burn down the factory and destroy the machines, but the workers stopped working. They all relied on working to make a living, and the government's actions were equivalent to driving them to a dead end. So these workers all spontaneously organized to resist and came from all directions to help us.
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Looking at the determined workers and the timid servants, Li Chongtian couldn't help but sigh.
"The commander-in-chief has always said that the working class has a strong fighting capacity. I didn't believe it in the past, but today I saw that it is indeed the case."
Wang Ruixian nodded as if he was pounding garlic.
"Now it seems that these bourgeoisie can only fight against the wind and have to rely on these industrial workers at critical moments."
However, during the battle, the key point is to break through the prefect's Yamen.
"Come on, mount the gun."
Those who operated the rifles were all elites from the Intelligence Department. After receiving the order, the crowd in front was dispersed. Two rifles were pushed up, and the muzzles were aimed at the gate of the government office.
When Fang Yuegong and others on the wall saw the artillery, their expressions changed greatly.
The boss ran over, grabbed Fang Yuegong and walked back.
"My lord, please leave quickly. The government office cannot hold it any longer."
Fang Yuegong was in great distress.
"Let me go. I want to live and die with the government."
The boss won't listen.
If Fang Yuegong died here, he, the local guard, would definitely be buried with him.
"Sir, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. The officers and soldiers from all walks of life are reinforcing them. When the reinforcements arrive, they will definitely be able to wipe out these thieves."
After hearing this, Fang Yuegong calmed down somewhat and stopped struggling. He followed the officers and soldiers and ran towards the back door of the government office.
With two cannon blasts, the gate of the prefect's Yamen disappeared immediately. After the dust cleared, there was a huge gap that could no longer block entry and exit.
Li Chongtian was overjoyed and shouted: "Rush in, seize the dog officer, and eliminate harm for the people!"
The musketeers and the workers who came in as reinforcements shouted and bravely rushed into the government office.
It's a pity that there is no one inside.
The officials of Songjiang Prefecture had already fled through the back door.
And they didn't dare to stop for a moment, so they ran all the way and ran out of the city gate again.
After receiving the news, Wang Ruixian and Li Chongtian knew that the crisis had not been resolved.
Wang Ruixian said to Li Chongtian: "You immediately lead people to control the city gate and organize the city defense. The government troops may counterattack next."
Li Chongtian also knew that the matter was of great importance, so he quickly led the musketeers and workers to clear out the remaining government troops in the city and seized every city gate.
Wang Ruixian quickly returned to Xu Mansion and found Xu Ji and others.
"If Fang Yuegong runs away, he will definitely mobilize the army to counterattack. Next, we must defend the city until the new army arrives."
At this point, the last hesitations of Xu Ji, Pan Yunlong and others have all dissipated, knowing that there is no turning back when the bow is fired.
"Well, I will quickly take out the money and gather the local warriors to defend our homeland together."