With the fall of the east and west city walls, the entire situation immediately changed.
Outside the city, in addition to the south gate, there was also a battalion that set up Gatling guns to block the gate, and they all began to climb onto the city.
The merchant group is also anxious. If the southern city wall is lost, they will be completely in trouble.
A large number of musketeers swarmed up the south city wall. The gunners brought out the squatting tiger cannons and small Folang machine guns from the cellar. These weapons were purchased privately and hidden in the cellar. Because these weapons are officially prohibited for private and private parties.
Privately owned.
Their secret possession is not easy to discover, but the test firing is easy to expose.
Therefore, they are not proficient in using these weapons. Moreover, their gunpowder is also bought from the border army. There is also the problem of border army weapons. Because several gunpowder factories under the Ministry of Industry have serious corruption problems. For example, when they exploded
Wang Gongchang many times.
The gunpowder they produce is extremely unstable. Some of its performance is so poor that it cannot propel a cannonball ten meters. It's just a big bomb.
The artillery on the north wall began to fire. Shotgun shells were raining down into the city.
More camel cannons were lifted up to the city. The three walls of the east, west, north and west were covered with artillery. The city was suddenly under attack from artillery fire on three sides.
The musketeers of the merchant group hid in the houses and fired at the city walls. A large number of swordsmen lurked in the houses and waited for street battles. The south city wall controlled by the Fan family became the focus of fierce competition between the two sides.
The merchant group brought out more than a dozen Crouching Tiger Cannons and Folang Machine Cannons, and opened fire fiercely at the east city wall. Iron sand was sprayed onto the city wall overwhelmingly. Even the stab-proof clothing could not withstand the iron sand spray from the Crouching Tiger Cannon. Suddenly, more than a dozen people were injured.
Personal casualties.
"Quickly, lift the Crouching Tiger Cannon to the roof." Fan Wu shouted, instructing the servants to set up the Crouching Tiger Cannon at a high place. Only when it is close to the height of the city wall can it effectively kill the defenders of the city wall.
Dozens of small Franco machine guns also fired at the inner wall of the city wall. For a moment, the city bricks were smashed and brick fragments flew. The soldiers who were shooting on the wall fell to pieces.
At this time, the city was in great chaos. Many houses were on fire and smoke filled the air.
On the roofs, in the courtyard, beside the stone mill, and under the old trees, there were firecrackers shooting at the city walls everywhere.
It is difficult to completely distinguish hidden enemies by sight.
A large number of soldiers began to enter the city wall from the slope. In addition to the soldiers who were holding on, they began to enter the city in small teams to clear the city.
On the horse paths on the three walls of the city, a large number of fusiliers rushed down in three columns and entered various alleys and courtyards. The entire fort fell into a crazy fight.
Both sides fired at each other with firecrackers and fought with bayonets and guns.
Tang Zhongyi's squad was on a street, beating three columns and attacking forward. Not only did they have to deal with the ruthless swordsmen on the opposite side, but they were always ready to fight with the opponent's cold weapons with bayonets. They also had to be careful of the ambushed firemen on the roof at any time.
pistol.
In the houses and courtyards on both sides of the street, someone might suddenly rush out at any time and kill these soldiers.
They rushed to a door that looked very nice. The door was tightly closed.
A soldier put his eyes to the crack of the door and looked in. It was pitch black and nothing could be seen inside. It was not a full moon now, and the stars could not illuminate the night sky.
"Throw the grenade in." Tang Zhongyi ordered decisively.
The two grenades were thrown away. People outside immediately hid on both sides of the gate.
With a bang, the explosion destroyed the door, and the door panel shook several times and fell to the ground. Lin Xiaobao immediately threw a grenade through the door hole. Sure enough, after the door was blown down, a group of swordsmen howled and rushed out from inside.
.
Then the second grenade exploded.
There were immediately dead and wounded everywhere inside.
"Come in and kill them with bayonets," Tang Zhongyi yelled.
Now the troops rushing into the city are completely disrupted. The squadron cannot find the squadron, and the squadron cannot find the brigade. The brigade is the organization of the battalion. Each unit fully implements the requirements of the infantry drill code, charging hard and fighting all the way. Now the entire city is
Messy.
On the streets, on the rooftops, in the courtyards, there were fights and killings everywhere.
Wang Hao was also lamenting at this time that these business groups are so determined to fight and are still persisting to this day.
The limited artillery in the hands of the merchant group was quickly destroyed in the exchange of fire with the city wall. After all, the city wall was condescending and had a wide range of fire. Moreover, the performance of the Camel Cannon exceeded that of the Xiaoflang Machine Cannon and the Tiger Crouching Cannon. Moreover, the merchant group
The performance of the artillery was inferior, the gunpowder was poor, and the manpower was severely undertrained.
Fan Yongdou walked into Fan Mansion covered in blood, and the housekeepers immediately surrounded him.
"Master, how is the situation outside?"
"If you can hold it, you can't hold it"
"The warehouse was hit by artillery fire just now and caught fire."
Fan Yongdou waved his hand impatiently. He no longer wanted to hear this. It was only a matter of time before the city fell.
"Gather all those who can fight immediately, each carrying a bag of silver. Follow me to the south gate." Fan Yongdou said.
The shopkeepers looked at each other and understood in an instant. Seeing the defeat on the young master's face, they understood that it was time to retreat.
Immediately everyone turned around and left, quickly going back to pack their things. The whole Fan Mansion was in a panic, and everyone was preparing to escape.
When Fan Yongdou arrived outside the south gate with the Fan family's private soldiers, family documents, and servants, the heads of other families also arrived.
When they met at this time, everyone was a little embarrassed. After all, no one informed anyone else, and they secretly ran away while shouting for a bloody fight to the end.
Fan Yongdou's expression remained unchanged at this time. He cupped his hands and said, "I'll cut off the rear for you all. You all go first."
As soon as these words came out, several other family heads suddenly looked ashamed.
Wang Dayu cupped his hands and said with shame: "Master Fan, you are a good man, a good man!"
At this time, the city gate creaked open. The suspension bridge fell down with a loud bang.
The heads of the eight families rushed out with their servants one after another. Some of their family members also rode donkeys, some rode horses, and many others followed.
Fan Wu asked anxiously: "Sir, the situation is urgent, why should we let them go first?"
Fan Yongdou sneered: "We are already late. If you don't let them go, we won't leave first. It's just a favor. Besides, you have seen in the past two days that the Mongolian Tatars who came this time are different from any other time. Nan
God knows what's going on outside. It's okay to let them go."
Fan Wu rolled his eyes, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, I'd like to see you. Master, we are running for our lives, and the money is all our belongings. I'm afraid I can't run fast if I carry it on my back."
Fan Yongdou looked around and saw that there was no one around, and whispered: "When we leave the city, let's not run south, let's run west, and go directly into the mountains. These servants carrying money will definitely take advantage of the chaos to have other ideas. They will automatically
Slow down and break away from the group."
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"Ah, they've rebelled. I'll send someone to look them up."
"No, no, no, they are full and they are still carrying money. Those Tatars will be busy capturing them, and they will also fight for the money. We can take advantage of the chaos and escape. Do you understand?"