The balance of victory in Balizhuang, where the fierce battle was going on, had tilted towards the officers and soldiers. The rebels, who were at a disadvantage in equipment, had no choice but to be beaten. After a series of shootings, Shi Feng on the earth wall realized that something was wrong. The officers and soldiers fired fiercely, and several rounds of shooting continued.
He lost more than a dozen brothers. The huge Yuanrong chariot in front of him was like a monster, leaving him unable to fight back. He allowed the officers and soldiers to show off their power and use their firearms. They had been fighting for more than ten minutes, and the fellow disciples in the village should have time to gather Xiang Yun.
Mengshan retreat.
Shi Feng hid in a blind corner and looked at the two carriages on the road from the crenel. At a distance of more than a hundred meters, two French cannons were pushed off the carriages, and the muzzles of the cannons were aimed at the earthen wall of Balizhuang.
Shi Feng was shocked and shouted in horror: "Oh no, the official dog has two cannons, let's retreat quickly!" After saying this, the first one ran down the earth wall and threw the remaining twenty or so companions behind the earth wall.
superior.
You can't run away. The power of the Folangji cannon is infinite. It can sweep across a large area and fire very fast. When the Folangji cannon enters the range, no one can compete with it. When the bullet still misses, the cannonball explodes.
The scene was full of blood and flesh, and the hope of survival was slim.
There were gunshots all around, making it difficult for the rebels on the wall to hear the words of captain Shi Feng. They still stood firm and refused to retreat. They were all staunch White Lotus believers. Their strong faith made them not afraid of death or life.
They are afraid of death and have no regrets in dying. The door to the paradise world is open to them, and they are willing to sacrifice everything for their inanimate mother.
Wu Kefan was able to boast in front of Bao Yiyi that he could annihilate all the rebels in Balizhuang. In addition to his actual combat experience in bloody battles, which gave him a boasting background in the Ministry of Justice, he also had the ability to annihilate the Balizhuang rebels because of this operation.
The officers and soldiers are real officers and soldiers. They are also the officers "borrowed" by Li Guolou from Xishan Ruijian Camp.
Artillery is an advanced branch of arms. In addition to practical experience, it also requires cultural knowledge and fast mathematical calculation capabilities. Aimers, rangefinders, loaders, multiple soldiers work together, and multiple types of work work together. At this time, the army
The artillery is a superior branch of the military and is made up of a group of officers who rely on technical skills.
Wu Kefan boasted that he could fire accurately because these eight officers were here, and he only had to direct where to fire.
"On the earthen wall, aim at the earthen wall and fire!" Wu Kefan shouted at the top of his lungs, gesturing from top to bottom with one wave, showing the imposing manner of a commander.
An officer in a crisp uniform hid behind the carriage, holding a telescope to observe the terrain of Balizhuang, and concentrated on observing the enemy's situation on the earthen wall. He was only a hundred meters away from Balizhuang, and the artillerymen were in danger.
The territory must be fought quickly and decisively, and the enemy must not be given a chance to counterattack.
"One hundred and twenty meters, muzzle tilted upward thirty degrees, deflected five degrees to the west, loaded with explosive shells, ready;;;;;;" the officer shouted decisively, but actually he didn't need to shout, the gunners all wore earplugs,
The gunners used hand gestures to make movements, but in order to highlight his power, the officer deliberately called out to Wu Kefan and others next to him.
The Folang machine cannon is a very easy-to-control artillery piece. Several gunners quickly loaded the gun. When one finished the action, the other immediately took over. The smooth movements were dizzying.
At this time, artillery shells had developed from solid bullets to blank bullets. The blank bullets of the Qing Dynasty were all imported from the Prussian Empire (Germany). The arsenals of the Qing Empire had just begun to imitate blank bullets, and all the troops who had the ability liked to use them.
Imported goods have a low risk factor. When the domestically produced "blank rounds" are fired, the gunner will run far away, fearing that the cannon will explode due to ejection problems.
A cannon roared, and Wu Kefan covered his ears, still feeling deafening. The sharp cannonballs flew in the air, drawing a wonderful arc. Everyone looked forward to it, waiting for the heroic moment to appear.
The fast-moving artillery shells landed on the earth wall, making a loud rumble. The artillery shells destroyed an earth wall, and the tragic scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere was shocking. Another artillery shell came as promised, and again hit the earth wall.
The rebels dealt a heavy blow. There was no one alive in the smoke, and no bullets were fired at the officers and soldiers on the earthen wall.
Some of the rebels had no arms, some had no heads, and some were buried by the falling soil. The remaining dozen rebels no longer had the courage to sit on the front line, so they all jumped off the earthen wall and fled.
"Blow the door open for me!" Wu Kefan jumped up excitedly. The rebels were vulnerable, and he wanted to annihilate his defeated generals.
The sound of artillery was the order for the general attack. Two drummers in the birch forest blew the marching bugle, "tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick."
"Come on;";;;;;" Hundreds of militia members, carrying bamboo ladders and holding swords and guns, jumped out of the ditch, braving gunpowder smoke and rushing towards the earth wall. The distance of more than 400 steps was reached in an instant.
Wang Wu held a "Snow Mountain Lion Flag" and rushed to the front. How could Wang Wu miss this great opportunity to make great achievements? No matter what, he wanted to be the first to place the military flag on the high wall of Balizhuang. A few hundred meters away
Besides, Bao Yiyi was watching them fight. Fame and wealth depend on bloody battles.
The figures on the five bamboo ladders are all members of the militia, risking their lives to climb up. The ant-like pawns are for consumption. If you want to survive, you must kill the enemy. There is only one thought in everyone's heart.
, that is to kill for fame, to fight for survival, to fight for honor. The desire to pretend to be dead and fall has long been gone from my mind, the sound of killing is loud, and I bravely scramble to climb the earth wall first.
The militia members who climbed up the earthen wall and those with guns immediately raised their Saspor breech-loading guns and shot at the fleeing rebels. No need to aim at this time, the rebels on the street crowded into a pile and scattered.
Running with long strides.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!" The sound of gunfire was heard constantly, and the militia members quickly loaded bullets and fired the next round.
Wang Wu set up the "Snow Mountain Lion Flag" and let the military flag fly high on the earth wall. He pulled out the machete behind his back and shouted: "Qing Dynasty Warriors, charge at me!" He ran down the earth wall first and killed him.
Went to the village.
The dozens of militia members behind him were inexplicably excited. Captain Wang Wu's spirit of risking his own life moved them. The militia members swarmed down, like a rolling torrent, rushing thousands of miles unstoppably towards the fleeing rebels.
"Kill, kill, kill, kill!" The militia members should chase the bandits bravely and rush towards the fleeing rebels like crazy.
The morale of killing the enemy is captured by the militia members. This is the key to winning or losing a war. With this momentum, a usually cowardly person will become a reckless man. The militia members followed Wang Wu's footsteps
, running towards the north of the village.
"Fire!" The surveyor waved his arm and gave the command to fire.
A cannon was loaded with solid ammunition and fired first. With a roar, an iron ball weighing more than ten kilograms was shot at the wooden door.
"Boom!" With a sound, the gate of Balizhuang was hit by a solid shell. The huge impact of the shell smashed the gate into pieces, and an iron ball weighing more than ten kilograms rolled into the village.
The iron ball rolled on the ground, crushing all creatures forward. A rebel running behind was unlucky, and happened to run on the mixed trajectory of the iron ball. The ruthless iron ball hit one of the rebel's feet,
"Ah!" With a shrill scream, the rebel fell to the ground. The iron ball seemed to be unfinished, and still rushed forward, crushing another rebel into a pulp, and a bloody streak was rolled out on the ground.
Long seal.
Whistling sounds followed one after another, and a bomb flew in from outside the village and fell right in the middle of a group of fleeing rebels. "Boom!" There was a loud noise, like thunder on a sunny day, and the crowd around was stirred up by the huge blast.
Scattered pieces were flying everywhere, and a dozen rebels were blown up by a single explosive bomb, causing their flesh and blood to fly everywhere, and they screamed all over the place.
The believers of the White Lotus Sect who drank the magic talisman were also not spared. They were blown to pieces. Mortals with mortal bodies are not invulnerable. The mysterious qigong that goes up to the sky and into the earth is useless and worthless in front of the shells.
Captain Shi Feng, who was originally standing on the street directing his brothers to retreat, was hit in the chest by a shrapnel. The red blood stained his clothes. He tried his best to shout out the last: "Brothers, retreat quickly, I will resist."
Shi Feng stood tall like a god, covering the blood on his chest and leaning unyieldingly against a stone wall. He wanted to use his last strength to tell the enemy that the White Lotus cultists would never fall.
"Captain Shi!" Several fellow disciples nearby shouted at the top of their lungs, but they did not save their beloved Captain Shi. "Plop!" With a sound, Shi Feng's unyielding body was pushed to the ground by a fellow disciple.
"Let's go quickly. Don't worry about not having firewood to keep the green hills alive!" Another brother from the same sect pushed the dumbfounded brother. The last few White Lotus followers spread their legs and ran away to the north of the village. Yunmeng
The mountains are their hope, and if they escape into the mountains, they have the possibility of survival.
The entire people in Balizhuang were fleeing to the north, and most of the villagers were also fleeing. They were afraid of the retaliation of the officers and soldiers. The nearly 1,000 villagers of Balizhuang rolled towards the north, trying to hide in this disaster.
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The people in front were members of the militia. The officers and soldiers moved in unison as if they were practicing on the playground, forming small battle formations and marching forward in large strides. Two drummers beat the military drums slowly and in no particular direction.
Although the situation has changed, the determination has not changed, but hand-to-hand combat should be done by members of the militia. They are officers and soldiers and are good at killing the enemy with long-range weapons.
A bamboo ladder was set up on the earthen wall. Wang Wu was the first to climb up. A "Snow Mountain Lion Flag" fluttered in the wind on the earthen wall. The joy of victory was engraved on the faces of every member of the militia. They came out on top and were the first to suppress the bandits.
The merit belonged to the capital's militia, and Wang Wu was the first to contribute. He shouted loudly, "Charge, warriors of the Qing Dynasty!" to express his feelings.
In the woods a thousand meters away, Bao and Bao raised their telescopes high and were inexplicably excited. They danced with joy and cheered, saying: "What a Wang Wu, what a Wu Kefan! I saw them right, they are all heroes. I
I want to ask the emperor for merit and commend all the Qing warriors who bravely killed the enemy."
Bao Yiyi listened to Li Guolou's instigation and started a business partnership with Li Guolou. Since he had a bigger business than his family, he started spending money lavishly. He didn't feel bad when he rewarded others. He knew that to do big things, he had to gather people's hearts and use loyalty and money to win people's hearts.
Hold it firmly in your hand.
Lin Qingxie, the pale-faced staff member next to him, quickly followed up and said kindly: "Master Bao has a clever plan and eliminated the White Lotus Sect in the bud. This tremendous feat will go down in history, and history will definitely remember Master Bao's great achievements.
I am honored to be able to witness this miracle. Hahahaha!"
The staff member Lin Qingxie was a fellow villager of Bao Tong, but his ability and literary talent were not as good as Wu Defu's, so he was a scribe in the Ministry of Punishment and did not have an official title.
Lin Qingxie looked like a gentleman, with three strands of beard fluttering and smiling happily, not just for the victory in suppressing bandits. It was because his spring had come, and the opportunity to stand out finally came to him. Wu Defu's downfall,
For an unknown person like him, this is undoubtedly great news. Of course, he also made achievements to express his position and repay Master Bao for his kindness. All the letters between Wu Defu and the White Lotus Sect were forged by him.
Bao Yiyi wanted to walk out of the woods, but Lin Qingxie hurriedly stopped him and said: "Master Bao, don't worry, there are still three groups of people who have not been dispatched. It is too dangerous to enter the village now."
"What are you afraid of!" Bao shouted together: "The cannon has been pushed to the entrance of the village. If I don't step forward, I won't be able to see anything."
Bao Yiyi knew the power of blank bullets. Hundreds of people charging could not withstand the consumption of a single blank bullet. He had two cannons, which was equivalent to two hundred more officers and soldiers. Who could compete with the officers and soldiers who had enough ammunition?
But seeing that there were no militia members on the earthen wall, officers and soldiers swarmed in from the damaged village entrance. The sound of killing could be heard in Balizhuang. The smoke had not dispersed, and the sound of gunfire was scattered in the distance. The sound of killing and gunshots were also heard from the east and west sides.
, the officers and soldiers crossed the small rivers on the east and west sides of Balizhuang in small boats and headed towards the village. A pincer attack from three sides had become possible, and more than 300 officers and soldiers swarmed into Balizhuang.