At night, Zhou Ziwei fed An Yi and Ye Qing another herbal medicine cooked by Shen Fengdao. Around one o'clock in the morning, Ye Qing suddenly developed a high fever, and his whole body was hot and dripping with cold sweat. Zhou Ziwei, who was sleeping with Ye Qing in his arms, was burned by Ye Qing. His skin woke up, and in panic, he got up and woke up Shen Fengdao.
The guards were all awakened and gathered around the fire pit to make a fire. After Shen Fengdao checked Ye Qing's body, he immediately asked the alcoholic Liu Wuji for a marching kettle filled with spirits, and asked Zhou Ziwei to soak it with a handkerchief. Wet and cold compress Ye Qing's forehead, and then told Zhou Ziwei to untie Ye Qing's clothes later and wipe the body along the direction of the major blood vessels in the body. After repeating this for several times, the fever can be reduced.
After saying that, Shen Fengdao drove away the guards and asked everyone to find a tree to rest. Then he walked out of the shed, came to the bottom of the gentle slope, and sat on his knees with his back to the steering wheel of the shed.
After struggling until dawn in the east, Ye Qing's fever subsided. Zhou Ziwei put on Ye Qing's clothes. She was so exhausted that she hugged Ye Qing's waist and fell asleep.
The sky was getting brighter, and on the smoky Weishan Lake, there was a sudden violent explosion, followed by a crisp gunshot.
Shen Fengdao bounced up from the ground like a spring. Looking far away, Li Tao and other guards quickly jumped down from the surrounding trees and surrounded Shen Fengdao.
After listening to the gunfire for a while, Li Tao was surprised and happy, and asked: "Could he be one of ours?"
"It's possible! Maybe he wanted to use the gunfire to remind us..."
Li Zhihe followed the direction from which the gunfire came and watched intently. Unfortunately, he was surrounded by reed marshes and lotus ponds from far and near. Coupled with the wisps of smoke covering the distance, he couldn't see anything.
Shen Ziling flatly objected: "The sound of gunfire is very messy. If it is used as a reminder, we will fire volley guns or simply fire machine guns. We will not fire guns sporadically like this. Most of our ships are equipped with tweeters, and there are also loudspeakers on the troops. If we really need to find someone, it will definitely be a lot noisier than it is now."
Cheng Shiming listened carefully: "At first, the gunfire sounded like a show off, or a threat, or a deterrent, but then it was like an exchange of fire between you and me... Could the water thieves be robbing us?"
After hearing this, everyone felt awe in their hearts. Shen Fengdao thought about it carefully and nodded: "Yes, there is a good chance that the *** are not from us. As for whether they are water thieves or not, I don't know, but obviously there is such a trend here." Armed forces with unknown identities and forces are a huge threat to our security..."
Shen Fengdao turned around and carefully observed the situation in the woods. Fortunately, the woods were quite dense. If not for close observation, it would be difficult to discover the secrets in the woods. After a night of burning, there was no open flame in the fire pit, and there were only a few traces of it. The green smoke was floating in the air, not conspicuous in the vast lake with steaming clouds and mist. He immediately issued an order:
"Everyone retreats to the woods first... Fortunately, last night we were worried that the raft we made would be washed away by the surging lake water, so we buried it with soil, so we don't have to worry about being discovered in the short term. ..... Let's wait and see what happens. Since an abandoned passenger ship was found in the reeds near this island yesterday, it is not necessarily that this desert island is really a temporary foothold for water thieves. Let's be careful. There is no mistake.”
Zhou Ziwei was also awakened by the violent explosions and gunshots. She sat next to Ye Qing with a panic look on her face. When she saw Shen Fengdao and others walking into the shed, she quickly asked: "Brother Shen, I heard gunfire, is it?" Isn’t it dangerous?”
Shen Fengdao consoled him harmoniously: "Miss Zhou, don't worry, as long as we are here, no one can harm the commander or your safety. We set some traps around here last night, and we still have pistols on us. You're just a thief, I don't care at all."
Zhou Ziwei saw Shen Fengdao's confident face and felt relieved. He checked Ye Qing's condition first and felt that his body temperature and breathing were normal. Then he crawled to An Yi's side using both hands and feet to check An Yi's condition.
The sound of gunshots came closer and closer, and soon, several ships appeared in the waterway among the reeds. What was seen escaping in front was a small steamer. Smoke was coming out of the chimney, and the motor was roaring, but the strange thing was that the speed was not the same. Unhappily, behind them were eight small wooden sailboats that were common in this era. The tall sails were blowing in the wind. There were a pile of sandbags piled on the bow of each ship. Many people were lying on them, raising their guns. Keep shooting at the small fire wheel ahead.
"I'm so sorry for your father, you are really a water thief!" Li Zhihe couldn't help but cursed in Cantonese.
Seeing a small island in front, with reeds on the left and right, the steamboat obviously found itself in a dead end, and hurriedly tried to turn around. There was loud gunfire from behind, and several sailor-looking people on the steamboat fell off the boat. Come on. The small steamer was halfway across, lost control, and suddenly rushed toward the island like crazy. It hit the shoal with a "boom" and several more people were thrown to the beach and water by the huge inertia.
"Everyone, get ready, business is coming..."
Shen Fengdao said hello, and then said to Zhou Ziwei: "Miss Zhou, when the fight starts, you lie down on me, close your eyes, don't be nervous, don't be afraid, when I tell you to open your eyes, you will be fine."
Zhou Ziwei nodded vigorously, glanced back and forth, then blushed with embarrassment, lay down holding An Yi's shoulders, and closed his eyes.
On the small steamer, more than a dozen people who looked like servants separated half of their hands to guard the stern, raising their spears and shooting at the wooden sailboats coming in the wind and waves on the lake, while the rest bravely jumped off On the deck, which is more than one meter high, I stretched out my hand to take seven or eight women and children off the boat. However, due to the lake water below or the height, the women and children on the deck did not dare to jump. The hesitation made people feel heartbroken.
A burst of intensive gunfire rang out, and seven or eight servants standing in the water fell one after another. Now there were no more people on the shoal. The seven or eight women and children on the boat screamed and cried out of fear. .
Li Tao's eyes widened with anger, and he wanted to rush out of the forest, but Shen Fengdao grabbed him and scolded: "Don't fuck! You can't solve the problem by rushing in at this time. The water thief is holding a Hanyang-made Mauser." Rifles have a much longer range than the pistols we have. Our mission is to ensure the safety of the commander. If you rush out like this, you will expose our hiding place in vain. Don’t make a small gain at the expense of a big gain."
"But how can we, chivalrous people, just watch women and children suffer? Senior brother, please let me go out and save people!" Li Tao begged.
"Obey the order and put the commander's safety first!" Shen Fengdao said sternly.
Seeing Shen Fengdao's extremely determined attitude, Li Tao waved his hand reluctantly and squatted on the ground angrily without saying a word.
Shen Fengdao ignored Li Tao and continued to observe the changes in the situation calmly.
The seven servants who were fighting against the water pirates saw their companions being killed one after another. They could no longer bear the fear in their hearts and suddenly gave up resistance. They ran from the stern to the bow of the ship, jumped off, and then ran desperately towards the dense forest in the center of the island. come over.
Unfortunately, people can't outrun the bullets. When they were near the edge of the woods, seven people were hit and fell one by one by the concentrated bullets of the water thieves on the boat. One of the servants saw Shen Fengdao and others hiding in the woods, and his face was just revealed. He looked surprised, and then his vest was shot, and he fell down in the grass unwillingly.
Seeing that there was no resistance, the people on the eight wooden sailboats slowly docked, and some people boarded the small steamer. Soon the boxes were moved to the beach on the shore. The gangsters opened the boxes and revealed the jewels on the boat. The gangsters under the boat let out a burst of excited cheers.
Seven or eight women and children who were hiding in the bow of the boat were taken off the boat by the gangsters. Five of the women were soon surrounded by gangsters who gathered from all directions. They touched their faces, assaulted their breasts, moved their hands, feet, and mouths. He said obscene words, and then the woman's high-pitched cry of despair could be heard.
Shen Fengdao seemed to have not seen him. He stopped his eager men with stern eyes and pulled Li Tao up from the ground: "Li Tao, listen to me, you seven. Responsible for one, take back the long guns from the hands of the servants who fell near the woods. Remember, you must take back the bullet bags carried on their shoulders and chests. I think the long guns in their hands seem to be from the Jiangnan Military Factory. With the Zhongzhengyi method of production, we can at least stick to it for a while, do you understand?"
When Li Tao, Cheng Shiming and others heard this, they nodded hurriedly and quietly came to the edge of the woods. They looked at the lustful bandits at the foot of the hillside, then lay down on the ground and slowly crawled towards their assigned targets.
The grass on the hillside is more than a foot high, and the guards are wearing Anjiajun camouflage uniforms, so it is difficult to be spotted unless you pay special attention.
Four or five minutes later, Li Tao and others returned to the woods without any danger, each holding a Zhongzheng Type 1 rifle and a fully loaded bullet bag.
"Fucking bastards, with such a good gun and so many bullets, it's too shameful for these people to run away without fighting!" Li Tao cursed.
Chengshi understood him and said: "Do you think everyone has undergone rigorous training like us? If an ordinary person can hit one with a few shots, it is considered that his ancestors burned high incense. It really hurts to stand and talk!"
"Stop arguing, let's get familiar with the guns in our hands first... I know that everyone is familiar with the Zhongzheng Type 1, but every gun has its own characteristics. I hope that when you shoot, don't You suddenly acted stupid!" Shen Fengdao stopped the potentially escalating quarrel between Li Tao and Cheng Shiming.
Liu Yuan, Hu Jialong, Li Zhihe, Liu Wuji, Yan Pei and others couldn't put it down and played with the rifles that were once commonly used by An Jiajun. Compared with those made in Hanyang, the Zhongzheng Type-1 rifle has a larger magazine capacity, a longer range, and better shooting accuracy. For accuracy and in view of the physical characteristics of the Chinese people, the butt of the gun was slightly shortened and the bayonet was lengthened to make it more comfortable when shooting.
With the Zhongzheng Type-1 rifle in his hand, even Shen Fengdao felt that his waist had become much thicker. He said with a smile: "Since the Northern Expedition to the present, the iron guards around the commander have changed countless times. Many of you are now excellent middle and low-level commanders in the Anjia Army, and you are all carefully selected by me from various units and non-commissioned officer schools. Compared with your predecessors, you are not only good at skills, but also good at marksmanship. Now With these seven guns, I think it should be no problem to deal with those people outside, right?"
Shen Ziling raised the gun in his hand in a show-off manner: "No problem, one shot will be reimbursed for each shot. If a second shot is needed, I will wash all the smelly socks of our first guard team by myself."
Shen Ziling's words caused a burst of laughter, and everyone was aroused to be competitive. They made bets in various ways. If it weren't for the cries of women and children and the screams for help coming from outside, they probably wouldn't have stopped.
Shen Fengdao turned around and looked closely. He saw dozens of gangsters divided into five piles, with more than ten people surrounding one. Five of the beasts had pushed the woman to the ground and were tearing her clothes off. The five women kept struggling. There were cries for help, curses, and crying.
Three children who were with the women rushed up to pull up the gangster's trousers and opened their mouths to bite them, but they were kicked away. One of the gangsters became so mad that he snatched the bayonet from his companion's hand and stabbed the child with the bayonet. Blood surged from his abdomen, and the gangster showed off by holding the child on the tip of his gun, laughing hysterically. The gangster next to him actually laughed loudly in agreement, as if this was a very interesting game.
Shen Fengdao couldn't bear it any longer. His eyes were cold and he waved his hands vigorously: "Get rid of these scum! Damn it, why don't these people use this ruthlessness to deal with *** people? They torture our women like this. And the kids, damn it!”
Li Tao and others had long been filled with anger. When they heard Shen Fengdao relax, they rushed to the edge of the woods. They each found a place to lie down, crouched in the grass, and shot at the gangsters.
"Papa -"
Seven crisp gunshots rang out one after another. The seven laughing gangsters were all shot in the head. They fell to the ground without even having time to grunt.
The other gangsters had not yet reacted and were looking around. Seven more gunshots were heard, and once again seven people were killed with one shot.
At this moment, all the standing bandits panicked, and they all fell to the ground in a panic. The five water bandit leaders who were riding on the woman and tearing the clothes of the people underneath them were so frightened that they wanted to pounce on them. The woman under him was about to turn over and let the woman stand in front of him for protection. However, An Yi's bodyguards were no ordinary people. They hardly needed to aim. The five water bandit leaders cut off their heads and opened their eyes wide. Unwillingly, he collapsed.
Blood mixed with brain matter gurgled out, causing a burst of frightening screams.
All the gangsters knew that they were attacked by sharpshooters. Some of them were in a bad position and had no cover around them. They lay on the ground holding their heads and did not dare to move. They stayed on small steamers or wooden sailboats, as well as on the beach. If there are rocks, wooden boxes and other hidden objects nearby that are in a better position, they will fire back and the whole island will be filled with gunshots.
At this moment, the sound of steam turbines suddenly came from the surface of Weishan Lake, and five or six speedboats suddenly appeared from the waterway at the end of the reed marsh and rushed towards the island at high speed.
In panic, the water pirates began to detach some of their manpower and shoot at the speedboat. Who would have expected that a row of artillery shells would be triggered. Shrapnel was flying all over the beach and smoke was filled. Half of them were killed in an instant. The remaining water bandits no longer paid attention to the snipers.
The gun was discharged. In panic, he ran around, but was accurately sniped by Li Tao and others on the hillside. The scene was extremely chaotic.