Lu Zeyang was sitting in Fan Twelve's small restaurant. Because his restaurant was inconspicuous and next to the road, it now became the forward headquarters of the Laizhou detachment.
There are many irregular holes in the wall made of broken bricks and mortar. The ground is covered with soil and broken bricks. The tables and chairs have been piled aside, leaving only two square tables in the middle.
There was a lantern and a map. The windows had been smashed and sealed with broken bricks and rubble. There were sandbags piled at the door - it looked like the exterior of some anti-war film.
Lu Zeyang wore a thick cotton robe, and a homespun robe outside, which was covered with dust and dirt, and even torn in some places. He wore a Fan Yangli on his head, and tied around his waist a robe used by ordinary soldiers of the Fubo Army.
On the canvas armed belt, two Type 30 revolvers made by Lingao were inserted at an angle, and a Ming Army standard long knife was leaning on the table.
Fan Twelve stood beside him respectfully. Ever since the battle seven or eight days ago, he had admired Tuanzong Lu beyond measure.
Tuanzong Lu is not a human being - he is a god, the God of War! From Fan Twelve's limited knowledge, he knew that Grandpa Yue was extremely brave, beating the Jin soldiers to pieces and saving the country of the Song Dynasty. But that was done with one sword and one shot.
Just kill it.
Mr. Lu basically never left the Wang Family Cemetery during the entire battle. From the beginning when the rebel cavalry charged, to the final charge of the rebel infantry and cavalry, Mr. Lu stood on the roof of the Wang Family Cemetery.
, looked at it with two cylinders, and accidentally gave a few words to the soldier beside him, asking him to pass on the message.
Hearing that the rebels were approaching the city, Fan Twelve was scared to death and refused to leave Tuanzong Lu's side - he felt that the leader would always have a way to escape, and he would just follow Tuanzong Lu to escape.
Unexpectedly, before the rebels started to attack the city, the officers and soldiers guarding the south gate hurriedly closed the inner gate, shutting out the hundreds of people. Many people in the strong team suddenly became confused and started to panic.
You ran to the city gate and cried and begged the people above to open the door, but the people above simply turned a deaf ear and ignored you while you yelled and begged below.
Fan Twelve thought he was about to confess in the Nanguanxiang. Unexpectedly, as soon as the battle began, he saw more than a hundred regiments firing guns on the rooftops and barricades. The white smoke almost enveloped the entire Nanguanxiang, and he could only hear
The sound of gunshots echoed in the smoke, and there were red fires everywhere. By the time the smoke dissipated, the corpses of rebels were already scattered outside the gate and at the entrance to the street.
In the ensuing battle, the wind from the sea blew away the thick smoke from time to time. Fan Twelve could clearly see how the regiment members formed groups and shot in groups, using blunderbuss to continuously knock down the rebels from a long distance.
Several times, the rebels retreated before they even got close to the gate. Tuan Lu also had two small two-wheeled artillery carts, which looked small and exquisite, and they were pushed all over the ground by a few people - they were not very useful in any case. Laizhou
There were many artillery positions, large and small, on top of the city. Fan Twelve led the strong men to carry the gunpowder and iron guns, and each of them was bigger than the other. Just by looking at it, you could tell that it was extremely heavy. But once they started fighting, they realized that this was
The small cannon is very powerful, the shells fly far and accurately, and they can bloom when they hit the ground. When they explode, they explode into a large area. They make the rebels cry for their fathers and mothers, and the team often disperses before they get close to the gate.
When the rebels attacked Nanguanxiang for the last time, thousands of people on foot and cavalry came over. Relying on the strength of the people and the continuous killing of people by the guards behind them, they forced the rebels to rush into the streets of Nanguanxiang. Fan Twelve watched.
A large group of rebel soldiers rushed in, like mercury pouring down the ground. There were only dozens of regiments on the street. Their legs and feet were shaking with fear and they were about to urinate. I saw a box with a flat box on it rolled out from the house.
When the wheelbarrow was moved across the middle of the street, the group in front of it immediately dispersed, and flames continued to spurt out from the box, making a continuous crackling sound, and instantly beat the rebels who rushed in and rolled all over the ground - the rarest thing
They were let go for a while, and then they were able to go on to a second one, and it was continuous. Then dozens of gangsters with blunderbuss rushed forward and stabbed them randomly, and drove hundreds of people out of the street.
The hundreds of people in front threw off their helmets and armor, you pushed me, and you rolled and crawled away. Dozens of people behind were chasing after them with blunderbuss mounted on short swords. Fan Twelve was stunned by the scene - this
The battle is won!
After the rebels drove away, they checked the results and found that there were more than 200 abandoned corpses in and outside the streets alone. Many people were trampled to death. In the wilds a little further away, they did not go out to count the abandoned corpses because they were worried about enemy ranger attacks.
There were probably two to three hundred corpses. They also captured dozens of prisoners who were trampled and fainted while escaping.
Governor Sun and Governor Xu in the city learned about the victory at Nanguan. After inspecting the heads, flags, flags, and swords that were sent, they not only sent people to reward them with money, but also praised Tuanzong Lu greatly.
, and even Fan Twelve received the commendation. The visitor said: The two governors Sun and Xu are drafting a memorial and making a list of meritorious personnel. When the imperial court's awards come down, even a white person can get a name, and he will be a restaurant manager.
Fan Twelve's face was shiny. However, Tuanzong Lu was very indifferent to this. Instead, he was more interested in the money, wine and meat sent from the city.
Fan Twelve was completely devoted to Lu Tuanzong and worshiped him like a god. Originally, his life was almost in danger, but now his skin is not even broken, and he can get a reward from the court with just a sound. This Lu Tuanzong is simply him.
The lucky star.
Lu Zeyang was also very proud. During the battle, only one person was shot and killed, and several others were injured. The losses were negligible—even the ammunition was not consumed much.
After capturing dozens of prisoners, he first conducted preliminary interrogations. All those with local accents were incorporated into the strong men team for use. Fan Twelve has now become his follower and yes-man, and he is clear about everything he wants to do. He has a Liaodong accent.
They were all handed over to Zhu Wannian. Most of these people were veterans of Dongjiang, so it would be dangerous to keep them in their hands.
After this battle, the rebels turned their attacks to the north, west, and east. There were cannons attacking the city gates almost every day. In addition to strengthening the alert, Lu Zeyang also sent several scouts to check various city gates.
situation. If the officers and soldiers were unable to resist, he would be ready to lead his team to help.
Historically, Laizhou City was defended with only a small number of troops, so Lu Zeyang was not too worried, but was just taking precautions. He heard from the scouts that the battles in each gate were fierce, and the rebels fired fiercely, using cannons day and night.
The bombardment was such that the officers and soldiers defending the city could only hide behind the battlements on the city wall. Even so, most of the battlements and parapets at the top of the city were destroyed by the artillery fire. There were heavy casualties everywhere.
However, the morale seems to be pretty good. Under the leadership of Zhang Xin, the wealthy gentry households in the city spent large sums of money and food to reward the army: in the late Ming Dynasty, basically anyone who could afford the money to serve as a soldier would work for whomever, otherwise
Even the emperor couldn't do it: Chongzhen transferred Guan Ning's army to Zhuxian Town for a decisive battle with Li Chuang, but the imperial court refused to leave unless the army was paid.
Lu Zeyang is most worried about the officials and soldiers in the city: now there are as many officials as Mao in Laizhou City, there are two civilian governors alone, and there are even more generals. On the 30th of January, the commander-in-chief Yang Yufan also fled into Xincheng after defeating him.
arrived at Laizhou. Now the only army in the city includes the people from Denglai Town who were originally under Sun Yuanhua. They followed Yang Yufan to Tongzhou, Tianjin and Shandong armies, as well as local military households in Laizhou... The armies of different systems are mixed together. Although the officers and generals are trying their best to suppress it,
There were still minor conflicts.
When the rebels attacked Nanguan, the guard of Nanguan directly closed the city gate, which made him clearly realize that the officers and soldiers were cheating members. Not only could they not be expected to help, but they had to be on guard against them at all times. As expected, as soon as the rebels were defeated
The officers and soldiers from Nanguan rushed out to seize their heads and weapons. Lu Zeyang gave an unceremonious order and used random guns to deal with the soldiers who rushed out, so that they could be honest.
Lu Zeyang didn't care about this "credit", but he was afraid that they would cause trouble behind their backs during the exchange of fire. Fortunately, it didn't take long for Zhang Tao, who came from Dengzhou, to Laizhou and was appointed by Sun Yuanhua as the guard general of Nanguan.
The city's defense was also divided into areas and a four-gate system was adopted. Sun Yuanhua guarded the south gate, Xu Congzhi guarded the north gate, Yang Yufan guarded the west gate, and Wang Daochun guarded the east gate.
Lu Zeyang was stationed within Sun Yuanhua's defense area, which saved him countless troubles. Otherwise, his victory at Nanguan that day, without Sun Yuanhua's protection, would have been extended by those who had harmful intentions to his small team. coming.
Even so, people kept asking to see Commander Lu's "sharp weapons". Yang Yufan even proposed to buy some blunderbuss and cannons used by the regiment members. Of course, Lu Zeyang refused, but he did not hide it, saying that he was from A "sharp weapon from overseas" was bought in Guangzhou. Yang Yufan immediately asked him to introduce it and planned to go to Guangzhou to buy a "sharp weapon".
Zhang Tao is also very interested in their weapons - he and Sun Yuanhua are church members, and they are both promoters of Western firearms in China, so they have long known that the sharp weapons of Mr. Lu are actually used by the "Kun Thieves" in Guangdong .Especially the kind of musket that can be equipped with a dagger in the muzzle and can be fired continuously. Only Kun thieves have it.
Although this so-called Tuanzong Lu speaks Laizhou dialect, he most likely has a deep relationship with Kun Thief.
However, he and Sun Yuanhua had already had an argument, so they all pretended to be confused about it. In order to avoid trouble, the troops who originally guarded the south gate of Laizhou were gradually replaced by the remnants of the original Dengzhou Town. The number of troops was a bit small, but Sun Yuanhua knew that Lu Zeyang The combat effectiveness of his subordinates is high, so he is not worried.
Lu Zeyang feels very satisfied with everything now. The only thing he is dissatisfied with is that his plan to accommodate refugees is not as comprehensive as he had hoped.
An officer just came to report on the current refugee reception situation. Because the rebels came very quickly, the number of refugees who could come to Laizhou before the rebels arrived was very small. After the rebels arrived at Laizhou City, the source of the refugees was completely It was cut off. He only took in less than 500 people in total. They were all arranged in an empty house in Nanguanxiang. They only waited for the seaside port to open up before they were shipped out.
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