Detachment E broke through numerous obstacles and finally arrived at the outer river channel of Sanliang City at 16:00 that afternoon. The marines drove away the Xiang Yong who was guarding the last blockage line on the river bank. Along the way, the detachment had eliminated three and four people.
Ten people, but Shi Zhiqi was still not satisfied.
"Three to one! With this casualty rate, I will have to be criticized to death." Shi Zhiqi's mind was almost blown when he thought that there would be inquiry meetings and hearings on all the big things in the Senate. Even if Sanliang was captured immediately.
City, the loss figure alone of 12 people dead is ugly enough.
The Xiangyong who were defeated along the way fled back to the stockade one after another. Once they returned to the stockade and drank a few sips of water, they were taken to the office, where the committee members and the Xiangyong teacher asked them about the specific fighting situation.
The fighting situation was not ideal. On every blocked line, Xiang Yong launched attacks according to the plan, but what he did not expect was that the enemy would send troops to search and cover the fleet on the river bank at the same time.
"The thief was so elusive that the boys were hiding in the woods. Unexpectedly, the thief sneaked up from the shore and fired a row of blunderbuss, killing most of the brothers..." One of the brothers had a rag wrapped around his leg.
Xiangyong said with a sad face.
One committee member didn't believe it: "Didn't you see the thief Kun?"
"I don't dare to lie, I really didn't see it," Xiang Yong said, "They came over so quietly, and a row of guns was fired a mile away..."
"Fart! A cannon can hit more than a mile!" Some people simply didn't believe that Kun Thief's firearms were so powerful.
"I heard that the thief Kun's cannon can hit farther and more accurately than ours." Luo Tianqiu said, "It doesn't matter, just keep talking!"
"They fired one row of blunderbuss, and then another row, and the brothers couldn't resist it. Sometimes I just heard the sound of the blunderbuss, and I didn't know where they were shooting it..."
The prepared small artillery such as the homemade tiger squatting cannon did not play any role in the battle. Many of them were thrown away before they had time to fire, and they only fired one or two shots at most. As for whether anyone was hit, no Xiangyong
That's clear. Only one thing is certain, that is, all these cannons were lost in the end, which made the committee members very distressed. The iron material, charcoal and casters for such a small cannon also cost seven or eight taels of silver.
The reports of the village warriors were similar. The common point was that the Kun thieves did not suffer much loss - at most twenty people died. Because the sampan had protective panels, no one was hit by arrows. However, the enemy of ten thousand people was indeed killed.
It exploded solidly on the sampan.
This result dissatisfied the committee members. It took a lot of manpower and material resources to block the river. Coupled with Xiang Yong's interception along the river, the Kun thieves not only suffered minor losses, but also broke through the interception and came all the way to Sanliang City. The only thing that happened was
There is only one "enemy of ten thousand people" who can do these things.
"Everyone, let's talk about how to handle this matter." A local squire named Lu Deyi among the committee members said in a dull voice, "The weapons of the Kun thieves are indestructible and they can't break out any stronghold. As soon as they arrive at the stronghold wall in Sanliang City
Come on, our training group is afraid that we will be disbanded immediately!"
"After we break up, just wait until the house is raided and hanged!" Luo Tianqiu patted the table and said with a ferocious smile, "Have you forgotten? Mr. Liu and his son from Shigang are hanging on the swing right now. You should also follow them.
Let’s play on the swing together?”
Everyone was so frightened by his momentum that they dared not speak.
"Everyone of you, please be clear! The thief Kun will not let us go. We are on the same boat, and no one can even think about jumping off the ship - even if you want to jump, it will be too late, unless the thief Kun has a kind heart!
Luo Tianqiu pointed at them one by one with a folding fan, "Now we can only save our lives and property by working together and repelling the thieves!"
The atmosphere in the village suddenly became tense. The regiment training office had issued an order for all the men in the village to assemble to prepare for war. Players were beating gongs in the streets and alleys.
Baskets of gunpowder and iron were carried to the bottom of the village wall with a roar. Bricks, rolling logs, torches, and ash bottles piled at the base of the wall were carried up to the wall. Someone carried buckets of smelly excrement and poured them on the wall.
A fire was set up below in a large clay pot to burn. For a while, the stench filled the air.
Qingxia and everyone in the team also went to the village wall, and even Jiang Suo was no exception - as long as they can stand up and walk, everyone has to prepare for war, whether you want it or not. Who
If he didn't want to, he would be beheaded as a spy first. No matter how much Jiang Suo complained, he didn't dare to disobey him, so he had to dress up with a single sword and prepare to follow his senior sister up to the watchtower so that he could protect his senior sister when necessary.
In the ancestral hall, Qingxia and other adults in the team were dressing up and preparing weapons.
Qingxia was wearing a black tight-fitting arrow-sleeved shirt today, with a black handkerchief in her hair. The black color is stain-resistant and blood-stain-resistant, and it blends inconspicuously among the crowd, which is different from her previous claims that the more conspicuous the better.
She pulled the bow and tested its strength. When she was coaching Xiang Yong, she used to use a hard bow issued by the government - the bow she brought to the team for performing arts was a soft bow. Later, Luo Tianqiu saw that she was skilled in archery, so he
Her strength was also very strong, so she ordered someone to find another good bow for her from the storehouse. The back of the bow was made of mulberry wood, the strings were made of dried deer sinews from outside the pass, and a pair of horns were also of high quality. She tried it thoroughly.
It has twenty power. This is three or four less than the strongest bow she can shoot. However, in addition to focusing on precision and distance, archery also has a persistent problem. When shooting in battle, it can't hit five or six arrows before it loses its power.
.In this regard, Luo Tianqiu put a lot of thought into choosing this bow for her.
Thinking of this, a slight blush appeared on her face. She subconsciously stroked the bow in her hand.
Jiang Niang is someone who has come before, and she has seen the recent changes in Qingxia's expression. Originally, she wanted to find a time when no one was around to persuade her, and she had to stop this wishful thinking, so as not to fall deeper into it. However, when she saw Kun
The thief came over. After the battle, it was hard to say whether everyone could survive, so let's not talk about the matter of men and women. So he sighed slightly and said nothing.
Jiang Niang wore a newly made green cloth with arrow-sleeved clothes, and carried four flying knives on her left and right waists. Her flying knife skills were top-notch, but they were of no use in battle. Although she was also good with a single sword.
It's not bad, after all, she is a female, and she has a big lack of strength, so Jiang Niang's most lethal weapon is a slingshot. It can hit a hundred hits within thirty steps. She always carries mud balls with her for performance and protection.
For their own use, this time they were all replaced with iron projectiles. They can be of some use in close combat such as defending a stronghold.
As for Uncle Zhou and Jiang Suo, they both used their own weapons. Uncle Zhou used a gun, and Jiang Suo used a single sword. They didn't want to fight with their lives for the Luo family, so they kept hanging around in the ancestral hall to avoid being the first to call.
The team left the stronghold to fight.
On the other hand, there were three and a half children who were very excited. Each of them took a strong soft bow, carried a quiver on his back, and clamored to go up to the watchtower to shoot arrows. In their opinion, this was a good game!
Although Qingxia's father has recovered, he is still very weak. He disapproves of the team going to fight for the Luo family. But at this moment, there is no room for bargaining. Moreover, the team is in the current situation, and his long-term illness
Bu Yu also has a great relationship. He has unknowingly received great favor from the Luo family. There is no reason to stop it.
He had no choice but to warn everyone again and again to act according to the situation and not to fight hard.
"We are just a few people. If everyone runs away, you don't have to hold on - run away." He said and sighed, "I am the one who has caused you all this. When the matter becomes critical, you just have to run away."
Run away by yourself! I am an old man and a performer, and the thieves will not take my life."
"Leader, don't say that," Jiang Niang comforted her gently, "it's not possible that the thieves will be able to break in. These Sanliang guards are well guarded and there are many strong men. At worst, the big family will just come out with some money and send them away.
"
Several people talked again, and the gongs urging people to climb up the village wall rang again. There were more footsteps outside, and urging voices sounded from time to time. They did not dare to stay any longer, so they left the ancestral hall and climbed up to the watchtower.
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The watchtower they came up to was the one next to the stone bridge, which was the gateway to the water of Zheliang City. Many sandbags had been piled up on the stone bridge, and small cannons had been set up. Many of them were temporarily made of wood and bamboo to carry large guns.
Something like that, the village warriors were lying behind the sandbags, holding bamboo spears and broadswords in their hands.
In addition to the exhibition under the bridge, four or five boats were locked horizontally, tightly blocking the bridge. There were also many sandbags and wooden firecrackers piled on top.
Cannons and muskets had been set up on the watchtower, and the village warriors nervously peered through the crenellations at the river outside.
"Coming", "coming". A small commotion rippled among the crowd like the wind blowing on the water. In the distant river, the first sampan appeared...
Three cannon blasts were fired from the watchtower, announcing that the bandits had arrived at the city.
Detachment E began to land about 500 meters away from the stone bridge. There were dense bamboo fences and bamboo sticks on both sides of the river, making it almost impossible to get ashore. It took a lot of effort to remove the obstacles. Fortunately, there were some on the sampan.
The special tools for engineers, especially the special long-handled engineer axes and hand saws with steel mouth, made their work a lot easier. When they were dismantling the fence, a group of country warriors quietly came through the woods. They saw the thief.
They were busy dismantling the fence on the river bank. There were only a dozen people around with cannons on guard. The leader of the team knew that the opportunity had come. From the woods to the river, there was only a total of four feet. With a shout, it was over in the blink of an eye.
If you can rush into the enemy group, the thief will not have time to shoot. As long as you fight hand-to-hand, the thief will lose the advantage of firearms and he will be defeated.
With a bang, everyone shouted and rushed out of the woods. The marines responsible for covering the demolition of the fence quickly fired several rows of guns, knocking down most of the Xiang Yong who had approached 10 meters away, and the rest who rushed over and waved their swords randomly were also very
He was about to be stabbed to the ground by the bayonets of the sailors.
After half an hour, a large hole was opened in the fence on the river bank. Soldiers and artillery were finally able to land in large numbers. The artillery was quickly assembled, and Shi Zhiqi decided not to delay any longer and ordered the attack to begin immediately.
Two 12-pound mountain grenade guns fired heavy solid bullets, knocking off the fence gate under the stone bridge with one shot. The shells blew away the sandbags piled on the boat in the bridge hole, and tore off the arms, heads and heads of seven or eight people.
After its torso, it bounced on the water and flew straight into the mill, killing the two servants guarding it on the spot. Then it fell into the stone mortar, smashing the entire stone mortar to pieces.
The next few rounds of artillery shells destroyed various defensive measures accumulated on the stone bridge: sandbags, brick walls and fences. The villagers and strong men guarding the back let out terrifying shouts and rolled and crawled from the stone bridge.
They escaped on the bridge. As for the large number of bamboo cannons and wooden cannons that far exceeded the level of a human hand, they were either detonated by the shells or were discarded without firing.
The marines immediately rowed the sampan and headed towards the stone bridge. The defense measures without cover were just a bunch of illegal buildings that could be demolished at any time. After the marines occupied the stone bridge, they calmly demolished it under the cover of the riflemen.
They broke the iron chain across the water, and pulled out the broken boats blocked in the bridge one by one and dragged them to the shore. During the whole process, more than 200 village braves and strong men around the pond did nothing but shout and casually
Apart from setting off firearms, no offensive measures were taken to organize the Australians' actions. After seeing the power of the Australians' firearms, no one was willing to try it again.
Luo Tianqiu heard that the stone bridge had been lost, and personally led some strong men to come for reinforcements. Knowing that it was impossible to order the strong men from the countryside to counterattack, he ordered all the ships in the pond to be burned, forming a line of fire. Then he defended the pond.
All along the coast, orders were also issued to block all roads leading to the town from around the pond.
The flames on the water temporarily blocked the detachment's attack. Shi Zhiqi had no choice but to order the troops to camp on the spot, waiting for a fierce attack the next day.
Early the next morning, they were attacked by a joint attack by warriors from several nearby villages. Shi Zhiqi was awakened by the shouts of killing. When he hurriedly hung up his pistol and stood up, the orderlies had already ran over, looking nervous.
There were reports that warriors from other villages had appeared in the rivers on all sides. They were shouting and firing firecrackers all the way. Warriors from all walks of life came from inside the town, from outside the town, and from all directions under banners, and the shouts of killing were loud for a while.
The foreign warriors were the local warriors and young men from the villages of the UN Security Council who were contacted by Luo Tianqiu at night. Together with the people from the town of Sanliang City, there were as many as a thousand people participating in the counterattack.
Shi Zhiqi was calm in the face of danger. He observed with a telescope and found that most of the reinforcements were ordinary men. They didn't even have suitable weapons and used only cut bamboo poles. Although there were many people, they were chaotic and unorganized, and they interacted with each other in a mess.
The crowding and pushing blocked all the originally narrow river channels on all sides.
Shi Zhiqi made a prompt decision and personally led a company of sailors to attack the group of local warriors closest to them with resolute movements. The sailors paid no attention to the enemy's noisy beating. After firing a volley, they headed towards
The crowd, which was already in chaos, launched a counterattack, and within ten minutes they were all eliminated. The country warriors and strong men who had been stabbed to death and wounded by bayonets were strewn all over the ground, blocking the roads.
Then he led the navy company to quickly turn to the river, and looked down at the Xiangyong fleet that was slowly heading towards Sanliang Town in the river. He fired a volley of guns and beat the fleet in the river to the ground. Three sampans were on the way.
It sank immediately. Other sampans panicked and hurriedly threw the dead people on board and fled.
Shi Zhiqi led this company, and with excellent organization and discipline, running and maneuvering, he repelled four groups of village warriors who tried to encircle them from the outside. A group of soldiers led by teachers from the countryside rushed out from Sanliang Town.
More than a hundred Xiangyong were defeated by the shotgun shells fired head-on by two 12-pound mountain howitzers placed on the bridge. Forty or fifty people fell immediately. The remaining Xiangyong refused to charge anymore and fled all the way.
The detachment repelled the counterattack of the village warriors, and then launched a counterattack to capture the buildings around the pond, especially the mill at the mouth of the river. This mill was built with blue bricks and was very solid. The Luo family and other people were guarded inside.
There are fifty or sixty servants in the family. Compared with the local warriors who have low fighting spirit, their fighting will is very tenacious. They continuously fire bamboo cannons and wooden cannons from the windows and roofs, and shoot out dense arrows. The navy soldiers push the mountain grenades over,
Shooting from a direct aim 150 meters away. Three solid rounds made several large gaps in the walls and doors. The sailors took the opportunity to leap forward and threw grenades into the gaps one after another. The mill was filled with smoke, and screams and explosions were intertwined.
together.
A few minutes later, the mill was occupied, and other resistance collapsed one after another. Only the watchtowers were still resisting tenaciously. Although the special marksmen in the navy used high-precision Mini rifles with the J+ mark to successfully suppress the villagers on the top of the watchtowers and on the balconies.
They were brave and forced them to no longer show their heads, but they continued to throw bricks from the shooting holes and bomb holes. Thousands of enemies fired firearms and bows and arrows. The marines suffered more than a dozen casualties and could not get close to the rocks and greenery.
A strong fortress built of bricks.
"Comrades, beat this feudal landlord's fortress hard!" Seeing that the battle was not going well, Shi Zhiqi was already furious. He climbed to the roof of the second floor of the mill and personally directed the people lying on the roof.
The shooters concentrated their firepower to suppress the shooting holes in the tower.
This place was only more than a hundred meters away from the watchtower, and was already within the bow and arrow range of the watchtower. The sailors piled sandbags and planks on the roof and shot from behind. The officer commanding on the roof saw Shi Zhiqi standing by the ridge without cover.
Wielding the command knife, he quickly pulled him back behind the sandbag.
"Chief, it's too dangerous here. Get down quickly."
"It doesn't matter!" Shi Zhiqi's face turned red and he roared, "Push the cannon over and blow it up for me!"
"There are not many shells left, and there are still ten rounds of solid rounds." The officer reported. This is just the beginning. I don't know how many fortifications and buildings will need solid rounds.
"Let's talk about lighting!" Shi Zhiqi pushed his helmet back on his head, "Sending someone to Shigang later-"
Before he could finish his words, an arrow shot out unexpectedly and hit him in the chest. Shi Zhiqi screamed and rolled down from the roof of the mill.