Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 290

The servant who was sent out returned to the shop tremblingly, knelt down at the door with a puff, and kowtowed continuously.He was really terrified, and several other servants sent by the Cai family also knelt down on the ground.Their family members are all in Guangzhou, if something happens, it will definitely hurt their family members.

"What should I do?" Liu Zheng was also a little panicked.Except for the soldiers who were watching the movement outside the window, everyone present looked at Zhao Xin.

"Let them all go! It's none of their business." Zhao Xin had already guessed that something must have happened to him while shopping during the day, but he couldn't figure out what it was.

In fact, from seeing the Qing army surrounded the business hall on three sides, Zhao Xin knew that this place could not be defended.Not to mention anything else, if a big fire comes over, you have to withdraw if you don't want to.The best way right now is to cross the river. The guard platoon and two correspondents boarded the Zheng family's boat on the opposite bank to Liyumen, and took Liu Zheng back from Haizhuan Temple.

Definitely have to fight, but there is still a difference in how to fight.As soon as he crossed the river and left, Zhao Xin was really unwilling.Sun Shiyi provoked again and again, so he had to be taught a lesson, otherwise Man Qing would think that Beihai Town was afraid of them.

Seeing that the boss's boss had spoken, the eight servants hurried back to the house to pack up their belongings, and when they were about to go out, Zhao Xin stopped them again.

"Is the boom door closed at night?"

A servant shook his head and said, "No."

Zhao Xin nodded and signaled the servants to leave.Several people hurriedly bowed and saluted, and hurriedly opened the door and left.The "oil bar gate" he asked about was actually the Youlan Gate where Liu Zheng boarded the flower boat, and outside the gate was the edible oil wholesale market in Guangzhou City.

After the eight servants left, Liu Zheng asked anxiously, "What should I do?"

Zhao Xin said indifferently: "Of course it was sent out."

"There are so many Qing soldiers, how can we fight?"

"How high do you think the casualty rate ancient soldiers could bear?"

"Ten percent?" Liu Zheng didn't remember where he read it, but he did have such a saying.

Zhao Xin shook his head and said, "No, it's all speculation. It's meaningless to simply talk about the casualty ratio! Remember, casualties are only one of the factors that lead to a rout. Commander ability, troop quality, morale, tactics, and even fatigue are all factors."

Liu Zheng was said to be confused: "Brother, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Zhao Xin did not answer this question, but changed the subject: "You have never been on the battlefield. After a while, if there is a fire, you and the correspondent will retreat to the riverside and wait for me. I will leave a squad for you. Others People follow me."

Liu Zheng was stunned and said anxiously: "Brother, isn't it true that I have only been here for half a year, so I gave up?"

Zhao Xin thought for a while and explained: "You have to understand that we are now in a hostile relationship with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Great Ainu Kingdom we created did not hand over the credentials, and secondly, it did not have the imperial decree of Qianlong. The reason why we agreed to come here The opening of the commercial hall in Guangzhou was all done by He Shen alone. The official circles in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, especially those in the south, did not realize the strength of Beihai Town. I guess civil officials like Sun Shiyi wished He Shen had a big fall. "

"Then what happened when you shelled the former cottage?"

"Do you think they care about a barracks with not many people? They care more about how to explain to the emperor and avoid losing their official title. For us, Guangdong is neither important nor important. The important thing is that we can get supplies from here "It doesn't matter that it's too far away from Beihai Town."

Liu Zheng said: "Then we dispatched troops to occupy Guangzhou?"

Zhao Xin shook his head and said, "You still don't understand that once we occupy Guangzhou, goods from Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi won't be able to enter. What's the use of having a city with a million people? The living standards of the people here are much better than those in the north. With our current strength, we cannot take care of the south and the north."

He patted Liu Zheng on the shoulder and continued: "If you like being a trade representative so much, I'll send you to Yokohama when you get back. Although it's not as good as Guangzhou, the potential is much greater than here! If something happens, thousands of people will spend two days. can be killed."

Liu Zheng sighed and said, "Okay, everything is up to you."

Seeing that Liu Zheng had no objections, Zhao Xin went to find an empty room.Ten minutes later, Zhao Xin, who was fully armed, came out with his HK10 A416, and said to the guard platoon leader: "Everyone, go into the house and change your equipment immediately."

The guard platoon leader and others entered the room and saw that their jaws dropped in shock.There are more than 20 Beihai standard rifles (SKS), more than a dozen standard machine guns (Negev) and a lot of bullets on the floor of the house.In addition, there are dozens of black thick vests and helmets.

"Everyone put their stab-proof vests on, put on their helmets, get their weapons, and get ready for battle."

Outside the business hall, the Deputy General of the Chinese Army, who was the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and his generals were holding a military meeting in a big house in the office. The thirteen merchants headed by the Cai family were all kneeling in the courtyard outside.

It is said that the reason why Sun Shiyi dared to surround Baixionghang with great fanfare was because all the foreign devils had gone to Macau right now, so there was no need to worry about accidental injury if they really wanted to fight.As for the event that the house is broken down, isn't there a peddler here, a big man in the government doesn't have to pay for it!

"Have you found out how many people are in there?"

"Back to the military gate, the people from Cai's family and the servants who ran out have been interrogated, and the confessions have been matched. There are only about thirty people inside."

"Junmen, do you want someone from the Cai family to persuade you to surrender first?"

"No need! Sun Zhitai told us to capture Zhao Ni, regardless of life or death." The deputy general of the Chinese army got up and waved his horsewhip, pointing to one of his generals and said, "I'll give you two hours, 300 men, and fifty shotguns , can you take down that Laoshizi Baixiongxing?"

"Back to the military gate, one hour is enough!"

"Zhao Ni is very cunning, I will ask you for credit if you finish the fight!"

The general responded, and was about to stand up and leave, when he heard the sound of "bang bang bang" suddenly coming from a distance, it was like setting off firecrackers in the New Year, dense like a shower.

"Where is the gun shooting?!" The deputy general of the Chinese army was furious, who the hell is this?It didn't even wait for the cannon to fire.

At this time, only the sound of pedaling footsteps came from outside the house, and a messenger ran in and shouted: "Report to the army gate! The front is already on fire!"

"Who fired first?"

"It's the rebel bandit in the White Bear Walk. The opponent's firepower is too fierce. The brothers can't resist it and are retreating."

"You fart! There are only thirty of them in total, how can there be such fierce firepower?" At this time, the gunshots came more and more densely, as if hundreds of people were shooting together, and the momentum was astonishing.

On Tongwen Street, hundreds of Superintendents and Qing soldiers had already begun to retreat to the office, and many people shouted: "Oh my god! The thief's guns are too fierce, brothers, run away!"

Behind them, Zhao Xin led more than 20 soldiers in the guard platoon, rushing and stopping, hiding at the entrance of the alley or under the eaves of the shop, and kept shooting at the fleeing Qing army.

When the Qing army fled, they dropped torches all over the place, and some rolled to the side of the road and set fire to a house.Not long after, thick smoke began to billow on Tong Van Street, and clusters of sparks rose from the stone pavement hit by bullets.

Amidst the gunshots, some of the fleeing Qing soldiers were shot and fell down from time to time, but no one cared about them right now. The more than 20 invulnerable guys who rushed out of the White Bear Walk just now scared the Qing soldiers to pieces. gutted.

At the very beginning, there were a dozen warriors who were not afraid of death, who rushed forward with their knives and spears in their hands. Who would have thought that they would not even get twenty steps. All the dead can't die anymore.

The dark armor those people wore was not even afraid of bows and arrows. The arrows jingled when they fell on their heads, and it sounded like they were wearing iron helmets. How could they fight like this!
"Run away~~" The dense crowd was like headless chickens, and no one paid any attention to the military officers in the office. They passed through the gate all the way north and ran towards the west gate of Guangzhou City.

"Junmen, what should we do? Let's retreat quickly!"

"Get back your mother! 1000 people beat thirty or so thieves into this. If I go back to Sunzhitai, I will have my head chopped off!" Several generals and soldiers shouted: "Brothers, kill me!"

At this time, Zhao Xin had already led a squad to the outside of the office. He was just about to send someone to climb up the wall to see what was going on inside, when he heard a chorus of "Kill~~!" coming from the gate of the office.

A few Qing troops emerged from the wall, and a rain of arrows swished down the wall.Stop talking nonsense and fight!

"One group guards the gate, and the rest follow me to kill the archers!"

At this time, the gate of the office was opened suddenly, and dozens of Qing soldiers rushed out holding their shields.

"Bang bang bang!" "Da da da!"

Under the dense rain of bullets, the corpses of the Qing soldiers who were about to rush out were immediately strewn all over the ground, while some of the dozen or so Qing soldiers who were shooting arrows on the wall fell down, and some hid sideways behind the wall, not even daring to lift their heads.But the problem is that the rifles in Beihai Town use 7.62mm bullets, and it is not easy to penetrate a brick wall with a few shots.

A few minutes later, there were only eight survivors who escaped back to the office by Lieutenant General Yidian of the Chinese Army.At this moment, his face was pale with fright, and he couldn't even utter a single word.

"It's over, it's all over now! What kind of monsters are these!"

At this time, a soldier ran in from the door and said loudly: "My lord, there is a hole in the west wall, let's run away!"

"Ah? Is there a hole?" When the lieutenant heard it, it didn't matter if it was a dog's hole or a cat's hole, as long as he could escape for his life.The two men supported the deputy general of the Chinese army, jumped out of the rear window in a panic, and ran to the west wall to see that it was indeed a dog hole.

It's okay, I can drill through.A skinny personal soldier tried to get through it first, but when he found it was all right, he shouted into the dog hole to let the lieutenant general go first.As for the lieutenant general, he may have eaten too much recently, and his stomach that was supposed to show off his might was actually stuck.

The more anxious the crowd became, the more flustered they were, pulling outside and pushing inside, but in the end they had no choice but to dig into the wall with their knives and guns.
Outside the gate of the office, a squad leader of the guard platoon asked Zhao Xin, "My lord, do you want to rush in?"

"I don't have that time! Leave five people standing nearby, and the others check the ammunition, and follow me!" Zhao Xin took out a magazine to replace it while talking, then got up and walked along the street toward the oil boom door. direction forward.

His sudden attack this time was to catch the Qing army by surprise. If he waited for the Qing army to attack, the opponent would definitely attack with fire, and he would be in trouble if he wanted to charge into Guangzhou.

The army in Beihai Town is a "quasi-modern army" trained with modern methods, and the characteristic of the modern army is to emphasize the individual subjective initiative of soldiers, and to improve combat effectiveness through a lot of physical training.It is not at all what Zhao Xin wants for such a unit with high fighting will to be passive defense.Besides, the house structure of White Bear Row is not suitable to be a fortress at all.

So Zhao Xin had no choice but to attack first without saying hello, catching the Qing army by surprise, so as to achieve the goal of leading the enemy by the nose.

It is said that there was such a loud noise at night that the residents near Tong Wen Street were already awakened.The dogs in the yard kept barking wildly, many people lit up oil lamps, and some brave people even climbed onto the roof to watch the excitement.

When Zhao Xin and his sixteen people slipped under the eaves of the street all the way to the oil boom gate, someone actually shouted on the roof.

"There is a thief! Catch the thief!"

The reason why these people dare to shout is because the city of Guangzhou has been peaceful for many years.The last time there was a war was the Rebellion of San Francisco. Although the siege battle was extremely fierce at that time, it was all 100 years ago, and the common people now don't know what war is.

Right now, Zhao Xin and the others have no time to deal with these people. His goal is to take down the oil gate as soon as possible.The city walls of Guangzhou in the Qing Dynasty were almost seven meters high and very thick. The gates of the city were covered with iron sheets from top to bottom.If someone closes the city gate and Zhao Xin blows it open with explosives, the city will be in complete chaos, which is not what Zhao Xin wants.

But when a foolish and bold watchman rang the gong in his hand, Zhao Xin became anxious.

"Quick! Speed ​​up!"

When a group of people passed through the city gate, all the soldiers from Nanhai County guarding the gate had already left.These people are not green battalion soldiers and have no will to fight.Zhao Xin ran out of the city gate and looked to the right. The tall wall was gray and black under the night, and this was where the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was located.

"Leave five people to guard the city gate, and the rest turn right, move quickly!" Zhao Xin saw the wall when he was shopping on Gaodi Street in the afternoon.At that time, he asked Guanshi Yu and found out that this is the governor's yamen of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the main entrance is on Maima Street in the south.

Eleven people hurried along Maima Street, and a minute later, Zhao Xin saw the brightly lit Governor's Yamen at the entrance.

In the Qing Dynasty, the governor's yamen of Guangdong and Guangxi had five front doors, and a large white marble stone step led directly to the gate.As soon as everyone ran to the stone steps, they heard someone on the platform shout loudly: "Who!"

Zhao Xin's gun was equipped with a silencer, so he ignored it, rushed up the steps and knelt on one knee, and fired several shots at the two people at the gate.The soldiers from Beihai Town behind them rushed out of the darkness, and before the people in the gatehouse could react, they had already rushed into the wide open side door.Zhao Xin followed quickly, without even looking through the window paper, and just shot indiscriminately into the gatehouse.

By the way, why is the side door of the Governor's Mansion open at night?Sun Shiyi is waiting for his subordinates to report the news!
From the departure of the Supervising Chinese Army to the present, a group of bureaucrats such as Tusab, the governor of Guangdong, the inspector of Guangdong, and the chief envoy are all waiting for news in the flower hall of the East Kuanyuan of the Supervision Office, while Sun Shiyi is in the signing room and his staff are preparing drafts. What about the memorial!

Report good news to the emperor, we.
Speaking of which, they had heard the gunshots from the Shisanhang Commercial Hall area a long time ago, and they all thought it was Zhao Ni who was stubbornly resisting and struggling to death.

We can't beat the big iron boat, but now 1000 people on land beat more than [-] people, and one person can drown the traitor with a single spit.

But after listening to the ping-pong-pong for a long time, it was like popping beans when it was violent. Now that the gunshots have stopped, why haven't they sent someone to report it?
(The lieutenant general stuck in the dog hole: Wait a moment, my lord, the next officer will come right away!)
The people sitting anxiously in the flower hall were smoking cigarettes, drinking tea and drinking tea, and when they were talking, someone outside the flower hall shouted: "Who is it!"

boom! boom! boom!
The crisp sound of gunfire finally broke the tranquility in the Governor's Mansion, and one after another someone was shot and fell to the ground.

Just when all the officials in the house looked at each other in blank dismay, there was finally a shout from outside the flower hall: "The thief has come in!"

(End of this chapter)