Lu Ming

Chapter 300 The Battle of Longyan (22)

The pursuit team led by Wei Yuan quickly left the fleeing bandits behind.

The panic-stricken fleeers will exhaust their energy in the process of fleeing, and will be killed by the seemingly slow-moving pursuers.

So shortly after these scattered bandits escaped from Taniguchi, they were chased by soldiers.After some were killed by musket fire, the rest had to leave the trail and burrow into the surrounding woods.

In doing so, they were left behind by their pursuers.Wei Yuan led 100 soldiers and had already resumed the marching ranks at this time, and went straight to the old nest in Tsushima Ridge along the trail.

At this moment, there are only dozens of old, weak, sick and disabled left in the bandit village in Tsushima Ridge—Lin Shiwan has already taken all the elite out.So when the special forces climbed up from the bottom of the watchtower and used short crossbows and throwing knives to deal with the sentry, it didn't cause any trouble.

Soon after, a large force of 100 people rushed along the narrow ridge.At this time, the unresponsive left-behind staff realized that something was wrong.However, the time left for them by the enemy was too short. When the troops rushed halfway to the ridge, the special forces team members who had been leisurely rang the small explosive package in front of the gate of the village, and the gate was blown open.

The smarter people have already escaped from the cave below the stockade, and the stupid ones are still running around in the stockade like headless chickens, and then they were shot to death by the soldiers who rushed in.In fact, there are still a few brain-dead ones: at such a race against time, they are still robbing the silver taels in the public treasury. Needless to say, what will happen to this generation.

In the evening of that day, the 100 soldiers who stayed in Tuzigou to clean up the battlefield escorted a group of prisoners back to Tsushima Ridge.The so-called "cleaning the battlefield" is actually just going down to catch prisoners and replenish guns. As for the corpses, there are naturally aftermath teams to take care of them.

The Red Spear Battalion was stationed at Tsushima Ridge that day.It was not until the evening of the next day that the "aftermath brigade" with as many as 500 people rushed from Longyan County to Tuzigou.

Originally, the first batch of manpower could not be used so much.But when Li Qianhu and the soldiers under him returned to the guard post with "Zai Yu", they became staunch revolutionary fighters overnight, vowing to be incompatible with the gangsters who killed the people.

So after finding out that reinforcements were being organized here again, Li Qianhu, who was heartbroken for the country, came uninvited again with 300 ragged beggars.
Considering that the social situation in Ningyang County is more complicated, and the mass base is not as solid as that of Longyan, Ding Liqiu took advantage of the situation and agreed to Li Qianhu's request—these people are still his own people, and they can be used in future suppression actions. get on.

After the 500 people came to Tuzigou, it only took half a day to clean up all the corpses and throw them off the cliff.

After that, the large army lingered in the bandit village for two days.After all the belongings were cleared away, the coalition army went down the mountain in a mighty manner, and went straight to Ningyang County. Behind them came the rumbling sound of bandit camp explosions.

After a large number of people came to Ningyang County, the originally remote small county suddenly became as lively as a pot.

Ningyang County was originally just a guard city, a "township-level county" specially used to guard against bandits. In the administrative system of the Ming Dynasty, it was a standard poor country and a good place to send officials.

So as soon as Wei Yuan arrived in Ningyang County, he brandished official documents and took over all the authority of this palm-sized town—there is no county magistrate here, only a messy magistrate, so the takeover went smoothly.

Some beggars and third-class yamen servants in the county guards were also mobilized.At this time, the 300 "elites" brought by Li Qianhu played the role of maintaining discipline and "teaching by example".

When the local armed forces in Ningyang County got their "colleagues" to testify, knowing that following the boss would not only improve their lives and provide them with food, but also get rewards for money and opportunities to pick up junk, all of them immediately became eager to fight and bowed their heads.

Then Ding Liqiu came.

With 200 reinforcements from Xiamen, Ding Liqiu and Wei Yuan joined forces in Ningyang County.It was already the end of October, and after completing the last mission, Yilian had to rush back to the senior officers to attend the founding ceremony, so these 10 soldiers actually came to change defense.

What is the last task?Linjiazhai.

Lin Sanmen supported the stone edge with both hands, looking out with fear in his eyes.

The outer walls of Hakka earth buildings are closed, and in order to prevent bandits, only narrow portholes are opened on the high parts of the walls.

Lin Sanmen is standing at the top of the Tulou gate.There is a reserved enemy platform here, and a large number of clan elites are guarding here with crossbows, gray bottles, and long hooks, and there is a rolling oil pan beside them.

Although Linjiazhai is a complex of earthen buildings, once something happens, the clansmen will automatically gather in the largest "ancestral building" of the Lin family.This ancestral building is not only solid and solid, but also has sufficient money and food, and there are moats and suspension bridges around it. It is the core building of the Lin family.

However, today Lin Sanmen stood on the earthen building that had sheltered the Lin family for many years, his eyes were full of despair.

Lin Sanmen knew the news the day Lin Shiwan's gang ambushed in Tuzigou.After the scattered bandits ran away, some members of the Lin family naturally thought of going home just like Lin Shiwan.

After Lin Sanmen heard the news, he was shocked immediately.He then not only ordered the clansmen to gather their goods, money and food in the ancestral building, but also sent spies to inquire about the news.
As the spies returned one after another, bad news continued to come.

Tuzigou is full of dead bodies. Tsushima Ridge has been breached. The green-coated officers and guards have occupied the county town. The officers and troops are coming to attack Linjiazhai.
The bad news was approaching step by step, but Lin Sanmen had nothing to do.The biggest reliance of the toubob: the bandits have been wiped out.And the so-called intertwined local relations disappeared after Wei Yuan took control of the county.

By this time, the extermination of Linjiazhai has become politically correct, and no one who is not open-minded dares to talk about it: the crime of banditry is to beheaded and ransacked.The biggest official in Ningyang County is just a county magistrate like a chicken, and the rest of the earth sticks are desperately carrying rice and grain to work in the army, and there is really no one who is mentally retarded.

In fact, Lin Sanmen also sent an envoy, intending to hide from the wave in front of him first.

However, Wei Yuan's conditions were unacceptable to him: [-] men, women, old and young from the Lin family would all surrender, leave the house clean, and wait for the officers and soldiers to be dispatched.

What's the difference between that and letting them kill themselves?Everyone knows the brutality and greed of the officers and soldiers. If they surrendered unconditionally, it would be worse than committing suicide—at least suicide can be clean, and they don’t have to watch the officers and soldiers rob their homes and bully women and children.

Therefore, the Lin family, who shared the same hatred with the enemy, decided to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers.

The members of the Lin family who became a vulnerable group overnight will never remember those innocent people who were killed and robbed by bandits over the years.

After three days of reorganization in the county, the coalition brigade with strong morale set off early this morning. The Lin family members were already ready for battle at this time.

However, as the head of the clan, Lin Sanmen knew that his family was about to face a catastrophe.

The information channel Lin Sanmen possesses is not accessible to ordinary clansmen.He knew that the officers and soldiers who came this time were no small matter, they were not officers and soldiers in the general sense, and if Linjiazhai relied on perseverance, it would probably be unstoppable.

If it is according to his own opinion, he might as well offer gold and silver and surrender voluntarily. No matter what the outcome is, it is better than having the stockade broken down and all the clansmen taken as prisoners of war.

However, his opinion is nothing compared to the internal political correctness of the Lin family where the clan elders "resisted to the last moment".

So when he stood at the gate of the village today and saw the strange but orderly troops on the other side of the trench, he was filled with fear.

The composition of the coalition forces is as follows: 400 regular troops, 500 laborers + drill troops brought from Longyan County, and 500 local drill troops + 500 civilian workers provided by large local households.

The tasks of the latter two are mainly encirclement and blockade.As for attacking and breaking down the stronghold, including taking care of the spoils afterward, the regular troops from Longyan and Li Qianhu and the others will be in charge—they are veterans and know the rules of the crossing crowd.

Lin Sanmen was going to leave after looking at the opponent's military appearance for a while.He doesn't know how to fight, and he wasn't in charge here.

However, the next moment, the chubby Mr. Liu, the Prime Minister of Ningyang County, came out of the queue.Master Liu had a little friendship with Lin Sanmen at first, but today, under the gaze of thousands of eyes from both sides, no one cares about that friendship anymore.

I saw the county magistrate in an official robe, trembling to the front of the trench, took out a call to action from his sleeve, and read it aloud.

The call-to-action is very short, and there are only a few words in total, and the content is even more cliché: urge the members of the Lin clan not to make mistakes again and again, to fight against the government, and to open the door early to surrender, so as not to add a "resisting heavenly soldiers" to the crime of "collaborating with bandits". "The charge of treason and so on.

After Liu Xiancheng finished reading the proclamation, the official papers of both sides were also finished. Five minutes later, seeing Wei Yuan who was unresponsive in the Lin Family Tulou, he waved his hand and gave the order to attack.

The first wave of attack was 5 people.

These 5 people are the best marksmanship in a row.Their task after going out is to solve the drawbridge.

Since there are trenches, there must be drawbridges.The suspension bridge of the Lin Family Tulou, like the suspension bridges of all other cities, has now been pulled up and erected obliquely in front of the gate.

After the five soldiers came out, they first looked at the direction of the wind, and then they took the 5 cover with the scope installed, and came to the downwind place and began to aim.

In the watchful eyes of thousands of people, a crisp gunshot kicked off the war.

The five sharpshooters standing diagonally opposite the gate of the stockade, after the leading squad leader fired a shot to confirm the position, then they started a volley.

The goal is to pull up the cables of the drawbridge.

At a distance of 100 meters, the Erba Dagai equipped with a scope can be said to be perfect. After the five men aimed at one point and fired several rounds of volleys, the thick hemp rope around the wrist snapped with a bang.

At this time, the Lin family on the door reacted.

Although they immediately counterattacked with bows and crossbows, it was useless: the five gunmen stood 5 meters away, and there were guards with shields ready to block arrows at any time.

After being interrupted by a rope, the suspension bridge has become half inclined.The next step was simple. Five people came to the windward place and continued to shoot a few rounds. The other hemp rope was soon interrupted, so the long suspension bridge fell down, kicking up the dust on the other side of the ditch. Old Gao.

Except for the crossing crowd and the army they trained, the rest of the people present were all dumbfounded.

The melon-eaters who were waiting to watch the brutal trench offensive and defensive battle saw the new tactics for the first time. They now know what a sniper rifle is.

(End of this chapter)