The sun never sets in America

Chapter 15

bang... bang...

Outside the Liujia Fort, a rapid sound of horse hooves came, alerting the defenders in the bunker outside the fort.

"Hurry, open the door quickly..." I saw a young man riding on a yellow horse, carrying a musket on his back, wearing thin leather armor, and black riding boots on his feet, running quickly to the bunker and shouting loudly, "If I want to see the Lord of the fort, open the door quickly. If you neglect, you will be rewarded..." The young man on the horse continued to shout to the defenders who had just poked their heads out of the bunker with a hurried expression. , his tone was both urgent and threatening.

This shows the seriousness of the situation...

"It's Patrolman Hu..." Inside the hole in the bunker, the garrison captain Zhang He, who was responsible for guarding the main entrance bunker, looked outside the hole at the young man on horseback who was still urging loudly. He recognized the other person's identity at a glance. Inspection envoy Hu Yong...

The so-called patrol envoys are actually Liujiabao's patrols outside. Because they are involved in some intelligence work, they are also called envoys, which is the origin of the title patrol envoys.

"Quick, open the door!" After Zhang He confirmed that it was the patrol envoy Hu Yong, he immediately ordered someone to open the small door of the bunker.

squeak……

After the inner door was opened, the outer door was pushed open, which means that a small front door bunker actually has two doors, which shows that Liujiabao's protection is tight.

For example, the enemy finally managed to get through the fire blockade above the bunker and hit the door below the bunker. They originally thought that they could go straight in by opening this door, but who knew that there was another door after opening it.

At this time, one can imagine how devastated the enemy's mood was.

At this time, the defenders on the basic bunker also reacted. They only needed to divert part of the firepower under the door, and coupled with the shooting holes on both sides, it was enough to turn the entire bottom of the bunker into a sea of ​​​​fire.

At that time, it will not open the door, but will open their own door to hell, but this door is what they want to jump in... It has nothing to do with Liujiabao.

When the door opened, Hu Yong turned his horse and rushed inside without paying any attention to the defender who opened the door and was almost hit by him.

Because according to Liujiabao's military law, anyone who blocks the patrolling cavalry team, if they are hit or even killed on the road, will bring it upon themselves... Liujiabao will not be held responsible.

This is something everyone knows.

In the past two years, there were a few fools who deliberately risked their lives. In the end, one person died, two people were injured, and another was disabled. They told everyone in Liujiabao what the consequences would be if they collided with the patrol envoy.

bang... bang...

"Open the door, I want to see the fort master." After passing through the first road, he passed several bunkers and bunkers before entering the Liujiabao Valley.

I saw that there were a large number of mountains surrounding it as natural barriers, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The only openings that can be entered directly are sealed by various bunker walls. There are all kinds of artillery of different sizes and ranges, as well as dense shooting holes and various hidden secrets. hole……

It can intimidate the enemy troops who come to Liujiabao. At this time, there were no fortresses in America. Otherwise, the place where Liujiabao is located would be enough to be called a fortress, even though it is a small one.

But it is enough to intercept most of the enemy forces that threaten Liujiabao.

Of course, such a fortress is not without its flaws, that is, it is easily besieged by the opponent.

If it hadn't been for a tunnel dug outside the back mountain, Liu Yan might not have been able to sleep well.

Everyone has to find ways to compensate for this loophole.

"The military situation is urgent, the military situation is urgent..."

"There are a lot of people waiting, get out of the way..."

bang... bang...

The fast horse went straight through the fields and galloped down the streets of Liujiabao. Pedestrians on the road got out of the way and watched the patrol officer leave.

"What happened? What happened?" A boss ran out of the shop and looked at the pedestrians on the street in a panic. He was making noodles in the noodle shop when he heard the sound of horse hooves and shouts outside. , do you think something big happened?

He ran out without wiping his hands, but the inspector had already left, so he could only ask the people around him about the situation.

"It can't be that we are fighting with those Indians. I have long thought that the Skyfire tribe to the north of us is not a thing. The last time I did business with them, they deducted [-]% of my payment..." Go to the nearby Indian tribe The merchants who sold illegal salt directly blamed the Indians for the salt payment they withheld.

"Wu Laosan, don't talk nonsense." As soon as he finished speaking, someone he knew retorted, "You are probably white sand mixed with salt, and others have noticed. Who are you? I don't know yet. ..." The man directly exposed what the salt merchant had just said without any mercy, without saving any face for the other party.

"You..." Wu Laosan was speechless and his face turned red.Although there are not many people in Liujiabao, it has all the internal organs, and even Wu Laosan and even the noodle shop owner have to spend two months every year for military training. Once the war comes and manpower is tight, these small traders , even workers in factories have to carry guns and go to the battlefield.

It is not an exaggeration to say that all the people are soldiers.

I have to say that Liu Yan, the castle owner with a background as a pirate, is indeed different from other pirates who steal money, food, and women...

Otherwise, Zheng Yisao and Zhang Baozai would not have immediately made the decision to leave or even go to America after they defected to the Qing court.

Liu Yan's fierce vision and decisiveness are the first impression he gives to everyone.

This is also the reason why Liu Yan was able to build such a huge Liujia Fort.

"Quick, go and inform the fort master." Hu Yong rode to the gate of the fort master's mansion at the core of Liujiabao. Hu Yong immediately dismounted and informed the guards standing guard outside the door.

"Wait a moment, I'll come right away." Seeing the anxious look on Hu Yong's face during the hurried patrol, the guard captain immediately greeted him, and then ran into the castle master's palace with his waist badge in hand...

tread... tread...

"The Lord of the Fortress calls you, follow me in quickly." After the guard captain came out in a hurry, he immediately shouted to the patrolman Hu Yong who was waiting anxiously outside the door.

Hu Yong immediately followed the guard captain and entered the castle master's mansion, which was tightly guarded and had servants passing by from time to time.

"Fortmaster, Inspector Hu is here." Outside the Xianghe Hall where Liu Yan usually worked, the guard captain Zhou Ping shouted respectfully outside the door, not daring to show any slightest indifference.

"Let him in quickly..."

A rough and majestic voice came from inside the door.

"Inspector Hu, hurry in and don't keep the castle master waiting." Captain Zhou Ping, after receiving Liu Yan's instructions from inside, turned to Hu Yong, who was waiting anxiously.

"Yes!" Hu Yong responded, and then walked in quickly, not daring to hesitate at all, because what was happening now was too urgent, otherwise he would not have rushed back in such a hurry along the way. …

It's not because the situation is serious enough that it's no longer possible to ignore it.

"Fort Master, something bad has happened!" As soon as he entered the door, Lai Bu was in no hurry to salute Liu Yan. Hu Yong shouted directly, causing Liu Yan's expression to change immediately.

"What's the matter? Tell me quickly!" Liu Yan immediately whispered with a heavy face. His tone was not loud, but anyone could hear that Liu Yan was a little panicked in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it.

"The White Japs and the Indians are coming..." Hu Yong's words lifted Liu Yan's heart, "A large group of White Japs soldiers came near the city of Los Angeles. They were huge and swarming. They beat Indian tribes whenever they saw them and killed them whenever they saw them. Many tribes were razed to the ground... they were burned to the ground, even their bones were burned away!!" Hu Yong described what he saw along the way. The tragedy of the Indian tribe was told to the fort owner Liu Yan in full.

"What..." When Liu Yan heard this, his expression immediately changed. He could not hide his sudden gloominess. "How many people are there?" Liu Yan suppressed the shock in his heart and pretended to be calm to Hu. Yong asked.

This is also the instinct of a superior. No matter when or under any circumstances, one must never show timidity.

"About 5000 to 600 people, divided into teams of [-] people, were scattered hundreds of miles around Los Angeles, encircling and suppressing the Indian tribes..." Hu Yong reported to Liu Yan what he had discovered. In some cases, he still took the risk. The danger of discovery, hidden behind an Indian tribe, was explored.

"There are cannons, muskets, everything. There are also teams transporting food on the road, but there are often a few vehicles missing." Hu Yong continued to report to Liu Yan what he saw on the march of the Mexican white militiamen transporting food.

At first, he was very concerned about the disappearance of a few grain trucks, but later he found that it was a normal occurrence and stopped caring about it.

"There are also some teams transporting ammunition from another road, guarded by specialized white ghost soldiers." Hu Yong thought for a while, and then told Liu Yan about the ammunition supply issue of the Mexican white militia group.

Regarding the issue of ammunition, unlike food, some people are not as blatant as to change the package directly on the road and engage in corruption and resale. However, the resale of arms still exists, but because Governor Huaco Covia keeps a close eye on it, So it's not that excessive.

But in other areas where they don't keep a close eye on them, such as subsidies and even military rations, they are extremely greedy and show no mercy on the basis of not endangering the progress of the war...

"Four to 5000 people, divided into several groups!" After hearing this, Liu Yan kept thinking about what Hu Yong had just reported about the situation of the Mexican white militia. Suddenly his eyes lit up, "You go down and rest first." Liu Yan Yan then ordered Hu Yong to leave first.

"Yes, Lord of the Fortress!" Hu Yong clasped his hands forward and bent down, saluted Liu Yan, and then left the Lord's Mansion.

"Inform all the officers on the first team in the fort to come to the fort master's palace for a meeting. I have important matters to discuss." Liu Yan waited for Hu Yong to leave and then issued an order to his attendant Wang Hai.

"By the way, my son Liu Peng must also be present..."

Liu Yan gave Wang Hai one last instruction.

(End of this chapter)