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Chapter 1321: The Final Crisis

At night, Zhou Ziwei fed An Yi and Ye Qing a decoction of herbs from Shen Fengdao respectively. At about one o'clock www.biquge.info in the morning, Ye Qing suddenly had a high fever, his body was hot, and he was drenched in cold sweat. Zhou Ziwei, who was sleeping with Ye Qing in her arms, was awakened by Ye Qing's hot skin, and in a panic, she got up and woke up Shen Fengdao.

The guards were all awakened and started a fire around the fire pit. After Shen Fengdao checked Ye Qing's body, he immediately asked Liu Wuji, who was addicted to alcohol, to come to the marching kettle full of spirits, and asked Zhou Ziwei to soak it with a handkerchief first, cold compress Ye Qing's forehead, and then told Zhou Ziwei to untie Ye Qing's clothes later, wipe his body along the direction of the large blood vessels in his body, and so on several times before the fever can be reduced.

After speaking, Shen Fengdao blasted away a group of guards, asking everyone to find a tree to rest, and then he also walked out of the shed, came to the bottom of the gentle slope, and sat cross-legged with his back to the direction of the shed.

Tossed until dawn in the east, Ye Qing's fever subsided, Zhou Ziwei dressed Ye Qing, the whole person was tired to death, hugged Ye Qing's waist, and fell asleep.

As the sky grew brighter, a violent explosion suddenly sounded on the surface of the smoky Weishan Lake, followed by a crisp gunshot.

Shen Fengdao was like a spring, bouncing up from the ground, looking into the distance, Li Tao and other guards also quickly jumped down from the surrounding trees and surrounded Shen Fengdao.

After listening to the gunshots for a while, Li Tao was surprised and delighted, and asked, "Could it be our people?" ”

"Possibly! Maybe it's to remind us of ......"

Li Zhihe followed the direction from which the gunshots came and watched intently, but unfortunately he was surrounded by reeds and lotus ponds far and near, and the slightest wisps of smoke shrouded in the distance, so he couldn't see anything.

Shen Ziling categorically vetoed: "The sound of gunfire is very messy, if it is used as a reminder, it will be released or simply machine guns, it will not be shot so scattered, most of our ships are equipped with loudspeakers, and there are loudspeakers on the troops, if you really want to find someone, it must be much noisier than now." ”

Cheng Shiming listened carefully: "At first, this gunfire had the flavor of showing off, or it was threatening and deterrent, but then it was like a firefight between the two sides...... Could it be that the water thieves are robbing? ”

Everyone listened to the awe-inspiring in their hearts, Shen Fengdao pondered it carefully, and nodded: "Yes, ten *** are not our people, as for whether it is a water thief, I don't know, but obviously there is such an unknown force here, which is a huge threat to our security......"

Shen Fengdao turned his head and carefully observed the situation in the woods, fortunately, the forest was still quite dense, if it wasn't for close observation, it would be difficult to discover the secrets in the forest. After a night of burning, there was no open flame in the fire pit, and a few wisps of green smoke were wafting, and it was not conspicuous in this vast and misty lake, and the order was immediately issued:

"Let's go back into the woods...... Fortunately, last night we were worried that the raft we made would be washed away by the surging lake and buried with mud, so we didn't have to worry about being discovered in a short time...... Let's wait and see what happens, since yesterday we found an abandoned passenger ship in the reeds near this small island, it is not necessarily a temporary foothold for water thieves that this desert island is really a temporary foothold, so we are always careful and there is always no mistake. ”

Zhou Ziwei was also awakened by the violent explosions and gunshots, sat beside Ye Qing with a panicked face, saw Shen Fengdao and the others walking into the shed, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Shen, I heard the sound of gunfire, is it dangerous?" ”

Shen Fengdao comforted in a harmonious voice: "Miss Zhou, don't worry, with us here, no matter who you are, there is no way to harm the safety of the commander and you." Last night we set some traps around here, and we still have pistols on us, and we don't pay attention to them. ”

Zhou Ziwei saw Shen Fengdao's confident face, put her mind at ease, first investigated Ye Qing's situation, felt that her body temperature and breathing were normal, and crawled to An Yi's side with her hands and feet to check An Yi's situation.

The gunfire came from far and near, and soon, several boats appeared in the waterway between the reeds, only to see a small steamer fleeing in front, the chimney suddenly smoked, the motor roared, but the strange speed was not fast, and the chase behind was eight small wooden sailing ships common in this era, the high sails were blowing the wind, and the bow of each ship was piled up with a pile of sandbags, and many people were lying on it, raising their guns and constantly shooting at the small steamer in front.

"I'll hang your father's lungs, it's really a water thief!" Li Zhihe couldn't help but scold in Cantonese.

Seeing that there was a small island in front of him, and there were reeds on the left and right, the little steamer obviously found himself in a dead end, and in a hurry he wanted to turn, but there was a lot of gunfire behind him, and several sailor-like people on the small steamer got off the boat. The little steamer was halfway horizontal, lost control, and suddenly rushed towards the island like crazy, and crashed into the shallows with a "boom", and several more people were thrown to the beach and water by the huge inertia.

"Everyone is ready, business is coming to the door......"

Shen Fengdao greeted him, and then said to Zhou Ziwei: "Miss Zhou, wait for the fight, you bow down, close your eyes, don't be nervous and don't be afraid, wait for me to open your eyes, and you'll be fine." ”

Zhou Ziwei nodded vigorously, glanced at the left back, then blushed, supported An Yi's shoulders and lay down, and then squinted his eyes.

On the small steamer, more than a dozen people who looked like family members, divided half of their hands, guarded the stern, raised the spears in their hands, and shot at the wooden sailing boats that came on the lake with wind and waves, and the rest bravely jumped off the deck more than one meter high, stretched out their hands to pick up seven or eight women and children to get off the boat, but because of the lake below, or the height problem, the women and children on the deck did not dare to jump, and they hesitated to make people worry about it.

A dense burst of gunfire rang out, and seven or eight family members standing in the water fell one after another, and there were no people on the shoal, and the seven or eight women and children on the boat screamed and cried in fear.

Li Tao's eyes widened angrily, and he wanted to rush out of the forest, but was grabbed by Shen Fengdao and scolded: "Don't ***!" At this time, you can't solve the problem if you rush down, the water thief is holding a Hanyang-made Mauser rifle, which has a much longer range than the pistol in our hands. Our mission is to ensure the safety of the commander, and you rushed out like this, exposing our hiding place in vain, so don't lose a big one. ”

"However, how can we chivalrous people watch women and children suffer? Senior brother, just let me go out and save people! Li Tao pleaded.

"Obey orders, everything is important for the safety of the commander!" Shen Fengdao said sharply.

Seeing that Shen Fengdao's attitude was extremely resolute, Li Tao shook his hand unwillingly, squatted on the ground indignantly, and said nothing.

Shen Fengdao didn't pay any attention to Li Tao anymore and continued to calmly observe the changes in the situation.

Seeing that the seven family members who were shooting at the water thieves saw their companions dying one after another, they could no longer bear the fear in their hearts, suddenly gave up resistance, ran from the stern to the bow of the boat, jumped down, and then ran lifelessly towards the dense forest in the center of the island.

Unfortunately, the people couldn't outrun the bullets, and when they approached the edge of the woods, seven people were hit by the dense bullets of the ship's water thieves and fell down one by one. One of the family members saw Shen Fengdao and the others hiding in the woods, and his face just showed surprise, and then he was shot in his vest and fell into the grass unwillingly.

Seeing that there was no resistance, the people on the eight wooden sailing boats slowly approached the shore, and a part of them boarded the small steamer, and soon one by one the boxes were moved to the beach on the shore, and the bandits opened the boxes to reveal their jewels, and the bandits under the boat let out a burst of excited cheers.

Seven or eight women and children hiding in the bow of the boat were coerced by the bandits to get off the boat, and five of the women were soon surrounded by the bandits gathered from all sides.

Shen Fengdao didn't see it, and with a stern look at a few of his subordinates who were about to move, he dragged Li Tao up from the ground: "Li Tao, you kid listen to me, each of the seven of you is responsible for one, take back the spears in the hands of those who died near the woods, remember, you must take back the bullet bags they are carrying on their shoulders and chests." I see that the spear in their hands seems to be the Zhongzheng style produced by the Jiangnan Military Factory, with it, we can at least hold on for a while, do you understand? ”

When Li Tao, Cheng Shiming and the others heard this, they nodded hurriedly, quietly came to the edge of the woods, looked at the colorful water bandits under the hillside, lay on the ground, and slowly crawled towards their assigned targets.

The barren grass on the hillside is more than a foot high, and the guards are wearing the camouflage uniforms of An Jiajun, so it is difficult to be spotted unless you pay special attention.

Four or five minutes later, Li Tao and the others returned to the woods without danger, each holding a Zhongzheng rifle and a bag full of bullets.

"What a *** bastard, with such a good gun and so many bullets, these people are too inferior to run away without a fight!" Li Tao scolded and scolded.

Cheng Shi understood him: "Do you think everyone has undergone strict training like us?" Ordinary people can hit one of them with a few shots, and their ancestors burn high incense, and they really don't have a backache when they stand and talk! ”

"Don't make any noise, let's familiarize ourselves with the gun in our hands...... I know you're all familiar with the Zhongzheng style, but each gun has its own characteristics, and I hope you don't suddenly make a fool when you shoot! Shen Fengdao stopped the quarrel between Li Tao and Cheng Shiming that might escalate.

Liu Yuan, Hu Jialong, Li Zhihe, Liu Wuji, Yan Pei and others loved to fiddle with the rifles that were once commonly equipped with the An Jiajun in their hands, compared with Hanyangzao, the Zhongzheng Type 1 rifle has a larger magazine capacity, a longer firing range, and more accurate shooting accuracy, and according to the physical characteristics of the Chinese, the butt is slightly shortened and the bayonet is lengthened, which makes it feel more comfortable when shooting.

With the Zhongzheng Type 1 rifle in his hand, even Shen Fengdao felt that his waist had become a lot thicker, and said with a smile: "From the Northern Expedition to the present, the iron guards around the commander don't know how much stubble has changed, many of them are now excellent middle and low-level commanders in the Anjia Army, and you are all carefully selected by me from various units and non-commissioned officer schools, compared to your predecessors, you are not only good at skill, but also good at marksmanship." Now that I have these seven guns, I think it should be okay to deal with those people outside, right? ”

Shen Ziling raised the gun in his hand as if playfully: "No problem, keep one shot and reimburse one, if you need to make up for the second shot, I will wash the stinky socks of our first guard team in the future." ”

Shen Ziling's words caused a burst of chuckles, and everyone was aroused to be competitive, and they made bets one after another, and the bets were varied, if it weren't for the crying of women and children and the terrible cries for help outside, it is estimated that they would not have stopped.

Shen Fengdao turned around and looked around, only to see dozens of bandits divided into five piles, more than ten people surrounding one, five of them had already pressed the woman to the ground, tearing her clothes, the five women kept struggling, shouting for help, angry scolding, and crying into a noisy voice.

The three little children who were with the women rushed up and pulled the trouser legs of the bandits, opened their mouths and bit them, but they were kicked away, and one of the bandits was mad, snatched the bayonet from the hand of his companion, and stabbed him, the bayonet passed through the child's abdomen, and the blood rushed wildly, and the bandit showed off the child on the tip of the gun, and laughed hysterically, and the bandit next to him actually echoed and laughed loudly, as if it was a very interesting game.

Shen Fengdao couldn't hold back any longer, his eyes were cold, and he waved his hand vigorously: "Kill these scumbags!" Fuck, why don't these people use this ruthlessness to deal with *** people? Damn the women and children who torture us like this! ”

Li Tao and the others had long been full of anger, and when they heard Shen Fengdao relieved, they rushed to the edge of the woods, each found a place to lie down, crouched in the grass, and shot at the bandits.

"Bang Bang-"

Seven crisp gunshots rang out one after another, and the seven laughing bandits were all shot in the head, and before they could snort, they fell to the ground.

Before the rest of the bandits could react, they looked around, and seven more gunshots rang out, and once again seven people were killed with one shot.

At this time, all the bandits who were standing panicked, and all of them fell to the ground in a big rage. At this moment, the five bandit leaders who were riding on the woman, desperately tearing the clothes of the people under them, were frightened, and wanted to pounce on the woman under them, ready to turn over their bodies to let the woman block in front of them, leaning on protection, but An Yi's guards were not idle, almost no need to aim, the five water bandit leaders broke their heads, opened their eyes, and fell unwillingly.

Blood mixed with the brains "gurgled out", causing a terrifying scream.

All the bandits knew that they had encountered the attack of sharpshooters, and some of them were not in a good position, and they were lying on the ground holding their heads, not daring to move, and those who stayed on small steamers or wooden sailboats, and those who were in a good position on the beach and were blocked by hidden objects such as rocks and wooden boxes near them, they fired back, and the whole island was full of gunfire.

At this moment, the sound of dense steamship motors suddenly came from the surface of Weishan Lake, and I saw five or six speedboats suddenly appear from the waterway at the end of the reeds and rush towards the island at high speed.

The water thieves panicked, began to divide part of the manpower, to shoot at the speedboat, who wanted to provoke a row of shells, the entire beach shrapnel flew, gunsmoke filled, instantly hung up a small half, the rest of the water bandits no longer care about the sniper's guns, panicked, ran in all directions, but was accurately sniped by Li Tao and others on the hillside, the scene was extremely chaotic.