"Each company is assaulting, and the city must be captured within three hours!"

With this order, the whole regiment of the 82nd Regiment opened an offensive posture. Fiercely launched a fierce charge towards Chenggu.

The artillery in the back was "rumbling" to cheer for the infantry brothers, and the shells continued to rage on the enemy's positions, and soon exploded one after another.

Then, the soldiers of the Northern Expedition, wearing steel helmets and holding bright bayonets, swept away with a roar.

One position was rushed away, and another was broken away

These charging soldiers, like a rainbow, are unstoppable. The defense line of Chenggu was shattered, and in front of these brave soldiers, the defenders of Chenggu collapsed.

Ahead of the time set by Sun Lianzhong, the 82nd Regiment captured Chenggu in only two hours.

The devastation left by the war can be seen everywhere in the city.

When entering the city, Sun Lianzhong issued the strictest order, and those who arbitrarily moved the people to grass and trees, regardless of the official rank, would be subject to military law.

The Northern Expeditionary Army fought warlords everywhere, not ordinary people!

War is secondary, and the most important thing is to calm the people's minds as soon as possible.

And Sun Lianzhong's order also alleviated the panic of the people to a large extent. These armies are not as terrible as they are rumored, but rather quite amiable.

Once the people's worries disappear, the following things will be much easier

When Sun Lianzhong appeared in Chenggu, the order in the city had stabilized. Those ordinary people are busy repairing their broken houses and recovering the losses caused by the war.

Sun Lianzhong sighed softly, the most hurt by war is always the common people, but it is a completely unavoidable pain

Not far away, there was the sound of quarrels and women's cries, and Sun Lianzhong was a little curious, and walked there with the guards.

A shriveled and thin man in his thirties, holding a bag of something in his hand and scolding, a woman kneeling on the ground, holding his legs, refusing to let go, and a seven or eight-year-old child next to him was crying loudly at a loss.

Sun Lianzhong only thought that he had encountered a robbery, but the words of the people on the side made him suddenly realize.

"Sangou is going to sell things again."

"Hey, I'm addicted to opium, I can't quit, everything in the house has been sold out by him, and I don't know what came out this time, and it's hard for the three dog sister-in-law and the child."

As soon as he heard that it was another opium ghost, Sun Lianzhong's face became gloomy on the spot.

"Three dogs, three dogs, please, please, this is my last piece of clothing, there is no rice at home, I want to use it as an exchange for the puppy to eat, you can't take it out again." The third dog sister-in-law cried and pleaded over there.

"Get out of here, get out of here!" Sangou yawned and kicked his daughter-in-law again and again.

"Brush", the three dogs screamed, the burden in their hands fell to the ground, and they covered their faces and screamed "ouch, ouch".

Sun Lianzhong put away the horsewhip, and the whip was so strong that half of Sangou's face was bloody.

"What the fuck are you" Sangou was about to scold in pain, when he suddenly saw an officer standing in front of him, and hurriedly swallowed the remaining half of the sentence back in fright.

"You're a man, too?" Sun Lianzhong looked at him coldly, and then asked his guards to help Sangou's sister-in-law up and return the burden to her.

The three dog sisters-in-law hugged the burden in one hand and her son and puppy in the other, crying and crying.

"Get on your knees!" Sun Lianzhong said coldly.

Sangou was stunned for a moment, and then saw those murderous soldiers, and their feet fell to the ground with weak feet.

"When my Northern Expeditionary Army entered Shaanxi, the first order was to ban opium, but instead of listening, you had to sell your property and ignore the life and death of your wife and children, is this still a human being?" Sun Lianzhong scolded hatefully.

Sangou knelt on the ground and didn't dare to say a word.

Sun Lianzhong looked at the three dog sisters-in-law, only to see the three dog sister-in-law and the little dog with yellow and thin faces, and I don't know how many times I haven't eaten seriously, as soon as I stretched out my hand, the guard hurriedly handed over a cake, and Sun Lianzhong handed the cake to the little dog: "Here you go." ”

The little dog looked at Sun Lianzhong fearfully, but the temptation of food still prevailed after all, grabbed the cake, and was stuffing it into his mouth, when he suddenly remembered something, and tore half of it to the third dog's sister-in-law:

"Mother, you eat."

The third sister-in-law trembled and took half of the cake, couldn't bear it anymore, and cried loudly.

Sun Lianzhong and the people around him looked at it with a sour nose, Sun Lianzhong turned around and calmed down his emotions: "Sangou, you kneel here for Lao Tzu, you are not allowed to get up without Lao Tzu's order!" ”

Where do the three dogs dare to say a word.

Sun Lianzhong called a local: "Where is the largest opium house here?" ”

The man hesitated visibly, with a frightened expression on his face, and hesitated for a long time before quickly nodding towards the west.

Sun Lianzhong didn't say much, leaving the two guards to look at Sangou, and he strode towards it with the other brothers.

The people also quietly followed. The opium hall in the west of the city was opened by Master Du Desheng, and his son was an adjutant under the overseer of Chen Shufan, who would dare to care about him? Could it be that this officer of the Northern Expeditionary Army really dared to touch Master Du's opium house?

Before coming to the smoke house, someone had already gone in to inform Du Desheng, Du Desheng hurried out, saw a group of soldiers and so many people, was startled, and hurriedly flattered: "Sir, please inside." ”

Sun Lianzhong was silent and walked into the smoke house with his subordinates.

The smoke hall is divided into two classes, one is the big earth hall, this kind of smoke house is elegant and clean in the room, the smoking equipment is elegant, and the service is thoughtful to attract smokers. The big earth hall room has bright windows and powder walls, several beds are clean, and there are celebrity calligraphy and paintings, and the furnishings are quaint. On the gold-lacquered kang bed, in winter, it is covered with a leather case or cotton cushion, a cotton backrest, and a stove is added; In the summer, change to a reed mat or a dragon beard mat. Smokers come in, and fragrant tea, hookah, and hot towels are delivered; and hired servants to burn and load cigarettes on behalf of customers; Rich people even lie on the couch, and with one mouth, there is an ivory cigarette holder to send to their mouths, and they can smoke it.

The smoking utensils are also very elegant, and the cigarette tray is made of mahogany and white copper; Smoking guns are made of purple bamboo, and more elaborate ones are made of sugar cane and ivory, with white jade or ivory mouthpieces. Pipes are also divided into fried buckets and flat buckets, and Guangdong Liang Youxuan cinnabar buckets are the most famous, and the corners of the buckets are equipped with silver saddle bridges. There are also sheep's horn cigarette cups, Guangdong cigarette plugs, white copper gray chops, and Wuxing small teapots. The smoke lamp is a road and bridge lamp, with a white copper flower foot plate, although a light is flickering, as dark as a ghost fire, but it is called "beauty lamp" and "charming lamp" by addicts.

The second is the "Smoke House", commonly known as the "Crow Smoke House", commonly known as the Big Smoke House. The house is small and poorly equipped, and there are several couches in one room, most of which are a pair of bed boards, two wooden stools, a straw mat on the bed, two pillows, and nothing else. On the slatted table, put a jar of coarse tea, and let the guests drink it.

Du Desheng came to the first kind of large earth pavilion. The facilities here are exquisite, beautifully decorated, and divided into small rooms, which are specially designed for those with status to come and smoke, and it is not possible for people like Sangou to afford to enter.

After getting through the initial panic, Du Desheng gradually settled down. These soldiers have seen a lot of themselves, and as soon as they enter the city, they first put on a non-smoking posture and give you a dismount, and then they just reach out and ask for money.

The truth of destroying wealth and eliminating disasters, these people who open tobacco houses know best.

Du Desheng made a look, and the housekeeper quickly took out a few letters and put them in front of Sun Lianzhong, Du Desheng smiled and said: "Sir, a little meaning, please smile." ”

Sun Lianzhong glanced at it: "How much?" ”

Du Desheng smiled even more attentively: "Five hundred oceans, just buy a glass of wine for the chief and the brothers." ”

"Five hundred oceans, what a big stroke." Sun Lianzhong sighed and took a cigarette gun in his hand: "This cigarette gun seems to be good, it must be worth a lot of money, right?" ”

Du Desheng was even more relieved: "The chief is really good eyesight, the ordinary cigarette gun is thirty silver dollars, and the chief has the best old plaster cigarette gun in his hand, which costs one hundred silver dollars, if the chief likes it, just use it." ”

Sun Lianzhong smiled slightly: "Boss Du, it's too little!" ”

Du Desheng was even more relieved: "How much does the chief want, just say the number." ”

"All!"

"What?" Du Desheng was taken aback: "All? ”

"Yes, all."

Sun Lianzhong put down the cigarette gun, stood up, and pointed to the smoke house: "I want everything you have here!" ”

Du Desheng swallowed his saliva: "Please also ask the chief to give me a way to live, don't rush to kill everything!" ”

Sun Lianzhong sneered: "I'll give you a way to live?" Have you given someone else a way to live? Make a clean sweep of? Du Desheng, what you said is right, I'm here to kill them all! ”

As he spoke, his face sank: "Move out all the valuable things in this tobacco house for me, and gather all the opium and burn it!" ”

"Yes!"

A large group of soldiers rushed in, and without saying a word, rushed into the houses, and in a few moments the smokers were driven out in disarray.

"Sir, sir!" Du Desheng saw that the things in his tobacco house were moved out in the same way, and he shouted anxiously: "Sir, be merciful, be merciful, my son is Chen Dujun's adjutant." ”

"Oh?" Sun Lianzhong asked curiously, "Which Chen Inspector is it?" ”

"Chen Shufan, Chen Overseer!"

Sun Lianzhong laughed: "Since this is the case, then it is the best, we are the National Revolutionary Army, and we are here to destroy Chen Shufan, since your son is there, then you can help us be a guide." ”

As he spoke, with a wave of his hand, several wolf-like soldiers immediately tied up Du Desheng Wuhuanda.

Behind him was Du Desheng's wailing, and Sun Lianzhong didn't look at him and walked out.

The opium had all been taken out and piled up on the ground, and Sun Lianzhong tore off an advertisement for a tobacco house from the wall, only to see that it read: "This number exclusively buys high-grade puree, and the net goods are carefully cooked." Fushou tobacco ointment, cool and fragrant, different. A special seat is set up for female guests. The hospitality is thoughtful and the monarch is satisfied. ”

Sun Lianzhong smiled, lit the advertisement, threw it into the opium and said loudly:

"Burn!"

(To be continued)