The officers and soldiers who ate the imperial grain did not even dare to provoke these fierce villagers, and were stationed outside the town on the spot, and only the upper generals such as Bao Nian were invited into the compound to enjoy the offerings of the squire.

The sky gradually darkened, and more than 50,000 soldiers and bandits spread all over Gejia Town, not to mention the bandits, those soldiers were simply the same virtue as the bandits. After resting for a while, the soldiers who had recovered after a while regarded camping here as an opportunity to make a fortune, and after hearing that someone had found a silver dollar in the town, they all went out with torches, rummaging through the boxes and cabinets all over the town, and some domestic animals did not escape the poisonous hands, and all became their meals.

Mao Wu looked at the brightly lit Gejia Town aggrievedly, they were required to be stationed outside the town and not to enter the town, what to say for fear of harassing the common people, I'm bah! I also said before that I would make a fortune with General Bao Nian, and if we have the opportunity to make a fortune, we will not be allowed to mix them together.

Someone in the compound had already reported to the squire, but who dared to speak? The generals have long fallen asleep with the enshrined chick in their arms, isn't it uncomfortable to go now? The villagers could only watch the soldiers and bandits loot, but fortunately, they had already brought in most of their belongings in advance, and they could lose a little bit, since ancient times, the people did not fight with the officials, and God hurriedly let the day dawn and send away this group of plague gods.

Lu Mao and 15 special forces were lying in a rice field a few hundred meters away from the town, completely ignoring the bites of leeches and mosquitoes. The situation of the Manchu soldiers opened his eyes again, the equipment was indeed good, but the people who used it were not very good. Torches were everywhere in the town, and all the situations were reflected in Lu Mao's eyes through the darkness, and the target, the Manchu artillery team, was parked in the town, although there were not a few guards around, but there were soldiers coming and going everywhere. The outskirts of the town were also full of bandits, making fires for cooking, and smoky miasma, but the level of defense was much better than that of the regular soldiers in the town.

Yes, their task is to find an opportunity to destroy the Manchu artillery team, more than 40 steel cannons, which will pose a threat to our army's position, and they must find a way to kill them. Lu Mao observed for a while, whispered a few words to his subordinates, and then everyone slowly retreated from the rice field, and the equipment was packed in a special plastic bag in advance, just to prevent flooding. Lu Mao planned to sneak in from the small river that flowed through the middle of the town, and the artillery station was right next to the small river, so there should be a chance to blow it up.

"Boom", before entering the river, there was thunder in the sky, and soon it began to rain, and the soldiers in the town immediately looked for houses to shelter from the rain, and the bandits outside the town also swarmed into the town, and no one stopped them. Golden opportunity! Lu Mao secretly said that more than 40 steel cannons were placed in a temporary wooden shed by the river, and there was no shelter on both sides, and it could be seen that there were only a few guards inside. The other houses are dozens of meters away from this wooden shed, and there are no pedestrians on the street, a godsend!

The sudden heavy rain not only made the soldiers on the streets disappear, but also extinguished the torches, and Gejia Town was black. The special combat team sneaked down the river for several hundred meters, and the sound of the rain drowned out the sound of the water stirred up by the team's advance, and although the weather was warm, the river was still cold at this time. Finally arriving near the wooden shed, Lu Mao and two members of the team pulled out their daggers, quietly climbed ashore, and slowly approached the three guards.

A slight sound came out, the sound of a sharp dagger slashing through the neck, and the three guards were easily put down, and the team members waiting on the shore quickly stepped forward and took out the explosives that had been prepared from the plastic bag. More than 40 artillery pieces were placed in a centralized manner, and even the shell boxes were stacked in the wooden shed, at this time the special combat team needed to do something very simple, Lu Mao and others squatted on the side to guard, and several other team members were guarding against explosives everywhere, hundreds of boxes of artillery shells were enough to make this wooden shed explode into flying ashes.

"Withdraw!" Lu Mao saw that the installation had been completed, and said in a low voice. There is no movement in the distant houses, but there are also many people sheltering from the rain under the eaves, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not notice that there is no abnormality here, or if there are people who change shifts, it will be troublesome. The team members dived into the river one after another, down the river, and returned to the starting point after a few minutes.

"How's it going, are there any difficulties?" Lu Mao asked the two members of the mortar team that they needed to detonate after the security explosives, and if they had known that they had placed the shells in a centralized manner, they might not have used the explosives. The original plan was to use the detonator to detonate the explosives, but now the heavy rain is pouring, the detonation line is easy to lose its effectiveness, and there is no wireless detonation device, so it can only be detonated remotely, the trouble is that the special combat team must be hundreds of meters away from the wooden shed, and it can only be detonated after finding a good bunker, and the power of hundreds of boxes of shells is too great, even if it is a few hundred meters away, there is still a risk of being affected.

"No problem, there are a lot of shell boxes, and I have made the coordinates and strive for a hit!" The team members affirmed that they were excellent gunners who were proficient in mathematics and had a lot of experience. One gunner took out ** from the plastic bag, and the other gunner uncovered the tartar from the tartar, "tom", the gunner aimed slightly to change the shell, and the team members quickly bowed their heads and lay down.

"Boom!" ** Successfully hit the target, detonate the cannonball, and cause it to detonate, a loud sound was heard shortly after a powerful shockwave swept over the team's hidden location. It worked!

Bao Nian, who was sleeping with a young girl in his arms, was awakened by a huge roar, followed by the ground shaking, the house shook, fortunately this is the master bedroom of the landlord's house, which was built very strongly, the beams did not collapse, the glass on the window was broken, and even splashed on the bed and pierced the quilt.

"What's going on, what's going on!" After a few minutes, Bao Nian recovered from the shock and immediately shouted loudly, but no one answered, and the house was full of screams and shouts. He hurriedly dressed and opened the door to see that many crying people were running back and forth in the darkness.

"General, there was an accidental explosion in the artillery team, the steel cannons and shells are all gone, many houses have collapsed, many soldiers have been crushed inside, and the big guy is busy saving people!" One of his men came up to report with a sad face.

"How so?" Bao Nian was a little at a loss, and muttered to himself, as a Manchu noble and pampered person, he didn't know how to deal with this situation at all, so he couldn't help but walked a few steps forward, standing in the heavy rain, looking like he wanted to do something but didn't know how to do it.

Fortunately, there are still people under Bao Nian who remain sober, Pang Erhu, the chief soldier of Humen, was born in a family of Jiangmen, and his father once followed Li Hongzhang to make many military exploits in the extermination of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Pang Erhu has a strict family education, and he can be regarded as the only military talent in Guangdong, and the army is mainly constrained by Pang Erhu after asking for instructions to protect the party. After the explosion of the wooden shed of the artillery team, Pang Erhu immediately rushed to Bao Nian's side, and found that he was dumbfounded and did not answer questions, so he took it upon himself to order the organization of action. First of all, he asked the generals of each team to gather, and then issued an order, fortunately, everyone knew Pang Erhu's talent, and this was not the time to be jealous, so he was very cooperative. So under the organization of the generals, the Qing soldiers gradually restored order, some of them opened the beams of the house to save people, and some patrolled outside the town to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the situation to sneak attack. Fortunately, rifles, ammunition, grain and grass and other materials were placed in the landlord's grain depot at the other end of Gejia Town, and no losses were received.

When the sky gradually dawned, the Qing soldiers who braved the rain to rescue them all night were exhausted and looked for intact houses to rest. Bao Nian took the statistical list handed by Pang Erhu, and almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, the steel cannons and shells were lost, and more than 3,000 soldiers were killed and wounded, most of them were killed and crushed because of their proximity to the wooden shed. The strange thing is that the robbers and townspeople have not been killed or injured more than 100 people, it turns out that all the houses have been occupied by the soldiers, and the bandits and townspeople can only stay under the eaves and cowsheds to take shelter from the rain, but the impact is much smaller.

"Have you ever found out the cause of the explosion?" Bao Nian asked hatefully. The losses are too great, and all the shells stored in recent years are gone, and they can be replenished in the future, but how can this battle be fought?

"Returning to the general, the last general suspects that the three guards lit the fire without authorization, or to keep warm, or smoked a large cigarette, which ignited the ammunition box and caused the explosion." Pang Erhu said with some hesitation, the scene was blown to the ground, and no traces left by the enemy were found elsewhere, and the patrol team he sent even extended to more than three miles outside the town, and no abnormalities were found. This cannot be blamed on Pang Erhu, the special combat team dived in from the water, and the heavy rain covered up the sound of mortars and the traces left behind, so it can only be said that the time and place were occupied.

"General, the morale of the soldiers is low, and there is no artillery, the last general also asked the general to order the withdrawal of troops, and after going back, organize artillery and boost morale, and it is not too late to set off to suppress the bandits." After Pang Erhu said this, the rest of the general generals all nodded in agreement, it is not good to go out of the division, the aftermath of more than 3,000 dead and wounded is a ** annoyance, how can you still be in the mood to send troops to suppress bandits?

"Smack!" Bao Nian slapped the table, stood up suddenly, and said loudly: "For the general, the more frustrated and braver, how can such a small setback make the general retreat?" I have decided to set off immediately, and if I do not exterminate the rebellious party, I will swear not to withdraw my troops! Everyone was stunned, what's wrong with the general, he was boiled by last night's explosion? Why is the brain still confused, I was stunned when I needed him last night, and now I am erect?

"The general said well, I am willing to follow the general to the death!" It's not a big deal, Mao Wu and Liu Dascar participated in this kind of occasion, and they didn't have the right to speak, but they lost very little last night, and they didn't grab the money, so hurry up to show their loyalty, and when the time comes, General Bao Nian will raise his noble hand, maybe let himself go to Heyuan to make a fortune.

Pang Erhu is not stunned, seeing that Bao Nian is categorical, he will no longer dissuade him, anyway, if he loses at that time, the responsibility is not his. All the generals did not speak, so Bao Nian's order was issued, and the soldiers and bandits gathered again, preparing to march to the source of the river dozens of kilometers away.