Chen Zikun knows very well the quality of the people's army under his command, neither the simplicity and tenacity of loyal peasants, nor the ferocity of bandits, and some are just the cunning and shrewdness of small citizens.

Therefore, bandits must not be allowed to attack the moat, as long as the first bandit climbs to the top of the city, Nantai County will not be able to be saved.

The bandits carrying the ladder were still far away, Chen Zikun ordered the cannons to be fired, and the three bronze cannons roared again, this time they were not loaded with solid cast iron balls, but a large ball of iron sand, and when they were hit, there was a large iron rain, and the bandits under the city were blown up, and the wounded mules were lying on the ground screaming, and blood flowed all over the ground.

The bandits also injured several people, this group and yesterday's are not the same group of people, I didn't expect the firepower on the city to be so strong, suddenly a little panicked, and fought and retreated, calmly retreated, their marksmanship was very accurate, the people in the city did not dare to shoot at the head, just randomly fired dozens of shots into the sky to strengthen the prestige.

The first wave of attacks was stopped, and County Magistrate Liu lost no time in creating momentum: "We have won!" ”

The people's army followed and shouted: "Won the war!" Won! A few people also waved red flags, and the silk flag that Li Juren took home had already returned.

Beside the woods outside the city, several bandit leaders on horseback looked at the Nantai county town and the retreating brothers in the distance, with a look of disdain.

A big man with a beard on his face said: "Eighth brother, your brother is so loose, and the space for soaking will make people come back." ”

"Big scoop leader, the brothers are wronged, who knows that there are cannons on the city wall, old ten, why don't you make it clear." Lao Ba has a long scar on his face, which is also aptly named.

The tenth is Liang Maocai, he jumped like thunder and said: "Why didn't I make it clear, there are cannons in the city, and there is more than one fucking home." ”

Lao Badao: "Fart, you are talking about your face and horse manure." ”

"Starling, my day your ancestor!" Liang Maocai was furious and reached out to pull the box cannon.

Not to be outdone, the eighth man swiped, two box cannons were held in his hands, the large and small machine heads were opened, and he looked at Liang Maocai with slanted eyes.

The big scoop didn't look at them, and snorted coldly: "Let's fight, kill it, kill you two dogs, save me I don't know how many eggs are baked." ”

A man in his thirties with beautiful eyebrows and glasses persuaded: "At the moment of the great enemy, let's stop infighting, take down the county seat in a slippery way, eat fragrant and drink spicy, wear gold and silver, how good." "He doesn't have a Nantai accent, but an authentic Beijing official dialect.

Lao Badao: "I give face to the military advisor, and I don't care about you in general." "Anyway, put away the gun.

Liang Maocai also put away the gun stupidly.

The bandits retreated, all panting, scolding, and the eighth felt that his subordinates had lost face to themselves, so they pulled out the box cannon and made a gesture to shoot people, but they were persuaded by the military advisor.

"The eighth master doesn't have to be angry, the brothers have no experience in attacking the county seat, in fact, the artillery on the head of the city doesn't have to worry too much, this kind of breech cannon has to cool down for a period of time after firing a shot, and it has to be recharged, loaded, and fired a round for at least five minutes, and you can rush up while this time is free."

The eighth got off the donkey, put away the gun and said, "Big brother, let my people rush again." ”

The big scoop said: "Middle, up!" ”

This time, Lao Ba personally led the team, hundreds of bandits swarmed out, screaming and rushing forward, slamming down the city wall, most of them didn't hit anyone, the people's army's marksmanship was too stinky, and the bandits rushed to the moat and erected eighteen ladders on the river.

Chen Zikun knew that the critical moment had come, so he grabbed the Mauser rifle from Wang Degui's hand, snapped a shot, and one bandit fell into the river, and another shot, another bandit fell.

The bandits screamed and raised their guns to shoot at the city, but the results were very low, and the militias were lying under the battlements, unable to fight at all.

Chen Zikun's marksmanship is really good, such a close distance, it is simply a bullet, Yan Su saw this and hurriedly said: "Come to a squad to help the guards press the bullets." ”

Ten people immediately came up, and if nothing else, they pressed the bullets into the chamber of the gun, and after pressing the five bullets, they handed it over, Chen Zikun shot out from the hole in the battlement, and every time the gun sounded, a bandit fell to the ground, and not a single bullet was wasted.

The old eight was anxious and shouted: "Rush over, climb the city!" ”

Chen Zikun recognized him as the leader, and when he shot him, the eighth child just turned his head, and the bullet flew over with a swishing sound from his ear, and when he touched it, his hands were full of blood.

"!" The eighth is afraid, there is a sharpshooter on the city wall, and the brothers are like live targets below, and this battle cannot be fought.

The bandits swarmed back, and the militia came forward and shot at the bandits' backs, wasting dozens of bullets, of course.

The second wave of attacks was repulsed again, and the county magistrate shouted slogans again, but this time only a dozen people responded weakly, and people understood that this was just the beginning.

In the morning, the cannon roared, the gunfire was intensive, the manpower and material resources of the whole county were mobilized, the men helped to defend the city, the women took care of the wounded, cooked and sent to the city wall, all they ate were eggs, green onions, steamed buns and wheat kernel porridge, the men were full of food and drink, lying on the city wall, tired like dogs.

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The Xia family's mansion, Xia Dalong's mouth was crooked, his eyes were slanted, sitting on the Taishi chair, he had a stroke, he was a lively stroke, and now he can't speak, his hands can't move, and the two most beloved iron galls can't play.

As soon as the old man fell ill, the pillars of the family fell, and the usually obedient wives and concubines tore their faces, no one cared about the old man, and made a big noise in the hall to divide the family property, and the loyal housekeeper ran away with a maid, and took away the only remaining more than 1,000 oceans on the cabinet.

This family collapsed, the owner couldn't pay his salary, and the nurses hired by the high salaries were scattered, and the entire Xia family's mansion became extremely deserted.

Qiu Fuzhao came, dressed in a black uniform and with a box cannon hanging on his waist, when he entered the door and saw Xia Dalong's appearance, he immediately burst into tears: "Uncle, Fuzhao is late!" ”

Xia Dalong was drooling in his mouth, muttering in his throat and unable to speak, muddy tears flowed from his eyes, the wind knew the strength of the grass, and the country was in trouble and thought of his loyal ministers, but he didn't expect that when the mountains and rivers were exhausted, this cousin was still the most loyal.

The aunts and wives were still arguing, Qiu Fuzhao was furious, pulled out the box cannon and scolded with red eyes: "Uncle is not dead yet, what are you arguing about, what kind of family property are you sharing!" ”

This shouting really works, now the county is in chaos, the sound of guns is endless, there is a gun is the uncle, the aunts and wives dare not speak, but they are scolding in their hearts, the Xia family still has sons and daughters, where is your turn to speak.

Qiu Fuzhao's status in the Xia family was very low in the past, and when he saw these aunts, he had to lower his voice, but today he finally raised his eyebrows, feeling extremely cool, and then looked at Xia Dalong, there was a look of approval in his eyes, he was even happier, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle, don't panic, with me, I will help you find Langzhong." ”

Xia Dalong muttered a few times, and Qiu Fuzhao was puzzled: "Uncle, what do you mean?" ”

Tears flowed from Xia Dalong's eyes and pointed in the direction of the back house.

Qiu Fuzhao suddenly realized: "You are worried about your cousin's safety, don't worry!" Entrust Jingxi to me! ”

Xia Dalong shook his head desperately.

"Uncle, I'll take you as a promise." Qiu Fuzhao pulled his legs and left.

When he came outside, more than 20 brothers from the security regiment had already gathered here, and when they saw Qiu Fuzhao coming, they asked him gossipily: "Regiment leader, what's the matter?" ”

Qiu Fuzhao said fiercely: "The world is in chaos, what else can I do, while the bandits have not entered the city, I will make a fortune first." ”

Everyone is gearing up, these people who are mixed with the security team are originally second-rate people in the city, bullying men and women and kicking the widow's door, absolutely expert, originally hindered the identity of the security team and couldn't rob it openly, but now they completely tear off their masks, and they are in their arms.

Someone asked, "What should I do if I finish robbing it?" ”

Qiu Fuzhao said: "After the robbery, we will also go out to be bandits." ”

No one responded now, being a bandit is comfortable, but compared to being a security team, it seems to be almost perfect.

"Commander, our family is still in the city, why are we bandits?" Questions were raised.

Falling into the grass was originally an immature idea of Qiu Fuzhao, but now that he encountered opposition, he was also stuck, and thought for a while: "What, let's take a look first, and then talk, the camera acts." ”

Even if Qiu Fuzhao had a conscience, he first went to a famous Chinese medicine doctor in the county seat, and dragged Lao Langzhong to Xia's house to diagnose Xia Dalong, and then took a team of brothers to the south gate.

Why did he go to the South Gate, Qiu Fuzhao himself couldn't say clearly, looking for Chen Zikun to take revenge? Definitely not, he didn't have the courage to fight bandits, no, he wouldn't do that thing if his idle egg hurts, until he came to the city, he suddenly thought that he was here to find Xia Jingxi.

Xia Jingxi has been helping at the South Gate, she is a student of the provincial women's normal school, trained in Red Cross first aid, but she did not expect it to come in handy in the summer of 1923.

Miss Xia wore a white cloth apron, which was stained with blood, which was the blood of the wounded, the siege was very fierce, many people hung up colors, Xia Jingxi shouldered the responsibility of saving the dead and helping the wounded under the leadership of Jianbing.

No one could believe that such a weak and weak-looking little girl didn't faint blood, and it was called a mali when she bandaged her wounds, but thinking that Xia Jingxi was Xia Dalong's biological daughter, everyone was relieved.

Tiger fathers have no dog girls.

In fact, they misunderstood, Xia Jingxi is pampered at home, and her ten fingers do not touch the spring water, let alone rescue the wounded, even if the oil bottle is poured, she will not help, and the only thing to inherit her father's excellent genes is a competitive heart.

What she admired the most was the two wives of the Protector Envoy, before Jianbing and Yao Yilei came to Nantai, Xia Jingxi was a well-deserved first lady, well-known and handsome, and a foreign student in the provincial capital, but now she can only rank third.

She sincerely likes and admires the two sisters, of course, there is a little jealousy, Jianbing is from Shanghai, Yao Yilei is from Beijing, and there is a strong big city style between her gestures.

Yao Yilei, as the wife of the escort envoy, actually carried a gun to the city wall, while Jian Bing took surgical instruments and personally helped the wounded to take shrapnel and bandage the wounds, which moved Xia Jingxi to tears.

Xia Jingxi was busy in the city, leading a group of women to clean the bandages, and suddenly Qiu Fuzhao led a group of people to arrive, grabbed Xia Jingxi's arm, and said rudely: "Cousin, my uncle has a stroke, you come home with me." ”