The city head of the fierce battle, the civilian army suffered heavy casualties, the city placed twelve corpses, during the day is still alive and jumping, at night it is separated by yin and yang, the Sun family coffin shop sponsored twelve Shoucai to collect the martyrs, orphans and widows crying miserably on the side, it is really sad for the listener to cry and the hearer sad.

If the bandits attack again tomorrow, I am afraid that it will not last long, and there are many wounded, more than 30 seriously injured and more than 50 lightly injured.

Chan inspected the city walls, his heart was extremely heavy, and he later convened a military meeting to announce a decision.

"I'm going to go out of the city to attack the enemy camp at night, and I need three volunteers."

Everyone was in an uproar, and Chief of Staff Yan persuaded: "By all means, the safety of Nantai depends on the general, in case there is a mistake, the county is not guaranteed, and we will all become sinners through the ages." ”

County Magistrate Liu also persuaded: "The army guards should think twice, it is safer to stick to and wait for help." ”

Chen Zikun said: "When I was studying in the United States, the professor said that the best defense is to attack, if the night attack is successful, it will be able to delay the attack of the bandits and hit their morale. ”

He used the matter of studying in the United States to suppress people, and others naturally had nothing to say, and what the foreign professor said could never be wrong.

Wang Degui and Li Changsheng stood up without hesitation: "Let's go, back then, our brothers served Songlin Store and Changxin Store together, and this time we still served the bandits' den." ”

Chen Zikun praised: "The two brothers are so bold! However, it also needs someone who is familiar with the local topography. ”

County Magistrate Liu quietly took half a step back.

Gong Zijun stood up and resolutely: "I'll go!" ”

Xia Jingxi grabbed his shirt, and his eyes were full of reluctance and emotion.

Gong Zijun nodded vigorously, everything was silent.

Suddenly, a voice sounded: "When it comes to fighting, your surname Gong can't work, you have to come with me!" ”

A pockmarked face walked over, it was Qiu Fuzhao, the head of the security regiment, thanks to him who led the regiment to catch up with the reinforcements at the head of the city today, otherwise the bandits would have entered the city.

Seeing him coming, Xia Jingxi immediately twisted his face to the side.

Qiu Fuzhao said with a big grin: "Escort envoy, when it comes to shooting, the county town is the brother of our group of security regiments, if you don't dislike it, take me with you when you go out of the city, and keep it without holding you back." ”

He said to Gong Zijun again: "This time out of the city, if I die, my cousin will entrust it to you, if you fail her, I will come to you as a ghost." ”

Gong Zijun didn't speak, he only felt that today's Qiu Fuzhao was very different from the past.

Qiu Fuzhao put on his hat and smiled at Xia Jingxi: "Cousin, I'm leaving." Then he went out.

Xia Jingxi bit her lip and didn't speak.

Chen Zikun said: "Since the people have been gathered, without further ado, let's set off." ”

……

Four people, eight guns, took advantage of the night to go down from the west gate, through the swamp back to the bandit camp to fight, the bandits and the regular army, no baggage and grain and grass, it was summer, there was no tent, just lying on the ground, lying horizontally and vertically, without any rules, the clothes were even more messy, and it was easy to fish in troubled waters.

Suddenly attacked by the night, the bandits blew up the nest, and they all pulled up and ran around and shot, but fortunately, the big scoop handle covered Longquan was experienced, and with a whistle, he ordered everyone to lie down and not move, and he was specially designed to run.

I have to say that this hand is really clever, the bandits quickly woke up from the chaos and fell to the ground one after another, and some of those who did not hear the order were suffered, and were pierced into a sieve by bullets from all directions.

Chen Zikun saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly ordered to retreat, and the four of them retreated in the direction of the city under the cover of night, and the bandits found traces and hurriedly chased after them.

Wang Degui hit a shuttle back with a flower pipe, suppressed the enemy's firepower, and was about to leave, but Chen Zikun said: "Resist him away, the body can't be left to the bandits." ”

Li Changsheng carried Qiu Fuzhao's body and left, Wang Degui changed the magazine to cover behind, most of the bandits were night blind, and they didn't know the reality of the official army, so they didn't chase after a bluff.

Entering the city, Jian Bing and Yao Yilei pounced first, they didn't know in advance that Chen Zikun led the team out of the city, and later scolded Yan Su and Liu Youjin.

First checked Chen Zikun up and down to see if there were any wounds on his body, and only after seeing that he was unscathed did he let go, Yao Yilei was angry, grabbed his ears and scolded: "You are the main general, how can you personally charge into battle, you have a good job, let us be widowed!" ”

Jian Bing also complained: "Don't do this kind of thing again, just let your subordinates go down in battle." ”

Chen Zikun smiled bitterly: "Nine deaths and a lifetime thing, how can I let others take risks, anyway, I have also fought in the army of ten thousand horses, do this easily, let the people go, that is to send death." ”

As he spoke, he looked behind him, Qiu Fuzhao's body stopped on the ground, with a bloody hole in his face, which was hit by a bullet.

A group of people surrounded the corpse of Head Qiu and silently took off his hat, Xia Jingxi lay in Gong Zijun's arms and sobbed, although she hated this cousin very much, and scolded him to his face for being a leper pockmarked dog, but at least he was a well-deserved hero for the period before he died.

County Magistrate Liu said tragically: "Head Qiu sacrificed heroically to protect the people of the county, and his name should be recorded in the county annals." ”

Jian Bing suddenly squatted down, tried it with his fingers on the major artery in Qiu Fuzhao's neck, and said in a deep voice: "There is still salvation." ”

Chen Zikun stepped forward to try, and sure enough, there was a faint pulse, but it was unusual, he was hit in the head and didn't die, this Qiu Fuzhao was really fatal.

"Hurry up and get to the hospital!" He immediately decided.

Qiu Fuzhao was sent to the temporary field hospital in the city gate, there is no Western medicine in the county, only an old Chinese medicine doctor who is good at looking, hearing and asking, and he will not treat external injuries at all, at this time, he can only use a dead horse as a live horse doctor, wipe the wound to know, a stray bullet passed through Qiu Fuzhao's face, pierced the back of the head, and brought out some brains, but there is not much bleeding, and the person is not dead for the time being, but whether he can survive tonight is also two words.

……

A night attack, stirring up the bandits did not sleep well, checked the casualties, actually killed more than 20 people, half of them were killed by their own people, there was no corpse of the officers and soldiers, Gai Longquan was angry enough, and vowed to set foot in Nantai County, avenge the brothers, and be ashamed of himself.

"What about Lao Jiu? What about the military advisor? Gai Longquan said.

Xue Bin and Su Qingyan walked over, "Big scoop handle, are you looking for us?" ”

Gai Longquan said: "You're right, I underestimated this guy, and I have a big temper when it comes to time, so I can't compensate you." "As he spoke, he bowed.

The two hurriedly returned the salute, and the big scoop was humble and unconvinced.

Gai Longquan said: "There are not many people in the official army who dare to go out of the city and attack at night, I estimate that it is this surnamed Chen who leads the team." ”

Xue Bin said: "I don't know anything about the big scoop master, this person is quite famous in Beijing martial arts, and Yu Zhankui, who is invincible in Beijing, is his defeated general, and I almost died in his hands at the beginning." Immediately, he came to the original story of how he was defeated and fled, without concealing it at all.

Gai Longquan sighed: "It turns out that he is still a hero. ”

Su Qingyan said: "If the two tigers fight, there will be an injury, and the big scoop will not come back to attack the city." ”

Gai Longquan shook his head: "It's hard to ride a tiger, so many people have died, I haven't seen any meat, how can I explain, I have to fight everything, and attack again tomorrow morning, this time let's change our strategy, don't go up in waves, kill them all, I don't believe they can stop it." ”

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Su Qingyan no longer persuaded him.

……

In the early hours of the morning, the city received good news that the 2nd Division of the Jiangdong Provincial Army, stationed on the south bank of the Huai River, had sent a regiment of troops across the river to support.

There was a thunderous roar of joy in the city, and everyone's confidence came again.

Gai Longquan also received information that hundreds of officers and soldiers on the south bank crossed over and camped by the river, but they had no intention of attacking.

"These dogs are just waiting to pick up the bargain." Gai Longquan scolded.

At half past six in the morning, the sun came out, the bandits re-lined up, thousands of people stood outside the grove, the momentum was amazing, Chen Zikun on the city wall couldn't help but be shocked when he saw it: "It's not good, the bandits are going to be desperate." ”

Yan Su took out his pocket watch and looked at it: "Why can't the second division come over, it is supposed to arrive." ”

Chen Zikun sneered: "They won't come until we and the bandits are defeated, and if you can't count on them, let's fight this battle first." ”

After that, he picked up the German Zeiss telescope and looked into the distance, there was an apricot yellow big silk in front of the bandit queue, with the word "dragon" written on it, and under the big silk was a majestic man, wearing a hat, wearing a double gun at his waist, and a beard showing masculinity, and he was also holding a binoculars in his hand, looking towards the city.

The two eyes met perfectly.

"What a domineering man!" Chen Zikun said solemnly.

"It's worth the trip to meet such an opponent." Gai Longquan put down the binoculars and waved his right hand: "Brothers, step on Nantai, and don't seal the knife for three days!" ”

The bandits roared and advanced, two thousand people were densely packed and overwhelming, and the civilian soldiers on the city wall were frightened and pale, knowing that the county town could not be saved this time.

Three miles east of the county seat, a regiment of the provincial army is assembling and standby, this regiment belongs to the fourth brigade of the second division of the Jiangdong Provincial Army, the number is the eleventh regiment, there should be 1,000 guns on the books, but the real number of personnel is less than 600, of which only 300 can go into battle.

After receiving a letter of help from Nantai County, he immediately ordered his headquarters to cross the river to fight, but after crossing the river, he stopped and camped by the river.

The sun came out, the soldiers buried the pot to cook, the smoke curled, Nie crooked his mouth and dressed in a white silk trouser gown, lying in the tent smoking opium cigarettes, calm and relaxed.

The adjutant came in as soon as he lifted the curtain: "Report, the bandits have begun to attack." ”

"Alright, got it."

"Commander, why don't we make a move?" The adjutant wondered, yesterday the messenger from Nan Tailai kowtowed in front of the regiment commander and knocked his head bleeding, saying that there was no soldier in the city, and the lives of tens of thousands of Li people were tied to Nie Regiment Commander, and begged him to send troops, Nie Regiment Commander was not ambiguous, and immediately sent troops, but when it was time to make a move, there was no follow-up.

"Get out of your brother-in-law's hand, why should we make a move, let them fight first, and then talk about it after the fight." Nie Jinkudao.

The adjutant understood, and snapped a salute: "Got it, Tuanza." ”