"Where did this soldier come from?"

"Isn't it Yangyi!"

Chang Cheng, Ma Harrier and the garrison guerrillas of the military standard jumped up almost at the same time, it was so miserable that a hundred people rushed up, and none of them came back!

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

In the sandbag position at the bridgehead, Zheng Wei looked at Zheng Hongyuan unhappily, this kid is Zheng Yong's son, who entered the water one stage later than him, but after the training was completed, he was promoted to the sentry commander at the same time as him, so that he would be angry when he looked at it. Even their "chief" also talks about nepotism in employing people, humming ...... "passing by, mending the gun......"

Zheng Hongyuan smiled, escaping the Qing soldiers who were in a row of guns just now, and never escaped the hunt of his sentry.

"Get down!"

Then Zheng Wei pressed him down, and the frightened Qing soldiers hurriedly set up their cannons again, otherwise they would not be able to breathe.

"You haven't escaped yet?"

In the position on the other side, Jiang Da muttered.

"Don't despise the enemy."

Lang Songliang reprimanded.

As soon as the words fell, there was a bang, and a cannonball smashed a pile of sandbags not far away, and two flying figures could be seen in the smoke and dust.

"Grass!"

Lang Songliang scolded the verbal language he had learned from Li Shi, but the casualties still appeared.

"Fire! We have a cannon too! ”

Lang Songliang shouted angrily, and the two divine arm cannons in the outpost were set up.

What followed was an artillery battle for nearly half an hour, with the roar of artillery on both sides. There were more than ten small cannons on the side of the Qing soldiers, only four on this side, and later two more were strengthened, and finally only half of the small cannons of the Qing soldiers were left, and the remaining half retreated to two hundred paces away. And Si Wei's side also lost a cannon, and the accuracy of the Qing gunners was not much worse than them, but the guns were too poor, and this cannon was bombarded, not only smashed the cannon, but also killed and wounded.

After the artillery battle was lost, the Qing soldiers did not move again, but kept gathering people. At dusk, the Qing soldiers on the east side of Jiuxing Bridge were close to 2,000. There are not only two battalions of military standards, but also two battalions of Fu standards, if the four battalions arrive, with Yu Ding, there are 5,000 men and horses.

At this time, it was impossible to suppress the matter under the official face, and even Li Zhushou had to report to Yang Lin that the anti-thieves were entrenched in the Qingpu cargo station, and on the east side of the Jiuxing Bridge, the banner of the Qing soldiers had been greatly displayed, and this was a battle to exterminate the anti-thieves.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, the Qing soldiers moved again, and this time they not only pushed the cannon to the front again, but also piled up seven or eight hundred spearmen and archers, and fought in a lively table tennis game a hundred paces away on the other side of the river. Although more than 100 people at Lang Zheng's two posts were covered by sandbags, they were still overwhelmed for a while. The shotgun was no threat at such a distance, and the bow and arrow were really annoying, shooting down in an arc, and although everyone was clinging to the sandbags, people were still being shot.

Both Lang Songliang and Zheng Wei ordered that they should not return fire, and as they expected, several carriages were pushed onto the bridge, followed by three or four hundred hand-to-hand soldiers.

No one is stupid, the Qing soldiers quickly adjusted their strategy, and the platoon of guns at the two sentries of Lang Zheng only knocked down the Qing soldiers who could not be covered by one or twenty carriages, and several of them were shot down by the rain of arrows that came from the rush.

Lang Zheng's eyes began to redden, and they were considering whether to order bayonets, and more than a dozen carriages galloped over. Three or four hundred guards, with more than a dozen divine arm cannons, spread out on both sides of the bridge, and Wang Tanghe's familiar voice echoed in the ears of the guards.

"hard! Such fatty meat, a rare opportunity! ”

The two armies were across the river, and the roar of guns and cannons became several times fiercer, and the shotgun archers on the other side of the river fell like mowing grass, and they were suddenly unable to parry. The hand-to-hand combat soldiers who rushed to the middle of the bridge with the carriage on the top were even more miserable, more than a dozen divine arm cannons were flanked from the left and right, and thousands of shotguns set off a metal storm on the bridge deck, mercilessly churning flesh and blood. This time, the Qing soldiers woke up a lot, and ran away one by one, and most of them escaped.

"Happy!"

The guards cheered, but Wang Tanghe sighed, in order to repel this impact, not only used the reserves, but also transferred the defenders from other places, leaving only one guard at the dock and one in the warehouse to watch, but it was not a small risk.

The most important thing is that the power of Qingpu Cargo Station has finally been revealed.

The remnant sun is like blood, Yinzhen went up to the west wall of Guangzhou, looking at the rising gunpowder smoke in the distance, which was both relieved and awe-inspiring. As he wished, he finally forced Li Shi to rebel, and even the Qingpu cargo station he stayed behind was so tough, this person was not only an evil demon, but also a scourge lurking in Guangdong.

Fire Hammer ...... Powerful Cannon ...... Thinking of the battle report I heard before, the hundred people who rushed forward were all wiped out in an instant, and a trace of fear sprouted in Yinzhen's heart, was he in too much of a hurry? Although Li Shi's foundation is revealed little by little under his own persecution, what else does he not know? In case of erosion in a province, will Huang Ama agree with his own disposal? He used himself as a knife, he shouldn't have thought about using himself as a gun...... Yin Zhen is very clear about his Lao Tzu Kangxi's methods, and he also takes this as an example, always carefully trying to learn. As far as he knew, except that he was too young back then, he poked out a hole in the sky when he withdrew from the three feudatories, and after that, he always paid attention to planning and then acting, so as to make a move and never let the situation get out of control. Whether it was to take Taiwan or to fight for Galdan, including the battle with the Russians outside the border, Kangxi was steadily arranged, without absolute certainty, and rarely took risks.

Thinking of this, Yinzhen's heart became more and more unsteady, and at this moment, the entourage who was watching the battle situation in front came back to report.

"Two hundred dead and three hundred! Didn't even attack the bridge? The other party is at least thousands, all of them are Western-style firecrackers!? ”

Yin Zhen's eyes turned black, and his body shook a little, and his entourage hurriedly supported him, but he pushed him away.

"Go and inform Yang Lin and suppress all the submissions that report the rebellion! The soldiers and flags in front have also fallen! ”

Yinzhen's words were squeezed out from between his teeth, and the matter was ...... spoiled.

It is not a credit to force out a thief, only to get someone, or to quell the rebellion, this is the credit. If you fail to control the situation and let the chaos become bigger, then you have no merit, only sin, or a big sin!

Thinking that his own Lao Tzu had ruled the world for more than 50 years, and that he had been peaceful for twenty or thirty years, Yinzhen, who was stunned, finally broke out in a cold sweat, and he was scared. But because he was afraid, he made a heart, this is not a rebellion! Before he cleans up his head and tail, the rebellion must not be stabbed to the capital!

Looking to the north, Yinzhen is measuring again, is it okay to leave it alone for now, and wait for the dust to settle in the north?

"No...... There must be some secret of the army of thousands of people here, or something that Li Xian cherishes. ”

Yinzhen smashed his fist on the battlements, Qingpu Cargo Station, must be taken!

South of Xiguan, Yanghang Wharf, a group of people gathered on the top floor of the restaurant, from here, Qingpu Cargo Station is full of gunsmoke, like a fairy mountain Yingtai.

"I really didn't get in!?"

"I said it earlier, Li Shi's subordinates, one top ten! There are no ten thousand people, and the four ...... If you want to take Qingpu, I'm afraid it's difficult. ”

"Li Sanjiang is really righteous, so he fought hard to protect our goods."

"He doesn't just guard our goods, he also guards his own future."

"You dare to break with the fourth master, you really deserve to be a character! Look at this excitement, how has it been for more than 60 years? It's almost doubtful that the sky is going to change. ”

Everyone talked about it, but they were all a little apprehensive. These are all businessmen, and many of them are from the Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce. Not to mention that Qingpu Cargo Station has their goods, Li Xi is about to fall, and they will all lose their money.

"It's still that fourth master who is too ruthless!"

An Jinzhi sat inside, didn't look at the scene of Qingpu Cargo Station, just drank vigorously and patted the table from time to time.

"Yes, even if you want to rectify Li Shi, just go directly to Yingde to arrest people. Qingpu Cargo Station except for his ship, the rest is everyone's cargo, it was really rushed into by those Guangzhou soldiers, how many of those things can be left? ”

The merchant at his table lamented repeatedly.

"I've asked Lord Xiantai to help us businessmen deliver a message, at least don't move the warehouse, but Lord Xiantai said that he can't help him."

Another merchant was in sympathy with him.

"I think this is very strange, until now, there has been no official document in the yamen, and Li Xi has been beaten as a thief?"

An Jinzhi frowned and muttered, and the businessmen who were watching also gathered one after another, this matter is indeed very strange, and the dog's brain is about to come out, and the government still hasn't reacted? Even Li Shi's official body has not been stripped off, which is the most strange thing in the world.

"You forgot, there are still two messengers on the road......"

A businessman said leisurely.

"In the current situation, whether Li Xi is a thief or not depends on what the final fight looks like, and if he is caught, he will be a thief."

He burped, and he looked unfathomable.

"Let's not mention him, what should we do? At this time, he went to Li Xi to ask for silver, and he definitely didn't give it. ”

"Yes, yes, no matter how messy they are, our silver goods have to be taken care of."

As the businessmen spoke, they all looked at An Jinzhi, and they all knew that he had a good relationship with Li Shi.

"What's the use of seeing me? My son-in-law shook off his family in order to protect our business, which is all taboo of the imperial court! You have hands and feet, and you won't take care of the goods yourself? ”

An Jinzhi frowned for a while, and finally made up his mind and shouted these words.

The businessmen made eye contact, and their minds were united.

On the south bank of the Pearl River, dozens of sand boats are moored, and there are countless people wearing "boat" uniforms standing on the boats, all tiptoeing to look at the situation on the other side, but they can only see the rising gunpowder smoke, and they can't see the situation of the Jiuxing Bridge.

"Mr. Li is going to fall, and our work will be gone."

"Job!? Be careful and be caught as a thief! ”

"Let's keep the ship, why are we thieves?"

"The fourth elder brother from the capital said that whoever is a thief is."

"Aren't all the government the same, my father used to go on a boat to sell some private goods, and he was beaten as a pirate."

These people are all boatmen of Sanjiang Boat Company, reliable and potential boatmen were selected to go to the Hong Kong training camp as guards, and the rest of the people are still immersed in earning strength money, although it is not rich, less than two taels of silver a month, but it is said that life is much easier and simpler than before. Because all taxes and fees are paid by the shipping company, they no longer have to face the government.

"No! We can't just look at that! ”

Eji, who was squatting on the side of the boat, jumped up.

"That's a war, Jiang Er, even General Secretary Li said before, the silver given to us is just money for hard work, not money for selling life, let's just watch this matter."

"Yes, I think the general director also sees that we are useless, and doesn't let us get involved."

The other boatmen all persuaded him.

"Let's not go to war, let's go to the general office, right? Mr. Li is really down, aren't we still anti-thieves, can't we get out of the relationship? ”

Jiang Er clenched his fists and said, but said in his heart that as soon as he was able to live a relaxed life, the court forced him to come to the door, and he really became a thief, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

At Qingpu Cargo Station, Fan Jin and Fang Wang looked worried.

It was not for the casualties, the battle in Bai Yue, with more than 40 casualties, was far less than their psychological expectations, and what they were worried about was the night attack of the Qing soldiers. Although there is a lookout on duty and a motorized convoy to patrol, the Qingpu cargo station is full of loopholes, and if the Qing soldiers really want to gather ships to raid at night, they are likely to fall into a melee.

was discussing whether to shrink the line of defense, and his subordinates brought over two people, one was Jiang Er and the other was Master Luo.

"That's it, the officials of the Guangzhou Mansion still have to come to guard the warehouse?"

After listening to the words of the two, Fan Jin and the others only felt extremely ridiculous, but then Master Luo explained, making the three of them dumbfounded, this battle is really weird.

"Governor Li is very nostalgic for the old, and now the situation is difficult to understand, and he still has a chance to intervene."

Master Luo said.

It turned out that both groups of people were working hard, and the boatmen tried to do their best, even if it was just to help Hope. The merchants explained to Yang Lin and asked him to acquiesce to Li Zhushou to come forward and send officials to isolate the warehouse area of the Qingpu cargo station from the battlefield. The reason why Yang Lin dared to nod was because he also persuaded Yinzhen, and Yinzhen ...... I was also worried about the expansion of the situation, so I agreed to it.

This is really good news for Fan Jin and others, who are having a headache. But the generals who were ordered to attack the Qingpu cargo station and take the main building of the cargo station were uncomfortable. After being told that they were not allowed to set foot in the position of the warehouse, Chang Cheng and Ma Harrier also fought for it, saying that it was not conducive to night raids, and if they didn't succeed at night, it would be even more difficult to get in during the day, Yin Zhen only replied: "Raising you is to help the master!" ”

If the situation is not expanded, this is Yinzhen's politics, and the military of Chang Cheng, Ma Harrier and others must obey politics.

Chang Cheng, Ma Harrier and others had a bitter face and organized a river crossing raid to solve the guards guarding the bridge. But in the face of the well-manned lookout system, the raid turned into a surprise attack, and of the more than 100 heroes who touched the past, only twenty or thirty knew how to escape back.

When it comes to this, both sides of the Fubiao military standard are gone, and the men who are a little bloody in their standard camp have either become corpses, or they are lying in Yingci Courtyard for treatment, and the rest have been scared out of their guts, and now they can still gather outside the Jiuxing Bridge, or Yinzhen went out of the city and suppressed the thousands of guerrillas, otherwise they would have fled in a swarm.

"Invite the general of Guangzhou City to come down!"

Yin Zhen gritted his teeth and ordered.

"Now...... I'm scared too. ”

Early in the morning, on the lookout platform of the main building of Qingpu Freight Station, looking at the rows of ox carts in the east, Fan Jin said to Wang Tanghe.

(To be continued)