The roof of Tongfu Hotel adopts the most common heavy eaves building since the Ming and Qing dynasties.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was a very strict hierarchy in the construction of roofs. However, since the Opium War in 1840, Westerners' guns knocked on the closed door of China, and at the same time broke the original rules.

Prior to this, heavy eaves were mostly used in royal buildings such as palaces.

However, after the Opium War, this kind of heavy eaves design began to appear among the people. The government also didn't pay much attention to these details, so many people occasionally used this design when building houses. Qi County is a small county, which is not very important, and the management is naturally more lax.

It's almost eleven o'clock!

The weather is getting colder and colder.

The people in the lobby of the hotel were a little tired.

The meal was hearty and was laid right in front of you. But surrounded by bandits with loaded guns, afraid that it will be too late, where is there any appetite to eat? At this time, it is estimated that the dragon liver and phoenix gall are in front of him, and he is not in the mood.

Ma Sanyuan was also a little tired.

From beginning to end, he has been dealing with Zhang Baoxin, working harder than others.

Hearing Zhang Baoxin tell him to go out, Ma Sanyuan beat his spirits and trotted all the way to Zhang Baoxin.

"Outside, is there something wrong?"

"Third master, is there a compartment on the roof of our house?"

Zhang Baoxin pointed to the roof of the hotel, put his arm around Ma Sanyuan's shoulder, and asked with a smile.

Ma Sanyuan looked up and shook his head blankly.

"Outside, I don't know about this!

Tongfu Hotel was there before Guangxu Ye ascended the throne, when Lao Taiye Zhang went to the provincial capital to hire someone to design. I don't know exactly how it was built. After the Republic of China, Mr. Zhang rebuilt it twice, but at that time I was begging for life in Beiping, and I can't say for sure whether there was any transformation or not. But as far as I know, I guess not. When Mr. Zhang went to Beiping, he didn't hear him say this. ”

Zhang Baoxin looked at Zhang Shunyu and saw Zhang Shunyu nodding at him.

That means that Ma Sanyuan is not lying.

But Zhang Baoxin ignored it, asked Ma Sanyuan a few more words, and his eyes immediately fell on the heavy eaves.

Generally speaking, floors are set between the eaves.

However, the eaves of the Tongfu Hotel are very small and almost stacked, so it is unlikely that there will be a partition.

Zhang Baoxin always felt that something was not quite right with this heavy eaves.

He closed his eyes and carefully recalled the Tongfu Hotel in his mind.

To be honest, Tongfu Hotel is definitely second to none in Qi County. There are not many rooms, but the decoration and design are outstanding. Especially the space, after living in, there is not the slightest sense of crampedness.

This is also why many wealthy people who come to Qi County are willing to choose Tongfu Hotel.

Wait!

Zhang Baoxin suddenly flashed a spiritual light in his mind and opened his eyes.

"Master Zhang is really an old Jianghu, this design is really ingenious."

He muttered to himself, and then said sharply, "Shun Yu, take someone to the second floor for me, and go and smash the roof open." ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Shunyu didn't quite understand what Zhang Baoxin meant, but he knew that his 'outsider' was definitely a resourceful person. Zhang Baoxin has been able to dominate Taihang Mountain for six years, in addition to strong soldiers and fierce firepower, he also has his brain. Otherwise, no matter how strong they are, they are no match for the national army.

"Outside, outside, what are you doing, you can't smash it."

Ma Sanyuan didn't quite understand what Zhang Baoxin meant, but if the roof was smashed, how would he do business in the future?

He hurriedly begged and begged Zhang Baoxin.

Zhang Baoxin said coldly: "Third master, do you want to go against me?" ”

In a word, Ma Sanyuan suddenly shuddered.

Zhang Baoxin said before: If anyone is against me, then don't blame me for being ruthless.

Maybe it was Zhang Baoxin's kindness that made Ma Sanyuan forget that the person standing in front of him was the famous 'Zhang Yuanwai' in Taihang Mountain, a ruthless character who was helpless even the government and killed people without blinking.

In my heart, there is some pain!

But Ma Sanyuan still closed his mouth and watched the bandits rush into the hotel.

"Outside, it's cold outside, let's rest inside?"

Zhang Baoxin ignored it, his eyes were still staring at the narrow compartment between the heavy eaves, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

Rumble!

A loud bang came from the inn.

This was followed by a series of gunshots.

"Shoot!"

Zhang Baoxin's eyes flashed, and he pointed to the eaves and shouted loudly.

The bandits around him immediately raised their guns and shot wildly at the heavy eaves.

In an instant, gunshots rang out, breaking the quiet night of Qi County.

The moment the explosion came, Ma Sanyuan lay on the ground, holding his head in his hands and trembling.

Zhang Baoxin glanced at him, showing disdain.

Carrying a gun, he rushed into the inn and shouted, "Catch me alive, catch me alive!" ”

Rumble!

There was another explosion on the second floor of the hotel.

As soon as Zhang Baoxin rushed to the second floor, he saw a black iron lump thrown out of a room.

"Grenade, get down!"

Almost without thinking, Zhang Baoxin rolled down the stairs.

The air from the explosion passed over his head. Zhang Baoxin could clearly hear the terrible screams coming from upstairs.

Immediately after, someone shouted, "Jump out of the window, jump out of the window!" ”

Zhang Baoxin got up from the ground, took three steps and made two steps before rushing to the second floor.

"Where did the idea come from?"

He grabbed one of the bandits by the collar and shouted a question.

"Over there, over there...... I saw her bang open the door and jump out of the window. ”

"Give me chase!"

Zhang Baoxin shouted sharply and rushed into the guest room quickly.

windows, holes.

He went to the window and looked down, and saw several corpses lying downstairs, a figure running in the night, and the brush climbed over a wall and disappeared.

"Chase, chase me, don't let the idea run!"

From the back, it was a woman.

Zhang Baoxin jumped out of the window, rolled on the ground, then stood up and chased in the direction of the woman's escape.

"Be careful, everybody, that woman is using a Thomson submachine gun, trap her for me, consume her bullets."

"Shunyo, take a few people to stay in the store, and whoever dares to move will shoot."

Zhang Baoxin shouted as he climbed over the wall.

Behind him, more than a dozen bandits also crossed the wall and chased after Zhang Baoxin.

At the same time, the bandits guarding the street corner also separated some people and outflanked them from both sides.

Zhang Shunyu was almost killed by the explosion just now.

He heard Zhang Baoxin's shout, and secretly rejoiced in his heart.

Just now, he led people into the guest room and smashed the roof, but unexpectedly, a grenade fell out of the hole in the roof. If it weren't for his cleverness, I'm afraid he would have been blown into a hornet's nest just now. Moreover, the opponent's firepower was also very fierce, and a single gun suppressed his subordinates and killed many people.

Stunned, he stood at the window gasping for air.

At this time, the crying of children came from downstairs, and the continuous screaming sounds.

Zhang Shunyu was annoyed and ashamed, rushed down from upstairs, and fired several shots into the sky before he could be regarded as quieting downstairs.

People were crouching in the corners, terrified.

Several parents covered their children's mouths for fear that their cries would anger the bandits.

Zhang Shunyu took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

"Be honest with me, whoever dares to speak out again, Lao Tzu will kill him."

For a moment, there was silence in the lobby.

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At this time, Su Wenxing was hiding in the cellar outside the hotel.

The fierce gunfire just now really startled him.

Thomson submachine gun? He was surprised to hear the familiar sound of gunshots.

The sound of the gunshot, like the sound of a typewriter, sounded very distinctive. Su Wenxing had used this kind of gun before, so he heard it at once. That, indeed, was Thomson before the charge, commonly known as the Chicago typewriter.

This gun, produced in 1919, was a product of the American company Colt.

It uses the U.S. Army's 45 ACP standard pistol cartridges, which are fed by a huge drum with a capacity of 100 rounds, with a rate of fire of up to 1,500 rounds per minute, and the drum of 100 rounds can be used up in four seconds.

Where the Thomson submachine gun came out, it was not adopted by the military because it had not been tested in actual combat. However, because of its ferocious firepower and easy portability, it has become the choice of many gangsters in the United States. Back then, when Su Wenxing was still in the Great Presidential Guard, he was equipped with this kind of gun. The firepower was indeed ferocious, but the ammunition consumption was too great, and the entire guard was only fifty.

Is it Hahona?

When Su Wenxing heard this gunshot, his first thought was that Haihona had been discovered!

He thought for a moment, got out of the cellar, and hid in the stables to look.

Most of the bandits followed Zhang Baoxin, and the store was also a mess. Outside the kitchen door, there were several corpses lying there, and no one paid any attention to them. After making sure that there was no one around, Su Wenxing ran up and picked up a 38 big cover. He saw that there was still a bayonet hanging from the corpse, so he took it off without thinking about it. Hanging the gun on his body, Su Wenxing saw that there was no one around, so he ran a few steps and climbed over the wall.

Previously, with a wall of this height, he could do it in one go.

But now, he felt very struggling.

The movements are still very standardized, but after turning over the wall, there is a violent gasp.

In the distance, a dense burst of gunfire was heard.

Su Wenxing bent his waist and ran against the corner of the wall.

Gunshots came from the direction of the telegraph office. Looks like Hayhona is surrounded by bandits!

It's normal to think about it, there were bandits guarding the telegraph office. In other words, there are nearly 500 bandits in the county, and it is not easy for Hahona to escape. She needs help.

At this moment, Su Wenxing's body was already soaked.

But he did not hesitate and hurried towards the telegraph office.

His mission is to protect Hakhona, and now that Hakhona is trapped, he must find a way to solve it.

This is his promise to Li Tongsheng, even if he dies, he must rescue Hai Hona.

However, this Hakhona is really not simple!

The fire is so ferocious, it is a grenade, and it is a submachine gun, it seems that it has been prepared for a long time.

The Nanjing government is simply a sieve full of holes. knew that Haihona had very important information in her hands, but she still leaked the news. Li Tongsheng was attacked before, and now the bandits have entered the city, all of which show that the Japanese have obtained information. It's just that the Japanese are still blocked out of Shanhaiguan, and Hebei Province does not have enough troops, so they spent money to find Zhang Baoxin to come.

This also shows that the information in Haihona's hand must be very important to the Japanese!