The two sides were getting closer and closer. When the distance was less than twenty feet, Li Jizu immediately ordered, "Stop, aim at the archer, and kill!"
The soldiers immediately stopped and divided themselves into five teams. They raised their hands and shot at the archers on the opposite side.
"Bang bang bang~"
There was a sound like firecrackers, one team emptied the bomb nest, and the next team immediately replaced it.
In an instant, flowers of blood burst out from Pan Fu's archer's body, and he fell to the ground with a painful sound and kept rolling. Many of them didn't even have a chance to roll, and fell to the ground without any chance of breathing again.
In just one confrontation, Pan Fu suffered over a hundred casualties.
The first collective appearance of Zuolun in Ming Dynasty shocked the audience instantly.
Pan Fu was even more frightened by such a ferocious firearm and couldn't help but retreat. He didn't know that it was because of his retreat that everyone who still had some courage suddenly fell to the bottom of their hearts.
Even the leader is afraid of death, so how can they have the courage to face such a fierce opponent? Pan Fu promised them countless benefits, so they took such a huge risk and took this trip with Pan Fu.
But if the cost is to make them lose their lives, then of course they will not agree. After all, no matter how many benefits Pan Fu promises, they have to live to enjoy it.
These people immediately retreated. Some even looked like they were facing the officers and soldiers, but their steps were retreating.
There are those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and there are those who are loyal even if they risk their lives. The servants under Zhao Zhen who engage in private salt business are real desperadoes. Even though they saw the officers and soldiers being extremely ferocious, they still had the courage to shoot arrows at the officers and soldiers, and even rushed forward desperately, trying to block the officers and soldiers.
Li Jizu was extremely experienced on the battlefield. The moment Pan Fu retreated, he immediately noticed it. Immediately shouted: "They retreat, rush forward and kill them all!"
The elites of Shanziying had never paid attention to the mob on the opposite side, but now they heard that they were defeated in one blow. His spirit was instantly lifted, as if he had been given a shot of blood, and he charged towards the opposite side with great momentum.
Han Du had already been holding a revolver in his left and right hands, but just now he was surrounded by soldiers and had no chance to use it.
Now as the gap between them widens, Han Du also has the opportunity to kill the enemy. Stand firm, aim, calculate the advance, pull the trigger, "Bang!"
A blood flower bloomed from the chest of the person opposite and fell down in response.
Pan Fu panicked, especially when he saw that even the fierce private gangsters under Zhao Zhen could not stop the officers and soldiers in the slightest, his face turned pale.
"Stop them, stop them..." Pan Fu roared loudly, and his hands pointing at the officers and soldiers could not help but tremble.
Pan Fu suddenly shouted: "Kill, kill an officer and soldier, I will reward you with a hundred taels of silver! No, reward you with a thousand taels!"
Such a huge reward instantly made the eyes of these rabble turn red, and they really wanted money or their lives to rush forward.
However, under the intensive firepower, there was no such charge as Pan Fu and others. Apart from adding another corpse to the ground, it has no use at all.
On the other hand, Li Jizu's side was really powerful.
Even if General Pan Fu's reward increased to the point of 10,000 taels of silver for killing one person in a short period of time, it could not stop Li Jizu at all.
Finally, Li Jizu took the lead to penetrate Pan Fu's formation. Apart from Pan Fu and others, there was no one in front of him.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
At this time, no matter how much Pan Fu shouted for a large reward, and even increased the reward to an unprecedented one hundred thousand taels of silver for killing a person, no one dared to come forward.
Because everyone who dared to stand in front of Li Jizu and others had now turned into corpses on the ground. From the beginning to the end, no one could kill an officer or soldier.
Who cares about the reward when they know it's impossible? No matter how much the reward is, you can't get it anyway, so what's the use?
The local ruffians are used to taking advantage of the situation. Seeing that Pan Fu has no hope anymore, no one is willing to stay here and die with him. The surrounding ruffians fled in all directions, but within a few breaths, they were all gone.
In this battle, Li Jizu led his troops and easily killed nearly 600 enemies and injured more than 1,000 people. The rest fled, and Pan Fu, Zhao Zhen and others were captured on the spot.
Although this battle was won, it was really painful for Han Du. Almost all the bullets he carried were used up.
Tie Pan Fu and others into a string with ropes and bring them back to the moat.
Han Du stared intently at the top of the tower and shouted loudly: "Open the door!"
On the city gate tower, everyone's eyes were turned towards the guard Wu Zong, waiting for his decision.
Everything just happened was seen in their eyes, it was so shocking!
Fifty people versus thousands of people, originally they all thought that the imperial envoy and his party were doomed. But they didn't expect that the result was completely opposite to what they expected. The imperial envoy was not only alive and well, but also a great thief, which put Wu Zong in an extremely embarrassing position.
If all the imperial envoys were dead, then he would naturally be able to make a push. But now the imperial envoy and his party are still alive, which makes him have to face a fatal problem, that is, he did not follow the imperial envoy and his party out of the city to attack the bandits, but sat on the sidelines.
If the Imperial Envoy were to investigate, he would not be able to escape his involvement.
Wu Zong had difficulty making up his mind, but when he saw the faces of the people around him gradually changing. He knew he couldn't delay it any longer. If he delayed it any longer, these people would probably tie him up and send him to the Imperial Envoy to claim credit.
"Open... open the door~" Wu Zong sighed with great reluctance. As long as this door is opened, he will become a piece of meat on the imperial envoy's chopping board, but he has to open it.
As the winch rotated, the moat was slowly lowered, and finally with a loud bang, it lay across the moat.
Han Du was about to step onto the city bridge when he was suddenly pulled by Li Jizu.
Li Jizu held Han Du with one hand, waved at the other soldiers with the other, and shouted: "Cross the bridge!"
After the soldiers escorted Pan Fu and others across the city bridge, Li Jizu pulled Han across the bridge.
Han Du couldn't help but nod, secretly praising Li Jizu's carefulness. Although the county guard had maintained neutrality just now, no one knew what he was thinking now.
According to common sense, now that I have won a great victory, the other party cannot be disadvantageous to me. But there are no absolutes in the world, and Li Jizu's caution is very necessary.
As Han Du and others walked to the city gate, heavy creaking sounds were heard, and the city gate was slowly opened. When the city gate opened, Wu Zong was the first to rush forward and knelt down in front of Han Du, "General Wu Zong, pay your respects to the imperial envoy."
Han Du looked at this man coldly. Wu Zong was tall and tall after all, and he looked like Kong Wu was powerful at first glance. But I didn't expect that under his rough face, there was actually a lot of hidden thoughts.
As the guard of Liyang County, Wu Zong couldn't possibly be unaware of the activities of Pan Fuliang and others. But he chose to conceal it and not report it. Just for this reason, he could not escape the involvement.
What's more, when Han Du asked him to close the city gate to prevent Pan Fu and others from entering the county. But he chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb. From this point of view, it was difficult for Han Du to think that there was no relationship between him and Pan Fu.
Han Du looked at Wu Zong intently and immediately waved his hand suddenly, "Take it!"
The two soldiers obeyed the order and stepped forward to capture Wu Zong.
Wu Zong lowered his head and did not expect that the imperial envoy would want to arrest him so ruthlessly. He thought that after Liyang County experienced this incident, it was the time when people needed to be stabilized. And he, Wu Zong, shoulders the heavy responsibility of guarding the city. Even if the imperial envoy knew what was going on, he would most likely turn a blind eye and let him go for the time being.
If he could lower his attitude and try his best to assist the imperial envoy, then maybe he could make up for his mistakes and spare him this time.
Wu Zong didn't expect that the imperial envoy would take him down without even giving him any face.
"My lord, what do you mean by this?" Wu Zong stopped pretending and stood up directly from the ground, taking a few steps back and retreating into his soldiers.
"Yes, sir, what do you mean by this? Our general came here to greet you with good intentions. Why do you want to arrest our general instead?" Someone next to Wu Zong stood up and said loudly. It was as if the imperial envoy's move had caused Wu Zong to suffer great injustice.
Han Du shouted at the soldiers on the left and right: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you take him down quickly?"
Then he looked at Wu Zong and said, "Whether you are guilty or not, you know best in your heart. If you are wise, you can catch the emperor with bare hands and listen to the emperor's decision. I can also intercede for you."
Wu Zong suddenly hesitated, and it was difficult for him to make a decision for a while.
At this moment, Pan Fu, whose hands were tied with ropes, burst into laughter and said: "Wu Zong, you took ten thousand taels of silver from me, do you still think that this dog official will let you go? Why don't you kill him quickly?" Come on, save me so you can survive."
Received ten thousand taels? Han Du couldn't help but look at Wu Zong, his appetite was really quite big. At the same time, he also understood that as Pan Fu said these words, Wu Zong had no choice and immediately took out the revolver.
When Wu Zong heard Pan Fu's words, he immediately knew something was wrong. Without hesitation he ordered, "Kill!"
Following Wu Zong's order, the guards suddenly became polarized. The people beside Wu Zong were obviously his loyalists. The next moment they heard his order, they raised their swords and rushed towards Han Du and others. The other soldiers retreated hastily, fearing that they would be involved in this matter.
"Bang~bang!" There were two loud noises, and the two soldiers who rushed forward were knocked to the ground by Han Du.
The other soldiers also reacted and immediately took out their revolvers and started to fight back.
The number of confidants who obeyed Wu Zong's orders was only thirty or forty people.
In an instant, most of them were killed or injured by the elite of Shanzi Camp, and the rest were also arrested, including Wu Zong.
