Of course, telegrams asking for help also had to be sent. [No pop-up novel website] Although Bekai is more than 90% sure that he can repel the bandits' attack. But hiding news of bandit attacks is always a remiss.
He arranged for his secretary to send a telegram to inform him that bandits were about to attack Hongji, numbering around 2,000. Hongji is ready for battle.
In the telegram, he did not explicitly mention whether reinforcements would be needed. Given the current importance of the Hong base station, reinforcements are inevitable. Of course, Bekay hoped that he could leave an impression on the Senate that he was "unafraid in the face of danger" this time.
Finally, now that the marine platoon has boarded the ship, he armed the most reliable naturalized civilians, including the clerks and administrative staff around him. In addition to the marine mini rifles, Hongji Fort also has more than thirty spare rifles in reserve. rifle. He gave them these guns and a grenade each as the general reserve of Honji Fort.
When the bandits approached Hongji Station, they saw the strong barriers on the fortress and knew that preparations had been made inside. Shen Hu asked the group to stop to rest and cook. This was not because he was sympathetic to everyone, but because the bandits' team was sparsely stretched for more than ten miles. There are still seven to eight hundred people behind. Let's just eat and rest first and wait until everyone arrives. In addition, he also has an ally at sea, "Fan Hai Bao". After he arrives, everyone moves forward together, and the hope of success is greater. It is said that the mine has a large ship and three small boats on the beach, but there are 14 large and small boats in the sea. Shen Hu does not think that these few boats can play any role.
Shen Hu's men were a relatively "regular" group of bandits. At least they had someone to monitor them wherever they went to eat and drink. At that moment, someone set up a pot at the bottom of the hillside and ordered dozens of local women who had been kidnapped to boil water for cooking.
Shen Hu looked at the fortress opposite Hongji. This was the first time he had seen such a collection of fortresses. He thought it was very crude. The earth fence was only two people high at most. Although the slope was steeper, people could climb up without a ladder. The only thing was that The more difficult thing is that it takes a lot of effort to fill in the trench outside the earthen fence.
Other than that, it doesn't look like this wall is too difficult to beat. Although You Long and You Hai told him that there were cannons placed at the protruding corners of the earth fence, Shen Hu didn't care about it: he had seen a lot about cannons, and it would take at least a while to fire one. Only then can we fire a second shot.
This was enough time for his people to rush to Tuwei.
"Where's that earth fence over there? There's also a cannon?"
"It's a village where miners live. There are no cannons." You Long gestured. "It's full of coal miners and their families. There's not much oil and water."
"Okay, let's ignore them for now." Shen Huyin smiled, "After the big fort is broken, the miners' stockade will also be broken down, and we can find a few women to entertain the brothers."
His cronies laughed together. Shen Hu generously patted You Long and You Hai on the shoulders: "One for each of you two!"
"Thank you, chief!" The two of them were flattered and immediately knelt down and worshiped.
"Well, well, I'll do..."
Before he could say anything after "I see," a small group of one hundred and eighty people were already running toward the street between the two forts. There were some nice-looking houses on the street, and I guess there were valuable things inside. The bandits couldn't wait for his order and immediately wanted to plunder.
"Idiot!" Shen Hu cursed.
This group of bandits are not his men, and he cannot control everyone. Besides, he had already known from the spies that everything on this street had been emptied out long ago, and there was nothing but empty houses.
He watched the bandits running chaotically onto the street between the two forts. At this time, "
A row of white smoke emerged from a convex corner of the main castle, and the running gangsters suddenly fell one after another. The remaining people screamed and fled back quickly.
"The bird is so powerful!" Shen Hu exclaimed in surprise. He had seen matchlocks before, but the gangsters were at least 40 to 50 feet away from the fort where they fired. Shooting from such a distance is just to hear the sound. Let alone killing people, the projectiles cannot fly this far.
The group of gangsters just left a dozen corpses on the ground." The bird mirror on the mine not only shoots far, but is also very accurate.
He quickly called You Long and You Hai over and asked them how many birds were in the fortress?
"There are thirty or fifty of them holding up the sky!" You Long said, "It is rare to see people holding bird mirrors. The brave men in the mines all use spears and machetes..."
"really?!"
"I don't dare to lie! There will be absolutely no more."
But even a sharp firearm such as "thirty or fifty pieces" is not a bone that can be easily chewed off. Shen Hu did not expect that the firearms in the mine were so powerful, and he immediately hesitated.
While hesitating, bandits from the rear group kept coming. Shen Hu asked his cronies to call the leaders of each group to a meeting to discuss how to attack the stronghold. Because he was worried that the news of the enemy's powerful firearms would shake the morale of the army, he did not mention the matter at the meeting. However, Hu Lanyan said that the enemy was the Australians who were famous for their firearms. Both cannons and muskets were very powerful and could hit accurately and far away. He suggested that this attack should use fire to attack the smoke.
"Let out thick smoke and walk forward section by section. After walking a section, let out smoke." Hu Lanyan gestured, "Our people follow the smoke. No matter how powerful their firearms are, they can't see people through the smoke." It can only be placed randomly. When we arrive, we will all rush forward...",
Hu Lanyan spoke with great enthusiasm, but everyone was doubtful. Many people don't believe that firearms can be so powerful, and they are talking about it. The order of the large number of gangsters gathered outside became chaotic. In an ancient society that lacked communication means, it was very difficult to organize a makeshift rabble of nearly two thousand people. Everyone followed Shen Hu Laicai. Seeing that the stronghold was right in front, they hesitated to attack. Many people walked all morning and were tired and thirsty, so they were ready to break into the stronghold to eat and drink. Now a large group of people gathered in the sun. Down below, it didn't matter that we didn't eat or drink, and we didn't know what to do next. Gradually, some people began to curse, and some encouraged everyone to take action. There were also people talking loudly. The scene gradually became chaotic. The small leaders of each group worked hard to maintain order, but the sources of the gathered gangsters were complex, and there were many sporadic gangsters who came to reap benefits. They were not leaders at all.
The suddenly agitated crowd, as if they had received some order, roared and rushed towards the laborer's village. The leaders couldn't stop shouting, and shouting was useless. Instead, they were rushed towards the labor camp in a chaotic manner.
By the time the news reached Shen Hu, the situation outside was out of control. Except for several hundred of Shen Hu's own cronies, the rest of the mob had completely lost order and flocked to the labor camp.
From the direction of Hongji Fort, there was immediately the loud sound of cannon firing. There are targets everywhere in this 25o meter straight-line space. The gunners on the fort took advantage of this excellent killing opportunity and used two 24-pound cannons to fire fiercely at the large group of bandits pouring into the fort. The militiamen equipped with miniguns also fired at their fastest speed. Shooting rifle bullets. Then the typewriter fired up.
The solid bullets with a lowered shooting angle were constantly crushing the crowd in the alley with blood and flesh at a downward angle. The force of the shells was so strong that even after penetrating the crowd, they still hit the wall of the labor camp with great force, emitting smoke and dust. . The local workers standing on the fence suddenly started to stir up excitement. Everyone was squeezing each other and wanted to step back. No one wanted to be hit in the face by this terrible thing.
"Don't retreat!" When Dugu Sui found a wavering trace, he immediately jumped out, brandishing his sword and howling, "Those who retreat will be killed without mercy!"
Although the local workers could not understand his words, they still understood his twisted and ferocious face and the shining sword in his hand. In addition, the tip of the shining spear of the naturalized laborer behind him was almost touching his back. The crowd calmed down again after a while of commotion.
Shotgun shells and lead bullets from typewriters fell on the crowd like heavy rain. The bandits fell to the ground one after another. Some bandits' heads suddenly exploded and flew backwards, and their limbs turned into pieces.
The robbers were initially stunned by such a tragic situation, and then they screamed and ran away with inhuman screams. In less than five minutes, the large group of bandits who rushed towards the labor camp collapsed under the gunfire of Hongji Fort and fled in all directions. Regardless of how Shen Hu's men intercepted them, many people simply fled the scene. The bandits lost a third of their men before the battle officially began. Shen Hu was so angry that he stamped his feet.
"Brothers," before he finished speaking, many leaders had already left their seats in a panic. Everyone is eager to gather their own team. Without a team, there is no capital, and there is no talk of "making money together." Shen Hu, the temporary "leader" of the alliance, is no longer good for them.
Shen Hu was so angry that he couldn't speak. He quickly asked his men to gather his troops to suppress the position and see if they could manage to contain the bandit group. Prepare to wait until the Haibao troops arrive before making any further calculations.
At this time, the marine platoon that had been on standby at sea launched an attack under Bekai's order. They landed on the beach at the rear where the bandits had not noticed, and unexpectedly launched an attack from the rear of the large group of bandits.
The sudden artillery fire from the mountain grenades and the fierce attack from the flank by the marine platoon plunged the already frightened bandits into complete chaos. Many people were still in shock, and now they were even more frightened and desperate, just trying to escape. The bandits who were a little calmer still wanted to resist, but the incoming volley of guns and a row of grenades made them cry for their fathers and mothers. You Long watched as his nephew You Hai was blown to the ground, covered in blood. He rushed towards the sailor regardless of life and death. A sailor dodged his sword and stabbed him in the chest with a bayonet. a.
