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Lu Zeyang was sitting in Fan Twelve's small restaurant. Because his restaurant was inconspicuous and next to the road, it now became the forward headquarters of the Laizhou detachment. 【Read the latest chapter】
There are many irregular holes in the wall made of broken bricks and mortar. The ground is covered with soil and broken bricks. The tables and chairs have been piled aside, leaving only two square tables in the middle. On it lay a lantern and a map. The windows had been smashed and sealed with broken bricks. There are sandbags piled at the door - it looks like the location of some anti-war movie.
Lu Zeyang was wearing a thick cotton robe and a homespun robe outside, which was covered with dust and dirt and even torn in some places. Wearing a Fan Yangli on his head, a canvas armed belt used by ordinary soldiers of the Fubo Army was tied around his waist. Two Type 30 revolvers made by Lingao were inserted at an angle, and a Ming Army standard long knife was leaning on it. table.
Fan Twelve stood beside him respectfully. Ever since the battle seven or eight days ago, he had admired Tuanzong Lu beyond measure.
Mr. Lu is not a human being - he is a god, the God of War! From Fan Twelve's limited knowledge, he knew that Grandpa Yue was so brave that he defeated the Jin soldiers and saved the country of the Song Dynasty. But that can only be done with one knife and one shot.
Mr. Lu Tuanzong basically never left the Wang family cemetery during the entire battle. From the beginning when the rebel cavalry charged, to the final charge of the rebel cavalry, Lu Tuanzong stood on the roof of the Wang family cemetery, watching with two cylinders, and occasionally gave a few words to the soldiers around him, Let him deliver the message.
Hearing that the rebels had arrived at the city, Fan Twelve was scared to death and refused to leave Tuanzong Lu's side - he felt that the leader would always have a way to escape, and he would just follow Tuanzong Lu to escape.
Unexpectedly, before the rebels started to attack the city, the officers and soldiers guarding the south gate hurriedly closed the inner gate, effectively shutting out the hundreds of people. Many people in the young men's team were immediately confused. They ran to the city gate and cried and begged the higher-ups to open the door. The higher-ups simply turned a deaf ear and ignored all the yelling and begging from below.
Fan Twelve thought that he would be confessed here in Nanguanxiang. Unexpectedly, as soon as the battle started, he saw more than a hundred regiments firing guns on the rooftops and barricades. The white smoke almost enveloped the entire gate. He could only hear the sound of muskets in the smoke, and there was red everywhere. of fire. By the time the smoke cleared, the bodies of rebels were already littered outside the gate and at the entrance to the street.
In the ensuing battle, the wind from the sea blew away the thick smoke from time to time. Fan Twelve could clearly see how the regiment members lined up and shot in groups, using blunderbuss to continuously knock down the rebels from a long distance. Several times the rebels retreated before they could even approach the pass. Tuanzong Lu also has two small two-wheeled artillery carts, which look small and exquisite. Several people are pushing them all over the ground - they are not very useful. There were many large and small artillery positions on the top of Laizhou City. Fan Twelve led the strong men to transport gunpowder and iron, and each one was better than the other. Just by looking at it, you can tell it's extremely heavy. But once the fight started, I realized that this small cannon was very powerful. The shells flew far and accurately, and they could bloom when they hit the ground. When they exploded, they made a large area.
Wait until the rebels attack Nanguanxiang for the last time. Thousands of people on foot and cavalry rushed over. Relying on the strength of the people and the continuous killing of people by the troops behind them, they forced the rebels to rush into the streets of Nanguanxiang. Fan Twelve watched as a large crowd of rebel soldiers poured in like mercury pouring down the ground. There were dozens of regiments in the street. His legs and feet were shaking with fear and he was about to urinate. He saw an overhead rack rolled out from the house. A wheelbarrow carrying a flat box was moved across the middle of the street. The group in front immediately dispersed, and flames continued to spurt out of the box, making a continuous crackling sound. In an instant, the rebels who rushed in were beaten all over the ground. Go away - the rarest thing is to let go for a while. The second formation can then be played continuously. Then dozens of gang members armed with cannons rushed forward and stabbed them randomly, driving hundreds of people out of the street. The hundreds of people in front threw off their helmets and armor, you pushed me, and rolled and crawled to escape. The dozens of soldiers behind were chasing after them with blunderbuss mounted on short swords. Fan Twelve was dumbfounded by the scene - this battle was a good one!
After the rebels were driven away, they checked the results and found that there were more than 200 abandoned corpses inside and outside the streets alone. Many people were trampled to death alive. In the wilderness a little further away, I didn't go out to count the abandoned corpses because I was worried about enemy ranger attacks. It was estimated that there must be two to three hundred. They also captured dozens of prisoners who were trampled and knocked unconscious while escaping.
Governor Sun and Governor Xu in the city learned about the victory at Nanguan. After inspecting the heads, flags, flags, swords and guns sent, they not only sent people to reward them with money, but also praised Tuanzong Lu greatly. , even Fan Twelve received praise. The visitor said: Governors Sun and Xu are drafting a memorial and making a list of meritorious personnel. When the imperial court awards are given, even a white body can be honored. Fan Twelve, the owner of the restaurant, is so happy that his face is shiny. However, Mr. Lu Tuanzong was very indifferent to this. Instead, he was more interested in the money, wine and meat sent from the city.
Fan Twelve was completely devoted to Lu Tuanzong and worshiped him like a god. Originally, his life was almost in danger, but now his skin is not even scratched. He can get a reward from the court with just a sound. This Lu Tuanzong is simply him. lucky star.
Lu Zeyang was also very proud. Only one person was killed by a cannon during the battle, and several others were injured. The losses were negligible - not even much ammunition was consumed.
After capturing dozens of prisoners, he first conducted preliminary interrogations. All those with local accents were incorporated into the strong men team and used. Fan Twelve has now become his follower and yes man, and he is clear about everything he wants to do. He handed over all the people with a Liaodong accent to Zhu Wannian. Most of these people were veterans from Dongjiang, and it would be dangerous to keep them in his hands.
After this battle, the rebels turned their attacks to the north, west, and east. There were cannons attacking the city gates almost every day. In addition to strengthening the alert, Lu Zeyang also sent several scouts to various city gates to check the situation. If the officers and soldiers were unable to resist, he would be ready to lead his team to help.
Historically, Laizhou City was defended with very few troops, so Lu Zeyang was not too worried, it was just a precaution. He heard the scouts report that the fighting at each gate was fierce, and the rebels' artillery fire was fierce, with cannon bombardment day and night, so that the city defenders could only hide behind the battlements on the city wall. Even so, the battlements and parapets at the top of the city were still intact. Most of it was also destroyed under artillery fire. There were heavy casualties everywhere.
However, the morale seems to be good. Under the leadership of Zhang Xin, the wealthy gentry households in the city spent large sums of money and food to reward the army: in the late Ming Dynasty, basically anyone who could afford the money to serve as a soldier would work for whomever, otherwise Even the emperor couldn't do it: Chongzhen transferred Guan Ning's army to Zhuxian Town for a decisive battle with Li Chuang, but the imperial court refused to leave without paying the army.
Lu Zeyang was most worried about the officials and soldiers in the city: now there are so many officials in Laizhou City, there are two civilian governors alone, and there are even more generals. On January 30, the commander-in-chief Yang Yufan also fled into Xincheng after defeating him. To Laizhou. Now the only troops in the city include the people from Denglai Town who were originally under Sun Yuanhua, the troops from Tongzhou, Tianjin and Shandong who came with Yang Yufan, and the local military households in Laizhou... The armies of different systems are mixed together. Although the officers and generals work hard to suppress it, things continue to happen. Skirmish.
When the rebels attacked Nanguan, the guard of Nanguan directly closed the city gate, which made him clearly realize that the officers and soldiers were cheating members. Not only could they not be counted on to help, but they had to be on guard against them at all times. Sure enough, as soon as the rebels were defeated, the officers and soldiers from Nanguan rushed out to seize their heads and weapons. Lu Zeyang gave an unceremonious order to use random guns to deal with the rushing out soldiers, so that they could be honest.
Lu Zeyang didn't care about this "credit", but he was afraid that they would cause trouble behind their backs during the exchange of fire. Fortunately, it didn't take long for Zhang Tao, who came from Dengzhou, to Laizhou and was appointed as the guard general of Nanguan by Sun Yuanhua.
The city's defense was also divided into areas and a four-gate system was adopted. Sun Yuanhua guarded the south gate, Xu Congzhi guarded the north gate, Yang Yufan guarded the west gate, and Wang Daochun guarded the east gate.
Lu Zeyang positioned himself within Sun Yuanhua's defense zone, saving him countless troubles. Otherwise, for his great victory at Nanguan that day, without Sun Yuanhua's protection, those who had bad intentions towards his small team would have already extended their hands.
Even so, people kept asking to see Mr. Lu's "sharp weapon." Yang Yufan even offered to buy some blunderbuss and cannons used by the regiment members. Of course, Lu Zeyang refused, but he did not hide it, saying that he bought "overseas sharp weapons" from Guangzhou. Yang Yufan immediately asked him for an introduction and planned to go to Guangzhou to purchase "sharp weapons".
Zhang Tao is also very interested in their weapons - he and Sun Yuanhua are church members, and they are both promoters of Western firearms in China, so they have long known that the sharp weapons of Mr. Lu are actually used by the "Kun Thieves" in Guangdong . Especially the kind of musket that can be equipped with a short sword in the muzzle and can be fired continuously. Only Kun thieves have it.
Although this so-called Tuanzong Lu speaks Laizhou dialect, he most likely has a deep relationship with Kun Thief.
However, he and Sun Yuanhua had a long-standing feud, so they all pretended to be confused about it. In order to avoid trouble, the men and horses originally guarding the south gate of Laizhou were gradually replaced by the remaining soldiers from the original Dengzhou Town. The number of troops was a bit small, but Sun Yuanhua knew the combat effectiveness of Lu Zeyang's men, so he was not worried.
Lu Zeyang feels very satisfied with everything now. The only thing he is dissatisfied with is that his plan to accommodate refugees is not as comprehensive as he had hoped.
An officer just came to report on the current refugee accommodation situation. Because the rebels arrived so quickly, only a few refugees were able to reach Laizhou before the rebels arrived. After the rebels arrived at Laizhou City, the source of refugees was completely cut off. He took in less than 500 people in total. They are all arranged in the empty house in Nanguanxiang. Just wait for the seaside port to open and deliver it. rq
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