Student officers are those who have graduated from the three-year officer training course. He came from a serious academic background. Compared with the current Fubo Army's officer training team, the background is on a higher level.
"Where, where." Zhu Si was a little embarrassed, and these words also aroused his dissatisfaction. With his qualifications, he should have been promoted to sergeant and selected for the training team long ago - if he entered the training team, he would be a serious regular army officer when he came out, not some captain of the National Army, who looked inferior to others.
After entering the ranks of the National Army, it is probably impossible to go back to the Fubo Army - after all, you were promoted as a sergeant, and all the real officers have stayed for several years before entering the training team and rising step by step starting from second lieutenant. Up.
He sighed and said: "Actually, I didn't do enough. I was promoted to corporal last year. In short, my progress is not enough, even though I became a captain..."
"Don't be discouraged. The Fubo Army and the National Army are both soldiers of the Senate. Don't make a distinction in your mind." Mi Longtao comforted him, "This battle still has to be fought. Wait. With military exploits, it is not impossible to even upgrade to three levels.”
"Yes, yes, you are right." Zhu Si was very respectful.
When he came out of the headquarters, it was already noon - Mi Longtao left him to eat, and also asked the cooking team to cook a hot meal for the National Army on patrol - he could have a hot meal safely on land. Naturally, a delicious meal is much better than squatting on the deck eating dry food.
Li Dong also urged the soldiers to replace and repair the broken bamboo shields, and the fuel consumed on the ship was also replenished. Because Fengchuan is an advanced supply base, all supplies here are very convenient. Although thermal coal can only supply gunboats and tugboats, ordinary firewood can be fully replenished, and it is much easier to use than the various miscellaneous trees and straw they used before. .
Zhu Si looked at the preparation work and found it to be impeccable. However, the unhappiness left by the meeting with Lieutenant Mi just now made him burst out: "It took so long to do such a small thing! How many times have I told you that the speed of executing the mission Must be quick!”
"Yes!" Li Dong vaguely felt that the captain seemed to have opinions about him, so he quickly reported, "It was ready half an hour ago..."
"Since it was prepared half an hour ago, why didn't you report it to me immediately?!" Zhu Si's voice was stern.
"You were having dinner with Lieutenant Mi at the time..."
"After completing the mission, you must report it as soon as possible! Didn't your instructor in the non-commissioned officer training team teach you?! How did you graduate!"
"Yes!" Li Dong could only continue to stand upright and listen to the instructions.
Just as Zhu Si was about to continue his reprimand, the rapid sound of military drums suddenly came. As soon as they heard the drum beats, they knew that there was a new enemy situation.
Zhu Si couldn't care less about showing off his authority, and looked around hesitantly, looking for someone to ask what was going on. Suddenly he saw Mi Longtao coming out of the headquarters in full armor, issuing orders as he walked. Seeing Zhu Si and Li Dong, he stopped and said loudly: "Yunan County Town is being besieged by a large group of enemy troops. We need to go to support immediately. You should also cooperate with us!"
Zhu Si was immediately speechless - he was actually very reluctant to get involved in the battle. This was his first combat cruise. As long as he could go back safely, he would be able to give Chief Qian Duo and Xie a good impression when he returned. If they were beaten to pieces and a dozen more brothers were killed or injured, what would they think when they went back?
Theoretically, he had his own orders to execute, but this order did not violate Milongtao's requirements: "Patrol along the river, eliminate enemies on both sides of the strait, and maintain public order." Even if he refuses now, he will still participate in this battle when the fleet reaches the lower reaches.
"What? Are you having trouble?" Mi Longtao asked when he saw that he remained silent.
"No," Zhu Si knew that the egg would not be laid, otherwise Lieutenant Mi wrote in the combat report: "Zhu Si refused to cooperate with the action," and his future would be over. Immediately he stood at attention and said in a loud voice: "Report, there is no difficulty!" After saying that, he quickly reported: "It's just that the firepower is relatively weak..."
"Standard Spear Squadron again?" It was obvious that Mi Longtao was a little dissatisfied.
"Yes, there are only thirty Nanyang rifles." Zhu Si said, "The rest are captured Ming army's heavy matchlocks and light cannons."
"It's okay, you just need to cooperate with our actions." Mi Longtao said, "During the battle, you act according to my command signals - you have a signal soldier, right?"
"Yes, of course." Zhu Si said quickly.
"That's good, your ship will follow." Mi Longtao said and called out, "Map!"
The orderly immediately opened the field map in front of them.
"Just now, there was a radio report from Yunan County: About 500 enemies of unknown origin suddenly appeared in Xugang at the junction of Fengchuan and Yunan counties, trying to take over the place with a surprise attack. , after being repelled by local regiments, are now besieging the village. There are not many men in the village, and the situation is very dangerous..."
Zhu Si looked at the map. Judging from the map, the residential area of Xugang is not in Fengchuan County, but in Yunan County - and the distance from Yunan County to Xugang is closer than from here. many.
Regardless of the distance or the scope of the jurisdiction, the Yunan County National Army Squadron should provide assistance.
"...Although this place is closer to the county seat of Yunan County, it is upstream of the county seat. To rescue from the county seat and go upstream, the time is tight, and there are also a lot of enemies - so this time it is decided by We are the main force.”
The main force Mi Longtao mentioned was naturally not the integrated squadron he led from Wuzhou Brigade, but a platoon of Fubo troops gathering on the dock. Well equipped and well trained. There is also a National Army mountain warfare squadron - this is composed of Li and Miao soldiers recruited from the Li District of Hainan Island. Each person has a double-barreled shotgun and a special mountain warfare machete. Although he is not as tall and strong as a regular soldier, he has a fierce and fierce aura.
Following such a team to fight, Zhu Si felt relieved and felt inexplicably better: speaking of himself, he was quite lucky. If he alone led the fleet to patrol Xu Gang and encountered this battle, it would really be possible. It's time to fight alone... Now with Mi Longtao in front, he has merit for the victory, but the main responsibility for the defeat is not his. At that moment, the bullfight was angry, and one of them stood at attention and said: "Report! Please rest assured that although our squadron is poorly equipped and poorly trained, everyone is willing to fight for the Senate to the end, and will never give up when fighting!" "
"Okay! Then go get ready and set off with me!"
After Mi Longtao gave the order, he hurriedly got on the big hair. This time, ten large boats were dispatched from Fengchuan, two of which were gunboats of the inland fleet. At this moment, the way ahead was opened. The six Dafa commanded by Zhu Si followed the large group of people and drove downstream together.
In the lower reaches of Fengchuan County, not far after crossing the county line, there is a village facing the Xijiang River and located on the slope of the hills beside the river.
This village, like many villages in Guangdong, is a place where clans live together. The clan that lives here has the surname Xu - one of the major surnames in Lingnan. It has been a hundred years since people migrated here, so the village is called "Xugang".
This place is close to the Xijiang River, with green mountains and green waters, rich soil and water, and is a fertile land. The Xu family thrived here and soon became a powerful local family. Xugang has also become a large village with a population of nearly a thousand.
At this time, the village was surrounded by thick smoke and fire, and faint shouts of killing could be heard among the black tiles and white walls.
In the center of the village, there is a courtyard with red stone, blue bricks and glazed tile roof, with three entrances and two wings. It is the Xu family ancestral hall of this village. In the meeting hall of the ancestral hall, several elders were sitting upright. Although they tried to remain calm, they all had worried looks on their faces as they listened to the constant shouts of killing outside.
"Master! The bandits have retreated!" A middle-aged servant wearing a green hat, his face covered in smoke, his clothes tattered and stained with blood, ran over panting and reported.
"Okay!" The person who was called Master nodded, and the people around him immediately relaxed their eyebrows.
"You go back and tell everyone that the bandits don't have much energy left. I have sent people to the county to report the emergency, and the Australian soldiers will be here soon! As long as they can survive this battle, everyone will be rewarded heavily!"
"Master! The situation is critical right now. The brave men and women in the village have suffered heavy casualties, and people's hearts are floating. I'm afraid..." The person who came here said without any joy, with an anxious look on his face.
The servant who came to report was one of the housekeepers of Mr. Xu, the patriarch of the village, named Xu Yong. This person's appearance is not amazing, but he is Mr. Xu's best thug. He specializes in taking care of Ding Xiangyong on weekdays.
He usually dared to fight and kill, and was not afraid of death. He rarely showed such an anxious expression, which immediately aroused Mr. Xu's vigilance.
"You mean, they won't be able to bear it anymore?"
"Yes! Yes!" Xu Yong nodded repeatedly, "The bandits had many firearms, and they used them in turn - we didn't even have muskets. The brothers were beaten so hard by the bandits that they couldn't even lift their heads, and even the crenels and female walls were knocked down. Young Master. The bandits are clamoring again about the arrival of the cannon. The brothers all say that if the cannon is really delivered, there will be no way to fight..."
These words not only made Mr. Xu pale, but also the expressions of the book boys, maids and several older clan members around him changed drastically.
Xugang was originally a peaceful place. Firstly, it is not far from the county seat, and secondly, it is close to the Xijiang River, which is a densely populated area. Although there are small groups of bandits and water bandits making trouble on weekdays, there are rarely large groups with hundreds of people. The He family has been living here for three generations, farming and studying. Although their fame is not obvious, the family has produced several talents, hundreds of households of tenants and servants, and no less than three to four hundred capable men. Yunan County is also very powerful - a small group of gangsters don't even dare to lower their beards. Everyone felt "peaceful" from top to bottom. Little did they know that there was such a large group of bandits coming to destroy the village and massacre the village!
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