Grenadier, this is a special branch active in Europe in the 17th century. These heroic warriors who threw grenades and incendiary bombs once became the kings on the battlefield. Even the people were proud of the grenadiers.
At that time, gunpowder technology was not yet mature. All powerful grenades were as big as small artillery shells and were too heavy for ordinary soldiers to throw. Therefore, only the strongest soldiers in Europe at that time could play the role of grenadiers. In addition, the grenadiers must get close to the enemy and attack at the shortest distance, which further tests the courage of the soldiers.
Gradually, grenadiers became equated with the terms "strong" and "brave" in the minds of the people. Later, due to the development of gunpowder technology, grenades became smaller and smaller, and finally matured enough for every soldier to throw them easily. This ended the history of grenadiers.
The grenadiers that Xiao Letian called out today can be said to be the most luxurious special forces unit in human history. Damn it, they are all high-ranking green forest masters. More than a dozen guards with excellent light skills tore their thin coats to pieces, revealing the bamboo grenades tied around their waists. They rushed into the shops on both sides one by one and flew on the roof.
No movie montage effect can describe the weird scene at that time. More than a dozen strong men actually flew in the air with a light feeling, as if they were floating in the air. The incense burning in his hands was extremely bright in the wind, and bamboo grenades were on standby.
The grenadiers quickly flew to the front of the cavalry. Without saying a word, these silent soldiers took out their grenades, lit them and threw them into the cavalry. The explosion occurred in an instant, and the billowing smoke rushed straight out of the two-story building. high.
"What is this?" Ninth Commander was stunned at that time, because he only heard a dull explosion and dim firelight. This was not the normal light and shadow effect at all. Update as soon as possible
Before Xiao Letian could answer, more than twenty bamboo grenades were thrown into the cavalry in a split second. Smoke billowed from the long street, violent coughs and the screams of the war horses merged into one. .
"Cough cough cough...chili noodles...cough cough cough...choking me to death..."
"You... you are so immoral and smoking... cough cough cough..."
"Ah! The horse is frightened... cough cough cough... my horse is frightened..."
Only then did everyone realize that what Xiao Letian used was not ordinary at all. These bamboo grenades were actually filled with chili noodles and pepper noodles. When the smoke rises, even if people can bear it, war horses can never stand the stimulation.
The galloping war horse already has a large lung capacity, and with every breath and breath, two ounces of chili pepper powder rushes into the lungs. It's crazy that the war horse doesn't startle when it feels so exciting. In an instant, more than a hundred Mongolian horses went crazy. They jumped all over the ground with joy and stopped running forward. Those who bumped into each other were turned upside down.
"Hahaha! It's so cool..." Xiao Letian jumped excitedly and shouted, "Blow it up, fry it to your death! Eagle, I have three more here, let you enjoy it... Hahaha"
Like a child whose conspiracy had succeeded, Xiao Letian pointed at Ma Bao, who was messy in the wind in the distance, and yelled, "Idiot, you are so awesome, you mobilized the cavalry to hit me? Aren't these more than a hundred pigs you mobilized?" "
The Ninth Marshal looked at Xiao Letian helplessly. He smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Luckily, your move is too dangerous. It can only be used here. If you go to the battlefield, this little cleverness will be of no use at all..."
After all, Zeng Guoquan had a background as a military leader, and he was already a master of martial arts at a glance. This kind of pepper grenade attack can only work in this relatively narrow environment. First of all, the weather is good today, with no wind, rain and fog. The dry air is conducive to the rise and spread of smoke and dust.
In addition, the shops on both sides of the street also play a blocking role, concentrating smoke and dust in a relatively narrow space. If it were on an open battlefield, Xiao Letian's strategy would be useless.
Xiao Letian, the second devil, was too lazy to listen to Zeng Guoquan's criticism. "I don't want to be a general. Group combat in the wild is your specialty. What I want is to save my life. As long as it works today...Brothers, give them three Fire up guns and tell them to get out of here..."
Before Xiao Letian finished speaking, Luo Huo couldn't wait. "Prepare for three consecutive shots...the first row...the second row..." Under his command, thirty musketeers took turns shooting, and the sky was filled with iron sand. Laser.
In this kind of battle, there is no need to aim at all. The opposite side is a thick cloud of smoke, and the musketeer only needs to calmly shoot flatly. After nine full rounds of volleys, the smoke and dust composed of chili peppers and peppers completely dissipated, and the long street was already dead silent.
After the smoke and dust completely dispersed, people discovered that the cavalry team that had been so arrogant just now had long since disappeared. There was nothing on the ground except the corpses of more than twenty war horses and more than a dozen cavalry corpses. Looking further into the distance, a group of black figures were running away, each and every one of them deeply hating their parents for losing two legs.
"It's so boring, why are you running away?" Xiao Letian's words of complaint made the surrounding businessmen shudder. Ancestor, you have defeated the Green Battalion Cavalry, and you still say it’s boring? You're not satisfied with more than a dozen lives being thrown on the street, so you have to kill all those more than a hundred cavalry before you're willing to do it?
At this point, the merchants were completely frightened. From that day on, all the businesses in Tanggu City surrendered and danced under the baton of Lotte and Foreign Trade. No matter how many changes occurred in this group of merchants in the years to come, the terrifying legend of Lotte and Foreign Trade spread more and more widely. , Tanggu's business circle has been unified by Xiao Letian, and there was no rebellion until his death.
After cleaning up the cavalry, everyone had no time to worry about the distance, which frightened Ma Baoxietai who was thinking to pieces. Everyone went around the alley, took a shortcut and quickly rushed to the dock of Tanggu. The Lucky Number was right in front of everyone.
Now the Lucky is the only merchant ship with the trestle open in the entire Tanggu Pier. Captain Corsica is pacing back and forth on the deck anxiously, and the brass telescope in his hand is already wet. Update as soon as possible
"Look, Captain! Isn't that Mr. Xiao Letian? They finally rushed out..." The lookout had seen Xiao Letian before, and he immediately spotted the team breaking out and shouting excitedly.
"Oh, God bless, respected Oriental scholar Xiao, the goddess of luck is by your side. Come on board quickly... Sailors, pick up your weapons and disembark to greet our guests..."
All the sailors on the Lucky merchant ship were now fully armed. At the captain's order, more than fifty musketeers walked down the gangway and formed a small defensive musket array at the entrance to the boarding gangway.
After a while, Xiao Letian's team finally rushed to the gangway, and the businessmen who were paralyzed by fright took the lead in boarding the ship. Please come to more and faster chapters. On the high deck, Corsica was waving "Xiao, the Oriental Scholar... Hurry up and board the ship, I have prepared the best wine for you, no thugs will hurt you... Children, let the guests see our power." …”
While he was talking, two black gun ports suddenly protruded from the crenels on both sides of the merchant ship's deck. They were two eighteen-pound guns, which were the most powerful weapons on the merchant ship.
When Xiao Letian saw this, he quickly waved his hand and said in proficient English, "No, no, no, Captain Corsica, this is the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty. If you open fire, it will cause diplomatic disputes. I can solve the problem here..."
But before Xiao Letian could finish his promise, suddenly there were chaotic footsteps and a few dull gunshots on the street outside the dock, and there were also many people faintly shouting. Everyone was surprised when suddenly six or seven hundred green soldiers rushed out from the alleys and streets in black and overwhelming force. The leader was Mr. Xie Tai Ma Bao. Update as soon as possible
This Xie Tai, who had an injured leg, has been tied to the horse. His face is now covered with tears and snot bubbles. He is very scared and his whole body is shaking, but he is still shouting and directing the soldiers to move forward. .
"Brothers... I, Ma Bao, have been very kind to you over the years. This time it is about everyone's life and death. I would rather break up my family than reward you. For the sake of our friendship over the years, everyone rushed up to kill Xiao Letian and him. I killed all the bandits around me..."
Ma Bao couldn't take care of much anymore. His position as co-operator was only earned by borrowing 60,000 taels of silver from his family, plus selling off his property and joining Eunuch Andehai's career. Although he had paid off the debt in the past few years, However, his family is still very poor. If he loses his job because of this riot, he will have no other way out but death.
What's even more terrible is that Tanggu is a newly opened commercial port four years ago. The imperial court pays more attention to this place than its eyes. They are afraid of a little trouble. There is also a face problem for the imperial court. If they can't handle it well this time, they will be in trouble. If you lose face in front of foreigners, don't say that you are a bannerman. The emperor, the leader of the Eight Banners, will personally order his head to be beheaded.
There is a more frightening possibility. If this riot gets worse and worse and eventually damages the property of foreigners, then these foreigners will be given an excuse to intervene. If the foreign soldiers open fire and the merchant ships open fire, Then Ma Bao would not only have to pay for it with his own life, but his family would also have to pay for it.
"Xiao Letian, you are so cruel. It's all because of you, you bastard. Why are you so difficult to deal with? Why don't you just stand there and let me kill you? I will support you even if I die..."
"Brothers, they only have 200 people and 30 muskets. We have 400 muskets. They are all imported guns. I don't believe that I can't beat them. Come on..."
Seven hundred green soldiers fought against more than a hundred private soldiers, and four hundred musketeers fought against more than thirty ordinary shotguns. Even a fool could win this battle. In addition, Ma Bao broke the house and offered a reward, and the reward has been increased to forty thousand taels. Money, this is enough for these green soldiers to work hard.
"Brothers, I, Ma Bao, swear here that after the rebellion is over, I will not take any of the 400,000 silver dollars from Lotte Bank, and I will share it all with everyone..." At this time, the Green Camp soldier went completely crazy, and rushed forward with a roar.
The Corsican captain stood on the deck and was condescending. He had a clear view of the battlefield situation. He was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. "Mr. Xiao, please board the ship immediately. We must defend ourselves... Artillery preparations, musketeers preparations..."
"Stop it, Corsica, please stop it. This is the internal affairs of our Qing Dynasty. Even if I die, I won't allow you to fire a single shot! Put your gangway away, I won't get on your ship..."
At this time, Xiao Letian looked at Ninth Commander Zeng Guoquan with a cold face: "Ninth Commander, things have reached this point. If the chaos continues, it will not be as simple as a civil uprising. Do you really want the Qing Dynasty to sign another contract with foreigners?" A humiliating treaty? If you don't take action, you will definitely be included in the list of historical sinners..."
"Hiss..." Zeng Guoquan took a breath. Sadly, he knew that he had been tricked by Xiao Letian, a cunning fox. He had to take action on this matter today, otherwise his brother would not be able to pass the test.
"God Xiao Let, I can't think too highly of you. I'm really convinced... Eagle, let's do it!"
