!--The chapter begins-- No matter how useless Tepuxin's men are, at least the guard stationed at the general's palace still has combat effectiveness. Half of the more than 500 guard soldiers are private soldiers, and they are all Tepuxin's relatives and nephews. The other half are also elites recruited from various local armies, and they are usually well fed with money.
It's no good if you don't feed them. After all, Tepuxin's father, daughter-in-law, son, concubines, etc. all live here. They are used to protect their own families.
When Lieutenant General Lin's team rushed to the gate, the hurried guards of the General's Mansion were closing the door. When the servants saw these wolves and tigers of murderers through the crack in the door, they were so frightened that they quickly tightened the door latch.
Behind the three-meter-high wall were filled with tables, chairs and benches of different heights. The defenders climbed up and used the wall as a cover to shoot.
Bang bang... white smoke was flying from the wall, and the sound was extremely familiar. "It's Spencer! This guy Tepuxin also has such a fast gun in his hand..."
Thanks to weapons smuggling, there are now countless Western weapons on the black market outside the customs. Although the high-quality products here are few and very expensive, Tepuxin is not short of money. He controls the entire customs defense in Heilongjiang and makes money every day. Not an exaggeration. He was still willing to spend money to arm his personal guards.
"Spread out and avoid...fire suppression!" Lao Lin yelled, and more than 500 soldiers took cover in the shops and gatehouses on the left and right sides of the street. The guns from both sides were fired densely and urgently.
The Spencer focused on its fast rate of fire, while the Mauser rifle had high accuracy. On the surface, the General's side seemed to have the upper hand, but in terms of casualty rate, Ninguta's private soldiers achieved greater results.
The people in the city had seen this scene. Those who could escape quickly ran out of the city. Those who couldn't escape hid at home and did not dare to move. Whose daughter-in-law and daughter were beautiful, so they quickly wiped their faces with ashes from the bottom of the pot.
Especially the group of people around the General's Mansion were unlucky. The whole family was hiding in a wing and shivering when suddenly they heard gunshots outside the gate, which made their faces turn pale with fright.
"Shoot, shoot! Suppress the enemy's firepower..."
"You are so heartless that you rush into a house, go to the roof and open fire. Don't you understand that you are condescending?"
With a bang, the broken wooden door was knocked open, and a group of murderous soldiers rushed in, searching the house. The family of four hiding in the side room was completely in despair. The hostess held her daughter, and the husband held his son. The four of them hid on the kang in the north room, squeezing against the wall as hard as they could.
"The boss is broken! A thief has entered the house..."
"Don't be afraid, you will have to step on my body to die..." The man held a kitchen knife to protect his family, while the wife held a pair of scissors in her hand and pointed it at the hearts of her daughter and herself.
"Don't worry, head of the family, we would rather die than let them ruin us!" The woman outside the customs was so strong.
With a bang, the door of the north room was kicked open, and two soldiers rushed in. The timid man screamed and rushed forward with a kitchen knife. As a result, he tripped on the edge of the kang and fell to the ground.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"Fart! I don't care about the rags of your house! I'm asking you, why is your house built so high? Where's the ladder? Find me a ladder!"
With an ouch, the four members of the family heaved a sigh of relief. The woman's hands trembled and she dropped the scissors onto the bed. Looking at her chest, she already had a small wound, and the blood was bright red on the cotton.
It turns out that Master Bing doesn’t want money or women, he just wants a ladder! What's wrong with this? But I don’t dare to ask, as long as I can save my life.
"It's right here, uncle, let me carry the ladder for you..." The man who had just run to the east wing suddenly grinned and started crying, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" gone……"
"Ouch! Damn it! If you dare to delay our military situation, I will kill your whole family!" After saying this, he raised the bayonet.
"Don't kill me! I have a way..." When a person's life and death are at stake, he doesn't care anymore. He quickly ran to the wall, rushed out with his face towards the top of the wall, and yelled at the private soldiers.
"Step on my shoulders! Use the ladder..."
The leading private soldier slapped his forehead, "What a tiger! Why didn't you think of taking a human ladder earlier! The brothers cooperated with each other and used the ladder to get up to the room!"
Swish, swish, swish... One after another, figures climbed up to the roof, lay down on the spot and fired, and the Mauser rifles hit the opposite side with howls.
The wall was three meters long, and the houses were three and a half meters long. The height advantage suddenly returned to the hands of Ningguta's private soldiers. In addition, the Mauser rifles were very accurate. In just one round of shooting, more than ten people were killed. garrison.
Screams could be heard in the general's house, and Tepuxin's second housekeeper jumped to his feet and cursed, "Where's Guoxing! Where did this bastard go? Damn it, the general feeds him, drinks him, and feeds him." Watching him play with women, you are nowhere to be seen at the critical moment!"
"Keep it! Keep it all! The general will treat you well, you must have your heart..."
A private soldier on the ground who was covering his shoulder wound was none other than Tepuxin's distant cousin. He was not polite. "I'm sorry! How long has it been? What's the use of calling me this?"
"Bring out the money! Share it with everyone... Don't vent your anger now! We must defend until Jin Zuoling enters the city! Don't worry, everyone, once Jin Zuoling's cavalry enters the city, none of these bastards will survive!"
"Yes, yes, yes, carry the money! Go carry the money quickly...send someone out of the city to inform Jin Zuoling! He cannot and cannot be found at the critical moment!"
The General's Mansion was in chaos. When command was most needed, there was no senior officer who could coordinate the overall situation. All officers could only manage the few soldiers under their command. One of the only two senior officers who could coordinate the city's defense escaped through the back door. , one is still hunting.
The extent to which military affairs in the late Qing Dynasty were lax and derelict was completely exposed in this battle.
The butler trotted into the inner house. When he saw Tepuxin's father, he knelt down, his face full of tears, "Old man! Wuwuwu... The front door can no longer hold it. Our soldiers are lined up one by one The platoon is dead!"
"My nephew said, get the money quickly! Open the inner treasury quickly and raise the money to share! Otherwise, the brothers will really be unable to bear it..."
Tepuxin inherited his greed from his father. The old man with dark spots on his face was angry, afraid and stingy. He trembled with his hands and cursed, "Is there any king's law in this? Is there any king's law? I let them Come and kill me, let’s see who of them dares to touch me!”
"Hunchun! Hunchun...have you taken the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage? The Qing Dynasty has been in the dynasty for thousands of years, but you, a little general like Ning Guta, dare to rebel? God must take you away..."
The butler slapped his thigh, "My old man! Can you stop talking about ancient times? You're already mad at me! Just look at the present first, and we'll talk about God's matters later..."
The old man knew it would be impossible if he didn't pay for it today, but he really couldn't bear it! He was trembling but couldn't say those words. At this moment, a servant ran in like a servant, "Oh no, the young nephew is dead! His head was shattered by a shot..."
"Ah!" The old man's eyes darkened and he finally said something human before he fell into unconsciousness, "Open the inner treasury... let's share the money!"
