The Chinese Railway Corps has attached great importance to special operations since its establishment. They are also the first army to carry out street fighting contact, because the important task of this unit is to control the safety of the railway.
Since most cities are connected by railways, street fighting is naturally inevitable!
The railway soldiers have the most special warfare equipment. The developed pepper grenades and smoke bombs of various colors are not much equipment in the army, but in the hands of the railway soldiers, they are required by everyone.
The soldiers quickly dispersed, relying on the large and small coal blocks in the coal mountain as cover, and opened fire to suppress the enemy. One grenade after another was thrown into the warehouse, and various dull explosions were heard. Ordinary grenades are completely different.
"Cough cough cough...this is...cough cough cough...what...thing is this..."
Layers of gray smoke spewed out from inside, and the pungent spicy smell filled the train station. Finely ground chili pepper and pepper powder penetrated through the mouth, nose and even eyes.
No matter how arrogant a warrior is when encountering these things, he will have to surrender. Tears and snot will flow down his face, sneezing and coughing will continue, and some students who did not run in time will even be choked and fainted.
In the sound of gunfire, these Guanwai soldiers fell to the ground one by one. The railway soldiers did not have any murderous intentions. The shooting targets were all on the limbs and did not start killing.
At the same time, the signal flares flew into the sky, and more and more railway soldiers began to come over for reinforcements. At the same time, they also alerted the steady stream of troops outside the customs in the rear.
Hunchun was currently in a barracks in the city north of the train station, nervously discussing some matters with the officials left behind by the railway corps.
Hunchun hopes to be able to borrow a batch of weapons, ammunition and wound medicine for individual soldier rations on credit. However, Shimazu Dairo and other commanders do not have enough authority and are sending telegrams to Tanggu to await further orders.
At this moment, there was a sudden fireworks signal warning in the south, and then a horse came to report that there had been a riot at the train station, and the two sides were exchanging fire.
Hunchun was so shocked that he was covered in white hair and sweat. "What's going on? Why did they exchange fire?"
"General, your troops refused to line up and actually robbed the army rations... Our troops tried to dissuade them to no avail. You fired first and injured my soldiers. We were forced to fight back!"
"Please suppress the riot immediately, otherwise we reserve the right to take further action!"
Hunchun did not dare to neglect the fast horse and rushed towards the train station, followed by a group of officers from the Guanwai Army and the Railway Corps!
"Ceasefire...General Hunchun has arrived...all foreign troops stop fighting! Stand by where you are..."
The scale of the riot was actually not that big. It lasted for more than 20 minutes. Both sides fired more than 200 rounds of bullets. The Chinese side lost more than 30 pepper grenades!
Both sides were very restrained. A total of more than fifty people were injured, and no one died!
After the officers from both sides arrived, the commotion naturally subsided!
Hunchun's face was ashen. He jumped off his horse and walked towards the soldiers kneeling on the ground. When he got in front of the battalion officers, he got up and whipped him wildly with his riding whip!
"What a fool! Who told you to cause trouble? You were the first to shoot. Do you want to die?"
The whip was so violent that it could be said to be bloody! The Hunchun Imperial Guards were very strict. These officers straightened their backs and did not beg for mercy or dodge when they were beaten. They just let the whip hit them!
"Thank you, General, for the reward! Thank you, General..."
Hunchun pointed at the dejected Qiu Ba and cursed, "Have I ever missed your food and drink? Have I ever deducted your military pay?"
"All the officers in the world drink the blood of their soldiers and eat their empty pay. Have I ever done that?"
"I've never treated you badly, and this is how you repay me? Can you fucking die if you eat late?"
"The one who started the trouble in the first place, get out of here!"
A dozen Qiu Ba crawled out of the team and knelt in front of Hunchun, crying and not daring to speak. Hunchun became angry when he saw it, "Damn it! Cut them all down and hang them on the platform ceiling as a warning to others!"
"Ah? I'm going to chop him off now? General, please spare my life... Brothers can be beaten and punished, but they won't die! General, show your noble hand!"
Several battalion leaders took a few steps on their knees and hugged Hunchun's thighs, begging, "It's wrong for brothers to grab food, but after walking for a day, I can't bear to be hungry..."
"There was a riot just now, and the brothers were very restrained. No one died over there! General, please have mercy, have mercy..."
These battalion leaders cleverly kowtowed to the railway section chiefs, "We apologize to the commander! Please say a few good words, please forgive me..."
These were just a few railway workers, just section chiefs. I had never seen such a scene before. Although it was quite painful to receive a few punches just now, they were really too petty to make others pay for this.
"Ah... General! Nothing serious is wrong with us... This station is for transporting goods, and you can't even kill people! Our people are too scared to work, and it will also delay your transportation of the army, what do you think?"
Hunchun was also waiting for the people on the Chinese side to speak and get off the stairs. He swallowed and said, "These leaders are on the platform. Each of them has forty military sticks. They will all be organized into death squads!"
"For injured Chinese soldiers, we will pay for the soup and medicine..."
Hunchun's attitude was very sincere, and Shimazu Dalang and others did not delve into it. The injured railway soldiers received compensation ranging from 5,000 to 3,000 taels of silver depending on the severity of their injuries.
The brief commotion was suppressed. Hunchun looked at the messy warehouse and frowned and said, "I'm so sorry for wasting so much military rations... We'll pay for it!"
"But please don't hold grudges. We will still provide military rations later. Brothers are indeed too hungry. The train will take at least ten hours. We can't fight without a little water and rice!"
Hunchun squatted on the ground and twisted a coffee bean. "This is the coffee that foreigners drink, right? Why do you store so much of this? It's bitter, astringent and not good to taste. And this kind of dark chocolate, it's not for human consumption." s things……"
"The King of the Far East gave me a lot, but after I tasted it, I threw it away..."
Shimazu Dalang shook his head, "These were not prepared for you in the first place. These are special gifts for the special forces members of our railway corps!"
"This food is not delicious, but it is extremely refreshing! This is our standard ration for late-night operations!"
"To be honest, in the Battle of Zhuozhou, we rushed to the battlefield late at night and fought bloody battles until early morning. Our railway soldiers did not show any signs of fatigue. What did we rely on?"
"It's not just daily training, but more importantly, we have professional equipment! Try this..." Shimazu Dalang reached out and handed over an iron box the size of a silver dollar.
"This is called cooling oil, Tiger Brand, a specialty of Nanyang! General, rub a little on your temples..."
"Hiss..." Hunchun tried to wipe it a little, and all the feeling of drowsiness in the brain disappeared, and a coolness rushed straight to Tian Linggeer.
"Great stuff...this is so refreshing! We bought them all as many as you have!"
