By the time the gunmen from the Wucheng Army and Horse Division stopped shooting, the 1,000 guardsmen brought by Lu Demin had suffered more than 300 casualties.
Under the joint attack of both sides, the guardsmen basically lost their combat effectiveness.
Lu Tongzhi thought he had made a big mistake and thought he would get military glory with little effort today. Unexpectedly, he dug a big hole for himself.
The guard soldiers who were lucky enough to survive stumbled back.
Lu Tongzhi's servants made way for them, allowing the military households who were so frightened that they lost their souls to escape quickly.
No matter how unbearable the soldiers at the guard station were, they were still Lu Jiaqiao's subordinates. These military households helped Mr. Lu plow the fields on weekdays. During the slack season, they were also dragged to Liaodong to build a tortoise shell (fortress) to help Mr. Lu earn extra money.
It can be said that they are Lu Tongzhi's most important private property.
The factory owner can ask the guards to help him for free, and he can ride on the beggar soldiers' heads to poop and urinate, but he can't treat Mr. Lu's private property as grass, cut it off as much as he wants, and kill them wantonly.
A human head is not a leek, it will not grow back if cut off.
To put it more bluntly, if all these military households are dead, Master Lu's commanding colleagues will also be done.
Therefore, Lu Demin was very angry when he saw Tian Ergeng ordering indiscriminate shooting.
Dongchang can disrespect him, but it cannot disrespect his business or his private property.
In the words of Hong Maoyi:
“God protects the lawful property of all freemen, even if that property is that of a slave.”
Tian Ergen had never dealt with Hong Maoyi, so he was so indifferent to Lu Tongzhi's private wealth.
"Lü Tongzhi, all your servants are living off the job? Hurry! Block the gap and don't let the guardsmen escape back!"
Tian Ergen saw with his own eyes that Shen Lian began to flee. He had killed five or six people on the other side in just a few rounds of gunfire.
"Lu Tongzhi, why are you still standing there? Let the servants press on you and drive the rebels into the sea!"
Tian Ergen acted like a superior, riding on a horse and giving orders. From beginning to end, he did not even lower his head to look at Fatty Lu.
Lu Demin snorted and turned his head to the side, pretending not to hear.
After almost all the guardsmen had escaped, his fat face forced out a smile:
"Tian Qianhu, you have also seen that I have too few servants to stop this group of mobs. Don't worry, when I go back, I will teach these dead Qiu Ba a lesson! Let him know what the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty is!"
Tian Ergen smiled coldly, without even looking at Lu Tongzhi. He turned around and ordered Commander Fan, who was still shooting arrows, to push him forward.
Mr. Fan hesitated for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Mr. Fan, the factory boss will arrive in Tianjin tomorrow. You know his old man's temper. If he does well, he will be promoted to a higher position, but if he doesn't, he will be promoted. Haha."
Tian Ergeng's face was gloomy.
"His nephew died in Shen Lian's hands. You should decide what to do."
President Fan glanced at Lu Tongzhi, who sighed.
He was worried that if he hesitated any longer, he might be sent to Zhenfusi Prison and enjoy the treatment of a single death row.
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and direct the water camp soldiers to move forward.
Tian Ergeng looked at the Tianjin soldiers' backs and snorted.
As one of the five great men of the East Factory, he had overwhelming power in the capital. As a small guard, even if the commander of the guard came, he would still have to be given some face.
His eldest brother Xu Xianchun is now in great power and can destroy the families of these bumpkins with just one word.
Even a few small fish and shrimps dared to look down on him.
Tian Ergeng knew the details of Lu Demin very well. He made his fortune by relying on the shady business of smuggling and human trafficking.
As long as Dongchang wants to deal with him, he can send this fat man to prison at any time.
If it weren't for the factory owner's special instructions, Tian Ergen wouldn't bother to pay attention to this person.
"Then please ask Lu Tongzhi to rest here and let the people from Shuiying come up!"
Tian Ergeng was furious.
He now has great hopes for Tianjin Shuiying. Compared with the messy military households just now, the group of people in front of him look more like soldiers.
Tian Ergen watched with hope as groups of water camp soldiers walked toward the dark night in the distance.
There was a shrill scream, and soon, the water camp soldiers rushed back as if they had seen a ghost.
The general flag leading the team in front even disappeared with his sword.
Tian Qianhu knows that the Tianjin soldiers intend to let go, and he is too lazy to argue with these wastes now.
"waste!"
Turning around and looking at the gunners of the army and horse division, these soldiers had just finished resting. The previous attack went quite smoothly. They beat ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong.
The harvest is not small.
At this time, morale is at its peak.
"People from the Military and Horse Division, come on!"
Two hundred soldiers and horsemen who came from the capital stepped on the corpses left by the guardsmen, climbed over the horses and iron caltrops, and quickly walked towards the dark night where the rebels were hiding.
Although the rate of fire of the matchlock is not good, the power of a volley fired by two hundred people cannot be underestimated.
Lin Yu carried a huge shield, covering everyone and disappearing into the dark night.
The firecrackers held the firecrackers in their hands and fired them randomly into the night. For a moment, the crackling was very lively, as if they were worried that there would be too much lead to use up.
Tian Ergeng was very proud:
"No matter how good your skills are, you can't stop the lead. Don't worry, move forward boldly, burn the lucky boat, and catch them all!"
Before Tian Qianhu could finish his words, he heard three muffled bangs.
The sound of artillery explosions was heard from the opposite side. In the horrified eyes of everyone, several iron balls broke through the darkness, roared and smashed into the dense crowd. In the hands of the blunderbuss, a shower of blood was splashed.
The fire gunners who had been so full of morale just now suddenly fell into panic. Ancient armies were most likely to bomb the camp when they were attacked in the dark. Fortunately, they had just won a small victory and at this moment they still maintained their psychological advantage over the enemy.
Lu Jianxing quickly loaded the gunpowder and shells and lit the fuse again.
He had already marked the artillery target in advance, so there was no need to aim now. He could just fire directly after the enemy entered the target range.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The three iron balls drew an exaggerated parabola in the night sky and hit the crowd a hundred steps away like meteors. Amidst the screams of ghosts and wolves, a few more unlucky ones were hit by the iron balls.
In fact, the range of the Crouching Tiger Cannon is almost the same as that of the Matchlock Gun. There is no advantage in a head-on confrontation with the Matchlock Gun. However, it is dark now, and those who strike first will always be advantageous.
Moreover, Lu Jianxing and the others were hiding in the dark, while the other party was in the open.
More importantly, the visual impact caused by solid artillery shells is much greater than that of firecrackers. On the battlefield, it is not uncommon for several artillery shells to hit the enemy's formation, directly causing the opposite army to collapse.
"They still have cannons?!"
Tian Ergeng looked at Lu Demin next to him with a suspicious face.
Lu Tongzhi followed the example of the red-haired barbarian and shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't know, maybe Shen Lian brought it from the capital. The Shenji camp in the capital has a lot of artillery."
Tian Ergeng suddenly felt that this fat man was really hateful.
"From the capital? They ran for their lives all the way, and they can still drag the Tiger Crouching Cannon from the capital to here? Let Lu Tongzhi drag a furlong machine for us later and have a look!"
Seeing that the Bingma Division's attack was about to come to nothing, Tian Ergen finally couldn't bear it anymore and said sternly to Lu Demin:
"Where are Tianjin Guard's artillery? Pull them over and fire at the lucky ship!"
Shen Lian just blew up the arsenal, half of the Fran cannons were blown up in the arsenal, and the remaining artillery was scattered among the four Tianjin gates.
Lu Demin shrugged, looking innocent.
"Tian Qianhu, the cannons were blown up by them, so we can only bring them from the four-door barbican city."
"how long?"
The fat man squinted his eyes and thought for a while:
"I can't tell, maybe half an hour! Maybe two hours..."
"Then hurry up!"
Several dull Tiger Crouching Cannon explosions in the distance once again made everyone nervous.
These soldiers from the Bingma Division were originally here to assist Dongchang in arresting Shen Lian, but they were also fighting as guest soldiers in Tianjin. They were weak in fighting will and showed signs of disintegration after suffering casualties from shelling.
Tian Ergen hesitated whether to let the Jin Yiwei step forward for reinforcements. At this time, more than a dozen orange-red flames rose in the sky.
The flames roared and smashed towards the collapsed fire gunman.
"Sacred Fire Flying Crow!"
Tian Ergeng has been in the capital for many years, and he knows all kinds of firearms equipped by Shenji Camp.
Flying overhead was the frightening flying crow of divine fire.
In fact, this kind of firearm is not very powerful. If it does not carry kerosene, it will be difficult to kill someone even if it falls next to it.
The scary thing is that its flight trajectory is too weird.
To put it simply, with the launch point as the center, everyone in the front, back, left, and right may become the target of the Divine Fire Crow's attack.
Therefore, the Ming army generally would not use this thing unless it was absolutely necessary.
After all, the flying crow of divine fire after being ignited is a severe test for both the user and the user.
Sure enough, after a sacred fire flying swallow took off, it turned around and flew towards the lucky ship parked on the shore...
"God has eyes, good shot!"
Tian Ergen laughed.
Then the laughter stopped abruptly.
A rocket hit the general flag who was supervising the battle in the back row. The flames caused by the explosion instantly engulfed the officer.
The surrounding soldiers dispersed in a hurry.
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