One after another, more than 30 Tiger Flag soldiers came to the earth fort through the earth wall.
The tenants who were guarding behind the earthen wall all woke up.
If Lin Goucheng hadn't explained to the tenants in advance, the sudden entry of so many Tiger Flag soldiers into the bunker would have caused panic among the tenants.
As more and more Tiger Flag soldiers came over the wall, even those with other small ideas among the tenants were so frightened that they crowded together with other tenants and stayed where they were without daring to move.
When the last soldier jumped down from the earth wall, the surroundings were already crowded with people.
Fortunately, it was dark, so it was difficult to see clearly from farther away. In addition, there was firelight in the place where the Cui family servants and long-term workers rested, making it even more difficult to see clearly in the dark and midwinter area of the tenants.
And because they were resting in the middle of the night, no matter whether it was the Cui family's workers or the Cui family's servants, no one took it seriously even if they heard a little noise, and no one bothered to come over to check on the tenants.
The reason for this is closely related to the fact that the Cui family announced during the day that the rebels would withdraw.
The people of the Cui family felt that the rebels had accepted the money and agreed to retreat, so they would definitely leave Xiaosongji. Also, there were rebel teams leaving the rebel camp during the day, so everyone believed that the rebels would not attack Xiaosongji. I'm just waiting for tonight to be over before I break camp and leave Xiao Song Ji.
Everyone in the Cui family held this idea. Naturally, no one thought that people from the Tiger Flag would climb over the wall and enter Xiao Songji's earthen fortress at night.
"Captain, everyone is here, when are we going to start?" As the last soldier entered the earthen fort, deputy squad leader Shi Daqing approached squad leader Li Zhongli.
Li Zhongli glanced at the soldiers around him and said: "Mount your bayonets and prepare for action."
All the soldiers took out the soldiers in their hands and mounted them on the bayonet of the gun.
Deputy team leader Shi Daqing also filled the handgun on his waist with powder and projectiles, tamped it with a rod and held it firmly in his hand.
"What are you using us for?" Lin Gou Sheng asked Li Zhongli nervously.
Li Zhongli glanced at the tenants hiding not far away and said, "Just protect yourselves."
Hearing this, Lin Gou Sheng hurriedly retreated into the crowd of tenants.
"Action." Li Zhongli greeted, holding a handgun in one hand and a firegun in the other, and trotted towards the gate of the earthen fort.
The soldier without a gun followed Li Zhongli with a gun in both hands.
Shi Daqing, as the deputy team leader, walked at the back of the team with a deputy team leader.
Although Li Zhongli and dozens of soldiers trotted forward quickly, no one spoke. Apart from the sound of footsteps, only the sound of breathing was included.
However, with so many people and such a big movement, it was inevitable that Cui's family, workers and servants would be alarmed.
In order to better protect the west gate, the Cui family placed their most trusted people at the gate, that is, the family servants and long-term workers.
There is a doorway at the fort gate, which can be used to take shelter from the wind. The servants and long-term workers of the Cui family rest here, next to the fire they lit.
"What's going on?" The Cui family's servant, the leader of the Cui family, sat up and looked at the black shadow shaking in the distance.
It was too dark and there was no moonlight, so I couldn't see clearly from a little further away. I could only see the moving shadows of people, but I couldn't tell what they looked like.
At this time, other servants and long-term workers also sat up.
After all, there was such a loud noise that even if you fell asleep, you were woken up, and you couldn't continue sleeping even if you wanted to.
"They must be tenants!" someone said.
No one thought that someone from outside the castle came in. Almost everyone's first thought was that something happened to the tenants.
"Two of you go and have a look." The leading Cui family servant said with a frown.
Although he couldn't see who it was, so many tenants were approaching the Tubao Gate, which made him feel uneasy.
The two lowest-status long-term workers stood up from the fire and walked reluctantly in the direction of the swaying figure.
After walking seven or eight steps, the two men found that the tenants were holding something like a stick in their hands. They felt something was wrong and hesitated.
But after such a delay, the crowd on the opposite side, whom they thought were tenants, came closer.
"No, it's a bandit. The bandit has entered the fort!" A sharp-eyed long-term worker noticed that the tenant who was coming towards him was not dressed correctly.
The tenants all wore tattered clothes with patches piled one on top of the other. But even if the tenants in front of them could not see their faces clearly, they could tell that they were dressed differently.
When the two long-term workers shouted, the other long-term workers and Cui family servants around the doorway stood up one after another and picked up the sticks and weapons at hand.
The two long-term workers turned around and ran back to among their own people.
When Li Zhongli saw that he and others were recognized, he walked faster and faster.
As they got closer, the residual light from the fire could already spot the faces of Li Zhongli and a few soldiers rushing to the front.
boom!
When there were still about ten steps away from the Cui family workers and Cui family servants at the doorway, Li Zhongli raised his hand and hit them with a gun, knocking one of them down on the spot.
After he finished shooting, he thrust the blunderbuss into his waist, picked up the blunderbuss with a bayonet and rushed forward.
It was okay for the servants and long-term workers of the Cui family to bully the tenants of Xiao Songji, but I had never seen such a battle, especially when one of their own fell before they even took action.
Immediately, they dispersed in a rush.
Only a few members of the Cui family stayed behind and did not escape, either because they did not react or because they were loyal to the Cui family.
"I will fight with you." A servant of the Cui family raised the knife in his hand and rushed towards the person with the tiger flag.
Poof! Poof! Poof!
The muffled sound of three bayonets piercing flesh came from his body. The bayonets in the hands of three soldiers pierced the Cui family servant's body.
The bayonets were removed, and the three soldiers rushed towards the other Cui family members without even looking.
Unable to react to these Cui family members, Li Zhongli and his soldiers sent these Cui family members directly to Huangquan Road in a few strokes.
"Stop chasing, take the body away and open the fort door." Li Zhongli arranged for his soldiers.
It was all in the dark, and no one knew what was going on inside. He didn't want to see his soldiers delaying the mission assigned by the battalion in order to capture a few prisoners of the Cui family.
The gate of the earthen fort here in Xiaosongji is not as troublesome as the gate of Kaifeng Fucheng. The soldiers of the Tiger Character Banner opened the fort gate three times, five times, five times and two times.
Li Zhongli picked up a flaming stick from the fire nearby, took it outside the gate of the earthen fort, and shook it vigorously towards the camp outside the earthen fort for a while.
After he was almost certain that someone in the direction of the camp would notice it, he threw the stick back into the mound.
His soldiers left one team to guard the fort gate, and the other two teams were sent to other intersections to stop the Cui family who might counterattack.
