Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve

The two groups of Xiagu and Baihehe attacked the old fort. The battle was extremely fierce. Iron cannons and ladders were used, and explosives were blown over the city wall, but it was still in vain. Jiang Biaotong's green battalion relied on its strong castle and numerous Mauser quick guns to beat back the brothers who had pushed up the city wall again and again. At dawn, there were no less than a hundred brothers casualties, and the commander of the third army, Bai Tianhe, was also seriously injured. The south gate was beating so violently, but Ximen and the old north gate could not hear any movement, which made Xia Gu suspicious.

The one who hit the west gate was the militia group of the Lianzhuang Society, and Xiagu and the others were flying the same flag, but they were not from the same road. It is not surprising that they were playing a bit slippery; the one who hit the old north gate was a brother from Li Shuangyin West Second Road. It's no wonder if you don't fight.What's more, the patrol battalion guarding the north gate has its own inside line, so it is easier to fight than the south gate. Aunt Xia then sent two brothers to Ximen and Laobeimen respectively to deliver an order, ordering Lianzhuanghui and Li Erye to fight to form a response to the south gate.

Unexpectedly, the two brothers who sent the order came back and said that the patrol battalion guarding the west gate and the old north gate had already expressed their attitude and agreed to be neutral, so Li Erye asked if he wanted to bring the No. 800 brothers from Xierlu to the south gate. Help Aunt Xia attack the old fort at the south gate. Aunt Xia got angry when she heard this, and waved the gun in her hand and cursed: "Li Shuangyin is a bastard and a fool! Two armies confront each other, how can there be neutrality? The neutrality of the patrol battalion is false, and the truth is that the city gate is guarded without firing a single shot." You tell this bastard not to send someone over, just stare at the old North Gate and beat him! Beat him to death!"

Less than half an hour later, the brother who sent the order came back on a flying horse, saying that Second Master Li had already climbed to the top of the old north gate in a hanging basket, and had negotiated with Qian Guandai... Aunt Xia is so stupid He stared blankly for a long time without speaking, then stomped his foot, ignoring the fourth round of siege that was being organized in front of him, Lama was going to the old north gate. However, at this critical moment, Aunt Xia, who had jumped onto the horse, was condescending and saw Yifu Bian, whom she had recommended as the chief contact, and thought of sending Yifu Bian to Laobeimen instead of herself.

Right now, Yifu Bian's blood is boiling, but he has nothing to do. It's not that he doesn't want to do it, but that Aunt Xia looks down on him, doesn't treat him as a human being, and doesn't let him do anything.So, he had no choice but to hold a dilapidated brass single-tube telescope and watch the battle with Wang Sanshun leaning on his horse. The battle was also unpleasant to watch. Wang Sanshun was covetous, always trying to plot against the telescope in his hand, and even tried to argue with him on an equal footing, blatantly saying: This telescope should be watched by one person for a while, not just his righteous husband.

Yifu Bian was very angry and said, "What are you looking at? You don't know anything about siege!" Wang Sanshun said: "Do you understand? If you understand, why don't you go to attack the city? Just watch here?" Yifu Bian said, "I just don't understand, so I keep in touch! If I don't see clearly, how can I contact you?" Wang Sanshun was still dissatisfied: "Now it's all done like this, what a fart to keep in touch!" He also said: "Don't use chicken feathers as an arrow. Aunt Xia gave you the title of general liaison, just to trick you!"

Yifu Bian was utterly annoyed, and was about to lose his temper with the master and the president, but Aunt Xia had already rode over, flicked the whip, and knocked off the binoculars in Yifu Bian's hand, raised her front hooves, and neighed The restless red-maned horse ordered to Yifu Bian: "Don't you want to lead the troops? Get on the horse and go to the old north gate, and temporarily command Li Shuangyin's West Second Road!" The opportunity to lead the army really came, but Yifu Bian felt very stunned, and asked Aunt Xia with his face up: "I'm going, then... what is Second Master Li doing?"

Aunt Xia gritted her teeth and scolded, "The bastard is dead!" Yifu Bian wondered, "Why did Second Master Li die before the old Beimen was connected to the fire?" Aunt Xia was anxious and didn't have the patience to explain at all, so she just said to Yifu Bian: "Are you going to go or not? If you don't go, I will go in person!" Yifu Bian hurriedly said: "Sister Xia, don't worry, I'll go, I'll go right away!" The whip in Xia Gu's hand pointed at Wang Sanshun's head: "And you, follow my brother too!" Wang Sanshun thought it was nothing to do with him, so he quietly picked up the telescope from the ground, and was dreaming of having the telescope all to himself.

But he had to go, Wang Sanshun immediately agreed. When Bian Yifu and Wang Sanshun got on their horses, Aunt Xia made a final confession: "As soon as you pass by, the old north gate must be moved, and the west gate must also be moved!" Bian Yifu said: "Xiamei, don't worry, I'll go there, and there will be movement!" Thinking that he was going to command a group of people, but he didn't have a weapon in his hand, Yifu Bian said again, "Is there a guy, give me a hand! Or I can't restrain people!" Riding on her horse, Xiagu looked around and saw a brother with a foreign knife closest to her, so she took the brother's foreign knife and threw it to Yifu Bian.

Yifu Bian held the knife in his hand, but he was still not satisfied. He had already taken a fancy to the Mauser gun in Aunt Xia's hand, but if Aunt Xia didn't ask for it, he couldn't force it. He galloped away. All the way to the old north gate, Bian Yifu still didn't think much about attacking the city, but he always thought about the majesty he was about to show. So, not far from the south gate, Wang Sanshun got off the horse with him and helped him clean up his prestige. Foreign knives with sheaths must be carried on the shoulders, but it is not clear whether they should be carried on the left or on the right.

Bian Yifu didn't dare to ask Wang Sanshun, because if he asked, he would appear superficial. If he didn't ask, he was afraid that he would go in the wrong direction and be ridiculed by the brothers under Li Erye. Therefore, Bian Yifu said: "San Shun, now I want to test you: Do you think this foreign knife should be carried on the left side or on the right side?" Without even thinking about it, Wang Sanshun said, "Master Bian, do you still need to take the exam? Hold the right hand!" Yifu Bian nodded: "Well, not bad!" So he hung the knife on the right side of his body, but tried to draw the knife, and found that it was extremely uncomfortable. The right hand was holding the knife, and the knife was on the right side again, and something was wrong. But looking at Wang Sanshun's firm eyes, the suspicion was dispelled. With the foreign knife on his shoulders, he still felt that his prestige was not enough, so he snatched the brass binoculars from Wang Sanshun's hand, tied it with a cloth belt, and hung it under his neck. Wang Sanshun was very wronged, and he didn't dare to fight with his master, so he said: "Master Bian, I dare you to fight this battle alone, and it's unnecessary for me to follow you. I... I'd better go back to Aunt Xia at the Nanmen Gate." Bar!" Yifu Bian put on a foreign knife and hung a telescope around his neck. He was very satisfied psychologically, and his attitude was surprisingly good. He pointed at Wang Sanshun's nose and said with a smile: "...Look at you, look at you, you're being narrow-minded again. Right? Don’t go back, you still have to follow me, I’m commanding a group of people now, it’s time to employ people!” Wang Sanshun asked his master painfully: "What do you use me for?" Bian Yifu said: "I have wronged you now. I use you as my guard and herald to open up the new Hongcheng. I will use you to...do it, Sanshun, tell yourself, what do you want to do?" At that time, Wang Sanshun didn't know that Yifu Bian would prosper if he entered the city. He thought that Yifu Bian would be unable to do much after opening the new Hongcheng, let alone expect to be able to do anything. He said, "I don't want to do anything, just I want you to give me the telescope." Yifu Bian said, "Okay!" Wang Sanshun was still not at ease, and he was still asking when he climbed up the horse: "Are you in charge?" Bian Yifu said: "I am the chief liaison officer now, can't the Lord do this?" After all, he decided not to babble with Wang Sanshun anymore, raised his binoculars, first looked to the south of the city where gunfire was raging, then turned his head and looked in the direction of the old north gate, and then said to Wang Sanshun very seriously: " Sanshun, let's go, the ancients said, soldiers are precious and fast! Since Second Master Li is dead, I don't know what kind of chaos is going on on West Second Road!"