Chapter 99 0099

By noon, the flat-nosed division commander who was lying in the small mansion waiting to hear the news was not the news of the victory, but the news of the disastrous defeat of the whole division. Except for the artillery team and the cavalry team, the other regiments suffered a lot of damage. Zhao Tuan at the ferry was trapped in the valley road. The shantytowns rushed to kill them, and even rolled them down from a high place with buckets of lime powder, which fascinated the soldiers. Some of them rushed out of the valley road and occupied several The sand dunes were blocked by gunfire from Xiaoyanzhuang, making it impossible to move forward.What is even more troublesome is that Commander Zhao was killed in battle, and the whole regiment had no commander.Li Tuan barely stayed where he was at Laohuangheduinan, and his ammunition was almost exhausted and needed to be replenished urgently.Liu Tuan, who attacked Dadukou, retreated to Sanxingdu, and suffered even more heavy losses.

Such a battle report made him slump in his chair. "Damn it!" He scolded the left and right and said, "Hurry up and send a telegram for me, and ask the commander to send more troops!" But he didn't know that the commander-in-chief had dismissed the trivial matter of the Yanshi rebellion long ago, and that a bigger battle cloud was rolling in the far south. The Provincial Allied Forces became the Allied Forces of Four Provinces... The National Revolutionary First Route Army marched into Fujian and pacified the whole of Fujian in a short period of time.These distant news could not reach this difficult barren land for a while, let alone the trapped Yanshi.

On the first day of the war, on the surface, the militia in Yanshi stood up and blocked the Jiang Fangjun's attack with their flying flesh and blood. If you count carefully, the number of casualties is more than Jiang Fangjun. The inevitable result of primitive weapons fighting against foreign guns, Fang Sheng had expected this situation long ago, but he was not discouraged at all. Such a heroic death is better than putting down the guns and letting the Jiangfang army slaughter them, not to mention Guan Baye went north to contact various places Mingun, there is still hope of receiving help.But there is one thing to be decided immediately, that is, the old and weak women and children in the salt market must be dismissed before the Jiangfang Army breaks the town!

The dismissal of the elderly, weak, women and children was carried out in the afternoon of the same day, while watching Jiang Fangjun's respite.Fang Sheng used four salt boats across the river to lock two pontoon bridges at the two wharves of the Yanhe River, and sounded a gong to announce the east and west shantytowns and the city streets, asking all those who did not participate in the war to pack up their soft boxes and leave the salt market. Take refuge in the Northland countryside. At dusk, strands of asylum seekers were led from the high piles on the north bank of the Yanhe River to the wilderness, forming a sad picture. Kneeling to pray to heaven, shouting for father and mother, crying endlessly, although their footsteps traced to They went to the north, but their hearts were still attached to Yanshi, because those men guarding Yanshi with their guns were all their inseparable relatives.Of course, many people stayed behind; none of the owners of the 18 salt inns left, and some younger women stayed behind to cook and take care of the wounded, and Little Wonton was one of them.

The sun should be setting behind the clouds, and the evening light is gray and purple. In the hall where the luxurious banquet was held that day, the leaders of the Yanshi militia and the local gentry gathered under the horse lights. Now only two of the three people left. "How's the situation at Xiaodukou?" Fang Sheng asked Zhang Erhuaxie. "It's not too bad." Zhang Erhuaxie said: "Until the evening, the Jiangfang Army hadn't come close to Xiaoyan Village. There were many dead bodies lying in the valley roads. Master Shi of the Liuhe Gang lay down on a tree with a gun. He overthrew the commander of the Jiang Fang Army, Master Shi was also... shot and transported back, with only half a breath left.... Now that he is in a drug store, he may not survive tonight."

The big bear burst into tears, although he also wrapped a white scarf around the wound in the socket of his shoulder.Wang Daguimu sat on the side and gritted his teeth. "Qian Jiu died at Dadukou." Old Man Dai said in the wheelchair, "Nearly 100 people were killed or injured in the shanty town, and the bodies are being collected now." "Our manpower and guns are limited, less than 30% of that of the Jiangfang Army." Fang Sheng said: "Our guns and guns, although we have bought them openly and secretly, are still far behind. We will fire tomorrow, and the most important thing is to search for fire. If we can hold more gunfire, we will be able to defend for a long time, and we can hope that Guan Baye will lead the Northern People's guns to help."

"What's the matter with Baye?" Fuchang's innkeeper said, "It's been a long time since I've been here, but there's been no news at all. Could something be wrong?... Otherwise, never There is no news like this?!" As soon as he mentioned Guan Baye who went to ask for help, all the heads dropped, and the atmosphere in the big flower hall became even more gloomy.It seems that everyone understands the current difficult situation in Yanshi, and there is only one helping hand that can reach out, and that is the large number of gun teams in the Northland.The civilian guns in the north are very prosperous, if you can add the guns of Judge Zhu Si, needless to say, Shouyan City, even Zhibo County has that kind of power, but everyone present, including the sweet-hearted Fang Sheng, the big bear And Wang Dagui, no one dared to believe that Baye Guan could persuade the thieves like Judge Zhu Si who don't see foreign money and don't open their eyes. This is the problem.The flames of the horse lanterns flickered in front of people's eyes, which was a sign that the lamp oil was about to run out. In the distance, the horns of the Jiang Fang Army's regrouping sounded again. "Waiting for help is the second priority." Fang Sheng finally broke the silence and said, "The important thing is how can we keep Yanshi from sinking before Baye Guan returns to Yanshi? We have to make up our minds while Jiang Fangjun is breathing. .”

"That's simple," Tang Liupao reached out and slapped the corner of the table and said, "If you can defend Yanshi, you must defend it, and if you can't, you must defend it. That's the way. Let's nod according to the person. One person has one life. When the army advances into the market, we will set fire...to burn...the street! It's life, it's death, don't bow your head!" "The gold ornaments, money urns, and bottom wealth (that is, the property buried in the ground) of the eighteen salt stores are all listed." The owner of Yuxing store said: "While we are fighting, we still have to try our best to buy guns from Yanhebei. With gunfire and a large amount of rice, I believe that the Jiangfang Army will never have much stamina. If we can survive for three or five days, Yanshi will be able to defend for a long time."

Sparks are still flying in the darkness. Perhaps in the near future, these streets and town houses will be flattened by more intense artillery fire from the Jiang Defense Army, but the immortal heart can illuminate the miserable darkness in front of us.The action after the meeting started again. The men with gunshot wounds were sent back to the town one after another. Rows of people were lying on rope beds and door panels. Many torches were burning in the dark night, and a group of militia gunmen who were about to replenish the fire line at the small ferry were eating hastily under the street porch.The rest of the people flowed through the street one after another. Their bodies, faces, spear tips and single knife edges still had wet bloodstains.The sweaty horses were diverted westward from Yangqiaokou to the big ferry, Mr. Dai led the spear team to change to Gaodui, and the reckless Tang Liuzao was transferred to the small ferry.

Da Gou Xiong and Wang Dagui rushed to the pharmacy to see Shorty Shi Er. He ambushed the head of the regiment on the big tree in front of the small wine shop by the valley road at the small ferry. , was shot several times and still hugged tightly to the branch.When they arrived at the pharmacy, Shorty Shi Er had already swallowed his breath, but his eyes were still bulging, as if he was unwilling to die. "You...just close your eyes, dwarf." The big bear stretched out his hand, gently pinched Shi Er's eyelids, and murmured, "Da Gui and I will take care of the rest of the bastards." "Maybe Guan Baye will lead the people to shoot him," Wang Dagui said, "He will avenge you as fast as he can."

"Let's have a fight between life and death," the big dog Xiong Yiyi tightly held the cold hand of the deceased, clasped his palms together and said warmly, "You are not destined to be killed by a knife (that is, to die by a knife and gun), and Lao Xi made such a wrong arrangement." ,... The situation is so urgent, brother, I, the big dog, can't even burn a piece of paper for you, if one of Dagui and I survives, I will cook with you later!" They are gone.The dead had no coffins, no shrouds, they were all buried in a pit hastily, and they had no stone tombstones, nor their own names.The battle was not over yet, and the cavalry of the Jiangfang Army at Yangqiaokou raised up two more night raids. The bushes at Dadukou were set on fire by the Jiangfang army, and the roofs were burned red.Xiaoyanzhuang is also caught in a bitter battle. But in Wanjialou far away, Guan Baye, who was recuperating in bed, couldn't hear the gunshots in Yanshi. The gunshots, pools of blood and the flames of the candles were only left in his nightmare dreams that were sintered every night.He hasn't been able to meet Little Guy yet, because Wanjialou's gun team fought with Little Xie'er. What Little Guy was thinking about was not Yanshi, but Judge Zhu Si who was stationed in Yangjiao Town in the past. A wave of guns...