The British soldiers quickly organized artillery fire on the other side of the river, after all, they were veterans of the army for many years, and they were already familiar with the formations of artillery and gun battles.However, the damage of the land field artillery to the ironclad warship was very limited, and after just one round of shelling, the orientation was exposed, and it was densely covered by the large-caliber guns of the Jiangyin and Zhenjiang.After the British artillery stopped, the men and horses of the front army also crossed the river at the same time in three ways.The river is no more than twenty or thirty meters wide, and it has been connected by small boats, and pontoon bridges have been built.Within an hour, more than 20,000 men of the left and right divisions had all crossed the Suzhou Creek, and the middle division was still responsible for defending the rear.The British army was also prepared to break the net, and did not build fortifications in the French Concession.Instead, the gun array was directly arranged, and after the Qing Zi Army launched an attack, they beat the military drum and played military music to face each other.This is by no means a circus show, and the snare drum and trumpet are very beneficial for the soldiers to move in unison.However, the Qing army had already changed to a rear-loading firing pistol, and it no longer needed the assistance of a dense formation.Rather, through skirmishers, they quickly seized advantage of the formation and fired prostrately.The British army still adopted the old tactics of breech guns, and the posture of half-squatting and shooting almost became a live target for the Qing army.What surprised the British even more was still to come, that is, the mortar battalion that had just entered the position.The two worked together, and in total there were more than 200 mortars.After the firing of a salute bomb, hail appeared to fall on the British position.After the shells exploded on the position, the British gun's array was torn apart and shattered in an instant.The fragments of the mortar shells were much more powerful than the flowering shells fired by the field artillery at this time.Torn by the yellow explosives, shrapnel blossomed in all directions like bullets, destroying all living creatures in the vicinity.The British army was in a dense formation, and dozens of people were killed and wounded when a shell exploded.The battlefield seemed to have become a purgatory for the British army at this moment, and even the soldiers with rich combat experience were also frightened by the fighting style that the Qing army had never seen.The rout occurred suddenly at this time, and no matter how much Stifoli, who was commanding behind him, scolded, he couldn't stop the soldiers from dispersing.At this time, the Qing army also sounded the horn of impact, and in an instant, more than 20,000 people surrounded them from all sides, shooting as they went, completely unconstrained by the formation.The British army is like a group of rabbits being chased and intercepted by hunters at the moment, and there is no room for resistance.After dark, the gunfire on the battlefield gradually stopped.Of the more than 8,000 British troops, none of them survived, except for the commander Didre Devore and a few hundred soldiers, who fled into the building of the French Public Directorate.Qiao Zhiqing's order to Chen Bingwen was to kill him, and of course Chen Bingwen would not show mercy to these brutes.The encirclement of the Qing army gradually shrank, and after cleaning up the encirclement and all the stragglers, they surrounded the public board of directors.Stitch stood in the public board and stared at the Qingzi army outside the window, and angrily scolded the Green Gang for having no credit.Since the battle began, there has been no sound behind the Qingzi army at all.In fact, Shi Di Folli really misunderstood the Qing Gang, and the day before the Qing Zi Army started, all the disciples of the Qing Gang had been strangled by Zhou Xiuying.This is also to blame Zhao Hai's self-assertion, originally Zhang Bao and Ergouzi followed Zhou Xiuying and his party, and the soldiers had already noticed it.But Zhou Xiuying hadn't seen the two of them either, so she didn't do it for the time being, and deliberately found an inn in the city to stay, deliberately trying to lure the snake out of the hole.Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, the big snake did not lead out, but it led Zhao Hai out.Zhao Hai saw that Zhou Xiuying only had more than 30 guards, and wanted to take the opportunity to take Zhou Xiuying and make new contributions.He is now also a hall master of the Green Gang, and he naturally has hundreds of brothers under him.When Shao Huaxiong was commanding the men and horses to carry the arms, Zhao Hai took the opportunity to gather the brothers in Tangkou and surrounded the front and back of the inn where Zhou Xiuying lived."
Zhou Xiuying, you come out for Lao Tzu, you have been surrounded, hurry up and arrest him, Lao Tzu will let you die quickly."
Zhao Hai shouted when he rushed into the inn with a big knife in his hand, he knew that Zhou Xiuying's martial arts were good, so he was specially followed by twenty or thirty strong men behind him.The people at the inn knew that it was the Green Gang who had come to make trouble, and they were all so frightened that they slipped out of the door."
Xiaohai, I haven't seen you for many days, I've grown my skills."
The inn was much quieter for a while, when a contemptuous scolding came from the second floor.As soon as the words fell, Zhou Xiuying walked down with her own soldiers."
Zhou Xiuying, Shanghai is now our Youth Gang, don't be too arrogant.Obediently follow me to see the Shao gang leader, maybe I can still plead for you. ”Zhao Hai saw Zhou Xiuying's domineering momentum, and his tone softened suddenly.Although he was holding a big knife in his hand, his body couldn't stop retreating."
You shameless traitor, you still have the face to come to me today.Don't you want to ask me and your master for merit and reward, do it, what are you waiting for" Zhou Xiuying looked at Zhao Hai with disdain on his face, and with a wave of his hand, the soldiers took out the shell gun on their waists."
You woman who doesn't know what to do, brothers, give it to me.Catch this mother-in-law, Lao Tzu will be rewarded. ”Zhao Hai took a few steps back and gave an order to the strong men under him.The room suddenly boiled, and the twenty or thirty strong men behind Zhao Hai suddenly picked up steel knives and slashed at Zhou Xiuying.The pro-soldiers didn't say a word, and directly aimed at these people and pulled the trigger in their hands."
Boom, boom, boom, boom" Suddenly a row of explosions rang out in the inn, and the bullets flew out with a whizz.Although the big men under Zhao Hai were all five big and three thick men, they were like tofu under the gun, and they didn't have time to snort at all, and they were beaten by the shell gun, and the blood burst all over the ground."
What a vicious hidden weapon" A big man's eyes widened in horror, his hand covered the bloody hole in his chest, and he rolled to the ground before he could finish his words.Where have these reckless people seen this meeting, they have long been frightened and overwhelmed.After the first group of men fell, the ones in the back directly pulled their legs and ran out of the house.But where did the bullets run from the human legs, and almost none of the men who ran into the inn escaped, and all of them were cleaned up by the soldiers.Zhao Hai saw that the situation was not good, and he was about to flee with Zhang Bao and Ergouzi.The strong man outside didn't know the situation yet, and only heard a crackling and chaotic thinking in the room.After seeing Zhou Xiuying and his party come out, they were ready to go up and catch Zhou Xiuying and ask for credit.The soldiers raised their guns at the men who were around, and after a few shots, more than a dozen corpses fell.These hooligans finally felt bad, and they dared to kill themselves and run away.Zhou Xiuying didn't care about these people, but let the soldiers chase after Zhao Hai and the three of them.At this time, the night was dark, but the soldiers were all fire wolves who had been specially trained by Huang Feihong, and when they pursued to a distance of fifty meters from the three of them, they shot decisively.The three of them fell down in response, and after the soldiers chased after them to check, Zhang Bao and Ergouzi were shot in the chest and died.Zhao Hai was shot in the leg and glared at his own soldiers with a look of fear.shouted "grandpa" in his mouth, begging for mercy.The soldiers left and right, Zhao Hai dragged him into the inn, and Zhou Xiuying sneered and was waiting for him in the house."
Eldest sister, don't kill the little one, the little one is also confused for a while.Be merciful and let the little ones go. ”Zhao Haigang was dragged into the door by his own soldiers and saw Zhou Xiuying's cold face.A struggle lay at Zhou Xiuying's feet, constantly wailing.The robe under him had been stained red with blood, and he looked very embarrassed."
Didn't you just say that you were going to ask for a reward from your master, now I will give you a chance, tell me where your master is hiding, maybe I will let you live."
Zhou Xiuying snorted coldly at him, squatted down and picked up Zhao Hai's whip, and raised his head.Zhao Hai trembled when he heard this, Shao Huaxiong's methods he hadn't seen before.If I betrayed him, it would be worse than death."
You'd better make up your mind quickly, you have a gunshot wound in the leg, and if you don't bandage it in time, you'll bleed to death in an hour."
Zhou Xiuying saw Zhao Hai hesitate and deliberately scared him.As soon as Zhao Hai entered the house, he was examined by his own soldiers, but it was a little skin on his thigh, and there was no shrapnel in it.When Zhao Hai heard this, he collapsed on the ground, and the wound on his leg came with a heart-piercing pain, making cold sweat break out on his forehead."
Okay, I promise you.However, Shao Huaxiong has a lot of people, and you can't kill him. ”Zhao Hai thought about it for a while, and finally decided to take care of his life first.Zhou Xiuying dares to come back alone this time, then there must be backup, and maybe he can catch Shao Huaxiong all of them."
You don't have to worry about that."
Zhou Xiuying scolded and ordered his soldiers to take out the medicine box and bandage his wound briefly.At this moment, there was a sound of neat footsteps outside, and after a while, the dark sky was reflected in the torches and turned into a fiery red color.Zhao Hai thought that Shao Huaxiong had brought people and horses to kill him, and he raised his body with a wit, but he didn't expect to almost scare himself when he saw it.Outside the door, all of them were carrying black iron rods and wearing uniform clothes.What surprised Zhao Hai was that the leader of these people actually entered the house and gave Zhou Xiuying a military salute and shouted, "Report to Minister Zhou, the 112th Regiment of the former army reports to you, please instruct." ”Each army has formulated its own number, which is not open to the public in peacetime, and the 112th Regiment is also the meaning of the left division and the left brigade.As soon as the soldiers fired in the city, the spies sent by Chen Bingwen learned the news and hurriedly went out of the city to spread the word.Chen Bingwen sent the 112th Regiment of the Left Division into the city to assist Zhou Xiuying."
You're here just in time, we're going to exterminate a gang of bandits now.Without further ado, let's go now. ”Zhou Xiuying returned a standard military salute, and then asked the soldiers to find a carriage in the backyard of the inn.Throw Zhao Hai on it, and let him lead the way in front.As soon as Zhao Hai saw the posture of the soldiers outside the door, he knew that Shao Huaxiong must be finished.Thinking that there would be no problem in betraying him, he led the way in front with peace of mind and soon went to the dock in the east of the city.The 112th Regiment had already extinguished the torches according to Zhou Xiuying's instructions, and everyone surrounded the warehouse where Shao Huaxiong was located in the faint light of the moonlight
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