Chen Zikun decided to use artillery shells to answer the bandits' unreasonable demands.
Although he is a master of artillery taught at West Point Military Academy, he has never used this muzzle-loading cannon made in the Guangxu period.
However, this does not trouble him.
It is nothing more than a large blunderbuss.
It is filled with gunpowder first and then the shells. , the cannonball was cast from pig iron by the county blacksmith, and the size was not up to standard.
In order to prevent the leakage of gunpowder gas, the outside was covered with a layer of rags.
Three muzzle-loading cannons produced by the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau were fully loaded with black powder and inserted into the twister.
They quietly aimed at the bandits who were resting comfortably on the river beach.
Hundreds of fast guns were also loaded with bullets and bolted, quietly Waiting for the opening moment.
Xia Dalong, as a representative of the gentry, was invited to watch the battle on the city wall.
Since there was no way to cause trouble, he simply calmed down and watched what Chen Zikun used to fight the bandits.
After all the weapons were in place, Chen Zikun took out the silver-shell Hamilton and looked at it.
It was no more than two hours, and it had arrived just in time.
He ordered: "Use the sound of cannons as a signal and shoot freely."
The order was spread throughout the city, and everyone was ready to fight the bandits hard.
Chen Zikun personally lit the cannon and lit the twister with a torch.
The fuse burned sizzlingly, and everyone covered their ears with their hands.
There was a roar, and the strong recoil pushed the heavy artillery back.
A cast iron shell roared out of the chamber and hit the bandits a hundred feet away with great force.
This shot was aimed at the position where Liang Maocai was.
He dared to grab Yao Yilei.
He couldn't relieve his bad breath without blowing Ya Ting into pieces.
Liang Maocai became a bandit leader at a young age, and his fame was by no means a waste.
In the face of danger, experienced bandits will always foresee and make the most beneficial judgment for themselves.
Leader Liang rushed forward and lay on his back.
Unfortunately, there was a pool of fresh and hot horse dung right where his head hit the ground, and he could taste it all.
The whistling of the shells was right next to his ears.
In fact, he might not be able to hit him even if he didn't jump.
The muzzle-loading cannon was not a sniper rifle, and its accuracy was not that accurate.
However, since the bandits gathered relatively densely, the results of this shot were quite a lot.
The bandits watched helplessly as the bodies of their three companions were broken by cannonballs.
The round iron ball changed after hitting the human body, turning into seven or eight sharp pieces of broken iron, killing two more mules.
Two more cannonballs came shortly after, but the bandits were already on alert.
The result was very small, but at the same time gunfire rang out from the top of the city.
The bandits were too bold and felt that the people in the county did not dare to shoot them.
The camp was set up a mile outside the city.
The pistols could not reach them, but this distance was just within the effective range of the rifles.
The crackling sound on the city top was like setting off firecrackers.
The people were so excited that it was almost time for the Chinese New Year.
They fired guns randomly without taking aim, not caring whether they could hit people or not.
Some of them used black guns.
The gunpowder gun fired smoothly, and the city was filled with festive smoke.
The bandits were in trouble.
They were crying for their fathers and mothers and urinating.
Liang Maocai got up from the ground.
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His face was covered with horse dung.
When he wiped his face, he saw his brothers running around, and there were dead people and mules everywhere.
"You surnamed Chen, I'm going to kill your ancestors."
Liang Maocai pulled out the box cannon and started banging on the city wall.
His shooting skills were good, but the range of the box cannon was not good.
It was strange that he could hit people even one mile away.
Liang Maocai raised his telescope and looked at the top of the city.
He saw an old man standing next to his great enemy Chen Zikun.
It was Xia Dalong who was talking about coming to attack the county town.
"Xia Dalong, you and I are irreconcilable."
Liang Maocai finally understood.
Xia Dalong betrayed him.
This old dog must have wanted to take credit for his own head, so he set up this shocking scam.
The head of the tiger's mouth shed tears of regret.
Shouldn't he regret it?
It's too late to regret now.
Listening to the density of gunshots on the top of the city, there were at least two hundred guns.
The brothers couldn't hit them at all.
They left the green hills without worrying about having no firewood.
Liang Maocai resentfully fired the bullets from his guns at the top of the city.
After pouring out, he shouted: "You guys, pull the hoo!"
The bandits abandoned a dozen corpses and retreated hastily.
There was a burst of cheers on the top of the city, and Chen Zikun became a hero.
Xia Dalong left quietly, with deeper hatred in his heart.
He knew that after such a commotion, the friendly and tacit cooperative relationship between him and the bandits was completely destroyed.
After the bandits retreated, the civilian army came out to clean the battlefield and found more than ten shotguns and muskets, seven dead mules, and fifteen bandits were killed and injured and abandoned on the battlefield.
The weapons were naturally confiscated, and the mule carcasses were taken away to be skinned and cooked to reward the three armies.
The dead bandits were also easy to deal with.
The heads were chopped off with an axe, woven into a cage with sorghum strips, and hung in the city for public display.
The most difficult thing was They were dealing with several injured bandits.
It was difficult to decide whether to kill or imprison them.
Chen Zikun was a bandit, and meeting bandits was like meeting his mother's family.
However, the current situation did not allow him to be selfish.
He said that the army only fought to kill the enemy, and how to deal with the bandits was the responsibility of the county magistrate.
Magistrate Liu was unequivocal.
He held an interrogation at the gate of the city and asked people to identify whether these bandits had a life-threatening lawsuit on their hands.
Bandits mostly commit crimes in the wilderness and seldom show their faces in the county.
Naturally, there are no victims.
However, if there is no opera and singing in such a lively atmosphere, it will be a very unpleasant thing.
Therefore, County Magistrate Liu was quick to think and shouted: " Has anyone’s family been harmed by bandits?”
Now I raise my hands.
Bandits are raging in Nantai, and countless people have been kidnapped and robbed.
Thinking of the great losses they suffered at the hands of the bandits, the people are angry and pour their endless anger on these unarmed and suffered victims.
The poor bandits were injured, and everyone rushed forward, punching, kicking, and biting them.
In a matter of seconds, several bandits died.
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County Magistrate Liu announced that the bandits deserved to be beaten to death and those who beat others were not guilty.
When the people saw the blood, they became even more excited.
Someone with good intentions stepped forward, shoveled off the bandit's head with a hoe, and walked around the street with a hoe in his hand, followed by a group of idle men who cheered noisily.
County Magistrate Liu shuddered.
Are these the gentle and obedient county citizens of the past?
Are they more ruthless than bandits?
Could it be that everyone in Nantai County has a potential bloodthirsty factor in their bones?
He was frightened by the demon he summoned and was a little at a loss. .
"How are you?"
Chen Zikun came over, smiled and patted Liu Youjin on the shoulder.
"The people's support can be used."
County Magistrate Liu narrowed his eyes and was very satisfied.
Today he finally got over the addiction of the county magistrate.
He felt so happy that he responded to everything at once.
The bandits retreated, but things happened again.
First, Mr.
Zhang broke the contract and withdrew the 100 yuan he promised to donate.
He said that the family was short of money and could not afford so much cash for the time being, so he owed it first.
Then the 100 kilograms of steamed buns with eggs promised by Boss Lin from Zuixianju also fell through.
However, Boss Lin was a little more particular than Mr.
Zhang and took a few jars of liquor to make up the amount, so it was not considered a renegade.
The silk and satin donated by Li Juren has been used, and the colorful flags on the city head are his contribution.
However, the bandits have already left.
It would be a pity to use these fine silk and satin as flags again, but regardless of whether the escort agrees or not, Li Juren asked his family to pull down all the flags and take them home.
Someone asked him what the use of taking them back was because the silk and satin had been cut and couldn't be made into clothes.
Li Juren said, it would be good to take them back to make trousers. , it would be a waste to put it on the city wall.
Sun Haoran also carried the coffin back.
The bandits had escaped.
Naturally, General Chen no longer had to live and die with Nan Tai.
The coffin was of no use, so why not keep it?
By the afternoon, of the 800 volunteers recruited on the spot, not one of them was left.
They all went home, taking with them the guns and ammunition issued to them.
No one felt embarrassed.
They were all heroes who wanted to leave their names in the county annals. , it is not natural for a hero who fought off bandits to go home with a broken gun or two.
Nantai County experienced a crazy carnival in the morning, and then returned to calm in the evening.
The one who suffered the biggest loss was not Liang Maocai, but Xia Dalong.
One-third of his house was burned down.
The security group that had always been regarded as private soldiers was also disbanded by Chen Zikun.
More than a hundred brothers were left without food and complained.
The mob ransacking the security team today reminded Xia Dalong of how he led a group of patrolmen with pigtails into the county office during the Xinhai period, killed the county magistrate, and ransacked the back house.
Now twelve years have passed, and the cause and effect cycle , retributive displeasure.
If he were young, Xia Dalong would immediately draw a gun and fight to the death with Chen Zikun.
But now that he is older, his anger is not so strong, and he will think twice before doing things.
Chen Zikun has the hearts of the people, so we cannot conflict with him face to face.
If we want to do it, , we have to take advantage of the darkness and midnight.
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Xia Dalong's newest old guys are all cleaning their guns with sullen faces.
They haven't recovered from what happened last night.
They are obsessed with revenge.
They are all hot-blooded good men.
Hatred cannot stay overnight.
The revenge will be avenged today.
Night "If you go there disguised as a bandit, you can't leave anyone behind."
Xia Dalong explained.
Chen Zikun and others were also very frustrated.
The bandits were gone.
Except for a box of gold jewelry donated by Miss Xia, they didn't get anything.
They were still a bare commander.
"This won't work."
Chen Zikun said.
"Hey, who would have expected that the bandits would be so inexperienced."
County Magistrate Liu said.
Chen Zikun rolled his eyes: "Most of the bandits are gone, but we can't stop a small group of bandits from infiltrating into the city."
County Magistrate Liu smiled knowingly: "That's right.
If bandits infiltrate into the city, who should they cause trouble for?"
The two looked at each other for a while, both smiling slyly.
Of course he was looking for trouble with Xia Dalong.
One thing does not bother two masters, and the important task of mobilizing the enthusiasm of the people still rests on Mr.
Xia's shoulders.
Without further ado, while it was dark, Chen Zikun, Wang Degui and Li Changsheng, put on full black night clothes, with short guns and daggers on their waists, and ran towards the Xia family.
At the same time, four black figures also emerged from the ruins of the Xia family.
They were wearing the night clothes of the Thirteen Taibos, blue satin thin-soled fast boots, and the cannon box at the waist was painted with pot ash and did not reflect light at all
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