Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 161 Casualties
The imperial army had sent a lot of supplies down the ship because they wanted to besiege Chen Gu. Yesterday, Chen Gu saw with his own eyes that it took two or three hours for a thousand green camp soldiers of the imperial court to move all the supplies.

Chen Gu had already designated so many supplies as his own, but half of them were destroyed by the fleeing Eight Banners soldiers.

This made Chen Gu instantly furious. After all, materials were extremely scarce in that era, so how could they withstand such waste?

Revenge, revenge must be taken.

Not long after Chen Gu mounted his warhorse, he caught up with the sword and shield soldiers led by Feng Yuanqiao, and also saw the Eight Banners soldiers who were still desperately fleeing in the distance.

But it seemed too late, because at this time the Eight Banners soldiers were preparing to board the ship, and the two Flying Dragon ships had already docked and pointed their guns at Chen Gu.

"Spread out and lie in ambush on the river bank. Feng Yuanqiao, take your men and lead the horses away from the river bank, the farther the better.

Send an order, have all the riflemen lie on the river bank and be ready to shoot the people on the flying dragon boats."

The two Flying Dragon ships were only warships after all, and could barely accommodate two or three hundred Eight Banners soldiers. However, after carrying them, many of them were exposed to Chen Gu's gun.

Chen Gu did not rush over to attack for the time being. After all, the two thousand-jin cannons were already aimed at this side, and the four five-hundred-jin cannons on the side were also aimed at this side. If he led his men to rush over at this time, he would surely be bombarded by the cannons.

You don't need too many, as long as one shell can roll, the casualties caused will be horrific.

So Chen Gu ordered all the special forces battalion members to disperse, lie down and hide, and then he began to crawl forward slowly.

Moving forward does not mean pursuing, but rather spreading people out further apart to reduce casualties caused by the rolling and crushing of shells in the event of enemy artillery fire.

Unfortunately, before the special forces battalion had time to completely disperse, the other side opened fire first. Six shells, two large and four small, flew over in an instant. Four shells hit the river bank, smashing mud and gravel everywhere. With the protection of bulletproof vests, there was no need to worry about being injured by the splashing gravel.

However, two shells, one large and one small, hit the river bank, splashing dirt everywhere before bouncing back up.

"Ah~!"

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The crowd lying on the ground let out six screams in succession, indicating that six people were crushed by the shells, and their life or death was unknown.

Chen Gu was immediately furious. You have to know that this was the special forces battalion he had trained with great effort. The food and training bullets for each soldier over the past few months were a considerable expense, not to mention the salary. Moreover, no matter if they were injured or died, they would need pensions, and all of these cost money.

Chen Gu had no time to check the casualties of his soldiers. He was the first to get up from the ground, aimed at the people on the boat and fired a shot, then shouted loudly: "Charge, spread out and charge!"

Chen Gu was the first to rush forward, but his speed was not fast, because Chen Gu was loading bullets while charging. After loading the bullets, he aimed at the people on the warship and fired.

The other members of the special forces company followed suit and immediately caused considerable casualties to the people on the warship.

Unfortunately, it didn't take long before the two or three hundred Eight Banners soldiers were all on board. The Feilong boat began to retreat from the riverside, while slowly turning its bow.

Although Chen's army shot and killed many of the enemy during this process, after the enemy's ship turned around, Chen had to shout again: "Scatter, lie down, hide!"

Four more shells hit the shore, and although only one shell reached the shore, it still caused two casualties.

Chen Gu had no more scruples and rushed forward with a roar.

"Kill!" With a bulletproof vest, Chen Gu was not afraid of the enemy's shotgun at all. As long as he was not unlucky enough to be hit in the face by a lead bullet, his life would not be in danger. When charging, he could even lower his head to reduce the area that was hit.

The two flying dragon boats finally drifted downstream and headed for the other side. Although some people were shot and killed by Chen's army during the process, they still managed to escape with more than a hundred Eight Banners soldiers.

Chen Gu was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he could do nothing about it.

"Treat the wounded, and tell Feng Yuanqiao to send eight war horses over to continue chasing the Green Camp Army." Chen Gu calmed down and gave the order.

The Green Camp Army had already run very far, but was still captured by Chen Gu under the pursuit of war horses. It was estimated that there were only five or six hundred people, and there should be three or four hundred people who fled.

Chen Gu asked Feng Yuanqiao to continue to lead the sword and shield soldiers to search and wipe out the Green Camp, while he himself led the special forces company to escort the Green Camp prisoners back.

These Green Camp soldiers not only had low combat effectiveness, but also weak fighting will. After being caught up by Chen Gu, they simply dropped their weapons, knelt down and surrendered, which saved Chen Gu a lot of trouble.

What's left now are the two or three hundred naval forces and more than ten warships that are blocked in Naxi and need to be dealt with.

In response to this, Chen Gu, who returned to the outskirts of Luzhou City, asked Bai Wencheng, Yang Huiyuan and others to try to persuade them to surrender.

"Tell them that this is their last chance to survive. If they don't surrender, all that awaits them will be annihilation!" said Chen Gu.

"My subordinate understands!"

Bai Wencheng and Yang Huiyuan left with their men.

Chen Gu looked at Yun Hua and asked, "How are the injured soldiers doing?"

"Two died, and two more couldn't be saved according to military doctors. Another three were seriously injured. Even if they were rescued, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to stay in the army. Only two are in slightly better condition!" Yun Hua said in a heavy tone.

Chen thought for a moment and said, "The pensions for the dead will be doubled and they will be buried in the martyrs' tomb. The living who can return to the army will continue to stay in the army. For those who cannot continue to stay in the army, their salaries will be paid as usual. This will be the case for now. We will reward them according to their merits after we capture Chengdu."

If it were other soldiers, they would naturally not have such good treatment, but this is a special company, so Chen Gu naturally gave them more preferential treatment.

Yunhua nodded!

Chen Jue looked at Bian Shichun again and asked, "Is Liu Qing dead?"

"No, it's just a minor injury, no problem!" Bian Shichun replied.

"He's lucky!" Chen Gu smiled bitterly, thought for a moment, and then said to Bian Shichun: "Send someone to the city to ask the defenders in the city whether they want to come out on their own or want our army to force their way in!"

Bian Shichun immediately rode his horse to the city wall in person. Now Luzhou City had become a jar, and the people inside were like turtles in a jar to Chen's army, so Bian Shichun was not afraid at all.

Bian Shichun was very familiar with the style of the gentry and the big families. He came to the city and shouted. After a while of communication, he ran back to report to Chen Gu: "They are willing to surrender, but there are conditions!"

"Bullshit conditions!" Chen Gu waved his hand and interrupted Bian Shichun directly, saying: "Tell them that I am very angry now. If they surrender unconditionally, I will naturally treat them well. If they really make me angry, I will attack the city and leave no one alive after the city is broken!"

(End of this chapter)