Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2155 Rescue Xu Gang
Student officers are those who come out of the three-year officer training course.He was born in a serious academic class.Compared with the current background of the officer training team of the Fubo Army, it has stepped up to a higher level.

"Where, where." Zhu Si was a little embarrassed, and these words also aroused his grievances.With his qualifications, he should have been promoted to a sergeant and selected for the teaching team long ago—if he joined the teaching team, he would be a serious regular army officer when he came out, not a captain of the national army, and he was inferior to others.

After entering the ranks of the National Army, it is probably impossible to go back to the Fubo Army - after all, you were promoted by a sergeant, and the official officers of others have survived for several years before entering the teaching team, starting from the second lieutenant step by step. up.

He sighed and said, "Actually, I didn't do enough. I was promoted to corporal only last year. In short, my progress is not enough. Although I became the captain..."

"Don't be discouraged, the Fubo Army and the National Army are all soldiers of the Senate, so don't make any distinctions in your heart." Mirontao comforted him, "This battle still has to be fought, wait With combat achievements, it is not impossible to even advance to the third level."

"Yes, yes, you are right." Zhu Si was very respectful.

It was already noon when he came out of the headquarters - Mi Longtao kept him for a meal, and asked the cooking team to cook a hot meal for the national army on patrol - he could have a warm meal safely on land Huge meals are naturally much better than squatting on the deck and eating dry food.

Li Dong also urged the soldiers to replace and repair the broken bamboo handles and shields, and the fuel consumed on the ship was also replenished.Because Fengchuan is a forward supply base, all supplies here are very convenient. Although thermal coal can only supply gunboats and tugboats, general firewood can be fully replenished, which is much easier to use than the various miscellaneous wood and straw they used before. up.

Zhu Si looked at the preparations and found them impeccable. However, the unhappiness left by the meeting with Lieutenant Mi just now made him explode: "It's been so long for such a small thing! How many times have I told you that the speed of carrying out the task Be quick!"

"Yes!" Li Dong vaguely felt that the captain seemed to have an opinion on him, so he hurriedly reported, "It was ready half an hour ago..."

"Since it was ready half an hour ago, why didn't you report it to me immediately?!" Zhu Si's voice was stern.

"At that time you were having dinner with Lieutenant Mi..."

"Report as soon as possible after completing the task! Didn't the instructor in the non-commissioned officer teaching team teach you?! How did you graduate!"

"Yes!" Li Dong could only continue to stand straight and listen to the training.

Just when Zhu Si was about to continue to reprimand, there was a sudden sound of military drums. As soon as they heard the drumbeat, they knew that this was a new enemy situation.

Zhu Si couldn't care less about showing off, he looked around hesitantly, and wanted to find someone to ask what was going on, when he suddenly saw Mi Longtao coming out of the headquarters in full armor, issuing orders as he walked.Seeing Zhu Si and Li Dong, he stopped in his tracks and said loudly: "Xu Gang in Yunan County is besieged by a large group of enemy troops. We must go to support immediately, and you should also cooperate with us!"

Zhu Si was tongue-tied for a moment—he was actually very unwilling to get involved in the battle. This was his first combat cruise, and as long as he could go back safely, he would give Chief Qian Duo and He He a good impression.What would they think when they went back if there were more than a dozen brothers killed or wounded after the fight?
In theory, he has his own order to execute, but this order does not contradict Mi Longtao's request: "Patrol along the river, eliminate enemies on both sides of the strait, and maintain law and order."Even if he refuses now, when the fleet goes downstream, he will still participate in this battle.

"What? Difficulty?" Seeing that he was silent, Mi Longtao asked.

"No," Zhu Si knew whether he was being soft-hearted, or Lieutenant Mi wrote in his combat report: "Zhu Si refused to cooperate with him", and his future would be ruined.Immediately, he stood at attention and said in a loud voice: "Report, there is no difficulty!" After speaking, he hurriedly reported: "The firepower is relatively weak..."

"Standard Spear Squadron again?" Mi Longtao could see some dissatisfaction.

"Yes, there are only thirty Nanyang rifles." Zhu Si said, "The others are heavy arquebuses and light artillery captured from the Ming army."

"It's okay, you just need to cooperate with us." Mi Longtao said, "During the battle, you follow my command signals—do you have signal soldiers?"

"Yes, of course." Zhu Si hurriedly said.

"That's good, your boat will follow." Mi Longtao said, "Map!"

The orderly immediately opened the field map in front of them.

"Just now, Yunan County sent a wireless message: about [-] enemies of unknown origin suddenly appeared in Xugang, the junction of Fengchuan and Yunan counties, and attempted to take the place by surprise attack. , after being repulsed by the local regiment bravely, they are now besieging the village. There are not many men in the village, and the situation is very dangerous..."

Zhu Si looked at the map. According to the map, the settlement of Xugang is not in Fengchuan County, but in Yunan County—and the distance from Yunan County to Xugang is shorter than that from here. many.

Regardless of the distance or the scope of the jurisdiction, the Yunan County National Army Squadron should be the one to provide assistance.

"...Although this place is closer to the county seat of Yunan County, it is in the upper reaches of Yunan County. It was rescued from the county seat and headed upstream. The time is relatively tight, and the number of enemies is also quite large-so this time it is up to the We are the main force."

The main force that Mi Longtao mentioned naturally did not refer to the integrated squadron he led the Wuzhou Brigade, but a platoon of Fubo troops that was gathering on the pier.Well equipped and well trained.There is also a national army mountain warfare squadron-this is composed of Li and Miao soldiers recruited from the Li District of Hainan Island, each with a double-barreled shotgun and a special mountain warfare machete.Although he is not as tall and strong as a regular army soldier, he has a strong and fierce aura.

Following such a team to fight, Zhu Si secretly felt relieved, and his mood improved inexplicably: Speaking of his luck, he was not bad. If he led the fleet alone to patrol Xugang and encountered this battle, it would be a real success. It's time to fight alone... Now that Mi Longtao is at the front, he has credit for defeating him, and the main responsibility for defeating him is not his own.Immediately furious, one stood at attention and said: "Report! Please rest assured, although our squadron is poorly equipped and poorly trained, everyone is willing to fight for the Senate to the end, and will never lose the chain during the battle. Admit it!" "

"Okay! Then go get ready and start with me!"

After Mi Longtao gave the order, he put on a hair in a hurry.This time, ten large boats were dispatched from Fengchuan, two of which were gunboats from the Inland River Fleet, and they were now opening the way.The six daifa commanded by Zhu Si followed the brigade and drove downstream together.

In the lower reaches of Fengchuan County, not far after crossing the county boundary, there is a village facing the Xijiang River on the slope of the hills beside the river.

This village, like many villages in Guangdong, is a place where clans live together.The people who live here have the surname Xu—one of the most common surnames in Lingnan.It has been a hundred years since they migrated here, and the village is called "Xugang".

This place is close to the Xijiang River, with green mountains and green waters, rich in water and soil, and it is a fertile land. The Xu family thrived here, and soon became a famous and powerful local family.Xugang has also become a large village with a population of nearly [-].

At this time, the village was surrounded by thick smoke and fire, and between the black tiles and white walls, there was still the faint sound of shouting and killing.

In the central area of ​​the village, there is a red stone blue brick glazed tile roof courtyard with three entrances and two compartments, which is the ancestral hall of the Xu family in this village.In the conference hall of the ancestral hall, several elders were sitting in a state of distress. Although they tried to stay calm, they all showed worried expressions when they heard the sound of shouting and killing outside.

"Master! The bandits have retreated!" A middle-aged servant in a green coat and hat, but his face was full of smoke and dust, his clothes were tattered and stained with blood, ran over panting and reported.

"Okay!" The person called the master nodded, and the people around him immediately stretched their eyebrows.

"Go back and tell everyone that the bandits don't have much energy left. I have already sent someone to the county for emergency, and the Australian soldiers will be here soon! As long as they can survive this battle, everyone will be rewarded!"

"My lord! The situation is critical right now, the brave and strong men of the village have suffered a lot of casualties, and people's hearts are fluctuating, I'm afraid..." The visitor said anxiously without any joy.

The servant who came to report was one of the housekeepers of Master Xu, the patriarch of the village, named Xu Yong.This person's appearance is not amazing, but he is the number one thug under Master Xu's men, and he specializes in taking care of his family Ding Xiangyong on weekdays.

On weekdays, he dared to fight and kill, and he was not afraid of death, and he rarely showed such an anxious expression, which immediately aroused Master Xu's vigilance.

"You mean, they're going to be overwhelmed?"

"Yes! Yes!" Xu Yong nodded again and again, "The bandits have a lot of firearms, and they fire them in turn—we don't even have guns. The brothers were so beaten up by the bandits that they couldn't lift their heads. Even the crenels and female walls were knocked down. Less. The bandits are clamoring again that the cannons are coming, and the brothers all say that if the cannons are really brought, then there is really no way to fight..."

These words not only made Master Xu lose face, but also changed the faces of the book boys, maids and several older clan members around him.

Here in Xugang was originally a peaceful place.Firstly, it is not far from the county seat, and secondly, it is close to the Xijiang River, which is a densely populated place. Although there are small groups of bandits and water bandits on weekdays, there are rarely large groups of hundreds of people.The He family has lived here for three generations, farming and studying. Although the fame is not obvious, there are a few scholars in the clan, and there are hundreds of tenants and servants. There are no less than 400 strong men.In this Yunan County, it is also powerful - a small group of villains dare not lay down their beards.Everyone felt that "it's all right", how did they know that there was such a large group of bandits coming to destroy the village!

Next update: Volume 359 - Guangzhou Governance Chapter [-]

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