Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2159
He roughly measured the chimney exposed by the command boat and the distance to the gun position, which was only about 40 meters.

In other words, the enemy basically took a gun to his head and shot him.

This location is really well chosen!Mi Longtao had no choice but to admire the enemy commander—this was not at the level of a bandit at all!Even higher than the common level of officers and soldiers.

He took a look at the abandoned cannon, it was not too big, and the cannon body was very long. Looking carefully, the cannon was actually made of wood—but this is not too rare. It is cheap but with fine and strong wood grain. Wood cannons can be made everywhere. In the north, elm is mostly used. In Guangdong and Guangxi, litchi wood, iron wood, etc. are used.

Probably in order to allow it to withstand enough gunpowder, seven or eight wide iron hoops were hooped on the body of the gun, but even so, cracks appeared in the tail of the wooden cannon.Another shot would surely kill the gunner.But there was neither shell nor powder next to the emplacement—the bandits probably didn't expect it to fire a second round.

Six or seven "wooden cannons" of different sizes were also found in the woods. Originally, Mi Longtao didn't bother to collect such trophies that could only be used as firewood, but this time he suffered a solid loss and had to be cautious. So they asked people to collect all the firearms abandoned by the bandits, and sent them all back to Fengchuan, where they were handed over to the Intelligence Bureau for identification.

The task of cleaning the battlefield is the work of the Wuzhou National Army. This job is dirty and tiring, especially the corpses of the personnel on both sides.Most of the dead were killed by artillery fire, and the bodies were mutilated.Everyone looked disgusted.

"When I came out to fight, I didn't even have a coffin when I died." Lipton helped carry the corpse, with a look of "the rabbit died and the fox was sad".

"It's not bad in the wilderness without violent corpses." Luo Mao directed the soldiers to dig a hole, "Dig deeper! Don't be lazy! The brothers above are watching!"

Lipton shivered and murmured: "Squad leader, don't scare people..."

Yang Erdong didn't say a word, just digging a hole. This is a rectangular tomb, and he chose a relatively high place on the hillside to avoid being washed away by the flood during the wet season.Seeing the sergeant measuring the depth of the grave with a ruler, Yang Erdong thought to himself that this Australian has rules for farting.He has been in the army all year round and has seen many bloody scenes. It is common for a few people to die in a battle. It is considered a good deed to dig a shallow hole.

The dead Fubo Army and the National Army were all wrapped in gray military blankets and lined up one by one at the bottom of the pit.Seeing that there are already six people in line.

"Lieutenant, this is the seventh one, that's all." Lipton helped carry the corpse to the edge of the pit, panting from exhaustion.

Li Dong looked at the corpse wrapped in the soaked military blanket: a middle-aged man with dark complexion and unshaven beard.The corpse was more complete than the ones that had been swept by shells, but the chest was horribly sunken. There was no blood on the body, but there were large blood stains on the corners of the mouth and nostrils. It was probably hit by something and suffered internal injuries.

There is no shortage of items on the corpses. Although it is normal to lose equipment and weapons in battle, especially for soldiers who died in battle, things that make people lose their money also happen from time to time.This is something that officers in charge of dealing with the aftermath should focus on guarding against.

Li Dong grabbed a small piece of bamboo from the thin rope around the corpse's neck, and took off the armed belt.According to regulations, weapons and equipment are to be recycled.Ammunition boxes, bayonets, water bottles... were taken off one by one, and only the sundry bag containing personal items remained.The sundry bag has been around for a long time, and it has been patched, and it probably has been to many places with the owner.He didn't open it to take a look - firstly, there might be wallets and other belongings in it, so he wanted to avoid being suspected of leaving the melon field, and secondly, he was afraid of seeing some personal belongings of the deceased that would hurt the scene.

He fastened his badge to the utility bag and dropped it into a large pocket.

"Wrap it up and bury it." Li Dong said, and the two soldiers hurriedly wrapped the corpse in a blanket, tied the outside with string, and carried it into the pit.

The soil was filled into the tomb, and after a while, a rectangular tomb was raised on the ground. Naturally, there was no stone tablet in a hurry, so they cut down a piece of wood as a record, and wrote the year, month, day and unit number in ink.

After the tree monument was completed, the trumpeter blew the "light out signal", and the riflemen fired a volley of guns into the air.

"The whole team! Ready to go." Zhu Siyuan was getting impatient and was about to assemble and set off when he suddenly saw Lipton running out of the queue.Regardless of the others, he rushed to the grave, pinched the soil for incense, knelt down, recited a few scriptures, and kowtowed a few more times.

When he did this, soldiers of the national army in twos and threes also kowtowed and prayed to him.The trouble made Li Dong dumbfounded. Then he thought about it, and things hurt him: kowtow for others today, and who will kowtow for himself in the future.Thinking of this, he himself couldn't help feeling a little bit embarrassed, and immediately urged the soldiers to march towards Xu Gang.

On Xu Gang's side, as soon as Mi Longtao's reinforcements appeared, the entire Xu family erupted in joy.Xu Weicheng, the head of the Xu family, went to meet him at the crossroads in person. A few elderly members of the family who had been "resting" at home disregarded the objections of their family members, and were half-supported and half-carried by servants to welcome them.

Xu Weicheng's face swept away the panic just now, and his smile was particularly bright - since he was young, he prided himself on "invisibility of emotions and anger", whether it was dealing with wicked tenants and servants, or the nanny bringing him The eldest grandson has a face.Only today, she couldn't restrain her joy.Xu Gang's catastrophe was finally avoided by him!
It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a "disaster". Since the news of the Yao people's rebellion, the bandits on both sides of the Xijiang River have become extremely rampant. , Mixed into all kinds of bandits.Killing and looting everywhere, many small villages that were unprepared or weak were attacked by bandits. Horror legends of various murders and looting continued to spread to Xu Gang—they even saw a living example: just a few days ago , A group of bandits attacked a small village less than five miles away from here, killed dozens of villagers, and burned the whole village.After this incident, people from many small nearby villages flocked to Xugang to seek refuge.From their mouths, the villagers of Xugang heard countless real or false atrocities committed by bandits.The whole village was panicked and panicked three times a day.

This time the Fubo army arrived in time and beat off the bandits, which made Mr. Xu feel relieved—not only because Xu Gang was saved, but also because the "director" in the county said that "if there is a problem, we must save it" The promise was fully delivered.It is true that Australians keep their promises and keep their promises!

This gratitude also turned into food for the whole village in Xu Gang. The troops under Mi Longtao's command were warmly welcomed when they entered Xu Gang, and Mi Longtao was also welcomed into the ancestral hall surrounded by Mr. Xu and other people.After a few polite words, Xu Weicheng immediately asked someone to bring a plate full of silver ingots.There are as many as 200 taels.

"This is a little thought from the whole village, for the general to reward..."

"You take the money back." Mi Longtao waved his hand, "We are responsible for maintaining local law and order—you have also paid a reasonable burden, there is no reason to pay twice for the same thing."

These words are not too rare for Mr. Xu who went to meet the "director", but it is a bit shocking for others.Since ancient times, when soldiers crossed the border, if they did not burn or loot, they had strict discipline.If you came to suppress the bandits and won the battle, it would be perfectly normal for the local government to reward you with some money and food.Even when Emperor Wanli was in power, he went to help North Korea, and the officers and soldiers regained the capital, and the North Korean monarchs and ministers also offered rewards to the officers and soldiers. This General Mi is good, and he opened his mouth for "duty"——the crowd looked at each other, a little confused what he meant up.

Master Xu had dealt with Australians before, so he knew something about them. Although he was a little surprised that a warrior could frankly refuse the white money, he still asked the servant to take the money back.

"...Since the general refuses to accept it, let my village send wine and meat to reward the general's subordinates."

"Thank you, Mr. Xu, but there is no need for alcohol. Alcohol is not allowed during military operations." Mi Longtao said politely, "Besides, I am not a general, so everyone just calls me 'Lieutenant'."

What kind of official this "lieutenant" is, no one knows.Those who have read the history books know that during the Han and Tang Dynasties, the official position of "lieutenant" was among the guards -- but these were all high-ranking officials, which obviously did not match the status of Mi Longtao, who commanded a hundred soldiers. Besides, Australia There is no such name for the self-proclaimed Song Dynasty.

Just as he was wondering, he heard Mi Longtao say that he was the "Captain of the Fengchuan County Guard".Regardless of what the captain of the guard is, the word "Fengchuan County" is clear.Master Xu was also taken aback, and asked: "So Lieutenant Mi came from Fengchuan County?"

"Exactly."

"But...but..." Master Xu became more and more surprised, and he couldn't help but say what was in his heart, "This place is under the jurisdiction of Yunan County."

Since ancient times, local officials have "protected the environment and the people" as their top priority, but in turn, they are "not responsible" for things in other places-if someone dies on the county boundary, the county officials do not want to trouble, there will be Asking Lijia to quietly throw the corpse into the neighboring county, suppressing bandits and other things is even more difficult in the local area. It is not bad to send troops to rescue the bandit-ridden county in this county, let alone the neighboring county!

"Do we still need each other? Once you have surrendered to the Senate, you are the citizens of the Senate. No matter where you are, regardless of Li Shu, if there is danger, my Fubo Army will rescue you. What's more, you are far away from Fengchuan County. Yunan County is much closer, and my departure from there is still smooth—if you really have to wait for the Yunan County Security Team to come, your Xugang probably won’t be able to keep it long ago.”

"Yes, yes, Lieutenant Mi, what you said is right!" Xu Weicheng raised his thumb secretly, the Australian really lived up to his reputation!He was originally worried about the Australian rule in Guangdong, fearing that they would not be able to maintain the order in Guangdong and fall into chaos, but at this moment, he was relieved—no matter how powerful the rioters and bandits were for a while, the final victor It must be the Senate!

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