At the top of Tianjin City, a sentry officer put down his telescope and said: "Another train is coming from Beijing. Brothers, hurry up and pick it up."
In the distance, a steam train came rushing over with white steam, blowing the whistle from time to time to pay tribute to the Tianjin defenders. The distance between Beijing and Tianjin was very short, and the railway had long been connected. The supplies and wages that had come from the south earlier were all
Take the sea route from Shanghai to Dagu Port in Tianjin, and then transport it to Beijing via the Beijing-Tianjin Railway. After the rebellion, the imperial court changed its approach. The supplies still went through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and were directly distributed to the Forbidden Army. However, this
Once it was distributed, they would steal it over there and transport it to Tianjin, where it would be shipped overseas for profit. Today's truck is probably also transporting supplies for resale.
The railway was laid all the way into the city. As the steam train approached Tianjin City, it began to slow down and exhaust. The staff on both sides of the railway held small green flags and blew whistles to guide the train to stop. The sentry officer who saw the train first dusted it off.
Wearing a half-worn red shirt, he put out his cigarette on the rubber soles of his combat boots, then led a few people down the tower and went to pick up the car.
"Boss Huo, there are so many trains today, more than 70 trains are pulled, what kind of thing is this?" A subordinate looked at the long train road.
"There are arrangements from above. You don't care what he pulls, as long as he can make money." The sentry officer known as Huo Boss is named Huo Niao. He was originally from the Iron Guards Tiger Wing Battalion of the Liguo Iron Works. After participating in the Battle of Jinan
He fought in more than 20 battles, big and small, and was wounded in more than 30 places. He was still alive and kicking. He was nicknamed the Immortal Firebird. It is said that this kid is very experienced and has outstanding military exploits. At least now
He was at the level of a general, but because he was unruly, greedy and lustful, and massacred prisoners of war several times, several promotion reports were rejected, and now he is just a small sentry officer.
Firebird walked up to the locomotive carelessly, looked at the officer escorting the train above, flicked a cigarette and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brother, it's so unfamiliar, what part is it?"
The man on the train had two gold stars on his chest, a brand new red robe, and a beret on his head. The young man was full of energy. He took the cigarette thrown by Firebird, clamped it to his ear and said: "Beijing detention center, this car
The goods are to be delivered directly to Dagokou, so please ask me to approve the route."
Fire Bird said: "That's easy to say, Gou Sheng, go up and get my guard."
A brother next to him who had followed Firebird for several years agreed and quickly ran up the tower.
The two people here were still chatting, and the man asked: "Is Mr. Li still in Dagokou? He has been very busy recently."
Firebird said: "Yes, all the officials are busy. Hey, brother, why don't you smoke? There is no fire, right? Come on, I will help you light it."
The man on the train sneered, took the cigarette from his ear, put it in his mouth, and jumped out of the car. Firebird stretched his hand to his trouser pocket, seemingly casually opened the buckle of the holster of the gun, and removed it from his trouser pocket.
He took out a small thing like a lighter and stretched it out with a smile, but when he got closer, there was a snap, the lighter turned into a spring-loaded knife, and before the man could react, the knife had already been wiped across his throat.
"Fight!" Firebird shouted, and a dozen soldiers carrying rocket launchers appeared on the city wall. They pulled the triggers together, and more than a dozen flames shot towards the train. After the loud noise, splinters of wood and human body fragments flew everywhere. It turned out that
These carriages are packed full of armed soldiers!
After the rocket launcher, the flywheel muskets on the city wall also fired. The twenty-four-barreled muskets had a very high rate of fire and strong penetration. The wooden box of the train could not block it at all. The hidden soldiers inside did not even have fire muskets.
When it was lifted up, it was skewered into a bloody gourd.
After killing the man, the Firebird rolled on the spot and hid under the roadbed. After the blast of the explosion passed, he shook the dust off his head, pulled out the firecracker and shot while running towards the tower, bang bang bang.
After six consecutive blasts, six human heads exploded. Firebird ran safely to the tower, squatted under the crenel, shook off the gun's runner and loaded bullets into it. Gou Sheng ran over and shouted: "Boss, the telegram has been sent.
We’re heading to Dagokou, what should we do now?”
"What else can we do, fight! It can only be blocked for a while." Firebird loaded the bullet, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. When he went to take out the lighter, he suddenly touched blood on his hand.
"Holy shit! I got hit again. I almost lost my life." Firebird was furious, spit out the cigarette, took out a tin flask and took a sip, "I have to drink to relieve the pain, um,
This Erguotou is really delicious.”
The boss was nicknamed the Immortal Firebird. It was not a big deal if he got hit by a few iron sands. Gou Sheng didn't take it seriously at all. He just scratched his head and asked: "Boss, how did you tell that guy was a fake?"
"Tch! How do you want to hide this from me? You don't even look at the robe on your body. You just took it out of the cabinet. The pleats are still there. You can smell the smell of mothballs from a distance. Have you ever seen it?
Which brother is wearing a new jersey? Our red-shirted brothers, we pay attention to the style of the commander-in-chief, and the condition must be half-worn. It is best to add two patches on the elbow socket. Have you ever seen those new recruits wearing new jerseys?
Are you going to exchange your robe for the tatters that the veteran has worn for several years? You can exchange it for extra money. If you can't exchange it, just wash it with water and grind it with a millstone. You have to make it look as if you have worn it for several years before you are satisfied. That kid even has two robes hanging on his chest.
How could you not understand this?"
After delivering his speech, Huo Niao proudly drank the Erguotou from the wine pot in one gulp, knocked Gou Sheng on the head and said: "Gou Sheng, do you know why you are still a big-headed soldier after two years of food? In everything,
You have to use your brain, hey, use your wisdom flexibly like your boss and me."
Gou Sheng said: "Then boss, your brain is so good, how come you are only a sentry officer now?"
"Damn it, there's no need to open a pot." Huo Niao was about to pat Gou Sheng's head when suddenly there was a loud sound of gunfire below, and one of his subordinates shouted: "Boss, there are so many of them, they can't hold it anymore."
"You have to hold on even if you can't stand it!" Huo Niao stood up holding on to the crenel, his thighs were still dripping with blood. His sentry team was only full of 150 people. There were only more than 80 brothers on duty today. If not,
If there were enough ammunition and equipment on the city wall, they would not be able to withstand the impact of the Forbidden Army. Fortunately, the commander of these 3,500 Trojan troops was knocked out by rockets at the beginning. Now they are in a mess, fighting on their own, but so
When multiple people fire at the same time, the power cannot be underestimated. The bullets hit the city wall and bricks and crumbs flew everywhere, and no one could lift their heads.
The city defense does have artillery, but it can only deal with distant targets and has no effect on enemies close at hand. Seeing that the enemy is about to rush over, Firebird shouts: "Knock the fuse of the cannonball on the city wall and then throw it down, and it will kill you."
Turtle sons."
All the troops pried open the ammunition boxes, banged the cannonballs hard, and then threw them down the city wall. The round cannonballs rolled everywhere. The delay fuse exploded after three seconds, causing the Forbidden Army to howl like ghosts. But the enemy was really real.
There are too many, and it won’t be able to sustain it for much longer if it goes around like this.
The elite part of the Red Shirt Army is stationed in Shanxi and Gansu. Those who stay in Hebei are only second-line troops. They are also stationed in Beijing, Tianjin, Dagukou, Shanhaiguan and other places. Among them, there are not many troops stationed in Tianjin, only more than 2,000 people.
Today is another day off. Most of the soldiers went to the streets to drink and have fun. Not many stayed at combat posts. After hearing the battle at the North Gate, the soldiers immediately ran out of the tavern and theater and formed teams on the spot. Leaders with high military ranks
Rushing to the battlefield to kill, Li Yan had an order that soldiers must carry weapons with them at all times, so they could go into battle without returning to camp. Both sides fought in a hurry. In comparison, of course the well-trained Red Army
The shirtless troops were even better. After fighting for half a day, they basically drove the attacking enemy out of the city. However, Tan Ma came to report that a large number of enemy mobile troops had appeared on the northern front, numbering more than 30,000.
At this time, the order came from Dagukou, asking all the troops to leave the battlefield and assemble towards Dagukou. So Tianjin guard Liu Deshui left a post of troops to stop the attack, and led the remaining troops to quickly move into Dagukou, even in the grain depot.
Tens of thousands of grains of rice and grain are no longer needed.
Of course, the one left to stop the enemy was Phoenix, who was disliked by his superiors. The iron sand on his thigh had been taken out, and he was wearing a bandage and was jumping around like a normal person. He was sitting opposite Liu Deshui and bargaining.
"Give me fifty more men. I only have Brother No. 47 left in my sentry team."
"If you don't care, if you don't care, can I go with you to stop him?"
"Master General is joking. If you don't give someone, you won't give it. You have to take care of it, right?"
Liu Deshui thought for a while and said: "We won't take away the armory. You can take it as much as you want. In addition, I will prepare fifty fast horses for you. How about you wait until I send someone to blow the trumpet before you withdraw."
"Okay, I'll wait for your number."
Liu Deshui took the helmet and stuck it on his head, and patted Firebird on the shoulder: "Old Huo, everyone who came out of the Tiger Wing Camp of the Old Iron Guard can fight. Now you and I are the only ones left. What if this time?
If we brothers can still meet, I will definitely help you find a position in Qianhu."
"Don't talk about those useless things. It's not like you don't know that I don't like being an official. I'll leave you quickly and don't forget to blow the trumpet." Firebird said nonchalantly.