After Su Ding realized the possible danger, he hurriedly tracked down the dozen cavalrymen and then found Wang Chengji, who was in charge of the administrative work of the Xu Mansion. Wang Chengji himself was the leader of the Constitutional Party of the Xu Mansion and later defected to Qiao Yu.
His status also rose, and he became the mayor of Xufu. Now he is mainly responsible for the logistics of the Sichuan Army. After hearing Su Ding's introduction, Wang Chengji's face suddenly became very ugly.
"General Su, in my opinion, since the Yunnan Army has sent people to infiltrate the Xu Mansion, there may be a large force behind it. Our Xu Mansion is short of manpower, and they are all logistics troops. I'm afraid it will be difficult to save the city!"
"Sir, you are right, but since the Governor has entrusted all the way back to our hands, we must not let down the Governor's trust. We must defend the Xu Mansion. Now I will gather my troops immediately, and you will also mobilize all the militia and police forces.
In addition, we must tell the people in the city that the Yunnan Army is an army of tigers and wolves. If they occupy Xufu, I am afraid that everyone will have a hard time again just after getting better. Organize the people and be responsible for transporting the wounded. In short, they must mobilize
Use all your strength to defend Xu Mansion!"
Wang Chengji also knew that the matter was urgent, nodded in agreement, and hurried down to prepare. At this time, someone had come to report that the dozen cavalrymen had been surrounded in a teahouse, and they were resisting stubbornly!
Su Ding hurriedly ordered his men to capture as many people as possible alive. If they couldn't, they would kill them on the spot. Then the whole city would be under martial law to prepare for possible attacks by the Yunnan Army. Just as Su Ding was preparing in a hurry, Cai E had already led 500 elite Yunnan troops.
Arriving at Xufu City, they attacked a Sichuan Army logistics team on the way here and obtained a batch of military uniforms. At this time, Cai E and others all changed into Sichuan Army clothes and went straight to the Xufu City without any hindrance.
Cai E used a telescope to observe the situation in the city, and saw that the city gate had been tightly closed, and the Sichuan troops on the city tower were armed with live ammunition. As if they were facing a formidable enemy, Cai E immediately understood that the other party had seen through the Yunnan soldiers he had sent to make up for the surprise attack, but Cai E
E was still very confident that he had enough means to take over Xu Mansion.
"Brothers, I know that everyone is very tired, but the front is Xu Mansion. As long as Xu Mansion is taken, Qiao Yu and his troops will become the turtle in the urn, and the Yunnan Army will be able to avenge its previous humiliation. I hope that everyone can fight hard.
Take down Xu Mansion in one fell swoop!"
Cai E's men were all the elites of the Yunnan Army and had extremely strong combat effectiveness. Therefore, they endured their fatigue and launched an attack on Xu Mansion. The Yunnan Army first aimed two mountain cannons at the city gate of Xu Mansion, with two loud bangs.
The city wall of Xufu was not strong. When these two cannons were fired, the city wall shook for a while.
Su Ding also looked very serious at this time. Although Xu Mansion was a logistics base, all heavy weapons had been transferred to the front line. He could only endure the artillery bombardment of the Yunnan Army. The Yunnan Army did not bring many artillery shells along the way. They fired two
After the cannon was calibrated, it aimed at the city gate and fired two more cannons. One of the cannons hit the city gate. Suddenly a wooden city gate flew up and a piece of the city wall fell down. Cai E saw a loophole.
, hurriedly ordered his men to charge towards the gap.
Many of these Yunnan troops were sharpshooters who were always on target. As long as the Sichuan soldiers showed their heads on the city wall, they would be hit. The morale of the Sichuan troops was extremely low for a while. Su Ding was also very anxious, and hurriedly commanded the Sichuan soldiers with only a few weapons.
Two machine guns blocked the gap. The Yunnan army was approaching the gap at this time. The two sides shot at each other and even engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
Looking at the Sichuan soldiers who kept falling, sweat poured down Su Ding's face. At this moment, a telegram from Qiao Yu came over, ordering Su Ding to hold on until noon tomorrow and hold on to Xu Mansion before reinforcements arrived.
After receiving this order, Su Ding had no choice but to make up his mind and continue to encourage the Sichuan soldiers...
At this time, Wang Chengji also brought 300 militia soldiers and 200 patrol police to support him. Although these people could not be used as regular military personnel, they could help transport the wounded and carry bullets. The pressure on the Sichuan Army was also reduced a lot.
After two consecutive attacks, the Yunnan Army's attacks were repulsed, leaving behind hundreds of corpses. Of course, the Sichuan Army also paid twice as many casualties, but a dark cloud hung over the hearts of the Yunnan Army officers and soldiers, and they were alone.
Going deep, if you can't break through quickly, you will only end up being surrounded.
At this time, Cai E seemed very relaxed and comforted everyone: "Brothers, don't worry, we still have our manpower in the city, and we have already made contact. When we attack in the next round, they will cooperate with us to defeat Xu Mansion in one fell swoop.
Once you get it in your hands, if everyone works harder, victory is right in front of you!"
When Cai E said this, everyone's eyes suddenly shone brightly. Commander Cai E was really powerful. Everyone thought that the dozen cavalrymen were ineffective and could not cooperate inside and outside. Now it seems that Cai E still has a back-up plan. With this
After the assurance, the soldiers present were immediately shaken and became energetic out of thin air.
The Yunnan Army quickly organized another attack. Two cannons kept bombarding the fragile city wall of Xufu. Suddenly there was a loud noise and more than 20 meters of the city wall collapsed. As soon as this huge gap appeared, the Yunnan Army
He rushed forward like crazy.
Su Ding knew that success or failure depended on this, so he personally commanded the guards to fight over. Many militiamen also joined the battle, and soon both sides fell into hand-to-hand combat. The Yunnan Army soldiers were indeed an elite division, although they were exhausted.
, but with proficient skills, one person can at least deal with two Sichuan soldiers, and often can gain an advantage!
At this critical moment, the door of a large house in Xufu City suddenly opened, and a group of servants rushed out. There were hundreds of people. A dozen of them held Martini rifles in their hands, and the rest held large guns.
He raised his pole, or even used a large knife, to kill the Sichuan army's retreat.
When Wang Chengji saw this scene, his head suddenly became dizzy. He naturally recognized who the other party was. It turned out that they were the Jiang family, a large family in the Xu family. In terms of strength, they were not weaker than Wang Chengji. Moreover, the Jiang family and...
There are still contacts, and he has a group of desperadoes under his command.
Just some time ago, the Xufu government reformed the banknote industry and established the Sichuan Investment Bank. This bank became a powerful tool for Qiao Yu to integrate capital. However, the Jiang family was excluded because of their unclean background. The Jiang family's power suddenly plummeted.
The Jiang family is becoming less and less important in the business world in southern Sichuan, but the centipede is still alive. At this juncture, the Jiang family sends his servants out to attack the Sichuan army's retreat. He must have some connection with Cai E, otherwise he will be killed.
They are too brave to do this.
Now the Sichuan and Yunnan armies have reached the most critical moment. If the Sichuan army is collided by these people, it is afraid that it will collapse. How can Wang Chengji not be anxious? Su Dingci also noticed the situation on the rear route, and his face suddenly became gloomy.
Come down.
"Sir, they are just a bunch of clowns. I will take care of them now with my brothers!" Wang Zanxu saw the crisis of the Sichuan Army, but this was not the opportunity he had been looking for to show off his skills, so he took the initiative to fight.
Su Ding nodded: "I can only give you ten people, so be sure to block me!"
Wang Zanxu nodded and rushed to the rear with ten people. At this time, many militiamen and patrol police were dispersed. The Jiang family was lighting fires everywhere and shouting loudly. The people in the city were in chaos and fled in all directions.
Wang Zanxu hurriedly stood on a high platform and shouted loudly: "Young and old men of the Xu Mansion, Jiang Chongxian wants to sell the entire Xu Mansion to Cai E. After the city is destroyed, not only will everyone's property be in danger, but even the young women and eldest daughters will not be safe.
Disaster, everyone quickly follow me to eliminate Jiang Chongxian, Commander Qiao Yu’s men will soon be here to kill him, so everyone has hope!”