An hour later, the bandits finally set up dozens of simple ladders and began to attack the city. With a whistle, the bandits under the city suddenly started killing each other, and countless bandits carried the ladders and went straight to the city.
The regiments on the city had already set up machine guns and rifles at the crenellations. When they heard the bandits' movements, they immediately pulled the triggers before they saw anyone. Bullets rained down on the city. When Han Baihang saw them, he hurriedly shouted:
"Don't shoot, the bandits haven't entered the shooting range yet."
Most people in the Republic of China lacked nutrition and suffered from night blindness. Naturally, they could not see the whereabouts of bandits at night. Han Baihang was in good health and had good eyesight due to his martial arts practice. He could see bandits hundreds of meters away under the moonlight.
After the shouts stopped, the general manager of the regiment stopped shooting, but at this time the bandits had already approached the city and were within the shooting range. Seeing the bandits, the regiment men suddenly became nervous and wanted to shoot again.
"Bang bang!"
Han Baihang drew his gun and fired two shots into the air, shouting: "Whoever dares to shoot without orders without orders will be killed without mercy!"
This order was a bit over the top, so Xue Lin said urgently: "Captain Han, if you don't shoot, the bandits will rush to the city."
Han Baihang was unmoved and said arbitrarily: "Captain Xue, your militia's marksmanship is too poor. Rather than firing bullets indiscriminately and missing people, it's better to put the bandits in and hit them to improve the hit rate."
Xue Lin still wanted to argue, but Han Baihang said impatiently: "Captain Xue, I am better at fighting than you. You can't be wrong if you listen to me."
Xue Lin looked ugly and could not refute Han Baihang's words, so he could only obey his command.
When the bandits rushed to within a hundred meters, Han Baihang slowly raised his hand and said loudly: "Get ready to take aim... Don't panic, listen to my order to shoot."
The members of the group took aim one after another and held their breath. Suddenly Han Baihang waved his hand downwards and shouted: "Let go!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Within a distance of 100 meters, the hit rate increased greatly after taking aim. This time the shooting effect was remarkable. The bandits in the city were all turned upside down. The morale of the regiment members was greatly boosted. They heard the crackle of the guns and the accuracy was suddenly lost. They could hit the bandits.
There were only a few of them, and the bandits had already rushed to the edge of the moat and were using ladders to build a bridge across the river.
"Damn it, listen to my order and shoot!"
Han Baihang cursed angrily, and the members of the regiment suddenly did not dare to shoot randomly, and each one took aim again.
"put!"
Han Baihang gave a loud drink and shouted: "Aim and shoot. Don't be afraid of bandits coming to the city. They won't be able to fight."
Under Han Baihang's repeated reprimands, the regiment members finally took precise aim - when shooting, although the accuracy was still poor, the hit rate improved a lot. The bandits crossing the river were shot incessantly and fell into the water screaming.
The bandits were frustrated in crossing the river, so they fired desperately at the city. The city wall was riddled with holes, and the soil under the city wall was also turned up by bullets. However, the exchange of fire between the two sides was not small, but the hit rate was not ordinary. The casualties were
There were only a dozen people, and when the fighting got more intense, Han Baihang actually saw that many members of the group were shooting with their eyes closed. It would be damned if this kind of shooting could hit anyone.
During the melee, the bandits crossed the moat by relying on their large numbers, set up ladders on the city wall, and climbed onto the city. The militia and business groups on the city had never seen such a formation, and they were so panicked that they didn't know what to do. Waiting for Xue Lin
The commander of the regiment was in command, but it was his first time to experience such a war. He had no experience at all. His command was a mess and the bandits almost climbed onto the city wall. At the critical moment, Han Baihang took over the command from Xue Lin.
, and began to give orders.
"Captain Xue, immediately send someone to find out the fighting situation at each city gate, and deploy troops from the city walls where the enemy is weak to use them as mobile troops to reinforce the places where the fighting situation is tight at any time." Han Baihang calmly ordered. He knew very well that the bandits were the first to attack.
An attack will never attack the city with all its strength. It is more about testing the firepower of the defenders. Unsurprisingly, it will retreat soon. Only the second attack will have a tough battle to fight. It is necessary to make a reasonable deployment of troops.
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Xue Lin was very impressed by what Han Baihang said so clearly and eloquently, and hurriedly sent someone to do what Han Baihang said.
Han Baihang continued: "The police in the city should not relax. They should always pay attention to what is going on in the city and be on guard against bandits who sneak into the city and take the opportunity to cause trouble."
Xue Lin said: "Captain Han, don't worry. Under the initiative of President Ding, the big families in the city have organized nearly a hundred people to patrol the city to maintain public order."
Han Baihang nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself that Ding Zuopeng, a local snake, was so powerful that he casually armed hundreds of people. If they turned against each other in the future, they must guard against this move.
As Han Baihang expected, the bandits rushed to the bottom of the city wall with great force. They only pretended to fight for a while, then left dozens of corpses and evacuated. The regiments in the city thought they had beaten away the bandits and cheered. Xue Lin
He was also very happy and sent someone to tell Ding Zuopeng the good news.
Han Baihang just shook his head. Now is not the time to be happy. The bandits have figured out the strength of the defenders. Attacking again will definitely be a violent storm, and the hard battle will really begin.
"Captain Xue, the military situation is urgent. We must clarify the issue of command. Whether you or I will be the main defender of the city next." Han Baihang said straightforwardly to Xue Lin.
Xue Lin was stunned for a moment, and he thought to himself, you are now a mere commander, and the ones who defend the city are my soldiers, so naturally I am the leader, but when it came to his words, he did not say it so straightforwardly, but
He said with a smile: "We brothers have nothing to do with each other, we can just command together."
Han Baihang said solemnly: "Military orders have been issued, and now the bandits are approaching the city. I think I am more qualified to command operations. I hope Commander Xue will consider it carefully and temporarily hand over the command to me..."
Before he finished speaking, Xue Lin's expression changed and he shook his head decisively: "No, I am the regiment leader. Brothers, listen to me, but you may not listen to Captain Han's orders." This couldn't be clearer, Han Baihang said.
After hearing this, he nodded slightly and said calmly: "Since Commander Xue has thought about it, I have nothing more to say. Please give Commander Xue the command and I will take my leave."
After saying that, he turned around and left without looking back. Xue Lin hesitated for a moment and did not say anything to persuade him to stay. In his opinion, Han Baihang's command just now was ordinary and not a big deal. Defending the city was not a problem, and Han Baihang could not take the opportunity to gain military power.
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After coming down from the city wall, Han Baihang returned to the station with a sullen face. There were still more than a dozen officers and soldiers stationed at the station. After he returned, he didn't even take off his clothes and fell asleep on the bed, and ordered the guards: "Don't wake me up even if the sky falls.
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He had been sleeping for an unknown amount of time when he was woken up by someone in his sleep. He heard loud gunshots outside the door. The guards kept knocking on the door and shouted: "It's not good, company commander. The bandits have broken through the east gate and are in the Dongguan area."
Burn to death, Captain Xue sent someone to invite you..."
"I'm not going!"
Han Baihang had a look on his face that he had known this for a long time. He pulled the quilt over his head and said, "Tell the people outside that I have gone to bed and we will talk about anything in the morning."