When Lin Ziran looked worried, Wang Jinquan and others beside him also couldn't express their sorrow and cursed their mothers endlessly.
Those damn Guang'an rebels, after seeing them running out of the city, a group of cavalry immediately intercepted them, and without even giving them a chance to explain that they were not officers and soldiers, they just rushed over on horseback!
Although the opponent only has more than ten cavalry, the cavalry charge of the regular army is not something that bandits like them can resist.
They could only turn around and run back, rolling and crawling before escaping into the town. Even so, a few of the slower running men were chopped down on the spot with swords!
Wang Jinquan, who had fled back to Qingshan Town, had no other choice but to run to Lin Ziran and the others to hug him.
They hoped that Lin Ziran and others could stop the Guang'an rebels.
But they still don’t know that Lin Ziran and the others are not officers and soldiers at all!
Not long after, Wang Jinquan walked up to Lin Ziran and said respectfully:
"I've seen you sir!"
Lin Ziran nodded slightly and said nothing, let alone their escape from the battle.
Wang Jinquan continued: "Now that the enemy is facing us, it's all up to you to retreat."
Lin Ziran glanced at him and couldn't run away before he remembered that I was here and what I was doing before!
But since they have fallen out with the Guang'an rebels, Wang Jinquan doesn't need to say anything, he, Lin Ziran, will lead them to do it.
Anyway, the Guang'an rebels outside the city only have more than 300 cavalry, and these cavalry are naturally very capable in the wilderness.
But if we defend the city by ourselves, and with the help of Mini rifles, if someone else fails to defend, there may not be any hope of holding on.
Lin Ziran immediately pretended to be a superior and said to Wang Jinquan: "It is my duty to defend the city and protect the people. However, our department is short of manpower. Guard Wang, please immediately summon the young men in the city to help defend the city. In addition, please
Wang Zhenshou raised military supplies, especially ordnance and ammunition, as well as iron pots, wood, boulders and rolling logs used to defend the city."
After saying that, Lin Ziran took another look at Wang Jinquan, and his eyes stayed on his hands for a few seconds.
At this time, Wang Jinquan, who was opposite him, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Lin Ziran, the subordinate, giving orders.
Immediately he also showed off his acting skills: "I will accept my order!"
Then he turned to his men and said: "Immediately summon the young men in the city to defend the city!"
After that, he said to Lin Ziran: "I will go and personally collect all the materials needed to defend the city!"
After saying that, Wang Jinquan led several of his men down the city wall. One of his men looked puzzled and walked to Wang Jinquan and said:
"Brother, do you think these officers and soldiers are a little weird?"
"Weird?" Wang Jinquan was puzzled.
The subordinate said: "When we came over just now, I heard the officers and soldiers calling the man named Lin the boss!"
"Master?" Wang Jinquan was not stupid, and he became suspicious as soon as he heard this.
Normal officers and soldiers would call a junior battalion officer the chief?
But Wang Jinquan quickly said: "Although it's a little strange, this is their business and we have nothing to do with it, and our lives are at stake now. If we can't stop those Guang'an rebels, our brothers will be completely ruined. I don't want to
Die in this damn place!"
They had no idea that Lin Ziran was also telling Luo Mazi at this time: "The person named Wang is a little weird."
Luo Mazi was puzzled: "Weird?"
Lin Ziran nodded and said: "The hands of the man named Wang are calloused, and the joints of his hands are different from ordinary people. It seems that he is used to using knives. I didn't notice it before, but today it seems that it is not simple!"
"Does a town guard dance with guns and knives every day?"
Hearing this, Luo Mazi said: "The master really has a sharp eye and knows every detail. The man named Wang just showed some small flaws, and the master saw through it at a glance!"
After boasting, Luo Mazi did not forget to ask: "Then what should we do now?"
Lin Ziran, like before, ignored Luo Mazi's compliments. Luo Mazi had been bragging every day for so many times. He was not tired when he said it, but Lin Ziran was tired when he heard it.
Lin Ziran thought for a while and said: "Send someone to keep an eye on them first, as long as they don't affect us!"
With that said, he waved his hand to Luo Mazi to stop being pushy and go to work quickly. Didn't you see the army outside the city approaching the border?
After telling Luo Mazi to get out, Lin Ziran personally arranged for people to set up defenses at the top of the city.
At this moment, setting up defenses is the serious matter, and everything else is secondary.
After all, the biggest trouble Lin Ziran faces now is not the eccentric Wang Jinquan, but the Guang'an rebels outside the city.
When Lin Ziran asked people to set up defenses, Wang Jinquan also acted quickly. The fake guard was not polite at all. He gave full play to his superb acting skills and directly recruited a large number of young men from the town to go to the top of the city.
At the same time, he unceremoniously opened the official warehouse in the town, took out some of the remaining supplies, and delivered them to Lin Ziran. Now he is
They regard Lin Ziran and the other 'officers and soldiers' as their saviors, and count on Lin Ziran to lead his people to defend Qingshan Town.
Looking at the equipment and other materials used to defend the city in front of him, Lin Ziran felt much at ease.
At least, we have all the materials needed to defend the city!
In particular, there are a lot of gunpowder, lead bullets, flash caps and the like.
With these ammunition, and more than a hundred young men organized by the garrison to help defend the city.
This gave Lin Ziran some confidence.
If done well, there is still hope for Qingshan Town to be defended!
When Lin Ziran and the others were setting up defense at the top of the city.
The Guang'an rebel cavalry outside the city also tried to send people to pull back the two abandoned cavalry cannons, but they were discovered by Luo Mazi and others who had been watching, and they opened fire as soon as anyone came forward.
However, there were many rebels in Guang'an and they moved very quickly. They did not give Luo Mazi and others too many opportunities. They just dragged the artillery and retreated to the flat ground more than 500 meters away.
In the afternoon that followed, both sides were staring at each other. The fake soldiers of the "Fifth Patrol Battalion" and the young men on the top of the city were unable to leave the city, and the cavalry of the Guang'an rebels outside the city were not blind either.
Move forward and attack.
Lin Ziran knew that the Guang'an rebels outside the city must be looking for opportunities, but he no longer paid attention to these. In the afternoon, he went to Boss Wang's iron workshop and directly ordered them to start working day and night to modify the muskets with military orders.
, and at the same time, they directly gave them dozens of laborers to help.
Boss Wang naturally doesn’t have the courage to refuse!
In the evening, Lin Ziran called Wang Jinquan over again!
"The army defends the city, the first priority is morale!"
Wang Jinquan said: "What your Excellency said is true, but how can we improve morale?"
Lin Ziran said: "It's simple, it's nothing more than food, drink, and money. Now that the military supplies are insufficient, I'd like to ask Governor Wang to help raise them!"
Lin Ziran said this, not because he took the opportunity to ask for money, but because defending the city really requires morale, especially letting a group of bandits defend the city, which requires morale even more.
And there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. To better strengthen the morale of the bandits under his command, there is nothing more effective than eating a big piece of meat, a big bowl, a big bowl of wine, and taking a lot of money.
Lin Ziran and the others had ordinary food, but they didn't have much meat and money.
No, Lin Ziran brought his doctrine to the head of the town guard.
Wang Jinquan suddenly became vigilant: "I wonder how many troops are needed?"
Lin Ziran thought about it for a while and then said: "The situation is tense now, and double pay is the most basic thing. Plus other rewards, it will take 10,000 yuan to turn over!"
As soon as he heard this, Wang Jinquan's heart suddenly felt like 10,000 grass-mud horses were galloping past!
Damn it, these officers and soldiers are so deceitful, they just blackmailed him half a month ago, how long ago, and they want money again.
And if you just open your mouth and get ten thousand, do you really think that the money just falls from the sky?
In the past half month, he, Wang Jinquan, worked hard with his men to find ways to make money, and finally made more than two thousand yuan. Adding the remaining few hundred before, he finally made more than three thousand yuan.
Yuan.
But now, these Tiansha officers and soldiers actually said eighteen thousand.
This is not a question of whether to give or not, but a question of not being able to give!