Chapter 173 The Shining Army

"Absolutely, they are officers and soldiers. Look at their weapons, which are so sophisticated. I am blinded by their shining light."

But now they are not wearing any banners, and they are not seen wearing the red fat coats that are common among imperial officers and soldiers.

In an instant, a terrible thought lifted everyone's hearts to their throats.

Could it be that these gangsters wanted to plunder, but they had heard that the military men without military pay from the state capital often went to the countryside to look for work, which was very scary.

This group of people have no intention of attacking a small village like ours.

We are poor here and if we want to fight, let’s fight against the so-called Kam Tin Six Sieges of Shangcheng Wai, Wing On Wai, Surabaya Wai, Cheluo Wai, Bei Wai and San Wai! They are richer than us!

As for the Yong'an Wai that they kept talking about, they generously lowered the suspension bridge, opened the gate, and ordered people to bring some tea and snacks to wait on both sides of the road under the instructions of the patriarch. "Eat snacks, drink tea, and be rewarded with a sum of money.

It's just that Weizhou and others are in a hurry. No matter what the attitudes of the besiegers along the way are, whether they are threatening with cannons or sending snacks and condolences, they will ignore them.

As long as they didn't come out to stop them, the troops would just rumble forward. Only a few people were left to exchange polite words with the Yong'anwei deacons who were guarding the snack table, and left a few silver coins as tea money. Then he ran past them.

This made several people surrounding the village, Monk Zhanger, confused.

These military men are really polite!

Looking at the mighty marching team below the city, Liu Wendou from Jinping County had been thinking about their identities for a long time.

As a person who spent money to buy a favor and later filled the vacancy in Jinping County, he took his official career very seriously, even more than his own life.

"If they attack Jinping County, can they hold it?"

Looking at the earth-colored and anxious patrol officers and office workers around him, Liu Wendou couldn't help but beat his heart, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope.

What if! What if I can keep it!

He didn't want to abandon the city and flee, and end up working in the fields incognito. He would not be able to eat a piece of meat, drink fine tea, or even see the beautiful Jiao'e for the rest of his life.

As if to test the heart function and mental endurance of everyone in the city, Weizhou took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time hand on the surface. It has been two hours since the last short break.

"Blow the trumpet, stop advancing!!"

With a sharp sound of the brass horn, the marching team immediately stopped in uniform.

"Attention, all teams! Rest where you are for a quarter of an hour!"

Suddenly, the marching soldiers relaxed. Some unbuttoned their clothes and let the wind blow on their sweaty bodies. Others unscrewed the water bottles around their waists and drank a lot. Then they happily wiped their mouths and went with the water bottles. Go to the cooking cart and fill up another pot.

"grown ups!"

Seeing that the city was bustling with people, and there seemed to be no order or alert at all, the patrol regained some courage. Of course, more temptation came from the supplies in the hundreds of carts.

God knows how many good things are hidden under the high bulging tarpaulin.

Some of it is gold and silver, otherwise why would there be so many people guarding it.

The more the inspector thought about it, the more he was at odds with him. He wished he could step forward and lift off the tarpaulin and enjoy the joy of gold and silver for a moment.

So he immediately requested orders from Liu Wendou: "Sir, taking advantage of this group of people's lack of defense, I will lead people out of the city and charge for a while! Drive back this group of thieves and never let them harm the people in the city!"

Liu Wendou glanced at the patrol envoy with his small eyes and sneered in his heart. Mr. Liu knew very well what he had in mind. It was just for the hundreds of carts of goods, and he was just talking about saving people.

"Just leave the city and drive away the thieves. Don't be greedy for merit and war! If we win a big victory, I will definitely report to Governor Xiong to give you a promotion. I will also give you half of the supplies on the car privately as an encouragement." Liu Wendou The meaning is very clear. If you win, you will get credit, but you still get the big prize.

How could the inspector hear the mystery hidden in Magistrate Liu's words? He was worthy of being a literary scholar, and he was really good at what he said.

However, the inspector was also jealous and could not bear to let the duck fly away in front of his eyes. Running along the horse path to the city, we summoned the leaders of the people and government officials for pre-war mobilization.

"Brothers! Do you want to get rich?!"

"think!"

“Whoever doesn’t want to get rich is a great product!”

"Everyone, take a good look at the group of thieves outside the city. The things in your hands and the goods on the car are all good and valuable things. If you want to go out of the city with me to eat meat, just come with me. I will take care of everyone. You can earn enough money in one go to have three concubines for the rest of your life!”

"Okay! Done!"

The thought of several young girls serving him, so white and tender, made everyone's crotches feel hot.

At the same time, everyone could see clearly that the people outside were not alert at all, as if they were attending a market at the fairground. Their chances were very high.

After a while, the city gate opened, and the patrolman rode out of the city majestically, riding a gelding, guarded by a large flag.

Behind him were hundreds of minzhuang, government officials and garrison soldiers in the city, heading straight for the Weizhou headquarters not far from the city. He shouted various slogans indiscriminately, nothing more than killing thieves, getting promoted and making a fortune.

"I've seen people who want money rather than their lives, but I've never seen anyone so desperate!" Weizhou chuckled.

He really didn't understand if the guy in the lead had a bad head. They dared to break into the camp just because of their chaotic team, the water and fire sticks, iron rulers, and chains in their hands.

"The whole army forms an array!"

Before Weizhou issued an order, several battalion officers accompanying the guards had already shouted loudly to their subordinates to quickly enter a direct combat state from a casual rest state.

The whole team was like a lion that was just lazily dozing and stretching under the shade of a tree, and then suddenly opened its bloody mouth, waving its claws, waiting for its prey to come.

The spearmen quickly deployed outside the city, with their spears raised diagonally outward, like the sharp quills of a porcupine. Behind them, rows of musketeers methodically removed the gun head caps, checked the flints, installed the propellant, inserted the lead bullets, and rammed twice with the rods to make the gunpowder and the bullets tightly combined.

These soldiers who came to Lingnan with Weizhou were all the backbones above the armor length selected by Qin Hao from various camps. They were all elite soldiers, and their rich experience in battle was completely beyond the imagination of the group of bandits and chaotic soldiers in Jinping County opposite.

To be frank, even if they were to fight against the White Armored Soldiers, the most elite troops of the Eight Banners Manchuria, the odds of winning or losing were fifty-fifty, and they could even have a slight advantage with the help of artillery.

Of course, the Keelung Army was not so confident that they could wipe out the enemy without any effort, after all, they had never fought a head-on confrontation. But such a confrontation would not be too far away.