Daming pirates

Li San was quite satisfied with Lv Zhixian's deliberate lowering of his stance. He felt that Lv Zhixian was at least not a difficult person to meet. As long as this guy cooperated like this, he would have no problem guarding the north gate with his more than 200 troops.

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So overnight, Li San watched at the North Gate, commanding thousands of people in Muping County, and quickly demolished most of the houses outside the Beiguan Pass, leaving only a group of people near the city gate.

Houses, but the passages here were completely blocked by Minzhuang with random stones and bricks, leaving only a not very wide passage leading to the city gate.

In addition to these, Li San also asked Lu Zhixian to help him get hundreds of kilograms of gunpowder, placed them in some houses that had not been demolished, and asked his people to build a building in this circle of gates.

A simple line of defense was created for them to shoot from a high position.

In addition, there is a gun position next to the main passage, which can control a large area outside. As long as the rebels don't come, if they come and want to get close to the city gate and attack the city gate, they must first

After breaking through this line of defense, the undemolished gates outside the city gate became their first line of defense to protect the city gate.

Only then did Zhao Zhizhou and Lu Zhixian understand that Li San and his gang had no intention of entering the city immediately and guarding the north gate on the city wall. Instead, they planned to set up the first line of defense in the gate outside the city gate.

Protect the North Gate.

In doing so, they undoubtedly had to take considerable risks. This made these officials admire the courage of Li San and other Xishan Village brave men.

Relatively speaking, these officials are much less wary of these Xishan village warriors.

The rebels obviously did not plan to attack Muping County at night. Except for occasionally a few horses left by the rebels at night, they wandered outside Muping County to investigate the preparations here, but they did not attack them at night.

Qingqi was dispatched to Muping County to prevent the minzhuang in the city from demolishing the gates.

So at night, no major incident happened outside the county town. It was just that the two sides stayed up all night. They bumped into each other accidentally and had a fight. Both sides retreated at the first touch and did not fight to the death, so neither side suffered much loss.

When it was almost dawn in the early morning, the demolition of the gates was basically completed. The people who had been driven out of the city and had their houses demolished were exhausted overnight. At dawn, they all returned to the city and found whatever they wanted.

It’s a place where when you fall down you don’t want to get up again.

Li San didn't care about the other city gates. He only took care of the north gate that he was responsible for. At dawn, he officially began to arrange his men and entered the preset positions in the gate outside the city gate.

Although he did not have many troops, the area left behind in the pass was not large, just enough for their manpower to control. He left the main force on the road leading to the city gate, where three lines of Juma and Luzhai have been built.

, and built a parapet with wooden planks and the like.

Fifty musketeers using South Japanese-style rifles were placed behind this parapet. The remaining musketeers holding wolf fang rifles were assigned to shooting points in other places, condescendingly controlling the entire north.

The open space outside the door.

Although this kind of firepower arrangement is slightly scattered, it can effectively control the 300-meter diameter area outside the gate. If the rebels want to attack the city gate from the north gate, they must first cross this 300-meter fire blockade area.

, to reach the main passage from Guanxiang to the city gate.

On the way, these Wolf Fang rifles can cause considerable damage to the enemy. As long as the enemy does not send thousands of troops to rush in swarm, it is estimated that a small group of rebels will not be able to get out of the main passage.

It can be broken up by musketeers holding mace rifles.

After making the arrangements, Li San carefully inspected the position and was basically satisfied with his arrangement. After making only slight adjustments, he ordered everyone to rest on the spot and start eating, waiting for the arrival of the rebels.

Lv Zhixian was very sensible. According to the conditions proposed by Liu Buong, he sent people to deliver a lot of food to Li San and others outside the city gate, allowing them to cook and eat by themselves. He also sent several chefs from restaurants in the city to come here specifically to give them to them.

Cooking, and even managed to get them half a slice of pig and a bunch of cabbage.

There is noodles and meat, cabbage stewed with pork, and even some salted fish. This food is quite good, at least better than in Xishan Village. This is fresh pork. Even if they are given meat in Xishan Village,

There was also some pickled bacon, and the quantity was not as large as here, which made these soldiers feel pretty good about coming here to do things this time.

As for the war that may come next, not many people take it to heart. Sea Wolf's brainwashing education is quite effective. Soldiers want to kill or be killed. Without this awareness, you cannot be a good soldier or be promoted to an official.

, If you can't make a fortune, you have to compete with others to be ruthless when working in Sea Wolf.

As for the rebels, the Sea Wolf tribe really didn't pay much attention to them. However, the dozens of newly recruited warriors among them were a little unable to eat, and their hearts were full of uneasiness.

I don’t know if I can return to Xishan Village alive this time.

The speed of the rebels was really speechless. It was only a dozen miles away, but they actually walked for most of the day. It was not until the afternoon that the rebels appeared within sight of the outside of Muping County, and they were several miles away.

It stopped.

Among the rebels, there was a recognition flag erected high, with the word "Chen" written on it. It turned out that it was the rebel general Chen Guangfu who led the army to Ninghai Prefecture to attack Muping County.

It was only then that Haining Prefecture received another piece of news that shocked everyone, and it almost completely shattered the morale of the entire Muping County garrison and even the officials and civilians.

More than a dozen cavalrymen were chased by the rebels. In the morning, only two of them fled to the foot of Mouping County. They shouted for help, claiming that they were the defenders of Qishan. Qishan was defeated by the rebels. They

Then I fled all the way here.

So the big basket was put down on the city and pulled up to the city wall. In addition to reporting to Zhao Zhizhou that their Qishan fortress had been destroyed, the two men also told them a shocking news.

It turns out that a few days ago, the newly appointed governor of Shandong summoned troops from various departments in Shandong and Tianjin, a total of more than 20,000 people, in the eastern part of Laizhou to block the troops sent from Dengzhou in an attempt to attack the rebel headquarters in Laizhou.

Kong Youde led the rebels. Within a few days, a battle broke out in the Huangxian area against the officers and soldiers who were attacking him. The Shandong Army, Baoding and Tianjin officers and soldiers had no morale and underestimated the enemy. The result was a huge defeat.

The entire army of more than 20,000 officers and soldiers were beaten to a pulp by the rebels. The entire army was defeated. A large number of officers and soldiers were captured by the rebels and defected to the rebels. Only a few hundred officers and soldiers ran back to Laizhou City.

This news shocked everyone. They originally expected that the imperial court would send a large army to wipe out the rebels as soon as possible. They expected to quell the Kong and Li mutiny as soon as possible, but they never expected that the Shandong soldiers would actually

So scumbag, so scumbag that one is speechless.

The serious officers and soldiers, with their superior strength, were actually no match for the rebels. They were severely defeated. It could almost be said that they were annihilated collectively. It was like another Saar Hu war.

A replica of war.

No one expected that the rebels led by Kong Li would have such fighting power. They would be so fierce in field battles. They would win with less and defeat more. They would defeat the Shandong soldiers who came to suppress them and lose their armor. They also captured many officers.

army, this

The rebels became even more trembling. They had gathered a large number of soldiers and horses in Dengzhou. Now they have captured so many officers and soldiers, which has once again expanded their strength. Counting the number of Kong Li's rebels, they have at least several.

As many as ten thousand people.

With so many rebels, it’s unimaginable what could happen next. Moreover, the two people who escaped from Qishan also said that they heard that the rebels had already led more than 20,000 rebels under the leadership of Kong Youde.

They rushed to Laizhou Prefecture and prepared to capture Laizhou Prefecture in one fell swoop.

The rebels claimed that next they would sweep across Shandong, establish themselves as kings, and compete with the current imperial court. If the rebels were really allowed to capture Laizhou Prefecture, then the entire situation in Shandong would probably be completely corrupted. The rebels are now so capable

Fight, who can control them?

Then there are the rebel generals, all of whom are former members of the Dongjiang Army. On the other side of the Dongjiang River, Mao Chenglu is now rebellious and controls most of the land in Dongjiang Town. The two sides face each other across the sea and echo each other. If they want to stand on their own, how can they?

It’s really not possible that it can’t be done.

What's even more strange is that so far, the rebels have captured Dengzhou, but the imperial court is still unsure whether to attack with all its strength or to appease. It has not yet come up with a regulation.

Whether it should be suppressed or appeased, no one knew the court's opinion.

I am afraid that at this time, the officials in the capital and the imperial court are also arguing over this matter. There must be some important officials who want to take charge of the pacification, and some important officials who want to take charge of the suppression. So far, I am afraid that they are still

The chief minister's voice was louder. This was the reason why the imperial court had not responded more and mobilized more elite troops to suppress the rebels.

But no matter whether they think clearly or not, these things don't seem to have much to do with them at the moment. The most important thing for them is to defend Muping County first, otherwise, even if they think clearly, it will be in vain.

The rebels, led by Chen Guangfu, finally arrived at Mouping County that afternoon. However, they did not immediately begin to attack the city. Instead, they sent a group of rebels to the village of Si Village to start a sweep.

Before it got dark that afternoon, several village forts in the southwest of Mouping County were captured by the rebels. Thick smoke billowed out from there, and fires shot into the sky. It can be seen that after the rebels captured these village forts,

They immediately set fire to these villages. After nightfall, standing on the turret in the southwest corner of the county, you can see from a distance long dragons composed of torches, winding towards the rebels from places that are still rolling and spitting flames.

The camp is coming.