Xie Ming

Chapter 75: Invasion of the Mountain Village
Boom!

"what happened?!"

"Fuck it! Come on, follow me out and take a look!"

In the mountain stronghold, at noon, Ma Dabanzi was drinking and chatting happily with several of his subordinates, raising their glasses and drinking happily!
Suddenly, I heard the sound of gunfire coming from the mountain stronghold outside!
Ma Dabanzi was horrified. He could hear that the sound of gunfire was different from the usual ones. He was so shocked that he slammed the table, stood up, and ran out with a few small leaders to see what was going on.

"Report——"

"Report!"

"Boss, this is bad!"

"Suddenly, a group of people of unknown origin are attacking the village!"

"The attack is too fierce!"

Before Ma Dabanzi walked out of the kiln, a soldier suddenly ran in from outside, panting and reporting.

Boom!
Just as the soldier reported, there was another explosion outside the kiln!
The kiln was shaking so much!
"Boss! Which mountain is this from?!"

"This cannon is too powerful!"

A pockmarked man with a pockmarked face spoke beside Ma Dabanzi.

"No, this isn't a cannon, it's explosives!"

Ma Dabanzi continued the conversation, and without stopping, he kicked away the soldier who was kneeling nearby to report, and left the kiln with a horsewhip in hand.

Boom!
"Quick! Follow me!"

To the edge of the mountain stronghold, Li Huchen and Qi Dayong each led a team and launched a fierce attack!

In front of the chevaux de frise, Li Huchen, despite the arrows, moved the tall wood with great force and pulled out the gap. The soldiers behind him cooperated to kill the bandits who were shooting arrows from the commanding heights of the sentry towers on both sides.

More than a hundred soldiers from the two groups took advantage of the situation to break into the outer defensive fortifications and engaged in close combat with the bandits!
In just a moment, the first line of defense of the Ma Dabanzi stronghold was completely destroyed!
Countless bandits who abandoned their weapons and fled in panic were killed on the way!

The flanking operations on both wings were also in place, and the overall defense of the mountain stronghold was further shrunk. After retreating into the second line of defense, it could gradually only shrink into the innermost circle of the three-story cave dwellings, barely holding on by relying on stone trenches.

"Fuck it, what's going on?"

"Why did I keep a bunch of useless things like you!"

Ma Dabanzi came out of the kiln and saw that the situation outside was already a disastrous defeat!

So he grabbed a soldier who was retreating in panic, and started whipping him, scolding him as he beat him!

"Ouch! Ouch!"

"Big boss! It's not that we don't contribute!"

"The enemy's firepower is simply too strong!"

"He rushed in and attacked like crazy!"

"The firearms are great, and their tactical coordination is unmatched by us!"

"Boss, in my opinion, this isn't some gang coming to seize territory. Why, why does this look like the fighting style of a regular army?!" the soldier said in panic.

"What? Liuzi, did you see clearly?!"

Hearing this, the pockmarked man next to Ma Dabanzi grabbed the soldier on the ground to find out whether it was true or not!

"Hey, Second in Command, you know me!"

"When has my Sixth Son ever scared you and the boss? I worked in the Fifth Army Camp in my early years, so I can't be wrong!"

"This group of people must be the regular army of the Ming Dynasty!"

Ma Dabanzi, who was standing by, felt disheartened when he heard Liuzi being so sure.

You know, although they went into the mountains to become bandits and had worked hard for a long time and laid some foundations and gathered some manpower, Ma Dabangzi knew exactly how strong their own combat power was, even if others didn't know.

There is absolutely no ability to compete with the regular army!

At this moment, he didn't know where he had gone wrong, but he had attracted these plague gods. Ma Dabanzi was panicked and clenched his fists.

"Stop talking nonsense! Go quickly, stabilize the people who have been evacuated, and gather them in the stone trench in front of the kiln entrance."

"Even if it's a regular army, if they want to take down our second line of defense in a short time, they will lose a few of their front teeth!"

Ma Dabanzi became furious and ordered his men to hold the fortifications steady.

After all, things have come to this point, so he can only break the jar and throw it away! If he lets these people under his command continue to flee like this, the money and property he has accumulated in the mountain village over the years will not be able to be kept. Even if he breaks out and wants to make a comeback, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven!

It would be better to gather people together, compete temporarily, and then try to figure out a way to negotiate with the other party.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the two sides started a tug-of-war in front of the second line of defense of the mountain stronghold!
Taking advantage of the terrain and solid defense, the bandits barely withstood the multiple charges and attacks from Li Huchen and Qi Dayong!

The situation is at a stalemate!

Seeing this, Xiao Jingchuan rushed from the back to the front line where Li Huchen was.

Boom!

"Hey! You two, come at me!"

Li Huchen was sending the fifth wave of death-defying soldiers to break the formation, trying to use explosives to blow a hole in the middle of the stone trench so that he could lead his troops to charge forward!

Suddenly, Xiao Lang came up from behind and patted Li Huchen's shoulder hard, which startled Huchen.

"What's going on? Why did the attack stop?!"

Amid the sound of gunfire, Xiao Jingchuan shouted to Li Huchen with great effort.

"General!"

"The enemy built their trenches with stone! They also took advantage of the terrain. We just rushed through a few waves and dozens of our brothers died!"

Li Huchen also roared back.

At this stalemate, suddenly, someone from the opposite kiln entrance shouted loudly to the people below.

"Stop, stop hitting me!"

"My fellow soldiers! Stop fighting!"

The person who was shouting was none other than the leader of the stronghold, Ma Dabiao, Ma Dabanzi.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan thought for a moment and waved his hand to stop the attack of Li Huchen's troops. When the two wings heard the gunfire stop, they also stopped firing.

"My fellow soldiers! Stop fighting!"

"I am Ma Dabiao. I don't know what I did wrong to cause your troops to attack the mountain like this!"

"I hope the soldiers will tell me so that I can die with a clear conscience!"

Seeing that the other side had also ceased firing, Ma Dabanzi knew that there was a way, so he cunningly asked.

After a pause, Xiao Jingchuan saw that the situation was behind a slope and he also started to speak in a hoarse voice.

"Ma Dabiao, you are causing trouble and disturbing the people, gathering soldiers and causing trouble privately."

"Today, I am here on the orders of the imperial court to come into the mountains to seek amnesty!"

"If you know what's good for you, get out of the trenches quickly and lay down your weapons. You won't be killed if you surrender!"

Xiao Jingchuan was scheming and intended to scare Ma Dabiao.

After he finished speaking, he waved and called Gu Changting over.

"Changting! Go and bring the two tiger squat cannons that we just seized here! Hurry!" Xiao Lang whispered.

Gu Changting understood, raised his eyebrows, and hurriedly did as ordered.

"Oh! This military officer!"

"I've beaten you like this, and you still... you still want to surrender?!"

"Don't lie to me!"

"Master Jun, which part is it?!"

"If you are short of food, fodder, or money, come to me, Ma Dabangzi, and I will never say anything!"

"We can discuss the money issue!"

Ma Dabanzi continued shouting at the top of his voice, and his men were not idle either. He signaled the second in command with the pockmarked face to gather the brothers who had fled to the fortifications, distribute additional ammunition to them, and arrange their troops into organizations.

"Okay then! We can talk! Can you please come out of the trench, Boss? Let's talk face to face!"

Xiao Jingchuan agreed casually, and privately saw that Chang Ting had already pushed the tiger squat cannon over. He was overjoyed, and gestured to Chang Ting to load the ammunition and listen to his orders and prepare to fire!

(End of this chapter)