Total War: I'm building up an army to rebel against the Qing Dynasty in a heavily modified vers

The cold wind howled. Although the snow had stopped, the snow on the ground melted under the sun, which in turn absorbed more heat from the surroundings, making the weather even colder.

Two security team members standing guard at the entrance of Liu Sanpang's compound were shivering as they breathed on their hands, hoping that other brothers would come to relieve them sometime.

"Damn it, this weather is freezing!"

After one of the men sighed, he couldn't help but whisper:

"Damn it, it makes me so angry just thinking about it. Our boss is inside, cuddling his beautiful wife on the warm kang (heated brick bed), while we're stuck standing guard in the freezing cold. What kind of nonsense is this?"

The difference between people is truly vast, especially considering that they just snatched back three young girls yesterday, and those three girls will most likely belong to their boss, unless their boss gets tired of them. This makes them even more unbalanced.

Of course, the beautiful woman their boss is embracing right now isn't one of those three young girls, since those three girls are still fighting for their lives.

According to them, they would have to wait until the housekeeper had properly trained the three girls before sending them to their boss's bed. Otherwise, what if those three little vixens accidentally hurt someone?

Just as he was busy complaining, another man next to him snorted coldly and said:

"Alright, Tiger, stop complaining. Our boss has been pretty good to us!"

"We've been following the boss all these years, and we've received plenty of rewards from him. Now it's just a guard post, not a death sentence, so what's the big deal?"

"If you're really not happy about it, then go ahead and leave. Nobody's stopping you!"

Upon hearing this, Tiger immediately fell silent, stammering.

Thinking about it that way, it makes sense. Although their boss usually seems unreliable and is definitely not a good person, he is indeed very generous to his brothers.

In other words, if their boss hadn't been so generous and good at winning people over, they wouldn't have been helping him do all sorts of bad things all the time.

Just then, Tiger suddenly heard a noise coming from afar.

He glanced at the side of the wall twice, and suddenly saw a troop of cavalry running towards them in the distance!

I don't know where these cavalrymen came from, but they all rode tall horses, and their clothes were so bright and gorgeous, and they even wore hats in the style of foreigners.

"Hey, Pillar, stop standing there, look over there!"

"Oh no! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Realizing something was wrong, Hu Zi shouted and ran into the yard, turning back to close the door.

But because Zhu Zi was a step too slow, he had to wait for Zhu Zi to run in before he could close the door, and just then, gunshots rang out.

The cavalrymen, who were charging forward, realized something was wrong and immediately raised their carbines. The muskets, which were already loaded with bullets, quickly opened fire, firing a volley of lead bullets into the distance.

Zhu Zi was only a step too slow, and his body was suddenly hit by two lead bullets. Blood gushed out instantly, causing him to let out a painful howl.

One lead bullet hit his leg, and another hit his waist. The pain was excruciating, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

"Pillar, are you alright?"

Seeing his companion fall like that, Tiger couldn't bear to leave him outside, so he risked his life to drag the pillar, trying to pull him in quickly.

But just as he managed to pull the pillar back, the second squad of cavalry, who had surged to the front, also fired lead bullets.

Another 20 lead bullets came flying, and this round of shooting caused Hu Zi to fall to the ground with a thud, his blood staining the ground red.

Immediately afterwards, the leading cavalrymen galloped at full speed, and when they reached the gate, they raised their hooves high and stomped hard on the door, kicking open the half-closed courtyard gate with a loud crash.

Hearing the commotion ahead, the other insurance team members, who had been huddled indoors during the winter, also ran out.

They didn't know what had happened, but from the gunshots and the sound of doors being broken down outside, they knew that the people outside probably had bad intentions!

Without a second thought, they rushed out, only to find that the cavalrymen were faster than them.

After rushing into the courtyard, the cavalrymen immediately dismounted, as fighting on horseback in this narrow courtyard would be asking for trouble.

Upon seeing someone charging towards them, the fast-handed cavalryman had already loaded his bullets and unleashed a barrage of fire from his carbine.

The two security teams at the front fell to the ground. The men behind them were stunned by the sight, but several cavalrymen had already thrown away their carbines, then quickly drew their short muskets and opened fire on them again.

In just a few seconds, four members of the security team were killed on the spot by the cavalry. Adding the two at the door, the security team was now almost half wiped out.

The other six members of the security team hid inside the house, clutching their homemade guns and curved knives, trembling with fear, and dared not rush out.

They couldn't figure out who this person was who had barged in and was killing people indiscriminately.

Judging from the crackling of the muskets, these people definitely had a lot of guns and were not to be trifled with.

One of the cavalrymen glanced at the house next door and immediately guessed that someone must still be hiding there. He drew his saber and was about to kick the door open when he was suddenly grabbed by another cavalryman behind him.

Before he could ask any questions, several pellets of iron shot suddenly shot out from the doorway—the security team hiding behind the door had noticed someone outside and fired their homemade guns without hesitation!

Seeing this, the cavalryman who had been about to kick down the door broke out in a cold sweat. His companion kicked him in the backside and said:

"Kid, don't be so reckless in the future, or you'll lose your life!"

"You owe me your life this time. Don't forget to treat me to a drink when you get back!"

Hearing the commotion, the other cavalrymen also ran over. Looking at the solid brick house in front of them, the cavalrymen felt a sense of unease.

If they force their way in, the enemy will keep firing homemade guns from inside, which will definitely cause them casualties.

Although they could definitely win in a fight, they've already gone this far, why would they risk casualties to kill the people inside?

Some cavalrymen tried to shout into the building, hoping to force the people inside to come out and surrender, but the people inside ignored them and simply fired their guns in response.

It's unclear whether it was because they killed everyone they saw when they stormed in, which terrified the remaining security team, or because those guys were so loyal to their boss that they refused to surrender even at a time like this.

But just then, the cavalrymen suddenly heard a hoarse, shrill voice behind them:

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Human bastards, let us deal with them!"

Two Skaven grenadiers charged over, carrying bombs and baring their large front teeth, their appearance somewhat comical.

But their fighting prowess is anything but comical; these guys are ruthless killers!

Two ratmen approached the corner, aimed carefully, and then hurled the dimensional stone bomb through the window that had been shattered by the gun.

With a loud bang, two detonated dimensional stone bombs instantly turned the room into a mess, scattering countless dimensional stone fragments everywhere, and knocking down the security team members who were hiding inside.

One of the insurance agents survived the explosion because an unfortunate comrade in front of him happened to shield him, but even so, several fragments of the dimensional stone pierced his arms and legs.

"Ah...ah, holy crap! Ah—!"

From the very beginning, he gritted his teeth, wanting to bandage his wounds and continue fighting.

But then, a searing pain shot through his wound, so intense that it instantly rendered him unable to fight. He writhed on the ground in agony, veins bulging on his forehead.

The pain was excruciating; it was the first time he had ever experienced such horrific pain!

The feeling was like someone forcefully plunging a red-hot branding iron into his wound. Except for the absence of sizzling smoke, the sensation was exactly the same as being burned by a branding iron!

At the same time, the toxins carried by these dimensional stones were spreading through his body at an alarming rate. The combination of large amounts of toxins and radiation caused this unfortunate man to lose all life in no time.

"Die! Die! See that? Human creatures, this is how you fight!"

Seeing the big rat's smug look, the hunters suddenly felt an urge to beat the two rats up for some reason.

"Tch, so what if they can throw grenades? Once the commander recruits the Imperial Guard Grenadier Cavalry, we'll be able to throw grenades too!"

One of the cavalrymen said somewhat resentfully that he was eager for Rock to quickly develop a unit that could upgrade him.

Ideally, he would be a Royal Guard grenadier, since in his mind, the Royal Guard cavalry around Napoleon were the most elite warriors, and for him, a French cavalryman, this was naturally the ultimate goal he hoped to achieve.

On the other side, the other cavalrymen searched along the courtyard and soon found the room where Liu Sanpang was hiding.

Without a doubt, he must be in the main room, after all, he is the master of this place.

Two cavalrymen kicked open the gate and rushed in with their sabers, but they didn't find Liu Sanpang. Instead, they saw two women huddled under the covers, their clothes disheveled.

"You two, where is Liu Sanpang hiding?"

Seeing the cavalryman's fierce face and the long sword in his hand, the two women who had hidden themselves still dared not speak, but huddled timidly under the covers as if the covers were some kind of indestructible shield.

After being forcibly abducted by Liu Sanpang, they witnessed his methods, leaving an indelible shadow in their hearts. As a result, they were extremely afraid of Liu Sanpang and dared not betray him at all.

But it doesn't matter, Liu Sanpang can't possibly run away anywhere, we can just search him.

After the cavalrymen searched through the chests and cabinets together, they quickly found Liu Sanpang, who was hiding naked and shivering inside the wardrobe.