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"Master, there are people from the Restored Commandery outside asking to see you." Yue Shousong's housekeeper said to Yue Shousong with some trepidation.
"What are they doing here?" Yue Shousong asked with a dark face.
"They said they wanted to invite you to discuss something," the housekeeper replied.
"Just say that I'm not in good health and can't go," Yue Shousong replied angrily. At this time, the last thing he wanted to see was the people from the Restored Commandery, let alone discuss some bullsh * t matter.
"Master …" The housekeeper replied a little timidly, "The people from the Restored Commandery said that if you're not in good health, they'll bring a sedan chair. If you don't get up, they'll send people to wait for you at each door. If you're seriously ill … They said not to worry. They've brought a doctor on this trip, and they'll definitely take care of you … "
"Bullsh * t!" Before the housekeeper finished speaking, Yue Shousong had already cursed.
The housekeeper lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything. Yue Shousong stood up and paced back and forth in the hall angrily. After walking for a while, he asked, "Did the Liberation Army really block our door?"
"They did block the door," the housekeeper replied carefully.
Did the Liberation Army know something? Yue Shousong thought. But on second thought, if they really knew something, they wouldn't have waited until now to make a move, right? Looking at the aggressive appearance of the Liberation Army before, they probably wanted Yue Shousong to bow to them.
Although he was not completely sure, Yue Shousong subconsciously chose a reason not to fight with the Liberation Army for the time being. Because Yue Shousong was very clear that the British had not made a move, and the Liberation Army had not mobilized on a large scale, he could not fight against the Liberation Army with just the troops in his hands. Thinking of this, Yue Shousong said, "Prepare some money for me and a sedan chair. Let's go and see what the Liberation Army wants to do. "
When Yue Shousong arrived at the Restored Commandery, he found that there were already a few people sitting in the living room. In addition to those who were already in contact with Yue Shousong, the others were local big cigarette dealers. Yue Shousong immediately felt that something was wrong. By gathering these people, the Liberation Army must be up to no good.
But things were already out of Yue Shousong's control. More than a dozen soldiers rushed in from outside the hall and used spears to stop the subordinates that Yue Shousong had brought in. His subordinates were known as the hardcore supporters of the tobacco dealers. In times of crisis, they would protect their master's safety even if they had to sacrifice their own lives.
But at this moment, although they were all terrified, they did not resist at all. Very quickly, they obediently surrendered and were tied up with ropes and dragged away. The soldiers of the Liberation Army also tied up Yue Shousong and the others. At this moment, a few people slowly walked in from outside the door. The one in the lead was Wu Qilu. Yue Shousong knew that he had completely lost this time, and the regret in his heart was indescribable. It was because he knew that he could not defeat the Liberation Army at this time, and he had seen the ruthlessness of the Liberation Army when they were cleaning up the group of people loyal to the Manchu Qing forces, that he chose to feign civility and wait for an opportunity. If he knew that the Liberation Army had made up their mind, then no matter what the result was, he would rise up first. At most, he would let the others hold them off, and Yue Shousong would quickly escape to Foshan or the British-controlled Hong Kong.
But it was too late to think about anything now. Before he was arrested, Yue Shousong had already shouted around, and the soldiers were not moved at all. Now that he saw Wu Qilu, who was in charge, he could not help but shout a few more words. "Why did you arrest us?"
Wu Qilu did not expect the enemy to walk into the trap so easily. He was in a good mood. He smiled calmly and said, "Mr. Yue Shousong, and the others. I am officially telling you that you have colluded with the British with the intention of subverting the Viceroy's power. Now, I am officially arresting you on the grounds that you have committed treason. I advise you to tell the truth after you are taken away, so that you don't have to suffer. "
"What are these people thinking?" Victory had come so easily that Wu Qilu could not help but be frivolous in his words.
"What are they waiting for? Waiting for death! "
"Aren't they waiting for the British to make the first move?"
"Or they think that we are the same as the Manchu Qing and that we are procrastinating."
"They have no strength, so they are naturally waiting for others to give them a chance. But we, the Liberation Army, will not give them a chance! "
Everyone was in a good mood after finishing off the enemy and began to mock them. The army did have the capital to be so excited. The victory at Jiangmen this time was indeed easy. In order to perfunctorily entertain the Liberation Army, the heads of the regiments had to attend the meeting. As soon as they fell into the trap of the Liberation Army, the Liberation Army troops immediately pounced on the lair of the heads of the regiments. The regiments did not have a leader. When they were surrounded by the soldiers, they immediately surrendered. Without firing a single shot, hundreds of the core members of the civilian and business groups were captured. The periphery of these local forces was originally a windfall and followed them to make a living. The troops only needed to control the key figures of the periphery forces, and the periphery armed forces were immediately completely paralyzed. If they were really fully organized, the armed forces of two to three thousand people would officially collapse and no longer have the ability to cause trouble.
Everyone bragged about themselves for a while and was greatly satisfied. The discussion turned to a more serious direction. This time, the Liberation Army used the British invasion as a reason to eradicate the big tobacco dealers and the armed forces close to the British in the base. Without the support of this group of traitors, how would the British make use of their naval superiority?
"The British have now occupied Guangzhou. Our troops have already begun to build an encirclement of Guangzhou on land. If they completely leave Guangzhou, it will be tantamount to admitting that they have lost. If they implement a defense with Guangzhou as the center, they naturally do not have so much strength. We have some seaports in Jiangmen, and the British warships may be able to come to us. However, they can only go ashore with a few hundred people at most. If the British dare to leave the protection of their cannons, we will go all out and fight them to the death on land. Damn it, the total strength of the British is no more than eight thousand, and they will be wiped out with us in Guangdong. The commander-in-chief can just command the large army to kill into Hong Kong! Comrades, do you have confidence? "At the end of his speech, Wu Qi, who used to be in charge of political propaganda, shouted loudly.
The Liberation Army was not afraid of the British at all if they put the British on land to fight. Although they did not know how strong the British navy was, the British had a total of eight thousand troops. If they were surrounded on land by the Liberation Army's one hundred thousand people. Even if the British had three heads and six arms, the Liberation Army firmly believed that they could cut the British into eight pieces.
"Kill all the British!" someone shouted.
"Kill all the British!" someone shouted in a more concise manner.
This kind of clear meaning between the enemy and ourselves, and the clear purpose of the words quickly resonated. "Kill all the British!" "Kill all the British!" "Kill all the British!" Fierce shouts expressed the common confidence and courage.
The local problems in Jiangmen were solved very smoothly, but the armed forces in some places were far more vigilant than those in Jiangmen. For example, Yue Shoushan in Foshan felt that something was wrong when the British did not send an envoy at the appointed time.
At that moment, the Liberation Army sent people to block the door of Yue Shoushan's house. They invited Yue Shoushan to the local office of the Recovered Military Governor's Office to discuss some matters. Yue Shoushan's reaction was undoubtedly more unyielding. He immediately followed the plan that he had made in advance and suddenly brought his family and subordinates to forcefully attack.
The people who came to invite him were also prepared. They immediately counterattacked when they encountered the enemy's surprise attack. However, they could not withstand the enemy's large numbers. More than half of a platoon of more than forty people were killed or injured. They could only abandon their comrades who had sacrificed themselves and those who were seriously injured and quickly retreat.
Hearing the gunshots and shouting, the people on the streets with Yue Manor as the center began to flee for their lives. The shops were closed, and the houses were locked. As the news spread, the bustling Foshan quickly became deserted. Yue Shoushan contacted his subordinates according to the plan, gathered three to four hundred people, and killed his way out.
However, the Liberation Army had set up the entire set for several months. How could they give Yue Shoushan any chance? In other words, the Liberation Army's plan had already reached the point where they could "give Yue Shoushan a chance." When Yue Shoushan rushed out of Yue Manor, other than gathering his troops and the big tobacco dealer that he had contacted, the local tyrants that he had contacted before also received Yue Shoushan's notice. Foshan was very popular with martial arts. Many of the so-called Ten Tigers of Guangdong were from Foshan. Yue Shoushan believed that if these people participated, it was not impossible to turn Foshan upside down.
However, reality disappointed Yue Shoushan. Most of the local tyrants of Foshan did not give Yue Shoushan any response. Only a few hot-blooded people brought people to join Yue Shoushan's troops. The troops of a few hundred people headed straight for the barracks and armory in the city. Yue Shoushan did not believe the bold words "You have modern technology, I have divine protection" at all. Relying on the British was precisely because Yue Shoushan firmly believed that the British had more advanced technology and weapons than the Liberation Army.
Seeing that there were no Liberation Army troops on the road ahead, Yue Shoushan shouted, "Quick! Quick! The British troops have already set off for our Foshan! Once we snatch the armory, we can defeat the Liberation Army and hold on until the British arrive! "
Participating in such a battle, those people knew that it was a matter of life and death. Under Yue Shoushan's lead, they ran madly towards the armory.
Compared to the Thirteen Elements, the Yue Clan was nothing. Those who participated in the rebellion this time knew that the Thirteen Elements were not far away. At that time, the Thirteen Elements did not expect the Restored Military Manor to suddenly make a move. They also did not expect that the Restored Military Manor did not have the attitude of making a profit, but had the determination to destroy the Thirteen Elements. The once seemingly powerful organization collapsed in an instant. If this group of people did not have the determination to die, they would only be dead.
As they neared the barracks, the view in front of them suddenly became clear. However, they saw that a few troops of the Liberation Army completely ignored the group of people rushing straight towards them. They only followed the orders of their officers and started to line up neatly. This kind of calm attitude made Yue Shoushan feel a strong sense of danger. He stopped and shouted with all his might, "Shoot them! Shoot and disrupt their formation, then rush over! "
The core members of the Yue Clan listened to the command. They stopped and started to load bullets. The others also stopped and hid in the concealed places on both sides of the road, waiting to shoot at each other. Before the Yue Clan people could prepare to shoot, the bullets of the Liberation Army opposite them shot out. Yue Shoushan's eyesight was very good. He only saw that the soldiers of the Liberation Army moved very smoothly. They loaded bullets, connected them, mixed their guns, and put on their fire caps. All of their actions were like moving clouds and flowing water. They were completed in an instant. After loading, the soldiers of the Liberation Army raised their guns and took aim. The bullets flew towards the Yue Clan's troops.
This kind of shooting was a competition of speed and firepower density. The Liberation Army undoubtedly had the upper hand. Before the smoke completely obscured his vision, Yue Shoushan saw that the soldiers in the front row of the Liberation Army did not continue to load bullets. Instead, they handed the finished spears to the people behind them. The people in the back row took the loaded spears and continued to shoot. The bullets came like a storm. The Yue Clan's gunners were like rice hit by a typhoon, falling to the ground one after another. Even those who were hiding on both sides, ready to engage in melee combat, let out screams one after another after being shot.
After shooting for an unknown amount of time, the sound of shooting from the Liberation Army finally stopped. In the thick smoke that almost suffocated people's breathing, the sound of footsteps could be heard. Yue Shoushan had seen it before. He had seen the British do this when they practiced. Sure enough, swaying figures gradually appeared in the smoke. After a few moments, the infantry of the Liberation Army with bayonets had already quickly passed through the smoke between the two sides and killed their way towards the Yue Clan, whose morale had fallen to rock bottom.
Whether it was the civilian group, the merchant group, or the hot-blooded and famous young people in the martial arts world of Foshan, they only needed to face the Liberation Army's bayonet charge for a while to realize that the opponent's cold weapon skills were not just for show. These local rebels of Foshan, who were already in a mess, completely collapsed. From the front to the back, everyone began to run for their lives. The streets could not accommodate so many people at once, so they squeezed into one another.
The soldiers of the Liberation Army raised their bayonets and stabbed at the backs of a group of escapees with all their might. Amidst the screams, these rebels, who might not have lost to the Liberation Army soldiers one-on-one, were easily stabbed to death one by one with a bayonet.
Some rebels ran away earlier, but bad luck did not let these people go. The troops of the Liberation Army had already set up an encirclement. Various squads neatly and orderly surrounded them from all directions.
At this time, there were no pedestrians on the streets. Even if there were ordinary people watching, they were hiding in their homes and peeking through the cracks of the doors and windows, trembling with fear. Who would dare to go out on the streets at this time? The order that the Liberation Army had received at this time was naturally to "kill the rebels without mercy." Therefore, as long as they saw people who were not in military uniform appear on the streets, the troops would greet them with bullets.
The people who were running away were already scared out of their wits. When they saw the Liberation Army, who had the advantage in numbers, when they scattered and fled, they did not have the courage to resist. Those who were not killed by the bullets immediately turned around and continued to run. But the encirclement became tighter and tighter. They were like mice in a bellows, unable to find a way to escape no matter how hard they tried. At this time, all the houses had closed their doors. Some people jumped into other people's courtyards, which immediately caused the householders to scream and shout. The Liberation Army had sufficient troops, so it was just the right time to go over and capture or kill these people.
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