Chapter Twenty-Three: Tooth Extraction

The general shouting of the Qing army did not have any effect, because most of the Qing soldiers had been killed, and there were still a few Qing soldiers who had not been killed, and the masters of the Heaven and Earth Society had already broken into their tents, and the Qing soldiers did not have time to resist with weapons, let alone run outside to send out the beacon smoke signal.

Zhang Dakui only made two moves, and cut off the head of the Qing army commander with one sword.

"It's all solved! Signal! Zhang Dakui ordered.

The two masters of the Heaven and Earth Society walked to the stone pillar that was tied to the barrage and gently shook the barrage twice.

In the middle of the river, fishing boats parked in front of the barrage received a signal from the east bank; At the same time, the West Bank also sent a signal that the Green Camp Qing Army had been resolved.

"Cut!" A strong man with a full beard gave the order.

The members of the Heaven and Earth Society on the fishing boat swung their axes and slashed the barrage in the river. At the same time, several members of the Heaven and Earth Society, who were extremely water-based, dived underwater, pulled the saws, and sawed off the hidden stakes that the Qing soldiers had placed underwater.

After cutting the barrage and sawing off the hidden pile, the bearded man on the fishing boat lifted a red lantern wrapped in red cloth on three sides, shook it three times in his hand, and sent a secret signal to the open sea.

"The barrage and the hidden piles have been cleared! Enter the Pearl River Estuary! Wang Xinyu gave the order.

The Ming army fleet anchored at the mouth of the Pearl River pulled anchor and raised its sails and slowly sailed into the mouth of the Pearl River.

At the same time that the Heaven and Earth Society was cleaning up the barrage and underwater piles, a group of special combat personnel had already landed on land on both sides of the Pearl River estuary and launched an attack on the four outer forts.

Cai Dezhong took thirty special combat personnel wearing Qing army uniforms and quietly approached the Fort of Fotangmen.

For getting yourself on a mission outside the Pearl River Estuary. Cai Dezhong felt that it was not enjoyable. Although this is a relatively safe mission, even if it fails, you can get out of it, but you can't enter the Pearl River and watch the Qing army sailors disappear. Cai Dezhong felt puzzled.

The gate of the fort was closed, and two Qing soldiers stood above the stone wall, and two yellow lanterns hung on the gate.

Although the vigilance of the Qing soldiers in the past few days is relatively strict, it will not be much stronger in this kind of artillery battery hanging at the mouth of the river. Originally, the officers of the Qing army were paid empty salaries, and there was a shortage of manpower, so they had to use so many people to guard such a large fort. It's a bit stretched, and it's impossible to do everything at all.

Cai Dezhong quietly sneaked to the foot of a city wall at a bend and performed his bare hand climbing skills. With both hands and feet, he flew up to the wall in a few silent strokes, turned over and jumped into the city, and landed on the ground with his feet silently.

Hiding in the city and observing for a moment. Footsteps were heard at the western wall. Cai Dezhong immediately hid behind the women's wall, and two iron projectiles the size of pigeon eggs were already in the palm of his hand. When the two Qing soldiers on patrol came out of the corner, Cai Dezhong suddenly jumped out like lightning, raised his long hand, and two iron projectiles came out silently, accurately hitting the two Qing soldiers. Both projectiles drilled through the temple.

The two Qing soldiers didn't even have time to scream, and they fell to the top of the city.

Here is still more than 40 zhang away from the walled gate, and there is a bend. The two Qing soldiers standing guard above the gate had no idea what was happening here.

Cai Dezhong threw a rope from the city, and soon his teammates below climbed up one by one.

"Someone. Come with me and finish off the two over there. Cai Dezhong told the special combat team members with gestures.

A special combat team member went to carry out this task with Cai Dezhong, and the two picked up the lantern from the ground, and one of them swaggered towards the head of the city above the walled gate.

When the two Qing soldiers standing guard saw the two coming with lanterns, they thought they were companions on the night patrol, but they didn't know that it was death.

Getting closer and closer to the Qing soldiers, Cai Dezhong had two more projectiles in his palm. When he was still five steps away from the Qing soldiers, Cai Dezhong suddenly erupted, and two projectiles pierced the temples of the two Qing soldiers.

The special combat personnel smoothly entered the fort, quickly dispersed, and began to move on the barracks.

Cai Dezhong took two special combat team members and tiptoed to the door of a barracks. I pushed the door slightly, and found that there was a deadbolt inside. So Cai Dezhong took out the dagger, carefully pried the door bolt, and felt into the house.

On the bed, ten Qing soldiers lay in a row, sleeping like dead pigs, and many of them made earth-shattering snoring sounds.

Cai Dezhong walked up to the first Qing soldier, stretched out his hand to cover the Qing soldier's mouth, and pierced the dagger in his heart. The soldier let out only a slight whimper, and after two struggles, he died. Then Cai Dezhong turned his head again, covered the mouth of the second Qing soldier, and stabbed him in the heart.

When it came to the fourth Qing soldier, Cai Dezhong's hand just covered the mouth of the Qing soldier, the guy woke up, but he felt that his mouth was covered, he desperately wanted to shout, but he couldn't shout at all, he opened his sleepy eyes and saw a tower-like man in front of him, and a sharp dagger was piercing his heart.

"Woo" Qingbing made a faint sound, desperately trying to struggle, but the cold dagger had already pierced into his heart. The soldier felt his strength fade away, his consciousness began to blur, and then darkness fell in front of him.

In the blink of an eye, all ten Qing soldiers in the barracks turned into corpses.

At this time, in the dead of night, most of the Qing soldiers slept soundly. The special combat soldiers entered the barracks, raised their swords and sent the sleeping Qing soldiers to hell one by one.

One of the Qing soldiers had just gotten up to relieve himself and spotted the attacker, but before he could scream, a crossbow arrow hit him in the throat accurately. The Qing soldier covered his neck and wanted to shout, but the inside of his throat seemed to be blocked with a stone, and he couldn't shout at all, and struggled in vain a few times before he fell unwillingly.

Soon, more than 120 Qing soldiers in the Fort of Fotangmen were all killed.

Cai Dezhong led the special combat team members to open the storeroom, took out the gunpowder, poured the excess gunpowder into the gun chamber, blocked the muzzle with wood, and connected the fuse to the fire door. The next thing was a long wait, and they had to wait until dawn to hear the sound of artillery in the Pearl River before they could explode and retreat.

Almost the same situation was staged at the KΓΆ Yik Kok Battery, the Tung Chung Battery and the Tai Hu Shan Battery.

Special operators infiltrate the battery. Killed the Qing soldiers stationed inside, took out the gunpowder, and poured it into the barrel. Plug the muzzle of the cannon, connect the fuse, then wait for the sound of the cannon, then explode the cannon, and finally retreat.

The officers and men of the elite army division led by Wang Defeng and others came to greet them after the transport boat they were riding entered the Pearl River estuary. The officers and men of the Army Division disembarked from the big ship. Transfer to a fishing boat.

The fishing boat, which was full of officers and men of the landing division, slowly rowed into a small river and rowed in the direction of the Xijiang River.

Twelve centipede clippers and sixteen Cangshan boats also followed the fishing boats. Paddle towards the West River. These centipede clippers and Cangshan boats have a shallow draft and can enter the Xijiang River through small rivers. Their mission was to cooperate with the fire attack ships of the Tiandihui to eliminate the two Qing army sailor battalions stationed in Shunde and Xinhui stationed in the Xijiang River.

After the fleet unloaded the officers and men of the division, all the battleships continued to sail slowly in a northwesterly direction.

The course of the Pearl River Delta is complex. The river network is vertical and horizontal. The small rivers are dotted around. However, with the people of the Heaven and Earth Society leading the way, the fleet will not only not lose its course, but also find a hidden place to hide, and after waiting for dawn, the people of the Heaven and Earth Society will cooperate with the special combat team members to solve the battery and then launch an attack battle.

The fleet turned into a small river, although it was not wide. But the hydrological situation has been explored, and large boats can enter this small river. Another short voyage. The flotilla hid behind a river bank, dropped anchor, and anchored temporarily.

"This is behind Nanxinzhou, and there are no towns nearby, only a few fishing villages. Those fishing villages are our own people, and we will not be exposed if we hide here. When dawn comes and they get their hands on it, we'll strike. The guide of the Heaven and Earth Society told Wang Xinyu.

Speaking of which, Wang Xinyu's plan is indeed very risky, if someone leaks the secret, the troops have been divided, and the big ship is still stuck in the small river, the Ming army will fall into a desperate situation. Fortunately, the Heaven and Earth Society is very strict in secrecy, and all the backbone of the family members are controlled, and they want to be traitors? If you and your whole family are going to be killed, what's the use of giving more money from the Qing court? No one will die by themselves, and they will have to bring their families to die together.

As for the grassroots personnel involved in the operation, they were only notified of the action plan on an ad hoc basis, and even if there were moles among them, it was too late to send a signal. What's more, the Heaven and Earth Society is extremely tightly organized, and the fact that an organization formed by so many people who have lost their heads can survive from the beginning of the Qing Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty shows how tightly this organization is. If someone wants to be a mole, think about the consequences, think about what kind of punishment they and their families will face, and don't dare.

Therefore, Wang Xinyu does not have to worry about leaks.

The Qing army would never have dreamed that the Ming army would dare to go deep into the mouth of the Pearl River to extract teeth.

The sun rises on the Pearl River as before, the morning sun shines on the microwave rippling river, glowing like broken gold, the dew in the grass by the river in the early morning, shining with colorful brilliance in the sunlight, waterfowl and wild ducks wake up from their sleep and start a busy day.

On the Qing army batteries in the Pearl River estuary, the Qing soldiers had already gotten up, stretched their waists, rubbed their sleepy and hazy eyes, and started a boring life again.

Speaking from the heart, the military salary of the Qing army in the green battalion is good, the monthly salary of ordinary soldiers is two taels, the monthly salary of technical soldiers such as gunners and repair craftsmen with the army is four to eight taels, and the monthly salary of military commanders and team officers is five to twelve taels. However, this military salary system is only nominal, and it is common for higher-level officers to withhold military salaries, and officers at all levels are paid empty salaries. Although the combat effectiveness of the green battalion soldiers at this time was still very strong, not as bad as in the late Qing Dynasty, it was good that the salaries of the two or two armies could be paid one or two. On weekdays, those soldiers who can receive full pay like to visit the kiln and go to the casino. Ordinary green battalion soldiers have the ability, and the fierce ones will go around to get some extra money, and they can't go to the kiln or hook up with a good girl.

To tell the truth, the average green battalion soldier's monthly salary of 122 to 125 was considered a high income in that year, and if he didn't need to support his family, it was enough to sleep in the kiln for ten days and half a month in a month.

Now is the period of national mourning, the green battalion soldiers do not dare to be so presumptuous, most of the people are much more honest, dare not run around, kilns, casinos are afraid to go, rob the people, molest women, fish and meat people There are a lot less things. However, it is impossible to let these green battalion soldiers honestly nest in the barracks all day. Some of the soldiers would run home, some would walk around, and some would run to seduce widows from nearby villages.

Cheung Chau Fort is located on an island in the center of the Pearl River waterway between Fengpu Port and Guangzhou City.

The leader of the Qing army on the fort got up early in the morning and bought vegetables every morning, which was his happiest moment. Although the gang leader is one of the lowest branches of the army, the gang leader is a fat shortage, and it is generally related to the general manager to become the leader of the gang of soldiers.

The monthly salary of twelve taels is only a fraction of his income, and the daily expenses for buying things are always much less than reported, and the rest of the money falls into the private pocket of the leader of the gang. In fact, it is not that the grass-roots officers such as Mr. Qian do not know that the leaders of the gang are greedy for ink and silver, but they are not willing to care at all, because those who can do this are their relatives and friends.

Cheung Chau Island is surrounded by water on all sides, and the only way to get on the fort is by boat.

Five small boats sailed towards Cheung Chau Island, and as in the past, the leader of the Qing army stood on the dock early and waited. On weekdays, these boats travel between Cheung Chau Island and the surrounding villages and towns, including grain merchants' grain carriers, nearby fishermen's fishing boats, pork sellers' boats, and tea merchants' boats.

The ships of the grain ships had not come for several days, and the forts were running out of food; The tea merchant's ship had not come since the previous year, and the officers of the fort were running out of tea.

There are so many ships coming at once today, and the leader of the gang is smiling, which means that he can make a good profit again. In his eyes, these ships are all gods of wealth! It's a pity that the leader of the gang never dreamed that it was not the God of Wealth who came to the door today, but a group of killing gods!

When the boat docked, the leader of the gang bargained with the traders, fishermen, and peasants to keep the price down in order to make more money. The traders, fishermen, and peasants refused to give up too much of the price, and they argued with the leaders of the gangs. After some haggling, a price was finally settled that would be acceptable to both parties.

"The military master has chartered this boatload of grain! You guys, bring the grain in! The grain merchant on the grain ship shouted, and instructed his men to carry the grain off the ship.

The fishermen's fish and shrimp, the tea merchants' tea, and the peasants' pork and vegetables were all bought by the gang leaders.

A large group of people in short coats and rough clothes carried baskets of grain, fish, shrimp, pork and tea into the camp.

Most of the Qing soldiers in the barracks recognized these people, and they used to be the ones who came to deliver goods. But today, it seems that there are several more people who come to deliver goods, and they are all strangers who have never seen before.

"Carry it in, put it there!" A soldier who looked like a military commander shouted and asked the guys to put things in the warehouse.

Several men carried the grain into the warehouse and put it down, and when they turned around and walked out of the warehouse door, the captain suddenly called out to one of the men who was delivering the grain: "You, come here!" ”

The guy walked up, only to see the Qing military commander looking at him carefully for a long time with a suspicious face, and suddenly asked, "When did you start running the boat to deliver food?" Why haven't I seen you before? (To be continued......)

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