In the battle just now, they waited until the Qing army approached the courtyard of the banker's house next to the trench, which had been dug for two months, before they began to shoot. The banker's men had to train and build fortifications around the village, and they hesitated not to make too much movement, so the trench was shallow and narrow, and was not taken seriously by the green camp at all.

It didn't take long to cross this small trench, and even if the other side had a few hunting bows, it would be difficult to hinder the attack of the Green Battalion, because I heard that the other side might have a few three-eyed, and the general also deliberately selected a group of people who had seen the Sichuan army's guns in Hangzhou to take the lead, at least they would not be frightened back by the bluff.

However, these "elites" encountered rifles that the Sichuan army was not equipped with, and at a distance of more than 20 meters, shields and armor could not resist the projectiles fired from the barrel of a gun more than one meter long. The whole battle was a shooting drill in the courtyard, and those leading officers who stood by the trench and shouted "Rush into the dealer's house, no chickens and dogs will be left" attracted the attention and hatred of the courtyard the most, and were knocked over by rifles almost at the first moment; The general, who was on a tall horse, was also too conspicuous, and after the order to shoot was given, at least five or six shots were fired at him.

The officers who shouted for the blood of the banker, the heavily armored samurai who tried to climb over the trench, and the Qing army who wanted to hit the village gate with a huge log...... These people are the key targets of the courtyard, and Zhuang Ding hiding on the wall of the courtyard feels more relaxed than shooting targets, and has a greater sense of accomplishment - when shooting targets, the scarecrow and the wooden man can hold out for a long time, while the living people obviously can't, and they will put down one after a shot - Zhuang Ding on the wall keeps taking the loaded rifles from the hands of his companions under the wall, and none of the Qing soldiers who attacked the manor can successfully climb to the other side of the trench under the blocking fire of the rifles.

After dozens of people were killed and wounded, the Qing army panicked, and at first they were just as overwhelmed as the officials, standing upright in place. However, the Green Battalion was a regular army, and it soon became clear that they should crouch down and hide behind their shields, as if they were defending against a rain of arrows in an unfavorable situation. Since the officers had already lost a lot of money, this cowardice was not stopped, and most of the survivors were newly promoted officers like Liang Zhi, who at this time did not want to urge the soldiers to continue the attack, and one by one they tried the same hard to hide behind the shields.

The terrible thing is that they soon found that the shield could not withstand the firepower of the banker's courtyard, and the shield was torn apart, since they couldn't squat, most of them naturally lay down. The Courtyard was more prepared to shoot, and any Qing soldier who dared to crouch on the ground and try to greet his companions was a priority target at this stage, not to mention those who tried to get up and fight back with their bows and arrows. Later, the loaders under the wall couldn't bear the loneliness, and were reluctant to hand over the loaded rifles to their comrades on the wall, but shouted that it was time for them to be replaced and let them fire two shots.

After a few more rounds of shooting, Zhuang Yuncheng saw that the guards on the wall were all smiling, so he went over to look at the battle situation outside, and observed the enemies lying on the ground for a moment, Zhuang Yuncheng felt that it was a waste of ammunition to continue shooting, so he ordered the door to be opened and let the armored Zhuang Ding launch a counterattack.

Before the start of the war, some of Zhu Youming's Zhuang Ding also took up weapons to prepare for war, and after the counterattack began, the Zhu family's Jia Ding drove out with the people of the Zhuang family, and surrounded the green battalion that was still lying on the battlefield under the cover of rifles. The surrounded green battalion did not put up any resistance, threw down their weapons at the request of the dealer, and squatted together with their heads in their hands. Zhuang Tingyue took 200 people to pursue the fleeing green battalion, and Zhuang Yuncheng pondered for a while, so he ordered the Nancheng garrison and other seriously wounded people who seemed to be alive to be brought into the courtyard - there were still a few langzhong in the banker's compound, but there were no wounded in the banker's courtyard in the two battles, and these Qing soldiers were the first wounded they dealt with.

At noon, Zhuang Tingyue brought back 200 prisoners, and more than 400 Qing soldiers were tied up and imprisoned in a courtyard of Zhuang's house. After consulting with the professionals of the Ming army, Zhuang Yuncheng decided to let them be responsible for digging trenches and building the three-dimensional fortifications designed by the Ming army. He also assured Liang Zhi and other officers that if they were honest, then Zhuang Yuncheng and Zhu Youming would never be embarrassed to return to their fellow villagers in Anxian County -- everyone has been villagers for generations, and they will eventually be left with a way to live. Moreover, Zhuang Yuncheng also assured the officers and soldiers of the Green Battalion who were about to become coolies that if the Qing army attacked again, when the new prisoners were caught, the coolies who performed best now would be promoted to overseers.

In this battle, hundreds of sets of armor were captured, and Zhuang Yuncheng was not short of armor, so he gave more than half to Zhu Youming, who had just joined the gang. Although Zhu Yuanwai did not understand the battle formation, after these two battles, he also understood what Zhuang Yuncheng's killer weapon was, so he asked for twenty rifles to go--Zhu Youming planned to go back to defend his Zhuangzi for a few days, so as to gain time to move the personnel and property to the banker's house.

But the number of armor, bows and arrows, and the scar-after goods such as crossbows are easy to discuss, even the rifle Zhuang Yuncheng said that he did not agree to transfer anything, and finally only reluctantly agreed to lend Zhu Youming twenty gun-wielding Zhuang Ding who had received shooting training. After hearing Zhuang Yuncheng say that the rifle still needs to undergo at least a month of training, Zhu Youming went to Zheng Yaojun to verify it and asked him if he still had a rifle for sale.

"A new batch of rifles will arrive in these two days." Zheng Yaojun told Zhu Youming that a few days ago there was news from Hangzhou that a new batch of rifles was being shipped, and that the Chengdu Anlesi firm had ordered to expand production, and it was estimated that from next month, at least 50 rifles would be shipped to Anqing every month, and if the rifles were in demand, the firm would definitely increase production. One hundred and dozens of taels of silver, the profit of the rifle is really considerable, not counting the previous investment, the cost is less than twenty taels.

Unable to withstand Zhu Youming's soft grinding and hard bubbles, Zhuang Yuncheng agreed that the twenty rifles would be bought by the Zhu family with silver, and that in the future, if there were rifles sent to the two families, it would cost half of one person. Although the rifle is not cheap, there are also a lot of silver cellars buried in the ground of Zhu Youming's house, and if there is no such sharp weapon, no matter how much silver there is, it will not cost it. Moreover, Zhu Youming also selected 40 clever and loyal Zhuang Ding on the spot to take part in shooting training from today -- Originally, Zhu Youming wanted to buy dozens of well-trained family members with Zhuang Yuncheng, but Zhuang Yuncheng refused to sell them anyway.

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Before the sun set, Gui'an County received the news of the fiasco of the Green Battalion, and less than 200 of the thousands of Qing troops returned.

After this battle, the elite of Gui'an County was swept away, and the 500 green battalion soldiers sent to suppress Zhuang Yuncheng were killed and nearly 300 were captured, and only 30 returned to the county seat before dark, not a single officer, and the armor of these only remaining armor soldiers did not know where to throw it.

After learning that the first battalion of green battalions was wiped out, Li Huan, who was sent to take charge of the matter, was stunned and couldn't believe his ears. The order from Hangzhou was very clear, first send the family of the first offender Zhuang Yuncheng to the Qing army camp outside Hangzhou, and then report the matter to the whole of Zhejiang, and then arrest people one by one according to the list.

Let the scholars suffer in fear, and worry every day that there will be officials who come to the door, in order to achieve the greatest deterrent effect, and also let the scholars in Zhejiang obediently pay for safety. Hangzhou's abacus was very good, and Li Huan also knew that he had a heavy responsibility, and the arrest of Zhuang Yuncheng was the first shot in the Ming history case, and the fact that the governor Yamen handed over this task to Huzhou was the last chance to give them meritorious service and atone for their crimes -- Li Huan did not know that in Deng Ming's previous life, after the arrest of Zhuang Yuncheng, the prefect and he were sentenced to be hanged for the crime of negligence.

After making sure that it was not a dream, Li Huan was so anxious that his head was covered with sweat, if this matter was messed up, he knew that the governor would definitely not let him go.

"So far, the only way to do this is to ask the prefect to send troops to suppress it." Li Huan is not unaware of the importance of the green battalion under the jurisdiction of the prefecture, and the two or three battalions of the green battalion commanded by the general are the guarantee of the safety of the prefecture, and if this green battalion does not sit in the prefecture, then in the event of a civil uprising or other turmoil, the prefect will lose the ability to respond at the first time.

However, the dealer behaved too bravely, and actually defeated the green battalion in Gui'an County with a face, and the people who fled back said that the green battalion could not withstand it for half an hour. Even if the three battalions of Huzhou came, they might not be able to immediately solve the anti-thief Zhuang Yuncheng who was guarding the house -- the Huzhou Green Battalion also lost a lot of officers and men in the Battle of Hangzhou, and the combat effectiveness of the three battalions was equivalent to one and a half battalions before the war...... Half an hour to solve the green camp in Gui'an County, and there is still the strength to pursue and capture the prisoners, and now the combat effectiveness of the government soldiers is only like this, right?

Originally, Li Huan estimated that Zhuang Yuncheng would mobilize about three or four hundred Zhuang Ding, a small half of which were more elite nurses and family members, and the rest were probably Ding Zhuang who supported the scene, and Zhu Youming's mobilization power was about sixty percent of the Zhuang family, but Zhu Youming would definitely not send the main force to defend Zhuang Yuncheng's house, so the Zhuang family's side was basically his own strength.

This judgment is obviously wrong! In the report to the prefect, Li Huan said that Zhuang Yuncheng scattered all his family property and gathered thousands of bandits to make a rebellion, and Zhu Youming was also involved, and now the two of them have tens of thousands of rebellious parties, and the five hundred green battalions plus the same number of county warriors fought to the death, but unfortunately they were defeated by thieves who exceeded their strength by 20 times, and implored the prefect to send a large army quickly, and it was best to send elite county soldiers from Linxian to help in the war, in order to encircle and annihilate the bandits in one fell swoop.

Writing, writing, Li Huan felt that this was the case, if it weren't for Zhuang Yuncheng's secret gathering of bandits and strong men ten times that of the Green Battalion, it would be impossible to solve the county's armor so quickly.

At the same time as Li Huan wrote an urgent report, the county order ordered an urgent mobilization to recruit strong men to defend the city, and all the heroes in the city were awarded the official positions of Qian General and General General, and let them take their disciples to patrol all night. Rumors spread in the county, all saying that the wealthy Zhuang Yuncheng and Zhu Youming were forced to rebel, and all the officers and soldiers of the city were annihilated, and thousands of tenants were commanded to attack the county seat.