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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 166: Night Battle Breakout

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    After the arrangements were made, Liu Lichuan, Zhou Lichun and others stopped their activities and extinguished the torches. Under the leadership of the Tangwan people who were familiar with the terrain, everyone walked towards the north path out of the village with one foot high and one foot low.  However, the sound of more than 500 people on the road could not be covered up. As they approached the entrance of Beicun, the foreign musketeers who were already alert on the road discovered that after a few whistles and unintelligible shouts in foreign languages, the muskets of the musketeers were randomly moving in the direction of the sound.  He fired, regardless of whether he could hit anyone, as if he just wanted to drive everyone back.

    The foreigners had sharp firearms. Liu Lichuan knew that he could only fight in close combat and rely on the darkness of the night to fight his way out. He waved the long knife in his hand and shouted loudly: "Let the foreigners have a taste of our broadsword! Come with me!" At that moment, he bent his waist and  He rushed forward like a leopard, and the more than five hundred people behind him also shouted and rushed towards the entrance of the village with weapons in hand.

    As they got closer, the foreign musketry team piled up more than ten piles of firewood in front of the village entrance. After lighting the firewood piles, under the blazing fire, the darkness at the entrance of the village suddenly disappeared, and the foreign muskets began to become a little fierce.  A round of gunfire passed, and the dozens of people rushing in front were immediately beaten to the ground, but the gang members behind did not stop at all, roaring loudly and moving forward.

    The foreign musketeers in front of them only numbered about one or two hundred people. Among them were several people wearing Qing official uniforms, waving long swords and talking to the people who seemed to be foreign leaders from time to time.

    Perhaps it was because the gang members were so numerous, or because the sky was dark and the foreigners were not good at night fighting, or maybe they were frightened by the charging momentum of the gang members. In short, the foreign musketeers began to retreat after firing two rounds of volleys.  .  Liu Lichuan was overjoyed when he saw this and shouted: "The foreign devils have become timid. Let's all rush out!"

    The gang members shouted loudly and rushed forward with more force. The foreign musketeers took turns to cover and quickly retreated north.

    After losing more than 80 people, the gang members finally rushed out of the village. Seeing that some gang members still wanted to pursue them, Liu Lichuan shouted loudly: "It's not a good time to stay here for a long time. Everyone, leave quickly." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rain of musket lead.  Bullets struck, and a large number of gang members fell into a pool of blood.

    It turned out that the foreign musketeers in the north let go of the road to the village, allowing Liu Lichuan and others to rush out. However, the foreign musketeers in the other two directions saw the fires in the north that represented the siege signal, so they rushed over to reinforce and lined up their muskets on the two wings.  The troops lined up and violently sprayed lead bullets at the village entrance.  Hearing the sound of gunfire, the northern foreign musketeers who had retreated turned around and lined up again, also in horizontal lines, and began to take turns bombarding the entrance to the village.

    When Liu Lichuan saw this, he couldn't help but burst into anger. It turned out that these foreigners had been prepared for a long time. No matter which direction they broke out, they had prepared a fire. Once the fire was lit, the foreigners from other sides would come to support.

    The foreign musketeers formed two lines. The front group fired and the rear group prepared. Lead bullets rained down on them. Liu Lichuan and others were squeezed at the entrance of the village. Brothers kept getting shot and fell down.  When Liu Lichuan saw this, he was about to call everyone back to the village. Unexpectedly, someone from the rear team came to report urgently, saying that there were countless fires in the village and that the last group of foreigners had invaded the village.

    Seeing that the road back was cut off, Liu Lichuan shouted loudly: "Brothers, charge forward, don't stop! Go quickly, go quickly!" In the hail of bullets, the gang members launched a desperate charge, but fortunately the fire at the entrance of the village had been burned by them.  The fire was extinguished and the accuracy of the muskets was reduced. Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for Liu Lichuan and others to break through the musket array that was flanked by three sides.

    After finally rushing forward, I saw these foreigners holding their bayonet-mounted muskets and forming a square formation. The first row in front of the formation squatted down, the second row raised their muskets, and the third row kept firing in the formation. It was like  Like a hedgehog.  Liu Lichuan and other congregants rushed forward and were unable to take action. They were either stabbed to death by bayonets or shot to death by muskets in the formation.

    Fortunately, the number of foreign musketeers was small, and the square array could not completely block the way. Liu Lichuan, under the guidance of Zhou Lichun, broke out towards the northwest corner.

    Everyone finally got out. At this time, a bright moon emerged from the clouds. Zhou Lichun ordered his people to count the people. After a while, his men counted all the people, but there were less than 200 people left. Zhou Lichun hated it.  He scolded: "Qing Gou, this revenge must be avenged."

    Zhou Xiuying quickly walked over with a knife in hand and said, "Dad, it's not good, there are foreigners coming to kill me from behind." Sure enough, on the path behind, torches were like ants, and the shouts of killing were loud, and they were coming towards this side.

    Liu Lichuan shouted loudly: "Men from Xiaodaohui, let's turn around and cut off the rear!" Zhou Lichun grabbed Liu Lichuan and shouted: "Mr. Liu, we Tangwan people are familiar with the road, let's come to the rear."

    Liu Lichuan laughed loudly and said: "Old hero Zhou, let's stop fighting. In order to avenge the dead brothers, let's turn around and kill each other. At worst, we will all be here tonight, but everyone must have a back before death.  Yes!" Everyone cheered loudly, turning around and rushing over with Liu Lichuan.

    The foreign musketeers seemed not to have expected that this group of gangsters would dare to come back.They rushed to kill, but in the darkness they couldn't even line up. They were already attacked and killed by Xiao Dao Hui, Tian Di Hui and others, and the two sides started a melee.  The foreigners stabbed fiercely with their bayonets, but the Xiaodao Hui, Tiandi Hui and others were also accustomed to using broadswords. The two sides fought in the dark in extreme chaos.

    After fighting for half the night, Zhou Xiuying only felt that the more brothers she had around her, the fewer her brothers were fighting. She pulled Zhou Lichun forward desperately and finally broke out of the encirclement. There were only a few gang members behind her, and the others didn't know if they were separated.

    After walking for a while, Zhou Lichun suddenly knelt down. Zhou Xiuying was so frightened that she quickly held her up and asked anxiously: "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

    Zhou Lichun let out a laugh and said, "It's okay. Some bastard stabbed me in the leg. I walked in a hurry just now and didn't feel it. Now I feel wet."

    By the moonlight, I saw that Zhou Lichun's calf was indeed dripping with blood. Zhou Xiuying quickly took out her handkerchief and bandaged him hastily, and asked eagerly: "Dad, can you do it?"

    Zhou Lichun snorted and said, "Your father is not a three-year-old child, so what does this little pain mean? Let's go, the foreign devils are about to catch up again. I don't know what happened to Mr. Liu and the others."

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????The Killing Cries were Gradually Covered Up Again, Zhou Lichun stood up with a knife in hand and shouted: "Quickly leave, the foreign devils are chasing me again."

    Zhou Xiuying stood up with the knife and looked back. She vaguely saw dozens of people rushing towards her. When she got closer, she saw Liu Lichuan, Xu Yao, Pan Qiliang and others. She felt happy and went up to greet him, "Mr. Liu Duo."  Lord, you rushed out too? Where are the other brothers?"

    Liu Lichuan took a few deep breaths, and the long gown on his body was stained with blood. It must have been stained with the blood of many foreigners. Seeing him wiping off the sweat, he smiled bitterly and said: "These foreign devils don't know why they can't get along with us. They rush over with all their strength, like and  We have a deep hatred. Let¡¯s leave quickly, the foreign devils behind us will soon catch up.¡±

    In a night of melee, more than 500 members of various gangs were dispersed by the Qing army in the dark. Most of them were captured or killed by the foreign musketeers. Only Liu Lichuan and others rushed out with less than dozens of people. They were lucky. The leaders of each gang  They are all still there, not separated.  Walking through the poplar forest in the north of the village in the dark, Liu Lichuan led the crowd to the Baihe River. It was the darkest moment before dawn. Everyone planned to find a boat along the river and cross the Baihe River to escape the pursuit of the foreign devils.

    Zhou Xiuying helped Zhou Lichun walk, and asked from time to time: "Dad, are you feeling better? Don't take a rest first." Zhou Lichun gritted his teeth and said, "No, let's wait until we are out of danger."

    After walking along the Shuojiang River for a while, dozens of people suddenly sprang out from a reed swamp. They were all dressed in ordinary green clothes, wearing masks on their heads, and holding swords and guns in their hands.  Liu Lichuan and others were shocked and confused, not knowing whether the person coming was a friend or an enemy.

    I saw one of the men in Tsing Yi come out, pulled down his mask, clasped his fists and said, "Fortunately, everyone rushed out. I have prepared a boat and will take you out of danger later."

    At this time, the sky was already turning white. With the dim light, Zhou Xiuying said in surprise: "It turns out to be you!"

    Zhou Lichun beside her asked curiously: "Ying'er, do you know him?"

    Zhou Xiuying saw that the man in Tsing Yi was the one who reminded her in the kitchen earlier, and knew that he must have come to save everyone. She immediately said happily: "Yes, daddy, he was the one who warned me about the foreign Japanese attack in the kitchen earlier."

    Zhou Lichun asked in surprise: "Who are you? Why do you want to save me?"

    The man in green clasped his fists and said, "I am Tong Qiang Sheng, a subordinate of the Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. I have met all the heroes. This is not the place to talk. The foreign devils will come when they hear the noise. It is better to go to a safe place first and then talk."

    ?? Everyone followed the group of people in Tsing Yi to the riverside, and saw several merchant ships approaching on the misty river. Everyone got on the ship, and the ship sailed down the river toward the Yangtze River.

    In the cabin, doctors had already been treating Zhou Lichun and other injured leaders. All the leaders were sitting around the cabin, watching Tong Qiang Sheng quietly, waiting for him to speak.

    Tong Qiangsheng was not in a hurry and ordered his men to treat the injured gang members on the boat. Then he asked people to serve refreshments and asked the leaders to take some snacks and tea first.

    After a night of fierce fighting, everyone was already hungry, so they were not polite and started eating.  Tong Qiangsheng brought a bowl of exquisite dumplings to Zhou Xiuying and said with a low smile: "Thank you, Miss Zhou, for the pumpkin soup. I'll treat you to some dumplings."

    Fortunately, everyone was busy eating their own food and did not notice Tong Qiangsheng and Zhou Xiuying.  Zhou Xiuying's face turned red. She didn't expect this person to be so bold, but she couldn't resist his good intentions, so she had to take it, whispered: "Thank you." and slipped away.

    Tong Qiangsheng sat down with a smile, looked at everyone, and said sternly: "Everyone, I have been ordered by the King of the West to sneak into Shanghai to contact the local rebels. I have learned from recent inquiriesThe demon sent several groups of imperial guards to Shanghai.  I feel strange as to why these people from the Qingyao Sect came south. After finally trying to kill six brothers, I found out that these eagle dogs are here to deal with you.  The leader's eagle dog was named Ronglu. He paid foreigners and hired foreign musketeers to encircle and suppress them. It is said that for every rebel leader who received a reward of one tael of silver, the leader's worth became higher.  After hearing the news, I rushed to report the news. Unexpectedly, it was already too late. Qingyao and foreign devils had already surrounded the village, so I had to bring people back to rescue you. Fortunately, God was not blind, and I finally rescued everyone.  "

    Liu Lichuan clasped his fists and said, "Brother Tong, you are so polite. Brother Tong used to be a member of the Heaven and Earth Society?"

    Tong Qiangsheng nodded and said: "I was originally a member of the Xiangdi Tiandihui. When the Western King attacked Changsha, I surrendered to him and fought all the way to Nanjing. Now that the Western King is attacking Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he heard that there are many heroes in Shanghai and other places, so he asked us to go there.  Contact you in Shanghai.¡±

    After hearing this, several leaders felt happy in their hearts. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was now gaining momentum and it would be great to join them. But I don¡¯t know what Liu Lichuan was thinking. Everyone was looking at Liu Lichuan at the moment.
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