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    "What time is it?"

    "It's early, it's just past midnight, and I won't be laid off until midnight. What, can't help but want to take a few puffs again?"

    "Made, it's not cool to be guarded like this every day. When will you be able to take two puffs every day without worrying about it?"

    "Come on, it's better to stay here than outside, and the salary is not less."

    In the watchtower in front of the Chuwangtai Armory, several Kubing soldiers on duty were listless. Although the Kubing soldiers were not considered regular troops, they were never owed pay. They confiscated bullets when making trouble outside, but they had a lot of them.  , after all, the armory behind you is of great importance.

    Seeing that there was no one on either side, a soldier quietly took out his pipe from behind. The others immediately became energetic and quickly crowded into a group and started puffing away.

    "I said, have you heard? There's going to be something going on over there." A twitching soldier pointed at the left wing barracks of the Eighth Battalion of the Engineer Corps not far away: "If there really is a fight, we will  what to do?"

    "What are you doing? Do they have bullets? The bullets are all locked inside!" Another soldier pointed disapprovingly at the large warehouse at the back, and then pointed at the new fortifications started to be built in the past two days, and said disdainfully: "Look  Look at this high-walled gate, without bullets we can block thousands of people without any problem."

    "If I want to block you, I still want to live a few more days! I heard that the man named Sun Wen sent his younger brothers and also mobilized three thousand white-clothed troops."

    "Damn it, you're still a red lady, that's bullshit." As several of the guards guarding the gate were laughing happily, they suddenly heard the sound of squeaking wheels in the distance, and they were startled.  , quickly threw away the pipe and shouted: "Who?"

    "The baggage battalion has been ordered to carry arms to support the 31st standard. Open the door quickly, don't delay the important matter." Upon hearing that it was the baggage battalion, the Ku soldiers quickly sent one person to check, but several others were on guard with guns in a decent manner, and  One person ran up to the Hotchkiss machine gun. Ma Kui in the distance secretly wanted to laugh. To use this kind of machine gun, at least three people are needed. Now there is only one. Even the canvas belt has been shaking for a long time and has not been loaded. It is purely to scare people.  .

    The sent Ku soldiers put their guns on their backs and walked closer. Only then did they realize that it was really a transport camp, with about a hundred people and forty large carriages. They saw that none of them carried guns in accordance with military regulations, so they were relieved and asked.  Said: "My lord, I don't know"

    "Something happened to the No. 31 ship entering Sichuan. The Governor ordered me to send military supplies to Sichuan as soon as possible to help. Mad! I still want to take a few puffs while I feel comfortable these days. I don't know when I can come back. Well, first  Give the brothers a good time." Seeing Ma Kui take out a box of cigarettes, the eyes of several Kubing smokers suddenly lit up, and they hurriedly took it, nodded and bowed and said: "Sir, please stay a moment, I will go and report it now."

    With the help of heavy smoke, the soldiers who reported the news ran very fast and soon arrived at the small room next to the armory. Although Xiao Anguo was having a drink with two warehouse stewards inside, he was already feeling anxious.  When Rehan was thinking about finding a way to escape, he heard the soldiers coming to report that the supply camp was coming to collect the ordnance. He suddenly raised his eyebrows with joy, but cursed on his lips: "What are you talking about? It's so late, who?"  Will you come to lead the army?"

    Since it was already past six o'clock, and the weather was tight recently, the officers in charge of each battalion rushed the soldiers back to the barracks early, so the two stewards next to them were also secretly in a daze, wondering why they came to collect the ordnance so late.

    "what the hell!"

    Xiao Anguo pretended to be angry and threw the peanuts on the table, and walked to the door with two stewards. When he saw Ma Kui at the door, they immediately exchanged glances, and then asked in an official tone: "Who is here? Why is he so angry?"  Are you coming to the ordnance center after it's too late? Leave quickly."

    "Pretending to be quite similar." Several of the baggage soldiers who knew the inside story almost laughed out loud when they saw the old battalion commander speaking in an official tone. Fortunately, Ma Kui glared at him and suppressed him, and he quickly took out a forged warrant.  He handed it over through the door: "Ma Kui from the baggage camp has met Mr. Kuping, and he has received the order from the governor. He came to pick up the bullets and send them to Sichuan overnight. This is the order from the governor."

    "Sichuan? What happened to Sichuan?"

    "Hey, I won't mention it anymore. When 31 bidders were crossing the river, they were blocked by mobs. There was nothing serious when people arrived, but a lot of baggage ordnance was lost. This didn't allow us to send a thousand guns and 50,000 rounds of ammunition across the river overnight.  Damn, they are fighting, and we are suffering. We just left without telling our family. This job is really impossible!" Ma Kuihu said a few words and deliberately complained, and everyone was asking questions again and again.  .

    Acting requires a complete performance, so Xiao Anguo thought for a while and said: "Although you are all my former brothers, the armory is of great importance. I need to call the Admiral for confirmation first."

    "That's natural." After Ma Kui said, Xiao Anguo immediately walked to the barracks behind.

    Although the Qing government had no??, but in order to ensure smooth troop mobilization, telephones were spread throughout the three towns, so communication was extremely simple. But how could Xiao Anguo really make a phone call? After returning, he picked up the phone and talked a few words to the empty phone, then left.  Came back: "It's true, open the door."

    Seeing that the soldiers were about to open the door, a steward felt that something was wrong. He quickly stopped and asked: "Sir Pingku, can I have a look at the warrant of the Governor?"

    "What, you don't believe it? Then why didn't you call for verification just now? I was sweating all over!" Xiao Anguo and Ma Kui's hearts trembled at the same time. The former quickly pretended to be angry, and then quickly looked at each other.

    ¡°I don¡¯t dare to be in a humble position, it¡¯s just this matter¡±

    "Forget it, forget it, they are all brothers." Seeing this, Xiao Anguo knew that this guy was in trouble, so he gritted his teeth and reached for the warrant in his arms. His other hand quietly held the handle of the gun. Ma Kui and the soldiers outside all held  They tightened their guns. Although they didn't bring rifles, they had quite a few pistols, not to mention a few Mauser. So they all grabbed the handles of their guns, pretending to wait and see and leaned against the gate, ready to seize the gate immediately if something happened.

    At this critical moment, Ma Kui suddenly felt a flash of red light in the corner of his eyes. He turned around and saw a fire breaking out on a hilltop. He quickly shouted: "It's a fire. Look, it's a fire."

    Xiao Anguo was also startled, but fortunately his mind was spinning quickly and he pretended to be frightened and shouted: "Isn't that a cannon mark? How could it go off? Old Wu, please call them quickly and ask them what they brought out.  It's a dry day, and the wind is blowing towards us tonight, it will be bad if it comes over."

    The steward was startled when he saw the fire. He forgot to read the warrant and ran back to call to inquire about the situation.

    It was later learned that the fire was caused by the No. 1 Artillery Biao Battalion stationed outside the city. Since the Mixed Consolidated Courier Troop was transferred to No. 42 Biao in Hanyang for temporary use, the Kuomintang Party gave them the task of setting the fire as a signal.

    Seeing that the troublesome steward was gone, Xiao Anguo took a deep breath and immediately said to another steward: "You stay here and tell me if anything happens. I will take them to the ordnance. There is an emergency ahead and we can't miss it."  event."

    The remaining stewards were not suspicious. After all, the rebels would not bring a cart if they really wanted to come, and they followed the rules and did not bring guns, so they simply handed over the gatekeeping task to Ku Bing and went back to the hut to drink.

    There was a distance between the armory and the gate. After arriving, Xiao Anguo immediately handed the key to Ma Kui, while he stood and took out his cigarette: "I'm looking for the wind and remember to get more bullets. The pile in the right corner is for machine guns, and the pile on the left is for machine guns."  It¡¯s a pistol, make sure it¡¯s accurate, they are all made in Hanyang, don¡¯t use the Japanese ones.¡±

    More than 100 heavy baggage soldiers entered the warehouse, just like a mouse entering a rice warehouse. After identifying the models clearly, they immediately started loading the trucks.

    Since bullets are a top priority, we haven¡¯t yet found out whether they can get replenished from the gun factory, and the purchased ones have not arrived yet, so everyone got almost all bullets, and saw that the cart was quickly filled.  After that, the soldiers quickly selected their rifles and loaded bullets according to the plan. Finally, the baggage soldiers even pried open several ammunition boxes and stuffed their pockets with bullets. Another person carried three or four Hanyang-made weapons on his back.

    Ma Kui saw a lot of cannons and artillery shells in the corner, and wondered whether to pull a few over, but after much deliberation, he finally gave up. After all, he only had so many people, and the rest of the main force was afraid that all of them would come over and arouse suspicion.  I had to take care of the steamboats on the river, so I didn't dare to bring them.

    More than a hundred guns were left on the riverside steamboat, so now each person taking three guns is equivalent to bringing nearly 500 guns. There are 500 rounds of bullets in a box, which is more than 400, and he also got  There are quite a few bombs, and I think they will be enough to withstand them for a while at least.

    After loading the car and quickly covering it with tarpaulin, Ma Kui quickly ran to the side to check what was going on outside, while pricking up his ears and waiting for the voice Yang Qiu said.

    Xiao Anguo, who was squatting outside and smoking a cigarette, was already anxious to death. Seeing the time passing by, the gunfire that Yang Qiu said had not yet sounded, and he no longer knew what to do!  Because according to the plan, they had to wait for the sound of gunshots and then rush out in the name of the Revolutionary Party.  If you can't hear the gunfire, then you can only take the second step to force it!

    Just as he kept looking in the direction of the engineering camp, a voice suddenly came from behind.

    "Lord Pinku, this is".

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