Chapter 67 Shao Quanzhong Enters Guazhou on a Snowy Night

Chapter 67 Shao Quanzhong Enters Guazhou on a Snowy Night

Chapter 67 Shao Quanzhong Enters Guazhou on a Snowy Night
The Thirteen Guardians kept staring at Shao Quanzhong and the two bodyguards behind him, while some were staring at the ten bodyguards who had been standing stupidly on the other side of the canal for the entire afternoon, paying no attention to what was behind them.

Seeing that the godfather was shot in the chest, two of them went up to check, and the remaining one turned around, mounted his horse and chased the three masked assassins.

Seeing that the assassination was successful, the three assassins threw away their muskets and ran for their lives. It was obvious that they had great martial arts skills and their speed was much faster than that of ordinary people. They soon ran to the canal.

By the time the eleven horsemen reached the river, the three assassins had already jumped onto a hidden boat and paddled the boat to the center of the river.

Locust stones and gold coin darts rained down on the boat, mixed with the "bang" sounds of two flintlock pistols being fired.

Two screams were heard from the boat, and the third assassin was paddling the boat and was getting farther away.

The bodyguards failed to catch up with the assassin, and when they returned to the sedan chair, the two who were left stood up, shrugged their shoulders and spread their hands, imitating the foreigners.

The assassin shot Hou Boqiu right in the heart, leaving a big bloody hole in front of Hou Batian's body. He died on the spot and there was no way to save him.

Shao Quanzhong, who had just left the shore, ran back and held Hou Boqiu's body and cried, "Brother Hou, we met too late and hit it off right away. We agreed to get promoted and make money together. Why did you leave so suddenly?"

He looked up at Hou Boqiu's godsons and asked, "Who did Brother Hou offend?"

The boss blurted out, "It must have been done by the second in command!"

The third elder nodded and said, "The second in command is in charge of the musket team of Guiliu City, and he is the only one with a sharpshooter.

He has always been eyeing the position of Godfather, and this time he strongly opposed Godfather's recruitment. Who else could it be but him?"

A dozen simple-minded men immediately locked onto the murderer. According to the principle that whoever benefits is the murderer, the second in command is indeed a big suspect.

"Let's go back and kill the second in command to avenge our godfather!"

"Hey, hey, it's very dangerous for you to go back like this. Since the Second in Command has sent people to attack, maybe they have already taken control of Guiliu City. Aren't you walking into a trap if you go back?"

Shao Quanzhong was kind-hearted and quickly reminded the dozen or so reckless men.

"It's okay. When my godfather came out, he made arrangements. The city gate is guarded by the Third Chief's big knife team. The Fifth Chief and the Sixth Chief are also united with the Third Chief to protect my godfather.

In Guiliu City, the number of brothers loyal to my godfather is twice as many as the number of men under my second and fourth uncles. They can’t take the city. We will go back and arrest these two traitors.”

Shao Quanzhong frowned, "I hope you can handle it. But I finally negotiated the surrender, but Brother Hou is gone. If my godfather, Lord Qiao, blames me, I will be in big trouble."

Shao Quanzhong gritted his teeth and said, "How about this, I will go back with you and discuss the conditions for recruiting you with your Third Master.

If I can't recruit them in one day, I will have to stay in Baijiaweizi for another day. How can the firewood girls here in the countryside be as pretty and charming as the prostitutes in Hailing City?"

Shao Quanzhong only has three people with him. He himself is in official uniform and has no weapons. What use can two personal soldiers with swords and knives be?

The Thirteen Guardians had no doubts and kindly gave a horse to Shao Quanzhong. Tian Xing and Hai Qing could only follow on foot, while the sedan chair carried Hou Boqiu's body to Guiliu City, which was a few miles away.

After everyone walked away, Song Laosan came out from a bush 300 meters away from the shore where they had just stopped, holding a rifle.

He lay in ambush in the bushes for half a day, and half of his body was numb.

The three masked members of the marching team couldn't shoot accurately with their matchlock rifles. They were just pretending to frame the enemy. Only Song Lao San had the ability to deliver the crucial shot.

Can you tell the difference between a Minié bullet and a matchlock lead? You need to remove the bullet.

Those country bumpkins are simply not capable of identifying the type of gun used to assassinate someone by looking at the wound.

Song Laosan limped and recovered for a long time, then ran quickly towards the canal.

A three-masted sailing ship called "Green Eyebrow" was already waiting for him. He jumped on board hastily. "The main force has already set out from the Yangtze River Wharf, right? We must catch up. I cannot be absent from this battle."

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The sedan chair without a canopy moved slowly. Halfway through the journey, the clouds in the sky became lower and lower, and heavy snow fell silently.

It seldom snows in Guazhou. This is because of the historically extremely cold weather of minus 8.5 degrees Celsius, which is why it is said that "ships on Guazhou ferry are snowed in at night".

There was heavy snow, dark clouds covered the city, and at dusk the weather was as pitch black as night.

The two sedan bearers walked in the heavy snow, one step deep and one step shallow. They almost dropped the fat body of Hou Batian several times. They walked slower and slower. When they arrived at the gate of Guiliu City, it was already completely dark.

The big guard came forward and knocked on the door, "Uncle San, Uncle San, we are back!"

The city gate opened, and two sedan bearers carried the dead Hou Batian slowly into the city. The sedan made a creaking sound under the pressure.

Just as the sedan chair reached the center of the city gate, the bearer behind suddenly felt a numbness in his knees, lost his footing, and fell down. Hou Batian's body rolled off the sedan chair, and the two bearers were in a panic, shouting, "Hou's body is too heavy, come and help!"

When the big knife team on the city heard the word "corpse", they were all shocked and looked towards the city gate. They didn't notice that sixty men in black rushed out from the side and ran towards the city gate at a rapid speed.

When the men in black blocked the city gate and continued to advance into the city, they were finally discovered.

The big guard shouted, "Who is it?"

Suddenly, he felt a gust of wind behind his head, and he felt like he was flying into the sky.

Huh? Why does that headless guy on the ground look so familiar?

Hai Qing held the goose-feather knife in his hand, smiled sinisterly, and chopped at the back of the neck of another guard.

Tian Xing's sword was being pulled out from the back of one guard and had already stabbed into the back of another guard.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang." Five gunshots were heard, almost continuously, and the five bodyguards fell to the ground.

Shao Quanzhong let the revolver fall freely, and ignored it. He had already taken out a second revolver loaded with five bullets from his official robe.

Before the remaining bodyguards could react, five more gunshots rang out. This time, only four fell down - there was no one else. Hai Qing and Tian Xing had made sneak attacks respectively and killed four of them.

Haiqing and Tianxing also have revolvers, but they were obtained too recently and are not easy to use. Swords are more useful at critical moments.

Tian Xing sheathed his sword and sighed, "Within ten steps, the gun is accurate and fast. The two of us brothers are no match for the second brother. The world has indeed changed."

Gunshots were heard here, and the members of the marching team occupying the city gate also fired at the big knife team on the city wall who had reacted.

There was chaos at the city gate. Shao Quanzhong picked up the fallen pistol and looked relaxed.

Behind him came the sound of hurried military boots as the main force that had been lying in ambush further away arrived, having washed ashore from the Yangtze River.

All the soldiers from the Zhong Camp, Heng Camp and the Jixing Team were dispatched, leaving only the logistics soldiers to guard Baijiawei.

More than a thousand soldiers wearing vests over their military uniforms and holding rifles with bayonets ran into Guiliu City.

Soon, the city was filled with the sound of gunfire. The defenders were swordmen who could only fight in close combat and had no way to deal with the rapid fire.

The remaining soldiers in the city were having dinner when they were suddenly attacked by the invading Huai Army and basically massacred.

There were six hundred soldiers in the city, four hundred of whom were musketeers. They did not even have the chance to reload their ammunition in such a hurry that their weapons became nothing more than firewood sticks.

The Huai Army that rushed in didn't even need to change bullets. A thousand bullets plus bayonets were enough to send all the soldiers to death.

In fact, only 200 bullets were fired before the private salt dealers in the city surrendered collectively.

Hai Qing led people to count the harvest, and Lin Bozi ran over covered in blood.

Lin Bozai wasn't injured at all. This guy was so cruel that he put the gun to the man's forehead and shot him, causing him to be injured.

Bo Zai looked excited, "Brother Shao, how do we deal with these prisoners?"

Shao Quanzhong's eyes flashed with ferocity, "Don't leave any one alive!"

After a burst of gunfire, Guiliu City fell silent.

Guiliu City was too small and could only house 600 people. Shao Quanzhong ordered, "Hengzhong, you will lead the Heng Camp to station here.

Haiqing will continue to count the captured items, and the rest of you, follow me to Guazhou."

The gunshots only lasted a few minutes before Guiliu City had changed hands, and the people in Guazhou City still had no idea what was going on.

Suddenly, the sound of military boots crunching on the snow was heard from the street, and everyone watched secretly through the crack in the door.

In the heavy snow, the big flag with the word "loyalty" fluttered, and teams of soldiers were lined up in neat rows with their bayonets flashing as they headed towards the former Guazhou Inspection Office and the Caoyunfu.

When the army entered the city, the civilians were not harassed at all.

The entire Guazhou City was quiet, with heavy snow falling all night long.

(End of this chapter)