Of course the residents don’t know what’s going on here!

I only felt that the ground was shaking violently, and the houses of the residents in the town were crumbling.

Everyone in the town was so frightened that they woke up from their sleep and fled to the open space, thinking that the mountain collapsed and the ground cracked!

Chen Tianhua and the others, who had just finished eating and were gathering their team to arrive at the ambush point at the town office headquarters, were also startled by the series of huge explosions.

Oh shit, what the hell is going on?

In front of me was black smoke billowing, flames shooting into the sky, and the wasteland between the headquarters and the processing plant was lifted up to a height of ten feet.

Fireworks skyrocketed in the headquarters courtyard, and the building collapsed and turned into rubble. Nearly a thousand people were buried there. It is estimated that not many people can survive.

The building on the right, the military barracks that had been hit by artillery before, also swayed and collapsed in front of everyone's sight.

The bunker in front of the opium processing factory was also blasted to the core by six artillery shells, and the body parts and objects inside were thrown out of the bunker by huge air waves.

"Is this really like dying together?"

Li Xinghong, Zuo Gang, and Song Xiaoniu were all unhappy because they had finished the game before even firing a shot. They were just like Huaikanzhen and wasting everyone's expressions.

Including Chen Tianhua, they never expected such a result.

I never thought that in such a poor place, the ultimate destruction system would be installed, capable of destroying the entire headquarters!

It is estimated that Schaller, who planted the explosives in the first place, was not very aware of this power.

T-type explosives are highly explosive and can produce huge power without much burial.

Schaller only heard that this T-type explosive was advanced, but he had not tested its power. He buried all the T-type explosives brought from the British Isles here.

He might not have thought that even if Peng Zuo and the others didn't fire the shells, the moment he pressed the detonator, they would all die together.

"Surround the entire battlefield. After half an hour, when the smoke dissipates, start cleaning the battlefield. There is no need to leave the people inside alive. This is good. It will save me, Chen Tianhua, my reputation from asking any of them to start a fight!"

Chen Tianhua issued the order.

He had a private discussion with Li Xinghong and others and arranged for the new army to protect the scene.

At dawn, I used my seized Nissan camera to take pictures of the scene in order to report it to the British Consulate in Hangzhou, Yaojin Mining, etc.

Such a result is the best for Chen Tianhua, otherwise, his reputation will be affected, and at the same time, it will not be easy for the British side to do business with him.

At dawn, the people in the town gathered around timidly, but were told not to cross the cordon.

Sha Ling accompanied her mother to the scene, and felt uncomfortable looking at everything in front of her.

His mother lowered her head and cried softly. No matter how cruel and cruel Shaler was, they had been married for many years, but he was still normal when he was not drunk.

Youdao is like a couple's love that lasts for a night and a hundred days. This emotion cannot be cut off.

"The dark curtain that has shrouded Meishan Town for several years has now become a thing of the past. A new era is about to come. This is simply a historic moment!"

Dewey came from behind and shouted excitedly as if reciting poetry.

Chen Tianhua gave him a faint side glance.

Oh shit! You idiot, you really have no eyesight!

Although these words are true and sound pleasant to the ear, can't you wait until Sharer's wife and daughter are gone?

Chen Tianhua turned his head and said calmly to Li Xinghong:

"Li Biaotong, please order the first company of the assault battalion to go in and clean up the battlefield, clean up the remains of the main officers such as Shaler, Peng Zuo, Ye Junshi, find coffins and put them in them, and also sort out the remains of other local soldiers. , let the family members come and claim them together."

"Yes, young master!" Li Xinghong nodded in agreement.

"Also, the noise of this explosion is not small, and it can easily cause panic among the people. Dewey's police squadron immediately arranged for the police to go to the town to tell everyone the truth and maintain order in the town."

"As you command..." Dewey saluted and turned around to carry out the order.

After Dewey left, Chen Tianhua ordered Li Xinghong and Zuo Gang:

"Zuo Gang, you personally lead the Second Company of the Assault Battalion and immediately seal off all the homes of Peng Zuo and other security brigade leaders above the deputy level. You will also be responsible for registering the property and guarding it, but don't do anything excessive to their families. , it is my principle not to bring harm to my family, there must be no mistake!”

"Understood..." Li Xinghong, Zuo Gang and others went to carry out the order.

Chen Tianhua coughed twice, swallowed his saliva and said softly to Sha Ling and his daughter:

"Mrs. Sha, Miss Sha, please express your condolences and accept the change! This is probably the result of what you two asked me to do a year and a half ago. Now, I would like you to go back to the headquarters first and wait for the remains of Mayor Sha to be recovered." Come out and let you know."

"Well..." Sha Ling wiped away her tears and helped her mother leave.

"Others, follow me back to the military camp..."

After saying that, Chen Tianhua took the rest of the people and rode back to the military camp.

He was busy asking the clerks to compile a report on the matter as soon as possible, and he wanted to submit it to the British Consulate and the Huzhou Magistrate's Office.

The opium trade is very profitable, and Peng Zuo and other loyal cousins ​​are local forces entrenched in the Meishan Mountains and have great appeal in the world.

Every year, they and Shaler sell opium separately. Except for sharing a little profit with Zhongyitang's subordinates, most of it is concentrated in the hands of a few of their big bosses.

After several years of doing business, the wealth accumulated must be quite astonishing, perhaps even more than Shaler's.

There should also be a lot of gold and silver in Shaler's underground vault.

Now is the time to engage in base construction and military expansion. Everyone is short of money, so they can use their property to meet emergencies.

This year, the gold and silver coins collected by Huaikan Town and Meishan Town should not be less than 15 million taels of silver. The entire Zhejiang New Army military expenditure and the money for railway construction overruns are included.

We don't need to borrow money from Bank of China and HSBC.

In addition, funds to build power plants in Hangzhou and Huaikan have been secured.

Infrastructure and people's livelihood work are very complicated matters. Results cannot be seen overnight, so we must plan early.

…

The entire town of Meishan Town has temporarily implemented martial law.

Dewey led the police to go door-to-door to the merchants and residents in the town to explain the situation, asking everyone to calm down and not worry about any trouble.

Now the place is taken over by the New Army Mixed Bidding Group, and all operations and life remain as usual. Shops, pubs and restaurants are still open, and even the brothels are not affected.

And the only ones affected are the opium dens.

The New Army Headquarters issued an announcement that the opium dens would be closed within three days and the opium and smoking paraphernalia should be handed over on site. Otherwise, troops would be sent to forcibly seal up the opium, the property would be confiscated, and the owners would be jailed.
Chapter completed!