Chapter 106
Being fooled
Unexpectedly, Xu Xilin was kind-hearted at this time and resolutely rejected Chen Boping's suggestion. According to his words, the Xicheng Ordnance Area was densely populated, and once the fast guns were hit, they did not have regular and skilled gunners. If they did not aim, they would hurt innocent people, so he firmly disagreed.
Xu Xilin was the military commander of the Refuting Army. Since he made a decision, it was difficult for others to openly oppose it, so he had to open the iron gate of the outer wall according to his wishes and attack the Qing army's defense line. In this way, the Refuting Army suffered a considerable loss under the attack of the Qing army's bird guns. Although he repelled the Qing army, the number of people who were already small was even sparse. In the end, he had to retreat into the wall with weak successors. It was almost impossible to break out of the Qing army's encirclement!
At this time, everyone who was awakened could not help but feel a gloomy in their hearts. It seemed that they had to explain it here today.
Xu Xilin also knew that he had made the wrong decision, and sat down on the ground with a depressed look on his face, staring at the blue sky in a daze. A thought circling in his mind: What's going on? Where is the mistake? The uprising would end up in such a situation, which is almost a thousand miles away from the original plan!
Several other leaders of the Restoration Army looked at him silently and sighed to make the final preparations. The soldiers of the Restoration Army were also silent, quietly wiping the weapons in their hands, and a resolute look flashed in their eyes. They just thought of pulling a few more Qing troops in their backs later, and a solemn atmosphere suddenly filled the entire military center.
They did not think about surrendering, and the Qing army outside had no intention of surrendering, and everything was left unspeakable. The court would not leave any mercy to let them go for the revolutionary party that launched the rebellion. Since the soldiers of the Restoration Army had abandoned everything and enjoyed the rare air of freedom, even if they died, they would not live under the custody of the Qing court forever!
Wang Siliang and Wu Fengfan watched all this silently, and the depression in their hearts was endless. They thought of a big bald head at the same time.
The more than 100 people in the Liberation Army lost their courage. No matter how the governor scolded and scolded him, the soldiers and soldiers in the patrol camp were unwilling to move the half-divided base to defend the land and became turtles.
Feng Xu had no choice but to order the personal soldiers and cavalry teams of the governor's yamen to rush to death. Looking at the capable people lying in the pool of blood, his heart ached. This was his future help, but unexpectedly, most of them were here.
Due to the relative lack of troops, the attacks of the governor's personal soldiers and the cavalry team were severely rubbed under the fierce gunfire, which made the two sides stalemate unstoppable. The Restoration Army was not having a good time. Without the support of artillery fire, the firepower of the human tree was limited, and more than ten people were broken at once, which made Xu Xilin, who was commanding the battle, feel so heartbroken that he almost dripped blood.
The Restoration Army was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. Seeing that the Restoration Army was not a solution, Chen Boping ignored Xu Xilin's order and quickly took a shell and put it into the cannon chamber. He said to Xu Xilin with a cold face: "Bosun, the situation is critical now, and it is too late to not use cannons. Let's use the shells to blow up the Futai Yamen, destroy the enemy's Zhongshao mechanism, and then bombard the North Gate Tower and open the gap in the city wall. Maybe the Xin Army and the comrades of the Jiang Defense Battalion will be waiting outside."
Even he himself didn't believe this.
Xu Xilin was silent for a moment, and suddenly snatched the shell in his hand and rejected Chen Boping's suggestion again.
It is neither attack nor retreat. There is no need to quickly bombard a bloody road. If you stay here, you will die after a long time. At this time, there is no need to mention the victory of the uprising, even the vitality of the remaining soldiers of the Resurrection Army is becoming increasingly slim. Chen Boping sighed dejectedly and no longer argued with Xu Xilin about the quick cannon. He turned to the soldiers' roar, and was red with a pair of angrily eyes and aspirations to die. He led the remaining students of the Resurrection Army to occupy all the advantages of the Armory and launch a crazy shooting with the Qing army.
For a moment, the Qing army's offensive was shattered by this sudden change, and even the most brave and fearless governor's personal army and the cavalry team were suppressed and unable to raise their heads.
The Restoration Army had the advantage of military weapons, and almost everyone built it with Hanyang. Its firepower was not inferior to the most elite Beiyang New Army, the Qing army, while the Qing army had the advantage of the number of people. Although its firepower was not as good as the Restoration Army, it relied on its large population and the power to defend the Restoration Army in the Ordnance Center. The entire front actually became a strange balance.
At this time, Feng Xu was not in a hurry. If he was exhausted like this, the revolutionary rebels would definitely fail in the end. And his soldiers were constantly coming from other urban areas, and he could afford to consume them.
But no one expected that this balance would be broken in Wang Jin's hands. The first team to arrive at the Ordnance Bureau to support the governor was the patrol battalion of Xu Lizhen's troops and the twenty patrol police brought by Wang Jin who rushed out of the city.
As the large number of people rushed to the city gate and looked at the city walls where the Qing army was still closed, Wang Jin couldn't help but feel a slap in his heart, and a feeling of a bad omen rose to his heart.
After entering the city, he asked General Qian who was guarding the city gate. Only then did he realize that the situation in the city was not as optimistic as he had imagined along the way. The Qing army and the Restoration Army, which occupied the ordnance station, were in a confrontation. The sudden riots in the city were also quelled. The governor was commanding the rebellion at the Xicheng Ordnance Station.
He was shocked by the news, and he never thought of the result. He was too slow. He made such a big noise and secretly fueled the fire. It can be said that the surrounding environment was still very good when the Restoration Army revolted, but he never expected that after so much of the day, the Restoration Army was blocked in the military and could not get out?
When he thought of this, he felt angry. It was true that the scholar had failed to rebel for ten years!
The news from Mr. Qian of the City that Xu Xilin had vowed in front of him and patted his chest to ensure that the so-called coordinated uprising of the New Army and the Jiang Defense Battalion did not happen at all. Otherwise, Mr. Qian of the City would not have been so leisurely, and there would be no sign of fierce fighting at the gate of the city!
Sad! Sorry!
There is another thing that he couldn't understand and was very angry. After several discussions, Xu Xilin was full of confidence. Even Wang Siliang confirmed that the rebel troops, which originally planned to be more than a thousand people, suddenly shrank to the scale of only more than a hundred people left?
Chapter completed!