Chapter 317 Retreat to the Capital
Luo Keduo and Luo Kedehu had already reunited. Luo Kedehu asked, "What happened? The city wall was taken down so quickly?"
Luo Keduo said helplessly: "The Han army is unreliable now. Several sections of the Han army on the city wall have defected. They may have wanted to let the Ming army in for a long time. There is nothing we can do!"
Luo Kedehu snorted coldly and said, "When I return to the capital, I will kill all those Han officials to prevent them from informing the Ming army!"
At this time, the Kenan Army had occupied the western city wall and gate. In one morning, the army quickly entered Tongzhou City.
It was originally thought that the Eight Banners of Jianlu would soon withdraw from the city, but what happened? Zhou Shuai and Mao Jiu ran into a snag in the city and ran into the quagmire of urban street fighting.
Fortunately, they had sufficient supplies. After losing several hundred men, General Zhou ordered his soldiers to regroup and began distributing grenades and Molotov cocktails, storming the houses one by one.
Xiao Si's sons, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu, are now the commander and deputy commander of the Kenan Corps. Zhao Xiaofei promised Xiao Si that if they were meritorious in recapture the capital, he would consider conferring them the title of viscount.
Xiao Si told his two sons that it was necessary to make meritorious contributions this time, but one of them must be guaranteed to come back alive.
Xiao Wen pointed at a squad leader and said, "Kick the door!" Then he pointed at the deputy captain and said, "You're in charge of throwing grenades. I've just observed. There are only Tartars inside, and few Han soldiers. Don't be lenient later. I don't have time for mercy. Kill them all!"
The team leader and deputy team leader nodded and counted in their minds at the same time. The deputy team leader counted one number more than the team leader, just to prevent the two of them from moving at the same time and bumping into each other.
The team leader counts: four, three, two, one! Start kicking the door!
The deputy captain counts: five, four, three, two, one! Start throwing grenades!
With a loud bang, the team leader took the lead and rushed in, followed by the deputy captain and other soldiers of the Resistance Army.
Several Tartars were seen howling, their hands and faces covered in blood, while several others lay motionless on the ground, apparently dead.
The squad leader raised his knife and chopped off the neck of a Jianlu soldier. With a "puff", the Jianlu's head fell off, ending his suffering!
Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu were not to be outdone, and they also went on a killing spree once they entered the courtyard, hacking down both Han and Jianlu soldiers one by one.
"Damn it! This is such a waste of time. How long will it take? Why don't we just use fire attack? Wouldn't it be over if we just burn everything? There are no civilians left anyway." Xiao Wu said.
"If everything burns down, where will we live? And how will we deal with the living people?" Xiao Wen said.
"If these people don't leave, they are helping the Jianlu. Why should we be polite to them?" Xiao Wu said.
"No! If the prince hears about this, do we still want to be promoted in the future?" Xiao Wen asked.
"Only a prince would be so pedantic! Let's win first and talk about the future later!" Xiao Wu said.
"When did the prince say this?" Xiao Wen asked.
"The prince never said that, but I think he is just like that!" Xiao Wu said.
"Don't talk nonsense, just fight honestly." Xiao Wen said.
Xiao Wu didn't listen to Xiao Wen's instructions. Instead, after dividing the team, he started setting fire to his target. He threw a Molotov cocktail in, and it was immediately a sea of fire.
The enemy couldn't bear it and ran out, so Xiao Wu went up and stabbed them. They didn't want any prisoners, and where would they get so much silver and food to give them?
At this time, Li Deliang was talking to Mao Jiu, and Li Deliang told Mao Jiu what happened later.
Li Deliang took a sip of his wine and sighed, "If I had known, I would have followed you!"
"It doesn't matter. There is still a future for you to follow us now. Take good care of your hair first and try to join the Kenan Army as soon as possible!" Mao Jiu said, patting his chest.
"Do I still have a chance?" Li Deliang asked excitedly.
"With my brothers here, we can definitely do it! It's just that the waiting time will be a bit long! And we will have to suffer more!" said Mao Jiu.
"I'm not afraid of being tired or suffering! I'm just afraid that I won't have the chance! As long as I can join the Ke Nan Army, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little bit of hardship!" Li Deliang said excitedly.
"We were all brothers before, so let's not be polite! When the capital is recovered, I will send someone to write a letter to the prince." Mao Jiu said.
As they were talking, a messenger arrived with a report: "Sir! It's bad! The city is flooded. Most of the buildings may be destroyed."
Mao Jiu stood up immediately after hearing the messenger's words. There were still many good houses in the city. If they were all burned down, where would they live? How could they fix it?
But he was lucky. Just when Xiao Wu was in the middle of burning, Zhou Shuai and Mao Jiu arrived and immediately called for help to stop their behavior. Start putting out the fire!
They put out the fire while fighting the enemy. Xiao Wu was demoted to a small soldier!
Zhou Shuai angrily cursed, "Don't you think about the time? Without a house, where will we rest? If this fire is not controlled properly, how many of us will die? Have you ever thought about it?"
After Zhou Shuai finished speaking, he slapped Xiao Wu in the face, making him spin around.
Xiao Wu was unwilling to accept the situation, but Zhou Shuai was a man brought by the prince and had rich combat experience, so they had to admit their mistake.
"I punish you by cleaning up the burned house. You must clear it out before dawn, otherwise you will be held accountable!" Zhou Shuai said.
"Yes! As you command!" Xiao Wuchui led people to clean up the burned house with a dejected look.
"This kid still needs training! He's brainless in doing things, and I'm here too! He actually thought of using fire!" Mao Jiu said.
Luo Keduo and Luo Kedehu were still holding off the enemy in the city, but the number of people around them was dwindling. The three thousand Jianlu soldiers were now less than two thousand. Luo Kedehu said, "We have to hold out until tomorrow before we can retreat, otherwise the capital won't have time to move all this stuff!"
"The men in the capital have lost their bravery. They only know how to make money for themselves and don't care about the lives of their subordinates. Let us fight the Ming army here." Luo Keduo said.
"Don't worry! When you arrive in the capital, your family's property will increase several times. I have already made arrangements. You will be indispensable. Work hard here and you will not be treated unfairly!" Luo Kede said humorously.
"You have to live to earn it and live to spend it! I don't know how many people from the Bordered Blue Banner can go back alive!" said Luo Keduo.
"Don't always boost other people's morale and destroy your own prestige. We can come back sooner or later." Luo Kede scolded.
At this time, a team officer came up to Luo Keduo and Luo Kedehu and said, "My two masters, the Han army has surrendered and defected again. We can't hold on any longer!"
"Damn it! We have to leave some seeds for us people of the Blue Banner. Retreat!" Luo Kede shouted loudly.
But what Luo Keduo and Luo Kedehuan didn't know was that on the way back, there was a team of rescue soldiers waiting for them to sneak into the cemetery they designed!
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