Chapter 1656 Attack on Manila (6)

Ran Tianlu always thought that he knew everything about the situation inside the store, but he never expected that there would be such a secret crossing of Chencang right under his nose. Of course, these new rifles cannot be obtained by just anyone. From the outside, the brand-new oil paper packaging

Judging from the above, it is obvious that they are original and authentic products produced by the Sanya Arsenal. Apart from Haihan Ordnance Industry, only the General Equipment Division of the Ministry of National Defense has access to these things. And how could Fang Peng hide these weapons from himself and transport them into the store disguised as porcelain?

, the answer is self-evident, besides the Military Intelligence Agency, who else can have such a secret method?

Looking at Fang Peng starting to distribute weapons to his men, it was obvious that he did not intend to sit back and wait for death in the merchant house, but wanted to fight a big fight with the Spanish. Ran Tianlu couldn't help but twitching at the corner of his mouth. He had previously discussed with Fang Peng about attacking the Spanish.

At that time, there was no talk of building such a large formation. If they really fought against the Spanish troops stationed in the surrounding area, let alone escape, even a few more lives might not be enough to fight.

"Master Peng, do you want to stop thinking about it?" Ran Tianlu advised tremblingly: "The Haihan army is close at hand. If we fight to the death with the Spaniards at this time and are unable to escape, our great achievements will be in vain!"

Fang Peng responded: "Don't panic, shopkeeper. These brothers like me are all trained professionals and have the weapons to deal with ordinary Spanish soldiers. It's no problem to fight one against ten. What's more, we still have this store as a bunker."

If the Spanish soldiers don't come, forget about it. If they dare to come, let them know how powerful I am!"

Seeing that Fang Peng was still stubborn, Ran Tianlu gritted his teeth and said, "Master Peng, do you need the permission of the Ministry of National Defense to make this decision?"

Fang Peng turned his head and looked at Ran Tianlu. His eyes immediately changed: "It turns out that shopkeeper Ran is one of our own!"

Ran Tianlu cupped his hands and said, "I'm Ran Tianlu, special commissioner of the South China Sea Department of the Ministry of Security. Mr. Peng is so polite!"

Fang Peng also reported his identity in the same manner: "Military Intelligence Department of the Ministry of National Defense, Fang Peng."

After this night of working together, both of them knew that the secret identity reported by the other party could not be fake, and it did not matter whether the name was true or false. Everyone was engaged in intelligence work, so they naturally knew the necessity of using false identities.

Even if the other party is one of our own, they are not in the same department after all. Some information should still be slightly reserved and should not be revealed casually.

However, both parties now know that the Chaosheng Inn is indeed not a simple organization. It has ambushed two groups of people from the Security Department and the Military Intelligence Department at the same time. Although Fang Peng did not realize Ran Tianlu's true identity before, Ran Tianlu did the same

There was some negligence, and even the military intelligence department sent a batch of weapons in without anyone noticing.

Ran Tianlu also admired the boldness of the Military Intelligence Agency. If these weapons were unfortunately seized by the Spaniards after arriving in Hong Kong, the loss would be too great. Not only would the goods be gone, but Chaosheng Commercial Warehouse and even the store would most likely be destroyed.

All other agencies with dealings were involved. The Military Intelligence Office shipped these weapons in advance. It was obviously not for Fang Peng and his group to use them for decoration. The Military Intelligence Office had probably planned to get them during the Haihan Army's siege.

Some noises were made to disrupt the Spaniards' deployment. Otherwise, why would they have chosen such a not-so-ideal time to start an uprising?

But why did the Military Intelligence Department take such a big risk and take the initiative to cause trouble and expose their whereabouts before the Haihan Army launched a general offensive? This is something Ran Tianlu has not understood so far. According to his plan, it is better to wait for Haihan

When the army came over, they should cooperate inside and outside to kill the group of Spanish soldiers in the merchant house, or else they should have fled south immediately after knocking them down. Somehow, some combination of yin and yang listened to Fang Peng's instigation and knocked down the group of Spanish soldiers and still stayed there.

The store was waiting for further trouble to come to the door. Ran Tianlu thought of this episode and couldn't help but regret that he had made a hasty decision without considering the causes and consequences clearly. Now it was too late even if he wanted to escape.

"Give me a gun too!" At this point, Ran Tianlu knew that blaming Fang Peng for being arbitrary would no longer help. This was not the time to argue about right and wrong. The battle with the Spaniards was about to come. These people in the merchant house

People must work together to gain a chance of survival.

Hearing these words, Fang Peng looked at Ran Tianlu with obvious admiration, and then handed over a rifle in his hand: "This is a new rifle that can only be equipped by the elite troops of the army. Can shopkeeper Ran use it?"

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Ran Tianlu took it and snorted: "This rifle is not a rare thing. I have touched a real one in Sanya before coming to Manila! I may have fired more live ammunition during my training than you.

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After that, he skillfully turned on the loading switch on the gun handle, pulled out the purge rod, and inserted the bullets one by one. People who have never used this kind of rifle will never understand this strange loading method.

Fang Peng took a look and knew that what he said was true, and immediately asked: "Has the shopkeeper Ran ever killed anyone on the battlefield?"

"Never before." Ran Tianlu loaded the bullets, put the rifle on his arm, and said without fear: "But in order to save his life, he has to do his best!"

Ran Tianlu said it lightly, but he actually knew that this rifle was not a popular product, but a top-notch individual weapon that represented the highest level of Haihan military industry. Only a handful of elite elite troops in the military were qualified to install it.

Many people who have been in the military for several years have not even had the opportunity to touch this kind of rifle. However, he can also think from this that since the Ministry of National Defense has quietly brought this kind of good cargo, it must have a big purpose. Fang Peng said this

The action is really no joke.

Although Fang Peng did not reveal any more information, Ran Tianlu inexplicably gained some confidence after seeing these rifles. He could feel that Fang Peng relied on something to do this, and only in this way could it make sense for him

Why do you want to cause trouble on purpose?

After a while, someone came to notify Fang Peng, saying that the Spaniards had begun to form a formation at the north intersection, and it seemed that they were about to attack the merchant house. Fang Peng quickly ordered a few people and rushed to the north entrance to prepare for the battle. Ran Tianlu also wanted to follow.

Go, but Fang Peng refused him: "The shopkeeper will stay here to prevent the Spaniards from playing any tricks and attacking from the north and the south."

Fang Peng had more than 20 people under his command, and he took away more than half of them. The remaining people had to be deployed in the east, west, and south directions, leaving only five people under Ran Tianlu's command. Ran Tianlu also knew that Fang Peng

It makes sense and he can only obey the arrangement, but he has never felt like he did now that the Chaosheng Store is too big, so that Fang Peng's manpower is extremely stretched for defense. Although there are still some in the store

employees, but these people are really just ordinary people without military training. Most of them are trembling at this time. Only a few people can cooperate with Fang Peng's arrangements, taking swords and guns to assist in defense and monitor people outside the store.

trend.

Not long after, gunshots were heard from the north of the merchant house. Ran Tianlu's heart tightened and he stood up immediately. As he became nervous, everyone around him also grabbed their weapons. Only Fang Peng's men looked calm.

Ran Tianlu knew he had lost his composure and quickly signaled to everyone not to panic, but he was secretly worried about whether Fang Peng could hold up the northern defense line with this small number of manpower.

In the next few minutes, there was a loud sound of gunfire in the north. Although this advanced rifle is said to be capable of seven rounds, in fact, every time it fires, it has to be manually unloaded and thrown out of the cartridge case, and then reloaded, with an interval of four or five seconds.

. However, the more than ten guns commanded by Fang Peng obviously had a good grasp of the rhythm. The intervals between gunfire were very short and very even, which was obviously a reflection of good training. Ran Tianlu felt relieved when he heard the undisturbed gunfire.

Some. With the performance of this kind of rifle, as long as the shooting field of view is unobstructed, a dozen guns are enough to stop enemy infantry that is ten times your own.

However, while fighting, Ran Tianlu heard gunshots that seemed to be not just in the north of the store, but also sporadic gunshots in the east. He stood up again and sent someone to see if there was an enemy attack from the east. However,

The news reported back made him a little confused. The gunshots in the east were not fired by people in the merchant house, but by the Spaniards outside who did not know who they were shooting at.

"Have our Haihan army arrived so quickly?" Ran Tianlu was overjoyed upon hearing this, and immediately felt that his personal safety was secured. Even though he had acted very calmly in front of Fang Peng before, in fact he still felt uneasy. After all, he didn't

Having been on the battlefield in person, the feeling of being in this combat environment is different from slowly shooting targets at the shooting range. Moreover, the people guarding the store are so at least, so even if he has a rifle in his hand, it is difficult for him to feel safe at all.

Soon new news came back. Not only from these two directions, but sporadic gunfire rang out from more and more directions outside the business store, but the Haihan army that Ran Tianlu had been waiting for did not appear. It seemed that in this area

Those fighting in the city are all scattered armed forces scattered everywhere.

When Ran Tianlu was puzzled, he saw a signal bomb suddenly soared into the sky from the north gate of the store, exploding a red firework about ten feet high in the air. At this time, Fang Peng's subordinate explained: "This

It is sending an attack signal to the army in the south, and it is also calling our companions in this city to come closer here."

"It turns out there are people from your Military Intelligence Department outside!" Ran Tianlu suddenly realized, and seemed to understand why Fang Peng looked so confident.

The Military Intelligence Department had planted countless hidden stakes like Fang Peng in this area of ​​the city in advance, waiting for such an opportunity to launch their attack in one fell swoop to disrupt the Spanish army's rhythm. When Haihan's army attacked later, the Spaniards were still there

Busy with clearing out the armed men in the city, it will be difficult to organize a decent resistance. As for the street fighting plan originally prepared by Francis, I am afraid he will have to give up in advance.

Not long after, Chaosheng Commercial Inn actually received three groups of people from outside. It was said that they were all people from the Military Intelligence Department. And the way to identify their identities was also very simple. They were all Han men holding Haihan standard rifles. Ran Tianlu couldn't help but

He was extremely jealous. He knew that he was not the only one deployed by the Ministry of Security in Manila, but for security reasons, almost all of them acted in a single line. It was absolutely impossible for them to organize themselves and fight their opponents fully armed like those from the Military Intelligence Department.

Of course, Ran Tianlu also understands that the Ministry of Security intentionally separates the functions of intelligence and operations. Tasks that require the use of force are carried out by specialized field teams. This is also to avoid the Ministry of Security having too much authority, which will lead to a situation in the future.

situation. The Ministry of National Defense itself has combat functions, and the personnel of the Military Intelligence Department are all professional soldiers. From a certain perspective, they can even be called special forces, so organizing such a battle is also considered as their duty.

The number of Haihan armed personnel stationed in the Chaosheng Commercial Inn soon expanded to more than fifty people. At this time, Ran Tianlu was no longer required to take charge alone, and someone else took his place. Ran Tianlu also changed his role and joined the ordinary people in the merchant inn.

Together with the employees, they began to move goods and use them as bunkers to treat those injured in the battle.

Fang Peng also moved the artillery that the Spaniards brought last night to the north, opened the door of the merchant house, and fired two cannons at the Spaniards who were gathering in the distance to break up their unformed offensive.

He immediately closed the heavy door again. It's okay to do this once or twice. If it happens a few more times, the Spaniards will target the door in advance. If they open the door again, they will be courting death.

While Fang Peng retreated from the front line to drink water, Ran Tianlu hurried forward to inquire about the battle situation. Fang Peng smiled bitterly and said: "If the army arrives within a stick of incense, you and I can save our lives. If it takes too long, then

It’s hard to say.”

Ran Tianlu asked anxiously: "Is it possible that the ammunition was insufficiently prepared? Why didn't your Military Intelligence Department bring in more in the first place?"

Fang Peng shook his head and said: "There is enough ammunition, even for a day of fighting. However, the Spaniards have begun to set up artillery outside. Although the wall of the store is made of bricks and stones, it cannot hold up for a few times. Once there is no cover,

It would be more troublesome if we don't use it. Although our rifle is powerful, its power is still incomparable to that of artillery."

This is limited by objective conditions. Although the Military Intelligence Office can manage to transport rifles in, it is difficult to transport big guns like artillery into the city without making a sound. Although people like Fang Peng are not bad in combat ability, their skills are not good.

After all, what he got here was only a single weapon, and he could only be trapped in the store, with almost no room to move. As the Spanish army slowly closed in and surrounded the outside, they could use artillery to open the way and remove the cover on the outside of the store.

At that time, no matter how brave Fang Peng and others were, they could not resist the shells with their flesh and blood bodies.

Ran Tianlu sighed and said: "That's all, if this is what life is like, no matter how hard you struggle, it will be in vain. Let's go shoulder to shoulder. Killing a few more thieves will be considered a profit!"

As he spoke, a loud sound of artillery was heard, but it did not come from the fighting place in the north, but from the south. Before Ran Tianlu could react, Fang Peng had a happy expression on his face: "This is our artillery! It's our artillery!"

The army has arrived!"
Chapter completed!