Chapter 40 Control Engineering Eighth Camp (Middle)
There were no trees or any place that could be used to get a high vantage point and hide, causing this unprofessional sniper to frown, and he quickly turned his head to ask Liu Zong, who was familiar with the surroundings: "Liu Zong, is there anywhere around here that's more suitable for hiding or getting a bird's eye view of the entire martial arts arena?"
Xiong Bingkun and others sent him to help himself, precisely because he was worried that he was not familiar with the environment around here, and must not have an accident before getting in.
"Let me think for a moment... Ah, yes! Follow me..."
The garrison of these eight camps was cleared, but the consciousness of the new army at the end of Qing Dynasty was still backward compared with the world. Just look at the city defense of the garrison of these eight camps. At that time, there were not many places in the country where electricity could be used, but this military camp was an important place. Even if high-voltage power lines were not connected, barbed wire should have been installed!
The two of them climbed over, and Li Han followed Liu Zi to quickly arrive at a two-story tall house located in a corner of the martial arts arena. "Brother Li, this is usually where they store the targets and fences for the martial arts arena, not many people come here normally, from inside you can reach the rooftop above, what do you think?"
"Go take a look!"
After measuring the distance, he found that the martial arts arena was still within range, and Li Han finally put his mind at ease, nodding in agreement to go take a look.
"Follow me, go this way by the window."
There's nothing valuable inside, and most of them are large items. It's not like they're afraid that some soldiers with dirty hands will steal them out to sell for money. As a result, the windows of this warehouse were not locked from the inside, which saved the two people a lot of effort.
He went up the stairs inside the house to the rooftop, and Li Han took a look. It was within range, but some angles were not good, and it was right in the wind direction. When shooting later, he feared that it would not be possible to take out several key people at once.
But looking around, the only place that can be used to hide near this martial arts arena is here, so after hesitating for a moment, Li Han nodded and settled on this place!
"Let's get down to business, tell me which targets we're aiming for? And are you guys all set on your end? I need to know that once I fire this shot, the uprising schedule we previously agreed upon will be scrapped. At that point, it's hard to say how many in the city will still respond..."
He handed his high-powered binoculars over to him, and Li Han indicated that he help point out which targets were which, finally asking a question.
"Don't worry... the battalion commander has already sent someone to inform Nanhu Camp, as long as our two places make a move, the brothers in each camp in the city will immediately understand that something has changed..."
He let out a sigh of relief, Li Han nodded his head, he didn't want this rebellion that should have swept across China and completely overthrown the corrupt Qing dynasty to fail because of his arrival. China couldn't afford such turmoil anymore!
Found a suitable location and set up his weapon, Li Han crouched down to adjust the focus of the scope to its best, then turned around and nodded at him, "I'm ready, which ones..."
"The third one from the left on the platform is Ruan Rongfa, the deputy commander of the 8th Battalion. He has always been at odds with us, and today he personally sent some comrades who were captured in the camp to the supervisor's office, so he is the first one. The short and thin man next to him on the right, and another small mustache I haven't seen before, should be the commanders of the two teams of guards sent by the Governor's Office. According to what the battalion commanders said, these two teams are all trusted subordinates of Zhang Biao, the commander of the 8th Town, and cannot be left behind. There is also the fat man next to him with a slightly protruding belly, his name is Tao Qisheng, he is Ruan Rongfa's trusted subordinate, often provoking and causing trouble for us, once the uprising begins, he will definitely not stand on our side, if possible, we should take him down too... As for the others, I believe the battalion commanders who are well-prepared can handle them. Additionally, the battalion commanders also said that as soon as Li's gunshot sounds, they will immediately start taking action..."
"Form up..."
Clap, clap, a fairly neat footsteps in the camp, at this moment standing on the newly completed rostrum inside the camp, Deputy Commander Ruan Rongfa of Engineering Battalion 8 raised his head, looking at the nearly four hundred people standing on the martial arts field, with a hint of pride at the corner of his mouth.
Perhaps it was his good performance today, originally not a member of Zhang Biao's faction, he actually received praise from the mouths of two seniors, especially after he decisively sent away a batch of captured leaders of the internal rebellion and then ordered the confiscation of all firearms that he thought might be used for rioting by several new military units, which made even those who still had intentions to rebel in the camp have no choice but to behave themselves.
"Welcome, two seniors, to our Eighth Camp Cooperative Defense..."
Look, the two newly transferred Zhang Biao's sworn brothers from outside the city have arrived. Ruan Rongfa's face suddenly became even more radiant. Although they were one level lower than him in military rank and official position, they were none other than the maternal uncle of the former Governor-General Zhang Zhidong, Commander-in-Chief of the 8th Division of the Hubei New Army - Mr. Zhang Biao. Being arranged to come to Chuwangtai Arsenal for joint defense, the implication was already clear enough.
This is such an important place as the Chu Wang Tai arsenal, how could it be his turn to take on this fat job, a person with no backing and no ability. It's all because of the heart-and-soul relationship between former Governor Zhang Biao and current Governor Rui Cun, and the 21st Mixed Brigade's Li Yuanhong, who made a big fuss that couldn't be settled. Although Li Yuanhong didn't have as many connections in Hubei as Zhang Biao did, with the support of the new governor, the two factions still fought fiercely. In the end, it was Governor Rui Cun who had to intervene and appoint this unknown young man as the acting commander of the 8th Battalion guarding Chu Wang Tai, which finally solved the problem.
Therefore, even if the two people above him had lower military ranks and positions than himself, he still showed great humility.
"Gentlemen, we two are here under the orders of the Commander and the Governor's Office to assist you in defending Chuwangtai. Please take care of us."
Among the two, the slightly thinner one appeared somewhat arrogant, but the small mustache was very understanding of the courtesy relationship. When he saw Ruan Rongfa taking the initiative to show kindness, he also stood up and showed a good attitude. However, the small mustache next to him interrupted again during their polite conversation, "Please forgive us, sir, we have urgent matters at hand and it's not convenient for us to chat with you here. Please instruct someone to lead us to reinforce the defense of Chuwangtai, and please don't mind our rudeness."
As soon as he spoke, Ruan Rongfa was thoroughly offended. Ruan's face suddenly became very ugly, but he also knew the principle of beating a dog without looking at its owner. Although he was angry in his heart, he had no choice but to endure it. He was good at hiding his emotions, so after humming silently in his heart, his facial expression quickly adjusted and he called for someone to bring over two teams of soldiers who were defending the left flank to assist Wu Zhaolun.
But at this moment, a faint gunshot sounded, so small that it was almost inaudible.
