Chapter 51 Massacre
Yangzhou City.
It was just getting dark.
The chaos had lasted all night.
At this time, a large group of people once again surrounded the post station, holding various hoes and sleds in their hands, filled with righteous indignation.
“Get out!”
"Drive these bandits out!"
"Is the county magistrate's office just doing nothing?"
"My poor son, he is so young..."
The scene was in great chaos. In the crowd, a respected old man was pushing his dead grandson in a cart. This old man was a well-known private school teacher in Yangzhou City, and his reputation was very high. The persecution of his family members immediately aroused the indignation of the people.
The situation has become increasingly complicated.
If the people of Yangzhou could see through this, they would definitely realize the irreversibility of the situation in advance.
The conflict has spread from the lowest level of the people, to the government soldiers, and finally to the elites such as private school teachers.
The progression of all these conflicts was not accidental. Someone was behind it!
pity.
In such a huge city like Yangzhou, Jiang Xuan was probably the only one who noticed some clues.
at this time.
Several lords of prominent families in Yangzhou City have secretly gathered together.
"It's time for Yangzhou City to change!"
"Mr. Cheng, is that what the young master of the Liu family really said? His Divine Workshop will help us get rich together?"
"Yes, don't play with us!"
A group of old men, although their voices were low, they were very excited.
Mr. Cheng smiled proudly: "Everyone, Mr. Liu has a great reputation, but can he be compared to a villain like Lu Zhengyi?"
Everyone nodded.
"It's written in black and white, and it can't be faked!"
Cheng Yuanwai laughed: "Everyone, those soaps and fine wines are big businesses! Yinzhou is much richer than our Yangzhou now!"
"Dry!"
"Yangzhou has indeed been corrupt for a long time, and it's time for a change!"
"Mr. Cheng, you are so willing to do that! He is your distant nephew, and yet you kill him with a knife just like that..."
"So it's a distant relative?"
Several masters began to grumble again.
Just as Jiang Xuan expected, once the civil war began, it would attack people's hearts! The prestige of the county lord's mansion has plummeted in the past few days, and those prominent families who were usually suppressed by Lu Zhengyi would naturally think of rebounding!
This is what is meant by “supporting rebellious ministers”!
It can be said that these prominent families played a great role in fueling the chaos in Yangzhou to its current level!
at this time.
A servant suddenly broke in through the door, shouting, "Master, master, it's time to rebel! It's time to rebel! "
All the gentlemen stood up in shock.
“Who rebelled?”
"Who will start first?"
"Hurry up, tell Sergeant Cheng to be ready to open the city gates at any time!"
"All private soldiers gather!"
It didn't matter who started it first. Whether it was the civilians who couldn't help themselves first, or the scattered soldiers who finally didn't want to listen to the strange noises outside.
The incident started when a torch was thrown by the common people directly into the inn where the scattered soldiers were staying. By chance, it hit the stable. This caused a terrible incident. The hay in the stable caught fire and the fire shot up into the sky.
The scattered soldiers were furious, but the general conflict was over.
Isn't this a direct fire attack to kill us? We are all masters of swords and guns. If you want to kill us, we will kill you first!
So, the first scattered soldier rushed out, raised his sword, and killed the old private school teacher.
This was what truly ignited the flames of tonight's war. The people no longer had any rationality left and rushed over directly. In an instant, the gate, doors and windows of the inn were all smashed.
"How can this be possible!"
Luo Xiongchao was furious when he saw this situation, and ordered his men to tie up Chen Kui and start the fight. With a wave of his hand, thousands of scattered soldiers rushed into the crowd of civilians and began the real massacre.
In the county magistrate's mansion.
When Lu Zhengyi heard the news, his face changed and he shouted, "How dare you, a mob, bully me!"
"Order Captain Yuan to wait for the government troops to quell the chaos!"
"If anyone obstructs, kill them!"
"yes!"
The three thousand soldiers of the county magistrate's mansion had seen too many of these scattered soldiers acting arrogantly and domineeringly in recent days and had long been unable to bear it. They were just waiting for this order, and they picked up their swords and rode their horses to fight.
At this point.
The entire Yangzhou is in real chaos.
Businesses, brothels and restaurants had long since closed their doors to customers. The streets were filled with excited civilians, government soldiers and scattered soldiers.
“Kill him!”
Luo Xiongchao was called the bitter-faced Yama because of his amazing martial arts, his proficiency in using two giant hammers, his ability to fight, and his ability to charge into battle on the battlefield. That was why so many brothers were willing to follow him. Now he let loose and killed, like a killing god on the street, killing wherever he went, and seven or eight palace soldiers could not get close to him at all!
With him leading the way, the five thousand scattered soldiers gained an absolute upper hand as soon as the battle started.
For a time, Yangzhou City was flooded with blood and the people fled.
"Brothers, follow me to capture the county mansion!"
When Luo Xiongchao saw that the situation was going so smoothly, his confidence increased and he headed straight for the county magistrate's mansion.
At this time, Yuan Xiaowai came with his elite soldiers and shouted, "Don't be so arrogant, I will let Yuan fight you!"
Captain Yuan was also a leader in the army. He held a spear in his hand and had immense strength. His horse was galloping, and he thrust the spear out in the dim light, aiming straight at Nara Xiongchao's head.
"That's it!"
Luo Xiongchao sneered, slapped the horse's belly with his feet, and the warhorse neighed . He did not speed up, but swung the giant hammer in his hand back and hit the tip of the spear. Captain Yuan was horrified, and felt a huge force coming at him. His palms shook, and before he could react, Luo Xiongchao's other giant hammer had already smashed over and landed on Captain Yuan's head.
"boom!"
Captain Yuan had fallen off his horse and was dead, his eyes were staring blankly and blood was flowing from all his orifices.
The three thousand soldiers were terrified at the same time.
Compared with the scattered soldiers here, their morale was greatly boosted, and they marched straight in, and no one could stop them.
Lu Zhengyi was already frightened out of his wits.
"Stop them, stop them!"
"We can't let them attack the county mansion!"
"Where are the private soldiers of the prominent family? Ask for help immediately!"
The civil servants and think tanks in the county's mansion had already fled in panic out of fear.
"Sir, the prominent family has already been informed, but, but, they responded that the private soldiers have returned home to farm!"
Lu Zhengyi spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Farming?"
In this cold winter, there is no point in planting anything in the fields!
"My Lord, I need to go home first!"
"The old man at home has a cold, I'll go back and check on him first!"
"Sir, my sow is about to give birth..."
Before Lu Zhengyi could say anything, the chief secretaries, councilors, and deacons all found various excuses to run away.
A feeling of despair came over me.
Only at this point did Lu Zhengyi feel extremely regretful.
How could he think of refusing Jiang Xuan's advice? If he had known this, he should have used violence to suppress these snakes and rats. Before, he always thought about how to avoid causing a mutiny, but now he knows that in this chaotic situation, violence is the strongest weapon to solve all problems!
"My lord, run away!"
"That group of thieves are about to come charging in!"
At this time, there were only a few old, weak and disabled people, as well as Lu Zhengyi's family members, left in the county mansion.
At this time, the scattered soldiers had already broken through the last line of guard of the county mansion. Seeing Chen Kui tied up and running in a panic behind Luo Xiongchao's horse, Lu Zhengyi cried out in sorrow: "Mr. Chen, you have caused me so much trouble!"
At this moment, a crossbow arrow shot over and hit Lu Zhengyi's forehead.
This indecisive Marquis of Yangzhou County, after taking Chen Kui's 100,000 taels of silver and welcoming the scattered soldiers into Yangzhou City, had no idea that this would be the beginning of a chaos in Yangzhou and his death.
The scattered soldiers immediately captured the county mansion, and then began a crazy looting.
In the county mansion, a huge fire rose to the sky.
That night, Yangzhou suffered the greatest disaster in history. All the wealth accumulated by Lu Zhengyi over the years was looted by these scattered soldiers, and all the grain in the warehouse was burned.
After the scattered soldiers took control of the county mansion, they rushed into the streets and began their abominable deeds that aroused condemnation from both humans and gods.
crazy.
The skirmishers went mad.
Perhaps they knew that even if they captured the Yangzhou County Mansion, they would not dare to occupy it for too long and could only plunder it and then escape, so this hysteria became more unrestrained.
Luo Xiongchao was even more so, unscrupulously dragging Lu Zhengyi's wives and concubines to the county mansion to enjoy themselves.
"Haven't those people from the prominent families arrived yet?"
Luo Xiongchao asked angrily.
The subordinate reported: "General, I have already sent word that they are preparing!"
"Go and urge them!"
Luo Xiongchao waved his hand and asked several prominent families in the city to prepare 100,000 silver coins, otherwise they would be exterminated! He thought that he could leave here with the silver.
At this time, a man came running to report: "General, a large number of people appeared outside the city and demanded to enter the city! They claim to be the son of the Liu family of Yinzhou!"
"What?"
Luo Xiongchao stood up suddenly and laughed wildly: "This guy actually dared to come, hahaha, he must be here to give me money!"
With a few younger brothers, Luo Xiongchao rode his horse to the top of the city.
At a glance, he saw a large number of Yinzhou soldiers. Luo Xiongchao sneered: "This fellow must not know that Yangzhou City is already in my pocket. He is here to discuss the iron ore matters!"
Everyone laughed.
Obviously, in their eyes, Liu Zheng and his gang were already fish waiting to be slaughtered!
Luo Xiongchao was overjoyed and sent someone to negotiate, asking Liu Zheng to send 20,000 taels of silver notes, and the iron ore would belong to his Yinzhou.
When Liu Zheng heard this, he rode forward a few hundred steps and laughed: "General Luo, you handed over the money with one hand and the goods with the other. Don't I know your reputation?"
"presumptuous!"
“Bold!”
"How dare you, Liu family brat, insult my general?"
An arrow flew out, Qin Changfeng snorted coldly, and crotch-pointed the arrows next to Liu Zheng.
Luo Xiongchao sneered: "Liu family boy, there is no need to discuss this matter further..."
Who would have thought that at this moment, a military advisor beside him laughed evilly and whispered in his ear: "General, how about this? That Liu family brat must not know the situation in the city. Since we have agreed that Chen Kui and Lu Zhengyi will negotiate, why don't we let them in? Then we can catch the turtle in the jar."
Luo Xiongchao was overjoyed when he heard this.
Now that the matter has been laid out on the table, what is there to hesitate about?
Murder and robbery!
"good!"
"Please invite Master Liu to come into the city to discuss in detail!"
Luo Xiongchao gave his men a look, asking them to prepare for an ambush, and then shouted loudly.
This time.
Liu Zheng was stunned instead.
They were still thinking and waiting for the prominent families in the city to secretly open the city gate, but unexpectedly, Luo Xiongchao actually opened it himself?
