At the same time, 200 mortars began to bombard the gates of Tai'an City and the county government in the city in turn. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Bang bang bang......

The entire Tai'an City, under the repeated attacks of mortars, has been constantly transmitting tremors, and even not far from the vicinity of Tai'an City and County, it can clearly feel like a landslide and ground cracking. Not only that, but the clear and terrifying sound of cannons, from time to time, earthquakes, shook the entire residents of Tai'an City, all of them were frightened and inexplicable.

In the already chaotic city of Tai'an at this time, there is an inconspicuous cloth shop. Inside the cloth shop, a young man was climbing a wooden ladder until he could see the outside through a window at the top of the ladder. The young man lay on the top of the ladder and looked in the direction of the Tai'an County Ya.

The reason why this young man behaved so strangely was because his identity was actually very unsimple - he was not an ordinary person in Tai'an County, and even he was not a commoner in Xia Country at all.

In fact, this young man, named Wang Jiabao, was a member of the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce and an intelligence agent of the Xinghua Empire.

Wang Jiabao looked at the distance for a while, and seemed to be sure, so he picked up the walkie-talkie he had held for a long time in his hand, lowered his voice, and reported to the Xinghua army outside the city: "I am Tai'an, number 001." 001 reported to his superiors that the shell did not hit the county office. ”

After a while, an echo came over the walkie-talkie: "Immediately report the location of the shells and the location of the county office, how much they differ." ”

"The shell landed fifty meters east of the county office. ”

"East of the county office, fifty meters away. Okay, the next wave of shelling, it will take place in two minutes, please be careful!"

"Okay, I got it. ”

Through the walkie-talkie, Wang Jiabao cooperated with the Xinghua Army officers outside the city to report the mortar attack to the Xinghua Army officers, and determined the precise attack location with the Xinghua Army.

After finishing the walkie-talkie report, Wang Jiabao looked in the direction of the county government again, waiting for a new round of attacks by the Xinghua army two minutes later.

In just two minutes, it quickly passed, and the Xinghua artillery battalion outside the city, according to the latest information provided by Wang Jiabao, adjusted the angle of attack and launched an artillery bombardment again.

Thundered......

First, from the direction of the city gate, there was the sound of cannonballs exploding, and then soon a cannonball, with a long spark at the tail, pierced the dark night sky, and finally fell into the county government in a parabolic route.

With a bang, Wang Jiabao saw the cannonball hit the county government with his own eyes, and the nervousness on his face suddenly turned into great excitement, so that he couldn't help but beat the ladder with his fist happily, and cheered again and again: "Good! Good fight!"

Compared with Wang Jiabao's excitement, Tai'an County, which was hit again, especially Tai'an County, which became the target of accurate projection, was a different bleak situation.

After a few seconds, only a rapid gong sound was heard from inside the county office.

"Come and put out the fire!" followed by one panicked voice after another.

It turned out that after the county government was hit, the artillery fire burned the county office, and the people who were lucky not to be in the county government were naturally panicked when they saw everything happening!

Because, even if the county government was hit, they had not yet determined who the enemy was.

When Wang Jiabao heard someone shouting, he subconsciously put a toe on the ladder so that he could see more clearly. When he saw that the county seat of Tai'an was in a mess and the people in the county government were in chaos and panic, Wang Jiabao Moti was excited and proud. After all, Wang Jiabao has been hiding here for so long just to complete today's task.

Therefore, seeing that the attack of the Xinghua army was smooth, Wang Jiabao smiled slightly, quickly got down the ladder, and hid in the house.

At this time, Tai'an City was not calm at all, so although Wang Jiabao was hiding in his shop, and it was the middle of the night at this time, and there was chaos outside, it stands to reason that no one would pay special attention to him, but Wang Jiabao would not be paralyzed by this, and still had to do a good job of secrecy, so it was not suitable for a long time to appear.

Otherwise, Wang Jiabao may not be discovered by the Xia Guo professionals passing by, and if he is caught by the Xia Guo professionals, it will be more than worth the loss.

After returning to the room, Wang Jiabao immediately reported the results of the battle to the Ministry of Lyons.

Wang Jiabao reported to Leon that the Tai'an County Ya had been hit and that the county government was fighting the fire, and at the same time informed Leon that the Tai'an County Ya was in an extremely chaotic situation and was unable to organize an effective counterattack, that is, the Xinghua Army could continue to attack.

Therefore, within a minute, explosions sounded again outside the house, and it was clear that the Xinghua army had shelled again.

Because it was the first battle of the Lyon Division, Lyon attached great importance to this attack on Tai'an City. Not only did he personally closely monitor the entire battle situation, but he was also at the command headquarters, always keeping an eye on the overall situation to ensure that he could make the best possible command.

Suddenly, a regimental commander from the front exclaimed: The city is broken!

It turned out that the gate of Tai'an City had been blown open by mortar shells.

Seeing this, Leon immediately seized the opportunity and arranged for the commander of the regiment to assist in the battle at the gate of the city, without the slightest delay, and immediately ordered three thousand heavily armed Xinghua soldiers to attack the gap.

Bang bang bang...... The Xinghua Army launched a general offensive!

The city has been bombed by cannonballs, burning objects can be seen everywhere, the fire has shocked the Tai'an County, and the county government has also fallen into the fire, which has made the Xia army in Tai'an County nervous and panicked. At this moment, the Xinghua army blew through the city gate, and the army rushed into Tai'an County, this shocking scene finally became the last straw in the hearts of the defenders of Tai'an County!

The defenders of Tai'an County, the morale of the army collapsed all of a sudden, and many defenders had begun to think about where to evacuate.

In fact, before, they could also rely on a city wall at the city gate of Tai'an County as shelter, they could hide on the city wall, and then defend in a favorable location.

However, at this time, the collapse of the city wall and the appearance of a huge gap made them lose even their last support, and they had no intention of fighting the enemy. Moreover, the defenders of Tai'an City have always been very clear that the Tai'an city wall is difficult to defend against the Xinghua army. In fact, the people of Jiangzhou only put their hope in Yangcheng. The walls of Yangcheng are twenty-five meters high and ten meters thick, which is the real fortified city. Except for the natives of Tai'an County, who was willing to die in Tai'an City? Therefore, the 3,000 Xia troops who originally supported Tai'an County were suddenly afraid, and they were the first to get off the city wall.

The people who stick to the city wall are the local villagers of Tai'an County.

However, in front of the Xinghua army, these local villagers did not have the slightest strength to resist. Anyone who dared to rush to the Xinghua army, not a single one was standing, and they were either killed or wounded. This group of villagers had never come into contact with the Xinghua army, so they died, dying on the way to the charge......

The 3,000 Xinghua army rushed into Tai'an City, and in Tai'an City, there was not a single Xia soldier who resisted the Xinghua army. There were only groups of bandits and gangsters who were defeated by the Xia army, who wanted to take advantage of the defeat to rob the money of ordinary people or wealthy families, and take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune. Their first reaction when they saw the Xinghua Army was often to kneel directly to express their loyalty.

When the Xinghua army entered the city, they also discovered this situation. Although the Xinghua army needs a vassal army, the Xinghua army does not need undisciplined rogue soldiers and bandits. A curfew was declared in Lyon, and anyone who was not a member of the Xinghua Army was arrested and those who resisted were killed.

The Xinghua army entered the city through the west gate, and encountered only weak resistance, and completely controlled the entire city of Tai'an. Most of the defenders of Taean City fled through the East Gate.

After the war, the Xinghua Army learned about the shelling of the artillery battalion, and luckily hit the Tai'an County Ya, resulting in the death of the Tai'an County Commander on the spot. After the death of the Tai'an County Commander, there were no officials in the city to supervise the war, except for the resistance of the villagers, the rest of the Xia army fled under the leadership of its generals.

In less than an hour after the start of the battle, the city of Tai'an was captured, which made Leon stunned for a moment. Originally, he was ready to enter the city at dawn, and the tent for sleeping was also ready. The Xinghua Army on the front line, when the battle report was sent, Leon really didn't believe it.

Leon decided to stay outside the city for another night and enter the city tomorrow. He asked the personnel of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau and the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce to discuss a plan, and the next day, the administrative bureau of Tai'an City was formally established to replace the county government of Xia State.

The Xinghua Army is an army and is good at warfare. The Intelligence Bureau is an intelligence organization that is good at gathering and analyzing intelligence. The Hing Wah Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that is good at management. Therefore, it is a good idea for Leon to hand over the management of Tai'an City to the Imperial Intelligence Bureau and the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce.

In fact, the personnel of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau and the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce accompanied the army, and they were also prepared for a long time. As soon as Leon's order was given, they came up with a plan.

The Xinghua Chamber of Commerce was responsible for setting up an administrative bureau to replace the county government, manage the civil affairs of Tai'an City, hear various forms of cases, and expand the influence of the empire.

The Imperial Intelligence Bureau is responsible for the formation of the local council of Taean, and the information prepared in advance by the intelligence substation selects neutral figures with high local prestige in Taean City and appoints them as councilors. These councilors act as intermediaries between the people and officials in Tai'an County.

Because of Lyon's request, the intelligence officers took the Xinghua soldiers and posted them one by one, asking the respected people in Tai'an City to participate in the local council.

Tai'an City, the mansion of the royal family.

Bang Bang Bang ......

There was a quick knock on the door.

More than a dozen servants of the Wang family held long sticks, and the butler cautiously opened the door.

At the door, more than fifty Xinghua soldiers, armed with rifles, pointed at the people inside.

"Hello military masters, what do you have...... What's the matter?" exclaimed the butler who opened the door.

"This is a requisition order from the Xinghua Imperial Intelligence Bureau, requiring the Wang family to send at least one highly respected member of the immediate family to attend the gathering held by the empire, and you are limited to two hours to report to the Fulin Building next to the county office. A soldier crudely shoved a piece of paper into the butler and continued, "If you don't attend the meeting, the royal family will not be protected in any way. ”

Immediately, the Xinghua soldiers took out a notebook and recorded that the Wang family had received a requisition order. Then, the Xinghua soldiers left the door of Wang's house and went to the next house.

The housekeeper hurriedly took the requisition order and handed it to Wang Chengli, the head of the Wang family.

Wang Chengli took the requisition order and looked at it, and suddenly the whole person was uncomfortable.

"General Leon, commander of the Xinghua Expeditionary Force of the Xinghua Empire, approved: Those who receive the requisition order should immediately go to the Fulin Building to listen to the order, and those who violate it will be prosecuted. ”

This is obviously a mass order, Wang Chengli asked the housekeeper, and learned that the soldiers of the Xinghua Army had records, and he immediately lost his luck.

"The Wang family must send a representative to Fu Lin Tower. Wang Chengli said. He was afraid of death, so he didn't want to go to Fu Lin Tower.

In the lobby of the Wang family, the housekeeper did not dare to speak.

Wang Chengli thought about it, he found an excuse, and said to the housekeeper: "This requisition order must be for the normal opening of the shop, the second master is the manager of our Wang family's shop, you take the requisition order to the second master, and tell the second master that Xinghuajun wants him to go to Fulin Building." When the second master went to Fulin Tower, you went with him. Wang Chengli has read a lot of books, and any local invaders ostensibly want the people to submit, and some invaders also force merchants to open shops, creating a scene where the world is peaceful and the people welcome. Therefore, Wang Chengli thinks that his reasons are quite reasonable.

Therefore, after the housekeeper left, Wang Chengli drank tea with peace of mind.

Like the Wang family, the two major families in Tai'an City, the Li family and the Chen family, have all received requisition orders. The head of the Li family and the head of the Chen family both chose Wang Chengli's method and pushed the matter to other immediate family members.

At the same time, the dean of Tai'an Academy in the city, as well as three civilians with good reviews in the city, were all requisitioned.

The seven men who had been ordered to be requisitioned, either with their servants or by themselves, arrived at the Fulment Tower before dark.

The Fulin Building was brightly lit, and more than a dozen Xinghua soldiers were guarding the door.

The imperial intelligence officer who accompanied the army, Wei Xiang was standing on the second floor of the Fulin Building, and when he saw someone coming at the door, he instructed the soldiers to let them in.

Wang Chengen, the representative of the Wang family, Li Yu, the representative of the Chen family, Chen Xu, the president of Tai'an Academy, Song Zhongyong, the dean of Tai'an Academy, three civilians, Yan Kuan, Fang Jincai, and seven representatives all entered the Fulin Building safely.

Wei Xiang invited seven delegates to sit down in a hall on the second floor of the Fulin Building, and said straight to the point: "It has become a fact that the Xia army was defeated and the Xinghua army ruled Tai'an City. After a pause, Wei Xiang glanced at the seven of them, among the seven of them, the faces of the representatives of the three major families remained unchanged, while the faces of Song Zhongyong, Qi Yan, Yan Kuan, and Fang Jincai changed greatly. Because none of the seven of them interjected, Wei Xiang was quite satisfied, and continued: "The Xinghua Army needs a few people of insight to help us maintain law and order in Tai'an City. ”

"My lord, I'm afraid the seven of us will not be able to bear it!" Wang Chengen stood up first and said. He looked at the other six and stood up and refused. He figured they wouldn't be happy either.

Indeed, Wang Chengen was not wrong.

The other six people also stood up and politely refused. (To be continued.) )