In the severe cold, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the cavalry of countless Tianwu troops scattered in Taiyuan City to raid homes and take people, and the streets and alleys were filled with shouts and killings, as well as gunshots and cries one after another, and the officials and businessmen in the city who were closed were even more panicked.

"Arrest all the traitors and confiscate their property!"

Under the guidance of the intelligence officers of the Tianwu Army, teams of Tianwu Army continued to break into the door, causing screams in the shops and warehouses of the eight Jin merchants.

A man who looked like a steward led a large group of family members to hurry over, pointing to a group of Tianwu Army cavalry and shouting: "They want to rob our family property, fight with them!" ”

This group of guards and others were all armed with firearms, knives and guns, and the shouters rushed over, they all knew that once their master was finished, they would have to drink the northwest wind, so they went forward one by one, trying to fight their way out.

The sentinel of this team of Tianwu Army said coldly: "Dismount and shoot in formation!" ”

At the sound of an order, the cavalry turned over and dismounted neatly, quickly lined up, and aimed the muzzles of the black holes at this group of family members who rushed to die.

Seeing that the other party was indifferent, and there were some people with firearms who were loading the medicine, the sentry boss immediately shouted: "Fire!" ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang......"

A series of gunshots rang out, and a group of people on the opposite side immediately burst into a cloud of blood mist, and then fell to the ground and rolled in pain and howled.

"Fire!"

The musketeers in the front row retreated, and the musketeers in the second row mercilessly pulled the trigger on the crowd in front.

"Get on the horse and move on, seize the property of the traitor!"

In the pungent smell of blood, a team of war horses trampled on the corpses of the family members and continued to press forward.

In the warehouses of the Eight Great Families, in the face of the ruthless slaughter of the cavalry of the Tianwu Army, the guards of the family who resisted stubbornly were vulnerable and fled one after another, and some of them were even so frightened that they collapsed to the ground on the spot, and pulled their pants with and urine.

When they saw the commercial goods piled up like a small mountain, they couldn't help but be a little stunned, all kinds of valuable silk, furs, tea, ginseng, medicinal herbs and other moneyless piles were piled there, dazzling.

One of the sentry exclaimed, "Good fellow! There are so many good things in just one warehouse, how rich are these profiteers! ”

One sergeant said, "Isn't it easy to know how rich they are?" If you copy it all, you will know! ”

Mr. Sentry nodded and said, "That's right, hurry up and work, all the registers will be made!" ”

The Tianwu Army is strictly disciplined, and it does not rob like other officers and soldiers, not to mention that each person has a lot of military merits and treatment, and he has received a lot of rewards for each battle, and any soldier has accumulated a hundred acres of fertile land and a hundred taels of silver, so there is no need to take the risk of embezzling the property in front of him.

Taiyuan City, as the nest of the eight major Jin merchants, has a complex relationship network, the local government, the big and small, and even the people in the army all rely on the eight families to make a living.

Cao Bianjiao issued a dough killing order with an expressionless face, and the entire Taiyuan City was in chaos, several times worse than before, and the shouts of killing and gunfire never stopped.

Even if the weak chicken jumps again, it is still a weak chicken, in the face of the absolute force of the Tianwu Army, all resistance is in vain, the Tianwu Army not only shoots with muskets, but also uses grenades and tiger squat cannons, and those who are not afraid of death can be sent!

The King of Jin in the Jin Palace, a little unable to sit still, was about to come forward to talk to Cao Bianjiao in person, but as soon as he walked out of the palace, he saw that the streets were full of fallen corpses, and the strong smell of blood made him shudder.

A regimental commander of the Tianwu Army who was blocked outside the palace pointed at Zhu Xianxuan, the king of Jin, and shouted: "I, the Tianwu Army, have been ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take over Taiyuan City, arrest the traitors, please return to the palace with His Royal Highness the King of Jin, don't make mistakes!" ”

The eunuch beside King Jin immediately shouted: "Bold, dare to be rude to His Royal Highness King Jin!" ”

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, and the eunuch who jumped out to play handsome was killed by the Tianwu Army on the spot, which frightened the King of Jin and his people to exclaim again and again, and Zhu Xianxuan, the king of Jin, did not even say a cruel word, and retreated into the Jin Palace.

The resistance in the city was somewhat unexpected by Cao Bianjiao, but he didn't expect that even the local officers and soldiers were willing to die for these traitors, and the situation was even worse than he imagined.

Cao Bianjiao walked down the drum tower, stepped on the blood stains that had congealed into blood clots on the ground, came to Wang Wannian, and said: "Mr. Wang, I will help you clean up the portal on your first day in office, Cao Mou is really a little reluctant to go, please forgive me." ”

Wang Wannian had long been frightened by the methods of the Tianwu Army, and when he saw Cao Bianjiao say this, he hurriedly said: "General Cao, what are these words, although Wang is the new chief soldier of Shanxi, isn't this not yet in office, when you are done, I will live in the general army mansion and find the governor of Shanxi to report that he has officially taken office." ”

Cao Bianjiao hugged his fists and said: "Then thank you!" ”

Wang Wannian put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Brother Cao, what are you polite to me, it's too angry, brother, after you return to Beijing after you finish your business, you still hope to say a few good words for your brother in front of His Royal Highness!" ”

Cao Bianjiao smiled: "It must be!" ”

He turned around and said to the herald again: "Go down and send a battalion to arrest all the officials who take the opportunity to make trouble. ”

Wang Wannian raised his eyebrows, the crown prince is playing a little big, aren't you afraid of the fryer over there in Beijing?

The thought flashed, Wang Wannian found a place to rest, no longer worrying, anyway, no matter what the outcome of Shanxi is, he is the biggest beneficiary, and he really got the matter of the Shengshang and the prince to explain it when he was lying down.

Cao Bianjiao continued to receive reports from various battalions, half of the mansions of the eight Jin merchants had been occupied, and many of the old and young were arrested, he nodded with satisfaction, and decided to go to Fan's mansion to arrest Fan Yongdou in person, which was a giant traitor named by the crown prince himself.

In front of the Fan Mansion, there were some corpses and wounded lying in front of the Fan Mansion, the smell of blood in the air was very pungent, and the Fan family's armed guard began to retreat to the mansion to guard the gate after dropping a pile of corpses.

At this time, the grenade was not the kind of explosive grenade, and the Tianwu army attacking Fanfu had to go around to find the giant wood that had smashed the gate.

The Fan Mansion was heavily guarded, and a group of private soldiers armed with firearms were patrolling the mansion to prevent the Tianwu Army from climbing over the wall to attack them.

In the palatial main hall, Fan Yongdou is sitting precariously, and below is his son Fan Sanpao, as well as the main nephews of the Fan family and several staff members, the atmosphere in the hall is dull and abnormal, and the Fan family is all in a worried mood, and there is a feeling of impending disaster.

The development of things greatly surprised Fan Yongdou, after the Fan family came out of Jiexiu's hometown, after generations of operation, it was deeply rooted in Taiyuan as early as possible, and it was built like an iron bucket, but I didn't expect it to be broken by the Tianwu Army so quickly.

All the houses, shops, and warehouses owned by the family have been raided, and those are the hard work of the Fan family's ancestors for generations!

Fan Yongdou knocked on the table with his right hand, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone knows what is going on in the city, the army of the imperial court has surrounded the Fan Mansion, and the only way out now is to hold the Fan Mansion, wait for the King of Jin to come forward to delay the time, and when the matter calms down, there will naturally be the powerful people in the court to help us solve the problem!" ”

Seeing that the following ones had no fighting spirit, he said again: "The most important thing now is to defend the Fan Mansion, I hope everyone can work together, otherwise once the Fan Mansion is breached, not only the old man will be killed, but it will also be difficult for you to save your lives!" ”

Suddenly, there was an explosion outside the hall, followed by a scream, and a group of private soldiers patrolling outside the hall were blown down by a grenade thrown in from outside the hall, and the ground was covered with blood and screams.