Chapter 363 Angry Jiaxing People

In the eyes of most, the six divisions of Nan Zhili swung their knives with a thunderous momentum, showing an unquestionable control. But in the eyes of Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue, this is definitely a bad move.

Businessmen have always been interested in groups. Are the salt merchants to blame for what happened before? If the six departments can't afford to drive out the rogues, won't the merchants have to find a way to solve the problem on their own? If the officials of the six ministries can understand the plight of the businessmen and sit down to talk about it afterwards, everyone can still work together to maintain an iron plate with the outside world in the future.

But these Nanjing gentlemen are too arrogant, they feel that everything the merchants have been given by them, and they don't bother to bow their heads and talk to the merchants. didn't even say hello, and directly cut people.

Just when the Xu family was suppressed, Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue also got the documents from the household department, because most of the weaving collected in the second half of the year was still in the hands of the weavers, so the silk and other things promised to be given had to let Hai Lanzhu find a way to get it by himself. This official document can be described as uneasy and kind, if Hai Lanzhu sends someone to collect it, it will inevitably affect the relationship with the Jiangnan businessmen, and the relationship that has just been established will collapse in an instant.

Chang Min Yuedai frowned slightly, her long sleeves flicked back slightly, and snorted coldly: "These people are really calculating, do you really think we are easy to bully?" If we do this, what have we become?"

How could Hai Lanzhu not know how bad the content of this official document was? The merchants have lost a lot of money, and whoever taxes at this time is unlucky. ran over to the weaver to ask for cloth and satin, and made it clear that it was a job to offend people, "Okay, don't be angry, this matter will be suppressed for the time being, and then deal with it when the matter in Zhejiang is over." ”

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On the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month of the third year of Chongzhen, the army of Xuanfu passed through Ningguofu to the east, inserted it from the north of Tianmu Mountain, crossed Guangdezhou, went straight to the east, and arrived at Huzhou near Taihu Lake on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month. The soldiers and horses of Xuanfu did not go to Tianmu Mountain, and went straight east into Huzhou, which can be said to have exceeded everyone's expectations. One of the most panicked was Gao Yingxiang, in order to block the main force of Xuanfu and win time for the army to retreat, he gathered heavy troops in the area of Tianmu Mountain, but the other party did not go to Tianmu Mountain, and went to Huzhou, making the peasant army in the area of Tianmu Mountain meaningless.

At this point, Tiemo's purpose is already obvious, that is, he wants to go south through Huzhou and directly enter Jiaxing Mansion to recapture the salt works controlled by the peasant army. Li Yan and Lu Weiliang, who were in charge of the defense of Jiaxing Mansion, were like a great enemy, and hurriedly gathered the soldiers and horses in Jiaxing Mansion. In order to ensure that the troops are sufficient, even the soldiers and horses of Songjiang Mansion in the east were also recruited, and this incident even caused Gao Yingxiang's dissatisfaction, if it wasn't for Li Zicheng's help to speak, I am afraid that Gao Yingxiang would have been reprimanded.

The soldiers and horses that ravaged Songjiang Mansion were not Li Zicheng's descendants, but were led by Gao Yingxiang's confidant Fan Ling. This army entered Songjiang Mansion for the wealth of Songjiang Mansion. Songjiang Province not only has a large amount of cloth treasures, but also a Jinshan salt factory. Fan Ling had only been looting in Songjiang Mansion for two days, and he was transferred back to Jiaxing Mansion, and he was naturally dissatisfied in his heart. Because of this, a letter was sent to Lin'an, and Gao Yingxiang got angry.

Almost at the time of the front and rear feet, the Nanjing Jingying army, which had been standing still, also moved, and they crossed Longmen Mountain and soon arrived at Taiping Town in the south of Ningguofu. The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp launched a defense in Taiping Town, and they did not mean to enter Zhejiang in a hurry. Despite this, Gao Yingxiang did not dare to underestimate it, so he could only transfer some of the soldiers and horses of Tianmu Mountain back to deploy defenses near the dive.

On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, Tiemo set out from Huzhou with Geng Zhongming as the vanguard, all the way to the south, and launched a fierce attack on Wukang County in a short time. This time, Tie Mo sent most of the musketeers under his command out, and at the same time asked He Jingyuan to drag a few cannons to help. Wukang County is a typical county in the south of the Yangtze River, with low city walls and easy to attack and difficult to defend. Since the beginning of the offensive, Geng Zhongming has attacked in waves, constantly putting pressure on Wukang City, and He Jingyuan has extended with artillery shells to help his own soldiers and horses bombard the enemy.

Thick smoke billowed from Wukang City, and the rumbling sound shook everyone's hearts. Now Wukang City not only has the original 5,000 soldiers and horses, but also many defeated soldiers who fled back from Tongling, Xu Beichuan and Zheng Guosong are among them. How can people who have experienced the Battle of Tongling not know the horror of being bombarded. Nuoda, a solid Tongling city, was stunned by the living Hades with artillery.

"Ah..... Save me...... Who's going to save me......" A peasant soldier leaned against the battlements, his right hand raised weakly in the air, he was calling for help, but the people around him ran around in a panic, but no one paid attention to him. His legs were no longer numerous, his vision was getting blurred and blurred, his abdomen was hot, and he didn't know if it hurt or itched.

Not far away, Xu Beichuan only felt his heart tightening, this scene was so familiar. Non-stop artillery fire, thunderous attacks, Tongling City can't resist it, can Wukang City defend it? In fact, Xu Beichuan has already given birth to the heart of retreat, from his point of view, Wukang City is ironclad and cannot hold it, it is better to retreat to Deqing behind. It's just a new defeat, if you abandon the city and flee again, once the king gets angry, this life can be confessed.

Yuhang, people in the county government came and went, and Li Zicheng was pacing anxiously in the house. The living king of Hell said that he would fight, and he was still fighting so fiercely, and now the situation in Wukang is very bad, as for whether to withdraw from Wukang, Li Zicheng hesitated a little. Once Wukang City falls into the hands of the official army, then Deqing County will become an isolated city. At that time, between Jiaxing Mansion and Yuhang, you can only rely on Deqing to contact. This situation is very dangerous, and the situation is extremely passive, because if Deqing is falling into the hands of the living Hades, then the army on the side of Jiaxing Mansion will be isolated in the east and cannot come back.

Now it is unrealistic to order Li Yan and others to urgently lead their troops back, the army has been raging in Jiaxing Mansion for so long, there must be a lot of supplies, how can you say that you can go back? After thinking for a long time, Li Zicheng gritted his teeth and shouted to the deputy general: "Order Xu Beichuan and Zheng Guosong to give up Wukang and retreat to Deqing County." In addition, let Du Xinghu lead the troops to aid Deqing, in short, before the soldiers and horses of Jiaxing Mansion are not returned, Deqing County must be held in our hands! ”

The adjutant general did not dare to hesitate and hurried out to give orders. With Li Zicheng's order, the soldiers and horses near Yuhang were quickly mobilized. At this time, the officers and soldiers near Hangzhou were also like cats smelling fishy, and began to counterattack the peasant army around them.

Li Zicheng was uncomfortable, but the most uncomfortable was Li Yan, according to Li Yan's meaning, the army quickly assembled and returned to Deqing County. But when it comes to implementation, it's not the case. Everyone has been looting for so long, and almost every leader has made a lot of good things, and now let them give up their supplies and move forward lightly, I am afraid that there will be internal strife. If you want to blame, you can only blame Li Yan for being too young, too junior in the peasant army, and no prestige. Prestige is not something that can be done. The leaders didn't listen, Li Yan was also helpless, after nightfall, he said angrily: "Brother Lu, look at the morality of those people, it's all at this time, and they still can't give up those materials." ”

"The Living Yama King sent troops to defeat Wukang County, and now he is mobilizing heavy troops to Deqing, with the power of that new artillery, Deqing will definitely be able to hold it? Once Deqing falls, we people will be trapped in Jiaxing Mansion and become alone, what is the use of having more wealth at that time? Li Yan patted the table, still unable to understand his hatred, "Delay things, withdraw one day late, and take the risk for one more day." ”

Lu Liangwei can understand Li Yan's feelings, but this does not mean that he agrees with Li Yan's approach. From Shaanxi to the Central Plains, the glory and wealth promised by King Chuang have never been traced, and now they have come to Zhejiang, and they still don't let those people satisfy their selfish desires? If you retreat late, you will have to take a big risk, but if you retreat forcibly, you will lose people's hearts, and it will be even more difficult in the future. To put it bluntly, King Chuang and General Li would rather have a defeat than internal strife.

It is said that Li Yan is anxious, but the leaders near Jiaxing do not have such a sense of crisis, they are still busy loading the stolen things into the car, and some people are even looking for a place to play with women. In short, Jiaxing, a world of flowers, makes people linger and reluctant to leave. There is a manor in the northeast of Jiaxing, called Wangjiang Manor. This was originally the courtyard of the Xu family in Huzhou, covering a wide area, with beautiful scenery, which can be described as the four seasons of the year, full of greenery.

It's a pity that now Wangjiang Manor has become the private manor of Fan Ling, the leader of the peasant army, and Li Yan has ordered all departments to strictly enforce military discipline, but Fan Ling, as Gao Yingxiang's cronies, didn't take this order seriously at all. It was late at night, but Fan Ling didn't feel sleepy, in the hall of Nuoda, there was a thick red blanket, he leaned against a low table with his chest back, holding a wine glass in his hand, and his face was flushed with excitement.

The sound of silk and bamboo in his ears continued, and several young women danced, but these women all looked frightened, and some of them even danced a little deformed. However, Fan Ling didn't care, a pair of eyes swept over these women, and finally landed on a young girl. Suddenly, he screamed, and the whole person jumped up, threw the woman to the ground, and then tore off the woman's clothes with his hands up and down......

"Huhu...... It's white, it's so tender...... It's still this Jiangnan woman Shui Ling" There were guards guarding the door, but Fan Ling didn't care, untied his belt and did something unbearable.

The girl wailed in pain, and all that could be heard was Fan Ling's excited laughter. The other women trembled and wanted to quit, but they heard Fan Ling shouting, "Where are you going?" Kneel down well for Lao Tzu, none of you can run away, let you enjoy it today, let you know what a real man is......"

The guards at the door had red eyes, and listening to the unbearable sound, the whole person seemed to be on fire. On this night, Wangjiang Manor was not at peace, and the entire Jiaxing Mansion seemed to be like this. Everyone knew that the retreat was imminent, and they unleashed the beastly nature in their hearts. When it was bright the next day, Li Yan knew what was happening in Jiaxing Mansion.

Fan Ling was not the only one who harmed the woman, almost half of them joined in, venting their animal desires. After the atrocity, Jiaxing was silent, the streets were deserted, the people on both sides closed their doors, and the occasional women's sobs came out, which made people feel sad.

Li Yan was walking on the street, the cool breeze was blowing on his face, he stopped and slowly closed his eyes. For some reason, he always felt that there was a fire buried under this silence, and this fire would one day burst open and blow everyone to pieces.

Suddenly, when he opened his eyes, Li Yan turned around and walked back, and at the same time said solemnly to Lu Weiliang: "Brother Lu, pass on the order, withdraw from Jiaxing tomorrow, everyone will withdraw to Deqing, if anyone falls behind, they will bear the consequences!" ”

"In such a hurry?" Lu Weiliang frowned, in such a hurry to withdraw from Jiaxing, there will definitely be many people who are dissatisfied. However, Li Yan didn't plan to give in this time, he pointed to the closed doors on both sides, his face turned cold, and he smiled coldly: "Look at the situation on this street, do you think we can still stay in Jiaxing?" Last time, I burned, killed and looted, and it was not easy to suppress the people of Jiaxing, and now it has intensified the scourge of those women...... I don't dare to enter and retreat now, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave if I want to....."

There is a fire hidden in Jiaxing, and this fire belongs to the people of Jiaxing. Li Yan believes that as long as one person takes the lead, those Jiaxing people who are closed to their homes will respond in groups, and only God knows what Jiaxing people will do when they are angry. But one thing Li Yan is very sure of is that once the people of Jiaxing make trouble, it will be wishful thinking for the army to evacuate safely.

Sure enough, after the order was issued, the leaders of the peasant army around Jiaxing complained, but Li Yan forced the order, and they could only comply. However, this also caused these people to vent their animal desires more unscrupulously, and some people even sent people to loot the local people, and even pushed the golden Buddha in the temple.

On the 28th of the lunar month, the peasant army, which had been raging in Jiaxing Mansion for a month, finally began to withdraw, but the retreat was very slow. It's not that Li Yan doesn't want to be fast, but he can't be fast, and the big carts and small carts of the leaders can't be loaded, so he lets the brothers pack their backpacks and jingle a lot of things, which naturally slows down the march. Originally, it was a two-day journey, but I was afraid that I would burn high incense if I could get there in three days.

Li Yan frowned, looking at the slow marching speed, worried in his heart. Lu Weiliang said with relief: "Brother Li, and relax, Deqing is still in our hands at the moment, and there must be no problem in withdrawing." ”

"Oh, I hope so!" Li Yan shook his head gently, in fact, he was worried not only about Deqing County, but also about Jiaxing. This retreat is too slow, and it is easy to go wrong.

Jiaxing, Tianhai Building! This restaurant used to be the largest restaurant in the north of Jinshan, because the restaurant can overlook Jinshan and Pinghu Lake, so the business is booming. In Jiaxing, the reputation of Tianhai Tower is only slightly worse than that of Yanyu Building. It's a pity that today's Tianhai Building is in a mess, the tables, chairs and benches are scattered, and the decoration in the building is also ruined. The hall on the first floor was full of people, both men and women, but most of them were young men. Some of them were armed with sticks, some with shovels, and their eyes were full of anger.

At the railing on the second floor, a middle-aged man in a green robe, holding a long knife in his hand, tears in his eyes. This person is Duanjupiter, the current owner of Tianhai Tower, and the people in those halls, except for the young and strong servants of the Duanmu family, are all neighbors.