Chapter 189: The Red Turban Uprising
The people outside the city were in ambush until the time of the day, until the sky was about to get dark, Liu Futong looked at the people behind him, and said sadly: "Brothers, if you don't kill the thief at this time to avenge the Ming King, when will you wait?" ”
Then he rushed straight to the city gate, and the morale of the sect was great, seeing that Liu Futong was the first soldier, how could he retreat to the rear, and rushed to kill with shouts, and the cry shook the sky for a while.
When Han Yan'er and the others heard the sound of rushing and killing outside the city, they immediately rushed out of the wine shop, led their subordinates to wield farm tools, butcher knives and other weapons as weapons, and killed the soldiers at the city gate.
The soldiers guarding the city gate were lazily waiting for their shifts, where did they think that there would be a man-made counterattack on the city, and they ran towards the city in a panic for a while, and said in horror: "Oh no! Rebellion! ”
Han Yan'er had already prepared, how could he let them go to report the news, holding a butcher knife in each hand, chasing behind an escaping soldier, waving a butcher knife with both hands and slashing it fiercely, and in a blink of an eye, he had already cut it to the ground, and roared angrily: "Whoever dares to run away again, grandpa, I will slaughter him!" ”
The rest of the fleeing soldiers looked at the fierce and vicious Han Yan'er, and immediately lost their weapons, did not dare to move, and said in a trembling voice: "Who are you?" ”
Han Yan'er's eyes widened angrily, and he ordered his subordinates like a judge: "Brother Han was bullied and killed by them, and he killed them all!" ”
Yuan Bing was already frightened, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Don't, don't kill me!" ”
The people were so sad and indignant that they couldn't stop, and immediately gathered around and used farm tools to kill several Yuan soldiers on the spot.
Han Yan'er threw down the butcher's knife, picked up a spear of the Yuan soldiers, rushed to the city and stabbed the two archers to death one by one, and threw their bodies under the city, leaned out and shouted: "Marshal Liu, the city gate has been taken, brothers enter the city quickly!" ”
As soon as Liu Futong rushed to the vicinity of the city gate with his men and horses, he heard that Han Yan'er had succeeded, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, so he directly led the crowd into the city, and shouted loudly to the city: "Bit'er, take people to surround the government and tie up Zhizhou to me!" ”
Han Yan'er wiped the blood splashed on his face, and immediately rushed to the government with his subordinates, the city was suddenly in chaos, the people of the whole city fell into panic, and the garrison soldiers were even more at a loss.
Liu Futong had already prepared, and rushed straight to the Ordnance Department with his people, and the Yuan soldiers stationed there did not dare to resist when they saw that the righteous army was strong, and some even took off their armor and weapons, pretending to be ordinary people and fled.
After capturing the Ordnance Division, a group of rebels poured into it, changed weapons and armor, and chased the Yuan soldiers everywhere in the city to kill.
On the other end, Han Yan'er had also led people to rush into the mansion and shouted, "Where is the thief? ”
A group of officials dodged one after another, pointing at each other as officials, Han Yan'er laughed when he saw this, and captured them all.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Daru Huachi in the city led the garrison to protect his family and fled in a hurry, and the mansions of Zhizhou and other officials were also confiscated by Liu Futong.
At the end of the day, within two hours, the entire Yingzhou City was under the control of the rebels, and Liu Futong immediately ordered people to garrison the city gate, posted notices everywhere, appeased the people, and told them to open the warehouse tomorrow to release grain.
After rectifying the men and horses, it was found that the department easily captured Yingzhou City with almost no casualties, Liu Futong called the altar masters and deacons to issue armor and weapons to each department, and the morale of the rebels was even stronger, shouting to continue to pursue the Yuan soldiers.
Liu Futong said: "This battle can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, all because of the clever calculation of King Ming during his lifetime, we still need to bury King Ming first!" ”
Everyone responded one after another, and they all admired Liu Futong's character and talent.
That night, the lights in the city were bright, and hundreds of people surrounded Han Shantong's body and went to the south of the city to be buried overnight, and Wen Xuan also led Han Lingyue to follow him.
Han Shantong's body had been hung in the wind and sun by the Yuan soldiers in the city for many days, and it was only now that he was rescued, and Han Lingyue had already cried into tears.
Fortunately, many disciples who were loyal to Han Shantong also cried one after another, so as not to be suspected of their identity by others.
Mingjiao believers have always paid attention to naked burials, and Han Shantong was regarded as the king of Ming, so he naturally had to act according to the rules, and his bones were buried in a place with excellent feng shui.
In the process of burying Han Shantong, everyone who knelt down and worshipped hid their faces and wept, and even wept silently, thanking him for his life-saving kindness.
After the funeral, one person suggested loudly: "King Ming is gone, our righteous army can't be led by no one, since Marshal Liu is the descendant of General Liu Guangshi, in my opinion, he should be our commander!" ”
"That's right! If it weren't for Deputy Hall Master Liu having the courage to take us to inherit the legacy of King Ming, I am afraid that our Xuanwu Hall would have become a plate of scattered sand, where could we still capture Yingzhou City? ”
The two people who spoke out were both the altar masters of the Mingjiao Xuanwu Hall, one was called Guan Duo, known as Mr. Guan, with a thin figure, strong martial arts, and resourcefulness; The other person is called "Broken Head Pan", his real name is Pan Cheng, with a big waist and a round waist, natural divine power, and extraordinary bravery.
The two of them were Han Shantong's subordinates in the past, and they were loyal to him, but today they saw Liu Futong's loyalty and were convinced of him, so they secretly discussed their willingness to follow him.
Liu Futong shook his head when he heard this, and said solemnly: "After King Ming is really Huizong, although he was victimized by traitors, his son Han Lin'er is the authentic emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and we should all serve him as the master and do our best to assist him." ”
"But why don't you see them?" Guan Duo asked suspiciously, and the disciples also asked about it.
Liu Futong explained: "The current situation is unknown, how dare I put King Xiao Ming in danger? Rest assured, I have sent someone to escort King Xiao Ming into hiding, and when our great cause is completed, we can welcome him back. ”
Seeing that Liu Futong was so loyal to Han Shantong, Guan Duo, Pan Cheng and others admired him even more.
Wen Xuan and Han Lingyue were speechless when they saw this scene, before confirming the real murderer of Han Shantong, the more loyal Liu Futong was, the greater his suspicion.
The next day, Liu Futong ordered the opening of the warehouse to release grain, and the people who were not full of food all applauded, and many people were willing to join the rebels.
Han Yan'er, who distributed food and weapons to the people, said worriedly: "Now we are wearing the armor of the Yuan soldiers, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy in the future." ”
Liu Futong smiled indifferently, "Didn't King Ming think of this problem when he was alive, and he had already thought of a way for us." ”
After that, he took out a red scarf from his sleeve and tied it on his head, "Yes, as long as we all tie red scarves on our own heads, then we can see whether we are friends or enemies at the time of war?" ”
Guan Duo, Pan Cheng and others also agreed with this move, so the rebels began to collect red cloth and red scarves from the people's homes, tear them into strips and tie them on their heads to distinguish them from the enemy, and the people called the Ming Doctrine Army the Red Turban Army.
In just one day, many people saw that the Yuan army killed by the righteous army fell into disarray, and after occupying Yingzhou, they did not commit any crime against the people in autumn, and they even opened warehouses to release grain, and they were willing to join.
After Liu Futong sent people to count the reorganized personnel, he found that there were already five or six thousand people, and everyone's confidence in resisting the Yuan court was immediately stronger.