When the escort officer looked again, there was already a steady stream of people in the deep forest who began to rush down, and the leader was Fang Jie, holding a Fang Tian painting halberd, and jumped straight towards him.

The distance between the two sides was about 100 paces, which was enough for the officers and soldiers to line up. Under the shouts of the escort officers, the officers and soldiers began to move.

"Kill these dog officers!"

A Manichaean member who was hiding in the people shouted, threw down the grain cart, and rammed into the officers and soldiers next to them, disrupting their deployment.

The rest of the Manichaeans who were hidden among the people also began to riot, throwing down the grain carts in unison, or picking up stones and dirt and throwing them at the officers and soldiers, or picking up the flat poles pinned to the grain carts and fighting with the officers and soldiers. The rest of the people were led by the Manichaeans to fight against the officials and the army.

Due to the long snake-like shape of the procession, the officers and soldiers behind did not know the situation, and were stopped by the rioting people, holding swords and guns and did not dare to move. Most of these officers and soldiers are wine bags and rice bags, and it is okay to bully the people in ordinary times, but no one dares to be the first to step forward in case of emergency.

When there was a stalemate in the rear, the officers and troops in the front were already in a bitter battle. Only more than 200 officers and soldiers set up a formation when the Manichaeans rushed down, and under the leadership of Fang Jie, they broke through the vulnerable defense line of the officers and troops in one shot.

This group of Manichaeans of Lu Shisang are elite people, with the most devout faith, and are always ready to give their lives for the cause of Manichaeism. When fighting, he is red-eyed, scrambling, treating life and death as nothing, and once he approaches the enemy, his moves are all fierce moves that exchange life for life.

These officers and soldiers who are responsible for transporting grain have enjoyed peace for a long time, and they have fought with bandits at most in normal times......

The escort officer knew that something was wrong, and when he called for the officers and soldiers to form a formation to meet the enemy, he fled on the only horse in the group.

The adjutant was holding a long sword to resist the attack of the Manichaeans, and when he turned his head, he found that the escort officer had left the team behind, and he was so angry that he beat his chest, and when he turned back, Fang Jie had already noticed him and rushed towards him.

After a few breaths, the Fang Tian painting halberd smashed down on his head, and he hurriedly held his sword to block it, and the sound of "ping" could resist the force coming from the painting halberd. Just as he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the halberd suddenly swept down the blade towards his arm, and he was in a hurry for a moment, and he let go of the hand holding the sword.

But the visitor seemed to have guessed his movements, and before he let go, he stabbed him back in the chest, and stabbed him upside down.

When he landed, the adjutant's breathing became heavy, and he knew that he was on the verge of death, but he still opened his eyes forcefully, wanting to take another look at the world that made him nostalgic, but what caught his eye was that a man with a cold expression but a glint in his eyes stood in front of him, grinned, and swung a knife at his neck.

With the help of the people, the situation on the battlefield took a turn for the worse, and only thirty or fifty of the more than 500 officers and soldiers escaped, and the rest all died at the hands of the Manichaeans.

On the other side, the escort officer who was fleeing on horseback saw that no one was chasing after him, and when he was rejoicing, a figure fell from the sky and hit him in the shoulder with a punch. After rolling on the ground a few times, he fainted directly.

Xu Ziling, who came over, tied him up, put him on horseback, and walked towards Fang Jie and the others.

By the time he returned to Fang Jie, the Manichaeans had already begun to clean up the battlefield and distribute the weapons of the officers and soldiers to the people.

In the center of the crowd, a Manichaean was preaching.

"The officials were originally set up by the imperial court to raise the people, but they expropriated and extorted money from the rich merchants, plundered and extorted the people, and took advantage of them. The taxes were so heavy that the people worked tirelessly all year round, and they could only get a little surplus grain, cloth and other things, but they had to suffer from the plundering and looting of the officials. ”

"The burden of taxation is unbearable, but the labor is not much compared to it. In this matter of transporting grain, the government forcibly recruited you to assist in the transportation, and it was just a matter of not paying you, but the officials and soldiers along the way beat and scolded at every turn, and even withheld rations, what is the reason? ”

When the people listened to it, they were also emotional, and they scolded the court and the officials......

"If you and the other officers and soldiers who participated in the interception and killing of grain transport, after you go back, I am afraid that you will also be punished with death. Now the Shengcheng uprising in Muzhou has slaughtered more than 5,000 officials and soldiers in Qingxi County. Why don't we respond to the uprising here, kill all the corrupt officials in the surrounding counties, and let the suffering people join us and overthrow this bullshit court together. ”

The people had long been infected by the teachings of Manichaeism, and at this point where there was no way back, the anger and resentment accumulated over the years against the imperial court suddenly exploded, and they shouted angrily with red eyes: "Overthrow the imperial court!" Kill the corrupt officials! ”

"Overthrow the court! Kill corrupt officials! ”

"Overthrow the court! Kill corrupt officials! ”

"Overthrow the court! Kill corrupt officials! ”

......

One roar after another, though not very neat, but full of anger.

When Xu Ziling came over, a roar was sounding, and a Manichaean disciple saw the escort officer he had captured, and said with a happy face: "Special Envoy Xu, hand him over to me to deal with." ”

Xu Ziling didn't think much about it, nodded, handed the reins to the Namanichaean disciple, jumped off the horse, and looked for Fang Jie.

When they reached Fang Jie's side, the voices in the crowd also lowered, and the central Manichaean congregation began a new speech.

Xu Ziling looked at Fang Jie, who had been watching coldly, and asked, "Why didn't you go and talk about it?" Isn't this the most honorable place for you? ”

Fang Jie glanced at him and shook his head slightly: "I've never been good at this kind of demagogic thing. ”

"Also, you are a rough person, straightforward and fast-talking, where do you do these things," Xu Ziling smiled, "But Sister Baihua, she doesn't seem to be good at either." ”

Fang Jie explained: "Hundred flowers are ......, the sister-in-law is outside, Vice Sect Yang is in charge, and the Holy Father is in charge of the overall situation. The sister-in-law's status is second only to the Holy Father, and the sister-in-law also has the power to manage the missionary affairs, but when it comes to implementation, it is mainly Deputy Sect Leader Yang, Bai Mei, and Lu Shinang who are doing it. ”

Xu Ziling suddenly said: "I see." Sister Baihua is a role similar to the boss behind the scenes, just issue orders and let the people below carry them out. ”

Fang Jie was stunned for a moment and said, "You can think so. ”

While chatting, there was a sudden noise in the crowd, Xu Ziling looked up, and saw that the escort officer was tied up and pulled to the temporary platform.

As soon as he saw that it was the escort officer, the people standing next to him scolded a few words, opened his mouth, and spit a mouthful of phlegm on his face, and the rest of the people who saw him also began to insult and mock.

"What should I do with this person?" The Manichaeans asked.

The people were silent for a long time, and then said in unison: "Kill!" Kill! Kill! ”

In the frightened and desperate expression of the escort officer, the Manichaean next to him stabbed him in the belly, and then turned the blade of the knife, stirring his stomach to pieces. Let him suffer the pain of broken intestines and die slowly.

When Xu Ziling saw this scene, he frowned and said, "Isn't this too cruel, why don't you just give him a good time?" ”

Fang Jie said lightly: "You haven't been oppressed by officials, of course you can't understand their hatred for him, you might as well look at their expressions." ”

Xu Ziling looked at it, and sure enough, the faces of the people were all happy and excited.

However, will such a bloody and cruel revenge breed any different emotions in the hearts of these people?

After a long time, after burying the dead people and Manichaeans, a Manichaean came to Fang Jie and asked, "Envoy Fang, the brothers have packed up, where should they go next?" ”

Xu Ziling looked at the corpses of the officers and soldiers on the ground and said, "Why don't you deal with the corpses of those officers and soldiers?" ”

The Manichaeans replied indignantly: "These dog officers and soldiers, who assist the officials in oppressing the people, should let them expose their corpses to the wilderness, turn into lonely ghosts, and never be able to live beyond the dead." ”

"Gather them together and set them on fire," Xu Ziling looked at him, sighed and said, "If you leave it alone, if it causes a plague, it will be a disaster." ”

A trace of unhappiness flashed in the eyes of the Manichaean people, and they turned their heads to look at Fang Jie, seeing that he nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, just do what Special Envoy Xu said." ”

After a long time, the Manichaean came to Fang Jie again and said, "Envoy Fang, the body has been disposed of. ”

Fang Jie looked at Xu Ziling: "Take Datian County?" ”

Xu Ziling looked at the sky, it was close to evening, and nodded: "There is still a period of time before it gets dark, just take Datian County to rest for one night." ”

Seeing that the two men were in agreement, the Manichaeans turned back and ordered the army to prepare for action.

Seeing that it was this Manichaean who had repeatedly given orders, Xu Ziling asked Fang Jie, "What is that person's position, and why is he giving orders?" ”

Seeing his somewhat suspicious look, Fang Jie smiled: "His name is Liu Ying, and he is a close confidant of Lu Shinang, so there is no doubt about his loyalty." ”

Xu Ziling shook his head. It wasn't that he doubted his loyalty, but from the cold look in his eyes, it was clear that he was quite prejudiced against himself.

……

Daejeon County is said to be the county seat, but in fact it is just a huge village.

The one-zhang high earthen wall encloses about 600 households, and the houses are uneven. The county government has less than two hundred soldiers in the county.

After Fang Jie led the army to besiege Datian County, the county commander heard that it was the rebel army that responded to Fang La, and did not dare to resist, so he hurriedly asked the family to take the money, cloth and other valuable items in the government to go out of the city to greet him.

When Fang Jie saw it, he laughed and said, "Does the county order know why we are revolting?" ”

The county magistrate sneered and said: "Naturally, the Holy Father's virtue is highly respected, benevolence and righteousness are unparalleled, and all the heroes are determined to follow." ”

The county magistrate had heard rumors of Fangla's uprising recently, but he didn't know the root cause of his uprising, and thought that as long as he gave enough money and said something good, he should be able to avoid the disaster.

But he heard Fang Jie sneer: "It's because a dog official like you oppresses the people with his official body, and the Holy Father can't bear the people to suffer for a long time, so he unveils the uprising, and wants to overthrow this court that uses traitors and flatterers and doesn't know the suffering of the people, understand?" ”

The county magistrate listened to it and his face was already snow-white, and he trembled and said: "Know, know, please.... Not. ”

Before the county order could finish speaking, the Manichaeans on the side did the same, stabbing him through the stomach with a knife, leaving him with his mouth open and unable to speak again.

Xu Ziling looked at the Manichaean sect who suddenly made a move, and it was Liu Ying.