Chapter 616 Wonderful Exhaustion of Opportunity to Ascend to the Stage,

"If the thieves are ignorant of Jiangdong, they will have many things that are rebellious. Bullying the master with slaves, bullying the noble with cheapness, forcing the father to die with the son, breaking off the husband and wife, killing each other, and lifting each other between the old and the young. The tragic events of the world are not recounted. ”

"He who is tempted by the benefits of the floating sea, and who are willing to be feared to follow him. It is because the local folk customs are corrupted, the gentry are withered, and the ignorant wild people and the Jia family are only interested in profit. ”

"The Last News of Eastern Zhejiang. Eight Years of Thieves

- I'm the dividing line -

Just as the Taiping Army was in full swing in the city of Hangzhou, and a new round of overnight Dasuo and house raids, some people had already absconded in the direction of the water gate facing Hangzhou Bay along the dark laneway.

And Xiao Yi, the head of the Xiao family in Qiantang, who was running with the support of his son and nephew, complained in a low voice:

"Then the old man of the Wang family really killed me and waited, why can't I endure it anymore, I have to do it in public on this first occasion, I really think that these people who are willing to die for their family will come easily. Once I missed my family's years of preparation and operation in the city, all my efforts were wasted. ”

"The head of the family, can't you stay with those peace thieves, explain and explain clearly, and then give up some benefits."

There are obviously still people around him, who can't give up their big family business and relatives and slaves who can't take them away, and complain in a low voice.

"You know something, eye sockets are only so shallow."

Xiao Yi interrupted him angrily, and gasped and reprimanded.

"Are these Taiping thieves a good match, they were originally coveted by my generation of wealthy families, and now they have this good start, do you think they are willing to let go lightly for some benefits."

"Not to mention the things you don't have, the people and things hidden in the house, I really don't feel anything when everyone else is blind and deaf; That's all good evidence that can't stand up to scrambling."

"On weekdays, it's just a matter of letting go of my old face and making a slow turn; But now the Taiping thieves who are bent on arresting people and incriminating evidence, why should they expect people to let them go? If you don't go, you're sitting still. ”

Just between their short words, they had already walked out of the narrow and winding lanes and came to the cold and deserted street, and saw the outline of the West Corner Water Gate outside Qiantang in sight.

Suddenly, someone laughed like a night owl in the darkness; Then I saw many lanterns, covered in black cloth covers, shining brightly on the frightened faces and bodies of the fugitives.

"Sure enough, some rats escaped."

The team that was leading a team of Taiping shooters (crossbowmen) was waiting for the trial, and said calmly with a meaning. With the sound of whistles blowing in the night sky, from the shadows under the walls on both sides of the Water Gate, many auxiliary soldiers with knives and guns rushed out.

And when several thieves who ran the farthest away were shot in the back one after another and crucified to the ground, the fate of these fugitives was basically doomed.

Then in the midst of the clamor of arrest of people on their backs, Fu Cunxian nodded and bowed to a rickety beside him, and the head of the local sailor association said:

"You have done a good job, and the reward for the corresponding head and announcement will be your place of residence later."

"The lord has a good reputation, but the villain has heard it from people who are familiar with him, and there are still a lot of hidden private deeds and forbidden things in this little old man's house, can you make my generation work together and do it for your department." The head of the sailor continued to stammered cautiously

"This is not necessary, our Taiping Army has its own corresponding rules and regulations; But all the guilty will not let go, and the innocent will not be easily sinned, as long as the key people are caught, they will have their own time to sort out slowly in the future. ”

Fu Cunxian glanced at him meaningfully, and the other party couldn't help but be startled and hurriedly lowered his head before continuing

"But if someone wants to take advantage of the situation to run amok or to pursue selfish desires, they will not let it go. If the matters you follow up on this report can be verified, the corresponding rewards and punishments will naturally be indispensable. ”

"Yes, or will the Lord think it through."

The sailor's face changed slightly, and he continued to sneer.

At the same time, similar things have happened in several places in Guocheng outside Qiantang. It's just that the corresponding results are different; There are resolute people who die on the spot in the stubborn resistance, and there are also people who are lucky enough to flee in all directions, which makes the night in Qiantang City even more noisy.

In an old grange outside Qiantang City, far away from the official road, many young and middle-aged people with different expressions also gathered under the faint moonlight, and some people retreated from the carts full of knives and battles to distribute them one by one.

Then slaves and maidservants brought large vats full of rice and miso soup, and told them to chew them on the spot. Then a stout and fleshy old man stood on the empty cart and shouted loudly:

"Thanks to the fact that the family took in Er, it is equal to the danger that they will not be reduced to the road and dry bones, and they have practiced day and night with full food and offerings, and now the time has come for them to serve the Lord's family. Now the head of the family, his old man, is trapped in the city, and he is waiting for someone to go to the rescue of the inside and outside. ”

"In addition, the head of the family is also a word first, as long as this time can be reciprocated properly, in addition to the reward, the daughter in the Zhuangzi will choose to marry, and the family will also give a gesture of standing."

It wasn't until he heard the last sentence that these armed Ding Zhuang were completely agitated, and he was screaming and waving all kinds of swords, eager to kill into this Qiantang City the next moment.

"This is what the human heart can use."

After watching all these scrambled figures disappear into the night, the sturdy old man with a meaty face sighed.

"Zhang Duguan, do you really want to give this generation of people and choose women to donate money to start a family?"

Another young nephew who was next to him couldn't help but say.

"Of course ... It's impossible. Every grass and tree inside and outside this Zhuangzi, a person and a dog, even if it is an old man, it is the thing of the head of the family, how can he act rashly. ”

Zhang Duguan sneered disapprovingly.

"But if you don't say that, how can you make them desperate and brave in the present? Anyway, it may not be able to survive a few times.,Even if the old body breaks his promise.。。 ”

"Aren't they going?"

The young nephew was even more surprised.

"This is natural.,The old body never expected to be able to take the head of the family out of this generation.。。 As long as they can get close to the city and rush to kill, it is enough to attract the attention of those thieves. ”

Zhang Duguan's face turned colder.

"What I really hope for has to be foreign aid from across the river."

"Could it be that Zhong Jiwen of Mingzhou, who said that the place where he passed was three feet flat, was coming?"

The young nephew shuddered from head to toe as he wrapped himself tightly in his clothes.

"Yes, presumably at this time, most of the watchtowers and wooden watchtowers of the bandit army along the river have been taken by local loyal people." Zhang Duguan said solemnly.

On the other side of the river dozens of miles away, Zhong Jiwen, who was being talked about by them, was also watching the fire on the other side. In the howling night wind, another group of soldiers boarded the boat and headed for the opposite shore amid the sound of paddling.

And by this time the men and horses gathered under his command; Most of them have already crossed the rising Qiantang River. It's just that out of caution and caution just in case, he deliberately adjusted the order of crossing the river.

Therefore, except for the first batch of people who were used to fight the front station, all the people who had gathered under their command in the future, or the vassal forces on the periphery, did not let his headquarters people ship immediately until the sixth batch.

However, looking at the darkness on the other side that seemed to swallow everything in, he felt a little unsteady in his heart. There was no expected obstruction and interception, and there was no noise from the fighting of the thief army's counterattack, so easily Jiang Fang changed hands.

"Please also ask the company commander to follow me on the boat, it's time to transfer the Chinese army across the river."

The general of the Mingzhou Navy Department next to him said respectfully.

"Again, wait."

It's just that at this moment, Zhong Jiwen, who has a rough appearance, is a little uneasy and hesitant in his heart. Then, after the man crossed, he brought back another piece of news.

"Qiyu Company Marshal, on the other side of the state (Lishui City, Zhejiang Province) Lu Shou Capture Department, and Wuzhou (now Jinhua, Zhejiang) Wang Thorn History Department, for the camp is about to start. The Yang general, who started the game, couldn't hold it down, and asked Lian Shuai to deal with it quickly. ”

Now Zhong Jiwen has no reason to wait. He could only board the largest Qianhu Mingzhou ship of this batch with the baggage, livestock, and grain and grass, and slowly walked towards the opposite shore amid the uproar of the churning water.

However, after driving for half a while, the lights on the other side, the figure of the camp, and the swaying armor light were still in sight, and he slowly breathed a sigh of relief and planned to go down the building.

Then he looked back at the place where he came from with some unease, and it seemed that everything was still the same. Except for the sparse stars looming in the distance, only the last group of men and horses and husbands waiting to cross the river on the shore remained.

However, at the moment when he turned around and came to the bow of the boat to wait for docking, Zhong Jiwen suddenly felt that something was wrong. It's just that I can't make it clear.

Just like in his early years, when he smuggled and trafficked prohibited things at sea, before encountering wind and waves and dangers from his opponents, he would have a faint floating feeling of heart palpitations, which made people linger forever.

Then he looked back at the place where he came from with some unease, and it seemed that everything was still the same. Except for the sparse stars looming in the distance, only the last group of men and horses and husbands waiting to cross the river on the shore remained.