Chapter 62: The Yongning Rebellion (Part II)
On the square at the entrance of Yongning County, it is already crowded with people at this moment.
Not only the ordinary people in the county town, but even the tenants of the farms on the outskirts of the city also gathered here with their families, crowding the ordinary and magnificent square, and there were wailing, sobbing, and cursing everywhere...... All kinds of voices came and went, some people were praying, some people were trembling, and more people were sitting in a daze looking at the flames rushing to the sky in the city, stirring up the huge county government into a miserable storm.
In the Xiuwen Workshop in front of the square, Wu Dalie held his hands and kept looking in the direction of the entrance, and the cries and fears that came from time to time behind him disturbed him.
Tonight, when he was still sleeping with his concubine in his arms, he was suddenly pulled up from Gentle Township by a woman who appeared in the bedroom at some point, and he thought that his home had been burglarized......
Then he knew that the woman was Liang Zheng's personal maidservant Xiao Zhao, and he also knew the news of the White Lotus Sect's rebellion tonight.
This sudden news was like a thunderbolt above his head, making his hands and feet cold, and he had no idea in an instant - the big change was close at hand, but he was not prepared at all, there were only three classes in the county, and the nearest guard station would take a few days to go back and forth, and it was too late to ask the state government for help, how could this be good?
"What about Liang Zheng? What about his town army? He asked, his lips trembling.
"The young master has already rushed to the regimental training camp, and he will be able to bring the whole army into the city immediately, so there is no need for your lordship to panic." Xiao Zhao said lightly, "The young master asked me to inform the adults, and immediately arrange for the whole government to catch the fast, and the team leader to notify the people of the county to take shelter temporarily. β
"Isn't that a scareless?"
"What the young master means is to let the White Lotus rebels see it, they know that we are prepared, they know that the matter is exposed, maybe they will postpone the matter, so they will buy us time. As for whether it succeeds or not, it depends on the creation of adults. β
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Wu Dalie was completely out of idea at this time, listening to what Xiao Zhao said, it was like grasping a life-saving straw, and he hurriedly dispersed the whole ya, and in less than a stick of incense, the entire county was completely fried, and the people on the street were crowded and touched, and there were panicked crowds everywhere, crowded, rushed, and pushed...... Some people want to escape from the city, and some people subconsciously run to the county government for refuge.
Then just when this chaos reached its peak, a cannon shot sounded like a thunderbolt somewhere in the city, almost shaking the huge county town, and Wu Dalie was so frightened that he saw a fire in the east of the city, followed by a fire in the north of the city......
"The White Lotus rebels have made a move!" This was the first thought that swept through Wu Dalie's heart.
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Bao Yong did make a move......
Standing on the top of the Tianguang Building, he watched the officials on the street haunt in all directions, and the flow of people everywhere scattered and fled, but the hand behind his back was getting tighter and tighter.
He had planned to raise fires in fifteen places in the city at the same timeβit was the last hour before dawn, and it was also the most sleepy and lax time of the day, so that he could minimize the resistance he encountered. But now the hour has not yet come, and the people are like frightened birds, and it is obvious that the plan has been revealed......
What's the problem?
He didn't know, and he didn't want to know, there was no turning back when he opened the bow, and it was difficult to chase back on his horse, and now he was overwhelmed and had no way out.
"Altar Master, what should we do?" A few leaders behind him couldn't help but ask.
ββ¦β¦ Xiao Zhao Xiaoyue has any news? β
"Not yet."
ββ¦β¦ Not. Bao Yong bowed slightly, and his heart was panicked again.
He has been preparing for this move for a long time, and the only variable is Liang Zheng's group training, so he has transferred the most elite dead soldiers to Xiaoyue, originally according to the agreement, if she succeeds, she should send a message to contact him in time, but it didn't ......
But so far, he has not seen a single soldier in the training camp of Liang Zheng's regiment, and the order he gave her was "not a single soldier is allowed to enter the city", so it cannot be said that she must have failed.
And if the regimental training has already entered the city to suppress it, how can the people be so panicked?
"Altar Master." A leader saw that his face was pale and uncertain, and he stepped forward boldly and said, "When the time comes, you are suspicious, you are undecided, and the way to take trouble is ah, at this time you mutter, we ......"
Bao Yong gritted his teeth fiercely, and a cold and vicious light flashed in his eyes:
"Kill! Bloodbath the whole city! β
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The great change of the sky is coming!
Suddenly, the whole county was even more chaotic, Bao Yong and his subordinate leaders led the congregation to raise their swords, killing people whenever they met, robbing things when they saw them, and the entire county was full of people and buildings, ghosts and wolves howling...... The sound of gongs and drums, horns, and frightened screams of women and children on all sides plunged the entire Yongning into a bloody storm.
"Kill, kill them all! Take everything you can to take with you! β
Bao Yong roared frantically, taking the lead, chopping with a knife in his hand, and the blades of the chopping were curled, but with a cup of tea, he had killed more than a dozen people in a row, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a figure running by, and he slashed out with a knife, and with a snort, he cut off a man who ran by on the left with his shoulder and the head. I heard the screams of a woman holding a child next to her, and as soon as the long knife came out, it immediately cut a big hole from her neck to her crotch, and her internal organs flowed to the ground.
"Kill~!"
He looked around, and saw a cross courtyard near the left, and there seemed to be a figure in the courtyard guarding a few large boxes, looking at himself tremblingly, and there seemed to be something shining in the box......
Bao Yong's eyes lit up, and he pounced on it with a knife. An old woman lifted the deadbolt and was about to smash it on top of his head, but Bao Yong's long knife met her and cut her in two. Blood splattered everywhere.
"Altar Master!" A leader with a few strings of pearls hanging on his body ran over and stabbed the ground, kneeling down on one knee, "The rich families in the city have all gone to the county government with a thin softness, and we have smashed a few places, all of which are empty houses." β
"If you can hide, the monk can't hide from the temple, and if you can escape the first day, you can't survive the fifteenth year!" Bao Yong stared at the direction of the county government, and his face was so hideous that his face was distorted, "Kill with me~!" Break through the county government, and all the women will share it! β
"Kill!!"
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On the other hand, the county government.
The crowd of people who took refuge continued to pour towards the county government, and Liu Ang led three shifts of arresters and officials to desperately maintain order, which brought the situation under control slightly.
But this is only a palliative solution, and now the city is full of fires in all directions, almost reflecting the dark night as if it were day, and it is completely audible that the shouts of killing are constantly approaching in the direction of the county government......
But what about Liang Zheng? What about group training? The anti-thieves were so strong that without the support of the army, this county government could not hold it at all.
Wu Dalie paced back and forth, glancing at the entrance of the square from time to time, anxious like an ant on a hot pot.
Finally, when he turned to the eighth circle, a neat team appeared in Fangkou, all with tricorne hats, bright orange military uniforms, muskets challenging bright bayonets, and the first person was very popular, and the boots under his feet were clanging with swords, but who was not Liang Zheng?
Wu Dalie's spirits perked up, and he hurriedly welcomed Liang Zheng in: "Amitabha, the nephew can be regarded as here." β
"Uncle Shi, don't worry, I'll leave it to me here." Liang Zheng patted his hand comfortingly.
"So good, very good! Everything depends on the virtuous nephew. Wu Dalie breathed a sigh of relief and walked back to the county office.
However, Liang Zheng looked at the crowded square, but frowned slightly.
This place is empty on all sides, there is no danger to rely on, once the anti-thieves rush through the street in front, it is a situation where the tiger enters the flock, let alone resist the thieves, and their own 500 people will be instantly crushed by the chaotic people.
You must retreat into the county office, and then stick to the high-walled compound!
"Folks~" he shouted at the crowd, "Everyone move their positions, this place is not safe, all retreat to the county office." β
"But, sir." An old man hesitated to speak, "The county government is full of rich gentry, and they refuse to let us go in for refuge, saying that the gold and silver are too soft and soft, and no one can say clearly if they lose something......
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liang Zheng waving his hand indiscriminately: "Su Yingzheng! β
"Humble duty!" Su Qinghe responded loudly.
"You immediately let people in and arrange for the rich gentry to move the land." Liang Zheng said, "Tell them that at this very moment, money is something outside the body, even if you really lose something, it is also a disaster to eliminate wealth, spend money to ward off misfortune, you should do good deeds for yourself and accumulate virtue, and in the future, Yin Si will also have a sum in the merit book." β
"Yes! But......" Su Qinghe first responded, and then hesitated a little, "What if they don't listen?" β
"Don't listen?" Liang Zheng's eyes were cold, "What is the bayonet in your hand for?" β
"Yes!"
The people in the square were stunned.
They never thought that this well-known 'bully' in Yongning County would actually have a day to help ordinary people like themselves.
However, the shock was only temporary, and the current situation was racing against time, and the White Lotus traitors could be killed at any time, so soon, with the help of the soldiers, the people who had taken refuge in the square began to gradually retreat into the county office, which was easier to hold.
But at this moment, an absolutely out of place, even more sensational news suddenly exploded in the crowd:
"The traitor is coming!"
The traitor is coming?!
Liang Zheng raised his head suddenly, glanced at the dust and smoke rising in the distance, and shrank his gaze.