Chapter 520: Different Paths to the Same End (3)
There are more and more people who are talking about it on the field.
The presenter had to raise his voice so that people on the outskirts of the circle could also hear the truth. When he talks about the Protector Army, it's like lifting a sluice, and it doesn't stop flowing. However, the audience became interested at first, and then became a little annoyed.
A member of the audience interrupted the speaker and asked, "Hey, you've been talking for a long time, what kind of official is Wang Daniu?" How many people can you manage? ”
The speaker's words were interrupted by Shengsheng, and he was naturally a little dissatisfied, but he patiently told what he knew:
"I heard that it is the commander of the Miantong garrison regiment! You know? Tong, that is, Tongchuan; Mianzhou is Mianzhou. One regiment, in charge of two states! There are several battalions under his command, thousands of soldiers! ”
"There were only a few thousand people! Isn't that still similar to Zhang Deaf! The crowd laughed.
Some listeners were disappointed, and decided to usurp the throne and seize power, and tell you a more exciting story: "Do you know the young master of the Yu family in our Xinchang Town?" His wife was originally a flower in Xinchang, but unfortunately she was killed by officers and soldiers at night, and later jumped into the well. The old lady of the Yu family saw that everything in the house was robbed, and a mouthful of phlegm blocked her throat, and she swallowed her breath......"
I don't know who the young master of the Yu family is, where does Xinchang Town know, but everyone knows the so-called "scourge".
A group of gentlemen shouted excitedly for the new presenter to elaborate.
“…… The young master of the Yu family is a talent! has a reputation for his body, and he has always been the same in the new field, where can he bear such a great shame? So he sold his land and went to the provincial capital to file a complaint......"
Immediately, someone shouted: "What a complaint!" Who doesn't know that officials protect each other! After entering the yamen, I didn't say a word, let you roll back and forth on the nail bed first! ”
The new narrator actually doesn't know whether Young Master Yu has a rolling nail bed, he only knows the general direction of the story: "...... Later, the lawsuit went to the Shu Palace, and the prince took the case......"
"The prince is a living bodhisattva! You Young Master Yu are not fools yet! ”
"I heard that in front of the prince, Governor Liao is an old follower, and now Young Master Yu can avenge his daughter-in-law......
The many comments obviously caught the speaker a little unexpected, and finally he had to tell the truth: "Do you know how the prince handled it?" Let him participate in the Shu examination ......"
Everyone knows a little bit about the Shu exam, but what does this have to do with the lawsuit? Everyone pricked up their ears and patiently listened to the speaker tell the end.
"Shu exam list, our young master Yu high school champion ......"
"Wow!" There was an exclamation.
"The prince also likes our young master Yu very much, so he was sent to Luzhou Wangzhuang to be in charge of the village...... What is the management of the village, the management of the village is the head of the village! ”
Why did it get to the head of the village again?
The audience began to get impatient, but the new speaker was very considerate of their feelings and quickly gave the answer:
"Young Master Yu is in Luzhou, that's like a fish in water! How to do it like a fish in water?
Let me tell you, do you know how many people Young Master Yu is in charge of? The people in Hejiang County within a radius of 300 miles only know Young Master Yu, and they don't know that the imperial court knows the county......"
From Luzhou to Hejiang, from a small number of people to a radius of 300 miles, the new speaker's speech obviously lacks coherence and logic. But the audience listened with relish, and no one stood up to correct it.
“…… The magistrate of Hejiang County was afraid of our Young Master Yu, so he had to hide far away in the Divine Arm City by the river. At about one o'clock, there were only two people left around: a concubine and a long-term follower. Who knew that one night, the long entourage actually abducted the concubine and ran away. The old magistrate was so miserable that no one even poured the urinal and toilet, so he had to put it in the hall to ferment......"
Hearing this, the surrounding audience suddenly burst into a burst of hearty laughter, which attracted more attention than the audience.
The new speaker didn't expect that he would become the focus of everyone's attention at once, and he was shocked by laughter and forgot his words. was urged by someone, and in a hurry poured out everything he knew and thought:
“…… Think about that night, Lao Tzu
I've run out for five miles, and I'm almost at the river...... As a result, the melon lady in my family chased after me and pulled Lao Tzu back!
It's miserable, what a good errand to lose!
If I followed Young Master Yu to Luzhou, with the friendship between the two of us who wore open crotch pants and played mud, how could I get a second pipe to be a pawn!
And voila! This jaw is suitable, and he was caught as a pawn who is not as good as a pig and a dog! I don't know if there will be a war with the royal army......"
The new speaker was remorseful, and a group of listeners were relatable.
Their relatives and friends in the township may have joined the royal army, or they may have fled to Luzhou, or they may have enmity with the official gentry in the city, or they may have parents, wives and children who are not well fed and clothed at home, or maybe there are no harvested crops in the fields.
They looked at the rotten skin on their bodies, experienced the feeling of their stomachs screaming, and surrounded their indignant comrades, and a long-suppressed resentment suddenly erupted:
"Fuck X! Taking advantage of the absence of Zhang Deaf, the big guy will open the city gate and run! ”
"That's right! Lao Tzu now has the same knife and gun! Whoever doesn't open his eyes and dares to stand in the way, Lao Tzu will send him to see the king of Hades! ”
……
Almost at the same time.
In an inconspicuous corner by the barracks of the battle, two soldier-like men were arguing fiercely. It's just that they all try to suppress their emotions and not let the sound be too loud.
“…… The recruited Niujiaozhai bandits, the leader is named Chen Ju, who used to be the big leader under Chen Huainian. He saw me moving things in Xinchang Town. A few days ago, he went into the city with Zhang Deaf to meet Xu Kongtu, and he almost recognized me! That's why I thought that I would have a lot of dreams at night, so I would just start it tonight! ”
"Director Liu has ordered not to act rashly! You need a warrant from him to do it...... There is a global concept in this, do you understand what the global situation is? ”
"I don't know what the overall situation is, but I know I can't sit and wait for death! When Zhang Deaf returned to Qiongzhou, Chen Ju bandits entered the city to join forces with Qiongzhou, and they couldn't move if they wanted to! I was the first to die......"
"So how do you move? There are more than 100 Yang Tianguan families, and there are more than 100 officials in the state city, head catchers, and thousands of households. With the sixty or so people of our Red Gun Society, can we capture the state government and the Tianguan Garden? That's hitting a stone with an egg, and killing oneself!
In short, launch now, I strongly disagree! ”
"It's nice that we're small, but that's before! These days, the congregation is preaching among the brethren, and many people have come to our side. The materials of the Propaganda Bureau say well, they are all poor people who are suffering, and we must unite even more! As long as we unite, we can defeat all local tyrants and inferior gentry! I'm here to say that as long as the Red Gun will pull up the banner to defeat Yang Tianguan and Xu Kongtu, the whole camp will follow me......"
The two were arguing when a young man's figure shook coldly across the corner and appeared in front of them.
"Fourth brother, big brother Huang! Brothers, bombed the camp! They opened the west gate and were running out of the city! ”
What the?
Wang Siniu and Huang Huan were shocked.
Both of them realized in an instant that all their previous thoughts had been in vain.
……
After Wang Siniu was injured in Feixian Pass, the wound under his ribs never healed completely, so he returned to his hometown to recuperate.
The five brothers of the Wang family are all characters who are not afraid of the sky and the earth, and they are very influential in the local area. Since he saw the world with the big guys, his local reputation is even higher.
After Wang Siniu returned to his hometown, he did not lie down in bed. He gathered the old brothers who could not go to Bifeng Gorge for various reasons and formed a congregation organization. Because the weapons used imitated the short spears of the caravans, they were named "Red Lance Society", and the main purpose was to help poor tenants and landlords fight in the ring.
The Red Gun Club initially consisted of a dozen core members. After the arrival of the injured Huang Huan in Yazhou, due to the availability of weapons and funds, and the secret encouragement of Shu Shizi to the Red Gun Society, the Red Gun Society quickly grew to more than 300 core members and thousands of farmers contacted.
But the group was greatly weakened after last autumn's harvest
The good momentum of development came to an abrupt end. The reason for this is not from the outside, but it is the strategic migration "Sichuan to fill Luzhou" that Zhu Pingjin and his family personally mobilized and deployed.
By the spring of this year, the Red Gun Society had recovered in size, but there were only a few hundred core members left. Huang Huan used Bifengxia's military training method to train the congregation, so that they gradually became some village soldiers.
After the contradiction between Qiongmei and the Shu Wangfu became public at the end of last year, Zhang Hongbin of the Qiongzhou Institute has been arresting Ding and expanding the army. Some members of the Red Gun Society were also arrested.
Wang Siniu discussed with Huang Huanyi, thinking that this was a good opportunity to penetrate the enemy's interior. So he persuaded some other congregations to vote for the Qiongzhou office together. Huang Huan was also valued by Lu Benxue, the deputy of the Qiongzhou Institute for military training, because he could make a good short spear, and he was appointed as a petty officer of the banner chief.
But recently, the two leaders of the Red Gun Society, Wang Siniu and Huang Huan, had a major disagreement on how to act next.
Wang Siniu thought that he should take advantage of the chaos to take Qiongzhou, and tied up Yang Shen and Xu Kongtu to see the prince and give him a big gift;
Huang Huan believes that specific actions should be consistent with the overall intention of the superiors, and more importantly, they should listen to the command and not act without authorization.
However, this disagreement did not affect the pair's agreement on more issues. For example, the backbone of the Red Gun Society was arranged, and the ordinary soldiers were chatted with the way of setting up a dragon gate array, arousing their good impression and yearning for the prince and the Shu Prince's Mansion, arousing their hatred for the government and the officials, and gradually absorbing activists to strengthen their own strength, etc.
With the best efforts of the two, these days have achieved a lot of results. But neither of them expected that the situation would develop so quickly:
On his side, he was still arguing about whether to move or not, but the soldiers on that side ran away first.
What to do?
Is it to run along, to attack the yamen, or to defend the city?
This grim and urgent choice was immediately placed in front of Wang Siniu and Huang Huan.
Except for the troops stationed at the four gates in turn, most of the remaining part of the Qiongzhou garrison was stationed in the field. As soon as the main force in the field ran, most of the Qiongzhou defenders went.
The defenders of the West Gate were also captured strong men, and they must have run away. No one knows whether the rest of the defenders of the eastern, southern, and northern gates will get the news and run along.
Wang Siniu and Huang Huan soon understood: the defenders of Qiongzhou City must not run out!
Once it runs out, there will be a vacuum in the arming of Qiongzhou City. The Niujiaozhai bandits stationed outside the West City waiting for Zhao'an will take advantage of the situation to enter the city.
It is conceivable that with the temperament of that group of bandits, what will happen once they enter the city! Even if the royal army regains Qiongzhou City in the future, Qiongzhou City is still an empty city that has been looted, smashed and burned to ashes!
"Even if you let the dog official live a few more days, you can't let Qiongzhou fall into the hands of bandits! I'm going to chase them back! At least four gates to defend! Wang Siniu shouted loudly.
Persisting in waiting for orders from higher authorities will only delay the fighters. Since Wang Siniu took the initiative to ask Ying to guard the city, Huang Huan also knew what he should do:
"Dayi's village guard team is the closest to Qiongzhou, but the bandit camp is set up on the side of the official road to Dayi, and it may take a lot of time to detour. Xinjin is farther away from Qiongzhou, but the head of the Xinjin Huzhuang team is my old squad leader in the fourth company, so I went to persuade him to send troops to seize Qiongzhou immediately! ”
"You can go to Xinjin, but how? There are only mules for Pito's grain! Wang Siniu asked puzzled.
"No mules and horses!"
Huang Huan smiled mysteriously at ease: "I am from Mianzhou, I grew up by the Fujiang River, and I have good water quality!" Tie a gourd around your waist, and you can float from Qiongshui all the way to Xinjin! In the past two days, it has rained and the water has risen, and drifting down the water is faster and more comfortable than riding a horse! In two hours at most, I'll be in Xinjin! ”
Both brothers have big things to do, but they are neglected. The youngest of the Wang brothers immediately cried out and demanded to carry out a glorious and difficult task alone.
"Okay, fifth brother, you ride a mule to Mingshan Wangzhuang for help! Fourth brother, here is a letter from the eldest brother to his mother, you take it and carry it well, to prove that you are from the Wang family! ”
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