Chapter 160: Ambush
"Kill!"
The jailer retreated in embarrassment, the iron knife in his hand was cut in two, and before the jailer could parry, the sharp tip of the knife pierced straight into his lower abdomen, revealing from behind. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 With a loud shout, the corpse was picked up, and with the death of the jailer, the prison's defenses had broken down. A big man picked up the key from the dead body, and regardless of whether he knew it or not, all those who were locked in prison were unlocked and released.
The operation of the prison robbery was far more smooth than the attackers had imagined in advance, and due to the large number of men who went to Orange Island to protect the scribes and eunuchs, the Jinyi Yamen had only a limited number of personnel left behind, and there were no decent hands. At the beginning of the attack, the guards were beaten to the ground, and some of the defenders gathered together and resisted desperately on the basis of their rooms, which was nothing more than a delay in time, and they were actually powerless to interfere with the prison robbery itself.
There are a large number of workers and calligraphers arrested from the Chongren Bookstore, and if these people are caught in the county yamen, they still have the hope of being released from prison, but as soon as they come, they will be thrown into Jinyi Prison, and there is actually no way out. This prison has always been known for being allowed to enter but not to leave, and whether you are guilty or not, most of you will die when you get here.
When someone came in with a knife and opened the door of the cell, regardless of whether these people really knew Jin Daolu and others before, they all rushed out without hesitation. Looking for all the weapons you can find.,Participate in the attack on the brocade.。 Suspects who were arrested and imprisoned on charges of treason, under the multiple tortures of the name of Jinyi and torture, are now rebels in the true sense of the word, and they may be more enthusiastic and engaged than real thieves.
Gao Xiuqing, Song Chongli, and Zhu San were locked in the innermost cell, and the three of them were not injured, and they could move freely when the shackles were opened. Several big men greeted them, and some people smiled and said: "Zhu San, today Brother Zeng took someone to King Ji's Mansion, and said that he couldn't bring out a gold seal of King Ji, so that you can have a good time." ”
Song Chongli is old and does not practice martial arts, so he squatted down in prison for a few days, although he was not punished, but it was still not good to walk. He looked around and said to a big man beside him: "There shouldn't be a war here, there's no point in killing them, let's ...... You should go to the palace! It's time to settle the account with King Ji and his dogs. ”
"Song Lao is right, the revenge of the lotus girl should also be avenged. Let's go to the palace! ”
A few big men tore their necks and shouted, "There's no oil and water here, there's a ball to play around here?" Let's go, go to the palace and get rich! ”
At this time, the entire Jinyi Prison has been released, including the relevant people involved in the Chongren Bookstore case, and some of them are pure Jiangyang thieves. There were quite a few of them, but most of them were injured and in poor physical condition. As soon as Jin Daolu and other masters went, the rest of the people continued to besiege, but in fact, they couldn't eat the brocade clothes that they held onto, and the two fought into a melee. When they heard the shouts of the Jin Dao couple, most of them began to choose to follow them to transfer, and the rest were those who had a deep hatred with Jinyi, who had a strong will to fight, and their strength was not very good, just a simple fight like venting their anger.
When Jin Daolu and his party rushed out of Jinyi Prison, the entire Changsha City was already in turmoil. The Jianghu people from the surrounding county capitals and villages, as well as the local city fox and social rats, were attracted by the huge amount of money, and their spirits became highly excited. The friction between locals and outsiders has put both sides on the brink of fire, and today's action is like lighting a fuse and igniting all problems.
The robbers who took advantage of the fire began to attack the big households, the gangs of the rivers and lakes that had long had a grudge against each other, and the people had enemies among themselves, and they also began to take this opportunity to take revenge. Even the simple poor feel that the order is not there, and when the opportunity for them to get rich has come, they want to go to the mansion gate to get rich. The house slave homes of large families were also mobilized, fighting the attackers, and murder and arson were endless.
Jin Daolu and his party were numerous and armed, and those Jianghu people or the guards would not take the initiative to provoke them, and they didn't pay attention to the tearing on the street, and rushed straight to Jiwang's mansion to kill. There were no officers or soldiers on the streets, and the whole city seemed to have entered an era of lawlessness.
Gao Xiuqing's face showed excitement, and he rubbed his hands and said: "God-given opportunity, I think it is better to simply seize the city and pull the flag to claim the king......"
"Don't mess around, Brother Zeng said, we have such a small number of people, we can't make too much noise. With these cannon fodder blocking knives for us, let's go to Xiangxi as soon as possible. ”
Song Chongli said: "Even if you go to Xiangxi, you have to kill King Ji's family first!" ”
"Don't worry, Old Song, this time I will definitely avenge your daughter, and then catch a few women in the Ji Wangfu to get them, and let them taste it too!"
This group of people talked and walked, and in their emotions, excitement accounted for far more than nervousness. In the distance, you can already see the smoke coming from the direction of King Ji's Mansion, and you have succeeded in attacking it. Zeng Guang has more people than this way, and there are more masters, although there are soldiers in the Jiwang Mansion, but Cheng Ping has not practiced the battle formation for a long time, and he has calculated unintentionally, and now the defense over there should have collapsed, right?
A burst of thunderclaps sounded from the direction of their target, and Jin Daolu raised troops in Mayang that day and fought with the officers and soldiers, and he was very familiar with this sound. Is this a firearm? The Miao soldiers under his command suffered a big loss in front of this thing that day, why did Changsha also appear today? On his own side, they are all high-ranking martial arts masters, and they have no firearms in their hands. And this firearm is placed in a neat and orderly manner, and it sounds endless, not like it was hastily used to parry, but it seems to have been prepared in advance, what is going on?
A trace of dark clouds drifted across the sky, and Jin Daolu felt a vague uneasiness in his heart, and the speed under his feet couldn't help but speed up a little, and he rushed forward. He didn't go far before the shouts of killing came, and then he saw Zeng Guang's men and horses, as well as the pursuers behind them, who could not see the end at a glance.
As soon as the fireworks in Changsha City were raised, there was already movement in Orange State. The homes of these talented scribes are all in the city, and their interests are related, and no one will despise them. Even those who were well-educated lost their usual calmness at this time, and began to eagerly ask the people around them what was going on. The three friends of Yuelu Academy, the Zhang brothers and Liu Kanzhi were talking, and they were all stunned when they saw this.
Zhang Sixiu laughed and said, "Don't panic, everyone, all this has been expected by the government for a long time." To tell the truth, half of today's cultural meeting in Orange Island is for these people. A few days ago, I was at Chongren Bookstore, and I accidentally found that there was a demon book hidden there, and the evil words confused the public, intending to rebel. In addition, the bookstore also printed military books and prepared them to be shipped to Xiangxi. We arrested the people from the bookstore, but the people behind them still need to be dug up. So I set up this bureau, trick them out, and catch them all! ”
He Song said: "Brother Zhang, the younger brother doesn't understand very well, how can this be caught in one go?" Now it seems that something has changed in the city? ”
"There was some chaos in the city, but it didn't hurt the big picture. To tell the truth, we released the news to the outside world before, today the orange island is densely covered with armored soldiers, and the elite forces of Changsha City are deployed here to prevent thieves, and the city must be empty, but in fact, this is not the case. Most of the troops on Orange Island today come from neighboring counties, and most of them are village archers, not regular soldiers. The real local elite soldiers are all in Changsha City, and now they are ...... These thieves should have suffered! Look, the column of smoke that is lit now, as well as the cloud-piercing cannon that explodes in the air, are the officers and soldiers sending signals to report victory! Everyone is here to chant poems and drink, and when you return to the city, please see the heads of the rebels and thieves! ”
The mood of a scribe did not really relax because of Zhang Sixiu's words, even if the battle was won, no one could say what his home would be. However, the Qinglou women who came to help the fun all smiled at this time, and began to respectfully respect the second son's strategy, they had no property in Changsha City, so they had nothing to care about.
Representatives from the government also began to come over, complimenting Zhang Ergongzi for seeing thousands of miles and becoming a pillar of the court in the future. As for the whole plan, the price that Changsha local residents have to bear and the lives of abandoned children is not at all concerned now.
Jian Shoumei, as a local celebrity, is also qualified to answer with officials at this time, and a trainer in Changsha Mansion looked at him and asked: "Jian Gongzi Su Ri is also known as a soldier, and he likes to talk about the border soldiers, if Jian Gongzi is deployed today, how should it be arranged?" ”
Knowing that Qin Guangning was the highest-ranking official present, and his position was also the most important, he coughed and said: "Jian Gongzi's face doesn't seem to be very good, I think he is worried about his family. Don't worry, the government has set up an ambush in the city, and even if the thieves are rampant for a while, they will eventually kill themselves. There is occasional disturbance in your house, and there is no great harm, and there will be no mistakes. Besides, your mansion Yunwen Yunwu, even Mrs. Zun is a heroine who can ride and shoot well, how can a thief and grass cole be enough? ”
Jian Shoumei nodded, but her eyes locked on Zhang Sixiu, and said word by word: "Second son, all this is a bureau that you have set up a long time ago?" From the beginning of this cultural meeting, is it a ploy? Are you sure who will do it in the city? ”
"Exactly. Since we discovered the Demon Book, we have begun to lay out the plan, and this cultural meeting is also part of the plan. They want to rebel, I will give them a chance to perform to the fullest, these people are hiding in the people and it is not easy to find out, this time they took the initiative to jump out, just to catch them all. ”
Retelling these words that Fan Jin had said before, looking at the adoring eyes of the people around him, Zhang Sixiu felt a little proud in his heart, but also a little awkward. This guy has a lot of brains, but no matter how much he has brains, he's just a Cantonese hillbilly. I hope he doesn't think about his sister in any way, otherwise, he must give him some color!
Jian Shoumei didn't know what he was thinking, so she only asked, "The second son is not worried about playing with fire and immolating himself?" ”
Jian Gongzi laughed. Although there are some reckless people hiding in the city now, the real rebels among them are the dozens of people. Others, at best, are robbers and bandits, and they may have the courage to rob homes and houses, but when it comes to rebellion, they don't dare to scare them to death. If those lawless people dare to shout out words of rebellion, they are afraid that the people of the rivers and lakes will immediately help the government to jointly take the thieves. What can dozens of thieves do? Moreover, the power in the city is not something they can match. Just look at the smoke pillar flag of the report. ”
Under the guidance of Zhang Sixiu, the scholars looked in the direction of the wharf, but saw that several large flags had already been raised on the wharf, and then the boat waiting for pick-up outside Orange Island on their side immediately raised the flag to echo. Red flags fluttered like flames.
The entire city of Changsha is boiling.
After several cloud-piercing cannons were fired, the sound of golden gongs and war drums suddenly sounded, and the large and small yamen, which originally seemed to be paralyzed, suddenly regained their vitality. The middle gate was wide open, the war drums were rumbling, the chief officer was neatly robed to supervise the battle in person, and the officials in soap clothes and the officers and soldiers in mandarin duck jackets lined up in a neat formation to kill, and rushed straight towards the targets in the city.
Fighting, fighting, killing, and then fleeing. Although most of the Changsha guards are in ruins, they really put their minds to fighting, and hundreds of capable soldiers can still be found, plus a large number of guards dispatched by the Jiwang Mansion, its strength is close to eight hundred, and the other strong army is the archers of the two inspection divisions of Qiaokou and Duyun City.
The main daily work of these inspection divisions is to collect taxes and prevent smuggling, and these are all errands that require a fight to complete. In the field of cooperation and combat of large corps, it may be lacking, but in such small-scale and high-intensity battles, it is like a fish in water, and it is much stronger than ordinary Jianghu people in terms of cooperation and combat effectiveness.
With Zhao Ying being taken, Zeng Guang and others' eyeliner in the palace was removed, and the latest arrangement in the palace could not be controlled. According to the information provided by Zhao Ying in the past, although there are many guards in the palace, most of them run away from their posts when they have nothing to do, or go to the city to mess around, or go to find things to make extra money by themselves, and the number of people who are really on duty is not more than 100. Facing the huge palace with a force of this scale, the strength of the troops at a single point is extremely thin, plus the number of slaves and the like, the guard force is also limited.
Moreover, the news I got before that the palace guards mainly went to Orange Island to protect Zhang Sixiu, and there were fewer people left behind, so they were not vulnerable at all. When he led the men and horses into the palace, he didn't take it too seriously, but when he reached the location of the prince's study, he found that he had been ambushed.
The guards who had already been mobilized, together with the slaves and guards, came out from all directions, and the total number exceeded four hundred. What's even more terrifying is that the firearm in his hand has already been ready to stop, and when he saw Zeng Guang and others, he immediately opened fire. After the firearms were swept over, there was a rain of strong bows and arrows shooting intensively, which was a catastrophe for the people in cloth clothes.
No matter how high the martial arts are, they are also flesh and blood, and under this kind of well-prepared blow, it is natural to suffer heavy casualties. Rao is Zeng Guang immediately ordered a retreat, and the manpower brought in was also lost by more than 30%. However, when they joined up with the Golden Daoist, they found that the crisis had not passed, but had just begun.
Those Jianghu people who robbed homes and houses were shocked by the courage of the government, and many of them had already taken the initiative to lay down their arms and surrender. A few of those who committed the most heinous crimes or fought bravely against the government, but they were quickly run over. Zeng Guang's subordinates shouted: "Brothers, Zeng Guang Zeng is here. Everyone is a brother in the rivers and lakes, and now that they have fallen into the tricks of the government, instead of waiting to be killed, it is better to fight to the death, and simply rebel against his mother's ......" Before the words fell, a stone was thrown at him.
"Official, we are not thieves, we are not in the same group as this surnamed Zeng. Look, I'm throwing stones at them! ”
"That's right, we're not thieves!"
"The Nujiao Gang eats water business, how can they rebel, everyone catches the thief!"
Some people tried to join Zeng Guang, but more people chose to attack Zeng Guang to reduce their crimes, and the most people chose to remain neutral and not participate in the fight between the two parties.
The number of people on Zeng Guang's side is far less than that of the government, but there are many martial arts masters, and if you want to leave, it is not easy for the government to stay. The problem is that there are a lot more burdens in their current team, and those calligraphers, carvers, and even Gao Xiuqing, Song Chongren and others don't know martial arts. In such situations, they could not help, but had to allocate men to protect them. Seeing that the officers and soldiers were ambushing everywhere, and there was no response to the lack of response if they wanted to take the opportunity to seize the city, there was only one way left in front of them.
On Orange Island, Zhang Sixiu talked eloquently in front of everyone, as if everything was under control. "The reason why we let go of the prison and let them rob it is to add a burden to them. Bandits like to be angry, so give them a chance to be angry. With those henchmen, they can neither run fast nor escape, it is like a swimmer who has fallen into a big rock on his foot, and no matter how good the water is, he can only drown in the end. I know that they actually have eyeliner in the government, so the orders they get from all sides are incomplete, and even if one or two are missed, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. If they escape this time, they will inevitably be let go, then their undercover agents in the government will also be exposed, and the government will just get rid of this cancer. ”
"The second son is wise."
"The second son is really a dragon and a phoenix among people!"
Scribes, Confucians, officials, and even Qing Mansion women all surrounded Zhang Sixiu like stars holding the moon, vying to be the first to offer praise. This is not just flattery, some people do think that they can arrange the plan so carefully, and destroy a group of anti-thieves while talking and laughing, which is worthy of being a means for Zaifu's family.
Jian Shoumei was silent for a long time, and her eyes locked on Zhang Sixiu again: "The second son has no last resort, but isn't he afraid of one in ten thousand miles?" ”
"Oh? But I don't know where it is? ”
"Orange Island is bright and loose, one or two horsemen come with blades, blood splashes five steps, the second son's plan is longitudinal, and it is difficult to protect himself!"
"Gongzi Jian laughed, although there are not many soldiers and horses in Orange Island today, but there are also hundreds of officials, how can one or two horsemen get within five steps of me? Besides, those gutless bandits, where did they get such blood? ”
Jian Shoumei smiled coldly, "Second son, do you think that between you and me, how many steps are we fartwined?" Jane's blood may stain the robes of the son? Those people may not be as resourceful as Childe, but they are bloody...... But there is! ”
"Presumptuous!"
"Fanatic!"
"How can it be!"
In a few reprimands, a white rainbow suddenly rose, this sword is called "Justice", the sword qi is like a rainbow, its momentum is unstoppable, and the sword edge is straight to Zhang Sixiu. Zhang Sixiu didn't move, only sneered and watched, and the two handsome servants beside him greeted him at the same time, and after a few golden and iron sounds, blood splashed. The sword called justice ended without a problem, and in the midst of people's exclamations, everything returned to peace.