Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Song and the Sword
Blood was already flowing in the place where the army was fighting.
The first to be organized was the Mexican Party organization close to it, and after hearing the sharp whistle, it quickly organized more than 70 people, and collected guns and built barricades in some places that only middle-level members of the organization knew.
These people were loose and passionate, and they were not the formally trained part of the Mexican Party, but they still complied with the decisions of the party group and began to resist before orders were given.
The first 70 or so people did not achieve much success, and the hasty resistance was exchanged for 20 corpses of the army, but most of the more than 70 people were killed in battle, and the rest were captured and beheaded on the spot.
This sporadic resistance in the early stages slowed down the troops, especially the occasional buckshot or dropped bomb from the houses, which took a toll on the morale of the troops.
The seizure of the block in the early stage was not slow because of the unorganized resistance, but this slow speed had already made the generals who took the lead uneasy.
The previous conspiracy was perfect, and the people in the city said that they would destroy the Second Council, and most of the Mexican people were not in the city.
As long as there is chaos in the city, the army can use the situation as an excuse to enter the city. As long as most of the men of the Second Council signed the confession, the meaning of the existence of the Second Council ceased: if these people could confess under threat, how could they be believed that they would represent the interests of the people of the country fairly?
When the army entered the city, as soon as the confession was announced, the central party headquarters of the Mexican Party was captured, and the leaders of the Progressive League party were rounded up, and the major events in Fujian could be decided.
It has always been like this in the history books, several coups or rebellions, as long as the leaders are killed, no matter how many people are rabble, there will be no resistance at all.
Once the city is controlled, the Moxican Party will inevitably collapse, and the rest of the people will not be able to survive, and it will be very simple to collect some evidence of the rebellion at that time.
Some of the people in the city are simply wall-riding factions, and if they succeed this time, they will definitely prostrate on the ground, as long as they give them a little broth, and don't take away all their benefits.
It sounds like a perfect plan, and it sounds simple and makes a lot of sense. It's like some infighting in the capital family, as soon as the leader is killed, he will naturally disperse.
But when it was actually implemented, the general who took the lead felt that something was wrong.
The explosion of the powder magazine was a signal for the army to enter the city, meaning that it was ready inside.
The problem was that the black smoke that rose from the capture of the central party headquarters in Mexico was slow to appear, and as soon as it entered the city, it was met with a lot of sporadic resistance, which was obviously completely different from the previous situation when the peasants and craftsmen were revolted.
The explosion of the powder magazine and the capture of the central party headquarters of the Mexican Party and the control of the council should have been carried out simultaneously, and now there is no black smoke rising, obviously those people in the city have been killed cleanly, and they are not capable of seizing power at all.
It's not that the general didn't kill people, but because of his age, he didn't participate in the unification war that ended before he was born, but he made a lot of meritorious contributions in suppressing uprisings and starving people's uprisings, and slaughtering these people is actually quite simple according to past experience.
He thought it was the same this time, but this time it was completely different.
For example, another block was captured before, and it was copied from behind, and this time more than 60 people were captured.
In the past, when they were captured and beheaded, most of them would be so frightened that their legs trembled and wept and wept, either they were silent like a lamb to the slaughter being dragged aside, and they were killed with ease, at most there were only a few frightened cries, or there was endless silence.
But this was not the case with the sixty people who were captured, who were supposed to be workers from the nearby coal yards, and after being captured, they did not wait for death, but wrestled with the soldiers.
The leader was a young man in his twenties, with a black cloth wrapped around his arm, and a short hammer in his hand, who was clearly a leader.
The young man's leg had been cut off, and his arm had been forced to the back to have his joints removed because of his resistance, and it was clear that such a leader must be executed.
But the young man was only angry and fearless when he could not move, and when he was dragged like a dog in front of the rest of the captives, a bloody streak was drawn on the ground.
In this case, the young man rebelled in the only way he could.
He sang a song while he was being dragged along, but in fact the soldiers cut off his head before he could finish the song. The soldiers wanted to hear it, but the officers didn't dare to listen to it.
The officers had to admit that the tune of the song was very good, incomparably exciting, and it was the most suitable for making a war song.
But the words of the song made the officer feel a little uneasy, not so much ordering the beheading to kill people, but hoping that there was only such a person in the world who would sing this song, and killing this person would break the inheritance.
"There has never been a prophet or God, nor has there ever been a republican tribune!"
"It's up to us to fight for our rights."
"Let the lawful thief spit out all that has been embezzled."
"Once they are wiped out, the rising sun of justice spreads all over the world."
"This is the last struggle, united until tomorrow."
"The future that belongs to workers will definitely be realized!"
"This is the last struggle, united until tomorrow."
"The future that belongs to workers will definitely be realized!"
"The laws of oppressive states and classes, the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes drain the blood of the laborers."
"The rich have no obligation but are free, and no one asks about the rights of the poor."
"Fed up with the sinking of deception, equality wants new laws."
"There are no rights without obligations, and there are no obligations without rights."
"This is the last struggle, united until tomorrow."
"The future that belongs to workers will definitely be realized!"
"This is the last struggle, united until tomorrow."
"The future that belongs to workers will definitely be realized!"
…… By the time the song had been sung, the young man's head had been cut off, but not so neatly, and the soldier in charge of the beheading apparently had a shaky hand, which made the officer extremely dissatisfied, and rushed over to take the horsewhip and whipped the soldier a few times.
The remaining captives did not behead with knives, but chose to be executed with heavy arquebuses, because it was likely that someone would sing during the beheading process, and if they were shot, they could be suppressed by gunsmoke and gunfire.
During the break, a high-ranking officer who was covered in goosebumps by the singing copied the lyrics in a notebook he carried with him, apparently writing a letter to his father from the format and title.
After copying the lyrics, he wrote: "This song is very inflammatory, and I suggest that my father propose a complete ban at the National Assembly." ”
"This lyric is clearly guilty of insulting tradition and inciting the people of the country to fight, and is likely to arouse the astonishment and anger of the faithful prophets and other overseas nations, and it is recommended that legislation be enacted to immediately divide the crime of rebellion and sedition, or the crime of surprise to the Gentiles by hanging."
"Also, father, please raise some money as soon as possible. If this is done, I don't recommend you to get involved in the shares of Nanyang, many people are staring, and we may not be able to share much. I propose to settle for the next best thing and find a way to get the franchise of flat glass in my hometown. Don't think about the capital, it won't be left to us. ”
"Also, please ask my father to clear the people of the military department as soon as possible, after this incident, I will be temporarily transferred to the north, and someone will definitely choose to retaliate. You should also be careful not to go out these days as much as possible. It's not as simple as you think, these people are crazy, just before I write to you, a citizen's child spat on us, and the child's parents were beaten half to death, but their eyes scared me a little, so I stabbed them to death with my sword. ”
"May my ancestors protect me, and I am also forced to do so, this child will definitely be a potential rebel when he grows up. Please pay for the construction of a school in your hometown to compensate for my compulsion and uneasy morality. ”
"Father, I really don't understand, I've also read books about overseas countries, we are much stronger than those overseas countries, why do these people rebel and rebel? Personally, I think it's just being too kind to these people, and the more merciful they are, the more shameless they become, and as for the things they demanded, what was my grandfather doing when he was on the battlefield? Why should you be like us? When Ji Xia founded the country, he was completely wrong, the bloodline is really noble and lowly, all those with low morals and criminals are basically lowly and poor, I really don't understand that the girls of the Lan family want to stand on the side of these people. ”
"By the way, your grandson is still obedient, right? Haven't been naughty lately, have you? If you are too naughty, you must teach him a proper lesson, otherwise it will be difficult to discipline him when he grows up. You tell him that I will go back soon, and that I will definitely bring him some good things from Mincheng when the time comes, so that he can study hard, especially arithmetic. He multiplied very quickly and was a smart kid. The foal that Ji Mingze gave me last time let him learn to ride when he is a little older, it will be useful, tell him more stories about his grandfather, and let him know that no matter when the cavalry is never out of style. ”
"When I left, the capital was rebuilding the shock cavalry, right? I have long said that the pillar of the republic is us, and those wealthy yeoman farmers are our best sword, and if I want to say that those rich yeoman farmers should be exempted from taxes, so that they can kill these rebellious people in the cities without mercy. The infantry can be filled with scum, and the cavalry must be treated preferentially and tax-free, so that when the battle is fought in the future, the infantry may be soft-hearted, but the cavalry will not. ”
"If I were the king, I would definitely kill those who destroyed the land system of the soldiers and cavalry of the northern province, they only know the small profits in front of them, but they are digging the foundation of the republic at all. It's good now, after the war, I knew that I grabbed the land, and I didn't care about anything, and now it's really difficult to rebuild, and I have to use heavy punishments and heavy punishments, and severely deal with those moths of the country, and it's best to call everyone together to talk, otherwise it will be difficult to do it in the future. On the north side, spit a little when it's time to spit out. ”
"The cavalry of the northern government needs land and tax exemption. But where is there so much land now? Let them spit it out, and refuse to do it one by one. ”
"But it's okay, after this time, there will be enough food here in Mincheng for a while. When the time comes, let me eat Mincheng and spit out the north, you must do this, this is the last chance. To make people vomit, you have to let people eat more before it is possible, I am afraid that if you eat here and there, you will not vomit, but something will happen. There are so many stories in the book, why can't they see through them? When the foundation is dug up, who will destroy it? ”
"But, father, if they don't vomit at that time, let's not vomit either. We vomited, they didn't vomit, and there was no difference between not vomiting at all, but we suffered ourselves. We are bent on the future of the republic, but we are no match for those short-sighted moths, sadly. ”
"If we families, each family gives up a part of the land, it will be enough to support about 20,000 soldiers and cavalry. Exempted from money tax and paid blood tax, he is definitely the most loyal to us. ”
"They don't listen to any kind of demagoguery about land divisions, tax changes, councils, etc., and they will cut whoever they want. Everyone knows the way, but they can't get it out of the way, and they can't talk about it. How can it be like this? Why can't you take a long-term view? Even if we have a long-term vision, what can they do if they don't let us? ”
"Father, every time I think of this, I am full of anger and my heart is uneasy. But even though I have a heart, I am powerless. ”
"Alright, that's it, those bastards who followed me just killed a woman, I'm going to have to whip them two times to get their heads clear, this is not anywhere else, it's right to be careful. Wishing you good health. Tell your grandson too, and say that Daddy will be back soon, but you'd better send him to the manor before I go back. My eyelids have been jumping these days, and I always dream of the incident when the capital's newspapers were censored a few years ago, and no one dares to say what those crazy people can do. ”