The guard force of the Ghost Fan Tower did not last long at all, and it was almost vulnerable in front of the regular army.

The two sides only fought fiercely for less than a quarter of an hour, and the Guifan Tower was defeated.

What followed was a one-sided slaughter.

"Run, the officers and soldiers are coming in, and they will cut down when they see someone."

"Go inside, leave it alone."

"Take the soft and run straight away, don't look back."

The crowd fled in all directions in a panic.

The main force of the Praetorian Guard continued to pursue, and the officials in the rear hurriedly rushed into various caves to save people.

In this battle, the Imperial City Division Praetorian Guard and the Imperial Dragon Direct Praetorian Guard led by Di Qing were the main force, totaling about 4,000 people.

There are about 5,000 servants in Kaifeng Mansion who are auxiliary soldiers and horses.

Although in terms of the total number of people, Sanssouci Cave and Ghost Fan Tower may have nearly 20,000 people combined, which is more than double the number of people in the Imperial City Division and Kaifeng Mansion.

But when it comes to combat effectiveness, a rabble is far from being able to compare with the regular army, and it is impossible to hold out just by fighting a front.

Under this offensive, the two factions were quickly destroyed, and a large number of underworld elements fled in all directions.

Zhao Jun guessed correctly, because it was a sudden attack and chose the nearest road, the following people had no time to transfer the victims.

Many victims were rescued.

The person in charge of the Ghost Fan Building is Fan Zhongyan, and when he learned about the following situation, he gave the same task as Zhao Jun.

First, rescue the victim first.

Second, wipe out the remnants of the bandits.

Third, the capture of enemy supplies.

Fourth, pursue the fleeing enemy.

These four articles represent the importance of precedence.

Saving people is put first, and pursuit is put last.

But before the list was issued, Di Qing had already led dozens of people to chase Ma Zhiwu.

At the same time, Jiang Dalang was also wandering around the cave, and met many people in a reckless manner, but he didn't make a move.

It's all some miscellaneous fish, and there is no need to expose it immediately, so he has been looking for important people in the Ghost Fan Tower.

After going around and around for nearly half an hour, there were people coming and going, some of them were even officers and soldiers, if it weren't for the red scarves tied around their bodies, the government knew that they were their own people, and they were afraid that they would have to be arrested.

"Da Lang, it's not a way to find it like this, we have been underground for two months, although we know the way, but we don't know where the left and right palm whips and the left and right palm sticks have gone."

One of Jiang Dalang's brothers said: "It's better to follow Huang Fatzi first, and it can be regarded as a great achievement to capture him." ”

"Nope."

Jiang Dalang shook his head and said, "Eliminate the evil, this is what the Zhisi said. The owner of this ghost fan building never shows up, only a few people such as cronies and left and right whips and palm rods know, and only by catching them can they catch the owner of the ghost fan building. ”

"How do you find that?"

Everyone looked at each other, now the Ghost Fan Building was in chaos, and all the passages were full of people who had escaped, and they had never found the location of the left and right whips and others.

Jiang Dalang thought about it, and suddenly remembered an incident a few days ago, and said happily: "Come with me." ”

"Da Lang, what's wrong?"

The brother said, "Do you know where they are hiding?" ”

Jiang Dalang said as he walked: "I followed Huang Fatzi before, and occasionally heard him mention that the ghost fan building is not as good as the Sanssouci Cave because the terrain is not as good as the side of the Sanssouci Cave, so there are many secret passages to escape, and one of them is under the main building. ”

"What does Da Lang mean is that the upper echelons of the Ghost Fan Tower did not evacuate from the Ming Road, but took the Secret Road?"

"That's nature."

"That's right, even the yellow fat man ran away from the dark passage in the north, let alone others."

Everyone thought about it.

At that moment, Jiang Dalang and the others went all the way to the direction of the main building.

The main building has been breached, Di Qing was still wondering at this time, just now he chased his right palm whip Ma Zhiwu and rushed into the main building, but after entering here, the people disappeared, which made him puzzled.

"There must be a secret passage."

Di Qing looked around, although the ghost Fan Lou called himself Fan Lou, it was more than a grade worse than the Fan Lou on the ground?

The underground caverns were artificially excavated, and in order to prevent collapse, pillars were built to support the zenith. However, since it is excavation, it is naturally not too big to dig by manpower, and the radius is only one square mile.

The lower floor is the ghost market of the ghost fan building, which is used for human trafficking transactions, and their insiders will often sell human beings, and there are fifty-four regular hook bars in Bianliang, and there are many secret prostitutes and brothels below, and the good conditions can be sold to the regular goolan, and the poor conditions are naturally in these places.

The upper floor is the main building of the Ghost Fan Building, which is actually a two-story building. It is not easy to build a two-story building underground, but it is quite luxurious inside, the main house is spacious, the top is like a hollow, there are many rooms, and the fragrance is wafting.

There were candles burning all over the building, and the enemy wanted to burn down the Ghost Fan Tower before leaving. However, due to the fact that the ghost fan tower was built of bricks and tiles, that is, some silk curtains were burned, and the overall building was not damaged.

Di Qing searched around in the main building, the front building was obviously a place for these high-level pleasures, and the back building was a guest room, kitchen, etc., and there was no trace of a secret passage at all.

At this time, Jiang Dalang and others also rushed into the Ghost Fan Building, because they had red scarves tied to their hands, but they were unimpeded.

The two sides met.

Di Qing knew each other with them, when Jiang Dalang went to save the daughter of a friend of his, he took Di Qing deep into a branch of Sanssouci Cave.

Seeing that it was Di Qing, Jiang Dalang hurriedly went up and said, "Commander Di." ”

"Jiangdutou."

Di Qing saw Jiang Dalang and said with great joy: "You came just in time, the bandit leader fled into here and disappeared, do you know what secret passages are here?" ”

Jiang Dalang thought for a while and said: "I don't know the specific location of the secret passage, but I know that the rooms where they live, the so-called Cunning Rabbit Three Caves, where they live, there must be a secret passage underground." ”

"Hmm."

Di Qing felt that it made sense, so he said, "Then which rooms do they live in?" ”

Jiang Dalang said: "I haven't been here, but I definitely don't live on the second floor, and I can search from the various rooms on the first floor." ”

"Go."

Di Qing gave a military order.

After a while, more than 100 soldiers turned over the Ghost Fan Tower, and actually found a few secret passages.

Then the two of them each led their men to pursue, all the way deep.

Jiang Dalang didn't go far here, and he walked about twenty or thirty zhang in the secret passage, and there was a faint fire in front of him.

"Extinguish the torch."

Jiang Dalang still faintly heard the human voice, so he whispered to the brothers behind him to extinguish the torch.

Soon it was pitch black in the secret passage.

The road is so narrow that only two people are allowed to pass side by side, and in some places they even have to bend down.

Jiang Dalang walked cautiously in the front, and walked seven or eight feet, there was a corner in front of him, he poked his head out and glanced inside.

I saw that this was a secret room, and there were many materials hidden in the secret room, including gold, silver, jewelry, and bags of grain, and more than ten people were carrying things to another passage in the secret room.

There was also a faint sound of running water from below the passage, and it was obvious that this secret passage was also connected to the underground river of the canal below Bianliang, and as long as they escaped, it would be difficult to catch them.

Jiang Dalang noticed that the leader of this group of people was actually Scarface's left palm whip, and it seemed that this should be the place where he hid his supplies.

"Hurry up, don't grind."

"The officers and soldiers were killed suddenly, and those girls and children can be left alone, but our money and food must be moved."

"Big brother, where are we going? Now there are officers and soldiers everywhere below. ”

"For today's plan, I can only go to the landlord."

"Is the landlord still in Bianliang?"

"Don't ask."

"It would be great if I could go to the landlord."

"Well, move quickly."

Scarface just answered, not saying anything else.

Jiang Dalang outside was overjoyed when he heard it.

I didn't expect the owner of the Ghost Fan Building to be still hiding in Bianliang, so as long as they were caught, the landlord would definitely be caught.

That's a big deal.

At that moment, he thought for a while, thought of a countermeasure, and suddenly rushed out, and said with a look of surprise: "Left palm whip, I didn't expect you to be here." ”

"Who?"

Scarface was shocked, this secret passage was built by himself, how could someone else break in.

Jiang Dalang shouted: "Whip, I forgot, my eldest brother is Huang Song, just now the officers and soldiers attacked and were separated, I ran into the main building in a panic and found this secret passage in a room." ”

"I remember, are you indeed the boss behind Huang Song, and the officers and soldiers are chasing you behind?"

Scarface hurriedly asked.

"Yes."

"What?"

Scarface was shocked and angry.

He never expected that this person would rush into his secret passage by mistake and attract officers and soldiers.

Now, if the officers and soldiers chase in, all the money he has saved for so many years will be gone.

At that moment, Scarface was angry, pointed at Jiang Dalang and scolded: "You straight thief!" It really kills me! ”

Jiang Dalang said: "Don't worry, when I come down, seal the secret passage, maybe they haven't chased after me yet." ”

"Really? I'll see. ”

Scarface rushed over to see if the officers and soldiers behind him had poured into the secret passage.

Almost at the moment when he rushed over, Jiang Dalang slapped his palm and hit him right under the back of Scarface's head.

Scarface's combat power is actually quite good, but he had seen Jiang Dalang before and knew that he was Huang Fatzi's henchman, but he didn't expect it to be an undercover agent, and he thought that the other party really ran in by mistake.

As a result, he was caught off guard, and he was slapped hard, and the back of his head was the weak point of the person, and if the force was heavier, he could even directly beat the person to death.

I saw Scarface's muffled snort and fall to the ground.

The men around him were stunned, and then came back to their senses and scolded: "Are you looking for death with this rotten sheep's head? ”

"This old man has long seen that he is not a good man, brothers, cut him down."

"Acne blue boy, die to Lao Tzu!"

Everyone scolded in the common swear language of the Song Dynasty, and then dropped the things in their hands one after another, and took out knives and daggers.

As a result, in the next second, a large number of people poured out of the rear passage, including Jiang Dalang's brothers, and the officials of Kaifeng Mansion.

Jiang Dalang ordered everyone to bring everything back, monitor each other, and not hide it privately. He caught the big fish Scarface, and under the protection of several Imperial City guards, he withdrew from the Ghost Fan Tower.

Soon, Scarface was quickly handed over to the Imperial City Division's Zhenfu Division in Nancheng.

Nanzhen Fu Envoy is the original Cao Xiu's henchman Wang Ze, because of his excellent performance, he was promoted to the Suppression Envoy, he has a master of torture, and if he falls into the hands of Wang Ze, the end of Scarface will not be too good.

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In the third year of Jingyou, at the beginning of October, it rained lightly in Bianliang.

Recently, the sky has been overcast and gloomy, and occasionally it will rain for a while in the middle of the night, but basically it will not be too much.

But today, it was pouring rain, and from the beginning of the hour, there were scattered raindrops.

Then, at dawn, the light rain began to turn into moderate rain, and Bianliang was shrouded in smoke and rain.

The sky was getting brighter and brighter, and a faint mist rose on the river in the early morning, and Zhao Jun was still standing on the high platform, staring at the channel not far below.

At this moment, although the masses were evacuated from the Yunqi Bridge, a large number of people gathered on the second floor of the houses on both sides of the Cai River, looking and watching.

There is also the Hengzi Bridge in the northwest and the Xuantai Bridge in the southwest, and the streets and buildings that can see the situation here are densely packed, all of which are the people of Bianliang who come to watch the lively Bianliang.

The fighting lasted all night, or rather, the fighting only lasted for a while, and the night's efforts were mainly for the government to rescue hostages, search for the remnants of bandits, carry seized materials, and clean up the rest of the underworld forces except for Sanssouci Cave and Ghost Fan Tower.

In addition to them, the beggar gang, the ghost market, and the dock boat gang also have strongholds below, and they do different illegal things, and often gather together to harm the people.

In addition, in addition to the headquarters, the rest of the chapters will also be destroyed one by one.

It is estimated that although this time it cannot completely exterminate all the underground forces, at least it can also make them lose their vitality greatly, and they will be reduced to pieces one by one, hiding in the gutter and continuing to be in the dark.

When there is a big flood in the spring of the next year, Kaifeng Mansion will basically be able to completely annihilate the underground forces, and Bianliang will have a clear and sunny day.

In the continuous rain, boats kept rowing out.

Some of the ships are loaded with gangsters, while others are full of ragged victims, mostly children and women, two vulnerable groups that are also the main targets of the gangsters.

A small boat came ashore, and several numb-faced women stepped out of the boat, not even wearing much clothing, but covering them with dead people's clothes.

Zhao Jun had already sent someone to buy a large amount of clothes from the nearby Fang City, so an old woman took them to the temporary tent on the embankment next to the river bank to change into women's clothes, which was considered to retain some dignity.

A child dressed in tatters and covered in wounds was carried on his back, and the doctor next to him walked over and took him to the tent for treatment on the spot.

A beggar without legs was carried out of it.

There are also things that are not even human, "they" are covered in monkey hair, dog hair, snake scales, like a group of animals. Their throats were muted and made a creaking sound.

The sky was still drizzling, and a new group of bandits were brought up under the canal, and the cries and pleadings, screams, and begs for mercy were heard.

Even the injured bandits were not treated well compared to the victims. Basically, they were taken to the shore in a prisoner car and locked up, and then sent to the Imperial City Division for trial, and at the end of the year, they were to be beheaded.

Most of them are sturdy men, and these people are the ones who control the bottom, from the bottom to the top, and there is a clear hierarchy.

The second is some old women, these people are the most hateful, often use people's sympathy to abduct women or children, and many underground prostitution places in Bianliang are guarded by these bustards.

When it comes to dealing with women, the bustard, who is also a woman, is more ruthless than a man.

Bands of bandits were brutally tied up by the Janissaries and servants and escorted to prison vans. Many bandits begged for mercy in despair, and some of them shouted, "Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'll do anything." ”

Some shouted: "Big official, I still have some savings in my hand, as long as the big official lets go of the villain, all the villains will be handed over, and I still know the hiding place of my stall." ”

Others knew that there was a dead end, and shouted: "Eighteen years later, Lao Tzu is a good man again." ”

The victims still hid in the tent with a look of fear, as before, opening a gap in the tent and watching cautiously, occasionally gritting their teeth and whispering a few curses.

A woman saw an old woman who was abusing her in the crowd, and she went crazy and rushed to bite her, and was dragged away by the guards.

As a large number of hostages and bandits were brought ashore, all kinds of stenchs, scents, and medicinal herbs were discharged.

From time to time, corpses floated out of the passage canals, and the strong smell of blood made the smell strange and unpleasant near the surrounding culverts.

Zhao Jun still stood on a high place with his hands behind his back and looked down.

At this moment, at least a thousand victims under the willow trees have been rescued, and the cry gradually spreads in the camp, which is the joy of seeing the light of day.

Everything in the world seemed to be quiet, so quiet that only their cries seemed to remain.

In the streets, fangs, and markets that were blocked in the distance, a large number of people also poured over. Many people wanted to break through the blockade and rush to the tents along the river embankment to have a look and see if there were any missing family members inside.

In Yunqi Bridge next to Fang City, the Imperial City Division set up a barricade. But at this moment there are still some people crying and pleading: "Please, let us go in, I just want to find my daughter." ”

"My child, there must be my child in there. Ah Li, don't be afraid, my mother is here. ”

"Will my lady be there, last autumn, she disappeared from the market with the neighbor's daughter, we are both going crazy, will she be here too."

The people were howling, and there was a constant crowd of people in the rear, and the wooden fence barricades were already crumbling.

The soldiers of the Imperial City Division had to explain impatiently: "Don't worry, the prefect has ordered that the victims will be registered one by one, and the government will escort them home, they are safe, don't worry." ”

"Everyone's feelings can be understood, but the person has been rescued, don't rush it. If you are attacking the barricades like this, it will only cause chaos and the government will punish you. ”

"All retreat, retreat, don't rush any further."

The soldiers who maintained order shouted.

In the Hereafter, this will certainly soothe the emotions of the people.

But in the Great Song Dynasty, the status of soldiers was too low, especially in Bianliang, and almost no one took them seriously.

An old woman spat and said, "Phew, where did the thief who killed a thousand knives come from, let us in." ”

"Why are you so ignorant, old woman?"

The soldier was spat on and furious, but he didn't dare to make a move because of the military order of the Imperial City Division.

"Can you afford to delay me in finding my child?"

The old woman shouted.

With her taking the lead, the people behind became noisy, and the scene suddenly became even more chaotic.

However, this side was relatively close to the embankment, which quickly attracted Zhao Jun's attention, turned his head and glanced at the market situation behind him, and then walked down from the high platform and walked this way.

A moment later, he came to the front, and the soldiers around him hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "Zhiyuan! ”

When the people who were originally clamoring saw an official in a purple robe present, they all fell silent.

Compared with the soldiers, the people of Bianliang were more afraid of officials.

"What's going on?"

Zhao Jun asked.

The soldier who had been spat on before immediately pointed at the old woman and said, "Zhiyuan, this person is calling for the people to storm the barricades and spit on us. ”

Zhao Jun's stern gaze swept over and shouted: "Those who dare to storm the barricades are despising the government, and the soldiers also said that all the victims will be sent home afterwards. ”

Some people disagreed, saying, "We are also trying to find our own children, so why are you arresting us?" ”

"I have the right to know the Constitutional Yuan!"

Zhao Jun looked at the past and said coldly: "I arrested the corrupt officials and corrupt officials in Kaifeng Mansion, and I also cleared the Ghost Fan Tower in the Worry-free Cave under Bianliang, I can understand the feeling of wanting to meet your relatives, but this is not the reason for you to storm the barricades of the official mansion." ”

"What, this is that Zhao Zhiyuan?"

"Oh my God, we actually went wild in front of Zhao Qingtian."

"Zhao Qingtian, this has nothing to do with us, it's all the old woman who made it bad."

"Hurry up, hurry up."

All of a sudden, the people were shocked, some were shocked in place, some knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and some wanted to leave when they saw that the situation was not good.

As soon as Zhao Jun waved his hand, the soldiers behind him immediately rushed up and grabbed the few who were the most noisy.

Among them was the spitting old woman, who was still wailing and splashing and rolling there, insulting Kaifeng Mansion and the Imperial City Division for arresting people indiscriminately, wanting to set off a public momentum and attract the sympathy of the surrounding people, so that they could help stop it.

didn't know that Zhao Jun had a reputation in the hearts of the people of Bianliang, and no one dared to make a mistake before seeing him. There were even people who blocked the way of those who wanted to run and captured them all.

After the investigation, it turned out that except for a few ignorant ones, the rest of the noise potential was basically related to the following.

The old woman's son was being held in a nearby prison van, and she wanted the people to rush in so that she could take advantage of the chaos to get his son out.

Time passed, and the hostages were basically freed, and all the bandits who could be caught were sent to shore.

By noon, the supplies were transported.

Boxes and sacks of grain, coins, gold, silver, jewelry, and other things were carried to the bow of the ship, to the river, and carried by the soldiers to the wagons.

Zhao Jun left Cao Xiu to continue to guard the area of Yunqi Bridge, while he went to inspect the rest of the canals.

The area around Yunqi Bridge is only the headquarters of Sanssouci Cave, and there are still a large number of branches, due to lack of manpower, Zhao Jun even asked Zhao Zhen to mobilize 10,000 forbidden troops from the front of the palace to help control the entrances and exits of various channels.

Most of the Sanssouci Cave chapters were almost over, and many of the victims were rescued, and when they saw the light of day, they hugged each other and wept bitterly, and many of them kowtowed to the soldiers who rescued them.

When Zhao Jun arrived in the area of Tuqiao under the Bianhe River, Fan Zhongyan commanded the attack in the area of the Ghost Fan Tower, and saw the same scene. Countless women and children were rescued, and wails were heard throughout the wilderness.

"I really hope that those old men in the court will see what the Great Song Dynasty looks like under their rule."

Fan Zhongyan saw Zhao Jun coming over, and his face showed a touch of sadness.

The situation below was so miserable that the victims were treated inhumanely, and even many soldiers quietly wiped their tears and sympathized with their faces when they saw their miserable appearance.

Zhao Jun looked down indifferently, it was not that he didn't sympathize with these victims, but he was almost numb, because he had rescued three more bottles in the Sanssouci Cave just now.

"There will be a day."

Zhao Jun raised his head and looked at the sky, and said softly: "Find a place first, and settle them well." Tomorrow, I will take Lu Yijian and them to have a good look and see how "prosperous" the Great Song Dynasty under their rule is. ”

Today's two-in-one is really unbearable. I wanted to ask for leave, but I thought about gritting my teeth or holding on. Mainly I don't know if it's a cold or what, dizziness, runny nose, nasal congestion, cough, sore throat, mental state is not very good, I took cold medicine in the morning, I fell asleep until noon, and I barely came out in the afternoon until now. After this plot, it's a new plot.,It's a trouble to get sick again.,Headache.,I hope the cold will get better soon.。

(End of chapter)