fire!

The fire was burning, and the once magnificent Sun family mansion was completely enveloped in flames.

Looking at the Sun family in flames, Zhu Guoqiang was unexpectedly calm.

He did not feel the slightest psychological pressure because of the execution of the entire Sun family, not only because of the evil that Sun Zhixian did, but also because he was adapting to the moral principles of this era.

"Master, should we go back to the mountain or not?"

Ding Pengcheng's question made Zhu Guoqiang smile.

"Go back to the mountain? Now that you've gone down the mountain, let's make a big fuss about him!"

Without causing trouble for him, how could he attract the attention of the imperial court and let them see the "banditry" in Shandong?

In the morning dusk, Zouping County seemed extraordinarily quiet. The rural soldiers recruited when the slaves invaded years ago have long since been dismissed. Only the gatekeepers on the city walls were sleeping in the dilapidated archery towers.

"The city gate will be opened soon!"

Staring at Zouping County in the dusk, Zhu Guoqiang said to himself.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the city gate opens at five or three o'clock every day, which is around four in the morning. Through the telescope, you can vaguely see many vendors crowding outside the city gate, those who come into the city to sell vegetables and goods.

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"Wang Dali, take a few brothers to the west gate. As soon as the gate opens, kill the guards guarding the city and seize the gate!"

Raising his riding whip, Zhu Guoqiang ordered the subordinates around him.

Although it cannot be said that there has been peace for many years, the inland hinterland that has been deserted for many years can be guarded. Such a county does not need to be attacked by force at all, only a surprise attack is enough.

In fact, whether the Qing army invaded or Li Zicheng swept through the Central Plains, they mostly attacked the unprepared ones, or used large armies to intimidate them, forcing them to give up their defense, and rarely attacked by force... In fact, such a small county with no soldiers and no danger, even if it was defended,

, and it won’t last long.

At three o'clock in the fifth watch, Zouping's four city gates were opened on time.

"Slow down, slow down, don't crowd..."

There were some sleeping servants inside the city gate, shouting at people entering the city not to crowd together. In fact, there were not many people at the city gate, just dozens of hawkers from nearby villages.

"Hurry up and lift the tire..."

Hearing the sound of horse hooves ahead, the guard guarding the gate raised his head and saw a flash of white light in front of his eyes. Without waiting for the guard to shout, Wang Dali led five or six horses into the city and killed the gate guard.

Five police officers and even two hawkers who wanted to cry out were killed.

But even so, when Wang Dali asked someone to send a signal to the boss, there was still a burst of shouting in the city. Those traders who were lucky enough to escape were shouting as they ran.

"Killed!"

"The thieves have entered the city..."

…

Almost as soon as Zhu Guoqiang led his brothers into Zouping County, the city was in chaos. For the people in the city, they were no strangers to thieves, but this was the first time they heard of bandits attacking the city.

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Almost at the same time that the city was in chaos, Zhu Guoqiang had already led two hundred cavalry and dozens of strong men recruited from the Sun family into Zouping County.

"Go straight to the county government office, go straight to the county government office..."

Zhu Guoqiang, who was leading the way, waved the saber in his hand, galloped, and shouted orders.

As long as the Yamen is captured, Zouping County will also be captured.

The whole process went smoothly beyond Zhu Guoqiang's imagination. It wasn't until he was approaching the Yamen that he saw a group of Yamen rushing in. Before the Yamen could react, Ding Pengcheng and others who were following Zhu Guoqiang had already rushed past.

Although they were from imperial guards and were not good at using riding bows, they had done some horse fighting training. They held the reins in one hand and held the spear under their arm with the other hand.

"kill……"

The several-meter-long spear, relying on the impact of the horse, was like a skewer, easily piercing the bodies of those government officials. However, in the blink of an eye, four or five government officials fell down, and the remaining

The government officials immediately dispersed. As locals, they did not flee to the main road, but directly fled to the alleys on the left and right.

"Run away..."

When the yamen official, who only hated his parents for losing a few legs, fled in all directions, Zhu Guoqiang did not let people hunt him down, but directly ordered people to kill him in the yamen.

"The county magistrate is there, the county magistrate is there..."

Wang Dali took the lead, holding a saber with a sword in his hand. He rode his horse into the yamen and shouted loudly, but people didn't expect that the county magistrate actually sneaked away without knowing it.

"What the hell, he actually escaped..."

"Escaped?"

Although he was a little surprised that the magistrate escaped so quickly, Zhu Guoqiang didn't find it strange at all. After all...it is human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death.

"Bring out all the people in the yamen and see how much money is in the warehouse, and..."

Just when Zhu Guoqiang was just arranging to take over, there was a burst of noise outside, with gongs and drums on both sides.

"Kill the thieves, kill the thieves..."

"If it's not good for the big boss, it's not good, the county magistrate will come back..."

In fact, the county magistrate Xu Neng did not escape. When he heard that thieves had entered the city and escaped from the county government office through the back door, he fled directly into the neighboring Zhang Dahu's house. Although there were only twenty or thirty policemen in Zouping County, Zhang Dahu's

The family has twenty or thirty servants. The big families in the city have at least a dozen, as many as twenty or thirty servants. The last time they were slaves and invaded, they sent those servants to the city to defend the city. These servants were called servants.

, but there are usually people who look after the house and the courtyard. Although they are not skilled in bow and horse, they are equipped with swords and guns.

When Zhang Dahu heard that the thieves had entered the city, they didn't know how powerful the thieves were. While handing over the servants to the county magistrate, he also asked the servants to notify other families without even waiting for his notification. After learning that the thieves had entered the city, all the people in the city

The wealthy family hurried to the county government office with their servants.

Their consciousness is definitely higher than that of the guardsmen. After all, for these wealthy families, they know very well that after the thieves enter the city, the first ones to suffer will definitely be these wealthy families, so they are naturally more concerned about it.

They met head-on the government officials who had been killed before. Those officers who were frightened by the killing rushed over when they saw everyone, and their courage immediately strengthened.

"County Zun, County Zun..."

The panting Yamen shouted loudly as soon as he saw Xu Zhixian leading his men to kill him.

"Those thieves are all looting at the county government office..."

"Quick, Brother Zhang, don't let those thieves escape..."

"No hurry! County"

When Zhang Dahu heard this, he laughed and said,

"Butler, sound the gong..."

When the harsh gong sound sounded, the sound of gongs also sounded in the distance. The sound of gongs and drums ringing from all directions suddenly merged into one in the city. Seeing that Li Zhixian beside him seemed a little confused, Zhang Dahu explained.
Chapter completed!