Chapter 527: Zhu Yunxi holding a bull-killing knife
According to official records, the entire village of Anle Village contains only five to six hundred people.
Excluding the old, weak, women and children, the only people in Anle Village who could be in danger were the two hundred or so.
Niu Dafu and the Henan Guard commander led the people at the front.
Tian Mai organized the night guard formation with the emperor's grandson as the center of the circle.
Wang Xinling, the young governor of Siyamen, the general affairs envoy, asked the commander of the Henan Guard for a piece of leather armor before setting off.
The leather armor was a bit big and looked a bit funny when worn on Wang Xinling's body.
He even wore a wild goose feather knife on his waist.
Taisun attacked and besieged Anle Village at night with dozens of times the force. Wang Xinling knew very well that this was not giving Anle Village a chance to resist.
And the entire Henan Guard came out in force, and the fate of Anle Village was already doomed.
Why use a knife to cut a chicken?
At this time, the more than 5,000 Henan Guard officers and soldiers who entered the mountain were the ox-killing knives in Taisun's hand.
Anle Village is just the chicken waiting to be slaughtered.
The only reason Wang Xinling could think of was shock.
Taisun wanted to use the chicken from Anle Village to frighten the monkeys in Henan Province who tried to participate in rebellion.
More than two thousand people drove into the mountain pass in silence, bypassed the cement factory, and rushed all the way to Anle Village.
In the dark night, horse hooves wrapped in cloth trampled on the harvested crops and spread out in all directions.
There is no need for cavalry in the siege of Anle Village. These people are just scattered in the wild to guard against someone who may escape from the village, so that they can be easily hunted down and killed.
Lin'anle Village is less than 300 steps away.
The sword and shield soldiers walked at the front, followed by spearmen and crossbowmen.
The commander of the Henan Guard turned his horse around and arrived in front of Zhu Yunxi with Niu Dafu.
"Reporting to Your Highness, soldiers and horses from all over have surrounded Anle Village. They are just waiting for His Highness's military order to attack the village."
Zhu Yunxi raised his head and looked into the dark wilderness surrounding Anle Village.
In the darkness on the other three sides of the village, there were some faint lights.
This is the signal for the other three branches of Thousand Households to be in place.
Zhu Yunxi was not wearing any armor today, but was wearing a casual suit. He sat on the horse and gently turned his whip: "Invade Anle Village, if there is resistance... kill without mercy!"
If there is no problem in Anle Village, these villagers will definitely be captured when they see the army entering the village. But if there is really a problem in Anle Village, these people will definitely have different reactions when they see the officers and soldiers.
At that time, there would be no need to arrest and interrogate him.
"The general will obey the order!"
The commander of the Henan Guard cupped his hands and shouted lowly.
He immediately turned around, gave Niu Dafu a look, and then led his own soldiers and disappeared into the darkness in front of the team.
Niu Dafu led the soldiers and horses of three hundred households and surrounded Zhu Yunxi.
In Anle Village at this time.
The big yellow dog at the entrance of the village was pouring heat on the little white dog as usual.
The civet cat is crawling on the roof, staring at the surroundings with its green eyes and ears pricked up, listening to the movement of mice that may appear in the yard at any time, so that it can have a good meal.
Suddenly.
On the rooftops, under the moonlight, plump civet cats stretched their bodies and jumped into the yard.
The big yellow dog at the entrance of the village barked lowly and hid under the haystack in the corner with its legs folded.
A few wild birds fluttered on the branches at the end of the village.
The sound of soldiers and armor came in waves.
Breaking the silence of Anle Village under the night fog.
The officers and soldiers of the Henan Guard used small flags as a team and rushed into Anle Village from all directions.
The small flag team of ten people swarmed into the villagers' homes, like tigers descending from the mountain.
More officers and soldiers rushed directly from the outside of the village to the Anle Village ancestral hall, leaving manpower along the way to control the various passages in the village.
For a time, the whole village was restless and the dogs kept barking.
However, the officers and soldiers received only one military order: if they encountered resistance, they would be killed without mercy.
The big yellow dog at the entrance of the village just barked a few times in dissatisfaction, and a pool of blood was spilled on the little white dog that was wagging its tail to please.
Candles were lit one by one.
There were constant sounds of fighting.
"What's wrong!"
Next to the Anle Village ancestral hall, in a courtyard with brick walls and tile roofs, Li Zhicheng was wearing a yellow inner coat. He hurriedly urged his mother-in-law to put on a coat, and rushed out of the house sweating profusely.
came out.
Li Zhicheng looked up and forgot to glance at the fire and smoke rising in the village, and Li Zhicheng felt uneasy.
"Have bandits entered the village?"
The woman in Li Zhicheng's room held the man's arm tightly with both hands and asked in panic.
Li Zhicheng's face was gloomy: "Stay at home and take care of the children!"
Without saying a word, he rushed to the front room, took out a machete from the wall, and rushed towards the ancestral hall.
On Lok Village Ancestral Hall.
Li Youfu, who usually stayed in the main room behind the ancestral hall, was awakened as soon as there was any movement in the village.
The screams outside made people uneasy and uneasy.
Li Youfu even forgot to put on his coat, so he staggered to the front of the ancestral hall.
Open the ancestral hall door.
Look around.
I saw that the whole village, I don’t know when, was already crowded with officers and soldiers wearing armor and carrying swords.
Many people had fallen inside and outside the courtyards on both sides of the road.
More people were tied up in various ways by the officers and soldiers, and made all sorts of ugly appearances.
Screams and begging for mercy continued to echo in Anle Village.
"It's officers and soldiers!"
"The officers and soldiers killed the good and took credit for it!"
"..."
In the village, I don't know which courtyard, a villager shouted out.
But soon, there was a scream, and the scream disappeared.
Ta-ta-ta.
The sword and shield soldiers had already surrounded the ancestral hall from all directions.
"Uncle!"
"Uncle, leave quickly!"
Li Zhicheng, holding a machete in his hand, had already rushed out of his home and rushed outside the ancestral hall.
He never expected that before the uprising in Anle Village, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court would already come to kill him.
He looked back at the courtyard behind the ancestral hall.
In the corner of the alley, Mr. Liu, the nephew of Liu Zongsheng, the Taibao of the White Lotus Sect, was already leading people in a panic, pressing against the courtyard wall in an attempt to escape from the village from behind.
"Too!"
"Eggless thing!"
Li Zhicheng cursed lowly and began to look up and around.
In the chaotic pile of soldiers, I saw Da Niu and Xiao Hu leading a group of people and officers and soldiers to retreat towards the ancestral hall.
Li Sanshi shrank his head with a very frightened expression on his face, and was protected by Daniel, Xiaohu and others.
"Brother Zhicheng, these are officers and soldiers, officers and soldiers from the imperial court are here!"
Li Sanshi saw Li Zhicheng who had rushed to the front of the ancestral hall and couldn't help shouting.
"Dan Niu! Xiao Hu! Bring the people over here. Let's rush out and we'll be safe when we get up the mountain!"
Li Zhicheng roared and rushed to Li Youfu, who was so scared that he was leaning in front of the ancestral hall because the imperial army entered the village.
"Zhicheng!"
Li Youfu grabbed Li Zhicheng who was coming over, bent over, his eyes filled with fear, and shouted urgently.
"Has the government found out about our Anle Village affairs?"
Li Zhicheng's face was ashen. He never thought that the imperial court would come over so quickly.
Mr. Liu just arrived in the village today. He had just decided to go to Luoyang City in a few days to capture the grandson of the imperial court. Tonight, officers and soldiers came to kill him.
Could it be that it was leaked somewhere else and made the government aware of the matter?
Li Zhicheng didn't have time to think too much, so he protected Li Youfu behind him and looked at the officers and soldiers surrounding him with murderous looks. Each of these officers and soldiers looked at him with eager eyes and struck extremely ruthlessly.
Finally, Da Niu and Xiao Hu also retreated with their people.
"Brother Zhicheng, what should we do now?"
Li Sanshi looked at the densely crowded officers and soldiers around him in panic, unable to see any chance of escape.
"Daniu! You take Sanshi and your uncle from behind and enter the mountain! Go as far as you can!"
Li Zhicheng looked at the officers and soldiers getting closer and closer, and with a strong heart, he grabbed Li Daniu and Li Sanshi and pushed them in front of Li Youfu.
Li Zhicheng's face was full of tragedy: "Uncle, it's me who has dragged down the whole village! You go! Take San Shi and Daniu with you. As long as our Anle Village is not dead, we can still pass on the blood of our ancestors!"
After finishing speaking, Li Zhicheng held the knife in his mouth, tied up the loose robe on his body, then tightly grasped the handle of the knife with both hands, and looked at Xiaohu aside.
"The imperial court is unkind and harms the people!"
"Today, Anle Village rebelled!"
"kill!"
After finishing speaking, Li Zhicheng rushed head-on towards the Henan Guard officers and soldiers who were also coming to kill him.
Xiaohu and others were behind him. Seeing this situation, they knew that they and others could not leave. Their hearts were filled with despair, and they rushed forward with roars.
"Kill!"
In an instant, all the remaining people in Anle Village who were still able to resist, under the leadership of Li Zhicheng, smashed against the thick military wall like eggs.
"It's really ridiculous."
The commander of the Henan Guard was riding on horseback and had already provoked several villagers who were trying to kill them. He looked at the mob rushing towards the ancestral hall and sneered.
He pressed the spear forward in his hand.
"Crush it over!"
The officers and soldiers formed a formation, with swords and shields in front and spears at the back.
The shield is like a wall and the sword is like fire.
The spear poked out from between the sword and shield.
There is no reversal.
At this time, the Ming army was invincible in the world, let alone the small Anle village.
The commander of the Henan Guard thrust the spear in his hand heavily into the ground, raised the crossbow on his waist with his backhand, and pointed the arrow at the rebel who was holding a machete in front of him.
Boom.
The crossbow string made a muffled sound as the trigger loosened, pushing the crossbow arrows to fly out.
Whoosh.
The crossbow arrow shot through the air, passed over the crowd, and pierced Li Zhicheng's chest.
The arrow was thrown into the chest, and the tail of the arrow was stuck in front of Li Zhicheng's eyes, shaking continuously.
Li Zhicheng's eyes widened, his mouth opened and he let out a few whimpering sounds from his throat.
"kill!"
The officers and soldiers had already rushed forward.
Countless Yanling knives slashed at him from all directions.
In the blink of an eye, Li Zhicheng collapsed to the ground covered in blood.
The other people in Anle Village behind him were also instantly buried by the officers and soldiers.
Officers and soldiers lit fires around Anle Village.
The hot orange fire light illuminated the entire valley.
"There may be people in the court who are too cruel to impeach His Highness, and uninformed people among the people may be afraid of His Highness because of this."
Wang Xinling turned around and put on the leather armor that didn't fit him, and whispered a reminder to Zhu Yunxi who was leading him into the village.
Zhu Yunxi fastened his belt with one hand and lightly held the reins with the other, his body swaying with the horse.
He looked sideways at Wang Xinling with a smile on his face: "What Anle Village did, there are countless reasons to excuse it and reduce its guilt. The court may not need to punish him so severely.
But in the court situation, the only result left for Anle Village at this time.
Now to be kind to Anle Village is to be cruel to the people of the world.
The fact that Anle Village encountered soldiers resisting today shows that these people know that their crimes cannot be forgiven by the court.
River regulation is a national policy, and if they dare to interfere with it, they may be involved in rebellion. At this time, only heavy regulations can deter others.
The court's kindness to the people is based on the peace of the world. If there is chaos in the local area, how can the court keep the peace of the good people?"
Wang Xinling frowned, thinking about the emperor's grandson's remarks.
And Zhu Yunxi didn't explain much for the young governor.
The court treats the people well, this is what it should do.
But this is based on the premise of political stability.
The interests of the majority must not be lost because of the interests of a small group of people.
To condone what Anle Village has done is to ignore the hundreds of thousands of river workers on the river, and to ignore the people on both sides of the river who hope for peace in the river.
The people of Anle Village are the subjects of the imperial court, aren't the other people the same?
"retreat!"
"If you enter further you will die!"
Behind the Ancestral Hall of Onle Village.
Henan Wei Qianhuguan led his people and pressed over from the back mountain.
Sun Cheng followed him with Fu Si, deputy mayor of Beizhen Fusi, and Qianhu.
Look at the person from the White Lotus Sect who just entered Anle Village tonight, and the patriarch of Anle Village.
The appearance of Sun Cheng also shocked Li Youfu and Li Sanshi.
"Brother Sun Cheng!"
Li Sanshi looked at Sun Cheng who was mingling with the officers and soldiers with a face full of surprise, and was shocked in his heart.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Youfu's face was gloomy and he snorted coldly: "This man is a lackey of the imperial court! Who is Sun Cheng!"
"Patriarch, apart from the fact that I am a member of the imperial court, what I said is not false." With a sneer on his face, Sun Cheng stepped forward slowly: "Patriarch, you have no way out."
After finishing speaking, Sun Cheng looked at Mr. Liu.
Li Youfu and others watched the officers and soldiers keep pressing forward, and they could only keep retreating.
Mr. Liu also had a nervous look on his face.
The imperial court reacted too quickly and killed him unexpectedly.
This made him unable to imagine or understand what went wrong and leaked the news, which led to the imperial army besieging Anle Village.
These bastards who fail at success but fail at success!
Mr. Liu cursed secretly in his heart.
Sun Cheng's eyes were dark: "Don't even think about escaping. There are Henan guards inside and outside Anle Village. You can't escape."
"The court lackey!"
Mr. Liu's face was ashen and he cursed and spat.
Sun Cheng sneered and said: "I think you should be from the White Lotus Sect, a group of squirrels who are still hoping that things that were not accomplished thirty years ago can be accomplished now. You don't even dare to move around under the blue sky and the bright sun.
We only dare to connect in series at this night. Can we make it happen just by you?"
Mr. Liu's face was filled with anger.
He yelled: "Kill!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
Countless crossbow arrows were shot from all directions from the surrounding darkness.
Sun Cheng turned his head silently.
In the blink of an eye, only corpses were left in the alley.
And he looked towards the village.
Since His Highness is here, he must not be here just to supervise the battle.
When the imperial army is dispatched, Anle Village will have no way to survive.
Your Highness must have come here to find out how the accident on the river happened.
How did those bluestones become as fragile as tofu?