In the early morning, Wang Yingzhi was sleeping soundly with his arms around his fifteen-year-old concubine, whom he had adopted this year.
Suddenly I was woken up by a loud noise. The sound was not very loud and could not be heard clearly.
Because the gates of the inner city are closed, if it can be heard in the city, it must be very noisy outside.
He worked hard until midnight last night, and at this time his back pain was severe. He muttered, these Qiu Ba came again early in the morning to ask for pay. When daybreak, send the soldiers to kill them.
After he finished speaking, he turned over and continued to sleep.
At this time, Jizhou City was full of rioters, looting and setting fires everywhere.
When Qi Jiguang was in charge of Ji Zhen, a large number of castles, beacons, fire piers, and strongholds were arranged along the Great Wall and borders.
Large numbers of soldiers left their posts one after another, wearing helmets and armor, holding firearms, swords and guns. They swarmed toward Jizhou City.
Tens of thousands of rebels came to Jizhou City at night. At this time, the city gates had already been closed. They could not enter the city, and more and more rebels came from all directions under the city. Ji Miyong Sanxie had been informed that the new army had been disbanded.
Afterwards, they gathered in Jizhou all night and asked Wang Yingzhi for explanation.
In the middle of the night, the veterans were not included in the elimination list. However, they were shocked to hear that the imperial court had eliminated the regular soldiers of the frontier army in the three towns of Datong and Tong. In addition, the problem of unpaid wages was serious, and the veterans wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to argue for pay.
There is a saying that a crying child will be fed by milk. Every time there is a disturbance, some amount of money will be given to appease the army.
The rebels under Jizhou City are gathering more and more, and the city gate guards have long been numb because they often encounter noisy pay. Besides, it is too dark, so there is no telling how many people there are.
All I could hear was shouting and cursing in the darkness below the city, shouting for Wang Yingzhi to come out and explain himself.
"I was only recruited into the new military camp last year, why did it become an empty salary? You surnamed Wang, please tell me clearly. Did my belt and military status fall from the sky?"
"Our wages at Weiyong Camp have not been paid for eighteen months, and all the valuable things in our family have been pawned. Even our cotton-padded clothes have been pawned this month. If we don't receive wages, the whole family will not be able to survive. Mr. Wang, please have mercy on us.
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"The purpose of driving us out of the camp is to starve us to death. What do you officials think of you?"
"If you don't let us live, you won't be able to live well. Let's fight against these evil-hearted officials."
Seeing that the situation below was getting more and more serious, President Xu quickly ran into the tower to wake up President Qian Hu Qiming. He explained the situation again and asked Mr. Qian to report to the superiors quickly. He felt that this time was not like an ordinary riot.
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Mr. Hu Qian came off duty in the middle of the night. He had just slept for a while when he was woken up. He was very unhappy. After hearing what he said, he became even more angry. He looked at Xu Shu with squinting eyes and said coldly.
Said: "I understand, please allow Mr. Xu to report the situation to Mr. Wang Yingzhi immediately.
Xu Shou shivered. He didn't dare to get into trouble. Recently, many battalion officers have been beaten with military sticks.
Anyone who dares to say anything about unpaid wages is tantamount to punching Mr. Wang in the lungs.
Now, under the high pressure of Wang Yingzhi, Jizhou has almost turned a blind eye to the issue of unpaid wages. No one dares to discuss it.
Mr. Hu Qian looked at the bear-like appearance of the frightened chicken, then lay down and went back to sleep.
Only Xu Shu was left messy in the wind.
Professor Xu came out of the city tower and was worrying about what to do. Suddenly, a long string of torches lit up the streets in the city. The flags were from the soldiers of Zhenwu Camp.
As soon as these people arrived at the city gate, they quickly rushed into the city gate.
Xu Professor suddenly felt something bad. He had already felt that this time the payment was different from the past. Now, the soldiers in the city had this abnormal phenomenon, and their hands and feet suddenly became numb.
Before he could react, the heavy city gate had already been opened.
The rebel soldiers outside the city shouted and rushed into the city gate in a swarm. The dozen or so old pawns guarding the city gate were so frightened that they rolled and crawled away.
General Qian, who was at the head of the rebels, entered the city gate, handed the general manager to Fenwuying who opened the city gate, and led a large group of rebels straight to Jizhou's commercial street, Dongguan.
Jizhou is close to the North Canal. It is a waterway wharf and is very prosperous. The shops in Dongguan area are lined up in rows.
Outside the east gate is the dock, and once you enter the city gate, you will see warehouses and warehouses, as well as shops one after another. It is still dark at this time, and all the shops have their doors closed. There is no one on the street.
Chief Wei, who was doing the watch, held a lantern under his arm, banged his clapper, and shouted listlessly: "The weather is dry and things are dry, be careful with the candles."
Suddenly, a riot of soldiers came back and snatched his lantern.
"Hey! Hey! Master Bing, what are you doing? This lantern is for patrolling the Yamen." Boss Wei still wanted to explain a few words, but you took this thing away, and I have to compensate you.
However, before he finished speaking, two big nosebags slapped him.
"Damn it, old bastard, I've mutinied. Do you know what mutiny is? Do you understand mutiny? If you don't understand, I'll kill you." A boss said fiercely.
Boss Wei was so frightened that he almost sat on the ground. "Grandpa, please forgive me."
He was so frightened that he almost peed in his pants. These ferocious Qiu Ba turned against him.
"Take us to the bank. Hurry. If you're too late, I'll cut off your ears first."
"Hey! Hey! Go right now, go right now."
Dong Xiangyun, the new recruit of the Shanzi Camp, came with his soldiers with a gloomy look on his face. He was also among those to be dismissed. This time, the battalion officer simply took the lead and started to pay.
The 400 recruits of Shanzi Camp immediately went straight to the inner city where the governor was located. The material warehouse and the official and bank warehouses were all in the inner city.
The inner city of Jizhou is very small, similar to Guihua City. It is a small city less than one mile square. It is filled with government offices and warehouses, as well as some garrisons. The residences are also occupied by the families of officials and various people who serve them. type of institution.
Other new troops who came in later immediately began to smash the doors of shops along the street. After rushing in, they immediately began to rob. Anyone who tried to stop the boss or shopkeepers would be attacked by the insurgents with swords and guns.
"Military lords, you can't do it, you can't do it. These are rice supplies for the governor's office, so you can't snatch them away. I have some scattered silver here, please..."
Before he finished speaking, a spear passed through his chest. The old shopkeeper let out a hiccup and fell to the ground. The soldier kicked him in the chest and pulled out the spear.
"I'm so old. Now that the governor comes, I'll shoot you. You still dare to make noises."
The commander-in-chief Zhang Deshun shouted: "Damn it, the governor won't pay you wages, we will pay them ourselves. Move them all away."
Throughout Dongguan, shouts of killing were heard everywhere, women were crying, children were screaming, and there were also screams. After a while, the rebels set fire to it. The climate in early summer was dry, and the wind was blowing, and the fire spread quickly.
spread.
The streets were full of soldiers running around carrying robbed property. There were many hacked bodies lying on the streets and roadside.
This time, Wang Yingzhi was finally woken up. Hearing the sounds outside, he also felt that something was wrong. Such rich sounds were what a man should do. This was a fucking mutiny.
