The crowd stopped fighting and looked at the officers and soldiers suspiciously. A man who looked like a general was riding on a horse and shouted loudly: "On the order of the magistrate, we arrest the villains who tried to assassinate the officials' family members. The officers of Xuzhou Prefecture retreat. You and other villains are still here."
Quickly abandon your weapons and surrender."
The government officials quickly retreated outside the encirclement of officers and soldiers. More than 500 officers and soldiers plus more than 50 government officials faced more than 100 Lianfeng armed store clerks. The situation took a turn for the worse again.
The owner of Lianfeng, who had scars on his face, shouted to the group of officers and soldiers, "
Zhang Shoubei, if you don't give me Han Lianhu face, why don't you give Liguo Iron Works face? If the second lady is here today, if there is something wrong, I'm afraid you and I can't afford it."
Zhang Shoubei laughed on his horse: "Master Han, my brother is no longer a guard. Besides, your second lady injured the nephew of Magistrate Huang today. There is no explanation, and it is not easy for me to deal with him."
Another general immediately pointed at shopkeeper Han Da: "You are bold and unruly. In broad daylight, you injure officials and their families, beat up government officials, and gather people to fight against officers and soldiers. Are you planning to rebel?"
Shopkeeper Han Da cupped his fists and said, "I don't know what to call this general. I'm sorry. What happened today must have been a misunderstanding. My young lady has always been a virtuous woman and she doesn't know how to fight. In the chaos just now, there was that ruffian from the government office.
It is not known that I accidentally injured the nephew of the prefect. I was eager to save people for a while, and I made a few moves with the elder brothers of the Yamen. I will definitely come to the door to apologize in the future. I also asked the officers and soldiers to go out, and I will send a small gift to the camp tomorrow.
.Please give our Liguo Iron Works some face, General."
The general snorted and said: "I am the new garrison manager of Xuzhou Prefecture, Gao Tai, Shopkeeper Han. You are so brave. I bribed the court official in public. I only know the emperor and the 9,000-year-old Huang Eunuch. I don't know anything about the Liguo Iron Works."
, come here, disarm these gangsters who have gathered to cause trouble, and capture them all."
The spears of the officers and soldiers moved forward step by step, shrinking the encirclement. Liu Ziguang was very depressed. What a great opportunity, he could not escape, but was going to the government prison again. I wonder if the government would destroy the National Railway Works in one go.
, free those slaves.
Shopkeeper Han Da was very angry. If the second lady made a mistake, a hundred or so of the Xuzhou Lianfeng crew would probably be dead. And this new Gao Guard, who doesn’t take hard or soft measures, seems to be very smart.
, knowing that the misfortune caused by the second lady's poke must be very serious, when he arrived, he notified the factory guard...
The officers and soldiers were still pressing forward step by step, when suddenly they heard a harsh sound of formation breaking through the air. A row of short and thick iron arrows were clearly nailed to the feet of the officers and soldiers in the front row, and men wearing full chainmail suddenly appeared on the surrounding houses.
The soldiers each held powerful crossbows and aimed at the officers and soldiers. There was a sound of horse hooves, and thousands of elite knights in black chainmail appeared on the opposite road, forming an arrow formation. They were three times longer than the officers and soldiers' spears.
The big tree was leveled, and it took a charging stance. A black flag was fluttering in the wind, and the two big characters "Iron Guard" were clearly visible. A chilling atmosphere spread in the air, and some bored spectators had already picked up their small chairs and hurried back.
I'm home. The door slams shut and locked.
The government officials and officers and soldiers were already dumbfounded. The cavalry was charging. Not to mention the more than 500 people. Even if there were ten times more, it would not be enough to fill the gap between the powerful crossbowmen and cavalry. It seems that this high defense has been kicked to the punch today.
It's a super-hard iron plate produced by Liguo Iron Works.
The officers and soldiers were frightened, and the spears in their hands were shaking a little. They hurriedly looked at the crossbows aimed at them and did not dare to move, for fear of causing unnecessary misunderstandings and being shot on the spot.
Gao Shoubei was furious. The Xuzhou Mansion far away from Emperor Gao was so chaotic that day. The merchants' armed forces dared to challenge the government. He still cared about the king's law, whether he was nine thousand years old! and whether he was the emperor! But now the situation is stronger than the people.
If you pretend to be a tough guy, you will only suffer immediate losses. Find a step to get down by yourself, and then you can slowly settle accounts with these people in the future.
Gao Guard coughed twice and was about to say soft words when the rumble of horse hooves was heard on the road behind him, flags were fluttering, war drums were beating, the helmets were bright and the swords and guns were dazzling. They were the heavy cavalry of the Forbidden Army stationed outside the city.
, it looked like there were three thousand people. They were slowly pressing over.
Gao Weiwei's eyes were wet. It was a coincidence that he came early. The Forbidden Army was a field army, and the garrison was under the jurisdiction of the city defense army. Although they had no jurisdiction over each other, they were still in the same system. Everyone was eating from the imperial court, and those black men opposite
The guys in armor are not all the same. Now that they are confident, the voice of high defense becomes louder.
"You rebels, if you don't put down your weapons, surrender quickly and hand over the witch who wounded Mr. Huang and her evil slaves, and let you live." Mr. Huang suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stood behind Gao Wei.
With gauze wrapped around his head, he pointed at the second young lady in the crowd and shouted: "Yes, give that witch to me and take him back to the house for interrogation, as well as you, you, and you, you damn maid." Mr. Huang pointed at the crowd.
Liu Ziguang, Xiaomao and Qiuxiang. They are full of vigor and enthusiasm.
The Forbidden Army stopped. The archers on both sides guarded the flanks. The cavalry in the center also took a charging position. The heavy armored infantry in the rear row connected their shields into an iron curtain. Their spears were set up and pointed diagonally towards the sky.
For a time, the entire Hube Mountain was shrouded in murderous aura. The tense feeling before the battle gripped everyone's heart. There was silence. Only the big flag was blown by the cold wind, chirping and crooked.
Mr. Huang also felt something was wrong in the atmosphere and closed his mouth.
Several riders ran out of the Forbidden Army group, led by a black-faced general, wearing fish scale armor and a brocade robe, with a beard growing out of his flesh. This man rode up to the front, looked at the surroundings, and reacted.
The complex situation of being surrounded and then counter-surrounded, and seeing the second young lady being surrounded again, she seemed to understand something.
With a spur of the horse, he came to Gao Shouwei. Before Gao Shoubei, who was smiling all over his face, could say anything, the black-faced general whipped his horse whip across his head and face, knocking Gao Shouwei off his horse.
"I'm a ****, I'm tired of living, right? You dare to bully my niece, fuck! Who else? Who else? Look! Whatever you look at, you must be there!"
With another whip, Mr. Huang was also knocked to the ground. He was rolling on the ground in pain, and his fox fur robe was covered with snow and mud.
"I'm unjustly accused." Gao Shoubei finally came to his senses. It turned out that this group of forbidden soldiers came to help the opponent with punches. What a mistake. There was also the original Zhang Shoubei who didn't help when he saw that he was being beaten.
He was gloating and snickering, and he must be hating himself for squeezing his defensive position.
The black-faced general was lashing out with his whip, and the garrison officers and soldiers were so frightened that they fell into silence. No one dared to persuade this notoriously fiery-tempered General Niu to join the army.
A large green sedan chair was carried from a distance. The main hall of Xuzhou Mansion was quiet, with a sign of avoidance in front. The prefect had arrived.
Magistrate Huang is the newly appointed magistrate, and his foundation is unstable. However, he comes from a wealthy salt merchant family in Haizhou. Moreover, he also has a distant cousin who became his godfather in the Nanjing court. Unfortunately, this godfather is very powerful.
The 9,000-year-old Eunuch Huang has such a strong backing, what else can he take seriously?
Yesterday, Haizhou's nephew, his eldest brother and the son of Haizhou's Deputy Salt Patrol Officer, came to Xuzhou to deliver New Year's goods. Unexpectedly, my family just came to report that my nephew was beaten by a local bully while shopping. He was furious at the time.
It was said that his nephew was going to take revenge with his family generals. The prefect was worried and arranged for a team of government officials to come over to help. Unexpectedly, the other party actually resisted arrest with swords in hand. He immediately sent his confidant Gao Tai, the newly appointed guard, to lead the army.
To suppress the situation, things have become more and more complicated. The opponent has a large group of well-equipped private soldiers, and this Forbidden Army officer actually helps the opponent stand out. The situation is complicated.
Magistrate Huang got off the sedan chair and remained calm. General Niu Shen couldn't beat his subordinates and nephews in front of the magistrate, so he put away his whip angrily. Magistrate Huang said: "General Niu Shen, I won't say much more about what happened today.
I will definitely report it to the Holy Emperor and Jiu Qiansui, and bring justice to my family. I won’t accompany you, let’s go.”
A group of knights in golden armor rushed through the camp of the Forbidden Army, and the Forbidden Army did not stop them. The young general at the head was dressed in golden armor, wearing a purple gold crown with hair tied on his head, and dragged a Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand. He was very far away.
He yelled, "Whoever dares to bully my sister, let me kill him." When I ran to him, I found that everyone was already packing their things and getting ready to go home.
"The fight is over so quickly, and I'm late again." The young general in gold armor was very regretful.
General Niu Shen, Magistrate Huang, and Gao Shoubei all saluted, "See you, Crown Prince."
People from all walks of life paid gold and retreated. Nearly five thousand soldiers and horses gathered at the foot of Hubu Mountain and struggled for half an hour. The land after the snow was trampled into mud. The Forbidden Army Brigade and the Iron Guard Cavalry withdrew in an orderly manner. The garrison officers and soldiers and government officials
Despondently, he lifted up the wounded and followed Magistrate Huang's large green sedan chair away. The guys from the Lianfeng escorted the second lady back to the shop, and the crown prince of the Prince's Palace and General Niu of the Forbidden Army also went with them. Only the remaining ones were left.
A group of disabled hooligans and colleagues who were about to be torn apart, as well as the fat shopkeeper who was already dumbfounded, sat looking at the mess on the ground and suddenly howled loudly.
The mayor of Zhennanguan, who had his legs broken and was lying at the door of his colleagues' residence, witnessed all this. Even when he was more than eighty years old, he was still bragging to the gangsters of the younger generations about the group fight he had witnessed. When it came to the emotional point, he was deeply involved.
Muddy tears rolled in his eye sockets.
"That group of fights... were quite spectacular..."
Everyone returned to the Lianfeng, and shopkeeper Han arranged several tables of wine and food to entertain everyone. Shopkeeper Han Lianhu, the second lady and the crown princes, General Niu Yong of the Forbidden Army, Zhang Zhen, the captain of the Iron Guard, and others were seated as guests and hosts, as well as a group of troops
The leaders also sat down one after another. Liu Ziguang also sat among the generals of the iron factory system.
A big bowl of wine, a big piece of meat, and a feast. After three rounds of drinking, everyone was still commenting on the group fight just now. Liu Ziguang also heard the general clues. It turned out that when Huang Gongzi brought people to Tongrenju to find a place, there were people on the ground.
The servant who took care of the two huskies in the private room of the font store secretly took the dogs back to the Lianfeng Hao to bring in reinforcements. Shopkeeper Han was afraid that the people brought by the second lady would suffer a loss, so he immediately ordered all the strong men to take out all the armors they could find.
Put it on, and while running to support the second lady, he notified the railway guards stationed near Xuzhou Station, asking them to be ready to come to support at any time. I thought that a hundred guys could handle it, but I didn't expect that the other party had a big background.
The scene became even bigger and bigger, even the city defense army and the imperial army were alerted.
The Forbidden Army was under the control of the northern frontier army. The civil service system and the general system of the imperial court did not agree with each other. The Forbidden Army and the city defense army, which were under civilian control, were jealous of prostitutes and fought several times. In addition, Niu Yongniu
The general had received many favors from the factory owner. When he heard that the city defense troops were dispatched in large numbers to trouble his little niece, he immediately ordered three thousand troops and drove over.
Magistrate Huang is the nephew of the 9,000-year-old Eunuch Huang. This is no secret. Eunuch Huang has placed cronies everywhere, and he even tried to get his hands into the Forbidden Army several times. Fortunately, Marshal Yang Zaixing did not buy his fault at all, and the situation in the north was also unstable.
It's tight. If the Imperial Guards hadn't been guarding the border, the troops of the Qing Dynasty in the north might have flown into the Yangtze River. As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers and powerful generals, privately using military symbols is not a big deal.
The eldest son of the king of Pengcheng is named Zhu Yao. The king has a good relationship with the owner of the earth and iron factory. Zhu Yao has been with the second sister since he was a child. He is sympathetic to his siblings. After hearing the report from his family, the second sister is working with his colleagues.
When Zhu was fighting, he immediately dressed himself up and came with his family to join in the fun. Zhu Shizi was only twelve years old, and the one he admired most was Guan Yu, the second master of Guan. He had the word "righteousness" as his top priority, so he made a sword modeled after Guan Yu's Qinglong Yue Dao.
After being dragged around and fighting all day long, he and the second lady were in a good mood. Now the two of them were sitting together, changing glasses and drinking in a serious manner.
Shopkeeper Han Da was sitting next to the second lady at the table. While everyone was talking and drinking, he took the opportunity to toast and said to the second lady: "Second lady, a merchant from the North came to the store just now and brought a hundred thousand taels of silver notes. He said it was
I didn’t know that it was the second lady from our Liguo Railway Plant who bought the dog, and I didn’t even dare to take advantage of the second lady. So the banknotes were returned, and the two dogs were given to the second lady. The subordinate gave him three hundred
Two taels of silver, I sent him away. These 100,000 taels of silver notes are the money remitted by each branch of Jiangnan Lianfeng since the second half of the year. Please be careful next time, Miss Second. It is a small thing to be punished by the factory owner, and it delays the factory.
The flow of money is huge.”
The second young lady smiled broadly: "That merchant knows the current affairs well. If he doesn't send this money, I'm afraid he will lose his life. Uncle Han, don't worry, I will definitely give the silver note to my sister for every penny."
After saying this, the second young lady stood up, clapped her hands, and shouted "Quiet". The hall gradually became quiet, and everyone looked up to watch the second young lady speak.
"I have thanked all the brothers who worked today. I have thanked all the brothers who came here. Each of the brothers who came here will be rewarded with one tael of silver. Any brother who takes action will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. Those who are injured will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. All the brothers will be rewarded.
My uncles and brothers in the team, I would like to express my deepest gratitude."
After saying that, he turned around and winked at Shopkeeper Han, "It's all my private money. Don't worry, Uncle Han."
There was a sound of thanks in the hall. It was good to fight with the second lady. It was prestige and money could be earned. Even if you traveled for nothing, you would still be paid. People from the iron factory were generous. The faces of these rough men after drinking.
I laughed so much that I can go to Datong Street to play with the new Jiangnan bitch when I have enough money.
The second young lady pressed down her two little hands and said: "In addition, the heroic red-clothed general who followed this young lady to fight was very hardworking and accomplished, and he was defeated by a small number. If it hadn't been for him, this young lady might have been killed. So,
Today I will take off his slave status and make an exception to promote him to the rank of guard of the inner house. From now on, he no longer has to fight in the gladiatorial arena and can just hang out with me. By the way, do you have a name?"
Liu Ziguang stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Miss Second, my name is Liu Ziguang."
He was upgraded all of a sudden and seemed to be working as a regular employee of the iron factory. He used to be a slave, but now he has become a thug of the exploiting class. It seems that the escape plan needs to be considered in the long run. On the one hand, the iron factory is huge and powerful, and if he escapes, he will be arrested soon.
Captured, on the other hand, he had only been a slave before and knew too much about the world. It would not be easy to survive if he ran away rashly.
The winter night has darkened early, the hustle and bustle of the day has subsided, and smoke is everywhere. The people of Xuzhou Prefecture have entered the dinner time called "drinking soup".
The back house of the magistrate's yamen was brightly lit. The magistrate had finished his dinner and was sitting on the imperial chair drinking tea. His wife was sitting beside him. A little maid walked over and said, "Master, madam, my nephew still refuses to eat."
, hiding in the guest room, throwing things and beating people, even Butler Wang didn’t dare go in to persuade him.”
The Lord Magistrate waved the little maid to leave, sighed and said to his wife: "This town's son is as stubborn and outspoken as his eldest brother. In Haizhou, he never suffered any loss from anyone until he was eighteen years old.
Not only did I lose face today, but I also lost several salt catchers brought from Haizhou. Even the Fuso warriors hired with a lot of money were seriously injured. It is not good to provoke anyone. I provoke the second lady of the Liguo Iron Works, Tie,
Salt, coal, and machinery are all wealthy businessmen with private armies, and all kinds of connections are so intertwined that the court cannot easily touch them, let alone a new prefect like me."
The lady snorted and said: "Our Huang family also has tens of thousands of acres of salt fields near Haizhou. My uncle is still working as the deputy salt patrol officer at Yanqiao Yamen. What's more, the town'er has accepted a nine-thousand-year-old man as his godfather. How dare he
When they attack the town, they obviously don’t take our Haizhou Huang family seriously, and they don’t take Jiu Qiansui seriously. And the Forbidden Army doesn’t actually help the government and outsiders. They are really going to rebel. Master, do you want it?
Report to the Nine Thousand Years Old, take off the gauze hat of General Niu Ginseng, raid the iron factory, and vent the anger on my Huang family."
Magistrate Huang frowned: "Women, what do you know? These things have been anticipated for a long time in the past nine thousand years, but now they are just launched in advance. Humph, it won't be long... I won't mention it, let's go, please advise.
Go to town.
Half an hour later, Mr. Huang of Huangzhen came out of the room with his uncle, the prefect, with a lewd smile on his face. The petite body of the second young lady from the iron factory seemed to be tied up and struggling in his mind. After eating,
For wine, first find a maid who is about the same size as the second lady to enjoy yourself. Hey, it won’t take long before you can play with a real person...