Under Kuai Bai's deliberate push, the conflict between the officers and soldiers of the Ningxia Guard and the governor Dang Xin continued to intensify. After several threats from Dang Xin, the officers and soldiers chose to remain silent in response, which made Dang Xin think he was a victory, but little did he know that
The volcano erupted in an instant.
In February of the 20th year of Wanli, Liu Dongyang and others completed the liaison with the officers and soldiers of the guards in Ningxia City, and everything was ready. Liu Dongyang led Xu Chao and others to the governor's Yamen again with high heads and asked to meet the governor Dang Xin.
"Let them come in." Dang Xin was in a good mood that day and made an exception to allow these lower-level officers to meet him in the lobby.
"Liu Dongyang, the last general, salutes the governor of the party." Liu Dongyang stood in front of Dang Xin, saluted with neither humility nor arrogance, and said.
Dang Xin put on airs, hummed, and said, "Your name is Liu Dongyang. You have been in arrears with the taxes owed to the court for more than half a year. Now that the new year is over, when do you plan to pay the taxes?"
Liu Dongyang smiled coldly and said: "The reason why I want to see the governor this time is to exempt us and other military households from paying taxes in previous years."
"This is impossible!" Dang Xin said impatiently, "How many times have I told you this, don't you have a long memory?"
"The general not only requested to be exempted from taxes, but also requested the governor to release as soon as possible the rations and winter clothes that were owed to our military households in previous years. Now that winter has passed, the winter clothes should be converted into two cents of silver and given to us." Liu Dongyang ignored Dang Xin's words and continued.
Make your own demands.
"You've lost your mind and gone crazy!" Dang Xin said angrily, "You, a small household, dare to threaten your boss like this. Do you want to rebel?"
Liu Dongyang said: "This will be the last time I present this matter to the Governor. If the Governor insists on forcing us, we will have no choice but to fight back when we cannot survive."
"Presumptuous!" Dang Xin slapped the table, "How dare you say the word rebellion in front of the governor. Do you really think that the governor can't kill you? Come on!"
"Here!" The guards standing on both sides took a step forward at the same time. They pressed their hands on the handles of their waist knives, full of threats. Liu Dongyang and others had their weapons confiscated before entering the lobby, so the guards were not afraid of them.
Resist.
"Does the Party Governor really want to meet the swordsmen and me?" Liu Dongyang said solemnly.
"Rebellion, rebellion!" Dang Xin was furious and ordered: "Pull out this rebellious man who has no king and no father, and punish him on the spot!"
Two guards rushed towards Liu Dongyang, intending to capture him. At this time, Liu Dongyang stopped showing weakness. He took half a step back and kicked up. One of the guards was kicked a dozen steps by him, vomiting blood and fell to the ground.
On the ground, before the other guard could react, Liu Dongyang grabbed him by the collar, and his big fist went straight to his face.
Seeing Liu Dongyang take action, Xu Chao, Liu Chuanbai, Zhang Wenxue and others also immediately launched attacks on the guards on both sides. Before coming to the governor's Yamen, they had simulated the scene countless times and determined their respective targets.
.The guards under Dang Xin usually just pretend to be powerful, bullying those officers and soldiers who dare not resist in front of the governor. In terms of actual combat experience, they are incomparable to Liu Dongyang and other border troops. In just the blink of an eye, more than half of the dozen guards were killed or injured.
, the rest were also forced to kneel on the ground, raising their hands high. Their weapons had already reached the hands of Liu Dongyang and others.
"Oh, no!" Dang Xin saw that something was not going well, so she got up and wanted to run to the back hall. He was wearing a bloated official robe and couldn't run at all. Before he could even take two steps from his seat, he felt a chill on his neck.
A steel knife was pressed against his neck.
"You, you, you...Liu Dongyang, do you really dare to kill an official and rebel?" Dang Xin asked bravely.
"Kill you, you bitch. Why don't you dare." Liu Dongyang responded contemptuously, raised the knife and dropped it, causing Dang Xin's head to roll to the ground.
Before taking action, Liu Dongyang still had all kinds of hesitations in his heart. When he saw the blood spurting out from Dang Xin's neck, Liu Dongyang was completely relieved. It turns out that rebellion is such an easy thing, and there is no way out.
Move forward without hesitation.
"Brothers, if you have the courage, follow me and kill all the dog officials!" Liu Dongyang shouted loudly.
"Kill all the dog officials!" Xu Chao and others responded together.
Upon hearing the news that Liu Dongyang and others had taken action, all the officers and soldiers of the Ningxia Guard who had been ambushing around the governor's yamen rushed out and rushed towards various yamen with swords and guns. Deputy envoy Shi Jifang, guard officer Li Cheng'en, supply officer Chen Han and others were killed one after another.
, Commander-in-Chief Zhang Jizhong was trapped by the rebel soldiers and had no choice but to raise his knife and kiss himself.
"Liu Baihu and the dog officers have been killed. You can become the commander-in-chief of the Ningxia Guard!"
In front of thousands of revolting officers and soldiers, Xu Chao, Liu Chuanbai and others loudly proposed that this was actually something they had already discussed before the revolt, but at this time someone needed to stand up and propose it in public.
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"Yes, Liu Baihu, you can be the commander-in-chief, we will all listen to you!"
The officers and soldiers also shouted. Everyone impulsively killed the original official. Now that he calmed down a little, he felt that he was a little confused and urgently needed someone to take the lead. After hearing the suggestion of Xu Chao and others, regardless of whether he knew Liu Dongyang or not,
Everyone started to make noises together. As for who will take the lead, ambitious people naturally regard it as an extremely important matter, but for all living beings, they are willing to vote for anyone who can make an empty promise.
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"If that's the case, then Liu should take up this heavy responsibility. If we kill the dog officer, the court will definitely send troops to suppress it. When the time comes, Liu will be responsible for all the crimes!" Liu Dongyang accepted everyone's recommendation impassionedly.
At the beginning, Liu Dongyang was just thinking about how to persuade Dang Xin to exempt himself and his colleagues from paying taxes. After being reprimanded by Dang Xin, he began to feel resentful, but he only wanted to fight to the death with Dang Xin in anger.
Induced by Kuai Bai, the idea of killing Dang Xin and replacing him began to grow in his heart, and it was out of control. After he chopped Dang Xin to the ground, he suddenly felt that he was born to be Ningxia
As for the leader's materials, let alone Dang Xin, Zhang Jizhong, and even Kuai Bai, who he once thought were unattainable, he no longer takes them seriously.
It is true that Kuai Bai holds a heavy army and has the power for a lifetime, but does he dare to kill officials and rebel? Kuai Chengen was severely beaten by Dang Xin, and Kuai Bai swallowed his anger and did not dare to say a word? But he, Liu Dongyang, was different, although he had previously
He was just a small householder, but when the critical moment came, he dared to draw his sword and chop off Dang Xin's head. If Liu Dongyang, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, was not allowed to take over, who else would be worthy?
Power is like a drug. Once you get it, you can't get rid of it. Moreover, under the influence of drugs, drug users will also have various hallucinations, which can make a person crazy.
"Transfer the order of this Commander-in-Chief... Please invite Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Kuai Chengen, Tu Wenxiu, and Kuaiyun to come to the Commander-in-Chief to discuss matters." Liu Dongyang ordered. When it came to paying homage, he hesitated.
Finally he used the word "please". He said to himself in his heart that now he still needs to make use of Kuaibai and give Kuaibai some face for the time being. As a hero, he should have some courage.
"Yes!" Xu Chao and others responded in unison. Although Liu Dongyang has not yet begun to appoint them as officials, according to the pre-arranged agreement, each of them can get a general, and guerrilla Dangdang, they have now.
Entering the role.
In the midst of the chaos, Jiang Tingfu, the camp officer, climbed over the wall and escaped from the governor's office, with more than a dozen rebels chasing him. Just after running through a street, two more soldiers from the Ningxia Guard appeared in front of him.
Liu Dongyang and others were stationed there according to the prior arrangements. Seeing an official running towards him, the two soldiers raised their spears and shouted: "Stop, who is it?"
"I am in charge of the camp, Jiang Tingfu, please let me go." Jiang Tingfu shouted.
"The camp officer? He's one of the dog officers too!" the soldier shouted, "catch him!"
At this point, Jiang Tingfu had no choice but to fight. He was a military general and had strong martial arts skills. He immediately drew his sword and rushed towards the two soldiers.
"Rebels, you will be killed!" Jiang Tingfu's sword was like the wind. In one turn, he cut off the spears of two soldiers at the waist. The next sword struck a soldier on the shoulder. The soldier couldn't dodge, and the steel knife
As they passed by, they saw blood splattering everywhere, and the man was chopped into two pieces by Jiang Tingfu at the shoulder level.
"How dare you kill my brother!" During this delay, the pursuers from behind had already arrived. More than a dozen rebels, each holding swords and guns, surrounded Jiang Tingfu in Gaixin.
Jiang Tingfu danced his knife like a wheel to prevent the rebels from getting close, but the hero couldn't stand the crowd. Without paying attention, he was stabbed in several places by the rebels' spears, and the blood stained his clothes. He knew that he
You can't hold on for long, and sooner or later you will die from the rebels' swords.
"It's a shame that I, Jiang Tingfu, could not die on the battlefield, but I lost my life in the hands of thieves like you. Do you want to sacrifice this Ningxia border town to the Tatars by killing officials and rebelling?" Jiang Tingfu reprimanded while breathing heavily.
"We were all forced by the dog officer. You are also a member of the dog officer Dang Xin. Just wait and bury Dang Xin!" someone among the soldiers cursed.
At this moment, someone outside the circle shouted loudly: "Don't panic when you are sitting in the camp, I will come to help you!"
"Who is he?" The rebels turned to look, and faced a flash of fire and loud gunfire. In the blink of an eye, the chests of several rebels were pierced by bullets, and several huge flowers of blood burst out.
"What are you doing?" Seeing that the momentum was not good, the other rebels no longer cared about Jiang Tingfu and turned their weapons to face the unexpected opponent.
Opposite the rebels, stood a dozen plainclothes men holding flintlock rifles. One of the leaders had an expressionless face and waved gently, and everyone pulled the trigger at the same time. The flintlock rifles were only a dozen steps away.
It can be said that it was a perfect shot. The rebels didn't even have time to react before they were all knocked to the ground.
"Jiang Zuoying, General Xiong Minyang, General of the Firearms of the Camp Yu Camp, came here to help on the orders of General Su. Jiang Zuoying quickly followed us out of the city and went to Pinglu City to temporarily avoid the limelight." The leading gunman asked Jiang Tingfu.
He hurriedly saluted and said. (To be continued...)
ps: ...I came home late from the meeting yesterday