Several flowers bloomed, and another branch showed up. Just when Zhou Yuji was planning to go north to Mancheng, and Chang Yu decided to go west in a big way, the Hejian Mansion was indeed in a mess.
Internal strife broke out between officers and soldiers!
The Black Wolf Battalion under the command of the little eunuch is confronting Liu Zeqing, and tensions are about to break out!
The reason why the matter reached such a serious stage can only be traced back to when Liu Zeqing sent troops to defeat the bandits outside Hejian City at dark.
It is said that Lao Jiu led the people in the city to fight against the bandit army several times. When both sides were exhausted, Liu Zeqing's cavalry crossed the river and attacked. The bandit army collapsed and the officers and soldiers entered the city.
The commander of this cavalry was Yuan Yuanshan, one of Liu Zeqing's subordinates. After defeating the rebels, they immediately marched into the city. As soon as they entered the city, they began to show off their power and even whipped the people who lined the streets to welcome them. This made Lao Jiu feel bad.
Immediately, he went down to the city to find Yuan Yuanshan and ask where he belonged. Unexpectedly, before he could get close, he was blocked by several soldiers and ruffians.
Lao Jiu had a fiery temper and was known as a lunatic in the army. He couldn't bear it. He reached out and grabbed the riding crop and pulled him off the ground and yelled loudly. This immediately ignited the gunpowder on both sides, and they drew their swords and shouted curses.
At this time, Yuan Yuanshan showed up, raised his eyebrows and asked Lao Jiu who he was. He learned that he was one of the four battalions under the command of the Governor of Dongchang, and then he quickly ordered his subordinates to retreat. If other friendly troops could be spared, the eunuch's direct men would still have to give in.
It was a bit of a shame, after all, even the commander-in-chief Liu Zeqing obeyed the order and went north, which showed that the little eunuch was a cruel person.
"The governor has an order not to disturb the people!" Lao Jiu saw that these officers and soldiers were acting like bandits and was worried that they would disturb the people, so he asked them to go to the city to take over the city defense.
Yuan Yuanshan didn't want to obey his order, but something suddenly occurred to him. He smiled and accepted it happily, and asked his men to go up to the city to take over the Black Panther Battalion and come down to rest.
Lao Jiu ignored his fatigue and worked with a few squires to appease the people and clean up the mess in the city. It was almost midnight when Liu Zeqing and his main force finally came from Jingzhou City.
As soon as he entered Fucheng, Liu Zeqing immediately ordered the whole city to be on alert and the people were not allowed to go out.
At this time, Lao Jiu discovered that the control of Hejian Mansion had been controlled by Liu Zeqing's department. He also heard that house-to-house searches were being carried out and he immediately became angry. It was just a fart. Hejian Mansion was recaptured by the young eunuch a few days ago. At that time, an investigation had been carried out. In the past few days,
It is under the jurisdiction of the Black Wolf Battalion, and just now all the people participated in the battle to control the thieves. Where did the thieves come from? It was clearly an excuse to plunder!
Although Lao Jiu saw through it, there was nothing he could do. Although he was a direct descendant of Chang Yu, the person in front of him was the commander-in-chief of the army, someone he couldn't afford to mess with. Although he was crazy, he was not a fool like a green-headed young man. He knew how to fight hard.
as a result of.
But when he saw that the city was in chaos and there were cries and screams everywhere, he couldn't bear it anymore. They were a group of bandits, so he immediately led the Black Wolf Battalion to stop them.
However, Liu Zeqing's subordinates were used to being arrogant. They ignored the back and forth and used violence. Finally, a knife was used, which instantly ignited the flames. The two hundred Black Panther Battalion was surrounded by Liu Zeqing's subordinates, and a bloodbath was about to break out.
To kill or not?
Liu Zeqing was struggling. If he were an ordinary man, he could have used the excuse that the rescue was late. After Hejian Mansion was captured by the rebels, all the defenders died in the battle.
But he was just a direct descendant of the little eunuch, so he had to consider it!
"General, if you don't do anything, kill them all. This will save you trouble and prevent any mistakes from happening in Jingzhou..." A general beside him persuaded in a low voice, and Liu Zeqing's face became more and more murderous.
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"Brothers, since we have followed the little governor, we must be loyal to him. Even if we die in battle, we cannot surrender. Don't worry, the little governor will definitely avenge us, and we must not lose the face of Dongchang. If we do this with them
It's unbearable, I might as well have just surrendered to the thieves..." Lao Jiu looked at Liu Zeqing's subordinates outside and said angrily to the brothers around him, but he didn't expect that he would not die in the hands of thieves, but in the hands of his own people, how special is it?
The irony!
Lao Jiu knew that once he got started, Liu Zeqing would definitely kill people and silence him. The city gate was closed, and his two hundred men would not be able to get out of the siege no matter what, and they would only die!
"Who is making trouble!" At this moment, an angry shout was heard, and Liu Zeqing was seen riding a horse with an angry look on his face. His subordinates made way for Lao Jiu.
"The Governor has repeatedly ordered not to disturb the people, but why are your subordinates doing this, Commander-in-Chief Liu? Are you really not afraid of the Governor's punishment?" Anyway, they are all going to die, so Lao Jiu didn't care about that and just started to complain.
Liu Zeqing frowned: "I ordered the arrest of the thieves to calm down the people. Why do you want to harass them? You should not slander anyone."
Hearing this, Lao Jiu burst into laughter, almost crying with laughter: "Anmin? Mr. Liu, when you hear the ghosts crying and howling all over the city, is this an attempt to appease the people or disturb them? Do you think we are blind or deaf?"
"How dare you, don't think that the generals in Dongchang can't do anything to you?" Liu Zeqing shouted sternly, murderous intent suddenly appeared on his face, and he drew a knife at his side and was about to take action. Lao Jiu looked at death as if he were home, he sneered, and held it with one hand
The knife is in front of you. Killing one is enough, killing two is enough...
"Why, you want to kill officials and rebel?" Liu Zeqing suddenly said something that made Lao Jiu stunned: "Who is rebelling?"
"Look at your posture, you are going to kill me. What is this about, if not rebellion?" Liu Zeqing sneered.
Lao Jiu gritted his teeth: "It's so shameless to confuse right and wrong. Could it be that if you want to kill me, I have to stick out my neck to let you kill me. If I fight back, I am rebelling!"
"Who is going to kill you?" Liu Zeqing looked innocent: "Some people under my command disobey military orders and use troops to disturb the people and are trying to investigate. Since you are a witness and it is too late for me to protect you, how can I kill you?
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Ah, this time it’s Lao Jiu’s turn to be confused!
In the end, Liu Zeqing did not dare to take action against Chang Yu's people. If he had only heard about it because he had never met him, perhaps Lao Jiu would have died without a burial place by now. But after having that one-time encounter, Liu Zeqing had a hunch that he
If Lao Jiu and his men were killed, the little eunuch would kill all his people and even level the ancestral graves.
Of course, the young eunuch did do this, but it happened later.
A lot of things happened that night. With Baoding City as the center, all parties within a radius of a hundred miles were ready to move. Instead, Shi Kefa, who was deeply surrounded, gradually calmed down. He did not hear anything about the affairs outside the city every day, and concentrated on consolidating the city defense to appease the people, especially in the heart of the people.
A piece of cake, wielding a knife in one hand, and bread in the other. First, he informed the whole city that the imperial court had issued an imperial edict to exempt taxes for three years. He hoped that the people would stay safe and keep to themselves. If you surrender to the thieves, you will only die. Regardless of whether you surrender to the city or not, the court will settle the accounts later. And it is really like that to surrender to thieves.
Okay, let’s take a look at those refugees, which one is not cannon fodder...
In the past few days, people's hearts have gradually stabilized. Although the people are easy to deceive, they are actually very understanding. Li Zicheng has kidnapped so many people from the south to the north. Where can he get so much food to feed them? They are just used by him to attack the city as cannon fodder. In the end, all he gets is
A small number of cadres of thieves and soldiers, who cares about their life and death...
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