Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 858 Murder in the rain
The waves were churning, the rain was violent and the wind was violent.

The sky was gloomy, with dark clouds gathering, heavy rain pouring down, strong winds and waves rushing onto the beach, and the turbid sea beat against the beach, forming layers of foam.

Wuyuan City is on the verge of the bay, with a flat terrain, a wide seashore, and salt fields facing each other.

The gentry in Jiangdong mostly boiled salt around the sea to prosper their families.It is conceivable that the fierce competition in the salt industry is fierce, but anyone who can stand out from this fierce competition will do everything in the process of rising.

Under the white salt crystals, to put it bluntly, there are many bones...

The Gu family was originally a wealthy family in Jiangdong, but the world was divided and the world rose and fell. The original Zanying family gradually disappeared in the long river of time.It wasn't until the Sui Dynasty ruled the world that the Gu family took advantage of the benefits of sea salt and sea trade to accumulate a large amount of wealth and slowly rise, with the glory of the past still vaguely visible.

The Sui Dynasty collapsed, the Tang Dynasty rose, and the Central Plains fought in chaos, but the Jiangdong corner was calm and peaceful, whether it was agriculture, salt industry or sea trade, everything was prosperous for a while.As a result, the Gu family became even more prominent for a while, and now it can be called a mighty Wuyuan. Looking at the sea, all you can see is the Gu family's salt fields!
In the storm, the coastal reeds sway like waves in the wind.

The naval warship rushed to the shore and broke down in the water at half waist depth. Teams of soldiers jumped into the water from the boat and rushed to the shore in the waist-high sea against the pouring rain.Looking around, this bay is full of naval warships, amidst the rolling waves, densely packed soldiers seem to be floating with the waves...

Su Dingfang changed a boat, and commanded the soldiers to wash the boat directly onto the beach and run aground.The original boat had already been returned to Huating Town by Fang Jun. The seizures on Huojiao Island this time were extremely large. Although they have not yet been counted, they are expected to be at least several times more than when Gaihai was wiped out last time.

Such a huge amount of goods must be transported back as soon as possible to avoid complications.But Fang Jun thought that he was not comparable to Su Dingfang when it came to marching troops, so he simply returned first, and handed over the command right here to Su Dingfang, and he took charge of the overall situation.

The soldiers boarded the beach, and did not act immediately, but quickly assembled according to their respective brigades.

Su Dingfang summoned Liu Rengui, Liu Renyuan, Xue Rengui and other generals to assign tasks to them.The detailed steps have actually been arranged at the time of departure. At this time, it is nothing more than emphasizing the echo and cooperation between each other.Marching and fighting, it is not too much to remind repeatedly, otherwise it will often lead to an unmanageable ending due to an inadvertent mistake.

"Are you clear about your respective missions?"

"Don't worry, I remember everything clearly."

"There are no other requirements. The only thing that must be noted is that everyone in the dock must be controlled. Resisters and escapers can be killed on the spot according to the situation, but no one is allowed to escape!"

"promise!"

The generals responded with a bang.

Su Dingfang wiped the rainwater off his face and waved his hand: "Let's do it!"

The generals ran back to their respective brigades one after another to check their weapons and crossbows one last time. Taking advantage of the heavy rain and strong wind, one group after another got into the dense reeds and headed straight for a standing dock in the distance.

Xue Rengui became famous in the first battle and surpassed the navy with his bravery, so he was extremely excited when he got the job of pioneer this time.

He rushed to the front, followed closely behind by the soldiers of the brigade, galloping along the muddy path in the reeds.This path was probably specially built for the convenience of harvesting reeds. Although it is full of mud, it is still passable.

Across a piece of mound slightly higher than the flat ground, a series of reed felt shacks appeared in the depths of the reed pond, and even the squalls and showers could not cover up the stench.

Xue Rengui was startled, and hurriedly stopped in his tracks, intending to wave his hands behind him to make the soldiers of the brigade pay attention to hiding.

When they set off from Huating Town, they planned this operation that would happen after the pirates were wiped out.In order to prevent accidents, the "staff department" of the general manager even drew a detailed map of Wuyuan Town, down to a small path and a well are clearly marked.

But why are there so many shacks here?Look at this continuous and chaotic posture, there must be hundreds of them!If there are people hiding here, there may be thousands of people!

Xue Rengui was a little flustered, could it be that this is a dead soldier hidden by the Gu family?Thousands of dead soldiers, are they going to rebel?
Suddenly, a person emerged from a shack.

The man was dressed in rags, probably because he wanted convenience, but as soon as he got out of the shack, he was shocked to see the densely armored soldiers on the side of the mound... He screamed and roared: "There are officers and soldiers, there are officers and soldiers! "

The sound was not low, but the rain was so violent that it reached Xue Rengui's ears indistinctly.

Even so, Xue Rengui cursed secretly and waved his hand: "Go down!"

No matter who is hiding here, they must be wiped out immediately, otherwise, once someone escapes and reports to Gushiwubao, this carefully planned operation will have to end without a problem.

The soldiers raised their horizontal knives and rushed down the mound with Xue Rengui.

There were crowds of people in the hut leaking from wind and rain. Before Xue Rengui rushed to the front, countless people came out of the hut one after another.

These people are all unkempt, disheveled, and look like ghosts!The tattered clothes are out of shape, just covering the important part of your body.

The strong wind brought big raindrops on their bodies, but these people didn't care, their eyes were empty and indifferent without a trace of ripples, they just quietly looked at Xue Rengui and these uninvited guests, without any reaction.

Xue Rengui was stunned.

These people are the slaves who were imprisoned by the Gu family to see Lu Wei, right?

The person who first spotted the officers and soldiers was yelling loudly at this moment.

"Rush up and kill them! You group of porpoise dogs and ants, the master feeds you, and now is the time for you to show your loyalty! What are you doing stupidly? Rush, kill, kill these officers and soldiers! Already!"

While yelling and yelling, the man punched and kicked the slave laborers around him.Many of them were old or disabled, and they didn't resist when this man kicked and kicked them. They just turned around with difficulty, and lay lifelessly in the wet and cold reed pond.

The man was still clamoring, wanting to drive these slaves to rush to kill the officers and soldiers.Xue Rengui snatched the strong bow from the soldiers around him, and unfurled it to set an arrow.

The bowstring was soaked by the rain, and there was a dull "peng" sound, and the spike pierced through the rain, and nailed hard into the man's chest.

"what--"

The man uttered a scream and fell to the ground.

Putting down the bow and arrow, Xue Rengui held the handle of the knife, not knowing what to do.

The soldiers around him also looked at each other in blank dismay.

According to the plan, everyone encountered along the way will be killed on the spot to prevent the news from leaking.But these ragged slaves who looked like ghosts in front of them made everyone at a loss.

They are all ordinary people who have been harmed by Gu's family. They have been tortured to the point where they don't recognize ghosts. Are they going to kill them?

I can't do this...

"Master Captain, this... kill or not?"

The soldiers couldn't make up their minds, so they had to ask Xue Rengui for instructions.

The military order is like a mountain, if these slaves are not killed, it is ignoring the military order, even beheading is possible!But if it is serious, how unbearable it is.

Xue Rengui shook his head. The slaves in front of them looked at their swollen and pale faces covered with scars. The exposed skin was almost full of disgusting ringworm. Their stomachs wriggled and they almost vomited out.

These people must have lived in the reed pond for many years. The summer here is hot and mosquito bites, and the winter is cold and frosty. Where is the place where the living can stay?
The people living inside have long been tortured to the point where they are neither human nor ghost...

Xue Rengui's eyes flashed, he made up his mind, and ordered: "Leave 20 people here. Those who are well-dressed here will be killed. Those who are healthy and healthy will be killed, and the rest will be carefully guarded. Wait for the governor to come. Ask for instructions."

"Captain Xue, no!"

An old soldier was taken aback, and quickly stopped Xue Rengui: "Lieutenant Xue, I know that you are kind-hearted, and I can't bear to slaughter all these miserable people. But the military order is like a mountain, and the military order is to kill any living person immediately. You But disobeying military orders!"

The treatment of the Royal Navy is excellent, and the military orders are also extremely strict.

The consequences of disobeying military orders... I shudder to think about it.

Xue Rengui pursed his lips, looked at the slaves in front of him with pity, and said in a deep voice: "According to orders, don't make noise! ​​Military discipline punishment, I will bear it myself, and the rest will follow me immediately!"

　"Fare evasion" conscious point, speed vote,

　　
　
(End of this chapter)