I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 455

"The city is broken! The city is broken."

Outside the city, Yang Zhaoji watched a steady stream of officers and soldiers rushing into the city gate. A smile finally appeared on his face, and he immediately issued orders in an orderly manner.

"The Zhenwu Army and the Guizhou Battalion quickly follow the White Guard Soldiers into the city without any delay!"

"Entering the city, first seal off the Chinese bookstore in the village. No one is allowed to touch without permission. Violators will be severely punished!"

"Those who surrender will be spared from death, and those who dare to disobey will be killed without mercy!"

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Following Yang Zhaoji's words, a series of orders were quickly issued.

After finishing all instructions, he turned to Jiang Lin, Yang Yumao, Wen Yingkui and others behind him and said:

"My lords, we have worked together during this period and finally defeated the Weiguan stronghold today. The Shuixi rebels will be wiped out today. Lead the troops into the city quickly to make sure the big thing is done in advance."

The rest of the people did not dare to neglect. After hearing this, they bowed their hands and nodded, then turned their horses' heads and headed towards their respective armies.

The rebels were now completely defeated. Under the siege of the powerful officers and soldiers, they either fled for their lives or knelt down to beg for mercy.

But how can the officers and soldiers who have already been killed care about whether they are surrendering their troops? This is the last battle anyway. If they don't make meritorious deeds, it will be too late.

As a result, rivers of blood flowed in the city for a while, and the massacre in the city did not stop until Yang Zhaoji came to inspect the city at night.

But Yang Zhaoji didn't care about how many people were killed. On the contrary, he was concerned about how much money the Weiguan Village had.Therefore, the first thing he did when entering the city was to go to the warehouse to count the money. Fortunately, the warehouse was protected as soon as he entered the city, so it was not affected.

After a brief cleaning, it was found that there were more than 21 taels of silver and more than 17 shi of grain in Naweiguan Village.

Yang Zhaoji had received instructions from Zhu Xieyuan long before he came, saying that the money should not be touched arbitrarily, as the court had other uses.

Yang Zhaoji did not dare to neglect. He ordered people to seal it up and wrote a letter to Zhu Xieyuan to announce the good news. At the same time, he sent people to inspect the city, clean up the corpses, count the casualties, and check the prisoners, and then set off back to Guiyang.

The news that the Weiguan Walled City was destroyed and the Shuixi'an rebels were destroyed quickly spread to the Chief Secretary of Guizhou.

Southwest Guizhou, Usa Prefecture.

Although the Usa'an family is also surnamed An, it has nothing to do with the Shuixi'an family. However, the Shuixi'an family was previously very powerful. Therefore, after An Xiaoliang, the magistrate of Usa Prefecture, came to the throne, he secretly joined forces with An Bangyan and harbored misgivings about the imperial court. My heart has always been dissatisfied with Wang Hua.

Especially after the rebellion of the Shuixi An clan, although An Xiaoliang still respected the court in name, he secretly delivered supplies to An Bangyan and even took in An Wugong, An Bangyan's son.

It's just that although An Wugong has a place to live now, his life is not good.

Since the last defeat, he only brought a few dozen people here.An Xiaoliang didn't shut him out, but he didn't give him any soldiers either, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

So during this period of time, while he sent people to Shuixi to inquire about the battle report, he also tried his best to persuade An Xiaoliang to raise troops and take action.

"My lord, I don't know what the attitude of Prefect An is. Now that the imperial army has gathered in the Weiguan Village, there is no troops south of Zhijin Pass. If we raise the army now, it will definitely shake southern Guizhou and make it difficult for the government and the army to control it."

An Wugong listened to the words of his cronies and shook his head with a wry smile. How could he not know that now is the best time to raise troops.

"An Xiaoliang will not let go of the hawk before he sees the rabbit. I have told him several times, but he is not very willing to send troops. Every time he says the situation is unclear."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked dim and didn't know what to say.One of the cronies thought for a moment and said slowly:
"Now the initiative does not lie with me, nor with An Xiaoliang, but with that Weiguan stronghold. Now that the officers and soldiers have surrounded the Weiguan stronghold, they must break it. The other chieftains dare not act rashly. But as long as that Weiguan stronghold can grow If you stick to it for a while, you might be able to make other toasts think differently."

Although An Wugong agreed with this, he also knew that the official army gathered in Weiguan stronghold, and there were powerful siege weapons like Kru cannons, which made it even more difficult to defend Weiguan stronghold.

But at this moment, a rush of footsteps came from outside, followed by a rush of knocking on the door.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Prefect An sent someone to send a message, saying that there was a report of the battle in Weiguan Village, and he asked you to go to the mansion to discuss matters."

When An Wugong and others heard this, they were immediately shocked and had a bad premonition in their hearts. They immediately asked someone to open the door and ask.

"Did Anfu tell me what the news is?"

"No, but the person who reported the news had a slightly happy look on his face. It doesn't seem like the news is bad."

Upon hearing this, An Wugong's mood immediately calmed down, and he couldn't help but start to wonder, could it be that Wei Guanzhai won the battle?

Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly, feeling that it was a bit impossible. As long as the current situation was maintained, it would be good.

But no matter what, he did not dare to neglect, and immediately got up and went out, leading everyone on their horses to go to Usa Zhizhou Mansion. After a while, he saw the front door of Zhizhou Mansion.

But as soon as he got on the horse, he felt something was different. Wusa Mansion seemed to be more heavily guarded than before.

But now that it was here, he could only suppress the doubts in his heart and walked into the house.

As soon as I arrived at the main hall, I saw a burst of hearty laughter coming from inside. Following the sound, I saw a burly man wearing armor walking out.Upon seeing this, An Wugong quickly bowed and saluted, and said repeatedly:

"My nephew met my uncle!"

"Please get up quickly. I have some good news for you today."

An Xiaoliang quickly helped An Wugong up and took him into the hall.As soon as these words came out, An Wugong was also overjoyed, thinking that he had indeed thought well, and his mood improved a lot.

"Uncle, but there is news from Shuixi?"

As soon as An Wugong sat down, he couldn't wait to ask An Xiaoliang. An Xiaoliang nodded slowly when he saw this.

"It's true. Just now I received a battle report from Shuixi. The Weiguan Village was besieged by the army for many days. The army attacked the city for days. They could not attack the city for a long time and suffered heavy casualties. Now there are rumors that they will give up the siege and want to Recruit the rebels in the official stronghold."

"what?"

An Wugong stood up in surprise when he heard this.

This is not good news, it is clearly bad news that could not be worse.

He never expected that Wei Guanzhai could actually resist the army and even force the army to surrender.But if Nawei Guanzhai surrenders to the army, wouldn't he be even more powerful and alone?

"Uncle, we must not let this happen. If Weiguan Village surrenders to the army, uncle will be the next one."

Seeing An Wugong's excited expression, An Xiaoliang was not surprised. He smiled and waved his hand.

"Don't be excited. Don't I know the truth that no eggs are left intact when a nest is overthrown? I have long wanted to know the truth, as long as the powerful official stronghold is broken. The imperial court will definitely use the power of victory to force us to change our ways and return to our homeland. , we absolutely cannot allow it.

Therefore, I thought about it and decided that I should take advantage of the fact that Wei Guan stronghold has not surrendered to the official army, so I should immediately raise troops and send a message to Guizhou. When the time comes, I will respect my nephew as the leader and send troops to the west of the water to echo the north and south of Wei Guan stronghold. Hard to support. "

An Wugong was stunned when he heard this, and understood why An Xiaoliang said there would be good news. It turned out that he finally couldn't wait to raise troops.

However, he also knew that An Xiaoliang's words must not be fully believed. If he believed in him as his master, wouldn't that mean he would die?

When he thought of this, he immediately stood up, bowed to An Xiaoliang and said:
"Thanks to my uncle for not giving up, my nephew can take a breather here. It's just that he couldn't do it just now. Now the war is fierce, and he has to rely on his uncle for everything. Therefore, my nephew is willing to serve his uncle as the leader, and he can contact him. From the old Shuixi tribe, I sent a letter to the Weiguan village to look after my uncle."

Seeing An Wugong's righteous speech, An Xiao felt very emotional in his conscience, secretly thinking that An Wugong was a kind person.

"I feel relieved to have a good nephew. The Usa An family and the Shuixi An family are from the same clan, but the army actually killed my brother An Bangyan, bullied my An family in every possible way, and insisted on annihilating the family. This makes me How can I bear it? If not now, then when will it be worse!"

An Wugong felt strange when he heard this at first, but now that he heard An Xiaoliang's decisive promise, he was excited, thinking that he could finally make a comeback for revenge, so there was no room for him to think about anything else, and he immediately He led his cronies to kneel down again to show their loyalty.

Looking at An Wugong and his cronies who were kneeling down, An Wugong said three good words in a row.

"Okay, now everything is ready and all I need is the east wind. Now there is one more thing to raise the flag. I still need my nephew to help me with this matter."

"My uncle said it doesn't matter. Whether it's soldiers, horses or letters, as long as my nephew can do it, he will do his best."

An Xiaoliang laughed when he saw this, looked at An Wugong and said:
"No need to go to such trouble. This thing was given to my nephew by my brother An Bangyan, and it is on my nephew's body."

"Uncle, please give me some instructions?"

An Wugong became even more confused after hearing this, not knowing what it was.An Xiaoliang raised his glass with a playful look on his face, and said with a smile:

"It's very simple. I just want my nephew's life to be used."

When An Wugong heard this, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat, already knowing in his heart that this was a trap.But it was already too late now. As An Xiaoliang spoke, the guards in the lobby immediately rushed in front of An Wugong and others.

Before An Wugong could react, he was pressed heavily by two guards. His cronies were not so lucky. An Wugong's cronies immediately raised their swords and killed themselves.

"An Xiaoliang, you are confused. If you kill me, will the officers and soldiers let you go?"

At this moment, An Wugong didn't want to give up hope, and roared as he looked at the man walking slowly over.

"My dear nephew, don't blame me. There is nothing I can do. The Weiguan stronghold has been destroyed by the army, and your Shui Xi'an clan is completely gone. The army is so powerful, how can I not panic, and I don't want to repeat it again. I will make the same mistake as your Shuixian family, so I can only survive by borrowing your head and dedicating it to the imperial court."

If the Weiguan stronghold was breached and the Shuixi An clan was gone, it was like a heavy hammer hitting An Wugong's heart.

An Wugong was devastated and didn't know what to do. Just now he wanted to scold An Xiaoliang with righteous indignation, but now he has no energy or thoughts anymore.

An Xiaoliang sighed, and then walked to the guard beside him and said:
"Go ahead!"

(End of this chapter)