Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 110: The Great Dao is Abandoned, Benevolence and Righteousness Remain

The sound of hurried footsteps gradually approached, and suddenly a large number of officers and soldiers appeared in the streets early in the morning, some on horseback, some pushing cannons, pushing and shouting in the streets.

"Get out of the way!"

The officers and soldiers ran hurriedly, punching civilians who came out of their homes to clear the streets.

The vendors who were selling goods at the stalls fled in panic, leaving their carts and cargo boxes on the ground.

The people quickly retreated into their houses, bolted their doors, and those with cellars hid underground, while those without hid in their rice jars. Shop owners also quickly closed their windows and ordered their servants to bring tables and stools to block the doors.

The hurried footsteps became more and more frequent, and the people didn't know what was going on?
Did the government troops riot over pay? Or did they surrender the city to the rebels and then fight against the government troops who were suppressing the surrender?

Mutinies were not uncommon in recent years. In Henan province alone, there have been several "pay-demand" mutinies.

But the mutiny was a disaster for the people. The government troops instantly turned into bandits, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of atrocities.

A loud explosion sounded throughout the city, like the first shot fired in a sports stadium, and the government troops divided into two factions began to fight.

In order to seize a way to escape, some people did not hesitate to slash at their former companions with knives. For a moment, broken limbs flew everywhere and blood splattered. Soon the bumpy streets were dyed red with blood.

The troops of both sides were defeated. When they thought about fighting with their lives in exchange for a little silver, they simply gave up the idea of ​​"serving" and kicked open the door of the rich man's house, rushed in and asked people to "present their treasures."

The order in Runing gradually collapsed, and some of the soldiers guarding the gate were killed. When Li Xianfeng learned the news, it was already impossible to stop the officers and troops from fleeing.

Li Xianfeng hurriedly sent people to summon soldiers and generals, but only Ma Shihao of the standard battalion and Jin Shenghuan, a former subordinate of Zuo Liangyu, sent people to obey his orders.

Foreign aid generals also followed the "wave" and fled from Runing, even the Lin brothers, whom he favored, ran away.

At this time, he only had 5,000 soldiers and horses left to mobilize.

The sudden mutiny caused the defense of Runing City to collapse instantly, and the princes and gentry were unwilling to pay him to recruit able-bodied men. Even if Li Xianfeng wanted to defend the city again, he no longer had the manpower and the spirit.

Civil officials, staff, and military generals all advised him to flee with his troops, but Li Xianfeng knew that he was on His Majesty's "blacklist" -

He was punished for his first failure by having to "make meritorious contributions while guilty". If he lost to a vassal state again, the emperor would definitely exterminate his entire family.

Whether I stay or leave, I'm doomed. It's better to die in Runing, so I can leave some compensation for my family...

"I have made up my mind to defend Runing to the death!"

Seeing that the governor was determined to die, Jin Shenghuan immediately led his troops to flee. The civil officials and staff also fled in panic. At most, they would resign from their posts. The gifts and money they received over the years were enough for them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.

Ma Shihao, the commander of the battalion, was grateful for the governor's kindness and led his troops to kill the looting soldiers in the city, maintaining order for two hours.

Until Tangma reported back, the vanguard of the Qihuo bandits was less than fifteen miles away from Runing.

He had no choice but to lead his battalion out of the city to escape, as a way of repaying the governor for the kindness he had shown him and his men in providing them with sufficient food and wages.

In the end, only a hundred or so servants and a few officials who were determined to die were left to accompany Li Xianfeng.

The vanguard of the beggar army arrived quickly. The spearhead players of the First Infantry Regiment rode inferior horses and mules all the way to the foot of Runing City.

Several gates of Runing were opened one by one. The gates were filled with corpses and bloodstains from the fighting between government troops. Carts with broken wheels overturned, and helmets and military boots were left on the ground.

A group of surrendered soldiers and minor officials who had been waiting for a long time followed the rumors, wrapped their heads with yellow scarves, and pasted yellow paper with the words "submissive citizens" on their foreheads.

When they saw the beggar army approaching, they knelt down with a thud, regardless of the blood and broken limbs on the ground.

There were endless speeches such as "The civil and military officials of Runing have been here to welcome the beggars for life for a long time", "General, please come into the city quickly", "General, please come this way", "The money and grain in the government treasury are being looted by the defeated soldiers", and "The pseudo-Ming governor is still resisting stubbornly in the government office".

"Tsk tsk tsk, these rebellious soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are still waiting for us, a group of 'rebels', to suppress them. Who is the official army after all?" 'Lü Xiaobu' raised his whip and pointed it at the surrendered soldiers on the ground, his face full of ridicule.

"What rebels? We are the righteous army that wants to fight against the Ming Dynasty and destroy the Qing Dynasty! Be careful with your words." Huang Zilong frowned.

"No matter if they are rebels, volunteers or government troops, as long as they are our enemies, we will kill them all!" The 'Breakthrough Hand' raised his hand to the side of his head, then chopped the air three times fiercely.

"You're being too extreme. Ming is too urbanized, isn't it?"

"Hurry into the city, or we'll let the big fish escape!" Zhang Xianzhong raised his whip and whipped the inferior horse under his crotch, speeding up to cross the suspension bridge and the city gate and enter Runing.

"Hey wait a minute! I'm not very experienced at riding a horse!"

"Jiang Xiaobai"'s voice fell behind the brothers.

The spearhead group of one thousand players successfully entered Runing, and then dispersed to important locations, first taking control of the warehouse and the royal palace, and capturing the pseudo-Ming governor alive.

When a servant, covered in blood, threw himself in front of the government office and shouted "thieves" with his last bit of strength, Li Xianfeng knew that beggars had entered the city.

Since the time of death is known, face it calmly.

"Follow me to kill the bandits and serve our country!"

Li Xianfeng drew his sword, and the officials and servants who stayed behind with him also drew their swords and rushed out with him.

Before they had gone a hundred steps, they ran into the cavalry of the beggar bandits.

"kill!"

Both sides let out earth-shattering cries of slaughter. Some players dismounted, intending to fight on foot, while others, regardless of their poor riding skills, charged forward, kicking their horses hard.

"Eehha!"

The players on horseback shouted with excitement. The galloping horses were like heavy motorcycles, directly knocking down two servants who had no time to dodge.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The following players trotted forward, their cloth armor and chain mail cushioning the damage from the enemy's swords, while the swords and axes they swung could easily cut through the enemy's cloth and tear apart their flesh.

How could the servants of mere scholars be a match for the strongest "Spearhead Regiment" among the seven infantry regiments? In just one encounter, 30% of the servants around the governor were killed or injured.

In the brutal fighting, the passionate idea of ​​"dying with the master of the family" was extinguished in an instant. The servants turned around and wanted to escape, but found that the streets were blocked by the infantry and cavalry of the Beggar Army.

At this time, someone wailed for mercy, but it was too late.

"You only have one chance to survive. Since you chose to resist at the first moment, then watch how you get killed!"

However, in a short while, all the civil servants and servants were killed, and only Governor Li in the innermost circle was struggling to hold on.

He was wounded three times, half of his body was bleeding, and just standing there had exhausted his strength.

Originally, some political players hoped to recruit the governor and severely attack the Ming court.

When the governor of a province surrendered, the reputation of the Beggar Army immediately reached a new height, and the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty no longer had any psychological burden when they surrendered.

"You want me to surrender and serve the thieves? You're dreaming!"

"If you don't accept my toast, then I'll punish you. Let's kill him together!"

Several players surrounded him and stabbed him with swords and spears, and Governor Li immediately had no chance of survival.

He dragged his dying body slowly to his knees facing north, using his sword to support his body. "This old minister has done his utmost to be loyal to His Majesty." After saying this, he lost all his strength, fell to the side and died.

The 'Breakthrough Hand' was about to chop off the governor's head with his bloodstained sword, but was stopped by 'Zhang Xianzhong'. "He's a loyal minister serving the country. He's going to die anyway, so let's leave him with dignity."

"Alright."

The breakthrough man did not refute, but squatted down and searched among the corpses.

Wu Litou adjusted his nonexistent glasses. "After we take over Runing, we'll be a legitimate government with control over a prefecture. It's time to formalize many titles, systems, and official positions. We can also establish a 'national name,' like the Earth Federation, to establish our ambition to unify the Blue Planet."

"You are promoting your shitty federation again. Why can't it be called an unbreakable alliance? The whole world should be a vassal of the Central Plains!" "Ajie" squatted on the ground and plucked at the sleeves and belts of the civil servants, as these were the best places to hide money.

"Then let's form a human alliance, and everyone should unite to attack the solar system." Lu Xiaobu suggested casually.

"What are you all thinking? You're thinking of establishing a kingdom after just taking over a tiny piece of territory? Which prince didn't control one or two provinces before becoming king?"

"Without dreams, there is no motivation. Without motivation, there is no execution. Without execution, dreams can never be realized. Do you want to be a salted fish without dreams?"

"I have a dream. I want to go to Southeast Asia and establish a kingdom and become a local tyrant!"

"Why not change our name to Ultramarines, arm our brothers with blue, and we will all be the pillars of the empire in the future."

"See that middle school Warhammer guy again." Huang Zilong and Lu Xiaobu said in unison.

"What are you talking about? If you don't understand Warhammer, how do you know what I'm talking about?"

"Damn, you actually found out. I'm not going to pretend anymore. Let the Ming Dynasty burn!"

Huang Zilong raised his hands, as if two giant hands hanging outside the atmosphere were about to crush the planet.

Just as everyone was telling some funny jokes around the war hammer, suddenly a young man with flesh wounds, a yellow scarf on his head, and an air that clearly looked like a surrendered soldier, knelt down in front of Huang Zilong and the others with a thud.

"Marshal, help..."

The soldier immediately recognized the players from their unique aura and knew they were beggars, not deserters who were taking advantage of the chaos to rob.

"what happened?"

Zhang Xianzhong looked down and saw that the young man had several external wounds from being hit by a knife. Blood was seeping from the wounds and dripping onto the ground.

The young man claimed to be a soldier selected by the local military households and was willing to surrender to the beggars' army today, but those defeated soldiers with broken organizations were still causing chaos in the city.

He couldn't bear to see his fellow villagers suffer, so he went up to argue alone, but was threatened by the fleeing soldiers with knives. If he hadn't been good at fighting and couldn't have blocked the attack with his knife, he would have been injured more than just a simple injury.

He knew very well that "allowing soldiers to plunder" was a strategy that superiors had always used to recruit soldiers, and that the Qihuo Army might also condone the looting of defeated soldiers in order to recruit defeated and surrendered soldiers and appease the morale of the army.

Robbery is one thing, but murder and rape are not good. The Qihuo Army calls themselves "righteous army" and they will also pay attention to the impact on their reputation. They don't want to get a ruined Runing City, right?

So, thinking that he might be killed, he searched everywhere for the beggar soldiers and begged them to enforce discipline on the defeated soldiers.

"Ohhhh, looks like there's a new thing going on! Group sex is my favorite!"

The "Breakthrough Hand" gripped the sword tightly and swung it hard, splashing blood for several feet.

(End of this chapter)