Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 76: A Happy Fight
The governor's doubts were soon answered. The firing pin of the grenade ignited the primer, and then the explosive was ignited at a rapid speed. The violent impact carried the fragments and spread them in all directions.

The two personal soldiers holding the wooden box were killed first. The broken wood splinters joined the shock wave. The governor was shocked for a moment and was killed by the shock wave.

The generals and their personal soldiers who were closer were all knocked unconscious or even killed by the explosion, and the guards who were a little further away were pierced in the face by the flying shrapnel.

The guards who were farther away were so frightened by the sudden explosion that their knees went weak and they almost fell to the ground.

Thick smoke enveloped the hall, and wailing and cursing gradually rose. The guards outside didn't even know what was happening in the inner hall.

"It's now!"

While the guards outside were still in a daze, Zhang Xianzhong took out a flash grenade, tore off the pull ring, and threw it towards the guards in the hall who were still able to move.

Although flash bombs are not very effective during the day, they can perfectly create a shocking noise effect in a semi-enclosed hall.

The two brothers behind him who had been pretending to be timid and stupid suddenly regained their senses and also threw out flash bombs and decoy bombs.

Before the flashbang took effect, they quickly squatted down, closed their eyes and covered their ears.

There were only three loud bangs, and dozens of soldiers were temporarily deprived of their hearing and balance by the noise. They fell to the ground dizzy and wailed.

As for the decoy bomb, it began to emit a series of macho screams, "Hooa ...

"Zhang Xianzhong" was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed the sword of a fainted personal soldier and pulled it out, then stabbed it into the personal soldier's defenseless neck.

The other two brothers also grabbed weapons. One of them attacked the disabled soldiers on the ground one by one, while the other rushed towards the officers in bright armor, trying to destroy the existing command system of the government army as much as possible.

The scene of the three men frantically hacking away at their staff and personal guards was seen by the personal guards outside. The soldiers who had just been confused about the situation woke up as if from a dream and started to hack away at the bandits with their swords.

At the same time, a shocking cry of killing was heard at the gate of the government office, and dozens of men with murderous faces rushed in.

The leading thief pushed a seriously injured officer forward, and only when he saw the chaotic fighting in the government office did he push away the "human shield" in front of him.

"The Henan Governor is dead. Our goal has been achieved! Brothers, fight to your heart's content!"

With a shout, dozens of players with the determination to die rushed down the mountain like a pack of wolves, each looking for their own prey to kill.

The friendly reinforcements arrived first, and Zhang Xianzhong suddenly felt strength flooding his body.

He held a three-barreled gun in his left hand and a bloody sword in his right hand. The enemy soldiers screamed in agony, while the friendly soldiers raised their bloody swords to celebrate the slaughter.

"Look at my Starburst Airstream Slash!"

"My Bankai is not inferior to yours!" A player wielded a stolen lance with great vigor, leaving a bloody hole in the sword.

"Die, thieves!"

A government soldier pounced on him, and Zhang Xianzhong swung his three-barreled gun to deflect the enemy's sword, and then stabbed the sword with his other hand, piercing the enemy's belly.

Blood immediately spurted out of the mouth of the Ming army. The dying man tightly grasped Zhang Xianzhong's right wrist, which was holding the knife, and roared at the top of his lungs, "You bastard!"

"You are already dead."

Zhang Xianzhong suddenly hit the government troops with his head, making them dizzy. Their painful and confused expressions instantly froze into ice and turned into disbelief and astonishment.

With a "puff", Zhang Xianzhong suddenly felt a slight pain in his lower back, as if a sharp weapon had torn through the chain mail vest and penetrated into the flesh.

He kicked the half-dead man in front of him away, turned quickly, and swung the three-barreled gun and waist knife to cut the air.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army spearman who attacked from behind was extremely agile. He dodged his repeated charges with a few steps and stabbed back with his spear, which really caused Zhang Xianzhong a lot of trouble.

"Zhang Xianzhong" looked up and down at the agile spearman. The other party's face was full of composure as if he was waiting for reinforcements. His steady hands holding the gun showed that he was a veteran who had experienced many battles.

"Very good, then let's have a good fight!"

Just when Zhang Xianzhong thought he could enjoy a thrilling life-and-death duel, a sharp object shot out from the air and pierced through the neck of the government soldier, and a sweet smell immediately spread.

The spearman coughed repeatedly, spitting out several mouthfuls of dark red, sticky blood. His face was filled with disbelief, as if he hadn't expected to be so "lucky" to die in a sneak attack. "No need to thank me. Helping others is a virtue of a good youth." The player shook the rifle he had snatched and raised his hand to make a self-proclaimed cool gesture towards Zhang Xianzhong. "Hey, I got a kill without taking any damage."

"Damn it, you're trying to steal my head!" Zhang Xianzhong cursed angrily.

The rage he felt for having his head robbed turned into a will to chop down the enemy. He brandished his three-barreled gun and waist knife to slash at the government troops crazily. The entire government hall where the amnesty meeting was held suddenly turned into a bloody purgatory.

"The beggar thief is here!"

As the reinforcements of the government troops arrived, the players who were still fighting in the government office disappeared like snowflakes. Even though the players whose hands and feet were chopped off continued to fight, they were still unable to withstand the numerical advantage of the government troops in the hundreds.

In just half an hour, only seven of the dozens of players were left, surrounded by government troops.

When General Chen Hongfan, General Zuo Liangyu, Deputy General Jin Guoliang and others heard that the governor had met with an accident, they rushed over, only to see that the standard camp in the city had already cleaned up the mess and captured all the remaining bandits alive.

The rumors are true.

The governor and other staff members were killed, the generals who participated in the "amnesty meeting" were killed, and the remaining battalion commanders had their heads smashed by the bandits.

Only Lieutenant General Zhou Wenxuan was left to try to maintain discipline in the battalion.

The "leaders" of tens of thousands of troops inside and outside the city were killed by the bandits in a short period of time. Without the governor and the military supervisor, how could the generals cooperate?

This is what it means to be leaderless.

Chen Hongfan was furious. He grabbed Zhou Wenxuan by the collar and roared, "What are you doing? Dozens of bandits killed Governor Chang right under your noses!"

Facing a general who was several levels higher than him, Zhou Wenxuan whispered back like a chicken—

"The bandits were so cunning that they planted a fire bomb in the box containing the head offering. The moment the governor opened it, the bomb exploded and killed him. And then there was this sorcery they used that, in one stroke, my colleagues and I were rendered completely unconscious. We felt dizzy and wanted to collapse, and couldn't even stand up."

"Nonsense!"

As soon as Chen Hongfan heard this, he thought that this guy was lying. What kind of bullshit magic could make people lose their resistance but not their lives?

Unless it was some kind of poison powder spread externally, but if it really was poison powder, why wouldn't the bandits be affected?
"What a bullshit sorcery! It's clearly your fault for covering up your poor protection!"

"General Chen, calm down. These bandits are elusive and incredibly brave. Even if you and I were here today, we wouldn't have guessed they were offering their heads in order to assassinate the governor."

Deputy General Jin Guoliang came out to smooth things over, as harmony among friendly forces is still very important.

More importantly, now that the governor is dead, the former governor's battalion has become the unlucky one who is "unloved by his parents". If he says a few words to help them at this time, it will be of help when the time comes to go to war.

"Now that all our superiors are dead and tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Runing, if we disturb His Royal Highness and he passes on a few words, the current emperor will be furious and that will be very bad. What to do next should be decided by Prime Minister Xiong as soon as possible—"

"Hmph!" Although Chen Hongfan was reluctant, he knew that what Lao Jin said made sense, so he snorted coldly and let go of his hand.

"I have the audacity to capture the tongues of some bandits. May I ask how you generals will deal with them?" Zhou Wenxuan subconsciously looked at General Jin.

"I don't think it's any use. The bandits are definitely coming here to kill me, and even torture won't get any answers. Of course, there's no need to kill them all. Leave a few alive for me. I'll be useful when I go south to fight the bandits."

After hearing a general's words, those "warriors" who were eager to be tortured suddenly drooped like withered flowers.

"Before, bandits attacked and killed officials everywhere, and now they are risking their lives to assassinate the governor. I think this group of bandits is no ordinary bandits. We must send a heavy force to crush them. I will take the blame and search for the bandits in all directions. We must put a decisive end to their arrogance."

After Zuo Liangyu finished speaking, he turned around and said goodbye. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that what General Zuo wanted to kill might not be the bandits, but the "military merits".

Several generals commanding large armies sat quietly in Ru'an for many days and reported to Prime Minister Xiong, who sent an additional troop of government troops to support them and demanded that the beggars be strangled and not be allowed to be appeased again.

The emperor also quickly appointed a new governor of Henan, Li Xianfeng, who came to Runing to take charge of the troops.

Before Li Xianfeng could secure his position, he received an urgent document from the Ministry of War, requesting that the two powerful armies around him be transferred north.

Because the Eastern Tartars broke through the wall and invaded again.

(End of this chapter)