A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 347

Like wolves running wild, slaves and idlers who had previously gathered in various streets came rushing back one after another. Everyone clamored, "Shunxiang's army has entered the city. They are fully armored, armed with knives and blunderbusses. There are tens of thousands of people." .”

"They suddenly appeared outside the city, holding the order of the general of Dingguo, and the guards did not dare to stop them, so they came to kill them."

"The General's Mansion wants to suppress the scholars and common people. What should we do? Please Zeng Weng, Mr. Wu, hurry up and come up with a strategy."

All the officials, generals, and servants of the merchant's house were chattering, all of them looked panic-stricken. They made loud noises, and their faces were ashen. Many of them had already made up their minds to run away.

Wu Lue's face was livid, he didn't expect that Wang Dao dared to send troops into the city, Zeng Youxian's face turned pale, he coughed and said: "Everyone, don't panic, don't panic, I don't believe it. Wouldn't he be afraid to criticize the officials and slander the stylus when he did such things as anger and grievances, oppressing the scholars and the common people?"

Wu Lue also said loudly: "That's right, we pleaded for the people and acted passionately, even though we were dying. In the past, the five righteous men in Suzhou resisted the eunuchs and raped them. A man knows the importance of death and life, and the care of a man is more important than the country. It is Wang Dou who oppresses scholars and righteous merchants, and we will be calm and not afraid!"

His words aroused cheers, and Wu Lue waved his hands and shouted: "I'll go up and argue with the Shun Township Army to see if they dare to risk the world's displeasure and slaughter merchants!"

The crowd flocked forward, and those businessmen and students united as one, held up banners, shouted all the way, and headed towards the east of the city.A larger number of domestic slaves and ruffians armed with tiles, rushed forward in groups of three or four, or scattered around, and they walked in a mighty manner.

Suddenly there was a deafening sound of gunfire, followed by exclamations, and a flood of domestic slaves rushed back. They shouted hoarsely: "The army of Shun Township has killed people, the officers and soldiers have killed people..."

The crowd was in chaos, Wu Lue, Zeng Youxian and the others were stunned, and Wu Yue and the others among the merchants were equally astonished: "Wang Dou...Wang Dou, he really dares to make a move?"

The orderly footsteps of the large army continued to come, and a voice sounded: "According to the order of General Dingguo, the Shunxiang army entered the city to quell the chaos, capture the slaves of the East, and prosecute the traitors. Gather the crowd, don't riot, don't insult the government, if you violate it, you will be punished as disobedience, and you will be killed!"

"The benevolent and righteous division of the Shun Township Army did not harass the people. The soldiers and the people will wait for the chaos to calm down, and there is no need to panic."

Yanqing Prefecture is a major place for school strikes and market strikes. In order to deter opponents to the maximum extent, Wang Dou ordered Wen Fangliang to lead a group of soldiers into the city. At this time, Wen Fangliang was riding on a tall horse, and he was fully armored. Holding guns and blunderbuss, they walked neatly, and the chilling momentum immediately shook the surrounding area to lose their voices.

In front of this army, Wu Lue and others suddenly felt how ridiculous what they had done these days.

Facing the brave and courageous merchants who came up to us, Wen Fangliang didn't talk nonsense to them. He sat on the horse and took out a paper order from his arms to declare: "By the general's order, Zeng Fuyang, Wan Mei Dear friends, Chen Enchong, Zhang Wanshan and others will join forces with captives and enemies to take them down together. You must put the imperial court and society as the most important thing, and work together to capture traitors. If you dare to obstruct them, you will be regarded as accomplices!"

Like a bolt from the blue, Wu Lue, Zeng Youxian and the others were all stunned. How could their concubine and their son be Dong Nu Xi Zuo?If they were really Dongnu's spies, not only their strike at the time would become a joke, but also their relatives would become spies, and they might be implicated.

If Wang Dou used the name of refusing to pay commercial taxes to suppress them, they could still be impassioned and "righteously" stand on the moral high ground to oppose scolding, but Wang Dou used this name to deal with it...they all have to worry that they have The danger of becoming an accomplice.That is the relationship between ransacking the family and exterminating the clan and putting him to death.

Wu Lue yelled first: "You talk nonsense, you talk nonsense, Mei'er can't possibly be Dong Nu's spy, Wang Dou is talking nonsense."

Zeng Youxian also said tremblingly: "This general, did you make a mistake? My son can never be a meticulous worker."

Only a young man behind Zeng Youxian showed a flustered expression on his face, and he shouted: "No, no, I was wronged, I was wronged."

Wen Fangliang waved his hand and said sharply, "Take me!"

Immediately, a group of Shunxiang troops rushed towards Zeng Fuyang like wolves and tigers, and Zeng Youxian shouted: "No...no..."

There are a few domestic slaves in his house, and some students next to him subconsciously stand in front of them.

"Papa, papa..." There was a loud bang from the firecrackers, blood mist splashed, and these people were all sent flying.

After they fell to the ground, the news of being shot immediately spread all over their bodies. Looking at the big bloody hole on their bodies, they cried out miserable and rolled back and forth on the ground.

"what!"

Seeing their miserable appearance, the merchant and scholar team behind them screamed, and someone immediately bombed the nest, and a large group of people ran towards the Shunxiang army.

"emission!"

The deafening sound of gunfire rang out again, and in the rising smoke, more than a dozen people were knocked to the ground again.

Wu Lue subconsciously wanted to run away, but he ate a heavy blunderbuss head-on, and his face immediately blossomed, bleeding profusely.

He covered his face, fell to his knees, and screamed in pain.

"Everyone must not do anything in vain, otherwise they will be judged as Dongnu's details, and they will be killed on the spot!"

Amidst the stern shouting of orders, the chaotic team of businessmen and scholars finally stopped, and they all stood blankly, dumbstruck.And the domestic slaves and ruffians around them also hurriedly knelt down on the ground.Someone realized that he was still holding a tile in his hand, and hurriedly threw it away.

The strong smell of blood filled the air. Looking at the corpses on the ground and hearing the groans of the wounded, many people could not help but vomit, and some even cried out of fear.The previous morale of "all people as one" has long since disappeared.

Things took a turn for the worse, and they couldn't react. Isn't it a just move against the collection of commercial taxes? Why did they suddenly become Dong Nu's spy?Some people were killed in front of their own eyes.

Especially those merchants, trembling all over, murmured: "Why is this happening, why is this happening..."

Zeng Fuyang was thrown to the ground by several strong Shunxiang soldiers, his hands were twisted and tied up laboriously.

Zeng Youxian stared at him for a long time, and asked tentatively: "My son, are you really a secret agent?"

Zeng Fuyang turned his head away, not daring to look at his father's face.

At this time, the intelligence department did not come over for a few nights, looked at Zeng Fuyang coldly, and said to Wen Fangliang: "Report to Mr. Wen Qian, the spy tokens and intelligence were found from Zeng Fuyang's house, this donkey is really a spy of the Tartars. "

For the first night, he handed over a plate with several keepsakes on it, one was a white jade ring with some hidden symbols on it.There are also secret methods such as lawan books to convey information secretly.Shunxiang Army Ye Bushou has been in the army for a long time, so he naturally understands the various methods of Qing soldiers' spies to deliver letters.

Looking at the disc, Zeng Fuyang could no longer bear the fear in his heart, and collapsed to the ground.

Zeng Youxian suddenly howled loudly: "My God, what crime did I Zeng Youxian do to give birth to such an unfaithful and unrighteous beast without a king or a father."

He burst into tears and couldn't make a sound.

Wu Lue struggled to get up at this time, his mouth and nose were still bleeding, and he said to Zeng Fuyang in surprise: "Brother Zeng, you..."

At this time, two more Yebushou came with a woman tied up, seeing this woman, Wu Lue even jumped up: "Mei'er, you, you, don't tell me..."

The woman looked charming, she gave Wu Lue a wry smile, and said to Wen Fangliang: "I want to see Han Chao, if it wasn't for that heartless person who abandoned me, I wouldn't be in the situation I am today."

Wen Fangliang had also heard of this woman. As early as the eighth year of Chongzhen, Han Chao had a good relationship with her. Back then, Wan Sheng and Mrs. Zheng from Midian admired Han Chao.Wang Dou and others thought that marrying a wife should be married to a virtuous person, and persuaded Han Chao to marry Mrs. Zheng, but they didn't expect this old friend to be bought by the Qing people.

Wen Fangliang took a deep look at her, and shouted: "Zeng Youxian, Wu Lue and others are quite suspected of being spies, and they are taken into prison for interrogation. All the people present will be taken into custody together. We will report to General Dingguo to make a decision."

In front of the title of "traitor agent", all the merchants and scholars present did not dare to move, but howled loudly, as if it was the end of the day.

……

"Take people..."

"Catch the fine work and seal up all the shops of the people who lead the captives!"

It seems that the entire Yanqing Prefecture is a team of the Shun Township Army. According to the strategy ahead, they go out in groups, arrest people according to the roster, and seal up the shops, in an orderly manner.

Things have become like this, and the local military households and civilians in Yanqing Prefecture can't react.Fortunately, the Shunxiang army did not commit any crimes, which reassured them a lot.They hid in the street and chatted in the house, and soon, the news that Zeng Fuyang, Xuezheng's son, and Mr. Wu's concubine were Tazi spies spread widely.

Many people yelled, these thieves who kill thousands of swords are actually used as spies by the Tartars, even if they are killed by thousands of swords, it is not an exaggeration.Many people even speculated that these spies instigated the school and market strikes on East Road these days?

In this way, those who participated in the strike will be suspected of being a spy by the Tartars.

The sound of "cracking" and breaking the door continued, and most of the strikers who participated in the parade and petition were the officials and generals, and the small characters behind the big businessmen.The big characters hid in their mansions to listen to the situation and command remotely.But their temple is in the city, so what if they hide in the mansion, they just break the door and arrest people.

It is a pity that even if these officials and businessmen are not spies of the Qing Dynasty, they basically participate in smuggling outside the Great Wall, which can be regarded as "cooperating with captives and enemies".Since the first day of their strike, the intelligence department has been closely monitoring them, and early searches have obtained a large amount of evidence about them.

The ironclad evidence is like a mountain, and there is no room for their sophistry. Regardless of whether it is an official or a businessman, a thousand or a hundred local households, or some gentry family, they will be directly arrested by the head of the family and monitored by their family members.At the same time, all the land and shops under their name were sealed up.

Those who dared to resist arrest were killed on the spot. The sound of gunfire was heard one after another in the city. It seemed that many of them could not recognize the situation clearly.

With a loud bang, the gate of a house in Chengenfang, Yanqing Prefecture was broken open, and two teams of Shunxiang troops poured in.This house is the place where Zhang Wanshan, the family uncle of Commander-in-Chief of Wanquandu, lives.There are nearly 200 servants and servants in the house.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers dared to break into the door and the sun came out from the west, everyone in the mansion was shocked and angry.

Led by a butler in a blue silk gown, all the servants came out aggressively, each holding spears and sticks.Before they could speak, the leader of the Shun Township Army raised the order in Zong Yiyang's hand and said coldly: "The evidence of Zhang Wanshan's connection with the captives and the enemy is convincing. He was arrested and brought to justice by the order of General Dingguo. You can't help him." To be cruel, so as not to end up in ashes."

The housekeeper was startled and angry, and shouted: "What a bold Wang Dou, he didn't look anywhere, this is Zhang's residence... Our Patriarch's uncle and nephew is the current deputy general of the town..."

Before he finished speaking, he said coldly, "General Dingguo ordered that anyone who dares to raise troops to resist will be shot to death!"

"Clap clap clap!"

There was a loud bang of the firecrackers, and dozens of firecrackers aimed at the servant in front of him and pulled the trigger.

The blood mist shot out, and those servants fell down piece by piece like ears of wheat blown by the wind.The housekeeper was shot several times, and he staggered and fell backwards.When he fell to the ground, he was breathless, but his eyes were wide open, staring at the sky with an unbelievable expression on his face.

"what!"

The rest of the servants yelled collectively.

"emission!"

Let the total grim voice ring out.

There was another roar of gunfire, and another group of servants screamed and were knocked to the ground.

"Presumptuous, presumptuous..."

At this time, Mr. Zhang was helped out by several servants. Seeing the situation in front of him, he was dumbfounded at first, and then became furious.Wang Dou's subordinates dared to rush into his mansion and kill people openly, so... so...

His beard and hair were all stretched out, and he was so angry that he pointed at the Shun Township Army here.

The servants next to him were also stunned. This is Zhang's mansion, where the uncle of Zhang Guowei, the deputy commander in chief of Xuanfu town, is located. Did those Shunxiang soldiers eat the bear's heart and leopard's courage?
Mr. Zhang roared up, pointed at the boss and shouted angrily: "You are so courageous, so bold..."

But he didn't finish his sentence, because a Shunxiang army rushed forward and gave him a heavy blow.The blunderbuss support hit his lower abdomen, immediately Zhang Wanshan gushed out a mouthful of blood, and fell to his knees involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)