The players gathered together, everyone looked at me and I looked at you. Qin Chuan first said:
"We seem to be in trouble."
Sun Jianguo covered his face and said, "These are government troops, right? Why did we beat the government troops?"
Qin Chuan said: "Didn't they take action first? By the way, call those common people over and ask what's going on."
Ma Wu was brought up in confusion. What happened today really made him feel very upset.
Ma Wu was already desperate. If he was caught up by the soldiers guarding the salt field, he would definitely be dead.
But he didn't expect that the players would suddenly appear. Ma Wu was planning to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but he was shocked to find that these guys actually defeated the Doulu Army in Yanchi.
Ma Wu was completely stupid. Even if the bandits on Sanwei Mountain were powerful, they would not dare to attack the officers and soldiers!
What is the origin of these guys?
The players sat on it, and after Ma Wu was brought up, his head was still covered.
It was Sun Jianguo who said first: "Who are you and why did you escape from the salt field?"
Ma Wu knelt down and said: "The common people kneel down to thank you! Wish you all the best!"
King? This guy thinks we are bandits, right?
Sun Jianguo's face turned cold and he asked, "What are we asking you?"
Ma Wu kowtowed a few times and said in a tearful tone: "The grassroots are originally farmers from Shazhou who were captured to do hard labor in the salt fields."
Farmer?
At this time, Jiang Lun, who was familiar with the system of the Tang Dynasty, suddenly said: "Salt farmers are inherited from generation to generation. They are given salt fields instead of land. How could you be caught in this salt field as a farmer?"
Ma Wu cried and said: "Since this salt field was occupied by the military master of the Doulu Army, the saltmen have been running away to death, and the grassroots have been captured and come in!"
"Of the ten people in the same village, only one grassroots person is left. If you continue to stay in the salt field, you will die. That's why the grassroots people risked their lives to escape."
The players were silent. They did not expect that the salt field controlled by the Doulu Army would turn out to be a hell on earth.
"Bring that Brigade Commander Zhang up!"
Qin Chuan shouted, and several players escorted Zhang Brigadier, who was all tied up.
Zhang Brigadier cursed loudly, holding his head high and refusing to kneel down.
Jiang Lun suddenly asked: "Why did your Doulu army kill the people in the salt field?"
Brigadier Zhang held his head high and said: "You gang of bandits, how dare you attack the government's salt field! When our army from Shazhou City comes over, I will kill you with a thousand swords!"
Brigadier Zhang said arrogantly: "Why don't you quickly untie the military master? Surrender now, military master, I can give you a few words of kindness and spare you the death penalty!"
All the players laughed. The players behind Zhang Brigade couldn't stand his arrogance, so they pulled out the back of their sword and hit Zhang Brigade's leg, causing Zhang Brigade to kneel down.
Jiang Lun said: "According to law, you sergeants should protect the salt fields. Why did you kill the salt farmers? And enslaved ordinary farmers to serve as salt farmers?"
"Law? What law? In this Shazhou City, the words of the captain are the law! The Yanchi Salt Field is the property of our Doulu Army! You will be dead if you attack and kill the officers and soldiers!"
Zhang Lvshuai's tone was still arrogant, as if he couldn't communicate at all.
Seeing that this guy was a mad dog, the players also escorted an ordinary soldier up.
This soldier is much more honest than Brigadier Zhang. As soon as he saw the player, he knelt down and said: "My king, have mercy on me! My king, have mercy on me! I am a soldier who eats food, and I am also an ordinary citizen of Shazhou. I have never bullied Yan Ding!"
Jiang Lun asked: "You are the Shazhou Doulu Army. Why did you invade the salt field and enslave the saltmen?"
The soldier immediately said: "Last year when the Fangu invaded, Governor Jia couldn't pay the reward, so several captains ordered us to occupy the salt field and sell salt on our own."
Can it still be like this?
"Why can't the governor's office pay out the reward?"
"In the past few years, dogs have invaded every year. Although Shazhou is Shangzhou, we have to transfer food to the customs to support the counter-rebellion, so naturally we can't pay rewards."
"If you can't pay the reward, will you seize the salt field?"
"If you serve as a soldier and you have food, who will come to serve as a soldier if you don't have enough money and no measure? Once the several lieutenants put it all together, Governor Jia will do it himself if he doesn't give it to everyone."
The soldier said: "Now the salt fields, city gates, and barns in Shazhou have been occupied by several captains and their troops. They say they are waiting for Governor Jia to pay out the owed rewards before returning them."
Jiang Lun asked again: "Is what Ma Wu said true? Did you capture him?"
The soldier confessed: "Originally, the salt workers near the salt pond died and fled. In the past few months, the output of the salt field has declined. Brigadier Zhang was often punished by the captain, and he ordered us to arrest people nearby.
Drive them to boil salt."
At this time, the players were excited. They did not expect that these people who were enslaving the people were actually the Doulu Army.
And this Brigadier Zhang is really an officer of the Doulu Army.
Under the leadership of Ma Wu, the players saw the Tongpu where they were imprisoned.
The dark, damp and dilapidated sheds were worse than the stables in the saltworks, and the mass graves next to the saltworks were filled with civilians who had been oppressed to death by these Doulu troops.
Now the player's anger has really risen. These are not official soldiers, they are not even as good as the bandits of Sanwei Mountain.
Qin Chuan, a veteran, was even more angry. This Doulu Army simply ruined the honor of soldiers.
Jiang Lun sighed and said: "Actually, most of the armies of the Tang Dynasty are like this. The Moli Army is pretty good, but there are too many domineering troops like the Doulu Army who bully the governor Jiedushi."
"In the late Tang Dynasty, the military officers supported the Jiedushi to rebel. When the court recruited appeasement, they killed the Jiedushi to claim credit."
"The Ya soldiers coerced the officers to usurp the position of Jiedushi, and then rebelled because Shangguan became the Jiedushi and could not pay the reward."
"There are such bizarre things. Now that the order of the world has collapsed and the Doulu Army has occupied the salt field, it is not a strange thing to think about it."
The players exclaimed: "Isn't this just defeating the top?"
Jiang Lun nodded and said: "This is what happened in border towns in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. When the imperial court lost its authority, there was no order in the local area."
Qin Chuan held the saber and said: "Jiang Lun, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, what crime should be committed for abusing the people?"
Jiang Lun hesitated and said, "Behead."
Qin Chuan immediately pulled out his saber and said, "Ma Wu, lead Yan Ding to stand up and identify those people who have killed the common people."
Ma Wu tremblingly pointed at several officers including Brigadier Zhang.
The already excited adventure players stepped out and chopped off their heads with a knife.
The remaining Doulu Army soldiers were stunned. How dare these bandits kill an officer?
Ma Wu was also dumbfounded. There really were divine soldiers who made the decision for them!
Jiang Lun wanted to stop him, but he sighed and said, "Just kill him. It's unnatural for such an animal not to be killed. Let's play a game and try to gain some clarity."
When Qin Chuan put away his sword, he asked Jiang Lun and Sun Jianguo: "What should we do now?"
Jiang Lun thought for a while and said: "Everyone has been killed, what else can we do? Our reputation in the Doulu Army has been lost, and we can't go to Shazhou for the time being. Send someone quickly to report to King Jianning, and wait for His Highness to think of a solution