In the eyes of most people, the Sixth Department of Southern Zhili swung the sword with thunderous momentum, showing an unquestionable control. However, in the eyes of Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue, this was definitely a bad move.
Businessmen have always been united in their interests. Are the salt merchants to blame for what happened before? The Sixth Ministry was unable to drive away the bandits. Do the businessmen have to find a way to solve the problem on their own? If the Sixth Ministry officials could understand the merchants' difficulties and sit down afterwards
Come down and have a good talk. We can still work together to maintain unity in the future.
But these Nanjing gentlemen are too arrogant. They feel that everything they have is given to the merchants, and they don't even bother to lower their heads to talk to the merchants. They don't even say hello, and just kill them with a knife.
Just when the Xu family was being suppressed, Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue also received documents from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Since most of the weaving collected in the second half of the year was still in the hands of the weavers, the silk and other items promised to be given still had to be
Let Hai Lanzhu find a way to get it himself. This official document can be said to be uneasy and well-intentioned. If Hai Lanzhu sends someone to collect it, it will definitely affect the relationship with Jiangnan merchants. The newly established relationship will collapse in an instant.
Chang Minyue frowned slightly, swung her long sleeves back slightly, and snorted coldly: "These people are really calculating. Do they really think we are easy to bully? If we really do this, who will we become?"
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How could Hai Lanzhu not know how sinister the contents of this official document were? The merchants had suffered a lot from the rogue bandits. Whoever levied taxes at this time would be in trouble. He went to the weaver to ask for cloth and satin, and it was obvious that he had offended someone.
Huo Huo said, "Well, there's no need to be angry. Let's put this matter down for the time being. Let's wait until the Zhejiang matter comes to an end before we deal with it."
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On the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month in the third year of Chongzhen, the Xuanfu army passed through Ningguo Mansion and headed east, passed through the north of Tianmu Mountain, passed through Guangzhou, went straight east, and arrived in Huzhou near Taihu Lake on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month. The Xuanfu troops did not go through Tianmu Mountain and went straight to the east.
Entering Huzhou eastward, it can be said that it exceeded everyone's expectations. The most panicked one was Gao Yingxiang. In order to block the main force of Xuanfu and buy time for the army to retreat, he assembled a heavy force in the Tianmu Mountain area, but the opponent did not go to Tianmu Mountain.
, went to Huzhou, rendering the peasant army in the Tianmu Mountain area useless.
At this point, Tie Mo's purpose has become obvious, which is to pass through Huzhou, go directly south to Jiaxing Prefecture, and recapture the salt field controlled by the peasant army. Li Yan and Lu Weiliang, who were in charge of the defense of Jiaxing Prefecture, felt that they were faced with a formidable enemy and quickly captured the territory of Jiaxing Prefecture.
The soldiers and horses gathered together. In order to ensure sufficient troops, they even recruited soldiers and horses from Songjiang Prefecture in the east. This incident even aroused Gao Yingxiang's dissatisfaction. If Li Zicheng hadn't helped to speak up, he would have been criticized by Gao Yingxiang.
The soldiers and horses that ravaged Songjiang Mansion were not direct descendants of Li Zicheng, but were led by Gao Yingxiang's confidant Fan Ling. These soldiers and horses entered Songjiang Mansion for the Songjiang Mansion's wealth. Songjiang Mansion not only had a large amount of cloth treasures, but also
A Jinshan salt farm. Fan Ling was transferred back to Jiaxing Prefecture after just two days of looting in Songjiang Prefecture. Naturally, he was dissatisfied. Because of this, a letter was sent to Lin'an, which made Gao Yingxiang angry.
Almost immediately, the Nanjing Jingying army, which had been standing still, also took action. They crossed Longmen Mountain and soon arrived at Taiping Town in the south of Ningguo Mansion. The Jingying soldiers and horses deployed in Taiping Town and were not in a hurry to enter.
What Zhejiang meant. Even so, Gao Yingxiang did not dare to look down upon him, so he could only transfer some troops from Tianmu Mountain back to set up defenses near Yuqian.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Tie Mo set out from Huzhou with Geng Zhongming as the vanguard and headed south. Soon he launched a fierce attack on Wukang County. This time, Tie Mo sent out most of his musketeers and asked He Jingyuan to drag a few
Wukang County is a typical Jiangnan county with low walls, making it easy to attack and difficult to defend. Since the beginning of the attack, Geng Zhongming attacked Wukang City in waves and continued to put pressure on Wukang City. He Jingyuan extended the artillery shells to help his troops bombard the enemy.
military.
Thick smoke billowed in Wukang City, and the rumbling noise made everyone tremble. Now Wukang City not only has the original five thousand soldiers and horses, but also many people are defeated soldiers who escaped from Tongling. Xu Beichuan and Zheng Guosong are among them.
.How can anyone who has experienced the Tongling Battle not know the horror of being bombarded? The impregnable Tongling City in Nuoda was stunned to be blasted away with artillery by the Living King of Hell.
"Ah...save me...someone come to save me..." A peasant army soldier leaned behind the battlements and raised his right hand feebly in the air. He was calling for help, but
People around him were running around in a panic, but no one paid attention to him. His legs had no feeling, his vision was getting blurry, his abdomen was hot, and he didn't know whether it hurt or itched.
Not far away, Xu Beichuan only felt his heart tightening. This scene was so familiar. Tongling City could not withstand the continuous artillery fire and thunderous attacks. Can Wukang City be able to defend it? In fact, Xu Beichuan has already given birth to a child.
From his point of view, Wukang City cannot be defended. It is better to retreat to Deqing behind. It has just been a new defeat. If he abandons the city and escapes again, once King Chuang gets angry, his life will be sealed.
In Yuhang, people were coming and going in the county government office, and Li Zicheng was pacing anxiously in the house. The King of Hell hit him as hard as he wanted, and he beat him so fiercely. The situation in Wukang is not good now. As for whether to evacuate Wukang, Li Zicheng has some doubts.
He hesitated. Once Wukang City falls into the hands of the government troops, Deqing County will become an isolated city. At that time, Jiaxing Prefecture and Yuhang will have to rely on Deqing to contact them. This situation is very dangerous and the situation is extremely passive, because if
If Deqing falls into the hands of the Living King of Hell, the army in Jiaxing Prefecture will be separated to the east and unable to return.
It is unrealistic to order Li Yan and others to rush back immediately. The army has been raging in Jiaxing Mansion for so long, and there must be a lot of supplies. How can we just go back? After thinking for a long time, Li Zicheng gritted his teeth and shouted to the deputy general
Said: "Instruct Xu Beichuan and Zheng Guosong to abandon Wukang and retreat to Deqing County. In addition, let Du Xinghu lead his troops to assist Deqing. In short, Deqing County must be in our hands before Jiaxing Prefecture's troops return!"
"Here" the deputy general did not dare to hesitate and hurried out to deliver the order. Following Li Zicheng's order, the soldiers and horses near Yuhang quickly mobilized. At this time, the officers and soldiers near Hangzhou were like cats smelling fishy smell and began to attack the surrounding peasant troops.
In order to counterattack, Li Zicheng was really as big as a fight at this time.
Li Zicheng was uncomfortable, but the one who suffered the most was Li Yan. According to Li Yan's wishes, the army quickly gathered and returned to Deqing County, which was the safest way. But when it was actually implemented, it was different. Everyone had been looting for so long, and almost every day
Each leader has obtained a lot of good things, and now he is asking them to abandon their supplies and travel lightly, fearing that there will be internal strife. If anyone wants to blame them, the only thing to blame is that Li Yan is still too young, has too little experience within the peasant army, and has no prestige.
Prestige is not something that only comes with ability. The leaders refused to listen, and Li Yan was helpless. After nightfall, he said angrily: "Brother Lu, look at the virtues of those people. Even at this time, they still give up."
We can’t afford those supplies.”
"The King of Hell sent troops to capture Wukang County, and is now mobilizing heavy troops to go to Deqing. With the power of that new artillery, will Deqing be able to hold it? Once Deqing falls, we people will be trapped in Jiaxing Prefecture and become a lone army.
By then, what's the use of having more wealth?" Li Yan patted the table, still not understanding his hatred, "It's delaying things, delaying withdrawal for one day, and taking one more day of risk."
Lu Liangwei could understand Li Yan's feelings, but this did not mean that he agreed with Li Yan's actions. Although those leaders had their faults, they were excusable. From Shaanxi to the Central Plains, the glory and wealth promised by King Chuang had never been seen.
Now that we have come to Zhejiang, why don't we let those people satisfy their selfish desires? If we retreat late, we will take great risks, but if we retreat forcefully, we will lose people's hearts and it will be even more difficult in the future. To put it bluntly, King Chuang and General Li would rather
They don’t want a failure, and they don’t want internal strife.
It is said that Li Yan was anxious, but the leaders near Jiaxing were not so aware of the crisis. They were still busy loading the looted things into their trucks, and some even found a place to play with women. In short, Jiaxing is a colorful world.
, people linger and don’t want to leave. There is a manor in the northeast of Jiaxing, called Wangjiang Manor. It was originally the villa of the Xu family in Huzhou. It covers a large area and has beautiful scenery. It can be said that it is green all year round.
Full of meaning.
It is a pity that Wangjiang Manor has now become the private estate of Fan Ling, the leader of the peasant army. Li Yan has ordered all ministries to strictly enforce military discipline, but Fan Ling, as a close confidant of Gao Yingxiang, did not take this order seriously at all. It was late at night, Fan Ling
Ling was not sleepy at all. The large hall was covered with a thick red carpet. He was leaning against a low table with his bare chest, holding a wine glass in his hand, and his face was rosy with excitement.
There was a continuous sound of silk and bamboo in his ears, and several young women danced gracefully. However, these women all looked frightened, and some even had their dancing postures slightly deformed. However, Fan Ling didn't care, and a pair of eyes swept over these women.
Finally, it fell on a young girl. Suddenly, he shouted loudly, jumped up, threw the woman to the ground, and then moved his hands up and down to tear off the woman's clothes...
"Huhu... So white, so tender... This girl from Jiangnan is still so beautiful." There were guards guarding the door, but Fan Ling didn't care, untied his belt and did something ugly
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The girl wailed in pain, but all that could be heard was Fan Ling's excited laughter. The other women trembled and wanted to exit, but Fan Ling shouted loudly, "Where are you going? Kneel down for me, you two."
You can’t run away, I’ll let you enjoy it today and let you know what a real man is..."
The eyes of the guards at the door were all red. Listening to the unbearable sound, their whole bodies seemed to be on fire. That night, Wangjiang Manor was restless, and the entire Jiaxing Mansion seemed to be like this. Everyone knew that the retreat was imminent, but they felt deep in their hearts.
The bestiality in the house was unleashed. Only when it got light the next day did Li Yan know what had happened in Jiaxing Mansion.
Fan Ling was not the only one who harmed the woman, almost half of them joined in and vented their bestial desires. After the atrocity, Jiaxing fell silent, the streets were deserted, people on both sides closed their doors tightly, and occasionally the sobs of women could be heard.
Coming out makes people sad.
Li Yan was walking on the street, and the cool breeze hit his face. He stopped and slowly closed his eyes. For some reason, he always felt that there was a fire buried under the silence. This fire would one day burst and kill everyone.
Exploded to pieces.
Suddenly, Li Yan opened his eyes and turned around to walk back. At the same time, he said seriously to Lu Weiliang: "Brother Lu, give the order to evacuate Jiaxing tomorrow and everyone to evacuate to Deqing. If anyone falls behind, there will be consequences!"
"So urgent?" Lu Weiliang frowned. Many people would definitely be dissatisfied with such a rush to evacuate Jiaxing. However, Li Yan did not intend to give in this time. He pointed to the closed doors on both sides with a cold expression on his face.
He smiled coldly: "Look at the situation on the street, do you think we can still stay in Jiaxing? Last time, we burned, killed, looted, and finally suppressed the people of Jiaxing, and now they are intensifying the harm to those women...
....I don’t dare to advance or retreat now. I’m afraid I won’t be able to leave even if I want to....."
There is a fire hidden in Jiaxing, and this fire belongs to the people of Jiaxing. Li Yan believes that as long as one person takes the lead, those Jiaxing people who close their homes will respond in large numbers. Only God knows what the angry Jiaxing people will do.
.But one thing Li Yan is sure of is that once the people in Jiaxing cause trouble, it would be wishful thinking for the army to evacuate safely.
Sure enough, after the order was issued, the peasant army leaders around Jiaxing complained. However, Li Yan forced the order and they had no choice but to obey. However, this also caused these people to vent their animal desires even more unscrupulously, and some even sent people to loot the local people.
, even the golden Buddha in the temple was promoted.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the peasant army that had been raging in Jiaxing Prefecture for a month finally began to withdraw, but the retreat was very slow. It was not that Li Yan did not want to go faster, but that he could not move faster. The leaders of the leaders could not load the large and small cars, so he asked his brothers to
Backpacks, clattering with a lot of stuff, naturally slowed down the march. It was originally a two-day journey, but it would have been too much to reach in three days.
Li Yan frowned, looking at the slow marching speed, worried in his heart. Lu Weiliang comforted him and said, "Brother Li, please relax, Deqing is still in our hands, I guess there will be no problem in withdrawing it."
"Hey, I hope so!" Li Yan shook his head gently. In fact, he was worried not only about Deqing County, but also Jiaxing. This retreat was too slow and could easily go wrong.
Jiaxing, Tianhai Tower! This restaurant was once the largest restaurant in the north of Jinshan. Since the restaurant can overlook Jinshan Mountain and Pinghu Lake, the business is booming. In Jiaxing itself, the reputation of Tianhai Tower is only slightly worse than that of Yanyu Tower. Unfortunately, nowadays
The Tianhai Building was in a mess, with tables, chairs and benches scattered everywhere, and the decoration inside the building was also destroyed. The lobby on the first floor was full of people, including men and women, but most of them were young and strong men.
.Some of them were holding wooden sticks, some were holding shovels, and all of them had angry eyes.
At the railing on the second floor, there was a middle-aged man in a green robe, holding a long knife in his hand, with tears in his eyes. This man is Duan Muxing, the current owner of Tianhai Tower, and the people in the hall, except Duanmu
The family has young and strong servants, and the rest are all neighbors.