This was bad news. Most of the people followed blindly. They closed the doors one by one and threw away their arms and ran around. Everyone was yelling at each other and spreading rumors. By the time the news spread to the Xingdaofang area in the north, it had become a commonplace.
Bandits attacked the city.
In short, everyone knows one thing, the bandits are coming.
Du Linghe and Deng Kuan never dreamed that a fire would turn into an attack by rogue bandits. The key is that there was real trouble near Nancheng. A group of masked men appeared out of nowhere, causing Nancheng to panic.
As the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, Deng Kuan was very anxious. He had forgotten about the trouble with the big car dealership. The most important thing now was to quickly control the chaos. After notifying all the officials who were resting at home to patrol the streets, Deng Kuan was still a little bit worried.
I was worried, so I wanted to go to the government office in person.
Deng Kuan didn't believe that rogue bandits could come to the capital. Even if there were a small group of rogue bandits, they wouldn't have the guts to cause trouble in the capital. But the key is that New Year's Eve is coming in two days, and there can't be chaos in the city. What's more, the congratulatory ceremony is coming soon. If at this time
Something went wrong, and Deng's neck was in danger. Deng Kuan was in a panic, but Du Linghe urged Deng Kuan to send people to the truck shop to put out the fire. Deng Kuan cursed in his heart and became angry at the visitor.
He said: "Go back and tell Mr. Du that I need to kill the bandits first and appease the people. Mr. Du can figure out a solution for the big car dealership."
If it wasn't for the sake of friendship, Deng Kuan would have fought each other long ago. Without even looking at the time, there was chaos in the capital, so who would care about the ignition of the big car dealer?
In recent decades, this kind of thing has never happened in the capital. This messy scene not only alarmed Cheng Jiming, but also Zhu Youjian in the palace. It can be said that this farce, Cheng Jiming as a whole
Everyone is a little dizzy and confused. Because no matter how you think about it, you can't figure out why there are rogue bandits in the capital. Are the rogue bandits so brave that they dare to go to the capital and cause trouble? In contrast, Zhu Youjian is on the contrary.
He was very calm and didn't express any opinions.
When trouble broke out in Nancheng, Tie Mo was also awakened. He ran to another courtyard, pretended to let Sun Chengzong rest peacefully, and then led Wu Sangui and others out. Sun Chengzong always felt that something was not right, but it was not much.
What to say. As soon as he left home, Tie Mo ran directly to the east. Now that he had taken the first step, he had to take every next step well. If he made a wrong step, he would get nothing.
Tie Mo is somewhat confident about taking action against Yankeju tonight. Now that he has taken action, he must at least get a rough idea of the situation at Yankeju. The loser is Wu Changdi. Although this guy is not blessed with money, he has left behind the drawings.
But it helped a lot. The drawing not only described the structure of Yankeju in detail, but also briefly introduced the defense of Yankeju.
Yankeju seems to be inconspicuous, but due to the importance of this place, Yankeju's defense force has never been less. Now Yankeju has a hidden guard of no less than 600 people. If you don't attack Yankeju, you will never be able to
I know that the seemingly peaceful Yankeju hides such a power. Normally, Yankeju is just a rich manor, and you can't tell anything from the outside.
This guard force has been around since the Zhengde period. According to Wu Changdi's drawings, this guard force is like a military household in the Ming Dynasty. It is hereditary and passed down from generation to generation. The meaning of its existence is to ensure the safety of guests at banquets. To this day,
The guards at Yankeju are mainly responsible for two people, they are Ma Bodang and Li Cangzhu. Among them, Ma Bodang is the most outstanding. Mabodang is not only a person at Yankeju, he is also a businessman and runs several silk and satin companies.
Shop. If it weren't for Wu Changdi's information, Tie Mo would never have imagined that an ordinary businessman could be a big fish in Yanke Juli.
At the end of the Chou period, a huge fire suddenly broke out in Tongtuo Hutong in Nancheng. With the intensity of the fire, Tongtuo Hutong turned into a mess, which soon alarmed Ma Bodang, who was living as a guest. Looking at the fire to the west, Ma Bodang was also very anxious.
, because his residence was also in Tongtuo Hutong, he felt anxious and shouted loudly, "Come here, come with me to put out the fire!"
After hearing Ma Bodang's cry, Supervisor Wei Jue ran out in a panic. He grabbed Ma Bodang's sleeve and sincerely advised, "Manager Ma, there is something fishy about the fire. It's better for you and me to be extremely careful."
, Running away in such a hasty way, if someone comes to attack the guest house, aren't we falling into someone else's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
"Hiss..." Ma Bodang calmed down quickly. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Wei Jue said made sense. He frowned and cursed twice secretly, but he never mentioned going to put out the fire.
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At the foot of Mangshan Mountain, Tie Mo leaned against the wall and kept tapping with his fingers, but Zhou Dingshan was a little nervous. Tie Mo couldn't help but smile and said, "Dingshan, do it in a moment. After you get the things, take them away quickly, as much as you can carry."
Remember, we only have two hours, Wu Sangui won't be able to hold on for long."
"Don't worry, Supervisor, we have come this far, we will never let you down?" Zhou Dingshan clenched his fists involuntarily and encouraged himself secretly.
In the middle of Chou hour, following Tie Mo's order, Zhou Dingshan, who had been in ambush for a long time, immediately led a group of men in black to run up the mountain road, and soon arrived in front of Yankeju. Yankeju is located halfway up Mangshan Mountain, near
A winding mountain road leads directly to the main entrance of Yankeju. Standing at the door, you can't see anything special about Yankeju. It is no different from an ordinary manor. Who would have thought that this inconspicuous Yankeju,
There is actually a huge accounting team hidden there. In addition, the banquet has lasted for hundreds of years, taking care of countless interests of the six cabinet departments.
Zhou Dingshan clenched the steel knife and said in a cold voice: "Brothers, come on, don't forget what you said before. Don't waste time after entering. Wei Hong will lead some people to deal with the manor guards, and the others will attack the storage building directly with me."
A moment later, there was only a loud noise, and the door of the Yankeju that had stood for a hundred years collapsed. At this time, the people in the Yankeju finally reacted. The deputy general manager Li Cangzhu immediately said angrily: "Hey, someone did attack the Yankeju.
I think they are getting impatient, brothers, come out with me and kill them."
In the blink of an eye, a fierce fight broke out in Yankeju. Zhou Dingshan suddenly led his men and killed the guards of Yankeju by surprise. Although Li Cangzhu reacted quickly enough and led his men to meet him in time. But the so-called chief guard of Yankeju
Time has not experienced wind and rain, and it has not even experienced bloody fights. How can it be the opponent of Zhou Dingshan's elite soldiers.
So in less than a quarter of an hour, more than 200 people under Li Cangzhu were killed. After Zhou Dingshan led his people to rush over, he didn't go to the seemingly prosperous place in the north at all. Instead, he turned around and went straight to the west.
Storage building.
The storage building, also known as the utility room, is usually a poor place to store things. It is dirty and messy. Few people are interested in the storage room. But after Zhou Dingshan and his men broke through the interception, they rushed towards the storage building.
Li Cangzhu suddenly woke up in the storage building. Li Cangzhu shouted and shouted behind him: "Tell Supervisor Wei quickly that the thieves are coming for the storage building."
Li Cangzhu gave up the struggle and evacuated swarm to the storage building with the remaining people. At this time, the entire Yankeju had turned into a mess. Under Wei Hong's deliberate actions, all the accountants and managers in Yankeju were afraid.
After being poisoned, he was running around and making the whole banquet a mess. Wei Jue tried his best to control the situation, but in the end it didn't help.
Not long after, Zhou Dingshan led people into the storage building. This storage building is the really important place of Yankeju. It looks like a storage building, but in fact it is a place to hide treasures, which is equivalent to Yankeju.
treasury of gold and silver.
There are still more than 400 guards, but the people brought by Zhou Dingshan are all warriors who are more than one in number. For a while, the two sides were fighting to a close, with swords and guns fighting each other, and blood flowed into rivers.
The place was filled with curses, roars, and screams. In a short period of time, more than 300 lives were lost on both sides. Zhou Dingshan was bound to win the storage building, and the gain or loss of the storage building was related to his wealth.
Life, one hard attack, one stubborn defense, the scene was quite tragic. In just a short time, half of the guards were killed or injured, and even Wei Jue died in the fight. Ma Bo was frightened, secretly thinking that he would not be able to survive if this went on.
Reinforcements came and chopped down a thief. He raised his knife and shouted, "Brothers, retreat to the left corridor and retreat quickly."
The internal vault of the storage building is divided into two aisles, the left and right aisles. The aisle is extremely narrow and can only be passed by two people. There is a secret passage behind the aisle, which leads directly to the underground secret room. The secret room is the real place where money is stored. Now the right one has been closed.
In the side aisle, only the left aisle is left, so as long as you guard the aisle, you can guard the vault. The aisle is narrow, and no matter how brave the thief is, he cannot easily break through.
Ma Bodang led the people back into the corridor, Zhou Dingshan immediately led the people to follow him, but Li Cangzhu did not move. At this time, he felt uneasy in his heart. Why haven't he seen the rescuers yet?
The place where Zheng Chenghua is stationed is less than twenty miles away from Mangshan Mountain. The signal has been sent out long ago. According to the distance, Zheng Chenghua should have arrived with three thousand battalions of soldiers and horses, but why has there been no movement yet?
No, I was fooled. The fire before was not a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but a way to attract the attention of the Three Thousand Battalion. But even if Zheng Chenghua reacted a little slower, as long as Yan Keju persists for half an hour, it should be fine.
problematic.
"Li Cangzhu of a certain family, Mr. Cheng of my family has already received the secret report. I have been waiting for you for a long time. Why don't you quickly tie up the thief?"
Li Cangzhu was considered cunning. He thought that this would deter the thieves, but he never thought that Zhou Dingshan would not accept this trick at all. Without saying a word, he ordered his men to take out the spears from behind. Under the volley of guns, Li Cangzhu's chest was directly hit.
There were a few more bloody holes, and the person fell to the ground in a dejected manner, instantly losing his breath.
At the other end of the aisle, Ma Bodang was so jealous that he looked at it. He pointed at the other end, trembling, and shouted angrily: "You are officers and soldiers, how dare you..."
Ma Bodang could tell that what the thief used just now was not an ordinary firecracker, but a new type of musket. This type of musket was produced in northern Shanxi. Apart from the Northern Shanxi Army, the only other units with new muskets were the Shenji Camp and some troops in Liaodong.
.Now almost all of these thieves are carrying a new type of musket on their backs. What is the concept of this?
The death of Li Cangzhu completely stimulated Ma Bodang. Ma Bodang is now determined to defend the corridor. As long as he persists until reinforcements arrive, Master Cheng Jiming and the others will definitely seek justice for him.
Ma Bodang led his people to resist vigorously, but Zhou Dingshan would not be stupid enough to attack. In such a narrow aisle, the numerical advantage on his side could not be used at all. He felt cruel and pointed to the left, "I'll blow this up."
, rush over from here. I don’t believe it, how can someone named Ma block two roads?"
In order to meet unexpected needs, Tie Mo specially prepared a batch of gunpowder, but unexpectedly it came in handy.
Ma Bo was engaged in a bloody battle with Zhou Dingshan. His thinking was not wrong. If he defended the corridor on the left, he would defend the storage building. However, he never expected that someone else would bring gunpowder. At this time, there were killing sounds all over the left, and suddenly there was a loud bang.
The sound made everyone's ears buzz, and Ma Bodang was also a little confused.
"Manager Ma, it's not good. The thieves have gunpowder in their hands and blew up the corridor we blocked. There is already a big hole there. Manager, please send someone to block it quickly..."
Ma Bodang felt chilled from head to toe. He knew exactly what this meant. It meant that all the preparations he had made so hard were in vain. With his current strength of less than 300 people, how could he hold on?
There were two passages, and they were a group of vicious guys. What happened next came to Ma Bodang's mind. In less than a quarter of an hour, the group of thugs rushed in.
Ma Bodang vowed to fight to the death, but was kicked over by Zhou Dingshan, and then he swung the steel knife and took Ma Bodang's life.
There is a heavy iron door in the underground secret room. If you want to open the iron door, you need to insert two keys at the same time, and the keys are with Ma Bodang and Wei Jue. Otherwise, it is said that a wise man must make mistakes after all his considerations. Cheng Jiming
I just thought about gathering everyone to Yankeju without leaking information. But I forgot to do this and let two keys exist in Yankeju at the same time.
With the key, there is no need to blow up the door. Open the heavy iron door, and you will see a long corridor with small rooms on both sides of the corridor. Zhou Dingshan walked over step by step, but walked slower and slower, looking at the house
In such a situation, his heart would beat out of his chest.
There were piles of gold bars in one room, and countless jewelry in the other room. We even saw a group of soldiers.
What kind of place is this? It's not like Zhou Dingshan has never seen Qian before. He has been with Tie Mo all these years and has never seen anything like this.
But when I walked in the corridor, I was still shocked by what I saw. Countless wealth. If these things were taken out, how many soldiers and horses could be raised and how many ordnances could be made?
The treasury of the Ming Dynasty is just a drop in the bucket compared to this place.
Not long after, Tie Mo also walked in. After taking a look, his face became extremely ugly. He turned his head and said sternly: "Dingshan, move as much as you can, these bitches