No! He thought that if Xiong Wencan was going to defend Wuzhou, he would never transport food outside the city - food was the lifeblood of the city. If he was planning to escape, Wuzhou was the key to Guangdong and Guangxi. If Xiong Wencan lost Wuzhou, he would have no choice but to commit suicide.
The two options are to apologize or be beheaded by the court. When a governor reaches this point, even if he knows that there is no hope of defending the city, he will defend the city to gain the reputation of being a martyr to the city, so as not to affect his family.
When Ah Chun was called over and asked, it turned out that it was not only food that had been transported, but also many officers and soldiers stationed inside and outside the city had also been withdrawn.
"There are rumors in the city that Governor Xiong is planning to abandon the city and retreat to Guilin." Ah Chun said vividly.
This made Luo Yangming feel unbelievable. When did Xiong Wencan become so bold? The fact that his head can be preserved until now shows that the court is extremely magnanimous.
"You go back and rest first." Luo Yangming was puzzled. Since ancient times, he has been "abnormally like a monster". Xiong Wencan suddenly made such an unreasonable arrangement, and there must be some conspiracy hidden there.
If he wants to inquire, he has acquaintances in Wuzhou Prefecture and Cangwu County Yamen. However, this is the time when the military is in danger, and rushing to inquire about information will definitely arouse suspicion. Moreover, Xiong Wencan's plan is likely to only come from his own shogunate.
Only people know that the Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi moved from Zhaoqing, and he has no acquaintance in it.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sudden knock on the door outside. Luo Yangming was startled, wondering who would come to his place at this moment!
After a while, the waiter came over and reported, "Uncle is here."
"Invite him in."
This uncle is not the brother of his wife, but the brother of the concubine he took in Wuzhou. He works as a gangster on the local docks. Luo Yangming actually considered taking advantage of his sister when he married him as a concubine.
A kind of person who can eat everything on the ground.
"Uncle" is surnamed Wen and nicknamed Tietou. It is said that when they were fighting for the dock, he was slashed on the head, bleeding profusely, but he continued to fight with sticks, and since then he has earned his own business. Now he has thirty people under his command.
The multi-porter became one of the "bachelors" with some respectability in Wuzhou City.
Wen Tietou was a little man who had built up his muscles by hanging out on the pier all the time. He came in a hurry, and his short coat was full of dust and straw.
Luo Yangming asked him to sit down, and Wen Tietou shook his head and asked him to bring tea.
"Ah Chun, make tea!" Luo Yangming hurriedly ordered.
"No need!" Wen Tietou hurriedly shook his head, "I'm very thirsty and can't drink hot tea. You have warm tea at home for the servants. Please pour me a big bowl."
A large bowl of tea was poured. Wen Tietou hurriedly took it and drank it clean. He looked around and saw that no one was in the room, so he whispered:
"Brother-in-law, something is wrong!"
Luo Yangming was startled by him and asked quickly: "What?!"
Wen Tietou lowered his voice very low and whispered: "Brother-in-law, do you know that there is a rush to transport food and money at the dock these days? I heard that in addition to the official warehouses, there are also the family properties of officials big and small?"
Luo Yangming nodded and said: "I know this. I heard that it will be shipped to Guilin..."
Wen Tietou shook his head and said: "You don't know something about this. Although the officials' property is transported to Guilin, the grain and cloth in the official warehouses are all transported to Teng County."
Luo Yangming was startled: Teng County is a subordinate county of Wuzhou. It is located on the upper reaches of the Xijiang River and is not a defensible place. What can Xiong Wencan do if he abandons Wuzhou and flees to Teng County? If he is not prepared to defend Teng County, he will put all his money in the treasury.
What is the explanation for the grain, cloth and silk being transported to Teng County?
Wen Tietou said: "I have always wondered what this Master Xiong's plan is," he slapped his thigh fiercely, "I only know it today!"
"What abacus?" Luo Yangming asked quickly.
"Burn Wuzhou!"
"What?!" Luo Yangming almost screamed.
Like most cities in the 17th century, the main building material in Wuzhou City was wood. The roofs were mostly made of straw, except for wealthy people's houses and government offices and temples. The partition walls were mostly made of bamboo strips, all of which were flammable materials.
When a fire starts, it will spread. It is not uncommon for a fire to destroy more than a dozen or even hundreds of homes, so fire prevention is the most important thing on weekdays.
Now Xiong Wencan is actually planning to burn down Wuzhou?! For a moment, Luo Yangming felt cold all over: This Wuzhou City is a capital city with tens of thousands of households! How many people will die in this fire, how many families will be displaced, and the loss of houses and property will be even greater.
It’s uncountable…
"Seriously?!" He looked at his "uncle" nervously.
"Seriously!" Wen Tietou whispered, "You are my brother-in-law, how could I lie to you? To tell you the truth, I only found out this morning."
It turns out that these days, while the government was transporting grain and silk from the city, it was also transporting straw and many clay pots into the city. The porters on the dock felt strange and wondered what kind of medicine Xiong Wencan was selling in the gourd.
"I inquired quietly and found out that the jars were filled with gunpowder and sulfur - supposedly they were used to defend the city, nothing unusual, but the officers and soldiers in the city looked like they were about to run away, even the cannons
Several statues have been transported away, so why are we transporting these things into the city? Plus the straw is being transported in boatloads, and I thought, this is not about to set fire to it!"
Luo Yangming nodded. Wen Tietou's conjecture was very reasonable. No wonder people said that bachelors are evil-minded.
"...because of this incident, I also became interested. As you know, I have some friendship with Liu Shuban of the county government's barracks, so I went to him to inquire. At first, the old bastard hesitated and refused.
He said, I was forced to say, "A gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall." I ran to the alley behind the yamen and inquired: Many petty officials and officials in the yamen have fled one by one.
! Damn, the common people are really well covered!" He said and took a breath, "I'm just here to tell you that while the city gate is still open, take your family to the countryside for shelter.
, lest we get trapped in this city, and when the time comes, a fire is set off, which will cause the sky to respond and the earth to become inoperable!"
After sending Wen Tietou away, Luo Yangming went around in the accounting room for more than a dozen times. There was no doubt that Xiong Wencan was planning a big conspiracy. Judging from the description of "uncle", Xiong Wencan probably did not hesitate to use Wuzhou as a trap to lure Fu
Polish troops entered the city and set it on fire.
This strategy has existed since ancient times, so it is not surprising that Xiong Wencan came up with this strategy when he was at the end of his rope.
But in this case, Fubo Army will be in danger!
This information must be sent out as soon as possible!
The traffic officer was responsible for transmitting his intelligence. Since Wuzhou was not an important intelligence gathering area, the intelligence officer used to come only once a month. After conquering Guangdong, it was changed to once a week.
Only three days had passed since the last time the traffic officers arrived. Once the army came to the city, the city gate would be closed and the traffic officers would not be able to enter. He was not even sure whether the traffic officers would come four days later.
Now the only option is to leave the city as soon as possible as Wen Tietou said. As long as you stay outside the city, you will have the opportunity to go directly to the Fubo Army and report your information to the leader face to face.
That is to say, if you want to leave the city, you must have a place to stay. Luo Yangming does not have a farm outside the city. Wen Tietou's family lives outside the city, but unfortunately it is on the dock. It is also a dangerous place for war. After thinking about it, the manager of the shop
His home is in the mountains twenty miles north of the city. He has temporarily dismissed all his local associates a few days ago. Now it is better to take his family and join him.
Having made up his mind, he immediately opened the door and was about to call someone in, when suddenly there were noisy footsteps and panicked screams on the street outside, as if a pot was suddenly boiling.
Before he could call anyone to inquire, a waiter had already stumbled in and shouted: "It's not good! The thieves are here!"
On the tower of Xunmen in the south of Wuzhou City, Yang Yi was standing guard.
Yang Yi is an ordinary soldier under the jurisdiction of the Qianhu Guard Station in Wuzhou. Although the soldiers at the guard station have much more field training than fighting drills, he holds a spear like a hoe, but he can still be regarded as an experienced soldier.
Those who have fought in battles and fought in the stockade - although they are just miscellaneous soldiers who follow the soldiers and prepare their baggage.
The spear is not very convenient, and this thing is too old! Yang Yi looked at the thing in his hand: the barrel of the gun is new, but the head of the gun is rusty. It is obviously in stock many years ago. I don’t know if it is used for fighting.
Can it be relied upon?
Of course, whether he is reliable or not actually has little to do with him, because Yang Yi has already made up his mind that as soon as the officer disappears, he will run away immediately - whoever wants to serve the country loyally will go, and he won't go anyway. He has to go all year round.
With less than a few rations and no food and clothing, only a fool would work hard and work hard!
Damn those thieves! Looking at the dark night outside the city, I cursed secretly. If they hadn't come here, I would probably be sleeping at home right now. I'd get up early tomorrow morning and pick up my hoe to clean up my own fields.
, the criminal would have to be captured and sent to fight, and would have to stand guard most of the night.
Although Yang Yi followed the team to fight against various "Yao Dong", he followed the team like a follower and waved flags and shouted. He didn't know how to wield a knife or a gun, and he never killed anyone. This time he came to Wuzhou City to defend the city purely for the purpose of recruiting.
Collecting heads.
As soon as he arrived, he was assigned to keep vigil on the tower of Nanxun Gate for several days. So far, no one has come to replace them.
Looking at those unlucky guys standing guard with him, damn the officials! Yang Yi cursed in his heart again.
Yang Yi was very sleepy, and his eyelids seemed to be hanging on a knife. Several other soldiers on night watch had already ignored him, leaning against the female wall and leaning on their spears and fell asleep. Yang Yi did not dare to sleep because at midnight last night, hundreds of adults
Suddenly came to patrol the city, and caught Yang Yi who was sleeping soundly on the spot. It was said that he was going to behead him. The frightened people knelt down and kowtowed and begged, and then they were beaten with forty military sticks. The buttocks are still stinging to this day.
It's like being burned by fire.
Damn this official, Yang Yi was cursing in his heart again.
Tomorrow will update Volume 7 Guangzhou Strategy Chapter 298