"What Master Qiao said is true. But now there is another dangerous incident. I wonder if Master Qiao has heard about it?"
"Appreciate further details!"
"I'm just afraid that if Wuzhou is not defended, the officers and soldiers will do something unbearable in a hurry!" Luo Yangming said, telling him what Wen Tietou had seen.
"There is such a thing!" President Qiao's face turned pale. He did not doubt it. Instead, he stood up and walked around the hall a few times, saying to himself, "That's it!"
Luo Yangming knew that he must have noticed those unreasonable actions. However, they were not as careful as Wen Tietou, the spy on the dock. They could never deduce the conclusion that Xiong Wencan might burn the city.
"It's unbelievable!" the leader murmured, "these are the people of a city!"
"Given Governor Xiong's current situation, it's not surprising that he would do something like this."
The leader nodded to show understanding.
"In this case, it is impossible to convince Governor Xiong."
"Exactly." Luo Yangming nodded, "He is at the end of his rope now. How can he listen to our advice?"
The leader nodded slightly. Although the two of them were not familiar with each other, they already understood each other.
"There are some things that are inconvenient for me to come forward. But it is easier for Mr. Luo to do things." Qiao Huishou whispered a few instructions to the waiter, and the waiter left immediately. After a while, he came out with a tray.
"This is my name card. Just take it." The leader lowered his voice, "You go and pay a visit first -"
On the second day after the fall of Bangshan, Wuzhou City during the day had turned into a dead city. Every door was closed and every household was locked. Except for the stragglers in twos and threes on the streets, they were the people who had been recruited to defend the city. As long as the people were not
People did not go out on the streets for urgent matters to avoid being robbed or even killed by insurgents. All street gates were closed. Rich families not only blocked the gates, but also distributed swords and guns to their servants.
The guest army in the city was already extremely anxious and frantic at this time - the fall of the city was already in sight. They probably realized that the end was coming, and the only remaining military discipline had disappeared. Even the generals of the guest army could not completely
Control the troops. There are constant incidents of guest troops looting and killing people on the streets, and conflicts with the local garrison also occur from time to time. If it weren't for Xiong Wencan's team of servants constantly patrolling the city and suppressing the rebels from time to time, the city would have been in chaos.
In this tense atmosphere, bad news came: Xiong Wencan had not shown up until noon, and only sent a personal servant to say "physical violation". This immediately caused everyone to panic - after all, this official in charge of Wuzhou City
There is only Xiong Wencan. If he really "falls ill", from him onwards, there will only be the prefect of Wuzhou and the magistrate of Cangwu County. With their status, it is simply a fantasy to command the unruly guest generals.
In the midst of panic, there were rumors that Xiong Wencan had committed suicide in the back office, and there were also rumors that Xiong Wencan had fled overnight. Just when everyone was panicking, his close aide Chang Qingyun came forward and sent people around to distribute invitations, saying that he was going to be invited in the evening.
It is necessary to invite the officials, gentry and merchants in the city to a banquet to "discuss the matter of defending the city."
Chang Qingyun was there, and Yi Haoran, who was responsible for leading Xiong Wencan's servants, also led his servants to suppress the rebels on the streets - these two people were the "red men" around Governor Xiong recently. Moreover, the staff of Xiong Wencan were also there, and Xiong Wencan escaped
It seems to be self-defeating.
However, the disillusionment of this rumor caused uneasiness among the "invited" merchants in the city - this is the rhythm of the weasel giving New Year greetings to the rooster.
However, when faced with the eager captains and soldiers who came to "invite" him, he could not say no and had to "carry him away" even if he pretended to be sick.
Although Luo Yangming is not a wealthy person, he is also one of the directors of the Rice and Grain Association, and he was also invited. His wives and concubines were frowning, and they were all worried about losing a lot of money. Luo Yangming's face was much more solemn.
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Xiong Wencan's banquet was naturally the Hongmen Banquet, but what was more worrying was his plan to burn the city.
Once a fire is set, it is not a matter of losing money, but the lives of the whole family!
His recent activities are all aimed at thwarting the plan to burn the city. Thanks to his efforts in contacting and running around, the strong squads and some of the guard troops in the city have now expressed their stance that once the Australians begin to attack the city, they will immediately open the city gate.
Welcome. If someone wants to set a fire, we will do our best to stop it.
But whether the words of these people are reliable, whether they can withstand the wolf-like rebels, or whether they themselves will simply become rebels, is another matter.
The area where he lives is mostly full of good shops. Once there is chaos in the city, he will be the first place to bear the brunt. It is difficult to say whether the safety of the neighbors can be protected by the street fence and the strong men guarding it.
He called Wen Tietou and spoke to him in a low voice.
"I'll leave everything to you at home."
"Don't worry! I will definitely protect everyone's safety." Wen Tie's chest pounded, "It's a pity that my brother on the dock is not in the city!"
"Everything at home doesn't matter, as long as everyone is safe and sound!" Luo Yangming warned again and again, then got up and went out with a few servants.
It was too early to go to the banquet, not to mention that he had not yet made up his mind whether to go to the banquet. Luo Yangming still had not figured out Xiong Wencan's thoughts - since he was going to set fire to the city, he had no intention of guarding it, so why bother to open the banquet?
What kind of banquet is coming and everyone is asked to "help defend the city"?
After thinking about it, this so-called banquet should be just a delaying tactic!
He thought that Xiong Wencan had not shown up since the morning. First, he said that he went to bed late at night, and then at noon, he said that he was "physically disobedient". Suddenly, he invited everyone to a banquet...
Luo Yangming suddenly realized: Xiong Wencan had probably escaped from the city last night. Today's series of tricks were just to delay time. It made the officials and gentry in the city think that he was still in the city "presiding over the big plans."
If he doesn't show up at the banquet in the evening, this empty city plan will inevitably be shattered...
Luo Yangming suddenly broke into a cold sweat: Could it be that a fire was going to be set at the beginning of the banquet?!
Thinking again, the people attending the banquet this time were all "village sages" in the city. Although there were no Jin gentry-level figures, they were mostly people with some strength and charisma in Wuzhou City. Especially for the purpose of guarding the city.
Among the strong men gathered in the city, they all have a certain degree of appeal.
If these people want to surrender, it is still possible to fight against the guest troops left by Xiong Wencan in the city and set fire to and plunder them.
So Xiong Wencan set up such a trap! Luo Yangming thought, maybe the door will be locked as soon as they enter, and then there will be a "fire" trick to burn all these "village sages" to death - or
At least he was so burned that he was unable to organize in a hurry to resist the rebels.
Luo Yangming felt cold all over. His plan must be launched immediately!
Thinking of this, he said to the servant following him: "Quick! Send me to Mr. Qiao's house!"
Mr. Qiao is not only the head of the Rice and Grain Guild, but also the general manager of Wuzhou Nancheng. Although he has no official title, he is the one who can call the shots in Wuzhou Prefecture and take advantage of all the "village sages". He can not only influence the local Zhuangban,
It can also affect the movements of the young men recruited in Nancheng.
As long as he can change his stance immediately, Nancheng's good governance and several city gates in Nanxun will be sure to be taken down!
Thinking of this, he quickened his pace even more.
Although Yi Haoran arrived at the governor's office early in the morning, he heard that Xiong Wencan could not receive guests for a while, so he returned to his subordinates. Unlike other staff, he did not plan to follow the governor to escape. Life and death came to Yi Haoran.
Talking about it was no longer the most important thing. With the enemy at hand, he was not in the mood to drink tea, chew his teeth, and talk loudly with his staff in the flower hall of the governor's office.
But Yi Haoran was not idle either. When he returned to the lower place, he spread out the paper and ink and started to write a letter.
What he wrote was not so much a letter as it was a summary of a series of battles since Zhaoqing. Although he had not personally experienced most of these battles, he had carefully collected the experiences of the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle. Especially yesterday's battle at Bangshan, he carefully collected
They asked Jiang Suo about the entire process, especially the Australians' offensive steps.
After writing a few pages, he asked the boy servants around him to copy several copies of the letters. He prepared these letters and handed them to Xiong Wencan as a memorial to Xiong Wencan.
In the end, it is always good for more people to know the details of the Kun thief.
Jiang Suo stood aside absent-mindedly. He was exhausted from the battle yesterday. He slept until noon and didn't get up. As soon as he got up, he ran to Yi Haoran and wanted to ask for a job to garrison outside Dayunmen.
.Yi Haoran did not agree, he said: "You almost risked your life on Bangshan Mountain, and now you want to continue to risk your life outside Dayunmen?"
"Jiang is only willing to be loyal to the country!"
"Don't lie to me. You just want to die! Even if you don't say it, I can still guess that you must have a deep hatred for the thief. It's okay to hate the country and the family, but it's wrong to just want to die! You are still young.
Qingqing, I always feel that friendship is greater than the sky - if you have experienced real changes, you will find that living is better than anything else!"
As he said this, he was very sad, and when he saw Jiang Suo, he wanted to say something more, and then said:
"Stop talking. You will take the rest of the new army to patrol the streets and maintain military discipline. Now the streets are in chaos. You can go down and rest first."
Having said that, Yuan Chongde asked Jiang Suo to step back. He was not surprised that Xiong Wencan was "physically disobedient" - Governor Xiong was in a desperate situation. Even if the servant came to report that Xiong Wencan had committed suicide, he would not be surprised.
But what should we do about Wuzhou? Yi Haoran thought of Chang Puxian's plan to burn the city. Although it was a desperate strategy to survive, it was too vicious and was simply a desperate plan.
Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, he was about to go out to walk around the city gates. A servant pushed open the door and walked in. He whispered a few words. Yi Haoran suddenly lost color, stood up and rushed out of the door.
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