After the people led by Jiang Suo and Song Ming climbed over the wall and entered the city, they were immediately led into a narrow alley behind the government office. Jiang Suo and Yi Haoran had already passed by here and took a fancy to three adjacent private houses.
There was a watchman in the back alley, and a soldier stepped forward and killed him with a knife in the waist. At that moment, someone put on his rags, picked up a clapper lantern, and started to watch the watch.
Others climbed over the wall and opened the courtyard door. Dozens of people immediately poured into the courtyard and closed the doors and windows to hide.
Jiang Suo followed the crowd into the courtyard and saw the corpses of seven women, children, old and young lying on the ground. He couldn't bear it. He turned around and saw that someone had tied up four more people and brought them to the courtyard. They pushed them to the ground and lifted them up.
The knife is about to cut it off.
Jiang Suo saw that they were very old and very young, and the youngest one was just a child. There was a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth, and his face was full of panic and fear. When he saw the entity on the ground, he couldn't help but twist his body in horror, whimpering.
Begging for mercy.
"Spare them." Jiang Suo couldn't bear it and said to Song Ming, "These are innocent people, why kill them?"
Song Ming said with a smile: "General Jiang, you really have a bodhisattva heart. When soldiers are fighting, they must kill decisively. Although they are innocent, wouldn't it be bad if they start shouting? Since ancient times, big things have not been formalized, and small kindnesses and small benevolences have not been shown.
, Only those who dare to kill can save the country!" After speaking, he waved his hand and whispered: "Behead him!"
His own soldiers responded personally, raised their swords, and cut off four heads one by one in an instant. A river of blood suddenly flowed in the courtyard. Jiang Suo couldn't bear to see it and turned his head away. Over the years, his heart has become harder than before.
He had learned a lot, but this kind of unscrupulous killing still disgusted him.
Whether they are thieves or officers and soldiers, they are all murderous and treat the common people as nothing.
Song Ming didn't care about his inner thoughts, so he called two elite soldiers and asked them to quietly touch along the back wall to the back door and listen for any movement inside the wall.
Xie Erren's eyes were red, and the anger of being betrayed by Cai Lan was still lingering in his heart, which made all the naturalized staff around him remain silent and did not even dare to express themselves.
When Zhao Toyota came over to report the latest situation, Xie Erren showed no expression. After listening, he said: "In this case, you should examine it first to see what kind of treasure the bezoar dog is hiding..."
"Chief, would you like to take a rest first..."
"I'm not sleepy." Xie Erren didn't feel sleepy at all. At this time, the third watch in the city's drum tower had already sounded. It was the deepest hour of the night. He was feeling bored. He got up and walked around the flower hall of Quan Zuo's office for a few minutes.
Steps can be regarded as relaxing the muscles and bones.
Suddenly there was a dull explosion from outside the city.
Xie Erren was startled. It was the explosion of gunpowder. There have been very few wars around Wuzhou recently, let alone such cannon fire. He immediately stood up and asked: "What's going on? Who is firing cannons."
After a while, the officer on duty came in and reported: "It was an explosion coming from the direction of Sanhezui..."
Before he finished speaking, there were explosions one after another. Xie Erren's complexion changed drastically, and his calves couldn't help but tremble: Could this be a major counterattack by the Ming army? There are not many people in Wuzhou City...
He quickly stood up and said: "Quick! Quick! Everyone gathers and enters a state of alert." After saying this, he felt that he was too lax and quickly ordered: "Call Qian Duo and Zhu Si!"
Qian Duoduo was at the Third General Mansion, and it would take some time to get there. Zhu Si was in the government office. He had already fallen asleep, but he was woken up when the explosion sounded, and he quickly put on his military uniform and rushed over.
"What's the situation outside now?" As soon as he came in, Xie Erren asked him at once, confusing him. He came in a hurry and didn't have time to ask.
"Report to the chief! I haven't had time to understand..."
"Then go find out quickly and see what's going on!" Xie Yiren said and stopped Zhu Si who was about to leave, "Gather your troops together!"
"Chief, I have no one now." Zhu Si said quickly, "The Second Squadron has gone to take over..."
Only then did Xie Erren come back to his senses and remembered that Zhu Si, the captain of the Wuzhou National Army, was now a mere commander, and the only third squadron was still outside the city.
"Go and find out first!"
Zhu Si hurriedly took the order, and Xie Erren was anxious. He heard the explosions coming one after another outside, and sometimes the sound of gunshots and firecrackers. He stopped by the window to look, and saw Sanhezui.
There seemed to be firelight shining in the sky in that direction.
Broken! He thought to himself, this must be the enemy attacking Sanhezui. The third squadron was isolated there and had no problem protecting itself, but the prisoner camp would most likely be kicked down by the enemy!
Most of the people in the prisoner camp were prisoners of Ming Dynasty military officers and soldiers and local officials. Once the camp was broken, these people would inevitably be scattered. Not only would they become a new hidden danger in the rear, but they would also mark his record of meritorious service in Wuzhou governance.
Two red forks!
Thinking of this, his back was sweating slightly, and just as he had no choice, Qian Duo came over.
"What's the specific situation?"
"I've already climbed up to the tower to take a look." Qian Duo didn't rest at night and was on duty at the Third General Mansion. He climbed up to the tower as soon as the explosion sounded and observed the situation outside. "The explosion came from the camp. Now the camp
There has been a fire, and there are also flames on the No. 3 Squadron's camp. It seems that a team has attacked Sanhezui."
"What was the scale of the attack?"
"I can't tell now. But judging from the size of the fire, the enemy should have rushed into the camp - the defense of the camp itself is also limited. Now it depends on whether Jiang You can regain it as soon as possible..." Qian Duo said, "I just launched
Signal rocket asking for status, but..."
"but what?"
"As soon as we launch rockets here, the enemy will launch multiple rockets at the same time to interfere with the signal rockets of Sanhezui's second squadron, making it impossible to interpret Sanhezui's answer."
"Isn't it an optical signal device..."
"Now the fire in Sanhezui is causing great interference, and it's impossible to tell what's going on."
"Damn it!" Xie Erren thought to himself, all those who work with radios in this industrial area should be shot!
"Come on, let's go up to the city tower and have a look!" Xie Erren thought to himself that wandering around here wouldn't help, so he simply went to the city tower to have a look at the situation. Thinking of this, he asked again: ""
The two immediately left the government office and boarded the Nanxun Gate. They lay on the battlements and looked out. They saw flames shooting into the sky in the direction of Sanhezui. There were faint shouts of killing. There were fires everywhere along the river bank, and rockets were rising one after another.
's rising into the sky.
"Company Commander Qian," Xie Erren said in a panic. It seemed that not only Sanhezui was in danger, but the third squadron was also in danger, "You must gather your troops immediately and send a platoon out to rescue Sanhezui. If you don't rescue Sanhezui, I will
I’m afraid that Jiang Yougong’s Third Squadron will be completely wiped out!”
"Chief, this is inappropriate," Qian Duo said hesitantly, "Sending a small force out of the city in the middle of the night to provide support. What if we are ambushed? Besides, there are too few troops in the city..."
"Then, then, what should we do..." Xie Erren was in a state of chaos.
"I will send a few capable soldiers down to the city to reconnoiter the situation, and then make a decision based on the situation..." Qian Duo made up his mind immediately. Whether it is the third squadron or the prisoner camp, they are not important targets. The Wuzhou reconciliation veterans are
The person he was protecting - and looking at the situation outside, it was very likely that the officers and soldiers were bluffing to attract support from the city, and then set up an ambush on the way.
"Okay, send someone quickly."
"Please go back first, chief. I am here to take charge. I will send someone to report if there is any situation." Qian Duo saw Xie Erren's dejected look and knew that this elder was unreliable and it would be troublesome to stay on the tower.
In the back alley, Song Ming and others heard the sound of cannons outside and knew that the Sanhezui had been activated. There was a commotion in the street outside. A group of people were silent and waiting quietly.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly someone knocked three times on the courtyard door. Song Ming perked up and immediately opened the door.
The soldier pretending to be a watchman made a gesture towards the back door of the government office. Song Ming, Jiang Suo and both of them had their hearts beating wildly: Everything went well!
Unexpectedly, this heavily guarded Wuzhou City would be so empty inside!
Song Ming waved his hand, and several soldiers mounted ladders, quickly climbed over the wall, and opened the back door. The soldiers filed in silently.
Xie Yiren went down from the tower and returned to the government office, quite shocked. He never expected that the Ming army had such strength and could sneak into the rear so far away... It seems that the strategy of Guangdong and Guangdong was adventurism.
He sat on the chair, feeling a little tired. At this moment, Zhu Si had returned and reported that everything else was quiet and there was no sign of enemy action.
"That's good, that's good." Xie Erren breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the enemy is not here to attack the city. There should be no danger in Wuzhou...
Before he finished speaking, he heard a burst of noise, screams, and screams outside. Xie Erren was shocked: is this happening?
While he was hesitating, his security secretary had stumbled in, covered in blood, and one of his arms was missing.
"Enemy attack..." He shouted, immediately fell to the ground and died.
The two were shocked: this is the Wuzhou government office. Although there are not many soldiers in the city, it is surrounded by high walls and there are city walls outside. The armor inside the city is also very tight. Where did the enemy appear from nowhere in the middle of the night?
Zhu Si yelled, pulled out his command knife, and jumped out of the flower window on the side of the flower hall. There was an ambush outside the window. When he saw someone jumping out of the window and escaping, he immediately slashed him with his knife. Zhu Si waved his knife.
He resisted, and relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he made a feint with his knife, dove into the bushes, and fled.
Xie Erren was not as flexible as him, so he reached for the pistol in the drawer. However, before he could take out the pistol, more than a dozen men in black had already poured in. The leader, a short and skinny man, took out a frontier army sword.
The tip of the knife touched Xie Erren's chest.
"Let go!"
Although this person spoke with a thick accent, Xie Erren immediately let go of his hand obediently.
"Chief Xie," the visitor whispered, "we ask you to go for a while! Don't move around, I won't harm your life!"