And what happened next was indeed not beyond Cao Shunhe's expectations.
The capital commander dispatched a large number of soldiers from the guard station to suppress the people in the city.
The people in the city were no match for the regular soldiers, and they soon suffered heavy casualties. At the same time, they were also searching for traces of Cao Shun and the Jiangxi governor!
At this moment, the army led by Hu Zongxian finally arrived outside Nanchang City!
Hu Zongxian looked at the city gate that was close at hand and empty of defenses, and ordered in a deep voice.
"Pass this officer's order and the whole army is ready to fight! After entering the city, anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
Hu Zongxian's order was quickly passed down level by level by the generals beside him.
As the vanguard of the army, Wang Shun led his soldiers to charge with lightning speed the moment he received the order.
"who are you?"
"ah!"
The soldiers guarding the city were killed before they could react!
After some of the soldiers left behind took control of the city gate, Wang Shun led his soldiers and began to massacre in the city.
Anyone who dares to resist will be killed by the sword!
By the way, he also saved the lives of many people from the soldiers who suppressed the people in the city.
"Are you officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court?"
The faces of the people who were rescued by Wang Shun and his soldiers looked like they were surviving the disaster, and they immediately asked.
"Well, we were sent by the imperial court to quell the rebellion!"
Wang Shun nodded and asked the people about the location of the salt merchants in the city.
After getting the exact location, Wang Shun licked his chapped lips, and then led his soldiers to attack the salt merchant's residence.
"Stop, who are you?"
And on the way, Wang Shun met a group of soldiers from the guard station. The other party saw that they were dressed in different clothes and smelled of blood, so they began to question their identities.
However, the only response they received was silence and the sound of a knife cutting into flesh!
Soon, the soldiers of this group of guards were neatly eliminated.
"Keep moving forward. Anyone who dares to stand in front of us will be killed directly."
"If we can take the lead in breaking through the salt merchant's mansion, we will have accomplished a great feat!"
"Not only that, the gold and silver treasures are available for everyone to choose from!"
Wang Shun turned around and encouraged his soldiers.
It must be said that the effect was indeed very good. The soldiers under his command seemed to have been given blood, their eyes were red, and they followed the steps of their commander closely towards the mansion where the salt merchants in the city lived, which they had heard from the people before. Kill.
On the other side, Hu Zongxian gave this order after leading a large force into the city.
"According to my order, the troops are divided into two groups. One group is responsible for killing all the forces in the city who dare to resist!"
"On the other hand, follow me all the way to the government office in the city to rescue Cao Shunhe, the governor of Jiangxi!"
"Yes, Lord Governor, I will obey your orders!"
As soon as Hu Zongxian finished speaking, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou on the side responded in a deep voice.
Immediately, Yu Dayou led his soldiers and began to search for resistance forces in the city.
Whenever they encounter soldiers with different attire, they will be killed without explanation!
"Drive, drive, drive!"
Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang led the remaining soldiers and began to rush towards the government office.
…
While the commander of the capital, Huang Tao, was still waiting for a report from his subordinates, a guard hurried in to report.
"My lord, I'm sorry, a large number of unidentified soldiers suddenly appeared in the city!"
"Moreover, the people we sent to suppress the people were also involved in the confrontation and suffered heavy losses."
After Huang Tao heard the news, his expression was uncertain, and his face was full of disbelief, and then he asked.
"What did you say? A large number of unidentified soldiers suddenly appeared in the city!"
Facing Huang Tao's questioning, the guard had no choice but to answer bravely.
"Yes, Sir Commander, these soldiers are extremely brave, and our brothers are no match for them!"
"And they also said..."
The guard's hesitant look undoubtedly ignited Huang Tao's anger.
He walked up to the guard, picked up his collar, and then looked at the guard with a selective look and spoke word by word.
"what did they say?"
"He...they said he came to quell the rebellion on His Majesty's orders!"
"Rebellion...rebellion!"
After Huang Tao learned the news from his subordinates, he murmured a few words.
Immediately, the whole person fell to the ground slumped, and the previous power disappeared in an instant.
"It's over, the imperial court really sent an army here!"
"Not only that, we are all considered rebels by the court!"
At this moment, there was a sound of fighting from outside. After a while, all the sounds disappeared, and it was extremely quiet.
Just when Huang Tao was about to sneak through the window to check the situation outside, he heard a loud bang and the door was kicked open by a group of unknown soldiers.
Soon, the soldiers filed in and surrounded the two men. The leading soldier turned his attention to the two men and said in a deep voice.
"Put down your weapons and stop resisting. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
And accompanying this group of soldiers, there was also a strong and pungent smell of blood!
Outside the room, there were many corpses lying in various directions.
Situations like this are happening one after another in many places in the city.
…
"People inside, listen, I am Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Province and the governor of Zhejiang Province. This time, I am following your majesty's order to come to Jiangxi to put down the rebellion!"
"I have dozens of people. If you don't send Jiangxi Governor Cao Shunhe out safely, then I will start an attack."
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, the soldiers behind him immediately started counting: "Ten, nine, eight..."
At this moment, the officials who stayed in the government office were also in chaos after hearing the news.
"What to do, we are surrounded!"
"But the governor is not in the government office!"
"How about we go out and surrender quickly?"
Soon, the time was up. Seeing this, Hu Zongxian waved his hand suddenly.
The soldiers behind him, waving their weapons, rushed in like wolves and tigers, killing everyone on sight regardless of the reason.
Soon, all the officials and guards in the government office who had not yet made up their minds to surrender were killed!
Blood flowed on the steps, making them sticky when your feet stepped on them.
"Reporting to the Governor, we have searched inside and found no trace of Jiangxi Governor Cao Shunhe."
"Take the people and continue to search for me. Even if I turn the entire city upside down, even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I still have to find him!"
After listening to the report from his subordinates, Hu Zongxian ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
Immediately afterwards, Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang, leaving some soldiers behind, occupied the government office.
He immediately led the remaining soldiers and continued to search for traces of Cao Shunhe in the city.
…
"What happened outside? Why are there shouts of murder everywhere?"
At this moment, Li Yide was pacing the hall uneasily. When he saw the housekeeper who came to inquire about the news, he asked quickly.
"Master, I don't know very well. There are corpses everywhere outside, including those of officers and soldiers, as well as those of civilians!"
"It seems that someone else took this opportunity to set fires everywhere in the city!"
While the two were discussing, they heard a cry of murder coming from outside the door.
At this moment, Wang Shun led his soldiers and finally fought all the way here.
After looking at the magnificently decorated mansion in front of him and the Li Mansion plaque hanging on it, Wang Shun sneered and then gave instructions.
"We're finally here, brothers, open the door!"
As soon as Wang Shun finished speaking, everyone picked up the logs left by the previous group of people at the scene. After taking a few steps back, they started banging on the door in front of them.
Li Yide also sneered after hearing the noise coming from outside.
"This group of unscrupulous people still refuse to give up!"
Then he turned his eyes to the guard soldier responsible for protecting his safety and said respectfully.
"Next, it's up to you to eliminate all these unruly people."
"Don't worry, just leave it to us!"
When the soldiers saw this, they patted their chests and promised.
(End of chapter)
