In the early morning, Wang Yingzhi was sleeping soundly with his arms around his fifteen-year-old concubine, who was newly adopted this year.
Suddenly I was woken up by a burst of noise. The sound is not very loud and cannot be heard clearly.
Because the gates of the inner city are closed, if it can be heard in the city, it must be very noisy outside.
He worked hard until midnight last night, and his back pain was severe at this time. He muttered, these Qiu Ba came again early in the morning to ask for pay. When daybreak comes, send a military camp to kill them.
After saying that, he turned over and continued to sleep.
At this time, Jizhou City was full of rioters, looting and setting fires everywhere.
When Qi Jiguang was in charge of Ji Zhen, a large number of castles, beacons, fire piers and strongholds were arranged along the Great Wall and the border.
Large numbers of soldiers left their posts one after another, wearing helmets and armor and holding firearms, swords and guns. They flocked to Jizhou City.
Tens of thousands of rebels took advantage of the night to come to Jizhou City. By this time, the city gates had already been closed. They could not enter the city, and more and more rebels came from all directions below the city. After receiving the news, the New Army of Ji Miyong Sanxie, which had been scheduled to be disbanded, gathered in Jizhou overnight and asked Wang Yingzhi for an explanation.
In the middle of the night, the veterans were not included in the elimination list. However, they were shocked to hear that the imperial court had eliminated the regular soldiers of the frontier army in the three towns of Datong and Tong. In addition, the problem of unpaid wages was serious, and the veterans wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to argue for pay.
There is a saying that a child who cries gets milk. Every time there was a disturbance, some money would be given to appease the army.
The rebels under Jizhou City are gathering more and more, and the city gate guards have long been numb because they often encounter noisy pay. Besides, it was too dark, so I didn’t know how many people there were.
All they heard was shouting and cursing in the darkness below the city, shouting for Wang Yingzhi to come out and explain himself.
"I was only recruited into the new military camp last year, why did it become a free salary? You surnamed Wang, please tell me clearly. Did my belt and military status fall from the sky?"
"Our wages in the Weiyong camp have not been paid for eighteen months, and all valuable things in the family have been pawned. Even cotton-padded clothes have been pawned this month. If we do not receive wages, the whole family will not be able to survive. Mr. Wang, please have mercy on us. .Woo woo woo"
"The purpose of driving us out of the camp is to starve us to death. What do you officials think of you?"
"If you don't let us live, you won't be able to live well either. Let's fight these evil-hearted officials."
General Manager Xu Xu saw that the situation below was getting more and more serious, so he quickly ran into the tower to wake up General Manager Hu Qiming. After explaining the situation, Mr. Qian was asked to quickly report to the superiors. He felt that this time it was not like an ordinary payment.
Mr. Hu Qian was on duty in the middle of the night. He was woken up just after sleeping for a while, and he felt very unhappy. After hearing what he said, he became even more angry. He looked at Xu Shu with sideways eyes and said coldly: "I know, Mr. Xu, please report the situation to Mr. Wang Yingzhi immediately.
Professor Xu shivered, but he didn't dare to get into trouble. Many battalion officers have been beaten with military sticks recently.
Anyone who dares to say something about unpaid wages is tantamount to punching Mr. Wang in the lungs.
Now under the high pressure of Wang Yingzhi, Jizhou almost turned a blind eye to the issue of unpaid wages. No one dared to discuss it.
Mr. Hu Qian looked at the bear-like appearance of the frightened chicken, then lay down and went back to sleep.
Only Xu Shu was left messy in the wind.
Professor Xu came out of the tower and was worried about what to do. Suddenly a long string of torches lit up the streets of the city. Look at the flag, it's the soldiers of Zhenwu Camp.
As soon as these people arrived at the city gate, they quickly rushed into the city gate.
Professor Xu suddenly felt bad. He originally felt that this time the payment was different from the past. Now, the soldiers in the city had this abnormal phenomenon, and their hands and feet suddenly became numb.
Before he could react, the heavy city gate had been opened.
The soldiers outside the city shouted and rushed into the city gate. The dozen or so old pawns guarding the city gate were so frightened that they rolled away and fled.
General Qian, who was at the head of the rebels, entered the city gate. He handed over to Fenwuying who opened the city gate and led a large group of rebels straight to Jizhou's commercial street and Dongguan.
Jizhou is close to the North Canal and is a very prosperous waterway dock. In the Dongguan area, there are row upon row of shops.
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Outside the east gate is the wharf, and once you enter the city gate, it is full of warehouses and warehouses, as well as shops one after another. It was still dark at this time, and all the shops had their doors closed. There was no one on the street.
Old Wei, who was doing the watch, held a lantern under his arm, banged his clapper, and shouted listlessly: "The weather is dry and things are dry, be careful with the candle."
Suddenly, a riot of soldiers came back and snatched his lantern.
"Hey! Hey! Master Bing, what are you doing? This lantern is for patrolling the Yamen." Boss Wei still wanted to explain a few words, but you took this thing away, and I have to compensate you.
However, before he finished speaking, two big nosebags slapped him.
"Damn it, old bastard, I've mutinied. Do you know what mutiny is? Do you understand mutiny? If you don't understand, I'll kill you." A boss said viciously.
Boss Wei was so frightened that he almost sat on the ground. "Grandpa, please forgive me."
He was so frightened that he almost peed in his pants. These vicious Qiu Ba turned against him.
"Take us to the bank. Hurry. If you're too late, cut off your ears first."
"Hey! Hey! Go right now, go right now."
Dong Xiangyun, the new recruit Shanzi camp officer, came with his soldiers with a gloomy look on his face. He was also among those eliminated. This time, the battalion officer simply took the lead and started arguing about pay.
The 400 recruits from the Shanzi camp immediately went straight to the inner city where the governor was located. The material warehouse and the official and bank warehouses are both located in the inner city.
The inner city of Jizhou is very small, similar to Guihua City, a small city less than one mile square. There are official offices and warehouses inside, as well as some garrison troops. Residents also house the families of officials and the various institutions that serve them.
Other new troops who came in later immediately began to smash the doors of shops along the street. After rushing in, they immediately began to rob. Anyone who tried to stop the boss or shopkeepers would be attacked by the rebels with swords and guns.
"Military lords, you can't do it, you can't do it. These are rice supplies for the governor's office, so you can't steal them. I have some scattered silver here, please..."
Before he finished speaking, a spear passed through his chest. The old shopkeeper let out a hiccup and fell to the ground. The soldier kicked him in the chest and pulled out the spear.
"I'm so old. Now when the governor comes, I'll take a shot from you. You still dare to make noises."
The commander-in-chief Zhang Deshun shouted: "Damn it, the governor won't pay you wages, we will pay them ourselves. Move them all away."
Throughout Dongguan, shouts of killing were heard everywhere, women were crying, children were screaming, and there were also screams. After a while, the rebels started a fire. The weather was dry in early summer and the wind was blowing, so the fire spread quickly.
The streets were filled with soldiers running around carrying looted finances. There were many hacked bodies lying on the streets and roadside.
This time, Wang Yingzhi was finally woken up. Hearing the sounds outside, he also felt that something was wrong. Such rich sounds were what Naofan should have. This is a fucking mutiny.
