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 and took a look at 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.
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 people and brought them to the courtyard. They pushed them to the ground and lifted them up. The knife is about to cut.
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. Seeing the entity on the ground, he was so horrified that he couldn't help but twist his body and whine for mercy.
"Spare them." Jiang Suo couldn't bear it and said to Song Ming, "These are innocent people, why kill them?"
Song Ming smiled and said: "General Jiang, you really have a bodhisattva heart. When you are a soldier, you 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 saying that, he waved his hand and whispered: "Behead him!"
His own soldiers responded personally, raised their swords, and cut off four heads one at a time. The hospital suddenly became a river of blood. Jiang Suo couldn't bear to look and turned away. Over the years, his heart has become much harder than before, but this kind of unscrupulous killing still disgusts him.
Whether they are thieves or officers and soldiers, they are all murderous. Treat the common people as trivial.
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 the surrounding naturalized staff remain silent and did not even dare to express their feelings.
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 bezoar dog treasure is hidden..."
"Chief, would you like to go and rest first..."
"I'm not sleepy." Xie Erren didn't feel sleepy at all now. At this time, the drum tower in the city has already sounded the third watch. It's the deepest part of the night. He was getting bored. He got up and walked a few steps in the flower hall of Gonzuo's office to relax his muscles and bones.
Suddenly there was a dull explosion from outside the city.
Xie Yiren was surprised. It was the explosion of gunpowder. There had been very few wars around Wuzhou recently, let alone such artillery fire. He immediately stood up and asked, "What's going on? Who is setting off the cannon."
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 that, he felt that he was too calm, and quickly ordered: "Call Qian Duo and Zhu Si!"
Qian Duoduo is in the Third General Mansion. It will take some time to get here. Zhu Si is in the government office. He was already asleep, but he was woken up as soon as the explosion sounded, and he quickly put on his military uniform and rushed over.
"What's going on outside?" As soon as he came in, Xie Erren asked him a question that confused him. He came in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to ask.
"Report to the chief! I haven't had time to understand yet..."
"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 respond..."
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 there were gunshots and firecrackers. He stopped to look at the window and saw that there seemed to be firelight shining in the sky in the direction of Sanhezui.
broken! He thought to himself that this must be an enemy attack on Sanhezui. The Third Squadron is isolated there and has no problem protecting itself, but the prisoner camp will most likely be overrun by the enemy!
Most of the people held in the prison camp were prisoners of Ming Dynasty military officers and soldiers and local officials. Once the camp is broken, these people will inevitably scatter. Not only will they become a new hidden danger in the rear, but they will also put two red crosses on his record of merit in Wuzhou governance!
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's 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 see what's going on."
"Damn it!" Xie Erren thought to himself, all those who work with radios in this industrial port should be shot!
"Come on, let's go up to the tower and have a look!" Xie Erren thought to himself that wandering around here wouldn't help, so he might as well go to the tower to have a look at the situation. Thinking of this, he asked again: ""
The two of them immediately left the government office and boarded the Nanxun Gate. Lying on the battlement and looking out, I saw flames rising into the sky from the direction of Sanhezui. There were faint shouts of killing. There were flames everywhere along the river bank, and rockets rose into the sky one after another.
"Company Commander Qian," Xie Yiren was worried. 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, I will I’m afraid Jiang Yougong’s third squadron will be completely wiped out!”
"Chief, this is not appropriate." Qian Duo hesitated, "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 chaos.
"I will send a few capable soldiers down to the city to reconnoiter the situation and make a decision based on the situation..." Qian Duo made up his mind immediately. Whether it is the third squadron or the prisoner camp, it is not an important target. The Wuzhou reconciliation veteran is 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 will be in charge here. 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 staying on the tower would be troublesome.
In the back alley, Song Ming and others heard the sound of cannons outside and knew that the Sanhezui had been activated, and 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 toward the back door of the government office. The hearts of Song Ming and Jiang Suo were beating wildly: Everything goes well!
Unexpectedly, this heavily guarded Wuzhou City would be so empty inside!
Song Ming waved his hand, and several soldiers mounted a ladder, quickly climbed over the wall, and opened the back door. The soldiers filed in silently.
Xie Erren went down from the tower and returned to the government office, feeling quite shocked. I didn't expect that the Ming army had such strength and could sneak into such a far rear area... It seems that the strategy of Guangdong and Guangdong is adventurism.
He sat in a chair, a little tired. At this time, 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 from outside. Xie Erren was shocked: Is this happening?
While he was hesitating, his security secretary had stumbled in, covered in blood and with one arm 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 in the city is also very tight. Where did the enemy appear from nowhere in the middle of the night?
Zhu Si shouted, 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 someone jumped out of the window and escaped, he immediately slashed them with a knife. Zhu Si waved his sword to resist, and relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he made a feint with his sword, 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 leave! Don't move around, I won't harm your life!"
