Where is the murderer? Where is the murderer? Everyone was asking this question. When they heard that more than 500 people died in the Eight Banners battle throughout the night, but the enemy didn't even leave a body behind and didn't capture a single prisoner, they went completely crazy!
Women began to roar and act wildly at everything around them, no matter what Xishan Camp or Jiumen Admiral's Office, or even Tiger Spear Camp, Shanpu Camp, etc... As long as you wear official clothes, you will become the target of their anger!
"Cowards! You are all pigs and dogs! So many people died and you didn't catch any of them. You didn't kill any of them?"
"This is impossible. Are you sincere in letting our children die? You are using our family's life as a blood sacrifice to that devil Xiao Letian!"
"What's the point of raising you? It's better to raise a pig..."
A squad of Xishan Battalion soldiers were blocked at the entrance of an alley by a group of old ladies. Their faces were scratched with fingernails and spittle flew everywhere!
Deep in the alley, the soldiers of the Nine Admirals were even more unlucky. The two lone soldiers were blocked and kicked by a group of banner men!
They scolded and beat the entire four or five alley areas in the southeast of the inner city, and everything turned into a mess!
The soldiers who knew they were in the wrong also covered their faces and shed tears, "We didn't want to either...the ones who died were all our brothers!"
"But how to fight... Xiao Letian's soldiers will be immortal if bullets hit them! We clearly saw them knocked down by bullets, but they got up and continued to fight..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, gentlemen, my uncles and aunts... don’t hit me, I don’t know what’s going on..."
"Get out! Get out of here! If anyone dares to make a move again, we will fight back!"
The soldiers of the Xishan Battalion were even more aggrieved tonight. They fought the most difficult battle, with a much higher casualty rate than the bannermen, but in the end they had to be scolded by the bannermen!
They shed blood, and ended up pouring dirty water on their heads!
"I've already rushed forward and fought with all my might! But what should I do? What can I do... The bayonet stabbed into someone's chest, and the bayonet was bent and couldn't penetrate!"
With a bang, a curved bayonet was thrown at the feet of the crowd. "See for yourselves! How do I know there is something weird about those soldiers? What should I do if they just can't be killed? What can I do!"
People looked at the blood-stained and bent bayonet and shuddered in their hearts. What kind of monster was this? Could it be killed by bullets and bayonets?
People of this era can understand what armor is, but they cannot understand modular body armor with higher protection. They also can't imagine that there are people in this world who use expensive Baiyang Steel to make armor plates!
There has been a conflict between the soldiers and the people. Both sides have lost their minds. Fights have broken out in many places! It was not until 9:30 in the morning that the defenders outside the city, especially the cavalry, finally arrived at the scene!
The reinforcements from the Xishan Camp from Kunming Lake, plus the Mongolian light cavalry from the east cavalry camp, thousands of people rushed into the inner city!
When he saw that the enemy was gone, his own people started fighting and rushed forward to separate the soldiers and civilians! After a while, the stewards from the Internal Affairs Office and the Zongren Mansion also came over, hurriedly suppressing these troublemaking bannermen!
Shouts, curses, sounds of fighting and fighting...and of course, cries that shocked the whole city!
One of the clerks stamped his feet anxiously, "What are you still doing? You haven't gathered all the coffins in the city yet, and there are people who have nothing to do for funerals! Hurry up to the Yamen and buy all the coffins in the city!"
"The dead are the most important, so let the family members mourn first! The more the bones are exposed in the open, the more uncomfortable they will be. In the end, we are not the unlucky ones!"
"Hurry up to the palace and ask for orders..."
"You are dizzy! All the senior officials from the six ministries have gone to Taihemen to discuss politics. Who are you looking for now? There is no one in all the yamen to handle errands. Where can I get money?"
At this time, the clever man suddenly said, "I know who has access to the sky! Find Mr. Li Tuoli from the Military Aircraft Department! He is a real warm-hearted person who can do things! You are right to find him, he must have connections..."
"That's right...who is carrying the badge to enter the palace today? Hurry and go to the Military Aircraft Department to find Mr. Li to find a solution!"
The leader of these low-level officials is a fifth-rank official. This rank is considered a figure in the local area, but in the capital, they are just little reptiles!
Officials at their level don't have much power, so they pay more attention to relationships. Among the officials, everyone knows Li Tuo's name!
Zhang Jing, a Han nationality in the Military Aircraft Department, has extensive connections and far-reaching resourcefulness. He has helped other junior officials solve many problems and has a good reputation!
The situation was urgent at the moment, and these clerks did not immediately think of the officials in their ministries. Instead, they thought of Li Tuo, who was the best in their field!
An official with a palace badge rode his horse towards the Meridian Gate. Coincidentally, as soon as he arrived at the Meridian Gate, he saw a hurried Li Tuo walking out from the Wufeng Tower surrounded by several people.
"Master Li...Mr. Li, help me...the whole city is in commotion, you have to give us some advice!"
Li Tuo was stunned, "Speak slowly! What's wrong?"
The visitor briefly introduced what had just happened, "My Lord Li, now that the official is not here, we have no way to find money, and nothing can be done!"
"The reinforcements outside the city have brought the situation under control. There should be fewer fights and injuries, but there are more and more people making trouble!"
"The people living in the inner city are all bannermen, and they are all connected by relatives... Now my direct parents, brothers and sisters are rushing to make trouble!"
"If we delay it for another hour or two, uncles, aunts, cousins, brothers-in-law...anyone who has anything to do with it will probably cause trouble!"
"Of the more than 500 bannermen who died in the war, which one can't bring over a hundred relatives? If all 40,000 to 50,000 people take to the streets to cause trouble, there will be no suppression!"
"These bannermen are still looking for trouble when they have nothing to do! Not to mention that someone in the family is really dead now. It's really aggrieved!"
Li Tuo slapped his thigh, "Hey! Fortunately you came to me. If you had reported it according to normal procedures, you wouldn't have been able to solve the problem for three days!"
"Prince Chun has been assigned the task of reassuring the people by Long Live. All the pensions for the bannermen who were killed and injured in the war will come from the Fifth Master!"
"Don't say anything, buy all the coffins in the capital, and ask for 500 of the best coffins... You first put the bones of the deceased into the coffins, don't leave them in the open!"
"It stinks to be careful when you look back! And the people feel a little better with the coffin in front of them... You said the body was burned and beaten by bullets. How miserable is that?"
"No matter how miserable it is, no one will feel uncomfortable! Putting it in the coffin can at least calm the living people... Let's do it right away!"
"Wait a minute... don't buy indiscriminately. These bannermen are very unruly, but no matter how unruly they are, they still have a noble status, and their family's ancestors also have roots!"
"If you use ordinary people's coffin materials, such as pine or cypress, they will definitely dislike it... but they are not qualified enough to use nan..."
"If you do this... choose fir and paulownia trees that match their status... and do a better job in painting..."
It turns out that in the late Qing Dynasty, the grade of coffin materials was also particular. Beggars and destitute people had to make do with reed mats or tattered wooden boards!
The higher ones are pine and cypress, the higher ones are fir and paulownia, and the higher ones are ironwood... As for the higher ones, they are nanmu, golden nanmu, etc.!
Li Tuo was really attentive. He knew that these gentlemen were not easy to take care of, so he simply didn't give them a chance to cause trouble. He just used medium and high-quality wood. Even if he spent a little more money, he still had to complete the matter!
"You go and do it, just buy the wood...and then send it."
