"Master, the city is surrounded outside. I see..."
"We will guard it as long as the food in the city can last." Lu Deguang said firmly, "Even if the people want to surrender, I can never open the city and die like this!"
"The military camp has been withdrawn?" he asked.
Li Yong thought for a while, "I sent Zhao to teach before, but they have already surrendered to the imperial court."
"If there wasn't this Ye Yongjia..." Lu Deguang gritted his teeth in hatred, "You go and kill him first."
Ye Yongjia was lying on a chair and heard the footsteps of people outside. Thinking of the sound of cannons, he sighed deeply.
"Sir Tongzhi," Li Yong pushed the door open and came in, "you shouldn't die."
Zhao Shou led his troops to the city wall, set up bows and arrows at the crenellations, and then hid behind the wall. He was about to give orders to the soldiers, but the cannons under the city did not even fire to greet him, and he was shocked.
"Fire the arrow!" He wiped the dust from his face, patted the soldiers beside him, and shouted loudly.
The arrows shot down in clusters like locusts.
The imperial troops under the city immediately put up regimental cards, but missed their target.
Professor Zhao became anxious and shouted a few more times, but his bows and arrows all hit the group cards without exception.
It was the turn of the artillery under the city to speak. The row of cannons fired continuously, and the fire was splashing everywhere on the city. Zhao Shou hurriedly covered his face and fled to the city, lying down at the corner of the city gate. When he heard that Shi Xiushen's army and horses had stopped firing, he went up to the city and took another look. , those archers were either dying, or they fell off the city with their bows and fell into the moat.
He hurriedly shouted to several soldiers under the city: "Come and carry people!"
Those few people were about to go up when they suddenly saw Li Yong from behind with soldiers from Tongzhi Yamen, swarming to kill him. Li Yong stood in the middle and shouted loudly: "Lu Deguang dares to resist the government and intends to rebel! Listen to me, everyone." , kill the rebels, and go out of the city to meet the officers and soldiers!"
"Yes!" They shouted together, with great momentum, holding swords and guns, and rushed towards Zhao Shu.
The soldiers in the governor's office below the city were still confused, so they were forced to engage in close combat with the troops led by Li Yong. Due to the sudden incident and lack of manpower, they were unable to resist at all. After a little resistance, they all collapsed in all directions. Some who were lucky enough to escape from the rebel army sneaked into civilian houses and hid; but many others were forced into alleys and had the soldiers who caught up with them chop them into pieces with knives, and then they chased and killed others while walking in the bloody water. When I left, I suddenly heard the miserable cries, saw a large pool of blood in the streets and at the gate of the city, and smelled the rancid and unpleasant smell of blood.
After they killed all the defeated soldiers, they became so red-eyed that they went straight to the city and chased Zhao Shu fiercely. Zhao Shu was panicked, fearing that they would kill him, so he simply jumped down from the crenels without caring about life and death, and the moat instantly Create a wave of waves.
Because the city wall was slightly shorter, he could still struggle under the water at first, but in the end there was no movement at all until the body floated up from the bottom of the river.
"Release the drawbridge!"
As soon as Shi Xiushen heard what the people in the city were saying, several soldiers stood high on the city.
"Remove the cannon!"
Shi Xiushen ordered while watching the suspension bridge slowly lowering.
The suspension bridge lowered smoothly.
"Enter the city!"
Shi Xiushen raised his voice and ordered to go down, then led his troops into Huaining City in a hurry, and the cavalry behind him also followed suit.
When the people saw this large group of people, they were all frightened and ran away in a hurry, shouting.
Shi Xiu Shen raised his arms and shouted: "We are the voluntary soldiers sent by the imperial court! We are here to destroy the rebels! Don't panic, we will not be disturbed at all!"
Only then did some people stop, and those who were still running for their lives slowly turned back after seeing no movement for a long time.
"Lu Deguang!"
Shi Xiushen had led his troops to the magistrate's office. Seeing that there was no one in the lobby, he roared like a thunderbolt.
"There are guns, knives, blunderbuss, and crossbows outside... If you don't come out, we'd like to set a fire..."
Shi Xiushen paced in front of the government office with his hands behind his back and said in a threatening tone. Although there were several doors between this place and the inside, he believed that his cannon-like voice could penetrate anything.
After a moment, I saw a person walking slowly at the corner of the lobby wall. It was Lu Deguang.
"Tied."
As soon as Shi Sijin greeted him, three or two forbidden soldiers came forward with ropes and pulled Lu Deguang over. One person quickly moved behind him and grabbed his wrist tightly. Seeing that he only had a serious look on his face, he did not try to break away. Without saying a word, he relaxed his hands with relief, took the end of the rope, and helped the others tie Lu Deguang's arms and tie a tight knot.
"Mute?" Shi Xiushen poked him, and he immediately looked at him with hatred.
"How dare you lose your temper, these traitors?" He patted Lu Deguang's face.
"You..." Lu Deguang was so angry that he wanted to spit in his face, but he swallowed it anyway.
"What's wrong with me? You're almost dead. Even if you're not allowed to kowtow, you're taking advantage of me... Take me to the cell and I'll interrogate you later."
People on both sides escorted the magistrate down.
"Hey, why don't you call that guy over? I'll ask him something." Shi Xiushen pointed at a soldier and told him, and the man went straight to look for Li Yong in the ranks behind him.
"Um...this brother, what do you call him?" Shi Xiu Shen asked Li Yong who was standing in front of him.
"My name is Li Yong, and I am Lu Deguang's slave."
Shi Xiushen looked at him with his eyes: "Do you know Ye Yongjia?"
"Ye Yongjia? This is a colleague here. How does Lord Si Jin know..."
"I don't need to tell you this kind of thing, right?" Shi Xiushen raised his eyebrows, revealing his sharp eyes.
Li Yong didn't expect that he was still very wary of him. When he saw that intimidating look, he was so frightened that he felt paralyzed and panicked: "I'm a talkative slave, I don't dare to ask..."
"Where is Ye Yongjia? Tell me quickly!"
"In...at Tongzhi Yamen." Li Yong, who was usually extremely majestic, felt his legs weak when he saw a big shot like him.
"Lead me over!" Shi Xiushen ordered.
Li Yong took Shi Xiu Shen into Tongzhi Yamen. The soldiers here had already withdrawn, but Ye Yongjia must still be locked in the study. Li Yong took the key and opened the study door, and Shi Xiu Shen walked in.
Ye Yongjia was in a daze on his chair. When he turned his head, he saw an unknown officer leaning on the door panel and looking at him.
He didn't believe it at first, but later he realized that it was someone from the imperial court who came.
"Have the imperial soldiers arrived?" He wanted to confirm again.
"We're here." Shi Xiushen came over with his hands behind his back, still puzzled by his vigilant expression, as if he was observing the criminal.
Ye Yongjia jumped down from the chair excitedly and shouted out the window: "I can still live! I can still survive..." As he spoke, his voice started to sob, and in the end he lay on the ground crying; he smiled bitterly. Then he wiped his tears and still said those words:
"I can still survive..."
