Wang Jiazhen wanted to rescue the people who were held hostage by the traitors outside, but he knew that County Yao Yunxi and his subordinates did not believe that the traitors would fulfill their previous promises.
Once they give up resistance and give the thieves an opportunity, both they and the people will be brutally killed, and no one will survive.
"Prefect, help me and wait!"
"Prefect, please have mercy!"
"I'm waiting for innocence..."
Hundreds of hostages frequently asked for help outside the palace, and they all knelt down and saluted at the gate, which made Wang Jiazhen even more embarrassed. It was definitely not the behavior of a man to refuse to save someone in the face of death.
"How do you ensure the safety of the people???"
Although he was eager to rescue, Wang Jiazhen thought it was better to ask clearly. If it is like Yao Yunxi said, saving or not saving means death, then it would be better to kill a few more thieves.
"The evidence can be established!"
After hearing the questioning inside, the leader of the rebel army immediately proposed a feasible solution. As long as the defender inside asked this, it meant that something was going on.
"Okay! I am Wang Jiazhen, the magistrate of Nanyang! I am here to replace the people in front of you. Is it okay?"
Since his subordinates felt that this matter was impossible, but the people were in urgent need of rescue, Wang Jiazhen decided to go to the meeting alone and sacrifice himself to save hundreds of people.
"...Okay! Come out!"
If he can really catch the Nanyang magistrate, he can give an explanation when he goes back. When the second general is happy, he can also reward himself with some money. This deal is still a good deal.
"Prefect! You must not do this!"
"Yes! The thieves are cunning! They cannot be trusted!"
"Okay, no need to say more! I have made up my mind! Take care of yourself! Guard carefully!"
Faced with everyone's persuasion, Wang Jiazhen, who had already made up his mind, remained unmoved. Even if the rebels broke their promise, he still had a clear conscience.
In order not to give the rebels an opportunity, Wang Jiazhen asked the other party to take a hundred steps back. Only in this way can the gate of the palace be opened easily and the people can be admitted.
Seeing Wang Jiazhen himself coming down from the wall and walking to the street, the rebels made a profit, so they naturally agreed, but only if Wang Jiazhen came to their side first.
Seeing this, Wang Jiazhen had no choice but to make compromises and concessions. After passing by the people, he was immediately tied up with ropes by two soldiers who ran forward.
"People inside, listen! Your eunuch has been captured by our army! Please open the door quickly! Otherwise, he will be executed!"
The leader feels that when the time comes, there is no need to wait anymore. If he gets the best bargaining chip, he can be confident.
"No! The people haven't entered the mansion yet!"
Seeing that the other party didn't even mention what happened before, Wang Jiazhen realized something was wrong and immediately argued with each other.
"Stop this bitch's mouth!"
If it falls into your own hands, it's not up to you. The dog officer has no right to speak.
"Hurry up and open the door! Otherwise, we will kill the governor and the people together!"
Although he has regretted it, as long as there are still people in the defenders who believe what he said, they can still deceive someone.
It's okay to deceive one person, even if it's just one person, it's best for the dog magistrate to get out and die.
"The thief is cheating!"
"Extremely shameless!"
"It's really hateful!"
Faced with such a situation, all the defenders, including the county magistrate Yao Yunxi, were furious. Although they had seen through such a trick before and tried to persuade Wang Jiazhen, their superiors refused to realize it.
Now it's better, not only can't save the people, but also give the eunuch to the other party for free, which is tantamount to helping the evil.
"What should Mingfu do?"
"...I can't hold on!"
The county magistrate Yao Yunxi couldn't think of any countermeasures for the time being. Now that there were more and more traitors, they didn't want to break out of the encirclement. They just wanted to kill more traitors, that's all.
"And listen! If you won't surrender! I'll take off one of this dog officer's arms first!"
The leader got impatient after waiting for a while. After catching the prefect, he still couldn't knock on the door of the palace. What's the use of keeping the prefect?
If he really went to the second general and yelled at him, he might as well have killed him with a knife!
"Give me a moment to think about it!"
"No! One stick of incense at most!"
The defenders were obviously trying to stall for time. The rebels outside really couldn't wait any longer. The weather was so hot and the fire in the city was so fierce. They didn't want to wait even a little longer.
"A stick of incense has arrived!"
"Not yet! Your fragrance is short! You are lying to us!"
"Fart! Take off his arm!"
The leader of the rebel army became angry and decided to kill him as a warning to the defenders inside, so he sent someone to bring Wang Jiazhen, aimed his sharp waist knife at his right shoulder, and chopped him down hard.
Immediately blood splattered everywhere, and Wang Jiazhen, who endured severe pain, fell to the ground and struggled continuously. The rebels let him sway like a dehydrated fish, laughing at this tragic scene.
"You, a bitch like you, will have this day too! Bah~!"
The leader said something angrily, and then spat on Wang Jiazhen, who was lying in a pool of blood.
Kill a dog official like this, and there will be one less dog official like this in the world!
They are doing justice for heaven and eliminating harm for Min!
If these dog officials weren't in charge, how could the people be miserable?
If you want the people of the world to survive, all the dog officials in the world must die!
If the dog official is not dead, it will be difficult to settle the grudges!
If the light does not perish, where can we call home?
Only by killing all the dog officials and revealing the truth can the poor people in the world have a good life!
"The dog officer deserves to be killed! Damn it!"
"It should be buried alive!"
"No! I'll kill him with a thousand cuts!"
A group of servants were thinking of several ways, but no matter what, they couldn't let the dog officer have an easy time of death.
They followed the second general in revolt, not only to live a good life, but also to vent their previous resentments.
I can no longer bear the pain of being bullied by a dog official, and I have to pay it back ten times or a hundred times!
"Kill all those who help the dog officer!"
Seeing that the defenders were still indifferent, the rebels no longer planned to negotiate. The common people would be a burden if they stayed, and they had to fight for food from them. So they simply settled the matter with one blow and went downstairs to eat.
"ah……"
"No!"
"Master, please spare my life!"
The people's pleas for mercy did not move anyone. Hundreds of people stepped outside a part of the area and were quickly killed by the surrounding soldiers. The scene was as bloody as a execution ground.
In the eyes of the rebels, the people outside the city are all on their side, and the people in the city naturally follow the government. As long as the city is breached, they will all be killed.
Without their help, the government could not recruit troops, collect taxes, or defend itself, and the rebels would not need to be attacked by gold juice.
Everything is the fault of these people, and they must be held responsible for their actions!
Killing all of you is to teach you!
When you wait for the next life, you must join the rebel army!
"Did you see this? This is the result of fighting against the rebels!"
Facing a pool of blood, the rebel leader proudly showed off his victory to the defenders.
"You are killing innocent people indiscriminately! You will definitely be punished by God!"
When several defenders saw their families being robbed, they jumped off the wall in an attempt to rescue them, but were quickly hacked to death.
Most of the remaining people did not rush out because they saw some people among the people pulling out their weapons, indicating that there was an ambush inside.
The bandit army wanted to use this trick to sneak their own people into the palace, and then take the opportunity to open the door and let their troops enter the palace.
"Hahahaha! You are wrong! The rebels are doing justice for heaven! The rebels are in power only because the sky has eyes!"
"The sky has eyes!"
"The sky has eyes!"
"The sky has eyes..."
As soon as the leader said these heroic words, his soldiers immediately raised their weapons and shouted in unison.
Their existence is dictated by fate. If God wants to destroy them, they are just following the will of God.
"General Rong! Escape quickly! We can't hold it anymore!"
The defenders at the top of the city are still trying their best to resist the rebel attack. However, due to the collapse of many city gates during the explosion, Nanyang City now has gaps in varying degrees in four directions.
These places are all defensive holes, and they were deliberately created by the bandits. They cannot be filled in a short time. The defense line at the top of the city can be said to be in name only.
First, the garrison in the north of the city collapsed, and then the garrison in the west of the city collapsed. Although the position in the east of the city that Chief Military Officer Zhang Guoqin was personally responsible for has not happened yet, it will happen soon.
The rebel army's offensive was getting stronger and stronger. The rebel soldiers seemed not afraid of death. They didn't care even after hundreds of people died in the battle, as if they wanted to break through Nanyang City.
"Alas~! The situation is over! Evacuate to the city!"
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him, Zhang Guoqin also knew that he could no longer turn the tide. The war had developed to this point, and he was determined to kill the thieves, but there was nothing he could do to save the day.
He had no choice but to run down the city quickly under the cover of his own soldiers, get on his mount, and run into the streets, trying to carve out a bloody path.
"Second General! Great joy! Great joy! Our army has conquered this city! The dog officer army in the city is about to be destroyed!"
Zhang Guangcai finally got some good news. These days he either suffered defeat or drank gold juice, but it made him sick.
"Okay! Pass the order to the general..."
"Report~! Report to the second general! We have found the army twenty miles south of Er's camp! The number of troops is no less than 50,000!"
"Huh??? Are you serious about this?"
"You dare not deceive the general! You escaped from the flying cavalry of the dog officers and soldiers and narrowly escaped being shot by them!"
"Explore again!"
"yes!"
As soon as Nanyang City was conquered, the government troops came to help. It seemed that the troops were quite large, but they were actually as strong as his own troops. This made Zhang Dingguo suddenly nervous.
Only twenty miles!
Calculated based on the distance traveled, the officers and soldiers would come to kill them in the afternoon at the latest, and there would be a battle before dark.
"Guangcai!"
"A certain general is here!"
"Send the general's order! Retract the troops quickly! Gather the troops! To face the dog army!"
This is a critical moment. Even if you are a little greedy, you may be annihilated.
From the direction of reinforcements, Zhang Dingguo guessed that this time either Sun Chuanting or Hong Chengchou led troops to relieve the siege.
If it were one of them, neither our troops nor the other three groups would be able to deal with such thieves.
If you can fight, fight, if you can't fight, flee. In short, you can't be surrounded by dog officers and soldiers in the city.
"Second General! Nanyang City has been captured! This..."
"Do you want to be surrounded by dog officers and soldiers in the city? Have you ever thought about having reinforcements to relieve the siege?"
"...This subordinate is stupid! I obey your orders!"
Zhang Guangcai just wanted to let his troops rob the city of all the money and food after breaking the city. He didn't think much about other things.
After being reminded like this by the second general, his mind suddenly sobered up.
Because the advantage of the rebel army is mobile warfare, once they are surrounded, it is likely to be a disaster.
"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang..."
"Second General has an order! All troops must withdraw immediately!"
"What???"
The generals on the front line were all veterans who had followed Marshal Zhang for many years. When they heard the second general's order, they all looked in disbelief.
It stands to reason that the second general is extremely intelligent and resourceful, and should not issue such an order at this time, when the money and food in the city are about to be obtained.
"Oh~! Withdraw!"
"The wind is so tight!"
The generals who were waiting underground at Chenggen still obeyed the orders and were not dazzled by the money and food, otherwise they would still be whipped when they returned.
However, the ministries that had already invaded the city were determined not to retreat. They had killed and wounded many people before they could get in. How could they survive without grabbing enough capital?
"Second General! Why is this happening?"
"Yes! The E army has already broken through the city!"
"Reinforcements from the Dog Officer Army have arrived! Most likely they are Thieves Sun or Thieves Hong!"
"……ah???"
This news shocked all the generals. They would not be afraid of attacking the defenders in various places, but if they encountered Sun Chuanting or Hong Chengchou, no one could guarantee victory.
The two old assassins were important ministers of the Baoming court, and they were especially good at fighting. In previous battles with the rebels, they always won more than they lost, and they were really difficult to deal with, so everyone was very nervous.
"The front army forms a formation first and is ready to retreat eastward at any time! Try to conserve your strength to avoid being hit hard by this dog army!"
Zhang Dingguo didn't want to fight at all, and the gathering of troops was just for show. He didn't want to be completely defeated by the army in Nanyang Mansion.
"Follow the order!"
The generals are also afraid of Sun Thief and Hong Thief. Thief generals of this level are the opponents of their own commander. The commander has never defeated Hong Thief in Xiangyang before, let alone them.
Zhang Dingguo deliberately did not tell the other three leaders about this. They were Zhang Dingguo's tails. When necessary, he could cut off his tail and escape.
With the three groups of them in the city, the officers and soldiers coming to help can deal with them first, and there is no need to pursue their own troops desperately.
It's a bit unjust to do this, but it's urgent to follow the authority.
Friendly troops cannot just eat and not work...
"Report! Report to the Commander-in-Chief! The bandits are besieging Nanyang City! The city has been breached now, and there are no less than 30,000 bandits outside the city!"
"Yeah! Explore again!"
After Sun Chuanting's victory in eastern Sichuan, he originally wanted to lead his troops to pursue "Fat Zhang" Zhang Zixiu's troops and the three bandit leaders Wang Guoning, Yang Youxian, and Chang Guoan who had been defeated in Yun County.
Zhang Zixiu fled all the way from eastern Sichuan, first to Xun County, but was scared off by Wang Guangen and Hui Deng, who had not yet revolted.
He had no choice but to flee to Henan in order to survive. Sun Chuanting then led his troops to pursue him. When he was replenishing food and wages in Fancheng, he had already seen the urgent documents from Nanyang City.
Since the prey had fled to Nanyang Mansion and Nanyang City was in danger, Sun Chuanting decided to kill two birds with one stone, eliminating Zhang Zixiu and relieving Nanyang City from the siege.
But it seemed that he arrived a step too late. Nanyang City had already been captured by the bandit army, and Sun Chuanting also felt a little regretful.
However, the tribe traveled long distances and fought thousands of miles, which required great physical exertion and it was really difficult to speed up the march.
This time when they marched into Nanyang, the vanguard of the army was still Commander-in-Chief Bai Guangen. Since his troops had tens of thousands of troops and strong combat power, even if the bandit army attacked first, it would be difficult to defeat them.
The left wing was composed of He Renlong, Li Guoqi, Zuo Guangxian and Zheng Jiadong, and the right wing was composed of Li Shourong, Sun Xianzu, Xue Minzhong, Zu Dabi, as well as Xue Chengcai who surrendered and Wang Guangen and Hui Deng who had not revolted.
The Chinese army was under Niu Chenghu's command, and Qiang Han general Zhao Guangyuan and Yulin general Jiang Rang were behind to provide cover.
The total strength is about 60,000, of which 50,000 are combat soldiers, including nearly 10,000 horsemen. They are considered to be one of the few elite divisions in the imperial court at the moment.
