Hepu County.
While Meng Xiao was going through a bloody battle, Ruan Xiufeng was enjoying himself at the county government office in Hepu County.
This used to be Li Jin's residence. In order to make his stay comfortable, Li Jin extensively renovated the county government office. Although it was not as good as Li Jin's previous residence in Hepu County, it was still very luxurious.
The splendid decoration, coupled with various entertainment facilities, makes Ruan Xiufeng unable to leave.
For a country bumpkin like Ruan Xiufeng, Li Jin's various novel tricks were simply a dimensionality reduction blow, making Ruan Xiufeng addicted and unable to extricate himself.
According to his plan, he only needed to grab a handful of Hepu County and run away. After all, although he was bold, he also knew that he would not be a match for the Ming army.
His confidence comes from the nearly one million native people in Guangxi and the complex mountain and forest environment.
As long as he can successfully return to the tribe with the loot, he will take the tribe to migrate. For chieftains, migration is a very common thing.
Although I will give up the place where I have lived for many years, compared to this harvest, everything is worth it.
The prosperity of Hepu County exceeded his imagination. He felt that this robbery alone was enough for him to squander for ten lifetimes.
He originally planned to fight quickly, but now Ruan Xiufeng was obsessed with having fun in the county government. Until the tenth day, most of the natives were still scattered around Hepu County looting, showing no signs of stopping.
At this time, Ruan Xiufeng's younger brother Ruan Xiulin couldn't stand it anymore, so he broke into Ruan Xiufeng's mansion and asked to see Ruan Xiufeng.
Ruan Xiufeng's personal guard told Ruan Xiulin that Ruan Xiufeng had important matters to deal with and it was not convenient to see guests.
Ruan Xiulin ignored it and rushed straight into the bathroom of the county government office. He knew that that was Ruan Xiufeng's favorite place to stay.
Ruan Xiulin was furious when he saw Ruan Xiufeng's extravagant and depraved look, "Big deal? Isn't big brother's big deal just that there is no excess?"
"Brother, you have also read the history books. After Liu Bang entered Guanzhong, he was obsessed with the prosperity of Afang Palace and hung out in the palace every day, which eventually led to the humiliation of the Hongmen Banquet."
"How much does the elder brother look like Liu Bang now? Doesn't the elder brother know that once the Ming army arrives, all of us brothers will be in disaster?"
When Ruan Xiufeng saw that Ruan Xiulin dared to preach in front of him, he became furious and shouted:
"Shut up, I'm not Liu Bang, and the Ming army is not Xiang Yu. I'm just here to enjoy it for a few days. I don't need you to preach here!"
"So what if the Ming army comes? I have 300,000 men, what should I fear?"
"Get out of here now, I don't need you to teach me how to do things!"
Seeing that Ruan Xiufeng was still stubborn, Ruan Xiulin couldn't help but become anxious and suggested again, hoping that Ruan Xiufeng could turn around and make peace.
"Brother, you are indeed not Liu Bang, and the Ming army is not Xiang Yu."
"But the Ming army is stronger than Xiang Yu. More importantly, the Ming army will not let us go like Xiang Yu."
"Brother, we should go, otherwise we won't come..."
"Shut up! Get out!! Get out of here right now!!"
Ruan Xiufeng was furious. He didn't listen to Ruan Xiulin's advice at all. He just felt that Ruan Xiulin was insulting him.
Seeing this, Ruan Xiulin closed his mouth unwillingly, and finally withdrew sadly, while Ruan Xiufeng continued everything as usual, not taking Ruan Xiulin's suggestion to heart at all.
Three more days passed like this. When Ruan Xiufeng finally began to consider whether to withdraw his troops, a bolt from the blue came to his ears.
The Ming army is coming! !
...
On the sea surface of Beibu Gulf.
Li Jin stood on the bow of the boat with a depressed look on his face, looking at the looming coastline in the distance, his brows slightly furrowed.
Zhu Biao also looked to the north with a heavy expression, where is the port of Hepu County. I wonder what is happening there now?
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, Lan Yu couldn't help but opened her mouth to adjust the atmosphere:
"Today's weather is quite good, the breeze is blowing, and there are no clouds in the sky, haha...ha..."
Lan Yu smiled and realized that Li Jin was staring at her, which made him extremely embarrassed.
He naturally knew why Li Jin was like this. After all, Li Jin was not willing to swim in this muddy water. It was Lan Yu who shamelessly pulled Li Jin and insisted that Li Jin accompany him.
Now this scene can only be said to be Lan Yu's own fault.
Seeing this, Lan Yu had to change the topic again:
"Master Li, how do you think we should deal with these natives who rebelled this time?"
"Kill them all!!"
Li Jin's expression was cold, and his words were even more bone-chilling, making Lan Yu's hair stand on end because he thought of a night last year.
"Is this...is this a little too much?"
Zhu Benbin was always worried, but now he heard Li Jin's words and became even more worried.
"There are nearly a million chieftains in Guangxi. If these rebellious chieftains are killed, I am afraid it will cause an even greater rebellion in Guangxi."
"Kill anyone who dares to rebel!!"
Li Jin's eyes showed no trace of emotion and he said coldly:
"Although the reform we implemented before to bring locals back to locals had some effect, the results were too slow. Moreover, these natives are afraid of power and not ethical."
"If that's the case, then kill!!"
"Those who don't want to come out of the mountain will be killed!"
"Anyone who disagrees will be killed!"
"Those who are unwilling to obey the court's arrangements will be killed!!"
"Kill him until his head rolls over, kill him until his blood flows like a river, force him to return to his native land, and cut off the mess with a quick knife!"
"Since these people don't want to be decent, then we will help them be decent!"
Li Jin's "kill" sounds were so loud that they shocked both Lan Yu and Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao wanted to say something more, but Lan Yu had already started to nod and said:
"I once followed Marshal Tang to the southwest to quell the rebellion."
"These chieftains are accustomed to living freely in the southwest. They are lawless and don't care about the laws of the court at all."
"It wasn't until our army arrived and killed nearly 100,000 people that the chieftain immediately felt more at ease."
"At that time, we didn't understand the concept of reforming the country and returning it to the local people. If we could have taken the opportunity to implement the reform, we would probably not have the troubles we are experiencing now."
"I think Mr. Li's suggestion is good. In the southwest, it is like this. Only the one with a big fist makes sense."
When Zhu Biao saw Lan Yu say this, he could only nod in agreement. After all, it was Tang, Lan Yu, Fu Youde and others who conquered the southwest in the first place.
Everyone reached a consensus, and the fleet began to slowly approach the shore. Seeing that it was about to arrive at the port, Lan Yu began to give orders:
"You guys go into the cabin and rest for a while. The battle will be over soon."
"Brothers, that good guy, prepare to land and fight!!"
"Prepare artillery. Once you encounter obstruction on the shore, fire immediately. Be sure to open a landing hole."
As soon as the words fell, the marines on the ship began to get busy, fully armed, loading ammunition, turning the muzzle, adjusting the angle, and the assault ship was always ready to go to sea.
Seeing that the battle was about to begin, Li Jin and Zhu Biao turned around and returned to the cabin.
At this time, they were standing on the deck just to cause chaos to the army. They might as well return to the cabin and wait for the outcome of the battle.
Soon, with several violent cannon shots, the battle officially began.
But the cannons on the ship only fired a few times before Li Jin saw Lan Yu coming in cursing:
"Damn, I thought these people were so tough, but I didn't expect that they are all a bunch of idiots and weaklings!"
"What's going on? Why did the cannon stop? Has the landing operation begun?"
Li Jin looked puzzled. According to naval regulations, if encountering enemy resistance before landing, the ground must be cleared with artillery fire to minimize naval casualties.
But now he clearly only heard a few gunshots.
"That group of rebels dispersed immediately after receiving a few shells. They didn't dare to block the march of the army on the coast. They were just a bunch of cowards."
Lan Yu's face was full of disdain, and her tone was full of disdain.
Li Jin was also a little speechless. Such a thing actually dared to plunder the Ming Dynasty. I really don't know how to write the word "death"!
"The army has already seized the landing ferry. Let's go out and attack the city directly later."
The port of Hepu County is not far from the urban area of Hepu County, and the two places are connected by roads, making traveling very convenient.
Lan Yu originally thought that he would encounter a hard battle here at the port, but now it seems that he really thinks too highly of these rebels.
The rebels had indeed set up defenses, but they were ineffective and could only become a joke as the defenses were broken by a single poke.
Li Jin and Zhu Biao started to set off. When they arrived at the port, an extreme anger quickly filled Zhu Biao's chest.
I saw that the port area, which was once bustling and bustling with flowers, was now dilapidated. There were ruins everywhere and the corpses of people scattered all over the ground.
The corpses that had not been buried had already leaked corpse water and exuded a putrid smell.
The flies flying everywhere make people feel like their stomachs are churning.
After Zhu Biao saw such a tragic situation, he immediately began to lie on the broken wall next to him, retching.
Li Jin and Lan Yu looked at all this angrily with livid faces.
"Let the brothers from the engineering battalion buy all these corpses."
"Wear a muzzle and take protective measures to avoid contracting the plague."
Li Jin explained carefully. At this time, his face was cold, and there was only one voice in his heart that kept shouting: Blood debt must be paid with blood!
"Order the army to move out immediately and don't give the enemy a chance to escape!"
"Order the entire army to take no prisoners in this battle!!"
Li Jin issued the cruelest order in a cold tone. Although he took over Lan Yu's command, Lan Yu did not refute and just asked the ordering soldiers to pass on the order.
The order not to take prisoners was only executed on the Japanese island. In that battle, the Marines killed so many people that the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and the Japanese were frightened.
Even though the Japanese had knelt down and surrendered, the Marine Corps still made these people stand up and take up arms.
The result is self-evident, everyone was killed by the angry Marines, leaving no one alive.
This time, Li Jin wanted to give the natives in the southwest a long memory and tell them that those people were the ones they couldn't afford to offend.
The order was quickly conveyed to the entire army, and everyone silently replaced the DUM bullets. This was the bullet that Li Jin had just developed. This bullet is also called the Death Bullet.
The DUM bullets don't look much different from ordinary bullets, except that the bullets are slightly open.
But just such a small change increased the bullet's lethality more than ten times.
Because the warhead is open, the bullet will explode instantly after hitting the human body, pouring a large amount of air into the wound, causing large-scale lacerations inside the wound.
In addition, the bullet will explode immediately after being injected into the human body, and the shrapnel will be quickly shot deep into the human body, making it almost impossible to remove it.
Therefore, when hit by dum bombs, there is more than 90% mortality rate, and the remaining 10% require immediate amputation, otherwise they will die from infection.
This is a dummy bullet, a bullet from hell.
Li Jin invented this kind of bullet so that it could be used in today's scenarios and leave no one alive.
After the army was prepared, it immediately set off. After passing through the flat road, the city wall of Hepu County soon appeared in the Ming army's field of vision.
At this moment, the chieftains in the city had received the news that the Ming army was coming. Everyone was shocked by the news. They did not expect that the Ming army marched so quickly.
The chieftains hurriedly looked for Meng Xiao and Ruan Xiufeng to discuss countermeasures. At this time, they discovered that the camp where Meng Xiao was stationed had long been empty.
They had no choice but to go looking for Ruan Xiufeng.
Finally, in the county government bathhouse, Ruan Xiufeng was surrounded by everyone, looking confused.
Ruan Xiufeng was also shocked when he heard everyone talking about the Ming army coming. He thought he still had at least seven days to prepare, but he didn't expect the Ming army to come at this time. .
After a brief panic, after Ruan Xiufeng learned that the Ming army came from the sea, he immediately asked people to organize a large army to prepare for a showdown with the Ming army.
"Don't panic, everyone!"
"Since the Ming army came from the sea, they must have gone deep alone and there are not many troops. As long as we can work together, we can defeat the Ming army."
"When the time comes, the imperial court will be shocked. In order not to expand the war, they will come to us to negotiate peace."
"Everyone, go and rectify the army now. As long as we can defeat the invading enemy, we can enjoy the wealth we robbed!"
Ruan Xiufeng drew a big cake for everyone. Seeing that what Ruan Xiufeng said was so reasonable, these chieftains felt very calm.
Then thinking of the property plundered in the past few days, everyone rushed out of the government office with a roar, and began to gather people and prepare to annihilate the invading Ming army.
When Lan Yu and others arrived at the city wall of Hepu County, they saw a dark group of people standing on top of the city wall. Flags were hung all over the city, and the formation looked extremely huge.
But Li Jin just sneered and immediately ordered:
"Massacre the city!"
The battle was about to break out, and Li Jin was not in the mood to talk to these people at all. Now he was so angry that he just wanted to kill all these beasts in the city.
When Zhu Biao saw Li Jin giving the order to massacre the city, he still added:
"Don't hurt civilians. Thieves deserve to die, but the people are innocent."
"Dong Liang must not kill too much."
Lan Yu nodded, and then gave orders to the messengers beside him. Tens of thousands of Ming troops faced 300,000 rebels and launched a brazen attack.
