"Large-scale fighting?" Xie Bao felt that he was a little sleepy. For a moment, he didn't understand what the other party meant. He asked in confusion: "Are you saying there is a war on the street?"
"No, no, no, it's not a war." The lieutenant general also felt that he was a bit unreasonable and said one word at a time: "It seems... it seems that two local gangs in Luoyi are fighting."
Snapped! Xie Bao slapped the lieutenant officer in the face, making him spin around twice, and then cursed: "You bastard, are you kidding me, Mr. Bao? I even came here to report a gang fight. The governor's office is eating it." Are you a jobber? Won’t they send out government officials to arrest people?!”
With blood dripping from the corner of the lieutenant's mouth, he said aggrievedly: "Commander Bao, it is the governor's office who sent people to ask for help. They said that the situation was completely out of control. From Ma'anfang to Xueshifang, the entire North District's more than 20 streets were disrupted. Well, there were at least three to four thousand people on both sides participating in the armed fight, hundreds of shops on the street were smashed, looted and burned, and the government officials did not dare to come near!"
Xie Bao was stunned when he heard this: "Damn it! Such an exaggeration? What kind of gang can actually cause such a big battle?"
"I don't even know about my humble position. The chief secretary sent by the governor's office to ask for help is outside. Why don't we ask him to come in and ask?"
Xie Bao nodded slightly and sat cross-legged on the couch without moving, waiting for the lieutenant officer to go out and bring the person in.
After a moment, a middle-aged man dressed as a sixth-grade civil servant followed the lieutenant officer into the room quickly and bowed his head. Xie Bao looked carefully and recognized that the other party was indeed from the Governor's Office. He had dealt with him several times before due to military matters.
"What's going on outside?" Xie Bao asked with an air of dignity.
Seeing that Xie Bao did not let him get up, the chief clerk did not dare to move. He continued to kneel on the ground and replied: "To General Xie, the thing is like this. On the ground of our Luoyi, there are two relatively powerful people. There are powerful Jianghu gangs. One is the native Luoyi Gang. The other is the Jinhe Gang, which is known as the largest gang in the world. Their branch, Qinglongtang, is located in the city. In the past, these two groups fought for territory. There are frequent conflicts and deep grievances. However, as long as we don’t go too far, our government..."
Xie Bao waved his hand impatiently and interrupted the chief clerk's words: "You are so verbose, let's pick out the important points!"
"Oh oh oh, I understand, I'll make a long story short." The chief clerk was a little panicked and cautiously introduced: "This morning, just now, the young gang leader of the Luoyi Gang went to Fuju Building for breakfast. By chance, he met with the Jinhe Gang People from Qinglong Tang met, and the two sides had a quarrel, and then clashed. Unexpectedly, Qinglong Tang suddenly killed the killer, and the young leader of the Luoyi Gang unfortunately died on the spot. Originally, Han Wenbin, the leader of the Luoyi Gang, heard about it , the original plan was to go to Fang Xingshi in person to accuse him, but unexpectedly, his brothers did not wait for the gang leader to take action, and launched a counterattack first. Those people went to the private house of the concubine of the master of Qinglong Hall, raped and then killed, and finally... Throw the body at the gate of the Qinglong Hall of the Jinhe Gang. At this time, both sides could no longer hold back and immediately started a full-scale war."
Xie Bao frowned when he heard this and asked: "Is it so hot? Hey, I heard that each side sent out thousands of people?"
"More than, far more than a thousand!" the chief clerk replied: "The Luoyi Gang alone participated in the war, with a total of three thousand gang members! Qinglong Hall has fewer people in the city, only about one thousand and fourteen Five, however, I heard that they are transferring people from outside the city, and the number is only a lot more than the Luoyi Gang!"
"How much power does your governor's office have?" the lieutenant officer standing nearby asked the chief clerk: "Aren't the government officials enough?"
The chief clerk rushed to Xie Bao and the lieutenant general and cupped his hands, and said with a grimace: "General, the three squads of officers from our governor's office, plus the standing soldiers responsible for patrolling the city, only have about 700 people in total. The two gangs on the other side, And they are all gangsters and swordsmen. Usually, the yamen still has a bit of an advantage when dealing with a dozen or so of them, but now they are killing thousands of them, and we are completely helpless."
Xie Bao pressed his little finger to his ears and said lazily: "Oh, you are here to ask for help. Then why doesn't your governor-general come to my door in person to ask for help?"
When the chief clerk heard that there was something in Xie Bao's words, he rolled his eyes and quickly replied with a flattering smile: "Xie Shuai, you always know something. The governor just said that he must come to the general's house in person to greet the general. This is in line with etiquette. But , now the streets are in chaos, and countless people have been accidentally injured. The governor is worried that once he leaves, the situation will further expand and spread to other areas, and the trouble will be even greater. Therefore, the governor I had no choice but to let the humble minister come to Xie Shuai for help first, and he would come back to thank me later."
"Huh, Mr. Bao is teasing you, and you should explain it seriously." Xie Bao smiled and said: "Commander, please pass on my order to the 3rd Cavalry Battalion and 6th Cavalry Battalion to go out to clean the streets. If they encounter anyone who dares to resist, , shoot to death without mercy!"
"Yes, I will leave immediately." The lieutenant general bowed.
Upon seeing this, the chief secretary of the governor's office quickly kowtowed and thanked him, stood up tremblingly, and prepared to leave with the central officer.
At this time, Xie Bao suddenly stopped the lieutenant officer again: "Hey, I'm talking about you, did you go to the accounting office just now? Have you done what I told you?"
"Don't worry, Commander Bao, I've already been to my humble position, and everything has been handled properly."
"Haha, okay. You are still smart." Xie Bao said with a satisfied smile: "Okay, let's go!"
The lieutenant general responded yes and was about to turn around and walk out when he saw a soldier hurried in from outside and shouted loudly: "Commander Leopard, it's not good, something happened at the camp!"
Upon hearing these words, Xie Bao and the lieutenant general couldn't help being slightly stunned. In front of the chief secretary of the governor's office, how would it be appropriate to say that something happened in his camp? The lieutenant general was suddenly dissatisfied and frowned: "What happened? I just came from the camp. Isn't everything fine?"
The soldier was out of breath: "Sir, just now, General Guo Yi Mu Changqing was suddenly poisoned and died! Qiu Huan, the commander of the cavalry, and Xie Tianyao, who joined the army, were assassinated! Fan Daxing, the deputy general of the cavalry, was burned alive on his own It’s in the tent!”
"What did you say?!" Xie Bao jumped up from the couch and looked at the soldier in disbelief.
The soldier who reported the news did not dare to neglect, and told the whole story roughly with gestures and words.
Just half an hour ago, the generals under Xie Bao's command heard that the general decided to "keep it quiet" today, so they happily dispersed and went back to their camps to rest.
Because the 20,000 Xuanjia troops who stayed in Luoyi set up their main camp in the city, and the general Xie Bao always liked to stay in the Taifu's mansion, everyone was relatively relaxed as long as there was no special mission.
General Guoyi Mu Changqing returned to his residence and continued to make tea. Drinking tea has always been his hobby. Whenever he has time, he can't help but play with the tea sets.
The same is true today.
He cooked a pot of new Mingqian tea, and while explaining the knowledge of tea ceremony to several close subordinates, he filled each cup with his own hands. Then according to custom, he picked it up and tasted it first. As soon as he said "good", his expression immediately changed.
In the blink of an eye, Mu Changqing's entire face was covered with a layer of black energy. He clutched his chest with both hands and rolled on the ground in pain.
When all the men were hurriedly trying to help him up, General Mu was already foaming at the mouth and not breathing.
Almost at the same time, Qiu Huan, the commander of the Hussars, and Xie Tianyao, a soldier who joined the army, also encountered unexpected events.
The two of them originally planned to go to Dongshi together to buy some Luoyi specialties for their family and friends. They would take advantage of the fact that a messenger returned to Qingzhou base camp on business and help them bring them back. Unexpectedly, not long after the two of them walked out of the camp, a carriage rushed past. A crossbow suddenly stretched out from the window of the carriage and shot two arrows at them.
The incident happened in a hurry, and the crossbow was extremely powerful at such a range. Qiu Xie and Qiu Xie were unable to react in time and fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow.
When the sentry at the gate of the camp realized that something was wrong and hurriedly ran closer to take a closer look, the two officers of the Xuanjia Legion had already lost their lives due to poisonous arrow attacks.
The most miserable person among them all was none other than Fan Daxing, the deputy general of the cavalry camp.
This guy is almost the same as Xie Bao. After returning to his tent, he first got a bunch of delicious food and stuffed himself with it. Then he stretched out and fell asleep. His loud snoring could be heard clearly from five feet away from the tent. .
Just as the news of Mu Changqing's death from poisoning spread and more and more people ran to inquire about the situation, Fan Daxing's tent suddenly became quiet.
Not long after, a shrill scream startled everyone nearby. Everyone looked around and found that Fan Daxing was actually on fire!
That's right, it wasn't the tent that caught fire, but Fan Daxing himself.
A man on fire was running around in the military tent, shouting and screaming. The scene looked extremely scary. The fire on Fan Daxing's body had obviously been manipulated, and it was not in a state that could be easily extinguished.
In this way, poor deputy general Fan Daxing was burned alive into a pile of coke under the helpless eyes of his colleagues.
"Commander Leopard, there is chaos in the camp now," the soldier who reported the news was full of panic: "The four adults who were killed, and their subordinates are running around in the camp at the moment, looking for assassins everywhere, looking very fierce. The other adults gathered together and did not dare to leave the military tent for even half a step. Their guards were also on alert, and many camps were sealed off."
Xie Bao felt his mouth was a little bitter. He swallowed hard and gritted his teeth and ordered: "Go get my armor and weapons quickly!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Xie Bao finished speaking, there were hurried footsteps again outside, and another soldier ran into the house and loudly reported: "Commander Bao, there is a fire in the granary in the south of the city. The situation is critical!"
