In the lobby, with the death of Aguga, the escape of Captain Xitu, and the surrender of Solmu, Su Qi'an basically took little time and successfully took control of the city lord's mansion.
As for the city of Taning, it took less than half an hour to clear out the local soldiers.
It is no exaggeration to say that this Taning City is now under Su Qi'an's control.
Su Qi'an was able to capture the city so smoothly because there were not many soldiers in the city, about five hundred.
But there were more than 1,800 of them, and the operation was at night, so the soldiers defending the city had no time to react.
The most important thing is, who would have thought that after being ruled by Da Rong for so many years, such a group of cold soldiers would appear in the rear. This is something that is unthinkable.
Even their commanders, the three captains, were caught off guard, let alone low-level soldiers like them.
An hour later, one after another in the city, the captains and captains under Su Qi'an came to the city lord's mansion to report on the battle situation.
There are not many defenders in Tanin City, but their casualties this time are not small. After all, they entered the city dressed as civilians without any weapons in their hands.
In this case, in order to capture these 500 people, Su Qi'an's army lost about 300 people. Fortunately, they did it at night, when the soldiers were sleepy and their vigilance was at their worst.
If this had happened during the day, the losses would have been much greater. Fortunately, the situation was under control in the end.
After listening to the report from his men, Su Qi'an nodded and immediately ordered to occupy the commanding heights in the city, guard all the important roads, and do a good job of vigilance.
After receiving the order, everyone turned and left. After a while, a figure rushed into the lobby.
The person who came was none other than Tong Zhan who was chasing Xitu. What surprised Su Qi'an was that Tong Zhan, who had never failed, actually failed.
This Xitu disappeared at a corner after coming out of the secret passage.
According to Tong Zhan, this Xitu is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Although his kung fu is not good, his escape speed is surprisingly fast.
Even with Tong Zhan's foot strength, he couldn't catch up.
Su Qi'an frowned slightly. This Xitu Captain Su Qi'an made a mistake and was able to escape from Tong Zhan's hands, which shows that this person definitely has a background and may have a more important mission.
However, it is not time to speculate on Captain Xitu's identity and background. His escape would bring some hidden dangers to Su Qi'an's occupation of Taning City.
Su Qi'an's eyes flashed, and he quickly began to think. He looked at Solmu beside him, who said nothing.
"Solmu, your chance to survive has come. Go and issue this order according to my wishes."
Sol Mu took the scroll from Su Qi'an and had a few words written on it.
In the palace of the lord of Taning City, Captain Xitu planned to rebel. In the chaos, Captain Aguga and I fought hard. Unexpectedly, Captain Aguga died for the country during the fight. Captain Xitu was injured and took the opportunity to escape.
Special notices are issued in all cities, and if there is any trace of the Xitu Captain, they will be captured immediately.
There is a blank signature space in the lower right corner. Su Qian's meaning is clear to Suo Mu.
Now in Taning City, Aguga is dead, Xitu has escaped, and he is the only one left.
Su Qi'an wanted him to become the city lord of Taning City, but in fact he was just a puppet. Behind the scenes, it was Su Qi'an who actually controlled the people.
This notice was issued, which perfectly explains the coup that occurred in Taning City tonight.
As for whether other cities believe it or not, it actually doesn't matter.
Because in the Qing and You states under Darong's rule, every city lord's rise to power was bloody.
When the opportunity comes, for example, if the city lord is killed in battle, the captains in the city will fight in a duel. Whoever has the bigger fist will be the next city lord.
As for what means were used, Da Rong Royal Court didn't care at all.
As long as they can maintain order in the acropolis, cooperate with Daei's army to move south, and provide sufficient logistical support, it is not a problem to get to the top by any means necessary.
To put it very bluntly, the Qing and You states under the rule of Da Rong were the forward fortresses for the invasion of Da Liang.
And his survival is a guarantee to maintain order in Taning City.
As long as Solmu signed it, he was exercising the rights of the city lord, and what happened tonight would be spread to the nearby Acropolis.
At most, it is considered to be a deliberate rhetoric made by the winner in order to look good because of the conflict between the three parties.
Just listen to whether it is true or not. After all, the next city lord of Taning City is still Rongren. This is enough. No one will worry about it and go to Taning City to investigate the situation in person.
Su Qi'an and the others could take advantage of this opportunity and quietly disappear without a trace, as if they were submerged by the waves.
Solmu looked at the scroll in front of him, and without hesitation for long, he picked up the pen and signed his name in the blank space.
So what if Solmu sees through Su Qi'an's intentions? Now that the entire city is under Su Qian's control, does he still have any choice?
Everything is for survival. Others, so-called surrendering to the enemy and betraying the country, are nothing in Solmu's eyes.
Looking at Solmu's behavior, Su Qian smiled and said, "Suolmu, you made a very right decision. Congratulations, your fate is saved."
Solmu immediately knelt down to Su Qi'an and said, "Everything is an opportunity given by the adults. From now on, I will only follow the adults' lead. Whatever the adults say, I will do it without any reservation."
Su Qian didn't quite believe that Sol Mu changed his face so quickly.
This man has a certain amount of wisdom, but he is not absolutely trustworthy. It is because of Su Qian's absolute control that Solmu is so obedient.
But if the direction changes one day, a wallflower like Suo Mu will definitely be the first to fall out.
Su Qi'an knew what to do with this person. At present, it seems that keeping this person is still of some use.
The night passed quickly. When daybreak, all the vitality gradually revived, and the same was true in Taning City.
Basically, as usual, there are still patrolling soldiers in the city, and a chilling atmosphere is released. But if you look carefully, you will find that these "honored soldiers" seem to look different.
And looking at the slaves on the road, there will be no abuse or even kicking, they will just drive the slaves towards the center of the city.
If you look longer, you will find that on the streets in the city, a large number of slaves are walking towards the center of the city.
In the center of the city is a large square that can accommodate thousands of people. All the slaves gathered together and sat individually.
In front of them was a high platform with a row of soldiers standing on both sides of the platform. After a while, Solmu walked up, followed by two people who looked like guards.
Watching Solmu take the stage, the slaves below all had expressionless expressions.
How could they not hear what happened last night? In their eyes, this was a coup.
This is not the first time that such a bloody coup has been seen in this Tanin city. Sometimes, slaves like them will be implicated in it.
Looking at Solmu on the stage, most of them had a clear understanding in their hearts.
Solmu seemed to be the final winner of the coup. He gathered them together, probably to celebrate his coming to power, and to attack them.
Every time the city lord changes, all the slaves in the city will be gathered together and distributed uniformly by the city lord.
No matter what, it can't change their tragic fate.
Some slaves seemed to be used to it, with numbness on their faces, quietly waiting for Solmu's order.
Suolmu, who was standing on the high platform, looked around and said softly, "You all know that I can appear here. Then, from now on, this city lord will not follow you in circles."
"I am here to announce only one thing." Solmu's voice paused as he spoke, and then continued, "From today on, you will all be released from slavery and regain your freedom."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the gathered slaves were still numb and lifeless, and their rolling eyes unconsciously fell to the ground, ready to accept their fate.
But after a while, their brains, which had not been stimulated for a long time, were suddenly exposed to a piece of information.
This piece of information was like a thunder, exploding in everyone's ears, and everyone was confused.
But this confusion did not last long. Some young slaves were the first to come to their senses. Their eyes were wide open and they looked at Thormu on the stage.
He looked like he was going to eat Solmu. After a while, he spoke in disbelief.
"City... City Lord, this! Is this true?"
Solmu's face looked a little unnatural, but he quickly recovered and nodded.
"As the city lord, I confirm to you that this is true."
In an instant, the young slave who asked the question immediately collapsed to the ground, his body twitching. That was not an injury, but a convulsive reaction in the body due to excitement.
Immediately afterwards, among the slaves, the sound of crying and whimpering swept across the square, and the gathered voices sounded a bit scary.
But under this release of the painful cry that he had suppressed for a long time, several discordant sounds were heard immediately afterwards.
"Lord City Lord, this is a good order from you. But as far as I know, if you want to free all the slaves in the city from being untouchables and return them to freedom, let alone you, the City Lord. Even the high-ranking officials of the royal court do not have the right to do so. Your Excellency is so Do it, is there..."
Looking around, it was the same few slaves who raised questions.
It's just that the clothes of these people are not as dirty as other slaves. Although their clothes are shabby, they are very clean.
Standing with these slaves, he seemed so out of place.
These people are valued by the honorary officers and are about to be released from slavery, just like Su Qian was valued by Solmu before entering the city.
The status should be that of a civilian. Although it is not the same as the status of an honorable civilian, it is much better than the status of a slave.
In the future, you might be able to be promoted to counselor status. By then, your status and power will be great.
It stands to reason that these people are also slaves. They should be happy if Solmu releases all slaves and regains their freedom. However, judging from the looks of these people, not only do they not applaud, but they also seem to question Solmu.
This kind of people can be found in any dynasty, especially when they are ruled by foreigners. They make a living by pleasing the people of the honor and suppressing the people of the same clan. They are naked and treacherous people.
In fact, such people are not welcome wherever they are. Even Solmu looks down on them in his heart.
