After finally waiting for the sound of gunfire to stop, the county magistrate slowly raised his head and wanted to look for the few yamen servants who were preparing door panels and quilts. However, after searching for a long time, he could not find any of them, nor did he find anyone wearing yamen clothes. Corpses in uniforms.
Suddenly, his face turned red with anger.
I don't know what happened. Those government officials must have taken the opportunity to escape.
Several government officials did what he thought. Not only did they not get hit by the cannons, but they also escaped safely from the horse path to the city. Along with them, there were several guards on the city wall who escaped down the city wall.
"Let's just leave like this. If the old master finds out, will he blame us in the future?" A yamen servant said worriedly.
They threw the county magistrate under the city wall and fled, almost offending the magistrate to death.
"I'm worried about this too. Although we escaped this time, once the county magistrate returns to the Yamen, I'm afraid all of us will be imprisoned."
His words made the other two government officials nod in agreement.
"What are you afraid of?" The officer who took the lead in escaping down the city wall glanced at his colleagues and said immediately, "You think Shouyang City can still be defended. When the bandits outside the city board the city wall, with that It’s doubtful whether a great gentleman can walk down the city wall alive wearing official clothes.”
"Didn't I say that the reinforcements from the Shenwu Guards are coming? They also want to attack the bandits who are attacking our Shouyang City. Maybe we can really defend Shouyang City." said the Yamen next to him.
The news that Shenwuwei's reinforcements had arrived in Shouyang was no longer a secret to those on duty in the yamen.
Nowadays, the gates on all sides of Shouyang City are closed tightly, and the people in the city cannot leave the city at all. The news that the Shenwu Guards will join the defenders in Shouyang City to attack the bandits from inside and outside is no longer concealed, and is spread artificially. Boost the morale of the defenders in the city.
"If the reinforcements from the Shenwu Guards had come to rescue Shouyang City, they would have arrived a long time ago. The thieves and bandits have bombarded Shouyang City. Have you seen the reinforcements from the Shenwu Guards arriving? Don't think about it, or the reinforcements from the Shenwu Guards have given up on Shouyang. City, or something happened and we couldn’t come, so Shouyang City is hopeless. We are just servants working for the yamen, and we are not such officials. There is no need to accompany them to die." Take them to escape down the city wall. The yamen servant looked at several people and said.
Everyone fled back, and the county magistrate was offended. The several government officials knew that there was no point in talking about anything else, so they simply went home and packed their bags. They would definitely not be able to stay in Shouyang City.
As the gunfire continued outside the city, more people took advantage of the chaos and made trouble on the street.
Several shops on the street have been smashed and looted, and the families of several households facing the street have also been implicated and suffered. Moreover, more and more people are smashing, smashing, and robbing people on the street.
Originally they were just some ruffians, but later even some brave people joined in, and even the beggars in the ruined temples came together in groups to gain benefits for themselves.
Almost half of the order in the city has been lost.
The few government officials who escaped from the city wall noticed the beating, smashing, and looting, and they avoided it if they could. If they couldn't avoid it, they pretended not to see it and walked quickly from the side, and their pace home became faster and faster.
The chaos in the city gradually grew larger and larger. Fires even broke out in some directions, and smoke billowed nearby.
The people living around went out to put out the fire one after another, either holding wooden doors or barrels in their hands.
Most of the houses are made of wood and adobe. Once the fire is too large, it is easy to burn down the entire street.
Those who took advantage of the situation to cause trouble in the city ran away when they saw the fire. How could they dare to stay and wait to be burned to death by the fire or beaten to death by the crowd fighting the fire.
The big houses in the city have long been closed, and the yards are filled with servants holding sticks. Some families even have bows, arrows and armor.
Although the number is small, it is a big enough threat to those who make trouble on the street.
In almost every home of such a large family, there are corpses left outside the door.
Everyone in the city, from officials to traders and footmen, knew that the richest families in the city were those wealthy families, so those who took advantage of the chaos to cause trouble would naturally not let go of almost the wealthy families in the city.
"The city is broken, the city is broken."
If someone shouted out, the last bit of order in the city was completely out of control.
Many city defenders also joined in the looting.
With the addition of these people, the store that had been trying to resist was quickly breached. A group of looting teams composed of various people rushed into the store in an instant, robbing everything they saw and killing anyone who blocked them. , and even killing each other for the same thing happens from time to time.
"All the people in the city will go home immediately. Within half a stick of incense, there are still people on the street who are being killed. Those who smash, smash and rob will be killed, and those who take advantage of the chaos to kill others will be killed!"
Several fast horses rushed into the streets of Shouyang City. The riders on the horses were controlling the horses to run while repeating the words in their mouths over and over again.
The gate to the west of Shouyang City has been lost. A large group of Tiger Flag soldiers entered the city and began to occupy the main government offices in the city. Soldiers also went to attack several other gates.
The timid people began to return home one after another.
Some local ruffians who got jealous on the streets and did not take the Tiger-Character Flag's orders seriously began to be cleaned up by the Tiger-Character Flag soldiers who entered the city.
Faced with the Tiger Flag soldiers who were equipped with armor and weapons, the unrest on the streets was quickly suppressed, and some streets were filled with the pungent smell of blood.
After the second battle camp captured Shouyang City, Yu Huai took the thousand-man team left behind by the third battle camp and went directly to the county government office in Shouyang City.
"Where is the county magistrate? He ran away?" Yu Huai did not see the Shouyang County Magistrate in the Yamen, so he asked a squadron leader who was the first to capture the Yamen.
The other party came to Yu Huai and said: "My subordinates have sent people to ask. They said that the county magistrate went to the city wall early in the morning and has not come back yet. However, I have sent people to search for it on the city wall."
"Unexpectedly, he is still a loyal minister." Yu Huai said, "Take good care of the county magistrate's family, and deal with it when the county magistrate is caught."
"Yes." The squadron leader nodded in agreement.
At this time, a soldier ran in from outside.
"I'm reporting to Deputy Master Zheng that some people from the city have come outside the Yamen. They want to ask to see you, Deputy Master Zheng?"
"See me?" Yu Huai frowned.
To the people in the city, soldiers and horses like their tiger-character flag are considered bandits by everyone. When the city is usually captured, the people have long gone into hiding. There has never been a situation where people come in groups to meet them. .
"Perhaps the name of our Tiger Flag has spread to Shouyang, and they know that we are the righteous troops." The squadron leader standing in front of him said to the side.
Yu Huai thought for a while and said: "Then let's meet!"
The soldiers who came to deliver the message retreated.
