Yan Rongxuan guessed it, and after the Northwest Rebel Army entered the city, they indeed dealt with the officials and released the prisoners.
However, it was not Zhang Xianzhong who did this, but Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng.
He himself had exhausted all his mechanisms, which cost Qing Qing his life.
No way, anyone would be surprised to see a drunk person in prison.
Moreover, the prisoners nearby identified him one after another, saying that this person had just sneaked in.
The rebels knew something was fishy, so they caught Yan Rongxuan and tortured him briefly before he fully confessed.
Fengyang fell into the hands of the rebels.
Li Zicheng was a little worried when he learned that Zhang Xianzhong had gone to the imperial mausoleum.
"The imperial mausoleum must be heavily guarded. It would be unreasonable for the eight kings to go deep alone. Brother Liang, you immediately lead your troops to reinforce. King Chuang and I will arrive soon."
Liang Yue took the order and led his men out of the east of the city.
In the city, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng began to deal with the rich, opened warehouses to release grain, and appeased the people.
For a time, everyone in Fengyang was excited, and many people actively joined the army, making the ranks of the Chu army expand again.
Compared with the excitement in Fengyang City, what Liang Yue saw and heard made him furious.
Not long after leaving the city, when passing by a small village, Liang Yue was shocked by the tragedy in front of him.
I saw that the small village had been burned to death in the fierce fire, and the air was filled with the permeating aroma of meat.
Just beside the road, the bodies of many children were carried on several broken gun barrels.
Countless naked women died tragically on the roadside and in ditches, with pairs of desperate and angry eyes seeming to be accusing something.
"Brother, is this something humans do?"
Jiang Chaoyun ran over cursing. If the culprit was in front of him, I believe he would have drawn his knife.
Liang Yue did not hesitate to give in, his eyes filled with anger.
"Let's go! Tell the brothers that if you see someone doing evil, you will be severely punished immediately."
Liang Yue was born in poverty. It was precisely because he was bullied and his family was ruined that he embarked on the road of rebellion, so he understood the suffering of the poor best.
Now that he saw innocent people being brutally massacred, he couldn't ignore it.
What kind of generals there are, there is what kind of army.
Like him, all Liang Yue's men have been taught to treat the people well. So when they saw the scene in front of them, everyone was furious.
The large army moved forward again and encountered a small village not far away. Not only that, they also ran into someone who was committing murder.
On the grass by the roadside, several rebel soldiers were grabbing a woman and humiliating her wantonly.
The woman's miserable and desperate screams were heartbreaking.
Liang Yue couldn't bear it, so he immediately shouted: "Catch these beasts."
Soldiers swarmed around him.
And those few rebel soldiers who were doing evil didn't take these new accomplices seriously. It wasn't until they were all captured that they panicked.
"What are you doing?"
"We are all brothers. If you like this girl, I'll give it to you."
"We are from the Eight Kings, whose subordinates are you?"
Liang Yue knew that these people were Zhang Xianzhong's men, which made him hesitate.
After all, Zhang Xianzhong is one of the leaders of the rebel army, and his status is far above him. If you deal with Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers rashly, you will probably offend the leader.
But at this moment, crazy shouts suddenly came from not far away.
"You beasts, I'm waiting for you to go to hell and watch you die!"
Liang Yue turned around and saw that the rescued woman had grabbed a knife in her hand.
After shouting the most decisive curse, she slashed her throat with a knife.
This is the only thing a frail woman can do when faced with a devastating disaster.
Under the gaze of everyone, the woman's frail body slowly fell down. But that hateful look and unwilling smile deeply irritated Liang Yue.
"We revolted because we couldn't stand the oppression of the emperor and the court, and we just wanted a way to survive. We are good citizens and should know the suffering of the people. But you beasts turned into wolves and looked like wild beasts. If we don't kill you, why should the common people be angry? ?”
His eyes were wide open and his voice was like spring thunder.
"kill!"
His men raised their swords one after another.
Those Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers finally understood.
"you dare?"
"If you want to kill us, the Eight Kings will definitely not spare you?"
These beasts who harm others were so crazy and proud when they started, but now they are so cowardly.
However, under the swing of the long knife, it was impossible to save their lives.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen human heads rolled to the ground and mixed with the dirty soil, polluting the earth.
Now that he had taken action, Liang Yue was also aroused.
He led his troops forward again. Wherever he went, whenever he saw Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers committing evil acts, he immediately took action.
He doesn't know how many of Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers were killed by him.
But as the news spread, Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers were all frightened and went to find their master for support.
Zhang Xianzhong was enjoying the pleasure of digging up the ancestral graves of the old Zhu family in the imperial mausoleum. When he heard that one of his soldiers had been killed, it was a slap in the face.
"Which bastard dares to kill my people?"
Zhang Xianzhong was so angry that he mounted his horse and rushed away with his personal guards.
Soon, outside the imperial mausoleum, he saw with his own eyes that Liang Yue was about to execute and kill his own soldiers.
"Liang, how dare you?"
As soon as Zhang Xianzhong arrived, his subordinates immediately regained their courage, picked up weapons one after another, and pressed against him from all directions.
It was clear that the other party had more people than him, but Liang Yue was fearless.
"Eight Great Kings, you are also the leader of the rebel army. You should know where our rebel army comes from. But you allow your subordinates to harm the people, insult women, destroy families, and destroy families. How is it?"
Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but blush when he was scolded for the first time, and then became even more angry.
"I can do whatever I want. Even King Chuang and General Chuang can't control him. How can I allow you, a junior like you, to act arrogantly here? Come on, take him down. I will cut him into pieces with a thousand knives."
Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers moved upon hearing the order and pressed forward.
Liang Yue stood as tall as a mountain with a determined expression.
"Get in formation! Seek justice for the people who died tragically!"
None of his men were afraid and immediately formed a tight formation.
Although the number of people was less than one-tenth of Zhang Xianzhong's troops, the momentum displayed made the suppressed opponents panic.
At this tense moment, horns sounded continuously in the distance.
Not long after, two armies approached quickly with billowing smoke and dust.
Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng arrived.
These two groups of soldiers and horses were extremely powerful, and their numbers were only much larger than Zhang Xianzhong's. They forced Zhang Xianzhong's men to get out of the way.
Gao Yingxiang took the lead, and when he got closer, he was the one to blame.
"Eight Great Kings, you go around killing people, setting fires, and harming innocent people, but do you still have a sense of loyalty and conscience?"
Zhang Xianzhong had never been able to get off the stage, but when he heard Gao Yingxiang's public reprimand, his old face immediately turned into ice.
