Fenghou

Chapter 440 Riot
As soon as Chen Qing left, Song Jun began to search the Dangxiang family from house to house in the city, especially the more than [-] Dangxiang households of the new immigrants, who were the focus of Song Jun's prevention.

Under the night, a group of soldiers of the Song Army continued to escort the party men to the barracks. The Song Army showed both kindness and power. If you voluntarily hand over your weapons and armor, you can not be arrested, but if you hide or hand over your weapons less, then everyone in the family except the elderly and children will be killed. Men are to be arrested.

There are Xixia troops outside the city, and there are a large number of party immigrants in the city. If they cooperate with each other, Didao County will be in danger.

To fight against the outside world, the inside must be settled first. The party members in the city must be cleaned up first, and then the troops must be concentrated to deal with the Xixia army outside.

On the top of the city, four thousand soldiers were stationed on the four tops of the city, waiting in full force. In the distance, densely packed torches appeared, forming a sea of ​​torches. Judging from the number of torches alone, there were at least seven or eight thousand enemy troops.

Liu Cui asked Niu Gao in a low voice: "General Niu, do you think the money from Dangchuan County is just a gimmick to divert the tiger away from the mountain and disperse our troops?"

Niu Gao pondered for a while and said: "The money must be real, but it is also possible to divert the tiger away from the mountain. The risk is very high tonight, you and I must be highly vigilant!"

At this time, Li Muqing, the commander, came quickly, clasped his fists to Liu Cui and said, "Commander, we just got the news that a thousand Dangxiang people's groups have gathered in the city, but where are they gathered?"

Liu Cui frowned, "A thousand party members, it would take a big mansion to accommodate it. I remember searching all the big mansions. Is there any fish that slipped through the net?"

"Commander, all we searched were the newly immigrated party members. There are also old party members and Han people in the city. They are not in the list. In addition, the Baoen Temple was not searched, nor were the shops searched. It means to immediately expand the scope of the search, and then offer a heavy reward to reward exposure."

Niu Gao next to him was as thoughtful as he thought of another possibility, "The gathering of a thousand people is too obvious, it is impossible not to notice it, I think the biggest possibility is that they are broken up into pieces and waiting for a signal, I suggest not to do so for the time being." Expand the scope of the search, or focus the search on the roster, and search the store."

Liu Cui nodded, "Just search according to General Niu's intentions, without leaving the roster, and strengthen the search of shops. In addition, searching for weapons is too time-consuming. Take the people away first, and we'll talk about the weapons later!"

"Humble job understands!"

Li Muqing went down in a hurry, Niu Gao suggested again: "I'm afraid Li Muqing's troops are not strong enough, I don't think the enemy army will attack the city for the time being, why don't I lead another thousand soldiers to participate in the search."

Liu Cui sighed and said, "I'm also worried that Li Muqing won't be able to stabilize the situation by himself. Commander-in-Chief has repeatedly told us to take precautions against the warehouse. There are too few troops there, so please ask Commander Niu to lead a thousand soldiers to defend the warehouse!"

Niu Gao nodded, "I'll take people down right away!"

Baoen Temple is located in the northwest of the county, covering an area of ​​more than ten acres. It is the largest temple in the city. The Baoen Pagoda in the temple is about five feet high. It is a wooden nine-story tower. It is the tallest building in the city. It has existed for more than [-] years. It has been decayed for a long time.

Searches and arrests were in full swing in the city. At this moment, several black shadows climbed over the wall and entered the temple, rushing towards the Pagoda of Gratitude.

In just a moment, several black shadows rushed to the Tower of Gratitude. They lit more than a dozen torches and threw them into the Tower of Gratitude.

In just a moment, the wooden pagoda was set ablaze, the fire was burning rapidly, and thick smoke billowed. The monks in the monastery ran out and shouted to put out the fire, but the wooden pagoda was already decayed, and there was no point in fighting the fire. Soon the fire engulfed the entire wooden pagoda. up.

The burning of the wooden tower of Baoen Temple was a signal. Countless young party members in black rushed out of various shops. The Song army searched the big households, ordinary households, and finally the shops. They are all hidden in the shop.

Some militiamen have been captured, but there are still more than [-] party militiamen gathered on the street. A leader shouted: "First attack the North City Gate, and then burn down the warehouse!"

More than [-] Dangxiang militia warriors shouted and brandished their weapons and rushed towards the northern city gate closest to them. The Xixia army was concentrated outside the northern city gate.

But the north city gate is also the top priority of the Song army's defense. In front of the city gate, more than [-] crossbowmen lined up in formation, aiming their crossbows at the swarming men in black. There are also more than [-] people waiting in full battle.

The [-] men in black at party items had rushed two hundred steps away, and Liu Cui shouted, "Shoot!"

Eight hundred crossbow arrows shot at the crowd intensively, and the men in black screamed and fell down. Hundreds of people were shot and killed in an instant, and the arrogance stagnated.

"Rush forward, kill a Song soldier and reward him with five hundred guan!" Someone in the crowd shouted.

The man in black who was a little flustered just now cheered up again, shouting wildly, stepping on the corpse of his companion, and rushed towards the city gate.

All the [-] bed crossbows on the top of the city turned around and aimed at the man in black more than [-] steps away, and the soldiers of the Song army stretched the crossbows for the second time to complete the stringing.

"Shoot again!" Liu Cui yelled again.

The second round of arrows was shot like a storm. This time there were hundreds more bed crossbows, and the five hundred jackdaw arrows were astonishingly powerful. The casualties of the men in black suddenly rose sharply. This time, nearly [-] people were shot to death.

The leader of the team saw that the support team at the top of the city had arrived and they could not seize the city gate, so they shouted: "Go to Zhiduo Lane to the warehouse! Burn the warehouse!"

Taking advantage of their familiarity with the city, the men in black turned around and rushed into an alley, then ran towards the warehouse.

The alleys were full of civilian houses, and these thugs began to lose control, rushing into the homes of ordinary people, killing people and setting fire to them.

At this time, Li Muqing had already received the news, and he immediately led two thousand soldiers to this side, while Niu Gao led one thousand soldiers to set up a formation in front of the warehouse.

Not long after, more than [-] people rushed out of the alley, and a hundred steps ahead was the warehouse gate. Niu Gao led a thousand soldiers holding shields and short spears, and also set up a large defensive formation.

Just as the four hundred people ran out of the alley, two thousand soldiers led by Li Muqing rushed in from both sides, and instantly surrounded the men in black.
The [-] people outside the city were the [-] reinforcements led by Shang Dongyan. He feigned a shot and pretended to go to Guichuan County. After walking fifty miles, he turned around and came back, waiting to cooperate with the Dangxiang militia soldiers in the city.

The flames of the Baoen Temple Pagoda had already ignited, and the shouts of party members came from inside the city. Shang Dongyan kept his eyes on the city gate, even if the city gate opened a crack, it was his chance.

But Shang Dongyan was disappointed in the end, the city gate never changed.

The eastern sky turned pale, the flames of the Baoen Pagoda had been extinguished, and the shouts in the city had gradually calmed down.

Shang Dongchang let out a long sigh, and ordered: "Retreat to the north!"

The [-] army did not carry siege weapons, so they had no chance. They turned around and withdrew northward.

Two days later, Chen Qing returned to Didao County. As soon as he entered the city, Chen Qing got the news that on the night he left Didao, the party members rioted, and many Han people were killed innocently. Army patrols were attacked, with most casualties.

This news made Chen Qing furious, and immediately sent someone to find Niu Gao and Liu Cui to meet him.

Chen Qing went back to the government office and sat down, and asked the soldiers to find Li Hua, the warehouse manager.

At this time, Niu Gao and Liu Cui rushed to report.

Chen Qing slapped the table and said angrily: "How did I explain to you? Detain everyone to the barracks first. As long as they are unarmed, they will not be afraid of them shaking the sky. How did you do it, or did you let the riot happen?"

Niu Gao tremblingly said: "Report to Dutong, the Xixia people have already prepared. Some of them set fire to the pagoda of Baoen Temple. This was a signal. As a result, nearly a thousand party thugs rushed out with weapons in their hands, and set fire to kill people everywhere in the city. We The whole army was mobilized, killed more than [-] rioters, arrested more than [-] people, and then arrested more than [-] party members who did not participate in the riot. The riot has been suppressed and indeed caused many Innocent civilian casualties, our brothers killed sixty-seven and wounded one hundred and thirty."

Liu Cui also said: "The situation was very critical at that time. We had to defend against the enemy outside the city. We should not devote all our troops to arresting people. Please forgive me!"

Chen Qing nodded, "Okay! This time I am also responsible, so I won't pursue it. How do you deal with the arrested party members?"

"Still waiting for the command!"

Chen Qing coldly ordered: "All the more than [-] people who participated in the riot were beheaded. The party members who did not participate in the riot and their family members were all driven out of Didao County, and all their property was confiscated!"

(End of this chapter)