Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 25

Tongzhou City exploded because of the loud noise early in the morning, and many people walked out of their homes, and then they were violently driven back home by the red army. This time, they were not as polite as last time. Huo, I want to find a place to vent!

Although the Red Army recruited many local people in Tongzhou City, most of these people are refugees without real property, and they are not considered here at all. Not much sympathy either.

Under such circumstances, there is still a very prosperous street in Tongzhou City, which has not been affected by the Red Army. This street is close to the canal. There are not only brothels and bars, but also wine shops and workshops. It's all brightly lit.

Green-skinned hooligans and bureaucrat bullies hardly dare to appear on this street. Of course they come here to spend money, and they are still welcome here. When encountering resistance, what was even more outrageous was that two red-clothed cannons were placed on the street, so that the red-clothed soldiers did not dare to move, but just confronted each other.

And the common people on this street, facing the confrontation with a strong smell of gunpowder, unexpectedly didn't have the slightest worry, they continued to drink and have fun, chatting and laughing happily.

In a well-decorated wine shop, the lobby is full of people eating quietly. Even if these people are talking and communicating, their voices are still very low, and they appear to be orderly and not noisy.

There was an empty table in the corner, which was specially reserved for a customer by the shopkeeper. Although the people who ate wine here were not rich and powerful, they also had fame and fame, and they could be called masters. Although these gentlemen were crowded, none of them thought of occupying the vacant table.

"Look! There is no one at Mr. You's table. It is probably true. I heard that Mr. You's house was surrounded by bandit leaders of the Red Army, and there are dozens of cannons erected at the gate of the garden! What do you think the Red Army is?" Where did it come from! How dare you be so presumptuous."

"Others are lucky if they didn't slaughter the city. At least they were polite after they bombed the city."

"That man is also cunning. The red-clothed army in the city was completely withdrawn. They thought he was going to leave after a night's rest. Who would have thought that he killed another carbine, and the city wall repaired overnight became a display. He was so clever. !"

"There's nothing going on here. It's been a long time since I've fought a war, and my combat readiness is lax. After the red-clothed thieves withdrew from the city, they didn't check carefully what they left behind. They all went to Youjia to eat, drink and have fun."

"After eating, let's go to Youjia to have a look! Let's see what kind of person the leader of the thief in red is."

"Go together! Go together!"

Many people shouted immediately, and there was a loud noise in the quiet wine shop, but after the shopkeeper came out to greet, everyone quickly shut up, not daring to say more, in Tongzhou City, the people belonging to the Cao Gang are the hardest What a mess, even the red-clothed thieves with cannons dared to stand outside the street, it was obvious.

If the horror of scholar-bureaucrats lies in their privileges and control of the court, then the horror of the Cao Gang lies in the water transportation. Various forces are deeply rooted and intricate, and those with great power dare to directly confront the court.

While the imperial court was able to suppress the White Lotus Sect, it had nothing to do with the Cao Gang, not only because the Cao Gang was powerful and peaceful, but also because the Cao Gang could not be replaced, because the capital was in the north, and the canal was needed, so of course the Cao Gang was needed. After the Qing people entered the customs, the Cao Gang was legalized during the Yongzheng period, and there was even a legend that Qianlong joined the gang during the Qianlong period. This can imagine the influence of the Cao Gang on both sides of the canal at that time.

At this time, the members of the Cao Gang are also discussing how to face this situation next, and continue to confront the red army until the red army completely controls the whole city, and then free up manpower to completely wipe out this street in Tongzhou city. The bang is smashed, or he immediately surrenders to the red-clothed thief.

But if that happens, the Cao Gang here in Tongzhou City will suffer catastrophe, and the imperial court will have an excuse to deal with them. It will squeeze a huge amount of gold and silver from the entire Cao Gang, and the Cao Gang is mostly composed of proletarians. Mostly young and strong male boatmen, there are also some dilapidated low-level scholars. If they are exploited by the court, life will be even more difficult for most people in the Cao Gang.

On one side was the invitation from You Mingze, who represented the imperial court, and on the other was the rebellious thieves who opposed the imperial court. At this time, the three hall masters in Tongzhou City had to make good plans for them and their subordinates.

At this time, what Zhu Qian was willing to do was to raze Youfu, not only to express his anger, but also to make up his mind to completely destroy the old and establish the new, and suppress all these old stubborn interest groups.

Looking at the flames spouting from the mouth of the cannon, he felt very happy. After you got rid of You Mingze, it would be the officials in this city.

"It seems that he doesn't plan to attack by force." Hearing the sound of cannons close to his ears, and the frightened servants begging for mercy, the butler looked sad and just grabbed the Yanling knife. The handle of the knife weighed more than a thousand catties for him at this moment.

Shouting and rushing out, he couldn't even lift the Yanling Saber, and rushed out of You Mansion safely all the way, shouting: "The thief takes his life!"

boom!Coincidentally, as soon as he finished yelling, he was smashed into pieces by a solid iron pellet, and the flesh and blood stained Youjia's brilliant front face, hideous and glaring.

Although he is greedy for ink, he does not lose money, but there are some unacceptable forks in the road of life. This is a person who can persist from beginning to end.

The bombardment was over, and the tall courtyard wall had been completely destroyed at this time, and there were still some deaf servants behind the courtyard wall, but they had been completely frightened and dumbfounded, and many of them lost their minds.

Zhu Qian looked at the ruins of Youjia, but he didn't feel any pity in his heart, and said coldly: "I will kill them all, and leave no one behind."

The person who gave the order was stunned, these family members had no ability to resist, but Zhu Gan did not allow them to hesitate, holding a flint gun in one hand and a wild goose feather knife in the other, he rushed into You's house first, followed by his own soldiers.

Looking at the blue-clothed servant who was kneeling in front of him, without any hesitation, Zhu Qian cut him down with his sword, and without looking at him again, he quickly led the people into Youjia, and the red-clothed army quickly occupied the entire Youfu. In the basement, I found You Mingze, who was already incontinent with fright.

Looking at the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry in the basement, as well as various books and title deeds covered in a thick layer of dust, Zhu Qian was so excited!Killing fat pigs to attract big households is indeed the best way to get rich. With so much money, he can recruit a lot of soldiers.

He casually picked up an account book and flipped through it. Zhu Qian immediately lost interest in the troublesome and messy accounts on the account book, so he threw it aside, and told his subordinates: "Master Jiang You, take a good look at it. He is our God of Wealth now, so he can't be careless, you know?"

You Mingze was dragged out of the basement with incontinence. Zhu Gan just took a look at him, and he was disgusted by him. As a man, he bleeds without tears, but he was so scared that he poured out feces and urine. Bi, it's so disgusting that it can't be more disgusting.

No wonder the Qing soldiers entered the customs. When the massacres were carried out in the south, one Qing soldier could detain more than 60 people, slaughtering them one by one, but no one dared to resist. The scholars who are the backbone of the nation are like this. How can we expect to save this nation and this country with the efforts of one or two people.

Therefore, for such people, instead of staying to harm the people, it is better to use their heads to warn the people.

"When we encountered resistance, our people suffered heavy casualties!" Suddenly, a man ran in and said in a panic before he could catch his breath.

The expression on Zhu Gan's face didn't change at all, what was supposed to come would come eventually, but I didn't expect it to come so soon!Stepping out, he said as he walked, "Where is it, why did I meet resistance."

"Beside the canal, that street is very bustling! We found out that those officials had a drink here last night and went there again to have fun. Our people don't know what happened. Go in and arrest the officials in Tongzhou City, but the confrontation over there is not controlled, so they opened fire, and there are red cannons on that street!" The soldiers who knew the situation immediately led the way, and also shot the person who reported the letter leave.

Zhu Gan listened to the faint sound of gunfire in the city, calmed himself down, and asked without the slightest emotion: "Now! What's the situation like?"

"They are all new recruits. When those people charged with muskets, our people have been defeated."

Zhu Gan was stunned for a few seconds before he came back to his senses. While feeling scared for a while, he was also full of joy. He knew that he was building a house in the sand, and the foundation would not be stable, but he never expected it to be so unbearable. Fighting, the army will only truly become an army if it passes the test of blood and fire, and it really is.

Fortunately, this problem will erupt sooner or later, and now that it erupts, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, and it will allow Zhu Gan to clean up the situation and use those who defeated him to train troops.

Zhu Qian led a large group of troops and rushed towards the Cao Gang's entrance. This time, Zhu Qianqing led the army himself, and there must be no mistakes. The firecrackers were scattered and unorganized, but looking at the soldiers under him, they were so frightened that they didn't know what to do.

The people that Zhu Gan brought out from Zhuozhou City were shouting from the sidelines, but no matter how much they shouted, the soldiers under him just didn't move, they hid behind the wall and shivered.

"I once told you the simplest rules. You are soldiers. There are three major killings. Those who disobey the military order will be killed, those who bully the weak will be killed, and those who retreat will be killed. Now they have violated two rules. They should be killed! They should be killed! They should be killed! I'll kill!" Zhu Gan sat on the horse, and slowly drew out the Yanling knife, and as his words ended, the Yanling knife pointed, and the guards who had seen blood and murderous aura rushed up one after another.