The death of the merchant was a big mistake.

That night, Wei Dongsheng did not continue to send people to exterminate the merchants and gentry in the city.

It was not because he was soft-hearted, but because they blamed the extermination of the family on the Qin army. As long as the Qin army in the city were not stupid, they would not continue to create tragedies when the government's attention was focused on the Zhao Mansion massacre.

If Wei Dongsheng continued to take action, even a fool could see that there was something wrong.

The next morning, more than 300 guards in Guo's mansion, led by the guard leader Guo Yao, walked out of Guo's mansion in a mighty manner wearing long swords. The bandit-slaying soldiers who were stalking outside Guo's mansion immediately discovered something unusual.

One of them went to look for the patrol team nearby, while the other one bravely went to meet them and said to Guo Yao: "Master Guo, you left the house early in the morning with many guards and weapons. Is there anything you need to do?"

Guo Yao narrowed his eyes and glanced at the soldier, then said calmly: "Why, do I need to report to an ordinary soldier like you?"

The soldier's heart sank. On weekdays in the city, these rich young masters would greet them politely. Guo Yao obviously didn't take him seriously now. Although he was just an ordinary soldier, he represented the entire Bandit Suppression Army.

The soldier's face also turned cold, and he slowly said: "The city is not peaceful now. General Wei strictly forbids all merchants to lead guards to gather. Why do you want to disobey orders, Master Guo?"

Guo Yao sneered and said disdainfully: "You little soldier dare to talk to me like this, go! Kill him for me."

Behind Guo Yao, a big man with a body like an iron tower and muscles like a dragon came forward and punched the soldier in the throat. There was a sound of broken throat bones, and the soldier of the Bandit Suppression Army fell down with his throat covered with his hands in disbelief.

Another soldier of the Bandit Suppression Army led a patrol team of 30 people nearby and happened to see this scene.

Before they could react, Guo Yao shouted, "Kill the Bandits! Kill one and I'll reward you 200 taels of silver!"

More than 300 guards rushed forward with their swords drawn, surrounding 30 Bandits. The sound of fighting rang out, and the two sides immediately began to fight.

Although the Bandits were all elite soldiers who had fought in the bloody battlefield, they were quickly overwhelmed by the siege of the other side, which was ten times their number.

A quarter of an hour later, the ground was in a mess, with corpses and broken arms everywhere, and blood gathered into a stream, flowing in the street.

Guo Yao called out, "Brothers, take action when you see the scum of the Bandits. As long as you dare to come forward, there is plenty of silver!"

Hundreds of people looked for the Bandits and the Mozhou Army on the street with red eyes, and surrounded and killed them when they saw them.

At the same time, the same scene appeared in more than ten places in the city.

Seeing the backbones of their own chamber of commerce sending guards to besiege the imperial army in the city, other small and medium-sized merchants were puzzled. Why did they suddenly clash with the imperial army?

As the leaders of the teams loudly told the truth about the Zhao family's massacre in the street, many people immediately became furious and arranged their own guards to participate in the battle.

If the Zhao family's massacre was really done by the Qin army, they would still approach the government, but now it was revealed that it was done by Wei Dongsheng. All the merchants were indignant. I contributed labor and food because of your words, Wei Dongsheng, but you started to demolish the bridge before the river was crossed.

The means were extremely cruel, and they would exterminate the family at any time. The merchants and gentry all felt a sense of grief, except for some people who really had no strength or were timid and cowardly.

Basically, all the merchants and gentry in the city participated in the riot. The number of people soon increased to six or seven thousand, and there was a trend of continued growth.

In the government office, Wei Dongsheng, who received the news, smashed the teacup in his hand on the spot and gritted his teeth and said, "I have said it long ago that these merchants and gentry are the biggest hidden dangers. The Qin army must have reached some kind of agreement with them, so they will unite so quickly and cause chaos in the city."

Xiao Siming on the side sighed and remained silent. From the beginning, he knew that although forcibly taking food from these merchants could solve the problem the fastest, the hidden dangers would also be very great.

Originally, according to the plan of the two, these gentry and merchants in the city were boiled in warm water one by one to eliminate future troubles, and they were not afraid of any troubles.

But things did not go as planned. The Qin army

The reaction was extremely quick, and the merchants and gentry in the city were contacted soon. The atrocities of the imperial army also made these merchants and gentry more united than ever before. After all, if you can wipe out the entire Zhao family today, you can wipe out our entire family tomorrow.

Who wouldn't feel cold at the consequences? It's better to fight back desperately, there is always a glimmer of hope.

Xiao Siming now has a vague feeling in his heart. Since the granary in the city was burned, he and Wei Dongsheng have been completely led by the Qin army and fell into the Qin army's trap step by step.

Wei Dongsheng made a prompt decision and said, "I will personally mobilize 2,000 elite soldiers of the Bandit Suppression Army to suppress the rebellion. We must suppress them before the Qin army launches a general attack."

Xiao Siming smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid that the Qin army will not give us a chance. They have already started to attack the city."

As if to confirm Xiao Siming's words, a soldier of the Bandit Suppression Army staggered in and shouted, "General! The Qin army has launched a siege from the east and west gates. There are so many people that our army can't stand it!"

Wei Dongsheng gritted his teeth and said to Xiao Siming, "I will only take 500 people to suppress the rebellion in the city. You will immediately command the army to defend the city. You must defend it no matter what. The rebellion in the city must be resolved. Otherwise, they will kill near the city gate and Yuquan City will not be able to defend it."

Xiao Siming nodded, turned and went to the most stressful west gate, and personally commanded the army to defend the city on the city wall.

Wei Dongsheng assembled 500 elite soldiers of the Bandit Suppression Army and attacked the rebellion in the city.

At this time, under the personal dispatch of Wang Meng, the merchants and gentry in the city had divided into two groups. One group of 5,000 people gathered together and attacked the west gate.

The other group of 4,000 people attacked the east gate.

Wei Dongsheng led 500 people and ran head-on into the 5,000 troops who were about to attack the west gate.

The two sides did not talk nonsense and immediately fought each other.

Wei Dongsheng personally went into battle, with the long sword in his hand flying. Under the dense sword shadows, no one was his enemy. With only one person's strength, he killed more than 200 people in a moment.

There was no one alive under the sword. Wei Dongsheng's murderous intent soared into the sky, and he walked towards the 5,000 people step by step. With his own momentum alone, he scared everyone back again and again, and there was a tendency to collapse.

Wei Dongsheng was at the peak of the Martial King level. These rabble were fine when they had a favorable situation, but when they saw how fierce the opponent was, they immediately lost their morale.

Fortunately, under the command of Wang Meng, the more than 4,000 people who had originally attacked the East Gate turned back and broke into the battlefield. Now the patrol troops in the city had been killed, and even the barracks of the Mozhou Army had been burned.

These 4,000 people were in high spirits, and they rushed over without any fear, which revived the troops who were originally preparing to attack the West Gate.

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