Black night, black iron flow.
The sound of horseshoes stepping on the bluestone pavement was endless, but the black flag was not submerged in the night, but it looked so dazzling. Under the light of the fire, the bright long knife reflected an incomparable brilliance, smashing all obstacles in front of the horse.
The defenders of Qingyuan City never thought that the city gate was breached from the inside, and by a group of unarmed ordinary people.
In the past, they were happy and proud because the city lord dared to detain these tens of thousands of Sui people. They all felt that even the emperor of Nanyan, Murong Hui, would not dare to criticize the city lord's actions. At that time, it seemed that the city lord Just like the leader who swung his army straight into the business road, it was Qingyuan City, not Murong Yongduo, who won.
They had cheered and rejoiced.
But now, these tens of thousands of Sui people have become their nightmare.
At the beginning, when the people of the Sui people rushed over, the officers and soldiers guarding the gate realized that something was wrong, but they did not dare to do it easily without the order from above. down. But the generals above them didn't dare to take responsibility. If a civil uprising was triggered, it would definitely not be one or two people who lost their heads.
The people who were sent to the City Lord's Mansion to ask for instructions were blocked by rioters on the street, and finally arrived at the City Lord's Mansion to ask the City Lord Fu Zhengnan to make a decision. Fu Zhengnan was assassinated on the way. Although he was not seriously injured, he was forced back by the rioting crowd In the City Lord's Mansion. There was no way to control the situation at the city gate. The general who could not get Fu Zhengnan's order ordered to drive out the people with sticks, but when the soldiers and the people mixed together, they realized that they had been fooled. Those people were clearly organized, and the soldiers As soon as they rushed over, those common people rushed forward and swallowed hundreds of soldiers. As a result, the archers on the city wall were even more afraid to shoot arrows.
Immediately afterwards, the people began to move away the stones and sandbags blocking the city gate. It was obvious that someone was in charge of the command, but at this time the situation was already chaotic and uncontrollable.
After finally looking forward to the reinforcements from the camp, before they had time to control the situation, the camp caught fire again. I don’t know what happened, and the general who led the team immediately dispatched more than half of the troops to rush back to the camp. side.
Half of Qingyuan City was in chaos, but who would have thought that this chaos was only caused by a group of Xiaoqi School
Sometimes things happen in such a weird way, so weird that there is no reason to explain it.
When the general guarding the gate realized that he could not stop the people from robbing the city gate without killing people, the cavalry of the Black Banner Army outside the city had already rushed over. The fire in the city in the dark night was the signal. I haven't been in touch, but this kind of tacit understanding doesn't need to be in touch.
When the Nanyan garrison started to attack the people, it became even more true. There were rumors that Fu Zhengnan ordered the killing of all the tens of thousands of Sui people in order to make the people in the city defend the city wholeheartedly. This incident was first spread among the soldiers, and it is not known where the source came from.
But the rumor spread so fast that the soldiers guarding the city were extremely conflicted. There is no doubt that if this order is true, then it is definitely the most idiotic military order. Everyone knows that massacring the people at this time is not only useless, but will arouse civil uprisings.
Later, when the soldiers who came from the camp saw the officers and soldiers guarding the city began to shoot arrows, they thought that the city lord had really given such an order, so they felt extremely conflicted.
This is a perfect round, so perfect that it is amazing.
The soldiers were unwilling to kill, and the common people wanted to escape. Soon the things blocked in the city gate were emptied, and the city gate was slowly opened from the inside.
The moment the city gate opened, a neat shout came in from outside the city.
"All the common people give way to both sides of the street, and those who don't wear armor will not be killed!"
The soldiers of the Black Banner Army rushed in from outside the city gate shouting over and over again, and the defenders on the city wall couldn't stop the iron flow pouring in with their feathered arrows. The people calmed down unexpectedly at this time, obviously someone had told them in advance that once the city gate opened, they should immediately give way to avoid being knocked down by the cavalry.
So the Black Banner Army rushed in without causing any casualties. Amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of Sui people, the cavalry quickly controlled many places along the street like a spider web spreading out.
"Seal the bridleway!"
After Fang Jie entered the city, he issued the first military order. Qilin immediately led 500 heavy armored infantry to seal off the horse trail going down the city. A barrier composed of heavy armor, and soon, a thick layer of corpses piled up in front of the five hundred heavy armor.
"Chen Xiaoru, send a signal for the people from the Xiao Riding School in the city to come over immediately, and don't accidentally injure them!"
When Fang Jie's second military order was issued, Chen Xiaoru hurriedly sent someone to shoot a ball of fireworks into the sky, which is the unique contact method of Xiaoqi School, and the fireworks that bloomed were like a ball of red flames.
"Chen Dingnan, take your people to trample the Nanyan army's camp. Those who surrender will not be killed, and they will resist the company!"
"Here!"
Chen Dingnan immediately took orders and led his cavalry battalion out.
"Xiahou, lead your people along the street to rectify order, let the common people go back to their homes, and tell them that after the gong has been played three times, if there are still people on the street, they will be arrested by Fu Zhengnan's subordinates. Go back home according to the rules. Yes, tomorrow we will line up at the granary in the city, and each household will be given fifty catties of rice!"
"Here!"
Xiahou Baichuan also took orders.
"Where is Fu Zhengnan?"
Fang Xie asked after finishing his orders.
"Back to the general, it should be retreating to the south of the city."
Liu Xuri, who was the most advanced in the city, answered with clasped fists.
"The person who brought you, don't search along the way, just rush to the south gate. If Fu Zhengnan has already escaped from the city, continue chasing him. If he stops him, catch him alive and come see me!"
After Fang Jie gave his orders, he got off the white lion and strode towards the city.
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When the infantry of the Black Banner Army poured in, the battle could already be declared over. When the Nanyan army who came to expel the people from the camp saw the cavalry of the Black Banner Army entering the city, they heard the saying that those without armor will not be killed. More than half of them threw away their weapons and stood obediently on the side of the road watching The cavalry of the Black Banner Army rushed over.
I don’t know who reminded me that there is one of the five kills who can’t wear livery. The soldiers of the Nanyan Army who surrendered immediately began to take off their clothes. The beauty of legs.
As for the defenders on the city wall, at first they tried to prevent the soldiers of the Black Banner Army from entering the city with feather arrows, but when they found that it was meaningless to resist desperately on the city wall, they also began to throw away their weapons and surrender. Somebody found a piece of white cloth from nowhere and tore it up and hung it on the spear as a white flag, and then lined up to get down obediently from above, and then followed the instructions of the Black Banner Army to gather at the camp ground.
This is the best result for both parties without fierce street fighting.
Team after team of surrendered soldiers assembled in the camp in an orderly manner, and those patrolling the streets became soldiers of the Black Banner Army. They shouted loudly while beating the gong, warning the people to return home immediately and not to go out.
Fang Jie walked along the street, but his mood was surprisingly calm. Everyone's joy was palpable, and even the slightest smile on his lips seemed stingy.
"Has anyone taken advantage of the chaos to loot people's shops?"
Fang Jie asked as he walked.
"have!"
Chen Xiaoru followed behind him and replied: "This kind of thing is always inevitable. Almost the whole Qingyuan City is in chaos. Many rogues took advantage of this meeting to come out to rob. Several famous shops and firms in the city were robbed, but the loss is not great. It's too big, and there are guards hired by thugs in the big shops. As for the small shops, more people were robbed. They were all ordinary people, and many people's shops were emptied. What's more, even the houses If you can’t afford to offend the wealthy households, you will rob the common people, and some will kill people.”
The task of Xiaoqi School's people after entering the city is to maintain law and order, so the information on this aspect was collected very quickly.
"How many were caught?"
Fang asked.
"Hundreds of people who caused trouble in the northern city were arrested, but there should be more hidden ones. The subordinates in the southern city haven't fully controlled them yet. I don't know how many people took advantage of the fire to loot."
"Everyone in Xiaoqi School should not sleep tonight."
As Fang Jie walked, he ordered, "You can let go of the defeat of the defenders, even whether Fu Zhengnan can be captured or not. But there are two things that cannot be let go, not even for a moment... First, I Let Liu Xuri's Flying Leopard Army mobilize fine cavalry to cooperate with the Xiao cavalry school. In the second half of the night, we must take down all the rascals who took advantage of the fire, and send them to the granary early tomorrow morning. Second...Wei Xiting."
"The subordinates are here!"
Wei Xiting hurriedly followed, leaning slightly to listen to Fang Jie's orders.
"Let Qin Yuan dispatch a thousand soldiers to you, and count the treasury and granaries in Qingyuan City. First, you need to know how many people are in the city. Go to the city lord's mansion to check. There must be files. Each household has 50 catties of rice. For distribution, the granary should be sufficient. Second, find out how many weapons and armor are in the treasury and how much money there is. I will give you three days to count them out. Others can be put away, but the grain that will be distributed tomorrow morning must be All ready."
"The subordinate obeys."
Wei Xiting hurriedly took people away, he and Chen Xiaoru had the heaviest task tonight, Chen Xiaoru was in charge of apprehending the law and order, and he had to face a pile of ledgers.
"Nie Xiaoju."
"What orders does the General have?"
Nie Xiaoju hurried up to ask.
"Take my own soldiers as the law enforcement team, and found that there are soldiers of the Black Banner Army who took the opportunity to make trouble, no matter if they robbed someone's property or defiled their daughter, as long as they violated the military law, they will be captured tonight, and they will be arrested by Chen Xiaoru tomorrow morning. Those who came took it to the granary together."
"Here!"
"besides."
Fang Jiedao: "All wealthy households in the city are restricted from going out, and soldiers are sent to guard them. None of them are allowed to leave, but they are not allowed to hurt without reason. If Fu Zhengnan or his family members are caught, they should be sent back to the City Lord's Mansion. Don't get hurt. Yes... Since I promised that Fu Zhengming and Shi Da would not harm their families, the two families also sent troops to protect them. Although the two of them didn't do much, since I promised, I will do it."
"Here!"
Fang Jie walked along the street thinking all the way, and ordered everything he could think of.
"Please San Jinhou to take charge of the overall situation tonight, you can ask him about anything you don't understand."
"How about you, General?"
The soldier asked.
Fang Jie shook his head slightly, but did not answer. When they reached the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, a group of cavalry roared towards them. From a long distance away, they saw Liu Xuri jumping off his horse. He hurried over and clasped his fists and said, "General, you've been captured! You were captured as soon as you left the city." The subordinates led the troops to catch up, and one fell!"
Fang Jie finally smiled this time, and then nodded: "Please come to see me, Lord Fu."