Pingxi City had a sleepless night!
The flames rising into the sky from the Shatu gathering area on the east side of the city, as well as the frequent footsteps and horse hooves of troops moving around on the streets outside after nightfall, made many people in Pingxi city spend the night in fear.
The people living near the gathering area of the Shatu people could faintly hear the shouting and rioting coming from outside even when they were asleep at night.
Yan Liqiang spent the night in the county magistrate's mansion last night. After having a drink with Wang Jianbei, the two played two games of chess in the study. After a long chat, as it was late at night, they stayed in the small courtyard of the guest room of the county magistrate's mansion.
The entire situation in East City is under the control of Wang Jianbei.
Originally, Yan Liqiang was expecting some difficult masters to emerge from the Shatu people, so that he could practice his skills and add some raw materials to the "Gachapon Machine". However, the final result proved that he was overthinking. After all, masters are not cabbages that can be found everywhere. There may be a few capable people among the Shatu people in Pingxi City, but those people are probably more than one level lower than the Pingxi County Governor Liu Yucheng and Liu Yucheng's subordinates. So all night long, while East City was in turmoil, the county magistrate's mansion was calm and there were not even a few people who came to report the news.
Early the next morning, Yan Liqiang washed up and had breakfast in the county magistrate's mansion. Then, at Wang Jianbei's invitation, he went to inspect the East City with Wang Jianbei.
There were more people patrolling the streets in the city than yesterday. Even while sitting in the four-wheeled carriage, Yan Liqiang could feel what the people on the street outside were talking about. When the four-wheeled carriage arrived near Kowloon Bridge, the surrounding streets were already under complete martial law, and the streets were full of fully armed soldiers.
When the carriage stopped, Yan Liqiang got off and saw Liu Yucheng, the governor of Pingxi County, wearing armor and walking towards him and Wang Jianbei with a fierce look.
As they walked, the armor on Liu Yucheng's body made a creaking sound. Yan Liqiang saw that there were a lot of bloodstains on Liu Yucheng's armor. None of the captains who followed Liu Yucheng were clean either. One of them even had a bloody scar on his face. They all looked like they had experienced a battle. It seemed that none of them were idle last night.
"Greetings, Lord County Magistrate, Master Yan!" Liu Yucheng, who came over with several captains, took the initiative to salute Wang Jianbei and Yan Liqiang. Yan Liqiang's previous identity was a nominal title of Qiyun Governor, but now, in addition to the title of Qiyun Governor, Yan Liqiang also has a series of titles bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor. He is also the Great Craftsman of the Han Empire, a baron, and the title of Northwest Bandit Suppressor. Especially the titles of Great Craftsman and Baron are very important. Even Liu Yucheng and the captains around him dare not neglect them.
"Yucheng, what's the situation here?" Wang Jianbei nodded and asked directly.
"Everything is under control!" Liu Yucheng licked his dry lips. "Those Shatu bastards are cruel to others and even crueler to themselves. We killed and killed almost all night in their gathering area last night. All the people from the Wuli and Wumu tribes were involved. There were killings and arson. Hehehe, there should be sporadic battles inside now..."
"Are the people around here disturbed?"
"As you expected, after those Shatu bastards started killing each other, quite a few thieves wanted to take advantage of the chaos to invade Pingxi City. However, they failed. We killed all those who dared to rush towards the bridgehead on the Jiulong Bridge side. Even at the East Gate, a few Shatu thieves fired rockets outside and set two houses on fire. However, the fire in the houses has been put out, and there were no casualties!"
“How many Shatu people are left in the gathering area now?”
"It was so chaotic last night. Those Shatu bastards who didn't rush out were hacked to death, and many who stayed in the houses were burned to death. I just went to Jiulong Bridge to take a look. The streets were full of Shatu corpses. I estimate that only two or three out of ten people in the Shatu gathering area are still breathing..."
"Very good!" Wang Jianbei's eyes flashed, and he looked around. Then his voice suddenly became solemn, and his majesty was immediately revealed. "All soldiers, listen to my orders!"
"I'm here!"
"The Shatu people rioted in Pingxi City last night. The Wumu and Wuli tribes killed each other, and there were many casualties. There were also lawless people among the Shatu people who took advantage of the chaos to rush into the places where the people in my city lived and killed and set fire. Their crimes are unforgivable. Now there are broken limbs and dead bodies everywhere in the East City of Pingxi City. Now the weather is hot, and there may be an outbreak of corpse plague, which will affect the whole city. For the safety of the people of Pingxi County, I order the soldiers in the city to enter the East City immediately, clean up the chaos, arrest the lawless people who burned and killed in the city last night, and drive all the surviving Shatu people out of the city and detain them on the spot outside the city. If there are any resistance, they will be killed without mercy!"
Liu Yucheng and several lieutenants looked at each other, and each of them was shocked. They clasped their fists and said, "Yes, we will obey the order of the county governor!"
After receiving the order, Liu Yucheng led several captains away and shouted loudly, "Blow the horn!"
The sound of a bullhorn sounded at the Kowloon Bridge and spread in all directions. Then more than ten seconds later, the sound of a bullhorn was also heard from several places in the distance - this was the horn of action. After hearing the horn, the soldiers in other directions surrounding the Shatu people's gathering area would act in unison, enter the Shatu people's gathering area, and begin the final clearing.
"Iron shield soldiers move forward, spearmen follow, archers hold back, everyone, follow me, today we are going to drive all these Shatu bastards out of Pingxi City!" Liu Yucheng raised the sword in his hand and shouted at the bridgehead of Jiulong Bridge. All the soldiers were cheered up and responded in unison. Amid the roar of armor, the troops gathered on the side of Jiulong Bridge, led by Liu Yucheng, marched in neat and powerful steps and began to advance slowly towards the gathering area of the Shatu people.
It had been a long time since Yan Liqiang had felt excited. But at this moment, watching the teams of soldiers crossing the Jiulong Bridge with high spirits, Yan Liqiang felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. Yan Liqiang turned his head and looked at the familiar restaurant and pharmacy on the street not far away. He remembered that when he first came here a few years ago, the Shatu people were bullying and cheating here. At that time, Yan Liqiang secretly made up his mind that one day, he would drive out the Shatu people who were riding on the heads of the Han people in the city from Pingxi City. Today, this "small goal" was finally achieved...
There were two original plans. If the Wumu and Wuli tribes did not suffer much loss in the conflict last night, then Wang Jianbei would order the Shatu people's gathering area to be blocked and prohibit people in the city from trading with the Shatu people. With no ammunition or food and no supplies from outside, the remaining Shatu people would not be able to hold out in the gathering area for a few days. Then the Pingxi County troops would move in to clear the area. Now, the Shatu people suffered heavy losses last night, so there was no need to wait any longer. The county governor directly issued the order...
(End of this chapter)