After nightfall, Guangzhou once again fell into the hustle and bustle of blood and fire. The flames of the dust and smoke soared into the sky, even illuminating several branches of the Xiaojiang (Pearl River) that passed through the city, and it was as if it had been along the river bank. Burned to the surface of the water.
In this long sleepless night that made countless people close their doors and hide in fear and fear, and helplessly endure and wait; the objects and targets who took the initiative to raise butcher knives or were forced to face each other have become those who once stood in the same camp and Soldiers of different subordinates under the banner.
From time to time, the dull clashing, crying, yelling, begging and begging for mercy, as well as the cracking and screaming of the swords and soldiers; one after another, resounded in the streets and alleys.
In the beginning, it was just a number of orderly deterrence and suppression operations. I don’t know when the frequent sneak attacks and harassment between the city and the streets have slowly accumulated enough anger to disperse and change. Indiscriminately eradicating all the obstructive killings and torn buckets in front of him.
Therefore, the first stronghold and victim to be breached was undoubtedly the location of the patrol team in the right patrol city near the Xiaoxi Gate of Waiguo; I saw that after the hasty resistance, there were a thousand patrols in the patrol station that was breached. The team members were killed on the spot involuntarily by the army from outside the city;
Then these red-eyed rebel soldiers followed the trail and direction of the few fish that had slipped through the net with unsatisfactory intentions, and then drove into the towns where the wealthy people lived; when they were searching for the fugitive bandits. , After opening the luxurious or exquisite portals one by one, it is easy to be attracted and moved by the furnishings and scenery;
As a result, after the sporadic resistance and accidents happened one after another, it quickly turned into an intensified killing and a rapidly spreading collective robbery; when the leading captains and school lieutenants discovered something was wrong, it was It was too late; in the midst of spreading flames and chaos, they could no longer find most of their subordinates, nor could they restrain the frantic and raging atmosphere in front of them.
In fact, after encountering the discarded goods and materials everywhere in the city, many people have forgotten the original intention and purpose of entering the city, and they are busy joining in the trend of looting and looting the houses of nearby cities, as well as looting, Lena went to the carnival feast of those wealthy people.
After all, many of them are garrison rebels convened from other states. They are not strictly disciplined or well-stocked. They have long been known for the prosperity and prosperity of Canton.
After some people took the lead and started to "get rich", naturally in a certain fluke mind that the law does not blame the public, they quickly pushed themselves away from the original goal and direction; they avoided the original goal and direction by seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. The conflict risk of the rebels in the city, and can’t wait to engage in safer and more worry-free, plundered the wealthy businessmen’s "big plan".
In fact, they did not encounter any decent resistance in Outer Guocheng; because even the battalions that had originally resided in the city were fighting in a melee while robbing them. Once they encountered the involuntary intervention of external forces, They turned to be reasonable against the foreigners; however, most of them did not last long, and under the attack of foreign forces, many corpses and prisoners who kneeled down and begged for mercy were completely disintegrated.
He robbed and burned and killed the city gates of Guangzhou Zi (inner) city, and finally encountered a powerful interception and head-on attack; it was a series of strong crossbowmen and archers who were ready to gather on the wall in time. ; Hundreds of people became corpses and wounded on the ground struggling and panting in just one face.
And when several successive groups of people attacked, all fell among the clusters of arrows and pools of blood; the remaining people naturally learned their lessons and were powerful, and turned back to the weaker and more defenseless city. .
"Our people have all retreated in..."
Zhou Huaian, with a cold face, witnessed the Waiguofang area shrouded in smoke and fire.
"Most of them have already retreated, and even if they didn't have time to catch up, they told them to hide and hide nearby."
The head of the census team in charge of activities in the city whispered.
Despite this, Zhou Huaian still feels a little bit heartbroken and regretful; among the people and things stuck in Waiguo, there are not only the grass-roots personnel he has cultivated through painstaking efforts, but also the students who serve as the training staff for preparing the official seedlings; there are many more. He rebuilt and restored the facilities and industries in one hand. . . We are about to fall into the war now.
There was neither notification nor warning, nor any intention to inform and negotiate; Meng Kai led several rebels stationed abroad, shouting the slogan of beating the thieves and rebelling, and suddenly rushed into the city without hesitation. . This is undoubtedly very chilling, and a little bit of thinking and fear.
In other words, from the very beginning, before his return, the news that Meng Kai went out to Lingxi in a furious rage was a scam. Poor Lin Yan was still dreaming of a daydream of adding an official to the court after returning to the court, but didn’t want to In fact, maybe the other party hasn't gone far, and the leader is entangled in the neighboring states and counties of Canton, sitting and watching the situation in Canton, just waiting for some kind of opportunity;
As a result, Lin Yan deliberately concealed the imperial court and pulled himself into the water, but caused him to pretend to be assassinated, which turned out to be an opportunity for the other party to act and attack; it was like originally targeting the local forces and the imperial court in Guangzhou. The remnant's fishing law enforcement methods, but accidentally caught it, dreaming clearly, like a big shark that the oriole was thinking of behind.
If it weren’t for those census and exploratory teams who stayed in the periphery of Guangzhou, they still found some clues. I’m afraid that no matter how well-trained and well-trained, they will be "owners" from the rebels. 'S attack was caught off guard;
At least before the opponent started, there were still many people in Zhou Huaian's subordinates who were unbelievable or unwilling to believe that these friendly forces who usually get along well with each other would not hesitate to attack and kill themselves; and appeared; To varying degrees of confusion.
Nowadays, in and around Guangfu, Zhou Huai'an can use several parts of the power:
The first was returned from the Nanhai expedition, the two old battalions on the left and the back who stayed in the inner city, and the three new battalions that have been completed near the east gate of the outer Guoguo; then they were reorganized and trained in Nanhai County, near Canton. , The five battalion recruits who have been waiting for the local workshops and workshops to replenish their equipment, plus another fifteen regiment newly established garrison.
In addition, in addition to the apprentice team and the directly-affiliated group that routinely bring to the side, he has more than 1,000 members of the patrol team with Hu Nizi as the core after the initial reorganization in the city. In total, there are also 15,000 book posts.
However, due to the sudden rush of the incident, the armed forces inside and outside the city were temporarily separated and separated into two parts that were difficult to respond; and as the key node connecting the two, near the inner city, the new two were led by Duwei Cheng Dajiao. The small east gate where the battalion is stationed and the training camp outside the city have completely lost contact and other information exchanges;
Even the messengers sent out one after another did not return; therefore, the inner city currently occupied by Zhou Huai'an is the four battalions Zuoying, Houying, Xinyi and Xinwu battalions, and the soldiers that have been gathered back are available; There are only more than five thousand people;
Therefore, he can barely defend himself against this sudden change; but there is really nothing he can do about what happened in Waiguo City.
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