activa-t Chapter 1634 Chaos again!
Chapter 1634 Chaos again!
Chapter 1634 Chaos again!
Something happened to Qingyang Regent at the gate of Youhu Villa, and He Xiao left without saying a word.
He ran away easily, but he ended up screwing Zhao Song badly.
The palace messenger also followed, looking unhappy: "Commander Zhao, what's going on here? Where is He Xiaoren?"
Zhao Song was so anxious that his face turned pale. He didn't know how to explain. A palace guard ran out of the room and said, "Sir, there is a letter on the table!"
Zhao Song took it and looked at it. On the envelope was He Lingchuan's handwriting:
A letter personally written by Lord Qiu Long.
There is another line of small words on the side: Please pass it on to Zhao Song.
This guy! Zhao Song's teeth were almost broken. He Xiao ran away by himself, but he didn't forget to order him to work!
But he didn't have the courage to tear open the envelope and read the contents.
He looked again and saw that the ink on the envelope was still wet, so he immediately ordered: "Tell them to expand the search area around the villa!"
However, Zhao Song also vaguely understood in his heart that with He Xiao's abilities, once he escaped from the villa, it would be difficult to catch him.
Yu Gongshi also understood and his face turned pale: "He Xiao, he escaped?"
Zhao Song said hoarsely: "At least it's not in this house or in the yard anymore."
Yu Gongshi said anxiously: "Commander Zhao, how could you let him escape!"
"Me? Is it just my fault?" Zhao Song laughed in anger, "Didn't Lord Yu agree that he could go back to his room to change clothes?"
If the king blames us, both of us will have to bear the responsibility!
Both sides glared at each other, both were panicking.
After a few breaths, Yu Gongshi finally managed to utter five words: "What should we do now?"
Zhao Song didn't answer and walked back and forth in the room a few times.
Time passed slowly. The palace guards finally came back from their mission, but they brought them bad news:
"did not find."
Hundreds of people went out, but did not find He Xiao's whereabouts near the villa. They only found a few refugees in the woods.
They possess the power of the elemental force, and ordinary camouflage and concealment skills are difficult to hide from their eyes.
Zhao Song and Yu Gongshi were disheartened, but they did not dare to waste any more time, so they could only leave some people to continue the search while they took the letter left by He Xiao and went back to the city to report.
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Envoy Qingyang and Beijia had just entered the palace when riots broke out again in Tianshui City!
During the past two days of opening the granaries to release grain, the refugees were appeased, and although cases of theft have not ceased, large-scale, mass riots have basically stopped.
Tianshui City finally regained its original tranquility, and King Yao also thought that his policies and arrangements were appropriate and effective.
However, this riot at dusk slapped everyone in the face because of its unprecedented scale and incredible speed!
The riot was caused by a quarrel between several refugees and officials when they were distributing porridge in the evening. One side said that the porridge was too watery and not even dogs would eat it, while the other side accused the officials of embezzling the refugees' food, while the other side cursed that it was a waste for people who were worse than pigs and dogs to drink the porridge.
At this critical juncture, how can the tense nerves withstand such provocation?
A few officers were cursing and spitting, but the refugees on the opposite side suddenly stood up and drew their swords, killing them one by one, one by one, and blood splattered every five steps!
Another death has occurred.
How could the government allow murderous refugees to be so arrogant? Hundreds of officials rushed in to arrest the people, and other refugees threw things at them, including a few firecrackers and hand grenades!
There were a few loud bangs and the ground was filled with debris, which completely ignited the anger of both sides.
This was the beginning of a large-scale gang fight.
In the past, when the government wanted to encircle and suppress refugees, they only had to clear out the huts one by one. Each hut would contain at least dozens of refugees, and no more than two hundred. The officials and patrol troops had an absolute advantage in numbers and weapons, so they didn't have to put in much effort in the fight.
But times have changed!
In order to strengthen the management of refugees and prevent the arrival of Emperor Liujiang from causing riots in the city, King Yao adopted Bai Tan's suggestion and drove the refugees in the city to four major camps and monitored them day and night.
However, this led to a large gathering of refugees, with the smallest camp having more than 10,000 people and the largest reaching a staggering 40,000!
In terms of numbers, the authorities no longer have the upper hand.
This riot started in the camp of 40,000 refugees.
Suddenly, the refugees rushed out like a flood!
There were about two thousand soldiers surrounding them, and they could not be stopped.
Although they were well-armed, they were still powerless in the face of an enemy outnumbering them 20 to 1. Moreover, the refugees had been fed with relief for a few days, so they could not be said to be in high spirits, but they were in better spirits than before.
The officers felt aggrieved when they thought about how Tianshui City opened the military warehouse to distribute military rations and gave rise to this group of traitors.
Not to mention that someone among the refugees suddenly produced swords, spears, and halberds and kept attacking them!
These poor fellows have no possessions and are lucky enough to have a shovel or a pitchfork occasionally. Where do they get so many sophisticated standard weapons?
And they get more and more, three out of ten people can get weapons and protective gear!
In general, the fighting power of the refugees was far inferior to that of the patrol troops, but coupled with the huge disparity in numbers between the two sides, the patrol troops were actually beaten back in a short while!
"Where are the patrol troops from West City and East City?" Bai Tan roared angrily, "Send them over to defend as well! Hurry!"
The majority of refugees who rushed out of the camp did not disperse, but instead gathered together and attacked the northern area!
The northern part of the city is where the upper-class officials live, with high walls and large courtyards, and a magnificent style.
Relying on their numerical advantage, the refugee group easily crushed the guards in the northern part of the city, and then rushed into several mansions!
Coincidentally, the protective formations of these mansions happened to fail and were unable to keep the enemy out.
The first mansion to be lost was actually the official and businessman Gu family!
Yes, it was the Gu family that monopolized the exclusive rights to the Weiyin Agent, one of the largest officials and businessmen in Yao Country, and the top wealthy family in Tianshui City.
Even when He Lingchuan came to Tianshui City for the first time, he was turned away by the Gu family.
The Gu family's house in the north of the city was the largest and most luxurious, and its fortifications were naturally the most comprehensive. But somehow, both the front and back formations failed, and even the backup formation could not be activated!
No matter how many guards and servants the Gu family has, can they be more numerous than the refugees?
The result of two fists being no match for forty hands was that refugees rushed into the house and dragged out all the Gu family members and servants!
Gu Xuan was pulled out of his hiding place. All he could hear were the screams of his family members and saw figures and torches everywhere. Before he could see who was leading the enemy, his neck was chopped off with a knife.
Before the headless body hit the ground, several refugees nearby started fighting for the jade pendant around his waist and the necklace around his neck!
The Gu family's decades of wealth and prosperity collapsed in an instant.
The same fate befell it to seven or eight other wealthy mansions that were attacked and captured by the refugees.
In addition to killing and looting on a large scale, the refugees also occupied large houses, using the high walls and thick doors to resist the attacks of the patrol troops!
These refugees, unlike their previous disorganized behavior, now knew how to find strongholds for themselves and then defend them firmly.
There are strongholds, fortifications, weapons and armor, as well as a large amount of food stored in the mansion.