Chapter 856 Murder in the Rain (Part 2)
The waves were rolling, the rain was blowing, and the wind was blowing wildly.
The sky was gloomy, dark clouds gathered, pouring rain poured down, and strong winds rolled the waves onto the beach. The turbid water lapped at the beach, creating layers of foam.
Wuyuan City is close to the bay, with flat terrain, wide seashore and salt fields facing each other.
Most of the Jiangdong gentry built their families by boiling salt around the sea. The huge profits in the salt industry and the fierce competition can be imagined. Anyone who can stand out from this fierce competition will do anything in the process of rising.
Under the white salt crystals, to be honest, there are numerous bones...
The Gu family was originally a wealthy family in Jiangdong, but the world was divided and reunited, and the world was rising and falling. The original hairpin family was gradually lost in the long river of time. It was not until the Sui Dynasty unified the world that the Gu family gathered a large amount of wealth through the benefits of sea salt and sea trade, and slowly rose to prominence, with its former glory still vaguely visible.
The Sui Dynasty fell, the Tang Dynasty rose, and the Central Plains was in chaos. However, things were calm in the east corner of the Yangtze River. Agriculture, salt industry, and maritime trade were all prosperous for a while. Since then, the Gu family has become even more famous, and now it can be called the tyrant of Wuyuan. Looking towards the sea, all the people can see are the Gu family salt fields!
During the storm, the reeds along the coast swayed like waves.
The naval warship rushed to the coast and anchored in the water about half waist deep. Groups of soldiers jumped from the ship into the water, braved the pouring rain, and rushed to the shore through waist-high water. Looking around, this bay is full of naval warships. As the waves roll up and down, densely packed soldiers seem to be floating with the waves...
Su Dingfang changed his boat and ordered his soldiers to wash the boat directly onto the beach and then ran aground. The original ship had already been taken by Fang Jun and returned to Huating Town. There were a lot of seizures on Fire Island this time. Although they have not yet been counted, they are expected to be at least several times more than the last time Gai Dahai was wiped out.
Such a huge amount of goods must be transported back as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary complications. However, Fang Jun believed that there was no comparison between himself and Su Dingfang when it came to marching and setting up troops, so he simply returned first and handed over the command of the place completely to Su Dingfang, letting him take charge of the overall situation.
The soldiers landed on the beach and did not act immediately. Instead, they quickly assembled according to their respective brigades.
Su Dingfang summoned Liu Rengui, Liu Renyuan, Xue Rengui and other generals to assign tasks. The detailed steps have actually been laid out when we set off. At this time, it is nothing more than emphasizing the mutual response and cooperation. When marching and fighting, no matter how many times you are reminded, it is not too much. Otherwise, an inadvertent mistake will often lead to an unmanageable outcome.
"Do you all know your respective tasks?"
"Don't worry, I remember everything clearly."
"This general has no other requirements. There is only one thing that must be paid attention to. Everyone in the Wubao must be controlled. Resistors and escapees can be killed on the spot depending on the situation, but no one is allowed to escape!"
"No!"
The generals agreed with a bang.
Su Dingfang wiped the rain off his face and waved his hand: "Let's act!"
The generals ran back to their respective brigades and checked their weapons and crossbows for the last time. With the heavy rain and strong wind, groups got into the dense reeds and advanced straight towards a standing dock in the distance.
Xue Rengui became famous in the first battle and surpassed the navy with his bravery, so he was extremely excited to be assigned as a vanguard this time.
He rushed to the front, followed closely by the soldiers of this brigade, galloping on the muddy path in the reed marsh. This path was probably built specifically for the convenience of harvesting reeds. Although it was full of mud, it was still passable.
After crossing a hillock slightly higher than the flat ground, a series of reed felt shacks appeared deep in the reed pond. Even the strong wind and rain could not cover up the stench.
Xue Rengui was startled, stopped hurriedly, and wanted to wave behind him to tell the soldiers of his brigade to pay attention to their hiding places.
When setting off from Huating Town, this operation was planned after the pirates were wiped out. In order to prevent accidents, the General Manager's "Staff Department" even drew a detailed map of Wuyuan Town, with every trail and well clearly marked.
But why are there so many shacks here? Look at this continuous and chaotic posture, there must be hundreds of them! If there are people hiding here, there may be thousands of them!
Xue Rengui was a little flustered. Could this be the dead soldier hidden by the Gu family? Thousands of dead soldiers, are they going to rebel?
Suddenly, a man came out of a shack.
This man was dressed in ragged clothes, probably for convenience, but as soon as he got out of the shack, he was shocked to see the densely packed soldiers in armor beside the hillock... He screamed and shouted: "There are officers and soldiers, there are officers and soldiers! ”
The sound was not quiet, but due to the strong rain and wind, it was already unclear to Xue Rengui's ears.
Even so, Xue Rengui cursed secretly and waved his hand: "Go down!"
No matter who is hiding here, they must be eliminated as soon as possible. Otherwise, once someone escapes and reports to Gu's Wubao, this carefully planned operation will have to end in vain.
The soldiers each drew their horizontal swords and followed Xue Rengui down the hillock.
There were a lot of people in the leaky shack. Before Xue Rengui could rush closer, countless people walked out of the shack one after another.
These people are all disheveled and disheveled, and look like ghosts! The tattered clothes are in disgrace and only cover the important parts of your body.
The strong wind carried heavy raindrops and hit them, but these people didn't care. Their eyes were empty and cold without a ripple. They just looked at Xue Rengui and these uninvited guests quietly without any reaction.
Xue Rengui was stunned.
Are these people the slaves imprisoned by the Gu family?
The person who first noticed the officers and soldiers was making a lot of noise at the moment.
"Hurry up and kill them! You bunch of ant people, the master of the house provides you with food, now is the time for you to repay your loyalty! What are you doing stupidly? Charge, kill, kill all these officers and soldiers ”
The man was yelling and punching and kicking the slave laborers around him. Many of them were old or disabled. They did not resist when this man kicked him. They just turned their bodies with difficulty and lay lifeless in the cold and wet reed pond, motionless despite the blows and heavy rain falling on them.
The man was still clamoring, trying to drive these slaves to charge and kill the officers and soldiers. Xue Rengui snatched the strong bow from the hands of the soldiers around him, stretched the bow and set the arrow.
The bowstring was soaked by the rain and made a dull "peng" sound. The wolf-fang arrow penetrated the rain curtain and nailed the man's chest fiercely.
"Ah——"
The man let out a shrill scream and fell to the ground.
Putting down the bow and arrow, Xue Rengui held the handle of the knife, not knowing what to do.
The soldiers around him also looked at each other.
According to the plan, everyone encountered along the way would be killed on the spot to prevent the news from leaking. But the sight of these slaves in ragged clothes, who looked like ghosts, left everyone at a loss.
They are all ordinary people who have been harmed by the Gu family. They have been tortured to the point where they do not recognize ghosts or ghosts. Are they still going to kill them ruthlessly?
I can’t get rid of this guy...
"Lord Captain, should I kill this...?"
The soldiers could not make up their minds, so they had to ask Xue Rengui for instructions.
Military orders are like mountains. If you don't kill these slaves, you are ignoring the military orders and may be beheaded! But if you really do it, you won't be able to bear it.
Xue Rengui shook his head. The slaves in front of him looked at the swollen, pale and scarred faces. Most of the exposed skin was covered with disgusting ringworm. His stomach wriggled and he almost vomited.
These people must have been living in the reed pond for many years. The summer here is hot and mosquito bites, and the winter is cold and frosty. Where is the place where a living person can stay?
The people living inside have been tortured to the point where they are neither human nor ghosts...
Xue Rengui's eyes flashed, and he made up his mind, and ordered: "Leave twenty people and kill all the neatly dressed people here. Those who are strong in spirit and strong in body. Keep an eye on the rest until the governor arrives." Please ask for instructions.”
"Captain Xue, no!"
An old soldier was startled and quickly stopped Xue Rengui: "Captain Xue, I know that you are kind-hearted and can't bear to kill all these miserable people. But the military order is like a mountain. The military order is to kill any living person immediately if you encounter it. You are so kind." But disobeying military orders!”
The treatment of the Royal Navy is excellent and the military orders are also very strict.
The consequences of disobeying military orders... I shudder just thinking about it.
Xue Rengui pursed his lips, looked at the slaves in front of him with pity, and said in a deep voice: "Act according to orders, and don't make noises! Military discipline punishments will be borne by the generals themselves, and the rest will follow me and move forward immediately!"
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(End of chapter)