choke element

Chapter 169 Fire

Brother Gao Yang was sitting in the hall, watching the servants practicing with a few of his subordinates.

Yesterday, Xu Ruxian's plan was decided, and he immediately assigned subordinates and dispatched troops and generals.Brother Gaoyang's Zhuangzi is in Chenhudian, the main road in the north of Ye County, so he shoulders a heavy responsibility, so he turned back overnight and gathered young men.

There are hundreds of servants under him, and they practice intensively every autumn harvest season.Brother Gao Yang's family used to be a soldier, and there were dozens of old soldiers as the backbone of the family. On this basis, it expanded to hundreds of people, all of whom were fierce.

Brother Gaoyang also treated them generously, spending money on food, clothing and housing, and the training was carried out according to the old soldiers' military laws in the army. Therefore, at this time, more than a hundred people gathered, which seemed to be a bit of a ban.

The reason for doing this is not only because of Brother Gao Yang's fierce and martial personality, but also because of the situation.

In Laizhou, most of the householders and tenants of a powerful family like Xu Ruxian were local people who had fled to the mountains.These people fled to the mountains due to the court's rounds of confiscation and collection of millet, and because there were no reserves in the mountains, they had to gather in groups and go down the mountain to plunder.When the imperial court sent troops to suppress and kill most of the fleeing people, the remaining people persisted for several years, and finally had to come down the mountain one after another, and continue to be good citizens.

They lost their land, so they fled in anger.And a few years later, when they returned to their hometown, they still had no land.

Not only that, but with the excuse of suppressing bandits, local wealth has been redistributed.The Jurchen's high-ranking officials and nobles ate one piece, and the government subordinates ate one piece; the original powerful families died under the wild violence of the common people.But in the end, the leaders of the mountain group of bandits changed and took their place, still wanting to eat a piece.

It turns out that those who are also rebels are divided into different classes.The big bosses of the rebellion can eat meat everywhere, while the little people underneath, even if they indulge for a while, are finally bullied and squeezed out of oil and water layer by layer.

However, the big bosses are not comparable to ordinary landowners after all. They know that although their families are full, but for several years, natural disasters have continued, and the court’s pressure is still the same, and the people are still struggling with poverty and death. Undecided when, the border of Shandong will have swordsmen again!
At that time, will the big bosses coerce the people to continue the rebellion, or will they stand with the court and kill the rebellious ant people?Brother Gao Yang didn't think it would be so fine, but no matter how you choose, you must have a knife at hand.

Fortunately, Brother Gao Yang is from a rascal background, and he often secretly does dirty work for a few big men, and his strength in his hands is especially strong, so he is at ease at the moment.

He watched the practice for a while, and said to his companions: "The queue seems to be a little slack, but I don't know how good the martial arts are?"

The companions all said: "Ahem, brother Gao just check it out. We dare not relax in martial arts. These guys have been practicing for a long time, and when they fight, they are not inferior to the officers and soldiers."

Brother Gaoyang nodded: "That's all... everyone has worked hard these days! However, it's time for big things, so don't relax. Kill five sheep and two pigs in a while to make everyone full, and pancakes Even if it’s enough, the porridge can’t be dilute! Let those village households eat their fill before they can raise troops!”

A few companions nearby said: "Brother Gao, don't worry. In fact, Ye County is very empty at this time. We old soldiers can easily take down two or 3000 villagers. What's more, this time in Laizhou, there are so many powerful people. Do it? It's not difficult to gather 3 or [-] people! Even if we are against Guo Ningfang in Haicang Town, we are not afraid!"

Brother Gaoyang remembered something again:
"Arrange a few fast-talking ones. When the time comes, listen to my orders and clamor together! Well, let's say that the new Jiedu envoy will levy ten times more military surcharges and employment money! And those Jurchens... tell them, The bull tax will be charged ten times as well!"

"It's been arranged a long time ago, and they are usually honest and honest. When the time comes, they will stand here, here, and there. Brother Gao, they will immediately respond when you open your mouth. It must be convincing!"

"Good! Good!"

Brother Gao Yang himself is a good singer who cooperates with Xu Ruxian, and he is very experienced in mobilizing the people. Seeing that his companions are dedicated, he nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and the sun was shining on Brother Gao Yang, making him a little hot.He retreated into the hall, turned his head and looked at the hundreds of knives and guns and more than ten sets of armor neatly placed in the hall.

This was specially given to him by Xu Ruxian to enrich his strength.

According to Xu Ruxian, the backbone of Guo Ning's troops is a group of people who were defeated by the Jiehao army in the north and retreated to Hebei. They are all old soldiers who are used to fighting.That's why he was able to run rampant in Hebei and Zhongdu and create a huge momentum, which must not be underestimated.

But among the Shandong heroes, there are also many veterans.When the Nine Routes attacked the Song Dynasty, more than [-] troops were signed in Shandong alone. They fought in Henan, Huaibei and other places, killing the people of the Song Dynasty... Who hasn't fought a war?Who hasn't seen blood yet?
Brother Gao Yang fought fiercely with the army and the people of Song Dynasty in Shuyang, Qingkou and other places. It was also a battlefield of tens of thousands of people, and there was blood everywhere!Why, Guo Ning fought the Mongols better than those of us who fought the Song people?

Hey, the Mongols haven't come to Shandong yet, if they did come, Brother Gaoyang wouldn't mind being knowledgeable.

Just thinking about this, suddenly there was a shout: "Fire! Fire!"

Brother Gao Yang was taken aback, and ran out of the hall: "What's wrong? Where did the fire start?"

Behind the eaves, thick black smoke rose from the north and south, and someone shouted: "The granary is on fire! The stable is on fire! It's almost burning down to my house! The fire is burning badly! Put out the fire!"

Accompanied by the shouts, there was chaos inside and outside Chen Hu's store. Even the private soldiers lined up with weapons in the hall were a little shaken when they heard the shouts. Some even threw away their weapons and wanted to rush out to fight the fire.

The granaries and horse sheds to the west of Chen Hudian are important places for hoarding supplies.Brother Gao Yang has spent most of his family property exploited with all his strength over the years, but he has replaced most of it with food and horses.In the entire Chen Hu store, apart from the cellar dug under Gao Yang's own bed, these two places are the most important.

Brother Gao Yang was so upset that he forced himself to shout: "Don't panic! I didn't give an order, so who dares to move!"

The private soldiers quickly lined up and stood firm.

Brother Gao Yang walked around in front of the hall twice, pointed to a companion and said, "You take 50 people to fight the fire! Especially the small warehouse in the granary, where there is money... Be sure to keep it!"

The companion went in response.

But after a while, the direction of the fire was still noisy, and several people shouted: "The fire is too fierce! It burned through the roof! It burned across the street! Help! Help!"

Brother Gao Yang quickly pointed to another person: "You, you will take another 50 people! Collect water basins and ladles along the way, don't go empty-handed!"

The man agreed repeatedly and ran away.

Brother Gaoyang sent a hundred people twice, but it seemed that there were still dozens of people who were worried about their own situation, so they also mixed out with the two teams.The number of people in the courtyard suddenly decreased by half, and the originally imposing queue became sparse.The rest of the people also looked around, very uneasy.

Brother Gao Yang went around two more times, suddenly felt strange, turned around and said to another companion: "No, the granary is on the south side, and the stable is on the north side, it's across a street! It's early in the morning, and no one gets up at the two ends." The stove is on fire, why did it start burning at the same time? I'm afraid someone deliberately caused trouble and caused chaos!"

Hearing what he said, the companion also suddenly reacted: "Damn, Lao Gao, those who shouted fire are not our people!"

"What?" Brother Gaoyang listened hastily.

This kind of incitement method was originally crude, but he calmed down a bit, and immediately heard the flaws.

But at this moment, he suddenly noticed not only panic and shouting in the air, but also a dull voice.The voice sounded like thunder in the distance, and then, it got closer and closer!
Brother Gao Yang's eyes widened suddenly, and he grabbed his companion's lapel: "No! Call Shi Lao San and Bo Lao Wu to come back!"

Instead, he raised his voice and shouted: "Put on the armor! Hold on to the sword and gun! There is a fight!"

As soon as the voice fell, the entire courtyard wall built with earth bricks in front of the courtyard crashed down, stirring up dust as high as half a day.Dust obscured vision and choked people out of breath.

Dozens of private soldiers staying not far from the courtyard wall were coughing and shouting, and dozens of war horses galloped out of the smoke.Immediately the knight held a knife and gun and killed anyone he saw.

"Back back! Back up and end the formation!" One of Gao Yang's confidants shouted repeatedly.

Some people also shouted in the direction of the horses: "Where are the heroes from! We also came down from Mount Tai! It's Xu Ruxian from Laiyang! Don't be a hero..."

What greeted them were sharp feathered arrows.

Several leaders were shot on their backs one after another, and some braver ones were cut down and stabbed to death immediately.Blood was sprayed all over the sky, suppressing the dust, and when other people saw this, they immediately cried and cried. Several people threw away their weapons and ran back and forth in the courtyard.

Didn’t it mean to practice unremittingly?Didn't it mean that the fight is no less than that of the official army?
After only a few years of comfortable life, people's hearts are corrupted!This group of dogs eat my wine and meat, take the money I give, and lie to me with big words.Look, what kind of soldiers do they train?Where can these people fight?After a few bosses died, it would loosen up like this. What good would it do to put it on the battlefield where the army is fighting?
This... Isn't this still the thief look back then?
Brother Gao Yang held a knife in one hand and grabbed a tabletop with the other. He was rushing to the courtyard, intending to direct the resistance.It can be seen from this situation that he suddenly lost his temper and was full of depression.

In a daze, the cavalry leaped like dragons and ran past him.He raised the knife, just as he made a posture, he felt a sharp pain on the top of his skull.

In his field of vision, the ground suddenly approached, and then his eyes were filled with bright red.

He wanted to use his arms to support his body, but all the strength in his body was quickly lost.At first, his fingers could twitch twice, but soon he couldn't move them anymore; the bright red in front of his eyes gradually faded, turning into pitch black.

Before losing consciousness, he heard a loud voice saying: "Hurry up for the Sa family! There is no one left in the lead, kill them all, and then go to the next house!"

(End of this chapter)