Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 31 Liu He is Very Angry

Liu He led his troops out, and sent someone to order Duwei Zhang, who was guarding the city, to guard the city gate and not let anyone out of the city. To be honest, he hadn't seen Duwei Zhang until now, so Liu He felt a little ashamed.

At the same time, he reported to Guan Yu that if there was nothing wrong with the camp, he would take recruits to assist in the garrison outside the four city gates. The Yellow Turban thieves were all lurking in the city.

Outside the government office, he and Zhang Feibing divided into two groups, each leading [-] soldiers from the East and West Streets to wipe out the bandits.

The elite of Zhuo County were all taken away by Lu Xiong, and the remaining soldiers were a little panicked at first, but seeing Liu He and Zhang Fei being so brave and invincible, they all inspired their fighting spirit and fought hard.

The Yellow Turbans rebelled in the city because they saw Zhuo County’s defenses were empty. Their main targets were the government office and those rich families.

During this period of time, people pretended to be bandits and thieves to put pressure on those big clans, wounded their guards, and cut off some domestic slaves who were usually full of evil, but indirectly helped the Yellow Turban Army. This was unexpected by Liu He.

Traveling back to troubled times, he was about to show off his skills, but was taken advantage of by thieves first. Liu He was very angry!
Liu He led his troops to outflank the south city and go to the north city to suppress them, and finally rushed to join the big families. At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and all the houses were looted, and the fire was full. Many houses were burned down, and there were heavy casualties in the family. .

With the light in the east, the bandits all over the city disappeared like mice seeing the light. Except for the corpses all over the street, only the weeping and wailing of the wounded remained!
Liu Fang and Captain Zhao led the remaining soldiers and government officials to search everywhere, but even if they were yellow turban thieves, without their turbans, they were no different from injured common people, and there was no way to catch them.

Big households such as the Zhao family and the Li family were hit hard. The heads of several families were killed by thieves on the street when they returned home last night. It was these families who took revenge.

In addition, the most corpses of thieves are Fuya and the two gates of the west and north. The thieves were eager to open the gates, but they were guarded by Zhang Duwei's troops. Although they were large in number, they had the advantage of the city walls and weapons, and finally fell down. Countless corpses.

As the sun rises, the already lifeless Zhuo County becomes even more desolate, and the people hide in their homes and dare not go out.

There were corpses all over the street, rivers of blood flowed, and black smoke billowed in the city. The fire had been extinguished, but the ruins and ruins were everywhere.

Liu He gathered everyone in the county government office. He was covered in blood and his face was pale. The troubled times had come, and he had already prepared himself for it. However, seeing the bloody scene with his own eyes, his heart still churned and he almost vomited.

This is still the Zhuo County that was suppressed and cleared by Gongsun Zan. The thieves are lurking so deep, the government in other places can be imagined.

After a campaign last night, everyone saw Liu He's strength. At this time, the county guard Liu Qi was killed, and the county magistrate was frightened to death. Liu Fang suggested that Liu He take the temporary post of county magistrate and take care of the law and order in the city first. convinced.

"Investigate, make sure to investigate clearly!" Liu He punched the table case, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Fujun was actually killed by thieves, it is really audacious."

Liu Fang is in charge of the county's discipline. There have been frequent thieves in the past few days. He couldn't sleep all night. He was discussing the case with the yamen servants last night, so he was able to take precautions in time. Thinking of the death of Liu Qi and the county magistrate, he still has lingering fears.

He shook his head and sighed: "Yesterday when Ji County asked for help, it was also the same bandit in the yellow scarf. I don't want to see it in Zhuo County. The soldiers and horses were only mobilized, and the bandits started to riot. How vicious?"

Liu He took a deep breath and said solemnly: "These are members of the Taiping sect, bewitched by the three brothers Zhang Jiao, who spread all over the prefectures, with hundreds of thousands of disciples. There are 36 parties in total, more than [-] people in the big party, and six to seven thousand people in the small party. It has been planned for a long time for each side to set up a commander-in-chief to command and dispatch..."

Liu Fang was taken aback: "How did Liu Bingcao know?"

He had never heard Liu Qi mention such important information in the county. Seeing Liu Qi dispatching troops yesterday, he obviously didn't know that the yellow scarf bandit was so powerful, otherwise he would not have dared to let Lu Xiong take away all the elite in the city.

Liu He did not explain, and sighed: "I took it lightly, but fortunately, I acted in time and did not let the thief get away. First, get rid of the leader of the thief in the city, and punish the thieves."

Captain Zhao frowned and said, "The thief acts at night and infiltrates the common people during the day, how should he be arrested?"

"Isn't that simple?" Liu Fang smiled coldly, "The thieves who killed were all the people in the city. Collect all the corpses and identify them. Just arrest the family members and interrogate them."

But Liu He shook his head and said: "Such a large-scale arrest will cause panic among the people, and I am afraid there will be chaos. We must first capture the leader of the thief. That's it."

Seeing that Liu He did not accept his suggestion, Liu Fang felt dissatisfied, and asked lightly: "The thief is hiding, if he is not arrested and interrogated, how can we find the leader of the thief?"

Just as Liu He was about to speak, he suddenly thought that the yamen servants and the army might also have mixed with thieves, so he first ordered Commander Zhao, "Thank you Captain Zhao to send troops to patrol the city, collect the corpses first, and sweep the streets, I have my own method. "

Captain Zhao left with his men, and Liu Hecai said in a low voice: "There are hundreds of thousands of thieves, and the 36 parties are different. They must have a code to connect them. As long as you find the place marked by the code, you can catch them in one fell swoop."

Liu Fang was still unconvinced: "Liu Bingcao is not the commander of the Yellow Turban Qu, how do you know their marks?"

Liu Heyan said: "The prophecy of the Taiping Sect is: the sky is dead, the yellow sky will be established, the year is Jiazi, and the world will be prosperous. I guess their secret code must be in these words. Reliable servants must be used to investigate the damage of each family. Find it by name, and don’t let it out.”

Liu Fang frowned slightly, and immediately understood Liu He's meaning, nodded and said: "Leave this matter to my subordinates, post the notice immediately, and investigate in teams."

It is much more convenient to use officers to investigate than officers and soldiers. These officers are most familiar with the people in the city on weekdays, and they know everything about the streets and alleys.

Liu Fang knew better about the affairs of the government office than himself, Liu He didn't interfere too much, and had no time to go back to change clothes, and rushed out of the government office to Zhang Fei's village without stopping.

Seeing the houses of the Zhao family burnt black this morning, with heavy casualties, he was also worried that something would happen to Zhang Fei here. The few carts of food that he had just prepared yesterday hadn't been shipped out of the city yet, so it was very distressing if they were damaged.

He urged his horse to go straight to the east gate, and he heard bursts of laughter from a distance, and saw a group of people standing there, with the corpses piled up into a hill under the corner, and they were about to set fire to the corpses.

"How can you still laugh after so many people have died?"

Liu He was taken aback immediately, seeing that the whole manor was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief, and rode his horse forward.

(End of this chapter)