Section 2012: Officials Force the People to Rebel

Now for the entire Eastern Empire, their emperor has indeed reached such a position. This emperor no longer knows what he should do. This emperor is the most useless emperor in the history of the entire Eastern Empire. If he can be the emperor well, everyone will say something. In fact, the emperor is quite wronged. Who can see that he has not been an emperor well? He is also diligent and diligent, but in the end What happens in the end? The entire empire fell into chaos, and people all over the empire began to panic. These people had lost confidence in the emperor. They all felt that this matter was not as simple as the government said. Why can this matter be resolved recently? Yes, this has been said several times, but what is the result now? There is nothing, the front line is still the same as before, and now the entire empire’s territory is lost. Such an emperor really has no strength. If there is, let us take a good look. How did you do it, how did you do it. m

In an ordinary county town in the south of the Eastern Empire, this is also one of the county towns occupied by the Cao family firm. If the residents of this city think of what happened that night, they are probably still very scared in their hearts. At the beginning, they never thought that such a thing would happen. At the beginning, they all thought that they could live a better life. Every morning, they started their work. They remembered that the sunshine that day was the same as before. There is no difference, it is exactly the same as before. People in the city remember that they heard the first cannon fire at about nine o'clock in the morning. This kind of thing has happened before It's been many times, it's nothing, those pirates came many times in the past, didn't you see that the gentlemen didn't take it seriously, and they all got the idea of ​​those pirates. Every time I put some things down in the warehouse by the sea, it’s not a lot. It’s enough to fill up their dozen warships, and they don’t need to worry about the rest. After these guys take the money, they won’t When they come to the city, the city gates are still closed, but they will not go deep into the interior. The common people have also met several times. Although they are worried in their hearts, they still have to live. They are all going on with their lives without any reaction.

But after five minutes, a fast horse rushed under the city gate, and the soldiers above the city gate knew this guy. He is a member of the navy by the sea. It can be said that the officers and soldiers of the navy are completely degenerate now. Their depravity is not about corruption. In fact, these people are already wearing the same pants as those pirates. Regardless of whether they are naval soldiers of the empire or not, their job is to sound the alarm when the pirates come, and then all the people drop their weapons and help the pirates carry things to the ship. In the end, tens of thousands of taels of silver can always be left, and that is their reward. That's right, good guys, you've all gone to the inner city, and you're all living there honestly. What about us? If we don't work, these pirates will kill us. Aren't we raised by our own mothers? They say so, and these chief executives really have nothing to say. What they say is right, we can only Just let them do what they like. Even if it is to carry things for others, this can only be done like this.

Seeing the expression on this guy's face, the soldiers guarding the gate knew that the matter this time might not be that simple.

Something must have happened, but I just don't know what will happen at this time? Quickly opened the city gate. This guy went towards the City Lord's Mansion without stopping, and the faces of the people on the road were panicked. Could it be that the pirates outside are different from before? What new ideas do they have?

Less than 20 minutes after this guy came in, the army on the city gate received the order from the city lord's mansion, and they were all on alert immediately. These pirates might attack the city, dumbfounded, how could this happen? Every time they come, don’t they just destroy the outside for a while, at most they just shoot into the city. I’ve never seen anything like this before, and they soon saw teams coming and going from the beach with sharp eyes. Damn it, there must be thousands of people. What's going on? How could these people disembark and board the land? Didn't they just let the navy people carry things? The soldiers on the city gate Time is really scary, damn, is this going to happen for real? One by one tremblingly took their weapons to the city wall. At the same time, the whole city also started some war mobilization, and some young people also gathered together.

How long has the city not encountered a war? These people are not clear about each of them, at least their grandfather's grandfather has never experienced war, what will the soldiers on the city wall do? It’s okay for everyone to go to a tavern for a meal during off-duty and not give money to help some people oppress some ordinary people, and they are all familiar with it, but what if they do serious things? Can we do it? They are facing some pirates. These pirates are not the same as the previous pirates. If the previous ones would never have the guts to come here to play wild, but these people are different now. They can do everything. It can be done, if these people really come in, can they have a good life? Don't panic, that's impossible. Looking at the people on the city wall, they don't know how to stand at all. Looking at the pirates who came in front of them in a neat line, they suddenly seemed to have some Illusion, it seems that these talents are regular army, they are some rabble, but anyway, they still have city walls. In this era, if they want to break into a county, they can only use their lives. Look at them At most, there are less than 3,000 people. What are these people enough for? Can they conquer a county? Don't be kidding, that is absolutely impossible.

"Then what the hell is it, good guy, it looks very heavy, why are several horses pulling it over, damn it, it's these bastards from the navy again, look at their appearance, a They are just like other people's own sons. They do whatever they are called. I don't know how their fathers educate them, and they don't know how to do things. I feel angry when I see them. I would have known them earlier. Get rid of them all, now there is no need for so many traitors to come out, they are all fucking doing things for others." The city lord said angrily on the city wall, of course he didn't know what the dark thing they pulled down was. what. That thing is the cannon bought by Cao's House of Merchant. Since they want to attack the city, they must have some good things at hand. The previous siege equipment is useless, this thing is the best With this thing, they will definitely be able to take this city. It doesn't look like they are of much use. The soldiers on the city wall haven't expected how useful this thing will be.

"We haven't seen that thing before. Judging by their appearance, they should be very useful. Otherwise, they can't be placed at the front. City Lord, should we let our cavalry go out to attack?" A lieutenant general He looked outside and said, if there are many enemies, they should stay in the city honestly. But the enemy is nothing more than human beings. This is really nothing. This is not enough for a fraction of their city, so there is no need to be afraid of them at all.

"Is there something wrong with your fucking brain? Do you know who these people outside are? Can we offend these people? Go out and attack, I really don't know how fucking you have been for the past few years How did you get here? Why are you so brainless? We can just defend now. They only have such a small number of people. The higher-ups will think about solving the next thing, what if you rush out and can’t come back, the military spirit of our entire city will be gone. What about the idiot.” The city lord cursed for a while, this guy is honest, basically There is nothing else to say, this guy's. It's not a joke, if it is really done, I will still suffer, it is better to be honest, these people are not so easy.

"Everyone listen to me, these people outside are just like us, they are all human beings, they are not powerful guys, and it is impossible for them to rush up like eighth-level fighters, this is not them Where we can show our abilities, we don’t need to be afraid of them. Even the fastest record in a county can only be achieved in dozens of days. That was when hundreds of thousands of people attacked together, and they only had a few thousand people That's all, we don't need to be afraid of them at all. There are tens of thousands of troops in our city, and hundreds of thousands of reserve troops. There is absolutely no need to be afraid of them. As long as you do your own thing well, don't discredit me. It will never appear." The city lord said loudly, as if because of the city lord's words, everyone's hearts were settled down, and that's right, they have something to do, so they can't kill them.

The pirates below the city didn't seem to have thought about killing them right away, they also waited and watched for a while, and they all saw the soldiers on the city wall, but they didn't come under the city gate, but slowly moved in. Their heavy things were brought to the front, and a few people were gesticulating there as if they were going to do something.

These people have never seen how a modern army does it? Of course, I don't know how the troops under the city do things? Strictly speaking, these people cannot be said to be a modern army. They are just some of the officers who have accepted some of Li Cong's combat concepts. It is very simple to use these combat concepts and these weapons to attack a city. At the beginning, Li Cong The general explained that they had 3,000 people to attack that city, and they were immediately dumbfounded, thinking that such a thing is impossible to achieve, let alone 3,000 people, it is difficult for even 10,000 people to attack this city within half a month It came, just as the city owner said, there are more than 10,000 troops in the city at any time, how could they possibly be able to take down the city? But now that they have been sent here, they also want to try to see if they can use the boss's method to take down the city. If it is really feasible, it will be really powerful.

This war is very strange to say, the people above the city wall are very scared, and the people below the city wall have no idea, they don't know how to fight this war? We can only go forward step by step according to the way Li Tong explained. The cannons were quickly installed. These cannons were dismantled from the ships. At present, Li Cong does not have many extra cannons for them to use. The shells were also taken down one by one by the soldiers. Now a total of twelve cannons have been taken down, about 300 shells, according to Li Tong. These are enough. The other 3,000 soldiers bought ten grenades each. These grenades are also very important weapons. If the city gate cannot be opened, Li Cong handed them over to make a big grenade with ten grenades. Just throw it over. It is estimated that the city gate can't bear it, and it should be able to open.

"You idiots are all taken care of by me. In front of them is their city wall. I don't care how accurate you are on the boat. You should also give me a good shot here. The above mentioned the first round of shelling It’s about to give me a hit rate of over 100%. When you were on the ship, you all had time to adjust, but here is no more. The first round of attack made me feel stupid and afraid of the army in the city. Only then will they not stop They will rush out. If they rush out like this, we will probably be able to make dumplings for them when we get up in the morning. This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed to happen, and we will all go back alive." A leader said loudly immediately, These 3,000 people are basically his army, and some other people are transferred from other companies, but they are all under his command for the time being. His army is going to start the first battle of the southern war. At this moment, he I feel like I have a heavy burden on me. Still feeling very proud.

The preparations are complete. The pirates under the city wall are already ready to attack. Ten soldiers stood up and hit their hands. The battalion commander also understood that they were all aiming at their targets. There were three cannons. , Facing him is the city gate, and the others are some commonly used building facilities. It is necessary to achieve a 100% hit rate in the first round of playing, this is what Li Cong told them. As long as the first round of attack frightens others, the future war will be easy to fight. "Everyone is ready, fire the cannons." Now that this sentence has come out, ten cannons will attack from both ends in turn. soldiers. First, I saw that white smoke seemed to be coming out of the black pipe. What's going on? Could it be that the things inside were on fire? Just when the city lord was about to say that their things didn't work, he felt his feet move.

That's right, the cannon hit the city wall where the city lord was, and a large piece was directly knocked off. Of course, our city lord also died heroically for his country. He couldn't understand why the thing exploded on his side just as it was smoking. The whole body was turned into pieces and fell directly to the bottom. What's going on? He didn't understand it, and he didn't have the brain to think about it. His brain has already turned into hundreds of dollars, and he doesn't know where it went? The other soldiers were also dumbfounded at this time. Hundreds of people lost their lives in the first round of bombardment. The most terrible thing was that the place at the gate of the city collapsed. Although half of the gate was still supporting, it was very difficult. The second round of shelling came soon, and the city gate was blown open. At this time, all the soldiers on the city wall were stupid. Two minutes ago, they were thinking about how to view this war. Two minutes later, they were thinking about how to end this war. How did the war come to surrender?

Yes, they all thought of it, fly the white flag, hurry up and fly the white flag, this is learned from the sailors and ship owners, those ship owners told them that as long as it is white, they will not continue to shoot, on the city wall More than half of the 2,000 soldiers were killed or injured, and the 2,000 soldiers prepared below had no intention of rushing up. The city lord was already dead, and he didn't work with anyone. They all had fathers and mothers, and they were all flesh and blood. Seeing those fallen body stumps, they were also scared. They absolutely didn’t want to become like this. As soon as they heard that the white flag was going to be hoisted, they immediately rushed to their house and took out all the white things they could find. Yes, it has never been so efficient in wars. Several officials of the city lord's mansion wanted to order them to do something, but they also wanted to live, so they immediately took off their white clothes. The white flag was hoisted within five minutes.

"What the hell is going on, I wasted so much energy to get the second round of shells? These bastards just surrendered? Is there any fucking reason for this? No, fuck the fuck Let me shoot down the white flag." A small captain of the transportation team said, thinking that it would take thousands of shells, but unexpectedly, the city was shot down with less than 300 shells, it's too damn bad In the past, it was said that the combat effectiveness of the army of the Eastern Empire was a little bit stronger than that of the other empires, so it was so strong? It was simply a warm-up that knocked this down.

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, get your chain crossbows ready, we've already captured this place, let the navy keep a few warships. The rest can go, we can take care of what's here, call the people in the city Send out some of our supplies, by the way, let the navy take away some of the things in the city." Although the battalion commander was feeling a little uncomfortable, this war actually had this meaning, just now Putting on a posture. It's over with you, what's the matter? It's like hitting cotton with one punch. The chain crossbow has been trained in my own hands. I haven't really fought any war. it's over. This matter is troublesome, but people have already surrendered, so are we going to massacre the city? That is absolutely not allowed, such a thing has been repeatedly prohibited by the above, and I can't do such a thing.

Thousands of people entered the city openly like this, and the next thing was a big search, first of all, some warehouses in the city and so on. This is directly taken care of, this is not a good county, but about 150,000 taels of gold and 10,000 taels of silver were found, which is not a lot, but this is just some money from the government, and some officials As for the wealthy businessman's house, as mentioned above, this place is only temporarily occupied. There's no need to make some face-saving project, it's better to let yourself get some benefits.

Immediately, 3,000 people quickly assigned people to control the four gates of the city gate. When you open the gates, you can only enter but not exit. It is impossible to go out, but it is also possible to go out. Let us search your things, and let us know your identity. Of course, they don't know what's going on in this city, but we have a lot of friends, and these people are the navy officers and soldiers. They are very clear about the people in this city. For example, if a guy has a family property of 300,000 taels of silver, well, if you want to leave, no problem, you can go out after paying 10,000 taels of silver. This guy's navy officers and soldiers can also get a commission of two silver coins. This commission is really pitiful, but this amount can make him crazy happy, and he has never been so rich.

It is indeed difficult for 3,000 people to control a city with a population of over one million, but it would be easier if the people in the city did not resist. Of course, they are not fools. There are some powerful people in the family. , They also understand the third-level fighters and above. These people will never go to disturb them. Except for a few of them who are more patriotic, the rest of them don’t care. Anyway, they are practicing, and then go to the Warcraft Mountains Those people who came out killed five or six soldiers from Cao's House, but they didn't end well. The serial crossbows of North Cao's House were not clear. Well, the people from Cao's House also figured out how to deal with people below the fifth-level fighters. That's the grenade. Anyway, you are also flesh and blood, and this thing can kill you.

After these guys are dead, those who want to come out to make trouble will have no such ability. Of course, the army in this city has also been recruited north, and they all want their own lives, and they all want to For those who can earn money, what kind of treatment is five taels of silver a day, and this month is 15 taels of silver. They don’t always look at money, but this thing is so tempting. I'm so sorry for myself, I have spent my whole life but have nothing.

Tens of thousands of mercenaries came out immediately. These people are better at doing things than the army of Cao's House. They know who has money and who has no money, and they don't care whoever is an official. We all know that the few people we found in the slums were let go, but these mercenaries were pulled out. It turns out that those people are very powerful officials in this city. Damn, they were almost let They have been mixed up, of course, for the general public, they are still beneficial, for example, up to 100,000 tons of grain in the city, this will directly open a warehouse, of course it is not for free, it is also used Bought with money, half price, this price is pretty good, it used to be 19 cents a catty, but now it’s all pennies, good guy, the common people don’t care about pirates or not, just take the grain bags from your home, take them With the money from his own family, he went straight to the road, if he didn't take advantage of such a bargain. I am so sorry for myself.

After a day, the common people in this city already felt that they were pirates and they were not pirates at all. They didn’t seem to come to burn, kill and loot, but they seemed to come to improve the lives of ordinary people. Take it out, of course, it is also sold at half price. Half price is okay, so it can save the common people a lot of money? Of course, there will be discordant voices at any time. For example, at this time, some rich people will also buy these things, and the army of Cao's House does not know them for the time being. Looking at the shabby clothes they wore, they immediately recognized tens of taels of silver. It seemed that they had made a lot of determination. They thought they had taken out the coffins to buy things, but the navy officers and soldiers in the city Find out this guy immediately, they are already very rich, and they still want to take advantage of this, such people who are rich and unkind will have to be arrested immediately.

There is really no way to say what these people did. My family is obviously wealthy, but it is so cheap that I have to run out to shoot others, especially for those poor people. The troops of Cao's House are also born in poor families, and they don't have everything when they are born. I hate some rich people very much, and now I encounter them doing such a thing again, so I immediately arrested these dozen people and hung them on the city wall, of course not the kind of killing. The above has already explained that they can't kill people casually, and the wind and sun made them peel off a layer of skin that day. When the sale was held the next day, such people dared not come, and they were all killed by those people on the city wall. I was so scared that I hung up for a day and a night. I guess they lost weight. I threw them down with one hand and everyone paid the money and went home. You are treating you preferentially. If you catch up with a real pirate, you will be killed with a single knife.

There are still some uncooperative people here, most of them are officials, they are not like ordinary people. Ordinary people can accept things from pirates, eat and laugh with pirates, and ordinary people will not do anything in the end? It's different for officials. If officials and pirates do such things, they will be reported immediately. When the empire recovers the city in the future, they may drag them out and behead them. Therefore, pirates They don’t want to do anything they are asked to do. As long as it is not a threat to their lives, they will resist. There are not a few officials who have blocked their own doors. If you don’t go out by yourself, don’t come in. Don't think that we can't get in if you build a wall yourself. The officers and soldiers of Cao's House also brought in a huge log and smashed it open. If it can't be turned, throw two grenades over there. Then don't blame us, go in and take everything.

This old man is really a dude. He said that he used to be a staff member of the city lord, and he can be regarded as a high-ranking official in the city. From the day he came in, no one from his family was allowed to come out. Many, but if you don't come out, it doesn't mean we won't go in. Now that there is nothing in the house, I say you guys move the old things you don't need and leave some things. The ones who don't cooperate with us are us The enemy, her things are our things, if we don't move now, he will have these things to arm himself with an army in the future. "A squad leader saw a few soldiers under him and said, the soldiers of our Cao's firm are now senior people, and they don't know how to do this kind of work of moving things. Of course, they are hired by friends from abroad. I didn't see their faces. Are you very happy? I have already promised them that no matter how many things they adjust today, 1% is theirs.

1% is quite a lot compared to them. This official’s family has tens of thousands of taels of silver, and they only have more than a hundred people who can get hundreds of taels of silver. In the past, two I didn't have that much money last month, but now I can make that much money in one day? If they complain, they are really sorry for the money in their hands. For these big families, they understand a little bit, and the money will naturally not be put in the same place. After going in, look here and there. A bank was found on the mezzanine, and basically all the money in it was moved out. There was quite a lot of money in it, up to 30,000 taels of silver. Usually at this time, everyone said that he was an upright official, and he often went to some People don't buy any luxury goods when they eat. I didn't expect him to hide so much money at home. After hearing the news, many people thought they were blind before and thought he was an upright official. Unexpectedly, the family's wealth is very rich.

This is something that cannot be helped, and everyone knows it clearly. This official work is done for thousands of miles only for money. If there is no benefit, who will do it, unless it is a person with a problem in his mind, as long as he has a problem in his mind, he will never do such a thing Yes, they all know very well what they should do, and they also know how to do things.

After three days in the entire county, it seems that it is different from before. The common people have returned to the way they were before, and they still come out to do what they like. Many people feel that it is not the same as the Northern Occupation. Some officials of the Eastern Empire in the city are dumbfounded. Damn, their wealth and everything are cheaper. The common people. They are naturally uncomfortable in their hearts. What the hell is this? I have saved so many years of family wealth, and let these mud legs be snatched away. What the hell is this? Without eyes.

Originally, these officials thought that the surrounding cities would definitely send people to contact them, and they did receive news from the surrounding cities after a few days. Not just the surrounding cities, as long as it is a city near the sea, as many as dozens of counties and cities have all been captured. They refused to negotiate with anyone, and they just robbed vigorously. Some counties near the coast are already heavily guarded at this time, as long as they come back from the coast, they will be arrested immediately, and they are also famous. People also want to prevent spies from coming in, and this spy is amazing.

At this time, the coastal provinces of the Eastern Empire occupied dozens of counties and cities, and their maritime transportation network suffered a devastating blow. In the past, because Li Cong's fleet was only reduced by one-third, But now 100% of them have been wiped out by Bei. This is definitely not a small matter. Now they can't afford to delay this matter. They had to make a show of solving the gaffe. The emperor of the Eastern Empire ordered the two legions that were going to be transferred to the front line of the Northern Empire to pass 10 million troops to go south immediately to recapture the dozens of counties and cities, so that the common people of the empire could feel at ease.

But this order just came out. There have been some changes in the northern battlefield. This guy Tuoba Yuanye commanded two million cavalry to make an assault quickly, penetrating thousands of miles into the territory of the Eastern Empire, and more than seven million ordinary people in more than 30 surrounding counties all went north. Catch it back, which made the high-level of the Eastern Empire feel very headache. Damn, as long as the army is mobilized here, such things will happen immediately in the weakened North. He already absolutely believed that these pirates had a fucking relationship with Cao's House, otherwise there would be no tacit understanding.

"Conscription, give me a large-scale conscription, I don't believe it, they can kill all of us..." His Majesty's imperial edict immediately reached all provinces, requiring each province to A new army of 100,000 people is formed, and the upper and lower provinces of the Eastern Empire, so that hundreds of millions of troops can be added. For the population of the Eastern Empire of over 100 million, this is nothing, they can definitely bear it, but the Eastern Empire The common people are not willing to be soldiers at this time. They all think that being a soldier will cost their lives. They can run as far as they can, and they all go to the deep mountains and old forests. The rest of the city It's just some old, weak, sick and disabled. In fact, this conscription plan should be easy to solve. It's just that the common people are afraid, so they can't find anyone. After hearing the news, His Majesty the Emperor immediately became angry in the hall and ordered to leave. Another order is compulsory enlistment. As long as your name is called, you have to go. If you don’t go, someone in your family will die. Now such things can threaten them. Most People in the mountains have come out, they can't watch their wives and children die, they have to use their lives to fight.

In a county town in the middle of the country, several people in the mountains and forests were talking.

"Damn it, the imperial court is not giving us a way out. I heard that dozens of people have hacked to death on the front mountain. The reason is that their family members are in the forest. In the past, I thought the imperial court was just trying to scare us. Let’s look at ours, I didn’t expect them to come to the truth, we are also citizens, didn’t we say that we would go to the army if we wanted to, and we can just go if we don’t want to, how did it become like this now?” A leader said that there were hundreds of people here a few days ago, and now there are dozens of people left. This also allows the resources on the mountain to keep them alive, but their scope of activities has also been reduced. Many officers and soldiers They all came here to search, and many officers and soldiers were people who used to hang out with them.

"Boss, in fact, I think there are many people who want to fight against the imperial court, why don't we rebel." A guy said with a big mouth, and his words frightened the surrounding people.

"What the hell are you talking about? Rebellion is something that can be done now. Our empire treats rebels heinously. Even if it catches up with the year of amnesty, we have nothing to do? As long as you walk on this road Lu, the whole family will be beheaded by the north, and now at most one person in the family will be killed, if they rebel, they will all be beheaded, and the nine clans will be beheaded." The boss said that he was also taken aback, it was really the Eastern Empire The time of peace has been too long, and none of them have the guts to summon such a thing. In their impression, they will rebel only when they are forced to do so. Is that time now? He looked at himself and the brothers around him, and regretted it after he said those words. Now they have reached that time, and they can't live anymore. Are they really going to rebel? Are they still here? Hesitating.

"But I feel that I am right. You see, our brothers go down the mountain. They will either become officers and soldiers or die. If they really went to the Northern Empire, how could they survive? I heard that every day How about millions, if you can’t die today, will your luck be so good tomorrow? Even if you live tomorrow, will your luck be good on the third day? This is impossible. Anyway, it’s better to return to your current life if you die "The guy who said he was rebelling was also feeling uncomfortable. It has been like this for the past few days. It is impossible to continue, and he has to make a choice.

"Boss, although what this guy said is a bit rough, it should be decided now. Besides, we escaped, and the court can't go around us when we go back. They will definitely kill us. , we should be somewhat prepared." Others had already had this idea in their hearts, and now that someone has made it clear, naturally many people agree.