Zhao Jiuzhen felt like he wanted to vomit blood. It turned out that he was detained. How could he take out another 10,000 taels of silver for a thousand people? He couldn't help but glared at Yuan Huaishan!

In fact, Yuan Huaishan was also very unfair.

Since the Yongli period, after the garrison system gradually collapsed, officers occupied land and turned ordinary soldiers into military slaves became the norm. However, in the end, with the complete collapse of various systems, the control of the court decreased, and it was inevitable that soldiers would seize the opportunity and unite everyone to hold Shangguan hostage, or even defeat him. After all, the authority of the officers of the garrison came from the court, and the court himself could not take care of himself, so how could he have the ability to support him?

This situation is particularly evident in the south where singing and dancing are rising. Because Shaanxi and Henan were beaten into a mess, Zhili and Shandong were ravaged by Jiannu again and again, the basic foundation of the court collapsed and was gradually losing control of the south.

The soldiers in the north give money and food, and at least they still have courts in their hearts, and can still be pulled out to fight a few times. However, the soldiers in the south gradually mastered the trick in the fight with officers. From top to bottom, they were almost all oil soldiers. They took advantage of them and did not allow others to fight. When fighting, they would apply oil to the soles of their feet.

The Nanming Dynasty was destroyed in just one year. Although the bureaucratic party struggles and internal struggles are of course an important reason, but the failure to fight is also a fatal fatal point.

Of course, these oil soldiers usually dare not force Shangguan too much. Today, the revolutionary army has attacked at the doorstep. The resentment accumulated over the years has always erupted. Yuan Huaishan dared not force him too much, so he simply kept silent and looked at the city.

But when the soldiers ran well, they suddenly stopped.

"Who told you to stop? Do you want to die?"

Qianhu scolded.

A military soldier shouted: "The thief has guns and cannons, and we only have a spear and a big knife in our hands. The black muzzle is facing us. If you rush forward, you will die!"

"Often these dog officials squeezed me to death. Now that the thief is coming, I want me to die again. Brothers, can you agree?"

"I have to go to myself and let the dog officials in Gaoyou City fight against the thieves. I have nothing to do and can't grab my head. If the thieves really break the city, will it be my bird's business?"

"Maybe we can take advantage of the situation and make a fortune!"

Nearly 700 people refused to come forward, but instead spoke coldly about the wind and rain, and their voices became louder and louder.

"Reverse, reverse!"

Qianhu yelled with a angrily waved his knife.

"Who are you cutting? Mom, try moving it?"

"Come on, kill me!"

The soldiers were not afraid, but instead surrounded them. The spear poked and made Qianhu pale their faces.

At the top of the city wall, Zhao Jiuzhen was also very angry. His hands that grabbed the battlements were trembling slightly, but he was also afraid of a mutiny. He was furious and his forehead was covered with sweat.

Gao Guiying shook her head contemptuously: "I have never seen such a court officer and soldier before, but she is very stubborn."

Li Xin explained: "They may have another identity, which is the tenant. Their fields have been occupied by officers long ago. They usually farm for officers, so there is no training. The servants have evolved into managers accordingly. You can just treat these people as landlords and tenants. The landlords bring the tenant up to fight. Isn't this a joke?"

"Hey!"

Erju smiled from the side: "Commander, these soldiers are not good, you have to discipline them when you catch them."

Li Xin frowned: "Where did you learn it? The people don't understand it, call me Commander, how can you not understand it? Remember to change your words next time."

"Get orders!"

Erfu presented the gift solemnly.

Li Xin couldn't look forward with laughter and cry.

The group of soldiers had already started running back, but then there was a scream of horror.

"There are soldiers on the ship, and there are soldiers on the ship. We are surrounded!"

"Go into the city!"

"What city can you enter? Can Gaoyou be kept? It's better to surrender. Anyway, if you want to kill, you will kill those dog officials. We are all paupers and have nothing to worry about!"

Listening to the shouting, the thousand households were anxious and looked instinctively at the top of the city. Someone was already shouting: "Don't open the door, don't open the door, don't let the thieves follow you into the city."

Zhao Jiuzhi closed his mouth just as he was about to open his mouth. He thought about it, and the city was in chaos. If he really wanted to open the door, he was afraid that he would not be able to close it and he would not be able to bear any mistakes.

At this time, a ship was already docking. A soldier jumped off the boat gang with great skill and quickly gathered. The thousand households sighed in despair. At that time, the command only said that there were thieves attacking the city of the city. The troops were of the strength and equipment. He did not explain clearly. He thought it was a small bandit who were wandering in the Jianghuai River, so he was not afraid and led his troops to come.

In the late Ming Dynasty, there were wars everywhere. Although the Jianghuai River was not as chaotic as Henan and Shaanxi, it was not without bandits wandering around. It was just because the terrain of the Jianghuai River was flat and it was difficult to avoid the large-scale clearance of the government army, and it was not the same as that of Henan and Shaanxi.

After seeing each other at this moment, he realized that it was not what he thought, and he felt regretful.

"Military Gate, it's better to surrender. Only when surrendering can you survive."

A servant around me advised me.

"Hey!"

The Qianhu finally looked at the city gate and confirmed that it was impossible to open the city gate. Then he shouted: "Put down your weapons, put down your weapons, I am willing to do justice!"

"Crazy~~"

A group of soldiers dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

"Hey!"

Zhao Jiuzhen also punched the battlement with heartache. Even though the fist was bleeding, he didn't feel it because his heart hurt even more!

The reinforcements were surrendered without a single shot or an arrow. The distance from Gaoyou to Yangzhou or Huai'an was about two hundred miles away. I asked for help this morning and I could only receive the news tomorrow. Even if I send troops in time, it would take three days at the earliest. Can Gaoyou stay for so long?

"Old governor, old governor, the civil servant brings it!"

At this time, Yuan Huaishan called out from behind.

Zhao Jiuzhen looked back and saw hundreds of men in rags were taken to the top of the city, about half of which were still strong, and he couldn't help but nodded: "You are very happy to help the official army defend the city. Once the bandits are defeated, our province will reward you, otherwise you will be broken into the city by the bandits and burn them all!

There was an old guy in his fifties in the crowd. It was Xing San who bowed and said, "I was able to breathe until now thanks to the old governor's intake. Please rest assured!"

Xing San and others rushed to Gaoyou first and sneaked into the city as refugees. Most of their families were scattered in wealthy families to work as servants, do odd jobs, those with craftsmanship performed on the street, and those with no skills did some stealing things. So far, there are still several people who are locked in prison. Among them, the young wife and Li Lanzhi rented a yard to live.

Zhao Jiuzhen was not sure about attracting a group of internal responders, and turned around and said, "If you arrange it quickly, you must guard reinforcements no matter what, you will come!"

"Get orders!"

Yuan Huaishan bowed and greeted people, leading the civilians to carry out transport tasks, such as rolling stones, wood, oil pans, gunpowder and shells, which were successively transported to the city.

A young man from the Xing family class looked at no one noticed and asked Xing San in a low voice: "San Master, you can't move anymore. The more you move, the harder it will be to attack the city. Why don't you start now and hold Zhao Jiuzhen and force them to open the door?"
Chapter completed!