(2-in-1)

The anxiety in Guo Xu's heart can be imagined, of course he understands the great significance of this expedition to quell the rebellion. He fully understood his grandfather Lu Zhongtian's intention to recommend himself to lead the army to quell the rebellion, this was a game that could get a lot of credit, and it was almost a credit given to himself for nothing, and he definitely couldn't mess it up. Not to mention that his elder brother Guo Mian is also leading the counterinsurgency in the five counties of northern Beijing, this is actually a competition, to see who will successfully complete the counterinsurgency plan, which will be extremely beneficial for future events.

However, in these three days, the siege force of the forbidden army killed and wounded as many as 7,000 soldiers and horses. Half of them died on the battlefield, and the rest were wounded and could not continue fighting. Guo Xu himself felt a little too much to say, but he led an army of 50,000. It is a big joke that these 50,000 troops can't capture this city in their own hands.

However, Guo Xu did not mess around with embarrassment. On the contrary, his shrewdness lies in the fact that he is not in a hurry because of setbacks. A good commander must have the idea of winning without being arrogant or discouraged, otherwise he will not be able to prove that he is a mature commander.

Therefore, Guo Xu did not blame everyone for the siege soldiers, but the incident in front of him sounded the alarm for him: it turned out that the bandits were not a rabble, but had extremely strong combat power. If you are not careful and cautious, if you re-understand the strength of the bandits in your heart, I am afraid that you will suffer a fiasco in Yingtianfu.

Guo Xu reconvened the military meeting and reformulated the siege strategy. He can no longer use this kind of assumption to attack the city, he must find a way to find a breakthrough again, and he must take Ying Tianfu as soon as possible.

The successive siege operations entered a short truce, and both sides were accumulating strength for the next wave of operations.

In Yingtianfu, the fanatical Qingjiao cultists who did not know the truth rejoiced and celebrated the victory of defending the city. Under the deliberate exaggerated propaganda of Hai Dongqing and others, the results of the three-day battle to defend the city were exaggerated to the point that 30,000 enemies were annihilated, and the enemy commander was seriously injured. The number of casualties among his own sect is less than 3,000.

What's more, there is a rumor in the city that the Holy Father stood on the city wall and summoned the heavenly gods and heavenly soldiers to help. It is said that the heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals will drive the golden chariot to help, and shout to the Holy Father. What holy prince calls for wind and rain, thunder and wind. Ten thousand thunderbolts fell from the sky, instantly killing tens of thousands of officers and soldiers on the battlefield on the spot. Colorful auspicious clouds hovering above the head of the Holy Father, nine black dragons are protected, and all the arrows and stones that are shot at the Holy Father cannot get close to the clouds. These absurd rumors will not be believed by the slightest sane person, but the believers who are in a frenzy are convinced. Whoever dares to question it is risking the world's condemnation.

In fact, the losses of the defenders and the congregants far exceeded the losses of the officers and soldiers. More than 7,000 officers and soldiers were killed and wounded, and the number of casualties among the defenders and congregants of the city was twice that number, with more than 15,000 dead and wounded. The well-equipped siege equipment of the officers and men was not an ornament, and the continuous siege of several hundred catapults killed and wounded more than 4,000 people. During the siege battle, the intensive shooting of 5,000 archers, and the hand-to-hand combat of the cloud chariot attacking the city wall several times, all made the bandits pay a huge price.

Let's take a simple example. The chariot can carry more than 100 people at a time, and if a chariot successfully lands the city, these more than 100 forbidden troops will need to pay twice or more than twice the price for the cultists to clear them. It's still in a helpless situation for him. The siege of the forbidden army was hampered in large part by the failure of mutual cooperation. The breakthrough of the point was not supported by other parties, resulting in too few soldiers and horses attacking the city, and finally outnumbered. But in terms of equipment and combat strength, the forbidden army is much higher than the apologetics and bandits. Therefore, the bandits must pay more to offset the advantage of the opponent's equipment combat power.

In addition to the huge loss of manpower, the defenses at the head of the city were basically smashed by the siege catapults of the forbidden army. The temporarily heightened city fortifications were smashed and collapsed, dozens of enemy towers were also smashed, and half of the city towers collapsed. The mountains of materials piled up on the city walls were also consumed. All in all, being able to hold these three days was not only the result of the unfavorable cooperation of the forbidden army's long-term sparse battle formation, but also the result of the bandits' efforts to resist with all their might by relying on their early preparations and a large amount of manpower. But as the saying goes, 'Kanglong has regrets and can't last long'. It takes all the strength to barely hold on, and it consumes a lot of manpower and resources, and the next result is unpredictable.

Because of this, in order to maintain this high morale and fanatical atmosphere, an atmosphere of invincibility of the cathars and the invincibility of the Holy Fathers was created. So the number of dead and wounded and the state of losses, all news that was unfavorable to the defense of the city was blocked. The false battle damage was hyped up, and there were even absurd rumors such as the previous absurd rumors such as the thunder and lightning of the heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals and the black dragon body protection. In fact, all these are measures to stabilize people's minds and not cause panic.

But at the same time, Hai Dongqing issued an order to recruit young and strong people to go to the city to defend the city. Although there are many people in the sect, not many are able to fight. In addition to the tens of thousands of Guardian Army, there were actually only more than 10,000 sect members in the upper city of Ying Tianfu to assist in defending the city. After the deaths and injuries of the previous days, there is a huge gap in personnel, and the manpower needed to be filled. Not only did it take manpower to fight at the head of the city, but it also needed manpower to carry a large amount of materials up the city and quickly strengthen the fortifications in the middle of the battle. These need to be replenished quickly.

If the whole city of Ying Tianfu was a Qingjiao sect, there would be no concern about this, but in the big city of Ying Tianfu, the citizen class was not as easy to fool as the people in the countryside and the people in remote states and counties. Although last year's drought had an impact, it was not enough for the citizens of Tianfu to have nothing to eat. Therefore, although Yingtianfu is the place where the old nest of the main altar of the Qingjiao is located, there is not one out of ten people in the city who believe in the Qingjiao. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for these people to assist in defending the city against the officers and soldiers, and it is absolutely impossible to voluntarily realize it, and it can only be done by coercive means.

So, taking advantage of the short truce, a large number of them

The cathars began to force young and strong people in the city to assist in defending the city, and for a while, the chickens and dogs jumped in Tianfu City, and the whole city was in a commotion. Citizens who were willing to work for the bandits would naturally be unwilling, so they would be forcibly tied up and escorted there. There are even bandits who take advantage of the opportunity to rape. Lewdness and plunder, murder and arson, caused chaos in the city, and everyone was in danger.

On the streets, the team of cathars and bandits shouted and shouted unscrupulously. Some carried the gold and silver treasures they had stolen on their backs, and they were drunk and scurried about. All the people closed their doors and hid in their homes in fear. But they all knew that this would not stop the doom from coming. I don't know when there will be fierce bandits slamming on the door, arresting people, killing people, setting fire to looting. Every time a group of bandits passed through the streets, the people were terrified, and when they left, they breathed a sigh of relief, and then prayed that the next wave of people would not break into the door as well. Everything is like a gamble, life and death are like trying luck.

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The sky is dark, and the originally prosperous intersection of Yingtianfu North Street is full of people and messy at the moment. On the street, facing east and west, a tall three-story building stands alone at the corner of the street. This was originally a magnificent and exquisite building, but at the moment it is half scorched and black, and the style is not there. The plaque on the lintel had long since broken in half and fell on the broken doorstep. The red velvet background is littered with footprints. Faintly recognizable are the five gilded characters of 'Jiangnan Grand Theater' on the plaque.

This is the branch of Jiangnan Grand Theater Yingtianfu, since it opened last year, it has become the most prosperous and lively place in Yingtianfu. Exquisite dramas are staged here, and the city responds to the perennial talk of the people of Tianfu. Jiangnan Grand Theater has quickly become a hot spot in Yingtianfu with its wonderful script, unprecedented light and shadow stage arts, and professional actors' acting skills. It has become a high-ranking place for gold absorption among the semicolons of Jiangnan Grand Theater.

But the bustling Grand Theater has long been a thorn in the side of the Qingjiao followers. They didn't dare to do anything openly before, after all, although the Qingjiao had already become a scale in Yingtianfu, even the prefect of Yingtianfu had become loyal Qingjiao. But on the surface, they don't dare to act rashly. In addition, in Ying Tianfu City, the citizens who despise the Qingjiao are still the mainstream, and they can only put hatred in their hearts. But when the Qingjiao uprising began, the first wave of burning, killing and looting began, the Grand Theater became the first victim.

On the night of the Qingjiao uprising, hundreds of Qingjiao bandits broke into the Jiangnan Grand Theater, destroyed the stage background, smashed the light and shadow facilities, burned all the clothes and musical instruments in the background, and set a fire in the building before leaving. Fortunately, Zheng Nuanyu and Qian Liuer were rehearsing a new play that night, and they had not stopped until the third watch. When the city suddenly changed, everyone quickly hid in the secret room where the gold and silver were stored, so that they were not found by the crazy Qingjiao. More than two dozen musicians, miscellaneous staff and actors survived. Otherwise, when they were found by the Qingjiao that night, they would be dead.

Fortunately, there was a thunderstorm that night, and half of the fire was extinguished by the downpour. This also prevented everyone from being burned alive in the building. But for the next ten days, they didn't dare to show up at all. They all know it, but as long as they show up, it's a dead end. Fortunately, there were still some dry food in the building, and they secretly came out in the middle of the night to get some water and dry food, and survived for several days and nights. Later, as the situation in the city improved slightly, they were finally able to walk around the building, occasionally peering out to watch the movement, but they never dared to take half a step. Especially during the day, I don't dare to move a single step.

At this moment, in a messy room on the second floor, more than a dozen women including Zheng Nuanyu and Qian Liu'er were nervously huddled in the corner behind the curtain and shivering. They were sitting in the room discussing how to get out. The officers and soldiers outside the city were attacking the city, and Zheng Nuanyu and the others were discussing how to survive the city and whether they should leave here at night. Because they ran out of food, they needed to find a new place to hide. Zheng Nuanyu and Qian Liuer have a residence on Oxcart Street, where there is food and water.

They were debating how to sneak into the house and hide. At this moment, a group of bandits suddenly broke into the theater and blocked the road leading to the backstage room of the theater on the first floor, and they were forced to hide in the house, praying in fear that the bandits would leave quickly.

On the day of the Qingjiao uprising, under the leadership of the prefect Qian Dezhang, 5,000 Ying Tianfu soldiers were all thrown into the Qingjiao. With the exception of a few rebellious generals and a few hundred disobedient soldiers who were killed, the rest chose a more sensible way to join the Qingjiao. Because they were well armed and armoured, they quickly became the main members of the cathars.

These eight people have come to the Jiangnan Grand Theater to watch the play before, but they are not disgusted with the women showing their heads, when they looked at the glorious Zheng Nuanyu and Qian Liuer and other women on the stage, they only hated themselves for being just an ordinary box soldier, and they couldn't kiss Fangze. After becoming the Qingjiao Guardian Army, they suddenly became a big man who could take away from the people in the city, so they always wanted to find the women in the big theater. They were among the first waves.

But there was no trace of the people in the Grand Theater, and they could not be found. They were all puzzled. They walked around almost as soon as they could, but they never saw anyone. Today they robbed and harassed elsewhere, and when they were drunk, they passed by the Grand Theater on their way back to the camp, and decided to look for them again. So I decided to break in on the fly.

In the hall on the first floor, tables and chairs are overturned, and garbage is everywhere. The walls were charred and blackened. Several cathar bandits walked around the hall and found nothing. A bandit found a still painting of Zheng Nuanyu promoting a certain drama hanging on the wall. I don't know how this painting was preserved.

"Him

Damn, Zheng Nuanyu, the little lady, is gone, and I don't know where to hide. Look at this figure, this waist and legs, when I looked at her from the audience, my mind was full of thinking about how to sleep with her. Now the opportunity has come, but the person is gone. Damn, no luck. A bandit said with his teeth staring at Zheng Nuanyu's handsome face.

"Hey, hey, everybody's thinking that's what they do. If we find Zheng Nuanyu, we will have to kill her to enjoy it. It's a pity that I can't find it, and I don't know which dog gave it. Strangely enough, when we rushed in that night, the whole building was gone. The lights are still on on the second floor, so I can't find them. Another bandit smacked his lips.

"Isn't it? Hell, why is it gone? If we find it, our brothers can fulfill their long-cherished wish. How about stripping her naked and asking her to sing for us? Hee-hee-hee. ”

"Hahaha, that's a good idea. But when I saw it, we didn't have time to let her sing, I'm afraid that the upper and lower mouths are not enough, what kind of singing? Hey, hey, hey. ”

Several bandits were unscrupulous and laughed obscenely.

Suddenly, one of the bandits' feet inadvertently stepped on something soft under the broken table that had flipped on its side, and the thing let out a scream.

"What the hell, fuck." The bandits were startled, and they all jumped back, the sound of the waves was loud, and all the blades were unsheathed, staring at the dark place under the broken table in a daze.

"Get out, what the hell, if you don't come out again, you're going to cut people." The bandits shouted.

"Spare your life, spare your life. The villains came out, and the heroes spared their lives. A man dressed in a dirty black robe with unkempt hair emerged from under the table. Timidly raised his hands and shouted.

"Who are you? How are you hiding here? It scared the old men. Isn't it worth dying to be scared? One of the bandits shouted.

"Villain...... The villain came in to find something to eat, the villain...... I was very hungry, and I didn't have anything to eat at home, so I ......," the man said busily.

"Looking for something to eat? Looking for something to eat at the Grand Theatre? Can you find a fart to eat here? Another bandit shouted.

"Villain...... I don't know what kind of place this is, but when I saw the door open, I came in, and I thought it was a big family. The man was busy.

"Damn, I'm scared to death. It's a pity that you're older, otherwise you can go and help defend the city, and you can eat and drink enough. A bandit said.

"I walked away, I was so frightened by this guy, and the wine woke up. It's getting late, we have to go back. Let's go, a few brothers. One of the bandits said in a deep voice.

"Gone, gone, the bad luck is tight, and I'm scared now, and my heart is still pounding." Several of the bandits turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait, no, I know this person well. You see, does he look like the Lin manager of the Jiangnan Grand Theater? The one who always stands at the door? One of the bandits suddenly shouted, glaring at the unkempt man in front of him.

All the bandits stopped in unison and stared at the man. The man was busy covering his face with his hands, and shrunk his body, shaking violently.

"Come over to Lao Tzu. Take it away. or you will chop off your hands. One of the bandits rushed forward, grabbed the man's messy hair, and pulled him into the light. Everyone pulled down his hand and took a closer look at the face, and several bandits shouted in unison.

"Steward Lin, hahaha, it's really you."

"I'm not ......," cried the Steward Narin.

"Do you still have a mouthful, when we are blind? Steward Lin, it turns out that you are alive, hahaha, you are hiding very well. I haven't found you for so many days. I thought you were dead. I didn't expect to live well. Hahaha. The bandits laughed.

"Brothers, let's be lucky, this Lin steward is alive, doesn't it mean that Zheng Nuanyu and Qian Liu'er are also alive? And maybe it's hiding somewhere here? One of the bandits suddenly shouted.

"yes, isn't it? Hey, hey, good luck is coming. Steward Lin, tell me quickly, where are Zheng Nuanyu and the women in your Grand Theater hiding? Say it. Don't say slaughtered you. The bandits asked.

The steward's name is Lin Bofang, and he is an uncle of the Lin family in Hangzhou. Originally worked as a shopkeeper in the Lin family's grain and oil shop, when the Lin family's grain and oil shop was restructured, he and many of the shopkeepers in the shop were trained and turned into employees of the Grand Theater. Lin Bo was sent by Lin Bonian to be the second steward of the Tianfu Grand Theater. He was responsible for managing the theater's ticket sales and tea serving, so he was often seen in front of the theater.

He also escaped this catastrophe, and followed everyone to hide in the theater for so many days without being discovered. Not long ago, he was working for the theater, but he was so frightened and tired that he took a nap in a daze. When several bandits rushed in, he didn't see it in advance, and when he woke up, it was too late to warn, so he hid under a broken table. Unexpectedly, he was found out. Lin Bofang secretly shouted bad luck in his heart.

"Don't say it, Lao Tzu slaughtered your old dog." The bandits shouted and threatened.

"Heroes, heroes, where is there anyone else, but I'm alone. They all ran away without a shadow, you have all been here many times, if there were people, you would have seen it a long time ago. Of course, Lin Bofang refused to explain, and tried his best to quibble.

"Fart! Dare to deceive people. There is a fire here, but you are alive. There must be a place to hide. We've come back a lot, haven't we seen you? You dare to lie to you, you don't give you some color to see, it seems that you are unwilling to tell the truth. Call me. One of the bandits yelled at him.

Several bandits grabbed Lin Bofang's hair, punched and kicked him, and began to beat Lin Bofang. Lin Bofang received a few slaps on his face, several punches and kicks on his body, and the pain was unbearable, as if he had fallen apart.

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