Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 110: Fire Dragon Burning Warehouse
After Fang Yuan said this, he saw looks of approval on everyone's faces.

Then he went on to say.

"That's why, the leader of this hall is going to send his best men to disguise themselves as Qing soldiers on duty in rotation, to defraud the control of the gates and walls of Guangzhou."

"As long as our brothers can control the city gates and walls of Guangzhou, then most of the battle for our uprising will be completed..."

The Tiandihui has a lot of people, and there are also some good players who dare to fight.

Although they are of little use on the frontal battlefield, if they encounter a regular army, they can serve as food supplies.

Even the green camp soldiers may not be able to defeat them.

But if these manpower are used for special operations such as assassinations, sneak attacks, and infiltrations, then for the Tiandihui, they can be regarded as professional counterparts.

Therefore, although the people of Tiandihui were preparing to launch an uprising in Guangzhou.

But he had no intention of fighting head-on with the Qing army in Guangzhou, but was preparing to use clever tricks to capture the city of Guangzhou.

When everyone heard this, they all praised the hall master for his wisdom.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan stroked his beard with satisfaction and said.

"Very good. Now that the matter is finalized, let's arrange the manpower and get started!"

"..."

……

A jade plate hung in the sky, and the cold moonlight spread across the earth.

The hazy moonlight illuminates the bricks on the Guangzhou city wall clearly.

At the end of the distant sky, a little bit of fish belly white has appeared, and the sky is about to break...

Meng Jingshan leaned against the city wall, covered his face with a bamboo hat, squinted his eyes and dozed off.

From time to time, patrols would pass by him with torches, but no one dared to say anything.

Because Meng Jingshan was the commander-in-chief of the Foreign Affairs Commission responsible for guarding the city. He wanted to be lazy, but no one among the soldiers below dared to say anything.

Time passed, and it was estimated that it was almost time to change the guard. Meng Jingshan opened his eyes, straightened his bamboo hat, and stretched.

Then he rubbed his face vigorously for a while to regain consciousness, and then asked again.

"What time is it now? Is it time to hand over the shift?"

Meng Jingshan asked his subordinates beside him.

The subordinate turned his head, also yawned, and said.

"Looking back, I guess it's the end of Yin Shi now, and it's almost a quarter of an hour until the shift handover."

Meng Jingshan blinked his sore eyes, stretched his muscles, and then spoke to his subordinates.

"Oh, it's time to take over the shift."

"This night shift is so damn tiring! I couldn't sleep well, so I thought I was going to take a nap, but in the end my whole body felt uncomfortable."

"We'll find a tavern later for some night drinks and some breakfast. I'm treating you!"

Although Meng Jingshan liked to be lazy during the night shift, he was still very good to the soldiers underneath.

He often spent money to entertain and treat the soldiers below to feast and drink.

It is precisely because of this that the soldiers below strongly support Meng Jingshan.

Although at this time, most pubs are not open yet.

But it doesn't matter. A group of soldiers knock on the door and want a drink. Even if the tavern is closed and locked, and the boss is pulling carrots with his wife in his arms, he has to stop temporarily and open the door immediately to reopen.

Otherwise, the soldiers would not just drink some wine.

After hearing this, the Green Camp soldiers couldn't help but flatter him.

"Master Meng is awesome!"

"Otherwise, I have to say that if I follow Master Meng, I will have meat to eat!"

"After the night shift, I'll have some wine and breakfast before going to bed. I'll feel very comfortable. Thank you for the reward, sir."

"..."

Seeing this, Meng Jingshan just waved his hand and said.

"Just stop saying a few damn words, cheer up, and continue patrolling. Isn't this your duty? Don't miss it."

"If something goes wrong, no one can afford it!"

After hearing the words, everyone responded in unison, and then went about their own business.

At this moment, a long dragon composed of torches suddenly appeared on the dark city wall in the distance.

The long queue of torches got closer and closer, and then a group of green soldiers appeared wearing uniforms, hats, and holding shotguns, knives, and spears.

Seeing this, Meng Jingshan's expression changed, and he cheered up and prepared to lead people to greet him for questioning.

"Who is coming? Stop now!"

The two sides were still about ten meters away, so Meng Jingshan asked.

The team of green soldiers on the opposite side did not stop, but continued to walk forward. The leader spoke loudly as he walked.

"We are here to take over the shift. Mr. Meng, you can take your brothers back to rest!"

When Meng Jingshan heard this, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

It's still almost a quarter of an hour before the usual shift handover time. I understand the military discipline here in Qing Dynasty. It's good if the shift handover is not late. How could anyone come early?
Therefore, Meng Jingshan asked subconsciously.

"Which department do you belong to? Do you have a belt seal?"

After hearing this, the person on the opposite side not only did not stop to show his waistband seal, but instead walked a few steps quickly and ran towards Meng Jingshan and others.

The expression on Meng Jingshan's face froze, and he subconsciously wanted to draw the knife.

"Come here, there are thieves..."

But there was only a pop, and a sharp arrow shot through his throat.

Meng Jingshan stopped shouting half of the words in his throat, fell to the ground clutching his wound, and made a whooshing sound in his throat.

Blood gushed out from his mouth and spurted out along the wound, dyeing his Green Camp uniform dark red.

"Brothers, kill!"

"Reverse the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, divide the fields and divide the land!"

After the masters of the Tiandihui shot and killed Meng Jingshan, the commander-in-chief, they rushed forward and fought with the Qing army who was suddenly attacked and immediately panicked.

Fu Jinyuan, who led the team with a double-flowered red stick, strode forward and slashed at a Qing army green camp soldier with his sword.

The Green Camp soldier was in panic and had no time to parry, and was slashed in the face with a knife.

Suddenly, the skin and flesh turned outwards, and an eyeball fell out, revealing white bone stubble.

But the man was not dead for a while, and bursts of extremely sad howls came from his throat.

The steel knife in Fu Jinyuan's hand was stuck by the facial bone. Fortunately, the Qing army was running away at this time and no one dared to stop and fight back. Otherwise, Fu Jinyuan, the famous double-flowered red stick in the world, would probably be killed. It's dangerous.

After a moment, Fu Jinyuan pulled out the knife from the face of such a Qing soldier, shouted loudly, and continued to lead his men forward to chase down the fleeing Qing green soldiers.

"kill!"

"Kill the prisoners! Drive out the Tartars!"

"..."

A large number of Tiandihui men rushed to the city wall and began to take advantage of this dark time to seize control of the Guangzhou City Gate.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, the green soldiers of the Qing army began to retreat.

The Tiandihui personnel took advantage of the chaos and quickly took actual control of a city gate in Guangzhou.

As the city gate opened, the main force of the Tiandihui rebels who had assembled outside the city began to swarm into Guangzhou.

Afterwards, Fang Yuan, surrounded by several personal guards and senior officials of the Tiandihui, strode onto the gate tower that they had captured.

Looking at the swarming Tiandihui rebels inside and outside the city, Fang Yuan felt as if blood was rushing in his chest.He took a deep breath and shouted loudly.

"Send an order to the whole army to seize Guangzhou, fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and divide the fields and territories!"

Hearing this, the cronies around him also shouted in unison.

"Seize Guangzhou, fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and divide the fields!"

The sound spread, and the Tiandihui rebels inside and outside the city shouted in unison.

"Seize Guangzhou, fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and divide the fields!"

"Seize Guangzhou, fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and divide the fields!"

"..."

During the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, the whole city of Guangzhou was shaken by calls for dividing the fields.

For the Tiandihui, if you are an ordinary rebel army, it is not easy to recruit them.

Because they have their own purpose!

But if the Ming Dynasty clan, which is campaigning against the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, wants to recruit the Tiandihui, then most people within the Tiandihui will support it.

Because, from the beginning of its establishment, the Tiandihui organization had the concept of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty.

No matter how much they have changed now, the anti-Qing and Ming slogans have been chanted for so many years, and it is impossible that they will not have any impact at all.

When it comes to resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, most members of the Tiandihui first feel that it is a matter of course.

The loud shouts of the Tiandihui rebels against the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty woke up the city of Guangzhou in the early morning.

The Qing army in Guangzhou city had no time to react, and saw a large number of Tiandihui rebels pouring into the city and began to capture the vassal, the Yamen, as well as the treasury, arsenal, granary and other important places.

After the Qing troops guarding the city reacted, they immediately gathered their troops to counterattack, hoping to regain control of the city gate and fight with the Tiandihui rebels.

On this day, the streets and alleys of Guangzhou City became battlefields where the Qing army and the rebels attacked each other.

The Qing army was more capable and better equipped than the Tiandihui rebels.

The Tiandihui rebels had a large number of people, and there were many heroes who dared to fight. Therefore, the two sides could not tell the winner for a while.

Just back and forth, fighting!

They are constantly competing for important places in Guangzhou.

……

The governor of Guangdong, the chief envoy, the inspector-general and others gathered in the governor's office, waiting for the military report from outside with solemn expressions.

The sudden uprising of the Tiandihui rebels really caught them off guard.

"Report! Report to Lord Futai, Lord Fantai, and Lord Zhetai that the bandits will capture the arsenal in the north of the city and our army will be defeated and retreat!"

An orderly soldier covered in blood rushed all the way to the governor's office, knelt down in front of several officials, and reported back eagerly in his voice.

When Wen Tai, the governor of Guangdong, heard this, his face darkened and he immediately spoke.

"Immediately order my subordinate Fu Biao to go to the arsenal for reinforcements. We must not let the bandits take control of the arsenal, otherwise everything will be over!"

The importance of the arsenal is self-evident.

Although our Qing Dynasty's armaments are now depleted, even so, there are still a large number of ordnance, armor, and even firearms stored in the arsenal in Guangzhou.

Although the bandits lacked weapons, they were already so fierce that they quickly captured most of Guangzhou.

What if they were asked to capture Guangzhou's arsenal again and obtain additional weapons?
How can we defend the city of Guangzhou?
However, as soon as Wen Tai finished speaking, another messenger rushed into the government office and opened his mouth to report.

"Report...report to Lord Futai, Lord Fantai, Lord Zhetai, that bandits invaded Fantai Yamen and were repulsed by our army!"

Hearing this, Wen Tai and others subconsciously smiled on their faces, but their smiles were only halfway there.

Then the messenger continued to speak.

"After the bandits failed to pass through the Fantai Yamen, they turned to attack the treasury in Guangzhou."

"The treasury...the treasury has been breached!"

The reason why the rebels of the Tiandihui failed to capture the Fantai Yamen was, firstly, because the Qing army resisted desperately, and secondly, because there was actually nothing in the Fantai Yamen, and taking it down would not be of any benefit to ordinary soldiers.

Not worth fighting for!

But the treasury in Guangzhou is different!

It was full of white silver and yellow copper coins.

How could it be possible for heaven and earth to rise and fall without fighting to the death!
When Guangdong Governor Wen Tai and others heard this, their expressions changed, but they were not purely dignified, but rather dignified with some relief.

how to say?

This thing is the same as the fire dragon burning the warehouse.

The Guangzhou treasury was originally a bad debt, with too many unclear accounts.

Over time, it will become a hidden danger. If the court tracks it down one day, everyone will have to walk around without food.

However, now that the treasury has been broken into and plundered by bandits, the bad debt will naturally disappear.

For Wen Tai and others, what if it could not be considered a good thing?
"What about the granary?"

Song Chang, the chief political officer of Guangdong, heard this and asked.

Obviously, he also had bad debts in the granary.

Wen Tai and Chen Wang subconsciously looked at Song Chang, but they both wisely said nothing.

Because Song Chang is not the only one who has bad debts in the granary.

Wen Tai, the governor, and Chen Wang, the inspector, are also unclean...

The messenger heard this and shook his head.

"Our soldiers are still fighting hard over there at the granary. They should be safe."

Hearing this, Wen Tai pondered for a while and then spoke.

"We are ordered to abandon the guard of the granary and send the granary defenders to reinforce the arsenal."

"We must regain control of the arsenal as quickly as possible!"

The reason why Wen Tai did this was because he wanted to settle the bad debts in the granary without any hidden dangers.

But more importantly, it is indeed to regain the arsenal as soon as possible.

Because, in his eyes, the knife handle is more important than food.

Although people will starve to death if there is no food to eat, but if the enemy gets a knife, they will die faster.

Well, he will be hacked to death!
After hearing this, Song Chang of the feudal lord and Chen Wang of the feudal lord also spoke in agreement.

"What Mr. Futai said is absolutely true. The granary can be abandoned first, but the arsenal must be taken back."

"That's right, that's right, and the lower official suggested that before our army abandons the granary, it can set fire to the granary. We must not let the bandits get the grain and grass of the Qing Dynasty in vain."

"..."

What is this called?
This is called the fire dragon burning the warehouse!

Since ancient times, this has been the best method used by corrupt officials to settle bad debts.

Burned with fire, no evidence left!
No one can find fault!

……

After the Qing army transferred out the granary garrison, the Tiandihui rebels quickly captured the granary.

But what the Qing army left to them, besides a granary, was a fire.

Fang Yuan came outside the granary, looked at the blazing fire in the direction of the granary, and smelled the smell of roasted grain filling the air. His face was gloomy and scary.

He was a little helpless about the scene before him.

Because the fire in the granary is now complete and cannot be stopped by manpower!

(End of this chapter)