Chapter 370 The broken fireworks of the prosperous age
Savior……
It takes a little time for the Savior.
The melee in Suzhou City did not last long. After all, there were elders in hand, and the local gentry in Suzhou could not actually say that the will to surrender was very firm...
Surrender is a helpless choice!
If they weren't convinced that they could not defeat Yang Feng, how could they choose to surrender?
After surrender, the fields were gone, political power was gone, military power was gone, and taxes were paid. They could not squeeze the workers as much as possible. They had to be wary of Yang Feng's purging. This was a must. This guy was not trustworthy. Surrender only ensured that most gentry could survive, but afterwards he had to clean up some of them. None of the gentry Susong could guarantee that they were definitely not one of this part. If they were really cleaned up, they would lose their ability to resist at that time.
It can be said that after surrender, you have to live tremblingly and be honest!
How can you compare to being the master of the place now?
But the problem is that you can't beat it. If you don't surrender, you can't save your life in the end, so you can only choose to surrender. But now you see that the morale of the army is available!
Mutiny is indeed terrible.
But this terrible also means that there are many people here who refuse to surrender and can fight to the end to fight against the Red Turban Army.
This calculation is not hopeless.
The gentry in Suzhou City was somewhat shaken, and even some elders in the council began to support Li Sicheng and others. The council was quarreling before, and the quarrel definitely meant that there were many disagreements. Now this mutiny undoubtedly enhanced their resistance. Of course, it was mainly scared by the bloody reality. The dead bodies of the elders in front of the council hall had already told them the consequences of not cooperating. Since there was no choice, it was naturally the first priority to save their lives.
They came forward to persuade the troops to stop fighting. After all, everyone was just politically different. If they continued to fight like this, they would inevitably suffer losses.
Armistice first.
As for future matters, you can sit down and discuss them slowly.
Finally, by dawn, the armies basically ceased fire. If they continue to fight like this, both sides will suffer losses. No matter what the purpose is, try not to fight, but it is just a ceasefire. Those who support surrender and those who do not support surrender will confront each other in the city, and the same number of city gates are occupied by different positions.
Especially for some special groups, they also took the opportunity to occupy a piece of urban area and formally formed their own armed forces by robbing arms shops and disarming militias.
They were not armed before, and the gentry knew what they were.
In Fujian back then, the entire Fujian almost destroyed.
So neither the militia nor the ever-winning army wanted them, and they were even forbidden to hold arms, but now they finally unlocked the seal.
Then the foreign soldiers also occupied one piece.
The three and the others finally realized their first step in heaven.
Even the Huguang soldiers controlled some urban areas with the support of Huguang Jiangxi and northern merchants in the city, and the merchants also added some soldiers to them.
After all, these businessmen also came from Hongguang Dynasty.
Moreover, the northerners who do business here are all subordinates of northern gentry, and they are all subordinates of northern gentry who are in love with the Donglin faction. They originally rely on this relationship to do business in this area and get help from local gentry. This is also the reason why a large number of northern officials in the past were willing to charge for the Donglin Party. This is behind this kind of commercial cooperation.
They certainly support the resistance here.
During this period, the north is also preparing for the war, waiting for the winter war.
If the fighting in the south starts at this time, they don’t have to worry about the Southern Red Turban Army heading north.
They still have confidence in simply resisting the Northern Red Turban Army, but they really can't hold on if they attacked the north and the south.
In this way, Suzhou City was divided into like warlords. All armed forces built barricades in the city, and the castle cannons under the control of each other aimed at each other. The storms in the city began to rob...
Can't be said to be robbed.
Instead, they asked those rich families in the city to ask for military pay.
If you support resistance, you have to pay military pay. If you don’t support resistance, you are against the party.
The rebels were naturally confiscated, and even the little beauty of water was confiscated.
However, the forts outside Suzhou City supported the surrender, mainly because of the soldiers. After receiving the news, they quickly forced the generals to express their opinions, and then occupied various bastions, blocked Suzhou's outward passage, and demanded that the rebels in Suzhou City immediately surrender the elders. Even several bastions have targeted cannons at the city walls recently. These bastions were originally supported by the city walls, but due to the construction speed, only eight bastions were built, all of which were small bastions at four corners.
Basically they are all in the west of Suzhou City, and their main purpose is to block the Red Turban Army from landing across Taihu Lake.
And on this day, Wuxi, Pingwang and Jiangyin, who learned the news, all three major fortresses announced that they would temporarily stop accepting the orders of Susong Council.
Mainly, local local geniuses support the surrender.
After all, the meaning of the elders is actually the meaning of the local genius association.
In short, Su Song was like this. During this chaotic day and night, a situation of surrounding Suzhou and confrontation within Suzhou was quickly formed.
It is not good if the city is too big, especially in water network cities like Suzhou. Once a barricade is piled up to block the bridge, it will be really blocked.
On the same day, the Songjiang Township Sage Association announced that it would temporarily stop accepting the orders of the Susong Council.
The Jiaxing Township Fairy Association sent a militia group to the north suddenly and arrived at Pingwang Fortress to accept the command of Huang Chengxuan, the garrison guarding Pingwang Fortress...
In fact, prevent rebellion.
"It's so messy!"
Yang Feng walked proudly on the messy streets of Suzhou.
The fireworks in the prosperous era were shattered.
A group of fully armed soldiers were walking out of a garden, carrying boxes in their hands, followed by a fellow villager who was crying but not crying. He was still smiling and saying goodbye to these soldiers who had just blackmailed his money. The officer led the team walked out with a smile, and a little beauty was carried in a sedan chair behind him.
Gift!
Of course it was given by fellow villagers.
The original pleasure boats on the river were occupied by riots, and they were drinking indifferently there.
The beauties who were originally playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, sat in the arms of an officer with a smile, while the innocent prostitute, who was originally not selling his own skills, had to let him be rude.
This is a chaotic era.
Even the innocent man doesn’t let others do it well!
This is not those officers...
In fact, the Scholars' officers had long been unable to control their subordinates. In the past, they represented the Council, and the Council gave money. Of course, the middle and lower-level officers who were from warriors listened to them, but now the elders of the Council have been killed like dogs, so who would still listen to their orders. All the armies have become middle and lower-level officers. Even many Scholars' officers were beaten to death by soldiers because of their position. So in just one day, the rough men completed the seizure of power.
Nowadays, most of the troops are controlled by such officers. Even if they are controlled by scholars, they are truly a kind of person with both civil and military skills and sufficient talents.
These are all inevitable results.
Everything in an order society will inevitably collapse after the order collapses. We cannot expect the order to collapse. Everyone will still abide by the past rules.
The patrol soldiers wandered on the street with muskets, smashing the doors of the shop from time to time.
Assisting salary.
Of course it is a salary assistance.
The ever-winning army that supports surrender should help pay, and the rebels that oppose surrender should also help pay.
As for how much money you can help, it depends on the mood of the soldiers who broke the door. It’s okay to say if they serve them well, but if they don’t serve them well, even your daughter will help them leave! Poor those unlucky businessmen have to serve these Qiu Ba who were originally despised by them. From time to time, they don’t serve them well and scream under the latter’s butt.
When the martial artists lifted the seal, the guys who were originally enjoying their protection, and all the people who were dressed in luxury behind them showed their true colors, forming a group of pigs and sheep to be slaughtered. There was a fellow villager hanging on the side of the road. An officer around him was announcing to the onlookers that because the old guy refused to help with the salary and tried to resist stubbornly, he was hanged by Suzhou Prefecture...
Their Suzhou Prefecture.
In fact, at this time, two Suzhou government offices had already appeared in Suzhou City.
There are also two Changzhou County Governments and two Wu County Governments. Moreover, because the council was controlled by the rebels, the Changsheng Army moved the Suzhou Township Sage Association to their controlled area. This city is not only the council, but also the Suzhou Township Sage Association that presides over the affairs of Suzhou Prefecture, and the two counties Township Sage Association that presides over the affairs of the two counties. They have all been protected by the Changsheng Army, so the rebels are quickly forming their own Suzhou Township Sage Association and the two counties Township Sage Association, and then issued orders with the Changsheng Army.
As for who works...
Of course it's in their respective control areas!
However, some urban areas also receive orders from both ends.
The situation is so chaotic, of course, I can be a temporary one. There is nothing left when I am hung on the tree, and there is nothing shameful about fence-bearing.
It has little impact on the people...
The people have no money.
If pigs and sheep are everywhere in the city, don’t slaughter them, can you catch sparrows?
But because the situation is chaotic, the people dare not go out, so the streets are in a state of depression. Only a few who really have no rice at home are plucking up their courage to come out to buy rice. However, because there are few people selling rice, many people are disappointed and returned empty-handed...
"Shopkeeper Yang, why do you dare to come out!"
A businessman who had just bowed down and sent off a group of soldiers to help pay, looked at Yang Feng and others and said in surprise.
Then he hurried over to meet him. A group of soldiers next to him originally wanted to cause trouble for Yang Feng, but when he saw his performance, he left directly.
Yang Feng and his party followed him into the shop and went straight to the backyard.
"Master, why haven't you left yet?"
The merchant saluted and said.
Well, this is the intelligence team leader of the Prime Minister’s Intelligence Department here.
"Let's go? Such a great show, why should I leave? Summon our brothers immediately. Next, we will be here. The army will cross Taihu Lake tomorrow. Let's start in the city first, so as not to have too late, and none of these ghosts and monsters can escape. They must catch them all in Suzhou."
Chapter completed!