Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 323 It hurts, it hurts too much

The room where Zhang Xianzhong was under house arrest caught fire too quickly. By the time the guards realized the fire, it was too late to open the hot lock.

The sudden fire burned fiercely, quickly engulfing all the surrounding rooms. The enchanting "fire dragon" sat on the roof and danced wildly, looking down playfully at the panicked humans on the ground.

The flames rising into the sky were like torches thrown into a dry well, illuminating the entire dim Liaoyang. All the soldiers and civilians in the city received news of the fire from the governor one after another.

At this time, Chen Jinghe was resting in the barracks when he suddenly heard someone outside the camp shouting "The fire is coming!" Then a soldier came to report -

A fire broke out in the governor's office, and it seemed that some important person had died in the fire.

Chen Jinghe's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of foreboding came over him. For a moment, Marshal Zhang flashed through his mind...

He immediately got out of bed and went outside the camp.

A huge fire was burning in the direction of the governor's office. Many soldiers walked out of the barracks and looked towards the scene as if they were watching a show.

Chen Jinghe didn't even have time to think, rushing forward recklessly. Dozens of guards saw their commander leave the camp and quickly put on their swords and followed him.

There were "crowds of onlookers" almost everywhere near the yamen, and the flashing figures inside the yamen were all trying to put out the fire.

"It's so pitiful. I heard someone was burned to death..."

Rumors of someone being burned alive were circulating. Chen Jinghe, desperate and desperate, grabbed a random guy and asked, "Who is it! Who was in the fire..."

"It seems to be some great commander."

"It's the great hero who recaptured Liaodong, Marshal Zhang..."

The moment he heard the familiar name, Chen Jinghe was stunned and took several steps back in disbelief.

It was like three sharp knives, cutting open his heart and taking away all his vitality.

His entire spirit and energy suddenly weakened.

This is impossible, absolutely impossible!

Chen Jinghe still couldn't believe his ears.

The Marshal only attended the banquet to discuss the livelihood issues of Liaodong, and also promised to hold a luxurious celebration banquet with his soldiers after the banquet.

Such a large living person was right in front of us a few days ago, but now he is suddenly gone?
Chen Jinghe suddenly felt as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head. Even though the air was warm due to the fire, he couldn't help shivering and his feet felt chilly.

He looked down and found that he had no time to put on his clothes and shoes, so he ran out of the barracks barefoot with only a single piece of clothing on.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps behind him. Chen Jinghe turned his head suddenly and looked around. Faces changed in his vision like a comic strip.

Many generals from Liaodong arrived late, most of them wearing only thin clothes and barefoot, looking like defeated soldiers who had suffered a night attack.

They rushed into the governor's office together. When they encountered soldiers from the governor's flag who blocked their way, one of the Liao soldiers immediately drew his sword and put it on the other's neck, shouting, "Get out of here!"

The standard-bearers were deeply frightened by the violent aura emanating from these people, just like a pet dog sensing the murderous aura of a tiger, and the first thing they did was to flee rather than fight.

Without the standard-bearer to stop them, everyone rushed to the center of the burning room as soon as possible.

"The Marshal is dead..."

They got the answer from the soldiers who arrived first.

When the news that Marshal Zhang was indeed dead was confirmed, a cry of grief suddenly broke out at the scene.

Some people's legs went weak and they knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, some drew their swords and slashed at the ground desperately, and some stood there in a daze, as if they had lost all emotions. Everyone's reason was overwhelmed by the vast sadness.

Marshal Zhang is dead.

The great general Zhang Xianzhong, who recovered Liaodong, rescued the emperor, assisted vassal states, and pleaded for the people, died in the fire without any dignity.

When I return from the banquet... Then, we can spend the whole night talking about the affairs of the world, how about -

The flames danced before his eyes, and Chen Jinghe seemed to recall that day in his mind, the Marshal's voice and smile, and the words the Marshal said before they parted.

The short separation turned into a farewell forever!

He didn't even have time to respond to the invitation, and he never had the chance to say "yes" in his life.

Chen Jinghe felt heartbroken when he thought of Marshal Zhang enduring the burning flames before his death, desperately trying to survive and shouting, but unable to escape, all alone and helpless.

Why had he failed to persuade the Marshal? Why had he failed to respond to the Marshal's final invitation? Why had he not rushed to the scene the moment he discovered the accident?

Why! Why! Why!
Countless generals who had worked with Marshal Zhang for a long time were plunged into the abyss of sadness.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted loudly, "Marshal Zhang was attending the banquet in good health, how could he suddenly die?"
He was such a battle-hardened warrior that even if he encountered a sudden fire, he could punch through the doors and windows with three punches and escape. How could he die inexplicably in the fire?

Soon someone discovered that there seemed to be traces of iron nails on the doors and windows that were blown out by the fire. Is it possible for a normal compartment to have doors and windows nailed shut?

Unless the Marshal had been assassinated by a traitor before entering the room, the accidental fire was just a pretext to cover up the crime, just like every time the superiors checked the granary, the granary would cause an accidental fire.

In other words, Marshal Zhang was sealed in a room and burned to death.

Yes.

This advice pulled Chen Jinghe back from the emotional storm.

Stepping on the ground barefoot, he turned his head and glanced around, forcibly taking a steel knife from the guard's hand. His eyes reflected the dancing flames, and a few crystal tears sparkled in the firelight.

Where did the accident happen?
Governor's Yamen.

The governor, Zu family members and other civil and military officials gathered here in the name of a banquet. There should have been the most complete security deployment in Liaoyang, but an extremely absurd murder occurred. The person who died was a very important person who was important enough to stir up the situation in the world.

Even if Zhu Youjian was in charge of Liaoyang, he did not dare to really harm Zhang Xianzhong.

But the bizarre fact is that all the civil and military officials who were detrimental to the Beiwei Army are alive and well.

The two armies clashed, their commanders attended a banquet alone, guards were missing, doors and windows were sealed, a raging fire rose to the sky, an inescapable sea of ​​fire, and a world where one person died was complete...

What a coincidence, what a coincidence, it’s like all the most coincidental points in the world have come together.

It was such a coincidence that even a pig could figure out that this was a shocking conspiracy and know who the biggest beneficiary was behind it.

Chen Jinghe had been a general for decades, but he never dared to do such a brutal act as locking someone in a room and then setting it on fire to burn them alive, let alone the fact that the victim was a hero who saved the country and the people.

But this group of masterminds did it, without even putting on an act, and let the victims be burned to death by the flames. It can be seen that they did not regard the Beiwei Army as human beings from the bottom of their hearts.

Even if Marshal Zhang had already prepared to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, couldn't his actions before the rebellion be considered "loyal"?

Now that Marshal Zhang is dead, the history books of all dynasties will tacitly acknowledge that he is a loyal man and a pillar of the country!
A loyal minister who had made great contributions to the country was slaughtered like a pig or a dog. Just like that!
All the muscles in his body were tense, and the blood in his veins was rushing faster. Chen Jinghe tightly grasped the knife in his palm. He seemed to be extremely angry and couldn't help laughing, "Hahahahahaha..."

His voice was hoarse as if it had been cut by a knife. "No whitewashing, no concealment, just killing as soon as they say so. Is there still justice in this world?"

The other generals also connected a series of conspiracy clues together. The sound of swords being drawn from their sheaths continued to sound from behind them, and the sound of gnashing teeth sounded like the beating of war drums.

Chen Jinghe didn't even say a word, and the soldiers who rushed over behind him raised their swords and roared, "Kill! Kill!"

Thousands of people poured into the yamen, violently besieging the rooms and halls, spreading death and screams everywhere.

The flames burning Marshal Zhang were like a bright light in the early morning, illuminating the moving figures.

Some people fell down with screams, and warm blood splashed in the air. Some people were hit by the chest and rolled on the ground fighting. Others were chopped into pieces by several Liao soldiers.

Originally, the governor's standard-bearer wanted to resist, but when he saw that the Liao soldiers' eyes were bloodshot and they were like tigers descending from the mountains, he retreated after resisting for a while.

"Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!" These Liao soldiers became angry and even crazier than the Beiwei Army.

They are not bound by the "system rules" and at this moment they just want to become madmen dominated by anger.

They shouted and beat civil officials and kicked military generals along the way. No matter which official they met, as long as they had always been at odds with the Beiwei Army and the Liao soldiers, they would be chopped to the ground.

Even if someone knelt down and begged for mercy, claiming that he had nothing to do with Zhang Shuai's death, he was hacked to death by the Liao soldiers.

Some minor officials cowered under tables and chairs, but were dragged out like chickens by the enraged Liao soldiers, who chopped them into bloody gourds with one blow after another.

Hundreds of people in the governor's office were almost all killed, except for some marginal figures such as cooks and servants, and the ground was littered with corpses.

Key figures such as Fang Yizao and Zu Dabi are nowhere to be seen.

After all, Fang Yizao was quick-witted. The moment he saw Zhang Xianzhong die in the fire, he knew that something was wrong and quickly fled to the governor's camp on the outskirts of the city with a few guards.

Zu Dabi and his brothers also fled very quickly, as the Zu family army’s base was only two and a half miles away.

Fang Yizao immediately concluded that it was Zu Dabi who secretly committed the murder.

The Zu family members were all people who were unwilling to suffer any loss. Although he scolded Zhang Xianzhong at the banquet, he did not beat or kill him after all, so he did not vent his anger on Zu Dabi.

Zu Dabi became more and more angry, so he took the opportunity to set fire to Zhang Xianzhong while the doors and windows were nailed shut.

Even if the Beiwei Army launched a mutiny, they could put the blame on the civil officials, saying that it was the Liaodong Governor who ordered the doors and windows to be nailed shut - if the doors and windows were not sealed, Zhang Xianzhong would definitely be able to break them and escape, and would not die at all.

Damn it!

Fang Yizao couldn't believe that the Zu family was so bold. They would kill others just because they offended them, completely disregarding the other party's special status.

This is bad.

Fang Yizao thought worriedly that the fire tonight was too glaring. He was afraid that as soon as the sun rose, all the soldiers and civilians in the city, and even the garrison outside the city, would know the bad news.

Even the soldiers who were loyal to the court would hate Zhang Xianzhong for organizing the banquet, and even hate the Ming court, right?
However, Fang Yizao had no time to take control of the military power. Not long after the fire, a large number of Liao soldiers poured into the governor's office, and then a rebellion broke out.

Even though Fang Yizao fled into the barracks, he could still hear the thunderous shouts and cries of killing coming from the governor's office. The anger and hatred almost tore the sky apart.

Soon, thousands of elite Beiwei soldiers wearing heavy armor arrived at the camp, like a dark iron wall slowly moving forward.

Artillery fire could be vaguely heard among the tight formations.

Fang Yizao and the other generals were immediately shocked and anxious.

What is shocking is that this is the outer city gate, which can be said to be part of the urban area. Using artillery here is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

What was urgent was that the Beiwei Army's dispatching ability was too terrifying. Not long after the fire broke out, they were able to gather thousands of armored heavy infantry and several heavy artillery.

Fang Yizao thought that the Beiwei Army was going to negotiate something, but he didn't expect that the other party would fire their artillery without saying a word.

Even in the distant Zujia Army camp, fierce fighting broke out.

Fang Yizao could see the conspicuous flames produced by the distant artillery fire without the help of a telescope. Almost three artillery pieces were bombarding the Zu family army camp at the same time.

The Beiwei Army is actually precisely attacking all "opposition forces".

But the fire accident happened not long ago.

The Beiwei Army's dispatch efficiency was as if they had known about the accident in advance.

It's impossible that Marshal Zhang made arrangements in advance and then committed suicide to put the blame on the Liaodong officials, right?
Fang Yizao immediately rejected such a ridiculous speculation.

He would rather believe that the Beiwei Army knew that Zu Dabi wanted to burn the Marshal to death, but did not take any action. After all, if the eldest brother was still alive, how could the second brother seize power?
Is all this a conspiracy orchestrated by He Lusi?!

Boom boom boom!
The fierce sound of artillery bombardment resounded throughout the entire Liaoyang City, and all the sleeping people were awakened by the sound of artillery. Some thought that the Tartars were coming to kill them, and some heard hurried footsteps coming from outside and knew that a mutiny had occurred.

Others quickly retreated to rice cabinets and cellars. No matter who the mutiny was, they would inevitably rob the people after winning the war.

The so-called barracks was just a crude garrison made of a pile of wood and rammed earth, which was quickly breached under the repeated bombardment of heavy artillery.

"Revenge for Marshal Zhang!"

The elite heavy-armored soldiers rushed into the barracks in an instant, killing anyone they saw and smashing any boxes or jars they saw. Even if someone knelt down and begged for mercy, they would still beat them up with fists and kicks.

Thousands of standard bearers did not dare to confront the Liao soldiers, let alone the Beiwei army which was ten times faster. As soon as the village was breached, a large number of soldiers knelt down and surrendered.

However, the Beiwei Army killed too quickly, and some people chose to surrender, but were beaten to death before they could even utter the words of surrender.

Many civil officials had no choice but to hang themselves to avoid being humiliated by the rebel soldiers, but Fang Yizao was afraid to die when it came to the moment of suicide. He could not make up his mind again and again and was eventually captured alive by the soldiers.

Although the rebel soldiers did not kill him, they gave him a series of killing punches. While being beaten, Fang Yizhao still argued that he did not murder Marshal Zhang, and that it was Zu Dabi who was responsible. He really did not harm anyone.

However, the players have long been aware of the fact of "house arrest". Fang Yizao is not unrelated at all. It can even be said that he is the main cause of the Marshal's death. It is not unfair to kill him or beat him.

As a result, the Liaodong governor had almost no healthy skin on his body, and his face, which was as swollen as a pig's head, was dripping with blood from time to time.

"Take him away. This bastard is still useful."

The player in charge of capturing the Liaodong Governor looked into the distance and saw that the battle of his brothers besieging Zu Dabi was still going on.

It seemed that the leader of the Zu Family Army had already fled into the camp and established a command system. It was also possible that the Zu Family Army had a grudge against the Beiwei Army and knew that they would not have a good end if they fell into the hands of the Beiwei Army, so they fought desperately.

Looking at the battlefield in front of him where shells were flying, "He Lu Si" smiled contemptuously.

"I'm not afraid of your resistance, I'm afraid of your non-resistance." He Lusi drew his sword and pointed it forward, "We'll destroy the village and leave no one alive! Capture everyone surnamed Zu alive. I want them to regret being born mortal!"

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