In fact, the half of the regular troops that Li Wuji's fleet left in the Blue Sky Market had a chance to stop Boss Bai's slaughter. There was at least a 5% chance.
Because of their pride, they did not partake in the carnival with the space pirates. Naturally, they drank much less wine, but they were still rather vigilant and organized. If they had realized what was going on in time, it was possible that they could have caused great trouble for the Big Bai Pirate Gang, which was severely outnumbered.
However, they were stalled by another group of ferocious lunatics, who were the members of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the reformists who were captured in the battle to sweep the Blue Sky Market earlier.
The important people among the captives of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, such as the deacons of the Business Alliance and the market manager Zuo Tianying, were naturally tied up by Li Wuji to the starships, ready to be escorted back to the territory of the four families.
However, the soldiers of the Business Alliance and the reformists, who made up the absolute majority, were neither necessary nor possible to take them on a space voyage. Resources were precious. Every additional person on board would consume one more portion of fuel during a space jump. Even if they were to enter the hibernation state, they would still need to consume freezing drugs!
After all, the most heinous criminals had been taken away, and the unimportant minions were locked in the Blue Sky Market. When the time came, they would either be beheaded, sold to the mines and farms as slaves, or end up even more miserably. It would be a good use of them, and they could even be used as military funds!
The captives were kept not far away from the garrison of Li Wuji's regular soldiers, which was quite reasonable and convenient.
However, while the space pirates were all drinking and gambling, and the regular soldiers were all slightly drunk and less vigilant, undercurrents were surging among the captives.
"Let's do it!"
"I'm told that we are the first batch of 'rebels' to be captured at the peripheral worlds of the Imperium. We will certainly be killed as a warning to the rest!"
"Let's do it!"
"I'm told that after the new emperor ascends to the throne, we will all be minced and sacrificed to the new emperor's robe!"
"Let's do it!"
"No, we can't wait for the new emperor to ascend to the throne. I'm told that the coalition fleet of the four Kurfürsten will mince us as a sacrifice to the flag before they attack the Seven Seas Grand Market. Then … Then, we won't wait for long!"
"Let's fight!"
"We're going to die anyway. It's better to die a quick death right now. I'm told that the dogs that the Kurfürsten raised will interrogate us in a couple of days and exploit the memories in our brain cells, including the information of our entire family. Annihilation of our entire family is not just a bluff!"
"Let's fight! Fight to the death! Let's fight! "
The anxious roars of the warriors of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the reformists congregated into a torrent of fury.
However, even if they wanted to fight for their lives, it would be difficult for them to do so in their current state of being imprisoned.
Each of their hands and feet were shackled with electromagnetic shackles that weighed several kilograms. Once they were pulled with a strange force, they would release extremely powerful electric arcs.
The bars as thick as a child's arm outside of the prison were also connected to high-voltage electric arcs. Blue sparks were popping out in spluttering noises.
The tough-looking space pirates and the regular army were guarding the place together. Should anything go wrong, the regular army would be summoned to suppress it.
In theory, it was a surefire way to guard him.
It was also the reason why both the space pirates and the regular army were confident enough to rest and party.
However, even the most solid barrier could be broken from the inside, especially when some stealthy "rats" were mixed in when the barrier was being built.
Right when the captives were at their wits' end, an astonishing change suddenly took place.
A few space pirates from the Big Bai Pirate Gang, who were watching over them outside of the prison cell, floated to the back of the regular soldiers like white ghosts. They covered the mouths of the regular soldiers without a sound, cut their throats, and stabbed the poisoned daggers into their hearts.
A lot of unidentified people outside, too, slipped in with dozens of Cosmos Rings and boxes of magical equipment. They opened the door of the prison and threw the keys to crack the electromagnetic shackles at the captives.
"Fellow Cultivators, don't panic. We are all spies that Director Jin Yuyan arranged in the Big Bai Pirate Gang, fearing that the shameless scoundrel Bai would betray us again and again.
"I didn't know that he would be so disloyal and sell us out right after receiving so many benefits from the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors!
"Right now, it is very likely that Boss Bai has grasped the list of our spies. We are caught in desperation and cannot escape at all. Let's simply do a great job together with our brothers before we die!
"Brothers of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the reformists, we are all dead for sure. One moment of hesitation, and we may even fall into hell where we can neither live nor die. What are you waiting for? Just do it. Killing one is enough, and killing two is still a profit!"
Huala! Huala! Huala!
A lot of electromagnetic shackles were unlocked and fell to the ground.
"Kacha kacha, kacha kacha!"
Crack! Chainswords, vibration sabers, and storm bolters were distributed to the hands that were shivering in fury.
It should be said that the mysterious, unidentified people's claim that they were spies that Jin Yuyan planted in Boss Bai's place was highly flawed.
However, it had to be done in a peaceful environment with enough time and enough time to think calmly in order to vaguely notice that something was wrong.
Based on the situation right now, those captives were already prisoners on death row. They had nothing to lose at all.
The leadership of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors such as Zuo Tianying had been taken away by Li Wuji. The rest of the captives were all middle-level and low-level people who did not know enough information in the first place. Naturally, they were not smart enough either. They were typical people with more brawn than brains.
When they were about to be killed, somebody had thrown them a chance to take a wild gamble. How could they think calmly? What was there to think about?
"Let's go! Kill them! "
"One is enough, and two is still a profit!"
"Minced meat? Hahahaha. F * ck you! "
The captives of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the reformists congregated into a furious torrent and jumped out of their cells. Led by the few "spies", they charged at the camp of the regular army that was closest to them.
Ten seconds before that, the cannonballs from the starships in the port happened to pass over their heads and fall into the camp of the regular army in earsplitting shrieks. It was the perfect coordination of the infantry and the artillery that Boss Bai had made after hundreds of years of hard work.
It had to be admitted that, although Li Yuanzhen was not very famous in the Capital and had been killed by Boss Bai in one attack, he was indeed an experienced and solid general.
Even the temporary camp of his subordinates was built among the few bunkers and firing points that were already in the Blue Sky Market. The defense rune arrays had been repaired tirelessly, and the watchtowers and sentries had been established.
Therefore, the Big Bai Pirate Gang's barrage caused limited damage to the camp of the regular army. It was not as miserable as the space pirates in the central square.
The regular army that escaped into the bunkers in time kept most of their combat ability.
The impacts of the captives on them with their fleshly bodies could not completely annihilate them. They could only cause minor interference at best.
Of course, because they had lost the command of their leader, Li Yuanzhen, they were now leaderless. The minor interference could turn into chaos for half an hour or even an hour.
For Boss Bai, one hour of chaos was more than enough.
While the regular army was stalled by the captives, Boss Bai massacred all the pirate leaders who participated in the celebration party unstoppably. Having no time to wipe off the bloodstains on the Crystal Suit, he pointed his saber at the middle- and bottom-level sailors of the twenty-eight pirate gangs that were ten times larger than the Big Bai Pirate Gang.
"Listen up, everybody. Under the lord's order, I am reorganizing the Loyal and Righteous Salvation Army together with General Li Yuanzhen!"
Boss Bai waved his saber aggressively and walked next to the spiritual puppet that pretended to be Li Yuanzhen. Then, he branded the appearance of the two "people" in the midair that was burning with mystic rays and spoke to all the dumbfounded, panicked space pirates, "My lord and I have been treating you very well. We sincerely want to recruit you and raise you into glorious soldiers of the Imperium! However, those few greedy and capricious guys were bold enough to flirt with the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the reformists. They even instigated the captives to riot, hoping to pull me down from my throne.
"Those shameless scoundrels have been suppressed by me and General Li together. Their heads are all here!
"If you are loyal to the country, just drop all your magical equipment and weapons and raise your hands where you are. I know that it has nothing to do with you, and I guarantee that you will be safe and sound. After the reorganization, your positions and military ranks will only be higher, and you will be greatly rewarded tomorrow morning!
"Whoever is stubborn enough to resist to the end can go to hell with the heads of the space pirates and eat sh * t together!"
Boss Bai's screams and the heads that had been deformed beyond recognition scared all the space pirates out of their wits.
Nobody could have foreseen how the celebration party turned out to be like this. Why were the two parties fighting each other out of nowhere?
However, after the regular army took in the bandits and rebels, it was not unusual for them to carry out bloody reorganizations with swift and decisive methods of killing and reorganizing.
It was not entirely impossible that Boss Bai said that it was Li Wuji's instruction.
Even the most bloody "reorganizations" or "fights" usually only involved the middle and high-level leadership of the pirate gang. For the sailors, gunners, and minions at the middle and low-level leadership, it did not have much influence. After all, the starships had to be driven by them, and they had to do the work when they were out looting. If they were all killed, the pirate gang would be an empty shell, and Boss Bai would be a general without an army. Then, what was the point of fighting each other?
Boss Bai's words were in line with the conventions of the space pirates. Many space pirates were more or less convinced after hearing it.
Since they were space pirates, they had naturally fed their loyalty and brotherhood to the dogs. They had always followed whoever had the biggest fist. So what if their boss was killed? They could always find a stronger and more ruthless boss to be their boss, couldn't they? That was not a big deal at all!
Besides, their starships were all waiting for maintenance in the dock, and their organization had been disbanded. The space pirates around them were all from different places, and most of them had only met each other half a day ago. Also, they were all drunk and could barely hold their weapons. Even if they were determined to avenge their boss, how were they going to do it?
Charge forward alone, slay Boss Bai, and then Li Wuji, Marquess Yongchun?
Don't be ridiculous!
Clang! Clang!
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