As soon as it was dark, Du Song's side began to move. He found out that the Zhenhai Gate in the east of the city had been broken and could not be repaired in a short time, so he ordered the cavalry, who were not suitable for street fighting, to take a detour to attack the rebels' back. He led his men to press forward from inside the city. Among the ten thousand men in the city, Qin Minping, who was also a Sichuan white stick soldier, was the most active because his brother had 'died' in battle during the day.
The two thousand white stick soldiers were very strong. Even Du Song sighed at the fact that these native wolf soldiers dared to fight and were not afraid of death. They also did not need pay, only food and drink. But when it was dark, the native wolf soldiers' food never came. The governor of Jiliao, Xue Sancai, who had promised to provide food, was nowhere to be found.
The wolf soldiers dared to fight, but their military discipline was very bad. They were native slave soldiers and spoke a different language from the local residents of Tianjin. As soldiers, they fought for food. If they couldn't even satisfy this minimum requirement, they would never obey orders.
Du Song's men were responsible for advancing from the alley in the north. But the feudal army did not have the enthusiasm to fight. Without an officer watching, those soldiers would immediately hide and slack off, so Du Song had to send retainers to supervise the battle. Other than constantly sending people to urge them, Du Song had no time to care about Qin Minping.
Qin Minping received Du Song's order to attack, but he was still thinking of a way to feed his men. The wolf soldiers were complaining that they had not eaten since noon. If no one took care of their meals, they would start robbing. Robbing was not a problem for wolf soldiers. They relied on robbing to sustain themselves from Sichuan to Liaodong. The saying 'bandits pass like combing, soldiers like combing' referred to them.
But there were too many officials in Tianjin. Robbing here was not a small matter and could easily cause trouble. Qin Minping was having a headache over this when he heard explosions coming from the north where Du Song was responsible for. It seemed that there was a fierce battle. If he did not do anything, he was afraid that he would offend Du Song.
Under the urgency of the military situation, someone suddenly came to see Qin Minping, saying that he had a letter from his brother Qin Bangping. Qin Minping was in a terrible fix. Hearing that there was a letter from his brother, he immediately invited the person in and asked, "Who are you? Where is my brother? "
The newcomer's appearance was not shocking. He looked like an ordinary commoner. He only handed over a letter and said, "Your honorable brother was injured during the day, but he is still alive; he is recuperating in our army. This was the handwriting of Lord Qin's older brother. My Grand Marshal ordered me to deliver it and pass on a few words. "
Qin Minping hurriedly opened the letter. The handwriting on the letter was illegible, but it was written by his older brother, Qin Bangping. Qin Bangping did not say much in the letter. He only said that he was still alive, but he urged his younger brother to be loyal to the Emperor's orders and not to care too much about his life.
How could his own brother not cherish him just because he said so?
After reading the letter, Qin Minping knew that her brother must have fallen into the hands of the traitors, but she felt much more at ease. The two brothers had gone through many hardships to come here from Sichuan. They couldn't just leave their brother in a foreign place, right? At the very least, this was much better than hearing about her brother's death.
Looking at the messenger again, Qin Minping already had an idea. He began, "Go back and tell your Grand Marshal to take good care of my brother. I am willing to risk Commander Du's reprimand. Tonight, the Sichuan army will not move. "
The messenger shook his head and said, "My Grand Marshal does not want Lord Qin to show mercy on the battlefield. If you want to fight, if you want to kill, then come. It's just that there are some things I want Lord Qin to do on my behalf. " Saying that, he took out a folded booklet from his sleeve. "I heard that Lord Qin's subordinates are still hungry. I think they must have been made difficult by their superiors. These superiors are all famous rich families in Tianjin. They have a lot of grain at home. "
Qin Minping put away the booklet and suddenly felt his hand burn. He heard that the 'Revolutionary Army' especially hated the officials. Now that the war was at a stalemate, the other side unexpectedly did not forget to kill with a borrowed knife. Although he was angry, he was also helpless. He could only ask in a low voice, "This is a critical juncture. You still want to make things difficult for the officials of Tianjin. What's in it?"
"Lord Qin, just do it. Why ask so much? The Wolf Soldiers under your command are good at fighting and also good at harassing places. Now that there is no food and no food, sooner or later they will rebel. Instead of letting them harm the common people, why not harm the officials? At least the officials will have some benefits. "The messenger said," If Lord Qin is in charge, the common people will suffer less. "
"But I'm new here. I don't know who is written in this booklet and where is he?"
"It's okay. I am from Tianjin. I am Lord Qin's guide."
The messenger cupped his hands and forced Qin Minping to be speechless. The latter let out a long sigh and could only harden his heart. He thought to himself, 'This Governor Li Liao is clearly tricking me. I have nothing to eat and drink. Now that my brother's life is in the hands of the rebels, and the Sichuan soldiers have come so far to rescue the Emperor and are still hungry. Don't blame me for being ruthless. '
With someone as a guide, Qin Minping immediately took his Wolf Soldiers to eat from the rich. The Wolf Soldiers of the Chieftain were usually noisy. Their own masters would scold and comfort them. But today, Qin Minping took the initiative to take them to rob. This made these slave soldiers very excited. In the chaos, the first house they broke was the house of the head of Tianjin's transport army.
In the dark night, the chaotic soldiers easily broke through the courtyard wall and rushed in. They were immediately mesmerized by the luxurious scene inside. Even Qin Minping, who followed them in, was confused by the numerous winding corridors and attics.
He thought about how he led the army to war and had no food to eat. But this Tianjin official could actually hug his beautiful wife and beautiful servant girl and drink and sing. Anyone would feel disgusted.
If he didn't rob, he would feel sorry for himself.
Looking at the Wolf Soldiers killing and robbing, the guide sent by the Revolutionary Army's security department could not help but sneer in his heart. After Zhou Qingfeng understood the huge difference in power between him and the enemy, he decisively left Tianjin. But if he wanted to leave, he had to at least create some trouble for the enemy to prevent them from chasing. At the same time, in order to have less trouble and less infamy next time, he naturally had to find someone to be the bad guy.
When the Wolf Soldiers started robbing, Qin Minping knew that they would not stop until they had robbed to their heart's content. Once this step was taken, there was no turning back. He simply sent more people to create chaos in the city according to the guide's instructions. Anyway, the wealth that the Wolf Soldiers robbed would be given to him. Since they had already fallen out, it was naturally better to rob more.
The Wolf Soldiers did all sorts of evil things once they robbed. The chain effect caused by this made the other Ming Army soldiers who followed Du Song into the city unable to control themselves. They all joined the robbing team.
Du Song was originally supervising the battle. After he led the team into the east of the city, his men would occasionally be blown up by the landmines placed by the combat engineers. They were unable to move forward for a long time.
Many of these landmines were modified from ballista shells. With a friction-ignition fuse, it was difficult to discover them in the dark. The vicious part of this thing was that it was impossible to figure out. It was also equipped with a delayed fuse. There was no warning when it exploded. It would often kill a few or even more than ten of Du Song's servants.
After more than ten explosions, Du Song's servants refused to move forward anymore. Even the Ming Army soldiers who were under pressure tried to escape. Masato Genmu, who came from the palace, did not have a good way to deal with these landmines. This old man could only rely on his own two eyes to find them. After he found them, he was so angry that he used his feet to kick them, causing them to explode on the spot.
"Despicable, this is too despicable!"
Masato Genmu angrily jumped out from under the collapsed wall of the road. Disregarding the dust on his head, he leaped into the air. He revealed the appearance of a giant monster with a snake's head and a turtle's body in the air. He rushed to the east of the city and shouted, "Come out, you damned thief chief, come out. What kind of hero are you to use these traps? Come out and fight with your Grandpa Turtle! "
Masato Genmu scurried around in the air. Other than scaring the remaining commoners on the ground until they fainted, Masato Genmu did not have any effect. He searched for a long time but could not find his target. Only now did he realize, "This bastard is not in the city at all. He actually ran away!"
This realization came too late. Zhou Qingfeng's troops had long since left Tianjin, their whereabouts unknown. The camp outside the city was empty. There was no trace of the road in the surroundings. Even if he wanted to find him, he did not know where to start.
Masato Genmu returned to his original form and returned to Du Song's side. He angrily explained his discovery. Du Song was still angry at the fact that more than a hundred of his servants had been killed in the explosion. When he heard that the traitor had actually slipped away so easily, he could not help but be even more angry. But before he could send people to chase after him, the chaos caused by Qin Minping had already spread to his side.
Governor Xue Sancai, who had disappeared after nightfall, came to complain with more than a hundred officials who had been robbed. He asked Du Song why he did not control his subordinates and caused a mutiny. The current Daming court was still a scholar and a martial artist. In terms of rank, Du Song was not much worse than Xue Sancai. But if it was not for this battle, he would have to kneel and kowtow when he saw Xue Sancai.
Xue Sancai had been scolded by Du Song during the day. When he got back, he would give Du Song a hard time. He was sure that this general would definitely cause trouble if he did not have enough to eat and drink. But he thought that the rebels would at most vent their anger on the common people in the city. He did not expect that Zhou Qingfeng would play tricks behind the scenes and point his finger at the officials of Tianjin. The rebels were not stupid. When they found out that the officials were rich, why would they rob the poor people?
Faced with Viceroy Ji Liao's questioning, Du Song was even more furious. He could only send his servants to suppress the rebels. But it was useless for the servants to go. They might even join the rebels in their evil deeds. The situation was completely out of control.
At night, Tianjin was full of fire and screams. The rebels swaggered through the streets in groups. In their hands were either the silk and satin they had robbed or the women of the officials and gentry who were weeping. In this chaotic darkness, the common people also suffered. But the most unlucky ones were the officials in the city. Under the guidance of a guide, more than half of them were killed or injured in one night.
It was not until daybreak the next day that the rebels, tired from robbing, stopped for a moment. Du Song finally understood why the chaos happened. Xue Sancai promised to provide food for the army, but in reality he only gave half. Du Song's men ate as soon as they robbed, but the unlucky ones were the wolf soldiers from Sichuan who had to starve.
Qin Minping knew that he had made a big mistake. After robbing enough, he led his troops out of the city through the east gate and set up camp in the camp left by Zhou Qingfeng. Xue Sancai could not do anything about this. He was now an empty governor and had no ability to intimidate these arrogant soldiers and valiant generals. Faced with the chaos in the city, he even had to clean up the mess for these soldiers. After all, the most important thing now was to eliminate the rebels.
But where did the rebels go?
By the time the tense situation in Tianjin calmed down, it would be two days after Zhou Qingfeng left. In these two days, no one knew where the rebels went until a fast horse came galloping from the direction of the capital.
Emperor Wanli sent out an angry decree from the depths of the palace: You useless things, I told you to eliminate the rebels, but you've put the rebels right under my nose.
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