Chapter 251: The fire in Gaoyou Mansion

The ammunition of the Tianque Gun, the entire box of grenades, and the launching medicine of the newly equipped scattered fireworks were all huge, and it was impossible to carry it on everyone. Therefore, most of the ammunition was deployed in the original Gaoyou Mansion Armed Warehouse, and soldiers were sent to guard it strictly and fireworks were strictly prohibited. However, judging from the firelight just now, the arsenal was indeed blown up.

This is a major and vicious accident. Who is responsible for it? It is secondary now. The main thing is to put out the fire first, count the losses, and find out the cause of the fire.

"Let's go and see what's going on." Shi Nai'an said, running out of the yamen, dragging a horse, and running towards the fire.

Luo Guanzhong also followed behind, and the two ran towards the fire.

"Boom, boom." There were two loud noises. The fire was just the fired medicine of the scattered fireworks, but now all other ammunitions have been ignited.

There were still a few miles away from the arsenal, and Shi Nai'an stopped. The scene ahead had already shocked him.

The fires all over the sky made the place bright, and the streets and houses had all turned into ruins. The fires were so hot that temperature could be felt a few miles away.

"Quickly, organize the firefighting!" Shi Nai'an said: "Except for a thousand-man team that was guarding, the other thousand-man teams came to put out the fire."

Many houses are made of wooden structures. Once the fire cannot be effectively controlled, the entire Gaoyou Mansion may be buried in the fire.

Many citizens and the army rushed over to participate in the firefighting work. The only thing that is gratifying is that there is a small river in Gaoyou Mansion City, very close to the arsenal. Everyone present found wooden barrels, wooden basins, and everything that can hold water to try to put out the fire.

In a corner in the distance, a man smiled. Although it was far away, the fire still shone clearly on his face. It was hideous and weird. The fire he just released was because he wanted to take back everything that belonged to him. Everything that he had disrupted was Zhang Shicheng. His name was He Zhaojie.

He was sure that those musket teams belonged to Zhang Shicheng. If Zhang Shicheng had not been Zhang Shicheng, he would have succeeded on Gaoyou Lake. As a result, the Jiaolong Gang ended up almost completely wiped out. Since he couldn't afford to offend others' territory, he would go to Yangzhou to take action. However, unexpectedly, Zhang Shicheng also sent a musketman to protect He Zhaoyi. There were only a few people who threatened his dozens of people so that he dared not move. In desperation, he planned to use the power of the government. Unexpectedly, after the government came, a lady who was even more awesome than the prefecture appeared out of nowhere, and his plan was wasted.

Although the prefecture did not want him for many years of friendship, there was no doubt that Yangzhou could not go back for the time being, so he had to avoid the limelight first. After He Zhaojie's calculations, he decided to go to Gaoyou Mansion to avoid the news. Gaoyou Mansion is not too far from Yangzhou and can go back at any time. Moreover, the new Gaoyou Mansion Li Pu is also an old acquaintance.

However, when he arrived at Gaoyou Mansion, He Zhaojie was surprised to find that the sky in Gaoyou Mansion had long changed. The guards were soldiers carrying muskets, and those standing guard in front of the government office were soldiers carrying muskets. Even outside the camp was very cautious and military restricted areas were marked and surrounded by soldiers holding Tianque guns.

What's going on? These people shouldn't have appeared here? At the beginning, the provincial government issued an order to send Lord Li Pu to take over as the prefect of Gaoyou, General Qinbuhua was sent to serve as Daluwachi, and also brought five thousand warriors. Why did these people disappear?

He Zhaojie knew that he had discovered a shocking secret. He lurked patiently, inquired from all directions, and finally restored the matter in his mind: After Li Pu and Qin Buhua came, Zhang Shicheng pretended to welcome him first. After he eliminated the wariness of both of them, he suddenly attacked and controlled everyone.

It is obvious that the majority of the soldiers were controlled in the camp, but the camp was so strict that it was absolutely impossible to get in. He Zhaojie disguised himself as a servant and smuggled into the Gaoyou Prefecture. After half a month, he finally met General Li Pu and General Qinbuhua who had been under house arrest.

Li Pu's complexion had long been depressed and no longer had the energy he had at the beginning. Although Qin Buhua was still powerful in his momentum, his legs were already lame.

I have to say that this is a loophole in Zhang Yang. For half a year, Li Pu and Yi Buhua were always on guard. However, as time went by, their supervision became more and more relaxed. There was only one ten-man team responsible for guarding, and the people in the government office came and went. The ten-man team sometimes also was responsible for the defensive work in other places, especially when a few people exchange shifts, there would be a certain amount of spare time. He Zhaojie found the right opportunity and finally met two nominal rulers of Gaoyou Mansion and actual prisoners.

"Don't worry, sirs, I will definitely find a way to rescue you and let the province know about Zhang Shicheng's evil deeds." He Zhaojie said.

If these two men go back, the province knows what happened here. With Zhang Shicheng's crime, detaining officials in the court will not be enough. Without Zhang Shicheng, it will not be difficult for the He family to cheer up again. This is a rare opportunity, and He Zhaojie bravely rescued two adults this time and can even develop in his career. Although the He family's ancestral teachings are only allowed to do business and not be an official, the He Zhaojie is now the head of the family, and this rule can also be changed.

He Zhaojie sneaked in several times, discussed the details with the two adults, and took advantage of the opportunity that Zhang Shicheng was not in Gaoyou Mansion and finally started to attack.

If you can escape from the government office in normal times, you can't escape from Gaoyou City. Therefore, you have to create opportunities, which is to create chaos and make fish in the muddy waters.

After inquiring, He Zhaojie found the place where the arms were placed in Gaoyou City, which was in the original armament warehouse. Then, it was natural to come down. On this high and dark night, He Zhaojie lit a fire for the armament warehouse.

The arsenal was guarded by heavy troops, and it was very difficult to enter. He Zhaojie used an ancient method: tied firecrackers to his ponytail and lit firecrackers in front of the gate of the arsenal.

The horse was completely shocked by the sound of firecrackers from ping-pong. The horse was extremely powerful and rushed towards the arsenal. When the guards of the arsenal saw the arsenal running, their instinctive reaction was to avoid it. They hid from both sides and opened the door of the arsenal.

The shocked horse arrived in front of the door and did not stop. Some of them were bleeding from the door, but they did not turn back after hitting the south wall. Several horses successfully knocked open the door of the arsenal and ran inside.

At this time, the guards discovered a serious problem: there was no fire in the arsenal. Now, these horses dragged firecrackers into the arsenal, and the arsenal was in danger! They all wanted to follow behind and go in and control the shocked horse.

"Neal!" Another shocked horse ran over, and they were all shocked. Behind the horse, a "train" was dragged! Behind the car was full of firewood that was easily burning, and the flames were burning, and the horse was coming quickly.

"Hurry up, pull the horse away!" The guards were panicked. At this time, their lives were secondary. It was the main thing to save the arsenal. If the arsenal was blown up, the residents around would probably be affected. At that time, the elder brother would not cut off his head and he would not have the face to see him again.

He was carrying a Tianque gun on his body, but the Tianque gun could not fire. It was easy to kill the horse, but it would be troublesome to move the fire in the car. The best choice was to control the Shima and let the Shima take a detour from the side.

Several guards rushed over without hesitation.

However, their behavior is just a moth to the fire, and it is okay to ride a horse normally, but only the best riders on the grassland can do it.

"Ah!" They were trampled down by the shocked horse and were pressed by the wheels. The car did not fall, and rushed straight into the arsenal.

Everything is over.

When He Zhaojie saw this scene, he showed a sinister smile with satisfaction.

The first step plan has been completed, and the second step plan is about to begin.

He Zhaojie flashed into the night and looked at the people who were coming to put out the fire from all directions and ran towards the government office.

Obviously, the fire in the arsenal also alarmed the guards of the government office. Many people in the arsenal also picked up tools and ran towards the arsenal. If the fire was not put out in time, maybe the entire Gaoyou Mansion would be burned and no one dared to be careless.

He Zhaojie looked at the crowded crowd everywhere and walked into the government office in a swagger, walking straight back.

"Stop! What are you doing?" He Zhaojie was about to walk behind the rockery where Li Pu and Qin Buhua were imprisoned, and an angry shout came from beside him.

"So it's Brother Liu." He Zhaojie turned around and saw the guard holding a musket. He knew him and had dinner together.

Seeing that it was a servant, the guards recovered: "Why are you here for nothing?"

"Brother Liu, there is a big fire there. I want to find a wooden basin and go to put out the fire together. There should be a rockery here. If the fire comes in a while, it will be bad." He Zhaojie said, lowering his head and looking around: "Where is a wooden basin? I remember there is clearly something here."

"There is a water well." The guard said. Seeing the servant's panic, the guard also relaxed his face: "It's right here, why can't you see it?" As he said that, he walked towards the well.

"Ah!" Suddenly, the guard felt that he was being pushed behind him. He was at the edge of the well and lowered his head to get the bucket, but now he couldn't control his steps and fell into the well.

"Brother Liu, take a good bath inside, I'll go to put out the fire!" He Zhaojie said, looking around vigilantly, no one noticed it.

Taking two steps at a time, He Zhaojie rushed to the place where the two adults were imprisoned: "Mr. Li, General Coward."

When Li Pu and Qin Buhua heard this, they finally came to joy. After staying for so long, they finally waited for this day.

He Zhaojie picked up a stone from the ground and smashed the lock open. Li Pu and Qinbuhua walked out.

"Mr. Li, please help General Qie, let us take advantage of the chaos and leave Gaoyou Mansion as soon as possible." He Zhaojie said.

"Wait, go to the camp first and rescue my brother." Qiebuhua said.

Save them? He Zhaojie was stunned. They were killed by the camp. It is said that there were traps around them. How to save them?

"Sir, as long as we send the two adults out, we will bring reinforcements to Yangzhou. It will not be too late to rescue them again. The situation is urgent, so we should not delay the time!" He Zhaojie said.

"No, if you don't go, I'll go by myself." Qi Buhua limped forward.

"Oh!" He Zhaojie stomped his feet. If he had known, he wouldn't have told him that the soldiers were all encircled in the camp. He stepped forward and helped Qin Buhua, and the three of them walked out together.

Originally, there was at least one hundred-man team patrolling in the backyard, but the fire just now shocked them and did not put out the fire, the entire Gaoyou Mansion was a mess. At the same time, they all rushed to put out the fire, leaving only a team of ten guards. Except for the guards who were pushed into the well just now, no one found out that they had escaped the two most important people.

After leaving the government office, he walked through two intersections, a carriage had already stopped there. This was also a plan that He Zhaojie had arranged in advance. He took advantage of the chaos to quickly escape from Gaoyou Mansion. With such an urgent fire, many soldiers guarding the city gate must have participated in the firefighting. For the sake of tonight, he had already bribed a small team leader who was guarding the city gate in advance. At that time, it would not be difficult to sneak away from the city gate while the chaos was in chaos.

Now, the situation has changed, go to Daying.

He Zhaojie drove the carriage and first walked around the secluded road to the east, then drove north.

If you go directly north and go to the camp, you will definitely be colliding with the fire-fighting soldiers. At that time, you will not be able to escape even if you want to.

The camp is actually not far from the arsenal. The fire in the arsenal has already shone here. The fires in the distance can be seen in the entire military camp.

The several hundred-man teams that were monitoring the camp have all participated in the firefighting. Yes, they have all participated in the firefighting.

The fire is only two streets away from here and is still burning. If it is not controlled, it will not take dawn to burn here. If all the Tartars inside are burned to death, it will be knocked down. However, the Tartars will definitely not sit still and wait for death. At that time, the Tartars will find that they are going to be burned to death, and they will definitely burst out with great courage. Moreover, the fire will hinder the sight of the guardians and have an adverse impact on the shooting. Thousands of Tartars rushed out together, and perhaps many Tartars will leave here. At that time, it will be troublesome. Even if they cannot leave Gaoyou City, the Tartars will definitely take revenge in the city and kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Therefore, after weighing the trade-offs, the chief leader in charge of surveillance, Shi Laoer, who had been promoted to the commander of thousands, made an extremely wrong decision: go to put out the fire immediately, and when the fire burns here, it will be a big trouble. Anyway, there are countless traps outside, and the Tartars have long been used to being locked up in the past six months. In addition, the Tartars' food is only enough to barely starve to death, so where can they have any power to counterattack?

The Tartars did not counterattack, but the Tartars would never sit back and wait for death. Although they did not dare to rush out blindly, they would never be willing to stay like this. In the past six months, the Tartars in the camp have only done one thing: digging tunnels.

Because they were all monitoring the Tartars from afar, they saw Tartars waiting for dinner every day, but they just wandered around in vain. Later, they were spared even strolling, and no one noticed that the Tartars were digging tunnels in secret.

Without tools, they used their hands. In order not to be discovered outside and to bypass the trap, the tunnel was dug very deep, and even had half a leg deep water. Although the plan of thousands of Tartars was simple, it was still very terrible, and the digging of soil was quietly scattered around the camp. The ground level of the camp slowly grew an inch, and all this was not discovered.

From this point of view, it was indeed Zhang Yang's negligence. If he had expected what would happen tonight, Zhang Yang would have killed all these Tartars without hesitation, not afraid of creating any tragedy, and killing and surrendering. However, these Tartars were all executioners covered with blood from the Han people, and they should have died.

"General Cowardly, there is a camp ahead." He Zhaojie drove a carriage in front and said, "Often, there are many soldiers holding muskets standing guard here, and the idle people are not allowed to approach, but today it seems that there is a little change.

Qi Buhua looked ahead. Under the firelight, the camp was set against the dark night sky, and everything was quiet.

"I don't know how we can rescue the warriors in the camp if we don't know how to save the warriors in the camp? If we move forward, there will be a trap." He Zhaojie said.

Qi Buhua's eyes were full of determination. These warriors were his direct troops. From Taizhou to Yangzhou, and then to Gaoyou, their loyalty has not changed. In this quiet night sky, as long as he shouted out, he was here, all the warriors would rush out without fear of traps or mechanisms, which was what he could do.

Instead of being imprisoned here like a pig, it is better to die vigorously! Qin Buhua knew that after he shouted out, he would also alarm the guards. He might not be able to leave Gaoyou City, but what's wrong with this? If he left his subordinates and fled back to Yangzhou alone, it would be even more difficult for him to accept it.

He took a deep breath and poured his breath into his dantian, and wanted to call on the athletes in the military camp.

Suddenly, the soil under his feet loosened and fell down, making the horse retreat back in fear.

The soil fell down, revealing a big pit, and then a man with a beard came up from the pit.

"General!"

"Akagi!" Qin Buhua recognized him, thinking that he had fallen out of the government office, but unexpectedly, he was also locked up in the camp.

Akagi was already in tears: "Everyone thought that he would never see the general again, but he didn't expect that he would finally see him again."

As he said that, Akagi waved downwards: "Hurry, let all of us climb up from here, I've seen the general!"

Just like dumplings, people kept crawling out of the tunnel.

"Akagi, what's going on?" asked Qinbuhua.

"General, Zhang Shicheng wants to encircle us in the military camp and act as hostages. We have no other way, so we can only dig the tunnel quietly. After digging for half a year, we finally got to dig it out. Just when we saw a fire outside, we decided to dig the tunnel today! As a result, we dug the tunnel and saw the general! How did the general come out?"

"I'll talk about these things later. Now, follow me and take Gaoyou Mansion from the thief!" said Qiebuhua.

"Yes, take back Gaoyou Mansion!" The Tartars started to clamor together. As more and more Tartars crawled out of the tunnel entrance, the entire street slowly became full.

Qin Buhua looked at the warriors under him. Although they had experienced half a year of prison life, they still did not lose their fighting spirit. They were completely angry. This kind of morale was exactly what Qin Buhua needed. He changed his plan and he still had thousands of people in his hands. In the face of the chaos, he should take Gaoyou Mansion from the thief.

"Let's go, let's go to the government office first, and then take the city gate." Qi Buhua said.

"Let's go!" The Tartars had lost their minds.

He Zhaojie was stunned and looked at the "warrior" who disappeared on the street. He couldn't help but curse in his heart: Idiot, I want to take revenge with bare hands, I really don't know what it is.

"Mr. Li, let's leave immediately without further ado." He Zhaojie said to Li Pu who was standing beside him.

"This..." Li Pu was also a little moved when he looked at Qin Buhua who had already left.

"Mr. Li, let's talk about it first. If General Coward succeeds, we can come back." He Zhaojie persuaded.
Chapter completed!