The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 863 Relying on the People
When Zhao Yanxun vented his emotions in Yufu Palace, the city of Jing'an Prefecture thousands of miles away was truly in chaos.

Starting from the smashing of the Procuratorate, the order in the city collapsed almost instantly, followed by complete chaos.

Violence can be seen everywhere in the city, beating, robbery, arson, adultery...the list goes on and on.

It's not just ordinary people who are afraid, some dignitaries in the city are also afraid at this moment. They are most afraid of losing control of order.

Of course, there are more powerful families, but they choose to join the chaos. Anyway, the government can't control it now.

This turmoil was indeed secretly organized by someone, and they were planning to attack the government at the moment.

The south has been in peace for a long time, and there are not many troops stationed in the city, only more than 500 people, who are mainly responsible for guarding the city gate and guarding the capital's yamen.

There was turmoil, and while the city was in disorder and chaos, someone was organized to attack the city gate defenders.

There are no more than a hundred defenders at each city gate, and most of them are scattered on the city wall, and they are caught off guard by attacks, so that the south gate and east gate are quickly lost.

But the defenders of the west gate and the north gate are still struggling to hold on at this moment, and are being attacked by troops four times their own.

The reason why they were not defeated was because they had detected the movement in advance, so they were not caught off guard.

"Surrender, if you don't surrender, there is only one dead end!"

Among the attacking crowd outside the west gate, someone shouted to the city wall and launched a psychological offensive against the defenders.

Attacking officials and soldiers is tantamount to treason, perhaps to avoid guilt, so these "disruptive parties" all cover their faces.

It can also be seen from this that the initiator of this uprising is indecisive and has not yet made up his mind to rebel, so that he still needs to conceal his actions.

But the hundreds of gatekeepers retorted: "You rebels, I'm afraid your life is too long. There are [-] garrisons outside the city, and [-] forbidden troops fifty miles away. Even if you attack the city gate, it will be a dead end?"

"I advise you to surrender immediately, otherwise you will die when reinforcements arrive!"

Unexpectedly, the person who led the attack sneered and said: "There are also our people in the capital's yamen. I'm afraid the military orders of your Hudu envoys won't spread to the city!"

"Without the order of Hu Dushi, the defenders outside the city dare to act rashly?"

"When they realize that Jing'an City has been taken down by us, what will you do then?"

If this turmoil is not settled as soon as possible, it will inevitably lead to a chain reaction, and it is not impossible for turmoil to occur in prefectures and counties outside Jing'an Prefecture.

And the imperial army is stationed fifty miles away, even if the speed is fast, it will take half a day.

No one would doubt the fighting power of the imperial army, so those who incited the riot knew very well that they only had half a day.

Therefore, these people are still secretly instigating more people.

The strength of the big households should not be underestimated. Nearly half of the 10,000+ people in Jing'an Prefecture depend on them for food.

So far, one-third of the gentry has been organized, and they have mobilized almost [-] young and strong.

Most of these people have occupied the gates of the city, and a team of nearly a thousand of them is besieging the various yamen.

The major yamen in the city are basically next to each other.

When someone attacked the government office, Xie Xiaofang decisively ordered to shrink the line of defense, and everyone is now gathered in the capital.

There are some guards in various yamen, plus the soldiers stationed in the yamen of the capital, the defensive force is about [-] people.

In the case of occupying a favorable location, they defended fairly easily, but it was extremely difficult to break through.

Just now, the Dusi Yamen received a military order from the Ministry of War. Unfortunately, Juan was trapped in the Dusi, unable to go out of the city to mobilize troops.

Half an hour passed, and they tried several times to break through, but all failed.

The only good news is that the capital has sent a message to the nearest imperial army, and the people from Hu Ben Youwei will be able to arrive around dark.

The question now is, can the defenders in the city last until dark?

With just a few hundred people defending the city, the answer seems obvious.

The only way is that Juan can break out and mobilize the [-] guards outside the city.

"Maybe they found out the movement and would consciously lead troops to put down the rebellion!" Zhao Yaoyin said while covering his head.

This guy was a fortune teller, he was hit on the back of the head and saved his life.

"Impossible!" Juan said with a livid face.

"Why?" Ding Yan asked immediately, he also had the same thoughts as Zhao Yaoyin.

"Military discipline is strict, and it is a capital offense to act without orders!" Juan said in a deep voice.

"What's more, since there is an incident, I'm afraid that the news will be blocked in advance. The garrison is five miles away, separated by a dense forest, and they will not be able to find out what's going on inside the city!"

Juan's conclusion made several people in the hall extremely desperate, and everyone was worried about the next encounter.

"One more thing, among the [-] garrisons outside the city, some people may have been bribed!"

It was Xie Xiaofang who said this, and his words made everyone even more desperate.

The shouts of killing outside were still the same, but much quieter than before, obviously the people outside were also tired.

These impromptu guards and guards, as well as those who give their lives for a little favor, are no match for a professional army.

But only a few minutes later, the shouts of killing outside became louder again, making everyone think that a general attack was about to take place outside.

Some people were ashamed, some were terrified, and some directly raised their knives.

"Damn it, they're all going to die anyway, so it's better to fight them!"

As a family heirloom general, Juan's performance can be called brave compared to other civil servants.

Perhaps inspired, Xie Xiaofang, the oldest, also picked up the knife and said: "If you are loyal to the country, you deserve to die!"

Just as the two of them were about to walk out of the lobby, there were guards rushing over from outside.

"My lord, reinforcements...reinforcements are here!"

Hearing this, everyone in the lobby cheered up, and Juan asked directly: "Who will lead the troops here, and how many soldiers and horses are there?"

"It's Mr. Hu, who led a group of young men to come, and has already broken through the siege!"

"Master Hu? That Master Hu?" Juan was a little confused.

"It's Mr. Hu, the imperial envoy!"

"Hu Lizhen?" Xie Xiaofang blurted out, looking extremely surprised at the moment.

"Exactly!" replied the soldier who reported.

"This, this...he can also lead troops?"

Juan was about to complain, but he heard Xie Xiaofang say: "Hu Dushi, the opportunity to break out has come, you hurry up and take someone out again!"

Juan suddenly realized, nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes, yes..."

Ever since, Juan began to organize manpower again, found the "breakthrough" where Hu Lizhen was, and launched a breakthrough again.

He and Hu Lizhen, one rushed out, and the other led people to fight inside, and both achieved their goals quite smoothly.

Juan led the men out of the encirclement, not daring to stay for a while, so he went to the nearest north gate to kill.

He only hopes that the North Gate is still under the control of the government and army.

Besides, Hu Lizhen, with more than 200 young and strong men, directly broke into the Dusi Yamen and directly strengthened the defense here.

"Master Hu, where did you find these people?" Xie Xiaofang looked at the young men who participated in the defense.

Hu Lizhen replied: "These are the people in the city. Their families were killed by the rebellious party, and I will lead them to avenge them!"

Hearing this, everyone understood why these people fought so bravely.

Of course, being able to organize these people during times of turmoil will also test the ability and charisma of officials.

There is no doubt that Hu Lizhen lacks both.

Adhering to the principle of name-based, Hu Lizhen has handled a big case in the past month, not only punishing the traitors for the court, but also upholding justice for the common people.

So at this critical moment, the common people are willing to trust him, so they are willing to follow him desperately.

"Relying on the people to make things happen, Mr. Hu...I admire you!" Xie Xiaofang said very solemnly.

(End of this chapter)