After the immortal disappeared

Qingyang Regent had an accident at the gate of Youhu Villa, and He Xiao ran away without saying a word.

He ran away quickly, but Zhao Song was in trouble.

The palace messenger followed him, looking unhappy: "Commander Zhao, what's going on here? Where is He Xiao?"

Zhao Song was anxious and didn't know how to explain. A palace guard ran out of the house and said, "Sir, there is a letter on the table!"

Zhao Song took it and saw that the envelope was written by He Lingchuan:

Sir Qiu Long personally.

There was another line of small words on the side: Please pass it on to Zhao Song.

This guy! Zhao Song's teeth were almost broken. He Xiao ran away by himself, and he didn't forget to order him to work!

But he didn't have the courage to tear open the envelope to read the contents.

He looked again and saw that the ink on the envelope was not dry yet, so he immediately ordered: "Order to expand the search area around the villa!"

However, Zhao Song also vaguely understood in his heart that with He Xiao's ability, once he escaped from the villa, it would be difficult to catch him back.

Yu Gongshi also understood, and his face was also pale: "He Xiao, he escaped?"

Zhao Song said hoarsely: "At least he is not in this house or yard."

Yu Gongshi said anxiously: "Commander Zhao, how could you let him escape!"

"Me? Is it just my fault?" Zhao Song laughed angrily, "Didn't Lord Yu agree that he could go back to the house to change clothes?"

If the king blames them, both of them will have to bear the responsibility!

Both sides glared at each other, and both were panicked.

After a few breaths, Yu Gongshi finally uttered five words: "What should we do now?"

Zhao Song did not answer, and walked back and forth in the room for several circles.

Time was going by so slowly. The guards finally came back, but they brought them bad news:

"No one found him."

Hundreds of people went out, but they didn't find He Xiao near the villa. They only found a few refugees in the woods.

They had Yuanli, and it was difficult to hide from their eyes with ordinary disguises and concealment.

Zhao Song and Yu Gongshi were disappointed, but they didn't dare to waste time. They could only leave some people to continue searching. They grabbed the letter left by He Xiao and went back to the city to report.

...

Envoy Qingyang and Beijia had just entered the palace when the riots in Tianshui City broke out again!

In the past two days of opening the warehouses to release grain, the refugees were appeased. Although theft cases had not stopped, large-scale, mass riots had basically stopped.

Tianshui City finally regained its original tranquility, and King Yao thought that his orders were appropriate and his dispatch was effective.

However, this riot at dusk slapped everyone in the face because of its unprecedented scale and speed!

The riot was caused by a quarrel between several refugees and officials during the evening porridge distribution. One side said that the porridge was too watery and even dogs wouldn't eat it, and the other side accused the officials of embezzling the refugees' food, while the other side cursed that it was a waste to drink porridge for something worse than pigs and dogs.

At this critical moment, how could the tense nerves withstand such provocation?

Several officials were cursing, but the refugees on the opposite side suddenly drew their swords and killed one by one, one by one, and blood splattered five steps away!

Another death.

How could the government allow the murderous refugees to be so arrogant? Hundreds of officials rushed in to arrest people, and other refugees threw things at them, including a few firecrackers and a few grenades!

A few loud bangs fell to the ground and bloomed, completely igniting the anger of both sides.

The large-scale group fight kicked off from then on.

In the past, the government only needed to clear the huts one by one to suppress the refugees. Each hut had at least dozens of refugees and no more than 200. The officials and patrol troops had an absolute advantage in numbers and weapons, so it didn't take much effort to fight.

However, things are different now!

In order to strengthen the management of refugees and prevent the arrival of Emperor Liujiang from causing riots in the city, King Yao adopted Bai Tan's suggestion and drove the refugees in the city to four major camps for day and night monitoring.

However, this led to a large number of refugees gathering, with the smallest camp having more than 10,000 people and the largest reaching an astonishing number of 40,000!

In terms of numbers, the government no longer has an advantage.

This riot started in the camp of 40,000 refugees.

Suddenly, the refugees rushed out like a flood!

There were about 2,000 soldiers surrounding them, and they couldn't stop them.

Although they were well-armed, they were still powerless in the face of a 20-to-1 enemy-to-enemy ratio. Moreover, the refugees had been eating relief for a few days, so they couldn’t be said to be full of energy, but they were in better spirits than before.

When the officials thought about the military warehouses in Tianshui City opening up to release military rations, and raising these traitors, they felt very aggrieved.

Not to mention that some refugees suddenly turned out swords, spears, and halberds, and kept attacking them!

These poor guys had no property, and occasionally a shovel and a pitchfork were considered a big deal, but where did they get so many sophisticated standard weapons?

And they got more and more, and three out of ten people could get weapons and protective gear!

In general, the combat power of the refugees was far inferior to that of the patrol army, but with the background of the disparity in the number of both sides, it was the patrol army that was beaten back for a while!

"Where are the patrol armies in West City and East City?" Bai Tan roared angrily, "Also transferred here to defend! Hurry up!"

The refugees who rushed out of the camp did not disperse, but gathered together and attacked the North District!

The North District is where the upper class officials live, with high walls and large courtyards, and it is magnificent.

The refugee group relied on their numerical advantage to easily crush the guards in the North District, and then rushed into several mansions!

Coincidentally, the protective formations of these mansions just failed and could not keep the enemy out.

The first mansion to be lost was the official and businessman Gu's family!

Yes, it was the Gu family that monopolized the exclusive right to operate the Weiyin agent, one of the largest officials and businessmen in Yao country, and the top wealthy family in Tianshui City.

Even He Lingchuan was turned away by the Gu family when he came to Tianshui City for the first time.

The Gu family's house in the north of the city is the largest and most luxurious, and the defensive fortifications are naturally the most comprehensive. But somehow, the front and back formations failed, and even the backup formations could not be activated!

No matter how many guards and servants the Gu family has, can they be more than refugees?

The result of two fists being no match for forty hands is that refugees rushed into the house and dragged out all the Gu family members and servants!

Gu Xuan was pulled out of his hiding place, and he only heard the screams of his family members everywhere, and saw figures and torches everywhere. Before he could see who was leading the enemy, he was chopped off his neck with a knife.

Before the headless body fell to the ground, several refugees nearby fought for the jade pendant on his waist and the necklace around his neck!

The prosperity and wealth that the Gu family had built up for decades collapsed in one day.

The same fate was suffered by seven or eight other mansions that were attacked by refugees.

In addition to killing and looting, the refugees also occupied the mansions, using the high walls and thick doors here to resist the attacks of the patrol army!

These refugees changed their previous disorganized behavior and actually knew how to find strongholds for themselves first and then firmly defend them.

There were strongholds, fortifications, weapons and protective gear, and a large amount of food stored in the mansions.