Chapter 76

Time moved forward.

Chen Martial Arts Hall.

At this time, the martial arts hall was already full of people, each holding bows and arrows, with broadswords at their waists; they were the elite that Shi Zhongkui had secretly cultivated over these years, and also the main force for attacking the prefecture office this time.

Shi Zhongkui and these remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, although they had developed secretly to be very strong, were limited by channels, so they didn't actually have many firearms, and their long-range attacks were mainly bows and arrows.

It was precisely because of this that they chose to rise up at night.

Rising up at night had two major advantages: one was to catch the government off guard, and the second was that due to limited vision, the threat of the government soldiers' firearms would be reduced to the minimum.

In reality, except for the new army being trained by the imperial court, the firearms of local troops were not only old but also few in number.

And in the vast Shaoxing Prefecture, there was only one army stationed outside Shaoxing City.

Other counties were completely undefended.

At the front of the team, Chen Yucheng wore iron armor and held a long spear.

His gaze was as bright as the stars, carrying a chilling coldness, looking at everyone and saying in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, the Qing demons are cruel and unrighteous, treating the common people like fish and meat; my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rose up in obedience to heaven, almost overthrowing the Manchu Qing.

It's just a pity that in the end, we were betrayed by villains, resulting in falling short of success.

But we are still here; we must inherit the legacy of our predecessors, rise up, and drive the Manchu Qing out of the Shanhai Pass.

We want to establish our own imperial court, fair and just.

The common people will have their own fields, and the old and young will be cared for.

And you, too, will be the heroes of this world, not only leaving your names in history but also being granted titles and honors, and bestowing titles upon your wives and children."

Everyone was excited and their blood boiled upon hearing this.

If it weren't for discipline, they would have wanted to shout "Long live the Prince" right now.

Chen Yucheng turned his head and said: "Shi Zhongkui."

"Here!"

"This general will take a team to attack the prefecture office; you take a team to attack other government offices, and at the same time control the order in the city; anyone who takes advantage of the chaos to make trouble, kill without mercy."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Set off!"

Leading two hundred people, Chen Yucheng headed straight for the prefecture office.

Prefecture office.

Temporary war room.

"Report, My Lord, the remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are heading toward the prefecture office, about two hundred people!"

"Report, My Lord, the remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom have already surrounded the prefecture office."

Nalan Yuanshu stood with his hands behind his back, quietly listening to the intelligence personnel reporting one after another.

He had already heard the movement outside the prefecture office; suddenly he looked up and saw a signal flare shoot into the sky.

Boom!

The signal flare exploded in the sky, illuminating the night sky and tearing through the night.

Following the rise of the signal flare, he heard countless shouts of killing seeming to come from all directions, and even a moment later, arcs of rockets were shot in from outside the prefecture office.

"So they finally came!"

Nalan Yuanshu's gaze was cold and sharp, his expression calm.

Although the remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had more than two hundred people, he wasn't afraid at all, not only because the hundred government soldiers he brought were all elite, but also because of his confidence in his own cultivation.

"Counterattack!"

Without needing Nalan Yuanshu to command, the government soldiers fought back one after another.

They also bent their bows and shot arrows in the direction where the rockets came from, only they didn't use rockets.

If they also used rockets, large areas of the nearby residential area would be ignited.

Rockets landed one after another in the prefecture office, soon alarming everyone.

Because it was still early, everyone hadn't slept yet.

"Fire, fire!"

"Someone is rebelling!"

In the prefecture office, the yamen runners exclaimed.

Especially watching the rockets being continuously shot into the prefecture office, everyone's face turned pale, because this kind of situation only happened during a rebellion; otherwise, who would dare to shoot arrows at the prefecture office, and with such dense rockets.

In the backyard, the Prefect was hugging his newly taken concubine and listening to music.

Suddenly he heard shouts of killing coming from the front courtyard; his face sank instantly, and he shouted sternly: "Come, go and see what's going on? Making such a racket, what kind of decorum is this?"

"Yes, My Lord."

It was just that the person who responded hadn't walked out for long before he ran back with people, saying anxiously: "My Lord, someone is rebelling, shooting rockets at the prefecture office; many houses in the front courtyard are burning."

"What!"

The Prefect's face turned pale instantly; he felt his hands and feet go cold and lost all sensation.

Reception Courtyard.

The twelve knights were fighting on the bed, underneath them were women found from brothels by the Prefect.

The suddenly rising shouts of killing made them tremble all over.

They hurriedly scrambled off the bed, and just as they were about to put on their clothes, several rockets shot through the air, others landing on open ground, but one inserted itself into the window.

Whoosh!

Soon, the window paper began to burn.

"Oh God, what exactly is happening?"

"Rebellion, there is a rebellion here, everyone get up quickly!"

"Terrible, so many rockets, let's go quickly; we can't stay here, otherwise we'll all be burned to death!"

The twelve knights were both shocked and terrified.

Although they were used to acting tyrannically in China, that was because they had the government and the imperial court to back them up; but if they encountered a rebellion, especially a rebellion caused by hatred for them foreigners, that would be a disaster for them.

They hurriedly put on their clothes and ran toward the backyard, because the front was already a sea of fire, and many buildings had been ignited.

Those brothel women also had pale faces, following behind them in a panic.

The fire was raging, illuminating the night sky.

Thick smoke was rolling everywhere.

The fire in the prefecture office was already uncontrollable; helplessly, Nalan Yuanshu had to lead a hundred government soldiers and rush out of the prefecture office. With the help of the firelight, he saw a large group of people walking out of the night.

The leader was an old general wearing iron armor, riding a steed, holding a long spear, his whole body filled with heaven-soaring murderous intent.

Looking at the other party, Nalan Yuanshu couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

Such terrifying murderous intent must be a veteran general who had fought a hundred battles; he had seen many great generals before, such as Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, etc., but none could compare to the person in front of him.

Nalan Yuanshu's heart sank, but he still shouted coldly: "This official is the Zhejiang Provincial Commander Nalan Yuanshu; who is the person coming?"

Clip! Clop!

The hard iron hooves stepped on the bluestone slab, making a crisp sound.

Chen Yucheng's voice was sonorous: "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Chen Yucheng!"

"Chen Yucheng!"

Nalan Yuanshu's pupils shrank violently, his face changed drastically, and he shouted sternly: "Chen Yucheng was beheaded long ago; how could you be Chen Yucheng? Stop pretending to be a ghost here and confusing the public."

When Chen Yucheng was killed, although he hadn't been born yet.

But he also knew a lot about this military pillar of the late Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, who not only possessed extremely strong military command ability but was also personally very brave, being a true match for ten thousand.

Although he said he didn't believe it, he had actually believed it more than half.

Because if it weren't for Chen Yucheng, how could the remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom have temporarily changed leaders?

He asked himself that his martial arts weren't weak, and there weren't many in the world who could compare to him.

But facing Chen Yucheng, he was truly somewhat guilty.

"Why talk so much, kill!"

Chen Yucheng didn't explain; he shouted, his voice exploding like thunder.

He clamped his horse's belly with both legs, and the steed began to run.

Chen Yucheng brandished his long spear and killed toward Nalan Yuanshu.

Kill!

Seeing that the main general was so brave, the other rebels also excitedly rushed up.

Man borrowing the horse's momentum, the momentum was fierce, like thousands of troops and horses killing toward him.

(End of chapter)