Southern Ming Rebel Army

Chapter 61: Li Family Father and Son Surrender

The musket team had also arrived at the foot of the wall at this moment, and fired bullets at the defenders on the wall who were supporting them. There was a crackling sound and amazing power. Although the hit rate was not high, but when shooting from bottom to top, once it hit, it would hit the head, killing them instantly, and the death was extremely miserable.

Meng Jun stood under the big flag and asked the people around him happily, "This man is a real warrior, who is he?"

After a while of questioning, Yu An finally reported, "Commander-in-chief, this person is Liang Sanhu from the second team."

Meng Jun nodded and said, "Okay, okay, we rushed to the top of the wall in one charge. This time Liang Sanhu was the first to reach the top of the wall. I will give him 100 taels of silver."

After saying this, Meng Jun looked forward. There was a fierce fight going on on the wall with swords and spears flying everywhere. Liang Sanhu was brave and fearless, while some young men on the opposite side who had never seen battle suffered heavy casualties.

"Second Master, let's retreat quickly. We can't hold on any longer." A servant of the Li family pulled Li Shuo's sleeve tightly and urged him.

Li Shuo's face was pale, he had never experienced such a scene before, nervous, he nodded subconsciously, the servant saw Li Shuo nodding, and hurriedly pulled him to the stairs, the strong men who were still holding on to the wall saw that the second master of the Li family had run away, they were all smart, they quickly dropped their swords and guns, and crowded towards the house.

"Broken, broken, charge in!" the soldiers who climbed onto the top of the wall shouted loudly, and for a while the sound of shouting and killing continued.

When attacking Lijiazhuang, the artillery was pulled over, but it was destroyed before it could be used. Meng Jun fell down before he could even use his strength.

At this time, the gate of the manor was wide open. It was opened by the Meng army soldiers who broke into the fort. The Meng army began to enter the manor in an endless stream. Anyone who was holding a weapon and not wearing a black military uniform was killed on the spot.

The sound of killing was deafening in the village. The tenants in the village closed their doors tightly and hid in their houses trembling in fear.

Although most of the people in this village are tenants, they don't have much good feelings towards the Li family. Although they are poor, they can still barely make ends meet. People yearn for order, desire peace, and fear unknown dangers. No one knows whether the army that has entered the village will start a massacre.

Just as the people in the village were in panic, there was a sound of gongs and drums, followed by the roar of the Meng army soldiers: "The people must close their doors and doors, and are not allowed to go out. No one is allowed to take in the Li family father and son."

At this time, Li Dayuan also heard the shouting in the manor. Li Dayuan loosened his grandson's hand and said to his family members beside him with a deathly pale face, "Hurry up and escape from the secret passage. Once you get out, scatter and run. As many as you can escape, remember, this vengeance... forget it, hurry up and leave."

"If you surrender, you will be spared." The roar of Meng's soldiers spread throughout the village.

In less than half an hour, the shouting and screaming gradually subsided, and Lijiazhuang had been completely controlled by Meng's army.

Yu An led his soldiers and rushed to the old house of the Li family. A large group of soldiers broke down the gate, and the servants of the Li family were frightened and fled. Yu An grabbed one of them and asked, "Where is that old man Li Dayuan?"

"Master...Master is in the study," the servant said in panic.

The Li family's house is quite large, and Yu An is not familiar with the terrain. Fortunately, Li Quan, who has joined Meng Jun, knows the Li family's house very well. Li Quan naturally knows the location of the study, and he hurried forward to lead the way. Seeing that he knew the location, Yu An pushed the servants away and followed behind him.

They walked through a winding corridor and a circular forest before arriving outside the Li family's study.

"General, this is Li Dayuan's study," Li Quan pointed to the room in front and said to Yu An.

"Li Dayuan, get out!" Yu An kicked the door open and shouted loudly.

There was no sound coming from the study. Yu An and several bodyguards went in and saw an old man with silver hair and blood at the corner of his mouth, lying on the ground, motionless. Li Quan walked forward to identify him. This man was Li Dayuan. It seemed that he knew that the Li family's destruction was inevitable and he could not escape death, so he simply committed suicide by taking poison before Meng Jun arrived.

"This traitor got a good deal," Yu An said with some resentment. After looking around, Yu An continued, "Find them all for me. Even if you have to dig deep into the ground, you must find the Li family's silver vault for me."

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Outside Lijiazhuang, the eldest son of the Li family, supported by two servants, ran only three miles before he was panting and sweating profusely.

The two little children kept crying in the servant's arms, and their crying made Li De very annoyed. The children's mother hurriedly took the children and comforted them carefully.

At this time, the eldest brother of the Li family said again, "It's no good. Go find a sedan chair for me, the young master."

The two subordinates who were supporting him looked at each other, and one of them said, "Master, it is urgent to escape now, there is no time to find a sedan chair."

The eldest brother of the Li family frowned and said, "It's okay if there is no sedan chair. You guys can take turns carrying me, the young master."

Li De, however, had other thoughts at this time. He winked at one of them, and that person reached out and snatched the bags of Li's women and children.

Boss Li was startled and shouted, "What are you doing?"

At this time, Li De quickly stepped forward, holding a dagger in his hand, and stabbed the Li family boss in the waist, letting out a sinister laugh and saying, "I'm sorry, young master, I won't follow you anymore."

After saying that, he twisted the dagger in his hand vigorously, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth, feeling both the pleasure of revenge and the tension of killing his master. Soon the head of the Li family became exhausted, foaming at the mouth, and lying on the ground, twitching.

The sudden change made several women and children stunned for a moment. Li De glanced at them and shouted in a low voice, "This money is enough for us to live a prosperous life in the next life. Do you still want to be slaves and be manipulated by others? Kill them! This money is ours, money that we can't earn in ten lifetimes."

The five servants looked at each other, all of them were tempted, but they didn't dare to take the first step. At this time, the two women seemed to come to their senses, looked at each other, hugged the children, and ran to the sides.

Seeing this, Li De hurriedly shouted, "Catch them quickly, the money is on them."

Several servants were hesitant at first, but after chasing for a few steps, they seemed to have made up their minds and strode towards the women of the Li family.

After a while, the five men were sweating profusely. They opened several bundles and saw that they were full of heavy gold and silver, as well as silver bills from the pawnshop. Greedy looks appeared on their faces. They quickly divided the gold and silver, and then fled in different directions.

The Meng army soldiers who entered the village first had already taken control of the situation. There was no more sound of fighting in the village. After a quick cleanup, Meng Jun led the cavalry into Lijia Village.

"Governor, we've found the Li family's silver vault. It's actually hidden in the basement." Yu An's face was full of sweat and his body was covered in mud, but he said to Meng Jun excitedly.

"How much silver do you have? Give it all to me quickly," Meng Jun said excitedly.