Chapter 51 - Baron Cook
On the fourth day after Xing Tujun entered Teres, a serious smashing incident occurred. Hundreds of unidentified people attacked several porridge sheds set up by Xing Tujun, and refugees who received the porridge were beaten and expelled.
When the Xing Tu Army patrol team rushed over, the group of unidentified people attacked the patrol team.
The incident caused more than 100 refugees to be killed or injured, and a ten-man patrol team was seriously injured. In Tres City, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Then rumors spread among the refugees that Xing Tujun gave porridge just to deceive the refugees' trust. Xing Tujun would let these refugees join the army and send them to the front line to be cannon fodder and fight against the dynasty army.
For a moment, refugees were in a panic, away from Xing Tujun's porridge spot and walked on the street. The refugees who were full of affection for Xing Tujun had also changed their eyes when they looked at Xing Tujun patrol team a few days ago, and they were full of deep fear.
Xing Tujun was located in the command center of the City Lord's Mansion. Commander Lin Nuoyan looked solemn. The smashing and rumors made Xing Tujun's favorability in the hearts of refugees continue to decline. What's even more annoying is that it directly disrupted the recruitment plan that Xing Tujun was about to be implemented.
Originally, the Xing Tu army was preparing to recruit soldiers among the refugees to strengthen the strength of the Xing Tu army, but facing the enemy hidden in the dark, the Xing Tu army suddenly became passive and had to stop recruiting soldiers.
On the bluestone road, Lin Chuan's combat boots made a sonorous and powerful voice, and Lin Chuan, with a pale face, stepped into the command center.
As the temporary security chief in Tres City, Lin Chuan bears unshirkable responsibility for this incident. Lin Nuoyan did not hold Lin Chuan's fault and ordered him to conduct a thorough investigation. After a day of investigation and visit, Lin Chuan already knew the reason and came to ask Lin Nuoyan for instructions.
Lin Chuan handed a list to Lin Nuoyan and said murderously: "Uncle Lin, I have found the reason."
The list is full of Tres's great nobles. According to Lin Chuan's investigation, they are the supporters behind the incident, and even those unidentified people who smashed and smashed them from the homes of these nobles.
As a privileged class of the dynasty, the nobles had the most wealth in the land. Almost all the senior officials of the dynasty were held by the nobles. Compared with the civilians and slaves in dire straits, the luxury of the nobles' lives had never changed.
As an army composed of Xing Tu slaves, most of the soldiers of the Xing Tu army were bullied and enslaved by the nobles, and they had a deep hatred for the nobles.
Lin Nuoyan angrily threw the list on the table: "We didn't go to trouble these nobles, but instead came to trouble us. If we didn't teach a lesson, we really thought that our Xing Tujun was easy to bully!"
Lin Chuan had long wanted to kill these nobles' arrogance, so he clasped his fists and said, "Uncle Lin, let me take people to capture these nobles."
Xia Ge said worriedly at this moment: "Commander Lin, please think twice. If we attack the nobles in Tres, the nobles from other places will inevitably unite to strangle us after hearing the news, then our Xing Tu army will have no place to stand."
Lin Nuoyan patted Xia Ge on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. Since our Xing Tu Army was established, it has been through the desperate battles of our brothers. Today we have never relied on the funding and support of the nobles. We will not have it before, nor will we in the future."
"Lin Chuan, please take people to execute. From now on, as long as I, Xing Tujun, there will be no more corrupt nobles who exploit the people!"
"As for your order, sir." Lin Chuan saluted a military salute, turned around and left with great strides.
A moment later, Xingtu Military Camp.
Five thousand soldiers in black clothes and black armor stood solemnly on the open space, and the battle flag was blown violently by the wind.
Lin Chuan walked up to the station with a big stride, looked around the high-spirited Xing Tu warrior, and nodded with satisfaction.
Lin Chuan asked loudly: "Soldiers, do you know what to do today?!"
"Kill the nobles!" The soldiers answered loudly with excitement.
The nobles have become a cancer of the dynasty, absorbing and squeezing thousands of people, and Xing Tujun will cut them off with a sharp blade.
Seeing that the soldiers were so motivated, Lin Chuan nodded with satisfaction.
"Set out!" Lin Chuan drew out his battle knife.
Five thousand Xingtu soldiers drove out of the camp and lined up onto the street with sharp swords.
Seeing the army swarming out, the aristocrats sent their eyes that Xing Tujun was going to attack the refugees, and showed a gloating expression.
"Hurry!" Five thousand Xingtu soldiers divided into dozens of teams, led by their respective commanders, and rushed towards the established target. The streets of Tres were under martial law and the street intersection was blocked.
The peeps sent by the nobles suddenly found that the situation was not good, but the streets were already martial law. Except for the army prohibited passage, when they saw the fierce Xingtu soldiers guarding at the intersection, the peeps sent by the nobles could only pray for their nobles.
The nobleman Cook is a baron of the dynasty, and Tres is a striking figure throughout the entire dynasty. Although the Xing Tu army occupied Tres, the Baron Cook was not affected at all. Whether it was the dynasty army or the rebels, they always held a win-win attitude towards the nobles, so he was not worried about safety.
Baron Cook controlled the food sales of the entire Tres. As a loyal member of the dynasty, Baron Cook saw the arrival of Xing Tu's army and countless refugees came. Therefore, he joined forces with other nobles to make a profit and began to raise the price of food.
Originally, one silver coin could buy two bags of food, but after Baron Cook and his friends raised the price, it was difficult to buy one bag of food for a gold coin, and countless refugees had to go hungry.
Then Xing Tujun opened a porridge shed to alleviate the crisis and blocked the way Cook and the others made money. This made Baron Cook very angry and decided to give Xing Tujun a little color, so he secretly sent someone to attack the porridge distribution site, smash the refugees, secretly spread rumors, and tried to drive Xing Tujun out of Teres.
However, Xing Tujun's reaction was beyond Baron Cook's expectations. When he was enjoying a delicious elk lunch with his family, the panicked butler reported to him in a mess that Xing Tujun surrounded his Baron's mansion.
"These untouchables disturbed my lunch, and I will make them pay the price!" Baron Cook cursed and headed towards the gate, wanting to see what happened. After all, he secretly sent someone to smash and distribute some porridge, which was a little guilty.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, the gate of Baron Cook's house collapsed, and a large number of fully armed Xingtu soldiers rushed in.
"Damn it! What do you untouchables want to do!" Baron Cook just saw this scene and shouted angrily.
Chapter completed!