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Summary

. Zheng Qiao's city slaughters were driven by the need to plunder wealth and incentivize his soldiers, who often faced meager pay. The wealthy families were the first targets, followed by the middle class and commoners, who were reluctant to surrender their savings. This created tension between soldiers and commoners, as soldiers needed to extort more money to support their families. Internal competition among soldiers escalated into threats and coercion. Meanwhile, Shen Tang received a letter from Zhang He, revealing that Huang Lie had gathered a thousand heavy shield warriors linked to a plague and was forming a coalition with other forces to challenge Zheng Qiao's court. .

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