Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 14
Qi Hu seemed to be able to see through his thoughts, and added: "Of course, these heads were captured by righteous men alone, and this credit is even greater. In addition to getting the rewards they deserve, they can also get official titles." …If the righteous are willing to join the army, it will not be a problem to seal a hundred households.”

A commoner, just because he killed four post-gold cavalrymen, can actually become a hundred households in one step, which fully shows how valuable the head of a post-golden man is.It's no wonder that the head of a Houjin man is not so easy to get. There is a death order in the Eight Banners Army. If someone is killed in battle, others can get half of his property if they carry his body back!The word "profit" is the first, and the soldiers of the later Jin Dynasty paid great attention to restraining the remains of the soldiers who died in battle. In case of defeat, they would generally try to snatch the corpses back as much as possible. Therefore, even if the Ming army could win, the heads captured were pitifully small. It is a rare big victory for tens of thousands of generals to win more than three hundred heads in one battle.Coupled with the fact that the Ming army has always lost more victories than Hou Jin in the confrontation, it is even more difficult to obtain the head.For Yang Menglong, who killed four of them at once with fewer enemies, it can be said to be against the sky. It is appropriate to give him an official position like a hundred households.

When Yang Menglong heard that he was still an official, he laughed even more happily, almost drooling, in his eyes, these heads became more and more cute.However, he was a little puzzled: "Old man, why are you so clear about these things? Did you ever serve as a soldier?"

Qi Hu said: "When I was young, I stayed at the border for a few years, but when I got old and couldn't move anymore, I went back home." Having said that, his expression was a little sad.

Yang Menglong suddenly realized that after staying at the border, he must have fought with the Mongolian cavalry or the Houjin people. Naturally, he knew these things clearly.Just as he was about to speak, he heard the sudden sound of hoofbeats again. His expression changed, and he picked up his weapon and rushed out like lightning.Not only him, many villagers rioted. Some people screamed and were killed by the Houjin cavalry. Everyone already suffered from cavalry phobia. When they heard the sound of horse hooves, they reflexively thought that the Houjin people were coming again. , instinctively wanted to run away.At this time, a broken gong voice came over with the rapid sound of horse hooves: "People in the village, listen! The county magistrate has given an order. Everyone must move to the county seat immediately to help defend the county seat. There must be no mistakes! Everyone listen, The magistrate has an order..." He shouted all the way and galloped on his horse, rushing into the village in the blink of an eye.Although this guy did not obey traffic rules and almost hit people several times, his words still gave the villagers reassurance.It turned out to be the messenger of the Ming army. Fortunately, fortunately, it would be better if it was not a Jurchen!

Yang Menglong curled his lips. It's too late to inform the villagers to move to the county seat now, isn't it?If he hadn't fought desperately and killed the four post-golden cavalrymen, it is estimated that the orderly soldier will only see a lot of dead bodies now!Seeing the corpses all over the ground, the messenger was shocked, slowed down his horse, and asked in amazement, "What...what's the matter?"

The villagers replied with some anger, but also some awe: "Master Haojiao learned that four Houjin men rushed into our village an hour ago, killed everyone they saw, burned houses when they saw them, and killed four of us in one breath. 50 people, I was lucky enough to save a life from their knife!"

As soon as he heard that the Hou Jin people had appeared here, the officer and soldier's face turned pale, and even his voice trembled a little: "Then... where are those Hou Jin people? Are they still there?" As soon as the words came out, He realized that he had said something nonsense, if those Houjin people were still there, would these ordinary people still collect their remains here?They had all run away or been killed!At the very least, if the Houjin man was still there, he would have died a long time ago by barging in like this!
"Yang Yishi cleaned up those Houjin people, and even cut off their heads! Look, did you see those horses? They belong to the Houjin people!"

The soldier looked in the direction of the villagers' fingers, and he saw several Liaodong war horses tied to the gate of Xiao's house, kicking their hooves and snorting uneasily.These Liaodong tiger horses were tall and strong, with strong backbones. Compared with them, the horse he was riding looked like a sick donkey, not a horse.He counted, no more, no less, exactly four horses, his mouth couldn't close immediately.Saying that one person killed four Houjin men, who were still cavalrymen, he would not believe it if he was killed, but those Liaodong war horses were tied there alive, it couldn't be more true!He didn't think that this group of villagers who were so poor that they couldn't even eat had the ability to get four genuine Liaodong war horses and set up a scam.A war horse is worth hundreds of taels of silver at least, how can ordinary people afford it!He swallowed, and asked carefully, "Where is that righteous man now?"

The villager said: "It's at Miss Xiao's house."

Without saying a word, the officer rode his horse towards Xiao's house and yelled at the top of his voice, "Righteous man, Yang Yishi! Where is Yang Yishi?"

Yang Menglong shrugged his shoulders, as if... as if he was famous?Put the dogleg knife back into its sheath, and go back to the living room in two steps in three steps. With a pocket in each hand, he carried the gold, silver and head into his room and hid them. The quick and decisive action made Qi Hu Jaw-dropping.This guy only cared about hiding his loot, and had no intention of going out to welcome guests. Xiao Yufang, who had been hiding in the room to comfort Xiao Jun, had no choice but to come out in person, make up her face, squeeze out a smile and step out of the door, and said in a manly voice: "Master Jun is here? Please come inside."

The officer and soldier rolled off their saddles and dismounted, raised their fists and saluted Xiao Yufang, and said: "Miss, please, I, Xu Gong, have been ordered by the county magistrate and Qianhu to inform the villagers around the county to evacuate into the county to avoid being attacked by the Hou Jin people." Poison... I heard that there is a righteous man here who killed four Houjin people who entered the village for massacre. I came here specially to pay a visit and asked the young lady to introduce him to him. "

It's hard to see that this Qiu Ba knows a little bit of etiquette, but it's no wonder that Xiao's family has a bit of reputation in this area, and Xiao Yufang is a well-known talented woman, and she was once engaged to the county magistrate's beloved son, let alone him. Well, even the magistrate had to be polite when he saw her.Xiao Yufang said: "Master Xu, please come inside." He invited Xu Gong in, and then called to Yang Menglong's room: "Young Master Yang, a military master wants to see you!" and went to make tea.Her family is poor and poor, and when guests come, they can still drink a cup of good tea with a strong fragrance and endless aftertaste.

Yang Menglong had already hidden his spoils, walked out pretending to be nonchalant, and bowed to Xu Gonggong: "Master Jun!"

Hey, this posture is wrong!

But you can't blame him. He knows nothing about the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty - who can't study these things when they are full?Fortunately, Xu Gong didn't care. Yang Menglong killed four Golden Cavalry men with one sword and the psychological shock caused to him was too great. It was so big that he could automatically and consciously ignore Yang Menglong's rudeness. Yang Menglong was willing to give him He was a little flattered by the salute!He quickly returned the gift and said: "A righteous man... No, Mr. Yang, I, Xu Gong, am a servant of Zhang Qianhu. On the orders of the county magistrate and Qianhu, I came to inform the villagers to evacuate to the county to avoid being harassed by Hou Jin." We were massacred, but we came a step too late. If the righteous men had not stepped forward and killed all the enemies with their own hands, Xiaojiazhuang would have been burned to the ground!" What he said was quite elegant and orderly, but he He seemed to feel uncomfortable all over, his eyes wandered around, and then he stuck to the pieces of armor and weapons, unable to move away anymore.Although he has never fought with the Houjin people, he has never eaten pork and seen pigs walking. This armor, the standard of the sword and bow cannot be faked. It is [-]% Houjin goods, and hundreds of them are still stained with blood!The last trace of doubt in his heart disappeared, leaving only shock, admiration and envy.Look at Yang Menglong, even younger than him, but he killed four Hou Jin cavalrymen in one go and made such a great contribution... Oh, it would be great if he could also kill one Hou Jin cavalry, that scenery , among the twenty or thirty servants under Qianhu's command, which one can compare with him?
He was envious, jealous, and resentful, but Yang Menglong looked blank.He was stunned. You are a servant of Qianhu. Xu said that the servant is not a bastard who specializes in helping his master oppress the poor. How did he become an officer and a soldier?Also, I thought you were a soldier, but you said you were under the orders of the county magistrate... Damn, it’s so complicated, so dizzy!He didn't know that this family member was not that family member. In the late Ming Dynasty, the imperial government's finances were on the verge of collapse. It was normal for the military to go without pay for three or four months in a row. Some people were owed pay for eight, nine months or even a whole year. Even if the military pay is paid, it is deducted at every level, and there is not much left in the hands of the soldiers. Of course, you can't expect such an army to be very capable.There was no other way, so the generals of the Ming army had no choice but to withhold military pay and select the most elite soldiers from the army to be their confidants, that is, their servants.The treatment of these servants is much better than that of ordinary soldiers. At the very least, the military pay is paid in full. If the general is happy, there will be some rewards. The weapons are also the best. Compared with them, those ordinary people who don’t even have enough to eat are Soldiers are similar to beggars.These servants are only loyal to the general. To put it bluntly, they are the general's private soldiers. They are similar to the tooth soldiers during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. They have relatively strong combat effectiveness. The Ming army generals rely on these servants to support their affairs.Xu Gong also has two skills, otherwise he would definitely not be qualified to become a servant of Qianhu. However, I don’t know if he is really stupid and bold, or if he is not popular. He got such a hard job and risked running into Hou Jin at any time. They left the county town in danger of traveling, and villagers were notified village by village to evacuate to the county town.The latter seems more likely, as can be seen from the skinny horse he rides.He himself may not have any resentment towards this hard work, but now, the resentment has disappeared. He looked at Yang Menglong with a smile, as if he were looking at a pile of white money...

(End of this chapter)