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

Chapter 142 Fight to Fame

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It was already dawn, Xu Gong walked over with several blunderbuss in his arms, and handed one of them to Yang Menglong.

Yang Menglong took it over and looked at it. It was quite heavy to hold. The barrel was slender, black and shiny, and well maintained.This thing has an effective range of eighty paces, and a good gunslinger can use it to shoot down birds, hence the name. It should be said that this is a good weapon.It's just that its rate of fire gave Yang Menglong a headache. He could see very clearly that the bandit with the blunderbuss only fired one shot under the pressure of his musketeer, and had no chance of firing a second shot.Of course, if the rate of fire can be raised, the blunderbuss is still a weapon that meets his standards. If the bayonet can be pulled out, it will be quite lethal if you rush up to fight the bayonet after firing a round of guns.However, there are neither of these now, so the bird gun can only be used to shoot birds.

Of course, it's another story to use it to defend the city...

"Take it back and study it slowly." He waved his hand and gave the order.He never lacked interest in good weapons.There is no way to decide to vigorously develop the crossbow now. If the range and rate of fire of the musket can be greatly improved, it doesn’t need to be much, as long as it can reach three rounds per minute, he is still happy to use the musket, but the current musket is too big. let him down...

"The electric gun needs to be improved...you have to wait until the enemy is within [-] steps before you can fire. What are you playing? At that time, let alone bows and arrows, all the guns are thrown at us! At least we need to change it to [-] steps. Okay... There is also a strong crossbow. If there is a strong crossbow, this battle can definitely be fought more easily. Yes, we must build the strong crossbow as soon as possible... It seems that I have to take time to go to Shaanxi with Xue Siming , There are many master crossbow makers in his hometown..." Yang Menglong muttered, riding a horse, and following the victorious team across the Shahe River.And behind him, Xu Gong and Xue Siming were still riding war horses, chasing the scattered remnants of bandits to heaven and earth, some of them were trampled to death with horses after they chased them!The bandits were terrified, and fled desperately into the mountains, cursing as they fled: These officers and soldiers are so cruel, did the head of the family lose their mind, and actually took the initiative to go down the mountain to provoke these evil spirits!
Yang Menglong was not interested in caring about whether the brains of the bandit leaders had pissed or shitted, he only cared about his own results.As soon as he crossed the river, Han Peng greeted him with a happy face, cupped his fists and bowed: "My lord, we have won a big victory this time!"

Yang Menglong said: "I know this, you don't need to repeat it, tell me something I don't know, such as how many prisoners were captured, how many horses were captured..."

Han Peng said: "The captives captured a total of 150 people. We could have captured more than 200 more, but they lost their hands and feet one by one, so they were of little value. So we gave them a happy ending..."

Yang Menglong frowned slightly.Even if he has never been a soldier, he still knows that killing captives for no reason, let alone massacring enemy wounded, is a principle that both warring parties must abide by. Once this bottom line is crossed, not only will they bear huge public opinion pressure and moral condemnation , will also arouse the extreme anger of the enemy, attract more bloody revenge, and make the war more emotional and cruel, which is not good for both sides.It is said that "soldiers never tire of deceit", and this "never tire of deceit" also has a bottom line, that is, the abuse and massacre of the other party's prisoners and wounded cannot be used as a weapon against the other party, which is clearly stipulated in the Geneva Convention.However, it is the seventeenth century, and there is no market for the modern principles that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Therefore, when Han Peng talked about disposing of more than 200 worthless bandits, he looked calm and talked to the old peasants about cutting off the bandits. A few handfuls of rice.In his opinion, keeping these seriously injured bandits can only waste food. In order to treat them, they don't know how much precious medicinal materials will be consumed. With Wuyangwei's weak family background, there are so many resources to waste. It is better to solve them one by one. some.But Yang Menglong didn't think so. He frowned and said, "We can't do this next time."

Han Peng was stunned: "My lord..."

Yang Menglong pointed to the corpse of a bandit: "Look, they are all as thin as a stick of wood. They obviously chose to be bandits because they couldn't survive. They have a mouthful to eat. Who wants to make a living by losing their heads? Of course, there is no resentment for life and death, but since they have all surrendered, they should be given a way to survive."

Han Peng clasped his hands and said: "My lord is kind, I admire my humble position!" But he sighed in his heart: "My lord is still too kind. I should be more careful in the future, so as not to let him suffer!"

Yang Menglong knew that there was no way to convince Han Peng with a few words. In this era, with the rules of this era, they didn't think there was anything wrong with killing hundreds of disabled captives. It would be troublesome to keep these disabled prisoners.Forget it, anyway, kill and kill, there is no need to embarrass Han Peng for these dead people.He changed the subject: "What about the seizure? What kind of spoils did you get?"

Han Peng said: "In terms of seizures, we collected a total of 97 horses, and some ran away. We will catch them back; in addition to horses, we also seized 2000 spears, [-] large knives, and more. There are hundreds of axes, hammers, etc. The weapons of these guys are too complicated to see. By the way, some property was also found from the bandits. Silver."

Yang Menglong suddenly became happy, and said: "I also collected several thousand taels of silver! All the seized money will be handed over, and it will be used as compensation and reward for the casualties of our soldiers!"

Han Peng replied suddenly: "Understood!" He shouted to the soldiers who were busy: "Listen up, all the seized goods will be handed over, and will be distributed by General Yang as a compensation and reward for the casualties of our soldiers!"

The eyes of thousands of soldiers lit up, and they cheered in unison: "Long live General Yang!"

Yang Menglong chuckled, and rewarded several thousand taels of silver at once. He really felt a little distressed, but...it's not his money, so don't worry too much about it!
Wang Tiechui came over and asked Yang Menglong, "What about these prisoners?"

Yang Menglong glanced at the dejected captives who were squatting on the ground and dared not move, and said: "Take them back first, and interrogate them one by one. If there are murder cases or flower cases in their hands, they will all be chopped off. If there are no murder cases and flower cases, they are just blocking the way to grab some money." Throw them into the mines and farms and let them reflect on them for a few years!" After thinking for a while, he added: "Those who have murders should also find out that they are robbing the rich and helping the poor to make a living, and those who massacre the villagers should not be polite to them !"

Han Peng obviously breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Yang Menglong is not the kind of blindly benevolent and kind-hearted person. He does not lack the ruthlessness and iron blood necessary for a general, but he is not cold enough.Considering that Yang Menglong... Forget it, he has already done well enough, genius generals like Huo Qubing are only a minority after all.

Yang Menglong looked at the dead horses on the ground, and said regretfully: "It's a pity, there are so many good horses, all of them are dead! It would be great if we could capture these horses!"

This is obviously an impossible task. The horse bandits are so ferocious, and it is extremely lucky to be able to wipe them out. Do you want to capture the horses?What a beautiful idea!Fortunately, there were not a few horses captured in this battle, there were two to three hundred horses, and it was still possible to pick out dozens or hundreds of good horses for the scouts.

Everyone put the booty in the cart, put on the horses, and began to return to the Qianhu House.The ones walking in the front are of course the dozens of carts full of silver taels, followed by the prisoners who followed Yang Menglong's order and held their heads in both hands. The young soldiers marched back with their heads held high , The team stretches for more than ten miles, which is spectacular.Now that it was daylight, the captive bandits found that the soldiers who beat themselves to death were also carrying a head on their shoulders, and their numbers were far smaller than their own. They became bolder again and winked at those soldiers. He stared back, holding the dog-leg knife pinned to his thigh.The captives became honest all of a sudden. They had seen the power of this knife before. These officers and soldiers all used this kind of knife to cut their heads, and it was not too long. A head fell off with a click. It was scary. They didn't want to Try whether your neck is stiff or this knife is sharp!

After walking for more than a dozen miles, I saw a long row of peasants driving a cart, carrying horizontal knives, bows and arrows and grain bags, and led by about two hundred soldiers, they were rushing towards the Shahe River. Needless to say, this was going forward line for resupply.Qi Hu recruited so many civilians in just one day, and dispatched a large amount of stored weapons and fodder, and delivered them here, which is considered fast, but the soldiers were not satisfied. Facing the rising sun, they were shocked The civilian husband and his comrades waved their blood-stained weapons and shouted triumphantly: "You are too slow! We have finished fighting and you haven't sent the luggage up yet, shit!"

The peasants and the soldiers escorting the luggage were astonished: "What? It's over already?" Looking at the long dragon-like captives, they couldn't believe it.The two unlucky Baihu who were assigned to escort the luggage shouted in disbelief: "It's over so soon? How is it possible!"

Xue Siming looked stinky: "How long do you think it will take? The battle didn't last long. After the scouts discovered the location of the main force of these guys crossing the river, we rushed for more than ten miles and set up formations in the wheat fields on the north bank. , When they have all crossed the river, they will press up and start fighting, and they will be crushed and surrendered after three or two tricks!"

Those two unlucky households were staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes. The baggage was still halfway there. They had wiped out all the enemy troops and returned in triumph. What a big deal!It's over, it's over, don't talk about the military exploits this time, even the credit for transporting the luggage is gone, why is my life so hard!Those civilian husbands stuck out their tongues and looked at the bandits passing by with their heads in their hands in surprise. They really couldn't understand why these bandits who used to be notorious in the past suddenly became so ungrateful. More than 4000 people beat [-] All the officers and soldiers of the guard station were wiped out in just one battle!Have they become too weak, or have the incompetent officers and soldiers at the guard station suddenly become stronger?I don't understand, I really don't understand!
Yang Menglong said cheerfully: "Put down the food and weapons, clear the carts, and the battlefield will be more than a dozen miles ahead. There are nearly [-] dead horses there. Hurry up and get the horse meat and marinate it to dry." Come on, enough for everyone to eat for several months!"

When the peasants heard that there were so many dead horses in front of them, they were overjoyed. They unloaded the grain bags and weapons on their shoulders, emptied the carts, and ran to the battlefield where the bloody smell still lingered. Nearly [-] horses Dead horse, it's enough for them to vomit!Yang Menglong asked everyone to stop, and the gang leader gathered the food, dug the stove and started cooking.They can't make any good things in the wild. They knead the flour and quickly peel it into the pot, cook it in a big pot, and then chop up the wild vegetables they picked and throw it in. It's actually delicious.After playing for a whole night, everyone was so hungry that they each filled a large bowl and squatted on the ground to eat like crazy.The bandits were salivating, and their stomachs were screaming louder and louder. Seeing their pitiful appearance, Yang Menglong told the gang leader, and the gang leader took action immediately, and cooked another cup for each of the bandits according to the gourd painting. Bowl, but there is not enough oil and water, and even less salt, but these guys still gobble it up, and they are so hot that they are willing to eat it without slowing down.

After eating, continue on the road.Perhaps because they were full, the bandits walked much faster and had already returned to the county seat in the afternoon.

The gate of the county seat was closed tightly, and a large number of civilians were patrolling the city wall, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.At this time, the magistrate of the county was fidgeting like ants on a hot pot. Thousands of bandits rushed into Wuyang. The villages and towns in the county are also going to be terribly harmed by those locusts. Who can bear it?Although he had already heard the news that Yang Menglong took the initiative to attack, he was still worried. Who didn't know how bad the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers of the guard station was?He wrote several letters in a row, one was to let the remaining officers and soldiers of the guard go to the city to help defend the county, two were to ask for help from the magistrate, asking him to help the brothers for the sake of the party state... er, the empire, one Give it to Yang Menglong, let him come back quickly, it is important to guard the county.While writing letters, mobilize the young and strong in the county to strengthen their guard. Don't let the bandits play some surprise attacks and take down the county without anyone noticing. If this is the case, ten of his heads are not enough for the emperor to chop off ah!At this time, he was inspecting the city wall, and suddenly saw the dust in the distance, and his heart tightened: Come, come, what should come is still coming!The officers and soldiers guarding the city and Xiangyong all had expressions of fear on their faces, their legs trembling as they watched the smoke and dust winding down the avenue.

"The bandits are coming!" Zhang Tong's voice trembled slightly.

The few head catchers were so frightened that they could deal with some small bandits, but if thousands of bandits showed up at once, they would be helpless.They were trying to persuade Zhang Tong to leave the city wall, when the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded, more than a dozen cavalry came galloping, and the leader carrying a soft steel gun two feet long was Yang Menglong!Seeing that he was covered in blood, Zhang Tong's heart tightened for no reason: Could it be that he was defeated?While he was feeling anxious, Yang Menglong yawned and spoke: "People in the city, listen, I have killed the bandits who have fled into the country, so you can rest assured!"

(End of this chapter)