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

Chapter 17
It can be said that no one in Daming knows about the Qi Family Army, no one knows about it.

This powerful team started in Yiwu, Zhejiang.At that time, the Japanese pirates were extremely rampant in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty. They killed people, set fire to the city, and committed all kinds of evil. The Ming army's defense force was eroded and they suffered repeated defeats. The court was helpless and there were even calls to abandon the coastal areas and move the people inland.At this time, Qi Jiguang stepped forward, recruited fierce and aggressive miners in Yiwu, a city with fierce folk customs, and trained them rigorously to form a strong and capable force. This is the Qi Family Army.Under the leadership of Qi Jiguang, these Zhejiang children conquered the east and west, and were invincible. They killed so many Japanese pirates that they were either wiped out or fled overseas. From then on, the Japanese pirates in coastal areas basically subsided.After the Japanese pirates were eliminated, the Qi Jiajun was transferred to the border to deal with the increasingly rampant northern nomads. They repeatedly defeated the greater numbers with less and defeated the northern nomads who invaded the border. Everyone talks about the Qi Jiajun without shuddering.From the coastal areas all the way to the border, the Qi army defeated more with less, rarely losing, and annihilated more than [-] enemies. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, such a record was terrifying.

This team should have been more brilliant, but unfortunately, they failed to achieve such glory.After Zhang Juzheng's death, Qi Jiguang was transferred away from the border, and Qi's army began to decline.In fact, this also has a lot to do with Qi Jiguang's style of work. He is a pure soldier who likes to solve problems in the simplest way. In Jiangnan, he wiped out Japanese pirates with lightning speed. He shattered the ambitions of the Mongols so quickly that they dare not do it again for a long time. For the common people, he is undoubtedly a great guardian.However, for his army, and even for himself, this is not entirely a good thing. The political struggle within the Ming Dynasty was extremely fierce. Once the Japanese and border troubles were leveled off, he seemed useless. There must be someone in the court who would deal with him. , who said that Zhang Ju, who once bullied the emperor so hard that he dared not breathe, is the backer of his relative?Zhang Juzheng has already left a shadow in the emperor's heart. No one dared to touch him when he was still alive. Once he died, he would immediately start to settle accounts after autumn. Everyone in the Zhang family would end badly. Of course, Qi Jiguang, who he raised with one hand, would also Don't even think of a good end, and resolutely defeat the lackeys of the big villain Zhang Juzheng!Amidst the yelling of beating the dog in the water, Qi Jiguang sadly left the army, and the Qi family army lost its soul ever since.If Li Chengliang is replaced, the result will definitely be different. Like Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang is an excellent general. He is much smarter than Qi Jiguang. Another stabbing knife in the dark kept them fighting non-stop, and the Liaodong war never stopped. Simply put, it was playing with the enemy and supporting the bandits.Liaodong is constantly fighting, so he naturally has a lot of opportunities to fight, and the news of victory is frequent.He is a hundred times more domineering than Qi Jiguang, but he has always been his local emperor in Liaodong. Even if he knows that he is playing with the enemy and raising bandits, no one dares to touch him.It's just that he seems to have overplayed his hand, making Jianzhou Jurchen gradually become popular, and finally rose like a strong wind in the late Wanli Dynasty, driving the Ming Dynasty out of Liaodong!The two most outstanding generals in the middle and late Ming Dynasty each sat on one side, and the two completely different results corresponded to the old saying: "A good fighter has no great achievements, and a loyal one has no hot words." The big man doesn't understand these things, so Qi Jiguang was wiped out, Qi's army was forgotten, and their glory was gradually buried by the wind and sand outside the Great Wall, leaving only the army that was deprived of its own honor and was still in dilapidation. Silently persisted in the barracks.Finally, in the first year of Tianqi, on the banks of the Hun River, this army showed its last afterglow...

In the Battle of Hunhe, nearly ten thousand people from the Zhejiang and Sichuan armies fought fiercely with the Hou Jin army in the wild, killing each other to pieces.Hou Jin, who is known as "if the Jurchens are not worth ten thousand, they cannot fight if they are full of ten thousand", they invested nearly [-] troops from the Six Banners of the Eight Banners in this battle, and surrounded the two armies, but they could not break through the defense lines of the Zhejiang Army and the Sichuan Army. , suffered heavy casualties, and finally narrowly won by relying on the surrendered Ming army gunners to open up the Ming army's battle formation.The Zhejiang Army and the Sichuan Army were completely wiped out, and Qi Jinli, the leader of the Qi Army, died in battle. There were only a few hundred people left in this army, and all of them died in the Battle of Shenyang. The Qi Army disappeared from the Ming Army's combat sequence. .This battle was truly shocking. Even Hou Jin admired the loyalty and tenacity of the Zhejiang army. The common people were extremely sad and missed this iron-blooded force that had protected them for decades.

Thinking of this, Yang Menglong also respected the old man, and imitated Xu Gong and bowed to Qi Hu: "It turns out that the old man is a descendant of the Qi family army. Disrespect, disrespect!"

Qi Hu said bitterly: "Where is there any Qi family army, they have all turned into bones by the Hun River..."

Xu Gong sighed: "The imperial court is sorry for you!"

Qi Hu waved his hand and said, "Speak carefully, be careful not to speak out!"

Yang Menglong didn't care at all: "Justice is at ease in people's hearts, I'm afraid he's a bird! If you want me to say..."

The swift sound of horseshoes interrupted his long speech, and Qi Polu, a little brat, galloped back on the horse, looking so handsome that he was in a mess.It's just that the little guy's expression seemed a little wrong, he ran straight to his grandfather, gasped and said in a low voice, "Grandpa, I saw the Houjin man!"

"What!?" Xu Gong was startled and looked around.

Qi Hu also lowered his voice and asked, "Where is it? How many people are there?"

Qi Polu said: "In a forest three miles ahead, there are more than a dozen riders, all with one horse... They must have spotted me and are chasing me this way!"

More than a dozen riders may not sound like much, but for a group of ordinary people, it is already a destructive force, and they can be wiped out without any effort!Xu Gong's complexion turned pale, and he looked like he was about to cry. If there were only one or two people, he could barely muster up the courage to deal with it, but there were more than a dozen people on the other side, so what a fart!It's over, it's over, it's dead this time!

Yang Menglong looked at Qi Polu with admiration.Good boy, he managed to remain calm when encountering such a dangerous situation. He just told them these people secretly and didn't yell out loudly. This calmness is really scary, even he can't help it.He turned his attention to Qi Hu, he didn't even know how many people a Niulu had, and he didn't even know how to deal with the cavalry, so it's better to listen to the opinions of experts.

Qi Hu looked at the sad-faced people behind him, then at the three of himself, and sighed secretly.Can't fight, really can't fight, there are more than a dozen Houjin people, and they are one man and two horses, what about them?There are only three who are really capable of fighting. Yang Menglong is not yet good at riding a horse. The only ones who can really fight on horseback are him and Xu Gong. How can we fight?But with the lives of two or three hundred people at stake, he could only bite the bullet and give it a try.An old soldier is an old soldier. He quickly came up with a countermeasure and whispered to Yang Menglong: "Take out the head and hang it around the neck of the horse, and we will go up..."

Xu Gong was horrified: "This...isn't this sending you to death!?"

Qi Hu glanced at him, and said: "Even if we stay here, we will die, so we might as well take a risk. Since the post-jin people have rarely failed since they entered the customs, seeing our heads hanging on the horse's neck, we must We will be scruples in our hearts, and we are not sure about our strength. In this way, we may be able to delay time..."

Xu Gong said: "They are not fools. Even if they are deceived for a while, they won't be able to hide it for long. They will see it through soon. In the end..."

Qi Hu pointed to the sky: "It's getting dark. Once it gets dark, the enemy's combat power will be greatly reduced, and our chance will come."

There is no night fighting equipment these days, everyone's eyes are darkened, and even the best arrow skills can't be used.fight?It is very unlikely that the Houjin cavalry would do this, after all, they only have this few people, but there are two to three hundred people here, and there are dozens of young and strong, and they may not be able to take advantage of it if they risk their lives.In a word, as long as it is delayed until dark, there is a chance of survival. Yang Menglong supported the old man's decision with both feet, and immediately took out the head and hung it on the horse's neck.Qi Polu shouted: "My lord, I want it too!"

Yang Menglong said: "You can't go, we are going to risk our lives, once we are found out, everyone will be finished! If you stay here, if the momentum is not good, run away quickly, with your riding skills, you may be able to escape... "

Qi Polu said angrily, "Men from the Qi family have no tradition of being deserters!"

Yang Menglong really wanted to kick him: "If you can't beat them, run away. If you escape, then find a way to come back and bite them. What's the shame? You are the only seedling of your family, do you know that? In case you have any troubles, you The incense in the house will be cut off!"

Qi Polu still said: "Men from the Qi family have no tradition of being deserters!"

Yang Menglong bulged his eyes and raised his fist: "No matter how stubborn you are, believe it or not, I will beat you!"

Qi Polu didn't look at the weak, and stared at him with wide eyes, without the slightest intention of compromise, a little boy and a big boy stared at him like a mung bean, and froze there.Qi Hu said leisurely: "Young master, give him a knife and let him go. The men of the Qi family really don't have the tradition of being deserters."

Yang Menglong was helpless, and handed the dog-leg knife to Qi Polu: "Take it! Follow closely, don't be a hero, if you dare to mess around, I will kill you!"

Qi Polu snorted, took the dog's leg knife without saying a word, and casually pulled out a knife flower, obviously no stranger to playing with knives.Yang Menglong hung his head around his neck, loaded another arrow into his crossbow, rode his horse and ran to Xiao Yufang, and said in a low voice: "There is a situation, let's go to the front and take a look. Hide in the woods, let Qing Zhuang protect you, don't run around!"

Xiao Yufang exclaimed, "Is the enemy coming?"

Yang Menglong looked nonchalant: "There are a few here, not many people, we can handle it completely, don't worry." He patted the saber on his waist, "It's okay for them to know each other. If they don't, I will Send them back to their hometown one by one!"

Xiao Yufang felt a little relieved after hearing that only a few came. Yang Menglong could kill four by himself. Now that there are two people helping, it should be easier to deal with them, right?She said: "Then...then be careful."

Yang Menglong said carelessly: "Don't worry, the person who can kill me has not been born yet. I'm going, you protect yourself!" After saying that, he clamped the horse's belly and galloped forward.The grandsons of the Qi family followed closely. Xu Gong hesitated for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Just die. Decapitation won't leave a scar as big as a bowl. You are not afraid. I'm afraid of a bird. Wait for me!" He also patted his horse and chased after me. Going up, the four horses lined up, galloping side by side, and were gone in the blink of an eye.Xiao Yufang reined in her horse, stopped, stood up from the cart, and called: "Folks, please pay attention. Several enemies have been spotted in front of you. Mr. Yang and the others have already gone over to block them... Please be quiet, please." Panic, Mr. Yang can deal with them! Now everyone follow me into the woods and hide, we will definitely be able to turn the danger into good!"

When the villagers heard that they were coming again, they were terrified, but when they heard that Mr. Yang had already dealt with it, they felt relieved and hid in a nearby forest. Create barriers to hinder the cavalry, whether it will work or not, only God knows.

The speed of the Liaodong war horse was surprisingly fast, and it ran more than a mile in the snap of a finger.At this time, a cloud of sand and dust rose up in front, hooves sounded densely, people neighed, there were twenty or thirty war horses, and a dozen cavalry rushed towards this side!Qi Hu reined in his horse, bowed his bow and set an arrow, opened the bow like a full moon, the bowstring trembled, and whistling——a loud arrow whizzed towards the place where the smoke and dust surged, telling those guys that Lao Tzu is here!This arrogant move caught the attention of the Houjin cavalry. The horses hissed wildly, and the dozen or so cavalry reined in one after another. From movement to stillness, they were in one body.Yang Menglong squinted his eyes and looked over, only to see these guys were tall and burly, all of them were wearing armor, their eyes were cold and menacing, which made people shudder.The leader was wearing two layers of white armor, and his whole body looked like a tin can. His murderous aura was stronger than that of the other dozen or so combined, and his hairs stood on end after being so far away.Qi Hu's complexion changed slightly, and he said to Yang Menglong in a low voice: "The white armored soldiers, those are the white armored soldiers who built slaves!"

Xu Gong gasped and said in a low voice, "We are in big trouble!"

(End of this chapter)