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

Chapter 236 Yang Menglong's Story of Suppressing Bandits 5
"The officers and soldiers are here!"

The terrified screams resounded like a tsunami, sweeping across the entire camp of the rogues in an instant.It was a mess now, the man who was stuffing hot food into his mouth jumped up and looked around for a guy, the woman was holding the child trembling all over, the old man sighed, the children were so scared by the adult’s abnormal behavior that they burst into tears, the little one The leaders yelled at the people running back and forth, punching and kicking to try to calm everyone down... No one expected to meet officers and soldiers when the extortion was successful, and they were officers and soldiers armed to the teeth. Fear was infected like a plague. Everyone, the entire camp was in an indescribable mess like a stabbed ant nest.The officers and soldiers guarding the city and Xiangyong stared at each other, Zheng Jing beat his chest and stamped his feet, and the master slapped himself on the mouth. If he had known that the bandits were such a mob, why would they send so much food?Open the city gate and rush out for a while to kill, it's over!The two roared in unison:

"Hang up that sack of wheat for me, quick!"

I regretted it before half of the goods were delivered, which really lacked the spirit of the contract.However, there will be no rogues accusing them of dishonesty now. This gang of mobs are already terrified and in disarray.However, the miracle is that no matter how messy it is, no one knocks over the pot that still contains a little rice and the bucket of soup made from wild vegetables and roots. It is really well-trained!Man Tianxing roared angrily: "Calm down! Calm down! No... no... It's just one or two thousand officers and soldiers, I'm afraid of a bird! I fought from Ningxia to Henan, and dozens of officers and soldiers died in my hands, if not a hundred. , there are not dozens, there are several, what is there to be afraid of? I said I would lead you to find a way to survive, and I will do what I said! Team up! Ready to fight!" Zhi Duoxing also hissed: "Dude, Sisters, don’t be afraid! We can still make deals with the officers and soldiers! They won’t necessarily destroy us!”

Yang Menglong saw that the rogues were running around like a group of headless flies, and both sides were still a mile away, so they were in disarray, so he couldn't help shaking his head.These guys, to say that they are rogues is really flattering them, this is clearly a group of beggars with sharpened bamboo poles and wooden sticks!In the fourth year of Chongzhen, most of the bandits were like this. Although the Ming army's combat effectiveness was poor, it was still [-]% sure to deal with these beggars. However, the court was too screwed up and Wan Shuiye was too powerful, forcing more people to Become a rogue, the team of rogues grows like a snowball, grows in bloody battles, gets stronger as you fight, and finally becomes the gravedigger of the Ming Dynasty!He didn't even have the interest to cut down such an opponent with his sword. He raised his hand and rejected Han Peng's proposal to send cavalry to attack, and ordered: "Slow down and wait until they have had enough trouble!"

After the order was conveyed, the drumbeat slowed down immediately, and the pace of the soldiers also slowed down to 68 steps per minute, and they continued to approach silently.The rogues immediately noticed this change, and their psychological pressure was relieved a lot, and they began to organize the team in a mess amidst the shouts of the little boss.Men with weapons lined up in several rows facing the Wuyang Guards who were approaching like a wall, keeping the old people, children and women behind them, and those little leaders with rich experience in rebellion also jumped on the back of horses or mules, He pulled out the saber he picked up on the battlefield and waved it high, galloping back and forth in front of the formation, shouting loudly to boost morale, and in a hurry, finally formed a long snake formation.This word "long snake" is crooked, and the word "one" certainly doesn't look like it, but "long snake" has learned a lot.Man Tianxing is quite satisfied with the response speed of his subordinates. Alas, these subordinates were honest farmers a month ago, so they can't ask for too much.He shouted: "Shout twice to boost morale, and let the officers and soldiers know that we are not easy to bully! You must shout loudly, you know?"

The bandits responded one after another: "I know!"

Man Tianxing raised his fist and wanted to shout, but he couldn't think of any powerful and domineering slogan. He froze there with his fist raised, his mouth was moving, and he didn't let out a fart for a long time. Seeing the officers and soldiers getting closer, the cavalry opened up The more he drove, he couldn't help getting anxious, and asked Zhi Duoxing in a low voice: "Second brother, what should I shout? I can't think of any more heroic slogans for a while, you have a flexible mind, help me think about it!"

Without thinking, Zhi Duoxing raised his arms and shouted: "Guanzhong man——mighty!"

The rogues shouted in unison: "The man in Guanzhong——mighty!"

Man Tianxing was deeply inspired, and also thought of a mighty and domineering slogan: "Xiliang iron cavalry---mighty!"

Zhi Duoxing whispered: "Brother, we don't have cavalry! We only have dozens of cavalry, and half of them ride mules and donkeys!"

Man Tianxing said: "Never mind him, how can you scare the officers and soldiers if you don't shout like this? That's right, call me——Xiliang Iron Cavalry——Mighty!!!"

The rogues shouted: "Xiliang iron cavalry—mighty!!!"

The corner of Yang Menglong's mouth twitched, "It's Xiliang iron cavalry. If you can gather thirty cavalrymen, I will write Yang in reverse!"Han Peng couldn't help laughing out loud: "The gangsters are interesting."

Yang Menglong said: "Let's make a fuss." Ignoring the yelling of the bandits, he led the troops and continued to approach.

The distance between the two sides was less than 300 meters, so close that the rogues could count how many pieces of iron armor the soldiers of Wuyang Guard had on their bodies, and the soldiers of Wuyang Guard could count how many decent spears the rogues had.The drummer made a strong sound, and more than two thousand people stopped moving forward, took five steps on the spot, and then stood still in unison.The appearance of them walking in place was very interesting to the rogues, and they all watched curiously, forgetting to be nervous.Man Tianxing had a bitter face, the outsider watched the fun, and the insider watched the doorway. As a senior bandit, how could he not see the horror of this army?Well-equipped, well-organized queues, orders and prohibitions, quick response, he has fought so many battles with officers and soldiers, and has never encountered such a terrible army!He said to Zhi Duoxing with a bitter face: "Second brother, this army of officers and soldiers is not easy to deal with!"

Zhi Duoxing said calmly: "You can only outsmart, you can't be invincible!"

Man Tianxing said: "Yes! Second child, they stopped and did not attack immediately. It seems that they still want to talk. You go talk to them and say that we are willing to buy the way. Ask them to show their respect and let us go. !”

The so-called buying the road means that after the rogues are stopped by the officers and soldiers, they usually don’t fight immediately, but send representatives to negotiate and tell the officers and soldiers how much property they are willing to give. The officers and soldiers can increase the price appropriately. Everyone bargains. Livestock, food, gold and silver, etc. will be sent to the front of the two armies, and the representatives of the officers and soldiers will count them. After confirming that the quantity is correct, the officers and soldiers will make way for the bandits to evacuate. After they leave, they will go up and take away the property. .If you can't reach an agreement, call again.This trick is very useful in Shaanxi. The rogues are from Shaanxi, the officers and soldiers are also from Shaanxi, and the folks in the big hometowns generally don't have the heart to kill them. Therefore, the rogues have been surrounded many times and slipped away unscathed.Chongzhen was so angry that he vomited blood, and finally transferred Guan Ning cavalry into Shaanxi to suppress the bandits. This time, this trick didn't work. Often, Guan Ning cavalry rushed up before the bandits had finished quoting the price, and they would chop as soon as they said, no nonsense. .Is it because the Guan Ning army is more conscious and the generals in western Liaoning are relatively clean and honest, so they don't want to be tricked by bandits?No, the Guan Ning army is all from Liaoning, and they can’t understand Shaanxi dialect at all. The devil knows what you are shouting there. Cut it off first and then talk... The experience of these poor children tells us that we must be free when we are free. You need to learn two more foreign languages, or you may die!
However, this is a neighbor of Henan and Shaanxi, and it is not as barbaric as Daxian Province, so we can still talk about it.Zhi Duoxing galloped out of the battle, came to the front of the Wuyang Guards and shouted: "I am Zhi Duoxing, the military advisor of King Mantianxing, which general's army are you from?"

Yang Menglong grinned, and came out of the battle, looked at Zhi Duoxing, and said: "I am the commander of Wuyang Guard, this is my elite teacher of Wuyang Guard!"

Zhi Duoxing cupped his hands and said, "So it's Commander, sir, you're being polite! Commander, we all come from poor families, and we fled to Henan just to beg for food, to compete with this thief. It’s just a way to survive. We didn’t kill anyone along the way, but just robbed something and it’s not a heinous crime, right? Can you let us survive? We’re willing to pay 1 taels of silver, sixty mules, grain... grain..." When it comes to food, I hesitate.The officers and soldiers are also short of food. They must give some food when they spend money to buy roads. However, they are really short of food now. They have worked so hard to surround the county town and extort 350 shi of food. It looks like a hundred stones, even if everyone only eats one meal a day, it can only be eaten for three or four days at most. If Wuyangwei is given another portion, many people will starve to death.

Yang Menglong asked with great interest: "How much food will you give us?"

Zhi Duoxing gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, we only have a hundred shi of grain left, and we can't give you a single grain! We are willing to give you an extra 5000 taels of silver, and twenty mules!"

Yang Menglong asked: "You must have dealt with officers and soldiers like this before?"

Zhi Duoxing was stunned for a moment, and said: "He used to do this when he was fighting with King Tatian, but this is the first time we have done it."

Yang Menglong said: "With so many people, they can only get 5000 taels of silver. I am really unlucky for eight lifetimes when I encounter you. Okay, stop talking nonsense, you should surrender."

Zhi Duoxing's complexion changed, and he called: "My lord, can't we discuss it any more? We are willing to pay another 5000 taels of silver! We only have this silver, and I will give it all to you. Let us go, otherwise we will have to fight you to the death. Already!"

Yang Menglong shook his head: "This is my jurisdiction. You broke into my jurisdiction and made a mess of smoke. If I let you pass, how can I complain to my superiors? Surrender immediately, my patience is limited!"

Zhi Duoxing was a little desperate: "We just killed a few unkind small landowners and robbed some food. We didn't commit any serious crimes. Why is the commander so aggressive and not leaving us any way to survive?"

Yang Menglong said: "I am a soldier, and you are a bandit. When the soldier and the bandit collide, they just type one word, and there is no need to discuss it. Besides, with your current situation, even if I let you go, few of you will be able to return to Shaanxi alive." Now, surrender, I will give you food and a piece of land to plant..."

Zhi Duoxing said angrily: "Hong Guanguan said the same thing! When he was recruiting us to surrender, he kept saying that he would give us food and let us go home to farm. Regardless of the culprits and subordinates, he would not be held accountable. But when we laid down our weapons and surrendered, he immediately turned his back. , kill us all! You bunch of dog officials, we won't fall for your tricks anymore. If you don't want to leave us a way to survive, don't blame us for fighting you to the death!" After saying that, he turned around and ran away. Returning to the side of the long snake formation of the rebels, they shouted loudly: "The officers and soldiers refused to give us any way to survive. We will fight them!"

The rogues roared angrily: "Fish dead, net broken! Fish dead, net broken!" Not only men with weapons yelled, women also raised kitchen knives, and in the end, even children followed suit.

Yang Menglong curled his lips and said to himself: "Hong Chengchou, Hong Chengchou, you bastard, you have made me suffer! If you fight, you will fight. What kind of gangsters are you killing? What a bunch of rogues, just because of you. They don’t trust anyone anymore, you really deserve to be beaten!”

Man Tianxing raised his simple knife and cursed angrily: "People are dead and birds are facing the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years. I will fight with these **** officers and soldiers! Everyone follow me! We have a lot of people, ten of us can beat one, and we can beat them even if we step on them!" They trampled to death!"

The rogues screamed and began to move forward chaotically, approaching Wuyangwei's phalanx.

Yang Menglong shook his head and retreated into the phalanx, raised his right hand, and shouted: "Prepare——"

450 archers leveled the Shansang crossbows in their hands, pointing arrows at the chaotic crowd of rogues.

(End of this chapter)