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

Chapter 418 Yiling Rebellion 6
After laying down the Weizi of the Deng family and distributing the fields of the unscrupulous Deng Laocai to the common people, the rebel army continued to attack the Weiziwu Fort around Yiling City.Their morale is high, and their offensive is fierce. Even the strongest dock can hardly survive a day under their attack.There was a Wubao with a high wall and a large number of people, and repelled several attacks by the rebels, but Wang Rui had some unconscionable cannons brought up and blasted at the fence, firing more than a dozen explosives, and all the people inside pissed , Obediently open the door and surrender.Wubao was constantly being captured, and they continued to seize a large amount of money and food, and more and more people joined the rebel army. In some places, the people even attacked the landlords who had oppressed them for many years before the rebel army came, breaking the Wubao division. After buying food and livestock, he joined the rebel army.

On February 20th, 4 days after the uprising, the rebel army has grown to more than [-] people. This is the result of Wang Rui and Qin Mai's careful selection of soldiers. If the threshold is lowered, there will be more than [-] people. .Also on this day, [-] Miao wolf soldiers joined their ranks.The wolf soldiers of the Miao nationality are notoriously powerful in combat. They have practiced martial arts since childhood, accompanied by poisonous snakes and beasts. The strength of the rebel army has greatly increased, and the momentum has become more prosperous.

Now, Huang Fuchun finally couldn't sit still, the scale of those mud legs became bigger and bigger, and the whole Yiling was turned upside down overnight. In less than a month, this city is the only place he can still govern!The scolding from the governor of Huguang and the crying and begging of the squires in Yiling put him under great pressure. He could no longer sit comfortably in Yiling city. head!

On February [-]th, under Huang Fuchun's coercion and temptation, the gate of Yiling city finally opened. Commander Chang Sheng of the guards came out with a large army composed of guards, township soldiers and yamen servants. Go into the mountains to suppress bandits.Before setting off, the country gentry paid out of their own pockets with expressions like they were cutting meat, and rewarded them with a batch of silver and food. This army got a few full meals and finally gained a little morale, otherwise it would be a bit difficult to take them out of the city.But don't expect the morale to be so high. The guards in the Huguang area are even more rotten than those in the north. In name, there are [-] guards in Huguang, which is considered strong, but this is just an army on paper. Those who can pick up a knife and gun and go to the battlefield can have [-], thank God.

Naturally, Chang Sheng would not be ignorant of the thoughts of these mud-legged people, but he had no choice but to let the servants try their best to suppress them, killing several people in a row to stand up.Driven by the vicious servants, this army slowly marched towards the Wudu River where it was said that there were rebel activities.Their movements were really too slow, and they had to toss for a whole day before they could walk more than ten miles.

Then, in the vast twilight, they saw the rebel army, tens of thousands of people, neatly gathered in the rice fields by the Wudu River. Javelins were as dense as reeds, spears were like a forest, and [-] Miao soldiers were undressed and holding rattan shields. Scimitar stood in front of the formation, looking at them like looking at a pile of walking silver and land deeds.

I have been waiting for you for a long time!

After the army left the city, Huang Fuchun was still uneasy, lamenting repeatedly how he was so unlucky that he finally found a way to make money, only to cause such a big disaster.There is also an uneasy atmosphere in Yiling City. If you rebel, many people will die. Who knows if those useless officers and soldiers can defeat those fierce rebels and save Yiling City!Of course, most of this uneasiness comes from the local tyrants and evil gentry hiding in the city. The common people are not very afraid. They know a little about what the rebels are doing and will not harm the common people. Moreover, they really do what they say, every time they conquer a town. Hang all the local tyrants and evil gentry who have great complaints from the people on the treetops, then burn the debt notes and the deeds of sale of many slaves, and distribute the land deeds to the people. If there is a surplus of grain seized, some will be distributed. So many people are happy to join their team.Now the people in the city are not only not afraid, but also hope that the rebels will come quickly and allocate the fields to them.Seeing some local tyrants and evil gentry running back and forth in a hurry, they secretly cursed: "Just jump, you won't be able to jump for long!"

This atmosphere makes many local tyrants and evil gentry even more uneasy. They feel as if they are sitting on the crater of a volcano. The volcano may explode at any time and smash them to pieces!There is no way, now is the lean season, many people's rice buckets have been empty long ago, crying for food, but instead of offering any help, they took the opportunity to raise the price of food. Naturally, the people hated them with itch, and wished that the rebels would kill them. Go into the city and kill all these useless guys.They gathered anxiously at Huang Fuchun's house, demanding that Huang Fuchun quickly come up with an idea to stabilize the situation in the city.Huang Fuchun's ability to make money was first-class, but when it came to governing local areas and marching and fighting, he knew nine out of ten - he knew nothing, so how could he come up with any ideas?He can only repeatedly guarantee that the officers and soldiers will win the battle and put down the rebellion, but he doesn't even believe such nonsense...

Repeatedly quarreling until late at night, the master rushed in excitedly and called: "My lord, great joy, great joy!"

Huang Fuchun asked, "Where does joy come from?"

The master said: "The officers and soldiers are back! They successfully defeated the rebels and captured hundreds of prisoners!"

The country gentry breathed a sigh of relief, Huang Fuchun jumped up excitedly, and said, "I knew I would be able to win! Hmph, those mobs can only run rampant in the countryside for a while, and they will be wiped out as soon as the army arrives! Let's go and see!" "

All the country gentry were elated, and they embraced Huang Fuchun to the gate of the city like stars holding the moon. Sure enough, they saw a forest of swords and guns outside the gate, more than [-] officers and soldiers held their heads high and their chests high, and hundreds of skinny prisoners were tied up with ropes to grow long. Several strings, dejected.Chang Sheng rode that passable horse and yelled at the officers and soldiers on the top of the city: "What do you mean? I fought life and death for a day, and finally came back victorious, and I am not allowed to enter the city?"

The guards made him roar like a grandson, speechless.Fortunately, Huang Fuchun came. He saw so many captives, and he was very happy. The imperial court still has a lot of rules!He exclaimed excitedly: "Commander Chang is back?"

Chang Sheng recognized Huang Fuchun, bowed his hands to him, and said: "Thanks to your lord, the last general led a large army into battle, and encountered the main force of the rebel army by the Wudu River. After a fierce battle, the rebel army was defeated and 300 people were captured. Many prisoners, including their leader, Wang Rui!" After speaking, they waved their hands, and several soldiers escorted a tall and thin young man in black to him.The young man's clothes were torn, his face was covered with blood, he was very embarrassed, but he still held his head high, looking at Huang Fuchun coldly.As soon as this important prisoner appeared, there was a lot of curses on the city wall. This Wang Rui has caused them a lot of misery. In just half a month, how many docks he has broken down, how many squires have been slaughtered, and how many people have been incited to rise up. Rebellion, let them have no peace!Well now, the culprit has finally been caught.Huang Fuchun was overjoyed and shouted: "Open the city and let General Chang bring the prisoners in!"

Mr. Qian, who was guarding the city, said cautiously: "My lord, be careful of fraud!"

Huang Fuchun shouted: "What kind of deceit can there be? Can so many prisoners still make a deception? Open the gate of the city!"

Na Qianzong had no choice but to carry out the order.Amidst heavy creaking sounds, the city gate slowly opened, and Chang Sheng led his men to escort the prisoners in one file at a time.Huang Fuchun danced and danced, saying incoherently: "Thank God, this disaster has finally been settled, and this test has finally passed...Let's go, let's go and see that rebel leader together!"

Before the words fell, there was a sudden killing sound at the city gate, and the ropes binding the captives were broken. The listless captives conjured up a dog-leg-shaped short knife and rushed at the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate. Not knowing what happened, he fell into a pool of blood.The more than 2000 "officers and soldiers" poured into the city like a flood that broke the embankment, and the city suddenly became chaotic!
The rope on the "culprit" Wang Rui was also broken, and he pulled out a long knife and shouted sharply: "Don't attack the city! Take down the city wall!" Someone would burn, kill and loot indiscriminately, and the little reputation he had built so hard would be ruined.

Qin Mai led a group of Miao soldiers to rush up the city wall. He swung two hatchets like windmills, and the random soldiers slammed one by one. Blood splattered everywhere they went. Those guarding officers and soldiers who were originally the five scum of the war were heartbroken, and they all knelt down and begged for mercy.Qin Mai was not interested in these softies, he just focused on killing them along the city wall.To take down a city, you don't have to take every house, just take down the city walls.He is such a brave general, and those Miao soldiers are not bad, they are like wolves and tigers, killing heads rolling. At the beginning, the officers and soldiers dared to shoot two arrows or throw two javelins at them, but after these brave men were killed After killing the light like a chicken, no one had the courage to resist anymore, and they raised the white flag one after another...

In the middle of the night on February [-], the sixth year of Chongzhen, the Yiling rebels fought the officers and soldiers led by Chang Sheng by the Wudu River. Three rounds of javelins and one charge defeated the officers and soldiers and captured Chang Sheng alive.A large number of officers and soldiers from the guards joined the rebel army, fought back and captured Yiling City, Jing Xiang was shocked.Encouraged by the exiles in Jingxiang, they cut trees into soldiers one after another, raised poles, and launched attacks on various fortresses...

(End of this chapter)