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

Chapter 47
Yang Menglong originally planned to rob a few more, but was firmly stopped by Fang Yizhi.Just kidding, if there are a few more incidents like this, his official voice will be greatly affected, and he might lose his hat!Besides, with the more than 7000 taels of silver, if the county government squeezes out a little more and raises a sum from rich households at the same time, it will be enough to make do with it.There was no other way, Yang Menglong had no choice but to give up.

When these robbers robbed, they did not let go of their business of stealing chickens and dogs. They wiped out all the chickens and dogs of the Zhang family, the Li family, and the Hu family.With so many things, this group of guys definitely couldn't finish it, so that night, the officers and soldiers guarding the city were each given a bowl of steaming chicken soup, and they each got a tael of silver.Drinking chicken soup and carrying silver in their pockets, these poor soldiers were extremely excited, and their morale rose even higher.These poor and frightened soldiers are the easiest to fool. Give them a few sets of old clothes to make them warmer, give them a meal of meat, and give them some money to settle down. They will be willing to work for you. Unfortunately, tomorrow Even such a simple wish could not satisfy them.

The yamen servants also received a tael of silver, which was distributed in the name of the court, euphemistically saying: "Graceful reward!" In fact, everyone knew what the money was, but they were unwilling to reveal it.The headhunters got more, five taels per person, which is considered a small windfall. Taking advantage of other people's hands, it is not a day or two for these few to dislike those rich and heartless guys. When investigating the case, they were extremely serious. After repeated inspections of the scene, collection of clues, summary reasoning, and research, they unanimously concluded that this was done by Jiannu's spies who sneaked into the county!Hearing that it was done by Jiannu spies, Mr. Li fainted as soon as he trembled. Boss Zhang's eyes, which were swollen to the point of a slit, were bigger than pig urine bubbles. Shopkeeper Hu opened his mouth wide. Everyone can see clearly. See, he lost several teeth.Jian slave did it carefully! ?Are you a ghost, is it easy for Jian Nu to sneak into the city?I don't want to think that if I cut open the gate of the city to welcome the army into the city, but instead risk being caught and rob the rich, when did the slave's secret work become so mentally retarded! ! !A few headhunters squinted at the sky, I said it was done by Jiannu's secret agents, so it was done by Jiannu's secret agents, don't you agree?You can go ahead, if you can't, don't babble here!Fortunately, Fang Yizhi also thought this conclusion was a bit absurd, and ordered a careful investigation to make no mistakes!

So I re-investigated, boldly assumed, carefully verified, and tried my best not to let a bad person go, and not to wrong a good person.This kind of conscientious and responsible attitude is impeccable, but the efficiency is too low. I have not found out the reason until Yang Menglong left Hebei...

Qi Hu was not idle either, he spent every day on the city wall, teaching battlefield combat skills to the city guards.The combat effectiveness of these guard officers and soldiers is really terrible. Although they are full of fish and meat and money, they have aroused their fighting spirit, but they can't narrow the huge gap between them and the Houjin soldiers. To put it bluntly, If it was a fight on flat ground, one white-armored soldier in Houjin could beat five of them. Qi Hu had no better way to do this, so he could only force-feed them with the experience he had accumulated on the battlefield. Soldier:
"When Jiannu attacked the city, he would definitely use archers to suppress our army and prevent our army from raising their heads to fight back. Their armor-piercing heavy arrows are very powerful. They can penetrate heavy armor within [-] points, and they are extremely accurate. They say shoot you Eyes will never touch your eyebrows! They will take turns to shoot arrows at the city wall, the rain of arrows is endless, covering the infantry's ascension to the city... At this time, you must not raise your head, really don't expose your body to the outside of the city, Otherwise, you will definitely die! You must hold your breath, wait until Jiannu is close to the city wall, and then throw the gray bottle stones down, and when they climb up the ladder, pour boiling oil and golden juice down..."

"When shooting arrows, you need to move quickly and neatly. If you shoot dozens of bows at the same time, you can knock down a few! However, don't think about shooting against Jiannu's archers, you are not their opponents!"

"What should Jiannu do after he climbs the city wall? It's easy. If you can't beat them one-on-one, just a few of them go up together. They can only go up one person at a time on a ladder. Six or seven spears go through at the same time. Even if they have three heads and six arms. Can't stand it! The Jiannu who first climbed the city are generally the most brave and desperate in the army, wearing heavy armor, even wearing two layers of iron armor, invulnerable, so don't attack their chests and chests, but attack their necks and faces If it doesn’t work, hit them on the head with a hammer or an iron rod, and it will kill them as well!”

"The musketeer must not panic when shooting, otherwise he will mess up... You must fire at the same time, so that you can effectively kill the enemy..."

It has to be said that this old man is indeed experienced in many battles. The experience he has accumulated on the battlefield is invaluable to these officers and soldiers, and everyone is convinced by him.In addition to guarding the city wall strictly, he also organized the soldiers who were resting in rotation to conduct assault training. As for how effective it would be, it is unknown, anyway, the soldiers were very serious, and they could even be said to be desperate.Being able to get five taels of silver to spend a lot of time while alive is better than getting back 20 taels of pension silver after death, right?This is a life-saving skill, no matter how heartless people are, they will learn it with their heart.

Yang Menglong went to the city wall to inspect several times every day. Seeing that the morale of the officers and soldiers became more and more stable, and everything was in order, he couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief, and said gratefully to Qi Hu: "Thank you, old man! If it weren't for you Now, I must be in a hurry."

Qi Hu smiled, pointed at the soldiers who were yelling passwords and stabbing the scarecrows with brand-new spears, and said, "These soldiers are barely usable."

Yang Menglong said: "It's already pretty good, it's not like you didn't know how bad they were at the beginning."

Qi Hu also looked depressed.If the current army of officers and soldiers is a weak brigade barely able to fight, then when Zhang Qianhu was still there, they were just a mass of mud that could not be glued to the wall. The effect of this comparison came out.

Just as he was talking, the sound of horse hooves shook the sky and the earth. Teams of cavalry galloped over, raising snow and dust all over the sky. The sound of horse hooves shook the sky and the earth, and cheers came and went.Yang Menglong frowned: "What are those gangs of slaves doing?"

Qi Hu looked stern: "Jian Nu is about to launch an attack." He squinted his eyes and stared at the surging crowd in the snow dust, frowning more and more tightly, "The number of people is wrong, this is far more than one Niu Lu, at least three Niu Lu Got it!"

Yang Menglong was taken aback: "Three Niulu!"

Three Niulu is thousands of troops, with only a few soldiers in the city, can they withstand it?
Qi Hu said: "Three Niulu, just a lot!"

The atmosphere on the city wall suddenly became tense. The soldiers who were training quickly gathered. The soldiers on the city wall put up their shields. They increased the low heat in the stove and boiled the dung juice and boiling oil in the pot, preparing to invite the soldiers. The Houjin soldiers who attacked the city ate to their fill.At this time, the army of Jiannu was getting closer and closer. Flags were flying, people were shouting and horses were neighing, spears were like a forest, the light of swords and armor reflected the light of snow, and a blood-eating cold aura rose into the sky, making people feel terrified. cold.Yang Menglong counted the heads. He couldn't count them, but there were definitely more than 300 people.He grinned at the soldiers: "Congratulations, you have gained thousands of taels of silver! Don't worry about me not being able to pay, just cut off their heads to replace them!"

The soldiers let out a burst of laughter, and the tension before the battle eased slightly.Yang Menglong saw that many peasants were pushing the tall chariots over under the driving of the whip, and those who moved slowly were beaten to pieces, and his heart was filled with anger.However, he was still more concerned about what happened to those chariots, pointing to the chariots and asked: "Old man, what kind of car is that? It looks quite weird."

Qi Hu said: "It's a shield chariot. There are thick wooden boards and wet quilts on the chariot. The arrows can't pierce it, and the fire can't burn it. It can provide effective protection for the soldiers behind."

Yang Menglong suddenly realized: "Qingqing is an earthen tank!"

Qi Hu was startled: "Tank? What is this?"

Yang Menglong said: "A tank is..." It suddenly occurred to him that this thing was a product of several centuries later. Even if he was lying, Qi Hu would not understand what a tank was, so he had to change his words and said: "It is an invincible weapon that can be used in all battles." It's an invincible chariot. I said those slaves are really idiots. They don't need thick wooden boards and quilts. Wouldn't it be better to just install loose soil on the vehicle? Not only can it prevent arrows and fire, but it can also prevent stones. They can't be smashed."

At this time, he still has the heart to worry about Jiannu's IQ?
Qi Hu was really speechless about this little monster.

"Damn Ming dog, now you have to pay the blood price for your arrogance!" Tabulun Ezhen muttered to himself looking at the flag of the Ming army flying on the city wall.On his left and right sides, there are two Niu Lu Ezhen from the Mongolian Eight Banners, shouting and directing the Mongolian cavalry to spread out and outflank the small county town.They had won the fight well, and Tabulun ordered them to go together, so they reluctantly left their respective territories and rushed over with all their troops. There was no way, it was also the Eight Banners Army, and the status of the Manchurian Eight Banners was far higher than that of the Mongolian Eight Banners. On top of that, if they fart, they all have to be imperial edicts.Fortunately, the city walls of this county are neither too high nor too thick, and it is not difficult to knock them down, and there are not too few wealthy men inside.

More than 1000 people have surrounded the small county town like a wall. This kind of prestige must have frightened the Ming people in the city out of their wits, right?Tabrun smiled proudly, and called out to a coat-coated servant: "You, go over and tell the Ming army in the city to surrender immediately, or I will slaughter the whole city after the city is broken!
(End of this chapter)