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

Chapter 593 Close the door

Several troops composed of farmers and retired soldiers rushed over from all directions, and surrounded the thousands of cavalrymen of the Changping Army tightly.Seeing these officers and soldiers, the farmers were not polite. Some of them drew their crossbows, those holding compound bows held an arrow, and they naturally lined up to the front to stab people.An old man with the appearance of a township head walked out from the crowd with a cane, and asked old-fashionedly, "What's going on? What happened?"

The young man who was knocked down by Zuo Menggeng shouted: "Major, these army masters have not only harmed our crops, but also framed us for intentionally poisoning vegetables and fruits in order to poison them. They want to kill us!"

The mayor poked the ground with his cane and said angrily, "Absurd, absurd!" He tapped a sign on the side of the road with his cane, "After the vegetables were sprayed with pesticides, they put up a row to remind passers-by not to steal them, are you illiterate! "

Zuo Liangyu saw that there was indeed a sign reminding passers-by that the vegetables had been sprayed, so please don't steal them.People's brands are all hanging out, and they still go to steal food, isn't it just asking for trouble.However, no matter what he said, he was still the chief soldier of the town. How could he be intimidated by a group of farmers?He grinned grimly, and said, "Old man, you still want to teach me a lesson, don't you?"

The township head said neither humble nor overbearing: "Don't dare! This old man just wants to remind the general that nothing in the world can escape the word of reason. You can walk around the world with reason, but you can't walk an inch without reason! You harmed the crops. You made mistakes first, and you also falsely accused us of colluding with the rebels. It is unreasonable to poison you with poison!"

Zuo Liangyu said: "This general wants to requisition these vegetable fields, how dare you refuse to give them to me?"

The head of the township said: "If the general wants to requisition this vegetable field, please give us the compensation first!"

Zuo Liangyu almost laughed angrily: "Compensation money? This general wants to requisition some of your things and you have to give me compensation!?"

The head of the township said: "We still have to live by selling vegetables. You expropriate and don't give compensation. How can we survive? You are not a champion. If you want to expropriate our things, you have to discuss with us first, and the compensation is negotiated before starting the expropriation. This is a rule he has set himself and has always followed, if the champion Hou still abides by it, what are you, dare you not abide by it?"

Ma Jinzhong sneered: "Old man, believe it or not, I will screw your head off first?"

The elders of the township are there: "You don't dare!"

Ma Jinzhong took a step closer: "You try it?"

Zhang Chang said: "I advise you not to try it, because nearly half of the more than 700 township braves in the township are young and strong rogues who were arranged to come to our township last year.

Hundreds of Xiangyong with fierce eyes and who can fight at a glance stared longingly at Zuo Liangyu and others' necks, as if they were looking at the commutation notices.They have to serve five years of labor reform. They usually work with the villagers, and at night they go back to the labor camp where the barbed wire is stretched to eat and sleep. After all, it is not a very face-saving thing in that place. What they want most now is to make meritorious service, then reduce their sentences, and get out of the labor camp as soon as possible and start a new life with their families in Nanyang.

I don't know how many months the sentence can be reduced by cutting off the head of an officer and soldier who came to Nanyang to make trouble?Even if it can't be reduced by one year, at least seven or eight months can be reduced, right?

Now these guys are looking at the Changping Army's archers eagerly, their eyes can almost speak:

"I beg you, just shoot an arrow!"

"Help, let's have a shot!"

"Shoot me! Shoot me!"

The Changping army made the scalp numb from the malicious eyes of these guys!
Zuo Liangyu's teeth itch with hatred, how dare a group of villagers dare to be so presumptuous in front of him, I really don't know how to write the dead word!He really wanted to order an attack and kill these daring villagers, but seeing the crossbows in the hands of the villagers, he forcibly held back the order.If they really want to fight, of course they can kill all these villagers, but the rabbit bites people in a hurry. Where did it go!These cavalrymen are all his heart and soul, each of them is his cronies and servants, not those cannon fodder that no one cares about after death, if there are too many casualties, his strength will be greatly damaged... It's not worth it!

The mayor seemed to see the hesitation in his heart, and made up his mind: "General, I advise you to leave quickly. When the signal is sent, all the townspeople in the county will come upon hearing the news. There are tens of thousands of people who have been put together. , do you really think that just you guys can beat us?"

Zuo Menggeng screamed: "Bold and unreasonable, do you want to rebel!"

The mayor shook his head and said: "How dare we, the common people, to rebel? But it's not against the law for us to pick up bows, crossbows and spears to protect our own men and our crops, right? Are you saying that we have to chop off our heads? I will stick my neck out for you to chop me down, otherwise it will be a rebellion? How can there be such a reason!"

Zuo Liangyu's face was terribly gloomy: "Aren't you afraid that this commander will kill you all?"

The head of the township said: "I'm afraid, but if the general really does this, then none of you more than 1000 people can leave the border of Henan alive, because the champion will never let you go!"

Champion Hou!
It's that damn champion again!

Zuo Liangyu’s teeth were almost broken.If he was ordered to go south just to cause some trouble for Yang Menglong and gain some benefits for himself, now he really hates Yang Menglong. This bastard is really lawless, and even a bunch of farmers under him dare to let him go. He is so embarrassed, how can he swallow this breath!But you have to swallow it if you can't. The township chief is right. If they really commit atrocities such as massacre of villages in Nanyang, no one from the Changping Army will be able to leave Henan alive. What Yang Menglong hates most is the indiscriminate killing of innocent people. The executioner in Dengzhou killed more than 2000 prisoners because of this!Zuo Liangyu only led the vanguard, and the main force was still behind. If a conflict broke out with the Heluo New Army, they would not get any advantage.After thinking again and again, Zuo Liangyu said bitterly: "Let's go!" He turned his horse's head and galloped towards Xinyang.The officers and soldiers of the Changping Army were all indignant, and Zuo Mengeng even said to the township chief in a sinister tone: "You bunch of unruly people will kill you nine tribes sooner or later, and make your men slaves and your women prostitutes for generations!"

The mayor didn't care too much, this little verbal advantage was taken by others, and there was no need to be serious.

The Changping army rushed over excitedly, and then was driven back in a desperate manner. The whole army felt annoyed. They had never tried to let a group of ordinary people suffer so badly!Along the way, there was a lot of scolding, scolding those ordinary people for being stubborn and ignorant, we came all the way to quell the chaos, and you didn’t even let us eat a single vegetable, and you scolded Yang Menglong for doing a lot of harm, and Nanyang, which was originally simple and honest, let him go Confused, completely messed up, every household hides weapons privately, and has no respect for the court at all, it is really abhorrent!Zuo Liangyu didn't scold, but said in a puzzled voice: "Those gangsters don't seem to be afraid of us at all?"

Mentioning this, Zuo Menggeng became angry: "These gangsters are deluded by eating lard, and they don't show any respect to the court. They really should kill a group of them, and let them know that the trumpet is copper pot or iron! "

Ma Jinzhong raised his hands in agreement: "Exactly! If every place is messing around like them, how decent is it! If you find an excuse, you should really kill a group of them!"

Zuo Liangyu didn't speak any more, but what he was thinking in his heart was: It seems that Yang Menglong's strength is not just bragging!A group of ordinary people are so strong, so how fierce should his Heluo new army be?
Reminiscent of folk customs to the combat effectiveness of the army, Zuo Xiaoshou's vision is quite unique, and his observation skills are also quite strong, which can be regarded as the talent of a general.It's a pity that he was born to be a thief, and none of these skills were used in defending his family and the country. Instead, he was very concerned about harming the people. Therefore, he was notorious as a "thief general" in history.

Dejectedly, he came to the border of Xinyang, intending to grab a few towns for the tooth-fighting festival, but the sentry cavalry who had been released came to report that those towns were all empty, and they couldn't grab anything!Zuo Liangyu raised his eyebrows in surprise: "The town is completely empty? What's going on?"

The sentry cavalry didn't know what was going on.

However, the prefect of Xinyang knew.

At this time, the magistrate of Xinyang stood tremblingly on the city tower, watching the people of Xinyang, carrying bamboo spears and blunt knives made of inferior iron, swarming from four townships and eight miles, encircling the entire Xinyang city layer by layer.He could even see that everyone had a happy smile on their faces, as happy as in the New Year, as if what they were doing was not beheading, but going to the market.The entire Xinyang Mansion is here, right?There are at least 30 to [-] for the dark ones. Although there are not many people who can fight, the momentum is also very scary.

A female general was wearing bright plate armor and a fiery red cloak, holding a lance in her hand, riding a tall horse, and leading a small group of people galloping. Wherever she went, the people of Xinyang cheered loudly: " Red lady! Red lady!" The roar slapped the city wall like a tsunami, and the official Jinshen on the tower couldn't help but leaned back, almost falling!Looking at the magistrate again, he already has an expression on the verge of crying. He is provoking someone. In the past, this aunt was at most active around Jigong Mountain, slaughtering a few landlords, and robbing two tickets for official money. Yes, the great thing is to besiege the county town. He can pass with his eyes open and closed (if he doesn't open his eyes and close his eyes, he can only close both eyes). As long as the red lady doesn't come to attack Xinyang City, everything is easy to talk about.But I don't know what went wrong. The strength of Hong Niangzi increased dramatically, and she pulled up a team of 8000 people, all of whom were well-equipped. Taking advantage of the Huguang New Deal to attract the attention of the whole world, she led her army to kill chickens. Gongshan swept away the county towns around Xinyang, and then mobilized the entire Xinyang people to surround Xinyang City!It seemed that she didn't plan to attack the city, but even if they were surrounded like this, the people in the city couldn't bear it, and there wasn't much food left!

God, open your eyes and take this woman monster away, otherwise our life will be difficult!
The red lady rode straight to the bottom of the city, her eyes swept over the magistrate and the local tyrants who were gnashing their teeth and wanting to tear her into pieces, she nodded, as if she was satisfied with their neatness, and the defenders on the city wall were about to fire At that moment, she galloped towards her own camp.

Two to three million people screamed wildly.The thick voices of middle-aged men, the shrill voices of women, the hoarse voices of old people, and the immature voices of children, the sounds from 30 to 30 voices merged into a thunderbolt, shaking the city wall of Xinyang rumbling, as if it might collapse at any time.The magistrate of Xinyang was trembling all over, while the local tyrants and evil gentry who were gnashing their teeth at Hong Niang just now wished they could kill her, their complexions were pale, they were dripping with cold sweat, they couldn't even stand up when they sat on the ground...

(End of this chapter)