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

Chapter 607 Queen 10
The genius was dim, and the candlelight in Zhengyang City's county government office was weak, making Zuo Menggeng's complexion paler and paler, as if a vampire had escaped from a medieval castle.

Zuo Menggeng stared at Li Yan with a resentful expression, like a poisonous snake.

During this period of time, Mr. Zuo’s life is not easy. The gang of green forest heroes under Hong Niangzi are free, and they often use him to try out some interesting games, such as sitting on a tiger stool, pouring pepper water, and piercing nails with bamboo sticks. , cutting his nails with a knife, it's the kind of torture that won't kill or mutilate him, but will definitely make him want to die on the spot.

Li Yan raised his wine glass with a smile, drank the fine wine in the glass, and said, "Young Master Zuo, I have wronged you during this time."

Zuo Menggeng's face was distorted, and he didn't groan.

Li Yan was a little surprised: "Why this expression, are you unhappy seeing me?"

Zuo Mengeng let out a beast-like howl from his throat: "Li, you'd better kill me, otherwise I will use any means necessary to kill your whole family!"

These words are absolutely sincere, if not for Li Yan, Hong Niangzi would not have grasped his whereabouts so accurately, and would have captured him alive as soon as she made a move; if not for Li Yan, his father's army would not have been crucified in front Yangcheng, forced to throw himself into this brutal battle, was torn apart by the rebels' crossbows and firearms; if it weren't for Li Yan, he wouldn't have become a prisoner of these rough and dirty green forest heroes, and suffered a lot. Shame...Of course, the most important thing is, if it weren't for Li Yan, he wouldn't have had his chrysanthemum exploded into a sunflower!This sect, each pile, is enough to be regarded as a deep hatred, how can he not hate Li Yan?
Li, as long as I have breath, I will never let you go, just wait for me!
Li Yan looked very calm and calm, put down his wine glass, and said leisurely: "Young Master Zuo, I have some good news for you. The imperial court has decided to transfer the Heluo New Army into Xinyang to put down the rebellion."

Zuo Menggeng's pupils shrank, revealing a trace of fear.He has not forgotten the good deeds he has done in Biyang. The Heluo New Army is famous for revenge. Let the Heluo New Army enter Xinyang, can Yang Menglong let them go! ?Hell, what idiot's bad idea is this?

Li Yan smiled: "The Holy Majesty personally decreed that Champion Hou will lead elite soldiers into Xinyang to join your father and wipe out the rebels. I believe that with the powerful fighting power of Heluo's new army, we will be wiped out in a short time, and you will be free." Congratulations, congratulations!"

Zuo Menggeng howled: "My surname is Li, don't be cynical here, who doesn't know that the Heluo New Army is with these rebels, and you are simply setting up a stage to sing double reeds, I will kill you! !!"

Li Yan looked at him in surprise, and said, "You actually know that we are in the same group? It seems that I really underestimated you." He shook his head, sighed, and said, "Since you know that we are in the same group Yes, then you should know that your father and his army are dead...go out and meet them, there are not many such opportunities."

Two soldiers stepped forward and dragged Zuo Menggeng out.Zuo Menggeng howled like a wild animal, kicking and beating, but it was useless, and the two soldiers were dragged out like dead dogs.

Li Yan poured himself another glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, and murmured: "After this battle is over, the princes in power should stop for a year or two, right?" The ability of the princes to die is too powerful, no one can stop it!But with the two role models of Zuo Liangyu and Liu Zeqing, even if they are going to die, no general of the Ming army is willing to play with them. Without military power, those scholar-bureaucrats... are just toothless tigers!Having figured this out, he breathed a sigh of relief, put down his wine glass, straightened his clothes, and strode out with a few personal attendants.

At this time, Zuo Menggeng had been dragged to the familiar shelf, and the soldiers guarding the shelf skillfully tied his hands tightly with ropes, and then hung him up... When the officers and soldiers did not come to attack, During the days, Zuo Menggeng would be hung up to dry for two or three hours every morning to prevent mold. After more than half a month, everyone has accumulated a wealth of experience and cooperated tacitly.

The Changping army outside the city immediately discovered this situation, and there was a commotion in the camp, and some orderlies hurried to the tent of the Chinese army.

Not long after, the sound of the trumpet sounded, and a large number of Ming troops began to gather. In the morning light, Zuo Liangyu, Ma Jinzhong, Ma Shixiu, Liu Zeqing and others rode fast horses back and forth in front of the formation, roaring loudly, as if to say goodbye to all the soldiers. Give a reward for breaking the city and saving people to boost morale.The price they offered was not low. Whoever could pry a brick off the battlements of Zhengyang City would get an equal amount of silver. At the beginning, there were a lot of warriors, and everyone attacked desperately. But after being bombarded with explosives and grenades by the defenders, and killed and wounded by crossbows, everyone finally knew that this bounty was not so easy to earn, so there was generally a lack of interest in this ridiculously high reward. , nothing happened.Zuo Liangyu is also very helpless about this, the morale of the army has dropped to the extreme, no matter how rewarding he is, how lowly he is to win over, even killing people and standing up is useless, with such an army, do you still want to win the battle?Humph, go dreaming!But his son was hung on the city wall, and he had no choice but to save him. After yelling words to boost morale, he led more than 4000 soldiers and pressed up mightily.

Zuo Menggeng hissed wildly: "Father, leave me alone, this is a trap, hurry up! This is a trap!"

Feng Ting asked Li Yan in a low voice: "Why don't you tell him to shut up?"

Li Yan smiled: "No need! Let him call!"

Zuo Liangyu rode his horse to a place only a hundred steps away from the city wall, and called to Zuo Menggeng: "Geng'er, how are you?"

Zuo Menggeng hissed: "Father, I'm fine, you go away! This is a trap set by that dog thief surnamed Yang, he wants to put you to death, you go away, leave me alone!"

Zuo Liangyu wanted to leave, but the problem was that his son was here, if he left like this, what would his son do?He said: "Don't be afraid, Geng'er, I'm here to save you as a father!" He glared at Li Yan and yelled, "Release my son quickly to save you from death, or I will smash the city with my troops and kill you all. Keep!"

Li Yan sneered: "General Zuo, you are so majestic! Unfortunately, this is my territory, and it is not your turn to show off your majesty!"

Zuo Liangyu looked fierce and angry: "If you dare to touch a hair of my son, I will tear your body to pieces!"

Li Yan smiled: "I won't move him, I won't move him." He picked up a spoon and scooped up scalding hot water and poured it on Zuo Menggeng. Zuo Menggeng twisted his body desperately in pain, screaming It was extremely stern, and all the green forest heroes in the city laughed loudly.

Zuo Liangyu's eyes turned red, and he roared angrily: "Siege the city, attack the city! Go into the city and kill them all!"

The commander-in-chief had orders, and he dared not disobey. The Changping army shouted in unison, with archers in front and sword and shield hands behind, and slowly pressed towards the city wall.

Li Yan nodded slightly: "These idiots have finally improved a bit."

At the beginning of the battle, the Changping army had neither fire support nor plans to attack in multiple waves. They all swarmed up to attack the city, and after being beaten back, they swarmed back. Now they have learned to be smart and know to use bows and arrows. Shoot the ground with your hands, and the covering troops have attacked the city. Congratulations.

When the advance was seventy steps away from the city wall, a strong crossbow protruded from behind the battlement, and the peculiar tooth-piercing sound of the twisted string was connected into pieces, and then——

thump thump thump———

The metal trembled in unison, and the one-foot-long crossbow arrows pierced through the air, nailed to the shield with a popping sound.In order to guard against the strong crossbow in the hands of the rebels, the rebels deliberately made a heavy shield with a length of 1.2 meters and a width of [-] centimeters. The surface was covered with a layer of cowhide, and it weighed [-] catties. It took a lot of effort to hold it in the hand. Therefore, those shield soldiers generally try not to raise their shields if they can.But the crossbows of the rebels are terrible. Even the crossbow arrows fired from seventy steps away can penetrate the cowhide, penetrate deeply into the shield, and even penetrate the shield, nailing the shield soldier's raised hand to the ground. above.A round of crossbow arrows came, and there were screams one after another among the shield soldiers. Either the arrow pierced the shield and injured the arm, or the crossbow arrow hit the leg or head, and there were many gaps in the shield wall.

The Changping army gritted their teeth, bit the bullet and continued to move forward.

The crossbow arrows on the city wall were pouring out non-stop. No one knew how many crossbow arrows these damned rebels had stockpiled. They fired more than 30 crossbow arrows these days, right?There was no sign of exhaustion of the crossbow arrows at all, which was simply a nightmare for the officers and soldiers besieging the city.

Boom boom boom!

A series of explosions sounded without warning, and many soldiers holding their shields and walking forward flew into the sky like kites with shields in their hands, fell to the ground with their hands in their hands and wailed—their feet were buried on the ground mine exploded.Li Yan also made some landmines and buried them outside the city gate. The number was not very large, only a few hundred or so mines were buried each time. The power of the landmines was not great, barely enough to blow up a leg, but they still scared the officers and soldiers. It's broken, seeing the person walking in front with a bang and one foot shattered, the muscle tissue turned into something like a rotten watermelon pulp, the leg bones split, and the muscles and bones were exposed, are you afraid?Do you feel hairy?
This thing is simply the most ideal prop to hit the opponent's morale!
Seeing the people walking in front being blown up one by one, and screaming terribly, the officers and soldiers looked pale, and felt that there were landmines everywhere, and every time I stepped out, I might be stepping on the landmines. That kind of fear, that kind of despair, can drive them crazy!When fifty or sixty landmines were trampled, those shield soldiers finally couldn't bear the psychological torture of step by step towards the slaughterhouse. Qi Qi uttered an almost crazy howl, threw away the shield plates, and swung their long knives With red eyes, he rushed toward the city wall that seemed so close, but he might never be able to approach it alive!Ma Shixiu swung his long sword, and the heads of the two soldiers fell to the ground. He shouted loudly, but it was useless. Not only the shield soldiers, but also the archers and melee soldiers rushed towards the city wall screaming like crazy, and they stomped on land mines again and again. Didn't stop either!
Seeing thousands of people rushing towards them like turbid waves, Li Yan showed a satisfied smile. It seems that what Yang Menglong said was right, land mines can really effectively damage the morale of the enemy army and make their morale collapse. !He smiled and said to a group of green forest heroes: "Let's go and kill!"

(End of this chapter)