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

Chapter 611
The magistrate of Xinyang and a group of Xinyang officials and gentry looked at the two bloody heads, their faces were pale, and their bodies swayed disobediently.

The officers and soldiers were defeated!

Not only was it defeated, but it was also a disastrous defeat, the entire army was wiped out!Zuo Liangyu's Changping Army was wiped out, Liu Zeqing's Linqing Army had more dead than injured, more wounded than uninjured, and few escaped!Hou Xun was beaten and fled. It is said that in order to escape the pursuit of the rebels, he even took off his official uniform and hid on the mountain for two days before being found by the Heluo New Army. It can be described as extremely embarrassing!As for those generals, none of them escaped. The heads of Zuo Liangyu and Liu Zeqing are now in front of them. Zuo Menggeng let the rebels hang on the city wall and shoot them into sea urchins. Wang Yuncheng and Ma Jinzhong , Ma Shixiu, Wu Xueli and other generals also lost their heads!The bad news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, which shocked everyone!
As early as when the rogues roamed the Northwest, the officers and soldiers often lost battles, but they had never tried to lose such a miserable battle!In one battle, two chief soldiers and six generals were lost, and over [-] soldiers were lost. The Minister of the Ministry of Rites was beaten to the point of streaking. It was terrible!

Of course, the most frightening thing is that the rebel army that beat Minister of Rites to run naked is currently encircling Xinyang City's three floors and three floors, completely impenetrable!
My God, how are you living this day!

"I'm the most unlucky magistrate in the entire Ming Dynasty, right?" Chen Zhifu sighed inwardly, and ordered the head to be rewrapped and taken away, but he didn't dare to look at it.

After taking away the two dead heads, the eerie atmosphere suddenly became lighter, at least everyone's breathing became much easier.Chen Zhifu forced a smile and said: "You don't need to panic too much. Although the two generals Zuo and Liu have been defeated and died, the city of Xinyang is high and deep. As long as we work together and stick to it to the death, the bandit Hong Niangzi wants to It's not that easy to get in..."

Immediately, an official complained, and he was Li Tongzhi, who was second only to the prefect Chen: "My lord, this is not an option. There is not much food in the city. If this continues, we will soon have to eat tree bark." Already!"

Chen Zhifu was taken aback: "Isn't there still a lot of food in Xinyang City, why did it run out so quickly?"

Li Tongzhi smiled wryly: "My lord doesn't know that there is not much grain in Xinyang City, and it all depends on buying it from Nanyang. Now Xinyang City is tightly surrounded, and we haven't bought a single grain from Nanyang for two months." Rice is gone, where is there any food left?"

The shopkeeper Hua, the largest grain merchant in Xinyang, also complained endlessly: "My husband had some grain in his house, but the common people and military households just robbed it all of it yesterday, and today we are eating yesterday's leftovers to satisfy our hunger. What if we continue like this?" have to!"

Everyone sighed, frowning.Originally, many of them had hoarded a lot of food and prepared to make a fortune, but the witch, Hong Niangzi, was so deceptive that it made all the gentry fearful and made all the common people look green!In the past, they could rely on their force to force the people to work for them on an empty stomach, but now it doesn't work, and the people don't accept it. If you don't let them eat, don't even think about seeing a city guard on the city wall Do you believe it or not?Tonight, someone secretly opened the gate of the city and let a lady in love come in and cut off your head, do you believe it or not?So in the past two months, everyone has been brave enough to take out rice, white noodles, and carefully serve those poor ghosts and military households at a loss. They are fed twice a day, for fear that if they are dissatisfied, they will turn their heads first. But they couldn't keep it. After two months, everyone's family's food storage was eaten up, not to mention not earning a penny, and they even lost their pants.Now that Zuo Liangyu and Liu Zeqing were defeated and died, everyone realized that Xinyang City could not be defended. Let them go!
How good is this!

Qian Tongpan said cautiously, "How about...shall we shake hands with the red lady?"

Chen Zhifu jumped up: "Shake hands with that female bandit to make peace? Are you crazy or stupid? The imperial court will kill us!"

Qian Tong judged: "We recruit Hong Niangzi!"

Chen Zhifu almost didn't cry, it seems that this dear friend is really out of his mind: "Recruit her? Now she recruits us and it's almost the same!"

Qian Tongpan said: "It doesn't matter who recruits whom. Anyway, as long as you can save your family and life, you can say anything! Doesn't she want the land? We will return the occupied land to them...Besides, based on the views of the gentry, You don’t have to work in the fields to get food, it’s better to just go to Nanyang and make some investments than to take care of the crops!”

Everyone thinks it makes sense. In the past few years, there are not a few people who have sold their land to raise money to do business in Nanyang. The money I earn in one year is better than digging in the fields for three or four years.Of course, if they can keep these lands, they are reluctant to give up like this. The problem is that if they continue to hold on to the land deeds, they will [-]% be hung on the treetops. Compared with the two, it seems that their wealth and life are more lovely. ...

A consensus has been reached, but the question is, who will make peace with the red lady?
Just as I was so annoyed, there was a huge commotion outside the city. Someone rushed over with strong feet and reported that the Heluo New Army had arrived and was waiting outside the east gate!Hearing this super good news all of a sudden, the officials and gentry present were so excited that they just wanted to scream loudly. Thank God, this super unreliable court finally did not forget them, and sent them a trustworthy army!A group of officials and gentry ran out excitedly, climbed up the city wall to see, no, there was an army of black helmets and black armor standing outside the city gate, silently, although there were only more than 1000 people in the area, But that momentum was even more frightening than tens of thousands of people.The leader has a cute baby face and rides the iconic white camel. Who else is Yang Menglong?
Magistrate Chen smiled broadly and bowed to the city gates repeatedly, shouting: "Is the person coming here a champion?"

Yang Menglong said loudly, "Exactly!"

Chen Zhifu said: "Champion Marquis personally led the army to come and relieve the army and people of Xinyang. I am very grateful to you. Please accept my worship!"

Yang Menglong waved his hand and said: "Don't say anything polite, I've heard enough! The imperial court ordered me to come here to quell the Xinyang Rebellion. I'm short on time, and I don't have time to stay here for too long. Open the city gates and let us go!" I'm going in!"

Magistrate Chen did not dare to neglect and said: "Okay, okay, I will ask someone to open the city gate right now. The champion will wait a moment!" He personally ran to the city gate and commanded a group of cowardly soldiers to remove the sandbags blocking the city gate. The stone bars and other heavy objects were moved away, and after struggling for a while, the city gate was finally opened.The Heluo New Army did not waste any time and marched into the city in three columns. Magistrate Chen and a group of officials and gentry stood aside with smiles and saluted repeatedly. They had never been so polite to a group of soldiers in their lives. !Seeing Yang Menglong riding a white camel and walking in under the protection of a group of fierce-looking soldiers, Magistrate Chen stepped forward to bow and shouted: "Your Majesty, Chen Luo, see————" Suddenly he saw Yang Menglong behind him A woman in red was riding a bay-red horse and looked at him with a smile. The hairs all over his body suddenly stood up, his eyes widened in horror, and he was speechless.When he didn't see it, all the officials and gentry present stood on end and stammered: "Red... Red Lady! It's Red Lady!"

The red lady smiled and said, "Everyone, how are you doing these days?"

What a shit!
You let me bring two 10,000+ people to surround you in the city, and it is difficult to even drink saliva. It doesn't take two months, just two days, you will know whether it is good or not!

Pointing at the red lady, Chen Luo stammered, "Hou...Master Hou, why is she..."

Yang Menglong said: "Well, didn't the imperial court ask me to quell the Xinyang Rebellion in the shortest possible time? After thinking about it, it seems that there is no way faster than appeasement. Under my persuasion, the red lady is willing to turn the war into a jade , sit down and talk with you calmly, you should cherish this opportunity!"

Chen Luo, Qian Tongpan, Li Tongzhi, and the others were all about to cry, but they also hoped that the Heluo New Army would show their power and defeat Hong Niangzi and her mob. Bring this female bandit into Xinyang City!Li Tongzhi called: "She...she just wiped out the army led by Hou Shangshu, and killed Zongbing Zuo and Zongbing Liu!"

Yang Menglong's face darkened: "Why, you won't give me face, right?"

With a swipe, the Heluo New Army stopped at the same time, and at least a hundred of them turned left one by one, facing the officials and officials of Xinyang City. The gleaming bayonet made these big men feel cold all over, and the black muzzle made their hearts convulse, and they were out of control. Several complexions turned from red to white, from white to blue, and even breathing became a problem.The serious expressions and cold eyes of these soldiers are warning them:
The consequences of not giving Champion Hou face are very, very serious!
Chen Luo asked anxiously: "Master Hou, you... what do you mean?"

Yang Menglong said: "What do you mean? My meaning can't be more clear. I just hope that you can turn your hostility into friendship and stop fighting! The people who fight and die are all your own people. Is it interesting? Why don't you find a way to do some business when you have this time?" Wouldn't it be more meaningful to make some money!" He whipped his horsewhip and made a sharp whistling sound, causing everyone's pupils to shrink, showing their true nature: "I put my ugly words in front of me, in order to reconcile the conflict between you, My shoes are all ruined, you have to give me this face, if anyone doesn’t give me face, I will go in with a white knife and come out with a red knife, if you are not afraid of death, just try!"

Xinyang Jinshen was dumbfounded, and his inner thoughts were surprisingly the same: Fuck me!They are completely dumbfounded now, looking forward day and night, looking forward to the arrival of the Heluo New Army, thinking that they are saved, but who knows that the Heluo New Army is actually targeting those rebellious poor ghosts!If I had known this, I might as well let Zuo Liangyu and Liu Zeqing come. Although these two like to steal money and kill people, at least they will not turn to those poor ghosts. As long as these two wolves are fed, they will be able to save own farm store, and Yang Menglong...

It's so cheating!

(End of this chapter)