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

Chapter 889 Rage

Yangquan is an important town on the border between Shanxi and Hebei, with the Tao River running across it, mountains with overlapping wings, and Niangziguan Tianxian is the northwest gate of the capital. Its strategic position is very important.In the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongols, Yangquan has always played a tragic role. During the Ming Yingzong period, he also led the Wacha cavalry all the way to Beijing, and Yangquan was severely harmed; The Tartar cavalry marched eastward, and Yangquan was brutally slaughtered and looted.Finally, the Tianxiong army rose up and managed Yangquan as its northwest gate. Over the past few years, they spent money to build many fortifications in Yangjian, repair the city wall, and improve road traffic, which quickly changed the appearance of Yangquan.A few years ago, the earth division found two large coal mines in Yangquan. The high-quality anthracite stored in them made the Tianxiong army ecstatic. With the huge amount of anthracite coal, the money bags of the people in Yangquan, who have always been very poor, swelled up like blowing balloons.

However, at this time, the bustling scene has long since disappeared without a trace. Yangquan City is full of rooms and empty, only a few soldiers of the Tianxiong Army are still guarding several large arsenals——Yangquan is a big name The northwest gate of the road is also an important material transfer station. The Tianxiong Army has built several large warehouses here, and there are piles of quilts, food and socks inside, as well as a large amount of explosives, guns, and crossbows. The reason for rushing here is that if these things fall into Jiannu's hands, the consequences will be disastrous!

At this time, the Niangziguan was already on fire, and the dangerous fortress that the military strategists must fight for fell into the hands of the enemy without much effort. This meant that the Tartar cavalry was only sixty or seventy miles away from Yangquan, only one Day's journey is over.Less than a hundred soldiers of the Tianxiong Army are still holding on to those warehouses. They know very well that they cannot defend Yangquan with their strength, but they are still gritting their teeth and procrastinating.The current situation is chaotic. Many warehouses of the Tianxiong Army in Shanxi and Shaanxi have either fallen into the enemy's hands or been burned. The loss of supplies is very serious. The strategic reserves in Yangquan must not be lost again. Who knows when the army will be useful? ? They must follow through!

However, the people who came from the Ministry of War did not intend to leave these things behind.Hundreds of officers and soldiers surrounded these warehouses tightly and asked the Tianxiong Army to immediately set fire to the materials in the warehouses to avoid aiding the enemy. However, the Tianxiong Army's answer was extremely tough: "These things were stolen from the teeth of famous Taoist priests." We can’t just burn the ones saved in the warehouse! When the enemy troops break into the warehouse, we will naturally burn it!”

Important officials from the Ministry of War were equally tough: "You are disobeying orders! You are supporting the enemy! Come and capture them all!"

The officers and soldiers were about to step forward to take people with a bang, but the Tianxiong Army pointed their rifles at the chests of those foxes and tigers without saying a word.The captain of the garrison said viciously: "Come on, come here if you are not afraid of death!"

The important personnel of the Ministry of War turned slightly pale: "You...do you want to rebel?"

The captain of the garrison said: "We don't want to rebel, but you don't want to push people too much! If you push us, believe it or not, we will publicize all the scandalous things you have done!"

The Tianxiong Army's dissatisfaction with the Ministry of War has reached the peak, just because of their blind command, and because of their intentional or unintentional troubles, even if the Tianxiong Army is taken away by a third of its troops, the battle situation will not be so corrupted. !These bastards just want to let the entire Tianxiong army die in Shanxi and Ningxia!
Faced with these rock-like soldiers who remained motionless no matter how hard you tried to coerce them, the officials of the Ministry of War couldn't help but feel a little frightened.They knew how powerful the Tianxiong Army was, but they didn't expect that these warriors were so powerful that even people sent by the Ministry of War dared to draw their guns at them!The black muzzle of the gun made him have the urge to turn around and run away, but he had to destroy these warehouses. The supplies stored in these warehouses were enough for nearly 3 Tianxiong troops to use them for several months. If they were not burned down for a day, it would be huge. variable!Without burning down these warehouses, he would not be able to deliver business when he returned. However, the Tianxiong Army's indifferent eyes and cold muzzles frightened him...

In the middle of a stalemate, a huge noise suddenly came from a distance, mixed with loud cheers, and the frantic shouts from the throats of thousands of people surged like a tsunami, almost drowning everything.The complexion of the important members of the Ministry of War changed drastically, and he took a few steps back, saying to his confidant, "Go quickly and see if the Tartars are coming!"

The officers and soldiers brought by the important members of the Ministry of War all changed their faces. In front of the Tianxiong Army, they still dared to show off their prestige by relying on their numbers, because they knew that unless the Tianxiong Army made up their minds to break with the country, they would not dare Those who shot at them, but... the Mongolian Tartars don't like this. If they were bitten by them and killed by horses, how many of them would go back alive?
Didn’t it mean that the Tartars just arrived at Niangziguan? How did they hit Yangquan so quickly? Could it be that they are all speedy legs?
The Tianxiong army was unmoved, but sneered slightly.They feel like nails. Lu Xiangsheng nailed them here, and they nailed them here until they died in battle—the nails don't know what fear is!
After a while, the confidant crawled back and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Sir, sir, it's not the Tatars! The Tatars are not coming!"

The military officials breathed a sigh of relief, thank God, he finally did not play off, he was helping the Mongols, it would be wronged if the Mongols trampled their horses into meat paste!But what's with the louder noise? He swallowed hard and asked, "Since it's not a Tartar, why is there such a loud noise?"

The confidant said: "It's the champion! It's the champion!"

The important military officer jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, grabbed the confidant's collar with one hand, and screamed: "What did you say? What did you say!?"

The confidant looked terrified: "The champion is here! He has returned with thousands of soldiers and countless civilians. There are dozens of heads hanging on the horse's neck, all of which belong to officials who fled from the city!"

The important member of the Ministry of War stood there in a daze, his face was pale, his expression was dull, he let go of his cronies weakly, and sat down on the ground.Yang Menglong, this evil star, was he assassinated in Taiwan, and his life and death are a mystery? Why did he suddenly appear again, and he appeared in Yangquan with thousands of people and countless people?
Reminiscent of Yang Menglong's unceremonious attitude towards those officials who are like pig teammates, and reminiscent of how he wielded a butcher knife during the disaster relief this year, killing more than 40 county officials in Henan and Shandong provinces in one go, eight The prefect, as well as thousands of Jin gentry, were determined and ruthless, and the important officials of the Ministry of War wanted to cry from the bottom of their hearts.Those officials and gentry let him have their heads beheaded just for a little money, but they want to destroy the whole Daming country and fall into Yang Menglong's hands. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to end up peeling the grass!
Amidst the cheers that shook the earth, Yang Menglong led this improvised army and arrived in Yangquan in a mighty manner.The people who fled from the city one after another were stunned when they saw the army returning. They were sure that they were not dreaming and were filled with tears of excitement.Amid the cheers, Yang Menglong reined in his horse and looked at Yangquan.Under the night, Yangquan is like a beast stinging in the darkness. The city is empty, there is not much sound, and it is so quiet that it is scary.Some houses caught fire for some unknown reason, and the raging flames illuminated the night sky, echoing the dark red over Niangziguan.He turned to look in the direction of Niangzi Pass and murmured to himself: "Is Niangzi Pass also lost?"

The generals of the Ming army who followed him lowered their heads in shame.It's not that Niangziguan is lost, it's that no one is guarding it at all!

No one is going to guard the fortress, no matter how strong and steep it is, it is useless?
Lady Hong could see that Yang Menglong was in a very depressed mood, and she could understand his depression.Niangziguan is an out-and-out natural danger. If one man is in charge of the pass, ten thousand husbands cannot open it. Although the fighting power of this temporary gathered Ming army is not strong, if Niangziguan is still in hand, only a thousand people are needed to make thousands of miles away. The Mongolian cavalry that rushed in hit their heads and bloodied them!The Mongolian cavalry is very powerful, but no matter how powerful it is, they can't fly up to Niangzi Pass, right? Without artillery, they can only use their teeth to chew this heroic pass!But now that Niangziguan has fallen, Yangquan has no danger to rely on, and is completely exposed to the front of the Mongolian cavalry. They will soon be surrounded by the Mongolian cavalry and cannot move!She smiled smartly and said: "If Niangziguan is lost, it will be lost. Isn't Yangquan still in our hands? Tartars have rushed for thousands of miles, and they have long been exhausted. If we stick to the city, they will all be killed in Yangquan." Don’t even think about taking a step forward under the city!”

Yang Menglong sighed: "Once the Niangziguan is lost, the enemy troops will be able to arrive continuously, and we will be besieged in Yangquan, unable to move, we can only hope that the reinforcements will arrive soon... Sigh, forget it, it's useless to say these things, Let’s go into town.”

The Ming army was about to enter the city, but two teams of troops came out of the city, one was the Tianxiong army, only a few dozen people, and the other was several hundred people, including important members of the Ministry of War and his servants.The current situation is that hundreds of people are escorted by dozens of people with rifles, and they come out with mournful faces and shrugged heads. That scene is quite weird.Yang Menglong rode forward, seeing him, the Tianxiong army stood still and saluted: "Your Majesty!"

Yang Menglong returned the gift and asked, "What's going on?"

The captain of the garrison pointed at the noses of the important personnel of the Ministry of War and cursed: "He just sent people to attack our army's military supplies warehouse, trying to burn the military supplies inside, and let tens of thousands of our troops die of cold and starvation!"

The key members of the Ministry of War are confident: "I am following the order of the cabinet! The enemy is coming fiercely, and Yangquan will not be protected. These military funds will only be used by the enemy. You don't understand such a simple truth! You wait for the soldiers to refuse. What is the purpose of not destroying military assets? Are you going to treason the country and cooperate with the enemy?"

The captain of the garrison yelled: "The enemy army is coming fiercely, and it is thanks to you! If you hadn't ordered to voluntarily abandon so many state fortresses and let the enemy army drive straight in, how could the situation in Shanxi be so corrupted!"

The key members of the Ministry of War are still confident: "The enemy is powerful and difficult to resist. If you stick to it, you will only send so many loyal and brave soldiers in vain. You can only temporarily avoid the enemy's edge, save your strength, and then try to fight back! How to use troops, that is the Ministry of War. Just wait for the warrior to obey the order!"

Yang Menglong stared at him, and asked coldly: "Avoid the enemy's edge? Where do you want to avoid? The Central Plains? Hangzhou? Xiamen? Or Yashan?" , a large piece of flesh was swept away from the body of an important member of the High School Asia Yuan.The important officer of the Ministry of War never dreamed that this guy would whip people whenever he asked, one by one, covering their bloody wounds and screaming like a slaughtering pig.Yang Menglong jumped off the horse, whipped the whip violently at the guy, and when the whip came down, there was a bloodstain, and he yelled: "You pigs, I can't bear to be corrupt and pervert the law, and I can't bear it if you don't do business and focus on dragging others down." , I can endure pouring sewage on me desperately, and I can endure turning right and wrong into black and white! Not only do you not know how to restrain yourself, you even intensified your efforts to ruin the entire country for your own self-interest! Do you have any brains? How long are you going to let me endure!!! What's the use of keeping your heads that don't even have a brain!?" His long-suppressed anger erupted like a volcano, and the whip whipped against the military department again and again with the wind With a few whips on an important official, that guy would become a bloody man.At the beginning, this important member of the military department was still threatening and cursing, and soon he was crying and begging for mercy. He was kicking his feet as hard as a frog with its guts and brains dug out.

The arrested civil servants headed by Zhang Fengyi shuddered.

Yang Menglong was also tired from the beating, so he threw away his whip and turned to ask the guard captain: "How are the supplies in the warehouse?"

The captain of the garrison said: "It is safe and sound, enough for an army of [-] for half a year!"

Yang Menglong breathed a long sigh of relief: "Fortunately, thank God!" Now the weather is cold, the roads are blocked by ice and snow, transportation is very difficult, and Shanxi's terrain is notoriously easy to defend and difficult to attack. I'm afraid it won't be possible to fight back the enemy troops within the territory within a few months. If they are all transported from the Daming Road, the cost will be too high.If the military resources in the Yangquan warehouse were burned, the battle would be even more difficult. Maybe the Ming army would lose the battle because of insufficient supplies, and be driven out of Shanxi in the end!Fortunately, the warehouse was fine. God probably thought it had dealt him a bad enough blow, and finally gave him a little way to survive!
As soon as he breathed a sigh of relief, exhaustion flooded in like a tide, his eyes darkened, and his body shook slightly.The red lady immediately supported him, smiled slightly, and said, "It's a good thing that the supplies in the warehouse have been saved, but you don't have to tremble with excitement, right?" She turned to the Ming army and ordered: "Master Hou is tired and needs to rest. You guys Go to the city and garrison yourself, and the Tianxiong Army will arrange barracks for you, and you must not disturb the people!"

The generals of the Ming army responded in unison: "Obey!"

At this time, Yang Menglong was already unconscious in the arms of the red lady.

so fucking tired...

(End of this chapter)