The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 139

Zhang Yang looked at the dozens of family members who were checking, and found that half of them were familiar with faces, and a few of them could still be called by name.

Among them was Cheng Yunlai, a man who practiced gun sticks together, and he seemed to be a leader.

"Is it brother Cheng Yunlai? Don't worry, do you still recognize me?" Zhang Yang said loudly when he saw an acquaintance.

"It turned out to be Brother Zhang Yang. I haven't seen you for half a year, and you look good. Why did you come to Zhenzi Town? I heard that Zhangjiaji was destroyed by the Tartars, and most of the villagers there were kidnapped and sent to Liaodong!"

A man beside him quickly looked at the top of the wall and said, "Brother Cheng, don't talk nonsense, be careful that misfortune comes out of your mouth. There are Jiannu watching from above!"

Cheng Yunlai also took a look at the top of the city, spat lightly on the ground, and cursed: "You bastard! Don't worry about Five Brothers Ma, those Tartars may not be able to understand our native dialect."

Zhang Yang said: "It's hard to say, I have no place to go now, I want to take my brothers into the town to find an inn to stay and then discuss the long-term plan, can you invite the former brothers to drink at noon?"

"No problem, if the big brother is skilled in martial arts, if he is willing to find a job as a nurse, it will be easy to get. No matter how much you eat and live for a month, you will not lose a tael of silver. These four brothers are also with you?"

Without exception, the four people brought by Zhang Yang are from near Zhenzi Town, and they often go in and out of the town. Among them, a man named Pan Yingyong knows Ma Wu. Didn't you go home and have a look?"

Ma Wu was pleasantly surprised: "Brother Pan, you are fine! I heard that many males in your village were taken away by the Tartars. I thought you were all kidnapped and sent outside the customs now!"

"Hey! It's hard to say, let's find a tavern in the city and chat while drinking!"

Ma Wu agreed: "Okay, I'll take leave immediately to accompany you into the city. The Spring Breeze Building is good, the accommodation and meals are relatively affordable, and it's only a few steps away from here. Let's go there."

Zhang Yang and Pan Yingyong entered the city in a big way without being searched. They asked for a private room in Chunfeng Building, drank a few glasses of wine with Cheng Yunlai and Ma Wu, and chatted a little about their parents.

Seeing that it was almost time, Zhang Yang winked at Pan Yingyong, Pan Yingyong and the others immediately understood, and approached the door and window of the private room intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing that the subordinates had made arrangements, Zhang Yang changed the subject and said, "Have you two brothers heard of the 'Red Banner Army' active in Yongping Mansion during this time?"

Cheng Yunlai said: "What a reputation the 'Red Banner Army' gang has! It's spread all over Zhenzi Town. Not only have we heard of it, but we also know the name of their general, and we also know that his home is more than ten miles north of Yongping Prefecture. Jiulitai Village."

Ma Wudao: "The 'Red Banner Army' is good enough to dare to fight against Tartars and Jian slaves. I just admire such a hero."

Cheng Yunlai said: "Our Yongping Mansion has a 'Red Banner Army', and all the Xiwu sons are honored. In fact, we don't look down on those stinky tartars at all. We always think that if we are pushed, we will chop them off. Take their heads and join the army."

Zhang Yang laughed and said: "Two brothers, let me tell you clearly, I am now the seventh-rank chief banner officer of the 'Red Banner Army', and I have personally killed two real slaves, a Tartar and several bannermen."

"Ah?" Cheng and Ma opened their mouths in disbelief.Soon they changed from surprise to excitement, Cheng Yunlai said: "Brother, you are probably in Zhenzi Town for military affairs today, right? Don't worry, brother can't spoil your business."

"The Tartars and the main force of slavery have already left the customs and returned to Liaodong, don't you know?"

"Some heard it, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with us."

"It doesn't matter, it's a matter of life and death! Think about it, the main forces of Dongnu have retreated, and the territory of Yongping Prefecture will not be recovered by the Ming army sooner or later? At that time, what should you people who surrendered with the Patriarch do?"

Cheng Yunlai said nonchalantly: "We didn't shave our heads and forget about our ancestors. We are just family servants who take care of the house and guard the house to make a living. We have never helped Jiannu do evil. I'm afraid it will not be our turn to be punished by the court."

Ma Wu explained: "Our patriarch is not sincerely willing to surrender and become a slave, it's just forced by the situation. If the Ming army comes, the patriarch will naturally return to the court."

Zhang Yang said: "This time, I came here on orders. The task is to serve as the vanguard for the 'Red Banner Army' to capture Zhenzi Town. None of the tartars stationed here can be let go. Are you two willing to serve me?"

Cheng Yunlai didn't even need to think about it, and immediately said: "Brother, no, sir, the younger one is willing to work, but the younger one has a small condition."

"Oh? There are still requirements, but it's okay!"

"The little one succeeded in assisting the adults. I wonder if it is possible to request to join the 'Red Banner Army'?"

Ma Wu also yelled: "My lord, the younger ones should also be 'Red Banner Army', please help me introduce you."

It turned out to be such a trivial matter, Zhang Yang patted his chest and said: "It's a trivial matter, you have the martial arts and you have the conditions to join the 'Red Banner Army', and it will be a matter of course if you make military achievements and have your own officials to protect you."

Cheng and Ma said in unison: "Okay, sir, please tell me how to arrange it next."

"I still have dozens of brothers waiting to enter the city in a village not far from Ximen. Can you find a way to bring them into the city?"

Cheng Yunlai said without hesitation: "No problem, the younger one is the leader who is responsible for guarding Ximen, and the younger one immediately led a dozen brothers out of the city, and then led the 'Red Banner Army' brothers outside the city into the city three or four times.

It doesn't matter if they are discovered by Jiannu, they don't have many people, and the 'Red Banner Army' has a full 60 people. In addition, we can directly fight with them and kill those bastards. "

Ma Wu echoed: "Yes! The brothers in Zhenzi Town hate those Jiannu to death. As long as someone takes the lead, it is guaranteed that more than [-]% of them will jump out to become Jiannu. Maybe there is no need for the main force of the 'Red Banner Army' to come out. Let's You can take the town."

Zhenzi Town is not small, and there are many residents and ordinary people who have taken refuge in the city to avoid the flames of war. There may be a population of 5 to [-].
What's more, these barbarians don't know how to manage, they can only choose to rely on the servants of the big families who surrendered to maintain order.

Cheng Yunlai and Ma Wu came forward with Zhang Yang to contact them. Of course, they chose some well-informed servants to persuade them to surrender. Soon, more than [-] servants cooperated with covering Zhang Yang's people and sneaked into the town.

The time Huang Han agreed with Zhang Yang was to seize the door at Shenshi in the afternoon. If Zhang Yang failed to complete the task by then, it would indicate that the brothers who entered the city were in danger. At this time, the only choice was to attack by force and rush into the city as soon as possible to rescue the lurkers who missed.

(End of this chapter)