The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 99

The enthusiasm for working for oneself is not comparable to being whipped by Jiannu to be a coolie.

More than 600 men ate enough horse meat and broth, carried a bag of wheat on their backs, lit torches and happily went up the mountain.

They were really happy, not only avoiding the fate of being slaves, but also getting life-saving food. At this time, they were wholeheartedly thinking about quickly finding their relatives hiding in the mountains.

Every local who is familiar with the environment brought a dozen strong men up the mountain, and they carried away a thousand shi of wheat at one time.

At night, one after another, Han people came to Pisces Village with their strong laborers to carry goods. It was darker and darker in the frosty mountains and forests. Thousands of men and women were not afraid of hardships. They happily carried the heavy wheat. Walk lightly on the mountain path.

A man surnamed Li in his early forties asked Qiao Dashan, "Brother Qiao, what is the origin of this 'Red Banner Army'? How did they defeat the Tartars and seize so much food?"

Qiao Dashan said: "I heard Brother Pei Daneng say that their 'Red Banner Army' is an honored division that parades the streets in the capital city. It is a heroic army that has been praised by the Holy Son of Heaven."

"No wonder they are completely different from other soldiers. They all talk to us in a pleasant manner, and they even call us fellows!"

"Indeed, this is the first time I have seen such a strict military discipline. If my Ming soldiers are all like this, how can it be Jiannu's turn to run wild here!"

"That's right! It's a pity that General Huang's troops are too small. If he has [-] to [-] soldiers, he may be able to catch up with Qi Shaobao's prestige in Ji Town. I don't think the Tartars dared to show off in front of Qi Shaobao's army back then!"

"Among the men who were rescued with me, there were hundreds of people who wanted to join the 'Red Banner Army', but they were very demanding. Those who didn't have any special skills didn't want it at all, and only those who were skilled in bowing and horses would accept them."

"Tsk tsk, it's no wonder that General Huang is particularly capable of fighting with a small number of troops. I'm afraid that's what he means when he has good soldiers but not many!"

"To tell you the truth, I also want to follow the 'Red Banner Army' to fight the Tartars in the future. Although I don't know how to ride and shoot, I also have the real skills that I have practiced for more than ten years. Wearing armor and fighting on foot Certainly not worse than others.”

At this time, Qiao Yunsong, a young man less than 20 years old who had been following them, interjected, "Uncle, can you take me with you too? I don't want to hide and live in hiding anymore. I want to avenge my family."

"Hey! This kid Yun Song and my family's second child have been thinking about going to the tartar's camp with a dozen or so young people all day long. How can I let them go to death for nothing and keep watching them. Brother Qiao, if you go to join the army Just bring those young people with us, if we can’t be selected as regular soldiers, we will be willing to do labor with the ‘Red Banner Army’.”

Qiao Dashan said: "There is no rush at this time, I have found out clearly that the 'Red Banner Army' will be stationed in Zunhua for a period of time, we have this much food, and we can arrange the family properly, then we will ask Brother Pei Daneng to recommend Let's eat food and serve as soldiers."

Qiao Yunsong said: "Uncle, it's still you who thought carefully. We left food and took away the mouths to eat. The family can always eat a few more times to fill their stomachs."

"You can't say that. We have to sell our lives to General Huang to eat the food of the 'Red Banner Army'. If I didn't have the intention of dying, I wouldn't take you with me."

Li Erxiao said with a smile: "Uncle, if Daddy hadn't watched closely these days, we would have gone looking for Tartars and desperately. If we run out of food, if I die one more time, I can save a piece of food!"

"It turns out that you guys are trying to save food and work hard? I'm afraid it won't be necessary now. Look at my shoulders. I'm afraid there are more than half a stone of wheat?"

Qiao Yunsong said: "It's all about saving food, and the main purpose is to avenge killing the Tartars. Anyway, I am determined to join the army."

Qiao Dashan said: "Okay, I have an idea in my mind. When the time comes, we have to let the 'Red Banner Army' keep the men from Pisces Village. I have met General Huang. He is quite friendly and easy to talk to. Originally, General Huang I was going to burn the grain and retreat, but I took the villagers to ask for permission, and he agreed to give the grain to everyone."

"General Huang is such a good man! With so much food, I don't know how many people can live! Er Xiao, you must work hard with General Huang in the future and strive to avenge the Li family."

People who walk at night are talking about the "Red Banner Army". Many young and middle-aged people have the idea of ​​joining the army. People who met fellow villagers in the "Red Banner Army" hope that their nephews and brothers can join them.

In fact, the Ming government and its assholes originally built slaves to plunder Liaodong, and the people in the pass did not have the consciousness of fighting against the enemy at all.Then the Jin army broke into the pass, burned, killed, looted and abused women. It can be said that they did all kinds of crimes. There are millions of ordinary people whose homes were destroyed.

If the Ming government mobilizes enough, it can turn bad things into good things.With the government leading the organization, many men who had a bitter and deep hatred with the Jin army will definitely join the Ming army and take up arms to avenge their hatred.

Originally, Jiannu were barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes. They were poor and barbaric enough, so they ran rampant in Gyeonggi.Nowadays, many young and middle-aged Han people are also extremely poor, and their blood is spurted by hatred. If more than 20 northern men are selected to train into an army, the combat effectiveness may not be too bad.

Then choose fierce men like Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan and add wisdom to lead these people out of the pass to Liaodong to fight a tooth for a tooth. Maybe they can wipe out Jiannu in one fell swoop.

The Ming government that mourns its misfortunes and angers its indisputability is a sad reminder. Those Ming scholar-bureaucrats are insensitive pigs.

The former Celestial Kingdom was repeatedly looted by Jiannu. Later, these young and middle-aged people either became Jiannu's accomplices or became the new force of the bandits. In the end, many forces jointly played Daming to death. .

The Ming government organized the young and middle-aged men who had been enslaved and their homes were destroyed into an army, which also had a huge benefit-it stabilized the place.

How can many strong men be willing to wait for death without organization and food?I am afraid that there will be many people who roar together in the mountains and forests.Their looting will intensify the natural economy of Beizhili, which was already broken by the post-Jin army, and the vicious circle will begin.

It's a pity that the Huang Han people are soft-spoken and don't have the ability to influence the government for the time being. He can't even recruit more men to join the army, because his number is only 360.

Therefore, many of the more than 2000 young and middle-aged men who were rescued were ready to follow the "Red Banner Army" and most of them were politely declined. Huang Han only left a dozen heroes who could ride horses and shoot arrows, and they should be counted as supplementary battles. damage.

(End of this chapter)