Daming kill

Chapter 143 Goodbye Xiangyang
When the first ray of light rose from the distant sky, the grand robbery feast inside and outside Xiangyang City also ended at the same time.

Zuo Liangyu's army began to head south along the Han River with large and small packages.

A large number of newly robbed property and women filled the boats and boats, so that only a very small number of cronies and guards could have boats, and the vast majority of troops had to rely on two feet.

In the rolling crowd of people beside the Han River, although Li Shengcai was exhausted and his upper and lower eyelids were fighting fiercely, he was still very contented to ride on a horse and follow closely behind Shi Ming's team.

The embarrassment of losing nearly half of his subordinates has long since disappeared from his face.

It is not difficult for Li Shengcai to find Zhao Jin and Shi Ming. The passage between Xianshan Mountain and Hanshui River running north-south is the only land passage for Zuo Liangyu's army to go south and east. No matter which gate of Xiangyang Zhao Jin and Shi Ming come out from, Always pass here.

Although he could finally walk with the crowd with peace of mind, Li Shengcai, who was riding on a horse, still couldn't help looking back and forth from time to time without fear of fatigue.

He always felt that the results of this night were just a dream, and the joy in his heart was simply indescribable.

He actually had three to four hundred people, and more than a dozen horse mules, and the entire team was filled with large and small bags of belongings, far exceeding the scale he had before he left the city yesterday during the day.

Although the proportion of women here is a bit too high, although there are not even many more adult men than before, and although most of them still need to be guarded by the original soldiers, the doubling of strength is still obvious.

As for the growth of property, it is even more leaps and bounds.

Li Shengcai also deliberately looked forward at the couple Liu Shixiong and Zhao Meiling who were arguing again, full of contempt in his heart.

Those two trash didn't go out of the city but miraculously lost half of their subordinates, and after tossing all night, they still got nothing.

There is no one who is so useless and incompetent!It's just a joke.

But such a stupid couple still dare to look down on him?Don't look in the mirror either.

Not to mention civil servants, not even career editors, a person who does odd jobs in the government really regards himself as a person.

If it wasn't for Shi Ming, he probably wouldn't even be a fart.

Comparing the couple, Li Shengcai felt a little proud again, and then felt more and more delayed.

What's wrong with him being a driver!
That is also based on ability to eat. It turns out that not being rich is just bad luck.

Last night, he was able to accurately select the rich households to strike first, not because of his original accumulation of information.

Did he really think that eating, drinking, and playing with him in the past was a nonsense!
And he didn't rob big households all night, and civilians also robbed, money and soldiers were equally important.

In the end, with the people he captured, plus the hungry people and gangsters who were attracted by the stolen money and food, he succeeded in achieving prosperity in both human and wealth.

For the first time, he also felt a little "strong and strong".

Of course, Zhao Jin, Shi Ming and Wang Chengwu also grabbed a lot, but because they were limited in the city, and their methods were not as decisive as him, they were still far inferior to him in terms of efficiency and multiplication.

Thinking of this, Li Shengcai's heart was once again filled with satisfaction and self-satisfaction after taking a nasty look at the beautiful daughter and concubine of a businessman walking numbly among a group of women.

Different from Li Shengcai's elation, Gao Lei and Zhao Lanyue, who were sitting in a mule cart with a canopy, were looking at the rolling crowd outside in fear through the gap of the small curtain on the canopy.

Those still lingering excitement and cries made the two women feel cold from the bottom of their hearts.

Although they hid in Zhao Jin's camp last night and there were enough guards, the crazy and chaotic noise outside still made their scalp numb all night, and they definitely didn't even think about going to sleep.

Before leaving the city, when the looting crowd returned to the camp, Zhao Lanyue clearly saw the suppressed longing and flames in those red eyes. She knew very well that most people's hearts were crazy or were becoming crazy.

Especially when she heard that those excited soldiers talked about unimaginable evils out loud for the first time, Zhao Lanyue completely regretted that she didn't stay in the villa without willfulness.

There, she could instinctively feel safe, but here it was all strange.

"Li Ping and the others don't know if they can find us. I really don't know if this is a farewell or a temporary separation. They also don't know what happened to the children who study with us every day?" Gao Lei said softly.

Zhao Lanyue turned her head to look at Gao Lei with a wry smile and said, "Our life in Taoyuan is over, but I don't know whether the future will be a nightmare or suffering. This is really not a woman's world..."

Suddenly a puff of smoke drifted into the car through the gap in the car curtain, interrupting the sentimentality between the two of them, and they couldn't help coughing a few times.

When he lifted the curtain of the car and looked outside carefully, he saw that thick smoke was rising everywhere as far as he could see, and the soldiers around him were casually igniting all the human buildings they passed by.

"Burning huts, barging wells and stoves, leaving no chickens and dogs behind, a thousand miles away." This is the latest order Zuo Liangyu issued to all the troops.

……

It wasn't until the sun had risen for a while, and when Zuo Liangyu's soldiers and horses in the city all rushed out of the city gate like moving away, Yunfu Wang Yongzuo was dumbfounded and understood what happened.

He wanted to cry without tears.

Some officials of Xiangyang Mansion knelt down and begged at the city gate, but Wang Yongzuo didn't join them except he felt sour, and he didn't use Yunfu's official authority to reprimand and stop them.

He knew there was nothing to be done.

So he hurried back to the mansion to clean up, and then escorted Zhu Changcheng, the king of Fuqing in the city, with a small number of loyal soldiers, and fled eastward from the city.

Zhu Changcheng's father is Xiang Wang Zhu Yiming, who was killed by Zhang Xianzhong when Xiangyang City was broken last year.In the original history, Zhu Changcheng would also be named the last Xiangwang by the Nanming court in 1645.

As Yun Fu, Wang Yongzuo did not dare to run alone like Zuo Liangyu.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, losing the feudal domain is a felony, and local officials must die.Zhu Changcheng's father was killed last year, and Yang Sichang, the "supervisor and assistant minister" in Huguang, even though he was not in Xiangyang at the time, committed suicide in fear.That was an important minister who had served as Minister of the Ministry of War and was deeply trusted by Emperor Chongzhen.What about Wang Yongzuo?
Wang Yongzuo only knew that he now hated Zuo Liangyu to death.

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At this time, Li Ping and Song Baolai, who were in the southwest of Xiangyang, were also staring at the smoke columns in the northeast direction in a daze.

They had just received a report from the reconnaissance company cavalry that all the officers and soldiers had withdrawn from Xiangyang and were heading east along the river.

Until now, Song Baolai was still unwilling to believe the facts in front of him.

He complained to Li Ping with an aggrieved face: "This is ridiculous! The peasant army just arrived the day before yesterday, and Zuo Liangyu ran away today. It's only been a day. Are you kidding me?" "Legend of the Condor Heroes" In ", in the face of the Mongols who conquered the world, with the help of Guo Jing, Xiangyang has been defending for many years? Although it is a martial arts novel, it must be because of Xiangyang's persistence for many years! Don't you also say this, Li Ping Is Xiangyang a rare and powerful city in the world! But now, the opposite side is just a group of peasant troops, and they will only guard for one day. Is Zuo Liangyu a pig?"

Song Baolai has left too much painstaking effort in the villa, and there are many things that are impossible to take away. His emotions are stronger than anyone else.

"It's not that I can't keep it, but I don't want to keep it! History is also a collection of many jokes, and all kinds of miraculous things have happened." Li Ping was also very depressed.

Although he had been prepared for a long time, facing this day still felt like a dream.

Although Baimadu was lost in one day, it is not surprising that Xiangyang was quickly abandoned.

But at the thought of starting to wander with thousands of people, Li Ping's heart was filled with bitterness.Whoever bears the pressure that can only be carried alone knows, it is really like a mountain pressing up.

"Brother, let's do it alone in the future! Let's also occupy a place, and make decisions about our own affairs, so as not to be cannon fodder for others." Song Baolai still couldn't forget the worries and fears of the past few days.

"Not yet, we don't have the capital to do it alone." Li Ping vetoed it without hesitation.

"Why?" Song Baolai asked in confusion.

Li Ping said helplessly: "We are too weak. Now we are between the peasant army and the official army of the Ming Dynasty. There are large armies everywhere. Either side can crush us. If we want to go it alone, the most we can do is occupy the mountain and become king." What’s more, at least half of the people who are still following us will run away. It’s definitely not as simple as ten or twenty. Why? Because we have no name or title, and we can’t give them a future. realistic."

"Oh... that's right... I just don't know where we will end up next time!" Song Baolai grimaced bitterly, probably thinking of those who had already run away.

Li Ping didn't answer, but kept turning his head to look northeast in silence.

They stayed here for more than half a year, leaving too many memories, and the road ahead will be long and unpredictable.

Li Ping looked back from time to time, and many people in the long southbound team also looked back from time to time.

After Liu Xiaohui took a look at the donkey cart used by her daughter Xiao Yaer for the children, she hurried to a cart loaded with supplies.

Most of the items in that car were Li Ping's personal belongings, and she had to guard them personally to be at ease.

When marching and in the field, Li Ping was only with the troops, and only Liu Qiang and the little orderlies were by his side, while women like Liu Xiaohui were temporarily assigned to the security camp.

But Li Ping has also saved too many personal items these days, because he only takes a small part with him, and Liu Xiaohui has to keep the rest.

Seeing Liu Xiaohui come back, Aunt Jiang joined her.

Aunt Jiang was Liu Xiaohui's neighbor when she was in Xiangyang, and they have always had a good relationship on weekdays.Moreover, in the villa, Xiao Ya is usually taken care of by her, so she is able to talk to Liu Xiaohui very well.

Sure enough, as soon as Aunt Jiang approached, Liu Xiaohui smiled politely at her.

"Xiao Ya's mother, tell me, let's go now, let's leave Xiangyang now? Our ancestors have been in this city for many years, and many of our old neighbors are a little bit overwhelmed."

"What can we do if we don't leave! No matter how reluctant we are, following the general will at least protect us." Liu Xiaohui was also a little sad.

After speaking, Liu Xiaohui couldn't help but look back.

"Then when Zhang Xianzhong came last year, we were fine. No matter how bad Li Zicheng is, how bad can he be? He's better than General Zuo!" Aunt Jiang suddenly lowered her voice and whispered.

Liu Xiaohui was startled suddenly, and hurriedly looked around.

Then, she took Aunt Jiang's arm and said in a low voice: "Old sister, don't chew your tongue. General Zuo is General Zuo, and our general is our general. If you stay here, there is already no food in the city. Let's eat and drink whatever we want." ? Isn't it just waiting to die!
You also think about it, in the past few years, how many of our old neighbors are left, there is only [-]% left!Not all because of this military disaster.It wasn't our turn before, but we won't be lucky either!Follow our general, at least we have life and food to eat.The world is so big, as long as you are alive, there is nothing to care about where you are. "

"You're right, and I understand it too. Alas! But it's just this feeling of emptiness in my heart." Aunt Jiang said with emotion.

Then she looked back with a complicated expression, and then said helplessly: "Stop talking, I'll go back first. Be careful walking, I don't know how far this road will go. I'll watch from Xiao Ya, you Just don't run away!"

On the other side of the team, Zhang Qing and Shouhou'er also found an opportunity to get together with Yuanye, whom they hadn't seen for many days.

After greeting and saying hello in a manly manner, the thin monkey asked curiously: "I heard that you fought a battle at Yangpitan, and I don't think a few people were injured. How about Li Guerrilla's soldiers?"

Yuan Ye thought for a while, and then said briefly: "The military discipline is strict, the training is excellent, and the firearms are well used. It should be considered a strong army. The cavalry is not very good."

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On the fourth day of December in the 15th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, the first expedition of the peasant army from Baimadu arrived at the city of Xiangyang.

Although they had carefully searched Wanshan and Yanggushan before, they were still very cautious, probably still very confused.

Li Zicheng did not take any risks, he was still preparing to continue the fierce battle.

But the people of Xiangyang, who had had enough of the torment by the officers and soldiers, drove away the few remaining officials as soon as they saw the flag of the peasant army, and then opened the city gate to welcome the rebels.

Xiangyang changed hands.

Luo Ping, the township official in the city, Cai Sisheng, the magistrate of the state, and Song Daxun, the general judge of Fuzhou, died at the festival.

(End of this chapter)