Daming kill

Chapter 5
Zhao Jin and Li Ping could see the current predicament of the Ming army, and of course the commanders of the Ming army could also see that they were not fools, but they had nothing to do.

They bite the bullet and want to attack, they must save Kaifeng.

Because the peasant army surrounded Kaifeng and clearly wanted to conquer it completely.

As for Kaifeng, Daming couldn't afford to lose it.

Because Luoyang and other cities around Kaifeng have all been lost, if Kaifeng falls again, there will be no place for the government and army to gain a foothold in the heart of the Central Plains, and the Central Plains will naturally fall completely; problem.

In addition, the heavyweight vassal king living in Kaifeng also made the Ming court or the emperor dare not bear the pain of loss.

This heavyweight vassal king is the descendant of Zhou Wang Zhu Gongyun, the fifth son of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Last year, the two cities of Xiangyang and Luoyang fell one after the other. Xiangwang Zhu Yiming and Fuwang Zhu Changxun were killed successively. This was an unprecedented heavy loss for the Ming army since the suppression of bandits, and it was a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty.

Even the emperor's own relatives could not be kept, the dignity of the court and the face of the emperor disappeared is small, the most serious thing is the world's loss of confidence in the Zhu family's imperial power, it is said that Emperor Chongzhen is almost as mournful as a concubine.

It stands to reason that Kaifeng has been besieged twice, how can the situation be so passive?
The main reason is that no one thought that Li Zicheng would launch the third siege of Kaifeng so quickly as if possessed by a demon. You must know that it has only been a few months since his second siege of Kaifeng at the beginning of the year.

Under the strict order of the Ming Emperor, several Ming troops who rescued Kaifeng joined forces in Zhuxian Town on May 15, the [-]th year of Chongzhen.After a fierce battle, they successfully expelled the elite Li Guo troops sent by Li Zicheng to seize and intercept them, and occupied the town.

The reason why the Ming army had to meet here first was that there were too many peasant troops, with millions of soldiers.If the Ming army acted its own way all the way like refueling, it would not be a rescue, but a court of death.

But Li Zicheng also led an army of 20 to arrive here soon, and confronted the Ming army outside the town.

Kaifeng is too close to here, if they don't block this group of Ming troops who claim to have 40, they don't have to open the seal.

But in fact, the Ming army did not have as many people as they claimed, and their real strength was only about 18.

But this is already quite a lot. After fighting for so many years, it is quite rare for the officers and soldiers to assemble so many troops at one time. Considering that the officers and soldiers often fight 1 or even 5, it is enough to destroy the tradition of the peasant army. The heavy troops are indeed enough for Li Zicheng to drink a pot.

Since the difference in the number of armies between the two sides facing each other in Zhuxian Town is not too large, and considering the superior combat power of the officers and soldiers, this will lead to the situation that the officers and soldiers are small but can carry out attacks and the officers and soldiers of the ordinary officers and soldiers are still relatively optimistic. scene.

But in the past few days, the official army, which should be powerful, has been very difficult to attack. There has been no progress for many days, and the generals of all parties are also quarreling constantly.

It turned out that although Li Zicheng's troops withdrew from the town, they firmly occupied the high places outside the town and cut off the upper waterway.This not only made it difficult for the Ming army to obtain water, but also made the Ming army's Yihe transportation in trouble.

It is absolutely impossible for people to live without water. In ancient times, most armies marched along rivers and stationed along water sources. The most important thing is that only rivers and lakes can provide sufficient water sources for large-scale armies.

The lack of water was already troublesome. To make matters worse, the Ming army's land supply also had problems, and food could not be supplied.

In order to win the high point outside the town and gain the initiative on the battlefield as soon as possible, several Ming armies started to attack in turn.However, there has been no progress in the past few days. Instead, the peasant army was condescending and wailing with cannons.

Although the battle was unfavorable, most of the Ming army did not take it too seriously at this time.They simply think that with so many officers and soldiers, what can the always weak peasant army do to them, so they should live their lives outside of fighting as they please.

These are the reasons why Zhuxian Town is so lively in the past few days, and it is also the reason why the Ming army is unable to get rid of the tiger, and it is also the reason why Zhao Jin and Li Ping are depressed.

Of course, why Zhao Jin and Li Ping were sent to Zuo Liangyu's army is also very dramatic.

Although the leader of the 18 Ming army is the supervisor Ding Qirui, the army with the largest force is Zuo Liangyu's army, which has about 10 troops.Others include Governor Yang Wenyue of Baoding, General Soldier Hu Dawei, Yang Dezheng and Fang Guoan.

In Zuo Liangyu's army, there is a guerrilla named Du, who used to be a frontier soldier in western Liaoning. He followed Zuo Liangyu to suppress bandits for many years, and was quite trusted by Zuo Liangyu.

And Baoding governor Yang Wenyue's subordinates had a surname Zhao Qian who was also a frontier soldier in western Liaoning. He happened to meet Du Guerrilla on the day they joined forces because they jointly expelled the trespasser Li Guo.

Because of their acquaintance, the two chatted for a few words, and found out that they used to belong to a battalion leader of the frontier army.So when the camp was settled, the two immediately got together and had a drink.

As he drank, he drank something on Mr. Zhao Qian's mind.

It turned out that Zhao Qianzong's family was in a certain county in Beizhili. Later, there was a riot in this county, and it was occupied by thieves some time ago.Several elders and some relatives of the clan survived, bumping around to avoid disaster, seeing that there were fewer and fewer people, and the gold and silver were at their bottom.

A few days ago, thanks to God's blessing, I found Mr. Zhao Qian, and Mr. Zhao couldn't ignore him anyway.

However, Governor Yang is quite rigid in his control, and he has been instructed many times. In addition, in recent years, they have been fighting everywhere, and it is really inconvenient to take these relatives with them, which is very worrying.Mr. Zhao Qian also considered sending the remaining relatives to the south as soon as possible, but he couldn't get out at the moment.

At this point, Du Guerzilla, who was in the midst of drinking, immediately said: "What's the difficulty? It's very convenient for me here. Brother, you can send your relatives to my camp for a while. I'll take care of them for a while. Let me go when I have time." People escorted them to a safe place to live. For the friendship of the past, we will not miss the brothers' righteousness."

Mr. Zhao Qian thought about it for a while, and it was really feasible.

Zuo Liangyu is famous for his tolerance towards his subordinates. This Du Guerrilla has served under Zuo Zongbing and has a bright future. In the past two years, he has been very comfortable in the fertile land in the south.Now the left army is the most powerful, and there are many women in the army, but it is the safest place at the moment.

Moreover, Du Guerrilla is not married yet, if the two can get married, it will be more secure.And there was a young lady in his family who came from a big family, she was 16 years old, she was knowledgeable in books and etiquette, and she was quite pretty.

Du Guerzilla would be happy to see such vulgar military men as their turn if they hadn't lost their family and lost their parents. The elders of his clan would not object to this situation.

When Kaifeng is rescued, the Zuo Army will always have soldiers and horses to garrison the south, and it happens to bring the rest of the clan to the south to resettle, forgetting about his own worries.

With these thoughts in mind, Mr. Zhao Qian used Jiu Jin to think about it and told about Miss Zhao's family. Du Guerzilla was really overjoyed.

On the second day, after Zhao Qian sobered up, although he felt a little inappropriate, after all, the family background was too big, and the low status of the Ming Wufu was already deeply ingrained.

But now that the words had been spoken, Mr. Zhao Qian couldn't hesitate, so he had no choice but to ask the elders of the clan for instructions.

At this point, survival has surpassed everything, and it is not his own life, so this matter is settled.

So Mr. Zhao Qian hurriedly sent someone to inform Du Guerzilla, and made an appointment to send Mr. Zhao Qianzhan's relatives to Du Guerzilla for the convenience of the time.

As for the others, they are all men in the army, where those said.

Originally, several groups of Ming troops were in one camp, but they couldn't stand the large number of people. It was 20 miles long and they were not under each other's control.

When we made an appointment for this day, the sky turned cloudy which was rare.

Not long after Mr. Zhao Qian took people out of the camp, they encountered raiders, and several camps were in chaos, which delayed a lot of time.When the two sides met, it was already evening, and the sky was still flashing.

As a result, after dark, they encountered a surprise attack by cavalry from the army, and the group of people were caught off guard and turned on their backs.

After all, Mr. Zhao Qian and Du Guerrilla had fought many battles, and they reacted quickly and escaped quickly. They fought together in the melee.

Zhao Qianzong's relatives were unlucky, and suffered a catastrophe in the chaos.Several elders and sons were killed along with maids and servants, and only a few female relatives and guards were left intact, but they also disappeared after a flash of lightning, and were taken over by a group of uncles and sisters who came from some time and space. .

Only one elder managed to save his life temporarily by running far away, but he was also injured and was dying, and the time was running out.

Elders and relatives and friends were killed and struck by lightning. In such a catastrophe, it is normal to be frustrated and in a daze. In this chaotic world, it is not easy to be suspicious for a while.

Moreover, the last ray of memory left in the brain cells of the original owners of these bodies also let the visitors from different time and space know who they are, but that's all, but it's enough for them to get along.

With the gradual reduction of the sequelae, the last remaining thoughts of the original owner gradually disappeared, and the dove occupying the magpie's nest became more and more stable. The pain in everyone's body has also eased a lot in the past few days. It is estimated that the new owner has stabilized body.

For such an unimaginable time travel, Li Ping didn't really think that they went back to the past, but intuitively thought that their souls or consciousness probably came to a parallel universe.

Because Stephen William Hawking, the author of "A Brief History of Time", believes that time travel can only go to the future and cannot go back to the past, but he recognizes the parallel universe.

Of course, it is also possible to go back to the past, and even such things as time travel have happened, so there is no possibility.

In any case, they are still alive.

They possessed a group of people who looked very similar to their former selves. To put it bluntly, the consciousness of a group of young and middle-aged modern people in their 40s and [-]s got into the bodies of a group of young ancients and replaced them.

This group of young ancients is very close to their appearance and figure when they were young, like a mirror image, even their names are the same.

Whether this is a coincidence or what, I really can't tell.

However, their age rings are not the same.People like Zhao Jin, Li Ping, and Shi Ming all changed from middle-aged people in their 40s to 20 or 30 years old, while others basically changed from young people in their [-]s to [-] or [-] years old.

After experiencing a series of emotional changes such as blindness, hysteria, and madness, the people who traveled through time had to be forced to accept the reality, at least to survive!
Coincidentally, the original owners of Zhao Jin's and Li Ping's bodies were both Zhao Qianzong's subordinates.Zhao Jin is Mr. Zhao Qian's personal guard, and he is already 20 years old. Because he is also a distant branch of the Zhao family, he was sent by Mr. Zhao Qian to stay here with Du Guerzhan to take care of his relatives.

And Li Ping is a small flag in Zhao Qian's general camp. He is slightly younger, 19 years old, and because of his old relationship with Zhao Jin, he was chosen by Zhao Jin to jointly guard the Zhao family relatives.

As for the unlucky ones in the other two cars, they all belonged to the Zhao family's relatives.

This group is still divided according to their past time and space, maybe it is lucky!

Zhao Lanyue, a bewitching beauty with heavy make-up, was already pretty enough, but she was naturally more charming when she was ten years younger. Du Guerzilla was overjoyed at the sight of her.

Perhaps in order to make up for the embarrassment of the lack of guards, or to show courteousness to Miss Zhao's family, Du Guerrilla specially organized a guard full of guards, and appointed Zhao Jin as the post of guard, and Li Ping also became the captain by fate.

Mr. Zhao Qian and Du Guerrilla have different job titles, mainly because the two sides have adopted different organizational systems. Li Ping's small banner is roughly equivalent to the Shichang here. Being a captain is actually a promotion.

There are only 3000 people in total for Du Guerrilla, so it can be seen that this arrangement is really serious.

This is also the reason why Zhao Jin and Li Ping were able to stay safe for the time being even though they had only traveled through a few days.

(End of this chapter)