Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 35 Death!people are more miserable

The three major battalions of the capital were once unparalleled in the world in terms of combat power. They were the most elite soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. At their peak, they had more than 40 troops when they were Taizu and Chengzu, but now they are only more than 9, and most of them They are all shortfalls.

This time, Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Cheng, led the three major battalions of the capital. It was rumored that he knew about military affairs and was added the title of Grand Tutor in the third year of Chongzhen. However, he was a complete idiot. , reduced to a dandy, who only knows how to talk on paper.

From Cheng Guogong to Dongping King to Pingyin King, Zhu Neng's lineage can be described as prominent, and Zhu Chunchen, who was pampered since childhood, was full of confidence in leading troops to suppress the White Lotus Sect Uprising. It turned out that from the time the army was formed to the departure, he led the people away for three days and three nights. It wasn't that he was too stupid, but that he was simply an idiot.

The journey was very safe, no red-clothed thieves, no white lotus sect, finally arrived at Zhuozhou City, unsuspectingly plunged into the woven pocket of the jade-faced scholar Bai Xianyun, and beat the three battalions with their heads in their arms. Yi Yi stabilized his position, and Xu Yizhongli asked the soldiers to fight back, but he didn't expect that the fighting power of these White Lotus Sects would be so vulnerable, so he easily moved back to the disadvantaged position.

At that time, he was supposed to hunt down the White Lotus Sect and enter Zhuozhou City, but he used the so-called bandit army to advance and retreat with evidence, and wasted this great opportunity in vain for fear of fraud.

At that time, the so-called thieves' advance and retreat had evidence, but it was Bai Xianyun who killed Zhuozhou Qingzhuang so timidly that he didn't dare to run too fast. The White Lotus Sect rushed into the city and wiped them all out, not letting anyone leave.

There is only such a reason, which made the people of the White Lotus Sect panic for a long time, but then they saw clearly the details of the three major battalions of the capital, which claimed to be 9 people. Couldn't support it either, and retreated.

How could such an army wipe them all out, unless a miracle happened.

Zhu Chunchen is also looking forward to a miracle. This place is too close to the capital. If the White Lotus Sect cannot be wiped out, the foundation of Daming may be shaken. And he may be arrested at any time for questioning. Fire.

Zhu Chunchen, who was on fire, had blisters all over his mouth. Now he couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep. He was extremely uncomfortable. He was asking a concubine dressed as a soldier to apply medicine to him. The concubine burst into distress and blew Taking a breath of aroma, carefully pierce the blister with a silver needle.

Suddenly a person rushed in from outside the tent, the concubine's hand trembled in fright, the silver needle almost pierced his mouth, the pain made Zhu Chunchen jump up with a wow, like a prawn falling into boiling water, very quickly He wanted to yell, but he couldn't move because of the pain, which looked funny.

The soldier who reported the letter was also too anxious, didn't see the situation clearly, knelt on one knee, cupped his fists and said: "My lord, the commander-in-chief, I found that there are a lot of white lotus sects missing on the top of the city, I'm afraid they are going to break through .”

Zhu Chunchen stopped, ignoring the pain, and asked, "Are you sure?"

"The little guy dares to guarantee it with his head!" The soldier said with certainty.

Zhu Chunchen laughed, the stinging pain on his mouth seemed to be healed in an instant, he pulled it off with his hands, and said heartily: "Okay! You go down to receive the reward! After all, I, Zhu Chunchen, deserve the credit for taking this Zhuozhou City. Come on!" People! Let the people below command the people above to come to see me, this group of honorable dudes, it's time to bleed hard."

The Xungui group of military generals in the Ming Dynasty almost all started after the death of Cheng Zujing, and until the change of Tumubao, the essence of it was completely annihilated.By the end of the Ming Dynasty, these noble military generals almost didn't know what military affairs were, and they were reduced to big landlords who only knew how to eat money and drink soldiers' blood.

At this time, in order to take Zhuozhou City, Zhu Chunchen had to let his men bleed a lot, and lured the soldiers with heavy profits, hoping that they would forget their deaths and serve their lives.

Zhu Chunchen took the lead in contributing money, and his noble disciples also knew that they would not take Zhuozhou City and put out the White Lotus Rebellion. After they returned to Beijing, they ended up miserable, so they also actively contributed money. Lived the second spring of life.

The cannons were fired more accurately, the siege equipment advanced faster, and they soon attacked Zhuozhou City. Only then did they realize that there were few people in the city at all, and soon opened the city gate, and the officers and troops poured into Zhuozhou City. They also want to rob once and make a fortune, but who knows that the ruin of Zhuozhou city is beyond their imagination.

However, in just one month, the streets were full of starving people, and some places were even filled with headless corpses, and the rotten stench wafted out of several streets. things, but was also starved and skinny.

The ordinary people who became the soldiers of the White Lotus Sect were all uncles, and they were all well-groomed. They were a group of out-and-out vampires, and their discipline was completely above the flesh and blood of the common people.

"It's miserable!" Zhu Chunchen asked himself that he was not a good thing, but seeing the tragedy in front of him, he couldn't help sighing, that sentence should be changed to: Xing!The people suffer.Death!The people suffer even more.

Although the uprising of the peasant army is to resist tyranny, its destructive nature is more profound than this tyranny. Therefore, since ancient times, peasant uprisings have hardly achieved great things, such as Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Yellow Turban Army, Wagangzhai, Li Zicheng, etc. They are all later generations who have taken advantage of it, because they have violence but lack the benevolence to restrain violence.

But history is the same as human beings, it is also full of forgetfulness, the past sufferings are just passed by laughing and cursing, who still remembers, the euphemistic name, looking forward, really heals the scars and forgets the pain.

The officers and soldiers are orthodox, at least they do things with some measure, and they won't do things too extreme, but these Bailian believers, they don't know the etiquette and shame, and destroy them all.

The cunning of the White Lotus Sect was beyond the expectations of the officers and soldiers. When the officers and soldiers concentrated their forces to attack the North Gate, the White Lotus Sect had already retreated to the South Gate and broke through.

Immediately, Zhu Chunchen ordered his soldiers and horses to pursue him, but who knew that just after he left the south gate, he encountered shelling. Zhu Chunchen was so frightened that he didn't dare to chase any more, so he quickly retreated into the city. Who knew that after the investigation, he found that the cannon of the White Lotus Sect was a breakthrough At that time, it was seized from the hands of the officers and soldiers, and this time it was completely humiliated.

The reason why the White Lotus Sect chose to retreat today was entirely due to internal strife, and this internal strife was purely overwhelming against the jade-faced scholar Bai Xianyun. However, the irony is that it was not Xu Mao who belonged to the Buddha's lineage who turned against him at the last minute. It's Xing Na from the lineage of the Buddha's mother.

When Bai Xianyun learned that the white-clothed woman whom he had dreamed of was Yang Ling, one of the eight great Dharma protectors, he almost lost all hope, thinking that today would be his death day, and it was true, no matter whether it was the Buddha Lord or the Buddha Mother, anyone from the two sects, at this moment Together with the enemy, this person who dared to blaspheme Yang Ling will be cut into pieces.

But how many of them are sincere, rather than paying attention to other things, it is not known.

Facing the shouting, shouting and killing all around, Bai Xianyun knelt in front of the Zhizhou Yamen. He was as humble as a dog at this moment, kowtowing to the Zhizhou Yamen continuously. But he didn't dare to rub it, and begged Xu Mao, the protector who was close to him and promoted him, but Xu Mao's attitude was firm, he must die.

Not to mention the gods, generals and kings who were overwhelmed by him.

He didn't dare to ask for that tall, strong woman who looked extremely terrifying. It was because of her angrily reprimanded after she came out of the yamen that he almost drew his knife and cut him in two. Regarding this woman, Bai Xianyun had a deep feeling in his heart. This kind of fear, he felt that he was as weak as an ant in front of her.

He could only kowtow to the Zhizhou Yamen, hoping that the fairy who was desecrated by him would have a heart of gold, and in view of his humble attitude, spare his life.

Everyone had a cold face, quietly watching the movement in Zhizhou Yamen, wanting to see how Yang Ling would solve it.

Yang Ling sighed, the White Lotus Sect needed such a talent, and for the sake of the great events of the White Lotus Sect, she really wanted to concede herself to bypass his life, but his evil deeds in Zhuozhou City made her feel kind and just. and scourged her with warnings, that the villain must die.

Having made up his mind, Yang Ling walked out of Zhizhou Yamen with a blank expression on his face.

Watching Yang Ling grow up, Xing Na knew very well what her every move, even a small movement, meant. She suddenly coughed, and before Yang Ling could speak, she said first, "Okay, Bai Xianyun, you can do it yourself." Cut off a finger as a lesson, and this matter will be exposed like this!"

She suddenly drew the knife, and saw a silver light flashing like a shooting star. Bai Xianyun's hand on the ground suddenly spewed out a large handful of blood, which quickly stained the ground red. Bai Xianyun covered his fingers in pain, and regained his senses. Afterwards, he looked at Xing Na gratefully, kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you for the guardian, the guardian for your life, I will never forget my humble job..."

"Okay, go and bandage the wound!" Xing Na waved.

After all, Yang Ling did not escape the torture of conscience, and decided to put aside the so-called important matter of the Bailian Sect. She did not expect that her senior sister would let Bai Xianyun go like this, and a feeling of betrayal suddenly arose in her heart. It's uncomfortable, just like when I made a mistake when I was a child, I would always help her take the blame, but she felt it was taken for granted.

Xing Na pulled the distressed Yang Ling aside, and comforted her softly: "Ling'er, Senior Sister did this for you! You are about to become the saint of the White Lotus Sect, and you will eventually succeed Mother Buddha and take charge of this huge The White Lotus Sect, you don't have many generals who are grateful to you, how can you manage the entire White Lotus Sect..."

Xu Mao listened softly to Xing Na comforting Yang Ling, and couldn't help but said in a cold voice: "I think you want to have a few confidantes! That guy blasphemed his junior sister, and it was just a severed finger. It's ridiculous, hmph! "

"Ling'er, you know Senior Sister, and Senior Sister has always loved you very much." Xing Na looked at Yang Ling kindly, with a slightly begging expression.

This expression immediately touched Yang Ling's heart, and she couldn't help but said softly in her heart: "Senior Sister, I believe in you, but I have one condition, today we just happen to be here while we are here, let's break through! Go south to attack the river Between the government."