Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 66

The red-clothed army went south to the south of the Yangtze River. The exaggerated description of the red-clothed army's invincibility caused many people in the south of the Yangtze River to panic.

The autumn wind is bleak, and it should be the harvest season, but the perennial natural disasters and drought have caused the temperature to rise quickly after only a little rain. The cicadas in the wild are really annoying.

Zhu Gan has been staying at the left councilor's home for two days, watching the scene of the official's family coming and going, although the official is very polite to him, treats him like a guest, and eats and drinks every day However, Zhu Gan is very bored with this kind of life.

Maybe in this life he wants to be an immediate emperor, so he would rather be a rebel leader than go back to be a quiet emperor.

After finding the official, he said with a cold expression that he wanted to leave.

The official's friendly face immediately became stiff. He has already sent people to the north to determine Zhu Gan's true identity. I believe there will be a result soon, but now that the red-clothed army is approaching the city and has surrounded the city, I believe this There is nowhere for people to escape.

The coldness disappeared from the narrowed eyes, and he smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, arched his hands and said: "Everyone is an official in the same dynasty, and since the superior has an urgent business, then I will not hold you back." Alright, take care all the way!"

"Take care!" Zhu Qian arched his hands and walked away with a large group of people.

Gao Qiang said regretfully: "It's really nice to be in Jiangnan, drinking and having fun at night, accompanied by beautiful women..."

Zhu Qian turned his head and gave him a cold look: "If you don't want to leave, you can stay here. I will naturally find someone to take your post of chief of ten thousand."

Gao Qiang immediately didn't dare to say any more, wandering around the city for a few days, Zhu Gan missed the days of training with the soldiers in the Red Army more and more.

However, what Zhu Gan didn't expect was that the red army had only surrounded Xuzhou City for two days, and everything in the city was in a mess. If it weren't for the cannons on the top of the city, Zhu Gan would have thought that Xuzhou City had already been destroyed. was breached.

On the third day, the red army suddenly withdrew from the city of Xuzhou and headed for Suzhou. , the struggle between Chu and Han, and the battle of Gaixia, the eternal tragedy of Farewell My Concubine is sung here.

However, the rumored battle of the Red Army, although there are no cavalry in the south of the Yangtze River, has also moved many people's minds. They all say that the Red Army has scraped land in the north, pulled in an unknown number of big households, and slaughtered an unknown number of fat pigs. With the fleet of the Red Army, all the money can be snatched.

As for chasing and suppressing the red-clothed army, these people knew in their hearts that they were looking for death by lighting a lantern in the toilet. As for the matter of suppressing the red-clothed army, let those who should worry about it!

Seeing the large group of people in the city leaving the city and heading south, Zhu Gan sat on the second floor of the restaurant, watching these excited people with cold eyes. They didn't seem to be going to fight, but more like hunting. Clearly this is going hunting.

The red-clothed army is a team of thieves, but compared to ordinary thieves, they can eat wherever they go, but the red-clothed army is completely different. They have enough dry food for three days and even enough money. After eating up all of his own things, whether it will lead the big family to kill fat pigs, that's the other two.

The advantage of this is that the red-clothed army comes and goes like the wind, disappearing like a ghost, which not only adds mystery, but also adds deterrence. Maybe the red-clothed army is far away at the moment, but it will arrive in front of it in a short while.

Without the burden of baggage, the red-clothed army crossed the border from a certain city guarding their throats, and they didn't have to worry about being harassed behind them, being dragged into the quagmire, and unable to move forward.

As for the fleets that wanted to hunt down the red-clothed army going south, although they lacked the main force, Zhu Gan still believed that they would not only be in vain. After all, the current red army is a team that he double armed with money and ideas.

They are more disciplined than the experienced officers and soldiers. Apart from dealing with large-scale wars, any small conflicts will be quickly quelled.

On the official road to Suzhou, more and more people fled. Zhu Gan was riding on a Jiangnan pony. At this time, many of his personal soldiers and senior generals had been divided into two groups, and one group was heading for Suzhou. After heading south to Huai'an to join the fleet, Zhu Qian walked leisurely with Wang Chengen. He wasn't worried about the red army at all. Instead, he was thinking about whether he should meet the old Zhu's family after arriving in Fengyang.

The official road became wider and wider, and it became a lot more crowded when walking. Zhu Gan didn't have the heart to appreciate anything, and concentrated on steering the horse forward.

Wang Chengen suddenly said from the side: "Master, do you want someone to open a way?"

The hair on his forehead made him really uncomfortable, and he really wanted to shave him off, but such a move was too shocking, and he could only think about it. He straightened his hair, squinted at him, and said: "Let you be called son when there is no one else, and you have to treat yourself as a slave, so you can feel at ease?"

"Yes! The villain remembers." Zhu Qian's reprimand made Wang Chengen feel sweet. Such a master is really getting different, but also getting better.

Suddenly he raised his head and said in a low voice: "Master! That girl surnamed Li, as long as you want, I can bring her to warm your bed at night."

I have to say that Wang Chengen can understand Zhu Gan's thoughts very well. Maybe Zhu Gan said no, but if Wang Chengen really caught him, he had no choice but to agree, but this woman is Zhu Gan's tempted person, and he didn't want to tarnish her. , not to mention that he is sober, what should he do and what should not be done now.

After all, there is no impenetrable wall in this world, and he can't even lead by example, how can he ask the red-clothed army to lead by example, how can he guarantee the fighting power of the red-clothed army, how can he fulfill the promise he made to her at that time, and see her again , give her a big gift.

Immediately shook his head, and sternly refused, for such a temptation, it is best to nip it in the bud.

"The thief in red is here to rob you, run away! The thief in red is here to rob you."

"The red-clothed thief is coming, everyone has valuable things to throw away, or your life will be lost."

I saw the people with their families on the official road moaning one after another, yelling and rushing over.

There was also a line of smoke and dust in the distance, and the sound of hooves quickly approached, but there were only a few dozen of them, all of which were pony horses in the south. These horses can only be regarded as inferior horses. These people do not know.

Seeing these dozens of people dressed in red, but dressed as bandits, it makes people laugh and cry.

I saw one leader shouting loudly: "Shut up, all of you, or you will eat my two axes, and then your hair will be cut off, and you will all be driven to the distant mountains to become monks."

Zhu Gan rode on a horse and led Wang Chengen and his soldiers to the side of the road. He didn't expect this group of people to speak like this, and thought it would be the kind of incision in the TV, hey!This road is opened by me, and this tree is picked by me. If I want to live from now on, I will leave money to buy roads.

But judging by their proficient posture, there are some little thieves showing off their power under the banner of the Red Army. This kind of dog skin plaster is the most annoying, it is neither painful nor itchy, but it makes people feel sick, but the leader of the bandits The black man made Zhu Gan feel happy, he was skilled in horseback riding, but it was a pity that he was just a bad horse, so Zhu Gan couldn't see more of his posture.

"Our master has spoken, so hurry up and take out all the money on your body." I saw this big black man, behind him was a thin man with a gloomy face, he was like a mummy, which made people frightened , walked to the front with a clip of horse belly and said in a cold voice.

At this time, the dozens of riders in red clothes also saw Zhu Gan, and Zhu Gan stood aside on his horse, not because he was afraid of anything, but because he didn't want to cause trouble for himself. Seeing the bandit leader looking at him , did not avoid the slightest gaze, looked back calmly, and never thought of hiding himself.

The bandit's subordinates collected the valuables from the people, and gradually came towards Zhu Gan. Seeing the cold eyes of a dozen profuse sweaters, the little leader really didn't dare to contradict them, and automatically ignored them.

Suddenly there was the cry of a child, and the thin, mummy-like man snatched a child from the arms of a young woman, held it up high, and said with a grin on his face, "Either you come with us and go up the mountain." From now on, I will treat your mother and daughter with good food and drink, or I will throw your child to death, and then tie you up the mountain, you choose yourself!"

Zhu Gan's face sank instantly. He could tolerate these bandits plundering the people's floating wealth. After all, this is the way it is in this troubled world. He didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, but he also had a bottom line in his heart, using a child to blackmail a mother , This is an inhumane thing and must not be tolerated.

Duh!With an ear-piercing scream, the sound pierced through gold and cracked rocks, a slender dagger passed through the grinning mouth of the thin man, and disappeared into the soil behind him, Zhu Ganfei got off his horse and caught the baby that fell to the ground.

This series of actions was done in one go, without any stagnation, but Zhu Gan didn't know it.