Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 83 So What If I Let You Take a Day Off

However, these officers and soldiers had no choice but to leave the hard drive and leave their baggage to pursue the Red Army. They had to go because that was Fengyang, the central capital, where the ancestral tomb of the old Zhu family was located, where the imperial mausoleum was located. They knew that once the red-clothed thieves captured this place and the court pursued it, they would not be able to escape either.

Traveling in such a hurry, the red-clothed army ran quickly on four legs in front, and the officers and soldiers chased desperately behind with two legs. It took nearly a day for the red-clothed army to go more than half of the distance of more than 400 miles. Under the circumstances, Zhu Gan immediately ordered to rest, so that his subordinates could quickly recharge their batteries.

And the officers and soldiers actually drove more than 100 miles, and the sparsely retired soldiers pulled out a large area. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, they had to order to cut down trees and set up camp, and hurried to inform Fengyang City of the current situation. I hope Fengyang can hold on!

The generals of the Ming army who commanded the troops felt a strong uneasiness in their hearts, so they could only send more spies out to monitor the movements of the red-clothed army at any time.

"Leave you one more day!" Zhu Gan led the horse, drank water by a small stream, and brushed the horse's hair. Looking at the dark night, the night came earlier and earlier, obviously winter was approaching, and The goal Zhu Gan set for himself was that he must go to his destination for the winter. Obviously, the time has become more and more short.

Leading the horse and slowly pacing back, looking at the silence in the small mountain village in the distance, the red-clothed soldiers did not go to disturb their tranquility, but set up camp in the distance.

The army on this road is rushing, and the villages on both sides of the road are flying like chickens and dogs. However, although the red-clothed army is fierce, they have no malicious intentions. Gradually, the people have fled back from the mountain. The valuables were not taken away, I am afraid that few people are willing to contact the red army.

After all, Jiangnan is rich and has not been affected by the drought, and there are so many gentry and gentry in Jiangnan. They say a word, which has a profound impact. These are the hearts of the people, so Zhu Qian never thought of developing in Jiangnan, and he just regarded it as a place. The hen that only lays golden eggs takes the eggs and leaves.

However, the friendly attitude of the red-clothed army and the full amount of money made the people in the village very happy. They sold all the grain and some pigs and sheep at home, and they were in harmony.

However, under this kindness, Zhu Ganneng felt a kind of alienation. In the eyes of these people, the red-clothed army is a thief. Although the government is not a good thing, but these kind thieves are also not a good thing, but their money is good. of.

Zhu Gan randomly found a group of people and huddled with them. He didn't pay too much attention to the people, but just buried himself in eating.

In the eyes of ordinary people in Shengdou in the south, there is only the clan. In some stubborn places, the words of the prefect and county magistrate have no effect at all, but a word from the head of the clan is more effective. With the power of life and death, court officials dare not control it, otherwise it will arouse public indignation.

We must know that the greetings of the seven aunts and the eight aunts, and the outburst of a certain surname from ten miles and eight towns, is public anger. The court will only find a scapegoat to calm the public anger. In the end, it is only this official who wants to take care of things.

In their eyes, there is no country. In their eyes, the Zhu family is the largest clan in the world. They just pay food to the Zhu family. They never understand what is a nation and what is a country. So in the end, the Qing army went south and killed them. After that, he becomes the most obedient citizen.

This is Zhu Qian's first contact with the people in Jiangnan. Thinking of this, he has another layer of worry in his heart. It seems that Jiangnan not only has a huge scholar-bureaucrat group, but also stubborn clans who want to change them. , You have to have great ability, is it like the Qing army, that bloody massacre for ten days, the blood was everywhere, and the heads were rolling.

As soon as this idea appeared, Zhu Gan severely suppressed him. He is not a ruthless executioner, he is ruthless and can kill the enemy. In order to grow, he does not hesitate to borrow from all directions. After all, there is still a bottom line.

Just after dawn the next day, Zhu Gan got the news that the officers and soldiers had already started to regroup and chased after the red-clothed army as if they had taken strong medicine.

"There must be demons in every abnormality!" Zhu Qian got the news after he took the red-clothed soldiers out of the camp as usual, and sat on the horse covered in sweat, murmuring softly, but at this time he was also refreshed, and every day It has become a habit to go out early in the morning, but it is just an appetizer to refresh the mind.

Turning around, he glanced at the bold red-clothed soldiers behind him. These five thousand cavalry were the sharpest and most powerful sword under his command. How to fight for hegemony in the world, immediately waved his hand and said: "Go forward, Fengyang City is not far away."

This time the red-clothed army walked very slowly, as if they were traveling in mountains and rivers, but the spies came out everywhere and began to intercept and kill the spies of the officers and soldiers, trying to make the officers and soldiers deaf and blind.

Sure enough, the officers and soldiers also noticed the strangeness of the red-clothed army, but the Fengyang Mansion has issued a death order to stop the red-clothed bandits at all costs, otherwise they will punish the nine clans for the crime of negligence and deception. It is so important that they dare not delay.

Everyone felt a sense of oppression in their hearts, and they all guessed that the day of the decisive battle between the official army and the red army had come, and it was today.

After the red-clothed army intercepted and killed the fifth wave of spies sent by Fengyang Mansion, the people in Fengyang Mansion could no longer sit still. Someone with a clear mind guessed that the red-clothed army had already fought with the official army who came to rescue , It is precisely because they do not want the Fengyang Mansion to send troops to rescue, so they intercept and kill the spies, so that they do not know the truth.

A huge disagreement formed in Fengyang City. A few sober people advocated sending troops to attack the officers and soldiers on both sides to defeat the red-clothed thieves.

And another group of people advocated to stick to it and recruit people. Obviously, they are very aware of the current situation, and they have other ulterior thoughts in their hearts.

The officers and soldiers who came to the rescue also had such speculations. They could not have disagreements, and they did not dare to analyze. They did not dare to neglect and speed up their feet. They only asked Fengyang to support them for a while when they were prepared.

Several state commanders walked in the front, their faces were ugly, they were not so tired on weekdays, but after leading the troops for a few days, they found that they had lost a few catties, not only did they lose a lot of fat on their cheeks, The pot belly has also disappeared a lot, but instead of looking energized, his eyes are full of panic and confusion.

Apparently, they all knew very well that their lives and deaths were unknown against the red-clothed army, but they could not retreat, and they would be punished by the nine clans if they retreated. They gradually came to a dense forest, and on the other side was a cliff more than ten meters high , Looking at the road less than ten meters in front of them, they didn't think much, and walked over in a hurry.

This is not a natural danger, if there is any danger, it can be seen at a glance, but it is a pity that they did not see the danger after all.

The impromptu bombs exploded from the ranks of the officers and soldiers. Most of the officers and soldiers were tenants who had just put on their uniforms. Many of them had grandparents from military households, and finally became the private property of the senior officials. These officers have a better heart, the tenants have surplus food in their homes, and their health is a little bit better. When meeting unscrupulous officers, let alone surplus food at home, I am afraid that even having enough food every day is an extravagant hope.

Such a group of people were forcibly beaten with whips and drove for two days. Although they rested for a day yesterday, anyone who understands a little bit knows that they have never exercised in the past, and it is most taboo to rest after sudden intense exercise. Ri must be sore all over, and his whole body is limp and weak.

At this time, the official army is like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, with no power to resist.

As a special soldier in his previous life, Zhu Qian naturally knew that it was due to the accumulation of a large amount of rutin in his muscles, so he asked his subordinates to exercise every day without interruption, even during wartime, just to prevent this from happening.

"Kill!" It is not suitable to charge out in the dense forest, and the cliff on the other side makes the cavalry afraid. However, although the power of those earth mines is not great, the momentum is loud enough, and the sound of shouting and killing in the dense forest can be heard , Before seeing anyone, they scattered and fled towards the way they came from.

They will not be punished by the nine clans.