Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 161 It's a dead end!

The road from Yichuan to Hancheng is about 350 miles long. If future generations drive, it will take three to four hours. However, there are no expressways these days, and Yichuan County is famous for its mountains, rivers, gullies, and gullies. , here belongs to the Weibei Plateau, the branch of Weihe River, called Yichuan River and Danyang River at that time, passed through it. The famous Hukou Waterfall is just downstream of the two rivers. Even if he tried his best to hurry, it would take three days at the fastest to reach Hancheng.

The road is not the most difficult. What bothers Song Qingshu's stupid camp is the morale problem. After listening to Li Yan's words, almost everyone in the army knows that the imperial court has started a large-scale recruitment. These days, the concept of the Ming Dynasty is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and suddenly Song Qingshu drove them to continue on their way, even going to unknown Shanxi, the entire army complained.

On the first night, we camped at Linhe Gudu near Danyangchuan. Surprisingly, more than 100 former soldiers sneaked into the old camp and called relatives in the old camp. Hundreds of people fled to the north, and they were only discovered in the morning, so angry. Song Qingshu didn't leave at all, and chased the cavalry for more than 30 miles, blocking all the deserters. Song Qingshu didn't kill anyone, but ordered them to take away all the food, clothing, weapons and so on.

Rely on government relief?Even if there is a big order to recruit security, the peasant army is not optimistic about it. It’s nothing to salute without clothes. Without food, it will starve to death in three days. In front of the whole army, they almost stripped the deserters. , Seeing the deserters being kicked out one by one, the remaining peasant army was all afraid, but some people's resentment was even deeper.

The other peasant armies, except for the core team, would go together if they got along well, and would separate if they didn't get along well. Many people were obviously dissatisfied with those who were too strict like Song Qingshu.

For the time being, the problem of the morale of the army has been dealt with, but it also delayed the journey for half a day. Before the army could be dispatched, the informant Song Qingshu bought in Yichuan had already spread the bad news at full speed. The cavalry has arrived in Yichuan County!
This time, the situation became a bit difficult, and he didn't dare to neglect, Song Qingshu urged the team to speed up the pace, throwing away everything that hindered the action, even the paper armor stopped making, and tens of thousands of rolls were sent from Yan'an Mansion , The old account books copied from Yichuan County were thrown all over the mountains and plains.

Bad news kept coming. He Renlong, Hu Dawei, Li Bei and other main forces of the Ming army spread out behind their backs like a net, so that they could not die. North of the Yellow River, they were captured by the officers and soldiers in Yichuan in May. More than 3 people from Wang Zuogua, the peasant army who were defeated and surrendered, were also driven by the government to block the way behind them.

But Song Qingshu couldn't take care of all of this, he just wanted to lead the team, go east, go to Hancheng Longmendu, cross the Yellow River, and go to Shanxi!

On June 27th of the third year of Chongzhen, the peasant army trekking along the mountains in Yichuan County finally reached Hejin, the ancient ferry of Longmen, where Wang Jiayin led the peasant army to cross the Yellow River.

From a long distance, you can hear the sound of the Yellow River rushing against the river bank. There are many mountains and rivers here. The Yellow River, which was originally hundreds of kilometers long, was suddenly bounded by the cliffs of the Qinjin Grand Canyon on both banks to only more than 80 meters. At the time of Longmen, there happened to be a big bend, and a huge amount of flowing water smashed hard on the cliff, and the roar of the Yellow River was shocking.

This is also one of the few ferries where the Yellow River connects the Qin and Jin Dynasties. Although I feel a little unwilling, it is a happy event to be able to escape here, escape the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, and go to Shanxi to fight a world. The cavalrymen under Hong Niang couldn't suppress their excitement, broke away from the marching team, and ran towards the ancient ferry, cheering.

Following behind the team, Song Qingshu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the cheers, he could be regarded as having escaped from the sky. In Shaanxi, once Yang He fell, it immediately became a dead place, only developed in Shanxi and Henan, and wandered around. Xiang Guoguo is the only way to survive. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have all grown up in mobile warfare. Now they are forced to this way, and Song Qingshu has no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the dark.

However, before Song Qingshu could relax for a moment, the shouts of excitement in front suddenly turned into exclamations, even despair, and his heart tightened, Song Qingshu hurriedly rode his horse forward, galloping anxiously to the edge of the Yellow River.

He was also shocked by the scene in front of him!
It can be seen that there was a fierce battle between the Peasant Army and the Dao Ming Army who patrolled the river. Up to now, there are still corpses thrown on the side of the road, and tattered swords, bows and arrows are thrown everywhere. was completely destroyed.

However, there is only the Yellow River rushing and roaring in front of us, and the ferry boats on the river have long since disappeared. Overlooking the past, there are only a few dozens of unburned wreckages that are black and jettisoned on the yellow sandy beach on the other side of the ferry. From this appearance, the army had just crossed the river, and immediately burned the ferry, without thinking about the Song Qingshu Department that was still broken.

how can that be?How can this be?

Song Qingshu stays at ease because of a promise made by Wang Jiayin to guard the ferry for 20 days. This is a promise Wang Jiayin made in front of all the leaders of the peasant army as the leader of the peasant army and the king of heaven. Once he breaks his promise, it will deal a huge blow to his prestige. No one will believe the promise of the king of heaven again!
Moreover, even if he didn't believe him, Zhang Xianzhong's promise to keep Hancheng as much as possible would never count. However, the naked fact in front of him was that Song Qingshu was completely abandoned, and both of them released his pigeons.

The short 80-meter Yellow River suddenly became his own desperate situation!

"Big master, what should I do?" On the side, Liu Zongmin was also anxious, shouting anxiously into Song Qingshu's ears against the rolling waves of the Yellow River, but at this moment, Song Qingshu felt that there were only gold stars in front of him, looking at The endlessly flowing Yellow River seemed to be spinning in a dizzy direction. It was dark in front of my eyes, and I fell off my horse.

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I don't know how long I've been in a coma, but I always heard someone calling me in my ears. Song Qingshu wanted to open his eyes in a daze, but the two eyelids seemed to be under a heavy burden, and he couldn't open them no matter what. After a long time, until some cool The liquid dripped onto his face, and Song Qingshu felt his eyes loosen, and finally broke free.

In a blur, Caiwei's pear-blossoming and rainy cheeks came into my eyes first, and Li Bao'er next to her was also red with worried eyes. Amid the sound of splashing water, Hongniang Xing came over again with a towel, and saw Song Qingshu opened his eyes and let out a cry of surprise.

"He's awake!"

Then, with a whoosh, Old Man Xing, Scarface, Xiao Luobo, Liu Zongmin, and the lamp lighter Zhao Sheng all gathered around, and a large group of people shouted at the top of their mouths.

He hadn't slept well for several days and nights, and now Song Qingshu felt a severe headache, so he waved his hand violently to make everyone quiet, and Mr. Xing was old-fashioned, so he quickly asked someone to get water, pour a bowl of cold water Going down, Song Qingshu felt better and regained some energy, Song Qingshu hurriedly asked.

"How is the army?"

Mentioning this, Old Man Xing shook his head with great difficulty.

The Yellow River is still flowing, and Song Qingshu's stupid battalion still stays at the Longmen Ferry, but the number of people has shrunk by half, and more than 4000 people with their belongings collapsed. Of the more than 2000 infantry, there are only more than 300 direct descendants who light the lamps. There are still more than 400 honest people who dare not run away, and most of those hungry people have dispersed. It really echoes the old saying that when disaster comes, they will fly separately!
This is not the worst. After all, he was the first to follow Song Qingshu. Those people from Funiu Mountain and Shangluo are still there. They have been tricked by the government and dare not recruit easily. Song Qingshu didn't expect much for the newcomers. The worst But now Song Qingshu was completely stuck at the Longmen Ferry, it was already night, looking west, from the blazing campfire, to the north, the noise had already risen to the sky.

"The southwest is the He Renlong Division of the official army. Among the frontier troops, the He family army can be regarded as an elite division. To the north is the team of Wang Zuogua, Miao Mei, and Big Red Wolf. There are more than 3 troops in total. It is estimated that no less than 2000 can fight. , there are no enemies to the south for the time being, but we have sent people to investigate in the afternoon, and there are more than [-] officers and soldiers stationed in Hancheng, which is stuck at the ferry, if we run there, I am afraid that these officers and soldiers will go out of the city to intercept them!"

To the east is the rolling Yellow River. Even in the coldest season of December, the rushing river here will not freeze. Listening to the heavy words of Scarface, Song Qingshu really has the same despair as when the overlord of Chu crossed the Wujiang River.

After looking around, Song Qingshu also arranged for his subordinates to dig trenches for defense. Song Qingshu returned to the central army heavily. There, Old Man Xing and his party were still crowded there. No one spoke, but everyone stared at Song Qingshu eagerly, waiting At his command.

But Song Qingshu is not a professional mercenary, at this time he is also in a mess, sitting in the coach's position and staring at the map, his eyes are also staring straight, there is nothing he can do for a while.

I remember watching Peiye Survive in the Wilderness before. He used a grappling hook to grab the cliff on the opposite side, and then climbed over from mid-air. There were still two general cannons in his army that he didn’t want to throw away. A chain bridge is a way, but all the equipment has to be thrown away, and if the officers and soldiers take the opportunity to attack from behind, it is really uncertain how many people can pass.

But just when Song Qingshu was hesitating, a loud and magnetic baritone voice came from outside the tent.

"Master Song, now you are going to be like the Overlord of Western Chu. Are you really going to lead the big guy to die on the banks of the Yellow River? This time, Lord Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, has really made up his mind. You should accept the offer!"

Seeing Mr. Li from Qi county with neat hair and neat long shirt, Song Qingshu stood up in disbelief.

"Why are you here?"

"Well, I fostered Honglu and the little pony with Mr. Li. He didn't trust us, so I brought him to follow!" The last time Song Qingshu was fierce, Xing Hongniang restrained a lot now, restrained He started to lower his head and muttered to Ai Ai in a low voice, but Song Qingshu who was listening almost smashed his head on the ground.

My little aunt, it's no wonder the officers and soldiers are biting us so tightly these days, you have brought a big disaster to the camp!
Li Yan's heart was really full, he was confused for a moment, his eyes were red and he stared at Mr. Li who looked calm and calm, Song Qingshu knocked on the table again.

"Don't forget those bloody heads that were cut off by the officers and soldiers at the foot of Funiu Mountain! The appeasement by the officers and soldiers is just to starve to death later. I decided to throw away all unnecessary things tomorrow morning, and each person will carry three Throw away the rest of the daily ration! If we can’t cross Longmendu, we’ll fight south, take Fenglingdu, and no matter what, we’ll go to Shanxi!”

Listening to Song Qingshu's vicious words, Old Man Xing's scarred face and other faces were extremely heavy. It can be imagined that tomorrow will definitely be a tragic day like never before. No one knows whether he can survive tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)