Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 196 Chaos
Bullets like a meteor shower crackled down from the mountainside. Even the most elite cavalry in Liaodong were still flesh and blood, and the firecrackers of the Qihuo army were more heavy than those rolled out of wrought iron by the army in terms of weight and caliber. The bird gun is one size bigger, even a good cloth face armor can't stop such a straight shot, not to mention that many cavalry can't wear a good cloth face armor, the armor doesn't know how many years old, The iron inlaid pieces inside have almost corroded, and it will show through after a dozen.

On the spot, more than 100 Liaodong cavalrymen who were galloping were cut off, and their pace of chasing forward was also stagnant, which can be regarded as a relief to the peasant army who had been beaten out of their wits by the officers and soldiers like the gods. Zijin Liang, who had already put the sword on his neck and was about to wipe his neck, put it down in shock.

However, no one knew that the beggar army who suddenly appeared on the mountain like a savior also looked dazed, especially Song Qingshu, who was so angry like a husky for a long time.

He didn't appear here on purpose either!

These days there is no phone, not even a GPS. After crossing the Yellow River from Yongning Pass, the begging army went down to Ning County and Yonghe. The Shanxi government army fought a decisive battle with Shen Yiyuan's frontier rebels in Qingyang and Liushujianbao again. Song Qingshu could breathe a sigh of relief and drink Yonghe soybean milk to recuperate for several months.

However, the Luliang mountain area is also notoriously poor and poor in supplies. After Double Eleven and Double Twelve in later generations, the poor will eat dirt. Here, the poor are really eating dirt. The famous Luliang Tumo is not just a combination of soil Eat with noodles.

Although several peasant armies passed by, they had taken many people away. When the begging army was stationed, they still had to take in five or six thousand hungry people, and most of the light and strong were picked up by other insurgents. , the rest are old and weak women and children.

After staying in several counties in the west of Luliang Mountain for about three months, after surviving the coldest winter, spies from Shaanxi came to report that Hong Chengchou's army was completely defeated in Qingyang Mansion, and more than 3000 officers and soldiers were beheaded. I don't know how much, Song Qingshu, who was really going to vomit after drinking soy milk, heard the news, led his army into the Luliang Mountain in a panic, and got lost for three months.

It was really hard to find the Xizhoushan system along the edge of the Taiyuan Basin, and the gap between the officers and soldiers' defenses. Before they could find the rebel army, they woke up in the middle of the night and were awakened by the sound of killing.

As soon as this Song Qingshu arranged for the team to go up the mountain, the officers and peasants came to kill him behind him, and the scene just now happened.

Liu Zongmin, who hadn't been an official dog for almost half a year, was quite excited. He turned a machete, yelled and beat his mother, and looked at the official and army banners and uniforms at the foot of the mountain with his scarred face by the light of the fire. He also had a shouting accent, a pair of His brows couldn't help but wrinkled.

The peasant army on this mountain came suddenly, and gunshots rang out from all directions, but with the common sense of these years, the light of the matchlock could not be found at all, and it was pitch black in all directions, only the sound of bullets whizzing by my ears, and there were no comrades in arms from time to time He screamed and fell off his horse. Even Liaodong Cavalry couldn't hold it back. After wandering around for a while, Cavalry Chief Qian yelled with a strong outside accent.

"Little general, this bandit is so evil, there is no sign of him, why don't we retreat first!"

Cao's uncles and nephews were all from Datong, and even though they had served in Liaodong for several years, their accent hadn't changed, so Cao Bianjiao yelled at him with a smell of old vinegar.

"Get rid of the hair! If you can't afford the rotten things, the thieves will just point to the musketeers, and I will kill them with me!"

This Cao Bianjiao is really natural. With a yell, five or six hundred cavalrymen jumped off their horses and climbed up the mountain with their knives in hand. They also took advantage of the night, and it was so dark that the musketeers of the begging army only remembered to go to the mountain. It's big on the road, and they hunkered down, and they didn't notice it for a while.

But at this time, the fleeing peasant army had already calmed down, looking vaguely at the back of him, there were not many officers and soldiers, only a few, Zijin Liang Wang was the first to hold his sword with his old tears of grief and anger. Shouting loudly to kill officials and dogs, he turned around and went back. The situation was so sudden just now that even the loyal and brave men panicked for a while. Now that reinforcements are coming, although they don't know how many, they are still cheering up. Tens of thousands Seeing Zijin Liang rushing ahead, the peasant army who had gone through hundreds of battles shouted and swung their swords to charge back, and some even shouted to avenge the king of heaven.

Zijin Liang led the army to counterattack, and Zhang Xianzhong did not fall behind. If such a black light was chased and beaten by the officers and soldiers, the team would be defeated sooner or later. It is better to take advantage of this gap and fight back to the death. At least it will be delayed until dawn. It's easier to run, knowing east, west, north, south.

With the same idea, Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, Cao Cao and Luo Rucai also pulled back the horse's head. At this moment, the situation was completely reversed. Instead, tens of thousands of peasant troops were hugged into a group, and there were only more than 1000 soldiers without leaders. The Liaodong iron cavalry couldn't find the north, and was defeated all the way back.

This night was too chaotic. The Liaodong Iron Cavalry did not retreat for a long time. The Guanning Army led by Cao Wenzhao forced it up again, and once again exchanged fire with the Peasant Army. The mountain col is so big that the Peasant Army's numerical advantage cannot be fully utilized. , but above the head, the guns of our own people kept going non-stop, and the respective leading brothers rushed forward with knives, leading the younger brothers to chop people. Once the morale was boosted, even if the casualties wandered, the peasant army could still It is comparable to the regular army of the official army.

The scuffle continued until the east was pale. Seeing that the sky was about to dawn, it would be easy to suffer if you fought with fewer soldiers. It would be bad if you let the peasant army's superior force wrap up. Cao Wenzhao decisively ordered to retreat, and the officers and soldiers also let go for a while. Arrows and iron cavalry suppressed the rear, and the whole army quickly disappeared into the mountains, but the peasant army did not dare to chase them.

It was daylight, Wang Ziyong, Cao Cao, King Chuang, and the Eighth Kings peasant army had the courage to gather the defeated soldiers all the way back, and Zijin Liang wanted to send someone to visit and thank him, but he suddenly appeared. The begging army of which route, but the group of people wearing black helmets and fan yangli, who looked more like an official army, waved their hands and refused, saying that their leaders had something to do.

Still worried about the Heavenly King Wang Jiayin, Zijin Liang didn't pursue it too much, and left again in a hurry.

It can be said that the loss was heavy last night. Some roads were blocked by the corpses of the peasant army. However, the peasant army has this characteristic. The army returned all the way. But this time it was really a pain in the ass.

Seven or eight thousand of the backbone men who could fight died, and many escaped. According to reports from the soldiers hiding near the camp, Wang Guozhong, Zhang Liwei, and the right prime minister Bai Yuzhu all turned their backs on the officers and soldiers. Then they retreated. There were at least [-] elite soldiers. They managed to accumulate that little food. The equipment was either burned or snatched away by the officers and soldiers. They really became poor and useless.

Especially Wang Jiayin, the leader of the Peasant Army, the recognized leader, is dead!

Holding the headless corpses that had been burnt to black, and there were only a few headless dragon robes left, Zijin Liang burst into tears. After all, he was the leading brother he had followed. It's not a taste either.

"Damn! Guan Gouzi kills our leader of the Green Forest, let's join forces to take down Taiyuan! Kill him, Guan Gouzi King Jin, and avenge the leader!"

Impulsively, Gao Yingxiang yelled angrily, and Wang Ziyong, who was crying with his arms around the corpse, immediately jumped up, clasped his fists and said passionately: "Wang Ye Chuang is worthy of being the brother of the king of heaven. If you fight Taiyuan, count me as Zijin Liang! Eight Great Kings!" , Cao Shuai, what do you think?"

Just kidding, is Taiyuan so easy to fight?That is the capital of Shanxi, and it is the Nine Sides of Daming, the core of Shanxi Town. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was known as Jinyang Jiancheng. Not to mention the new defeat of the army, even in its heyday, he did not dare to attack Taiyuan. Luo Rucai immediately showed his face Embarrassed, he shook his head fiercely in prevarication.

"My Cao Ying has lost too much and is unable to attack Taiyuan. Let's think about it in the long run!"

"My Eight Great Kings camp lacks artillery, and it can't beat Taiyuan!" Zhang Xianzhong is not stupid.

Let alone the two of them, looking at his nephew Li Zicheng who was already winking at him like an orangutan, Gao Yingxiang regretted it himself. After all, he is the leader of a party now, not the green forest thief who led the Ansai horse thief to gallop in the rivers and lakes. Now he is impulsive Can't get up.

However, Gao Yingxiang himself was embarrassed by the water that was thrown out when he said it, and couldn't utter a word for a long time. Fortunately, at this time, a loud voice suddenly came from behind.

"Taiyuan's fortified city is high and thick, and there are no less than two or three hundred cannons. We really can't attack it with our strength, but there is no way to avenge the king of heaven. All we need is a cavalry to rush under the city of Taiyuan and put on an attack If the city looks like this, mobilize Ming troops from all over the country to support it, if you eat a few of it, you will have your revenge!"

"It's a very good plan. I think it's just...yeah? Damn it!"

Cao Cao, who was worried about not getting down the steps and fearing losing his reputation, immediately slapped his thigh and shouted, but halfway through his words, he widened his eyes in horror and screamed in disbelief.

Looking back in astonishment, Zhang Xianzhong also exclaimed in disbelief: "Third brother, you, are you still alive?"

He is also wearing a black paper armor and Fan Yang Li, but there are one more pieces that he learned from Hokage, with a handsome young man begging for life written on his back, isn't it Song Qingshu or who?

It's just that Song Qingshu obviously seemed a lot colder to the greetings from the leaders of several companies, and he clasped his fists calmly in response.

"Yes, thanks to the big guy, Song hasn't died by the Yellow River yet!"

Zhang Xianzhong became a lot of embarrassment at once, and Zijin Liang was also a little ashamed. Back then, Wang Jiayin directly left Song Qingshu and turned around and ran away. He objected, but he didn't argue too much with Wang Jiayin. He never thought that Song Qingshu would become a The big guy's savior.

Cao Cao was thick-skinned enough, embarrassed for a moment, and immediately slapped Song Qingshu on the shoulder with a big grin.

"My old Luo said that little brother Song is the reincarnation of the monkey grandson in the sky, and he can't die, as expected!"

(End of this chapter)