Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 201 Sharp Firearms

Shanxi is full of strange rocky mountains, but there are a few relatively flat and fertile places in the mountains. I escaped from Dai County all the way and ran along the Hutuo River for more than 20 miles. They are all flat plains. It's getting dark today, and the gang of officials and dogs behind him are still chasing after him. From the back of their heads, they can hear the sound of bows and arrows whizzing.

Riding and archery is not something everyone can play. It is estimated that this group of arresters have never played with a few bows. Pasting close to the forehead is also a kind of torture to people!The more he ran, the more angry he was, seeing a dozen fishing boats still dangling in the river not far away, Song Qingshu grinned and reined in the horse's reins.

"Damn it, don't run away, kill these dogs!"

"Head of the family, this generation of Yingclaw grandson of the county is a bit capable. The head catcher Liu Hubo is known as the town of Yanmen with a big gun. His martial arts are good, so he is not so easy to deal with!" He was persuading him from the side, but before he finished speaking, the little general Li Dingguo had already drawn his gun with a shout of excitement, and was the first to kick the horse's belly and ran out.

Seeing that the thief stopped running, this Liu Butou also raised his Hebei gun to stop the team, but before he went up to shout a few words, he saw a black boy rushing over by himself. The corner of Liu Hubo's mouth turned cold, and he raised his gun horizontally, intending to finish off this daring thief first.

Who knew that this kid didn't fight with him, a black horse crossed, and passed by a distance of ten meters from the police cavalry, but his hands were angry, and amidst the crackling sound, five or six policemen fell down. Get off now.

It was already dark at this time, and the revolver was a step ahead of the flintlock gun, and the matchlock was not visible at all. For a moment, the policemen were so frightened that they shouted demons and did not dare to chase them out.

Then came their nightmare. Twelve soldiers, Song Qingshu, and Zhao Sheng also rushed over in a line with their horses in their stomachs. Twenty-eight revolvers fired one after another. People fell down like dumplings, and the crackling corpse fell off a full layer.

It's scary enough for just one person to know the magic trick, but fourteen people can do it!In addition, more than a dozen brothers were beaten to death just now. The combination of these just overwhelmed the fighting spirit of the police officers. This big gun did not suppress Yanmen anymore. Just run away.

"Damn it, wouldn't it be better if it was like this earlier?" In front of the straight-eyed beard, Song Qingshu snorted angrily as he put the two smoking guns in his waist like a bandit.

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The night was getting darker, but the night in Dai County was doomed to be uneventful. Dozens of torches illuminated the burnt-out tavern brightly. Kneeling on the ground sadly, he explained.

"My lord, it's not that my subordinates are incompetent, those gangsters really know how to demonize! They can even shoot thunder with both palms. I have more than 40 brothers, and that's it!"

The magistrate on behalf of the county was from Huguang, but he was chubby and kind-hearted, but his temper was hot, and he cursed at him with a mouthful of Hunan flavor for later generations.

"Hu Liai, I've been an official in three provinces, and I've never seen any real magic tricks! It's clear that you're a bastard who shirks responsibility, comes here to prostitute, drags this scumbag out, and hits [-] big boards!"

"My lord, I am wronged!"

Being dragged out by two soldiers from the guards, he was about to suffer disaster. The head catcher Liu cried out for injustice, but the county magistrate ignored him. A person appeared, stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "My lord, please let Catcher Liu go, he is indeed wronged!"

"Oh? What's your opinion, Mr. Sun?"

I really wondered if the ancestors of this generation of county magistrates were from Sichuan. He changed his face and immediately greeted him with a smile on his face, nodding and bowing.

Under the firelight, this Mr. Sun who appeared was the arrogant guy who passed by the city gate in the morning. When he walked up to him, his tightly clenched palms suddenly opened in front of Dai County Magistrate, revealing a Round and round, or lead that looks a bit like an arrow.

"These are the catchers from inside, and Zhao catcher took them out of his chest. They were shot with firecrackers! Liu catcher doesn't have enough bows and crossbows, so the fiasco is understandable!"

"Just tell me! What kind of sorcery is there? That's enough, let that turtle son go!" After proving that he was right, the magistrate of this generation waved his hand happily and spared that Liu catcher. Ass, but a haze flashed in Mr. Sun's eyes.

The nine corpses, except for the unlucky Zhao Butou at the gate of the city, were killed with a single shot. Each of them had as many as seven or eight lead particles. According to the survivors, these were shot out almost instantly. It is conceivable that this overwhelming horror Well, the thieves have such sharp firearms, it is not a good thing for the officers and soldiers!

However, these Mr. Sun didn't say anything, but reminded gloomyly: "My lord, it's time to prepare to defend against the enemy! After the bandits have finished investigating our Dai County, it may not be long before they attack the city!"

"Flow, flow, flow thieves want to attack the city?"

Hearing this, the county magistrate's pink face turned pale with fright, and his teeth chattered!
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Mount Wutai, Lingfeng Canyon.

Recruiting hungry people along the way, the begging army now has more than 4 people, 36 cavalry, [-] muskets, [-] pikemen, and the remaining [-] are light infantry without armor and shields. In the [-]th Battalion of Peasant Army, Begging is also considered the best.Compared with other ranks divided by the peasant army, Song Qingshu used all the resources of men, but the price this brought was that they were treated equally. Even those old and weak women and children got two meals a day, although their families were taken care of and encouraged. Without morale, the food consumption will be much higher.

There are more people in Shanxi, and they brought the eating habits of Shanxi people. A few days ago, they copied dozens of sorghum rice from warehouses in Xinzhou. When Song Qingshu came back, the smell of roasted steamed buns could be heard from everywhere in the huge valley.

"elder brother!"

With flour still on her hands, Caiwei was the first to run out of the camp happily, followed by Hongniang Xing listlessly, this time Song Qingshu didn't bring her into the county town, but she was very depressed, and after that, Miao Mei, Scarface, Liu Zongmin and other generals also followed, looked at Caiwei helplessly, Scarface immediately stepped forward and asked with concern.

"He's handsome, how are you?"

"It's hard to say." Sighing, Song Qingshu patted the shoulder of the bearded man beside him and said again: "This is Brother Liu Tichun, I am very kind to you. Take these brothers down and kill all the sheep that were killed today." Take it out and treat it well!"

At this time, Big Beard was already shocked by the begging army all over the mountains and plains. He thought Song Qingshu was just a small leader sent to investigate, but he never thought that he was actually the handsome beggar in the 36th Battalion!But he didn't dare to have any arrogance, and respectfully led a few of his men down.

Liu Fangliang ate some of the mutton. When Song Qingshu came here, he could only drink soup. However, Caiwei's hand was really clever. He actually used sorghum noodles to make a pot of noodles, which was full of fragrance when soaked in the soup Unfortunately, the few people in the tent didn't have much appetite.

"So, there is no one like Shi Tianfu in this generation of county?" Holding a bowl, Song Qingshu asked solemnly with a scarred face. Asking Song Qingshu sighed again.

"That's right!"

"Besides, it's close to Yanmen Pass, which is the heart of Shanxi Town. I'm afraid it's not good for me to stand here without someone on the stage as a cover. Tomorrow, I will shoot some people and go to the countryside to inquire. If there is no one, we can only Withdrew south!"

Seeing that Song Qingshu was quite depressed, and knowing that he had spent a lot of hard work, Scarface smiled and persuaded him: "Okay, there are so many valleys in Taihang Mountain, there is no place for us to stay, besides, compare it with other camps. , we have babies who can't die of hunger, if we can't do it, just hide in this mountain for decades and manage slowly, I don't believe that the world is still not peaceful!"

"Time doesn't wait!" Song Qingshu still sighed and shook his head. Did he know that there were not a few years for development? In the seven years of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou, who served as the governor of the three sides, could basically wipe out the remnants of the peasant army in Gansu and Shaanxi. It poured into Shanxi again, forcing Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other ministries to form a group, feigning surrender to the natural dangers of the Yellow River, and fleeing into Henan. Then the strategy of dividing the army across the country was established at the Xingyang Conference, and then they faced Yang Sichang's four, six corners and ten Face-to-face plan.

If it can't take root in the past two years, it will really be like the peasant army in history, running around all over China.At the worst time Li Zicheng was beaten with only eighteen riders left, and fled into Shangluo Mountain in embarrassment. If the Qing army had not entered the customs again, and the main peace faction Gao Qiqian had conflicts with the main combat faction Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, Emperor Chongzhen Mishandling, Sun Chuanting was imprisoned. In the 13th year of Chongzhen, the vigorous uprising might have been suppressed.

Song Qingshu didn't want to be beaten so miserably. He always admired Mao Zedong's strategy of establishing a revolutionary base area.

"I can only take one step at a time!"

Among so many people, only Miao Mei became excited when she heard it. Seeing that everyone else was frowning, this guy couldn't help but cupped his fists and shouted: "Shuai Qu, can you leave it to your subordinates to find out about Shi Tianfu tomorrow?" ?”

Miao Mei is used to being wild under Wang Zuohang's command. Scarface is an officer, Zhao Sheng is a scholar, and Liu Zongmin is a blacksmith. Among these subordinates, he is the one who likes to rob the most. See how he is looking for news. It is clear that they are going to rob the riches of the rural landlords.

"Dai County can't be fought, it's too difficult! Don't rob the poor! Man is doing what God is watching! Tomorrow I will give you [-] knives, shields, and [-] cavalry. You can do it yourself."

Anyway, I have to collect food and grass, which is considered to be the best of my talents. Song Qingshu didn't stop me from explaining a few words, and agreed to come down through the steps. Miao Mei was overjoyed when she heard it.

"Don't worry, Qu Shuai, Miao Dengyun will definitely complete the task!"

(End of this chapter)