Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 206

On May 25, the gentry, peasants and gentry in Dai County were shocked.

Yesterday, the mighty and majestic army was sent to the mountain to suppress the bandits. Today, there are more than 600 officers and soldiers, and the townspeople are dragged out of the mountain by long ropes like being led animals. This is more impressive than dozens or hundreds of deserters. shocked.

And what is even more shocking is the begging army!

The five hundred cavalry were in the front row, all of them were heavy armored cavalry from the begging army, and they all wore the iron armor of captured officers and soldiers. There are also pennants hanging, and the five banners of the Qihuo Army surged majestically with the wind.

Behind is the elite musketeers, four people in a row, two by two sandwiching the prisoners, more than 3000 musketeers proudly carrying their own firecrackers, also walking with their heads held high, and the faintly neat appearance of the queue, you can see Dazzling people, the most important spirit of an army has experienced the bloody battle of the Fenchuan River, forcibly crossing the Yellow River, repelling Cao Wenzhao, and the battle of Huilongpo yesterday, and now the spirit of the Qihuo Army has risen Extremely, if Song Qingshu gives the order, these people will not hesitate to join the next battle.

The sword and shield hands at the back can be regarded as making the soldiers and civilians of Dai County feel like a peasant army. Although the production of paper armor is relatively convenient, it is a pity that no county has been hit recently, and the source of paper is insufficient. These sword and shield hands did not wear paper armor, but Ordinary linen clothes, the style is a bit messy.

However, each of the sword and shield fighters of the begging army has a light shield made of rattan, and they don't take on the role of resisting the front line. They mostly outflank hand-to-hand combat or plunder in the countryside. Then, some people arrogantly pulled out their knives and held them against their shoulders. Not all the officers and soldiers wore armor, and the mighty team felt more energetic than the officers and soldiers.

In addition to these sword and shield fighters, the Qihuo Army also has more than 1000 spear troops who will engage in frontal confrontation when necessary. A thousand long spears pointing at the blue sky, with great morale, but the most daunting is the last arm, the assault of two-handed swords military.

The knives they equip are actually not uniform, they are of all kinds, most of them were seized from the army, the simple knives with wide, two-handed goose-winged knives, and Japanese knives imported from Japan by Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang Miao knives, these 500 people are all After the bloody battle on the Fenchuan River, Song Qingshu selected the officers and soldiers. Everyone was the strongest in the army. The leader was Liu Zongmin who charged up the mountain and chopped off Du Wenhuan's head.

A tall and burly man looked around like a butcher, and the backs of those gentry who were hiding at the entrance of the village and watching secretly were sweating. Good guy, with this knife, people will be cut in half!

In order to frighten Dai County on this trip, the old and the weak did not carry it with them, but stayed in the mountains. The majestic small army of [-] came down from the mountain and went straight to Dai County. The landlords and gentry along the way stared straight. Isn't this the official army?Where are the thieves!

Some powerful sons of captives yelled as they passed by the gate of the village, and withdrew the guarded soldiers and smashed the butts of their guns. The landlord's family in the village felt really distressed, and they carried out the grain with a headache. Yinzi knelt by the roadside and cried Begging to redeem the man, but unfortunately, there is always a cold-faced officer humming coldly.

"Want to lead someone? Wait at the county seat."

This answer made those gentry feel cold again. Could it be that these rogues, bah, rebels, these rebels are going to use the captured prisoners as cannon fodder to attack the city?
Thousands of people in Dai County followed the army straight to the city of Dai County anxiously, but when they got there, something happened that almost made their eyes pop out. The officers and soldiers guarding the city gate respectfully dispersed the merchants who entered the city. To welcome the army into the city, the army in front of us is still stationed outside the city with its left and right sides.

Is this an officer or a bandit?Seeing this scene, the people of Dai County became even more confused!

When Sun Chuanting was caught, Scarface sent someone to report to him on horseback to guard all the key points in Dai County. The first thing Song Qingshu did was to rush to prison.

The prison in Dai County was not as sunny as the big prison in Xi'an City. It was also cold and humid, and it was locked up for more than a day. Sitting cross-legged in a corner, silent.

Seeing Song Qingshu wearing a suit of paper armor and coming in surrounded by guards, the county magistrate immediately leaned over excitedly, slapped on the cell door and called out: "Hey, soldier! Are you from Yanmenguan General Chen? Under your command? I am the county magistrate, you have arrested the wrong person, please report to General Chen, I will thank you very much!"

Before Song Qingshu could be amused, Sun Chuanting, who was sitting cross-legged, said sullenly, "Master Hu, don't waste your efforts, they are just beggars!"

"Begging..." The smile froze on his face, and he didn't know if this generation of county magistrate was reincarnated. He was stunned for a while, and then jumped back and went far away, which surprised Song Qingshu.

"You, you don't want to come here! This official is the official of the imperial court! Killing officials and rebelling will punish the nine clans!"

"Lord Hu, they have already killed officials and rebelled. In Shaanxi, they even killed Du Wenhuan, the commander-in-chief!" Sun Chuanting reminded helplessly.

"How did you understand so clearly, and that day, how did you see through that we were the begging army?"

Song Qingshu asked with great interest, and Sun Chuanting snorted coldly: "Governor Hong and I used to rush for the same exam. Last year, Governor Hong wrote a letter asking about the ferry to Shanxi. He mentioned you, mentioned In front of you, Song Dusi!"

His eyes were ruthless, vicious, and filled with hatred. Sun Chuanting stared at Song Qingshu, and said with hatred: "I have known for a long time that those who can lead a weak brigade to defeat the Shaanxi frontier soldiers in Fenchuan River will never It's so unbearable, it's a pity that the concubine is unbearable to conspire with! It's also a pity that you are a talented person, you are a beautiful woman, why are you a thief!"

"It seems that Master Hong didn't tell you what happened to the Fenchuan River?" Song Qingshu let out a sigh as he recalled the past.

"No matter what happens, betraying the court is a serious crime! A thief for a day, a thief for life! A thief for generations to come!"

He reprimanded Song Qingshu again, this Sun Chuanting was so arrogant that he actually closed his eyes.

"I fall like a thief, my skills are inferior to others, I have nothing to say, you can kill me for revenge, but the villagers in Dongheputun are innocent, let them go!"

As expected of Sun Chuanting, he spoke in a commanding manner, but looking at him, Song Qingshu wasn't angry at all, instead, there was pity in his eyes.

Yes, mercy indeed!

There are many records of Sun Chuanting in history books, but Song Qingshu's intuitive impression of Sun Chuanting comes from a movie, "Da Ming Jie", in which Sun Chuanting is ruthless!Decisive!There is also helplessness, and the tragedy is vividly displayed. In order to be loyal to an era, he has tried his last drop of blood.

Sun Chuanting was regarded as a famous general who was killed by Emperor Chongzhen. As soon as he was released from the imperial prison, he rushed to the battlefield without stopping. Before taking charge of the army, he suffered the most terrible defeat in the late Ming Dynasty. There is no doubt that he will be defeated, and if he is defeated, he will definitely die, but the emperor ordered him to lead the Qin army out of the customs without hesitation. The three daughters also jumped into the well to die, which can be said to be the death of the whole family.

The death of Chuanting and the death of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Chuanting can be regarded as the last tragic scene of the loyalty of the Ming Dynasty.

Looking at it now, Sun Chuanting's character is really similar to that in the movie and in history. Even if he knew it was Song Qingshu's arrogant strategy, even if he didn't persuade the idiot Daixian magistrate, he still followed into the encirclement without hesitation.

"What are you looking at?"

Closing his eyes and pretending to be coercive for a long time, there was no movement. When he opened his eyes, he saw Song Qingshu's eyes filled with pity. Sun Chuanting couldn't bear the look, so he couldn't help shouting angrily and asked, listening to Song Qingshu, he shook his head again.

"You are still too immature now. If Sun Chuanting is 11 years later, he will never give up so lightly!"

That Sun Chuanting, the pinnacle of his career, was imprisoned for two years without any reason. He said that he killed He Renlong on the spot. In the end, in order not to leave future troubles, hundreds of sick soldiers were slaughtered as they said.

Song Qingshu's deepest impression was that Sun Chuanting slapped the table with a sad smile at the banquet, and the soldiers who rushed in immediately beheaded dozens of local gentry. It's not that Sun Chuanting didn't think about the consequences of making the army lack food and pay, but if he was really forced to that point, he would be decisive!
A few days ago, Song Qingshu's head was full of killing Sun Chuanting to avoid future troubles, but now seeing his generous appearance, Song Qingshu suddenly wanted to protect him, because even Song Qingshu himself was very confused!He knows the general trend of the world!
In the future, if the Qing army enters the customs, he will be in Shanxi, can he stop it?Do you also want to serve as a coat slave for the tartar?Desolation who was beaten like Li Zicheng died under Jiugong Mountain?

After Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong died one after another, the remaining peasant army accepted Nanming's canonization and joined forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Even Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son, Jin Wang Li Dingguo once attacked Anqing, swept half of the south of the Yangtze River, and almost won a glimmer of life for Nanming. .

At that time, because of the righteousness of the nation, I would stand by Nanming no matter what!When the time comes to keep Sun Chuanting, maybe it will come in handy!
"Sun Chuanting 11 years later, thief Song, please explain clearly!" Curiosity still exists in everyone, Song Qingshu's strange eyes, and words of pity made Sun Chuanting jump up directly, lying on the prison door. He shouted at the top of his voice, unfortunately, Song Qingshu didn't pay attention to his intentions at the moment, and walked out with his arms folded pretendingly, leaving him a handsome big cloak.

However, before Song Qingshu could finish his pretense, a soft and pleasant voice suddenly came from the front.

"Brother Hu, why are you here?"

"Miss? Is that you?"

Seeing that she was also wearing a pair of black paper armor and a Fan Yang hat, but she couldn't hide the soft and inner beauty of Xiangmei, Caiwei ran over in shock, and the county magistrate jumped to the edge of the prison with a big jump. Goofy, Song Qingshu took a step back in shock, and suddenly grabbed his ankle with one hand.

"Good job, give me something to eat!"

"Old Shi!!!"

(End of this chapter)