Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 221
Dozens of Mingzi banners were planted around the tent, and dozens of soldiers were majestic and majestic with spears in their hands. Kneeling in the tent, Qiu Ming was kneeling sadly with a drooping face. The purple-red face above him was in his 40s The burly general of the Ming army with long beards stared angrily, pointing his finger at him and yelling at him.

"Sit back and watch Zhao Zhifu's pacesetters fall into the hands of thieves without saving them. According to the military law, it is enough to cut off your head a few times. Don't think that you can run rampant with a little military merit! Let me tell you, the world is still the emperor's world, you People who don't abide by the military law will kill as soon as they say it!"

Hearing this scolding, those who didn't know thought it was Qiu Ming who lost the army!
It's been so unfair these days, and I don't know what Zhao Qing, the magistrate of Xinzhou, has sued. Hearing Xu Dingguo, the general of Shanxi, scolding non-stop, Qiu Ming had no choice but to nod and hum in agreement with a bitter face, and kept talking about the conviction of the last general. .

However, Xu Dingguo was also thunderous and rainy, and there were not many generals in Shanxi Town who could fight. So far in this battle, Qiu Ming has chopped off a thousand heads, which can be called a great victory, and he is like a mirror in his heart. , the army is a place that obeys strength. If you really want to deal with him, the army's morale will probably be lost. After winning the battle, you will still be in the front row.

After scolding for a long time, Xu Dingguo finally just threw a token over.

"Let your troops retreat and guard Xinkou Village, to prevent thieves from fleeing northward. If there are any omissions, they will be punished for several crimes! Are you clear?"

"The commander of the last commander!"

Holding the token, Qiu Ming reluctantly gave a military salute and retreated.

Now the situation has changed drastically. Cao Cao and the Fifth Gezuo Battalion have been beaten out from under Xinzhou City. Now they are firmly surrounded by the officers and soldiers in the valley in front of Lubanzhai. They cannot enter or retreat. , After a few days of siege, you can rush in and fight the battle of annihilation, six thieves!It's a great achievement to kill one, and it's no big deal to be promoted to a lieutenant general. At this time, asking him to retreat to Xinkou Village is clearly ostracizing him again!
What made Qiu Ming especially angry was that when he retreated with his troops dejectedly, the Xinzhou Army came up again. This time, Zhao Zhifu and the Shaoxing master also came together, supervising the two guards, triumphant Riding in front of Qiu Ming on horseback, Zhao Qing didn't look at him at all, the handsome guy had a high face, while the master seemed to have a kind of snorting contempt, and he glanced at him with a smile, Qiu Ming looked at him It was even more furious.

The officers and soldiers at Yanmen Pass were also listlessly walking back with their heads drooping and their guns dragging. They looked like they had lost the battle, and from time to time a few bastards turned their heads and cursed.

After all, it is a black family, and there are too many officers and soldiers. Song Qingshu retreated with his "Min Zhuang" troops. The officers and soldiers of the brigade were busy going west these days, but he stayed leisurely under the city of Xinzhou. Of course, Song Qingshu did not idle.

The city gate of Xinzhou was wide open, and dozens of peasant bumpkins looked around as if they were entering the city. Under the contemptuous eyes of the guarding soldiers, they strolled in one after another with baskets on their backs.

In the barracks, it was as lively as singing an opera.

"The gang of thieves are simply locusts! My family's 12 acres of wheat were all cut off and fed to the horses before they matured. My king has been farming for generations, and finally saved some money. Let this group of goddamn people snatch it away! This group of beasts didn't even let me, Xi'er, who was only [-] years old, be forced to become a concubine by the thief leader, and even set fire to my house before leaving! What the hell did my old Wang family do?"

More than a dozen fat, fat guys were sitting on the podium crying and pissing, and more than 200 children of landlords and more than 800 people were sitting in a row with small benches, usually watching a play and listening After all, the classes are similar, and the sons and daughters of landlords and powerful landlords are also very worried, and even those who have sympathy have already shouted and scolded.

This trick is called Yikusitian in later generations!Sometimes pyramid schemes are used. Find a group of people to tell how miserable they were before, and how good they are now, to arouse other people's sense of approval or greed. Song Qingshu finds these unlucky old farmers to let Daixian This gang of local tyrants and evil gentry felt a sense of crisis.

Without Lao Tzu to keep the place safe, every single one of your family will be robbed like this!
But listening to Wang Laoshi crying for his father and mother, Song Qingshu didn't feel sympathetic at all. Instead, he sneered behind the scenes. Xi'er, who sounded like this guy's daughter, was actually his concubine, Wang Laoshi. But it's not honest at all, Xinzhou City is the one where he forced the tenant to raise the rent. Xi'er is also his tenant because he couldn't pay the rent and had to give his daughter to him as a concubine, so this guy is not at all. Not worthy of sympathy.

More than 270 years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the land in Shanxi has already been annexed to a terrible level. When the peasant army arrived, many Zhuangzi were squeezed tenants and poor peasants rose up, robbed Zhuangzi and burned them. That's right, of course, the landlords in Dai County are not much stronger, and there are also many poor peasants who can't get rid of the pot. Unfortunately, for the time being, Song Qingshu doesn't have the strength to make them stand up and be liberated.

Several down-and-out tyrants took turns talking about their experiences, and after they finished speaking, Li Tiezhu took the lead on stage again, leading the tyrants from Dai County to shout slogans.

"See? This is the end of lack of protection. Do you want to end up like this?"

"In no mood!"

This answer was quite neat, seeing the excited expressions of the children of the landlords and the villagers, Li Tiezhu raised his arm with a red armband fiercely: "If you don't want to, then follow us, Mr. Shuai, to keep the place safe! "

"Follow Qu Shuai and keep everyone safe!"

They have seen it this time. Thousands of troops fell in the deafening explosion. The fierce thieves were stabbed to death by the bayonets of the beggar army. On the other hand, the officers and soldiers?They had already been sold out once in the Wolongping Battle of Wutai Mountain, and this time they were killed and fled. I heard that nearly 3000 people were killed and captured. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell who is strong and who is weak.

So far, Song Qingshu is not bad, although at the beginning he "borrowed" a lot of things from them and beat them up, at least they don't burn houses and rob villages, and now they can bring everyone to burn them The horrible guy in the house was beaten away. With him, at least the house and the crops would not be burned down. In my heart, these guys had initially accepted Song Qingshu's rule.

Seeing more than 1000 guys shouting slogans with their fists raised, Song Qingshu couldn't help grinning. Sun Chuanting was right. These guys in the local area are just scumbags. Whoever is strong can protect their interests. , They are like whoever they are, as long as they are careful not to show their feet, and maintain a posture of getting along with the government at peace, at least these guys will not oppose themselves, Daixian, he is considered a bully!
Just as he was thinking, there was a burst of noise outside the camp, and after a while, Xiao Luobo, who was investigating outside, hurried back to report.

"Shuai Qu, the one named Qiu is back!"

It can be regarded as an important partner. When Qiu Ming came back, Song Qingshu greeted him at the gate of the camp with dignity, but seeing the whole army drooping their heads and dragging the flags, Song Qingshu couldn't help frowning in surprise.

"General Qiu, have you lost another battle? Shouldn't you? Cao Cao has just lost, and there are more than 5000 officers and soldiers in Taiyuan Town here. How could he be defeated?"

Hearing Song Qingshu's question coming towards him, Qiu Ming really acted like he met his father, even cursing and yelling to explain the matter to Song Qingshu, and finally sat down on the mound of dirt beside the ditch, the knife in his waist He stabbed hard on the ground again, yelling and cursing: "Dog~ mother-in-law Zhao Qing, this villain must be behind it again! I will kill him sooner or later!"

Hearing this, Song Qingshu actually laughed out loud, shook his head in a funny way and said, "I really want to come here, I want to breastfeed, the nanny, I want my mother's family, the child's uncle is here, Mr. Qiu, Are you sure Xu Zongbing ordered you to retreat and defend Xinkou Village?"

"Is this still fake? Shuai Qu, what kind of medicine are you selling in your stomach? The surname Zhao stole such a big military achievement. If you kill Cao Cao, you will be promoted to a higher level. Don't you get more benefits when you get old?" Qiu Ming couldn't help being puzzled, and Song Qingshu, who was listening, smiled and shook his head again.

Holding the command arrow and token that Qiu Ming received from Xu Dingguo, Song Qingshu spoke with bright eyes.

"Great merit is not the bigger the better! Yes, killing Cao Cao is enough to promote the deputy commander in chief, but look, where is there a position for deputy commander in chief near Yanmen Pass? At that time, the sky will let you follow Xu Dingguo's ass as the queen!" A follower carrying a bag, where can he guard the Yanmen Pass by himself, and have any oil and water?"

"Besides, this military order has made the two of us separate from this battle. You can negotiate with me tonight. In two days, we will be rich!"

"Still negotiating?"

Qiu Ming, who Song Qingshu still said a few words earlier, suddenly realized and nodded again and again, but when he heard what happened later, his eyes widened with lingering fear, and he almost couldn't come back last time!

…………

The Yanmenguan Army is definitely the most obedient, Xu Dingguo gave an order, and the Yanmenguan Army dismantled the barracks and began to retreat from Xinzhou. Hearing the scouts' report, Xu Dingguo felt a little sorry for Qiu Ming, thinking to himself Give him a hand when you repay your credit.

However, if Xu Dingguo did what he did tonight, let alone repaying his credit, he would probably be overwhelmed by it.

Xinkou village is considered to be an extremely dangerous place in Shangxin, sandwiched between two mountains, and between the Hutuo River, it is a dangerous pass to go south to Xinzhou, Taiyuan. The battalion's cavalry could not reach Yuanping County.

At this time, there were not many defenders left in Xinkou Village. Fortunately, the peasant army left in a hurry and did not burn down the city. There were ready-made residences in the village, and they arranged for their subordinates to clean up the barracks and live in them. Song Qingshu was a little anxious as soon as it got dark. Impatiently, he led Qiu Ming and Li Tiezhu to negotiate, but this time, he took Hongniang Xing and five hundred cavalry instead of just twelve guards, and went around behind Guancheng, walking a path, unconsciously around to the battlefield.

On the banks of the Xinshui River, in the mountains between Lubanzhai and Shagou, you can still see campfires stretching for several miles from the camps of the government and peasant troops. The officers and soldiers would definitely be overjoyed when they saw it. Cao Cao, Luo Rucai, and the five leaders of the Fifth Gezuo Battalion all sat around the fire with frowning faces.

Hearing the sound of the rumbling horseshoes on the other side of the mountain, all the people trembled. Looking down the mountain, a lantern flashed six times and then went out. These people were relieved. Only Cao Cao looked at the densely packed cavalry and still grinned. .

A moment later, Song Qingshu climbed up with Xing Hongniang, Qiu Ming, and Li Tiezhu feeling refreshed. This second meeting, the scene was completely different from the last time...

(End of this chapter)