Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 305 Before the Great War ([-])

Taiyuan, Shanxi, this city has now become a hell on earth.Because Taiyuan is too far away from Jinling, Li Taiping cannot get more support from the headquarters, so the fourth battalion will be more tragic than the second battalion.In the 12th year of Huaxing and the [-]th year of Yongli, during this festive festival that was originally a family joy, Taiyuan City, which had persisted for several years, was finally broken.

On the eve of the city's destruction, Li Taiping had already arranged everything.With his family and trusted troops, Li Taiping escaped from Taiyuan City.Although Li Taiping escaped, the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians who remained in the city would suffer the ravages of the Tartars.Losing the support of the city wall and the formation, the unyielding soldiers could only resist desperately. They were so tired that they could hardly lift their swords and guns, and they could hardly move.When they were injured and fell to the ground, apart from resentment, perhaps it was more relief.

After looking back at this majestic and famous city for the last time, Li Taiping felt mixed feelings and felt bitter in his mouth.It has been six years, and it has been six years since I moved to Shaanxi and Gansu, but I still fell into this situation in the end.

Ever since the Tartars withdrew from the south of the Yangtze River, Li Taiping felt that his life was getting sad day by day.Although the Tartars were also forced to reduce some of their troops because of the loss of the land of wealth in the south.But even the reduced strength cannot be resisted by oneself.Resisting several provinces with half the strength is not a crime of war.

As the rebel army in Shanxi was gradually wiped out, Li Taiping began to feel helpless.Although Li Taiping was able to reorganize the scattered rebels into his own team at the beginning, he also felt that this would be more conducive to the war against Tartarism, and he was even complacent.But when he was the only anti-Tartar armed force left in Shanxi, and his armed forces were unable to resist the offensive of the Tartars alone, Li Taiping began to suffer tragedy.

After several years of fighting, the Fourth Battalion suffered heavy casualties, not only the captains of the independent brigades, but Li Taiping's direct descendants also suffered a lot of casualties.

At the beginning of last year, He Liang, the captain of the First Independent Brigade, and He Zhen, the captain of the Second Independent Brigade, died in battle.Prior to this, Ji Yanwu, captain of the Third Independent Brigade, died in battle, and Ren Zhen of the Fourth Brigade was captured and surrendered.The four independent brigades that were once famous in Shanxi were all wiped out.In addition, Ren Liang, Wang Jinying, Guo Yan, Li Shukong, Wang Quan and Ba Shanhu were also killed or injured.

Li Taiping's cronies, Li Jiusheng, the captain of the second column, and Li Taifu, the captain of the third column, also died in battle.Li Jiusheng can be said to be the veteran of the Fourth Battalion. When Li Taiping led his army to advance into Tongbai, he received strong support from Yao Huaisheng and Li Jiusheng.Now that Li Jiusheng died in battle, not only Yao Huaisheng, the leader of the first column of his close friend, was heartbroken, but Li Taiping was also in great grief.

In addition, Li Taifu, the captain of the third column, was also a distant relative of Li Taiping, and he was regarded as the most influential figure in the fourth battalion besides Li Taiping among the Li clan forces.Li Taifu's sacrifice can be said to have broken one of Li Taiping's arms.Years of painstaking support, years of careful cultivation, but in exchange for a cultivated loess.This kind of sadness and despair has far surpassed the grief of family affection.

After sighing again, Li Taiping turned his head and left.Fortunately, at this moment, the Tartars have fallen into the carnival of conquering Taiyuan. Azig's promise of not sealing the sword for ten days after breaking the city has both advantages and disadvantages.Although this kind of promise can enhance the combat effectiveness, after the city is broken, no troops are willing to give up the results of the battle and go out of the city to pursue the enemy's fleeing team.

Killing, rape, robbery, arson, watching the remnants of the bandits trembling under their own knives, watching these people prostrate at their feet and allowing themselves to kill, and the wooden stick stuffed in the vagina, the heart cut open, and the knife picked , stringing children with guns and other interesting things, the Tartars suddenly became excited.And when they saw those people who were forced to watch their relatives being tortured and humiliated screaming, wailing, crying, and begging for mercy, and seeing their ashen or hostile eyes, the Tartars felt excited His animal blood boiled.

In fact, this is because the Tartars have been fighting the Fourth Battalion for too long.These Tartars have been in Shanxi for six years since Azig led the army to quell Jiang Yu.During this period, although soldiers were added frequently, but after fighting with the Fourth Battalion for a long time, this kind of hatred and killing has been passed down in the same vein as the old and the new.The Tartars and the Fourth Battalion rarely surrendered as prisoners.

Now that Taiyuan has finally been broken, it is time for the Tartars to enjoy the hard-won fruits of victory.

But although most of the Tartar soldiers think so, there are exceptions to everything.After Zhang Yong, the Gansu general of the Green Battalion under Azig's command, entered the city, he restrained his soldiers and horses, preventing them from burning, killing and looting like the rest of the troops.After all, this soldier must be strictly controlled at all times, otherwise once the discipline is loosened, it will be difficult to take it back.In Zhang Yong's eyes, taking Taiyuan City is not the credit of the sky, but the credit of capturing the leader of the bandit, Li Taiping, the commander of the Fourth Battalion.Of course, the greater contribution was to catch Qiu Tianxing, the bandit leader, which of course Zhang Yong couldn't even imagine.After interrogating several captives in succession, Zhang Yong finally got news of Li Taiping.After learning that Li Taiping had left the city, Zhang Yong quickly dispatched his own soldiers to inform Azig, and then his personal soldiers and horses chased after Li Taiping.

Just when Zhang Yong was about to pursue Li Taiping, Li Taiping was still caught in a group of Yingying and Yanyan.

"Husband, you forgot to bring the jewelry you gave me and left it in the house, what should I do?"

"Master, my kitten is lost, please send someone to help me find it!"

"Sir, don't ride a horse, how tired you are! Come up and rest!"

"Come here, servant girl, come here!"

"You lowly servant girl, how dare you rob me of the master?"

After one of Li Taiping's concubines spoke, the rest of them became jealous, and even turned into cursing, they were almost ready to fight.

Seeing these dozens of wives and concubines, Li Taiping's head was as big as a bucket.Having too many women is also troublesome, and enjoying it on weekdays is like a gentle town, but now Li Taiping feels like hell.When is this, how can it still be like this?
But Li Taiping can't reprimand these people, after all, they are all his beloved women, so let's take it easy.The hero's twilight and ambition fade away, this is what Li Taiping looks like now.

Although Li Taiping is only in his thirties now, but in front of the wine and sex, he has been worn down and has no fighting spirit anymore.Chuang Wang is the second, the world is peaceful, and it is something that Li Taiping no longer considers now.Over the past few years, what he has done the most and thought the most is to live, to live with his family and brothers.

Just when Li Taiping was about to leave his wives and concubines to boost the morale of the soldiers, a scout ran towards him at high speed.Tanma came in front of Li Taiping, and skillfully reined in, dismounted, and knelt down on one knee, which reflected his proficient cavalry skills.

"Report to the Battalion Commander, about 3000 Tartar pursuers were found ten miles behind, mixed on foot and cavalry, under the banner of King!"

(End of this chapter)