Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 412 You are ruthless, I am more ruthless than you
Gao Jie's more than 6000 troops were blocked on the street by Lin Yi's Invincible Battalion and Guard Battalion. Within an hour, more than half of them were killed or injured. In the end, there were more than 1000 people left. They all threw away their guns, knelt down, and pleaded guilty. How to eat.Including Xu Dingguo, one of the culprits.

Xu Dingguo saw that the momentum was wrong, and the fighting power of the Ming army in front of him was too strong. From this point of view, even if they brought 6000 people, even 6 people would not be able to win!

It should be said that Xu Dingguo's mind is very good, and he immediately changed his position when he saw that it was not working. At the critical moment, he killed Gao Jie, and then raised his arms and shouted: The chief culprit has been punished. , rein in the precipice, turn around and be right, and so on.

Xu Dingguo made a gorgeous turn in time, and used this method to prove his innocence and helplessness, because he had heard the words "those who surrender will not die".

In order to survive, this person is simply insane!
Now he is holding Gao Jie's head, leading more than 1000 people, kneeling on the ground, willing to be a prisoner, willing to accept the crime, and begging for mercy in this way in exchange for a life of ugliness.

The soldiers of the Invincible Battalion and the soldiers of the Guards Battalion surrounded them, and countless knives, guns, bows and arrows were aimed at them.

As long as an order is given, the blood of these people will be splashed on the spot, which is a matter of minutes.

At this time, Lin Yi came to the front, and the soldiers of the Ming army hula flashed to the side, revealing the prisoners.

The streets were full of dead bodies, and blood flowed like rivers.

Lin Yi's eyes finally fell on Xu Dingguo.This person fell to his knees, not daring to lift his head, let alone meet Ji Dong's eyes.

As for Xu Dingguo, Ji Dong had of course remembered this name long ago, just because he was Gao Jie's right-hand man, and Ji Dong knew about his crap before crossing over.

After Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself, if Xu Dingguo had quietly surrendered to the Manchu Tartars, as a small traitor who followed the crowd, this name would not have entered people's sight at all, because at that time there were as many Ming soldiers who surrendered to the Qing Tartars as crossed the river of crucian carp.

But because he was associated with Gao Jie's death, he became vigorous, or notorious.

Although Gao Jie was a reactionary in history, he really deserved to die. The crimes he committed were despised by others, too numerous to write down.But in any case, as one of the warlords of the four Jiangbei towns, he was one of the strong pillars of the first Nanming regime.

With these four towns of warlords, if you count Zuo Liangyu's tens of thousands of troops guarding the Jiangfang Fortress, at that time, it was not easy for the Manchu and Qing Tartars to cross the Yangtze River and wipe out the remnants of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.

But Tian Lai came out with a monkey head. At this time, the little-known Xu Dingguo appeared on the stage. In order to be a traitor, he became a minister for decades, and even gave his own son to the Manchu Tartars as hostages to gain the trust of the Qing Dynasty. , and then designed to trap and kill his immediate boss Gao Jie.

Gao Jie's death was no small matter, and he met a more reactionary Li Chengdong. The tens of thousands of warlords in Xingpingbo Gaojie's town quickly disintegrated and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

Xu Dingguo has done Qing a great favor all of a sudden.It is equivalent to opening a gap for the Qing Dynasty to occupy Jiangnan.The surrender of Xu Dingguo and Li Chengdong also set a precedent for other warlords and set an example.

Since then, the Nanming army has been out of control, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Zuo Liangyu, those who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and those who rebelled against the Qing Dynasty. In this way, the first Nanming regime headed by Zhu Yousong quickly fell apart in front of the iron hooves and cannons of the Qing Dynasty. .

Therefore, although Xu Dingguo killed Gao Jie, even though it was a dog that bites a dog, but he was even more guilty, or the consequences were serious. No wonder Shi Gong Kefa would stamp his feet and beat his chest, saying that the Central Plains is beyond control, and the state affairs have been ruined by Xu Thief.

Lin Yi knew about these things, and before crossing, he had sighed at the ups and downs of the late Ming Dynasty and was filled with righteous indignation.

Today I finally saw this Xu Dingguo. When Lin Yi stared at him, these clips entered his mind. Of course, others don't know the ups and downs of Lin Yi's thoughts.

The reason why Lin Yi wanted to conquer the thieves in the south of the Yangtze River this time was because he knew that there were still a few notorious figures in the Ming army. Otherwise, these black apples will harm Daming sooner or later, people like Zuo Liangyu, Gao Jie, Li Chengdong and Xu Dingguo are undoubtedly among them.

But the historical records are different from the reality after all. Although Lin Yi has a high position and power now, he wants to deal with Zuo Liangyu and Gao Jie. All of them will affect the great powers of the Celestial Dynasty, especially now that the Ming Dynasty is still in troubled times, and there is no way to talk about governing the world.

To kill courtiers, especially generals like Zuo Liangyu and Gao Jie who are heavily armed and have meritorious service, we must be cautious, at least there must be a good reason, the crime is convincing, the target of public criticism, and the accusation of thousands of people, otherwise killing a few people is trivial and popular. It's a big deal.As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world!

This is also the deep-seated reason why Lin Yi asked Zuo Liangyu and Gao Jiecheng to lure the enemy by name this time. Of course, others couldn't understand Lin Yi's heart, but Lin Yi couldn't express it directly.

Lin Yi, who has been in charge of the country for a while, only now realizes that thick black studies sometimes have certain uses.

No wonder Li Zongwu became famous, many people sought after this book, and it became a kind of knowledge. "Thick Black Studies" has also become a classic masterpiece, but when it comes to Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sima Yi, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, Zhu Yuanzhang, etc., who has the thickest skin and the darkest heart, this book really does not say , but it is beneficial to open the book, and it really came in handy today after learning a little bit.

Thinking about this, Ji Dong secretly rejoiced.

All the generals present didn't know Lin Yi's inner activities, especially Xu Dingguo, who was taken aback. He knew very well that his own life depended on Lin Yi's thoughts, good or bad, or good or bad.

Ji Dong just looked at him for a few seconds, and the sweat on Xu Dingguo's face began to drip down. The tick-tock was mixed with blood, and the ground was wet. He didn't sweat so much just now after fighting for a long time.

"Where is Xu Dingguo?" Lin Yi finally spoke.

"Where is the villain here?" Xu Dingguo trembled in fright, like a pig about to go to the slaughtering platform, he quickly lifted Gao Jie's bloody head, knelt and crawled out from among the captives, kowtowing to Lin Yi, "The villain deserves death..."

"Why are you guilty?" Lin Yi looked at him with disdain and asked knowingly.

"Ah villain... I was fooled by Gao Jie, I was confused for a while, and I was forced to oppose Mr. Jianguo... I committed an unforgivable crime, and the villain is willing to make up for it, but the adult will follow the lead, and I will not hesitate to do it... ..." As he spoke, he pushed Gao Jie's head upwards.

Lin Yi felt like throwing up when he saw him like this, secretly thinking that he was indeed a natural traitor, that Gao Jie and him were really destined enemies, and he should be smashed to pieces as usual.

But it's not the time to deal with him yet, anyway, this guy's gorgeous turn is good, he is ruthless enough, but I am more ruthless than him!
Thinking of this, Lin Yi said with a blank expression: "Since this is the case, the prison country asked you to find someone. If you want to see people when you live, and if you want to see corpses when you die, of course the best way to live is. This person is Li Chengdong."

During this trip to the southwest, Lin Yi already had an account in his heart, and Li Chengdong was already on the blacklist of this account.

What Ji Dong hated the most was traitors and national traitors. Although Xu Dingguo was hateful, he was nothing compared to Li Chengdong.

We must not let this Li Bra Li Duodou become a fish that slipped through the net and cause damage to Daming!
"The villain is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse." Xu Dingguo was overjoyed. It seems that Lin Yi really kept his word, and those who surrendered were saved from death. It seems that this meaning can be reused. Just now, the knife he slashed Gao Jie was really good. By the way, how difficult is it for me, Old Xu, to find this Li Hezi?

Ji Dong warned him again, "But you have to remember, you are not allowed to violate military discipline, and you are not allowed to kill innocent people, including ordinary people. If one more person is injured or killed, not only will you not be able to make up for your mistakes, but you will also suffer an extra blow, understand?"

"Ah... the little one understands, the little one takes orders... please rest assured, my lord..." Xu Dingguo was obedient.

"How many troops do you need?"

"One thousand is enough."

Lin Yi nodded and asked Dongsheng to send him 1000 people. If there is any need to add more at any time, these 1000 people are all soldiers from the Invincible Battalion. Woke up.

Of course, Ji Dong would not let Xu Dingguo bring the original troops to toss around, and the 1000 people sent to him also had the intention of monitoring.

Xu Guoding also understood that now he no longer dared to have second thoughts. If he wanted to keep his life, he would have to sacrifice his life to his new master.So he kowtowed like an island smashing garlic, and after thanking him, he took these 1000 people to hunt down Li Chengdong.

Xu Dingguo also understood now that Lin Yi had been prepared for a long time, the gate of the city was closed long ago, and no one could fly out of the city, so he returned along the same road with 1000 people and horses. Leading people back to Gao Jie's camp...

After Xu Dingguo left, at this moment, there was the sound of cannons and shouts of killing from the west city. Lin Yi looked back and saw that the sky in the west was red. Some soldiers from the Invincible Battalion will come along the main street to the west city.

A part of the generals of the guard battalion are left here, and a guerrilla general is responsible for cleaning the battlefield and dealing with the aftermath.

Before Lin Yi left, he told them that it must be restored before dawn, and no traces should be left on the streets and alleys, so as not to affect the lives of the people in the city.

It was already three o'clock at this time, Lin Yi was not sleepy at all, on the contrary, he was in high spirits, and Da Ma Rufei led the team away like the wind...

Zuo Liangyu has more than 2 troops. In order to cooperate with Gao Jie's actions, he almost came out in full force this time. However, when he came back from Gao Jie's camp and assembled so many troops, there was only a time lag between Gao Jie's troops and their actions. .

As a result, his more than 2 people went to the street and did not walk 500 meters. There was a cannon fire and ambushes everywhere. Countless torches illuminated the surroundings like daylight. Almost all the intersections in the streets and alleys, as well as the trees on the walls and houses were all Ming soldiers. .

Although there were only 5000 people in the standard battalion, they blocked more than 2 people from Zuo Liangyu on the street in this way, just like Gao Jie's team was trapped on the street by soldiers from the Invincible Battalion just now.

Under the light of countless torches, Zu Keyong, who was covered in armor, was sitting on a tall horse, holding a cart wheel and a big ax in his hand, as mighty as a general descending from heaven.

The thieves are cowardly after all, don't look at their numbers, but they are obviously on guard against the situation, so Zuo Liangyu's generals looked at each other in blank dismay, there was a commotion, and they didn't dare to move forward.Moreover, Zuo Liangyu was exposed.

"Zuo Liangyu, are you really following Gao Jie to rebel?" Zu Keyong pointed a big ax and shouted loudly.

Zuo Liangyu was also shocked. At this time, Jiu Jin was fully awake, and Lin's reaction was fast enough. Since this was the case, there was nothing to hide. Today is today.

So Zuo Liangyu gritted his teeth: "The Lin surname is too deceitful, Zuo is the opposite, junior, what can I do?"

There is of course a reason why Zuo Liangyu called Zu Keyong a junior.Zu Keyong was born in Guan Ning's iron cavalry, and he also belonged to Yuan Chonghuan's subordinates back then.When Zuo Liangyu was young, he also worked under Yuan Chonghuan. Together they fought against the Tartars outside the pass. They belonged to the same army number, and the army number was of course the Liaodong Army.

At that time, Zuo Liangyu was in his 20s, and he had already become a guerrilla general in Che Youying in Liaozhong.At that time, a large-scale mutiny occurred in the Liaodong Army, and Zuo Liangyu, a young officer, also participated.

At this time, Yuan Chonghuan, who had just arrived in office, quickly quelled the rebellion and dismissed Zuo Liangyu. Zuo Liangyu was later reinstated, and later served under Cao Wenzhao's command.

At that time, Zu Keyong was even younger, less than 18 years old, and he was just an ordinary cavalry in Guanning's iron cavalry, not even a small flag in the army.

Therefore, Zuo Liangyu had a huge advantage over Zu Keyong in terms of age and qualifications, so Zuo Liangyu called him a junior, full of contempt.

Zu Keyong raised his eyebrows, "Old man, I'm so tired of life, I'll cut you to pieces just for saying that! But Lord Jian Guo is benevolent and unwilling to kill. I have a few words that I have to explain clearly. When I came down, Lord Jian Guo gave orders that those who surrender will not die, and those who are obsessed with ignorance will be killed without forgiveness. Put down your guns and confess your guilt and obey the law.

"You fart, charge me—" Zuo Liangyu also had a fiery temper, how could he be overwhelmed by Zu Keyong's few words, so he yelled and put all his eggs in one basket.

The general of the soldiers ordered the grass to follow the wind, and of course the more than 2 judges under him obeyed him, so they screamed at the officers and soldiers to kill them.

"Destroy all, leave no one behind!"

Zu Keyong gave an order, and the standard battalion soldiers opened fire, first with muskets, then bows and arrows, then bows and arrows with muskets, and finally they charged.

The standard battalion is a team built by Lin Yi. It is unparalleled in terms of combat power. Drizzle at best, not a class at all.

As a result, the rebel army immediately suffered casualties everywhere, rushing up one level after another, and some of them fell into a pool of blood before rushing out.

For a while, the corpses piled up like mountains, blood flowed into rivers, and the rest fled in all directions, making a mess. They ran in any direction, and they didn't obey orders at all. People and horses collided, trampled and squeezed each other, causing countless casualties .

At this moment, Ji Dong arrived with the women's battalion and the guard battalion.

Lin Yi didn't change his face, but reached a high place, he wanted to see how amazing this famous Zuo Liangyu was?Is his team a dragon or a bear?
Zuo Liangyu saw that the team that came was too tough, not to mention that they had the most advanced firearms, and the self-generating flintlock guns were extremely powerful.Even without muskets, bows and arrows, the two sides fought head-to-head, and his troops were far behind the team in front of him. It was no exaggeration to say that ten or even a hundred of them could not match one of them. This battle was impossible to fight.

But now they have to do their best, even if they can't be caught by them lying dead on the street, will there be a good result in front of Ji Dong?

Thinking of this, Zuo Liangyu led his son Zuo Menggeng and his deputy Ma Shixiu to charge forward.The main general's horse guards followed closely behind, and their morale was immediately boosted.

Zuo Liangyu also went all out, took off the bow and arrow behind him, and fired five or six arrows in a row, several Ming soldiers were shot to the ground.

Then he put away his bow and arrow, swung his big knife and charged into the ranks of the Ming army, like chopping melons and vegetables.

Zu Keyong was furious when he saw it, he swung his big ax and took Zuo Liangyu straight.

On the street in the middle of the night, in the melee of thousands of troops, Zu Keyong's big ax fought against Zuo Liangyu's machete.

But after a while, Zuo Liangyu couldn't stand it anymore, not because he was not good at martial arts, but because he was not good at age. Zu Keyong was just in his early 40s, while Zuo Liangyu was already in his 50s. There was a difference of 10 years between the two. many.

Of course it won't work if people refuse to accept their old age.

Zuo Liangyu had no choice but to pull his horse and run away, Zu Keyong chased after him, "Don't go, old man, leave your head behind!"

At this moment, his son Zuo Menggeng and his lieutenant Ma Shixiu both rushed forward, and the two fought against Zu Keyong.

Ji Dong could see clearly from a high place, and nodded when he saw this.

Look at Zuo Liangyu's other soldiers and horses being squeezed into an intersection by Lin Yi's standard battalion soldiers, chasing each other like mice crossing the street. There is no way to fight back.The streets for more than ten miles in all directions were full of dead bodies.

At this time, the shops and common people living along the street were awakened from their sleep a long time ago, and they didn't know what happened, but they heard the thrilling voice, and there was another war, which was still very tragic.

I thought Sun Kewang's army had invaded.Everyone was terrified like sifting chaff, and locked all the doors of the house, but still felt that it was not safe, so they put up all the bars, blocked the doors and windows with tables and beds, and hid under the beds and in the cellar. It is like sifting chaff, for fear that bad luck will come to their heads.

Lin Yi saw that it was almost done. Zuo Liangyu was a hero in troubled times. It would be a pity if so many soldiers under his command were buried in the streets. If he could die on the battlefield outside the city, it would be considered a worthy death. Thinking of this, he immediately ordered the cannons to be fired.

"Boom, boom, boom," the sound of three cannons was deafening.These generals in the melee, whether they were the Ming army or the rebels, were taken aback when they heard the sound of the artillery.

"Stop all of them!" Lin Yi shouted, and his soldiers would amplify his order.

Zu Keyong and other soldiers of the Ming army stopped and looked towards Ji Yi in astonishment. They did not expect that Lin Yi, their supervisor, would appear on such an occasion.

At this time, the rebel army headed by Zuo Liangyu was in a panic. The Ming army stopped attacking them. They put away their weapons one by one, wheezing and sweating profusely. While panting, they looked at the situation around them.

(End of this chapter)