Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 594 Ruthless
The luck of Xinyang this year is still very bad. After the beginning of spring, the rain is still sufficient, and the wheat seedlings grow gratifyingly, but soon there is a pest attack. Several kinds of pests come together. Those who eat the roots eat the roots, those who eat the leaves eat the leaves, and those who don’t eat the roots Those who don’t eat the leaves suck the juice. Farmers in Xinyang are no better than those in Nanyang. There are so many pesticides that can eliminate pests. Soon, large areas of wheat seedlings will die. It is certain that another bad year of no harvest is waiting for farmers in Xinyang.Due to the poor harvest of grain last year, the farmers have already run out of food reserves, and they are all relying on digging grass roots and peeling bark to survive. They only hope that this year will have a good year, but what awaits them is still the bad luck of no harvest, which is the most desperate. What's more, the government doesn't have the slightest intention to cut taxes and relieve disasters. The officials are still like wolves and tigers, and the taxation and labor have no sense!

There is no harm if there is no comparison. In the past, farmers throughout Henan were equally sad. Everyone didn’t think there was anything wrong. But now Nanyang has built a series of reforms such as building water conservancy, researching and developing pesticides, cultivating improved seeds, introducing new crops, and developing the fertilizer industry. Farmers’ lives are getting worse. Moisturizing, the farmers in Xinyang are jealous.We all belong to the same place, so why are you living so prosperously while we pass more and more sadly?Why!Under this background, the red lady climbed up and shouted, and the whole Xinyang responded, and the whole government turned against him overnight-this is the most typical character, with diligence and tenacity that cannot be matched by farmers all over the world, They can endure great suffering and hard work, but at the same time they have an extremely violent side. If this country makes them unable to survive, they will not hesitate to smash the whole country to pieces, and then rebuild a country on the ruins , even if you beat a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood!The actions of officials and gentry in Xinyang have already stepped on the bottom line of farmers in Xinyang, so what else is there to say?Copy guys kill them!

Overnight, tens of 10 people turned wood into soldiers and rose up.Originally, there were several thousands of households in Xinyang. Those who could play a role could at least buy some time for the court. In fact, those guards also played a role. The ordnance was taken out and distributed to the peasants...then...then the unlucky magistrate found that Fucheng had fallen into the vast ocean of people's war overnight and was surrounded by isolation.

Fast enough!
Of course, this is not the saddest thing. The saddest thing is that the magistrate sent someone to ask the governor for help, and the governor said that I was also very embarrassed.Why is it difficult?It stands to reason that Xinyang should be under the management of Lu Xiangsheng, and Lu Xiangsheng is fighting fiercely with the Mongols in Datong, so he has no time to manage it; ask the Heluo New Army for help. In line with the rules... He is a governor who is almost like a lonely family. If you ask me for help, who will I ask for help!No way, hurry up and play the imperial court!

The imperial court said that they are arguing about the Huguang New Deal, and they have no time to take care of you, so please ask for blessings!
God, hurry up and strike a thunderbolt and chop that devil girl, Hong Niangzi!It's getting more and more violent, and I can't live through this day!

Of course, Hong Niangzi also has her own troubles. She pulled so many troops, but she didn’t have enough food. After only a few days of surrounding Xinyang City, the food began to make ends meet, and new troops are still rushing over. Take Xinyang City as soon as possible, and she and her army will probably have to perform a performance of peeling tree bark and digging grass roots under Xinyang City.Of course, she never thought of taking down Xinyang City by force. Are you kidding me, just relying on thousands of bandits and 30 or [-] civilians to take down Xinyang City?Unless it is filled with corpses, there is no way to fight.After showing off in the city, she returned to the big tent, picked up a bag of kumiss and drank half of it in one go.This kumiss was brought over from Nanyang. It is sweet and sour. It can quench your thirst and satisfy your stomach. Even if you don’t eat, you can live a long time with a bag of kumiss. Those ruthless horse bandits under her command like it very much, but The quantity is limited, and they cannot allow them to let go of their stomachs and drink wildly.

After drinking half a bag of kumiss, the red lady perked up, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and asked, "Feng Ting, Feng Lei, how is the situation?"

Both Feng Ting and Feng Lei are her most reliable right-hand assistants. Not to mention their high martial arts skills, they are also resourceful, and they can be alone when they are released.Now Feng Ting is mainly in charge of the cavalry, sending out sentry cavalry to scout around every day, while Feng Lei is in charge of building an encirclement circle to surround Xinyang City to death.The head of the family asked, and Feng Ting immediately replied: "It's the same as before, nothing has changed, and the governor of Henan has not shown any signs of sending troops to reinforce."

The red lady frowned: "What the hell are they doing? They don't want Xinyang anymore?"

Feng Ting smiled: "It's all caused by the champion prince. He implemented new policies in Huguang and Heluo, which caused turbulent waves. The imperial court is already turbulent, and they don't care about us at all."

Feng Lei sighed: "At first, I wanted to use Xinyang City as an excuse to wipe out a few reinforcements sent by the imperial court, so that the defenders in the city would be terrified and surrender, but the imperial court didn't even send reinforcements, so how can we encircle and fight for reinforcements? "

The red lady tapped the table with her fingers quickly, and asked in a deep voice, "Will they ask the Heluo new army for help?"

Feng Lei said: "It's unlikely. Henan is under the jurisdiction of Marquis Su Yi. According to the law, without the permission of Marquis Su Yi, the army of Champion Marquis cannot enter Henan to fight. Now that Marquis Su Yi is far away in Datong, even if they rush It will take at least half a month to rush there, and it takes a month to go back and forth, so it’s too late.” Speaking of this, he couldn’t help laughing: “Those civil servants wanted to play a trick on Champion Hou and Su Yihou, but unexpectedly Put yourself in a hole!"

The red lady said: "It's fine if I don't..." She secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She really didn't want to fight with the Heluo new army. To rebel, I just want to destroy those local tyrants and evil gentry so that the people can live better!

"Strengthen the siege, and at the same time try to bribe the city guards to see if we can win internal support. Feng Ting, send out more sentry cavalry to keep an eye on the surrounding areas of Xinyang, and report to me immediately if there is any trouble!" The red lady gave an order decisively.

The Feng brothers accepted the order solemnly.

After giving a few more orders, the red lady left the tent, rode her horse to the fields, and looked at the sparse crops in the fields in silence.

Hurry up and take Xinyang down. Once Xinyang is taken down, you will have money to buy grain from Nanyang, and you can also buy back the seeds of high-yield crops such as potatoes and corn, repair the irrigation system, and more importantly, you can select a group of willing Officials who do something for the people make the people live a comfortable life for a few days!
Just as she was in a daze, the Sentinel came in a hurry and reported the bad news to her:

The Changping Army is here!
Of course, it's not bad news, Hong Niangzi doesn't even know which temple the Changping Army belongs to, she just thinks it's reinforcements sent by the imperial court, well, don't leave when they come, copy guys and cut him down!
Almost at the same time, the bad news of Hong Niangzi's rebellion finally reached Yang Menglong after many twists and turns.After confirming the authenticity of the news, Yang Meng's head became bigger, my aunt, you are too noisy, I finally put down the bandits, you are still making trouble, and you are making trouble on the edge of Nanyang!What should I do?It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!He threw down the document, pulled his hair with his hands, and muttered with a sad face: "When I asked for so many weapons, I thought she was joking, but I didn't expect her to come for real!"

Li Yan also smiled wryly: "She always only plays the real thing, not the fake one."

Yang Menglong glared at him: "Xinyang is only a few days away from Wuhan, why did I not receive the report until now? Are you playing tricks?"

Li Yan said frankly: "Yes, I told the people below not to tell the adults so quickly."

Yang Menglong looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "What kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?"

Li Yan cupped his hands to him and said, "My lord, your new policies are good and beautiful policies that benefit the present and will benefit the future. They are just too radical, and it is difficult for the government and the public to accept them. These few articles of commercial tax have made countless gentry hate to the bone!"

Yang Menglong said: "I just like to see them gnash their teeth with hatred but have nothing to do with me!"

Li Yan said: "That's the way it is said, but they always have a way to cause trouble for you. For example, they sent the Changping Army to the south. In name, it was to help you put down the rebellion. Everyone knows what kind of idea they are actually doing! Liangyu is bloodthirsty, greedy, and lustful, and the troops under his command are extremely tyrannical. Once they are allowed to enter Huguang, there will be a bloodbath. It's completely ruined! And if your lord prevents Zuo Liangyu from entering Huguang, it will be tantamount to open rebellion, no matter what you do, it will be wrong!"

Yang Menglong raised his thick eyebrows and said, "You make a very reasonable distinction. The question is, what does it have to do with you concealing the news of Hong Niangzi's rebellion?"

A trace of sternness flashed across Li Yan's handsome face: "We must not let Zuo Liangyu enter Huguang and ruin the layout of the lord, but the lord must not come forward to prevent Zuo Liangyu from entering Huguang and give people the truth, so it is best The only way is for Hong Niangzi to block the Changping Army, or simply make Zuo Liangyu and his Changping Army disappear completely, and it will be over!"

Yang Menglong was shocked: "That's thousands of troops!"

Li Yan sneered: "Don't say a few thousand, even if you die tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, what is there to feel bad about?" He said confidently: "Zuo Liangyu doesn't have the guts to enter Nanyang. Besides, General Xue will never die." He will be sent to Nanyang, he can only go to Xinyang and enter Huguang through Xinyang, and as long as he enters Xinyang, he will not be able to escape completely!"

Yang Menglong smiled bitterly: "I thought I was cruel enough, but I didn't expect you to be even crueler than me, and you would kill your own people without mercy!"

Li Yan said firmly: "They are not our own people! How many towns and women did they rob on the way south? Such an army is more ruthless than bandits. Once they gain power, they may cause disasters ten times and a hundred times more severe than bandits. , it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible, lest the poison be endless!"

Yang Menglong was silent.Some clips about Zuo Liangyu flashed through my mind: this man relied on suppressing bandits in Chongzhen for seven years, gradually rose to power, recruited surrenders and rebels all the way, and finally pulled tens of thousands of people!Later, he was defeated by Li Zicheng in the decisive battle of the Central Plains, fled to Huguang, occupied Jingxiang, Wuchang, Jiujiang and other vast areas, and raised another 10 million troops.As Li Yan said, this "big army" is really more ruthless than bandits, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of crimes. When the army is short of food, it even feeds on human flesh. Hundreds of thousands of people died under their butcher's knives.The most terrible thing is that after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and the Central Plains, Zuo Liangyu did not have the slightest desire to save the country. Instead, he supported his troops and even turned against the small court of the Nanming Dynasty. The small court of the Nanming Dynasty collapsed so quickly. without!
It is better to eradicate this kind of army that harms the people as soon as possible!
Thinking of this, he said to Li Yan: "Go to Xinyang yourself, I'm worried that Hong Niangzi can't handle it alone!"

Li Yan bowed deeply: "Obey!"

(End of this chapter)