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

Chapter 922 Crisis 3
Yang Menglong braved the wind and snow and rushed from Yangquan to Shimen.The uninterrupted running, fighting, and planning for the past few days made his poor physical condition worse. After the battle in Yangquan, he lost a full ten catties, and he was almost skinny.He is now fully supported by his will. Even if he is obviously unable to do what he wants, he still pretends to be energetic and high-spirited in front of the soldiers. He is the benchmark of belief in the entire army and must not fall. If he falls, the whole The Heluo new army will all fall!
The red lady is still by his side.In the Battle of Yangquan, she was also seriously injured. Although she has recovered a lot after the careful treatment of the military doctor, her complexion is still pale. It is no problem to ride a horse, but imagine shooting and holding a bow on the back of a galloping horse like before. If Leng charged forward, at least he would have to rest for another two or three months.The Battle of Yangquan made her famous in the Northwest, and her swift and decisive assault convinced the entire Heluo New Army. Now no one dares to laugh at her being from the Green Forest, but all the soldiers of the Heluo New Army agree that, She and that tease are a perfect match, a perfect match.

Of course the red lady is happy to be recognized by the most powerful army in the world, but she is really seriously injured now, especially her ten fingers. After shooting more than 40 arrows in succession with the three-stone bow, they were all cut to pieces by the bow string. , were now tightly wrapped with gauze, which made her feel uncomfortable all over. She shouted many times to remove these obstructive gauze, but Yang Menglong persuaded her.Now she was staring at Yang Menglong with a legal face, but Yang Menglong didn't look at her, but turned his eyes to the distant Shimen looming in the wind and snow.

Shimen was originally just a little-known village and town, but as the Tianxiong Army invaded the northwest, a large amount of military supplies entered Shanxi from here, and horses, cattle, sheep, fur and cotton produced in the northwest were also continuously transported to the Central Plains through here. Merchants from all over the world rushed towards them with green eyes like hyenas seeing carrion. This small place has turned into a large town of considerable size at an astonishing speed, and now it has become an important military town. Whether it is going north or west, large units such as the Sichuan Army and the Sichuan Army use it as their base for advancement.Sooner or later it will become a densely populated city, and the signs are already very obvious.Now what he sees is a black line, which is moving towards Shimen. This is the Heluo New Army, and his main force has arrived at Zhending Mansion.

The red lady also looked at the long black line, and sighed in her heart: "Every time I see the scene where the main force of Heluo's new army strides forward regardless of difficulties and obstacles, it always makes people's blood boil... I only hate that I am a woman , otherwise, I will definitely follow them to conquer the north and south, cross the Great Wall, and show off the absolute domain, even if I die in the battlefield, I will have no regrets!"

Yang Menglong smiled: "Do you like it? If you like it, I can give you an army and let you lead them to fight and show off your power."

The red lady rolled her eyes: "Don't worry, I know my own business! It's okay for me to deal with those rotten officers and soldiers, but if you let me lead such a disciplined teacher, you will have to make a lot of jokes." "

Yang Menglong said: "If you think the regular army has too many rules, I can hand over the Huaisi cavalry to you. They are also from wild backgrounds, and they are very suitable for you."

The red lady is about to kick someone: "You just want me to go to war and go far away. It's better not to see you once in three years, right?"

Yang Menglong was very wronged: "Don't you like fighting? Is it wrong for me to support you to do what you like?"

Just as he was speaking, a large group of cavalry rushed over the low hills, all of them were in black helmets and black robes, and looked like a black veil pulled from far and near.Seeing Yang Menglong and Hong Niangzi, the cavalry on their backs raised their horses or bows and cheered loudly to salute these two, making a mess.Needless to say, it was the Huaisi cavalry, and their vanguard had already arrived at Shimen.Yang Menglong raised his hand and saluted these wild cavalrymen with a standard military salute. The cheers of the Huaisi cavalrymen became louder and louder, almost shaking the sky.When they passed by, Yang Menglong shook his head and said: "These guys don't look like soldiers in military uniforms, they look like grass bandits. You have to train them hard when you turn around!"

The red lady rolled her eyes: "You, these are first-class elite soldiers. Many of them are even generals. They have learned the art of war and practiced martial arts since they were young. If it were anyone else who could get such an elite cavalry, they would never dream. They will all wake up laughing, but you still think you don’t like this or that!”

Yang Menglong said: "The era of relying on personal bravery to win has passed. I value their discipline more than their martial arts..." He smiled, "But you are right, they They are indeed first-class elite soldiers, as long as they are trained strictly, within two years, they will definitely become a world-renowned strong army."

Just as they were talking, a small group of people and horses galloped around the torrent of the Huaisi cavalry and galloped towards this side. They probably saw the flying general flag, and they sped up their speed.Hitting from a long distance, a sharp voice came over: "Master Hou! Master Hou!" The voice was really like a chicken being strangled by someone, it was as unpleasant as it could be, and it made the red lady feel goosebumps all over her body. up.

Yang Menglong smiled: "It's Old Wu! He doesn't stay at Shimen to enjoy himself, so why come here?" He rode up to greet him, and greeted happily: "Hey, Old Wu, why are you running in such a hurry? There is a tiger chasing after you. You?"

Wu Yong's life in the past few years has been pretty good. In addition to the original shoe factory making a lot of money and expanding its scale several times, he also partnered with Cao Huachun to open a large oil-pressing workshop. The business is also booming. Bring him an income of more than 2 taels of silver.The Heluo New Army defeated the Qing army in Lushun and wiped out the bandits in the Yiluo Valley. He got a share of these brilliant victories, and his status in Chongzhen's mind naturally increased.Basically, he doesn't have to do anything. He can earn 8 or [-] taels of silver every year when he stays in Nanyang. If he wants to go to war, he can go to the front line with the army, and then he will get his military exploits. He has been such an easy eunuch throughout the ages. , It's really pitifully rare, if Wei Zhongxian knows about it, he must be mad with jealousy!He also adopted two children from refugees as adopted children. Both adopted children are very obedient and obedient, and they study hard, and they are very cute.After finishing the few tasks every day, sitting on the recliner, hugging the two adopted sons and putting them on his knees, telling them vividly about the things in the palace, Wu Yong is the happiest when he is not Liu Jin, he can do this One step is already satisfied, and he only hopes that life can go on like this forever, let him spend his old age peacefully, bring up his two adopted sons, and pass on the family business to them, he will have no regrets.

But the turbulent current situation made him unable to satisfy even such an ordinary wish. He has not stopped since Chongzhen's Northern Expedition, and the time spent riding on horseback is much longer than staying on the ground!He rushed over in a hurry, so fast that he almost collided with Yang Menglong.Yang Menglong was a little surprised to see that this good old man looked terrified and flustered, and his lips were twitching non-stop. His heart tightened and he asked, "Old Wu, what happened to scare you like this!?"

Wu Yong gasped for several breaths before he recovered, panting and said: "The military situation at the front line, Jiannu...Jiannu has entered the customs, Tangshan has been surrounded now, and the capital is at stake!"

Boom!

There seemed to be a violent thunder exploding in his ears, Yang Menglong trembled all over, his face turned pale, he was dumbfounded and couldn't speak.The red lady was also heartbroken, and shouted sharply: "Jiannu will enter the customs if he wants to enter the customs? Is the 10,000+ Guan Ning army eating dry words!? Is the Shanhaixiong army made of tofu? How could this be!? "

Wu Yong laughed bitterly: "Guan Ning Army? Where is there any Guan Ning Army? Guan Ning Army has already shaved off his hair and changed clothes, and became the vanguard of establishing slavery! Ming Dynasty is about to perish!"

Yang Menglong roared angrily: "Damn it, Guan Ningjun! If I knew this, I would replace them with Denglai's new army even if they rebelled, and transfer them away from Shanhaiguan! Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou, don't die too early !"

He knows too well what it means for the Qing army to enter the customs!

It means that the 10,000+ Guan Ning army has become the new force of the Qing army!

It means that hundreds of thousands of military households and merchants outside the customs have all become slaves to those bandits!
Realizing that the gate of the Ming Dynasty was knocked open, the capital of Gyeonggi is no longer in danger!

This means...the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and civilians in the Northern Expedition, the group of good generals that the Ming Dynasty had finally accumulated, were wiped out!
When he thought of this, he was so angry that he almost went mad, his eyes were bloody, and he asked: "Where is the main force of the army now? How far is it from the capital?"

Wu Yong hesitated for a while, but decided to tell the truth: "The army originally advanced at a rapid speed, but when the news of the rebellion of the Guanning army and the establishment of slaves entered the pass, the two legions not only did not speed up, but retreated to Hengshui and Shimen. The soldiers stopped moving... not only them, according to the news from Cao Huan, Denglai's new army also retreated to Dongying, and did not continue to go north!"

Zaji Chongweng and other soldiers were stunned. This is blatant disobedience. In the history of Heluo New Army, such a situation has never happened before!Yang Menglong's heart trembled even more, and his voice trembled a little: "They...what the hell are they trying to do? Are they rebelling?"

Wu Yong shook his head bitterly, with two turbid tears streaming from his eyes, he cried out in mourning, "Master Hou, save Daming! Daming's 300-year foundation cannot be ruined by our generation! Think about the chaos of Hou Jing, Think about how Nanliang was wiped out!"

Yang Menglong's face was gloomy, and he roared angrily: "Damn it! What the hell is Li Yan trying to do? What the hell are Xue Siming, Han Peng, Zhong Ning, and Cao Jun trying to do!? Do they still see me as the commander in chief!" In the roar, he kicked the horse's belly, The war horse neighed wildly, and rushed towards the stone gate like a shell.

Zhaji rushed to catch up with Weng, grabbed the rein with all his might, and shouted, "Your Majesty, you can't go! The situation is unknown, it's too dangerous to go now!"

Yang Menglong roared: "Get out of the way!" He pulled out his dog-leg knife and cut off the horse's reins with one blow, then rushed toward the stone gate regardless.He was really angry, not because those generals disobeyed his orders, but because the Heluo new army actually stood by at the moment of life and death of the country, which meant that the patriotism he had been trying to instill in the new army over the years Thoughts have been completely abandoned. Once this unprecedentedly powerful army gets rid of these ideas, it will be no different from those warlords who kill the good and pretend to be meritorious. The difference is that those warlords can only kill the good and pretend to be meritorious. It can easily overthrow a country with its unprecedentedly powerful combat power, and at worst, it can break the earth and become the king!When he thought of this, he became extremely angry. He completely ignored the possibility that the new army would turn against him, the founder, and rushed straight to the stone gate. No one could stop him!

The Heluo New Army camp is located in the south of Shimen City, with a ten-mile continuous battalion.Thousands of troops and horses were silent, and the Huaisi cavalry, who had always been used to being wild, was under a lot of pressure, and they all shut their mouths. They didn't say what they shouldn't say, and didn't ask what they shouldn't ask, for fear of hitting bad luck.Seeing Yang Menglong rushing over with great anger, the soldiers guarding the gate of the camp did not cheer like before, but silently saluted him, then opened the gate and let him go straight to the tent of the Chinese army.Horses are not allowed to gallop in the barracks. This is an iron discipline, and even Yang Menglong must abide by it, but now he has put this military discipline behind him, and no one came to remind him, so he rushed all the way to the Chinese army camp.

There were no empty seats in the camp of the Chinese army. Hundreds of generals, military officers, and civilian officials were sitting or squatting. Li Yan talked eloquently, while they memorized something quickly in their shorthand notebooks.Seeing Yang Menglong rushing in, they all froze for a moment, stood up one after another, and saluted. Li Yan also stopped talking, and came up to him with gentle smiles: "The troubles over there in Yangquan have been settled?"

Yang Menglong shouted to the generals and officers: "Get out!"

The elites of the Heluo New Army saluted silently and walked out.

After they all went out, Yang Menglong threw the whip on the table and stared at Li Yan like an angry beast, which might pounce on him at any time and tear him to pieces.

Li Yan smiled lightly, harmless to humans and animals.If Yang Menglong is now a ball of magma, enough to turn everything into ashes, then Li Yan is now the sea, seemingly gentle, but deep and vast, and he can't see the bottom at all, even in the face of Yang Menglong's sharp gaze like a blade , he also did not change his face, calm and composed.

After a while, Yang Menglong spoke and asked word for word: "Li Yan, what exactly do you want to do?"

(End of this chapter)