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

Chapter 972 Messenger

What's it like to be stabbed in the chest with a short knife?
The first thing I felt was probably not the pain, but the coldness, the coldness unique to metal iceware, the bone-piercing kind.Now Zu Zerun felt this kind of coldness, the expression on his face was completely frozen, his eyes were so wide that the muscles on his face hung up, staring at the recruit who stabbed him, hissing Said: "You...you..."

The soldier said sadly: "I'm sorry, son, we have to live!"

Blood gushed out from his throat. Zu Zerun tried his best to hold the hand holding the handle of the short knife that pierced his chest. His eyes were so red that he almost spurted blood. He cursed with all his strength: "Treason..." ...traitor...traitor..."

puff!

A long sword stabbed from behind, penetrated his body, and protruded bloodyly from his chest. Zu Zerun's curses stopped abruptly.He turned his head with great difficulty and saw Zu Chongming standing behind him with a smile. That smile was more terrifying than the devil's roar.The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, as if he wanted to cry, but also as if he wanted to laugh. He had always regarded Zu Chongming as his confidant and treated him well, but now, Zu Chongming gave him a sword in Houbei and completely cut him off. of vitality!
"Anyone is qualified to call us traitors, but your ancestors did not, and never have!" Zu Chongming's voice was a little erratic, and the meaning of ridicule was beyond words: "It is your ancestors who sold a large amount of grain, iron, cotton and cloth to the old slaves. It was your ancestors who buried the guest army and even provided information about the guest army to Jiannu. This time, it was your ancestors who took the lead in surrendering to Jiannu, and it was your ancestors who shaved their hair and changed their flag. What qualifications do you have to call us traitors? "

Zu Zerun spat out a big mouthful of blood, but spoke sharply: "I treat you well, but you actually..."

Zu Chongming roared: "You really treated us well! When our original general died in the battle and the entire army was beaten to pieces by the slaves, it was you who took in us embers. In Liaodong, the people didn't even have wild vegetables. It was you who allowed us to live a good life when we were hungry. When the guest army was hungry and cold, it was you who equipped us with the most sophisticated weapons and made us your most trusted force! However, we We want to go home! We want to take back our homeland of Liaodong that was invaded by the Jiannu slaves, collect the bones of our relatives who were massacred by the Jiannu slaves, reopen the long-deserted fields, and continue to thrive on the land that our ancestors opened up! We trust you, I hope you can lead us to fight back, but how did you do it? You only care about drinking the blood of the soldiers and enriching the country. Have you ever thought about expelling the Jiannu and regaining Liaodong!? You have not! Not only have you not thought about it, you have also tried every means to destroy it. The great cause of restoring the Liao Dynasty, and now we have surrendered to the slaves and led them into the customs. You are really generous to us! Warlord leaders like you, who have failed to achieve anything but failed more than failed, should have died long ago!" Zu Chongming was born and raised in Liaodong. However, his army was not from Guan Ning's system. He fought several fierce battles with the Qing army and even won two small victories. However, once when he joined forces with Guan Ning's army to fight against the enemy, Guan Ning's army did not even say hello. They fought and suddenly withdrew. This unlucky guest army was quickly wiped out under the attack of the Qing army. Only 200 people managed to escape, and he was one of them.Guan Ning's army was very kind to the defeated generals like them, especially the servants like Zu Chongming who were quite skilled. They welcomed him and readily took him in and made him their servant.Someone else might have been grateful to Zu family a long time ago, but Zu Chongming is different. He has never forgotten his coach and how his coach died. The hatred has been simmering in his heart for ten years, and now it finally broke out. Out.He roared and exerted force. He pulled out the long sword from Zu Zerun's vest and brought out a bloody arrow.He waved his long sword, and Zu Zerun's head fell off with a thud. Those eyes were still staring at Zu Chongming, wide open!

Zu Chongming didn't care about this, and lifted the head up with one hand.And the other servants either watched with cold eyes, or held the handle of the knife tightly, but the knife was never drawn out.Zu Chongming looked at them and said loudly: "I believe you have also seen it. Jianu is about to die. If you continue to follow Jianu, you will die! Now I have made a small contribution by chopping up this bastard. I plan to take his head to surrender to the Ming army, to see if I can serve as a small officer. If it’s not possible, I can serve as an auxiliary soldier. As long as they can take me back to Liaodong, I can do anything! You guys What? What are your plans?"

The servant who stabbed Zu Zerun in the chest first smiled and said, "Of course I will go with you!"

The two servants who were watching with cold eyes said, "So are we!"

The last few servants who held the handle of the knife and didn't pull it out asked hesitantly: "Will the Ming army... want us?"

Zu Chongming gritted his teeth and said, "It's just a gamble. How can there be [-]% in the army? Anyway, we will die. If we win the bet, we can return to our hometown in Liaodong, and we will die in peace; if we lose the bet , just treat it as a reunion with my family in advance, anyway, I have lived enough!"

The servants gritted their teeth, released the handle of the knife, and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say!"

So these few helped each other to cut off the ugly pig tail on the head, and then shaved it into a big bald head.Shaving your head with a machete is not good, it hurts!After all the hair is shaved, everyone's head is burning hot, and every touch is bloody!But everyone is quite satisfied with the results of their shaving. Now this pig tail is killing people. I don’t know how many unlucky people who are reluctant to shave it are chased and intercepted by farmers and Ming army guards. They turned into a lump of meat under the siege, they can't make such a mistake!After shaving their heads, everyone had a discussion and decided to pretend to be monks and join the army. Now, there are many rebels, and even many monks are joining the war against foreign enemies. Impersonating them is definitely right!What?Can't read scriptures?Please, how many monks are there who are really proficient in scriptures?Knowing how to read two lines of Amitabha Buddha can completely fool you, um, that's it!
After dawn the next day, the servants clutched their hungry stomachs and set out on the road, looking for the rebels who were going to the battlefield.They were both unlucky and lucky. Unfortunately, they lost Zu Zerun's head on the way, and the nomination certificate that had been a sure thing was gone. Fortunately, that afternoon, when they were about to faint from hunger At that time, they encountered a rebel army coming from Huaixi, and the leader of this rebel army was a muddled bastard!This bastard believed in their rhetoric, accepted them without saying a word, and gave them something to eat. In this way, this group of unlucky servants became a member of the rebel army, following this stick The confused troops marched to the Beijing battlefield in mighty force!
In fact, there are still many Ming troops marching to the battlefield in Beijing like this confused Huaixi Rebel Army. Of course, it is hard to say whether there is such a confused army.After defeating Abatai, Qi Hu ordered the Zhejiang Army, Jinmen Army, and Huaisi Rebel Army to garrison and rest on the spot. He led the most powerful Yingxia Army and the thousand Heluo New Army to go north quickly; Qin Liangyu's Sichuan Army left behind two thousand The wounded and sick were resting in Cangzhou, and the main force rushed to Beijing with Sun Chuanting's Qin army; Wu Sheng fulfilled his promise, and after hanging all the civil servants in Jinan on the city wall, he also selected [-] elite soldiers from Denglai's new army Rui soldiers, each carrying seven days of food, went out from Jinan and pointed directly at Beijing; after Wang Rui completed the occupation of Tianjin and Tangshan, he left the main force to defend, and he led [-] cavalry, [-] hoplites and [-] Thousands of ordinary infantry set out from Tianjin and rushed towards Beijing... As for Yan Yingyuan and Qian Yu, they even chased and beat the Qing army who was trying to return to Beijing to assemble, and rushed to Beijing while fighting!Behind these proud soldiers were hundreds of thousands of ordinary people driving bullock carts or pushing small carts to help transport supplies!These common people who have been greatly harmed are extremely enthusiastic. They really have the money and the ability to contribute, so they want to recruit soldiers?There is a half-year-old boy at home who beats gongs and drums to deliver food to the army; do you want food?It’s just this little rice and noodles, take them all, it doesn’t matter whether you give me money or not, as long as you can kill those gangs of slave builders and those indifferent civil servants!Relying on these hundreds of thousands or millions of people, the Ming army has inexhaustible supplies, and its logistics supplies are unprecedentedly abundant!During this war, it is impossible to count how much supplies and efforts the common people provided to the army, but one thing is certain: the Ming army's ability to turn the tide is inseparable from the support of these simple common people!
Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, the ancients are not deceived!
This scene made the Ming army rejoice and their morale was so high that it could not be restored. However, Zu Dale became more and more silent.He and his cavalry fought side by side with Yan Yingyuan's legion. In the Battle of Weifang, they destroyed the Qing army's formation time and time again, and each time he was at the forefront and the last one to withdraw, each time carrying He came back covered in sharp arrows and bloodstains, like a wounded hedgehog. Even Tianxiongjun, who was extremely angry at Guan Ningjun's treasonous behavior, was frightened by the sight, and tactfully advised him not to be too life-threatening and to protect himself.As everyone knows, he doesn't want to protect himself, he just wants to die on the battlefield!It's just that he didn't die. Not only did he not die, but he was still unscathed. On the contrary, the Qing army was already frightened by him.Now following Yan Yingyuan to fight in the direction of Beijing, he sighed inwardly when he saw millions of people enthusiastically supporting the front line.Brother, why are you so confused?I didn't even understand the basic orientation of people's hearts and made such a huge mistake. What should I do?
(Brother, the crime you have committed is too great. I have no way to drag you out of the abyss. I only hope that I can die in front of you. Don’t see the tragic situation where all the relatives of the ancestors are killed...)
"General Zu, what are you thinking?"

Yan Yingyuan's voice drifted over.

Zu Dale broke free from his thoughts, showed a bitter smile to the young army commander, and said, "I was thinking, after this battle, the world should be peaceful, right?"

Yan Yingyuan said: "There will definitely be peace. The Mongolian Tatars who dared to attack have been wiped out by Tianxiong's army. Once Jiannu is wiped out, there will be no more foreign troubles. The Ming Dynasty will be able to lighten the corvee and pay less taxes, rectify the water conservancy and officialdom, and let the people live. It's been a few years since I've had a birthday. What's your plan after the war?"

Zu Dale said: "I plan to return to Liaodong, where I will buy several hundred acres of land to build a large manor, grow some crops I like, raise some sheep and chickens, and become a carefree landlord."

Yan Yingyuan couldn't help laughing: "Your dream is really simple."

Zu Dale said: "I think this is very good. What about you? What are your plans after the war?"

Yan Yingyuan said: "I, after the war, I plan to..."

Zu Dale said: "Forget it, you better stop talking, it is said that it is unlucky to talk about future plans before the war."

Yan Yingyuan curled his lips: "Do you also believe this stuff?"

Zu Dale said: "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, but sometimes it's just so evil."

Yan Yingyuan laughed loudly: "It turns out that the famous Zuhuo is also so superstitious!"

Zu Dale shrugged and smiled bitterly.

Ahead, the Qiaolou of the Tongzhou city wall showed a sharp corner behind the horizon, and they were not far from Beijing.

What happened later proved that it was really unlucky to talk about post-war plans before fighting.It sounds ridiculous, but it's really so evil.

At this time, a scout captain galloped over on his horse and saluted Zu Dale: "General, we have captured a few Jian slaves!"

Zu Dale said lightly: "If you catch Jiannu, just throw him into the prison camp. Why should you report to me?"

The captain said: "He claims to be a military envoy sent by Zu Da... Zu Da Shaofu, and he wants to see you!"

Zu Dale's complexion suddenly changed!
(End of this chapter)