Lord of Ming Dynasty

"Yes, my lord." The three answered in unison.

Hu Kui said: "My lord, can the former army of Xuanyuan Longfei be notified first?"

Zhang Qiang waved his hand, "Well, send someone to inform them to set up camp in the open. There are too few camps, and the enemy may become suspicious. However, order him to make his camp bigger, and the troops in the headquarters should pay attention to preventing the enemy from sneaking in. Xuanyuan Longfei This kid seems to only know how to practice martial arts all day long, and he is eager to win, but sometimes, this kid is more shrewd, give him a hint, and he will know what to do."

"Hahaha," several people laughed again.

After crossing the mountain peak, the field of vision passed by several mountain villages outside Jinhua Mansion, and came to the top of Jinhua County. Looking down, the traces of the battlefield became more and more obvious, the collapsed siege vehicles, ladders, and even some human body fragments that were too late to clean up , scattered all over the trees outside Jinhua County, the top of the black awning boat, the broken battle flag, and approaching the city wall, there were still corpses of soldiers from both sides hanging upside down on the city wall, and it was too late to deal with it. After baptism, many places collapsed.

After crossing the city wall, the second city wall is incomplete. Many places have either collapsed or been cleaned up, leaving only some convenient passages for vehicles, horses and soldiers to pass through. There are still corpses lying in many places on the rolling hills. It was too late to take them away, and many houses had collapsed, leaving no one there.

The line of sight came to the sky above the county government office and the government office, where the Qing army was still fighting with the rebel army. When the battle seemed to be very scattered, in many places there were groups of seven or eight people, surrounded by a large group of Qing army and fighting, the main force of the rebel army On the way to Zhu's Mansion, there were a lot of people, about two to three thousand, together with the Qing army.

On the periphery of Zhu Mansion, there are three breast walls in a row. Many archers and civilians are hiding inside, carrying corpses continuously, and building a fortification like a city wall. Zhang Qiang's layer-by-layer defense policy has been recognized by the rebels. , is also the final defense site, built like a small fortress.

In some places, there are even Fran machine guns, tiger crouching guns, and larger Hongyi cannons that were captured by the Qing army.

It is not without firearms on the battlefield. Occasionally, there will be one or two gunshots in some places, but there is no lethality. The two sides are still fighting with cold weapons in close combat.

There is an unconquered courtyard outside the Zhu Mansion. In the small alley, a large number of people are crowded here, crying, panicking, sitting or lying down, dressed in rags, many people are sitting dryly, looking up at the sky, eyes Wushen, some rebel soldiers are also here, they are cleaning the weapons in their hands, or nervously repairing the weapons in their hands.

Taking a rough look, there may not be thousands of people. These people have extended to the outer wall of the Zhu Mansion, filling every inch of the hillside streets that have not been captured to the outer wall of the Zhu Mansion.

Inside the Zhu Mansion, there were also many people in a panic, but these people were dressed gorgeously, at least they didn't look like ordinary people.

The more you go in, the more sparse it becomes, until you reach the backyard of the Zhu Mansion, where there are thirty or fifty rebel soldiers, twenty or thirty yamen servants, and a dozen servants, all fully armed, watching everyone who passes by with wary eyes.

In the backyard of the Zhu residence, Zhu Dadian was walking back and forth, looking flustered and losing his mind.

The housekeeper and several concubines stood aside with pale faces.

"My lord, my lord, we can't wait any longer, let's make a decision!" The housekeeper tried to persuade Zhu Dadian with an anxious look.

A family member ran in, "Report to your lord, guard Lu Jinzhong, the commander of the guards asks for your safety, please see your lord."

"Please." Zhu Dadian stood there with his hands behind his back, stroked his beard, and pretended to be calm.

Lu Jinzhong, Zhu Dadian's newly appointed Jinhua garrison, said to Zhu Dadian anxiously as soon as he came in:

"My lord, stop it. The Qing army has too many troops. This time, almost 5000 people have been invested in attacking us in turn. Our manpower is too small, and the number of soldiers is getting smaller and smaller. There are less than 3000 soldiers in front of us. There are [-] soldiers. More than [-] people were captured, more than [-] people were killed, the young and strong were almost dead, the people were slaughtered, and there were only about [-] people left, all of whom were old and weak. Right now, my lord, please make a decision early."

Commander of the guard Qiu Quan also said: "My lord, we have to think of a complete plan, otherwise, we will be annihilated by the Qing army tonight."

Seeing Zhu Dadian's hesitation, Lu Jinzhong took a step forward, "My lord, I am willing to resist the Qing army for my lord, please make a plan early before the Qing army breaks through here, put on the clothes of the common people, and leave at night, I am willing to send a The loyal dead soldiers will escort you out of the city, and the Qing army's defense at the north gate is not very strict, so you can leave as quickly as possible."

Qiuquan said: "My lord, make a decision early."

Zhu Dadian closed his eyes, he had already done the thing of being loyal to Daming once, what he was hesitating now was whether he should be loyal again, half a month had passed since he sent the letter asking for help, but Emperor Longwu still didn't send anyone Rescue him, but there is not even a reply. He sent a dozen messengers for help, and now he is almost wiped out by the Qing army, and the emperor has not come yet, which makes him feel that his death is not worth it.

But he didn't want to be a disloyal subject who abandoned the city and fled. It was really difficult to deal with his reputation behind him.

Chapter 61 Enemies Don't Be Deceived

In the dark night, the humid wind constantly harassed the lurking rebel soldiers. It was already more than September, and the weather was still sweltering and hot. Mosquitoes and flies kept flying around the ears, which made people feel restless.

Hu Kui sat beside Zhang Qiang and whispered: "My lord, the Tartars don't seem to be fooled. It's already midnight and no one has come. Could it be that that boy Tian Bin ran away and didn't inform Ruan Dacheng?"

Zhang Qiang looked at the treetops. It was so dark that he couldn't see anything clearly. He just felt that the canopy of the tree should not be big. He touched his face and found it was sticky and covered with sweat. Way, go to sleep."

After speaking, he turned sideways, tightened the cloak on his body, and closed his eyes.

"My lord, are you not worried at all?" Hu Kui asked unwillingly.

No one responded to him, so Hu Kui could only look up at the sky in a daze by himself.

In Jin Dongzhen, Tian Bin also stood in front of Ruan Dacheng, circling around in a hurry, while Ruan Dacheng was holding a thread-bound book in his hand, pretending to read it with a sesame oil lamp.

But his status is not as high as this one, and from another point of view, he has gained the trust of the Tartars, and he is no more than a surrendered soldier. According to the Tartars, he is just a man with two legs. Sheep, even two people are not counted, people are at least those slaves who serve their masters in their pastures, they are slaves, they are considered their property, and the next layer is called the coat of slaves, which is still a slave, He is still far from the slave.

He doesn't want to be a slave, but what can he do?

Who let Daming be beaten to almost subjugate the country, and now that Daming is dying, everyone knows that he has no power to recover.

He didn't want to be exploited by those corrupt officials under Daming's rule, and followed the rebellion. He quickly adapted to the life of the rogues, and worked hard to climb up the ladder. Finally, he was valued by Lin Yang and became a master. At least he could If you are instigated by anger, you can exploit others. I didn’t expect that damned Ming army’s defense to be so powerful. In the first battle, he defeated Lin Chenggong, who he thought was very powerful, and even captured He Jin. A powerful bandit leader.

Since then, he had to find a way to adapt to another kind of life, the life under the rule of the Tartars, and he thought that with his ability, he would definitely be able to climb to a higher position than he was under Lin Chengzhi's command, and maybe not as good as before. This high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty was even more highly regarded by the Tartars, but after saving his life, he was able to live comfortably and become rich and prosperous.

Ruan Dacheng finally put down the book in his hand, and said softly, "That Zhang Qiang really only has more than 3000 troops?"

Tian Bin immediately nodded and bowed, with a smile on his face, "My lord, there is nothing wrong with what I have reported, and if there is anything wrong, I am willing to be punished."

"Then why, he can repeatedly defeat the collection troops I sent?" Ruan Dacheng asked with narrowed eyes.

Tian Bin replied: "My lord, that Zhang Qiang is very cunning. Every time he takes advantage of my troops to disperse, he makes a surprise attack. Moreover, this man is good at using firearms. He has six hundred firearms under his command. I dare say When it comes to the use of firearms, even Master Kong in my Qing Dynasty is not necessarily better than him."

"Really? Are you so powerful?" Ruan Dacheng stood up, reached out and rolled up his sleeves, and the guards beside him brought him a cloak and put it on his shoulders.

"My lord, it's really powerful. Even if we sneak attack in the middle of the night, most of the casualties of the soldiers are still caused by his firearms. The villain saw it with his own eyes." Tian Bin patted his chest to show that what he said was true.

Chen Jia, who was sitting on the side, also said: "My lord, indeed, I am ashamed that I was defeated twice by his firecracker troops."

Ruan Dacheng looked at Chen Jia and said, "Even so, how do you think we can avoid being attacked by such an enemy and not be defeated by him again?"

Chen Jia took a step forward, "My lord, now is the opportunity to take advantage of the darkness and sneak attack on the enemy. We have more than [-] people, and we have come prepared. The enemy's force is much smaller than ours. They are besieged from all sides, just like Jinhua Prefecture. Enemies surrounded to death on the mountain, gathered and wiped out."

Ruan Dacheng snorted contemptuously, "Could it be that you have suffered from this kid several times and still don't know how to restrain yourself? Don't you know how to have a long memory?"

Chen Jia lowered his head, feeling ashamed and afraid to speak again.

Ruan Dacheng took the sword handed over by the guard, hung it on his waist, and walked out of the courtyard with eight-character steps. Everyone followed. In the light of the torch, Ruan Dacheng looked up at the sky, and the sky gradually revealed a glimmer of light.

Ruan Dacheng said: "Don't worry about him, hurry up to attack the city, I don't believe that he can sit still, if he wants to save Jinhua, he must go down the mountain and attack our army. At that time, our army can take advantage of the cavalry on a flat place, Defeating the enemy, more than 3 troops, plus Master Tong's [-] troops who are about to come from Hangzhou, it is expected that he will not be able to get up. At that time, we will concentrate our forces to attack his Wuyi County, and I will be crushed to death. crush him and his army like ants."

Chen Jia followed behind, and said at the right time, "Your Excellency is wise." Ruan Dacheng raised his head and smiled slightly.

Then he looked at Jinhua Fucheng and murmured: "It's over, Zhu Dadian, Daming is dead, you should be loyal to Daming too!"

When Zhang Qiang woke up, it was broad daylight. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, stood up and stretched his muscles and bones. Hu Kui beside him was snoring like thunder. He suddenly remembered his situation, frowned, raised his foot and kicked After touching Hu Kui, Hu Kui woke up suddenly, holding the saber at his waist, "What's the matter, is the enemy coming?"

"You're already dead when you come here, hurry up and send someone to investigate and see the surrounding situation." Zhang Qiang roared angrily.

"Yes, my lord," Hu Kui got up from the ground, ran towards the horse with guilt, quickly climbed onto the horse, and ran down the mountain under the guard of the cavalry around him.

After a while, all the generals will gather.

Wei Wuji said worriedly: "My lord, the enemy doesn't seem to be fooled, what should we do?"

Mi Chun said: "My lord, Tian Bin checked the enemy's situation and didn't return all night. I'm afraid he already knew about our army's arrival, so he should have made plans earlier."