Yipin Farmer

Baoqi went through hardships and escaped from Yunnan when most of the Wu army went north to lift the blockade. On the way, they met the collapsed Jingkou army, so they used their own identity to recruit hundreds of remnants. There were more and more troops, and more than 2000 horses were assembled. He was anxious to see Ting Shuang, so he first brought a few people to ride overnight, and the infantry troops behind followed.

When they arrived in Changping County, they summoned the county magistrate to show the badge of Jinxiang Mansion and said, "I am the Marquis of Jinxiang. This time I brought 2000 troops here to help you defend the city. You and your people must obey my full command. "

Ting Shuang relaxed, and Yang Sanli also felt that he had a backbone and calmed down a lot.

Baoqi began to order: "Master Yang, pass on the order. From now on, the gates of the city will be closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. Whoever releases people privately will be punished. Anyone who robs or steals will be punished on the spot. There is no need for interrogation. All soldiers guard in shifts. Step up the patrols, deal with those who break the law and deal with it quickly, and order all blacksmiths to hurry up and make arrows."

Ting Shuang couldn't believe it, and looked at him as if she was looking at someone she didn't know. Baoqi was still handsome and handsome as usual, but her face was dark and thin, and her eyes were different from the past with determination and fierceness.

The old birthday star Wei Xian wanted to go out of the city and return to the village after delivering the food, but was also locked up in the city.Ting Shuang put him in the courtyard behind the restaurant and said, "You can stay here for a while, there is no way to seal the city."

Wei Xian has always been at peace with the situation. He has lived for more than 90 years, and it doesn't matter where he breathed his last breath. He immediately stayed in the Meng family's house, smoking dry tobacco and talking about the Three Kingdoms. disturbed.

Two days later, the reserve troops led by Baoqi arrived. Not long after, Gao Cheng personally led 5000 troops to the foot of Changping City in a murderous spirit. Ting Shuang is responsible for supplying military supplies.

Gao Cheng led the army to attack the city, and arrows rained down on the top of the city. The defenders at the top of the city shrank behind the wall and did not dare to poke their heads. The people in the city were terrified and wanted to escape.

Seeing that the siege was blocked, the rebels stopped and rested below the city, not wanting to suffer losses. Every day they called out to the defenders to surrender.

An old woman shouted at the city gate: "Why don't you let us go out and let people wait to die inside?"

The soldiers guarding the city gate stopped these people, and sent someone to report to Baoqi. Baoqi hurried over after receiving the news, and seeing a group of hairy people at the gate of the city, she gave them a cold look and said, "Who are you?" If you dare to disturb the order, you will be executed immediately."

The chaotic crowd was startled for a moment, and then clamored again: "Let's get out, we don't want to die here."

Baoqi held the hilt of the sword with her hand, and said coldly: "I'll say it again, whoever disturbs the order will be cut immediately."

At this time, a relative came to report: "There are people in the market who are robbing the common people."

"Bring it up."

Immediately, a man was brought up by several city guards. Seeing that he knew someone, Ting Shuang hurried over and asked, "Brother Zhao, what's going on?"

Brother Zhao is the porter who often eats at Tingshuang's restaurant. He often gives him advice on tasting dishes. He is very familiar with Tingshuang. part.Seeing Ting Shuang's question, he lowered his head in shame, and said, "The government hasn't paid for months, and my family has elderly parents, so... But I didn't grab anything, I picked this bag on the street... "

Ting Shuang was very sympathetic, and was about to speak, when Baoqi said: "What evidence do you have to prove that this thing was picked? I issued a military order early in the morning, not to rob or steal from ordinary people, and anyone who violates the military order will be executed immediately." I’ve said it all, but you still violate it, no wonder I am.”

Baoqi gave an order to the soldiers around him: "Dispose with military law."

Ting Shuang was in a hurry, and hurriedly pleaded: "Brother Zhao is wrong, but the crime does not deserve death, it is better to punish him with hard labor and make atonement."

"That's right." The people who were close to Zhao Da also pleaded.

Baoqi was unmoved: "Now is an extraordinary period, and a heavy code must be used. Who dares to repeat the same crime as him."

Turning to Zhao Da again, he said, "I will take care of your parents for you, so you can rest assured."

Zhao Da's face was ashen and said nothing: "I understand, thank you Lord Hou."

Soon, the bloody head was brought up. Ting Shuang almost fainted when she saw it, and the other people also trembled with fright. Baoqi said with a cold face: "It is now a time of war, whoever dares to disobey orders, this will be the end."

After a while, the patrol team caught a few more thieves, and Bao Qi ordered to behead them for public display. Soon, several bloody heads were hung on a high flagpole in the city, shocking all those who wanted to take advantage of the chaos. He who obeys orders.

But Ting Shuang couldn't take it anymore, locked himself in the room and couldn't go out. He was so uncomfortable that his whole body ached. The living people who ate and chatted with him were decapitated in a blink of an eye, and the head of the dripping blood was hung on the flagpole. I can't accept it.However, he secretly hated Bao Qi in his heart, but he couldn't blame him, let alone say that what he did was wrong.

This is an extraordinary period, there must be no chaos in the city, if there is a chaos, the city will definitely not be able to defend, and the rebels will come in and kill more people.In order to ensure order in the city and suppress those rioters, some extraordinary measures had to be used, such as——

kill.

Kill those who will not die, and use their heads and blood to maintain order.

However, Ting Shuang knew it was not wrong to do so, but he couldn't accept it no matter what. Thinking of the bloody head, his heart was beating like a cold sweat, and his chest felt uncomfortable as if something was blocked.I have also YY many times that I am omnipotent with wisdom, and I can turn the world around and save the crisis with one idea, but I have never and will not want to step on other people's bones to build my own achievements.

Ting Shuang threw herself on the bed and trembled all over, but Baoqi knocked on the door and ignored her.After a while, there was no sound outside the door.

Suddenly the window slammed, and a hand was placed on his shoulder. Ting Shuang slapped that hand away and roared, "Go away, how much blood is on your hand, don't touch me."

Baoqi looked at him quietly, was silent for a while, and then said: "Do you still remember the fire in the theater during the Lantern Festival that year?"

Ting Shuang looked at it suspiciously, not knowing how he brought it up.

"At that time, there was a big fire, and everyone panicked and ran out of the door. As a result, they crowded into a pile at the door and no one could get out. At this time, you stood up and drew your musket and said, whoever dares to squeeze forward will be killed." Baoqi looked at him in pain, "I ask you, if someone is disobedient and still wants to push forward, what will you do? Do you shoot or don't shoot?"

Ting Shuang lowered her head and said nothing.

Baoqi added: "If you don't shoot to shock them, the situation will become more chaotic and more critical, and more people will die. If you shoot to shock them and stop crowding, then maybe everyone can escape." Life. However, the person you shot to death is innocent, and there is nothing wrong with him wanting to survive. He also has parents, wife and children, so can you kill him?"

"Stop talking." Ting Shuang covered his head with a pillow in pain. He really didn't know what to do in that situation. He suddenly remembered a plot in "Titanic". When the ship was about to sink, everyone crowded Running to the lifeboat, the boat was about to capsize. A crew member took out a pistol to frighten the passengers: "I will kill anyone who dares to get ahead of the women and children."

A passenger refused to listen and rushed forward. The crew member actually fired. Although he controlled the situation, he killed the innocent passenger, and the crew member committed suicide with guilt.Thinking about it now, the crew member did the right thing, but couldn't stand the condemnation of his conscience and committed suicide, which is pitiful.

Think back to the fire in the theater that year. If someone pushed forward regardless of deterrence, would he shoot or not? That person is innocent and should not die, but neither should more people. If he can change the lives of more people, will he feel guilty for the rest of his life if he shoots?

"I can't take it, I can't take it." Ting Shuang cried in distress. Thinking of doing these things against her will and killing more people in the future, she felt a huge stone on her heart, and it hurt deeply. She missed the quiet and beautiful village very much. , This is the pure land where countless people including him can settle down. In order to defend this pure land, they want to kill people and shed blood.

"I know that Zhao Da is innocent, but at that time, I really needed a head to enforce military discipline to frighten others. If you don't enforce military discipline, the city cannot be defended, and more people will die. If you don't Understand me..." Baoqi choked up as she spoke, and said: "You have to understand that it is normal to have to sacrifice some people's lives for the survival of more people. I'm sorry, I shouldn't get you involved."

Ting Shuang looked at him through teary eyes, his face was blurred, where was Bao Qi, who was so energetic and clumsy at work?

It is said that it is better to be a dog of peace than to be a person in troubled times. In times of war, human life is as worthless as grass roots. Only by ending the war as soon as possible can human life and dignity be guaranteed.

After killing and stabbing, the city really restored order, no one dared to rob or steal anymore, and people stayed in the city in peace.

Gao Cheng led the rebel army to besiege Changping City as a stronghold for a long time and get food locally, but the villages around the city were connected by tunnels to form an impregnable fortress. Use other methods to attack the city.

Gao Cheng sent people back to Kaifeng to pull two cannons in red to blast the city wall.

Most people know the power of the red-clothed cannon. It played a very important role when the Taizu of this dynasty attacked the country. Baoqi frowned sadly when she received the information. I don't care about getting angry with Baoqi, and use my brain cells to think of a way, but how can the cannon resist it?

Jesus Allah Tathagata Buddha plus Grandpa Mao, whoever of you has an idea to resist the cannon, come and find a way.

Several people gathered in the county government headquarters to find a way.

"How about digging a tunnel to hide?" Ting Shuang couldn't think of a new idea.

"With 5000 men and horses attacking the city, Wang Fuchen continued to send more troops to him. Tunnels alone are not enough." Baoqi said, and still sent someone to order the residents in the city to dig their own holes to hide.

"It would be great if we also had cannons." Yang Sanli said, but Bao Qi gave him a stare. Where did we get the cannons?This is not nonsense.

"If you don't have a cannon, a small cannon will do." Ting Shuang mobilized all his brain cells. He couldn't fight a war, so he could only plagiarize the previous battle examples, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Zuo Zhuan's Warring States Policy, Jagged Military Forum, Ziling Military Forum, "The Biography of General Patton" "Go through it again, there is nothing available. "Defense of Moscow", "The Great Battle", "Crossing Chishui", "Tunnel Warfare" and "Mine Warfare", these films have also been watched. Well, it seems that landmines can be used, and small cannons can be used without cannons, but landmines can be made in this era ?

"Wait a minute." Ting Shuang left the people in the meeting and ran back to her own courtyard. Baoqi understood tacitly that he had an idea in the bud, and ran along.

Ting Shuang ran back to the house and asked Wei Xian, the old treasure: "Master Wei, do you know how to make a landmine? It's something that can explode when ignited."

Wei Xian looked at him puzzled as Ting Shuang frothed and spoke with strokes.

"Master Wei, is there anything we can do?" Ting Shuang looked at him desperately.

Wei Xian coughed lightly: "Isn't gunpowder the thing that can be ignited to blow up? You just say no, and you still have to spend so much spit."

Ting Shuang wiped her sweat, as if...it seemed...it was gunpowder, to complicate simple things, it wasn't me, it wasn't me.

"I think back then..." Wei Xian began to talk about the Three Kingdoms again, "Zhuge Liang used explosives to burn the rattan armored soldiers..."

Ting Shuang knew that the old man would never stop talking about the Three Kingdoms, so he interrupted quickly: "How do you get the explosives?"

Wei Xian was a stonemason when he was young, and he had traveled far and wide to see a lot. He stroked his white beard and said, "It's not difficult. One nitrate, two yellows and three charcoals. It's not easy to control the weight. You have to explore it. But if the ancients could make it, we can do it too." out."

"Master Wei, you really are the treasure of our village." Ting Shuang cheered and hugged him, rubbing her head.

"Hey, brat, my old bones are going to be rubbed apart."

Bao Qi came to see Ting Shuang with a happy face, knowing that he had a way to defeat the enemy, she also became happy.

Ting Shuang convened the masons and blacksmiths and firecrackers in the city, and explained to them the basic principles of making landmines. As for how to install the lead wires, the ratio of sulfur and charcoal, etc., I invited experienced people to do it. Even the advanced minesweepers of the Japanese devils can't do anything about the landmines made by them.

The craftsmen grasped the spirit and seized the time to study land mines.