Ming Zuo

Chapter 586 The Death of Kong Youde

There are no famous mountains and rivers near Xuzhou.

They are all small hills.

There are still plains around the mountain bag.

When the first brigade of the first division approached, Kong Youde saw it.

"How many troops does Zuo Menggeng have?"

No one could answer his question.

Everyone was stunned.

Anyway, what they felt in the past few days was that there were new troops everywhere, and they were beaten wherever they went.

And the most frightening thing about the new army is that they all have strong combat effectiveness.

There is no army that they can beat.

The Dongjiang rebels near Zhaishan lost their food and grass, and couldn't eat a bite of food all day.Half of the people were still injured, and the sound of wailing affected morale even more.

Seeing more than [-] new troops pressing over, many people were fighting with each other, feeling desperate.

The new army is not in a hurry, just like a cat playing with a mouse.

"Stop, eat something first. Only when you are full can you fight."

The commander of the first brigade is Bao Guolun, a descendant of the Bao family, one of the nine famous families in Linqing.

Reading is good, but I prefer martial arts.

When the rear battalion was established, he ran to join the army, and he was a veritable old man.

Participated in the battle of Qingshuiguan, the annihilation of the White Lotus Sect and many other battles.Now he has been promoted due to meritorious service and has become the brigade commander of the first brigade.The rank of colonel is about to touch the general star.

Bao Guolun was very steady, knowing that the enemy in front of him could not run away.

Although the teacher Qiao Shuangcheng wanted to trade Kong Youde for military exploits wholeheartedly, he didn't have that much thought.

Fight as you want to fight, just think about yourself.

The first brigade stopped and began to eat to replenish their strength.

Kong Youde, who was on the mountain this time, was also helpless.

He also thought that if this new army had just arrived, if he had a good fight, he might be able to find an opportunity.

As a result, the new army began to rest and reorganize, and they must wait until they recover before fighting.

Then what?
Looking at the cramped hillock under his feet, Kong Youde gritted his teeth.

"withdraw."

"Brigade Commander, Kong Youde wants to run away!"

Bao Guolun chuckled, Zhizhu was in his hand.

"Tell the first group to go around from the west; tell the second group to go around from the east. The rest will press forward."

The formation of the first brigade had been deployed a long time ago. With the order of the military, the regiments began to move.

Because the two wings had long been occupied by the first brigade, Kong Youde's escape plan fell through completely.

At the foot of the mountain to the west of Yuezhuang Village, Kong Youde was beaten all over his head by the first regiment, leaving more than [-] people behind, so he had to run east.

The later generation is a large piece of fertile land, and there are villages and towns near the shore of Weishan Lake.But at this time, the place is full of swamps and ditches, and the sky is covered with reeds.

It was also the first time for Kong Youde to come here, he was not familiar with the terrain, the west was blocked, and there was a flag of the new army on the Zhaishan Mountain, so he had no choice but to run east with his people.

So stuck in the swamp.

"What the hell is this place?"

With great difficulty, Kong Youde pulled out his boots from the mud, and managed to find a firm place to sit down on.Looking around, but can't see too far.

He was in a dilemma, and Bao Guolun was also in a dilemma.

The endless reeds are really good for hiding people.

Although Kong Youde didn't have a boat, as long as he hid in the reeds and didn't come out, even if all the [-] people from the first brigade went in, he might not be able to find him.

"Damn, I've thought of everything, but I didn't think of this."

While regretting, Bao Guolun firmly remembered this lesson.I believe that in the future, no matter what, I will not make this mistake again.

Chief of Staff Luo Bing suggested: "How about... setting fire?"

Political commissar Song Jixuan hurriedly obstructed it.

"No. Today is the northwest wind. Once the fire is set, the smoke will drift to the south, which will affect the operations of the brother troops."

Bao Guolun also disagreed with setting the fire.

"There is water under here. If there is no oil, nothing can be burned by setting fire."

Luo Bing was not discouraged.

"That's sleepy. I don't believe that Kong Youde can last long."

This is the only way for now.

Bao Guolun changed the arrangement.

Let the first regiment and the second regiment deploy defenses along the periphery of the reed marsh, and at the same time establish observation posts at high places.

The purpose of the observation post is twofold.

One is to guard against Kong Youde's breakout direction, and the other is to call for artillery strikes immediately when seeing any changes in the reed marshes.

For a while, the battlefield was temporarily quiet.Many people had nothing to do except for the occasional sound of artillery.

Bao Guolun and others couldn't see the reed marsh, but Kong Youde was already in a desperate situation.

Except for these remnants and defeated soldiers, there are no living things in the reed marsh.Once there is a change, it must be that they are moving.

Therefore, the artillery guidance of the new army sentinels was fast and accurate.

And every time the shelling went on, many rebels were killed.

Once Kong Youde was almost bombed.

If so, the shock wave of the explosion overturned him, causing him to fall into the water.

Had it not been for the timely rescue by his own soldiers, he would have been drowned.

"Mother, go, go quickly, I won't believe it, I can't find the way out."

He also understood that the new army would not come looking for him in the reed marsh.

This is his chance.

Kong Youde led his men, walking deep and shallow in the reeds, and encountered shelling from the new army occasionally.Regardless of whether they were killed or injured by the bombing, they didn't care, and the injured were left to fend for themselves.

All of a sudden, there were miserable howls everywhere in the reed marsh.Many are nestled in the muddy water, desperately waiting for death to come.

Time passed minute by minute.

Although he was more tired because of the trek, Kong Youde's mood was getting better and better.

because……

it's dark.

Watching the setting sun gradually sinking below the horizon, and his vision gradually dimming, Kong Youde's hairs stood on end with excitement.

He knew that whether he could break through, success or failure depended on it.

The only trouble is that you can't see the direction in the dark, and your actions depend on your senses.

Outside the reeds, a big fire was lit every ten meters.The blazing bonfire made it feel like daylight within tens of meters, and soldiers from the new army could be seen guarding nearby.

Kong Youde counted, and there were three or four people left beside him, and he would definitely not be able to make it through.

"Go, let's go ahead and have a look."

Du Si Chen Mo walked ahead to open the way, but as he walked, he fell into the ditch with a thud.

The people next to him rushed to pull, but just as they grabbed Chen Mo's hand, they suddenly found that their body was more than half submerged in the muddy water.

"Oops, I'm stuck, help!"

Kong Youde's scalp was numb, how dare he go over to pull someone.

"It can't be saved, let's go!"

There was a lot of voices in the distance, and footsteps approached quickly.

Obviously, the movement here has attracted the new army to search and arrest.

Kong Youde didn't care about the life and death of others, so he ran away sullenly.

I don't know how long I ran, but I heard bursts of cheers from behind.Apparently, many more people were captured by the new army.

At this time, there was nothing around him, only one person left.

The world is vast, the sky is far and lonely, making him feel as if he has been abandoned.

huh... huh... huh...

Kong Youde was tired and hungry, even more thirsty.

Regardless of whether the water under his feet was dry or not, he picked it up and drank several sips, which finally relieved him a bit.

He doesn't want to die yet.

Even if he can't be handsome, relying on the dozens of catties of gold on his body, it is enough to become a rich man in the future.

The most urgent thing is to get out of here.

In the dark night, Kong Youde was groping all the way, and suddenly he touched something in his hand.

Touching it again made him laugh out loud.

"God won't let us die! Zuo Menggeng, if you want to catch me, wait for your next life."

What Kong Youde touched was a piece of wood.

The wood is seven or eight steps long and extremely heavy, so it is absolutely no problem to swim alone.

Now, Kong Youde also understands.

On land, it is absolutely impossible to escape the encirclement of the new army.

What about water?
In this deep night, maybe you can escape to the sky.

Kong Youde exerted his last strength and pushed the wood into the water until he was half dead from exhaustion.Then the whole person lay down on it, gently stroked with their hands, and one person and one tree quietly entered the depths of Weishan Lake.

The calm water on the lake gradually made Kong Youde feel at ease.

Looking back, on the shore far away, the torches are like stars, and the edge cannot be seen at a glance.

Fortunately, I was lucky and found a piece of wood.Otherwise, he would definitely become a prisoner of the new army.

But now...

Surrounded by an iron wall, didn't he let him escape?

Just when he was about to laugh out loud, the sound of breaking water came from the front.

Kong Youde was startled, looked up, and saw a big ship approaching in the blurry night.

There were still people holding lanterns at the bow, searching the water surface carefully.

He quickly turned over, submerged in the water, and only hugged the wood with his hands and feet, hoping to hide it from the eyes and ears of the people on board.

In fact, he was thinking too much.

In such a dark night, only a small oil lamp can illuminate a range of only four or five meters, and the people on board can't see the situation on the water at all.

The people in the boat didn't see him, and certainly didn't see the floating log.

Of course, what is a piece of wood compared to a big ship?

bang...

Like an elephant crushing an ant, the log was hit by a big ship and rolled rapidly, retreating far away.

But Kong Youde's arm was crushed by the big boat and broke directly.

He was holding his breath in the water, and he opened his mouth to scream in excruciating pain, but the cold lake water immediately poured into his body.

Moreover, his arm was broken, he couldn't hold the wood, and he had no support for the whole person.

As a Liaodong general, he certainly knows how to swim.

But his condition at this time is too bad.

Wearing dozens of catties of armor, and carrying dozens of catties of gold.

If there is no injury, throw away the gold and armor, maybe there is still a chance of survival.

Now that his arm is broken, gold, who dreams of prosperity and wealth, has become a ghost.

Kong Youde struggled and struggled again.

But except for the cold lake water pouring into his stomach, his body was getting farther and farther away from the water surface.

Finally, he struggled no longer.

The body gradually stiffened, and the unwilling eyes looked at the increasingly blurred sky, the stars also filled the air, and the surroundings became an endless abyss.

This profit-hungry, cruel, murderous villain failed to escape in the end and sank in the bottom of Weishan Lake forever.

Perhaps it was the unjust souls of the people in Shandong that gave him such a dumbfounding ending.

(End of this chapter)