Daming kill

Chapter 144
On the eighth day of December in the 15th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, on the south bank of the Han River that meanders to the southeast, General Zhao Jinzheng rode on a horse and followed the flow of people with worries.

This is the fifth day since Zuo Liangyu's army left Xiangyang.

Because it had been more than a day since they left Chengtianfu City, the entire army fleeing east was finally not so tense, and their speed also slowed down a lot.

Compared with the speed of fleeing from Xiangyang to Chengtianfu City in the first two days, it is almost a tortoise speed at present.

It took more than 300 miles from Xiangyang to Chengtianfu City (Chengtianfu governs Zhongxiang County), and it took two days. For such a scattered and huge army, it was really quite fast and extremely rare.

But Zhao Jin didn't feel anything about it, and he didn't feel any surprise about the miracle created by a group of bereaved dogs in order to escape.

Of course, the consequence of such a hurry is that everyone is extremely tired, and it is difficult to get up quickly now.

Originally, they planned to rest outside Chengtianfu City for a few more days, but after only resting for a day, they had to embark on the panicky escape road again.

The peasant army has begun to attack Yicheng, which is sandwiched between Xiangyang and Chengtianfu City, and Chengtianfu City is no longer safe.

For the small county town on the south bank of the Han River, less than 100 miles away from Xiangyang, no one has any hope.Although when they passed by, they saw that the gate of the small county was closed tightly, and the flags were flying above the city, but in the end they would be overwhelmed.

At this time, Zhao Jin somehow remembered the officials in Qingyi who were watching them leave at the gate of the city when they left the Yangchun Gate (East Gate) in Xiangyang. official uniform color).

It was hard for him to imagine what would happen to those low-level officials who insisted on staying in Xiangyang, but those people undoubtedly chose to stay.

At this time, a burst of tragic cries from the front interrupted Zhao Jin's thoughts.

He looked up, and a few simple thatched houses appeared in his sight. This is a poor village with only a few families.

When Zhao Jin approached with the numb flow of people, he saw an old woman sitting on the ground next to a thatched cottage, crying around a corpse of an unidentifiable man and woman, and several ragged men with weapons in their hands were cursing. They kicked and kicked in and out of the hut.

Those guys who were probably soldiers should have found nothing, because the chicken coop and duck coop in the fence around the thatched house had obviously been destroyed for a long time and were empty.

With so many troops, how could there be anything left for these latecomers.

Of course, only the miscellaneous brands among these miscellaneous brands would still want to pick up some leftovers in such a dilapidated place.

Finally, amid someone's yelling, a soldier began to light the thatched huts one by one with a torch in his hand. It seemed that they should have been ordered to act.

The painful old woman looked up at everything blankly, and cried even more.

At this time, a soldier who was obviously very restless suddenly walked over and slashed at the old woman's head with a knife.But his knife was obviously very bad, so he had to pull out the knife with great effort and then stabbed it a few times, which made everything quiet.

Everyone passing by looked at all this indifferently, no one stopped, let alone asked a question, as if everything was so natural.

Even Zhao Jin felt that his heart was like stagnant water, unable to make too many waves.

"Fire all houses and docks that pass by, block all wells that can be seen, kill or take away all breathing creatures."

This is Zuo Liangyu's military order.

But this military order was before Chengtianfu City, and now they have been out of Chengtianfu City for more than a day, why are they still executing it?

Is this still necessary?

Zhao Jin felt unspeakable pain in his heart.

Good and evil are always so ironic.

However, Zhao Jin soon discovered that he still underestimated the misery and chaos of this world.

When they passed by a small town built along the road, Zhao Jin was completely stunned by what was happening in the town, even though he had already made enough psychological preparations, it was still difficult for him who was almost completely numb to accept it.

It was no longer uncommon to tear down houses and search for property, and it was no longer uncommon to see corpses everywhere on both sides of the road in the town, but the completely undisguised animal behavior finally began to make his heart twitch continuously.

Some soldiers just lined up like no one else on both sides of the road and openly insulted the women they had just captured in broad daylight. The unscrupulous laughter of the onlookers and the cries of the women completely collapsed the last conscience.

Some of the other troops passing by were talking and laughing as if they were watching a show, while others simply scattered and rushed forward.

Those who show resentment and intolerance are very few.

This defeated army has completely become an army of beasts.

Zhao Jin ordered his subordinate armies to move forward with an almost livid face. No one is allowed to participate in this absurd feast. They must stay away from here.

The Battle of Baimadu made Zhao Jin famous.

In the past few days, not only have they had enough food and grass, but they have even received a lot of meat and fish rewards, and they have basically not been assigned to perform any chores. This also makes the soldiers in Zhao Jin's army never worry about their stomachs at all. There is no need to rush to the front of the army to rob.

"What's the matter. Didn't Jianbi Qingye stop at Chengtian Mansion? Why did it start again? Why are these people getting more and more jerks?" Wang Chengwu finally couldn't help but left his team and ran to ask Shi Ming.

Shi Ming curled his lips and said sarcastically: "The governor of Huguang lives in Chengtianfu City, and he still wants to resist the peasant army! Of course, the Sanguang policy cannot be carried out under his nose. Now that it is far away, it has resumed. It is probably for the sake of I want to slow down the pursuit speed of the peasant army. After all, there is a high probability that Chengtian Mansion will not be able to defend, and we will not be able to run anymore."

"Then you can't let the generals do anything wrong. How is this different from wild animals?" Wang Chengwu said angrily.

Shi Ming sighed and said: "It's crazy and used to it, and it's also a method used by generals to boost morale. I heard that this is also a common practice. Let you mess around, and I will take care of you, so there are many people Willing to work with our General Zuo."

"This... but we are the official army! The bandits probably... can't do this kind of thing." Wang Chengwu was so depressed that he didn't know what to say.

"Official or bandit, in this world, as long as you are orthodox, you are strong, who cares what you have done. Zuo Liangyu has done a lot of things to slaughter the city, so what is this small case?" Shi Ming said with a sneer .

Then he glanced back at the interested Li Shengcai in the distance and said, "However, someone is happy."

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When the sky began to darken, Zhao Jin took his men and horses away from the main road where the chaotic army was marching, and chose a place with relatively few people on the mountain to rest.

They had to keep a certain distance from the already crazy crowd, otherwise Zhao Jin was very worried that his soldiers would also go completely crazy.

That night in Xiangyang left Zhao Jin with lingering fears. For a while, he was very worried that he would not be able to control his subordinates, and that his subordinates would also become complete demons.

Since nearly 20 troops cannot march all the way, and it is impossible to say that they stop all the time, most of the troops actually just spread out in a large horizontal direction and walk along the river under the leadership of their respective generals, causing the entire Han River to collapse. There are people, horses and vehicles everywhere within a few miles.

In order to find additional supplies, some teams even stayed away from Hanshui for more than ten miles.

Therefore, although Zhao Jinxuan's temporary rest area is remote, some soldiers and horses will occasionally pass by.

After the team stopped, Gao Lei, who had been bored in the carriage all day and her face turned pale, must take Zhao Lanyue to find a quiet stream to wash carefully.

Seeing Gao Lei's resolute look, Zhao Jin, who was very worried about this, reluctantly agreed, and sent a dozen reassuring soldiers to accompany him.

While cleaning, Gao Lei couldn't help sobbing again: "I can't take it anymore, I don't want to stay here for a day."

In the past few days, Gao Lei's spirit has obviously been greatly stimulated. Those scenes of atrocities vividly staged in front of her completely shattered her cognition of humanity and cruelty as a white-collar woman who basically lives in the sun.

"We got used to it with Li Ping. Maybe this is what the world should be like. I don't know what happened to him and Song Baolai?" Zhao Lanyue said with a wry smile.

Because Gao Lei lived with Gao Lei in the villa for a period of time, Zhao Lanyue knew that Gao Lei was obsessed with cleanliness because of her previous occupation, and it was not serious.

In the past few days, I have been rushing all the way in a smelly way, and I am stuck in the carriage and cannot get out easily, and I am worried every day, which is really uncomfortable.

And they have been a little spoiled by Li Ping in the past six months, and they are a little ignorant of "fireworks in the world", which makes the excitement even worse.

"Yeah! I don't know what happened to them?" Gao Lei felt lost again.

After cleaning and tidying up her makeup, Gao Lei said to Zhao Lanyue apologetically: "Lanyue, you go back first, I want to go over there alone to see the sunset, and be quiet for a while."

Following Gao Lei's gaze, Zhao Lanyue glanced at a high place not far away. After a moment of silence, she nodded with a smile and said, "Then I'll go back first. It's enough for two soldiers to accompany me. The rest of the soldiers will be left to you." You, you have to be careful."

After Zhao Lanyue left, Gao Lei stood quietly on a small hillside and looked at the setting sun in the sky, while the eight or nine guard soldiers sat in a corner of the hillside and waited boredly.

The gentle light of the setting sun shone on Gao Lei's body, making her already tall figure even more exquisite, and the skin on her face also looked softer under the reflection.

And her obsessive and bewildered expression paired with an elegant Ru skirt added refined elegance and nobility, making her look so peerless, independent, and so beautiful.

Most of the guards on the hillside were also fascinated by Gao Lei. They seemed to be chatting nonsensically, but many of them were secretly looking at this stunning beauty.

At this time, the sound of horseshoes gradually came, and a group of knights came out from the back of Xiaopo slowly and headed towards Hanshui. They should have come from the south.

The guards at the corner of the hillside immediately stood up and observed the team of knights.

There are more than a dozen knights in this team, most of them are wearing armor and cloaks, and they look quite elite.

It's just that the leader is a pink-faced young man dressed as a Confucian scholar who is still wearing a green lake shirt in the winter, and his painting style is extremely uncoordinated.

Gao Lei on the hillside also noticed this team of knights, and she couldn't help looking down.

The pink-faced young man followed Gao Lei's guard's gaze up the hillside, and coincidentally met Gao Lei's eyes.

Gao Lei frowned slightly, then ignored it, and fell into her own world again.

But the young man with the flour face was taken aback. He reined in the horse and exclaimed in a low voice, "What a pretty beauty."

Then, he immediately straightened his messy hair on the horse, and then clasped his fists together and shouted loudly: "Xiaosheng is so polite, I don't know which lady's elegance has been disturbed, Fang Wuke apologizes to the lady for his unintentional abruptness."

But how could Gao Lei pay attention to him, she turned her head coldly and walked down the hillside, walked among the guards, and left quickly.

Fang Wuke, who didn't get any reply, was not displeased at all. Instead, he got off the horse early and stood by the side with a smile all the time, but his eyes were fixed on Gao Lei's figure all the time.

It wasn't until Gao Lei had gone far that he murmured to himself: "This little girl is really a shy woman with a rare tall figure. Although she is cold, she has a special charm. I like it so much. "

(End of this chapter)