Win the Ding 1617

Wuqiao County has always been known as "the unparalleled place for entertainment in the world, and the first township for acrobatics in the world".

However, this small county located on the border between Shandong and Zhili was famous for a mutiny in the fourth year of Chongzhen.

As the Western proverb goes, for a nail, a horseshoe is lost, for a horseshoe, a horse is lost, for a horse, a knight is lost, for a knight, a battle is lost , because of a battle, a war was lost.

Who would have thought that a chicken belonging to the servant of Wang Xiangchun, a big family in Wuqiao County, who was listed in the Donglin Party as Langli Baitiao, caused a mutiny, and because of this mutiny, almost all parts of Shandong were corrupted, and it was even worse. Huang Taiji in Liaodong sent not only thousands of elite soldiers, but also a whole set of talents from manufacturing to operation.

However, Wuqiao, the place where the incident broke out, has regained some vitality after seven or eight years of recuperation. In order to prevent military disasters, the big households in the city raised funds to rebuild the city wall, strengthen the horse face, and practice village courage.

"Old parents, who are so worried about state affairs, can be a role model for me!"

The county magistrate of Wuqiao led a group of dignitaries in the city, climbed up the tower and looked around. In recent days, there have been constant reports from various places that Jiannu seems to be returning to Gyeonggi.The ground in Cangzhou is the only way to go. Although Wuqiao was lucky enough to escape the disaster when he went south, who knows if he will have the same luck this time?

"Our Wuqiao, whether it's Cangzhou or Dezhou, is close at hand. With the strength of Jiannu's iron cavalry, it can be reached in a short time. Gentlemen, you should work together with the students to defend the city."

Since Duduo led the army to go north first.Many nearby towns were rushed down by sergeants wearing white armor with red borders bordered with white flags, looting the money, food and property of the population in the city.

"Elder parents don't have to worry. The students have already written a letter. Please station nearby. Zuozhen, who was ordered to go north to enter the guard, came to Wuqiao to help defend the city. Zuo Kunshan, the commander-in-chief of the Zuozhen, was promoted by Lord Hou in Beijing. Master Hou And being a community member with my father, there is still some kind of incense!"

Wang Xiangchun's son looked confident and proud.

What he said made everyone speechless!What kind of bird is Zuo Zhen?He was able to fight some tough battles, but his reputation was always worse, and there were more bandits in the camp.Don't mention the word discipline!

What is this if it's not leading a wolf into a house?A big family in the city began to look at Mr. Wang with extremely resentful eyes, and he was this fellow back then.For a chicken of the servant's house, he will not forgive the passing army.As a result, those soldiers who were already resentful were overthrown. How many people died in Shandong due to a military disaster? (At this time, Wuqiao and other places are still under the jurisdiction of Shandong.) Some people began to subconsciously move away from this auspicious place.

"Master! Master!"

The two Minzhuang squad leaders and the Xiangyong leader rushed up the city wall along the horse path, panting.

"There are two teams with more than 2000 people. Each has a lot of horses. All the way to the south and the other to the east. They are coming to Wuqiao!"

"How far is it?!" Everyone panicked.Coming from the east and the south is not good news.Either Jian Nu or Zuo Zhen.

"The South Road is more than 20 miles away from us. The East Road is less than ten miles away from us!"

"My God! My God!" Someone in the crowd began to shout, and within ten miles, even if they opened the city gate and escaped, they would be chased and killed within a short distance.

"All the townspeople, officers and soldiers, civilians, and yamen servants go to the city to defend! The city is alive, and the city is dead!"

I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, but in the eyes of everyone, the army that came from the east appeared under the city.Fortunately, they were playing under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, and the officers and soldiers were also dressed as the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

"Dare to ask, which general is your department under, come and check the seal!" The guards on the top of the city boldly shouted at the group of officers and soldiers who were not kind at first glance.

"Stop talking nonsense, open the city gate! We are the soldiers and horses of Zuozhen, and it is your prince Wang who wrote to our commander to help you defend the city! Open the city gate quickly, and the wine and meat accommodation is ready! Lao Tzu We have been rushing for several hours without water or rice!"

Seeing that the army he had invited by letter had arrived, Mr. Wang naturally felt that his waist was much thicker, and he felt a bit like the master of Wuqiao.Hastily ordered his family, "Hurry up! Go down and let them open the city to welcome the officers and soldiers into the city."

The soldiers guarding the gate and the village warriors reluctantly opened the city gate and lowered the suspension bridge under the threat of the Wang family.

As soon as the city was opened, the Zuozhen soldiers and horses under the city rushed into the city like a tornado, and there was a sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping in the city, and on the streets everywhere, there was the sound of banging doors, shouting and cursing, children The cries of women and the cries of women suddenly resounded in the city.

"Wang! Your mother's leg! You did a good job!"

Seeing the chaos in the city, several gentry couldn't help worrying about their belongings and women in their homes, as well as the goods in the shops on the street. They didn't care about the usual etiquette at the moment, they jumped up and pointed at Mr. Wang's nose and yelled at him.

"Hey! Gentlemen, don't worry. When I called for troops, I had already discussed with Mr. Zuo in advance, and I was willing to raise a sum of military salary as a reward. This is nothing more than the soldiers of Zuo Zhen did it themselves! If you don't worry about your family's belongings, , might as well deposit it in Shexia first, I have already invited Zuozhen’s flag to order the arrows to be placed in Shexia, those soldiers dare not do anything to Shexia!”

Thinking about it, I had no choice but to go like this, everyone left with hatred, urging the family members to escort the soft boxes and cages to the Wang family's mansion with their weapons.

Once things start to turn to the bad side, then he will definitely develop to the worse.

A few gentlemen were walking through the quiet streets with their family members holding steel knives and escorting their belongings. Unexpectedly, they bumped into a few Zuozhen soldiers head-on.

"There are fat sheep!"

"Donkey ball! Grab it!"

Shouting and cursing, each with a knife and gun rushed forward to snatch the property on the vehicle.

The land of Cangzhou has been heroic and righteous since ancient times, the folk customs are tough, and martial arts among the people are popular, and because of the military disaster eight years ago, everyone practiced martial arts for self-defense.I saw someone trying to rob my property.They had to step forward to stop them, the words were at odds, it was unknown who swung the knife at each other first, blood was all over the ground immediately.

"Killed!"

"Murder!"

Following the terrified howls, several fires began to appear in Wuqiao City.The officers and soldiers of Zuozhen began to break open the gates of various shops and houses to go in and take out the belongings inside. Those beautiful women had to be dragged to a secluded place aside to have fun with the old men.

"A dog thief surnamed Wang! It really is a disaster! It was like this eight years ago, and it's still like this now!"

Several gentry watched the fireworks rising in the streets and alleys not far from their homes from the city tower, crying, shouting, cursing, moaning and cursing the Wang family who caused the evil.

"I curse the Wang family's young and old to die!"

"This family was listed as the Donglin Party back then, and I thought they wronged good people. Look at it now. Nine Thousand Years is really good! The Donglin Party is a group of scourges!"

Amidst the scolding, another army came by the suspension bridge outside the south gate.

The forward officer held up the seal and shouted to the crowd at the top of the city, "Trouble the city. Open the city gate!"

"What? Another group is here?"

The gentry officials in the city were shocked.There are already a group of demon kings inside.Now there is another group of Rakshasa?Look at these military horses, each with armor.Quite a few people still have good war horses, presumably some general's servants or something like that.The more such an army, the stronger the combat effectiveness.It is also a good hand to harass the people.

"Open the city gate!" Zhixian gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

"Old parents! This!?"

"Needless to say, drive away the tigers and devour the wolves! It's a big deal to get some money and food from the treasury to comfort us. It's better than these Zuoying beasts ruining our Wuqiao!"

"If you want to work in the army, I will pay you one thousand silver dollars!"

"I offer two hundred shi of millet!"

. . . . . .

The city quickly reached a consensus, the drawbridge was lowered, and the city gate was opened.

The leader was Liao Dongzhi, the brigade commander of the third brigade.

"May I ask how should the general respect you?"

The county magistrate was dressed up and led several gentlemen to welcome the army into the city at the gate.

"A certain family, Liao Dongzhi, is the commander of the third brigade of the South Central Army. According to the order of my general, he captured the outer city of Cangzhou from the left. I didn't expect to find that this place is still owned by my Ming Dynasty."

He said it politely, but Liao Dongzhi smelled blood.He instinctively signaled the surrounding soldiers to enter the city quickly and control the walls and gates.

"But it turns out that the South China Army has arrived!"

Zhixian and others seem to see the sunrise through the clouds and mist. These people have heard about the record of the South China Army before. It is a ruthless character who can kill the slave chiefs. It is right for them to drive Zuozhen away!

"Dare to ask your county, has anything happened in the city?"

Seeing that the South Gate was already under his control, Liao Dongzhi put away his nervousness and asked these local officials and gentlemen.

"Ah! The place is unfortunate! There are a small group of stragglers who were lured by the young people in the city, and they are robbing and raping in the city. The troops in the city are not enough to drive these people out of the city, alas! I hope the general will be sympathetic to the souls and people of this side, and drive these turbulent soldiers out first. Wu Qiao's father will definitely give him generous gifts!"

It was only a short time for Zuozhen to enter the city, and the streets and alleys near the east gate of Wuqiao County have become hell. Except for some officers and soldiers who are still swarming along the street to the west gate, south gate, north gate, etc., the rest of the people Some officers and soldiers have already left the ranks, and began to rob property, smash shops, and kill people with knives in groups of three or five.They even set fires and burned houses with torches in their hands. What is even more heinous is that they raped women in the streets in broad daylight.The ruffian and rogue Qingpi bachelor in the city also took advantage of the chaos to fish and rob money and things.

The streets are littered with corpses of common people, among them there are many naked dead women. Soldiers in Zuozhen held weapons and kept smashing open the doors of houses, followed by scolding and fighting. The sound of things being smashed, the painful groans of weapons piercing into the body, the screams and cries of women.

At the intersection of Wuqiao County, not far from the Drum Tower, a few rebels were laughingly carrying a few bolts of Nanzhong fine cloth in and out of the cloth shop at this time. , I was so scared that I didn't know where to run away.

Right at the door of the cloth shop, some Zuozhen officers and soldiers abducted a woman from nowhere, pressed the woman to the ground on the street, and began to tear the woman's clothes in a frantic manner. Let's go crazy.The woman struggled desperately for help.However, how could she be the opponent of several young and strong soldiers?Clothes were torn off in pieces.

One of the soldiers laughed loudly and said: "At the time when the big boss said he wanted to recruit security, I thought that I would never be able to live in the days when I could kill anyone I wanted, and I could sleep with any woman I wanted! Looking at it today , being an officer is no different from being a thief!"

"Exactly! It's more enjoyable to be an officer than a thief!"

There was a loud "boom", the soldier who was lying on the woman had just untied the cotton armor on his upper body, a big hole was punched in his chest by the firecracker, his blood splashed out, splashing all over the woman under her, that The woman screamed loudly.

"Soldiers are used to kill thieves, and thieves are used to kill common people. How can soldiers be compared with thieves!"

Liao Dongzhi threw the firecracker to the guard beside him.Pull out the long-handled firewood chopping knife hanging on the horse's back. "Pass down the order. Officers and soldiers make trouble, and they will be punished as rebels and bandits, and they will be killed without mercy!"

"The South Central Army was ordered to enter the city to quell the chaos, the people must not panic!"

"Idle people are not allowed to walk around at will on the street! Violators will be punished as bandits!"

The firecrackers kept ringing.One after another.From time to time, it was accompanied by the puffing sound of the spear piercing the body.The Zuozhen soldiers who were brandishing weapons to massacre and loot just now became the targets of slaughter, and began to flee towards the east gate in a hurry.

Behind their retreating formation.It was the soldiers of the third brigade who pursued the formation unhurriedly. One row fired, the other loaded, and the other covered from the side. They abruptly drove the Zuozhen soldiers who had already occupied more than half of the county to the east gate.

I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are lying in the crack of the door to look out along the way. These military masters in iron armor and neatly dressed have the appearance of Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers. The ones just now are just a group of people who have just been recruited. It's just bandits!

"Don't misunderstand! Don't misunderstand! We are not bandits, we are officers and soldiers of Zuozhen!"

Seeing the officers and soldiers rushing forward one after another, the officers and soldiers of Zuozhen near the east gate retreated to the left town near the east gate with their black and shiny guns, only then did they remember to show their identities.

"I'm Lieutenant General Liu Guoneng, which general is here? Please come out and talk to me!"

Back then, Liu Guoneng, who broke through the sky, saw that his old battalion soldiers and Mr. Zuo's elite soldiers had lost hundreds of people in just a quarter of an hour, and his heart ached.

The queue on the opposite side parted to the two sides, out of the way, and dozens of horses galloped out.

"You are Liu Guoneng?"

Liao Dongzhi squinted his eyes at the guy in iron armor and phoenix-winged helmet.

"That's right, it's the general. I don't know how to call him? Your department?"

Liu Guoneng carefully inquired about the origin of the army horse on the opposite side, if he could not defeat him, he would give in. This is the experience and lessons he has learned from his years of rogue career.

"Are you the rogue who broke through the sky back then?"

Liu Guoneng blushed immediately, Liao Dongzhi's words were tantamount to slapping him in the face.

"Although Guo Neng was trapped among thieves back then, he has now changed his mind and reformed himself. He is the same as the general in the imperial court. Why did the general make such a sarcastic remark?"

The county magistrate of Wuqiao squeezed over from behind the team on a mule. Looking at the tragic situation in the county, he wanted to cry without tears. In less than an hour, at least dozens of shops were burned and looted, and many houses were destroyed. These officers and soldiers smashed open the gate of the courtyard and entered, and the loss of property is unknown.More importantly, hundreds of civilians were killed, and many women were insulted.All the way from the south gate to the east gate, the magistrate saw blood and corpses everywhere on the street. In addition to the corpses of those soldiers who were beaten to death by firecrackers and stabbed to death by knives and guns, there were many naked corpses of dead women walking along the street. On both sides, there are still many burned houses, and the smoke column is still rising.Although the war lasted only a short hour, Wuqiao's vitality could not be recovered in a day or two.

Seeing the local officials with round-neck gauze caps closely following the opposite general, Liu Guoneng knew that Wuqiao County could not stay any longer today, and that staying any longer would not necessarily result in much loss.

Just as he was about to say a few words about the scene, he found a step for himself and led a team to retreat quickly. The magistrate of Wuqiao County over there began to cry, and when he was riding a mule, several urban gentlemen who were riding donkeys followed suit. began to cry.It was rather embarrassing for Mr. Wang who was standing next to Liu Guoneng to talk and laugh all the time.

"Hey! You guys, what are you doing? The officers and soldiers just robbed some property! It's just that they took part of the money we were planning to serve as soldiers!"

"You! Shameless!"

Now that the county magistrate has thousands of strong soldiers around him, he will naturally no longer be afraid of the forces behind Mr. Wang. He has even prepared a draft, and he will file a complaint with the Supreme Peak on the charge of colluding with the army and looting the city. The sin of the wicked!

"You little magistrate, with a bright future like sesame and mung beans, dare to act presumptuously in front of me? Don't think that you are so presumptuous with the support of these southern barbarians!" Since Mr. Wang dared to attract Zuozhen troops, he He didn't take the magistrate and the gentry in the same city into his heart at all.

Immediately, he pointed at the magistrate's nose and cursed.

This scolding caused disaster!

"Little county magistrate? What kind of fame do you have for a thief who led wolves into the house? How dare you speak to Wuqiao County like that? Someone! Arrest him!"

Liao Dongzhi pointed at the whip in his hand, and several officers commanded their soldiers to rush up. Naturally, the sergeant under Liu Guoneng on the opposite side couldn't let the guy who made him rich be captured, and the two collided immediately.

The fist hit the body, and there were bursts of low and muffled sounds, intertwined with shouting and cursing.

In the chaos, someone in Zuozhen's team opened his bow and put an arrow at Liao Dongzhi and others not far away.

"Donkey ball! Do you want me to grab money and grab women!"

The guards around Liao Dongzhi knocked the arrow flying with their knives and guns. The arrow continued to go, and shot a team officer in the shoulder. The team officer fell to the ground with a cry.

"The thieves made rebellion, killed the officers and soldiers of our South Central Army, looted the city and slaughtered the good people, and punished as rebel bandits! According to the order of the general, kill without mercy!"

When the two sides were fighting together, the musketeers in the back row had already filled the gun barrel with a bayonet, and after hearing the command of the general, they immediately raised their guns skillfully, and squatted down in the front row. Standing in the back row, hundreds of gunners blocked the narrow streets tightly.

"Fire!"

With the sound of firing, the soldiers of the South China Army, who were wrestling with Liu Guoneng and Zuozhen officers and soldiers, didn't care about anything else, and immediately fell to the ground with all their strength, even if they were punched with old punches at this moment, they didn't care. . (To be continued..)