The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 280 God Bless the Ming Dynasty (Part )
The servants stepped forward to stop the big man with the black tower.

Lin Yu swung his two hammers like fans, making a whirring sound.

More than ten people had their heads smashed to pieces, and a team of archers was guarding the execution platform.

Lin Yu stomped his feet on the ground and roared angrily. He grabbed the coffin of the condemned prisoners next to the execution ground and rushed forward with the dark coffin on his head.

"kill!"

"Stop him! Don't let him get any closer!"

The coffin was shot into a hedgehog by arrows, and the corpse lying inside was pierced by heavy arrows, with strands of blood oozing out from the cracks in the coffin.

Several heavy arrows hit Lin Yu's iron arms, splashing sparks.

Lin Yu couldn't bear the pain.

At this time, he was only ten steps away from the archer. He roared, and without paying attention to the arrows flying towards him, he used all his strength to smash towards the opposite side.

The gloomy coffin was thrown out like a cannonball and fell heavily into the crowd.

Suddenly, screams of crying and shouting were heard from the other side.

With the sound of broken bones, the archer who was lucky enough to survive dropped his bow and fled for his life without caring about Lord Song behind him.

The personal guards looked at the terrifying beast timidly and dragged Song Yingsheng away.

Wu Xiang and Yang Qilong were military households after all, so they remained calm in the face of danger and shouted orders to continue shooting arrows.

"Don't let the Kaiyuan thieves go, kill them all!"

With a whoosh sound, Wu Xiang's personal soldier was shot in the throat and fell to the ground.

Jin Yinghe stood at the highest point of the execution ground, took out a big arrow, and shot calmly.

The executioner did not dare to stay and, surrounded by his personal guards, retreated towards the city wall without touching the ground.

Lin Yu picked up a round shield, protected his body, and suddenly threw the hammer out.

The executioner, accompanied by his servants, had already climbed up to the city wall next to the parade ground.

Just as he was about to give chase, hundreds or even thousands of soldiers emerged from behind the city wall.

The soldiers, fully armored and holding spears, advanced step by step towards the execution ground.

Lin Yu knew he was no match for his opponent, so he turned around and ran away.

Jin Yuji and the others were gone, and there was no trace of anyone else either. Only a dozen bare pillars remained on the platform.

Lin Yu is still searching.

A long spear came from the side and pierced the ribs, brushing against the chain mail.

Lin Yu yelled, dodged the spear tip, grabbed the spear body, and pulled it hard, pulling the spearman in front of him.

"Go to hell!"

He lifted the soldier above his head and threw him towards the execution ground like a stone.

With a cracking sound, the spearman slammed heavily on the pillar, breaking the wooden stake as thick as a bowl at the root.

Lin Yu jumped onto the platform, holding a wooden stick more than ten feet long, and swept and smashed at the crowd.

There were ghostly howlings and screams all around.

The wooden stick was so powerful and heavy that anyone who was hit by it would either die or be injured.

The surrounding Ming troops noticed the giant beast and gathered around it, throwing a wave of flying axes and iron bones from a distance of more than ten steps away.

"Kill him! Kill him!"

Lin Yu was hit by axes repeatedly in the chest and back, and blood splattered on his chain mail. He still held the wooden stick tightly and waved it left and right to block the pursuers' way and cover Pei Dahu and others' evacuation.

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Xu Guangqi was riding on the mule, sighing and looking very worried.

Zuo Guangdou's crazy daughter is sometimes lucid and sometimes crazy.

Xu Guangqi chatted with this crazy woman about Zuo Guangdou's deeds.

Zuo Miaoqing answered the question irrelevantly.

Han Chao walked in front, leading the mule.

The captain had a gloomy face.

He was loyal to Yang Hao, but he remembered the contemptuous look in the eyes of the guard named Wu when he left.

He felt uneasy.

Moreover, Wei Chao also ran away.

This piece of shit.

They planned to sail from Taizi Port in Weihaiwei, and with a favorable wind, they could reach Changsheng Island in Lushun in just two days.

When they arrived in southern Liaoning, they had a glimmer of hope, so they disguised themselves as merchants and continued their journey.

From Wendeng to Weihaiwei, the whole way gives people a feeling of chaos and war.

Teams of cavalrymen were running towards Wendeng County. It was obvious that something big had happened there.

It seems that Pei Dahu has caused quite a stir in Wendeng.

Perhaps, the escaped Kaiyuan soldiers are still hiding in Wendeng County, and the cavalry are eager to rush back to grab their heads.

Some people are fighting desperately, while others are busy running for their lives.

Xu Guangqi sighed, "This time, Jinnige will never return! Alas! The missionary work of the Celestial Empire has been cut short from now on. How tragic!"

Yang Hao sneered and touched the mule's ears.

Yang Hao and Xu Guangqi were both Jinshi in the 22nd year of Wanli, but Yang Hao had no good feelings towards this fellow Jinshi who was keen on the church and extremely greedy for money.

Different road non-phase plan.

It is too naive to think that the Red Hair Sect and the Red Coat Cannon can save the Ming Dynasty.

That’s right, Xu Guangqi has always been childish.

Similarly, Xu Guangqi was full of contempt for Yang Hao, as he despised Yang Hao for colluding with eunuchs for power.

It was widely rumored in the capital that Yang Hao was able to obtain the position of Governor of Liaodong by climbing up the social ladder with Concubine Zheng.

It's funny to say that he schemed hard to get to the top, but ended up almost losing his life in the Battle of Sarhu.

"Here we go to Liaodong and take refuge with the Marquis of Ping Liao. Yang Jinglüe's future is boundless!"

"Haha, I don't care about the future for an old man. I only care about the young hero Ping Liaohou. I'm afraid he will be deceived by villains."

After Yang Hao finished speaking, he turned around and said to Xu Guangqi meaningfully:

"I'm old, old. After the disastrous defeat at Sarhu, I'm lucky to be alive. I've long since lost interest in fame and fortune."

"As for Lord Xu, the people around Marquis Ping Liao are all worthless, like Qiao and Kang. The recently defected Wang Huazhen is also incompetent. As soon as Lord Xu went to Kaiyuan, he was like a fish in water, and he was able to realize his grand plans. If you tell Marquis Ping Liao about your method of reforming the military's firearms, he will definitely..."

Xu Guangqi interrupted Yang Hao and sneered:
"Yang Jinglie served as the coastal defense commander in Denglai for eight years. He is quite familiar with the scenery here. No wonder he was able to escape with ease." Xu Guangqi knew that Sarhu was Yang Hao's concern, so he kept mentioning it deliberately.

"Perhaps Yang Jinglie spent some time in Liaodong and learned the true military skills of the Li family. He retreated when he could, unlike Pei Dahu, who insisted on returning to Wendeng to fight a desperate battle. I should thank Yang Jinglie for saving my life if I was able to escape safely from Wendeng."

Yang Hao had long heard that Xu Guangqi had a sharp tongue, and seeing that it was indeed true, he immediately retorted:

"Hahahaha, you're joking, Lord. When it comes to military strategy and management, I can't compare to you. I don't know who submitted a petition two years ago to disband the border troops and train a new one. It turns out that each soldier costs twenty-five taels of silver a year. Hahaha, more than ten times the original amount. They also spent a lot of money to buy huge cannons from Macau. I wonder where all the money went in the end?"

Yang Hao tightened his gaze, staring at Xu Guangqi's old face, and said word by word:

"Last year, Zu Dashou spent hundreds of thousands of silver coins purchasing red-haired cannons. I heard that the price your Ministry of War quoted to Liaoxi was more than 50% higher than that arsenal in Macau. I wonder who made all the money... Liaoxi bought such expensive firearms, so they should be able to stop the Kaiyuan army this time, hahaha."

The captain, Han Chao, rode his horse in front, looking around vigilantly while listening to the two old men chattering.

Xu Guangqi felt sore and smiled awkwardly.

"Yang Jinglie, you and I are no longer officials of the imperial court, so let's not talk about the Ministry of War. Yang Jinglie keeps saying he'll help the Marquis of Ping Liao, but why didn't he even send his men to Wendeng? You've been an official in Shandong for many years, and you could have saved that Korean woman by using your connections. When I was in Tianjin, I heard from storytellers that the Marquis of Ping Liao and this beautiful Korean woman were deeply in love and treated each other with respect."

"You watched her die without rescuing her, and instead insisted on killing her. You are truly despicable. Perhaps it was to secure your position as the Imperial Concubine's wife? From what I've seen, everyone in the Yang family, even Wei Zhuangshi, still has a sense of propriety, righteousness, and honor. It's truly puzzling that a master is inferior to a servant. I hope General Yang can shed some light on this."

Last night, the Wei Zhuangshi mentioned by Xu Guangqi, who was also the servant Wei Chao, left without saying goodbye and no one knew where he went.

Later, Yang Hao gritted his teeth and said that this slave went to Wendeng to die.

Yang Hao was not angry after hearing this. He stroked his beard, shook his head and said with a smile:

"The Battle of Sarhu was a complex affair. The success and failure will be judged by future generations, not by two old men like you and me. By the way, which storytelling book describes the deep love and affection between Liu Zhaosun and Na Jin, and Jin Yuji?"

Xu Guangqi snorted:
"'General Xuanwu Battles Bayala', Yang Jinglue naturally disdains this lowly thing... But this method is too despicable. If Ping Liaohou knew that you did not help him today, I'm afraid..."

Yang Hao burst out laughing.

The Xuanwu General Pingshu was extremely popular in Tianjin at that time. Tickets were hard to come by and the storytellers in the teahouses all lost their voices from singing.

During his time as the governor of coastal defense, he entertained various people and was often forced to listen to this nonsense "General Xuanwu's Battle with Jin Bayala".

I have listened to it at least a hundred times in the past two years.

Now, as soon as the storyteller opened his mouth, he knew that his son-in-law wore chain mail and rode a black horse covered with snow, and used the Liquan nine-foot great magic spear when he fought against Bayala...
"This is Lord Xu again judging others by his own standards. Shandong is not like Tianjin. It's not a monolithic entity. It has two prefectures, five cities, and seventeen counties, and it's a hodgepodge of monsters and demons. Last night, we were blind and rashly went to Wendeng to rescue someone. I'm afraid we'll die without even knowing how we died."

"So you watched them die without helping. You even abandoned Marquis Ping Liao's confidant. Yang Hao, how is this different from what you did to the Eastern Route Army back in Sarhu?"

Xu Guangqi looked disdainful.

"I have my own plans, no need to say more!"

Hearing this heart-piercing remark, Yang Hao immediately became angry.

The group walked north for a few miles and finally saw Weihaiwei Baichi Suo, which was not far from Yingzui Port.

There were few people and horses on the official road, and no large group of people could be seen rushing towards Wendeng.

Suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from behind, and there was a sound of rumbling thunder on the official road.

Everyone hurriedly turned around and saw a horse galloping towards them from afar.

Han Chao hurried forward, took out a flintlock pistol from his arms, stood in front of Yang Hao, Xu Guangqi and Zuo Miaoqing, and watched the newcomers vigilantly.

Yang Hao and Xu Guangqi were both terrified. If the Eastern Depot men came after them, they would be unable to escape.

"Lord Xu, when we return to Liaodong, we'll have another fight. Right now, saving your life is the most important thing."

After saying that, Yang Hao took a flintlock gun from his horse's back and handed it to Xu Guangqi.

"Will Lord Xu be able to use this musket?"

Xu Guangqi glanced at the flintlock pistol in his hand, his face looking as if he had been greatly insulted.

"I invented this fire musket from the 38th year of the Wanli reign, and I don't even know how to use it?!"

Yang Hao chuckled.

A moment later, Wei Zhao appeared in sight on horseback.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The head servant didn't bother to wipe the sweat off his face, but ran straight to Yang Hao, dismounted, and stood next to the mule.

Yang Hao held the reins, leaned forward slightly, and listened attentively to the servant's report.

After Wei Zhao finished speaking, he nodded slightly, hesitant:

"Is it a baby girl?"

Wei Zhao patted his chest.

"Master! It's absolutely true! I disguised myself as a military officer, using the excuse of investigating military achievements as an excuse to inquire along the way. The soldiers guarding the four gates of Wendeng all said it was a girl."

"Good, it's good to have a girl. If you have a girl, she can still marry a neighbor. If you have a boy, he will be buried with the grass."

A smug smile immediately appeared on Yang Hao's old face, which looked like dry tree bark.

He patted Wei Zhao on the shoulder and encouraged this loyal servant.

"In this case, I will save her."

"Have you seen Tongtianliang? What did he say?"

Wei Zhao quickly looked around.

Xu Guangqi stood far away and saw Yang Hao and his servant acting suspiciously, so he knew that they were both up to no good.

A gentleman like Xu Guangqi would certainly not bother to associate with villains.

Do not listen to or see anything indecent.

So Xu Guangqi turned his head to the side and continued to guide the crazy girl, asking her where Zuo Guangdou had hidden the silver before his death.

Of course, Xu Guangqi didn't know that the Zuo family was being blackmailed by the Jinyiwei at the time and had already been reduced to poverty.

Wei Zhao couldn't hide the joy on his face, and said to Yang Jinglue in a low voice:

"The clerk said that although the master is no longer an official in Shandong, he still remembers how kind the master was to him. Since it is a favor for Ping Liaohou, he will definitely help. However, after this matter is completed, he wants this amount..."

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On that day, Pei Dahu led Jin Yinghe, Wu Xiao, Shen Lian and Zhao Yuanzhi to break out of the encirclement of the parade ground.

Together with the Korean soldiers, Kaiyuan combat troops and shops, and some surrendered Kaiyuan soldiers, they totaled more than 200 people and divided into several groups to escape to the east, west, south and north of Wendeng.

Jin Yinghe and Shen Lian protected Jin Yuji and her daughter and broke out to the north gate. The other three groups were all decoys, just to attract pursuers.

The soldiers guarding the north gate were all former Kaiyuan soldiers. When they saw Pei Dahu and others rushing towards them, they all made way and did not fight hard.

"God, your Son Jesus Christ, beseech you, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, grant us to share in the joy of eternal life. Forgive these mad pagans. Amen!"

At the north gate of Wendeng, missionary Ginni Ge muttered something and raised his flintlock rifle to shoot at a Ming army servant who was chasing him.

boom!
The head servant of Yang Qilong fell down.

Looking at the corpses of the Ming soldiers lying behind him, the missionary felt deeply sinful. He confessed to the Lord and finally made the sign of the cross on his chest.

"May God bless the Ming Dynasty, Amen."

(End of this chapter)