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Chapter 282 Turning corruption into magic
(PS: It's the weekend in a blink of an eye, and it's time to ask the dog for next week's recommendation and monthly pass.)
boom!boom!Rumble!boom!boom!boom!Bang bang bang bang—!Amidst the dense roar of artillery and muskets, the slogans of "Avenge Master Yang" on the city wall of Tongguan also kept coming and going.Under the city of Tongguan, the terrified bandit soldiers screamed and wailed, and the leader of the row of bandit soldiers was almost beaten into a beehive by the powerful firepower of the slave army in the blink of an eye, crying and falling. Falling in a pool of blood, the artillery team commanded by Zhang Dapao also blossomed in the ranks of the rebels. Stones and iron horns rained down like hailstones, splashing large swaths of blood, and the rebel soldiers screamed in pieces. fall down.In the face of such fierce firepower, even the bravest rebel soldiers collapsed, turned their heads and ran away, and the big thieves also completely lost the courage to attack the city, turned their heads and ran away, like a tide The thieves' team also receded like a tide, crowding and trampling each other. There were countless dead, and they all escaped in the blink of an eye, leaving only countless corpses and seriously injured soldiers rolling and moaning in a pool of blood.

"The morale of the rebels has collapsed." After observing through the binoculars, it was found that the rebel army was really defeated, and Young Master Zhang decisively ordered: "The whole army will go down to the city to line up, go out of the city overnight to chase and kill the rebels, and expand the results of the battle! Also, immediately Send someone to bring Master Yang's body back, Shi Kefa, write a memorial for me, report to the court the story of Master Yang's heroic sacrifice, and ask for a posthumous title for him."

"Decree." Zhang Shitou, Wu Liuqi, Shi Kefa and others clasped their fists together and agreed.Song Xiance asked worriedly: "Boss, we only have a thousand main forces. The newly recruited more than 2000 slave slaughter troops have not yet undergone rigorous training, and they have not had time to equip rifled muskets. I am afraid they will not be able to fight in the field. General Zhang Yingchang The loss of the army is too great, isn't it too little for our little force to hunt down the rebels?"

"It doesn't matter." Young Master Zhang said calmly: "General Zhang's army has suffered a lot, so let his army stay at Tongguan. Isn't there still about [-] Henan troops in the city? I can lead them to hunt down the rebels. Recover the fallen state capital of Shaanxi!"

"Zhang Butang, don't count on these wastes from Henan!" Bao Qimo, who was completely disappointed in Henan, wiped his tears and said bitterly: "If these wastes work, Lord Yang will not die so badly."

"Trash is just a treasure that has been misplaced. The key depends on how you use it." Young Master Zhang said lightly: "Don't be wordy, immediately call the whole army to line up, and Zhang Yingchang, your army is also lining up in the city. The officer wants to give a lecture. Stone, ask the recruits to push the silver cart and put it under the tower, and let the recruits hurry up and cook."

After a while, the three armies in Tongguan City completed their formation under the tower. In this way, the mental outlook and military discipline of the Shaanxi Army, the Slaughter Army, and the Henan Army were fully revealed, and formed an extremely sharp contrast.The soldiers of the Wu Liuqi Division of the Slave Slaughter Army in the center, who were about to attack, were all standing upright, as stable as Mount Tai. Some of the soldiers were mostly wounded and covered in blood, but they could still hold their heads high and hold their chests high, showing the mental outlook that a division of hundreds of battles should have.In contrast, the Henan army standing on the right side of the slave-slaughter army was a bit horrible. The team was so messy that it was not so much an army lined up as a group of ordinary people who had never been in the military. The flags were not raised neatly, and the skinny and hungry soldiers were downcast one by one, as if a gust of wind could blow them down-of course, this cannot be completely blamed on Henan soldiers. Most of them are of this virtue.

"Bang Dang! Dang Dang! Dang Dang!" Repeatedly, the soldiers of Young Master Zhang smashed open silver boxes with hammers, and shiny silver ingots rolled everywhere. Apart from the soldiers of the slave slaughter army, the Shaanxi army and the Henan army all All of them stared wide-eyed, staring at the gleaming silver, and swallowed saliva.At this time, the voice of Young Master Zhang came from the city wall, "Where are Zhang Yingchang, the chief soldier of Yansui, and Rui Qi, the deputy chief soldier?"

"The last general is here!" Zhang Yingchang and Rui Qi went out together and saluted Young Master Zhang.Young Master Zhang, who was wearing an official uniform embellished with golden pheasant patch and vermilion, said in a loud voice: "In this Tongguan battle, the Yansui army contributed a lot. They fought bloody battles against the thieves for seven days, wiped out countless enemies, and successfully defended this important pass of the world. Blocked the road for the thieves to invade the hinterland of the Central Plains, outstanding feats! I have clearly defined rewards and punishments. Now I announce that the imperial court owed you your military salaries, and you will be reissued on the spot. In addition, except for the two of you, the survivors of the Yansui army will be rewarded. Ten taels of silver, each of the dead will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver, which will be used to care for their families. The government’s pensions are not included, and can be collected repeatedly, distributed on the spot, and cashed in on the spot! As for the two of you, each of you will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver. Cash it out on the spot, and I will ask the imperial court for your merits, and the imperial court will reward you, and you can receive it repeatedly!"

"Lord Xie Butang!" The soldiers of the Shaanxi army, who were about to go crazy, were all overjoyed, and saluted and thanked Young Master Zhang together - you know, their annual military salary is only six taels!The Henan soldiers over there who were equally poor were all very envious, and they all said that if they knew that the reward was so heavy, they should fight side by side with the Shaanxi army, even if they died in the battle, it was worth it.Young Master Zhang waved his hand and shouted: "You are welcome, this is what you deserve. In the future, I will fight hard for this officer, and you will be rewarded!"

"Lord Xie Butang!" The Shaanxi soldiers thanked again loudly.Young Master Zhang smiled slightly, took a few steps to the side, and walked up to the Henan army that had fought the worst in the Tongguan battle. He stared at this army for a long time without saying a word. Qi and Chen Yongsheng didn't even dare to say a word-don't look at the fact that the Henan army is not under the command of Young Master Zhang, but Rui Qi and Chen Yongsheng are very clear that Young Master Zhang really wants to rule the army across the border. There will be absolutely no opinion at all.And those ordinary soldiers were all trembling, for fear that the super official, Young Master Zhang, would show his power and kill people.

"I know all about your situation." After a long time, Young Master Zhang said lightly: "Now your Futai Master Yang is gone, and I know that he promised you before the war and fought this battle." The battle will make up all your military pay. Today the battle is over, but Master Yang died. The debt he owed you is not cleared. I will pay you the military pay he owes you on behalf of Yang Futai. It will also be cashed on the spot and will not be in arrears You pay for every penny.” As he spoke, Young Master Zhang pouted at Zhang Shitou, who was in the city, and Shitou waved his hand knowingly. Young Master Zhang’s personal soldiers swung the hammer again, smashing several silver boxes in one breath, and the silver in the boxes rolled away again. They fell all over the ground, but this time Henan soldiers were overjoyed, but most of them felt guilty in their hearts - if they were willing to work hard on the battlefield, Yang Zuoji, who had a good official reputation, would not have to die so badly.

"The silver looks good, right?" Young Master Zhang said calmly, "Do you know that this beautiful silver is covered with the blood of your Yang Futai and the blood and sweat of the people of Ming Dynasty? Why do the people have to pay taxes? Paying food to feed you. It is not for you to defend your home and country, and protect them from being poisoned by thieves, but how do you repay the people? How do you repay Yang Futai?"

"That's right, the imperial court owed you several months of military pay, which caused you to be starved of food and clothing, and your wives and children went hungry together!" Young Master Zhang suddenly raised his voice and roared angrily: "But the imperial court said that it would rely on you Has your military salary been paid? Did your Yang Futai deduct your military salary? Did you drink your soldiers’ blood? You also owe your military salary. The men in Shaanxi can fight bloody battles with thieves on an empty stomach, why can’t you? Have you ever thought about it? , if Tongguan is unfortunately breached by thieves, and the thieves flee into the Central Plains, what will happen to you? What will happen to your wives and children? Yes, you can escape, but how far can you escape? Even if you escape Now, can your wives and children escape? If they fall into the hands of the thieves, will the thieves look at your fleeing face and not insult your wives and daughters? Won't they kill your parents and sons? Don’t take your last bit of life-saving food? This sentence is too profound, you may not understand it, but you can understand the sentence that the monk can’t escape the temple, right?!”

The Henan army was completely silent, and the leaders Rui Qi and Chen Yongsheng were so ashamed that they wanted to find a crack in the ground and sneak in.Fortunately, after taking a sip of snow water, Young Master Zhang finally stopped roaring, and said in a slow tone: "Okay, I don't care about Henan, and I don't want to blame you too much. General Chen Yongsheng, General Rui Qi, You take back your military pay and distribute it to your brothers. Your patrol officer, Mr. Bao, has already written the memorial to impeach you for being incompetent in governing the army and fearful of fighting in front of the battle. Alright, let’s take the silver that is covered with the blood and sweat of the people. Your governor Yang is no longer here, and it is impossible to expect you to avenge him, you go back and wait—by the way, pray to the heavens, and ask God to bless you, and send another upright official like Lord Yang to your Henan province, fire You only receive six cents for consumption, not only will you not be taxed in the year of the catastrophe, but you will also be given food and relief, may God bless you, there may still be officials like Yang Futai."

"Zhang Butang, the final general is willing to take the crime and make meritorious service, go out of the city to chase down the rebels, and avenge Master Yang!" Chen Yongsheng was the first to stand up, shouting with tears in his eyes.Rui Qi also cried aloud, stood up straight and said: "My lord, the general is willing to fight to the death, even if he dies on the battlefield and shrouded in horse leather, he still wants to avenge Lord Yang!"

"Finally, there are two leaders who have something to say about people. Okay, I promise you, I will let the two of you go out of the city with me to kill the enemy!" Young Master Zhang nodded in satisfaction.Before the words fell, the Henan army was like a pot exploded. Almost all the soldiers scrambled to shout, "My lord, I am willing to go to the battlefield and avenge Master Yang! Avenge Master Yang!" "My lord, little one!" I want to go with you to avenge Master Yang!" "My lord, although the little one is just the smallest soldier, he still has a handle, and he wants to avenge Master Yang!" There were chaotic shouts one after another, but the meanings were the same. Willing to fight, willing to avenge Yang Zuoji.

Young Master Zhang continued to remain calm, until the shouts were about to cease, then Young Master Zhang waved his hand, the Henan army immediately quieted down, and the team became much more organized.Young Master Zhang asked: "Since you are willing to fight with me to avenge your Master Yang, then I ask you, this time on the battlefield, do you still listen to the general's orders?"

"Listen!" Nearly five thousand Henan soldiers straightened their backs and replied neatly.Young Master Zhang nodded in satisfaction, and asked again: "Then this time on the battlefield, will you still run away?"

"No more running!" Most of the Henan soldiers answered in unison, and some shouted, "No more running!"

"Very good, I want to ask you one last question, do you want to avenge Master Yang?" Having said this, Young Master Zhang suddenly raised his voice, "Do you want to kill the thief and serve the country? Answer me!"

"Kill thieves and serve the country!" Under the banner of Wu Liuqi, the soldiers of the Slaughtering Army who had been trained and feared by Young Master Zhang answered in unison.The soldiers in Henan followed suit and shouted in unison: "Kill the thief and serve the country! Kill the thief and serve the country! Kill the thief and serve the country! Kill the thief and serve the country—!"

"Okay! I will take you to kill the enemy and serve the country!" Young Master Zhang slapped his arrows and shouted: "Before departure, I now announce two military orders. First, kill a thief and behead one on the battlefield, and reward Wenyin." Two, cash it on the spot! Second, the steamed buns and rice soup for you are ready, I will give you two sticks of incense time to eat and drink, after the two sticks of incense time, go out of the city with me, and kill the thief——!"

"Kill the thief!" The deafening roar rose to the sky, shaking clusters of snow in the woods on the top of the Qinling Mountains, echoing endlessly in the mountains.

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After the time of two incense sticks, Henan soldiers lined up to eat and drink in a hurry. Under the leadership of Rui Qi and Chen Yongsheng, they walked out of the west gate of Tongguan first with torches. The recruits of the slave slaughter army led by Da Pao lived in the rear with food and supplies, and entrusted Tongguan to Zhang Yingchang's army and Bao Qimo and other Henan officials who suffered more than half of the casualties.Young Master Zhang drew out his sword, pointed at the camp of thieves in Hulutan in the northwest, and shouted: "Go forward! Kill the thieves!" As soon as the voice fell, the front army, the middle army and the rear army shouted together, "Kill the thieves!" He rushed towards the camp of the thieves at the fastest speed.

Although it has been several days since I had a full meal, because I have hardly fought any battles, the soldiers of the Henan army are actually quite strong, and I just ate a full meal of steamed buns and oily rice soup , the passionate Henan soldiers charged even more ferociously and fiercely, and it took only half an hour to kill all the rebels in front of the camp with more than [-] troops stationed there. Surprised, when he hurriedly organized a team to face the battle, he was surprised to find that the striker turned out to be the Henan Ming Army who didn't even have the guts to stand on the city wall and shoot arrows a few days ago!

"Am I not mistaken? Why is it the flag of the Henan Army?" Zhang Xianzhong asked in confusion.Old Huihui next to him was also puzzled and said: "I'm sure I read it right, but is that little dog officer Zhang Haogu crazy? Doesn't he know that these Henan officers and soldiers are soft-legged shrimps, and they will disperse as soon as they rush? He is not afraid When these trash ran back, they disrupted his main team instead?"

"My lords, a god-given opportunity!" Fan Wencheng shouted excitedly: "That little mad dog Zhang Haogu finally made a mistake. Hurry up and charge away the vanguard of the barbarian army, and we will surely win!"

"Kill the thieves!" Something even more inexplicable happened to the leaders of the thieves. Young Master Zhang, who was in the middle army over there, had just launched the general attack banner of the central breakthrough. come over.Rui Qi and Chen Yongsheng rode together in the lead. Although the blood-red eyes of the Henan soldiers were all infantry, their charging speed was no less than that of the cavalry. The speed was so fast that the archers of the former army of the chaos had no time to disperse left and right, letting out the swordsmen to fight.Chen Yongsheng yelled, "Kill the thief!" The first one swung his knife and charged into the enemy group, and Rui Qi behind shouted with red eyes, "Avenge Master Yang!" Cutting and slicing, it looks like a madman, and everyone who is invincible is invincible.The Henan soldiers in the back were all crazy, howling all kinds of slogans, and directly plunged into the enemy group like tigers descending from the mountain, waving their knives and guns wildly to fight with the rebel soldiers, even if they were injured and shot with arrows, they did not die. Back off a little bit, and cut to death when seeing the enemy, his bravery is as brave as chasing the ace troops under Sun Chengzong and Hong Chengchou in Shaanxi.

"What's the matter? Officer Zhang Xiaogou used a spell?" The Henan army, which was still like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered during the day, suddenly turned into a downhill tiger.Fan Wencheng's heart was shocked, and he shouted smartly, "We've been fooled again! Little Mad Dog Zhang Haogu must have made his Mad Dog Army unfurl the banner of the Henan Army to make us take it lightly and trick us into going out to fight!"

"Is there such a thing?" The leaders of the rebels who didn't know the actual strength of Young Master Zhang screamed together.Fan Wencheng nodded, and said decisively: "It must be so. Once that goddamn little mad dog arrives on the battlefield, he won't feel comfortable if he doesn't do some tricks. He must be afraid that we will occupy the camp and waste his troops by storming. That's why we used this trick to trick us into field battles! Otherwise, the barbarian army in Henan, not to mention charging so hard, would be amazing to see that our military flags didn't run away!"

I have to admit that Young Master Zhang doesn't engage in conspiracies and tricks, and I'm uncomfortable. The soldiers charged like crazy demons, and the other thieves believed it, and then naturally, every thieves thought about it in their hearts, "Damn, and the mad dog army is like dying for nothing, anyway, I've already lost!" , it’s better to run away early, save your strength and go elsewhere to grab money, food, and women.”

"Boom, boom, boom!" A new war drum sounded, and the slave-slaughter army led by Young Master Zhang suddenly charged towards the right flank to the east of the rebel army. Before the thieves drew their bows and arrows, the rifled muskets of the slave slaughter army were already banging. Almost every time there was a sound, a soldier in the densely packed thieves team was screaming, injured or even fell down. Next, after firing the muskets, the soldiers of the slave slaughter army put their muskets on their backs one after another, pulled out their bright sabers, roared and rushed directly into the enemy group, following the handsome flag of Young Master Zhang to charge in an arc, rushing and slashing all the way, gradually killing them. Where is the flag formation of the Chinese army of the rebellious thieves.And how can the rebel soldiers, whose fighting power is not even comparable to the Tatar cavalry, be the opponents of these experienced slave slaughter soldiers. Wherever Master Zhang's banner goes, they are basically defeated with one touch. Countless rebel soldiers Just when they saw the slave slaughtering army rushing forward, they immediately dropped their weapons and scattered with a blast, wolves ran around, screaming and screaming, and the thieves team, which numbered more than [-], also fell into chaos.

"My lords, it seems that it is impossible. I will withdraw first to open the way for you." Seeing that the situation is not good, Luo Rucai, the most cunning among the leaders of the rebellion, dropped a word of face, pulled Fan Wencheng up and ran away, commanding as he ran. Run away from the army.While the other thieves scolded Luo Rucai for being treacherous, they also ran away one after another, taking their own troops to escape, and wanted to save face by saying that I would organize the transfer of the army, reorganize the troops and fight again. Just slipped away, even Zhang Xianzhong, who was notoriously fierce, didn't dare to say what I personally said in the rear, he whistled to all the generals under his command, and ran away with his elite.However, the Henan army's thieves, who were fighting desperately in front of them, saw that the rear army was fleeing, and the morale of the troops suddenly became chaotic. Countless thieves threw down their weapons and turned around and fled. The officers and soldiers of the Henan army were holding bloody knives and guns in hot pursuit. Countless soldiers still had the heads of the bandit soldiers who had just been chopped off in advance or tied to their waists. thief--!"

"Pursue! Kill me!" During the chase, when the slaughtering slave army and the Henan army gradually converged, Young Master Zhang pointed his sword forward again and roared: "Chase! Chase me! Kill! Kill me! I kill the thief——!"

"Kill the thieves—!" The loudest answer was of course the Henan soldiers who had the upper hand in numbers. During the charge, the Henan soldiers who looked like blood men were either wielding the blood knives that had already cut countless gaps, or wielding the blood knives that had just been cut from the enemy's corpse. For the first time in his life, he yelled heartily, "My lord has an order to kill the thief!"

(End of this chapter)