nanming man

Chapter 169

In the 16th year of Chongzhen, on June [-], Linqing City.

Linqing has been besieged for seven months since the Qing army invaded Shandong.

On the top of the city, the Ming army guarding the city and the young and strong people in the city were scattered all over the city wall, and the emaciated soldiers were lying or lying or sitting against the city wall, and there was no sound.

Many soldiers were holding their weapons and sitting against the broken female wall, their eyes were dull and their expressions were miserable.

In seven months, the affluent Linqing City has also run out of food.

In the past few days, the soldiers can only drink a bowl of porridge, and the peasants, women and children have not even eaten a grain of rice, and cannibalism has begun in the city.

Hunger, thirst and fear are biting the will of the defenders, and the spirits of the soldiers in the city are slowly being wiped away, and the soldiers are on the verge of collapse.

On the top of the wall, Wang Yan, who had lost a lot of weight, sat on a piece of wood, and not far away, sat the emaciated Gao Mingheng.

Not long ago, the inspector who presided over the city defense died in battle in the east of the city. Gao Mingheng became the backbone of Linqing, and he also went down to the city.

In history, Gao Mingheng resigned from office and returned to his hometown after the fall of Kaifeng. The Qing soldiers suddenly entered Shandong. Gao Mingheng did not have the opportunity to display his talents of good defense in Yizhou.

Linqing Prefecture was prepared this time, but it was at its limit to be able to defend until now.

At this time, Gao Mingheng, who defended Kaifeng City three times and made the thieves helpless, sat on the wooden box with his eyes closed, and many soldiers sat around him, all silent, and the city was surprisingly quiet.

At this time, on the steps of the city wall, suddenly a figure limped up, followed by another person, wearing a mandarin jacket and a full cap, walking up the city wall while looking around.

Seeing the distressed appearance of the defenders, he couldn't hide his complacency.

Wang Weidong brought the man in front of Gao Mingheng with his eyes closed, and saluted, "Futai, the envoy has arrived."

Gao Mingheng opened his bloodshot eyes and looked at the man. He was completely dressed and hated, white and clean. He narrowed his eyes immediately, "What did the captive want you to do?"

"Lord Belle, you sent me here to point out a way out for the people of Gaofutai and Linqing." The Qing army envoy said with a smile: "All the living beings in the city are living or dying at the moment of Gaofutai. "

Gao Mingheng sneered, "I think you are also a scholar, how dare you forget the teachings of the sages and become a lobbyist for Jiannu? Are you not afraid that I will kill you?"

"Hehe~" The envoy of the Qing Dynasty smiled slightly, confidently saying, "It's easy for Futai to kill me, but is it worth killing me and taking the lives of all the people in the city? What good will it do for Futai?"

Seeing his eloquence and threatening words, Gao Mingheng stared at him calmly and said, "Of course it is beneficial. Don't you know that there is a shortage of food in the city and you are planning to kill people to eat meat?"

The envoy of the Qing army was shocked when he saw that Gao Mingheng said that he could eat people so plainly, and his forehead began to sweat a little.

Wang Yan and other surrounding soldiers stood up, Li Ponu pulled out his saber, and surrounded the Qing envoy.

Seeing his pale face, Gao Mingheng couldn't help snorting coldly. He thought he was someone, but he didn't want to be an idiot.

"Let me ask you, what did Abatai tell you to recruit me?" Gao Mingheng stood up and asked suddenly.

The envoy of the Qing Dynasty was taken aback at first, but when he heard this, he thought there was something interesting, so he calmed down and said: "Master Belle said that since the ancestor Taizu started his army, he followed the expedition and fought against the Ming army for nearly 30 years. There are not many people, and Gaofutai is one of them.”

"Hmph, Futai has been guarding captives for half a year, but the slave chieftain has nothing to do with Linqing, so why should Futai be admired by the slave chieftain!" Wang Yan on the side snorted coldly.

Gao Mingheng seemed to be quite interested in this, he waved Wang Yan to stop talking, turned his head to the Qing envoy and said, "Tell me, who do you Baylor admire, and where does this old man rank."

Seeing this, the envoy of the Qing Dynasty became more and more active, "The people we Lord Baylor respect the most are Sun Chengzong, the governor of Jiliao, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor, and Gao Futai."

After Gao Mingheng listened, he burst out laughing suddenly, said to the left and right: "It's really a pleasure for me to be as famous as the two superintendents!"

Seeing this, Wang Yan and the others were shocked if they weren't surprised, but the Qing envoy happily clasped his fists and said, "Gaofutai, my Baylor said, as long as Futai opens the city~"

The Qing envoy was halfway through speaking, but Gao Mingheng's laughter suddenly stopped, and he yelled, "Shut up!"

"Gao Fu~" Qing envoy was slightly taken aback, not understanding why Gao Mingheng suddenly turned his face and refused to let him say the conditions.

Gao Mingheng smiled and said: "Haha~ Since the slave head mentioned the old man and the two supervisors together, the old man can't let him down." After he finished speaking, he took a look at the envoy and sneered, "I will borrow your head for one use." , it can be regarded as a return gift for the slave chief to value the old man."

When the envoy of the Qing Dynasty heard this, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said in panic: "Gaofutai, the two armies are fighting, don't kill the envoy~"

"You are not a barbarian, but a scum of the Central Plains. You are not an emissary. This old man is cleaning up traitors. There is nothing wrong with killing you." Gao Mingheng waved his hand and shouted: "Killed. Throw the head under the city, cook the corpse, and select sharp Let the soldiers share the food, attack the camp tonight, and fight to the death with the slaves!"

The envoy of the Qing Dynasty backed away in shock, suddenly felt a pain in his back, and stabbed him through with a saber from behind, and the surrounding soldiers immediately rushed up and cut him to pieces.

Not long after, the Qing envoys were chopped into pieces, their heads were thrown off the city wall, and their bodies were taken away by soldiers.

It was night, in the northern city of Linqing, soldiers in armor, carrying large bowls, walked past a large pot of broth, each took a bowl, and stood in several rows.

Gao Mingheng and thousands of people held torches and stood beside a piece of demolished houses, watching these dead men.

Wang Weidong finished drinking a bowl of broth with his head up, threw the bowl on the ground, wiped his mouth with his bloody sleeve, then bowed his hands to Gao Mingheng and the people around him, and shouted heroically: "Futai, Brothers, take a step first, take a step first."

Another soldier stepped forward, but he knelt down to the south first, crying and said: "My mother, my son is not filial, and I am going to avenge my father and Cui'er." After speaking, he looked at the surrounding crowd and said: "Brother Brothers, I am a local, my home is in Zhaojiazhuang, Nancheng, Qiu County, if any of you want to live, if you pass by my house, please kowtow to your mother on behalf of your brother, I would like to thank you."

After finishing speaking, he first kowtowed to the people and young adults around him, then stood up, wiped away his tears, cupped his hands and said, "Please everyone, I'm leaving first."

The selected Ruishi stepped forward one by one, and the surrounding soldiers responded in pain, "Brother, you are good to go!"

Standing behind Gao Mingheng, Wang Yan was heartbroken. The surrounding crowd, whether officers, soldiers or ordinary people, were all sentimental.

Gao Mingheng nodded, with tears in his eyes, and bowed his hands to salute the dead soldiers, "Soldiers, you take the first step and fight for the country. Gao will arrive soon."

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