nanming man

Chapter 185

Zuo Liangyu committed too many crimes in Xiangyang, and the common people hated soldiers, not thieves.

This is also the main reason why in history, Zuo Liangyu wanted to build a boat in Hanshui to avoid bandits, but the people of Xiangyang set fire to the boat, placed wine and incense to welcome Li Zicheng into Xiangyang.

But when the news of Li Zicheng's defeat came, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi and other places rebelled, but Dashun's rule in Xiangyang was very stable, which was inseparable from Zuo Liangyu's contribution.

At this time, the army had not yet launched, and the villagers from the four fields and eight townships rushed over one after another.

Not only was Wang Tizhong's jaw dropped, but Gao Yihuan in front was also very surprised. People in other places could not avoid thieves, but the people in Xiangyang took the initiative to seek refuge. It seemed that Zuo Liangyu was really unpopular.

However, Gao Yihuan looked at the villagers coming from the wild, and still raised a little vigilance, turned to Zhao Zhuzi and said: "Send someone to ask for clarification, let them stop first, and don't get close to the big formation."

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are not good people, but in the eyes of Xiangyang people, even if they are bastards, they are definitely better than Zuo Liangyu.

There are more than [-] left troops, most of them are mobs, so naturally there is no military discipline at all.

They are not good at fighting, but they have no problem harming the villagers.

The leftist army robbed property and food, even looting cattle and seeds, insulting women, and killing people at will, which made the villagers unbearable.

After the rogues robbed once, they went to the next place to continue to rob, at least to move a nest, and the villagers could endure it and survive.

Zuo Liangyu stayed in Xiangyang for several years, and the gentry and people of Xiangyang Mansion, rich or poor, could not stand his torment, and they had long been looking forward to Li Zicheng's coming.

Now, they are finally looking forward to it.The villagers didn't care what happened to Shunjun, they just drove Zuo Liangyu away first.

After all, they have been snatched clean by the left army. Can they be worse than they are now?

As soon as Wang Guangtai released the news, the nearby villagers immediately became overwhelmed.

A few cavalry in the army galloped out and forced the oncoming villagers to stop. After a while, the cavalry came with a few men and old men.

After Gao Yihuan found out, it was indeed the villagers of Siye, so he asked them to follow the army on both sides and headed to Xiangyang in a mighty way.

For a while, there were people all over the mountains and plains, and people joined the team one after another along the way. Wang Ti Center was shocked when he saw it, "Damn it, Gao Yihuan is really going to make something happen."

Xiangyang City, Zuo Liangyu's mansion, Zuo Menggeng hurriedly walked into the courtyard, and asked the soldiers in the mansion: "Where is my father?"

"The handsome is in the study!"

After hearing the report from the soldiers, Zuo Menggeng went straight to the study, and before he entered, he shouted: "Father, the unruly people outside the city have turned against the sky, and those who went out to collect food have been driven back."

Zuo Liangyu was sitting at the desk, writing a letter, preparing to invite Nanzhi's Ming army to attack Zhang Xianzhong.

His current situation is very bad. Only by re-opening up the connection with Nanzhili can he save himself from danger.

Zuo Liangyu knew that Zhang Xianzhong was not easy to deal with now. With his strength alone, it would be very difficult to drive Zhang Xianzhong away. He heard that Huang Degong had returned to Nanzhi, so he wrote a letter to flatter Huang Chuangzi, so that he could see that he was in the same class. For the sake of the officers and soldiers, give him a hand.

Zuo Liangyu ignored Zuo Menggeng, but stuffed the letter into an envelope, and then ordered someone to send it to Nanzhi quickly, then turned to Zuo Menggeng and said, "How many times have I told you, be calm and don't be rash."

But Zuo Menggeng said anxiously: "Father commander, half of the brothers who went out to collect food were beaten to death. The troublemakers are really rebellious!"

Zuo Liangyu has the demeanor of a general, and remains calm, "Although the rations collected by the commander are indeed a bit heavy, you must make it clear to the people that the rations collected by the commander are for the purpose of attacking thieves and protecting their land. You When expropriating, you must pay attention to the method, keep a little bit, and don’t have too dark hands. I believe that the common people should be reasonable~”

Zuo Liangyu also knew about Zuo Jun’s problems, and reminded his subordinates to restrain himself several times. However, the expansion of his team was too fast, and the core team was eliminated. Most of the 20 people just depended on him for food, and it was already difficult for him to restrain his subordinates. .

"Father, the situation is different this time." Zuo Menggeng interrupted Zuo Liangyu anxiously, and said with a little gaffe: "There are rumors outside the city that the bandits are marching south and want to attack Xiangyang.

"What?" Zuo Liangyu was startled, and finally couldn't calm down, showing panic on his face.

Zhang Xianzhong had just gone north, and Li Zicheng came south again, so wouldn't he be caught between two big thieves, Zuo Liangyu immediately became restless, "Where did the intruder go?"

Zuo Menggeng shook his head, "I don't know about this yet, it's just rumors outside the city that the people deployed along the river didn't find any traces of the intruders. My child suspects that someone spread the news deliberately."

Hearing this, Zuo Liangyu calmed down a little, and then said unhappily: "Is it because the villagers don't want to pay the grain, so they deliberately spread rumors? Or Zhang Xianzhong sent people here to disturb the commander's position."

"It's possible!" Zuo Menggeng said, "I received news some time ago that Li Zicheng was busy on the Eastern Expedition, and it is unlikely that he will go south so soon."

Zuo Liangyu nodded, thinking that Zhang Xianzhong was more likely to deliberately spread rumors, but he was still vigilant: "This matter must not be sloppy, you should quickly send someone to investigate, and then report to me."

"Father, it's very chaotic outside the city. It's very difficult to take people back when they are sent out." Zuo Menggeng said harshly: "I think it's better for you to take thousands of people out, to inquire about the situation, and at the same time to give these unruly people some help." Look at the color, otherwise they are really against the sky."

Zuo Liangyu nodded, "Our father and son have guarded Xiangyang for many years to protect the villagers from thieves. There is no credit but hard work. These people are ungrateful, so you can teach them a lesson. But you must remember that the main purpose is to Check the movement of the burglar."

"Father, don't worry, I understand." Zuo Menggeng immediately saluted and turned to leave.

Not long after, Zuo Menggeng crossed the Han River and arrived at Fancheng. Then he mobilized five thousand Zuo troops and rushed out of the city gate.

It's golden autumn, and it's harvest time again, and the Zuojun masters also want to share the joy of this harvest, but the unruly people outside the city only care about themselves, and it has become more and more outrageous recently.

The military master has worked hard to suppress thieves, how about collecting some food from you?The unscrupulous people resisted the conquest and refused to pay the food, but they dared to kill people and drive the military master who collected the food back to the city.

Zuo Menggeng was in charge of the logistics of the Zuo Army, and had long wanted to find time to deal with these unruly people who resisted the law and teach them a lesson.

At this time, not long after the army left the city, a group of more than ten left troops rushed back in a hurry.

Zuo Menggeng was immediately stopped by someone and called over to ask, "What's going on?"

"General, when we went to collect grain in Chenjia Town, we were ambushed by the rioters, and Mr. Huang was beaten to death by the rioters."

Zuo Menggeng was furious when he heard that, Master Huang was the father of his concubine, and the rioters actually beat him to death, Lao Taishan, it was against the sky.

(End of this chapter)