Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

It's not like this group of people have never seen someone beheaded. The gentlemen and officials on the city have seen a lot, and many of them have taken matters into their own hands. However, this is the first time I have seen a short and efficient killing like today.

Compared with the highly efficient killing machines on the other side, the team that left the city was not even a barking dog. After all, a dog could not be beaten and could still run on four legs, but none of them ran away.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, hundreds of people who left the city, including a patrol officer, the head of the government office, Minzhuang, and some street gangsters, either became prisoners of others, or became the point of a gun. Military merit.

The people on the city wall, faced with such an orderly army below the city, could only pray to the gods, Buddhas, Supreme Laojun, the gods in the sky, and the god that the Westerners believed in, to bless this city. These gentlemen don't know how to attack a city!

Even if we spend more money to reward them, it will be fine!

Magistrate Liu poked his head out and looked timidly at the people below the city who were stretching out their long rifle barrels to fish out the drowning people in the moat. The group of gunmen who had just opened fire and killed them retreated slightly and used purges to clean the barrels of their guns. Use a cotton cloth dipped in some water to wipe the slightly heated barrel.

After seeing such a scene, Magistrate Liu felt a little calmer. Judging from the current situation, this group of people did not seem to have any plans to attack the city. Otherwise, they would not have salvaged the people who fell into the water in the moat, but would directly The barrel of the gun sent them to heaven.

It’s fine if you don’t fight, it’s fine if you don’t fight.

"Hiss!" Perhaps due to excessive force, the master broke a few beards, and he couldn't help but gasp in pain. Magistrate Liu, who was shouting aside, rolled his eyes at him with disdain, "After all, he is just a scholar, but he is cowardly!"

"Old Master Kong." Liu Wendou turned around and asked his master Kong Yijie next to him about past precedents.

"When Emperor Zhengde was in power, Liu Liu, Liu Qi, Yang Hu and other horse thieves traveled north and south and plundered prefectures and counties. Is this the case?"

"It's true. The commotion was huge at that time." Master Kong said slowly in a Shaoxing accent, twirling his beard as he tried to figure out what his master meant. "What does Dong Weng mean?"

"It is said that some states and counties along the way donated gold, silver, grain, horses, etc. to them, and they seemed not to be punished afterwards, right?"

"Well, students have heard about this. Most county officials had no choice but to do it in order to protect the prefecture and county capital. Later, there was indeed no punishment!"

The two old fritters looked at each other and smiled. They both understood what the other meant. In this question and answer, they reached a tacit agreement on a major matter: As long as these military lords or bandits do not attack the city, the people who will die will be killed. Forget it, no responsibility will be held. If anyone mentions it in the future, they will simply say that he went to the mountains to become a bandit, and there will be no proof of death.

Moreover, Jinping County can use some money and food from the treasury to reward the uncles. Of course, the gentry and officials living in this county must allocate some money and materials.

Master Kong, who was in charge of general affairs such as money, food, punishment, and names, had already begun to quickly calculate how much money these uncles would need to satisfy them. How much should be apportioned to the whole county, how much floating revenue can be collected, how much money will he and Dong Weng receive from this incident, and how Shangguan can cover up this matter.

However, the luxurious weapons in the hands of the men below the city and the fine steel armor on their bodies are probably going to cost a lot this time!

Under the city, the heads beheaded by the Keelung Army had already piled up in a small pile. If they had not had time, the Keelung Army would have put on a cool appearance.

Seeing this scene, the eyes of the city garrison on the top of the city turned blue. They had so many achievements, but there was no emotion in their hearts. Not long ago, these people were his "good brothers" who lived and died together.

It's not like he has never done anything like this when he goes out to suppress bandits and kill good people to take credit for his actions. Being brothers or not is not worth mentioning in the face of merit. The founder of the country, Mr. Zhu, has left a lot of darkness to his descendants.

"Sir! Three hundred and eleven levels of heads were beheaded, and 157 people were captured. There were about fifty floating corpses in the river! In addition, more than thirty swords and ten spears were collected!"

Seeing the results of the battle being counted, Weizhou nodded slightly, called over Tian Shengyuan and others, and gathered together to discuss quietly. This small conflict is not big, and its impact is not small.

If it is handled well, it will knock down the mountain and shock the tiger, making it famous and powerful. From now on, the prefectures and counties in Lingnan will have to carefully evaluate this group of forces that have suddenly appeared. If you don't handle it properly, you will not only create a big hatred, but also bring yourself big trouble. When the time comes to attract the attention of the Ming court and treat them as troublesome bandits, it will be more than worth the loss.

"Who is the talker in the city?! Come out and answer the question!"

After a brief discussion between several people, Tian Shengyuan rode out and led eleven or twelve cavalry messengers under the city along the moat. They galloped back and forth several times along the moat, and kept shouting under the city!

The Gonggun princes in the city gave in to each other and were polite for a long time before finally deciding on the candidate - the garrison guard of Jinping County.

Guard looked helplessly at Liu Wendou, but Magistrate Liu turned his head away and seemed not to notice.

"Damn it, I'm going to die." The guard gritted his teeth and gave up.

The guard master appeared on the crenel with a trembling body. He wore a cloud-winged helmet on his head and a cowl on his body. The armor leaves were exposed, looking like a military general. But whether it was because of fear or cold, the people around him heard clanging sounds and saw his legs and feet shaking constantly as he stepped on the wooden platform.

"You heroes! I am guarding the camp in Xin'an City. Please be patient. I will tell the magistrate to speak to the leader of your army right now!"

After saying this, Lord Guard immediately retracted his head, "Hey, you told me to die, but I won't!" Then he turned to the county magistrate, Lord Liu Wendou, with a flattering smile on his face, "Master Liu! Please?!"

Liu Wendou couldn't help but cursed secretly in his heart. He marked this guard in the little black book in his heart.

"Damn it, you beast! You, the guard responsible for managing coastal defense and arresting thieves, didn't say anything, but you asked me to come. How come you never thought about me when you were collecting money in private?! Just wait for me. If I survive today, You're dead!"

He coughed lightly, straightened his clothes, and with the support of two footmen, Mr. Liu appeared between the crenellations at the top of the city.

Tian Shengyuan looked from the bottom of the city and saw Mr. Liu, wearing a black gauze on his head and a half-new green robe with a silk coiled collar and right hem. He had a seventh-grade patch on his chest and a plain silver tie. belt. On his face, his features were straight and delicate.

"My Majesty Liu Wendou, the magistrate of Jinping County, has received your majesty's great grace. I am here to serve as pastor. I don't know where you are. What are you doing here?"

The guard standing behind Magistrate Liu listened to Mr. Liu's classic words that were calm and neither humble nor arrogant. He couldn't help but raise his thumb and praise, "As expected of Enke, he speaks with a standard. He is obviously scared to death in his heart, but on the surface But he can still keep his face straight, and it seems that he is condescending, and he looks like he is victorious, I have to admire him!"

"We have something to do today. We will settle the account later. Magistrate Liu remembers it. Don't forget it." Tian Shengyuan shouted a few words toward the city, then rode away with his cavalry.