Ming Zuo

Chapter 161 made a fortune

He looked at Li Sizhong who had no bones left, and then looked at Fan Wencheng who had been split into two.

Zuo Menggeng couldn't understand it.

How could that Zuo Menggeng from the previous life become a traitor so happily?
Is it true that prosperity and wealth are more important than national righteousness and the destiny of the country?
At this moment, he couldn't help but secretly wake up.

Now that you have made up your mind, you must go on unswervingly.

Huang Zongxi came in a hurry, although he was tired, but he looked very excited.

He leaned into Zuo Menggeng's ear and said softly: "Qianzuo, we are getting rich."

When Zuo Menggeng looked over, he reported the results.

"After counting, our army seized a total of [-] taels of gold and silver, countless jewelry, calligraphy, paintings and antiques, and [-] stones of grain and grass."

Surrounded by Zuo Menggeng's state of mind, he couldn't help shivering.

The achievements of the First World War are even more than the hard work of the Houying to date.

This wealth alone will make a lot of money in this expedition.

Huang Zongxi also asked him for instructions.

"What about these things?"

Zuo Menggeng didn't get too entangled, and quickly recognized the reality.

"For wealth such as gold, silver and jewellery, let Zhang Yan immediately organize manpower to transport them to the predetermined storage location. As for food and grass..."

There is too much food and grass, and the rear battalion cannot be moved.

But looking at the quiet people in front of him, Zuo Menggeng immediately had an idea.

He walked up to the people who had vented their anger again, and said in a loud voice: "Fellow folks, everyone is out of danger for the time being. But it's not time to rest easy, the Tartar army will return at any time..."

The first woman who went up to bite Li Sizhong went crazy and shouted: "Master Jun, we are not afraid, we will help the officers and soldiers defend the city."

"Yes, we have already died once, so we are not afraid of anything!"

The crowd was bustling, but it was different from Zuo Menggeng's expectation.

Zuo Menggeng pressed his hands down to signal for everyone to be quiet.

"Fellow folks, we have few soldiers, so we can't defend this city. We can't let the big guys die here in vain, otherwise, why would we come here to save people?"

An old man asked in panic, "Master Jun, are you going to abandon us?"

When the Tartars attacked before, the Ming army in this city was vulnerable.The officials died and ran away, leaving the whole city to the Tartars to wreak havoc.

The common people can no longer bear this kind of pain.

Zuo Menggeng shook his head and made a more serious prediction.

"In this battle, we killed so many Tartars. When the Tartar army returns, we will definitely massacre the city."

In an instant, the crying of the people was like a flood that opened its gates.

I thought I was saved, but I didn't expect the more terrifying thing to come.

Zuo Menggeng also sighed, but that was the truth.

In this battle, Hou Jin killed a general, a guerrilla, and an aide, plus [-] soldiers.

It would be strange if Hou Jin didn't retaliate.

He waited for everyone to cry enough before speaking his mind.

"There is no way to stay in this city, otherwise, when the Tartars come back, everyone will die."

In fact, when he said that the Tartars would massacre the city, the people already knew the result.

Hearing what he said, many people immediately shouted.

"Master, we will follow you."

"Yes, we will go wherever you go."

Zuo Menggeng didn't know whether to be moved or helpless, and once again signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Listen to me, big guys. We still have to fight in the future, and the army is moving, so we can't take the people with us. If you can't keep up, the battle will be delayed."

Several women cried out heart-piercingly.

"Then why save us? It's better to let us die."

"Is the military master going to abandon us?"

Just came out of hell, and heard that they were going to be abandoned again, these people were really going to despair.

Zuo Menggeng asked coldly: "Did I say I would abandon you? Am I not helping you find a way out?"

A man stamped his feet and yelled.

"It's freezing cold. If we leave the city, we'll all have to freeze to death outside. How can we survive?"

Zuo Menggeng shouted: "You have hands and feet, food and cars, why do you freeze to death?"

The scene quickly fell silent, and everyone suspected that there was something wrong with their ears.

Have food?

And a car?
Zuo Menggeng knew that his method was feasible, and took the opportunity to say: "Next, we will distribute food to the big guys. No matter men, women, old or young, each person has [-] catties of rice noodles. In addition, the big carts in the city are also prepared for the big guys, clothes The quilts are all ready-made. You can pack as much as you can, and start today. Remember, go south. Don’t go to Yutian, and don’t go to Fengrun. If you can go to Hexi, then go It's safe."

During the Jisi Change, the scope of Houjin's ravages was very limited, only near Gyeonggi.

While Houjin's army was still four hundred miles away, it would be no problem for these people to bring enough food, grass and warm clothes to go south directly to avoid Houjin's sharp edge.

But the common people are still afraid.

"Master Jun, we are all honest people, what should we do if someone robs us on the road?"

Zuo Menggeng's face was livid.

"The knives and guns seized this time will also be distributed to you. If someone robs you, then fight back."

At this point, his voice suddenly raised an octave.

"Don't always expect others to save you. God saves you. Look at your virtues. You've all died once anyway. What are you afraid of? Why don't you dare to risk your life?"

The common people were ashamed by what they said, but then many of them turned ruthless on their faces.

That's right, if you've been bullied once like a lamb, you should die.Now that you have experienced death, what is there to be afraid of?

The woman who was the first to bite Li Sizhong stood up.

"Master Jun is right, from now on, whoever dares to bully us, we will do our best."

She turned her head and looked at the men.

"Look at your height, aren't you a man? Do you still have eggs? Are you going to let us women suffer again?"

A group of men were scolded for being bloody, each of them also aroused fierceness.

"Damn, don't you just carry a head on your shoulders, fight!"

"That's right, let's treat it as dead, for fear that his grandma will kick me!"

The morale was available, which made Zuo Menggeng somewhat relieved, and immediately sent people to distribute food, clothes, and start the car.

The materials that had been hoarded like a mountain immediately began to decrease sharply because of the sharing of the common people.

The woman came running with two men.

"Master Jun, you saved our big guy, and you still don't know who you are."

Zuo Menggeng smiled.

"My name is Zuo Menggeng. I'm from Shandong. I'm the head of the Linqing Association."

The three of you look at me and I look at you, one of the men said: "I know Linqing, it's not far away."

The woman gritted her teeth and said resolutely: "Master Jun told us to go south, then we will go to Shandong and Linqing. Master Jun, I have never seen you who care about us common people like this. When you go back, take us in, okay?"

Hearing that they wanted to go to Linqing, Zuo Menggeng was pleased, and then nodded heavily.

"Success, I'm here to write you a letter. When you arrive in Linqing, hand it over to Zhizhou, and he will arrange for you."

Hearing that Zuo Menggeng actually had a relationship with the local official, the three of them were very excited.I took Zuo Menggeng's letter of introduction and went happily.

In the evening of that day, more than ten thousand people lined up in a long line, leading hundreds of carts to the south, and slowly disappeared into the night.

Standing on the city gate tower, Zuo Menggeng could see it very clearly.

The woman was leading several people, yelling and directing back and forth in the team.

A woman who has experienced hardships burst out with unimaginable courage.

For some reason, looking at this woman, Zuo Menggeng thought of Wang Xiuqin.

Just as he was thinking wildly, smoke and dust billowed from the west, and soldiers from the reconnaissance brigade rushed over.

"Report, there is news from Beijing. The emperor arrested Governor Yuan and sent him to prison. He ordered the troops of Prime Minister Mangui and Zu Dashou to lead the army to retreat eastward. The intention is unknown."

Everyone was shocked and asked questions one after another.

History has changed, but it seems to be back on track.

Yuan Chonghuan was still arrested and imprisoned by Chongzhen on the first day of December.

As Zuo Menggeng said before, Yuan Chonghuan was doomed when the Houjin army crossed Jizhou.

This time there is no counter-intrigue, Chongzhen Luozhi's charges are even more ugly.

[Fear the enemy and avoid war, with wrong intentions, deceive the king and ignore him, support the soldiers with self-respect]

Just like the original history, seeing Yuan Chonghuan's loyal and hard-working battle turned out to be the end, Zu Dashou was disheartened, and led his army back east to Shanhaiguan.

Everyone was shocked by this news and couldn't digest it for a while.Zuo Menggeng was already mentally prepared, but asked: "How about Liangxiang?"

On the condition of military resources, he asked Geng Ruqi to lead Shanxi soldiers to help defend Liangxiang.

I don't know whether to keep it or not.

The intelligence of the reconnaissance brigade was very strong and did not disappoint him.

"The news came from the west that Liangxiang is still there. The Tartars have been attacking fiercely for three days, but they still haven't taken it."

"Call..."

This news made Zuo Menggeng heave a sigh of relief, and finally settled down.

Hou Jin did not capture Liangxiang County after three days of attack, so he would not capture it later.

Calculating the time, at most the fifth day of the new year, Huang Taiji will receive the news of Zunhua's fall, and he must start to return.

(End of this chapter)