After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 71

Zhu Yiyuan asked a few words. The people in Maoyang Town couldn't stop suffering. They relied on Mount Meng, the terrain was rugged, and the grain output was not much. Originally, [-]% of the land was rented, but the big guys couldn't survive, and many people had to go to the mountains. Hunting, collecting medicinal materials, and barely sustaining.

But this year the Kong family suddenly raised the land rent, and suddenly many people were selling pots and pieces of iron, and they couldn't make up the land rent. Isn't this forcing the family to die?
Then came the news that there was a boycott of land rent, and Mao Yangzhen also responded and joined the ranks of boycotting land rent.

Some time ago, the Kong family sent people to say that they were negotiating land rent, and they tricked several leading villagers away, and then they all chopped off, and their heads were hung outside the town.

If Zhu Yiyuan hadn't besieged Surabaya and cut off the road, the Kong family couldn't get through, and Maoyang Town would have suffered a long time ago.

"Young Master Zhu, the villagers have long followed you, why did you come here?"

When asked this question, Zhu Yiyuan blushed immediately.

"The folks are very kind, I understand, but this time we don't need so many people. You choose the 50 best people and set off with me. The others protect the folks and wait for my news. Please don't worry, folks, I won't Breaking my promise."

Zhu Yiyuan repeatedly assured that there were still more than 60 people who acted as guides and entered Mengshan.

After entering the mountains, Zhu Yiyuan realized the value of these folks. They traveled through the mountains all year round, and they were familiar with the roads. They only looked for convenient paths, which greatly accelerated the speed of the rebels.

And these ordinary people have also seen what it means to be a junior soldier and what it means to be unified... Zhu Yiyuan eats the same dry food as the big guys.When climbing mountains and ridges, he also helped soldiers with dry food and weapons.Talking to the guides is also polite, telling them about the policy and asking the opinions of the big guys.

It quickly became a piece.

It took them less than two days to cross Mengshan, more than a day faster than expected.

However, along the way, there were more than [-] wounded, the lightest one was a sprained ankle, and several were injured from falling and falling.

They were unable to participate in the ensuing battle, so Zhu Yiyuan sent people to find the nearest village and stayed at the villagers' homes to recuperate.

But the compensation that should be given to the villagers must not be less... When the injury is healed, you can leave, and you have to chop firewood for the villagers' homes and fill them with water.
The villagers in Maoyang Town are indeed convinced. Their only worry now is that such an army is good, but it is so friendly, can it fight?
Especially Zhu Yiyuan, who is young and a poor-faced scholar, doesn't seem like he can charge into the battle to kill the enemy?
Zhu Yiyuan didn't care about these folks. This time, he was going to go to the battlefield himself. Zhu Yiyuan put on two layers of armor, held a long knife with a cold light in his hand, and wore a scarlet battle robe. So majestic.

"It's just a matter of letting us come, there is no need for you!" Luo Yi muttered.

Zhu Yiyuan shook his head slightly, he got the news from the yamen guards who escorted Zhao Shizhe back, that the general soldier of Yizhou was called Tong Yangliang.

This Tong family was one of the most important foreign ministers who took refuge in the wild boar skin early on.

Tong Yangliang wiped out the rebels in Qingzhou, Linqu and other places last year. It can be said that his hands were covered with blood.

From north to south, he killed all the way to Yizhou.

The Qing court appointed him as the commander-in-chief of Yizhou, also to appease southern Shandong.

When Zhu Yiyuan captured Surabaya, he sent 300 people, all of whom were elites from outside the Qing court, to Mengyin to prevent Zhu Yiyuan from becoming bigger.

Others also said that only the three hundred Qing soldiers should not be taken lightly.

Zhu Yiyuan ordered the soldiers to lie in wait for Zhao Yingyuan's attack.

Sure enough, on the fifth day, Zhao Yingyuan led three thousand households to attack the west and north of Mengyin.

At this time, the rebel army already had some bows, arrows and firecrackers, and also built quite a ladder.

Earlier, Zhu Yiyuan emphasized crossbows and firearms very much. This is not to say that relying on these two can make him invincible, let alone that hand-to-hand combat is not important.

Rather, it means that long-range attack methods must be available, which is the role of suppression.

Otherwise, just being beaten, even an elite fighter would not be able to withstand a few rounds of bow and arrow shooting.

It can be inferior to the opponent, but it must be there, at least it can stabilize the morale of the army.

No, Zhao Yingyuan used the archers and firecrackers to attack the city.

Mengyin's city wall is not too high, and the defenders have no combat power. When they heard the sound of firecrackers and saw arrows, their legs felt numb, and they wanted to drop their weapons and run away.

It's a pity that they didn't run away this time, the soldiers sent by Tong Yangliang were the Supervising Team.

Anyone who dares to escape will be killed immediately!

"Go to the city, block it!"

The green battalion in the city rolled and crawled, and rushed up again.

The two sides fought fiercely, and more and more soldiers and horses were attracted to them.

Zhu Yiyuan's chance finally came, "Send the order to attack the city immediately!"

His 800 men suddenly rushed out from the south at an extremely fast speed. The soldiers crossed the dry moat, grabbed the top of the city with flying claws, and ran up.

Although there is no specific data, Mengyin's city wall will never exceed two feet.

Faster than Zhu Yiyuan's soldiers were the mountain people of Maoyang Town. They climbed up to the top of the city with flying claws, split the gate bolts with hatchets, and opened the city gate wide.

"Young Master Zhu, quickly enter the city!"

Zhu Yiyuan led the soldiers into Mengyin quickly.

His 800 people are known as the elite, and they are indeed powerful, and they have generally participated in the battle against Ma Degong and Liu Zhigan.Much stronger than these green camps.

Zhu Yiyuan did not love to fight, but went straight to the core, what he was looking for were the three hundred Qing army elites.

As he expected, the 300 people found the city gate captured and immediately gathered together to try to break out.

Zhao Yingyuan led the troops to kill, the Qing army quickly concentrated their bows and arrows, and shot towards Zhao Yingyuan's team.

Accompanied by screams, more than a dozen rebels fell down.

Zhao Yingyuan was furious and took the lead in pursuit. The heavy arrows of the Qing army whizzed by, and several rebels were injured and fell down, losing their combat effectiveness.

Zhao Yingyuan hurriedly ordered a thousand households to go around and surround the Qing army.

Finally, this Qing army was surrounded near the Town God's Temple.

The rebel army was very excited and immediately launched an attack, but the Qing army shot back two rounds of offensives with bows and arrows.

The rebel army lacked hard bows, and the soldiers' archery skills were even worse. In the confrontation, they were really at a disadvantage.In a blink of an eye, 30 to [-] people died, which made Zhao Yingyuan feel distressed and bleeding.

They were all good families, and they lost their lives just like that!

As long as you give them some more time, improve their equipment, and train better, it will be these Tartars who will die.

Just when Zhao Yingyuan was angry, the Qing army also felt that there were a large number of rebels, and the fight would not end well.

They rushed towards Zhao Yingyuan at first, and seeing Zhao Yingyuan retreat step by step, the Qing army immediately turned around and rushed in the opposite direction.

"It's a Tartar, kill it!"

Huang Ying and Luo Yi resolutely led the troops to rush up, and the Qing army had no time to use their bows and arrows, so the two sides collided.

As soon as they fought, several rebels fell down.

Archery is not good, and hand-to-hand combat is even worse. If it is one-on-one, even if the number is similar, the rebel army is by no means an opponent of the Qing army.

Even with a several-fold numerical advantage, the situation is bad.

Luo Yi always rushed to the front, but this time it didn't work. The opponent was stronger and more powerful than him. He was wearing heavy armor, and his momentum was like a rainbow.

"kill!"

Luo Yi slashed at him with a knife, and Luo Yi hurriedly blocked it. He only felt his arms go numb, and he almost lost consciousness. When he looked up suddenly, the knife from the Qing army came again.

He quickly stepped back, narrowly avoiding it.

The Qing army didn't want to let him go, so they chased him two more steps. Luo Yi didn't pay attention, tripped over a corpse, and fell directly to the ground.

The Qing army on the opposite side raised their machetes high. At this moment, Luo Yi clearly felt the breath of death.

But at this moment, there was a slender voice, holding a sharp blade, and stabbing out first, the opposite Qing army's knife had no time to fall, and the chest was hit by a huge force,
Zhu Yiyuan exerted strength on both feet, relying on the strength of his whole body, the knife in his hand made the sound of piercing through metal and cutting flesh and blood.He paused suddenly, then drew the knife with both hands and kicked it out.

The soldier of the Qing army fell heavily, as if he wanted to see who killed him, but he died in the end.

Zhu Yiyuan beat a Qing army with his hands, and even found a little bit of the feeling of practicing stabbing in his previous life. He shouted excitedly at the soldiers: "Follow me!"

He took the lead and killed the Qing army.Hearing Zhu Yiyuan's voice, Huang Ying's eyes turned red, and she approached with the fastest speed to protect Zhu Yiyuan.Regardless of his injured hands, Luo Yi changed his knife and rushed forward.

The soldiers of the rebel army were as powerful as a rainbow for a while, and everyone roared angrily.

"Kill! Kill all the Qing dogs!"

Even the hunters in Maoyang Town jumped up to the buildings on both sides, took off the tiles, and beat the Qing army hard...

(End of this chapter)