Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 22 Cheng takes first blood
  The next morning.

It's just dawn.

Under Jiaying's tearful farewell, Zhang Cheng, Hua Yun, Tang He and others rode their horses to Chuzhou City first.

Under the blood cloud filled sky.

Zhang Cheng and others all allowed their mounts to release their hooves and stir up smoke and dust. Not long after, they arrived not far from Chuzhou City.

But at this time, Zhang Cheng, Hua Yun and others encountered a large group of soldiers, and the size was no less than a thousand.

"What should I do?"

Tang He couldn't help but ask, "Should we go back immediately and inform the superiors?"

Zhang Cheng looked calm and spoke first: "When things are urgent, you should take it easy. The more you do it, the more calm you need to be."

As Zhang Cheng said this, he observed the soldiers in front of him.

When he saw that these brave soldiers were not wearing armor, he knew that their equipment was poor. He also saw that their formations were scattered and their faces looked tired, so he knew that they were not elites. Moreover, when he saw that these brave soldiers were still picking on chickens and ducks, there was a sound of women crying. , it is certain that this should be an army with little military discipline and certainly little combat effectiveness.

On the contrary, although there are few people on my side, they are all riding horses and armor, and they are still a fresh force that has been resting for a long time.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng suggested at this time: "I think we can rush over directly. The brave one will win when we meet on a narrow road! At this time, if we all retreat, we will embolden the other side, so they will definitely come to chase us."

Zhang Cheng looked at the others as he spoke: "What do you think?"

"When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins."

"Mr. Zhang is right, it's like meeting a big insect or a vicious dog. The more afraid you are, the more fun he will chase you!"

Hua Yun agreed at this time, clamped the horse's belly first, and rushed towards the opponent with his sword. Like an arrow from the string, he rushed into the soldiers.

Not long after, Hua Yun cut down an enemy soldier, and then several more.

At the same time, several more brave horse troops under Zhu Yuanzhang rushed over.

Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment.

Although he first said the words "the brave will win when we meet on a narrow road".

But this was the first time Zhang Cheng saw the scene of stabbing and killing with his own eyes. When he saw the blood splattering, he was lost in thought for a moment.

"This big black man is too brave, you can't compete with him!"

And this time.

As Zhang Cheng said.

The opposing army was indeed vulnerable. When the general saw Hua Yun rushing into his camp and killing several people, he was so frightened that he turned around and ran away. The entire enemy army also retreated on the spot.

"They actually retreated!"

Someone couldn't help shouting, and Zhang Cheng came to his senses. He immediately pulled out his knife, then galloped after him, preparing to follow Hua Yun in an effort to get some blood, but put it down. The fear of killing people.

So, Zhang Cheng looked for an opportunity and used his knife to chop down an enemy soldier who was throwing away his knife and running forward with a chicken in his arms.

Got first blood successfully.

It's just that Zhang Cheng didn't kill more people because the enemy soldiers retreated too quickly. When Zhang Cheng felt the warm current rushing to his face, he lost consciousness again. He suddenly realized that he had just lost a life.

This made Zhang Cheng's psychology stir up again, and he even felt an inexplicable sense of guilt instead of excitement, just like the sage state after playing a certain sport.

A sense of pain caused by a large amount of dopamine secretion made Zhang Cheng forget to pursue.

"Is Mr. Zhang in the way?"

Because Hua Yun and others knew that they still had the task of attacking Chuzhou, they did not chase the defeated troops for too long, and soon turned around and returned to Zhang Cheng.

Seeing that Zhang Cheng was absent-minded, Hua Yun even asked Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Chengshan smiled, wiped his face with his hand, and said, "It doesn't matter, it's just the blood that blinded my eyes."

Then, Zhang Cheng looked at the sun hanging high in the sky and said, "Let's go to Langya Mountain quickly before the sun is too bright."

Hua Yun and others nodded.

So, Zhang Cheng, Hua Yun and their group returned to the main road and headed for Langya Mountain outside Chuzhou City.

On the way there, Zhang Cheng was still frightened, affected by the pain caused by the secretion of hormones, and secretly thought that he would never kill anyone again. He thought that killing people was meaningless and would only make people miserable.

But when they arrived at Langya Mountain, when Zhang Cheng and Hua Yun were hiding behind the stone wall on the side of Langya Mountain near Chuzhou City, Zhang Cheng once again aroused the desire to eliminate all these evils because he saw the Yuan soldiers on the wall of Chuzhou City. I even forgot the fear of death because of this sense of longing, and my mouth became dry.

Hua Yun was also thirsty. He took a sip of water and said, "Damn, these Yuan soldiers are really afraid of death! They don't even open the city to collect taxes in broad daylight! No wonder the superiors asked us to find When those big villagers were bravely collecting grain, no Yuan soldiers dared to come to rescue those Dazhai who were trying to protect themselves. They all just hid in the strong city and had no idea of ​​opening up the city to collect taxes."

"Then do we still want to try to attack? These Yuan soldiers have strong walls and clear fields, and they have great intentions of holding on to the city."

Tang He asked at this time.

Hua Yun said: "They are so cowardly, so naturally they want to give it a try." Zhang Cheng was holding a homemade monocular telescope in his hand at this time, and said: "We can attack, but we have to wait. There is a man standing on the opposite city gate. The Yuan soldiers must have just had lunch and are starting to feel sleepy. They are yawning and are probably going to sleep later. The others have already fallen asleep and are still sleeping soundly."

"how do you know."

Tang He couldn't help but turn around and ask Zhang Cheng. Then he saw the bamboo monocular telescope in Zhang Cheng's hand and asked, "Mr. Zhang, what is that in your hand?"

"The clairvoyance hidden in my house!"

"You can take a look. Through this clairvoyance, you can clearly see the appearance of the Yuan soldiers on the opposite side, and you can also see their demeanor, just like you are in front of them."

"Like I do."

Zhang Cheng handed his clairvoyance to Hua Yun and showed him how to use it.

Hua Yun was really happy for a moment: "It's true, mother, this thing is really like clairvoyance."

"show me."

Tang He couldn't help but snatch it away.

But Hua Yun took it back not long after: "Let me see if Yuan Bing is asleep?"

"Sleeping, really, he even slept with his face covered with a hat."

Hua Yun didn't look at it for long after taking the clairvoyance, and said with a smile.

When Yuan Bing was clearly asleep, Hua Yun took advantage of Zhang Cheng's lack of attention and hurriedly put the clairvoyant in his arms and tied it tightly. He stood up, drew his sword, and ordered the mounted infantryman who had the ladder components beside him: "Get ready to install the ladder!"

Then, Hua Yun ordered Tang He and Tang Shengzong: "You protect Mr. Zhang and follow us!"

"Know!"

"Know!"

Tang He and others agreed.

Not long after, Hua Yunxian rushed over with a group of soldiers holding ladders, and Zhang Cheng, accompanied by Tang He and Tang Shengzong, also rushed over with their soldiers.

Not long after, as the ladder was gently placed on the battlements, Hua Yun climbed up the city first.

"what!"

Zhang Cheng, who was still climbing on the ladder, soon heard the screams.

When Zhang Cheng came up, he saw that several Yuan soldiers on the wall were dead, and Hua Yun was already leading people to the bottom of the city wall, killing Yuan soldiers whenever he saw them along the way.

But the Yuan soldiers under the city wall were not asleep, so they announced loudly at this time.

"The thieves are attacking!"

"The thieves are attacking!"

After hearing this, Zhao Lu, the thousand-household official of Chuzhou City who was ordered to rest in the duty room at the city gate, was so frightened that he rushed out of the duty room in disheveled clothes. When he saw Hua Yun, a black-faced man with a red scarf on his head, After the big man had been killed, he was even more shocked: "Why is the city broken?"

But after all, Zhao Lu was an old officer who had seen the world, and he quickly thought of ways out of habit.

Subsequently.

Zhao Lu ordered his soldiers to carry the gold, silver, rice and copper coins that he had collected these days from the value room, and said:
  "Hurry and throw it away and run to Zhizhou Yamen! These thieves are all from poor backgrounds and have never seen anything good. Let them only pick up these belongings and forget to chase us!"

"The master is wise!"

Zhao Lu's soldiers agreed and immediately followed the instructions.

After Hua Yun and other Red Scarf troops came down to the city, they saw Zhao Lu and other Yuan soldiers scattering all kinds of goods along the way.

Many of Hua Yun's Red Scarf troops actually gave up on killing the enemy and immediately picked them up and kept carrying them in their arms.

Even Huayun himself stopped, debating whether to pick it up or not.

Zhang Cheng, who was following him, saw this and shouted: "Hua Yun!"

Hua Yun looked at Zhang Cheng after hearing the sound.

Zhang Cheng said: "Tell them not to be so short-sighted and quickly pursue the remnants of the enemy. Don't let the Tatars fight back!"

Hua Yun soon came to his senses and hurriedly kicked the person who picked up the things while shouting: "Stop picking up, brothers and I will chase after you!"

Afterwards, Hua Yun led several people and chased him with knives, letting the gold and silver jewelry in his arms fall to the ground.

But some people are still picking it up and even getting into arguments.

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng directly stabbed the person in front of him who was picking up the property, and when the blood spurted out, he shouted loudly: "Anyone who picks up again will be killed without mercy!"

(End of this chapter)