Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 279
The heavy snow fell all over the sky, and the strong north wind had just spread a layer of hoarfrost on the head of Dai County, but it was trampled by messy footsteps, and there were panic shouts everywhere. The heavy cannon was carried up to the crenel, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city, Xiangyong looked down nervously.

Lying on the battlements, Song Qingshu himself clenched his fists and bit his lips.

Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of Chongzhen. However, this year was a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty. First of all, the peasant army who finally blocked the Yellow River ran away. But it was out of control. In just one month, 20 peasant troops were divided into five or six groups and swept across most of Henan. Within a short period of time, fifty or sixty rebel armies rose up in Henan, and countless hungry people came to join them. The peasant army was expanded to 50 to 70, or even more, because there was really no way to count them.

In the end, Emperor Chongzhen chose to hunt down the peasant army, throwing a large area of ​​territory in North Xuanda Mountain and North Zhili directly under the noses of the Jurchen cavalry, and the Ministry of War issued a strict order to guard the city to the death and not to fight, and those who lost the city, beheaded!This is tantamount to directly throwing the residents of the countryside to the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

Jiang Xiang really kept his word, if he said he would not guard the checkpoints, he would not guard the checkpoints. After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the gold destroyed the side wall and entered. Today, there are countless iron cavalry from outside the Great Wall filling the city of Dai County. Facing Ningwuguan, they went straight south to Taiyuan, and the other branch crossed the Taihang Mountains, and once again killed and forced North Zhili Gyeonggi, shaking the world for a while.

Dai County’s preparations were relatively early, until the gang of robbers came. Song Qingshu resettled a small part of the more than 11 people in the countryside of Dai County in the county seat, and most of them gathered in Mount Wutai for refuge. The property was also transferred in advance. The same is true for Shan Da. As for some landlords who are willing to give up their lives and money, they don't care if they die, and there is no danger in the headquarters of the begging army.

But seeing the rolling iron cavalry passing by under his city, Song Qingshu's heart was still as if cut by a knife. How many times he fantasized that he would return to the battlefield against the aliens, throwing his head and blood regardless of everything in a big battle, but the truth came. At the end of the day, he could only stand on the top of the wall and watch.

Moreover, Cao Sanxi's voice was particularly irritating to him.

"Don't worry guys, our commander-in-chief has already cooperated with these masters outside, and the tartars will not attack our Dai County! Commander-in-chief, can you also say a few words to the villagers?"

Facing the fearful people of Dai County gathered near the city wall, Cao Sanxi tried his best to appease the hearts of the people, as if it was something worth showing off. Cao Sanxi turned his head and shouted at Song Qingshu, who was supervising the battle at the top of the city, listen! It was clear to the ears, but Song Qingshu didn't dare to turn his head back at all, he was ashamed to look back!

Hitting a snag, Cao Sanxi turned his head resignedly and resentfully, and continued his speech: "Let me tell you, in the shop of our head office Jiaduobao, there is still hidden the big sweat that Tartar Khan gave us. Handsome red-cap!"

These days, the concepts of country and nation are really indifferent. Hearing Song Qingshu's embarrassing words, these Dai County people, no matter whether they are from aristocratic families or small people in Dousheng, are relieved, and there are still people facing Song Qingshu at the base of the city wall. Shouting the handsome and mighty.

"Commander! Look, there are Tartar officers yelling at you!" On the top of the city, many defenders also heard Cao Sanxi's yelling, and an officer who came to assist the defense from Yanmen Pass pointed down excitedly. with.

That guy was Hauge, and it seemed that Song Qingshu's words made him feel better about the Han people, but seeing him waving at him more than 100 meters outside the city wall, Song Qingshu raised his fist fiercely.

Sooner or later, I will settle the score with you!

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This time the Qing army entered the pass, but the main strategic purpose was in Mongolia. The Mongolian tribes in this era were really wolves. Only the wolf that could lead them to hunt and plunder could be recognized by the Mongolian tribes. The failure of Lin Dan Khan lies in , he pointed the spearhead at the inside of the Mongolian tribe, and consolidated his position by biting his own people. Huang Taiji needed to prove that he was a person who could lead the Mongolian tribe to make a fortune, so the key point of entering the customs this time was looting.

In the north of Shanxi, the east of Beizhili has spread all the way to Gyeonggi, and the countryside is almost crying. At the beginning of the year, the pass was destroyed and entered. Later, the Jin army once approached Taiyuan, and then transferred to the county and went east. After Xuanfu, it broke Wanquanwei Returning to Shenyang, this entry lasted for more than two months. A total of seven counties were destroyed, more than 400 people were plundered, and the wealth and gold and silver were no less than three to four million taels. However, they were discouraged. After the Jin army withdrew for seven or eight days, the Ming troops from all walks of life still huddled in their respective strongholds, not daring to come out at all.

Although it was worthy of ridicule, this gave Song Qingshu the best chance to start.

On the eighth day of February, the Houjin army once again retreated through Dai County. That night, under Wutai Mountain, densely packed torches lit up almost a few miles around. There were three thousand musketeers, one thousand elite rebel cavalry, and Liu Zongmin's broadsword team still had 500 soldiers. The Mongolian cavalry gathered by Song Qingshu one after another were all lined up at the foot of the mountain, facing the heavy snow, and Song Qingshu himself was wearing a helmet and armor, inspecting his army in person.

Qi Jiguang was transferred to be the chief soldier of Jizhen. Once there was a military parade. Tens of thousands of people from Jizhen gathered together. For three hours, Qi Jiguang did not come. Suddenly, it rained heavily, and all the soldiers went to hide from the rain, and only Qi Jiguang’s The three thousand Yiwu disciples did not move, but fought against the rain.

Now, Song Qingshu's most proud soldiers and horses are not inferior to Qi's army in terms of training. He has been facing the bone-chilling ice and snow for two hours now. In one scene, Song Qingshu's heart that had been cold for two months finally burst into incomparable heat.

This is all the capital he needs to realize his future dreams!Whether they can rely on themselves to defend this Chinese civilization depends on them.

"Pay money!"

Following Song Qingshu's furious roar, hundreds of beggars rushed up carrying heavy boxes, each team had already hired many team leaders, and Baichang opened the box, which was full of heavy silver, from front to back. Go, hot hundred taels of silver appeared in everyone's arms.

The 50 taels of official and military salaries obtained from Yan Siyin are now all distributed by Song Qingshu to his soldiers.

While posting, while standing on the platform, Song Qingshu kept roaring.

"It's not that I love war, and it's not that I want to see your parents, wives and children parting, and I don't want to give up the peace here in Dai County! But you have seen that a dog eunuch next to the emperor almost took away the big guy. Food and clothing, as well as dog tartars, the government can no longer guard its own country, and it is as easy for tartars to enter the customs and plunder as to go back to their own home!"

"Dai County is no longer safe here, and the begging army has been dormant for too long. It's time to show your minions and find a peaceful place for the big guys, and let the officials and the dog tartars outside the customs see you. Clearly, whoever dares to take the food, clothing and life of the big guy must first be prepared to be poked with a few blood holes!"

"I can't guarantee that I can bring you all back alive, but if you follow me to fight the world, I dare say that your children and grandchildren will surely have peace in the world!"

These days, what is the righteousness of the country is actually not very convincing, not to mention that the begging army is still some rebels who can't survive and rebel, but if they really come down and work hard for themselves, it is enough to inspire infinite fighting power, just like Qi Jiguang back then After witnessing the battle of miners in Yiwu for mines, he once said that there were more than 70 small battles and there was no such fierce battle!For future generations to live a better life, those miners in Yiwu even gave their last breath.

Although I don't understand why Song Qingshu must leave, but with the consistent trust in Song Qingshu, listening to Song Qingshu running back and forth in the team, shouting, and the elite soldiers of the begging army with silver, their blood began to boil, following Song Qingshu's tone , raised his weapon high.

"Follow the commander, fight!"

Outside the parade ground, the family members of the begging army had already gathered there. After paying the oath, they led the horses, and the large team of the begging army passed directly through the crowd. The warm Anjia money was sent to the family members by hand.

After all, it is also a peasant army who has survived the bloody storm, and the farewell of the family members of the begging army is not so reluctant and hypocritical. Instead, the parents patted their son on the shoulder and told them to follow the commander to fight hard. Women They had red eyes, but they put on a smile and told the men to be at ease on the front line, and they would take care of their children no matter what.

Handing over the money to their relatives with their own hands, these sergeants also feel at ease, anyway, the family members can have enough food and clothing, and follow the commander to fight tomorrow, what is one life worth?
"Lao Xia, you will be Song Qingshu from today onwards, and all the old camps in this county will be handed over to you!"

In the end, Song Qingshu left the scarred face to the task of staying in his hometown, and patted him on the shoulder, Song Qingshu reminded him very solemnly.

Why did Song Qingshu leave this trip? Scarface also knows clearly. In order to take down the dead eunuch Yan Siyin, the Qihuo Army has already set up a flag near Taiyuan, and the contradiction between Yan Siyin and Dai County is well known , if Song Qingshu doesn't re-raise the banner and rush out of Shanxi, some people in the south will suspect Laoying.

As for the ticket number agreed with the merchants, and finding a new base area, these were all added later. After experiencing too many lives and deaths, they were also very indifferent to parting their scarred faces. It's Xuehua, this old soldier who was killed in Liaodong didn't promise anything, he just hummed with a dull face.

"Take care of Caiwei, take care of yourself!"

"Ok!"

Men don't need too many words to express their emotions. It is enough to pat each other on the shoulder and agree. Next, the long team pulled carts and steeds, and embarked on a long journey against the snowy night.

No one would have thought that a few years later, the journey to control the world would just start in a heavy snow...

(End of this chapter)