The fourth volume of the sharp blade out of the sheath Shenzhou moves

Plans can't keep up with the fast pace of change!

At noon, it was dark and dreary, like the Jade Emperor had knocked over the ink bottle. Suddenly, there was a rumbling thunder, followed by a flash of lightning that seemed to pierce the sky.

After a while, bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky, hitting the ground and crackling.

Just now it was still stormy, and in the blink of an eye, thunder and lightning, storms and rains, even if you sit at home, you can feel the momentum of the earth shaking the mountains.

This sudden rainstorm broke the deployment of troops on both sides, but on the whole it was beneficial to the Dingnan army. After all, they were defending the city, and the Tartar coalition was living in the wilderness.

Fortunately, it wasn't winter, otherwise, Dorgon would have been crying without tears.

In such weather, neither side dares to act rashly.

Baggage, food, weapons, and even war horses could not move forward on muddy roads, as well as complex geological disasters such as mudslides.

A small force went up, but it was useless in such a large-scale battle, and the two sides could only send each other to guard against each other by sending scouts at night!

The army was entrenched in the city and had nothing to do, and it was inevitable that there would be incidents during the period.

In the north of Jinzhou City, it belongs to the wealthy area of the city, and the "father-in-law" Zhao family, who does not accept soldiers at night, is here.

Zhao Mansion is considered a big family in Jinzhou, and the personnel are gathered, Zhao Bin told everyone the news that Zhao Wen is still alive, and mentioned that Lianniang promised to marry Xiaoliu.

"I don't know what will happen in the future, but I said I would come at night, but it seemed that they had a mission that night, so they missed it." Zhao Bin said to the whole family:

"But the cavalry has come and gone these days, but those soldiers told them not to run around without incident, saying that martial law was temporarily imposed in the city, alas, ......"

Everyone in the Zhao Mansion looked at each other silently, and they didn't know where to go in the future.

"Then what are you hesitating about?" Father Zhao couldn't bear it in the end, he held his crutches, hit the ground with his cane, and said in great pain:

"At the beginning, the old man mistakenly believed in the Mongols and caused my Zhao family to fall into a desperate situation, if you are wrong, my Zhao family will be doomed."

Everyone also said: "Lianniang is married, she should accompany her with the most generous dowry of the Zhao family, and she can't be wronged." At this time, being able to marry this family can at least save the lives of the entire Zhao family, Da Lang must not hesitate. ”

Zhao Bin smiled bitterly: "If it's my son's marriage, I might as well make the decision immediately." To marry a daughter, you have to discuss it with her mother. ”

This is also a very noble reason, and there is no way for everyone to be in a hurry.

Zhao Bin's wife Li immediately heard the news from the back house, she was a very decisive woman, and immediately rushed to the front hall with Lianniang, and said in front of everyone:

"For the sake of the lives of the entire Zhao family, why pity this girl? Besides, I heard that the young man Langjun did not accept the small flag at night, and his family won fame, and he will always be rich and noble in the future.

is not twenty years old, and his appearance is not bad, such a young man is originally a good match, and he doesn't have to be from a rich family?

To put it mildly, my Zhao family is not in danger, what are you doing talking about these things! ”

At this time, the footsteps of the infantry of the brigade were heard outside, which was extremely powerful, but after the Zhao family heard the woman's words, they felt a little relieved in their hearts.

Most of the surrounding areas are the mansions of wealthy families, and people are hiding in their houses.

After hearing the movement outside, the mansions were silent, and occasionally there were children's crying, and then immediately stopped abruptly, presumably because the adults covered their mouths.

The army of the Governor's Palace is not better than the Ming army or the Mongolian army, the most particular array pace, when the army marches in unison and forms a unique majesty, the pace vibrates greatly, when thousands of people march together, there is a feeling that the ground is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

People feel this majesty, and their hearts are like a small drum beating, and no one can sit in peace.

Everyone stood under the eaves of the porch outside the hall, and through the heavy houses and the dark night, it seemed as if they could see the soldiers of the brigade walking outside.

At this time, someone knocked on the door of the Zhao Mansion, and the Zhao family was heartbroken.

The servant who usually answered the door did not dare to open the door, but the sound of the door was loud and noisy, and then someone seemed to kick the door.

Zhao Bin didn't dare to delay any longer, if the rebels climbed the wall and came in, I am afraid that it would be a catastrophe immediately.

Zhao Bin tidied up his clothes, wore a soft-footed hood, wore a silk robe with a straight collar, tied a black cow belt around his waist, and wore deerskin boots on his feet, dressed like a typical Liaodong gentry.

In normal times, he is a person of great status, but at this time he is full of panic. Because what he relied on in normal times was useless at this time, and even his life was only between the thoughts of others.

As soon as the door opened, a dozen soldiers in armor entered.

The soldiers wore round hats, and their bodies were covered with iron armor, which seemed to have cotton or leather armor inside, and their legs were tied with rows, and on their feet were a pair of short leather boots, which were soft in leather and hard in the bottom, suitable for long marches.

Most of the soldiers were tall, fierce-looking, athletic, holding shields in their left hand and knives in their right, and a few of them were holding firearms, and some of them were wearing silver chain mail, and some wore cotton armor on their bodies, but most of them only wore chain mail.

After all, the weather was very hot, and Zhao Bin saw that the linings on these soldiers were wet, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

A soldier said to Zhao Bin: "It is inconvenient to camp on a rainy day, this mansion has been requisitioned by thousands of cavalry households, you can keep the back house, don't come to the front house if you have nothing to do." ”

Although the soldier's attitude was vicious, fortunately it was not to loot or kill, but to requisition the mansion, and also gave an explanation, Zhao Bin was relieved.

Father Zhao heard the words in the hall: "It's okay like this, it's good that you won't be harassed by the rebels, even if you lose some floating wealth." ”

Zhao Bin came back and was displeased, and said: "Father, don't say such things anymore, it's wrong for people to hear it." ”

Zhao's father was still a little unconvinced, but later the soldiers of the brigade came in, all of them were armed with swords and shields or holding fine firearms, and then some officers came in, opened the wings, and began to hang maps and other things.

Then the cooks came in, requisitioned another room, and began to raise the fire to cook, they didn't use the things of the Zhao Mansion, even the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar were their own.

Father Zhao saw that the armor worn by these soldiers was all fine and valuable, and the officers who hung the maps were all wearing expensive things like monoculars.

There were also a few small soldiers who came in with a table clock, and immediately began to move around after calibration, this clock was worth hundreds of taels of silver, but the soldiers did not treat it as valuables, and treated it very casually.

At this time, he couldn't help but whisper again: "Today, I know how powerful the foundation of the Ming army is, and the old man was really wrong before. ”

It makes sense for him to say this, in fact, if many Han people in Liaodong have the heart, they can still flee back to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, especially a big family like the Zhao family.

But many people chose to stay in Liaodong because they couldn't leave their homeland, and secondly, they saw that Jiannu's soldiers were invincible and felt that the prospects were good, so they chose to stay in Liaodong and became a Shunmin of Jiannu.

Zhao's father undoubtedly belongs to the second type, and now he has remorse when he sees that the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion are so elite and he destroyed 5,000 Mongolian Tatars in the Battle of Dengsha River.

At this time, another soldier came to requisition the hall, and those soldiers with swords and shields had already found out that there was no threat to the outer house of the Zhao Mansion.

Either guarding at the gate or patrolling, some soldiers lit a lantern with a height of one person and hung it all over the outer house, illuminating a large mansion brightly.