"You don't see, the Han Army, the weak crown is the captive, please Changying, you don't see, Ban Dingyuan, the peerless single horse urges the battle cloud! The boy should be in serious danger, how can he let Buyi miss this life? The situation is that the country is in danger, and the feather is constantly fighting! Abandon my former plow, follow me in wartime, call more than 100,000 compatriots, sing war songs and join the army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Qi joined the army, cleaned the dust, and swore to sweep away the slaves without regard for themselves! ”

Listening to the soldiers' singing, Pang Yue had a smile on his face. In the past few days, every time he has a break, he teaches everyone to sing this song. Although the soldiers are still singing a little bit now, after all, the time is too short, and it is not bad to be able to sing to this extent. Pang Yue had long had the idea of choosing a song as the camp song of the Flying Tiger Battalion, and after thinking about it, he finally chose this song in the later generations with the ancient language and the classic "Song of the Educated Youth in the Army", and slightly modified it and renamed it "The Song of the Chinese Boys in the Army". The tune of this song has long been lost, so Pang Yue is like in a certain TV series in later generations, accompanied by the tune of the military song of the New Fourth Army.

"Well, that's a good song! Simple and elegant, majestic, singing to teach people to be enthusiastic, used in the army will greatly boost morale! I didn't expect Mu Yuan to be a martial artist who could also make this song, which really impressed the old man! Zhu Dadian listened to the copycat version of "The Song of the Intellectual Youth in the Army", nodded his head incessantly, and turned his head to the leader of the family next to him and ordered, "Liu Neng, you should write down this song, and the old man will sing it from time to time in the future." ”

"Yes, sir."

At this time, Pang Yue didn't know Zhu Dadian's sigh after listening to this song, he was having a headache for one thing. It's been three days since I came out of Ogi Port, and most of the dry food and forage I carried have been consumed, so I have to find a way to replenish it quickly, otherwise, I will have to gnaw on the bark and grass roots in the next few days.

"Brother Mu Yuan, what are you thinking? But worried about the problem of food and grass? Seeing Pang Yue's preoccupied appearance, Wang Dongri came over and asked.

"yes!" Pang Yue nodded, "I went to ask just now." There is only a little more than a day's share of dry food and forage, and even if you save it, it will only be a little more than two days. But there is still such a long way to go from Hangzhou, so I have to add it as soon as possible. ”

"Hehe, Brother Muyuan is too worried." Wang Dongri said with a smile, "Right now, the prefectures and counties in this area are still under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, so our army can just find a place to replenish it." Isn't this still something too hard to do?"

Pang Yue also smiled: "I don't know if Brother Xu has heard the story of the former scholar Li Jiantai who went out to fight against Li Zicheng in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen?" ”

After hearing this, this Li scholar first saw that Li Zicheng surrendered to the rogue, and then Jiannu entered the customs, and this prince was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he took refuge in Jiannu. Hehe, this reputation is not very good. Wang Dong's tone was full of disdain.

"That's not what I'm talking about." Pang Yue shook his head, "At the beginning, Li Jiantai led Shang Fang's sword to go out on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and the momentum was big enough, right?" But when he led his army to Guangzong County, Shunde Prefecture, he wanted to enter the city to rest and replenish some grain and grass, but the local gentry still closed their doors. In the end, this scholar Li was annoyed and angry, and waved his army to break through the county seat. I think that at that time, the first emperor was still there, and the situation was much more stable than now, but the local government still regarded the imperial court soldiers and horses as thieves. Now, the Son of Heaven has been captured, the situation is turbulent, and we do not have the sword of Scholar Li and the will of the Holy Lord in our hands. Will the local government and gentry easily let our army into the city? ”

Hearing Pang Yue say this, Wang Dongri was silent for a moment, but then said with a little anger: "If it is really as Brother Mu Yuan said, then it really makes sense!" Our army did not hesitate to lose their lives and fought desperately against Jiannu, could it be that in the end, even a little rest and replenishment of food and grass would be obstructed by those unconscious officials? Hmph, if they really don't understand the current affairs and refuse to let our army out, it's a big deal for us to learn from Li Dashi again. ”…,

When Wang Dongri said this, Pang Yue didn't feel anything strange. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the army and the local government were almost on the same page. During the Chongzhen period, it was not uncommon for the Ming army to fight against the Liukou, but the local government closed the city gate and strictly guarded neutrality. The Ming army forcibly broke through the state capital, and there were countless incidents of beating magistrates. The main reason for this phenomenon is that the military discipline of the Ming army is generally poor, and once it enters the local state capitals, it is inevitable that they will commit acts that harm the people. However, in the final analysis, it is still a matter of money, and the army has not been able to receive military salaries for a long time, but it has to constantly accept combat missions, and it is inevitable that it will make outrageous moves.

Pang Yue, who had read relevant historical materials in later generations, was deeply touched by this strange phenomenon at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Since Chongzhen stopped collecting all kinds of commercial taxes, mining taxes and customs duties that "compete with the people for profits and violate the ancestral system", the financial revenue of the Ming Dynasty mainly relied on agricultural taxes to support. In this case, if there is nothing going on inside and outside and the wind and rain are smooth, this can barely be supported. But unfortunately, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was hitting the Xiaoice River, and there was a severe drought in the north for many years, and there were rogues inside and Jiannu watching. As a result, the finances of the Ming Dynasty were naturally beyond their means, and even the military salaries were often in arrears, and only a handful of the country's armies could receive their salaries on time. Especially in the second year of Chongzhen, there was a series of very black humorous things. In that year, Huang Taiji led the Houjin army and the Mongolian troops to break through the pass from Xifengkou, and Emperor Chongzhen ordered the mobilization of Qinwang's troops to support the Beijing division. However, the imperial court can't get enough military salaries, what should we do? Of course, there are solutions! For those Qinwang troops who had already rushed to the outskirts of the Beijing Division, the military headquarters transferred them to three places in three days in a row, not because of military considerations, but because the military order stipulated that the troops would not be paid until the next day after they arrived at the station. It is ironic that a central government should be reduced to such a trick to avoid paying. As for those Qin Wang's army that were still on the road, the court actually let them "raise their own salaries", so the soldiers and horses from the three sides mutinied on the way, and many of them became the main force of the later burial of the Ming Dynasty, including the later famous King Li Zicheng.

"Brother Xu, it's not appropriate to do this." Pang Yue felt that it was still necessary to persuade Wang Dongri to say a few words, "We are the official army of the Ming Dynasty, not bandits and bandits. If such drastic measures are adopted, what will the people think of us? Swinging the soldiers to their own people and leading the flames of war to their own cities, then what is the point of the bloody battle we fought against the slaves before? ”

Seeing that Wang Dongri looked unwilling, and seemed to be about to say something, Pang Yue added a few more words: "Brother Xu, I know what you mean." For the sake of the people of the Ming Dynasty, we fought to the death against Jiannu on the battlefield, and we really shouldn't be treated like this. But we also have to remember that the people in the Luzhou area had written a new word for the marshal. ”

Hearing Pang Yue talk about Huang Degong, Wang Dongri stopped talking, just sighed and waved the horsewhip heavily in the air.

"This is just my estimate, everything is not known at the moment, and Brother Xu doesn't need to be too angry. Maybe I'm overthinking. Pang Yue smiled, "By the way, Brother Xu, you're almost in Jingshui County, right?" ”

"Well, there's still ten miles to go, and after crossing the river in front. When the time comes, I hope that the county commander can understand the current affairs! ”

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Jingshui County Ya Nei House, County Order Study

A middle-aged man in his forties is standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking intently at the back garden shrouded in golden sunlight. However, although the weather was good, Liu Zhixian was in an extremely bad mood.

As a county parent official, Liu Tongyue has been overwhelmed by a large mess recently. Incidents of bandits and bandits are reported almost every day in the county, which is dizzying. Liu Tongyue didn't have much to do about this situation. The power in his hands is limited, and he can only barely maintain the stability around the county seat, and as for the farther places, he can't reach it, so he can only report to Ning Guofu to ask the prefect for help. But what worries him the most is not the mess of banditry, but the current situation. Liu Tongyue arrived at the end of the 16th year of Chongzhen, and less than four months after his arrival, Li Zicheng broke through the Beijing Division, and the world was shaken. Last year, the Fu King Zhu Yousong ascended the throne in Nanjing, and the situation in Jiangnan eased slightly. But this year, the bad news began to come one after another, Jiannu was not like some legends that Wu Sangui attracted to avenge the first emperor, they not only did not retreat after occupying the capital division, but continued to go south this year. …,

Just a few days ago, a news like a thunderbolt from the sky reached Liu Tongyue's ears: the capital had been attacked by Jiannu, the ministers had surrendered, and the emperor had fled. After hearing the news, he collapsed in his chair for a long time without moving, as if his main heart had been pulled out at once.

What is the current situation...... Alas! Liu Tongyue let out a heavy sigh, turned to look at the black gauze hat on the copy, and his eyes were full of complicated expressions.

"Master, master!" Master Zeng Yu ran into the study panting.

"What's the bad news? Just say it. Liu Tongyue smiled bitterly, his tone full of helplessness.

"There's... There is a large army coming towards our Jingshui County! Zeng Yu said anxiously, "There are no less than five thousand people!" Half an hour ago, I arrived at the bluestone shop less than ten miles away from the Jing River! It is estimated that now their strikers have begun to cross the river! ”

"What?" Liu Tongyue was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Under what banner?" How is the military appearance? ”

"Under the banner of Luzhou Town, the leader is a general. The appearance of the army is a little messy, and most of them are defeated and retreating soldiers and horses. Zeng Yu reported 1510 places.

"Luzhou Town? Isn't this the soldier and horse of Jingnan Hou Huang Degong? They've also been defeated? Although Liu Tongyue had heard the rumors that Huang Degong's troops did not disturb the people, he still remembered the scene of the Ming army's defeat and sacking his hometown when he was originally from Henan, which made him dare not relax in the slightest.

After settling down, Liu Tongyue instructed Zeng Yu: "The origin of this group of soldiers and horses is unknown, and we have to be fully prepared." Then send a messenger to close all the gates at once. In addition, you personally go and inform Ma Xiancheng and Wu Dianshi, and ask them to quickly summon the village warriors to defend the city, and let them come to me later. ”

"Yes, sir. I'll go. ”

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"Listen, the people on the city tower, we are the Ming Dynasty! Hurry up and open the gates! Looking at the closed gate of Jingshui County, Wang Dongri's heart couldn't help but burst into flames, and he shouted unceremoniously at the city tower.

I really guessed it, this local government still dares to give me a closed meal! It seems that the reputation of the Ming official army is really not good at the moment! Thinking of this, Pang Yue couldn't help but shake his head.

At the head of the city, Liu Tongyue made a gesture to the city and said loudly: "Don't blame the general, the situation is unknown, I don't dare to open the city gate." The contemptible person is Liu Tongyue of Jingshui Zhi County, I don't know which general's soldiers and horses are under the city? ”

Hmph, that's better than a good thing! Pang Yue clamped the horse's belly between his legs, left the queue, ran a few steps towards the city gate, and hugged his fist towards the city tower: "It turned out to be Lord Liu!" The general of Luzhou Town and the commander of the state guard, Pang Yue, are polite here! ”