Sending troops to suppress the rebels may be a great opportunity for those generals to be promoted and make a fortune, but for the Ming court, it is definitely a safe and unprofitable deal. But Liu Cheng's appearance made Yang He see a glimmer of light and command

A group of villagers cleanly eliminated Du Ruhu and Du Guoying, who were quite prestigious among the rebels, and showed his military talent; And then he was forced to kill He Jin and was able to escape, showing his excellent improvisation; What's more important is that this person was completely born out of thin air, and has nothing to do with the intertwined Northwest General, don't worry that Liu Cheng is a marionette of someone behind him, with such a person, he can carry out the long-considered appeasement plan.

"Liu Baihu, where the method of war, galloping thousands of cars, leather cars thousands of times, with 100,000 armor, thousands of miles of food, then the internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the material of glue paint, the dedication of the car armor, the daily cost of thousands of gold, and then the 100,000 divisions, the income is just thousands of miles of corpses, and the lives are ruined. If the matter of appeasement is successful, it is not only a blessing for the country, but also a blessing for the people, and a blessing for you. ”

"What the Governor said is very true, but the villain has nothing to do with the rebels, and there is no reason for the appeasement." Speaking of this, Liu Cheng carefully observed Yang He's face: "Can you hand over the Du family's uncle and nephew to the villain?" It's good to have a guide. “

"Yes, those two and the captives will be sent to you later."

Yang He agreed to Liu Cheng's request so happily, which frightened Liu Cheng, and the words that he had prepared in his stomach to persuade Yang He were suddenly useless, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Liu Baihu, you had an agreement with the Du family's uncle and nephew before, right? The two of them help you talk, and you're trying to get the two of them out? Yang He's face showed a narrow smile: "Otherwise, both of them wouldn't have spoken for you at that time, and I would have fulfilled you." “

"This-" Liu Cheng's face turned red all of a sudden, he didn't expect his hole cards to be broken so simply by the old man in front of him. Before he could come up with any excuses, Yang He waved his hand with a smile: "Liu Baihu, you don't have to explain, if I were in your position, I'm afraid I would do the same." No, I'm afraid I can't do as well as you! “

"Thank you, Lord Governor, for your understanding!" At this time, all Liu Cheng could do was bow down. Yang He waved his hand and sighed: "That's it, I also know that this matter is very dangerous, but there are extraordinary people in the world, so there are extraordinary things; You are an extraordinary person, so you will encounter extraordinary things, and you don't want to thank you, just don't blame me for throwing yourself into the tiger's mouth. “

Hearing this, Liu Cheng was stunned, Yang He's words touched the deepest secret in his heart. Could it be that the other party has seen his hole cards through some mysterious means? In the entire Ming Dynasty, is there anyone more qualified to be said to be an extraordinary person than himself as a traveler?

"Liu Baihu, Liu Baihu, what's wrong with you?"

Yang He's voice woke Liu Cheng up, and in order to hide his embarrassment, he casually pointed to the wall behind Yang He: "I just saw that the object on the wall is quite novel and distracted, please forgive me for the rudeness!" ”

"Oh, that's it!" Yang He looked in the direction of Liu Cheng's finger and said with a smile: "This was given to me by a merchant from the Western Regions a few years ago, saying that it is a sharp firearm of the first class in Xiyi. Peach, come in! As he spoke, the maid pushed the door in and blessed Yang He.

"You go and take down that object and have a look with Liu Baihu."

"Yes, sir!"

Liu Cheng carefully took the firearm sent by the servant girl, but his heart stirred up waves, with the knowledge of modern firearms he saw on the Internet before he crossed, what he saw in front of him should be a Turkish arquebus, one meter and six long gun body, the octagonal barrel gradually thinned from the tail to the muzzle, the curved butt was carved from hard walnut wood, and several layers of varnish were finely coated, exuding the unique aroma of wood, and the arquebus hammer in the shape of a bird's beak reflected the unique beautiful luster of bronze under the light. Two belts connected twelve bronze powder bottles and ram levers to the barrel, and under the barrel was fixed a short sword about two feet long, with beautiful geometric and botanical motifs inscribed on the barrel, handguard and sword. The ingenuity of ancient craftsmen makes this murder weapon a beautiful work of art.

"Looking at Liu Baihu's appearance, could it be that he has used this thing before?" Yang He showed a look of surprise on his face, it must be known that the bird gun had long been widely used in the Ming army at that time, but there were not many officers and soldiers who really knew how to aim and shoot correctly, and this kind of fire gun was different from the bird gun commonly used in the Ming army in terms of structure, and Liu Cheng was obviously an expert in loading and aiming, which was quite strange.

"Not bad!" Liu Cheng was a little reluctant to put this Turkish arquebus back on the case, and said with a smile: "This firearm is very finely made, if it is used well, 70 steps away (about 100 meters) to take people's lives and other idle ears." “

"Hmm!" Yang He nodded and said in a deep voice: "It's not too early, Liu Baihu go back and rest!" ”

"Yes!"

Looking at Liu Cheng's back, Yang He had a complicated expression on his face, and said to himself: "What is the origin of this person, is it right or wrong to save his life on the city tower today?" ”

On the way back to his residence, Liu Cheng's heart was not calm. If he was very disgusted with Yang He's behavior of forcing him to go to a dangerous place at the beginning, but in the end, this disgust gradually dissipated, as Yang He said that he is an extraordinary person, there must be extraordinary things, such outrageous things as crossing have happened to him, and it is probably a luxury to want to live a life in peace and quiet, not to mention that according to the normal development of history, in the next few decades, this land may be full of blood, polluting China, schools are abandoned, and human discipline is ruined. Now that I know the future development of history, I must do something. Yang He did use his own ingredients, but it was also this old man who saved his life at the hands of He Renlong, and sometimes it was not so clear that favor and hatred could not be distinguished.

With complicated thoughts, Liu Cheng returned to his residence, and found that the Du family's uncle and nephew had been sent, obviously his request had been expected by Yang He, and it was not good to be seen through, Liu Cheng returned to his house, turned out the deerskin bag full of golden sand, took a bowl and poured golden gold into it. Sunlight shone in through the window and fell onto the bowls piled high with golden sand. Liu Cheng looked at the golden sands in the bowl intoxicated, and suddenly sighed: "If there are ten bags and eight bags of so many golden sands, it is better not to go to Jiangnan with these hundred households." “

At this time, there were a few knocks on the door outside, but it was the uncle and nephew of the Du family who came to ask to see him, Liu Cheng hurriedly put away the gold and opened the door. The three of them were speechless in the house for a while, and after about half a sound, Du Ruhu got up and bowed down: "Thank you Liu Baihu for saving your life!" Du Guoying continued to stand aside, Du Ruhu pulled a handful, and then reluctantly bowed down.

"Excuse me, excuse me!" Liu Cheng hurriedly got up and returned the salute: "I also repaid the favor of the two, if it weren't for the two of them speaking for me on the city tower, I'm afraid I wouldn't be alive now." “

Seeing Liu Cheng talking so well, the color on the faces of the Du family's uncle and nephew also looked a lot better, and the three of them chatted a few words casually, and the atmosphere between them gradually became lively. Liu Cheng also took the opportunity to ask about some news about the rebels,

When he learned that Yang He wanted him to appease the rebels, Du Guoying sneered and twisted his face to the side. On the side, Du Ruhu asked: "How much food did Lord Yang give, and how many soldiers and horses did you have?" “

"I didn't mention that!"

"That's a bit embarrassing!" Du Ruhu smiled bitterly.

"Uncle, you just won't tell you through! It's a bit embarrassing, it's just impossible! Du Guoying sneered: "Once this soldier raises the anti-flag, he is like a wild horse without the reins, either you take out the fragrant bait, or you show the knife."

, otherwise a fool would want to go back and suffer that sulking! ”

Seeing Liu Cheng's inexplicable appearance, Du Ruhu had no choice but to explain: For most of the time in ancient China, being a soldier was not a desirable profession. The meagre salary, heavy labor, and strict military discipline only added to the attractiveness of the profession was the lucrative booty, in other words, legal looting was allowed, and it was a necessary skill for the famous generals of ancient times to make soldiers rob efficiently in the right place. Over time, soldiers will naturally not have a good impression among the people, "a good man is not a soldier, and a good iron does not hit nails", this sentence is not without reason. For those rebel soldiers, compared to returning to the famine border town to suffer, the life of looting and bullying men and women is simply in heaven, and if you want them to put down the butcher's knife, either with strong force or enough benefits, how can you let them go back with a few empty words?

"But didn't I defeat you with those villagers?"

"Humph!" Du Guoying sneered: "Xiangyong can only guard his home, if he pulls it out, he will definitely disperse before he can do it, who is willing to give you his life if there is no benefit in these years?" I think you should not be this hundred, find a chance to slip away, at least you can save your life. ”

Hearing this, Liu Cheng turned his gaze to Du Ruhu, and Du Ruhu coughed lowly: "Liu Baihu, although my nephew's words are a little rude, but the reason is still not bad. To put it bluntly, if I hadn't commanded it that night, I'm afraid you wouldn't have won so easily. ”

Liu Cheng nodded, although the rebels' actions that night were fierce, but they were reckless, for example, when the enemy could not be seen clearly at night, the foremost three-eyed gunners opened fire rashly from a long distance, and the result did not hurt the villagers hiding behind the door panel covered with quilts, but wasted a lot of gunpowder and lead bullet; If it is used according to the requirements of the "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness", the firing distance of firearms such as the three-eyed gun is generally within ten meters, giving the enemy the maximum damage, at this distance they have clearly seen that the enemy is hidden behind the door panel, and they can completely detour to the side to attack, obviously this is due to the fact that Du Ruhu and Du Guoying have been unable to effectively control the embodiment of their soldiers. Liu Cheng won very beautifully that night, but in fact, from the beginning to the end, the villagers' actions were passively defensive, and various tricks were used to force or lure the rebels into the villagers' traps or walls. The reason is very simple, Liu Cheng did not dare to let these villagers take any initiative at all, and only dared to let the villagers hide in a safe position behind the door panel to assassinate the enemy, because once the first few people were knocked down, the people behind were likely to turn around and flee, and the situation became out of control.

Seeing Liu Cheng's frowning appearance, Du Ruhu glared at his nephew fiercely, Du Guoying snorted coldly and turned his head, but he didn't see his uncle's eyes. Du Ruhu sighed indifferently, and said to Liu Cheng: "For now, I still have to plead with Lord Yang, can I ask for more soldiers and write money and food, otherwise it will definitely not work." “

"No way!" Liu Chengguo shook his head decisively: "If you two don't want to, find a chance to leave quietly in two days, I will never stop you!" ”

"Maybe I, Du Ruhu, should die in Liangxiang, I didn't die in the village that night, and I came back to life today on the city tower, and I would have been a dead man a long time ago. This time, I can only run away and live incognito, and I don't have the face to see my ancestors and ancestors after death, Guoying" Speaking of this, Du Ruhu turned his head to Du Guoying and said: "You are still young, just bring a message to your mother for me, saying that Ruhu is incompetent and failed to pull you out of a look, but I can let you go back with all your beards and tails, which can be regarded as repaying my sister-in-law's great kindness." ”

"Uncle, I hurt you!" Du Guoying fell to his knees and cried: "If I hadn't gotten food in Liangxiang, how could I have gotten to such a situation." “

"My own uncle and nephew, what's not to blame, and I can't blame you for the good township!" Du Ruhu reached out and stroked Du Guoying's hair twice, and said to Liu Cheng: "Liu Baihu, let my nephew go home, and I will do my best to help you?" ”

Two days later.

"Are these all sent to me by the Governor?" Although Liu Cheng minded suppressing the anger in his heart, the muscles at the corners of his mouth still twitched.

"Yes, there are a total of two hundred and fifteen people, all of them are young and strong men, Liu Baihu, you can take it!" The escort officer replied lazily, and behind him the black heads of men, as he said, were almost all between 15 and 40 years old, but each of them had their hands tied, and their necks were tied together by ropes, like several giant centipedes.

"But, why are they all tied up?" Liu Cheng pointed to those men and asked.

"Nonsense, didn't they all run away if they didn't tie it up?" The officer sneered: "For your business, I have traveled all over the surrounding states and counties, those who are in arrears of taxes and grain, those who sell illegal salt, and those who owe rent to the landlords, and even two horses have been ridden, so that there are enough two hundred and fifteen people, all of them are young and strong men, and you don't even have a word 'thanks'?" I don't know each other! ”