Chapter 334: The Future (Text)
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The crowd in front of the east gate of Shunde Mansion was crowded, and the people of Sanfu cried and shook the sky.
A platform was erected at the three-way intersection of Sanli Road outside the East City, on which two red lacquered coffins were placed. The lid of the coffin is opened, and a white cloth is placed on it. On the left and right, there are four people wearing filial piety clothes, holding swords, with solemn expressions. The front coffin is filled with Lu Xiangsheng, and the back coffin is filled with Yang 6kai.
In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of people who have come to mourn, kowtowing a few times in front of the two coffins like flowing water, and leaving in tears.
Zhai Zhe was wearing a cotton armor, standing not far away, and suddenly muttered to himself: "People are cheap first, and people are cheap; People first despise themselves, and people despise them. "It's no wonder that such a Ming Dynasty was won by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He only knew that he hated the Qing prisoners in the past, but it turned out that the Han people themselves lost the world and put their heads under the feet of others.
Willow, who was a few steps away from him, turned his ears sideways with the wind, not hearing what he was saying.
It had been ten days since the Qing army left southern Gyeonggi and entered the direction of Shandong. The soldiers and horses of Xuanda Town were almost wiped out, and the Guanning army was only waiting, so Dolgon could rest assured and boldly go to plunder the population and property.
"The prefect of Shunde has written to the imperial court, and will soon send someone to verify the death of Duke Lu." Liu Suifeng saw that Zhai Zhe's love was low, and it was hard to say much.
"People are dead, and no matter how much you do, it's in vain!" Zhai Zhe suddenly laughed and said, "Zhang Qiping, Gao Qiqian and Yang Sichang." I used to think that I wouldn't hate someone, but it didn't hurt me. β
"Duke Lu is the benefactor of adults, of course it is different." The willow responds with the wind.
Zhai Zhe pursed his lips, he went to save Lu Gong, not just because Lu Xiangsheng was his benefactor.
"If I say that one day the Manchus will take the world of the Ming Dynasty, do you believe it?" Zhai Zhe's eyes fell on a pile of ragged soldiers not far in front of Lu Xiangsheng's coffin. That was the last remaining soldier of the Tianxiong Army. In the battle of Haoshui River, the cavalry under his command lost 30%, and only more than 700 of the 4,500 Tianxiong army escaped. He tried his best to rescue, but Lu Gong was begging for death. Looking back, he felt that even if he knew that this was the end, he would have gone to Artemisia Bridge. Not for anything else, just for peace of mind.
"I believe it!" Liu Suifeng's gaze fell on the horizon in the distance, "I have been held hostage by thieves for six years, so I know that this Ming Dynasty is rotten to the core. β
Zhai Zhe was silent for a moment, and suddenly strode towards the remnants of the Tianxiong Army.
Li Zhi'an and Yuan Qizhou's beards almost blocked their faces for half a year, and their eyes were bloodshot.
"Vice General Zhai!" The two saw Zhai Zhe coming over and went out of the camp to greet each other at the same time.
"Don't call me like that, both of you are older than me, just call me Brother Zhai."
Li Zhi'an and Yuan Qizhou glanced at each other, and said, "Vice General Zhai, thank you for bringing the body of the adult out of the chaotic army, and the soldiers of the Supervisory Battalion are grateful." β
"The two of you are outside, and I was also brought into the plug by adults." Zhai Zhe stretched out his hand and motioned for the two of them to enter the camp with him.
"What's next for you two?" After waiting for ten days, the sad mood passed, and Zhai Zhe finally asked the key sentence.
"The imperial court did this, the hearts of the soldiers were cold, and besides, the Tianxiong Army supervised the recruitment of the adults under the battalion, I am afraid that no one will be willing to accept us, so we can only return to our hometown to farm." Li Zhixin was disheartened, and Yuan Qizhou followed behind and nodded.
As they spoke, the three of them entered the tent, and Zhai Zhe sat down and said, "Don't be surprised if I say something!" β
"Vice General Zhai, please speak."
"If the two of you don't dislike it, our army can open the door for the Tianxiong soldiers."
Li Zhi'an and Yuan Qizhou did not speak.
"I regard Lu Gong as a teacher, and the world knows that I am Lu Gong's cronies. The court and the middle are all traitors and villains, and it is clear that they want Lu Gong to die, and after the first battle of Artemisia River, the court may not be able to tolerate me. If I am still the deputy general of Xuanda Town, the cavalry under my command will be the continuation of the Tianxiong Army. If I am condemned, the Taihang Mountains will be my hiding place. Zhai Zhe's words were clear, and he explained his plans and plates.
The impact of these words on Li Zhi'an and Yuan Qizhou was too great, especially when Zhai Zhe said that he would hide in Taihang Mountain, that is, he would be a thief. They were resentful of the imperial court, but before Cheng DΓΉ was about to rebel, both of them were silent.
"Either wait for the disposal of the court before making a decision, the two brothers are here, I will say a word in front, and I have fought under the command of Duke Lu, as long as I have Zhai Zhe to eat, as long as the Tianxiong Army is willing, it will never be hungry!" Zhai Zhe knew that it would be difficult to let this person defect to him now, so he put down a sentence first and planted a seed.
Li Zhi'an and Yuan Qizhou nodded silently.
"There is one more thing, I want to change the Lu Gong to take revenge!" Zhai Zhe's eyes forced the two to raise their heads.
Lu Xiangsheng died in the Artemisia River, and Zhai Zhe's name was famous in the three prefectures of Jinan. The people of Sanfu who thought of Lu Xiangsheng knew that it was Zhai Zhe who desperately died to save Lu Gong and take Lu Xiangsheng's body back from the Qing captives. The mourning hall of Lu Xiangsheng in front of Shunde Mansion is not the banner of the Tianxiong Army, but his "Zhai" flag. The food and grass in his army was also quickly solved, but this was only temporary.
The Qing captives were still wantonly raiding Shandong, and Zhai Zhe had to start thinking about his future. Without the protection of Lu Xiangsheng, he will inevitably lose power in Xuanda Town. It is said that the next governor of Xuanda is Chen Xinjia, who took away Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Shanxi, and is considered to be Lu Gong's sworn enemy, and I am afraid that he will not give him good fruits to eat.
The day before yesterday, he had ordered Fengqin to sneak back to Datong overnight and bring out the five hundred birds in the Victory Fort. The newly recruited 700 new pawns may not be able to return to him, but the 500 bird gunners are Han slaves outside the Saiwai, and they have no sense of identity with the Ming court. There were more than 7,000 cavalry under his command, but now only half of them are left, and with 500 birds, there are only 4,000 people. The 700 remnants of the Tianxiong Army, all of them have experienced a hundred battles, if they can be brought over, they will be better than thousands of soldiers and horses, but it is impossible to let these people be thieves.
In fact, in Daming, there is no shortage of people, as long as there is enough money and food.
Zhai Zhe is waiting, waiting for the disposal of the imperial court, this time the Qing captives invaded the Ming Dynasty, with the temperament of the current emperor, there will be a large number of officials who will be unlucky, and he wants to see how the imperial court will place him.
Taihang Mountain lies between Shanxi and Jinan, straight into Henan, the mountains are deep and dense, and it has been a place where thieves like to hide since ancient times. If the imperial court wanted to punish him, he decided to lead his troops into the Taihang Mountains, where he could use Shanxi in the west, and the three prefectures of Jinan in the east also had a good reputation, and it was a good place to hibernate and wait.
The Ming Dynasty is the foundation of the land, without the support of Xuanda Town, and then out of the fortress will only become a vassal of the Mongols.
"The land of the four wars in Henan; Shaanxi is no longer the once rich Guanzhong, and it is the nest of thieves; Huguang has always had thieves and Ming officers and soldiers staggered; Xuanda and Shandong are both on the side of the capital, and once there is chaos, it will be the target of everyone. The Ming Dynasty is still related to Ning Tieqi, and the Qin Army of Shaanxi, even Xuanda Town, under the management of Lu Xiangsheng for a few years, is not as weak as before. β
Zhai Zhe walked out of the Tianxiong military barracks, and the sky in front of him was gray.
A person like Lu Gong, who is clean and self-conscious, and who is dedicated to the country, is ultimately such an ending, why should he do such a thankless thing again.