"Maitreya was born, and the Buddha appeared as a stone Buddha!"

The iron rod beside Li Shengming took the lead in shouting slogans, and the sect members suddenly lifted their spirits as if they had been enchanted, and more than 5,000 people walked forward with the sound of drums and shouting slogans.

Nie Hong's ears were buzzing, and when he took a break from the slogan, he asked Zhao Xuan, "What is the stone Buddha?" ”

Zhao Xuan said in a low voice: "Two meanings, one is that Wang Sen, the ancestor of Wenxiang, is a native of Shifokou in Luanzhou, and the Wenxiang Sect believes that Maitreya Buddha will be born in Shifokou, so Li Shengming claimed that he came from Shifokou. In addition, there is another meaning, when I first came, in order to gain Li Shengming's trust, I came up with an idea for him, and buried a stone Buddha statue under the largest tree in the waist mountain, which I bought in Ninghai Prefecture, I carved these eight words myself, and added a sentence 'Li Huakai is the emperor', and then sent people to set fire to it at night, making it look like holy light, and then let the villagers check it out when it was dawn, so that they could dig it out by themselves, and from then on, they believed in Li Shengming even more. ”

Nie Hong heard it and scolded: "It's a shame that you can figure it out, you bastard is really a liar." ”

Zhao Xuan didn't dare to fight back, just stared at Li Mingsheng in front of him, the morale of the people of the Wenxiang Sect was like a rainbow at this time, and the shouts shook the sky, and the ragged sect members held farm tools in their hands and walked towards the opposite side firmly, there was still a mile distance between the two armies.

In the Wendeng camp front, Chen Xin saw that the other party's momentum was good, and said respectfully to Zhou Hongmo beside him: "My lord, these bandits have a momentum, and the adults have experienced a hundred battles, but what are the tricks to guide the younger brother." ”

Zhou Hongmo looked at the Huazi-like army opposite, pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "These people who smell incense and sect chaos, dare to claim 100,000 when they gather thousands, and when they don't go into battle, they think Maitreya is leaning over and arrogant, but if they really want to fight, I think as long as Brother Chen, your musket hits a few rows, and as soon as their morale is destroyed, they will have to flee for their lives." ”

Chen Xin said with admiration: "What Lord Zhou said is reasonable. In this way, the younger brother is not worried. Let's hold them down first. ”

Zhou Hongmo looked at Chen Xin with satisfaction, although this person put him in the air, but the benefits were enough for him, and he also respected him very much on weekdays, and he had to report major events. This time to exterminate the Wenxiang Sect, he said that he could not take possession of the main military merits, who made himself the chief officer of the Wendeng battalion.

Chen Xin turned to Zhu Guobin and ordered: "Let the cavalry on both wings start to attack, and you will send two more teams of cavalry to reinforce, but you must not storm the enemy formation." ”

Zhu Guobin led the order, assigned two teams of cavalry from the two wings bypassed, respectively strengthened to the two wings, Wendeng camp in the army green flag waved, more than 30 sentry cavalry on both wings began to approach the enemy formation, most of these people are selected from the Dongjiang soldiers, can ride horses and archery, most of these Dongjiang soldiers have the experience of fighting with Jiannu, in front of this kind of enemy is very calm, the opposite Wenxiang sect does not have any long-range attack weapons, these cavalry are fifty steps away, every five people leave a horse stake, the other few people from the arrow to take out the big arrow, Draw your bow at the demons on the periphery.

There was a loud bowstring sound, more than 20 prismatic arrows broke through the air, the rags of the rebels could not block the sharp arrows, the screams of the two wings sounded one after another, the shouts of the rebels on the side were chaotic, the momentum weakened a lot, and the cavalry immediately shot another ** arrow. More than a dozen people were shot down, they had no shields, and the crowd was extremely dense, basically as long as they were shot, they didn't miss.

The two wings of the attacked parishioners suddenly did not have the energy to shout anymore, and rushed to the middle one after another, and some fierce leaders saw that the situation was not good, and shouted and led a group of parishioners to rush towards the cavalry, twenty-three paces away, the cavalry each put away their bows and arrows, went to the horse stake and took the horses, and scattered farther away, those parishioners could not catch up, and after the distance was opened, the scattered cavalry dismounted and shot arrows at the pursuers. Those who pursued saw that their companions around them were shot one after another, and their morale was completely lost, and they hurriedly retreated to the large formation. Those cavalry did not take advantage of the situation to pursue, only a few people who could shoot arrows on horses, urged the horses to chase behind, and shot a few more people with Kaiyuan bows (riding bows), and the other cavalry soon came close to harass, and the morale of the two wings was suddenly lost. Especially the few soldiers who used the crossbows, the crossbow arrows they shot were far more lethal than the bows and arrows, as soon as their crossbow strings sounded, the Wenxiang Sect rebels screamed, and the two wings of the rebels had been completely pressed to the middle.

The chaos on both flanks soon spread to the Chinese army, and the trumpet could not be shouted, Chen Xin looked at it like this, if he released all the hundred cavalry, I am afraid that he would be able to defeat the other party. These cavalry are also trained daily, the same according to a team of twelve people, all of them are cold weapons, with boring palladium, knives and sticks, quick robbery, and there is no cavalry musketeer like Qi Jiguang's cavalry battalion, otherwise these rebels can not stand it, the rebels at the end of the Ming Dynasty are often tens of thousands of people chased and beaten by thousands of officers and soldiers, in addition to their poor organization, the gap in weapons is also an important reason, the most lacking of the rebels is the long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, often without engaging the morale is weakened, a little short of troops on the morale collapse.

Chen Xin said to Liu Pojun: "Ambush the soldiers out of the two wings. ”

The flags of the 1st and 3,000 headquarters of the Chinese army on behalf of the Chinese army waved, and after the thousand general flags received the order, the ambush soldiers on the left and right began to move towards the two wings of the opposing side.

The cavalry of the Wendeng battalion came and went, harassing the two wings of the Wenxiang Sect into a mess, and the infantry bow fifty paces away had a certain lethality, but it was not easy to shoot people, and the total number of people who fell to the ground was only more than a hundred, but the role played far exceeded killing a hundred people. After chasing them all the way, they finally came to a distance of more than a hundred paces, and they were about to enter the range of muskets.

The harassing cavalry stopped harassing and pushed away to the periphery, and as soon as the Smelling Fragrance Sect breathed a sigh of relief, they found that the infantry of the official army appeared on both flanks. The array of rebels was now almost a mess, and more than 5,000 people were surrounded on three sides by more than 2,000 officers and soldiers.

Zhao Xuan had expected that he would not be able to defeat the Wendeng camp, but he didn't expect it to be like this before the battle, although he had not gone through a big battle, but looking at the chaos of the sect members, he knew that he would definitely lose, and the surroundings were getting more and more crowded, Nie Hong pushed the people nearby again and again, not letting them get too close.

Dong Dacheng, who had a meaty face, commanded loudly in front, shouting and scolding again and again, and finally maintained the most basic order. Dong Dacheng sent a few powerful leaders to the two wings, and led the sect members to advance on both sides. The formation is slightly better than just now.

Zhao Xuan's side was also a little relieved, his eyes kept staring at Li Shengming, this person was very cunning, and he had fallen behind as he walked. This person is a talisman for him and his nephew, and Zhao Xuan must not let him get away.

The Wenxiang Sect rebel army walked a hundred steps, Li Shengming stood up from the chair, pointed at the goose feather fan in his hand, and the sect members saw Li Shengming standing tall, and burst out into a crazy shout. The big drum sounded sharply, and the morale of the Wenxiang Sect suddenly climbed to a peak again, Dong Dacheng's banner pointed forward, and they ignored the ambush soldiers on both wings, and the big and small leaders led the sect to charge forward, and more than 5,000 chaotic people poured through the open space in the middle like a tide.

Zhao Xuan also followed closely behind Dong Dacheng and Li Shengming, with a shaky back in front of him, Nie Hong was talking something next to him, but the screams around him made him unable to hear anything.

Just ran more than ten steps, and suddenly a long horn sounded on the opposite side, Zhao Xuan suddenly remembered Nie Hong's reminder, but he didn't dare to squat down at this time, otherwise he would definitely be trampled to death by the people behind, so he hurriedly took a diagonal step and hid behind a big man.

A series of firecracker-like explosions, many screams rang out in the front row at the same time, followed by screams, and the people in the back row wanted to get out of the way of the casualties on the ground, all of them bypassed a few steps, affecting the line in the back row, and the entire impact momentum was affected.

Li Shengming seemed to be taken aback, and ran down from the Taishi chair, Zhao Xuan slowed down and followed his neighbors, he paid too much attention to Li Shengming, he was hung by something under his feet, and fell to the ground, he quickly got up, turned his head and glanced at it, it was a religious person who had been shot in the chest, he was raising his head slightly, stretching out his hand to Zhao Xuan, and his mouth kept spitting out bright red blood foam, as if he hoped that Zhao Xuan would save him.

Zhao Xuan was a little stunned with fright, and when he was at a loss, a big hand like iron tongs pulled him up, and Nie Hong's voice sounded in his ears, "If you want to live, follow closely." ”

As soon as he heard the word life, his head immediately cleared up a lot, he was dragged by Nie Hong, and after following the flow of people, he saw Li Shengming's figure again, but he had already taken off and ran outside, and he was wearing a shabby dress like an ordinary sect member.

The second long horn sounded, and it was the same repetition, and many people fell in front of them, and the blood and screams had a strong effect on the people around them, and some of the congregants had already dropped their hoes and turned to flee. At fifty paces, the third round of salvo fires came, many people in the front row saw the tragic situation of their comrades falling to the ground, and they wanted to retreat, but the people behind continued to surge, blocking each other on both sides, and forty paces in front of the Wendeng camp line were in chaos, and the fourth round of salvo sounded at the right time, and more than two hundred combined machine guns fired a salvo at a distance of forty paces, causing huge casualties to the crowded crowd, and the continuous blow made the morale of the Wenxiang Sect completely disappear.

After the fourth round of salvo, a short horn sounded on the opposite side, and a few breaths later, Nie Hong knew that it was to set up the team horn, the killer team had been deployed, and was about to start advancing, and hurriedly brought Zhao Xuan in front of him, before he could speak, the front suddenly exploded like thunder one after another, and the sect members in front fell down countless times like mowing grass, a big iron ball blasted a bloody path on the right side, jumping and falling dozens of steps behind the side, Nie Hong's eardrums roared, and he quickly opened his mouth, he was also the first time to face the blow of the tiger squat cannon head-on, And it was much closer than the usual eighty paces, even if there were many sect members in front of him, it still made him thrilled, and the other sect members fell into a state of complete madness.

Nie Hong took a few breaths and said loudly to Zhao Xuan, who was dazed: "The army is about to attack, keep an eye on Li Shengming." ”

Zhao Xuan finally reacted and nodded quickly, and then a rhythmic drum sounded, followed by the sound of neat footsteps on the ground. The chaotic people at the front looked at the enemy in front of them in horror, the red human wall had retreated to the back row, and was replaced by officers and soldiers with cold weapons in their hands, they were dressed in cold shining iron armor, holding various sharp blades, and pressed over silently.

They were soon thirty paces, and the beat of the drums changed and became rapid. All the officers and soldiers quickened their pace and began to charge, and the remaining members of the congregation looked at the oncoming armor and sharp weapons, and the last bit of religious fanaticism disappeared without a trace, as they had come, and everyone screamed for their lives, and rushed backwards, many of whom were knocked to the ground and trampled to death.

Zhao Xuan and Nie Hong were mixed in the crowd and fled, Zhao Xuan was shocked by the sound of cannons, but his eyes were always on Li Shengming, Li Shengming still had some core disciples around him, Dong Dacheng was also together, the Wendeng camp array in the rear came from the sound of the Chinese army's big drums, the sound of killing shook the sky, Nie Hong knew that the pursuit had begun, and he didn't dare to run in the front, and the rangers around him were already intercepting and killing the people who ran in the front.

Li Shengming had already put on a felt hat, Dong Dacheng and a few of his subordinates supported him, and ran all the way to the north, this Li Shengming is really used to deceiving people, and he is not too flustered in the face of such a situation, he has always remained in the middle position, and he has changed his clothes, if it were not for Zhao Xuan's preparation, he would definitely have lost his trace. At this moment he saw a vacancy, shouted a few of his men, and hurried towards a place where there were no cavalry.

Listening to the shouts and escapes around him, Zhao Xuan licked his dry lips, "Li Shengming, don't be gone." ”

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On the day of the Wendeng camp, more than 1,300 people were killed, and the rest of the sect members all fled, Chen Xin tried almost all the troops, and defeated twice as many demons in one day, almost everyone in the Wendeng camp saw blood, and they were also full of confidence at the moment, but they felt a little unenthusiastic, especially the killer team, after all, these people had basically been defeated by firearms, and they basically killed people from behind.

In the evening of the same day, the gentry of Laiyang went to the barracks to work in the army. On the second day, the Wendeng camp began to march towards Zhaoyuan, and the sentry cavalry saw Nie Hong and several people on the road. Soon brought it to Chen Xin, Chen Xin found a private house to meet a few people, accompanied by Zhou Shifa and Huang Side.

Zhao Xuan held Dong Dacheng's head high and said carefully to Chen Xin: "My lord, yesterday Lord Lai was powerful and defeated the demons, and the villain looked for an opportunity to kill this demon leader and serve the lord." ”

The sea dog went up and grabbed the hair on the person's head, flipped it over and looked at it, and then looked at Chen Xin, Chen Xin shook his hand, Nie Hong had already reported to him just now, and knew that it was the real bandit leader. This Zhao Xuan can stay and kill, this person can penetrate the enemy this time, and complete this matter, the ability is considered to be there, and it is not unsightly to be a nail in the Wenxiang Sect, so you don't have to kill it.

"Where are Li Shengming and Dong Dacheng's dirty silver?"

"My lord, Li Shengming was captured alive by Lord Nie, last night we asked him about his dirty silver in a hole on the top of the mountain, and Dong Dacheng's is in his hometown Liujiazhuang. It was also forced by Lord Nie, thanks to Lord Nie's strong martial arts, otherwise the villain would not know if he could capture Li Shengming alive. ”

Chen Xin smiled and asked Nie Hong, "Li Shengming doesn't have any of his subordinates by his side?" ”

Nie Hong's eyes were put away with a fierce light, and he replied in a low voice: "What is this Zhao Xuan, he has sweat medicine with him, and he took advantage of boiling water to make a group of people unconscious, but he was too timid to do it, it was all killed by me and two subordinates, Dong Dacheng has some martial arts, and the villain is afraid of accidents, so he didn't dare to stay alive." ”

Chen Xin nodded when he heard this, and said to Zhao Xuan: "You have done a good job in this matter, and you will lead the cavalry to take the dirty silver of Waist Mountain and Liujiazhuang in a while, and then let you stay in Wendeng, as long as you don't engage in the evil ways of Nalaoshzi, you will be safe." ”

Zhao Xuan kowtowed again and again: "Thank you for your kindness, it's just that the villain doesn't know how to farm, and I don't know how to feed the family, but the villain is literate, and this time I know the power of the adult, and I know that there is a god-like character like an adult in the world, and I want to find an errand under the adult......"

Huang Side said suddenly: "My lord, my subordinates want him to come to my training team, I am short of manpower there, and I still need some people, it just so happens that this person is literate and eloquent." ”

"Mentoring team?" Chen Xin was quite worried about this former cultist.

Huang Side said helplessly: "My lord, Mr. Liu has already stated that he will never send a new gentleman, and now there are a few of these ten people who are not at ease, and now each person is in charge of two bureaus, and talking to the soldiers and helping them write letters will consume the time, which is really bad." ”

Chen Xin looked at the pale young man on the ground, and said to Huang Side: "Then you have to watch him closely, if I know that he is still talking about Maitreya Buddha, lifeless old mother, etc., it only takes one time, I will cut him first, and then dismiss you." ”

Zhao Xuan lowered his head and listened, and hurriedly agreed: "Adult kindness, the villain will never talk about those evil things again, the villain has long been disgusted with this thing, the so-called scriptures, burning lamps, Buddha, Maitreya, red yang, white yang, are just people made up to deceive some stupid men and fools, the villain knows very well, is to be frightened all the time, now can live the life of ordinary people, will never say half a word about this matter." ”

Chen Xin's mind moved, this person is very clear about the teachings and inside story of the White Lotus system, and he can use it as a model, as long as he uses it well, he can completely eradicate the possibility of a cult in the army, and smiled kindly, "This official also believes in you, but you are not allowed to do things alone for the time being, and when I return to the camp in Wendeng Camp, you will do a lecture next to each other, and explain to the soldiers how you fabricate scriptures and deceive those mountain and wild villagers, and the soldiers will know the details of this White Lotus Sect, so that you can be solely responsible, and then you can get the full salary." ”

Zhao Xuan responded gratefully, and after he went out, Huang Side said to Chen Xin: "My lord, now that the bandit capital has been caught, should we still go to Zhaoyuan?" ”

"Of course."

Huang Side glanced at Zhou Shifa, and Chen Xin smiled: "Just say it." ”

"My lord, we fought all the battles, but I am afraid that most of the military merits will be occupied by Zhou Hongmo. Why bother to make a wedding dress for him, anyway, Dengzhou's order is just to defend Wendeng. ”

Zhou Shifa and Nie Hong both listened with indifferent faces, and Chen Xin's fingers tapped lightly on the table. After a long while, he said: "Instructor Huang always thinks about my Wendeng camp, very good, I have my own plans for this matter, and I will move forward to Zhaoyuan first." ”

After the men had gone out, the Wendeng camp continued to advance, and at the same time, an army ten times larger than the Wendeng camp was also marching, and they quietly reached the western side wall of Xifengkou, and the passes of the Great Wall were already within their day's journey.