With this shout, all the generals in the tent got up and quickly dodged to both sides, and a large crowd of archers poured in, and without saying a word, they fired indiscriminately into the center of the tent. Several guards rushed up to protect Yang Zhan and his two sons, and in the blink of an eye, each of the guards was hit by several arrows, and one fell to the ground with serious injuries.

At this time, the sound of killing also sounded outside the tent, and the warriors in armor rushed into the camp tent from all directions, and the spears and broadswords pointed at Yang Zhan and his son. The generals of the Sichuan army, who had retreated to both sides, threw away the black veils on their heads, tore off the official uniforms that were in the way, and took the helmets from the hands of the guards, revealing the soft armor that was close to their bodies.

Although the few guards guarding Yang Zhan's side were not injured, blood was flowing from the wounds, soaking through the military uniforms, and dripping down the armor to the ground.

"Gentlemen...... The gentlemen ......" Yang Zhan's gaze swept over the Sichuan army comrades in the tent one by one, these people are his friends for many years, and the world friends who have worked for the Ming Dynasty for several generations......

But now their faces were as cold as those of the dead, and their eyes shone with a cruel green glow.

"Why is that?" Yang Zhan looked blankly at his colleagues in the Sichuan Army in the room, at this moment he still couldn't believe that these old friends in front of him were going to kill his father and son.

"Traitor Yang Zhan," a cold voice spat out from the mouth of a certain Sichuan army commander, he was a guest of the Yang family in the past, and today he was the first to welcome Yang Zhan into the camp: "Collusion and rebellion, plotting to sacrifice Sichuan, everyone will be punished." ”

With these words, those archers poured another rain of arrows, and Yang Zhan's personal guards once again covered the Yang family's father and son with their bodies, and suddenly several people fell to the ground. Yang Zhan knew that he couldn't afford to wait any longer, so he struggled to lift the table and beckoned to his two sons, "Kill it quickly." ”

The two sons agreed at the same time, picked up the knife on the ground, and went to the door with the guards.

As long as one of the three father and son can get out of danger, he can gather the Yang family's troops, and he will have the capital to bargain, and those who are in the hands of the enemy will still have a chance of survival. Seeing the Yang family rushing over, the archers around them immediately withdrew from the camp, and the samurai with spears and heavy armor blocked the way in dense numbers......

The personal guards had been killed and wounded, Yang Zhan had been wounded several times, and his two sons were seriously injured, but they didn't even rush to the door. After the last member of the Yang family was stabbed down by a random gun, Yang Zhan knew that he would not be spared today, and he struggled to crawl to his two sons, both of whom were blinded and died of exhaustion. Yang Zhan opened his mouth to scream, but only a cloud of blood spurted out of his throat.

The heavily armored samurai took a step back, and the generals of the Sichuan army stepped forward with the blood on the ground, looking condescendingly at Yang Zhan, who was struggling in the pool of blood of his two sons. Yang Zhan raised his head with difficulty, his face still full of disbelief.

After struggling to spit out a few more mouthfuls of blood, Yang Zhan laughed inexplicably, blood flowed out from various wounds on his body, Yang Zhan was so cold that he kept shivering on the ground, and he barely spit out a few words: "Give me a glass of wine." ”

- Why did you kill me? Even if you don't tell me the cause of death, at least give me a drink. Before beheading the thief, give the thief a glass of wine to drink.

The general of the Sichuan army who was the leader, the old friend who was a stranger who no longer knew him, slashed at it, Yang Zhan's throat was cold, and a large stream of liquid poured into his mouth, but he couldn't tell what it was.

Unable to swallow the liquid into the thirsty throat anymore, Yang Zhan obviously opened his eyes wide, but his eyes were still dark in front of him, and his throat was as thirsty as burning - he was a thirsty ghost, I was really unwilling, you said you wanted to invite me to drink......

One after another, the generals of the Sichuan army in the battalion took turns slashing at the bodies of Yang Zhan's father and son......

On May 3, the general of the Chuang army marched to the camp of Gao Yigong.

For more than ten days, Gao Yigong commanded the Chinese army and the rear guard to cover the northward advance of the people, and every time they discussed the future, Gao Yigong and his generals were worried. According to the report of the forward, Sun Chuanting, the governor of the three sides, had already fortified at various points to prevent the intrusive army from Sichuan from entering Shaanxi. There is more room to maneuver to the north, but the enemies to face are also stronger.

The people who walked with the Chuang army were the people who trusted the Chuang army, which made Gao Yigong unable to bear to abandon them and lead the troops back to Henan, because he knew that when he walked back to Henan, these people would not be one out of ten. Although there is little chance of going north, if you want to let the people survive a few more, it is the only plan at the moment. Today, when Gao Yigong and Liu Fangliang talked about the food problem, both of them were full of sadness.

The herald outside the camp gate reported and sent a military report: "Two generals, Sichuan South urgent." ”

This military information made Gao Yigong and Liu Fangliang both look different. After the Sichuan army set up an ambush to kill Yang Zhan's father and son, they immediately sent troops to raid the Yang army, and the rest of Yang Zhan was defenseless and was defeated overnight, and more than 30,000 Yang troops surrendered, and then were collectively killed by other Sichuan troops. After capturing Mrs. Yang, the Sichuan generals tortured her for several days to ask about Yang Zhan's property and whereabouts. While abusing and killing Mrs. Yang, the Sichuan army also killed more than 300 men, women and children of Yang Zhan's family, not to mention Yang Zhan's grandson and nephew, even his daughter-in-law and daughter.

Liu Fangliang only shook his head when he saw it, and sighed repeatedly: "If it weren't for the food provided by Yang Zhan, these people would have starved to death, how could they be so kind and revenge?" How can you kill your benefactor so that your whole family is not left? ”

"That's what makes great grace an enemy." Gao Yigong sneered a few times. He thought about it and discussed it with Liu Fangliang with some confidence: "But why do you have a great favor? ”

"I don't understand, don't ask me." Liu Fangliang categorically refused to discuss this topic: "Today's matter is to find out the situation in southern Sichuan as soon as possible. ”

When the emergency report reached the vicinity of Kaifeng, Henan, Xu Pingzheng was discussing the problem of making gunpowder with Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo. However, Sun Kewang has no good way to do this, Henan is dilapidated, saltpeter is produced by dung, and the quantity is even rarer, as for craftsmen, it will never be enough.

After learning that Yang Zhan in southern Sichuan was exterminated, Sun Kewang laughed loudly: "Yang Zhan really doesn't know whether he lives or dies, if he is kind to one or two colleagues, it will be fine, if someone will take revenge, other people who have not received Yang Zhan's favor will come out to speak, and by the way, crusade against that wicked person and swallow his territory and troops, others will not dare to take revenge in their eyes." But this guy is kind to the generals of the whole Sichuan, and he also makes everyone owe a favor that can't be repaid, if everyone doesn't cooperate to kill him and slaughter his clan, will he still be pressed for the rest of his life? When General Gao's army was in Sichuan, he still had a glimmer of life; After General Gao left, he didn't know that his death was approaching and he still wanted to be promoted, and he was really incompetent. ”

At that time, Yang Zhan was Zhang Xianzhong's sworn enemy, and they were never able to go south because of the repeated thwart attacks of the western camp, and Li Dingguo was also overjoyed when he heard the news: "Sun Chuanting killed He Renlong, and the Sichuan army ambushed Yang Zhan, so what else is there to worry about in the west?" ”

After laughing, Sun Kewang asked, "Didn't General Gao immediately kill back to southern Sichuan?" ”

Xu Ping said: "I'm afraid General Gao will investigate first, if southern Sichuan is unstable, he will turn around and go south, if southern Sichuan has been decided, ......"

Speaking of this, Xu Ping suddenly froze, raised his head, and saw the expression on Sun Kewang's face that seemed to be smiling, Xu Ping shook his head and sighed twice and stopped talking. Several staff officers next to him looked at each other, not knowing what kind of dumb riddle the two of them were playing.

Zhou Dongtian glanced at Xu Ping's face and explained to the rest of the staff officers: "This report says that Yang Zhan was the only general of the Sichuan army who did not slaughter the people during his lifetime, and he collected the displaced people in southern Sichuan, reclaimed the land, and millions of people have lived and worked in peace and contentment on his territory. In addition to Yang Zhan, the other Ming generals in Sichuan, no matter how big or small, have lost their territories and people, and no one is engaged in production. Several staff officers nodded their heads one after another. Since everyone wants to take it for themselves, it is inevitable to attack on their own, and it is estimated that southern Sichuan is already in war at this moment.

I only heard Sun Kewang comment coldly: "You don't know much about the faces of the Sichuan generals, but I have dealt with them for several years. These Sichuan generals have no humanity, and they never treat the people of Sichuan as villagers and elders, and in order to fight against our army, they actually rely on slaughtering villagers to clear the wilderness. This time, in order to compete for the population and food of southern Sichuan, several general soldiers may be able to show mercy to their subordinates. But those adjutant generals, staff generals, guerrillas and the like, know that they can't grab this piece of fat, so what's so polite, I guess they have already let go of the slaughter and robbery. ”

"Then southern Sichuan will inevitably be in chaos." Xu Ping nodded and said, "General Gao should go south as soon as he gets the news." ”

"It's too late to act when you get the news, and southern Sichuan must have been ransacked." Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo had been in Sichuan for many years, and they had their own opinions, and Li Dingguo assured Xu Ping: "If a few general soldiers heard that General Gao was going south, they could not include southern Sichuan in their pockets, and they would also let go of killing and looting, and since they could not get the unripe grain, they would never leave it to General Gao, and they would definitely burn all the grain, kill all the farmers, and leave a piece of red land for our army." ”

Xu Ping stared at Li Dingguo's face and heard something in the other party's words: "In Brother Li's opinion, what should I do now?" ”

"I said a long time ago that I should try to enter Yunnan, it was not easy to walk with Yang Zhan in southern Sichuan in the past, but now is the opportunity." Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo seemed to have a tacit understanding, Xu Ping saw that the two of them had a look of regret on their faces at the same time, as if they were sad that their ideas could not be realized in their own hands, Sun Kewang said: "The general may wish to urgently repair a letter to General Gao and persuade him to organize the army into Yunnan." After the Sichuan army wiped out the scourge of Sichuan, it was inevitable to go to Yunnan to spend the winter and find food. The people of Yunnan must be frightened when they see the miserable situation in Sichuan, and they do not want to let the Sichuan army enter the country. However, the Sichuan army must be officers and soldiers, and the Duke of Qianguo may still want to use the strength of the Sichuan army to fight against our army, and the Yunnan army is not strong if it is not aligned, so I guess the Sichuan army can still flow into Yunnan. ”

Li Dingguo nodded again and again, and he added: "The Sichuan army doesn't even care about its own fellow countrymen, so how can it treat the Dian people well?" If the Sichuan army does not plunder in Yunnan, you will call me a fool in the future. If General Gao can eliminate this great harm for Yunnan, not to mention the military and people of Yunnan, even the Duke of Qianguo may be able to meet him! ”

Xu Ping immediately repaired a letter and asked his subordinates to send it to Gao Yigong urgently. If he can successfully enter Yunnan, he will not only greatly expand his territory and support tens of thousands of troops who have broken into the camp of the Western Route Army, but also may attack Liangguang from the west and threaten Fujian.

When Xu Ping wrote the letter, Sun Kewang commented on Yang Zhan coldly: "Who told him not to slaughter the people and not to join his colleagues!" Otherwise, don't be an officer or soldier, and if you are an officer or soldier, you don't want to be a good person. ”

At this time, the Jiangbei Army and the Chu Army both received orders from the imperial court to assemble in Henan and prepare to cooperate with the new army to encircle and suppress the invading army from all directions. Although the generals of the Jiangbei Army were full of reluctance, since it was a strict order from the imperial court, they had to move in order to be justified by the civilian officials. Besides, if there is no action at all, Nan Zhili will not be able to explain to the Jingshi.

After Sun Kewang blitzed the Jiangbei Military Region in Nanzhili last time, Yu Shizhong hid far away in Yangzhou, and later simply sent an oath to the Chuang army in Guide Mansion, and handed over half of the military salary to the Chuang army every month for peace. Although half of the military salary sounds like a lot, Yu Shizhong feels that this deal is actually quite cost-effective. Since then, Sun Kewang, who strictly kept his promise, has always walked around Yu Shizhong's banner, and when he had to pass near his defense area, he also said hello in advance. In this way, Yu Shizhong not only slept soundly, but also killed a group of people before and after the crossing of the army several times, and accumulated a lot of merits.

Yu Shizhong felt that the leader of Sun Kewang who broke into the camp was very talkative, and if he was unwilling to pay the silver, Sun Kewang agreed to the Ming army to offset with gunpowder or weapons, and if it was a flintlock pistol, he would give a very generous price. In the past six months, a large number of Jiangbei Army generals have sold flintlock pistols to Sun Kewang in Guide Mansion, and they have all made a lot of money. The Jiangbei Army's call for Nanjing to equip them with a large number of flintlock pistols also rose wave after wave, and the Nanjing officials, who had taken a large amount of silver from the Jiangbei Army, intensified their efforts to withhold the flintlock pistols that were supposed to be transferred to the Beijing Division, and found various reasons to intercept these weapons and allocate them to the Jiangbei Army. It was especially coincidental that every time Nanjing claimed that it wanted to intercept weapons because of the tense military situation, the intruding army of Guide always launched an attack on Nanzhili in time; And every time the interception of arms needs to be effective, the Jiangbei Army, which has just been assigned weapons, can always repel the invading army that invades Nanzhili.

After receiving the irrefutable order to send troops from Nanjing, Yu Shizhong wrote a letter to inform the Guide Mansion of his march plan and the unavoidable reason in accordance with the agreement of the oath, and soon received a reply letter from the Guide Mansion to invade the army, expressing his understanding to Shizhong. Then, Yu Shizhong set off with troops and horses and marched to Bozhou along the official road.

I walked eight miles the day before yesterday, and seven miles yesterday, and today's speed is about the same as the previous two days. It was almost the same thing, and before they left the barracks and walked a mile away, the scrawny sergeant could no longer walk, and people began to die on the side of the road, and the rest of the soldiers, who were tormented by hunger and malnutrition, were three points like a man and seven points like a ghost, and no one paid any attention to these fallen comrades. The soldiers stared straight ahead, moving deep and shallow on the ground. The sun at noon in May shone the earth hot, but many of the soldiers shivered like dead leaves in late autumn, and no one knew whether their companions would fall down and die in the next moment, and no one knew if they would be able to avoid the malaria that was circulating in the camp.

The drastic attrition brought about by the march made Yu Shizhong scold viciously. Although everybody is paid empty salaries, and while everybody knows that everyone is being paid empty salaries, the smaller the number, the more money has to be handed over to the verification officials. Yu Shizhong was already angry about the transfer order of the imperial court, and if he was asked to pay more for this, he would feel even more wronged, so Yu Shizhong decided to fill up the vacancy and act immediately!

In the densely populated territory of Nanzhili, replenishing troops is a relatively easy matter. As a native of Nanzhili, Yu Shizhong didn't want to do too much to his father and fellow villagers. Along the way, the elders of several villages were brought by Yu Shizhong's own soldiers, lined up and knelt at his feet, stumbling to tell their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and their admiration for the general.

Yu Shizhong nodded again and again with a smile, and accepted all the flattery given by this group of old men, as for the toll, he just started, and several old men who knew and knew each other immediately accepted it, and patted their chests and promised to jointly give General Yu a big gift. In addition to the imperial court's allocation of military salaries and reselling materials to the Chuang army, the filial piety of the elders of Nanzhili around the garrison was also an important income for the generals of the Jiangbei Army.

"This time the general was ordered by the emperor to go out to Henan to fight for thieves, and I have heard for a long time that there ......are many heroes in the left and near," Yu Shizhong said the last thing, that is, to produce a group of strong men in every village. Hearing this, the faces of the elders suddenly turned pale, not that after Shi Zhong finished speaking, an old man even kowtowed and begged for mercy, and the others also followed the old man's example and complained.

Yu Shizhong was in a good mood today, so he didn't change color and scold, but jumped off the horse briskly, walked to the pleading old man, and half-squatted down and patted the white-haired heads like a puppy: "The thousands of sons under this general haven't eaten for more than half a month, and most of the children haven't seen a woman for more than a year. ”

Looking at the tearful faces of the old people who looked at him, Yu Shizhong whispered to himself: "If it were in another province, Ben Jiang wouldn't have been talking bitterly for so long." This general is also from Nanzhili, the villagers, if the children make too much trouble, it's not appropriate, isn't it? ”

Several old men looked at each other a few times, and kowtowed together: "The general is benevolent and righteous, and the people must share their worries for the general." ”

The village chiefs went back to their villages, and ten people from each village were selected and handed over to Yu Shizhong's personal soldiers to take away, most of them were young people who had not yet started a family. When the life and death of the whole village were at stake, the mothers had to tearfully change the best clothes in the house for the children, and they vigorously stuffed dry food into their pockets, while the villagers stood outside the house and watched them leave.

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