The city defense was so lax, Lu Zhishen was shocked in his heart: I don't know how many of the officers and soldiers guarding the city were sent by Li Chuang!

He was an expert in warfare, and Liangshan raised troops in those years, and when he was in battle, he mostly bribed the internal response and opened the city gate at a critical moment.

As long as the drawbridge is lowered, Lu Zhishen is waving a Zen staff, Li Kui is holding a plate axe, and Wu Song is dancing with a ring knife to lead the charge, and Xiang Chong and Li Gon are holding a brute card to guard.

said that it was a three-person charge, but in fact, Lu Zhishen was the leader, because he had infinite divine power, and the sixty-two-pound water mill Zen staff was no different from the battering ram, and Li Kui Wusong on one side could only cut people.

And in front of the Zen staff, whether it is the suspension bridge chain or the bolt of the city gate, it can't go for a round.

At present, Li Chuang's army definitely does not have such a ruthless character as the heroes of Liangshan.

But the lax defense of the city does not bode well

It was not a serious officer or soldier who led them up to the castle tower, but a ...... Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi was replaced by Ou Tianpeng.

Wearing a flying fish costume and carrying an embroidered spring knife.

But it looks like the clothes haven't been washed for a long time, and they are not only dirty, but also smelly.

Ou Tianpeng saw that the two of them were generous, so he was also very stammered.

Since Chongzhen was a private interview with Weifu, he just happened to get some news out of his mouth: "Ou ...... Lord Ou, why did you get up to the city wall? ”

"Hey, isn't that the sentence above? Li Chuang is outside the city, but we Qiu Ba don't necessarily listen to the call, and the general manager and the general manager are not satisfied...... We can only transfer our pro-army these days and try our best to maintain military discipline......"

Hu Rong said: "It's just ...... Just ......"

Ou Tianpeng smiled: "I know you want to say that I have taken you to the city tower, but it is a major crime to violate military discipline, isn't it?" ”

He added, "But I know you're good people!" ”

Immediately, Ou Tianpeng lowered his voice and whispered: "I see that the two of you are generous, extraordinary, and fateful, I will tell you the truth, this city will definitely not be able to hold, you have to prepare early, I heard that King Chuang treats civilians well, and he is very close to officials and wealthy landlords......

"Why can't you hold it?" Chongzhen was a little puzzled.

Yes, after walking a few steps, I found that the soldiers were staggering, but the blades were in hand, and they were not rusted, and the large city-defending equipment such as rolling stones, wooden beds, crossbows, etc., were also in place, and they were a little old, but they could also be used.

Lu Zhishen is an expert in this area, as long as he takes a rough glance, he will have the bottom in his heart.

Ou Tianpeng saw things very quickly, and found that there seemed to be disbelief in the middle-aged man's eyebrows, and pouted: "Don't hide it from the two of you, I took the money and put you on the city tower." But I don't let everyone go, you two are dressed and talkative, you are not ordinary people, not eunuchs......"

"Nonsense!" Hu Rong almost jumped into the air, and his finger directly pointed at the tip of Ou Tianpeng's nose, "How can you talk!" Darn! ”

It's not Hu Rong's dog who fights with people, of course he knows that this is a slip of the tongue, most of the Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi is illiterate, and he wants to be vassal, so he makes a joke......

In normal times, everyone laughs and it is over, but today......

The Son of Heaven made a private interview and said that the Son of Heaven was the descendant of the eunuch......

Da Ming is full of punishment, the first one is Fang Xiaoru, and the second one is afraid that it is Ou Tianpeng.

Fortunately, Lu Zhishen didn't care about this, and waved his hand: 'Unintentional mistake...... Hugh went and said it! ’

Hu Rong said hatefully: "Remember! This is called an official eunuch, not a eunuch! The eunuch is a servant in the palace! Thanks to our good temper! ”

Ou Tianpeng also hurriedly wiped his sweat and nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes...... We don't know how to read, the ancestral brocade guard errand...... At the age of sixteen, he was on an errand...... I have never seen the world, nor have I seen a nobleman...... There are a lot of you two adults. ”

"Tell me why you can't keep this city? Moreover, I listen to you, and it is nothing to bring us two non-military and non-soldier people to the city tower? The Son of Heaven asked

"Let's get it straight. Hey, I don't have the ability to do this, but my grandfather and father are all Jinyiwei, and I have been doing it for more than 20 years, so I don't have to say anything about people's ability. At most, the two of you are breathable, or you want to see the excitement. Hey, just look at it, if Li Chuang enters the city, I don't know how! Besides, I can't get a few pieces of silver. ”

"Two, we haven't been paid for half a year."

“？ Half a year? Don't coax me! Chongzhen asked

"It's been five and a half months......

"But didn't the court say that it only owed, two months' salary?"

"The Imperial Court? The court also said that Li Zicheng was vulnerable," Ou Tianpeng pursed his lips with a contemptuous expression.

"Lao Tzu still goes to the city wall every day, why? Our Ou family has always been a brocade guard, and after several generations, they have been loyal, so they can't mess up the rules in my generation, right? Besides, life is not easy at the moment, but Li broke into the city, or Houjin was fighting, and as soon as the rebels came, it would be even worse. ”

"There are many people in my family, and I went up to the city wall for my dead ancestors and for my living relatives...... By the way, you can also count yourself as loyal to Daming......"

"As for why you can't hold it? You two didn't see it, it's not right since the Lantern Festival this year, and the Lantern Festival has nine doors that are not closed, right?"

Lu Zhishen nodded, this is similar to the Great Song Dynasty, the Lantern Festival Jinwu can't help it, does not close the city gate, and allows residents to play all night.

"Hehe, in those days, there are more than one people at the city gate." Ou Tianpeng sneered.

"How?" Hu Rong asked, "Isn't it good to have a lot of people?"

"This master? You ponder and ponder, it's all this time, who dares to come out and hang out in the ordinary people? The wild dogs outside the city walls eat the dead, and they eat bigger than the wolf. ”

"Moreover, it is true that there are many people at the city gates, and in the evening when I am bored, I count the number of people to play, and in one hour, there are two hundred and forty-three people entering the city, and only one hundred and eighty people leaving the city. I was shocked."

The Son of Heaven frowned, and he also noticed that the situation had changed.

"Later, I didn't sleep all night, and after all, a total of 25,600 people entered the city, and only about 2,000 people went out......

"This was put ten years ago, but it was also said in the past, after all, the villagers outside the city came to the city to visit relatives, but now from the city wall to walk thirty miles, if you can meet a living person, count me as losing! I'll look for you for ten taels of silver!" ”

"It's all fine work?" Hu Rong's voice trembled a little, his daily work had nothing to do with military affairs, and when he heard that he had entered the city, of course he was afraid.

"Hmph, Guangping Zemen leaked in more than 500, nine gate buildings in Beijing, how many are there, even if Chaoyang Gate Yongding Gate is not on the front line, there are few people who come in, how many fine works do you say there are in this city at the moment?"

"Besides, a few days after the Lantern Festival, I found that there were a few more fresh faces on the city tower, including soldiers and petty officials...... Is there anyone who is willing to run here to join the army at this time? Isn't it a joke? ”

"So......" Lu Zhishen asked, "do you know that this city can't be defended?" ”

"Naturally, it is peaceful at the moment, and there are people like me who don't know the times hanging out on the city wall, and of course they don't dare to make trouble. Hehe, if you really dare to commit a crime...... Ou Tianpeng laughed and patted the embroidered spring knife hanging on his waist, "This knife is not a rotten product from the Ministry of Industry, but my ancestor spent a lot of money to find someone to build it...... It's time to open the meat, too. ”

"Hmph, what kind of cowhide ...... blowing" A voice came from the corner of the city tower, not loud, but full of contempt, as if the master was training slaves.

"That bastard is farting!" Ou Tianpeng jumped like thunder.

"Bastards are farting," the voice continued to be yin and yang.

Ou Tianpeng finally found a man in tattered clothes in the shadow of the city tower.

I don't know how old I am, the battle jacket on my body is open, revealing the cotton wool inside, and here the big lama sits on the ground with his legs outstretched, and his back rests against the pillar of the arrow tower.

"You come out for the master! Look at the fight that won't kill you! Ou Tianpeng was furious.

"Canglang" sounded, and the embroidered spring knife was unsheathed.

"Good knives!" The Son of Heaven praised that he himself was also an expert in making swords.

At the same time, there was also a pair of iron snowflake knives created at the same time as the Zen staff, and all the people who could make the double knives in battle were good hands in a thousand.

It's a pity that the flower monk dislikes the short and light sword, especially when he encounters an armor-piercing enemy, it is easier to shoot it with a Zen stick, and then he gave up.

But the vision is not bad, seeing that this knife is only halfway out of the sheath, there is a cold cold air rushing to the face, mixed with a slight smell of blood.

Obviously, Ou Tianpeng didn't lie.

"Oh, I dare to draw a knife from Lao Tzu, there is a kind!" The old soldier in the corner got up lazily.

At this time, Lu Zhishen saw clearly that this person wrapped his head in a black cloth indiscriminately, leaking out a few strands of gray hair, his face was full of wrinkles, full of wind and frost, and a long scar on his left cheek was pulled from his temple to his chin, almost separating his entire face.

The flesh of the scar is tangled and twisted, apparently untreated after the injury......

"You want to fight me?" The old man said.

Without waiting for Ou Tianpeng to reply, he bent down and copied it from the ground, and a half-human-high diamond-shaped shield was already in his hand, holding it on his chest, covering most of the god's body.

Ou Tianpeng began to swallow.

Immediately, the old pawn's right hand flipped over, and a long knife with cold light stood up, three feet long!

Ou Tianpeng's eyelids jumped, compared to it, the guy in his hand was a little shorter.

Forget it, Ou Tianpeng has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his kung fu is really not bad, and this knife has eaten enough blood of Jiangyang thieves.

What's even more annoying is the big shield on the other party's left hand.

"Sword and shield hand......" Tianzi nodded slightly, and there was approval in his eyes.

The sword and shield are more difficult to practice than the double knife, the shield is heavy for defense, the knife is light for attack, not to mention the dual-purpose when fighting, and the physical fitness of the user is higher.

It is that only the generals and guards in the army can be taught sword and shield skills.

Without him, the cost of raising it is too high, and ordinary soldiers only need to give them food, anyway, just poke forward with a spear.

And the sword and shield hand can only be fed with beef, soybeans and white rice, if you eat poorly and your reaction speed decreases, then you will die.

This person is obviously an old soldier, and Lu Zhishen estimates that he will be able to bleed Ou Tianpeng in three moves.

He didn't speak, but he was prepared, and when he was about to see blood, he rushed up and punched them twice, knocking the two of them away.

They are all good officers and soldiers, and they have the ability to fight Houjin, and then they can't defend the city, this enemy hasn't come yet, what do you think about infighting first?

Hu Rong was also anxious: "You, you ......"

Ou Tianpeng saw that the other party was a veteran, and his own side had no advantage at all.

Now, I can only bite the bullet!

A good Ou Tianpeng, put the knife into the sheath at the moment, and threw his hand at the other party: "Grandpa, I was wrong, I have a seventy-year-old mother and a three-year-old child in my family......"

Everyone was stunned!

The old pawn's face was even more exciting, and in the end he didn't say a word, put the knife into the sheath, and retracted into the corner.

Ou Tianpeng ignored Hu Rong's contempt, and threw his hand at the old man again: "The military master is from the Qi family, and he is a little reckless." Villain Ou Tianpeng, apologize to the military master, and don't take it to heart in your heart! ”

"Qi Jiajun" Hu Rong was stunned.

This name used to be famous, but almost no one has mentioned it in the past decade or so.

"Qi Jiajun ......" The old man also spoke, "You know ...... too"

"My father served as the chief banner in Liaodong and was responsible for investigating the affairs of Houjin and Goryeo...... The battle of the Hunhe River ......" Ou Tianpeng's voice lowered.

That battle was supposed to be the best chance to solve Houjin.

The Ming army mobilized the Sichuan Baipole soldiers, the rest of the Qijia army and the Guanning army, trying to cooperate with the three armies to fight a decisive battle with the Houjin Eight Banners.

As a result, it was clear that the troops were superior, but because the generals were selfish and unwilling to cooperate with the battle, this gave Houjin the opportunity to break through one by one.

The Guanning army had a favorable location and horses, but it did not suffer much loss.

The white pole soldiers and Qijia soldiers who fought in the guest army have completely become historical terms.

Since then, the Ming Dynasty has no strong army in the real sense.

After that, although He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu led their troops to fight the rebel armies in various places, the quality of military discipline was poor, far exceeding the bandits, and such troops were actually negative assets of the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen had also sighed before, if the Qi family army was still there, the situation would not be like this.

In fact, what really made the Qi family's army lose their vitality was the slaughter of Wanli in the twenty-third year of salary.

After that indiscriminate killing of his own people, the Qi family army began to decline, until the third year of Chongzhen, and the Hunhe River was completely wiped out.

Outsiders may not know all these things.

Kelu Zhishen inherited all of Zhu Youzhen's memories and knew everything about it.

"Hmph, how do you know that I am from the Qi family" The old man's voice was arrogant, but his tone was softer.

"Just look at the big shield and the three-foot-long Qi family knife...... The military master must have been the elite back then, no, no, he is also an elite now, and he can beat the three of me" Ou Tianpeng smiled.

"If you know the goods, your name is Qi Dingbang......"

Could this be Qi Jiguang's descendant?

"Lao Tzu and Shao Bao are not related, they are from Dingyuan, Anhui Province, and they grew up with Qi Jin Dashuai, with the same surname, but not one, you can remember this clearly......"

"Qi Jin?" Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment, "The one who sacrificed his life in the battle of Hunhe? ”

"Exactly, the marshal had already returned to his hometown due to illness at that time, and when he heard that the side court was troublesome, he took the initiative to go to war, and finally died in the ice and snow......"

"I was a handsome guard, but I was unlucky to survive, I was stabbed in the side by a Tartar at that time, passed out, and when I woke up...... It would have been better to know where to die......"

"To go up to the city wall today is to ask for a happy life...... Lao Tzu has no wife and no children in his life, and all his abilities are used to killing, and when the Qi family army was gone, Lao Tzu couldn't look down on other soldiers, so he gave up the idea of eating military salaries and wandered around......"

"At that time, I was in a daze, so I wanted to come to Jingshi, and it was best to ask the emperor face to face, if he knew how miserable the battle of Hunhe was!"

The Son of Heaven was silent and listened quietly.

"Does he have in his heart those of us who shed blood for the country? He knew that not only would we have to face the arrows of the Tartars, but we would also have to guard against the knives that came from behind! ”

"Later, when I came to the capital, hehe, Yuan Chonghuan, Mao Wenlong, Sun Chengzong, Xiong Tingbi, as well as Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia, these people are all very wronged, in comparison, our little thing is nothing...... That's why it's just messing around......"

"It's just that I owe money for many days, and if I don't have any money, I have to be this knife for a burning knife!"

"Master Qi, Fang Cai is a small offense, let's ask you to drink the right to make amends...... Ou Tianpeng said

"You? Don't you rely on this dress to bully the store to eat white food! Qi Dingbang said coldly

"Don't dare, don't dare, I'm lucky today, I took the two masters up to the city tower to see, but I earned a few silver......"

……

At this time, I suddenly heard someone shouting, "Silver, silver!" ”

At first, it was just a few people shouting sporadically.

Then the voices grew louder and louder, and finally the soldiers on the tower shouted along.

"Silver, silver"

The sound swept over the tower like a wave.

Then there were all kinds of soldiers wielding the whip to maintain order.

Lu Zhishen frowned: "These sergeants are all loyal and brave people, how can they see the road as cattle and horses?" In the past, Liang Shanbo was able to defeat the official army repeatedly, relying on treating the minions as people...... How is it still the case hundreds of years later? ”

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, and then quietly turned his face away.

Because he saw Chengde coming from afar.

Chengde has seen Tianyan.

Hu Rong also understood and quietly stood in front of the emperor.

Ou Tianpeng confessed to the two, saying that receiving the silver is an important thing after all, and his wife and children are still waiting for the silver to eat.

Qi Dingbang also stood up, and the two went away.

……

Chengde is sweating profusely!