Chapter 7: The Siege of Zhang's Family

Father Zhu is a talent, and he speaks well, so he followed Xie Qian and marched towards Dazhuang Village together.

Zhu Yiyuan was deliberately late for a while, and set off with Tan Laoqi and them.

This is still his first expedition, and it is very memorable, and if he has some achievements, it will be a big book.

But soon Zhu Yiyuan dispelled this idea, is this called an expedition? How can it be more casual than armed training?

Xie Qian's group of people shouted and drank, smiled happily, and kept waving the swords in their hands, just like visiting a temple fair and going on a spring outing.

Hey, be serious, this is going to war!

Zhu Yiyuan was speechless, at this time Tan Laoqi came to his side and arched his hand, "Son, the grace of saving lives, the villagers have counted." ”

Zhu Yiyuan was stunned for a moment, "Seventh Master." How do you know? ”

Tan Laoqi smiled, "Childe, it's not easy to buy Xie Qian's soldiers!" When we left, we knew that if it weren't for the adults and sons, the villagers would have rushed to the front and died. ”

Zhu Yiyuan was quite surprised, and said in his heart that this Tan Qiye is okay, in just a few days, he not only organized the villagers, but even began to reverse infiltrate Xie Qian, he is indeed a powerful character.

But soon Zhu Yiyuan had a trace of worry, and he lowered his voice, "Seventh Master, you can find out the news, and the Zhang family is afraid that it is okay." ”

Tan Laoqi was stunned for a moment, then nodded hurriedly and said, "Son, I think it's about the same, this Zhang family is not simple." ”

Zhu Yiyuan nodded vigorously, indeed, the reason why the Zhang family in Zichuan is famous is that there is a pavilion elder named Zhang Zhifa, called Shenghu. He was a Jinshi in the Wanli period, his qualifications were very old, and during the Chongzhen period, he entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and was later collapsed by Wen Tiren.

Zhang Zhifa's resignation is still a bit funny, according to the convention, he was impeached, he had to write a letter to say that he was sick, he asked for disposal, and decided to stay. As a result, Zhang Zhifa did not write a letter to say that he was sick, and Chongzhen issued a decree to let him return to his hometown to recuperate.

Regardless of whether you are sick or not, anyway, the emperor thinks you are sick, that is, you are sick, so Zhang Zhifa got the name of being sick by order and became a laughing stock for a while.

Of course, even so, as a university scholar, after Zhang Zhifa returned to his hometown, he was still very beautiful, and he died three years ago, and he was posthumously awarded the title of Shaobao.

He was also lucky, he left before the Ming Dynasty, and he could be regarded as keeping the evening festival.

Look at his descendants who are in a hurry to shave their hair, and they are in a hurry to act as thugs, if Zhang Zhifa is alive, Bacheng is also a second minister.

Zhu Yiyuan naturally despises the Zhang family, but it is undeniable that a big family like them is strong, with big roots in the local area, and many people with more land and money, which is really not to be underestimated.

Xie Qian thought that he could take down the Zhang family with a raise of his hand, it should be that he thought it was simple.

Zhu Yiyuan served in the army for several years in his last life, and he still has basic qualities, but Xie Qian is so angry that he won't listen to him at all.

And if you want Zhu Yiyuan to say, he can't think of a way right away.

Therefore, Zhu Yiyuan turned his head to look at Tan Laoqi, and then looked at the other villagers, and asked the big guy, if he knew the details of the Zhang family, and saw if he could find a way to kill him......

Facts have proved that Zhu Yiyuan still underestimated the situation, they had just set off from Qingshiji, and Liu Hu led the forward, and had already reached the periphery of Dazhuang Village.

It is different from Qingshiji, which develops along the river in a long strip and has little protection. Dazhuang Village has long been run by the Zhang family quite strongly.

Their village had a wooden fence on the perimeter, and outside the fence, there was a ditch, which was neither wide nor deep, but it was an obstacle.

What's even more powerful is that the Zhang family's house, in the core of the village, has a strong wall, and after years of expansion, it is one foot eight feet high, which is more majestic than the average small county town.

The Zhang family raised hundreds of thugs, many of whom were outlaws.

The last time Zhang Xu brought people out, he was ambushed by Xie Qian and was killed.

This time, however, it was a frontal assault, and it was not at all the same.

Liu Hu, as Xie Qian's striker, didn't wait for the horses to arrive, so he shouted and rushed up, but when they just approached the periphery of Dazhuang Village, some people felt a pain under their feet and wailed.

It turned out that I didn't know when, the Zhang family actually arranged thistle terrestris outside.

The rebels at the front were wounded in the foot and fell one after another.

And at this moment, from behind the wooden fence, many families with bows and arrows turned out, and shot at the rebels, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people fell.

Even Liu Hu was almost shot.

What's going on?

Obviously, when the last time they attacked, they didn't have such trouble, and it was only a few days of hard work, why did the Zhang family have so many tricks?

Liu Hu was puzzled, but in anger, he still urged his rebels to keep rushing up.

The big guy shouted and screamed, braved the bows and arrows that came from time to time, and had to dodge the thistles under his feet, and it took a lot of effort to pay for the dead and wounded of thirty or fifty people before he could be regarded as approaching the moat.

Liu Hu was overjoyed, let people carry ladders and planks, set up pontoon bridges, and rushed to the outside of the wooden fence in one breath.

Among the rebels, there were strong warriors who swung sharp axes and cut through the fence.

They were overjoyed, thinking that they had finally torn open the shell of the turtle.

Liu Hu raised the knife in his hand and killed it directly.

But he never expected that when he rushed inside, a team of more than 100 people was also killed from the village, and the leading twenty or thirty people were actually wearing armor and carrying bright weapons.

Liu Hu collided with them, quickly fell down, and his own men were hacked to death for twenty or thirty, and he was injured in the chest and stomach, and he finally escaped from Dazhuang Village.

Fortunately, Xie Qian led people over and saved Liu Hu.

The people who were killed from it saw that there were many righteous soldiers, and they were obviously unwilling to play with their lives, so they also retreated.

Liu Hu, who kicked on the iron plate, had an ugly face, his subordinates suffered heavy losses, and after a simple bandage, he complained to Xie Qian.

"Big dragon head, listen to me early, let the villagers of Qingshiji rush, my subordinates will not die, this is all good young and strong, it hurts me to death!"

Xie Qian's face was pale, it was not good for him to be a teacher, he was in a very bad mood, and said with a dark face: "Don't complain, you go to rest, I will attack in person, I don't believe in the turtle shell of the Zhang family, I can't tear it open!" ”

Xie Qian, who personally commanded him, had a lot more methods than Liu Hu, he let the rebels carry the sand and soil, rushed to the moat and threw it out, filled the moat river, and then hooked the wooden fence with flying claws, and overturned the fence in pieces.

After there was no obstruction, they successfully entered Dazhuang Village, and relied on the strength of the crowd to approach the Zhang family's mansion.

But just when Xie Qian was soaring, trouble appeared. The group of fierce soldiers came out again, and the rebels were scattered in all directions.

Xie Qian was annoyed and ashamed, and hurriedly regrouped and killed again.

Three times in a row, all of them were beaten back.

Xie Qian counted his subordinates, and there were also about fifty or sixty losses, plus Liu Hu's subordinates, almost a hundred people were killed and wounded. Although there is a lot of cannon fodder in it, the morale of the military is also on the verge of collapse.

Many people no longer listened to Xie Qian's words, some even fled secretly, and some people rushed into the homes of other farmers in Dazhuang Village when they attacked, looting and killing...... This is already a sign of the collapse of the whole army.

Rogue warfare, in general, even Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, they are holding hundreds of thousands of people, once they are defeated, they will quickly scatter and flee.

Fortunately, in troubled times, the imperial court was unable to settle the displaced people, they lost quickly, grew faster, and it didn't take long for more people to come back.

"Master Zhu, the Zhang family must be prepared, you come with me, wait for us to recruit more brothers, make a comeback, and destroy the Zhang family!"

Still confident in the morning, and now you're going to run?

"Leader Xie, my son is still here, and my wife, my family ......" Father Zhu was so anxious that his eyes were red, he didn't want to run away like this.

Xie Qian was stunned, and said, "Go to a few people, call Zhu Gongzi over, and everyone will go together!" ”

Soon Zhu Yiyuan came, and when he saw Xie Qian's pale face, he knew that something was wrong. Dad greeted him and said bitterly: "Leader Xie wants us to follow him." ”

Only this sentence Zhu Yiyuan understands, this is to be Xiao Li Zicheng! Zhu Yiyuan didn't think that he could be luckier than Li Zicheng, so he might die before he could get out of school.

Fortunately, he discussed with the villagers in advance, and at the critical moment, he had to rely on the wisdom of the big guy.

"Chief Xie, things haven't come to that point yet, and the Zhang family is not unbreakable."

Xie Qianyi frowned, and said angrily: "Master Zhu, do you still know how to fight?" ”

Zhu Yiyuan looked around, and then he came to Xie Qian's approach, and said in a low voice: "Chief Xie, although I don't know how to fight, some of the villagers in Qingshiji have helped the Zhang family repair the house, and they know that there is a drainage ditch to the east of the Zhang family's house, we can send someone to enter from the inside, secretly open the door of the Zhang family, and come to an inside and outside." ”

Xie Qian was stunned, "Really? ”

"It's true, Chief Xie, you're not willing to give up like that, right? This retreat, I am afraid that most of the people will be scattered. ”

Xie Qian only felt a terrible pain in his flesh, and finally nodded, "Okay, just listen to Zhu Gongzi once." Order, first fence off Zhang's house. ”