Chapter 32: Ambush
As soon as the army was drawn, it rolled forward.
First pass the Kiba Station, and then pass the South Pass, and the soldiers pointed directly at the people under the city of Jinzhou.
Yang Chengying deliberately created a momentum on the way, showing that he had a large number of soldiers and horses, so as to scare off the people besieging the city.
However, the results are not very good.
In the face of hunger, all fears are less important.
The Sentinel quickly sent the news back.
Shen Degong said: "It seems that the hungry people have gone crazy and will not retreat on their own." Should the virtuous nephew change his strategy and launch a frontal attack on the hungry people to relieve the siege of Jinzhou? ”
"It's time to attack, but not from the front."
Yang Chengying divided his corporal into five and lurked in the wilderness south of Jinzhou, forming a pocket formation surrounded by three missing one.
He himself led the Tiger Brigade to meet the enemy, using fishing tactics and leaving as soon as he made contact.
When they enter the encirclement, they quickly encircle on all sides, but do not attack.
Instead, send men to bring them down and put an end to the storm.
After the tactics were formulated, the departments acted according to the plan.
Yang Chengying rode his horse to the Tiger Brigade Army.
Su Xiaojing persuaded: "Adults' hearts are good, but they are not realistic. Even if we succeed in recruiting these poor people, where will we get so much food to supply them? ”
"Take one step at a time, even if I beg, I will definitely get life-saving food."
After Yang Chengying finished speaking, the whip in his hand patted the horse's back, and the horse carried him into the distance.
Behind him, the Tiger Brigade was closely following.
As soon as the 300 cavalry arrived, the momentum of the outcasts to attack the city weakened.
They turned their direction and took aim at the cavalry.
Yang Chengying led the cavalry to trample on the ground, not only making the sound of clattering horses' hooves, but also raising dust.
Smoke and dust rose everywhere, making it impossible to see the number of their soldiers and horses.
"Brothers, the government won't let us live, and we won't let him have a good time, rush!"
Someone raised their arms and shouted.
"Rush!"
Hundreds of people responded in unison.
Armed with bare sticks, missing nail rakes, and hoes with very low iron content, they charged at the heavily armed cavalry.
The mountains were full of hungry people, which made Yang Chengying's heart ache. After quickly stabilizing his mind, he led the cavalry to begin an orderly retreat.
When the people saw the cavalry retreating, they did not know what to do, and mistakenly thought that they had driven them back. Looking at the horses, they drooled.
Damn, slaughtered the horse and ate the meat.
The flame of hope burned in their bodies, and one by one, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, they pursued towards the cavalry led by Yang Chengying.
The vast land was filled with the sound of chasing footsteps and the hoofs of retreating horses.
But in the blink of an eye, the offense and defense reversed.
The people chased for a while and found themselves surrounded by enemies.
They were besieged.
But what made them strange was that the officers and troops did not attack, but only surrounded.
And it's as quiet as a mountain.
If you look down at the earth from the sky, you will find that it is like a fried poached egg, and everyone is tormented by this kind of war like an egg on a frying pan, anxious, restless, nervous, and in short, very uncomfortable.
Yang Chengying rode his horse, crossed the crowd, and said loudly: "Who is your leader?" Would you like to talk to me? ”
The noisy hungry people went from panic to noise at first, and then gradually became quieter.
Then, I saw a burly middle-aged man walking out of the crowd.
Because of the simple clothing, you can see the strong muscles of the whole body.
In Liaodong, where hungry people are everywhere, it is really very rare.
"Yes, if you have something to say, you can say it, and if you have a fart, let it go." The man shouted.
"You have been surrounded by my army, and whether you live or die is all in your thoughts."
Yang Chengying rode forward a little and said loudly.
"I don't understand what sour things you say! If you want us to surrender, there is only one condition for the stutter. ”
The man replied loudly.
The hungry people behind him nodded their heads.
Yang Chengying responded: "This condition can be promised to you." But, I also have one condition. ”
"Say!"
"Hand over the man who told you the false news."
"Is the military master stupid, it's so messy now, how can I find it out for you."
His words caused the hungry people to laugh.
Hearing the laughter, Su Xiaojing and the others held down the handle of the knife, and the momentum was violent.
"What? I want to dry the rack! I'm not afraid of you. ”
The strong man raised the sledgehammer and was undaunted.
He is really a person full of vitality, Yang Chengying appreciates it from the bottom of his heart.
Yang Chengying raised his hand to signal Su Xiaojing not to move.
Seeing this, the strong man put down the sledgehammer.
"Well, we'll talk about that later. Now consult with the people, and send someone to me within half an hour to discuss the arrangements after the surrender. ”
Yang Chengying said loudly.
"In less than half an hour, I can give you an answer right now."
The strong man said heartily, "On behalf of the big guy, I'm here to talk to you." ”
But the people under his command have said that they should not go to the evil of the government.
The strong man didn't listen, and strode into the official army.
Yang Chengying admired his courage, turned over and dismounted to greet him, and invited him to negotiate at a place he had temporarily arranged.
The strong man was not afraid, and immediately agreed.
The two faced each other and sat on the maza.
"I'm telling you, we don't want to rebel against the court, we don't want to fight the city, we just want to stutter. If you can't solve it, it's useless to kill me. ”
The strong man said straight to the point.
The attitude is very clear.
"That's the point of my discussion with you. First, I can stop thinking about the old evils, and make you all ordinary people, and divide them into households according to your place of origin, and the land in the tun is divided into households. ”
"In the future, the grain you grow will be divided into four and six, and you will pay it in six. The year of the bad harvest is divided into six and four, you six, and we four. ”
Under the constraints of objective conditions, this is the optimal solution for rent collection proposed by Yang Chengying.
The strong man did not show a happy smile, nor was he unhappy, but looked at Yang Chengying unusually calmly.
This made Yang Chengying very strange and asked, "Is there anything wrong with my condition?" ”
"Do you know that a large tract of fertile land in Golden State is in the hands of the rich families in the city. I don't even have a good piece of land, so I'll give you something! The strong man said with a sad face.
"The rich people in the city, I have to deal with them. I'll promise they'll spit out most of the land, and that's okay. Yang Chengying said.
"Okay, what about the second?" The strong man asked.
"Second, I think you're good, follow me in the future."
"Nope! I want to be the leader of this head-killing, if nothing else, I just want to find a way to live. ”
"What a righteous man."
Seeing that his attitude was so resolute, Yang Chengying had no choice but to put it aside for the time being, after all, the top priority was to deal with the affairs of the displaced people.
"Third, I will set up a porridge shack, and you will send people to maintain order yourself, and you will temporarily relieve the hunger in front of you." Yang Chengying said.
"That's to the point, I agreed." Strong man said.
It seemed to be very tacit, and a gurgling stomach screamed loudly.
The strong man scratched his head in embarrassment.
Yang Chengying said with a smile: "Since the matter has been negotiated, let's act quickly." ”
"Okay, I'll go back and organize the people."
The strong man got up and couldn't wait to go back.
Yang Chengying also got up to send him off.
"Excuse me, what's your name?" He asked curiously.
"My name is Qi Dazhuang."
The strong man strode away.