Chapter 234: The Helmswoman
Zhang Yuqing asked him to pick a few soldiers with good water quality, and followed her to the city wall built by water in the south.
At dawn, there was a fog on the river, and it was blurry and difficult to see.
Hai Gongxiu looked at the direction where the boats disappeared one after another, and he was also very anxious.
If he can't beat Yan County anymore, Qi Shengtian can't spare him, and he has to be punished for the crime of ineffectiveness.
Hai Gongxiu's eyes narrowed, his eyes flashed with coldness, if this woman dared to deceive him, he would definitely kill this woman to sacrifice the flag! After failing to capture Yanxian for several days, with many casualties and low morale, the Red Lotus Sect was actually unable to launch a fierce siege anymore.
He urgently needs to use iron-blooded harsh means to deter his soldiers, and beheading him before the battle is the best way, killing chickens and monkeys, and letting this group of low-level soldiers know that they are afraid, so that they can rush forward without their lives.
The autumn wind on the river is cold, the fog is filled, the reeds begin to turn yellow one after another, and the reeds are lightly attached to the branches.
The east showed the white of the fish's belly, the sun gradually rose, the fog on the river began to dissipate, there was a noise in the county seat of Yanxian, and the army and residents began their activities for the day.
Seeing that time passed little by little, Hai Gongxiu and the others were impatient, anxious and angry, this woman named Wang Qiuniang actually dared to fool him!
Hundreds of people who came out of Xu's shed with Xiao Shu'er tied their hands behind their backs and knelt in front of the formation, and the executioner behind them held a big knife.
There was a cry, and Xiao Shu'er knelt there indifferently, but what she wanted in her heart was to hope that Xiao Ya'er could escape a little farther.
Hai Gongxiu's hand slowly raised, his face full of murderous aura, and at the moment when his hand was about to fall, there were suddenly several earth-shattering loud noises from the south city wall near the water in Yanxian County.
Everyone looked over in shock, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.
After the dust settled, everyone saw that the majestic city wall had actually collapsed, opening a hole of more than ten zhang, and the river water poured into the county seat of Yanxian County.
There was a mess in the county, dragging the family to the north gate, trying to run out before the river flooded into the house.
The Red Lotus Sect also had no more turmoil, and many people screamed for Lei Gong to appear and kneel down to worship the gods.
Hai Gongxiu's pupils were shocked, like an indestructible mountain blocking in front of them, and the city wall of Yan County, which had devoured the lives of countless Red Lotus Sect soldiers, actually collapsed like this, and was collapsed by a weak woman!
When he came back to his senses, Zhang Yuqing and Xiao Ya'er had already rowed to the river in a small boat.
"Pick up the guys! Rush in! Hai Gongxiu came back to his senses, raised the big knife in his hand and shouted, "The money, food, and women in the city are all yours!" ”
Zhang Yuqing raised his hand and said coldly: "Wait! ”
Hai Gongxiu ran to the river, came to Zhang Yuqing, and asked, "What are you waiting for?" ”
The woman in front of her had just collapsed the city wall "with the help of divine power", and Hai Gongxiu had a layer of awe in his heart towards Zhang Yuqing that he didn't even realize about.
"Wait until the river water is all poured in." Zhang Yuqing said.
Hai Gongxiu immediately frowned, "When the river water is poured in, all the people inside have run out!" ”
This group of soldiers, who are stimulated by countless deaths every day, are nervous to the point of collapse, and urgently need a vent, let this group of people go in to burn and loot, in order to appease these soldiers.
It can also mold these soldiers into cold-blooded and cruel devils by killing innocents, so that these soldiers can continue to devote themselves to the next equally tragic battlefield.
Of course, Zhang Yuqing knew what Hai Gongxiu's intentions were.
Except for Lu Wei's Liangzhou Army and the Praetorian Guard Army, which is supported by the central government, it can be said that most of the armies in the world are like this.
The reason why the Liangzhou Army was able to achieve strict military discipline, clean military style, and no offense against the people, in addition to Lu Wei leading by example and training with iron and blood, the most fundamental reason is that the soldiers have stable military salaries, generous food, and the guarantee of bereavement pensions that they say they do, they don't need to rely on robbing and killing unarmed people to vent and get rich, not to mention that she and Lu Wei also spend a lot of effort to educate these soldiers ideologically.
Whoever dares to violate discipline will not only be severely punished by military discipline, but will also lose his military status with generous treatment, and even his children and nephews will no longer have the opportunity to join the Liangzhou Army.
Whether to kill and rob, or to abide by the law, the two choices are placed in front of ordinary Liangzhou soldiers, not an ideological and moral choice, but an economic choice, no one will throw away a whole watermelon for a sesame seed.
Which prince general didn't drool with envy when he saw the Black Armor Army in Liangzhou? But they can only drool with envy, they can't replicate such a good army.
The first is that the vast majority of commanders live in luxury, and when they have money, they want to get it into their own pockets, and they are reluctant to spend money to support the army; second, they have no other source of income except for relying on the people under their rule to farm and support, and they have nothing to spend if they want to.
These people simply used the most barbaric and convenient way to indulge the soldiers.
High-level cadres of the Red Lotus Sect like Qi Shengtian and Hai Gongxiu, at the beginning of the incident, they may still be simple and honest, they were squeezed by the government to the point of desperation, and they did not resist the farmers who had only a dead end, but they had long been dazzled by power and wealth all the way here.
From a victim who was oppressed by the power and had no respite, to a ruthless and bloody perpetrator now, stepping on the bones of countless innocent people to achieve the green cloud road of his dreams.
They are already the rulers of the upper class, and they don't care about the lives of the people at the bottom, and they are no different from the people who oppressed them in the first place. The so-called initiation is that they are all brothers and sisters, helping each other, but they are just their high-sounding words.
But Zhang Yuqing knew that within the scope of her ability, she would not allow such a tragedy as the robbery and massacre of innocent people in front of her eyes.
Even if she's just a lowly person now.
Zhang Yuqing glanced at Hai Gongxiu lightly, and said: "Commander Hai, at the beginning, you had a red mouth and white teeth, and promised in public that as long as I captured Yanxian County with my own strength, you would promote me to be the helmsman of Yanxian County, haven't you forgotten?" ”
Hai Gongxiu's face was red and white, and he didn't say anything.
At first, he didn't think that this woman named Wang Qiuniang would be able to capture Yanxian County, thinking that it was a beautiful crazy woman talking nonsense, so he made a promise.
"Sister Wang, you look so good-looking, why do you bother to be the helmsman? If you work hard, it's better to follow my brother and I'll ......," Hai Gongxiu said with a smile.
Zhang Yuqing asked, "Commander Hai, what is your position in the sect?" I remember what the Eighteen Arhats were, right? ”
Hai Gongxiu didn't know why, and looked at Zhang Yuqing blankly.
Zhang Yuqing said again: "You have ten Vajras, there are four Dharma Kings on top of the Ten Vajras, and there are left and right Dharma protectors on top of the four Vajras. Commander of the Sea, there are quite a few people riding on your head! ”
Hai Gongxiu's face flushed, and he felt contempt and insult deeply, "Ignorant woman! Do you know how many men I have? ”
Zhang Yuqing secretly said in her heart, what are you bragging! Hai Gongxiu can only pick hoes under his hands, and there are many peasants who can only give away their heads when they go to the battlefield, and the horses are estimated to add up to no more than ten, so they can only bully the weak Daxia defenders. Replaced by the well-equipped Liangzhou Army, which is excellent in overall and personal quality, a lieutenant with hundreds of cavalry can kill his army of tens of thousands without leaving a piece of armor.
"If you let me be the woman who warms the bed, you will be an eighteen Arhat in your life." Zhang Yuqing looked at the five big and three thick Hai Gongxiu mockingly, "But if you keep your promise to promote me to be the helmsman, you and I can take care of each other and help you rise all the way from Arhat, if you are lucky, not to mention the Dharma King, it is possible to protect the Fa!" ”
Hai Gongxiu's eyes widened like copper bells, and his breath became thicker.
Who doesn't want to climb up, enjoy a better life, and trample more people under their feet? An arhat like him is already an unattainable existence in the eyes of those lowly people, who would have thought that he would be overwhelmed by what Vajra, Dharma King and Dharma Protector.
When is he willing to pin his head to the waistband of his trousers and fight for his life on the battlefield? It's not the Left Protector Qi Shengtian who is forcing them! Qi Shengtian was eager to make meritorious contributions and expand his territory, so he forced them to sell their lives, and he hid in the rear and sat comfortably to enjoy his success.
Hai Gongxiu also wanted to live such a life, but he also knew in his heart that he had never read a book, his brain was not good enough, and Luohan was already the ceiling of his life.
Zhang Yuqing said again: "I have been enlightened by the Buddha Mother, and my ability is more than what you just saw. As long as you cooperate with me, I can help you, this business, you can't lose! ”
Hai Gongxiu thought sharply in his heart, and said after a while: "You and I help each other, what does it have to do with not letting soldiers loot in Yan County?" ”
Zhang Yuqing sneered in her heart, feeling that Hai Gongxiu still had a little brain and could think, and he was not a stupid big guy.
"You let those people below harm Yanxian County, everyone is dead, isn't it still me who suffers? You and I are in the same boat, and I will suffer, which is equivalent to your sea commander suffering! Zhang Yuqing said meaningfully.
Hai Gongxiu thinks this makes sense, after all, wealth is created by people, and what good is it for him to kill people? As long as people are still around, they will continue to reap wealth and food.
This Wang Qiuniang became the helmsman of Yan County, isn't Yan County equivalent to his private treasury?
"Okay, just do what Sister Qiu Niang said!" Hai Gongxiu readily agreed.
Zhang Yuqing pulled Xiao Ya'er to follow behind Hai Gongxiu, walked to the camp, and watched Hai Gongxiu smile and let go of hundreds of Xujiapeng villagers who were waiting to be beheaded.
"Let me introduce you." Hai Gongxiu stepped out of the way and let Zhang Yuqing stand in front of everyone, "I think all brothers and sisters have heard that the Buddha Mother showed her magical powers in Xu's shed, pulled this sister's soul back from the underworld, and brought this sister back from the dead!" ”
The crowd was in an uproar, and the villagers of Xujiapeng testified with the people next to them.
That's right, this lady is that legend! They had seen the Buddha Mother cast a spell with their own eyes, not only the sky was dark, lightning and thunder roared, but they also fought 30,000 rounds with the 100,000 ghost soldiers of the underworld, kicked the judge, beat the king of Yama, and finally snatched back the soul of this lady and brought her back from the dead.
"Sister Qiu Niang was given a magical power by the Buddha's mother, and just now she cast a spell to tear down the city wall of Yan County, and made great contributions to our attack on Yan County!" Hai Gongxiu said, "From today on, Yan County will be the territory of our Red Lotus Sect!" Qiu Niang is the helmsman of Yan County! ”
Sweetheart Theatre:
Zhang Yuqing: The strong never complain about the environment.
Lu Wei: I, the male protagonist, haven't appeared in several chapters.
Night Rain: What? There is also a creature like the male protagonist in this book?