Chapter 146: Life is a process of constant choices
In the end, Yun Zhao did not kill Niu Jinxing, but sent someone to send him back to Liaodong.
After this matter was dealt with, people quickly forgot about the existence of these people.
The spring of the Ming Dynasty has begun to spread from the south to the north. Everyone is very busy and wants to plant their own hopes in the new era. Therefore, there is no leisure for what is happening in distant places. Pay attention.
Spring came very late in Liaodong, and a group of people abandoned by the large ethnic group were still struggling in the ice and snow.
No one realizes how cruel this is.
Even if someone thinks of this, they will deliberately forget it.
After all, Li Dingguo's army was at the front, and Shanhaiguan was in front. These two passes blocked all tragic things from people's sight.
Zhang Song, the team leader at the forefront of Motian Ridge, never realized that he actually had the power to decide life and death.
Under his gunshot, there will always be groups of dark people crawling toward the Motianling Pass.
They were like silly roe deer exposed on the snow, turning a blind eye to the approaching muskets, and squirmed firmly towards the mountain pass.
"Bang!"
Zhang Song's musket fired, and a man wrapped in floral clothes fell to the snow and stopped moving.
The remaining people seemed to have become numb to this scene, and still moved forward firmly towards the mountain pass.
In front of them was a group of women in thin clothes. As they headed towards the mountain pass, their backs were straighter than those of the dark bandits.
After walking into the narrow mountain pass, these women saw several female officials. There were thick piles of cold clothes piled behind them. The women shivered under the guidance of the female officials. Putting on their cold clothes, they lined up and walked past the tall fence, and then disappeared.
The thieves who followed the woman left several corpses amidst the sporadic sound of musketry, and finally came to the fence. After being tied up with ropes, they were escorted into the fence.
From the moment they entered the musket range until they entered the fence, the number of surviving bandits was less than 30% of the original number.
Zhang Song put away his musket with satisfaction. Today he felt a little more merciful and let three more thieves pass than yesterday.
In fact, it is not easy for these thieves. Not only do they have to steal some women according to the orders of General Dingguo, but they also have to accept the killing orders of the frontline generals. Whether they can survive or not depends on everything. By God's will.
Most of the people who perform this task are soldiers recruited from Shuntian Mansion. They are not yet regular troops in Lantian, but are auxiliary troops. If they want to become regular troops, they must go to Phoenix Mountain Camp for training. Only then can there be a formal military rank and a directory.
The auxiliary soldiers from the capital hated Li Hongji and the bandits to their core.
So, when they execute this inhuman military order,At that time, there was no psychological barrier at all.
When the fire-headed soldier came up, he picked out two large baskets of steamed buns.
The steamed buns are stuffed with cabbage, pork and vermicelli. The meat is very fat, and every bite is filled with oil.
Zhang Song reached out to grab the basket, but was hit by the fire-headed soldier's tobacco pole.
"Wash your hands, wash your face, there is a plague here, do you want to kill everyone?"
Zhang Song smiled awkwardly, patted his chest and said, "I am strong."< /p>
The fire-headed soldier is a veteran of Lantian. Hearing what Zhang Song said, he couldn't help but snorted: "You are so strong, why didn't Li Hongji know how to fight when he came? Look at the harm done to those girls What's going on?"
Zhang Song's face turned red when the fire-headed soldier said it. He lowered his head and went to wash his hands and face with soap.
After washing his hands with ice water, his ten fingers looked like carrots. He finally wiped them with snow before carrying his food box to the fire-headed soldier.
The steamed stuffed buns are as delicious as ever...
But Zhang Song looked at his companions who were also devouring their food, but an unknown anger arose in his heart. He kicked one of his companions away and looked for another. I sat down in the driest place and ate steamed buns angrily.
The kicked companion gave Zhang Song, the team leader, a humble smile and moved aside.
"This is why I was laughed at by the fire-headed soldiers."
Zhang Song sighed, picked up another bun and took a bite.
At this time, the sky is covered with snow, and to the right is the undulating sea. On the vast sea, there are only some seagulls that are not afraid of the cold flying on the sea. The sky is overcast, and it looks like it will snow again. .
After begging for a bowl of hot water from the Huotou soldiers, Zhang Song carefully approached the Huotou soldiers and said: "Brother, I heard that your family is very rich, why do you still come to the army to hang out for a few days?" "Where is the military salary?"
The fire-headed soldier sneered: "Just because I am away fighting, my family can work and do business with peace of mind. Who the hell is thinking about taking advantage of His Majesty's military salary?" , you see, even if there is no military pay, I still regard this big-headed soldier as something interesting."
Zhang Song shook his head and said: "When Li Hongji came, the Ming Emperor once threw money on the street. , Recruiting warriors who dare to fight. Unfortunately, money was very hot at that time. I wanted to go, but my family wouldn’t let me go.
Brother, to be honest, this world belongs to the emperor, not ordinary people like us. What's the relationship?"
The fire-headed soldier laughed angrily at Zhang Song's words. He glanced at Zhang Song and said, "They say you people in Shuntian Mansion are smart. It turns out that you are all so smart.
I heard that Li Hongji could not enter the city originally, but you guys opened the city gate and welcomed Li Hongji in. It is said that the scene was very lively, with wine and food being offered. , I heard that there are bitches spreading flowers down from the second floor.
Seriously, what do you think?
Li Hong?If Ji wants to enter our Chang'an, what do you think will happen? Apart from swords, guns, arrows, artillery, and muskets, we Guanzhong people have no other entertainment.
Let me ask you, what happened to the rich people who offered wine and meat? What will happen to those bitches who spread flowers on thieves and bandits?
Hehehehe, little cleverness can’t make it to the big stage.
Zhang Song frowned and said: "Of the nine gates in the capital, the government has only opened three. They don't want to beat Li Hongji. How can you let us ordinary people beat him?" "
The fire-headed soldier filled the tobacco pot with tobacco leaves, lit the fire with a fire sickle, and puffed out two puffs of smoke: "In this case, you have been harmed by Li Hongji, how can you have so much resentment?
The whole capital is like a place where dead people are buried. Everyone is sullen, as if we, Lantian, owe you five hundred taels of silver.
Since you dared to let Li Hongji enter the city in the first place, don’t regret being brought into trouble.
I look down upon people like you the most. "
Zhang Song was speechless after being scolded, so he could only sigh and said: "Who would have thought that Li Hongji would cause such trouble to the capital.
The fire-headed soldier chuckled and said: "I used to be a thief. Now let me tell you a truth. A thief is a thief. My duty is to rob. It is delusional to expect wolves not to eat meat."
In order to transform this group of people, our Majesty does not want any old thieves in the new army. Even if there are any, they can only serve as auxiliary troops. I, the fire-headed soldier, are like this. Only in this way can we ensure our success. The army is disciplined.
Those guys who have not been reformed are still fucking evil until now. ”
Zhang Song was thoughtful and wanted to ask more about the Lantian Army, but the Huotou Army returned with an empty basket.
A few suddenly appeared on the sea There was a raft filled with people, and they rowed desperately to the sea. After a while, they disappeared on the sea level. It is not known whether they were swallowed by the winter waves or escaped.
Zhang Song thought that these people had little chance of escaping. Just ten days ago, some iron-hulled ships appeared on the sea. These ships were very huge and transported a lot of supplies to the garrison in Motian Ridge. .
The pork vermicelli we ate today was delivered by these ships.
Those bandits may have little chance of escaping by sea.
At dawn the next day, when Zhang Song led his team into the position again, some dark bandits emerged from the forest in the distance. In front of these bandits, there were two women walking. /p>
Just as Zhang Song was preparing his muskets and starting his day's work, a group of cavalry suddenly came out of the woods. They waved their swords and easily chopped the bandits to death one by one. < /p>
Seeing that the cavalry was about to catch up with the two women, Zhang Song hurriedly stood up from the trench, raised his gun, and immediately opened fire, regardless of whether he could hit him or not. Seeing this, his subordinates also opened fire, and the sound of gunfireThere was a huge echo in the empty mountain forest.
The cavalrymen in black cloaks turned their horses' heads one after another, gave up chasing the two women, and retreated into the woods again.
"Guan Ning's cavalry."
Zhang Song, who had discharged his gun, looked at the last cavalryman who had entered the woods and couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Li Dingguo leaned on a huge chair covered with tiger skin and drank wine without a sip. The stove next to him was burning brightly. Zhang Guofeng stood in front of a table and used a pencil to draw wine. Marks constantly sit on it.
A scout wearing a sheepskin coat hurriedly walked in and said to Zhang Guofeng: "General, Guan Ning's cavalry appeared, chased and killed a small group of defecting bandits, and then retreated."
Zhang Guofeng asked: "What is the combat effectiveness of Guan Ning's cavalry?"
The scout said: "They have strong soldiers and horses, and they seem not to be affected by the blockade."
Zhang Guofeng asked Li Dingguo, who was dozing in a chair, said: "It seems that Wu Sangui and Li Hongji's army logistics are not mixed together. How long can they maintain this situation?"
Li Dingguo lazily opened his eyes. , looked at Zhang Guofeng and said: "Now that he has begun to hunt down the defecting bandits, it means that Wu Sangui's patience with Li Hongji has reached the limit.
Next, he will have two choices. One, I think there is basically no possibility of taking out their own food and sharing it with Li Hongji. Then, there is only the second option. They are going to go their separate ways.
There are two options. One is just simple. Separate from Li Hongji, or go to Jiannu
Guofeng, which option do you think is better for Wu Sangui? ”