The members of the Zhu Ming royal family were just a bunch of parasites. They only served them well for the sake of the Empress Dowager. Unexpectedly, they got into trouble without asking for a few days. Liu Ziguang was furious and went to handle the matter himself.
case.
The thing is like this, a bad old man in his sixties, with a high rank, and the title of king of the group. He was the type who lived in drunkenness and dreams in the capital earlier. When he came to Xuzhou Prefecture, his old illness relapsed, and he came to Xuzhou with a few taels of silver.
I was having fun on the street, and when I passed by a house, I happened to see the daughter of this family going out to fetch water. Although the folk customs in Xuzhou Prefecture were tough, there were still many beauties, and they had the gentleness of southern women and the fitness of northern women.
, the old prince took a liking to him at first sight.
In the past, it was just a matter of words. I had my own slaves to help me take care of it. Whether it was buying, robbing or betrothal, I could always get it. But now it is no better than in the past. The money and thugs of the county prince have been severely reduced. However,
The prince is the prince, and as long as the world still has the surname Zhu, they will be the relatives of the emperor and the master. There are followers everywhere, including Xuzhou Prefecture. The local scoundrels are fawning over these clan members to help carry cages and birds.
, those who shout and drink, do have some style.
The girl that the old county king is interested in is seventeen years old. There are only her father and brother in the family. Her brother has just left to serve as a soldier. Her father is seriously ill. The burden of the family falls on the little girl. By chance, she met the old county king when she went out to fetch water.
It was really unlucky. As soon as the old prince gave the order, the thugs rushed to rob the girl. The girl's father came out to stop him and was beaten to death by a flurry of punches and kicks. Just as he was about to take the girl away, the street patrol officers arrived and took everyone on the spot.
The gangsters were confident in the detention. They were the prince's lackeys. Beating someone to death was nothing. When the government officials heard that the clan had committed the crime, they did not dare to make their own decisions and hurriedly reported it to the supervisor.
When Liu Ziguang came to the scene, the old man's body was still cold, the little girl was crying bitterly, and the old prince had a calm look on his face, as if it had nothing to do with him. Seeing that Liu Ziguang had been disturbed, the gangsters were frightened and fell to the ground in fear.
Dare to move.
Liu Ziguang suppressed his anger and asked Dibao: "Who else is in this woman's family?"
The land security guard carefully answered: "Returning to the supervisor, Sir, the woman has only one brother in her family, who left the army half a month ago, and there is no one else."
Liu Ziguang became even more angry and scolded: "Why are the military members still being bullied by the gangsters? What do you do to protect your integrity and official duties? Foreign enemies are everywhere, and the Ming Dynasty is in danger. It depends on the soldiers to protect their homes and the country, but their families are being brutalized and humiliated.
, How can the morale of the military be stabilized? How can the morale of the people be at peace?"
Everyone was trembling and did not dare to speak. Liu Ziguang glanced at the old prince and happened to meet his sly eyes. As soon as they met, the old prince quickly lowered his head in fright. You must know that this man was the master who beat Prince Fu to death for a thousand years.
God knows if he will do it again.
As expected, Liu Ziguang said: "Tie up this old guy!"
The county prince was shocked and struggled hard and said: "Master Jianguo, Gujia is Prince Shuncheng. In terms of seniority, he is still your uncle. You can't arrest Gujia."
Liu Ziguang said coldly: "Left and right, drag my uncle out and behead him."
The Prince of Shuncheng County was so frightened that his shit came out. This was too merciless. He killed him without even trying him. Why should he take the clan seriously? He cried and howled: "You can't kill an orphan. I want to kill you."
See the Queen Mother and ask the Queen Mother to remove you from the post of supervising the country!" The voice became farther and farther away, and finally stopped abruptly. Two soldiers came back with a fat head. Liu Ziguang nodded and said: "This thief deliberately disturbed the morale of our army.
The people's hearts can be punished. The prince should be deposed and buried according to the standards of common people." He also said to the land security and others: "This old man died unjustly. This prison country will compensate him 500 taels of silver for his burial. This girl's place is
If she wants to have a good life and be well cared for, just help her find a scholar and marry her."
Everyone agreed, but just as Liu Ziguang was about to leave, he saw the thug who was helping the tyrants, and his brows furrowed again: "You bunch of killers, instead of joining the army to serve the country, you are harming the village. It is really unjust. Come on, come on."
, take them down and show their heads to the public as a warning to others."
After this incident, the morale of the military and the people was greatly encouraged. All the people praised the supervisor for his love for the people and his law enforcement. On one side were the princes and on the other for ordinary people. How could the supervisor be unbiased? It is said that this
After the woman's brother heard about this in the army, he burst into tears and swore to die to repay the Marshal's kindness. Later, this woman went through hundreds of battles and became a general in the army. Even when he was 80 years old, he often mentioned Marshal Liu in front of his children and grandchildren.
I feel very sad every time, which I won’t mention for the time being.
Naturally, the clan members were extremely unhappy. They wanted to seek justice from the Empress Dowager, but found that the palace was heavily guarded and they could not enter at all. Some people suggested fleeing south to join Lord Tianqi, but as soon as they went out, there were soldiers watching them.
These clans were put under house arrest. Everyone lamented that Liu Ziguang wanted to be Wang Mang and Cao Cao, but his life was in the hands of others, so they could only complain.
Liu Ziguang raised his troops to march westward, only to realize that the battle ahead had been completed. He was a little disappointed that he could not fight Galdan, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved. You must know that the soldiers in Henan are the essence of the Red Shirt Army. Li
Yan took command, followed by a full staff team, heavy artillery, airships, armored vehicles, barbed wire mine arrays, and fire nets composed of machine guns. It was completely a style of play in the era of hot weapons. Although Galdan was a hero and had advanced weapons such as firecrackers and cannons,
Ya simply can't bring out the effectiveness of firearms. It is said that he was given tens of thousands of fire muskets, even if he was given an entire bomber squadron, he would not be able to win this battle. This is the gap between the times. The era of cavalry dominance has passed.
it's over.
Galdan had a full force of 700,000 troops. Although the number was astonishing, there were not many soldiers capable of fighting. Of the only 50,000 brave Xue troops, 20,000 were handed over to Anu to lead a surprise attack on Nanjing. They were destroyed in the Central Plains and the remaining
Some of the soldiers were lost during the attack on Tongguan, so the huge force is just a number. The vast majority of the soldiers are just civilians who are poorly trained and malnourished. Moreover, with more soldiers and horses, coordination becomes a problem. Just rely on orders.
The flag and Pegasus signal transmission efficiency was too low and could easily be defeated by the Red Shirt Army one by one. Therefore, the long-awaited battle was fought in three days. The Xixia Army suffered 130,000 casualties, including eight who trampled on each other and died.
Ten thousand, and another 300,000 surrendered. Just taking in the prisoners would be enough for ten days and a half.
On the battlefield near Kaifeng, on a hillside, dozens of riders were watching the battlefield after a fierce battle. Under the gloomy sky, crows were circling and making noisy noises. Looking around, there were tens of thousands of corpses lying on the vast land, but there were very few Ming soldiers.
The corpses, under the joint firepower of land and air, this battle was just a one-sided massacre. Liu Ziguang looked at it with binoculars for a long time before passing the binoculars to the woman beside him.
"Look, this is His Majesty Galdan's million-strong army."
Anu took the telescope and looked at it for a while, then put it down silently, with tears in his eyes. He suddenly jumped on a horse and ran away. A soldier hurriedly picked up a musket and wanted to shoot, but Liu Ziguang said: "Let her go."
Anu did not run far, but ran down the hillside to the battlefield. He looked at the corpses of different shapes, helped them close their eyes, straightened their bodies, and was helping a young soldier put the severed head back to his torso.
At that time, a voice came from behind: "He is just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy. He is about to leave home thousands of miles away to fight and kill. In the end, he will end up with his body and head in a different place. It's a pity that his mother doesn't know it. He was just an ordinary citizen in the grasslands of the Western Regions."
They lived a life without fighting against the world, grazing and hunting, marrying wives and having children, what a wonderful life, who made them die on the battlefield at such a young age and bury their bodies in a foreign land? Is this the eternal hegemony of His Majesty Galdan?"
Anu did not turn around, he concentrated on straightening his head, and stood in the wind and said: "You don't understand, this is the most appropriate destination for the descendants of Genghis Khan. Maybe you Central Plains people think this way of death is too tragic, but we think it is
The most heroic way to die is to die on the battlefield for the Great Xia Empire, and his family will be proud of it."
Liu Ziguang sneered and said: "What qualifications do you have to decide the life and death of others? This is just the wishful thinking of you people who live in the temple. This child, Quanxia Youzhi, will definitely scold you, and his mother will also curse you and your Majesty Galdan."
of."
Anu turned around and smiled faintly, as if he was full of disdain for Liu Ziguang's words and was not even willing to defend himself.
Liu Ziguang said: "The territory of the Great Xia Kingdom is more than ten thousand miles. How many are the so-called descendants of Genghis Khan? How can you, a small group of militaristic people, represent the vast number of people of all ethnic groups in Xixia? You not only kill their people, but also plunder their cattle and sheep.
Women, they also drive these children to the battlefield to be used as cannon fodder, cannon fodder, do you understand? Our Ming army can kill dozens of such children with one cannonball.
It doesn't make sense to reason, so please leave."
Anu was startled and said doubtfully: "I am the queen of Xixia, Galdan's favorite woman, you will let me go so easily?"
Liu Ziguang laughed loudly, his laughter was majestic, and he swallowed up the mountains and rivers. At this moment, a red sun broke through the dark clouds, and the sunlight shone on Liu Ziguang. He waved his hand: "You are of no use to me, and neither is Galdan."
If you are timid because of a woman, go ahead and tell Galdan that I am waiting for him in Nanjing."
Anu was silent, then suddenly turned over and jumped on his horse, shouted: "Drive!" and then headed west towards Juechen.