Wang Li's expression was ugly. Although this was not Shandong, any soldier with a conscience would feel uncomfortable seeing the people being slaughtered like this.
"Rogue bandits!" The person behind Wang Li said in a positive tone: "Only large-scale rogue bandits can slaughter a village of people so cleanly and calmly, and almost all the young women here have disappeared. There is only one possibility, and that is
They were kidnapped, think about it, who could have such strength around here?"
The person who said this is named Qiao Yong. He is about thirty years old and is considered a veteran. However, because he is always lagging behind in the cultural field, he has never been promoted. In ordinary Ye Bu
He has been in this position for several years, but his experience is undoubtedly very rich. Even Wang Li, the foreign affairs committee member, usually respects his words.
"Rogue!"
A trace of murderous intent flashed in Wang Li's eyes. These bandits are really stubborn and will cause harm wherever they go.
"This matter can't be settled. We have to go back and report it to Mr. Pang quickly and let him make the decision. We must eradicate these scourges! But before that, we have to go to De'an Mansion to inquire about it."
De'an Mansion is an important town in Hubei Province, so its city walls are naturally not too bad. In fact, the city wall of De'an Mansion is three feet high and three miles long. It can be regarded as a high wall and a deep city. In the era of cold weapons, anyone who wanted to capture this kind of city wall would have a hard time.
It's not easy, but the people guarding this city wall are really unsatisfactory, that's why they were broken through by the rogue bandits so easily.
Wang Li and others came to a hidden place outside De'an Mansion City and secretly observed the movement at the city gate with a telescope. They found that almost no one entered or left the city, and the guards guarding the city gate were also very lax.
They were wearing tattered clothes and holding crude weapons in their hands, sitting lazily at the foot of the city wall and basking in the sun.
Seeing the lazy and half-dead look of the defenders, Wang Li's face showed joy: "These bandits are really brave. If the city defense is so lax, we only need to send people to climb the city wall at night to open the city gate.
Yes, now we will return immediately to report to the great master."
Late at night the next day, the north wind was still blowing non-stop, and the early spring wind was still very cold. The invading troops defending the city had long retreated to the Tibetan Soldier Cave to warm themselves to sleep, and there were only solitary soldiers on the miles-long city wall.
Dozens of soldiers leaned against the city wall to avoid the cold wind. Due to the severe shortage of manpower, many unguarded areas were left on the several-mile city wall.
At the third watch of the night, even the few soldiers who stayed on the city wall were dozing against the city wall, completely unaware that a nightmare was approaching them.
At this time, dozens of people dressed in black were sneaking under the southern city wall. They took off the rope behind them and waved it in mid-air for a while before releasing it. The hook at one end of the rope made a slight crack.
The sound flew towards the city head, and soon, a slight impact sound was heard, indicating that one end of the rope had made contact with the city head.
The man in black below pulled the rope hard... It was very strong, proving that the hook at one end of the rope had been grasped firmly. Dozens of men in black climbed up the rock one after another. Under their
More than 300 steps behind him, Pang Gang, a man in armor, stood there quietly watching the actions of the men in black, with a slight solemn look on his face.
Taking advantage of the enemy's carelessness and darkness to attack De'an Mansion this time was Pang Gang's decision based on the news brought by Wang Li and his subordinate Ye Bushou. However, attacking the city at night is inherently a high-risk matter. And
Not to mention that the dark night is not conducive to the deployment of large forces, but if the troops who are the first to sneak attack on the city gate are discovered, they will easily fall into the siege of the enemy. Maybe they will all be trapped inside. It should be noted that the purpose of this sneak attack on the city gate is
But they were all elites carefully selected from Ye Bu Shu. It would be very distressing if Pang Gang was swallowed up by the Chu army.
Behind Pang Gang were Wang Zhi, Li Yuan and other guerrillas and generals, and behind them were densely packed figures of countless people. Although they couldn't see clearly in the dark, no one made a sound, and they were all squatting quietly.
The respective officers were waiting quietly behind them.
Time passed bit by bit, and there was still no movement at the city gate. Li Yuan was a little anxious, and was about to say something. But at this moment, the city gate slowly opened, and at the same time everyone saw a flash of fire outside the city gate.
The fire waved around three times before stopping.
Pang Gang was overjoyed when he saw it. He shouted loudly to the back: "Great, the city gate is open, brothers, rush!"
"Come on!"
As Pang Gang finished speaking, dense torches quickly lit up behind him, and countless sergeants rushed towards the city gate under the leadership of their respective officers...
In the General's Residence (formerly the prefect's Yamen) in De'an Prefecture, Liu Fangliang was sleeping soundly with a snatched woman in his arms. As usual, he was drunk and snoring.
The entire General's Mansion was also quiet, and everyone was sleeping soundly. However, this tranquility was quickly broken, and fierce shouts of killing came from the south.
The shouts of killing became more and more intense. In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire city of De'an was in chaos, with gunshots and screams everywhere.
"Dong dong dong..."
A loud and rapid knocking on the door sounded outside Liu Fangliang's bedroom.
What on earth is going on!" Liu Fangliang, who was sleeping soundly, opened her eyes dimly, sat up and asked impatiently.
"Master Liu, get up quickly, something big has happened. The army has entered the city!" A voice shouted anxiously outside the door.
"The officers and soldiers have entered the city? Just drive them out...what? The officers and soldiers have entered the city?"
Liu Fangliang was suddenly startled and shivered all over. This was a city. How could the officers and soldiers enter the city so easily?
Liu Fangliang, who was so frightened that he was completely awake from sleepiness and drunkenness, suddenly got out of bed and started to get dressed in a hurry. At the same time, he did not forget to shout: "Quickly, get my armor and call for someone to meet the enemy. Damn it."
, I want to see which officers and soldiers dare to attack De'an Mansion!"
Another quarter of an hour later, when they hurriedly put on their helmets and led a group of soldiers out of the General's Mansion, they found that the whole city was now in chaos, with gunshots and fighting sounds ringing out everywhere.
Liu Fangliang stopped a group of retreating intruders. Seeing this group of defeated soldiers rushing around like headless flies, Liu Fangliang couldn't help but feel angry. He raised his riding whip and struck several defeated soldiers with a whip.
He whipped several defeated soldiers until they were rolling on the ground.
"You bastards have really disgraced our rebel army!"
After smoking for a while, Liu Fangliang felt a little tired and then breathed heavily and shouted: "Get up, I'm telling you how many officers and soldiers have come into the city?"
A man who looked like a small leader of the Chuang Army said tremblingly: "Master Liu, I don't even know, but now there are officers and soldiers everywhere in the city. They kill everyone they see. Many brothers have already lost their lives in their hands.
The villain and his brothers managed to escape with great difficulty."
"You bastards, you don't even know how the officers and soldiers entered the city or how many people came. Then what use do I have for you!" Liu Fangliang gritted his teeth and involuntarily pulled out the long knife from his waist and pointed it at the people in front of him.
This little boss will be beheaded.
At this time, he heard bursts of firecrackers coming from the front. Liu Fangliang was startled and looked over. With the dazzling firelight, he saw rows of people wearing red mandarin duck war jackets and locks appearing in front of him.
A's sergeants were walking in formation with neat steps.
"It's the Qingzhou Army!"
Liu Fangliang only felt his heart tightening, and the original feeling of anger was suddenly replaced by a kind of panic. He recognized the other party at a glance. This was the Qingzhou army that defeated their army of more than 100,000 people outside Luoyang City.
Because of them, King Chuang had to give up Luoyang, which was within easy reach, and led the remaining troops to attack Hubei instead.
I thought that when I came to Hubei, I wouldn't have to face that terrible army, but I didn't expect that they were actually chasing me here.
"Master Liu, what should we do now?"
The captain of the soldiers beside Liu Fangliang saw Liu Fangliang's solemn expression. The captain of the soldiers who had followed Liu Fangliang for many years and knew him well asked in a low voice: "Master Liu, there is nothing you can do. Let us protect you and rush out of the city."
Liu Fangliang shook his head, "No, we have to wait. Ma Shiyao, Liu Rukui and others haven't heard from them yet, so we have to wait for them."
In fact, for Liu Fangliang, who was a bandit, it was not a shame to be forced to run away after being defeated. Didn't King Chuang lead everyone to run away for ** years? But things are different now.
De'an Mansion is already considered a territory of the rebels, so naturally it cannot be given up so easily, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to King Chuang.
But Liu Fangliang didn't expect that this moment of hesitation would become his life-threatening talisman.
Just when Liu Fangliang was hesitating, Pang Gang had already commanded three battalions of infantry to rush into De'an Mansion. There was also a cavalry battalion of guerrilla black iron leaders with thousands of cavalry blocking several city gates.
The sound of hacking and the sound of firecrackers resounded in De'an Mansion almost all night. When it got dark, most of the 30,000 intruders in De'an City were either wiped out or surrendered. The newly established Zuoying of the intruders was
Those who were established in the army disappeared in the breakout army. Even Liu Fangliang, the general of Zuoying, was shot in the arm during the breakout and fell off his horse and became a prisoner.
As the sky dawned, De'an City returned to its former tranquility. The people of De'an City who had been hiding in their houses shivering all night quietly poked their heads out of their houses.
But what they saw was not the ragged intruders, but the familiar Ming troops wearing red mandarin duck war coats.
"It's the officers and soldiers, it's the officers and soldiers who have fought back." The common people told each other tremblingly. In their view, no matter who they are, whether they are officers and soldiers or rogues, they are not a fuel-efficient lamp, and they will not do anything to harm the common people.
Soft-handed.
In a small courtyard of a house, an old man in his fifties gently opened the door and was about to go out, but was held back by his wife.
"Old man, you don't want your life. There are officers and soldiers outside. If they find out, do you want your life?"
The old man struggled hard and said urgently: "Old lady, don't pull me. The family is about to run out of food. If I don't go out to find work, do you want our whole family to drink the northwest wind?"
"It's better to be without food than to die. I just won't let you go. My son has been taken away by the bandits, leaving only my daughter-in-law and an unweaned baby. If you have another misfortune, what will you do to us mothers?"
Live!" The gray-haired old woman began to cry as she spoke.
"Let go!" The old man was also anxious and said sternly: "You also know that our family still has an unweaned baby. Let me tell you, that is the only root of our Lao Jiang family. If you are hungry, you can help me.
How will I explain to the ancestors of the Jiang family who are under the Nine Springs after I die?"
"Let go!"
"I won't let go!"
"I won't be polite if you don't let me go!"
Just when the old couple were arguing, a burst of gongs and a loud voice sounded on the street outside the door.
"Listen, all the people in the city. We are the hussar generals and the army under the champion, and we have been ordered to come and exterminate the bandits. There is no need for the people in the city to panic. The officers and soldiers have done nothing wrong to the common people, but those who hide bandits in their homes are equally guilty as bandits.
But if someone informs the officers and soldiers, the general will reward him with ten taels of silver. If he informs two people, he will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver. If he is the bandit leader, he will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver! This reward will be cashed at the prefect's Yamen on the spot and will never be defaulted! All the people in the city will listen.
With..."
As the sound of the gong went away, the old man named Jiang and his old wife looked at each other. Gradually, a glimmer of light flashed in Old Man Jiang's eyes. He seemed to vaguely remember that there seemed to be something hidden in the abandoned small house in his backyard last night.
Living alone...
Pang Gang led Li Yuan, Wang Zhi, Bin Shiqian and other generals as well as his personal guards on the streets where blood stains could still be seen. From time to time, prisoners of the invading army were pressed down by sergeants of the Qingzhou Army to clean up the dead bodies on the streets.
.
When Pang Gang came to the city, near the prefect's Yamen, there was a burst of gunfire from the front, and then bursts of cheers came over, "Catch Liu Fangliang, catch Liu Fangliang!"
"Oh, have you caught Liu Fangliang? Let's go over and have a look!" Pang Gang was overjoyed. He urged his horse to run forward quickly.
When Pang Gang and his party arrived at the gate of the magistrate's office, they saw a group of sergeants approaching, pressing down several tied-up intruders. When they saw Pang Gang, they quickly saluted.
One of the leaders, a hundred generals, raised his head and reported to Pang Gang: "Your Excellency, I have captured Liu Fangliang, the leader of the bandits, and his gang, and are preparing to wait for your arrest. Please give me your instructions."
Pang Gang smiled and nodded: "Okay, well done. Which battalion are you sergeants in?"
The man from one hundred households solemnly said: "Sir, I have a humble rank under the command of General Li of the Third Battalion."
"Well, well done!"
Pang Gang gently patted the CEO on the shoulder to encourage him. He was so happy that the CEO felt that he had lost ten pounds.
Wang Zhi, who was standing on the left side of Pang Gang, remained calm, but Bin Shiqian felt quite regretful in his heart. If it was his own men who caught Liu Fangliang, then his face would be in trouble.
Li Yuan, who was standing behind Pang Gang, was so happy that he couldn't see his eyes. His small eyes had turned into slits. This Baihu was so proud of him that he must praise him when he comes back. Thinking of this, Li
Yuan Yuan's originally puffed out chest tilted up even more.
Pang Gang slowly walked up to Liu Fangliang, looked at the historically famous Li Zicheng's confidant general, and said coldly: "Liu Fangliang, you have failed to live up to your high hopes of becoming king. You lost De'an City so quickly."
"Bah..." Liu Fangliang spat and said coldly: "Don't be too happy too soon. I'll see if you can still be so proud when my army of rebels returns!"
"Oh, really?" Pang Gang's face turned cold and he said solemnly: "If I can defeat the intruder once, I can naturally defeat him a second time. But I don't understand. You guys can only burn, kill and plunder."
Are the rogue bandits worthy of becoming rebels?"
Liu Fangliang raised his head and said: "Humph, we only know how to burn, kill and plunder. If it weren't for the current dog emperor's unjust practices and your bunch of dog officials' exorbitant taxation, making it impossible for ordinary people like us to live, how could we rebel? Speaking of you guys
The dog officer is a hundred times more vicious than us!"
"you......."
Li Yuan on the side saw that Liu Fangliang was still a prisoner and was about to stand up to show his strength, but was stopped by Pang Gang. Pang Gang said contemptuously: "Liu Fangliang, you too
Don't take the government as an example. If you really acted for heaven and did nothing wrong, I would have to praise you as heroes. But look at what you so-called rebels have done.
Let me ask you, is it a good thing you did that all the old and young in the village of Guojiazhuang, thirty miles away from the city, were slaughtered? I also heard that there was a group of women in the prefect's Yamen who were robbed for your lewd pleasures.
, These are definitely not what the government forces you to do, right? I want to ask you, how are your actions different from those of animals!"
Faced with Pang Gang's questioning, Liu Fangliang was speechless. In the end, he could only hold his head high and said: "Huh, success or failure, whatever you say, I didn't even think about getting out alive after I fell into your hands.
Kill or behead as you please!"
"Okay, okay!" Pang Gang nodded, "If you want to die, I will help you!"
"Someone is coming!"
"Here!" Two soldiers stood up.
"Put him down and keep him under strict supervision. Don't let him escape!"
"yes!"
After the soldiers suppressed Liu Fangliang, Bin Shiqian saw Pang Gang's unkind expression and stepped forward to comfort him: "Sir, we successfully captured De'an City today. This is a great joy. But it's hard to be angry for Liu Fangliang, a bandit."
not worth it."
Pang Gang nodded and was about to walk towards the magistrate's office when he heard a burst of noise from behind.
"Stop, don't rush in, otherwise you'll be shot without mercy!"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way quickly, I want to see your family, I want to receive the reward! I want to receive the reward!"
"Well!" Pang Gang's eyes narrowed, and he turned his head and looked back...!~!
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