Chapter 508 We are really bandits

Night of January 21, the twelfth year of Chongzhen.

Lu Xiangsheng led an army to attack Du Du's camp at night. Du Du was defeated and fell because he did not expect Lu Xiangsheng to be so decisive.

Two thousand soldiers were lost, but Lu Xiangsheng's army could not be stopped. Lu Xiangsheng's army also suffered 2,500 casualties. Lu Xiangsheng led the remaining army of 6,500 to pursue Dorgon day and night.

After a day of pursuit, Dorgon caught up with Dorgon's rear army. Dorgon did not expect that Lu Xiangsheng would pursue the pursuit desperately, so the defense was lacking. Regardless of his personal safety, Lu Xiangsheng took the lead and broke into the enemy camp, opening the trap where the Han people were imprisoned.

More than 40,000 Han people were rescued. The Han people escaped and hid in the mountains and forests, which was considered a small escape.

When Dorgon found out about this, he was furious and sent Duduo to lead an army to annihilate Lu Xiangsheng's lone army. Duduo led a large army to besiege Lu Xiangsheng. At this time, Dudu from the rear army also integrated his troops and chased him. They surrounded Lu Xiangsheng in Baoding, Hebei.

The elephant ascends to the heavenly army.

The soldiers of the Tianxiong Army once again gave full play to their tenacity and took advantage of their firearms to engage in a day-and-night tug-of-war with Jiannu.

The next day, Dorgon sent people to urge the troops to withdraw because they had received intelligence that Lantian had increased troops at the border for unknown reasons and suspected that they were preparing to attack him.

Dorgon feels that the Central Plains is very dangerous now. Don't let Lantian close the door and beat the dog. No matter how many troops the Ming Dynasty sends, they are not afraid. However, if there is any trouble in Lantian, Dorgon will feel extremely dangerous.

Therefore, Dorgon did not like fighting. After wiping out most of the Tianxiong army, Dorgon was satisfied. The remaining Tianxiong army hid in the mountains to engage in guerrilla warfare with Jiannu. Dorgon felt that there was no need to drag them with them.

Duduo didn't take Dorgon's instructions to withdraw troops seriously, and even had some resistance. However, Dudu was a man who understood the general situation and repeatedly discouraged Duduo from focusing on the overall situation.

Finally, on the 25th, Duduo and Dudu led their army to retreat.

In this battle, Tianxiong's army numbered 6,500, and in the end only 500 remained to stand in the mountains and confront Jiannu. Jiannu also left 3,000 corpses on the land of Baoding.

It can be said that the losses were heavy. In this battle, Lu Xiangsheng personally charged and killed twenty-three Jiannu in formation, which once again confirmed his title as King of Hell.

In this battle, Tianxiong's army was completely destroyed. Only 500 of the 10,000 core troops remained. Lu Xiangsheng's brother Lu Xiangtong died in the battle, and in exchange for 40,000 civilians who ran into the mountains to avoid the war.

When he saw the body of his younger brother Lu Xiangtong, Lu Xiangsheng's face turned pale, but he did not cry. However, when he heard that there were only 500 people left in the entire Tianxiong Army, and most of them were injured, Lu Xiangsheng could no longer bear it.

He stopped and burst into tears.

The sound was so tragic that it made people cry when they heard it. A generation of heroic troops and a heroic army came to an end.

After the war, Lu Xiangsheng personally wrote a letter to the prefect of Baoding, hoping that the prefect of Baoding could send people to receive the refugees he had rescued. When the prefect of Baoding received Lu Xiangsheng's letter, the first time he received the letter from Lu Xiangsheng, he did not send people to rescue the people. Instead, he claimed that he was sick and avoided Lu Xiangsheng's messenger.

And not see.

Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to write to Baoding magistrates, magistrates, and county magistrates again. The answer he received was that he was ill.

Lu Xiangsheng was so angry that he cursed loudly but could do nothing.

In fact, we can't blame these prefects and county magistrates. Lu Xiangsheng is a big trouble now. Whoever sticks to him will be in trouble, so he should stay away as soon as possible.

Lu Xiangsheng was furious, but he had no choice but to lead the people in the deep mountains to survive. However, the mountains were blocked by heavy snow and there was nothing to feed them. Countless people had starved to death these days.

Lu Xiangsheng killed the horse he was riding. The horse accompanied Lu Xiangsheng on his expeditions and saved Lu Xiangsheng's life several times. In the end, Lu Xiangsheng killed it and distributed it to a group of people who had no food to eat.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't take a bite.

Human life is more valuable than horse life, but he, Lu Xiangsheng, can't keep his mouth shut. He is his savior.

In the wind and snow, Lu Xiangsheng stared blankly into the distance. In this battle, he snatched back 40,000 people, but died 10,000 brothers, and one of his own brothers, ruining his bright future. Do you regret it?

In the end, Lu Xiangsheng thought about it for a long time and finally got the answer that he has no regrets.

The people are starving to death, freezing to death, and more and more are dying of illness. Lu Xiangsheng lives in pain every day. The people have begun to dig up tree roots and eat them. However, Lu Xiangsheng has not had water or rice for five days, and his whole body is shaky, as if

It's as if he's about to die.

Finally, on the sixth day, he arrived at the court, the same eunuch who had delivered the order, but this time he was followed by a dozen or so guards in royal robes.

The flying fish suit and the embroidered spring knife were so bright that it made people dizzy. When the eunuch who delivered the order saw Lu Xiangsheng like this, he almost didn't recognize him. This was not the same general who could cut Jiannu with his knife. He looked like a skinny refugee.

ah.

The eunuch who delivered the order couldn't believe his eyes, but when Lu Xiangsheng saw the eunuch who delivered the order, it was as if he saw a life-saving straw, and said to him: "Eunuch, save the people, save the people."

Hearing how weak Lu Xiangsheng looked, his father-in-law asked Jin Yiwei to melt the pancakes he had brought with him with hot water, boil them into a paste and feed it to Lu Xiangsheng. Lu Xiangsheng didn't want to eat it, but Jin Yiwei forced his teeth open.

The eunuch who delivered the order looked at the man who was expected to become the leader of the court and was now in such a state of desolation. He couldn't help but said: "My lord, you should think about yourself first. Your Majesty has an order, but Lu Xiangsheng disobeys it and uses weapons without permission.

This heinous crime is unforgivable. Let the Zajia family escort you to the capital with their royal guards, and the Three Law Divisions will interrogate you and punish you for your crime."

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng laughed and said: "There is no need for trial. I admit all the crimes mentioned above and just behead my head. Father-in-law, these are the people now. They are innocent. They are still the people of the Ming Dynasty. They should not starve to death here."

ah."

After hearing this, the father-in-law sighed and said: "Mr. Lu, it's not that I don't want to help you, but that your Majesty is still angry and needs long-term planning on how to resettle these refugees."

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng said in despair: "Let's think about it long term, father-in-law, they are almost starving to death!"

After hearing this, the eunuch who delivered the order smiled bitterly and said: "Master Lu, please don't embarrass the Za family. The Za family only has an eunuch. Your Majesty and the other princes in the court don't want to take care of it. What do you want me to do?"

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng was almost furious: "How can your Majesty watch the people starve to death here? These are all the people of the Ming Dynasty!"

After hearing this, the father-in-law said: "Mr. Lu, to tell you the truth, I have to say that in the past few years, the slaves have held the customs, which has led to the loss of the outside of the capital. There is a shortage of food in the capital. However, the slaves have burned, killed, and looted along the way. No one in Hebei, Henan, or Shandong has

There is no surplus food to help these victims, so Mr. Lu is not in charge of His Majesty, but His Majesty cannot control it."

"When Your Majesty didn't let you pursue me, you might have been worried about rescuing these 100,000 people. Where would the rations come from? Without rations, even if we rescued these people, there would only be a dead end, and there might even be more rogues. Sir, you

Why don’t you listen!”

After hearing what his father-in-law said, Lu Xiangsheng sat dumbstruck on the cold stone. No matter how cold the stone was, it could not cold his current heart.

"Why, why did Ming Dynasty become like this?"

Lu Xiangsheng felt that his heart ached so much, and Lu Xiangsheng didn't know how to express his current mood.

Just when Lu Xiangsheng was feeling despair, the ground suddenly shook, as if a large-scale cavalry attack was coming. Lu Xiangsheng was stunned and immediately became alert, his eyes full of doubts. Could it be that Jian Nu left and returned?

Lu Xiangsheng immediately summoned his 500 Tianxiong troops to prepare for battle. The eunuch who delivered the order was now livid with fear, and the Jin Yiwei who followed also looked frightened. Even though they were wearing flying fish uniforms and holding embroidered spring knives, they were very majestic.

Fighting and fighting are far from enough for them.

At this time, the ground shook, and smoke and dust billowed in the distance. The next moment, a cavalry force of about a thousand people appeared in the distance. Behind the cavalry were hundreds of carriages. At this time, the cavalry rushed over.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at this group of cavalry and thought they were slaves at first, but then he saw that they were not slaves. However, looking at their neat formations, it seemed that they had undergone strict military training. Where did these cavalry come from?

Lu Xiangsheng's expression was serious. After all, for such an army, he shouldn't not know the information.

This group of cavalry quickly arrived in front of the mountain. The next moment, one of them took out a big wooden speaker and shouted: "Fellows on the mountain, don't panic. We are Wang Batian, the boss of Cangshan Mountain in Hebei Province. The rivers and lakes are shouting, Jin

Eye Biao."

"The reason why we came here today is because we heard that the fellow villagers are short of clothes and clothing. We happen to have food in our village, but we are also short of people. Is there anyone who is willing to join the hungry bandits? If so, come down the mountain. No matter men, women, old or young,

All orders will be accepted if you are hungry.”

After talking about this guy named Jinyan Biao, he actually asked people to open the cart at the back. The cart was full of corn cakes and there was a big pot. Jinyan Biao said: "Here, let's cook the corn paste for the fellow villagers."

, let’s drink together.”

After saying this, someone lit a fire, set up a big pot, and cooked corn porridge in the big pot, as if they were going to provide disaster relief.

Looking at the appearance of this group of people, the corners of Lu Xiangsheng's eyes were wet for some reason. A Tianxiong Army member on the side came forward and said: "Sir, where did these bandits come from? This equipment is too good, and it is obviously

After rigorous military training."

"Yes, is there such a number one bandit in Cangshan, Hebei?"

The two people asked doubtfully. Lu Xiangsheng glanced at the two people and said with a smile: "You really believe in the Hebei Cangshan bandit Jin Yan Biao. I ask you, is there any Hebei bandit who speaks the language of a Shaanxi person, and he is the most

Authentic Lantian dialect, Hebei bandit Jinyan Biao, haha, amazing, amazing."

"Ah, you mean, these are not bandits from Hebei? They are Lantian?"

"Shh!"

Lu Xiangsheng made a silent gesture, looked at the frightened eunuch who was already hiding like a quail, and said: "Don't talk nonsense, these are the Cangshan bandits who came to recruit people. Where are the Lantian people from? In a moment, you guys will

Put down your weapons and take the villagers down the mountain to eat. After dinner, you will join them and then follow them back to Cangshan Mountain."

"Ah? Lord Supervisor, we are not going anywhere, and we will not follow you."

Lu Xiangsheng laughed after hearing this and said: "What are you doing with me? I want to go back to the capital with them and accept the trial."

"Ah, go back to the capital, Lord Superintendent. It's a good idea for you to go back to the capital now. Those bastards in the court are waiting to see your jokes. How many people are sharpening their knives and waiting to kill you. Why don't you go back to the capital?"

"Yes, Lord Supervisor, don't go back. If you can't come with us, go to Cangshan Mountain."

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and said: "No, I want to go to the capital. I, Lu Xiangsheng, must start and finish my work. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how can I escape the summons of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty? I want to go to the capital and complete the last journey of my life."

"Ah, sir, if you want to do this, we will follow you to Beijing."

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head when he heard this and said: "No, you are the only ones left in the Tianxiong Army. You can't die here. Otherwise, I will feel sorry for the dead soldiers of the Tianxiong Army. You can't go to the capital. You are all marked by me, Lu Xiangsheng."

Mark, even if you don't die after entering Beijing, you will be sent to the front line as cannon fodder. This is absolutely not allowed. You listen to me and follow them back to Cangshan."

"The earth king of 'Cangshan' is pretty good. He will definitely settle you down well. Just live a good life in Cangshan and don't give up your life for me anymore."

"Supervisor!"

"Okay, don't say any more. If you still recognize me as the supervisor, I will issue the last order. You take the last five hundred people of the Tianxiong Army and follow them to 'Cangshan' to live a real life."

day."

"Supervisor~"
To be continued...