Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 382

In the next few days, the Denglai battlefield fell into an unusual calm.

The Ming armies from all walks of life are still launching fierce attacks on the last few counties occupied by the rebels, and they frequently succeed. However, the soldiers who attacked the city were all the Sichuan, Zhejiang, and Lu armies. The Guanning army and the Beijing camp have already made enough military exploits. No more leftovers.Now these two uncles are lazily staying in their camp enjoying the booty, waiting for the order from the military supervisor to "attack Dengzhou", and of course, also waiting for the news that Yang Menglong was smashed under the city of Dengzhou .They all disliked Yang Menglong, and hoped that Yang Menglong would make a big somersault under the city of Dengzhou.

However, three days have passed, and there is no news from the direction of Dengzhou.

Gao Qiqian was puzzled, what's going on, could it be that the idiot fell in love with Dengzhou, and refused to turn back when he hit the south wall?He sent military envoys in the direction of Dengzhou.As a result, the army envoys were attacked as soon as they approached Dengzhou. Although there were no dead people, they ran back in fright, and reported to Eunuch Gao with a pale face: "Dengzhou has been beaten fiercely, and the dead bodies stretch for ten miles. , the city wall burned like a volcano, and the artillery hit the ground so that the ground shook..." Eunuch Gao judged from this that the Dengzhou rebels still had a strong combat effectiveness, and they might not have the guts to fight in the field, but Relying on Dengzhou Jiancheng will still cause greater damage to officers and soldiers.Well, since that idiot is willing to fight to the death with the rebels who are fighting against the trapped beasts in the strong city, let him die. We are not in a hurry, and we will go up to pick up bargains when you are tired from fighting!

The confident Eunuch Gao continued to stay put and recuperate his strength. He only sent some military envoys to Dengzhou from time to time to investigate the situation.The reports brought back by the military envoys were all the same. According to their descriptions, Dengzhou was beaten with blood and corpses. Yang Menglong commanded three armies to launch a fierce attack on the Dengzhou city wall and used cannons to blow up several parts of the city wall. The fired crossbow arrows were so densely nailed to the city wall that the arrows fired from behind had no place to land!The rebels also fought like crazy, sending out cavalry many times to break through desperately. The dead bodies under the city were lined up around the city wall several times!Gao Qiqian was very satisfied with this. Just hit him hard. If you hit him hard, Yang Menglong's strength will be greatly damaged, and it will be much easier to beat him then!It's just that Eunuch Gao, who is a master of military skills, didn't know that those military envoys would have very bulging pockets when they came back...

While Eunuch Gao was strategizing, Yang Menglong was also discussing the reconstruction of Dengzhou City with Lei Shisheng.After nearly a year of rebellion, Denglai, a prosperous land, has been completely eroded. Many cities occupied by the rebels have turned into dead cities. The administrative agencies have completely collapsed. There are no residents left. The situation has reached the extreme. It can be said that, Denglai has lost the qualification to be the rear of the Liaodong battlefield, which is really disappointing.However, crisis is always accompanied by opportunities, and destruction is always accompanied by rebirth. Although Denglai's destruction makes people sigh with regret, it also leaves enough room for some people to survive.Yang Menglong said: "We cannot let Denglai be abandoned like this! The land here is fertile and abundant, and there is a lot of potential for growing cotton and wheat. It is also surrounded by the sea on three sides, and there are countless seafood that can be caught. It is also close to North Korea and Japan, and sea trade can be carried out. It can be said that those who are close to the water get the moon first. As long as it is managed properly, within ten years, this place will become a fairyland on earth again!"

Lei Shisheng said: "General Yang, your idea is good, but it's not very realistic! Just imagine, Denglai's population can no longer survive one in ten. Even if there is land, there is no human race. How can we develop?"

Yang Menglong said: "Now the whole country is full of refugees, and the people are struggling to survive. How can they not find a race? Let alone a trip to Dongjiang Town, it is easy to recruit tens of thousands of 10,000+ people!"

Lei Shisheng said: "I'm afraid that Dongjiang Town won't let people go, or Shandong won't accept Dongjiang refugees. They were all scared by the Denglai Rebellion..."

Yang Menglong said: "Even if it is unrealistic to recruit refugees in Dongjiang Town, isn't it possible to recruit from Henan and Hebei? Or even recruit from all over Shandong. I think people will always like the land given away for nothing!"

Lei Shisheng was taken aback: "The land given away for nothing!?"

Yang Menglong said confidently: "Yes, everyone has died, and these lands have become ownerless. We must recruit refugees to farm, otherwise the land will be barren! Since we are refugees, we cannot have much wealth. We can only It’s given away for free, I don’t believe there are such fools in the world, and I don’t even want the land given away for free!”

Lei Shisheng was dumbfounded: "You...you really dare to think!" Based on his experience, although the people in Dengzhou are almost dead, the land is not unowned. Immediately there will be countless hands protruding from all directions.At the vassal king’s meeting, they begged for these unclaimed lands from the imperial court. Officials and gentry would forge land deeds to take large tracts of fertile land as their own. Even some unscrupulous people would rack their brains to prove that a certain piece of land belonged to them... They are all dead, there is no proof of death, right?A feast is about to be held in this blood-stained land, and the delicacies at the feast are the treasures left over from the Dunlay Rebellion.Do you know why those local tyrants and evil gentry turned a deaf ear to the dying cries of tens of thousands of disaster victims, and refused to offer a grain of rice or a penny for disaster relief?They wished that all the disaster victims would die so that they could take the large tracts of unowned land for themselves. Yang Menglong actually planned to give these lands to the recruited refugees for free, it was so naive!
Yang Menglong just shrugged, looking confident.In fact, the Heluo New Army is already dividing the land for the rebel prisoners of war. They will be dispersed to various parts of Dengzhou to establish twenty large collective farms, and each person will be allocated twenty acres of land.Of course, these fields are not theirs now, and even the output of the fields is not theirs. They must serve five years of hard labor under the supervision of soldiers and use five years of hard work to atone for their sins. After five years, if they perform well, , the collective farms will be dissolved and the fields will become their property.Yang Menglong has always been so resolute. He will do whatever he wants to do immediately and will never be sloppy.

More than ten days later, Gao Qiqian finally realized that something was wrong, and led the Guanning cavalry straight to Dengzhou.He saw that a large number of rebel soldiers were rebuilding the villages and towns destroyed by the war under the supervision of the new army of Heluo. Looks like you've had a big fight?He sent someone over to ask how the battle was going, and the working rebel soldiers said impatiently, "The fight has already been over! It has been more than half a month since we surrendered!"

It has been more than half a month since the surrender?
In other words, in fact, Yang Menglong did not fight any tough battle, but captured Dengzhou almost without any blood?
Not to mention his great achievements in conquering Fudengzhou by himself, a little general still treats him like a monkey, how can Eunuch Gao swallow this bad breath!Wu Sangui was also so angry that his complexion turned livid, and he cursed: "That man surnamed Yang is so defiant, he made his own claim to attack Dengzhou, and even concealed the military situation, he really deserves death! Foster father, you must kill this target when you arrive in Dengzhou. Take down the lunatics without military discipline, and use the military law!"

Gao Qiqian said viciously: "You don't need to say, even if you are a father, you can't spare him! Huh, Yang Menglong, you make our family unhappy for a while, and our family will make you unhappy forever!"

The army soared all the way and came to the gate of Dengzhou city.Of course, don't expect any treatment like going twenty miles out of the city to greet him, if he does, Yang Menglong will no longer be called a second-hand man!The corpses at the city gate had already been cleaned up, and the blood stains were also washed away. It seemed that the tragic battle never happened at all.The brigade of rebel soldiers and their family members are taking their pitiful belongings out of the city under the escort of the Ming army, and walking towards the selected farm. There are not many people guarding the city gate, and an officer is talking to the soldiers. , The soldiers nodded excitedly... These are soldiers from the Zhejiang Army, and the officer who was talking to them was from the Heluo New Army.Wu Sangui recognized the officer, wasn't it Cao Jun who fought with him by the Shahe River?As soon as he saw Cao Jun, he became angry, rode his horse forward, and shouted, "Where is your lord?"

Cao Jun was somewhat upset when his speech was interrupted, and said to the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army, "That's it!" Then he turned his head slowly, and said also slowly, "There are several of us adults, you Are you looking for Master Yang, Master Lei, or Master Wu?"

Wu Sangui became more and more angry: "Of course I'm looking for your leader, Yang Menglong! Where is he?"

Cao Jun said, "Go swimming!"

Wu Sangui sneered: "He's really in a good mood..."

Cao Jun said, "No, I went fishing."

Several black lines appeared on Wu Sangui's forehead: "Did you go fishing or swimming?"

Cao Jun said like a cannonball: "I went swimming, I went fishing, I went hunting, I went to drink tea, and I went to rest! Do I need to tell you where we adults are going? Who are you?"

Wu Sangui's nose was smoking: "You——" Turning his head to Gao Qiqian, he said, "Father, this person has committed crimes against the superior, and he has no commanding officer. My child requests that he be beheaded to maintain military discipline!"

Gao Qiqian's face was ashen, and a word burst out from between his teeth: "Quite!"

Wu Sangui was about to make a move when Yang Menglong's voice sounded like he hadn't woken up: "Who, the one who shouted and killed as soon as he arrived, and kept people from sleeping!" Under the admiring eyes of everyone, Yang Menglong's Impressive board position appears in front of the high dive.He probably just hid nearby and took a late sleep, with two sets of eye droppings hanging from the corners of his eyes. Because of the hot weather, he took off only a pair of shorts, revealing his strong muscles.It's rude enough to show up in front of your boss with this outfit!
As soon as he saw him, Gao Qiqian's temples thumped, his blood pressure soared, his breathing became heavier and heavier, his teeth became more itchy, his eyes became redder, and he wished he could snatch Wu Sangui's knife and chop this boy up!He was so angry that he couldn't speak, but Yang Menglong could tell. The bastard rubbed his eyes, yawned, and said, "So it's Mr. Supervisor! I don't know Mr. Supervisor is here. There will be a long way to go, forgive me, forgive my sins. The general will go in and put on some decent clothes before coming out to welcome Mr. Superintendent, please wait a moment!" After speaking, he stretched his waist again, shrugged his head and went inside Let's go, from the beginning to the end, I didn't look straight at the high dive.

Both Guan Ningjun and the Zhejiang Army present were dumbfounded.In their cognition, the Supervising Army represents the Son of Heaven, who has the power of life and death. When the military order is issued, thousands of troops tremble. How have they ever seen such an arrogant general dare to be so rude to the Supervising Army?Even Wu Sangui was dumbfounded, and said in his heart: "Is this kid really ignorant of death or is he really not afraid of death?"

(End of this chapter)