Dakui led more than a dozen cavalrymen to continue the pursuit until they reached the suspension bridge in front of the city gate. A general behind him advised: "General Zhang, don't go deep." Dakui reined his horse and stopped on the trail: "Well, cut off the sling and occupy the area."
Stay at the city gate and wait for the large group of troops to arrive and capture Suzhou in one fell swoop." All the red scarf soldiers took the order, and one of them picked up a knife and chopped off the hanging lock.
Dakui led these dozens of people to guard in front of the city gate. One man was really invincible and invincible.
Dakui and his men waited in front of the city gate for an hour, but no Yuan soldiers came to attack from the city. Who knew that the chief and deputy generals of Suzhou and several side generals had all been killed in the battle, leaving more than 10,000 soldiers without a leader?
When the escort officer in Baijia entered the city and publicized Da Kui's tough style, these soldiers, together with the family members and servants of the Sucheng garrison, followed the escort officer and fled from the city in a chaotic manner from other city gates.
Dakui waited in front of the city gate until it was almost dark, and then he saw the red scarf horse infantry arriving one after another. When he entered the city, he found that Suzhou had become an empty city. By the time Dakui, Yang Yonghuai and other generals gathered together, they found the city guard's house and settled down in the middle of the night.
Yang Yonghuai set up city defenses at the four city gates and arranged for troops and horses to patrol the city, and then he felt relieved. This battle was really exciting. More than 30,000 enemies were wiped out, countless weapons and weapons were seized, and more than 2,000 horses were killed.
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Although everyone was very tired, their excitement was palpable. The red scarf soldiers set up pots and cooked on the street. Everyone wolfed down the food and then found a place to fall asleep.
The next day, when the morning rooster broke and the sky turned white in the east, Suzhou was boiling. The people rushed to tell each other that Suzhou was recovered. The excited people of Suzhou donated food, cloth and money. The Red Scarf Army soldiers on the street were moved to tears.
But they all refused to accept any grain, rice, money or goods.
When Dakui and Yang Yonghuai heard about this, they were surrounded by a large group of people as soon as they left the city guard's house. Dakui was not good at words and made himself look disgraced. Yang Yonghuai wanted to see the joke, so he raised his voice and said: "This person next to me is my Great Song Dynasty General Zhang
General, if you need anything, please go to General Zhang." The people all carried rice, fruits, and other items in their hands. They stuffed Da Kui's arms one after another, but Da Kui refused. When they got annoyed, they yelled: "I don't want it.
." There was silence all around.
Seeing that everyone was silent and looking at him, Da Kui held it in for a long time before he said to the people around him: "Folks, I, Da Kui, am also a poor man. I used to be a woodcutter at home, and the land I farmed was rented. I can only make a living.
It’s good if you can’t starve to death. I know it’s not easy for everyone. My brothers and I will never take a copper from the common people.” He paused and said, “I’m done.”
Yang Yonghuai held back his smile and said to the people around him: "Fucks, please leave, don't waste your livelihood." Seeing this, the people left in anger.
On the third day after capturing Suzhou, Da Kui said to Yang Yonghuai: "Brother Yang, it has been so many days, when can we capture Xuzhou?" Yang Yonghuai said: "General Zhang, if we go to capture Xuzhou now, who is in Suzhou?
Come and guard?" Dakui scratched his head and said, "I haven't thought about this." Yang Yonghuai smiled and said, "When I entered the city, I ordered someone to inform the marshal immediately, and I will send someone to take over Suzhou soon." Dakui then let go.
Heart comes.
At this time, they could only hear the commotion outside the door. Da Kui and Yang Yonghuai went out curiously, only to see more than a dozen people kneeling on the ground, crying out for injustice. Da Kui had encountered such a battle before, and hurriedly went over to help the people up one by one.
The sixty-year-old man said with tears streaming down his face: "General Zhang has to make the decision for us." Dakui said: "Old man, if you have anything to do, just tell me and I will support you."
The old man said: "The rebels entered the city a few days ago, and they did not commit any crimes against Minqiu. Unexpectedly, many people came to join the army, and there were actually many bandits from Fenglin Village. The old man's daughter-in-law was robbed by bandits from Fenglin Village a few years ago.
, my son was also beaten to death. The old man came to ask the general to avenge us." After saying that, the old man broke down in tears.
The people behind the old man also cried out about the crimes of Fenglin Village one by one, and Dakui was furious. Now that the Tatars are in power and exploiting the people, these bandits are still maliciously oppressing them. It is an unforgivable crime.
At that moment, Da Kui ordered all his troops to annihilate Fenglin Village. Yang Yonghuai hurriedly grabbed Da Kui and said, "General Zhang, please calm down. First, find these bandits who have surrendered to the army and ask them to find out the truth." He turned around and asked the old man again: "This old uncle, Mo."
Urgent, just wait and go back first. We will find out the truth and give you justice."
Da Kui and Yang Yonghuai brought several soldiers to the recruiting station. When the general in charge saw the general arriving, he stood up to greet him. When Da Kui met, he asked, "I heard that someone from Fenglin Village came to join the army. Where are they?"
"In the military camp in the south of the city," he said. He took out an account book, looked through it, and said, "There are twenty-three of them in total, and the leader is Wang Huailie." Da Kui did not greet Yang Yonghuai, turned around and left.
Da Kui, Yang Yonghuai and other people found the military camp in the south of the city. They entered the military camp and found the captain in charge of the military camp and asked him to gather all the recruits together. Without waiting for Yang Yonghuai to ask questions, Da Kui shouted: "Who is Wang Huailie? Come out."
A soldier came out tremblingly, but before he spoke, Da Kui stepped forward, grabbed his collar and said: "Someone came to this general to cry and complain that you were waiting to rob civilian girls and mutilate the people. Do you know your crime?" After that, he slapped him.
On the ground.
This soldier was Wang Huailie. Wang Huailie stood up straight on the ground and knelt on the ground, kowtowing like garlic: "General, have mercy on me, general, have mercy on me." Before Dakui was about to get angry, Yang Yonghuai grabbed him and asked Wang Huailie: "You
Let’s tell the whole story in detail.”
Wang Huailie said: "We were indeed bandits in Fenglin Village before, but we have never done anything like robbing girls and oppressing people. It was all done by the leader of Fenglin Village. We know that the red scarf righteous men have occupied Suzhou.
Sneak out and join the army. If you say anything false, I will be punished by God."
After hearing this, Yang Yonghuai understood the general idea and asked: "Who is the leader of Fenglin Village?"
Wang Huailie did not dare to hide it, and said truthfully: "The leader of Fenglin Village is called Feng Biao. He is over thirty this year. He has strong martial arts skills and is good at using a sword. He is straightforward and open-minded. Liu Yishui, the leader of the second village, was originally a scholar. Later, the government canceled the imperial examination.
He went up the mountain to surrender to Feng Biao. There were three to five thousand men and horses gathered in the village."
When Yang Yonghuai heard this, he said to Dakui: "This matter has nothing to do with them. Let's discuss it in the long run." Dakui said angrily: "If we gather 10,000 horses, I will flatten Fenglin Village." Yang Yonghuai said: "General Zhang will follow.
I'll go back and let's discuss it slowly." He said to Wang Huailie: "Get up first and follow us." After that, he took Dakui back to the city guard's house.
At noon that day, Wang Huailie took Yang Yonghuai and dozens of soldiers up to Fenglin Mountain. Along the rugged mountain road to the halfway point of the mountain, he saw the gate of Fenglin Village in the distance. When he arrived at the gate, there were men blocking the way.
When the subordinate saw Wang Huailie, he laughed and said: "Hey, isn't this Brother Wang? I heard that you went down the mountain to join the army, why are you back again?" Wang Huailie pointed at Yang Yonghuai and said, "This General Yang has an important matter to discuss with the village leader.
." The minion said: "You wait here, I will pass the message." After saying that, he turned around and entered the stronghold.