Chapter 596: When people arrive in the empty and silent space
There were four green soldiers who came in, and there were a few more outside the door. Their dark shadows looked quite strong, and the big blades in their hands reflected the cold light under the lantern.
Yu Shun and his companions flashed the hands holding the guns behind them and said calmly: "What are you going to do?"
"What are you doing? Check you guys!" Under the light of the lantern, the sharp-voiced Qingbing named Wu swept his triangular eyes around and asked, "Where did you two come from?"
Yu Shun spoke in Jiaodong dialect and said in a deep voice: "Wen Deng!"
"Ha~~ Wen Deng is now occupied by the North Sea Pirates, how did you two escape?"
"We are not from the county town. We live outside the city and are running around."
The man surnamed Wu snorted, punched his forehead, put his feet on Yu Shun's bed, tilted his face and squinted his eyes, then smiled at Yu Shunpi and said: "Okay, you still dare to blow up the thorns? I lived there before.
Why don’t you get a primer to register at the store?”
"The primer is inside the package." Yu Shun frowned and said, "I wanted to get the primer before, but the store clerk said that since I'm staying for one night and leaving, there's no need to register. Just call him and ask."
"I don't have time!" The man surnamed Wu put a sinister smile on his face, stood up straight, raised his knife and pointed it at Yu Shun: "Now I suspect that both of you are spies for the North Sea pirates! Come back to our house and tell us the truth!
Even if his mother is an iron rooster, I still have pliers to pluck out my hair!"
Having said that, he stretched out his hand to grab Yu Shun's collar. Unexpectedly, Yu Shun's move was faster. His left hand was as fast as lightning, and he caught the opponent's jaw with one blow. At the same time, he stepped hard on the opponent's feet with his right foot. His surname was Wu.
He immediately let out a scream.
In the flash of lightning, Yu Shun let go of his left hand, turned to insert his hand into the opponent's arms, picked it up and flicked it hard, stumbled again, and then heard a loud cry from the man named Wu, and flew to the side like a paper kite.
With a "boom", his whole body hit the partition wall between the two houses. A big hole was suddenly smashed into the wall that was a mixture of fence and soil. The person had already gone to the next door, and mud, grass knots, and grass knots were flying around in the house.
Dust and mist rose into the sky.
Since he was caught accidentally in the countryside of Rongcheng four years ago, Yu Shun has practiced grappling and fighting hard in the past few years. He has also practiced Changjiaquan with Chai Rugui as his instructor for more than half a year, and he can easily deal with ordinary people. After what just happened
, he was really disgusted with this group of green soldiers, so he unconsciously struck harder.
At this time, even the next door was in chaos. There was a lot of yelling and grunting, shouting "there are thieves", swords and sticks drawn, some running away, and some crawling in through the holes...
The man surnamed Wu probably broke his head somewhere, and there was a trace of blood mixed with mud on his head. He looked as embarrassed as he wanted. He covered his head with a knife, stood up unsteadily, turned around and pointed at Yu Shun and the other two people.
Called: "These two are spies of the North Sea Pirates! Brothers, we have many people, please reward them for taking them down!"
All of a sudden, I heard the clanging of the big gongs and sieves on the street outside. The strong men of each household were greeting each other and shouting "catch the thief". The shouts and curses came from far and near, and it seemed that the whole village was awake.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Yu Shun and his companions took their baggage and were about to rush out. The man surnamed Wu stood at the entrance of the fence hole, stunned, suddenly woke up, stamped his feet and scratched his throat, using all his strength to suck milk.
He shouted: "Block the door! You two idiots are leaving!"
"boom!"
A crisp gunshot silenced the man surnamed Wu, and also suppressed the voices of people inside and outside the house. Yu Shun's companions opened fire. The problem is that this guy used to shoot targets with either nine or ten rings, but he fired at people.
This was the first time I fired a gun, and in the dim light, the bullet whizzed past the ear of the Qing soldier named Wu, and then sank into the partition wall behind.
The man surnamed Wu only felt his left ear feel warm, as if some liquid had splashed on his face. When he touched it with his hand, he realized that his left ear was gone! Then, a heartbreaking pain suddenly came over him, and his left hand also
He didn't dare to touch the wound anymore, he just hung there a punch away from the wound and screamed in agony.
All the Qing soldiers were immediately stunned! What kind of gun was this? It didn’t even require a twist!
At this moment, while everyone inside and outside was in a daze, Yu Shun rushed to the side of a leading Qing soldier, strangled the opponent's neck with his left arm, then put his pistol on the back of the opponent's neck, and dragged him away.
, when he arrived at the door and kicked down the straw curtain, he saw that the whole courtyard was illuminated by more than a dozen torches, and more than twenty Qing soldiers were still staring at him with their mouths open, looking at him in confusion. With one arm, he strangled him in his arms.
That guy's face was as pale as a purple eggplant and he couldn't breathe.
Yu Shun stood at the door with a murderous look on his face and shouted: "Get out of the way and let us walk! If anyone dares to move, I will kill him with one shot!"
"Hero...spare, spare my life! Save...save me..."
When all the Qing soldiers saw the person in Yu Shun's arms, they immediately thought about the egg dish! The person the other party was holding was actually the commander of the guard, Li Tou'er - this person was the gruff voice named Li who had given orders next door.
At this time, a Qing soldier took courage and stammered: "Hero! Hey, from which hilltop? How dare you commit crimes in this village! We just get out of the way and put him down!"
"Fart! Don't you understand? Get out of the way!" Yu Shun shouted, "Let them go outside the village!"
The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty looked at each other, then at Chief Li, all waiting for him to say something. But the man named Li was tightly clamped by Yu Shun's arm, and he could only hold his breath to fight for his life, his eyes widened.
, couldn't say a word. The key was that there was a gun on his waist, and the dark gun body exuded an icy cold light under the light and shadow of the torch.
After a stalemate for a while, the Qing troops began to slowly disperse to both sides, opening a gap about ten feet wide. Yu Shun asked his companions to walk in front, and he dragged the half-dead Chief Li out of the carriage shop.
Gate. In fact, the group of Qing soldiers had swords, guns, and cannons, but they were just weapons to prevent rats. In addition, in the panic, they had no time to load the ammunition and light the match rope, so they had to follow behind, like escorting or seeing off, following step by step.
At this time, three to four hundred people had gathered outside the store, with lanterns and torches shining brightly. Although there were many people, no one dared to come forward to show off. Yu Shun did not want to shoot and hurt people casually. He was hit by a bullet from the North Korean Navy in this year.
If there were no military doctors to treat him, he would basically die.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this way, the Qing army and the people in the village followed Yushun and others a hundred steps away with torches, until they left the village to the north and walked along the Jinshui River for about two seconds.
Miles away, my companion took a flashlight and discovered that not only was the water here shallow, but there were stone steps across the river, and the dark river water gurgled between the stone steps.
"Cross the river!"
"Yes Yes......"
Naturally, the Qing army sentry commander surnamed Li had never seen a flashlight. From the moment he left the village, he noticed that Yu Shun's companion only held a palm-long black cylinder in his hand; he did not know how to manipulate it, and the beam of light emitted
It was bright and straight, and everything it illuminated along the way was even more detailed. He thought that the other party was using sorcery, and he was so scared that he didn't dare to resist at all, so he just did whatever he was told.
When the officers and soldiers saw them stepping on rocks to cross the river, they shouted from the other side: "Hey! Heroes, keep your word, it's time to let our people go!" Yu Shun strangled the guy named Li and walked for a long time, but he was also very tired.
It was quite annoying; but he knew that as long as he let people go now, the officers and soldiers would swoop up like wasps and pursue them, so he said to his companions who were better at shooting than him: "Just use torches instead of hitting people. Fire three shots in a row to scare them away."
them."
The companion said "Yeah", looked at the erratic clusters of flames more than 20 meters away, then raised his hand and fired three shots.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
With the deafening gunfire, Yu Shun soon smelled the pungent smell of urine. It turned out that the captain surnamed Li who was being strangled in front of him was frightened to urinate. This man has lived for more than thirty years and has served as a ten-year-old man.
After several years of service in the Green Camp, he had never seen a short musket that could be fired continuously. He was finally convinced that the two guys who kidnapped him were most likely the legendary "Northern Pirates". At this moment, he felt extremely regretful, and he really accepted the sentence.
That plaque on the door is gone - I regret it too late.
On the other side, as several torches were shot away by bullets, the Qing army on the other side of the Jinshui River suddenly exploded, and someone shouted: "Mother! This is a repeating fire cannon from the Northern Pirates!"
"Jiang Liu was beaten to death! Run!"
"Nonsense! I'm fine... Ouch! Who the hell stepped on me!"
Just as the guy who was mistaken for being shot was about to argue, his voice was drowned in panic shouts. A moment later, the Qing troops on the shore had already ran dozens of steps away. Just when these guys felt that they were safe, there was another wave from the other side.
"Bah, bang, bang," three gunshots were heard, and then someone seemed to have been shot, screaming and falling to the ground.
Oh my god! How many shots can the North Sea Pirate's fast gun fire in succession? Stop talking and keep running away...
Yu Shun took advantage of the chaos to push forward the limp Qing army surnamed Li, raised his foot and kicked him into the river, causing a big splash of water. He waited for the Qing army sentry commander surnamed Li to stand up from the river.
I got up, wiped the water off my face, turned around and looked towards the west bank, where was there anyone?
After Yu Shun and his companions left quickly to the west, they did not dare to turn on the flashlight again. They walked as soon as they saw the road and climbed into the mountain. One foot higher and one foot lower, they walked on the path among the rocks for a full two hours before they stopped.
Sit down and sweat in a secluded place sheltered from the wind.
At this time, the stars and moon in the sky were blocked by a thin layer of clouds, and it was chaotic and chaotic. There were rolling hills all around, and the mountains were full of dark trees. Although the autumn night was not cold, it was still refreshing.
It was cool, the roaring pine waves were surging in the dark, and the old branches were shaking crazily above my head, making a scary creaking sound.
Yu Shun took out the gourd filled with water from his bag and handed it to his companion. He waited for the other party to take a few sips and took it over to drink. He heard a soft "click" sound of the hammer, which shocked him, but he saw that his companion had already removed the pistol from his waist.
Pulled it out.
Because the two of them were very close, he looked in the direction pointed by the other person's raised hand and saw a swarthy guy as big as a calf parked there under a pine tree more than ten steps away.
, two eyes as big as wine glasses, ranging from yellow to green, sparkling slightly, looking at the two of them without moving.
"Leopard!" Yu Shun's heart sank. From the corner of his eye, he saw that the muzzle of his companion's gun had been raised, and he hurriedly stopped him softly: "Don't move! We are downwind."
He spoke in a low voice for fear of alarming the leopard, but his companions obviously heard it and lowered their guns and did not dare to move again. Although just shooting could scare the guy away, Yu Shun felt that the place he was currently in was already far away from Mouping.
The city was very close, so there was no need to worry if the gunshots caused trouble, so the two of them just looked at each other and faced each other.
I don’t know how long it took, but the beast purred from its throat and flicked its thick black tail twice. It seemed that it confirmed that the two humans in front of it were a huge threat to it, and turned its head reluctantly.
Jumping into the pine forest, after a burst of noise, he was gone.
It wasn't until his companion turned off the safety that Yu Shun took a deep breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead. At this time, the sky became darker and darker, and the two knew that the dawn was coming...
In the Qing Dynasty, the state government of Ninghai Prefecture was in Muping City. In the early Ming Dynasty, the county was abolished and changed to a prefecture. Because the prefecture city was only 111 miles away from Wendeng County, after learning the news of Wendeng's fall, the city was divided into three parts: north, east and south.
The doors were closed, leaving only the west gate. After all, the people in the city had to burn firewood for food every day.
In the early morning, as the suspension bridge outside the west gate fell, the city gate opened a gap only for people and wheelbarrows to enter and exit. At this time, more than 30 Green Camp soldiers who had been waiting outside the city gate rushed over with a roar; there were two more among them.
There were two injured ones. One had a thick bandage on his head and the left side of his face was swollen. The other guy had a bloody bandage tied around his leg and was limping while being supported by his companions.
These people all knew the soldiers guarding the city gate, so they all entered the city smoothly. When the gatekeeper learned from them, the spies of the "North Sea Pirates" had appeared at the northern foot of the Kunyu Mountain more than 40 miles away.
, he was so shocked that he immediately rushed to Zhizhou Yamen to report.
When Zhizhou Yuan Jingtoku heard that the Northern Navy had appeared in his jurisdiction, he was immediately frightened and turned pale. At present, in the city, in addition to a general with dozens of green battalion soldiers and 100 soldiers, there were more than 500 soldiers from various families in the city.
Strong men recruited from wealthy families and ordinary people. In addition to dozens of blunderbuss and line guns, as well as swords, guns and clubs, these people didn't even have a cannon. How could they defeat the Northern Navy?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although I received a transfer message from the city yesterday, Master Cao of Denglai Qingbing Beidao asked each county to recruit villagers with fire guns, bows and arrows to defend the city.
, the blacksmith shop makes muskets and cannons. But now it’s too late!
However, after smoking two packs of cigarettes silently in the study, Yuan Zhizhou's panic gradually calmed down, and he had a vague idea in his mind. However, this matter had to be discussed with other officials before summoning the heads of various official houses in the city.
People make plans.
After a while, Fei Deying, the official, Zhang Zengtan, the official, and Wang Guixiang, the governor of the state, all arrived. These four were the official officials of Ninghai Prefecture... Oh, and there was also a patrolman from Rushanzhai.
Check, but with the North Korean navy attacking Bendeng, that person may not be able to come back.
Fei Deying and the other two people already knew what happened, but they didn't have any ideas. They sat in the signing room and sighed. After Yuan Jingde came in and sat down, he slowly expressed his thoughts. The other three
The people looked at each other, and then nodded helplessly, thinking that this was the only way to go. Then Yuan Jingde asked Tongzhi to send someone to invite the principals of each family to discuss the matter.
Even though Ninghai Prefecture is not a big place, it still has a lot of scholarly officials. Inside the city there are the Chang family, Zhao family, Wang family in Ximen, the He family in Nanmen, and the descendants of Confucius in Dongguan; outside the city there are the Li family in Xijiejiazhuang,
The Yang family of Wutai Nanhuan, the Zhang family of Zeshang, the Sun family of Yazi, the Yu family of Shangzhuang, etc. The women and children of these families were sent to Dengzhou Prefecture, while Qingzhuang stayed behind to help defend the city.
Half an hour later, after learning that the "North Sea Pirates" had been in the territory, various families came over one after another. When Ninghai Prefecture Zhizhou Yuan Jingde saw that everyone had arrived, he ascended his seat in the second hall. He only heard him cough slightly, and then
Said: "Everyone must have heard that spies from the North Sea pirates have appeared at the northern foot of Kunyu Mountain, and they will probably attack the city in a few days. I think Ninghai Prefecture has been established since the 22nd year of Dading.
It has been more than six hundred years, and the country has been dynasty for one hundred and fifty-seven years! Each of your families has been living here since the Ming Dynasty. If we are exposed to war and the city is destroyed, I am afraid that life will be ruined!"
"Master Yuan said yes!"
"It's better to send someone to Fucheng to ask for reinforcements!"
Everyone just agreed in unison, not knowing what kind of medicine Mr. Yuan was selling in his gourd.
At this time, Yuan Jingde's face showed a look of sorrow and anger, and he said in a deep voice: "In order to protect the Seventy-seven Cooperatives in Baxiang, Ninghaizhou, and to protect the health of your family, I have decided to send people to fight against the Beihai pirates...
..Peace talks in the Beihai Sea! Let’s elect representatives from among everyone here today! Who is willing to go to the den of thieves and seek peace for the people of Hecheng?”
Okay, I dare to surrender to Beihai Town... No, let's negotiate a peace! Everyone in the hall let out a sigh of relief, thinking that this time no one would have to die. But thinking about the rumored Beihai Navy, everyone is like this
Like a wolf like a tiger, all the officials and gentry were trembling in their hearts.
Near noon, the meeting at the Second Hall of Ninghai Prefecture finally decided on the candidates to negotiate peace with Beihai, including: Wang Guixiang, the governor of Prefecture Xuexue, the steward of Yuan Jingde, the governor of Prefecture, one person from each of the Chang family, Zhao family, Wang family, and Kong family
.They will be escorted by forty strong men from the above four families to Wendeng, more than a hundred miles away.
To show his sincerity, Yuan Zhizhou asked Xuezheng Wang Guixiang to bring the household registration ledger of the Seventy-seventh Cooperative in Baxiang, Ninghai Prefecture, as well as letters signed by Yuan Jingde, other officials and all the squires attending the meeting, and also from the materials previously collected.
I took some chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, two hundred stones of rice noodles and fifty bolts of silk cloth.
For such a big thing as surrender, some people agreed, and naturally some people were against it. In order to keep it secret, Wang Guixiang and others decided after discussion to leave the city through the west gate after dark.
On the other side, Yu Shun and his companions wandered outside the city of Ninghai Prefecture for a long time, and found that the interrogation into the city was very strict, so they finally decided to continue west to Fushan County to have a look. If the situation allowed, they would have to go to Dengzhou Prefecture for reconnaissance...