Chapter 10 Heartache

But after thinking about it, Ying Yi realized that bringing along two cows might not necessarily be a disadvantage.

What Sister-in-law Wang Si said is right. After all, Ying Yi is only a person and cannot be distracted when something happens. With two oxen, you can indeed attack. Just like the previous attack on a tiger at night, if someone helped set the fire and surrounded it from all sides, I'm afraid even that beast Li Guo wouldn't be able to escape. One more person, one more force.

Although Er Niu slowed down, Ying Yi still hoped to get in front of a tiger and kill him before it joined the intruder, but now that he thought about it, it was unlikely.

The thief was riding a horse, coming and going like the wind. He was afraid that he came to Xiaowangzhuang yesterday to seek revenge but failed. He had already passed Ye County and went to Kaifeng Mansion that day.

Ying Yi felt a little heavy in his heart.

It is said that if there are more than 10,000 people, there are no borders, and there are hundreds of thousands of thieves. Once the thieves like Li Guo join together to break into the bandit, it will be difficult to find him. One person among hundreds of thousands is like a drop in the ocean. What's more, in the past, if you wanted to kill a tiger, your enemies would be no more than a thousand, but now if you want to kill a tiger, your enemies would be the entire army of thieves.

No wonder Ying Yi felt heavy in his heart.

But heavy is heavy, and the heart of killing a tiger will never change.

If he doesn't kill this person, it's hard to get rid of the hatred in his heart. Thinking of Xiaoya's tragic situation, if he doesn't take revenge, Ying Yi will always feel uneasy.

Along the way, the two of them worked hard, and Ying Yi didn't say much, just thinking to himself.

The best opportunity for revenge has been missed. If he wants to kill the thief Li Guo again, he will inevitably face an army of intruders. But Ying Yi is the only one who is a tough guy. How many pounds does he have? He couldn't help but think of Sun Xiucai's original proposal.

At that time, Sun Xiucai suggested to seek revenge from the officers and soldiers. Ying Yi refused.

But now and then, the situation we face now is completely different from before. Once the beast joins the intruder, it will be difficult to kill him.

"Now that the intruders are besieging Kaifeng, Chongzhen will not sit idly by. Although I don't remember clearly, there must be Ming troops coming to relieve the siege. Although it must have failed, it may not be impossible to rely on the power of Ming troops."

Ying Yi admired the Ming Dynasty. Although Zhu Hongwu's methods were cruel, he was not a tyrant, but a wise king. Although after Emperor Yongle, the Ming Dynasty did not produce many wise kings, the character of the Ming Dynasty made people yearn for it.

The emperor and Ming dynasty were mixed together in the sea and the universe, and they lasted for three generations and followed the Han and Tang dynasties.

Zhu Hongwu started from a young age and expelled the Tartars to restore China. How magnificent was it? !

As for the Ming Dynasty, no matter the economy, culture, politics, military, or even technology, it had its own unique features and was ahead of the world. It was thousands or hundreds of times stronger than the Manqing one that blew loudly later.

Ying Yi admired Daming, but at this time Daming was already terminally ill and there was no cure. No matter how diligent and diligent Emperor Chongzhen was, it was of no avail. He is beyond his capabilities, lacks talents, and is kept in the dark by the people below. He has no way to save himself, and his death is almost inevitable.

I think at this time, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in the northeast were also attacking fiercely. In Henan, the Central Plains, Li Zicheng and his like were raging again. Just thinking about it makes me feel chilled for Emperor Chongzhen in the capital.

The Central Plains is an important area and must be saved. While fighting the Manchus, they were fighting against the bandits. Natural disasters continued, the people were displaced, the corpses of ministers were buried, and there were internal and external troubles. It just matched the saying: The sky sends murderous intentions, and the stars change their places; the earth sends murderous intentions, and dragons and snakes rise from the ground. ; Human beings unleash murderous intent, and heaven and earth are turned upside down; heaven and man unite, and everything is established!

This is the harmony between heaven and man!

"It's God who doesn't want to see the continuation of the Han Dynasty!" Ying Yi lamented in his heart: "In such a huge Chinese state, there are only thieves and bandits like Li Zicheng. There is not a single true hero, and in the end he was just a mere How sad is it that Tatars with a population of one million have taken advantage of them?!"

In this land, from the Qin and Han dynasties, the descendants of the Xia became more and more humble.

Are the Tatars powerful?

Compared to the Xiongnu, compared to the Xianbei, compared to the Turks, so what?

After the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, Emperor Gao established the Han Dynasty. At that time, the Xiongnu controlled millions of people, but they did not destroy the nascent Han Dynasty. In the late Han Dynasty, there were continuous wars, and the princes did not let the surrounding barbarians take advantage. It's a shame that Sima Jin doesn't care. When the Tang Dynasty was first established, millions of Turks were not destroyed. Although there is a siege by Baideng and an alliance under the city, you still need the strength to resist before others will talk to you about diplomacy.

Only a guy like Li Zicheng was completely defeated by the Qing Dynasty in one battle, and there was no room for discussion.

People say that the Tatars have guns, but doesn’t Li Zicheng have them? Didn’t the Ming army? At the same point in time, the ratio of the technical strength of the Xia Shenzhou to the surrounding barbarians was the same. Isn’t there a traitor party leading the way? The Tatars have it, the Huns have it, and the Turks have it too.

Why can't it work now?

To put it bluntly, China is in disarray, but no real hero has stood up. They are all thieves and beasts like Li Zicheng. What else can such people do besides burning, killing, and looting?

Ying Yi thought a lot, thinking about the tragedy in Xiaowangzhuang, thinking about Xiaoya, thinking about Brother Zhang and his wife, and thinking about the darkness of the next few hundred years, he could only sigh.

"Thinking too much..."

He felt a little self-deprecating for a moment: "I'm just a common man, why do I think so much? Killing Li Guo, avenging blood is the most important thing!"

"The intruders besieged Kaifeng, and I don't know where the Ming Dynasty's troops are now and what they have. Sun Xiucai is in Ye County, and I don't know if he has heard any news."

Before dark, Ying Yi and Er Niu finally arrived in Ye County.

Under the dim sunset, Yexian County looked extremely desolate. On the mottled city wall, there are traces left by swords and axes and flames. It is clear that Ye County has also been attacked. I don’t know if it ever fell. Ying Yi was very cautious. He stood at a distance and looked at it carefully for a while. He didn't see anything strange, and then he took Erniu to the city gate.

"Brother Ying, the city gate is not open."

Er Niu said with a bitter face.

After walking for a day, Ying Yi didn't feel anything wrong, but Er Niu couldn't stand it anymore. Ying Yi walked too fast, and Er Niu had a hard time keeping up.

Ying Yi nodded.

This is a matter of course.

Hundreds of thousands of thieves are in Kaifeng Mansion, and Ye County is not far away. What's more, the traitor Li Guo and even Luo Rucai's troops are nearby. How can Ye County open the city gate?

"Let's see and then talk."

Not far from the city gate, Ying Yi looked around. There was a cry from the top of the city: "Who is it?! Leave quickly!"

Ying Yi shouted: "I am from Xiaowangzhuang. When can the city gate be opened?"

He replied: "Go, go, go!"

Ying Yi immediately knew that at least for a short period of time, the city gate of Ye County would not be opened.

"Sun Xiucai..." Ying Yi became a little worried.

It seems that Ye County has closed its city gates for a long time. How did Sun Xiucai enter the city?

Erniu was naive, but also somewhat discerning. He said, "Brother Ying, are you worried about Sun Xiucai?"

Ying Yi said: "Yes. It seems that Ye County has closed its city gates for a long time. Sun Xiucai..."

But Erniu smiled: "Brother Ying is too worried."

"What?" Ying Yi was stunned.

Then Erniu said: "Sun Xiucai is a scholar and has the reputation of being a scholar. There are still classmates in Ye County, how can he not get in?"