Chapter 137 Sun Chuanting

Even if Li Chuang does a little bit of farming, Ying Yi will look up to him. But no.

There is nothing wrong with rebelling against the Ming Dynasty, because the Ming Dynasty has become decadent and the people are miserable. It is time to change the dynasty. But they only know how to kill and kill, and there is nothing but destruction and destruction wherever they go. This is worse than the corrupt Ming Dynasty.

People say that the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Historically, the intruders were defeated in one battle and were helpless in the face of the Tatars. Are the Tatars really invincible?

no.

But the trespassers did not win the support of the people.

His Dashun did not have the vigorous and upward atmosphere that a new dynasty should have. He has done too much abuse, and people have seen through him, don't believe him, and are unwilling to contribute to him.

Just like now, Ying Yi didn't take him seriously. Because Ying Yi knew that no matter how many troops Li Chuang had, they were just piles of sand and rotten wood that would collapse at the first touch.

Li Chuang was able to gain such momentum because Ming Dynasty was even weaker. He was competing with Daming to see who was more rubbish.

In essence, the Ming court army should be stronger. However, Emperor Chongzhen could not control them. Zuo Liangyu and others did not listen to Emperor Chongzhen's words. If Chongzhen had corresponding control, just like before, encircling from three sides and attacking from three sides, it would not be difficult to defeat the intruders as long as they cooperated properly.

However, the military generals respected themselves and the civil servants were afraid of thieves and feared death. Except for one or two like Sun Chuanting, how could anyone in the Ming Dynasty fight for Emperor Chongzhen with all their heart?

Ying Yi walked through the yellow dust, seeing no life in his eyes, and his thoughts were flying for a while.

Luyang Pass was left behind him, farther and farther away. As for Tian Jianxiu's thieves, they don't know where they are yet.

Ruzhou Prefecture is much smaller than Nanyang and Kaifeng, with only five counties. The seat of Ruzhou Prefecture is Ruzhou. To the west of Ruzhou is Yiyang, to the southeast is Jiaxian, and to the south are Baofeng and Lushan.

Ying Yi soon arrived in Lushan County. Needless to say, the county seat of Lushan County is in ruins. Apart from wild dogs and bones, there is probably no human habitation.

In the counties and towns near Kaifeng, all the people who could escape fled, and those who could not escape were kidnapped by the bandits. Wandering thieves are like locusts, leaving nothing behind wherever they pass.

This is a big difficulty for the imperial army to suppress thieves. Because it is impossible to replenish food, grass, ordnance on the spot on a piece of white land.

The wandering thieves are much better off - they have no food to eat people. Grabbing whatever is gone is their way of survival.

Standing on the ruins, Ying Yi looked north and thought in his heart.

"The bandits arrived in Ruzhou yesterday. If they go south, they can directly cross Jiaxian County. But they must go to Lushan via Baofeng before they can cross Luyang Pass." He thought to himself: "It's better to go to Baofeng first and have a look..."

With a decision in his mind, Ying Yi did not delay.

This time, Ying Yi came out with nothing but a large sword weighing more than a hundred kilograms. Not even horses. His length and weight, plus a large sword, weighed three to five hundred kilograms, which was not even possible for an ordinary horse to carry. I can't even stand up and run.

Ying Yi put the knife on his shoulder, jumped down from the ruins, and walked northward.

People in the feudal era called themselves or were called grass people, and Ying Yi increasingly felt that it made sense. Hundreds of years later, people evolved once, from grass to sheep. But essentially, it's still the same. If it is a sheep, its wool must be cut. Even if it is grass, it will be cut as well.

It's just that grass has a very strong ability to survive. Wildfires can't burn it out, and it will grow again when the spring breeze blows.

Even a hell on earth like Ruzhou is not completely lifeless. If you can no longer stay in the fertile fields and originally safe towns, then go to the mountains and the wilderness.

On the way to Baofeng, Ying Yi unexpectedly encountered a group of fleeing people.

Seeing Ying Yi walking with a knife from a distance, the group of people were frightened. More than thirty people quickly formed a circle, including old and weak women and children inside, while young and strong men were outside, holding various kinds of weapons. Weapons, hoes, sickles, etc., looked at Ying Yi warily.

The four words of respecting the elderly and loving the young are engraved in the civilization of the Zhuxia people. This virtue has been in people's blood since the earliest times. The elderly are provided with support, the young are educated, the poor are supported, the poor are supported, the widowed, widowed, lonely and disabled are all provided with support.

And every time at the end of the dynasty, when humanity collapses, animal nature overwhelms human nature, resulting in poor moral conduct. And at times like this, these virtues become even more valuable.

This group of fleeing people did not forget to protect the young and old at such a time, which moved Ying Yi's heart.

He put down his sword and explained before talking to these ragged people.

This group of people turned out to be Baofeng people, and they were all fellow villagers. Because of the raging bandits, he hid in the mountains, so he could barely survive. But they didn't expect that there was a big battle outside the mountain where they were hiding last night. After the war, this group of people felt uneasy, so they escaped from their hiding places and prepared to go south.

When Ying Yi heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart and asked, "Does my father know who the two sides of the war are?"

The thirty or so people were led by a skinny old man in his fifties. The old man shook his head and said, "I don't know. They were beaten in vain. They were beaten fiercely. They shouted to kill for more than two hours. We were afraid that the attack would come into the mountains." , where do you dare to take a look?"

Ying Yi nodded slightly and said: "Lushan County is ahead of us. Dad, you can go to Lushan County to rest for a while. I suggest you go south to Nanyang as soon as possible. All the thieves there have been wiped out. I heard that Mr. Zheng is here The three counties of Ye County, Yuzhou and Wuyang have organized people to open up wasteland and cultivate land, and more than 100,000 people have gathered there, so it is very safe."

"real?!"

The people were surprised.

Ying Yi smiled and said: "I am from Nanyang and I will never deceive others."

Then he picked up the big knife, clasped his fists and said, "Say goodbye and wish the fellow villagers a safe journey."

It wasn't until Ying Yi's back disappeared into the yellow dust that the old man said, "This man is upright, let's go to Nanyang."

Ying Yi bid farewell to this group of refugees, quickened his pace, and arrived outside Baofeng City before noon.

Looking at Baofeng City from a distance, the thick smell of beacon fire that has not dissipated spread over the city. Hundreds of wooden stakes were erected outside the city, with hundreds of human heads nailed on them, many pairs of dead eyes and ferocious faces, all indicating the battle that had just occurred in Baofeng.

"It seems my guess was wrong..."

Ying Yi tried his best to recall the memories brought back hundreds of years later, but they were very blurry.

"Sun Chuanting should have arrived..."

Apart from Ying Yi, the only people on the ground in Henan who can fight against the intruders are Hou Xun and Sun Chuanting. Hou Xun Yingyi would not even think about it, but Sun Chuanting was the only one who could fight.

When Tian Jianxiu moved westward, he originally thought that he would take a detour south and attack Xiangcheng from behind, but now it seems that this may not be the case.

"The scope of Ye Bushou's detection report is still too small..." Ying Yi sighed in his heart. Ye Bu Shu is a military branch, not an intelligence agency, and has great limitations. This is also one of the reasons why Ying Yi worked hard on Tian Hongyu.

It may be said that Ruzhou is right next to it, but Ying Yi didn't know what happened in Ruzhou until he got here, so he was probably blind to a certain extent.