Chapter 099 Captive

Zhao Wenxuan, who is stationed in the north of Pingnan County, is not relaxed and happy at all. He personally led the soldiers to fight bloody battles with the rebels again and again. This is the fifth time that he has repulsed the rebel attack. If all the firearms had not been put on his side, I'm afraid that a hundred brave reserves would have been sent up. In addition, the city defense has spent enough money, so the rebels did not take advantage of it on this side. Zhao Wenxuan is still very receptive to the current casualty situation.

After half a day of fighting, the two sides slowly stopped. The rebels outside the North City are rectifying their rest and cooking. Their coach saw that he had besieged the north of Pingnan County and was thinking about other ways to learn that a thousand-person team in the south of Pingnan County had been defeated. He was in a bad mood and became furious.

The rebel commander, who wanted to avenge his arrow, fell into a bitter battle again. If you divide another thousand-person team to besiege the south of Pingnan County, it is bound to cause a weak attack in the north. The unified opinion of his confidants is to temporarily give up occupying Pingnan County. After all, the casualties are so great that they must not lose the capital to settle down.

Either withdraw and join another rebel to attack Guiping County, or wait for other rebels to join forces and continue to attack Pingnan County. Although they are all rebels, the interests they represent are different, making the relationship between them clear and dark. They were selfish, so they took on attacking a city alone for the purpose of swallowing the property and beautiful women in the city alone.

The rebel commander-in-chief felt a burst of pain in his head. At this moment, Lin Zimo, standing on the wall in the south of the city, watched his subordinates clean up the battlefield. He was not in a hurry to send troops to reinforce Zhao Wenxuan, and learned that the situation in the north of the city was the same. I felt that such a start was still very good, and the mental pressure was slightly eased.

Wang Qiang, who killed more than 20 rebels, returned to Lin Zimo's side and said regretfully, "Let their leader run away."

Lin Zimo, who was also slightly deficient in beauty, gently tapped the palm of his hand with a fan bone and asked what he was concerned about: "Tell me directly the results of the battle. How many people have you captured? How many people were killed?

Wang Qiang, who scratched his hair, smiled awkwardly and said, "At that time, I only thought about pleasure, and I didn't mean to catch living people at all. Master, please don't worry. When I came back, I saw Chu Erlang leading people to investigate below.

Lin Zimo, who has long noticed a large number of corpses in the city, is expected to exceed half of the death toll. I like to have accurate numbers, so I wait patiently for Chu Erlang's report. He asked Wang Qiang to go down and wash it, and then have a good rest. Wang Qiang, who was in the stage of excitement, did not feel tired at all and could not wait to fight it for another 300 rounds. Although he had such a heart, he walked down the wall according to his master's will and washed his blood.

Lin Zimo, who turned around and sat down again, asked someone to make a bowl of tea for himself, tasting tea, and waiting for Chu Erlang's report on his results. His body is in a state of rest, but his brain does not rest for a moment. I was thinking about how to deal with the rebel prisoners they captured. After all, the war between the two sides is not over.

Chu Erlang, who smelled of blood and sweat all over his body, trotted to Lin Zimo and proudly reported the results of the battle: "under the wise leadership and command of the county lord, we killed 258 rebels and captured 187 people. We not only won a big victory, but also won more with less. And there should be no more than 200 rebels who can escape from us. How to deal with those captured rebels, please make it clear?"

From an emotional point of view, Lin Zimo wants to save their lives and understand why they joined the rebels just to have a bowl of food. From a rational point of view, you have to kill them. He didn't expect that there were any reinforcements for the rebels. For the people of the whole city, Lin Zimo, without the benevolence of women, can't leave this hidden danger.

After a moment of meditation, he slowly unfolded the folding fan and made the final decision and ordered Chu Erlang to say, "I can kill all the 187 rebel prisoners, and none of them can be left."

Chu Erlang, who sounded 'ah', thought he would leave them as "living things" to better show his personal achievements. Such an unexpected made him feel that his brother-in-law was really cruel, spicy and dark. Chu Erlang, who did not dare to disobey, led his life with his fists in his hands, turned around and walked down to the city. The screams and curses of rebel prisoners came one after another, regretting the decision to surrender.

Gao Xiang, standing aside, moved his eyebrows and said carefully, "Sir, are you too much?"

Lin Zimo suddenly closed the paper fan in his hand and said seriously, "You can do whatever I ask you to do. Don't have any objection. If you still want to stay with me, you should learn from Wang Qiang.

Gao Xiang, who stood up straight, understood the meaning of his words and said solemnly, "Sir, I know I'm wrong. If you want me to go east, I will go east. If you want me to go west, I will go west. I will kill whoever you ask me to kill, and I will never say more.

Lin Zimo, who was in good color, said two words 'very good', then put down the folding fan in his hand and picked up the tea again to drink. Gao Xiang, the bodyguard next to him, saw the righteous braves on the wall and moved the bodies of the rebels talking and laughing. These righteous brave people who have worked hard and worked hard will definitely be rewarded by Master Lin with ten taels of silver.

The brave men who did not go to the battle in person felt regret one after all. After all, they lost a chance to make a fortune. When they see others talking about how much reward they can get, they feel uncomfortable. After all, the purpose of being brave is for silver. After this battle, the bravery who went out of the war can get the annual silver that has not been bravery for nearly a year.

Chu Erlang, who sent nearly 200 rebel prisoners into hell, climbed to the gate again and said respectfully, "According to your will, all the 187 rebel prisoners have been executed."

"There is nothing about you here, so go ahead." Lin Zimo nodded, closed his eyes, and said slowly to Gao Xiang, "You go to the house to report a safe life first, so as not to worry her."

Gao Xiang knew that she was referring to Yang Mengqi. Without much words, he turned around and left after receiving his order. Last night, Yang Mengqi, who had bathed and changed his clothes, changed into pure white clothes. His face was not covered with fat and powder. He did not wear a piece of jewelry on his head, and his long hair naturally drooped down. With a pair of scissors in her hand, she sat by the bed and waited quietly.

Whether it is Cai Yue's loyalty or Chu Hanlu's deep sisterhood, he has not wavered Yang Mengqi's silent waiting for Lin Zi. If the unfortunate news comes, she will definitely cut her throat with the scissors in her hand to accompany her father-in-law. She has never wavered a little about this matter. In her eyes and mental consciousness, only a martyr can reflect her highest loyalty to Lin Zimo, instead of choosing to be widowed for life.

The so-called martyr is a kind of ancient social custom. Since Song Ru's attitude towards women's chastity has been tightened, it has become a woman's obligation and lofty moral behavior, which has been played to the extreme. The concept of chastity has been religiousized, that is, it becomes the death of the husband and the wife's martyrdom, which is called "martyrdom", "martyrdom" or "festation". The woman who killed herself is called a "revil woman."

The methods include hunger strike, suicide, throwing water and fire, swallowing gold, and taking poison. The most common ones are self-suage. Generally, women who die from their husbands have no children (including stepchildren) or have no children, and if they have children, they have to be orphaned. Due to the intentional advocacy of the ruling class in the Ming Dynasty, a large number of "festivated women" and martyred women began to appear in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Yang Mengqi's choice is not very new, but very conforms to a trend at that time.

Gao Xiang, who returned to the house without drinking a sip of water, hurriedly went to the inner courtyard and said, "Madam, please be relieved. The master is unscathed. Under his wise command, we not only won, but also won a big victory. The master is worried about you, so let me come back and tell you that you are safe first.

The maids and wives in the room where Yang Mengqi lived were not only delighted, but also congratulated their great ladies. In the eyes of this group of secular people, Lin Zimo's achievements will help him rise again. They will also be promoted with the owner, and the boat will rise all the way. After all, they should get along with one person, and the chicken and dog will ascend to heaven.

Yang Mengqi, who was a little at ease, suddenly saw that Gao Xiang's whole body was bloodless and doubted in his heart, "Your words are not lying to me, right? Why is your whole body so clean that there is no trace of fighting on the battlefield?

"How dare I deceive the old lady?" Gao Xiang slowly explained, "The old lady should know that I was born in a hunter, and the weapon used is the bow and arrow in my hand. I don't have to fight close, I just need to stand in the distance and shoot arrows. I think the reason why the master asked me to come back to report your safety is to prevent you from seeing blood.

Yang Mengqi, who didn't put down the scissors in his hand, asked, "How about Wang Qiang? Normally, the master should let him come back to report his safety.

Gao Xiang smiled and said, "Housekeeper Wang really wants to come back to report your safety. I'm afraid you will be more worried about the master's safety when you see him. He killed more than 20 rebels, and his whole body was covered with the blood of the other party.

As soon as his words came out, it immediately aroused the disgust and fear of the old and young girls around them. After all, they didn't like to listen to such dirty words.