Chapter 72: The Wind is Xiao Xiao Xi Yi Shui Han
night.
Yang Dashuai likes to lie down at night.
In a cargo yard in the city, all soldiers gathered in the moonlight, and countless people watching the fun around them.
"Brothers, I promised to make you all rich, so do you think I have done this now?"
Yang Feng said.
“Did it!”
"The general is mighty!"
...
The soldiers shouted excitedly.
It did indeed.
Yang Feng plundered nearly 300,000 yuan in the city, and then distributed the fraction to local military households, leaving 200,000 taels to his subordinates, including the 5,000 attacks on Dong'an at night, and the 5,000 Beijing camp joined in Dong'an, which was exactly 20 taels per person. This is the 200,000 yuan in the prosperous Wanli era. Now brown rice is only a few coins per stone, a big fat pig is only one tael and two coins. The soldiers' military salary is 18 taels a year, and they still have to be deducted. In fact, it is good if the northern new recruits can get one tael a month.
Twenty taels under this market!
Even if you eat pork every day, you can eat these twenty taels per person for several years!
Definitely made a fortune.
"That's good!"
Yang Feng said with satisfaction.
Then his eyes turned to the people around him watching the fun.
"My fellow villagers, when I entered the city, I said that I opened the warehouse and released grain, and I did it."
He shouted immediately.
“Did it!”
"The Grand Marshal is really a living Bodhisattva!"
...
The people around him shouted excitedly.
Indeed, the main gentry who stored grain in the city were all forced to open the granary by Yang Dashuai and his soldiers. Then all the people, regardless of men, women, young and old, one stone, ten kilograms of salt, one piece of cloth, ten kilograms of cotton, it can be said that all the poor people who were hungry and cold in this cold winter were temporarily fed and could at least survive this cold winter.
And all of these were given by Marshal Yang.
"That's good, I'm relieved!"
Yang Feng said.
Then he looked around...
"Since I have done everything I promised you, I have done it even if I haven't broken my promise to you. I have done everything I should do. I should leave now!"
He said.
Then the military and civilians were in an uproar.
"Listen to me."
Yang Feng shouted.
The military and civilians quickly shut up and looked at him with doubtful eyes.
"I was falsely accused of rebellion by the treacherous ministers in the court and mobilized a large army to siege. This time I went to the capital just to appeal to His Majesty. But the treacherous ministers were afraid that I would see His Majesty expose their conspiracy and then mobilized troops to surround the Zhangjiawan City. They will definitely attack tomorrow. I can indeed hold on here, but I can't bear it because I am the one who has implicated the military and civilians in the war. What's more, the official army outside is our own brothers, and even if we really fight, there will be death and injury.
Neither you nor them should die because of my coach alone.
Since I have fulfilled my promise to you, I don’t have to implicate you here. I am going to go to the capital alone, and I will bear it alone regardless of life or death.
After I leave, you can open the city gate.
I think those treacherous ministers will not make things difficult for you."
Yang Feng said righteously.
"Master, brothers, everything is given by the Master now. Naturally, life and death follow the Master!"
A soldier shouted.
"Master, the Master is so loyal, how can the brothers ignore the Master? The Master goes to Beijing alone? Wouldn't that fall into the hands of those treacherous ministers!"
Another shouted.
"Master, let's fight the treacherous ministers to the end!"
"Yes, just die, brothers are not afraid of death!"
...
Some soldiers shouted.
However, most of the soldiers were just watching there, and the people around them were just watching, even if they were in agreement, they were obviously perfunctory. It was obvious that their feelings for Yang Dashen were limited to gratitude. This was normal. Most of them had only followed him for a few days. Even if they were really grateful to him, they were far from living and dying together. Most of the people who shouted were boatmen who were brought out from Tianjin at first.
"Brothers, I have decided to do it, but if someone is willing to follow me, I will not object. Now if I am willing to follow me, I will stand up and let's go out to share life and death."
Yang Feng shouted.
Then soldiers began to walk out.
But most of them are really just watching there.
Soon these soldiers were separated. There were about 3,000 willing to follow Yang Feng, most of whom were boatmen, but there were also some Baoding soldiers, and there were not many Jing camps, but this meant that there were still a small number of boatmen who did not follow him.
These three thousand are true loyalty and can share life and death with him.
Absolutely loyal enough.
You should know that even You Jixian led the cavalry to arrive at this time. Together with Li Guangxian and others, there were at least 5,000 cavalry outside, and nearly 30,000 Beijing camps. Staying in the city might be able to last for a while, and going out would be a dead end. But in this case, they still chose to follow, which means that they could really live and die with General Yang. For Yang Feng, he also obtained three thousand loyal soldiers.
In the bitter cold wind, he quietly looked at the soldiers.
The soldiers looked at him silently.
"Walk!"
He said simply.
Then he picked up the big knife and walked to the south the first time.
The soldiers who were willing to follow behind also picked up their weapons and quickly followed their commander. Those who were unwilling to follow looked at them silently. A soldier suddenly walked out, untied his bow and arrow, and handed it to a accompanying soldier. The other soldiers who left behind immediately followed suit.
Someone handed them their swords and shields.
Someone was crying.
Soon these brave heroes followed him to the south gate.
The city gate has been opened.
However, there are no official troops outside. The south of Zhangjiawan city is the Queen Mother River. The water flows into the canal is an open water surface, so it is called the Bay, and opposite is the wharf and commercial street. Zhangjiawan city has already begun to overflow. The south of the city is the overflowing commercial street, and the east of the city is a large timber farm on the bank of the canal.
The cavalry cannot be unfolded here.
They, including the infantry in the Beijing camp, all prevented Yang Feng from harassing the capital in the west and north.
"Friends, brothers, maybe there will be no more time to meet today, and Yang will leave!"
Yang Feng continued to sensationalize.
There were crying sounds on both sides. The people who had just arrived were crying and handing the still hot boiled eggs to the soldiers who followed. It took them a quarter of an hour to get here from the yard, and some were carrying wine, and for a moment they were saying goodbye to their relatives and children...
"The wind is whistling and the Yishui is cold, and the hero will never return once he leaves!"
Yang Dashui sang.
The singing is desolate and tragic.
Chapter completed!