Loyal bones are buried everywhere in the mountains, so why return them wrapped in horse leather?
Liu Tichun and his wife, who knew they were helpless, chose to hang themselves in order to fulfill their vow that they would rather die than surrender.
I still remember that the year before last, when Bai Rumei, the governor of Shaanxi Province in the Qing Dynasty, wrote several letters to persuade him to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, Liu replied: "I will never be a slave in this life!"
He said to his left and right: "Back then, I followed the late emperor in revolting because the princes and nobles of the Ming Dynasty regarded our people as nothing more than grassroots. They allowed our people to die of cold and hunger and exchange their sons for food. Therefore, I raised the army in order to survive. But now China has fallen. As for the foreign invaders, no matter how much we hate the Ming Dynasty, we should strictly defend the defense of Yixia and put China first, otherwise we will not be like pigs!"
Liu Tichun died with regret and unwillingness.
After twenty years of perseverance, in the end it still cannot change the fact that the country is trampled under the iron hoof of foreign invaders.
Not long after the couple died, several soldiers walked into the house and looked at the bodies of the couple hanging under the beam. They were so sad that they burst into tears.
"Handsome sir, ma'am, I'll send you off to the end of my life!"
Wang Liu, the flag commander of the Chinese Army's personal barracks, led his men to kowtow to Liu Tichun and his wife a few times. He suppressed the grief in his heart and took the couple's bodies from under the beam and placed them on a wooden bed prepared in advance.
Seeing that everyone was crying bitterly, Wang Liu said urgently: "Don't cry, everyone, just follow the handsome man's previous instructions, hurry up!"
Liu Tichun had given instructions during his lifetime that his body should be burned immediately after his death, and that his head should not be taken off by traitors and sent to Beijing.
After hearing what Wang Liu said, the soldiers immediately wiped away their tears, moved the kerosene placed outside into the house, and poured it on the bodies of Liu Shuai and his wife.
"Handsome Master, we will fight with you in the next life!"
After kneeling down and kowtowing again, Wang Liu, with tears streaming down his face, tremblingly took out the fire stick and lit the wooden board.
The moment the flames come into contact with the oil, they turn into a roaring fire.
In the flames, a generation of heroes and his wife died.
"The handsome master is gone, and we don't have much to live for. Go and fight with the traitors!"
Wang Liu wiped away his tears, picked up the knife and rushed out of the house.
The battle continues!
The few remaining Ming troops were engaged in a final desperate struggle with the rebels throughout the village.
The family members of the Ming army who had followed Liu Tichun to this desperate situation were also fighting.
Old men, women, and even children are fighting.
Those who can carry it use swords and spears, those who can't carry it use bricks and wood.
This scene made the invading rebels hesitate.
After all, they were also the Ming army not long ago!
They can kill those men who refuse to shave their heads, but how can they have the heart to attack these women and children.
"Pass my military order, and if anyone else fails to advance, he will be killed!"
Tian Heng, who didn't know Liu Tichun was dead, saw that his soldiers were unwilling to attack the women and children, so he was furious and ordered to advance.
"Damn it, chop them all to death! If Liu Erhu doesn't die, what will Manchuria say to him!"
Seeing that the great success was about to be achieved, Wan He also sent a personal team to supervise the battle. No matter whether Liu Tichun was dead or alive, he wanted to see people.
The rebels were forced by strict orders to kill the remaining Ming troops, old people, women and children.
Liu Tichun's son Liu Heng and dozens of Ming troops were forced under the wall by the large number of rebels.
Although they were trapped in a tight siege and almost exhausted, they still fought bloody battles with the rebels with knives.
People kept falling.
From beginning to end, no one surrendered!
"Young Master, I'm afraid the Marshal is gone."
Zhang En, who had been stabbed several times, was soaked in blood, but he stood in front of Liu Heng.
"Uncle Zhang, if I meet you again in the next life, I will still be your apprentice... But this time, please let me go first!"
Liu Heng suddenly pulled Zhang En behind him, pushed him down under the wall, and jumped towards the approaching rebels with a long knife in his hand.
"Young Master, you!"
Zhang En, who was pushed to the corner, just got up when several Ming soldiers with knives jumped out from above.
Seeing that the young master was surrounded by rebels, Wang Liu led his men and rushed forward without thinking: "Young master, the commander and his wife are gone! We are no longer alive!"
After cutting down a rebel with one knife, Liu Heng turned to look at Wang Liu with tears in his eyes: "Did you do as my father ordered?"
Liu Heng knew it without Wang Liu answering.
He saw that the house where Shangzhuang's parents lived was burning.
In an instant, Liu Heng roared like a wild beast and rushed towards the rebels.
If his parents are not here, he will not live!
But a familiar voice came from the distance.
"elder brother!"
It's a woman's voice.
Liu Heng looked subconsciously, and within his sight, his sister Liu Yun was running towards him with dozens of female soldiers.
"She is Mr. Liu's eldest lady, catch her quickly!"
A group of rebels discovered Liu Yun and immediately rushed forward to intercept him.
"Sister, brother is here!"
Seeing that his sister was in danger, Liu Heng ran towards Liu Yun without thinking about raising the knife.
"Go and save the eldest lady!"
Wang Liu and his soldiers followed without hesitation, raising their swords.
The injured Zhang En also supported the other Ming troops to block the Ming troops approaching them.
"elder brother!"
"sister!"
When the brother and sister broke through the rebels' obstruction and gathered together, there were already less than dozens of male and female soldiers around them.
"Mom and dad are gone!"
Liu Heng, who fought off two rebels with a knife, told his sister the bad news.
Liu Yun's tears couldn't stop flowing instantly, but he still fought hard with his brother to kill the enemy.
The brother and sister attracted many remaining Ming troops to come and gather together, and also attracted the attention of the rebels.
After receiving the instructions from above, the rebel general Xu Ming led his men and shouted: "Young Master, Miss, General Tian said that as long as you are willing to surrender, he will do anything to save your lives and will never hand them over to Manchuria." people!"
"My father died for his country, do you think I, the son, will surrender?"
Liu Heng looked coldly at the rebels coming from all directions.
Xu Ming couldn't bear it and continued to persuade: "Young Master, why bother? We can't let the eldest lady and these women and children be buried here, right?"
Just as Liu Heng was about to speak, his sister Liu Yun's voice came out.
"We cannot stop the change of ownership, but my father said that we Han people will never be bound by the Tatars, let alone be slaves of the Tatars! Back then, there were 100,000 Song people who died for their country in Yashan. Today, in Wushan, there should be someone to do it. Sacrifice!"
The words hold the ambition of sacrifice.
Liu Heng glanced at his sister who looked determined, feeling heartbroken but also relieved.
"No surrender, no surrender!"
Wang Liu and other Ming army officers also raised their swords high to show their pride to the rebels who were willing to be dogs for the foreigners.
"Liu Erhu is dead?"
Wan He, who was watching the battle from a distance, asked Tian Heng doubtfully.
Tian Heng nodded and said: "Most likely dead."
Wan He hesitated: "Do you really want to kill these two children?"
"Kill him."
At this point, Tian Heng didn't want to cut the grass without eradicating the roots. Just when he was about to order an attack, a "woo woo" horn sound suddenly sounded from behind.
The sudden sound of the trumpet made the two rebel generals turn around involuntarily.
In the valley in the distance, a large group of people were rushing towards the village house behind.
Visible to the naked eye, rushing at the front are rows of large knives.
There were bundles of braids tied on the broadsword!
A large blood-red flag roared in front of the forest of swords.
