Chapter 227 Sentenced to Death
The Qing army drilled through the Tangtong troops' positions like a gust of wind and left. Of course, the cannons and other supplies could not be brought. The prisoners had long been thrown in Leling City, and the robbed gold and silver were carried by soldiers, and they could carry as much as they could.
No one pursued the Qing army and let them escape. To be honest, Li Xin regretted leading the Ming army over. The Ming army's behavior perfectly interpreted the true meaning of the three monks having no water. They were guarding each other. Everyone was worried that they were used as gun envoys by friendly troops, which led to their choice to remain silent, and even Li Xin did not dare to pursue them.
However, in general, the Qing army invaded six times, and this time it suffered the most heavy losses. Not only did it fail to return, but the entire Turge army was also wiped out, which was the most prominent battle result.
A personal general raised his head and flattered Zhou Yanru and said, "This time the Prime Minister forced the Tartar Emperor to escape, which is also a great achievement. The emperor will definitely give him a great reward and congratulate him in advance."
Zhou Yanru's face turned red. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he was still very frustrated. However, he was also a veteran in the Ming Dynasty officialdom. He had formed an alliance with Wen Tiren. After becoming the chief minister for the first time, he eagerly arranged his confidants, such as Sun Yuanhua and Zhang Tinggong, who were his relatives. He also applied for the fake Jinyiwei status for his brother Zhou Suru and was granted the title of Qianhu. His relative Zhou Wenyu was also appointed as the deputy general, and there were countless people. In short, one person was at the right time and the chickens and dogs were ascended to heaven, but later he accidentally fell into Wen Tiren's hands.
Therefore, for Zhou Yanru, the officialdom has experienced many ups and downs and no longer takes his face seriously. He wondered whether he could take the escape of the Qing army as his credit. He even looked at the bandit army and compared the strength of the two sides.
If you can defeat the enemy army, or even capture Li Xin alive and offer to capture Que Xia, this is a magical achievement that will never be moved!
Zhou Yanru narrowed his eyes and looked at him secretly. Soon, his eyes moved to Tang Tongying and his eyebrows were froze.
Tang Tong was also anxious and flirted with it. If such a thing happened in his own formation, it was no longer a matter of face, but it was likely to be beheaded.
Although Chongzhen was afraid that the general had soldiers in his hands and did not dare to sue him, Tang Tong was very bad in nature. He was cut through by the Qing army and then fled. He did not do anything at all. This was a painful foot that was pinched and no one could save him, and he would even be stabbed by others.
"June, look!"
Suddenly, there were personal soldiers beside him screaming in horror.
Tang Tong turned his head and looked as if he was dead!
Thousands of Mongolian cavalry rushed out of the bandits and rushed towards them.
"Damn it, I must take advantage of the situation and send a command to the entire army to stop it, and stop it for me!"
Tang Tong then came to his senses and shouted loudly.
He suddenly thought of a good idea to get rid of his crime. As long as this group of Mongolian cavalry is intercepted, Zhou Yanru will return to attack the bandits, and he may not be able to atone for his sins. After all, in Chongzhen's eyes, the Manchus entered the pass for robbery, and the disaster was far less than that of Li Xin.
Although he was afraid of Manchu, he was not afraid of Li Xin.
But his soldiers might have not yet recovered from the defeat. When they saw another cavalry rushed over, they ran away again, exposing Tang Tong directly to the Mongolian cavalry.
This was not only caught Tang Tong Camp off guard, but even Bai Guangen, Liu Zeqing, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji's four generals and Zhou Yanru did not react. No one could guess the motive for the bandits to raid the remnants of Tang Tong. It was not worth it to say that the artillery weapons that were discarded for the purpose of the abandoned ones.
Several people were just speculating that none of them sent troops, and perhaps they wanted to see the true strength of the Bandit Army. It would be nice to use Tang Tong as a test stone. Moreover, the Bandit Army did not directly rush into the formation, but the artillery and infantry were linked together. As soon as they rushed forward, they took the posture of relaying the cavalry. No one wanted to inexplicably clash with the Bandit Army.
Tang Tong was anxious and angry, but the entire army had already collapsed. He could not organize any defense and could only escape. As the pursuers behind him were getting closer, the only loyal Biao camps fell under the butcher's knife one after another, and he ran faster.
But suddenly, my neck tightened, and a mascot was put on my neck, and then I was dragged to the ground, and I was stunned on the spot. Immediately afterwards, my back collar was grabbed, and I lifted it up and pressed it on the saddle.
He still wanted to struggle, but lying on the horse's back, the violent bumps made his internal organs spasm and twitch, and he couldn't lift a trace of strength. In a moment, the Mongolian cavalry returned like a whirlwind and threw Tang Tong in front of Li Xin's horse.
"Fortunately, I'm not disgraced!"
Ezhe bowed to Li Xin with a bit of arrogance.
Indeed, when it comes to the sharpness of guns and cannons, Mongolian soldiers are far inferior to the bandit army. However, when it comes to personal bravery and cavalry, the Mongolians have something to say. They believe that guns and cannons are external objects and are scheming, and only martial arts and cavalry belong to them. Therefore, they have both envy and fear of the guns and cannons of the bandit army, and always express a strong disdain in open and secretly.
"Thanks for your hard work!"
Li Xin nodded and looked at Tang Tong.
Tang Tong reluctantly got up and said in a sarcastic manner: "The surname of Li is the court official. Why don't you release this town quickly?"
Li Xin's face sank, "I have been wasting my time and set up a net of heaven and earth, but you have ruined a good thing. I suspect that if you commit the crime of Tongta, you will be sentenced to death!"
"Don't you go, I'm the general of the Ming Dynasty, how could I communicate with the Tatars? What qualifications do you have to judge me?"
Tang Tong was shocked and angry, and cursed!
Li Xin said lightly: "Palm!"
He Hu was about to laugh and say a few words in the scene, but this time Huang Hai was prepared for a long time. He rushed out and grabbed Tang Tong's collar. He sucked him first, and then scolded: "Damn, put your mouth clean. Whoever gave you the courage to be clean? Today I have to take off your mouth and teeth!"
Tang Tong's head was slammed from side to side, and strands of blood were overflowing from the corners of his mouth, and occasionally his teeth fell. He Hu smiled contemptuously.
After about a hundred times, Li Xin waved his hand: "Okay, let me tell Zhou Yanru that Tang Tongtong and Tartars will be sentenced to death. He will be executed in half an hour. I hope he will come and watch the ceremony."
"Get orders!"
A riding rode away.
The personal guard went straight to Zhou Yanru's camp without any scruples and called out loudly dozens of steps: "Tang Tongtong Tatar, the evidence of the crime is conclusive. He has been arrested by my commander-in-chief. He will be executed by the firing of a gun. He specially invited him to watch the ceremony."
"Be arrogant, beat this person down for me!"
Zhou Yanru was furious.
An aide named Mr. Yuheng quickly advised: "The minister is just a commander. What are you scrupulous about with him? Li Xin is not meant to be good."
Mr. Yuheng's surname is He and his name is He Zhongdao. He is in his forties. He is similar to those of Song Xiance and other figures. He is very famous in the circle of powerful people in Beijing and is highly valued by Zhou Yanru.
"Oh, how do you say this?"
Zhou Yanru asked about the Tao.
Mr. Yuheng bowed and said, "If the envoy does not go, he will spread the word of the envoy to fear him and dare not go. The emperor will be furious when he learns that. If the envoy takes risks, what power does the first-class thief who is surnamed Li have to convict the Ming officials? Can the envoy still take Tang Tong back? To see, according to the humble position, most of them are watching Tang Tong be killed. Whether Tang Tong is guilty or not, the emperor or the three courts should be convicted. What kind of instinct is his surname Li? If the emperor learns that Tang Tong was killed in front of the envoy, how can he not blame the envoy for incompetence?"
"this……"
Zhou Yanru did not care about the offense in Mr. Yuheng's words, but immediately realized the key point. Whether it goes or not, it is a trap, unless he can defeat Li Xin in one battle.
"Sir, do you have a wonderful method?"
Zhou Yanru asked again.
Yuheng pondered: "Li Xin must have a motivation to do this. First of all, we must figure out what his purpose is and why he meddled with other people's business. After all, on the surface, he dispatched Mongolian cavalry to arrest Tang Tong, which was purely a dog who meddled with other people's business with rats."
Zhou Yanru blinked his eyes, looked at the bandits for a moment, nodded and said, "That's true, and it's indeed beyond my expectations. From now on, Li Xin seems to be establishing authority. The biting dog does not bark, and the barking dog does not bite. His few soldiers and horses have to consider the possibility of our army attacking him. Even if he has sharp artillery, even if we lack Tang Tong, we still have more than 100,000 troops. When his ammunition is finished, what is left? That's why he wants to kill Tang Tong, use Tang Tong to establish his authority, and intimidate me not to act rashly."
Yuheng did not answer, but frowned slightly, as if he did not agree with Zhou Yanru's analysis.
Zhou Yanru asked, "Does Yuheng have other ideas? You might as well say it bluntly."
Chapter completed!