Chapter 918 The end of Zu Dabiao

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"Oh shit!"

"Damn the Hu Ben Army!"

When Zu Dashou found a large number of Tiger Army catching up, he couldn't help but curse.

The Hu Ben Army is so lingering. Since it left Guangning City, there has been no peace along the way. At the beginning, the small troops of the Hu Ben Army cavalry appeared, usually only a few dozen people, at most two or three hundred people. However, in the end, hundreds, hundreds, or even thousands appeared.

The Zu family army had more than 10,000 cavalrymen, while the Hu Ben army had only 5,000 cavalrymen. Therefore, Zhong Wuying and others did not adopt the strategy of head-on battle, but launched fierce attacks on the enemy from different directions. After giving the target the killing, they retreated quickly, without giving the opponent a chance to rush forward and fight.

Whether it is day or night, as long as the Zu Family cavalry appears, there will be Hu Ben Army cavalry coming to greet you. Needless to say, the battle during the day is the same bloody battle. The small cavalry of the Hu Ben Army cavalry is always on the left and right of the target. As long as you have the chance, you shoot, making the Zu Family cavalry unable to rest at night, and they are all nervous and exhausted.

The worst thing is the whistle of the Zu Family cavalry. They are the targets of the Hu Ben Army cavalry. As long as they are not careful, a gunshot will come and then they will fall off the horse's back. However, the army is in a camp and it is impossible not to keep a guard or arrange scouts! As a result, every Zu Family cavalry who is on the post seems to be going to the execution ground.

Facing the fighting style of the Hu Ben cavalry, the Zu family cavalry was completely unacceptable! Even if they were full of anger, they could not vent. As a result, before they knew it, after three days of battle, more than half of the Zu family cavalry had suffered casualties, and the morale of the troops fell to the lowest point.

At the beginning, Zu Dashou was so angry that he seemed to tear apart the strangers apart, and roared to seek revenge at the Hu Ben cavalry. However, after suffering continuous blows, Zu Dashou no longer had the strength to roar. His troops had been lost for more than half, and he felt that he was going to be finished.

The task Ajige gave him was to restrain the forces of the Hu Ben Army. He now did restrain part of the forces of the Hu Ben Army, and all the main forces of the Hu Ben Army's cavalry were here. However, such a coercion was based on a huge price. Zu Dashou could not afford such a price!

Four or five thousand casualties were killed in just two or three days of battle. Such casualties really made Zu Dashou feel heartbroken. Now he finally understood why Huang Taiji was beaten so badly by the Hu Ben Army in Beizhili. No matter who it is, when encountering a powerful opponent like the Hu Ben Army, there is only one word for death!

What made Zu Dashou feel the most depressing was that the Hu Ben Army cavalry appeared from all directions and suddenly attacked them, then turned around and ran away, without giving them a chance to fight back. This scene where they could only be beaten passively but could not fight back made them feel speechless.

But what can Zu Dashou say? Are the methods of blaming the Hu Ben Army despicable? Are the methods of blaming Zhang Zhun for doing things by any means? Are the cavalry of the Hu Ben Army? This is simply impossible. On the battlefield, you have always been to the death. What kind of method is the most effective method. On the contrary, if you are kind to the enemy, you are the real fool.

Zu Dashou could only sigh deeply and feel deeply sad. What he lamented was that the Hu Ben Army did not know how it rose up. Four or five years ago, did anyone know the existence of the Hu Ben Army? Does anyone know the existence of Zhang Zhun? It took only four or five years for the Hu Ben Army to rise like a meteor. I have to say that this is really a miracle!

Zu Dashou was very impressed by the might of the Great Jin Dynasty. Especially the cavalry of the Great Jin Dynasty was really an invincible existence. On the land of Liaodong, the Ming people never had a good harvest when they encountered the cavalry of the Great Jin Dynasty. So, as long as there was a shout, the Tartars came, the Ming army officers and soldiers would immediately disperse and flee.

However, now, all of this has been reversed. Now, it feels like the Great Jin cavalry. When they meet the Tiger Ben cavalry, they immediately turn around and run away without the courage to fight. At least, in Guangning City, Ajige strictly prohibited his subordinates from leaving the city and fighting with the Tiger Ben cavalry. Because the Great Jin army could no longer afford such consumption.

It is really sad that the Great Jin Kingdom has fallen to this day? I think how powerful the Great Jin Kingdom was in the past! The North Korea in the east and Mongolia in the west were all surrendered by the Great Jin Kingdom. In particular, the submission of the Mongols made the Great Jin Kingdom significantly improve the strength of the Great Jin Kingdom to a higher level.

Zu Dashou, the widows of Lin Danhan of Mongolia, had seen them all, and they were indeed first-class beauties! As a result, they were all included in the harem by Huang Taiji. Zu Dashou was also a lustful person, so he naturally knew the fun of them. When he thought of those beauties, he couldn't help but be moved!

Unfortunately, these have become past mists. The Great Jin Kingdom has been completely defeated. Unless a miracle happens, there will be no chance to turn over again. The beauties of Huang Taiji will also become the trophy of the Tiger Army and be given to Zhang Zhun. As for whether Zhang Zhun wants them, that is another matter.

Zu Dashou still couldn't understand. He didn't understand why he had fallen to this point today. Thinking back then, he was also a well-known man! Why did he fall to this point today? Why did he face a desperate situation?

A considerable number of the cavalry of the Liaodong Army under his command were inherited from Li Chengliang at that time, and a small number were inherited from Yuan Chonghuan. No matter which one they were, they were all famous figures. However, in front of Zhang Zhun, they were really too humble. The foundation they left behind was no match for the cavalry of the Hu Ben Army at all!

In fact, after Yuan Chonghuan was killed, Zu Dashou began to plan his own way out. Surrendering to the Great Jin Kingdom was not only because of the strength of the Great Jin Kingdom, nor simply for the sake of glory and wealth. Zu Dashou still had many considerations. To be honest, Zu Dashou was not a person who was afraid of death, otherwise he would not have been so angry about Yuan Chonghuan's affairs. He would not have returned to Ming Kingdom to be an internal agent after surrendering to the Great Jin Kingdom.

The more critical reason is that Xiong Tingbi was killed and Yuan Chonghuan was killed, which made Zu Dashou feel heartbroken. He knew very well that these two people were loyal to the court. They tried their best to do their best, worked hard and did their work seriously, but in the end, they ended up like this. It would be impossible to say that Zu Dashou had no feelings in his heart.

In Ming Dynasty, the senior officials were all a group of incompetent people. They only knew how to make money to the death and feed their own pockets. They never thought of doing things truly. They had never given real attention to them, the soldiers on the front line. Almost all civil officials were desperately suppressing military generals. Even the first-rank generals were not as high as a dog in front of civil officials.

When doing things in Ming Dynasty, no matter how much contribution you make or how much effort you make, your contributions and rewards will be divided by the civil servants above, and only a little bit of what you get. On the contrary, if something goes wrong, then any kind of black blame may fall on you.

Zu Dashou was very disgusted with doing things under their hands. He liked to do things under the "wise king" like Huang Taiji. Only by doing things under the command of Huang Taiji, hard work is merit, and fault is fault. Your abilities can be fully utilized. It is precisely for this reason that even now, he is unwilling to return to the Ming court.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

There were constant intensive and chaotic gunfires coming from the battlefield.

The battle between the two sides was not complete, there was only a melee. Either the cavalry of the Hu Ben Army chased the cavalry of the Zu Family Army, or the cavalry of the Zu Family Army was chasing the cavalry of the Hu Ben Army. The scene was in chaos, and Zu Dashou could no longer control the situation.

Amid the sound of the ping-pong guns, the casualties of the Zu family cavalry were actually quite serious. The Hu Ben Army's muskets did not give the Zu family cavalry a chance to line up. If the Zu family cavalry was lined up, it would become the target of the Hu Ben Army's cavalry muskets. Therefore, melee was also a helpless choice. At least, during the melee, there was still a chance to assassinate one or two Hu Ben Army cavalry.

"Boss, this is not a solution!"

Zu Dabi frowned and said.

"Yes, boss, our troops have too many casualties."

Zu Dale also frowned and said.

Both of them were Zu Dashou's confidants and were always inseparable. Seeing the battle situation on the battlefield, it was becoming increasingly unfavorable to the Hu Ben Army, the two couldn't help but feel a little anxious. What they didn't want to see the most was to fight all the troops.

Without troops, there will be nothing. This is the most basic rule in troubled times. Azig values ​​them because they still have more than 10,000 cavalry, which is a very powerful force. If more than 10,000 cavalry were destroyed, no one would take them seriously.

"What do you think?"

Zu Dashou said angrily.

Of course he wanted a good way out, but what is the good way out? Surrender to the Ming Kingdom? Don’t even think about it! Chongzhen’s attitude towards traitors was quite clear. As long as he was a traitor, he would be severely punished. Kong Youde was severely punished in this way. What’s more, this was his second time to surrender to the Great Jin Kingdom, and the blame was more serious than Kong Youde. If Emperor Chongzhen could forgive him, it would be strange.

Surrendering to the Hu Ben Army? It's even more impossible! If Zhang Zhun didn't kill them to sacrifice the flag, then he wouldn't call Zhang Zhun. Besides, if he was willing to surrender to the Hu Ben Army, he should have surrendered as early as Jinzhou. Why wait until now?

"Escape!"

Zu Dale said helplessly.

"Where to escape?"

Zu Dashou frowned and said.

"Mongolia."

Zu Dale said bitterly.

"Mongolia? Korqin? Do you think the Korqin tribe will take us in? Even if the Korqin tribe takes us in, how long can we live? Don't say, you don't know that Korqin itself is difficult to protect. How long can we survive if we are not familiar with Mongolia?"

Zu Dashou said coldly.

"Are we all dead here?"

Zu Dabi asked unwillingly.

"I have no other way out. If you think there is a good way out, you can do it yourself. The only way out is to become a bandit and become a horse thief. If you are willing, you can try it, but I will not be with you."

Zu Dashou said indifferently.

Zu Dabi and Zu Dale looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

The two of them really don't want to die, and they still want to survive. They decided to lead their troops to retreat north. No matter where they run, even if they are horse thieves, it would be better than dying at Zhang Zhun's hands. The northern country is now full of messes, and they should be able to survive for a while.

"Walk!"

Zu Dabi said gritting his teeth.

"Walk!"

Zu Dale said at the same time.

The two of them greeted their subordinates and fled to the northern wilderness.

Zu Dashou's subordinates couldn't help but waver when they saw their actions.

"If you want to leave, go!"

Zu Dashou said helplessly.

The cavalry of the Zu family hesitated for a moment, turned the dock and headed north. For them, the battle with the Hu Ben Army was indeed too tragic. In front of the Hu Ben Army's muskets, they had to commit suicide. Instead of being beaten to death here, it would be better to find a place to hide and survive for a while before talking about it.

Soon, at the scene of the battle, only Zu Dashou was left. All the personal soldiers around him fled. The originally lively battlefield suddenly became deserted, and only Zu Dashou stood there, and the atmosphere seemed a bit strange.

The Hu Ben Army cavalry launched a pursuit without hesitation. Wang Xiaoniu and others quickly rode their horses to the front of Zu Dashou. Of course, Wang Xiaoniu recognized the other party's identity at a glance. Then, officers such as Yang Weiguo, Zhong Wuying, and Liu Jixiang rushed over.

"You are Zu Dashou? Why don't you run away?"

Wang Xiaoniu asked in a deep voice.

"Is my Zu Dashou a person who is greedy for life and fears death?"

Zu Dashou responded disdainfully.

Immediately, he took out a dagger and stabbed it into his heart.

The surrounding Hu Ben cavalry did not move. Since the other party was about to commit suicide, he would commit suicide. The superiors did not explain that if they wanted to capture Zu Dashou alive, they would just kill him. For traitors, they would die anyway, and there seemed to be no difference between being killed and being killed by suicide.

"puff!"

Zu Dashou's body fell off the horse's back and lay on the ground.

"Cut off his head and leave it to the superiors for inspection."

Wang Xiaoniu said briefly.

He waved his hand and continued to chase north with his Hu Ben cavalry.

Of course, it was not that easy for those cavalrymen of the Zu family to escape. Without the approval of the Hu Ben Army, they could not even be horse thieves.

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Three days later, Zhang Zhun, who was in Jinzhou, received a battle report from the front line:

The main force of the Zu family cavalry was annihilated, and Zu Dashou committed suicide.
Chapter completed!