The two Zhang Shuncheng and Li Hong mentioned by Song Hui were the traitors in the West Road Defense Zone in Huang Shenming's eyes. They had all deserted Huang Shenming and switched to the camp of several other generals.
In fact, in the West Road Defense Zone, there are still many middle- and lower-level military attachés like Zhang Shuncheng and Li Hong who have changed their posts during this period, including three border guards. However, these people still have to guard the place and blockade them.
The whole territory was not left in the camp.
Within the camp, Zhang Shuncheng and Li Hong were the military attaches of the West Road Defense Zone who led the betrayal of Huang Shenming, and they can be said to be representative figures.
Among them, Zhang Shuncheng was also one of Huang Shenming's personal soldiers leaders. When Huang Shenming left the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to take up a post in the West Road Defense Area, he took him with him. He was originally Huang Shenming's confidant, but he was obviously more loyal to He
Yu, so under the persuasion of Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng, he resolutely chose to betray Huang Shenming, and instead fully supported Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng.
Li Hong was once a veteran of South Road General Xu He, and had suffered various favors from Xu He many times, so he decided to abandon Huang Shenming almost at the same time, and instead fully supported Xu He, Li Zehe, and Gan Cheng.
Zhang Shuncheng chose to support Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng, while Li Hong chose the camp of Xu He, Li Zehe, and Gan Cheng. Logically speaking, there are many conflicts between these two people, but at this moment, they are actually doing
Made the same choice.
After seeing Huang Shenming's troops suddenly rushing towards their own station, they all led their troops to intercept them, triggering a conflict.
And the reason why they overreacted so much was also because of a rumor - they all received the news yesterday and mistakenly believed that Huang Shenming would soon use thunderous means to avenge their betrayal, and even kill them all.
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Therefore, Zhang Shuncheng and Li Hong not only did not dare to leave the station today and went to the scene to witness Huang Shenming's achievements in quelling the mutiny, but they were also always on guard, fearing that they would be caught off guard by Huang Shenming.
In this way, the troops sent by Song Hui were originally just to stop the Forbidden Army soldiers, and they only passed near their station. However, after Zhang Shuncheng and Li Hong saw this situation, they mistakenly thought that Huang Shenming was really going to attack.
Himself, thus directly triggering an unnecessary conflict and blocking the advance of Huang Shenming's troops, which also allowed the Forbidden Army soldiers who rushed out of the station without authorization to rush into the dense forest unimpeded!
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However, Huang Shenming did not know these situations. After hearing Song Hui's report, he became even more furious and angrily shouted: "Zhang Shuncheng! Li Hong! How dare they do this?! Why do they do this?!
These two bastards! Not only did they betray me, but now they have ruined my affairs! If we can’t crush them to ashes in the future, my surname will no longer be Huang!”
At the same time, after hearing Song Hui's report, several Liaodong officials around him were also nervous and anxious, and started talking one after another.
"Yes, why do Zhang Shuncheng and Li Hong do this?"
"They stopped General Huang Shen's intercepting troops and helped the imperial army rush into the dense forest. Do they want to kill the commander-in-chief?"
"Could it be said that they have betrayed Liaodong Town? Why did they betray Liaodong Town?"
While everyone was talking about it, Song Hui, who reported all the news, lowered his head and said nothing, with a pale face and a nervous expression.
However, the reason why Song Hui is pale and nervous is not because he is worried about the situation in the camp, nor is it because he is worried about the safety of Commander He Yu, but because he actually knows the reasons for all these things best.
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In fact, all these things originated from Zhao Junchen's behind-the-scenes planning, and Song Hui was the person who carried out the execution.
At this moment, like Zhang Shuncheng and Li Hong, Song Hui also betrayed Huang Shenming, but his goal of changing the court was not any force within Liaodong Town, but chose to be loyal to Zhao Junchen!
Therefore, it was him who secretly promoted the rapid spread of various rumors;
It was also him who concealed the news, preventing Huang Shenming from knowing in time that various rumors were spreading rapidly in the camp;
It was he who used his former colleagues to convince both Zhang Shuncheng and Li Hong that Huang Shenming would soon use thunderous means to kill them all;
It was him again who conveyed the news to the Forbidden Army soldiers, allowing them to completely make up their minds, rush out of the station without authorization, and rush into the dense forest to "rescue" Zhao Junchen;
It was also him who secretly reduced the defense forces around the Forbidden Army soldiers' station, so that the Forbidden Army soldiers would not be greatly hindered when they rushed out of the station;
It was still him who, when sending troops to intercept the Forbidden Army soldiers, deliberately allowed them to pass through Zhang Shuncheng and Li Hong's camp, thus triggering a conflict between the two sides...
In short, all these things were handled by Song Hui himself. His actions were undoubtedly a complete betrayal of Huang Shenming and Liaodong Town, so Song Hui was naturally extremely nervous at this time.
But at this moment, everyone present was equally nervous and anxious, so no one noticed anything unusual about Song Hui.
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While many of the military attachés in Liaodong Town were at a loss and panicked, it was Shi Cheng, who was imprisoned next to Huang Shenming, who took the lead to regain some composure and hurriedly suggested to Huang Shenming: "General Huang Shenming,
It is too late to say these things now, I hope you will make a decision immediately and do your best to reverse the situation!"
After Shi Cheng's reminder, Huang Shenming calmed down a little and shouted: "Calm down, everyone! Don't mess up! There is still room for change!"
The location that I have arranged for the Forbidden Army is relatively remote. Our camp has always been heavily guarded with dense patrol teams. Moreover, I have also taken away all the armor and equipment of the lower-level Forbidden Army. Only a few Forbidden Army military attachés have sabers.
Quan, these forbidden troops are currently unarmed, so they will never rush into the dense forest too quickly, we still have a chance to intercept them!"
Then, Huang Shenming turned to glare at Zhang Yiyang and Ma Bi, and said in a hurry: "Zhang Baihu, Ma Baihu, you two immediately lead your Liaodong cavalry and rush to the outskirts of the dense forest with all your strength. You must try to stop the imperial army."
, if those forbidden troops dare to resist, or encounter any obstacles, they will be killed without mercy, there is no need to hesitate!"
Although both Zhang Yiyang and Ma Bi were supporters of Li Shijie and were usually unwilling to obey Huang Shenming's military orders, the situation was urgent at the moment, and Huang Shenming's glare was really terrifying. Naturally, they did not dare to
After accepting the order in both positive and negative ways, they all nodded and immediately began to mobilize their troops, intending to carry out Huang Shenming's military orders.
Later, Huang Shenming turned to glare at Qianhu Baiyong in the South Road Defense Area, and once again issued an order: "If the Imperial Army wants to rush into the dense forest, they must pass near General Xu Hexu's station!
Bai Qianhu, you are the leader of General Xu Shen's personal soldiers. I have ordered you to ride your fast horse back to the station immediately to see if you have a chance to stop the forbidden troops. If the forbidden troops have passed through your station defense area, immediately
Lead the troops to chase, as I said again, if you encounter any resistance, you will be killed without mercy! All consequences will be borne by me!"
Bai Yong also nodded directly and accepted the order, then quickly found a fast horse and left.
Then, Huang Shenming looked at Liaodong Inspector Huang Ke, and said sternly without refusal: "Master Huang Ke, Huang, you can be considered one of Liaodong Town's own, and now I will give you an important task, that is, immediately
Rush to the dense forest to negotiate with the kidnappers. You must try your best to stabilize the kidnappers and convince them that Liaodong Town does not want to attack them!
You are a civil servant, you are eloquent and have no force, and the kidnappers will not be too wary of you, so you have the greatest chance to convince the kidnappers... If it doesn't work, you can stay in the dense forest and become a hostage together with the commander-in-chief. How much?
You can stabilize the kidnapper for a while!
As long as you are willing to complete this matter, I, Liaodong Town, will never let you down in the future!"
Huang Shenming's order undoubtedly forced Huang Ke to put himself in danger. Huang Shenming originally thought that he would have to spend more words to further persuade and force the other party, but after Huang Ke hesitated for a moment, he directly
He nodded in agreement and took action immediately.
However, Huang Ke's decision was not for Liaodong Town, but because he was eager to confirm whether Zhao Junchen was hiding in the dense forest.
Next, Huang Shenming turned to look at Song Hui again.
Because of the urgency of the situation, Huang Shenming had no time to think carefully about anything, so he still did not doubt Song Hui's loyalty, and believed that the failure of Song Hui to send troops to intercept the imperial army was entirely responsible for the overreaction of Zhang Shuncheng and Li Hong.
, Song Hui himself does not have much responsibility.
Therefore, Huang Shenming still trusted Song Hui at this time. He grabbed Song Hui's arm, dragged Song Hui close to him, and lowered his voice and ordered: "Song Hui, you immediately return to the general's camp and completely monitor Zhao Junchen.
!I will use him at any time!"
Song Hui's eyes flashed and he immediately followed the order and left.
It has to be said that Huang Shenming was not a pure waste when he became the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town West Road. The various orders issued at this time were comprehensive and responded quickly.
After giving these instructions, Huang Shenming also found a fast horse and planned to go to the outskirts of the dense forest to take charge of the situation in person.
However, Huang Shenming soon encountered unexpected changes again.
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At this moment, everyone was only focused on stopping the Forbidden Army's unauthorized actions, but they all forgot one thing.
That is, the reason why they appeared here was to completely quell the mutiny and witness the surrender of Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others.
Therefore, when Huang Shenming mobilized his troops, he ignored the reactions of Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others.
Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others were about to lead their Liaodong cavalry to surrender, but suddenly they discovered that troops from all sides began to mobilize, as if a war was about to start at any time, and they suddenly became nervous.
They did not know that the Forbidden Army was about to rush into the dense forest, and they thought that these troops were mobilized to target them. It was Huang Shenming who broke his promise and wanted to attack them by force. Although Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others could not understand
Under such circumstances, he still made a prompt decision, stopped the surrender in time, and restored the alert and defense line.
At the same time, if Zhang Yiyang and Ma Bi want to lead their Liaodong cavalry to the outskirts of the dense forest to intercept the Forbidden Army as soon as possible, the shortest route is to directly pass through the former Forbidden Army garrison controlled by Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others. However, because
Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others misjudged the situation and restored their alert. They had no choice but to abandon the shortest route and cautiously take a long detour.
And in this way, it was a little delayed.
The time wasted is not much, just a cup of tea.
However, in such an urgent situation, a cup of tea is enough to decide many things!
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On the other side, seeing such an unexpected situation, Huang Shenming felt increasingly irritated and dizzy.
The timing of the action chosen by the Imperial Guard was too coincidental.
At this time, Huang Shenming was about to accept the surrender. Once he suddenly mobilized troops and horses, it would inevitably cause violent reactions from Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others, which would naturally slow down his own reaction speed again.
At the same time, because Huang Shenming wanted to establish his authority in public, he summoned most of the middle- and lower-level military attachés in the camp to witness and watch. Therefore, no one from the various forces in the camp was in charge of the overall situation at this time.
Unable to respond in time.
In addition, Huang Shenming had previously, on Zhao Junchen's suggestion, strictly prohibited the soldiers in the camp from moving around at will...
As a result, although the 500 imperial guards under Zhao Junchen were unarmed, they were able to move unimpeded through the heavily guarded camp and run towards the dense forest!
This situation was largely caused by Huang Shenming.
Once the Forbidden Army soldiers were allowed to rush into the dense forest smoothly, and then stimulated the kidnappers in the forest, leading to the murder of Commander He Yu, Huang Shenming must bear full responsibility!
Thinking about this, Huang Shenming felt deeply irritated and even faintly panicked.
But in the end, Huang Shenming forced down the irritability and panic in his heart, and then he didn't care about continuing to imprison Shi Cheng. He directly sent Shi Cheng to Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others to ask Shi Cheng to come forward.
Convince Ma Zhu, Zhang Zhuang, Zheng Bolun and others not to overreact and fully cooperate with their actions.
After finally appeasing the Liaodong cavalry who launched a mutiny, Huang Shenming did not dare to delay any longer and hurried toward the dense forest on his fast horse.
But in fact, when Song Hui reported the news to Huang Shenming, he had already secretly delayed it for some time. Coupled with the delays caused by various unexpected changes, the reaction speed of Huang Shenming and Liaodong Town was further slowed down.
In the end, when Huang Shenming finally arrived at the outskirts of the dense forest, he desperately discovered that... everything was already too late.
All his arrangements and expectations were in vain.
The various patrol teams arranged in the camp were originally very tight, but under Song Hui's arrangement, they all "just happened" to avoid the running route of the Forbidden Army soldiers. In addition, everything in the camp was arranged.
It was to prevent the kidnappers in the dense forest from escaping. It did not deliberately prevent the soldiers in the camp from rushing into the dense forest, so it was impossible to stop them in time.
When the soldiers of the Forbidden Army rushed toward the dense forest and passed the South Road General Xu He's station, because Xu He's personal soldier leader Bai Yong had been summoned by Huang Shenming, Xu He left more than two hundred elite privates in the camp.
The soldiers were leaderless and naturally unable to respond in time, so before they could recover, the Forbidden Army soldiers had quickly passed through their station.
In this way, when the Liaodong cavalry led by Zhang Yiyang and Ma Bi rushed to the outskirts of the dense forest, they found that all the soldiers of the Forbidden Army had already rushed into the dense forest.
Then, it resulted in disastrous consequences!
After Huang Shenming arrived at the outskirts of the dense forest, he received news that was like a bolt from the blue.
He Yu is dead!
A more accurate statement is that He Yu is already dead!