Chapter Forty-Nine Bloody Battle of Great Harmony II
Tang Tong followed the sound and walked out of the camp, and saw the visitor standing alone on a yellow horse outside the camp gate. It was Ma Yaozi himself, and there were hundreds of other riders parked not far away, looking at the place.
The two had never met before, so they naturally didn't know each other. When Ma Yaozi saw the fat man wearing a standard mountain armor, he raised his horse and pointed at the fat man and asked, "You have a fat head and big ears, are you Tang Tong?"
"Who are you?" Tang Tong saw that his high-pitched teeth and the cavalry soldiers not far away were exactly the same as those of the Eighth Army of Chuangying, but why were they wearing Ming army clothes?
At Tang Tong's signal, the soldiers on guard in the camp slowly lowered the three-eyed blunderbuss in their hands.
If someone from the Lao Eighth Team really came to hold him accountable, there was no need to take action. After all, he was still nominally Li Zicheng's subordinate.
Although Tang Tong patiently asked questions in a good voice and good manner, Ma Yaozi did not appreciate it. When the real owner arrived, he became more aggressive and opened his mouth to take advantage of him.
"Well, it's me Tang Tong, haha."
How could Tang Tong bear being so humiliated in front of his subordinates? He scolded: "Don't think you are from the eighth team, I am afraid of you."
When the pawns next to him heard the words "Lao Ba Dui", they immediately lost all hope. That was King Chuang's home base, and he was often ordered around by them, so he couldn't afford to offend him.
Ma Yaozi had been in the camp before being adopted by Wang Jinchao, so he naturally knew the name of the Lao Eighth Team, and understood that Tang Tong had mistaken him for Li Zicheng.
The following offense was to play with the commander-in-chief, which was really interesting. Ma Yaozi simply made the mistake and teased him again.
"You're not afraid, right? Then kill me within five breaths, or else I'll give you a few whips for King Chuang first." After Ma Yaozi said that, he poked the horse's spear downwards and stood on the ground, freeing his hand to take it off from his waist.
Horsewhip.
He was really from the Eighth Army! What were you doing in Baoding? Tang Tong mistakenly thought it was true. He didn't dare to kill people, and he couldn't save his face. He was suddenly in a dilemma.
No matter how bad Tang Tong was, he still had 3,000 or 4,000 men in his hands. Of course, Ma Yaozi would not really beat him, and asked: "I ask you, why did you lead the troops to Baodou? Why don't you go to Taiyuan?"
"This... my men were scattered and gathered here along the way." Xiao Jiujiu in Tang Tong's heart did not dare to say it clearly, so he could only answer with the words he had thought of in advance. In fact, he witnessed the unstoppable Qing army in Yishi.
After seeing the power of the opponent, he began to think of protecting himself and selling it at a higher price. After the winner was determined, he would reconsider taking sides.
"Then why have you stayed here for more than a month without leaving?"
"There is really a shortage of food and money, and it is difficult for the army to move out." Tang Tong said while paying attention to Ma Yaozi's expression.
After Ma Yaozi heard this, he advanced the horse in front of Tang Tong. As the reins pulled, the horse raised its head and neighed, scaring Tang Tong so much that he backed away. Ma Yaozi saw the right moment, raised his hand and whipped Tang Tong right in front of him.
In mid-air, there was an explosion.
"General Tang, call Dad to come and listen."
Tang Tong's face was ashen and cold sweat was pouring from his forehead. The scholar could not be killed! He shouted: "Shu Zian dares to bully me again?"
"It seems that you are not a gutless rat."
Ma Yaozi laughed heartily when he saw this, took out a roll of yellow cloth from his arms and threw it to Tang Tong. He raised his hands to the sky and said: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven. The edict says: Chief military officer, Ding Xibo Tang Da announced the order and set off immediately to meet Ye Ye.
I rushed to the tiger's mouth without closing the camp, helped clear out the local bandits, and opened the main road from Datong to Mongolia. I admire this."
Tang Tong hurriedly caught the yellow cloth, unfolded it, and saw familiar handwriting.
The red mud mark was clearly visible at the end... Tang Tong raised his head and asked in surprise: "This is the Emperor's Bell Seal! Who are you?"
Ma Yaozi politely held up his hands and said, "Look at my memory. I came here in a hurry and forgot about my Taoist family. I just didn't close the camp at night in Datong Town. The general Wang Fuchen came here on the order of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty."
"Fuck you, the emperor has been marching for a long time. Hand over the jade seal!" Tang Tong said and took out his sword. The soldiers in the camp had no choice but to raise their firearms and point them at Ma Yaozi again, with reluctance written all over their faces.
I don't even have food to eat, so why do I need to fight?
Ma Yaozi was not confused at all. He first said to himself: "Your Majesty really knows things like a god." Then he turned to look at Tang Tong and said: "Your Majesty has another message: Du Zhiyi is all responsible for the failure of Juyongguan. My heart is not broken.
You are blind, you can tell who is loyal and who is traitorous. You have devoted yourself to a thief for several months. I don’t know whether your body is still healthy, whether you have lost weight or gained weight. Does the jade belt I gave you still fit? It still counts with the oath I made in the pavilion.
no?"
The sound of every word could be heard in my ears. A few months ago, I was summoned by King Qin of Beijing, and I was able to talk to Lord Long Live in the imperial pavilion. Only I and Lord Long Live knew about the jade belt oath.
Tang Tong was in a daze, recalling the scene in the pavilion in his mind. His thoughts were interrupted by Ma Yaozi's words: "Just a quick word, I'm in a hurry to return to Datong to report to His Majesty, so I don't have time to chirp with you."
"Is Long Live Master really in Datong?"
"Wouldn't it be clear if you take a trip to Datong with me?"
Tang Tong clapped his hands and calculated over and over again. In fact, he was already convinced that the news that Long Live Lord was in Datong was true. He had no choice at the beginning, but now that he can choose, he would never go to see Long Live Lord empty-handed.
"Is Mr. Wang willing to enter the camp with Tang to discuss the matter of killing the tiger's mouth and suppressing the bandits?"
"Why not?" Ma Yaozi put his two fingers to his lips and whistled hard, causing Ye Busuo Wen in the distance to scatter in all directions.
Upon seeing this, Tang Tong asked, "Why don't we let all the brothers come to my camp to rest for a while?"
Ma Yaozi waved his hand, signaling Tang Tong to just lead the way.
"No need, I can't trust you for the time being, so I have to have some backup, right? Haha."
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Wu Weihua sent seven or eight letters to Datong Prefecture to persuade him to surrender, but received no reply. It seemed that the other party was determined to hold on to the end.
His glory and wealth disappeared, and he was afraid that he would not save his life when he returned to Beijing. Wu Weihua was filled with resentment and vowed to persuade Hedu to massacre Datong on the day the city was broken, and to kill all these damn stubborn Han people.
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"If I don't get what I want, don't even think about it. Just wait." Wu Weihua looked at the high wall of Datong, just as he looked at Chongzhen's back that night.
"Wu!" Hedu came on horseback, accompanied by Goshiha. He was overjoyed to see that Wu Weihua and his men had already set up artillery carts on the plain one hundred and fifty steps away from the city.
When Wu Weihua saw that it was Hedu Beile, he quickly stepped forward to help him hold the horse and explain the situation. Hedu spoke Chinese well, and there was no obstacle to communication between the two.
Twenty artillery carriages were ready for test firing. He Du laughed and said, what are you waiting for? Wu Weihua immediately ordered the gunners to start the first round of test firing.
The boulder, which weighed about fifty kilograms, was carried into the holster of the gun cart by dozens of people. They then pulled the rope together, and with the throwing pole raised high, the boulder flew towards the city wall with great force.
Hedu was extremely excited and felt that the cannon truck was not enough. He shouted to Wu Weihua: "Wu, bring the artillery over here. It will be fun to shoot together."
"yes."
The first boulder did not leap into the city, but hit the solid city wall heavily. The defenders standing on the city tower felt their bodies tremble like an earthquake.
The soldiers on guard on the high platform quickly pulled the rope and rang the bell. "Boom...boom...boom." The sound echoed in the city, and the Battle of Datong officially began. This chapter has been completed!