Driven by Yang Hong's interests, the Mongolian tribes who were already dissatisfied also thought about how to take advantage of the situation and make another profit.
Whether Yang Hong succeeds or not has nothing to do with them. They don't want to care about the emperor's life or death. They just want to get more benefits.
The more chaos in the pass, the better for them, so they agreed to send troops without hesitation.
Seven Mongolian tribes united together and assembled more than 20,000 cavalry. Under the guidance of Yang Xin, they successfully crossed the Great Wall.
Although the Mongols were capricious, they had received so many benefits, so they were willing to help Yang Hong.
More than 20,000 Mongolian cavalry marched along the official road unobstructed, facing Zhu Youxiao's team.
After learning that the Mongols were dispatched, Yang Hong also gathered the troops he could command.
There are more than 30,000 people in total. In order to ensure success, Yang Hong and others spent a lot of money.
Datong's arsenal was completely emptied and distributed to the more than 30,000 sergeants.
Although he was able to assemble more than 30,000 soldiers, he was not confident that he could completely control them.
Therefore, he was extremely nervous.
Finally, he came up with a way, which was to bribe them with a lot of money and then deceive them. As long as they didn't know that they were fighting the emperor this time.
After Yang Hong discussed it with the generals and officials, they decided to raise funds from each family. They collected nearly 400,000 taels of silver and distributed it all to the sergeants.
Although they were all a little unwilling to do so, they had no choice but to go all the way to the end.
And if it really succeeds, the income from investing tens of thousands taels will be extremely huge.
Although 400,000 taels of silver was a lot, when it was divided, each family could only contribute a few tens of thousands taels. As the leader, Yang Hong naturally contributed the most, contributing a full 100,000 taels.
Sure enough, having money makes it easier to do things. After learning that the general had supplemented military pay and issued silver rewards to them, many sergeants who did not know the truth were grateful to Yang Hong.
Seeing such a scene, Yang Hong finally felt confident.
Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind. I hope the emperor can divide his troops and send out the camp as he expected, so that great things can be done.
"Go tell the Major General to keep an eye on the emperor's carriage. Most of his troops are cavalry, and let him wait for opportunities."
Yang Erhu immediately took the order and left.
Then he said to his other nephew Yang Qi:
"Qier, is there any problem with the dead soldier's servant?"
"Uncle, don't worry. Leave the emperor to me. My nephew will definitely take his life."
Yang Hong nodded, with a ruthless look in his eyes, regicide in an upright manner, what an exciting moment it was.
Even if Yang Hong failed, he could at least leave his name in history, just like Sima Zhao. Although he was infamous, he didn't care about it at all.
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From time to time, fast horses pass by on the official road from Xuanfu to Datong and on various small roads.
These are naturally the Tanqi soldiers in the Yulin Army who will not be collected at night.
"General Hussar must be too careful. This is not a grassland, but within the pass. It is our territory of the Ming Dynasty. Where can we find enemies?"
One of the detectives said rather dissatisfied.
He really didn't understand why he was so cautious in his own home.
Now that Zhan Ma and Ye Bushou's energy has been exhausted, they are really in a dangerous place, what should they do?
"I think you really don't know how to live or die. It's okay to say this in front of me. If those people from the law enforcement team find out, I won't talk about stripping you of your skin."
The man who complained pursed his lips after hearing this. He had seen the methods of the law enforcement team before. He heard that they were all transferred from the Jinyi Guards.
Those who make mistakes in the military, no matter what position you hold or what kind of person you are, as long as you fall into their hands, you will simply regret coming to this world.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao was no longer riding a royal chariot. He was already wearing refined golden dragon armor. He was surveying the terrain and laying out commands like when marching to fight.
"Your Majesty, this area has been inspected by detectives. It is a flat plain area with no place to hide or ambush."
"It's normal if we don't accept the news from the other side at night."
As the commander of the imperial army, Ma Xianglin naturally acted as the commander of the Chinese army this time, assisting the emperor in coordinating and dispatching the entire army.
After hearing Ma Xianglin's report, Zhu Youxiao was unmoved and asked again:
"How are those people doing?"
"It has been hanging all night. There has been no water since last night. Now I estimate that I only have half a life left."
"Let the Jin Yiwei pick their hamstrings and throw them to the roadside. Life or death depends entirely on their fate."
"I obey the decree."
Ma Xianglin quickly reached the back of the team and saw that the official uniform had been worn to pieces and was covered in wounds and bleeding.
The three civil servants, who had no energy at all and were dragged to the ground by the carriage half-dead, said to the two imperial guards:
"Tear off their clothes, pick out their hamstrings, and throw them aside."
Jin Yiwei's speed can be described as resolute, and he got the matter done immediately. In this situation, these people were thrown into the wilderness, and most likely they were fed to wild animals.
The reason why Zhu Youxiao punished them so cruelly was because they were looking for death a long time ago.
He actually dared to sneak out of the camp in the middle of the night, but was caught by the patrolling cavalry.
When Zhu Youxiao learned that the direction they were going was Datong, he knew what they wanted to do. Most likely they wanted to find Yang Hong.
Since they can't wait to die, how can there be any reason why it can't be accomplished?
So he ordered on the spot and severely punished him to serve as a warning to others.
The crime was that of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and secretly collaborating with the Tartars.
It is too simple to convict someone, and they were caught in the act. Even if they were not outside in the capital, the fate of these people would not be much better.
Seeing the tragic fate of several colleagues, the other officials were really shocked and no longer dared to engage in any small tricks.
And they finally realized that the emperor should know something.
Since leaving the capital, these people have never seen the emperor, including Zhu Chunchen and other nobles.
They are not fools and can naturally sense such an abnormal situation.
Otherwise, they would not be treated like this, after all, it is too obvious.
Thinking of this, they have already guessed their current situation. There is a high probability that they are on the emperor's death list, but they have not yet executed it.
Many people even think that the matter has been exposed, and they think that if they confess their crimes, they might be able to save their lives.
Finally, Chen Liangxun, Zhou Shunchang and a few others forcibly pulled them back.
Now they have no chance to do anything. They can only hope that Yang Hong can successfully kill the emperor and rescue them.