Chapter 276: Defeat of Meng Jiayu

Behind the dirt slope, a middle-aged man with a handsome appearance and a yellowed beard leaned against the low slope and drank his saliva. Looking at the sun overhead, he gently patted the dust off his cheek.

I've been hiding here for a day, the wind and the sun are blowing, the dust is flying, and I'm about to become a native. On this day, it is estimated that I ate half a catty of soil, "How did you feel in front?" Did the officers and soldiers find us? ”

A thin man lay next to him and said in a low voice: "Master Zhang, don't worry, those gang of dog officers and soldiers are defenseless at all." I also sent people to the west before, and they were all to prevent mud, and I definitely didn't expect that we would touch them from behind. ”

"Okay, let the brothers be patient, and when the evening comes, Lao Tzu will take everyone to eat meat" Zhang Xianzhong licked his somewhat chapped lips and smiled. He was full of confidence in tonight's actions, and this Du Hong looked like a dead brain, and he had never dealt with the rebels. When he arrived in Mengjiayu, he dared to build the camp on low ground, and there was a lack of vigilance in the rear. This group of officers and soldiers almost wrote a few words on their faces: "Come and beat me quickly."

Although Zhang Xianzhong looks rough and mighty, he is as careful as a hair, and Du Hong is less than a pot of urine with the people of Datong Mansion and Xuanfu, otherwise, it is impossible for only Du Hong's army to come to Mengjiayu. In the past, there were 2,000 people stationed near Mengjiayu on the Datong Mansion, but after Du Hong arrived, the soldiers and horses of Datong Mansion withdrew.

Du Hong is really a fool, when he first arrived, he didn't want to get along with the people of Datong Mansion and Xuanfu, and he actually wanted to find a way out.

The wind in spring is really strong, there are not many vegetation in Mengjiayu, most of them are loess slopes, a strong wind sweeps over, the sky is full of yellow dust, covering the sky and the sun. Zhang Xianzhong, who lives in the northwest all year round, has long been accustomed to this kind of weather, but Du Hong, who came to the northwest from the splendid Central Plains, is really a little unbearable. In the past two days, he has been hiding in the house, and he is reluctant to go out of the door.

"What kind of is this? Every day with this loess as a companion," Du Hong inevitably complained a few words, and several generals next to him slandered in their hearts. At this time, some people have begun to regret it. I really shouldn't have stood on Du Hong's side at the beginning, although this guy behaved very extraordinary, but when he arrived at Mengjiayu, after a blind operation, he saw that this person was a straw bag.

"General Du, the last general thinks that we should withdraw from Mengjiayu, and it is most appropriate to set up camp in the town!" Qian Zong Lin Chen persuaded him, Du Hong raised his eyebrows, and waved his hand a little displeased, "No, if we withdraw from Mengjiayu and let others see it, we still think that we are afraid of those rogues, wouldn't it make some people laugh at us?" ”

The corners of Lin Chen's mouth twitched, and his face was a little complicated and he smiled. Damn, you fight with the iron general soldiers, don't let us suffer with us, this fucking camp is set up at the foot of the soil slope of Mengjiayu, and it is clear that you want to eat the soil. When I really arrived in Mengjiayu, I found that General Du really didn't have any military talent, and he couldn't listen to other people's opinions.

At this time, Meng Jiayu came to a group of convoys, which were sent by Gao Jie of Taiyuan Prefecture, which made Du Hong's face light and a lot happier. Gao Jie and Du Hong are both cabinet people, and when Du Hong is looked down upon, he always has to help.

Someone sent a batch of supplies, Du Hong was really happy, but where did he think that because of this batch of supplies, Zhang Xianzhong's determination to sneak attack was strengthened.

At night, the stars are dotted, and Mengjiayu at night is no longer as dusty as during the day, but has a refreshing feeling. Du Hong and several Xuanfu generals sat on the ground and ate barbecue, perhaps because of the materials sent by Gao Jie today, which made Du Hong have a lot of confidence in his future Xuanfu career, and he naturally spoke more generously.

Tearing off a piece of meat and giving it to the person opposite, Du Hong smiled: "Brothers, Du is a rough person, and he can't speak in a crepe." But today Du assured everyone that since everyone chose Du, Du would never treat everyone badly, and when he went back this time, he would ensure that everyone was promoted and made rich, and he would eat and drink spicy food. ”

"Haha, then thank you Mr. Du" Everyone was overjoyed, when they chose Du Hong, they saw Du Hong's backstage. With the help of the cabinet, it is much easier to get promoted and make a fortune. It may be the best choice to give up the relatively strong Tie Zongbing and choose Du Zongbing instead. At least Lin Chen felt that he had made a good choice, for decades, civil officials and military generals have fought for power, which military general will have a good end in the end? In this power struggle around the Xuan Mansion, Lin Chen is not optimistic about Tiemo, although Du Hong is a waste, he can't stop Du Hong from standing behind the six cabinet departments.

As the minutes ticked by, the group of people hiding in the shadows finally moved. Zhang Xianzhong spit out the straw in his mouth, turned over, his eyes showed greed, the corners of his mouth grinned, and a few yellow teeth were a little piercing, "Hey, you deserve to lie to us, brothers, do it, kill this group of dog thieves, those good things are ours." ”

For supplies, the peasant army was also very greedy. In these years, who has taken root in the northwest is not short of food? The officers and men are still in charge of more or less, and the peasant army can rely entirely on robbery, and whoever robs it will be counted as his.

In the middle of the day, several figures slumped down the slope and quietly slid down the slope. A patrol soldier listened with his ears open, turned his head to look into the shadows, and looked, "Hey, why do you hear any movement?" ”

The head of the team looked back, shook his hand and gave the other party a back of the head, "There is no hair, don't be suspicious, hurry up, hold on for another half an hour and go back to sleep." The big guy bear is slippery, and he won't come to replace him at this time. ”

As soon as the words fell, a rustling sound came, and the team leader just wanted to say something, when he saw more than a dozen people rushing out of the grass.

"Hurry up, rush in" With the arrival of Zhang Xianzhong, the patrol team was killed before it could react. Who came to the head of the team blew the bamboo whistle hanging around his neck, but Zhang Xianzhong's people came too fast. They stormed the makeshift camp and set fires everywhere, which soon burned to the ground.

Zhang Xianzhong carried a big knife, stroked his beard, and walked in the middle first. With a big hand, he looked up to the sky and smiled, "Brothers, it's time to eat meat, kill it with me!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong served in the army in Suide in his early years, and he had some of his own troops, and these people were fierce, even compared with the soldiers and horses under Li Zicheng. This group of people slaughtered into the camp, and they cooperated quite skillfully, each leading the team to touch in different directions, creating momentum while killing. For a while, the whole camp was full of fire, and there were sounds of fighting everywhere, as if thousands of troops were coming.

As the time approached, many of the soldiers had already rested. When the thieves entered, the soldiers in the outer tents did not have time to come out, so they were hacked to death in the barracks.

Du Hong ran out in a panic, seeing the situation in the camp, his head was buzzing, he grabbed a chaotic soldier, and shouted: "What's going on ahead? Don't run around, give Ben will go back, who will ..... again"

"Lord Commander, it's the thieves who have killed them, there are a lot of thieves, the leader is the Yellow Tiger, the brothers in front can't stop it, the general soldiers are retreating quickly, it's too late" The rebels broke free from Du Hong's hand and continued to run back. In northern Shaanxi, Zhang Xianzhong can be said to be a famous murderer, this person is murderous, bloodthirsty and manic. In half a year, Zhang Xianzhong has killed many people, and he can't count them, and his murderous reputation chased Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng.

In recent years, the peasant army has called these three people "three kings", the eldest king Zhang Dashou, the second king Zhang Cunmeng, and the third king Zhang Xianzhong. The officers and soldiers were not afraid of Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng, but they were afraid of running into Zhang Xianzhong.

Du Hong didn't know the situation in the northwest, and when he saw that the little soldier continued to escape, he trembled with anger, and reached out to touch the knife on his waist, "Bastard, Lao Tzu killed you....."

As soon as he tried to catch up, he heard a familiar voice getting closer and closer, and the voice was full of fear and panic. Looking up, I saw Lin Chen running over with his hair scattered, the other party was covered in blood, and his armor was also tattered, "General Du, go quickly, Zhang Xianzhong is very fierce, the camp can't be saved......"

"Haha, where to run" Before Du Hong could reply, a roar came from a distance, and then a burly man with a fluttering beard led people to pounce. Du Hong was furious, grabbed his saber and rushed forward, "The thief is rampant, Lao Tzu chopped you." ”

Zhang Xianzhong did not retreat but advanced, his face was overjoyed, "It's a good time!" As he spoke, Zhang Xianzhong and Du Hong collided together, striking each other, sparks splashed, after a move, Zhang Xianzhong's expression was as usual, but Du Hong's face rose to the color of pig liver, and the hand holding the knife trembled slightly. Du Hong was completely panicked, if he continued to fight, he would have to be hacked to death.

Lin Chen scolded in his heart, but if Du Hong really died here, even if he left Mengjiayu alive, it would not end well, so he had to bring someone back to save Du Hong. Lin Chen held two knives in his hand and stopped in front of Zhang Xianzhong, and his own soldiers rushed up, and finally snatched Du Hong back. Du Hong, who had picked up a life, finally recognized the reality and fled outside with Lin Chen.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't pay much price, and easily occupied Mengjiayu, which even he didn't expect. I have to say that Zhang Xianzhong has a good life, and he met Du Hong, who can't fight, but if he changes people, he will not easily give Meng Jiayu to Zhang Xianzhong, even if he withdraws, he should destroy the materials.

After running away all night, I came to Mengjiayu, and when I looked west from the town, I could still see the faint firelight from Mengjiayu. Du Hong sat on the ground with his butt and kept panting, what can I do, I brought people to get merit, but I didn't get the merit, but I was defeated, and the soldiers were defeated.

Du Hong wanted to hide it, at least think of a reasonable reason to get over the matter, but Tiemo and Man Gui would not give him this chance. Meng Jiayu was newly defeated, and the Xuanfu and Datong Mansions immediately sent two official documents to the capital.

In the official documents, Man Gui scolded Du Hong, saying that Du Hong disregarded dissuasion and did not remember the friendship of his colleagues, and arbitrarily seized other people's defense areas. Now under the light of the enemy, a big defeat must be severely punished.

Tiemo's official document is interesting, and he actually spoke for Du Hong throughout the article. The general meaning is: Du Hong lacks experience in leading troops, he is a newcomer, and he has not handled the relationship between all parties, so it is understandable that he has this defeat, and he asked the court to give him time.

At first glance, it seems to be interceding for Du Hong, but after careful consideration, this content is too damaging, and it is clear that Du Hong is incompetent, a waste, and does not know how to be a person.

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In the capital, in the cabinet room, Qian Qianyi and Cheng Jiming sat opposite each other with gloomy faces, and there was an official document in the middle. In short, the six adults are angry enough. Tiemo damaged Du Hong like that, Du Hong is such a waste, wouldn't the person who chose Du Hong to go to Xuanfu have no eyes? This iron ink, scolding people without spitting dirty words, simply makes you can't find a place to vent if you want to.

"This Du Hong is really disappointing, and he has repeatedly told him to have a good relationship and not mess around. It's good that he just arrived in Xuanfu a few days ago, so he dragged people to fight the rogues, but he didn't eat the fox meat and caused a commotion" Qian Qianyi couldn't wait to slap Du Hong twice, this guy simply went to Xuanfu to cause trouble.

Cheng Jiming waved his hand and sighed: "Du Hong can't be blamed for this matter, Du Hong is also a good intention." This time in Mengjiayu, Datong Mansion and Xuanfu did not react at all, and it was clear that they were just watching the excitement. ”

Zhou Tingru squinted his eyes and pouted lightly. Isn't the reaction of Xuanfu and Datong Mansion normal? What is Du Hong going to do, everyone knows that in this case, expect Man Gui and Tiemo to provide Du Hong with help within their ability? Xuanfu and Datong Mansion did not stumble, and Du Hong should burn high incense.

Some of the elders in the cabinet are used to being powerful and unreasonable. Before the Yining War, before the battle was fought, it stumbled on others. When it was Du Hong's turn, it was a high-sounding justice. Sure enough, only the state officials were allowed to set fires, and the people were not allowed to light lamps.

The next day, the discussion was really about Meng Jiayu, Chongzhen intended to arrest Du Hong back for questioning, and Du Hong of the province shared power in Xuanfu. But as soon as Chongzhen revealed this meaning, Cheng Jiming and the others stood up to speak for Du Hong together.

"Your Majesty, when Du Hong first arrived, he lacked understanding of northern Shaanxi, and it is understandable that he had this defeat. There is a way that victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, if it is a crime in a war, won't everyone in the border army carry a burden, how will they fight in the future? ”

Qian Qianyi echoed: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Lord Cheng said is reasonable, and this time he can give a slight punishment to set an example." Now that the civil turmoil in northern Shaanxi is getting bigger and bigger, it is the time to employ people, please think twice......"

Zhu Youzhen held the dragon chair with both hands, and smiled at the corner of his mouth. Watching these people scramble to speak for Du Hong, I really don't know whether to be happy or angry.

Soon, the court's handling opinions were issued. Du Hong was fined three years for improper command because of the incident of Meng Jiayu to set an example.

When the news was conveyed below, Man Gui scolded shamelessly and was fined for three years, what kind of punishment is this? How many of those who climbed to Du Hong's position lived on the imperial court? This punishment is equal to nothing. Man Gui is like this, and Chen Qiyu, who is in Xi'an Mansion, is also a little unbearable, and this time the favoritism is too much. In the first battle of Mengjiayu, more than 2,000 people were killed and wounded, and he was only fined for three years, what did this make the people below think?

But then, the Xuan Mansion and the Datong Mansion no longer have the heart to dwell on this trivial matter. Because Zhang Xianzhong, who occupied Mengjiayu, did not retreat as everyone expected, but attacked Fugu to the north. Zhang Xianzhong's move directly led to tension in the entire northwest.