Chapter 592, Storm 7
"General, this person is...... It is Miss Tang's younger brother, Tang Hu. [Full text reading. 】”
Bai Qi was also surprised, he knew that Tang Sai'er only had this one younger brother in the world, no matter where he went, the two sisters and brothers were together and depended on each other, why was Tang Hu here this time?
It's just that after a short period of thought, Bai Qi understood that Tang Hu was brought by Zhang Xianzhong, and he took Tang Hu with him to threaten Tang Sai'er.
But now that Tang Hu is dead, dead in the hands of Qin Jun, this is undoubtedly bad news for Tang Sai'er. Bai Qi immediately thought that with Tang Hu's death, Tang Sai'er's plan to return to Qin might change.
He immediately ordered that the news be blocked, and everyone present was not allowed to tell Tang Hu's death, and those who violated the order were immediately beheaded. Later, Bai Qi sent his cronies and soldiers to put Tang Hu's body in a good coffin and bury it outside the city.
After doing this, Bai Qi ordered to leave 500 men and horses to clean up the battlefield, and the rest of the men and horses all drove to Chengdu to chase and kill Zhang Xianzhong in one go.
Bai Qi knew that it was impossible to hide this matter for too long, and once Tang Sai'er learned of her brother's death, she would most likely dispel the idea of returning to Qin, and instead help Zhang Xianzhong and fight against the Qin army with all her might. Be sure to rush to Chengdu and surround Chengdu before she repeats.
At this time, most of Zhang Xianzhong's men and horses were scattered in the mountains, forests and wilderness, and could not be assembled for a while, this was the best opportunity for the Qin army, if all these scattered Western troops fled into Chengdu, it would greatly strengthen the city defense force, and it would not be easy to attack the city at that time.
With an order, tens of thousands of Qin troops began to assemble, and Li Kang led 10,000 forward cavalry to chase Zhang Xianzhong.
Li Kang also knew how Tang Sai'er would react if he heard the news of his brother's death, and he felt guilty for this, why he didn't think of this when he was attacking the city, if an order was passed down in the army that Tang Sai'er's sister and brother should not be killed, it would be much better.
But how could the red-eyed soldiers who killed them on the battlefield know who Tang Sai'er and Tang Hu were? Tang Sai'er said that ordinary women don't go to battle, but Tang Hu, as a general of the Great Western Army, will inevitably become the target of the Qin army's soldiers. There are not many people in the Qin army who have seen Tang Hu, so Tang Hu's death is not surprising.
Besides, Zhang Xianzhong, he led thousands of soldiers, ran wildly, and came straight to Chengdu, along the way, Zhang Xianzhong was still sending people to find Tang Hu, he knew that once Tang Hu was captured by the Qin army, the Qin army would definitely not be killed, and in order to further impress Tang Sai'er, at that time, Tang Sai'er might really have to return to the Qin army.
However, several groups of people were sent to investigate, but they did not get the truth, because they did not dare to enter Mianzhu City, so they could not learn the news of Tang Hu, and only hoped that he would escape.
Zhang Xianzhong's eyes rolled and he had an idea.
He fled all the way back to Chengdu with his men and horses, and when he entered the city, Tang Sai'er got the news, and she was very shocked, because Mianzhu was lost so quickly, which she couldn't have imagined.
It stands to reason that Zhang Xianzhong took more than 20,000 people to defend the city, how could he have to defend it for three or four days, counting the round-trip journey, it would take about seven or eight days before he could return to Chengdu, who knew that he would be defeated so quickly.
Tang Sai'er hurriedly went to inquire, and when Zhang Xianzhong saw Tang Sai'er, he sighed repeatedly: "Prime Minister, my old Zhang can't stand you, your brother ......"
Tang Sai'er's heart shook suddenly: "My brother is ...... What's wrong? ”
Zhang Xianzhong said: "He fought bravely and unfortunately died in the country. ”
When Tang Sai'er heard this, his body went limp, and he immediately fainted.
This is called not caring about things, and caring is chaotic. Tang Sai'er has always been calm and composed, Taishan collapsed in front of her and did not change color, but hearing the news of her brother's death made her heart tremble and unable to control it.
Zhang Xianzhong hurriedly sent the maids to wake Tang Sai'er up, and then stomped his feet again and again, blaming himself.
Tang Sai'er didn't say a word, her face was pale, as if she had changed a person, which made Zhang Xianzhong also scared, and hurriedly sent his own royal car to send Tang Sai'er back to rest.
In fact, he didn't know that Tang Hu was really dead, but he just used these words to deceive Tang Sai'er and arouse her hatred for Qin Jun, so that Tang Sai'er must be determined to fight against Qin Jun.
After sending Tang Sai'er away, Zhang Xianzhong sent the imperial doctor to visit the prime minister's mansion repeatedly.
Soon after, these imperial doctors all came back, saying that Prime Minister Tang was not seriously ill, but was shocked by the bad news, his heart was agitated, and his spirit was atrophied, and he could recover as long as he meditated and recuperated for a few days.
Zhang Xianzhong was on duty, loaded several carts of the best medicinal materials and sent them to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and sent several imperial doctors to live in the mansion in turn to take care of Tang Sai'er.
However, as soon as he finished these things, someone came to report that the Qin army, under the leadership of Bai Qi, had been rushing to Chengdu, and the vanguard was Li Kang, who led tens of thousands of cavalry, and was less than forty miles away from Chengdu.
Zhang Xianzhong heard the news and scolded Li Kang, but after scolding for a while, he stabilized his mind and ordered to immediately collect the defeated troops and prepare for a battle in the city.
This time Zhang Xianzhong is iron-hearted, he wants to defend Chengdu.
Several temporary strategists around him were already a little scared, and they suggested that Zhang Xianzhong abandon Chengdu and go to Chongqing. On the one hand, he was stationed in Chongqing, and on the other hand, he was waiting for Li Dingguo's reinforcements.
But as soon as their words were spoken, Zhang Xianzhong jumped like thunder, and ordered his men to tie these strategists out of the palace, one by one, and cut off their heads.
Several strategists were afraid of death, but they became ghosts first.
Zhang Xianzhong had his own idea of killing them, and he also thought about moving the capital to Chongqing, and it was closer to Li Dingguo, but Zhang Xianzhong understood better that as soon as he left Chengdu, Bai Qi would immediately pounce on him like a wolf that smelled blood, and he sent Li Dang to lead the cavalry as the vanguard, which made this clear.
As long as he leaves Chengdu and can't go to Chongqing, his men and horses will be scattered, and there is only a dead end waiting for him at that time.
So he could only grit his teeth and resist it.
After killing these strategists, Zhang Xianzhong passed on the will, and the whole army went to the city and prepared to fight to the death. If the soldiers and civilians dared to leave Chengdu, the whole family was beheaded.
Chengdu immediately became chaotic, due to the lack of men and horses, the Great Western Army began to catch strong men in the city, forcibly pulled up the city, issued weapons, and participated in the defense of the city. Some families did not let the men out, and the Onishi Army immediately washed the whole family in blood. As a result, the city was filled with cries.
Thousands of men were pulled up to the city, trembling one by one, holding swords and guns, ready to fight to the death with the Qin army.
Compared with the boiling in the city and the crying everywhere, the Prime Minister's Mansion was unusually quiet.
After Tang Sai'er came back, she was bedridden, and the imperial doctors gave her a decoction and asked her to rest. From beginning to end, the Tang Prime Minister did not say a word.