The smell of blood was in the air.

A row of steel knives swung down, rolling down countless heads.

These are the elites of the Eight Banners, and among them are Baylor like Bolo.

Zhang Dingguo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The revenge of the father-in-law is avenged.

He ordered someone to cut off the heads of Bolo and the others and take them away, and retreated before the Ming army arrived.

On the way to retreat, many Western soldiers still felt uncomfortable.

A personal soldier gritted his teeth and asked, "General, why did you let go of Hong Chengchou's old dog?" ”

Zhang Dingguo raised his eyebrows and said, "Who told you that I let him go." ”

"The general obviously said to Hong Chengchou personally, nominally he is dead, but he is fake death, you will not interfere wherever he goes!"

The soldier said with a stiff neck.

"Hmph, that's just my perfunctory words. That old dog did such an atrocity to my Great Western Army, how could I let him go. ”

Zhang Dingguo said calmly.

"Ah, my subordinates don't understand, you obviously let him go."

The pro-soldier looked dazed.

"I've sent someone to follow me to make sure I can take the old dog's life."

"The subordinates don't understand... In that case, why did the general make such a move? ”

Isn't this taking off your pants and farting?

Zhang Dingguo shook his head and sighed: "What I said to Hong Chengchou is half true and half false. It's really that I'm really worried that Mingting will become bigger because of this. The fake thing is that I didn't let Hong Chengchou fake his death, but let him really die. As for why you say it's going to be too much... That's going to be a game. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said: "If I directly kill Hong Chengchou, the Qing court will inevitably be greatly shaken. At that time, their attack on Sichuan will inevitably stop, and the entire Shaanxi side will be on the defensive. In this case, the Great Western Army really has no chance. But Hong Chengchou must die again, so I have to create a false impression that Hong Chengchou took advantage of the chaos to escape. ”

The soldier only felt that the more he listened, the more confused he became, and scratched his head and said, "General, I still don't understand." ”

"Let's put it this way. If you were Dolgon, what would you think after learning that the Qing army had suffered a crushing defeat in Sichuan and that the commanders were all in different places? Do you still want a governor like Hong Chengchou to die? ”

"Of course not."

The pro-soldier blurted out.

"That's it. So whether Hong Chengchou is dead or not, he is not dead in Dolgon. ”

"Ah, didn't the general say that he had already sent someone to follow Hong Chengchou and ensure that he would take his life?"

"Yes, I did this for the Ming army. After all, they were not far away, and they would definitely be able to see Hong Chengchou fleeing. ”

Zhang Dingguo took a deep breath and said, "So as long as I don't say it, no one will know that Hong Chengchou is dead." I don't say it, the Ming army doesn't know about it, and the Qing army won't say it. Do you say this is interesting. ”

Zhang Dingguo sneered and said: "People will always let others see the part they want them to see, and the part they don't want them to see will always be pitch black." ”

"The general means that you played a play with them? On the surface, Hong Chengchou escaped, but he was actually dead. But in the eyes of the world, Hong Chengchou is not dead..."

The soldiers had faintly realized what Zhang Dingguo meant, and their eyes were shining.

"Yes, the Manchu Qing Dynasty needs Hong Chengchou's banner to support the row, so I'll let him support it. I myself would like to see the Ming court and the Qing court fight you back and forth, but there is a premise, Hong Chengchou must die. As long as he's dead, you can play whatever you want me to cooperate. ”

"But in this case, General, you may be blamed by many unwitting people."

After listening to Zhang Dingguo's analysis, the soldiers felt a little distressed about their general.

"It is impossible to be a man and everything goes well, I just want to have a clear conscience."

Zhang Dingguo smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, when the person I sent takes Hong Chengchou's head, I will explain the cause and effect of this matter to the brothers in the whole army." I don't care what people around me think. But one thing is certain, that is, they don't know if I deliberately let Hong Chengchou go. Perhaps the Qing court hoped that Hong Chengchou would take the initiative to break through. In this way, they can save some face when they publicize it. ”

The soldier scratched his head and said, "That's just as well." ”

"The situation of the Great Western Army is already very difficult, and we can only survive in the cracks if we want to survive. It's nothing, but we still have something to hold onto. ”

Zhang Dingguo clenched his fists and said resolutely.

"General... I blamed you for it. ”

The soldier bowed his head in shame.

"You'd better have made the truth clear to the brothers earlier. Otherwise, I am afraid that the brothers will also misunderstand you with me. ”

The soldier swallowed a mouthful of spit and continued: "You have already paid so much, there is no need to bear these blames that you should not bear." ”

Zhang Dingguo shook his head and said, "These are what I should bear." Sometimes I think that it was because I was not resolute enough that my stepfather was attacked. It was because of my mistake that I caused the tragedy of Boryeong. Everything I do today is paying off my debts. In this way, it seems that I have been subjected to some questioning and abuse, and it is nothing. ”

Zhang Dingguo held the horsewhip in one hand and pointed into the distance.

"Chengdu definitely can't stay any longer. Let's go in the direction of Jianchang first, and then plan for the rest when we settle down. ”

"Yes!"

The pro-soldier replied loudly, unconsciously straightening his waist.

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"It's dangerous, it's dangerous."

Hong Chengchou gasped for breath, turned over and dismounted, came to a stream and squatted.

He took a handful of water and washed his face, and suddenly felt a lot refreshed.

Just now, he really thought that he was in a catastrophe, but he didn't expect to escape with a pair of three-inch incorruptible tongues.

That Zhang Dingguo is no more than Erer.

As for what to do next, he has already thought about it, and he will go back to Hanzhong first and report the situation to Prince Ying.

With his qualifications, he should be able to save his life.

Anyway, Bolo will definitely die, and all the blame for the defeat will be put on Bolo.

Dead people don't open their mouths to defend themselves, and this must be put to good use.

Hong Chengchou felt that his mouth was a little dry after running for so long, so he took a few handfuls of water and drank some water.

Just as he was about to fill the water bladder, he suddenly felt a chill in his vest.

"Uh..."

A sharp pain ensued, and Hong Chengchou fell to the ground.

A moment later, a soldier of the Western Army jumped up to Hong Chengchou and scolded: "You old dog, you can really run." We, Lao Tzu, have been following you for so long, and finally found a chance to start. Let's not be verbose, hurry up and send you on the road, so that we can restore the general's life. ”

"No, no, General Zhang promised to let me go... You can't..."

"Poof, you really mean it. The general, that's acting. You old dog has killed so many soldiers of the Great Western Army, and you still think you can survive? ”

The Western soldier laughed wildly and slashed at Hong Chengchou's neck with a knife.

Blood flew and rolled off a big head.

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