Chapter 147: The Storm Rises Again
Zu Dashou was shocked in his heart, he knew that Mo Li and He Kegang had a good relationship, and it can be seen from Mo Li's killing of Liu Tianlu last year that He Kegang also cared a lot for Mo Li, and now Mo Li led the army to help, the first thing he asked was not anything else, but He Kegang's whereabouts, which shows the weight of He Kegang in his heart.
At that moment, Zu Dashou's face was very sad, and he choked up: "General Mo, can you ...... him"
"What's wrong with him?" Mo was taken aback, it seems that he is really late?
"But he ...... Dead! Zu Dashou hid his face and said that He Kegang's death, he felt grief from the bottom of his heart, hey, if it wasn't for Zeqing's unscrupulous son...... Where is there so much trouble now? Thinking of this, Zu Dashou couldn't help but resent Zu Zeqing and Zu Kefa.
"What?!" Mo Li couldn't believe this result, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and his eyes were about to fall. I hurried all the way, and what I was most afraid of was that He Kegang was killed by Zu Dashou before he could reach Dalinghe City, but he didn't expect the tragedy to happen!
Wait, was General He really killed by Zu Dashou as in history?
Mo Liyuan opened his eyes, glared at Zu Dashou angrily, and said coldly: "Zu Shuai, how did General He die?" ”
Zu Dashou felt frightened for no reason, but he still calmed down and said: "Dalinghe City has been out of food for more than a month, everything has been eaten, there are people in the army and the people who are eating people to survive, but Kegang has never eaten human flesh, and he does not allow his subordinates to participate in cannibalism, he has been hungry for a long time, and finally fell ill......"
"Are you saying that General He died of illness?" Mo Li didn't believe it.
"Don't worry, listen to me. Ben Shuai occasionally found a little horse meat or something, and sometimes asked someone to send some to Ke Gang, but later I learned that he secretly gave him food to his subordinates every time, but he dragged the sick body and starved, until yesterday, Ben Shuai gave a bowl of broth made of the last bit of horse meat to Ke Gang, and told Xiao Er Zeqing to watch him eat before leaving, but who knows......"
Speaking of this, Zu Dashou coughed a few times, stroked his chest and said: "But who knows that Ke Gang has not eaten for too long, and he has been sick for a long time, his body is very weak, and he is not able to make up for his weakness, and he has been straining that night, just last night...... Alas! It's Ben Shuai who hurt him! If there was still some rice and some porridge and water, it wouldn't be like this! ”
Saying that, Zu Dashou beat his chest and feet, looking distressed, and even tears flowed down, and people who didn't know thought it was him who died.
However, Mo Li felt that something was wrong. He Kegang died last night, and in the early morning, he saw Zu Dale, Zu Zeqing and others in the Jin Bing camp, and depending on the situation, they went to surrender to Jin Bing, so does He Kegang's death have anything to do with them? Could it be that He Kegang was killed by his ancestors because he opposed surrender?
However, he has no conclusive evidence to prove that He Kegang died at the hands of the Zu family, and Zu Dashou is the chief military officer of the Liaodong Forward, and his status and qualifications are higher than his own.
Although Zu Dale, Zu Zeqing and others were captured in Jinying, if they didn't admit it to death, they would have no choice, after all, Zu Dashou and they had not officially surrendered to Jin Bing.
Thinking of this, Mo Li had to endure his grief and said, "Zu Shuai, where is General He now?" The last general wanted to go and see General He. ”
Zu Dashou nodded and said, "Come with me." ”
Zu Dashou, Zhang Cunren, Zu Zepu and others led the way in front, and Moli, Guan Feng, Cao Wenzhao, Ma Jinzhong and others followed towards the city.
Dalinghe City is actually not big, and most of the buildings in the city are built with stone walls and bamboo and wood structures, but at this time, most of the wood of the buildings in the city has been demolished and used for fire. The city is full of decay and desolation, and it feels like a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie.
Zu Dashou and Mo Li and his party came to He Kegang's military tent, and He Kegang was still lying on the bed coldly at this time.
Due to the extreme lack of materials and materials, even the mourning hall was not furnished, and even a white cloth was not covered, but the original thin quilt was used to cover the body.
Because Zu Dashou was preparing to surrender to Houjin, he did not announce the death of He Kegang, and everything was treated as if he did not know, until he had just received a report that reinforcements had come to the city, so he hurried to welcome the army into the city.
Bai Zhicheng, Xiao Yang, Sima Jian and other He Kegang's henchmen knelt in front of He Kegang's bed all night, and everyone felt helpless. Before He Kegang died, he asked them to focus on the overall situation, so that they should not be impulsive, so as not to give the Tartars a chance, which made them feel in a dilemma. Originally, Xiao Yang planned to raise troops to ask Zu Dashou for an explanation, but He Kegang said this, and they didn't know what to do.
I just received a report from the soldiers, saying that reinforcements had entered the city, and it was Moli who led the troops.
Bai Zhicheng and Xiao Yang are both familiar with Mo Li, and when they heard that they were about to go to Mo Li to talk about He Kegang, they were just about to leave, when they heard that Zu Shuai and Mo Li and others were coming here, so they all stood at the door and waited.
"Moli...... Ah, General Mo! You're finally here! Bai Zhicheng and Xiao Yang both stepped forward excitedly and walked straight towards Mo Li, but completely ignored Zu Dashou who was walking in front, which made Zu Dashou suddenly feel furious in his heart, did they know something?
Zu Dashou reluctantly gathered his mind, and said to Bai Zhicheng and Xiao Yang: "General Mo wants to come and see He Zhongjun, what about He Zhongjun?" ”
Xiao Yang glanced at Zu Dashou coldly, and said sadly: "Could it be that Zu Shuai thinks that the Chinese army will leave if he dies!" ”
Zhang Cunren reprimanded: "Xiao Yang, how did you talk to Zu Shuai!" He Zhongjun's death was indeed very unexpected, but Zu Shuai was also very sad, and we were also very sad! ”
"Humph! Is it? Xiao Yang sneered: "Zu Shuai, let's ask you a question, why do you have to put the Chinese army to death?" ”
When Mo Li heard this, his heart suddenly jumped, it seems that He Kegang's dead ancestor Dashou is really inseparable.
"Presumptuous! It's just vexatious! Zu Zepu couldn't help but scolded: "He Zhongjun's death has nothing to do with my father!" ”
Xiao Yang sneered, "Really? But who believes this? That bowl of broth ......"
"That's right, I gave that bowl of broth to Kegang, I didn't expect it to hurt him." Zu Dashou suddenly spoke: "I have to bear some responsibility for Kegang's death, if it weren't for me insisting that he drink that bowl of broth, he wouldn't have ...... However, I really didn't know that he hadn't eaten anything all this time, so he suddenly drank too much broth and his body couldn't stand it......"
"Zu Shuai! Do you dare to say that there are no hands and feet in that bowl of broth! Xiao Yang said angrily. He originally wanted to question Zu Dashou, but he had not made trouble because of He Kegang's entrustment and weak strength.
Now seeing that Mo Li led tens of thousands of troops to fight over, and also beat the Tartar to the point of losing his armor, and he knew that Mo Li and He Kegang had a very good relationship, so now he was not afraid of how Zu Dashou would turn his face. Because, he absolutely believed that Mo Li would help him get justice for Lord Zhongjun.
Sure enough, Mo Li opened his mouth at this time and said, "Zu Shuai, Xiao Yang, what the hell is going on?" How the hell did General Ho die? ”
Zu Dashou had cold sweat on his forehead, and said: "General Mo, didn't Ben Shuai say it, but he hasn't eaten for many days, and his body is too weak, so he can't accept the oil and gas of the broth and frequently diarrhea......
"It can't be! There was still a little bit left in the bowl of broth, and the Chinese army called the lowly to drink it, and as a result, the lowly duty also kept straining, and the lowly duty was not sick, and he was usually taken care of by the Zhongjun lord, and he could drink a little porridge or broth from time to time, if the bowl of broth was okay, it would be impossible for the lowly to have diarrhea! Sima Jian, who had never spoken, also said angrily at this time.
"Presumptuous! Are you saying that Ben Shuai deliberately wanted to kill He Zhongjun! Ben Shuai and He Zhong have the same siblings, and they have been in the same robe for many years, how could Ben Shuai do such a thing! Zu Dashou scolded angrily. Although the two had different ideas, he really didn't think about putting He Kegang to death.
"Humph! That's when you're going to surrender Tartar! The Chinese army has always opposed the surrender of those Tartar minions, so you have decided to kill the Chinese army! Xiao Yang couldn't help but retort.
"Enough is enough! What are you doing here? Do you want to rebel? Zu Dashou was sneering, and reprimanded: "Ben Shuai wants to ask you, what is your intention in arranging Ben Shuai like this?" ”
"Zu Shuai, I don't think they were deliberately choreographed!" Mo Li suddenly said coldly.
"Mr. Mo, what do you mean by that?"
"It's nothing, it's just that I found Ling Gongzi and Ling Di in the Jin Bing Camp as guests! I want to know, what did Zu Shuai send them to find the Huang Taiji Nanu Chief? Mo Li said coldly.
"What?" Zu Dashou was suddenly startled, and immediately panicked.
"Bring people in!" Mo Li shouted.
After a while, a team of personal soldiers brought over five people, including Zu Dale and Zu Zerun, and their heads drooped one by one.
Zu Dashou couldn't help but sink in his heart.
"Zu Shuai, these people are the border generals of the Ming Dynasty, but they went to the Jin camp to discuss and surrender without permission, such behavior, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, what does Zu Shuai think should be handled?" Mo Li said coldly.
"This ...... How dare the dog surrender to the tartar in such a confused way! Ben Shuai just wanted them to sneak out of the city, bypass the encirclement of the Jin soldiers, and go out to find reinforcements...... "Zu Dashou can't admit that he decided to surrender if he was killed."
Mo Li interrupted his speech and sneered, "You still have to quibble!" When General Ben saw them in the Golden Camp, Huang Taiji was ordering people to desperately protect them! In order to surrender the Tartars and live, you actually killed General He alive! Someone! Tie up Zu Dashou for me! ”