There was a mutiny in Qiantun, Zhu Youzhen was mixed in the chaos, and before he could pull out his gun, he was kicked to the ground by the rebel soldiers behind him and tied his hands behind his back.

But Yuan Chonghuan's Chinese army, as well as other officers and soldiers in the city, did not know that Zhu Youzhen had been captured by the rebels. At this time, the sound of killing in the city was everywhere, and there were swords and swords everywhere. Due to the fierce attack of the rebels surrounding Yuan Chonghuan's Tutai, the other officers and troops lost their command and had to fight on their own, and the scene was simply chaotic.

But the rebels were already small in number, and they were used to being arrogant on weekdays, so they didn't train much at all. And Yuan Chonghuan's Chinese army had all followed Sun Chengzong before, and they were all elites selected from each battalion. Relying on the topography of the platform, they were condescending, and the rebels came up and chopped one by one, and in an instant, they had killed a river of blood around the platform.

As time passed, the momentum of the rebel onslaught fell, and the tide of the battle changed. Seeing that they could not attack Tutai, the rebels turned to the four city gates, trying to control the main road out of the city first.

However, after Yuan Chonghuan relieved the predicament, he immediately organized the chaotic officers and troops, divided the troops into four routes, and tightly blocked the road leading to the city gate. And at the front of the line of pikemen to prevent the rebels from close combat.

At this time, the rebels were disorganized, and in the narrow alleys of the city, they could not form any formation, but just blindly rushed forward. But the soldiers who rushed ahead encountered the pikemen, and the swords in their hands could not reach them at all, so they had to retreat one after another. However, the soldiers in the back could not see the situation in front of them, and continued to crowd forward. For a time, people turned on their backs, trampled on each other, and there were countless casualties.

Seeing this, Yuan Chonghuan ordered four teams of men and horses to advance and squeeze the rebels towards the center of the city. In just over half an hour, most of the rebels had been killed, and the rest had fought and retreated, and they were about to be wiped out in the city.

The one who recognized Zhu Youzhen and caught him was Tong Tuyuan, the son of Tong Yanghao. Tong Yanghao is dead, and the rebels have taken him for granted. At this time, Tong Tu saw that the battle situation was unfavorable, and if he didn't rush out of the city, he would be made dumplings, so he immediately shouted: "Get on the horse!" Follow me through the West Gate! ”

It turned out that the horses of the battalions were all circled in the stables in the center of the city. This came to cheapen these rebels, and they turned over their horses one after another, whipped their hooves, and rushed to the west gate with Tong Tuyuan desperately. Zhu Youzhen was also helped onto a horse, tied back to back with a rebel sergeant, and involuntarily followed.

Although the other officers and soldiers had the upper hand just now, once the rebels got on their horses, they could not stop them. The pikemen in the front line were more than enough to deal with the rebel infantry armed with short weapons; But at this time, the cavalry charged, and before the tip of their spear touched the war horse, the opponent's mount had already risen into the air, crossed the gun forest, and smashed directly into the formation, and suddenly rushed the defensive formation to pieces.

And the cavalry team that followed roared by, like an unstoppable torrent, the officers and soldiers died next to each other, and they died when they touched it, how dare they block the car with their mantis arms?

In this way, like a sharp spear, the rebels pierced the encirclement at once, rushed out of the city gate with a bang, and fled in defeat into the mountains outside the city.

Yuan Chonghuan led his Chinese army and followed closely behind. Seeing that most of the rebels had already left the city, and that only a small team was still left behind, he was so anxious that he shouted: "Release the arrows, release the arrows quickly!" ”

But someone with sharp eyes pointed ahead and shouted in a trembling voice: "You can't release arrows!" Isn't the one tied to the horse's back His Royal Highness the King? ”

Yuan Chonghuan fixed his eyes and saw that it was Zhu Youzhen, and suddenly it was like five thunderbolts, his eyes were dark, and he fell to the ground with his back facing the sky.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the official army, the last small group of rebels also broke out and disappeared into the vast night.

By the time Zu Dashou and other generals hurriedly led the army back to the city, the rebels had gone far away.

It turned out that after the army was stationed in Qiantun, Zu Dashou was anxious to go to Ningyuan, so he led a small group of cavalry to explore the road first, and ordered the generals of each battalion to be stationed near Qiantun to protect Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, and Yuan Chonghuan, the supervising army, and not to act rashly.

Some generals felt that Zu Dashou, as the main general, should stay in the city and let other generals go. Kezu Dashou is proud of his strong martial arts, his horse is fast and fast, and he insists on not listening, so he must go by himself to rest assured.

Therefore, when there was great confusion in the city, the battalions were miles away. When they heard the sound of the fighting, they rushed with their troops, and the rebels had already driven their horses out of the city and left in the dust.

When Zu Dashou got the urgent report and rushed back to the city in a hurry, Yuan Chonghuan also woke up, stared straight at the west, and only popped out two words after a while: "It's over!" ”

Zu Dashou asked the reason for the beginning and the end, and his face suddenly became like ashes. The loss of the vassal king is a more serious sin than the defeat and loss of land! Besides, Zhu Youzhen is not an ordinary vassal king, he is on behalf of the Son of Heaven! If it is really sent to Nurhachi by the rebels, it will be another change in the civil fort!

But Zu Dashou has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, after all, he is calmer than Yuan Chonghuan. He hurriedly said to Yuan Chonghuan: "My lord, the rebels have just left for a long time, and they are fleeing westward, and they can't run too far. The last general will lead his troops to chase after him, and he must snatch King Xin back! ”

Yuan Chonghuan also regained his senses a little at this time, and said in a loud voice: "Chase, chase, chase, go and chase!! ”

At the same time, Zhu Youzhen was being carried by the rebels, galloping through the mountains west of Qiantun, and it didn't take long for him to crash into the undulating Songling Mountains.

This Songling Mountain Range is the remnant vein of the Great Khing'an Mountains, which is trending northeast and southwest, about 100 miles wide, separating the narrow western Liaoning corridor from the vast Mongolian steppe. The mountains are full of larch and sylvestris pines, hence the name. At this time, the black branches of the pine trees on the mountain are covered with thick snow, which has a unique northern style.

But Zhu Youzhen was in no mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery at this time, only to hear the wind whirring in his ears, and the front behind him gradually moved away, until he was blocked by the mountain and could no longer be seen.

At this time, he had a heart-to-heart connection with Yuan Chonghuan, and he only thought of two words: It's over!

Tong Tuyuan galloped wildly for a while, and when he saw that there were no pursuers chasing him for the time being, he stopped the whole army, gathered the remnants, and counted the number of people.

This inventory found that the whole battalion of 3,000 people remained, and now only seven or eight hundred remained. Since the founding of the country, the Ming army has implemented the military household system, and those who serve as soldiers have been soldiers for generations. Military households often intermarry with each other. Therefore, more than half of the soldiers in this battalion are surnamed Tong, and the rest who are not surnamed Tong are also related to the Tong family.

After this scuffle, the main general Tong Yanghao was beheaded, and more than two-thirds of the soldiers in the battalion were lost. And once the mutiny, the families in the rear will definitely suffer, so everyone weeps bitterly.

Tong Tuyuan also stared at the blood-red eyes, and yelled: "Don't cry, listen to me!" Ladies and gentlemen, I can't hide it, that letter is true! The ancestor really planned to abandon the darkness and lead everyone to defect to the Jurchens! It's a pity that he was discovered by Yuan Chonghuan, a dog official, and killed his father's life! ”

When everyone was in an uproar, Tong Tuyuan continued to say loudly: "Don't mess up, everyone! You say, what's so good about us being Ming Army! If you can't eat or drink, you can't fight a battle and lose a battle, no one knows if you will have a head tomorrow! And the Jurchens have established the Dajin Kingdom, and they have been appointed by Nurhachi as the Khan of Heaven, and now we are going to defect, that is the founding hero! Now that we're missing something, we can double it all up when the time comes! ”

These rebels have no way out, and many of Tong Yanghao's relatives have been holding Tong Yanghao and letting him learn from Tong Yanghao's true rebellion. At this time, they were encouraged by Tong Tuyuan, and they wiped away their tears and shouted: "We all listen to General Tong!" Go to the Great Golden Country! ”

Tong Tu saw that everyone was obeying the order, and said with great joy: "Right now, we have a treasure, which happens to be a gift for us to meet the Great Khan!" ”

As he spoke, he pulled Zhu Youzhen, who was tied up strongly, and said with a cruel smile: "He is Zhu Youzhen, the king of Damingxin!" As long as we dedicate him to the Great Khan, we have made a great achievement, and we will enjoy endless glory and wealth! ”

"Whew!" Zhu Youzhen also knew that he would definitely die at this time, so he became furious, spit out Tong Tuyuan's saliva, and scolded bitterly: "You dog traitor, if you have the ability, kill your grandfather now!" ”

Tong Tuyuan was furious, and his backhand was a slap in the face, and Zhu Youzhen was so drawn that the golden lamp in front of him was bursting, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding, and he couldn't say a word.

"You still think you're the prince?" Tong Tuyuan wiped his face and said hatefully: "Want to die? It's not that easy! You are the cornucopia of our Tong family, how can I let you die? Come on, plug his mouth for me, don't let him bite his tongue and kill himself! ”

At the sound of an order, a junior colonel immediately came over, stuffed a dirty rag into Zhu Youzhen's mouth, and tied it with hemp rope from the outside. Zhu Youzhen was so angry that he almost stared out of his eyes, but he could only make a "woo" sound from his throat, and he couldn't scold a word.

Tong Tu saw that Zhu Youzhen was still struggling desperately, extremely dishonest, and punched him in the lower abdomen.

Zhu Youzhen only felt a huge pain in his abdomen, and involuntarily bent down.

Tong Tuyuan took the opportunity to kick his leg from behind, kicked Zhu Youzhen to his knees, and laughed: "In the past, you were the prince, and I had to kneel down when I saw you." It's good now, we're the other way around! ”

Zhu Youzhen just struggled to get up, Tong Tuyuan stepped on his head, as heavy as a thousand pounds, so that he couldn't get up, and finally fell to the ground, tears of humiliation burst out!

And Tong Tuyuan refused to stop, pinched Zhu Youzhen's ear with his hand, lifted him up alive, and laughed at the rebels: "See, the prince is crying, this pus!" ”

These rebels have now been freed, throwing the last shred of humanity out of the clouds. Seeing this scene, everyone slapped their palms and laughed wildly.

In the midst of laughter, Tong Tuyuan approached Zhu Youzhen's ear and whispered ill-willedly: "My little prince, are you crying now?" Tell you, in the hands of the Jurchens, it is better to live than to die! You just keep the tears in your eyes, and then you can cry slowly! ”

At this time, a small colonel came to report: "General, there is a small mountain village ahead!" ”

Only then did Tong Tuyuan let go of his hand and said viciously: "Brothers! After so many days in Shanhaiguan, everyone can't even eat enough, and they are all suffocated! Let's rush into the village now and have a good tooth sacrifice! ”