Chapter 152: Pursuing the Rebels
Wu Sangui slashed off Tong Guoyuan's left arm with a knife, and also completely crushed the morale of the rebels.
Tong Tuyuan endured great pain and fled, and the rest of the rebel soldiers had no intention of fighting, and followed him to the north in a chaotic manner.
Wu Sangui didn't chase anymore, and came to Zhu Youzhen on a horse, instructed the soldiers to take out the rags in his mouth, and asked coldly: "Hey, do you know where His Royal Highness King Xin is now?" ”
Zhu Youzhen greedily took a few breaths of fresh air, and wanted to thank the life-saving benefactor in front of him. But just now I heard him report his name "Wu Sangui", and suddenly realized that this is not the super traitor a few years later? So he immediately lowered his face and said angrily: "Blind your dog's eyes?" Am I not the king of Zhu Youzhen? ”
"Hahahaha!" Wu Sangui suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and the surrounding Ming troops also laughed.
Zhu Youzhen was so laughed that he was furious, and shouted loudly: "What are you laughing at!" ”
Wu Sangui stopped laughing and shouted: "You are a poor man, you dare to pretend to be His Royal Highness King Xin!" ”
Zhu Youzhen looked down in surprise, only to find that his bright yellow robe had been torn one by one, thinking that when he was running wild in the jungle before, he was hung by the dense pine branches. Later, he rolled through the snow, which was covered with blood, and hit his head against a tree, and his face was covered with blood, and he was so embarrassed that he could no longer see his original appearance.
Zhu Youzhen was immediately embarrassed and wanted to find something that could prove his identity. But his hands and feet were still tied, and he couldn't move if he wanted to; Second, he didn't have anything like a seal on him, and he really couldn't prove that he was the king of letters. He had to shout: "I am really Zhu Youzhen!" If you don't believe me, take me back to Qiantun and ask for it! ”
Wu Sangui sneered and said, "You bold fanatic, you are still quibbling and delaying the time of this general!" Someone, kill this guy, and continue the pursuit of the rebels! ”
A soldier next to him answered, and immediately raised a bright big knife, and slashed at Zhu Youzhen's neck with a single sword.
Zhu Youzhen had to close his eyes, thinking that Wu Sangui, you bastard, actually took your brother's life earlier than normal history! Even if my brother is a ghost, he will never let you go, a big traitor!
At this moment, a cold arrow suddenly shot in the distance, as fast as a meteor and as fast as lightning, right in the middle of the big knife raised high.
Just listened to the sound of "Zheng", this big knife made of stainless steel was actually cut in two by this sharp arrow! The soldier only felt a strange force coming from the blade, and the tiger's mouth was in great pain, and he couldn't hold it anymore, so he took the broken knife out of his hand and fell in front of Zhu Youzhen.
Wu Sangui was taken aback, and when he turned around sharply, a fast horse from far and near, had already rushed over like a whirlwind, and the man on the horse shouted loudly as he ran: "Stop!" Who would dare to hurt King Shin! ”
Wu Sangui looked at it fixedly, and couldn't help but shout: "Uncle! ”
The person who came didn't answer, galloped over and rolled the saddle and fell off the horse, first untied the rope on Zhu Youzhen's body, and then bowed and said: "The last general Zu Dashou is late to save the car, ask His Highness for forgiveness!" ”
Zhu Youzhen suddenly realized in his heart that Zu Dashou was Wu Sangui's uncle. It seems that most of the generals in Liaodong are not only from the Li family, but also have nepotism, no wonder they are all prosperous. In the long run, this army will soon become the Li family's private army!
Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, after all, he saved himself, and Zhu Youzhen was not too much to blame. Therefore, I had to hold Zu Dashou up with both hands and said: "The general has the grace to save my life, what a crime!" ”
At this time, the "iron head" Wu Sangui was also dumbfounded, and hurriedly dismounted and knelt behind Zu Dashou, shaking all over, unable to even say a word, without the majestic majesty just now.
Zu Dashou thought of this nephew at this time, and couldn't help but be furious, kicked him into a somersault, and said again: "It's not a good thing!" I called you to come to the rescue, why didn't you ask clearly, and almost injured Your Highness by mistake? ”
Wu Sangui was so frightened that he didn't dare to hide, but he kowtowed again and again: "Your Highness spares your life, and your uncle spares your life!" The young general really didn't know His Highness, so there was a misunderstanding! ”
Zu Dashou slapped Wu Sangui a few times in a row, making his face swollen, and then turned to Zhu You and said: "Your Highness, this is the little nephew Wu Sangui, he is the son of Wu Xiang of the garrison, and now he is the general of the army, and he can be regarded as a great general." This time, he had just rushed back from his ancestral hometown to seize the affection, and happened to encounter the Qiantun mutiny, and he did not even enter the city, so he pursued the rebels to this point. Because I have never seen His Highness, I have such an abrupt move..."
Zhu Youzhen listened to Zu Dashou's introduction, thinking that he was excusing Wu Sangui with every sentence. It's no wonder that Zu Dashou is Wu Sangui's uncle, breaking bones and tendons, counting on him to kill Wu Sangui, of course, it is impossible.
But after thinking about it, this Wu Sangui did come to save himself, but he was too reckless. If he hadn't arrived in time, even if the rebels didn't kill themselves, they would have immediately pulled out and given themselves to the Jurchens, and the consequences would have been unimaginable.
And although Wu Sangui has been stinking for thousands of years in history, in this time and space, these things have not happened after all. It is not very reasonable to be angry with him because of something that has not yet happened, and no one will believe him when he says it. If you insist on punishing Wu Sangui, you will have a reputation of revenge, and the gains will outweigh the losses.
After thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen's face finally turned from gloomy to sunny and said: "Since it was a misunderstanding, this king has nothing to do, and General Zu doesn't have to punish General Wu." At present, the rebels have not fled far, and the top priority is to hurry up and pursue! ”
Zu Dashou hurriedly smiled and said: "Your Highness, you should go back to Qiantun to rest first, and the last general will chase after you." ”
"No way!" Zhu Youzhen said categorically, "This king must chase it in person!" I have to kill that Tong Tuyuan with my own hands to avenge those villagers who died tragically! ”
As he spoke, he hurried around the village. Most of the women who were brutally abused had been ravaged to death, and only a few had not yet died, and their eyes were dull and dying. Seeing this scene, Zhu Youzhen was even more angry, and let out a long howl in pain, but he couldn't dispel his anger!
Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui still wanted to persuade, but Zhu Youzhen stared at his blood-red eyes and roared: "Don't stop me!" Whoever stops me will kill him! ”
Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui looked at each other, thinking that it was really insignificant for the two countries to fight each other, kill people, and kill dozens of villagers. But if King Xin is folded in because of this, then there will be no way to explain, so he still hesitates, so he finds an excuse to persuade: "But Your Highness, we only have a few dozen people now, but the rebels have hundreds of people, and I don't know if there are Tartars in front of us..."
While a few people were talking, hundreds of Ming cavalry rushed to the mountain village, led by the garrison He Kegang.
It turned out that Zu Dashou led his troops back to Qiantun, and when he learned that Zhu Youzhen was robbed by the rebels, he chased west in a hurry, leaving his subordinates far behind.
After walking not far away, he happened to meet Wu Sangui who had returned to the camp, and then he found that he was alone, so he asked Wu Sangui to lead his subordinates to pursue first, and he stayed and waited for the large army. But he was impatient by nature, and after waiting for a while, he couldn't wait any longer, and still chased after him alone. It was Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou, and He Kegang who came one after another.
Zhu Youzhen saw that there were people and horses again, his spirits were greatly lifted, and he said in an undoubted tone: "Just now, General Wu dared to fight against nearly 1,000 people of the rebels with dozens of horsemen, and now we have more horses than the rebels, what else dare not chase?" Don't talk nonsense, immediately follow this king! ”
As he spoke, he snatched a war horse, turned over and rode on, and chased after him first.
Zu Dashou and the others had no choice but to call the soldiers to follow them, and at the same time sent someone to send a letter to Yuan Chonghuan in Qiantun, but they couldn't stop complaining in their hearts. The secret path was just to rescue King Xin, even if it was one person and one ride, he had to be hard-headed. Moreover, at that time, the rebels' defense was lax, and I was secretly aware of the enemy, so I was able to succeed in one blow.
Now that the situation has changed, King Shin has been rescued, and this mission has been successfully completed, so why bother to pursue the rebels in one fell swoop many times? And if you go any further, you will soon enter the sphere of influence of the Jurchens. The enemy situation is unknown, and the lone army is deep, in case it falls into the encirclement of the Tartars, it will be a chicken and egg fight, and the game will be completely over.
But Zhu Youzhen didn't care about this, he just gritted his teeth, held back his tears, and galloped desperately! He had forgotten his identity, and he had forgotten that he had no combat strength at all, and he only knew that those rebels had done so many hurtful things, and they had to be severely punished, so that they could not live for a single moment!
These hundreds of cavalry troops galloped north for dozens of miles, and finally gradually caught up with the rebels.
At this time, the rebels were at the end of their crossbows, and they were all exhausted. Especially the main general Tong Tuyuan, his left arm was cut off by Wu Sangui, although he was temporarily bandaged with a cloth, after all, he lost too much blood and couldn't support it for a long time.
Hearing the sound of horses' hooves in the rear, and the pursuers approaching, Tong Tuyuan knew that it was difficult to get out, so he simply reined in his horse and shouted: "Brothers! Fight to the death with them! ”
But at this time, the rebels are like lost dogs, how can they still have the heart to fight? Only a dozen of the Tong family's own soldiers who were desperate for him stayed, and the rest still rushed forward.
Tong Tu saw that no one obeyed his orders, and he regretted it in his heart, and he wanted to turn his horse and run away, but it was too late.
At this moment, Zhu Youzhen had already rushed over with a flying horse, and roared hoarsely as he rushed: "Tong Tuyuan! You dog traitor, take your life! ”
Tong Tu saw that the person who came was Zhu Youzhen, and he was overjoyed, thinking that this king of letters must have entered the water in his brain, and he actually took the initiative to send it to the door! Although he is missing an arm, as long as he kills Zhu Youzhen, this deal will still make a lot of money!
Thinking of this, he drew the saber on his body, clamped the horse's belly between his legs, laughed fiercely, and rushed towards Zhu Youzhen's mount.
Seeing that the distance between the two horses was getting closer and closer, Tong Tuyuan raised his long sword high and was about to swing his arm to cut it down, but he felt that his head was hot, and then he heard a "bang" in his ears, and he didn't know anything.