Chapter Ninety-Three: Revenge
"Alive!" Kupilon glanced at Zu Kefa and sneered: "Your ancestral family also took refuge in Liu Cheng? ”
"This-" Zu Kefa's face was slightly red, and he didn't know how to answer, but he heard Suppilon sneer: "Well done, Dolgon, you did the opposite, killed your brother, and ended up betraying your relatives, you deserve it!" ”
"It's not too early, I'll introduce the situation to you!" Ah Gui's voice relieved Zu Kefa's embarrassment, he coughed lowly, and focused his attention on a map in Ah Gui's hand, although the map looked very crude, but it was very detailed, not only the barracks, granaries, arsenals, palaces, six yamen, and urn cities were marked very clearly, but even the palace of the Houjin nobles was located, there were several gates, and how many guards in the palace were clearly marked. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Zu Kefa couldn't help but be secretly surprised when he saw it, but after thinking about it, since he was like a high-ranking general of the Yellow Flag Protector Army, he had defected, and it was estimated that there were not many things that Liu Cheng didn't know about in Houjin. Besides, now that they have changed sides, the more fully prepared they are, the greater their hope of victory, and the more beneficial they will naturally be, thinking of this, Zu Kefa can't help but secretly rejoice.
Soon Ah Gui had finished assigning tasks to the generals, and each of them was given a copy of the Shengjing map, each of which indicated with a red pen the target to be attacked by the assigned person and the route to the target from the east gate. After completing all this, Ah Gui said in a deep voice: "Everyone, in front of you is the nest of Dongyu, as long as you can take this place, you can make great achievements and become famous all over the world, and it is needless to say that wealth and glory are naturally needless to say." But when I said the ugly things ahead, after entering the city, all armies must abide by military law, and must not burn, kill, loot, or violate military law. Lord Jinong ordered me to supervise the armies, and I naturally have to take responsibility, and anyone who takes a penny without permission will be beheaded, do you understand? ”
"Yes, General!" The voices of the crowd were a little low, and it was obvious that Ah Gui's orders were not quite in line with their wishes. Ah Gui also saw the thoughts of the generals, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I, Ah Gui, am also from the army, how can I not know why the soldiers abandoned their wives and insisted on fighting in battle." But now it is not the same as in the past, this place is the lair of the Eastern Captives, and the tens of thousands of people in the city are either the children of their nobles or the hearts of their clansmen. We were only three or four thousand men who could get here, and the brigade was still behind. If we enter the city and indulge the soldiers in looting, first, it will provoke their resistance, and second, the soldiers will be scattered, each with a heart of self-preservation, for fear that we will not even be able to save our lives, and who will we spend any more money? Speaking of this, Ah Gui paused slightly, saw that the faces of his subordinates looked a lot better, and knew that they had listened a lot, before continuing: "Of course, I am not an unreasonable person. Before leaving, Lord Jinong had told me that after the city was broken, the wealth would be divided among the soldiers, and the land and population would belong to him. I'll pat my chest here, I don't want a tael of silver from the treasury of the Shengjing City, and they will all be distributed to the meritorious soldiers, as long as the situation is calm, I will immediately reward the meritorious deeds! ”
"Yes, General!" This time, the generals' tone is much higher. Ah Gui nodded with satisfaction: "Let's go back to the teams, wait for the order!" ”
"Master Zu, I'm going to bother you next!" Looking at the east gate of Shengjing City not far away, Ah Gui nodded to Zu Kefa, perhaps because he was infected by the atmosphere of Fang Cai, Zu Kefa's mood was also a lot higher, he smiled and sang a fat song to Ah Gui: "General, please rest assured, with Lord Kubilong, I will be able to persuade the sixth brother to sacrifice the east gate!" ”
"Okay, if it can be done this time, Master Zu should be the best merit!" Ah Gui smiled, he turned his gaze to Curb Pilon, and saw that the other party's face was like iron, so he didn't speak, but nodded slightly to him. He snorted coldly, kicked the horse hard, and galloped away. Seeing this, Zu Kefa had no choice but to arch his hand to Ah Gui, and then urged the horse to catch up.
The east gate of Shengjing City.
Ever since he let Zu Kefa out of the city, Zu Zeyuan's mood has been very chaotic, guessing the real purpose of his uncle to let Zu Kefa out of the city. The thought of asking Zu Dashou flashed in his mind, but he was immediately rejected by himself - since his uncle was hiding it from him, he must have a reason, and not only did he not get an answer when he ran to ask, but he would also leave a bad impression on the other party. Thinking of this, he was thinking about whether to let the soldiers make him a pot of wine to pass the time, when he heard the soldiers say to himself: "Master General, the Ninth Master is back!" ”
"So fast!" Zu Zeyuan was stunned for a moment, he calculated the time a little, this time was probably enough for Zu Kefa to run back to Zhuangzi outside the city and then come back immediately, seeing that it was to send or take something.
"Master General, the Ninth Master is a little weird!" The soldier hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice.
"Strange? What's weird? ”
"When the ninth master went out, there were only seven horses, but when he came back, there were more than forty horses, and there were several times more people!" The pro-soldier whispered.
"It seems that it is a very important thing, otherwise there is no need for so many people to escort it!" Zu Zeyuan made his own judgment, he patted his own soldier on the shoulder with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Good job, the kid went to the account room to receive a reward of five taels of silver!" ”
"Thank you, Master!" When the soldier heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. Zu Zeyuan smiled and kicked him: "Get out, quickly put down the suspension bridge and let Lao Jiu enter the city!" ”
"Yes!"
When Zukova saw the drawbridge being lowered, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, no matter how sure he was in advance, anything could happen on the battlefield. At this time, he subconsciously turned his head to look at Curb Pilon, only to see that the other party was still that calm, and he couldn't help but have a little admiration in his heart, it was not something ordinary people could do to be so calm before the battle.
"Lao Jiu!" Zu Zeyuan stood by the city gate and asked Zu Kefa with a smile: "What did you bring back to make such a big battle?" I said earlier, I would have allocated fifty personal soldiers to you, they are all top heroes, and thousands of people can't get into you! ”
"What's up? I didn't get anything! ”
Seeing his cousin's appearance, Zu Zeyuan showed a unique smile on his face that had already seen through the opponent's hole card gambler: "Lao Jiu, don't hide it from me, what did your uncle ask you to go to Zhuangzi to get back?" Make such a big battle? ”
"It's me! General Zu! Zu Zeyuan's eyes widened in surprise and he took a step back: "Curb Pilon, are you a human or a ghost, didn't you die in the Baiger River?" ”
"General Zu, you are also an old man, you can always distinguish between the dead and the living, right?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Curb Pilon's mouth: "Open the city gate quickly!" ”
"Open the gates?" Zu Zeyuan realized that the distance between the other party and himself was already a little dangerous, and he hurriedly reached out and pressed the handle of his knife: "What do you want to do?" Hurry back, or I'll do it! ”
"Don't be stupid!" Curb Pilon sneered: "It's all my people here, you will die if you do it!" Zu Dashou has already submitted a letter of surrender to Lord Liu, and Liu Cheng's army is already outside the city, so Zu Kefa is in contact with me when he leaves the city! ”
"Uncle surrendered Liu Cheng? The enemy army is just outside the city? Zu Zeyuan was completely confused, and he turned his gaze to Zu Kefa: "Lao Jiu, is all this true?" ”
"Lord Kupilon is right, I have already seen Liu Cheng's army with my own eyes when I left the city!" Zu Kefa said in a deep voice: "Right now, the Jurchens are killing each other, everyone is betraying their relatives, and even relatives like Ji Bilong have surrendered to Liu Cheng, if there is no guide from him, Liu Cheng's army can touch the side of Shengjing City so unknowingly?" Good birds choose trees to rest, and the father-in-law is also for the health of the ancestral family! ”
"But, why didn't I hear anything about it beforehand?" Zu Zeyuan's face collapsed, from "everything is under control" to "I am the last to know the truth", which is too big a blow to him.
"Nonsense, this is a head-killing business, of course, the fewer people who know, the better." Suppilon sneered: "You are the third one in your ancestral family to know, it's not too late!" ”
"Sixth brother, how could I lie to you about this kind of thing?" Zu Kefa stirred his lips and persuaded him: "Besides, even if I lie to you, where did I come from to find Lord Suppilon to lie to you together?" Time is urgent, open the door! ”
Zu Zeyuan was finally convinced, and from his point of view, everything was so believable. Originally, it was said that the dead man appeared in front of him alive again, and the person who spread the word was his cousin, which would be too exaggerated if it was a trap.
"Look, it's done!" Acton excitedly pointed to the East Gate Tower not far away, where a torch was circling in a circle, first three times clockwise, then three times counterclockwise, which was the signal agreed before.
"yes, finally got it!" Ah Gui breathed a sigh of relief, he only felt that the string in his brain that had been taut was finally loosened, he turned his head to Acton and smiled, "The rest will be left to you!" ”
"General, don't worry!" Acton arched his hand to Gui and said with a smile: "Shengjing City is ours!" ”
Shengjing Yongfu Palace.
In the dark, Concubine Zhuang opened her eyes. Since Huang Taiji's death, she has been sleeping very unsteadily, even if she is asleep, she is often half-asleep and half-awake, not stable, and often sees some indescribable darkness in her dreams. This reminded her of a story she heard from an old man when she was a child, once you become husband and wife, the souls of men and women will merge, and in the soul of men there is a part of the woman, and there is also a part of the soul of the woman that is of the man. Huang Taiji died, and also took away part of her soul, and those that she saw in the dream were what Huang Taiji experienced in the underworld, thinking that she could bear it with her husband, Concubine Zhuang felt a strange peace of mind.
She felt a little thirsty, got up from the bed, and wanted to call the maid Su Mala, who was sleeping outside. Suddenly, she heard the sound of heavy footsteps, mixed with the clashing of armor leaves and weapons, a sound that was all too familiar to her. Could it be that Dorgon is going to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and to attack himself and his children? But isn't he already on his way? And Daishan and Zilharang won't let him do whatever he wants!
Thinking of this, Concubine Zhuang took out a dagger from under the pillow and held it tightly, and the daughter of the Jin family would bravely face her fate. At this time, she heard Su Malagu's exclamation from outside, obviously her maid was also awakened, but it may be that she heard it wrong, Su Malagu's voice was more of a surprise than a shock.
"Concubine Zhuang!" A stout figure rushed into the room, knelt on the ground, and said in a choked voice: "The slave did not save the life of the Great Khan, capital crime!" ”
Su Malagu came in from outside the door, holding an oil lamp in her hand, the light dispelled the darkness, Concubine Zhuang recognized the man kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help covering her mouth in surprise: "It's you?" Curb Pilon! ”
"Yes, it's the criminal!" Kubilon kowtowed again, already in tears: "The incompetence of the minions caused the Great Khan to be killed by Dolgon, and he should have followed the Great Khan underground. But before his death, the Great Khan entrusted him with important things, so he survived until now! At this point, he shouted outside, "Bring it all in!" ”
With the shouting of Kupilon, the soldiers outside carried in two sacks, and when they untied the pockets, more than 20 bloody heads rolled off and scattered all over the ground, frightening Concubine Zhuang and Su Malagu to scream.
"Concubine Zhuang! These are the heads of Azig, as well as Dolgon and Duoduo, two dog thieves in the Shengjing family! "It's a pity that Dolgon and Duoduo are not in Shengjing, and the minions only killed Azig. Please rest assured, even if you chase to the ends of the earth, the minions will never let go of these two dog thieves who killed the Great Khan! ”
With the help of the faint light, Concubine Zhuang finally found Azig's head in the heads of a large number of women and children on the ground, only to see that this prince, who is always unruly in his daily life, was completely split at this time, and next to him rolled down the heads of his wives and concubines, because he himself was only in his early thirties at the time, and the children were naturally in Shaoling. But he killed him cleanly, and he really hated it to the extreme!
Concubine Zhuang turned her head away to avoid this bloody and terrifying scene, she took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressed the surge in her chest and abdomen, and asked in a low voice, "Then, what is the situation in the city now?" How did you get into town? How are the two big Baylors, Zilharang and Daishan, doing now? ”
"The city is at peace, and the two great beylors, Zilharang and Daishan, are safe and sound! As for the situation in the city? He hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "I can't say clearly for a while, but I am now under Liu Cheng's command, and before his death, the Great Khan asked me to send his head to Liu Cheng and entrust our Jurchens to him!" ”
To the surprise of Kupilon, Concubine Zhuang was not as surprised or angry as he expected, but sighed: "Hey, the Great Khan once told me before he set out on the expedition that Liu Cheng is actually a complete type of person with him, the only difference is that he was reincarnated on the side of the Jurchens, and that Liu Cheng was reincarnated in the Han family. The Great Khan also said that since he couldn't beat Liu Cheng, then just follow him, anyway, for hundreds of years, the Jurchens have been vassals who have been protecting the border of the Ming Kingdom, and it is nothing more than changing the master and being a pawn for Liu Cheng! Since the fortune is gone, we must accept our fate, and the most important thing is that the clansmen can continue! ”