Chapter 27: The Chen family brothers with wonderful faces
Of course, there were a few stubborn ones, and they were quickly surrounded by the crowd and hacked to death.
At this time, those Iron Eagle Warriors had almost turned into blood all over their bodies, and there was blood everywhere on their clothes and exposed skin.
Coupled with the head hanging on his body, there was an amazing murderous aura all over his body, and even those Ming soldiers were a little unnatural when they saw them, and they couldn't help but feel far away from them.
"It's really a tiger and a wolf!"
Chen Zhong stepped forward and patted them on the shoulder, ignoring the fact that it would stain his hands.
Those Iron Eagle Sharps bowed their hands and didn't say anything, but Mo Rigen and them had a complicated face.
Although these family members have surrendered, Tong Yangzhen is still nowhere to be seen.
So Chen Zhong ordered some people to stay and guard the captives, while others rushed into Tong's mansion to continue the search.
Looking at the dozen or so Tong family members kneeling on the ground, Chen Zhong stepped forward and asked, "Do you know where the old thief Tong is hiding?" β
"Master Tong...... No, the old thief Tong was captured by Yang Chun and Zhang Dehua. β
One of the housekeepers replied with a wince.
"What do you say? The old thief Tong was caught? Who are Yang Chun and Zhang Dehua? β
Hearing this, Chen Zhong couldn't help but be surprised.
"Yang Chun and Zhang Dehua are the family members of the old thief Tong, and they decided to revolt and reform after they knew that the army of the imperial court was coming."
Speaking of which, these family members regretted that their intestines were almost cleared.
They are now pawns, but Yang Chun and Zhang Dehua took the initiative to take refuge, and captured Tong Yangzhen as a greeting gift, this is the gap between people.
"My lord, there are two people in there who have captured Tong Yangzhen, what should we do?"
At this time, a family member ran out with a depressed face and said.
Thinking about it, they worked hard to kill the Tong Mansion, but they didn't expect that the biggest peach was picked by the two Tong family's family members, how could this make him happy.
After speaking, Yang Chun, Zhang Dehua and Tong Yangzhen, who were tied up with ropes, were escorted out together.
"The sinner Zhang Dehua (Yang Chun) has seen an adult."
After seeing Chen Zhong, Zhang Dehua and Yang Chun immediately bowed their heads.
"Did you capture Tong Yangzhen?"
Chen Zhong asked coldly.
"That's right, it's the villain's doing."
Zhang Dehua said.
"The old thief Tong colluded with Jiannu and betrayed the Ming Dynasty. Although we are only a small people, we never dare to forget the word loyalty, but we can't find an opportunity to serve the court. After hearing the arrival of the heavenly soldiers, we all decided to capture the old thief Tong to show our loyalty to the imperial court. β
Yang Chun told the story.
"I dare not forget the word loyalty, you said it very well."
Chen Zhong nodded and praised, "The official will truthfully report the merits of the two of you to Lord Mao, and I believe that Lord Mao will definitely reward you." β
"Thank you, sir!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Zhang Dehua and Yang Chun said with a happy face.
Chen Zhong ordered someone to loosen their ties, and then said to everyone: "Now that the enemy of Zhenjiang Fort has not been cleared, now I order You Jinghe to leave your men and horses to guard Tong Mansion, and the others to destroy the remnants of the enemy army in Zhenjiang Fort." β
Chen Zhong said.
"Yes, my lord!"
Everyone hurriedly agreed.
Now that the old thief Tong has been captured, the next step is the stage of sweeping the tail.
After learning that the old thief Tong was captured, the morale of those forts plummeted, and they either surrendered or fled.
However, Lu Yan left more than a dozen men at the fort gate in advance, and almost all those who tried to escape were killed by them.
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A fiery red sun rises in the east, and the refreshing weather becomes hot again.
There was a noisy scene everywhere in Zhenjiang Fort, and some of the people who accompanied the team began to clean up the battlefield, pulling the corpses with their heads cut off outside the fort and digging a big pit to bury them.
It's still summer, and the corpse is easy to stink, so it's not good in case it causes an epidemic.
As for the search of the Zhenjiang Fort Officers' Mansion, of course, it was not their turn, but the family brought by Chen Zhong personally arranged it.
After capturing Zhenjiang Fort, Chen Zhong was in a good mood.
On the one hand, he sent fast horses to inform Mao Wenlong of the good news, and on the other hand, he killed pigs and sheep to reward these cronies who had set up sweat horses.
The Zhenjiang Fort was filled with laughter and laughter, and the soldiers who had fought all night laughed and cursed loudly, boasting about how brave they were last night and killing a few enemies.
A few of them were not convinced by each other, and they also agreed to go outside to have a private contest.
In the open space not far from them were several cauldrons, in which large chunks of fat were placed.
Some people added spices to it while stirring the cauldron.
As the cold water in the pot was boiling, the pork and mutton began to have an attractive aroma, which caused those family members to lose their interest in laughing, and they all swallowed saliva around these cauldrons.
After a night of fighting, their stomachs were already rumbling with hunger.
Compared with those family members, those people look even more unpleasant, they don't know how many months they haven't touched the smell of meat, smelling the fragrance of these pigs and mutton, they are so hungry that they almost bite their tongues off.
After the pieces of meat came out of the pot, those family members rushed up and snatched them up.
As for those Minzhuang, except for those who cut off a few heads in the war, the others could only share some meat foam and broth, but even so, it made them feel extremely satisfied.
Coupled with the freshly fried cakes, compared to the previous refugee life, this is a fairy-like day.
Back then, the best part of these pieces of meat was still for those military attachΓ©s to enjoy, and some Jiading had already cut a few pieces of the best meat and cooked them for those military attachΓ©s.
In the lobby of the Tong family in Zhenjiang Fort, Chen Zhong, Ding Wenli, Lu Yan, Gan Fei and other officers under Mao Wenlong, as well as Chen Liangce's brothers, Xu Jingbai and others were eating around several tables.
Among them, Xu Jingbai's face was the worst, last night when he learned that Mao Wenlong's men had attacked, Chen Zhong and the others had already attacked Tong Mansion.
When he made a decision and gathered his men, the battle in Zhenjiang Fort was basically over, and even a few of his men were killed by mistake, how could this make him happy.
Chen Zhong comforted him a few words and told him that Mao Wenlong promised that he would be the Chinese army of Zhenjiang Fort after this battle.
After knowing the news, Xu Jingbai's face looked much better.
He was promoted to the Chinese army without doing anything, and Mao Wenlong was good to him.
After appeasing Xu Jingbai, Chen Zhong asked Chen Liangce about the situation of those burgers who came out of the fort while having dinner, and Chen Liangce also knew everything, and told Chen Zhong all about their situation.
Now that they have taken refuge in Daming, of course, they have done their best to show their loyalty to Daming.
Compared to those families, their meals are much better.
Although the conditions are limited, there are several plates of exquisite stir-fried dishes on the table, which are carefully prepared for them by the chef of Chen Liangce's family.
After seeing the big meat served, Chen Zhong motioned to Brother Chen Liangce and said, "Come, Brother Chen, please." β
"Lord Chen, please."
Chen Liangce hurriedly said politely.
After they had been humble for a while, they picked up the meat and ate it.
Lu Yan was not polite, and put some into his bowl.
The long voyage a while ago made his body much weaker, and coupled with the recent continuous fighting, he felt that his food was at least twice as much as before the crossing, and he had to eat at least three bowls of one meal.
"Although there are only 600 of those people, there are about 500 soldiers under Miao Yizhen, a salt tax guerrilla not far up the river, and if they know the news of Zhenjiang's destruction, they will probably join forces."
Chen Liangce said.
"So we're likely to face more than 1,100 enemies?"
Chen Zhong's face was a little solemn.
"That's right, but in front of my thousands of heavenly soldiers, they must be wiped out."
Chen Liang said in a relaxed tone.
"Thousands of Heavenly Soldiers?"
Hearing this, Lu Yan's face was a little strange, and he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh.
"What's wrong, isn't it? Master Mao said that he brought 10,000 troops and borrowed 5,000 Korean troops, even if these are some exaggerations, but if you want to come to a few thousand, there should always be. β
Chen Lianghan said with some doubts.
Hearing this, Wang Fu couldn't help coughing, and then hurriedly turned his face aside to snicker.
Many people also have strange faces, and they want to laugh but dare not laugh.
Seeing this, Chen Liangce suddenly had a bad premonition.
Last night, although there were murderous voices inside and outside Zhenjiang Fort, he found that the number of Ming troops was not much, which was completely inconsistent with the thousands of troops he said, so that he still needed the help of his men to resist the reinforcements outside Tong Mansion.
But he still said quietly: "What do you mean, my lords? β
Chen Zhong coughed lightly, and then said, "Actually, we don't have an army of 10,000. β
"How many are there? There should always be three thousand, right? β
Xu Jingbai said with a stunned face.
"Three thousand, too."
You Jinghe said with a wicked smile.
"Is there a thousand?"
Chen Liangce felt even more uncomfortable.
"Not a thousand."
Lu Yan said with a laugh.
Gan Fly shook his head and smiled bitterly, these people are really bad.
Hearing this, Chen Liangce and Chen Lianghan felt that their eyes were dark and almost fainted.
"And how many soldiers and horses did you bring with you?"
Chen Lianghan's face changed drastically.
"In the beginning, there were only about 200 of them."
Chen Zhong said with a smile.
Now that they were on the thief ship, he was not afraid that they would repent, so he had no intention of deceiving them.
Hearing his words, the Chen family brothers and Xu Jingbai opened their mouths wide in surprise, how could this be.
But soon Chen Liangce held back his anger and said; "Is Mr. Chen Qian teasing Chen? You only have more than 200 people, and you dare to attack Zhenjiang Fort, which is garrisoned by 1,000 people. Moreover, there are thousands of soldiers stationed in the many dock forts around here, so what is the use of the two hundred of you coming? β
Chen Zhong slowly and methodically put a piece of pork in his mouth, and then said to him: "This official has absolutely not deceived Chen Zhongjun in this matter, if you don't believe it, Chen Zhongjun can ask others for verification to see if this official has deceived you." β
Speaking of this, Chen Zhong's tone changed, and his title changed from Brother Chen to Chen Zhongjun.
The Chen family brothers and Xu Jingbai ignored the change in his tone, and hurriedly looked at the others, hoping to draw a conclusion from their mouths that he was lying.
But what disappointed him was that others said: "Mr. Chen Qian is right, he didn't deceive you." β
Hearing this, the faces of the Chen family brothers became extremely exciting.
Sometimes frightened, sometimes angry, sometimes regretful, and the others laughed.
"Could it be that Chen Zhongjun regrets it, if Chen Zhongjun regrets it, this official can let Chen Zhongjun go to Liaoyang to join the Jurchens, for the sake of today's face that we have killed the enemy side by side, this official promises not to stop it."
Chen Zhong said in a cold tone, while looking at the Chen family brothers with contempt.
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