"Caught ...... the spy"

Niu Danma was dozens of steps ahead of the others, and in the dark, the follow-up people only saw that the torch held by General Niu was suddenly extinguished, and the pickets, who had little combat experience, including Shi Datuo, reacted half a beat slowly, and when they suddenly woke up, it was too late.

More than a dozen horses fell down one after another, Shi Datuo was shocked inexplicably, it was a stumbling horse, could it be that the Tartars were still in ambush on the way? In the dark, he only felt that his body and face were punched and kicked, until he was tied together like a rice dumpling, and his heart was like ashes, and even if he didn't die, there would be no good fruit to eat, right? Unless, unless......

Two words popped out of Shi Datuo's head, but he was then expelled again.

When the dust settled, every fish caught in the net suddenly raised countless torches in the darkness, and the scene was illuminated as if it were day.

Shi Datuo was surprised to find that the group of people who captured him alive were wearing the uniforms of the border army of the Ming Dynasty one by one.

"Misunderstanding! Misunderstand! We are the pickets of the town guards, not spies, you are ......"

Bang Bang Bang! The three loud slaps struck back what Shi Datuo wanted to ask who they belonged to.

"Thief, shut your mouth!"

Seeing that these border troops were fierce and vicious, Shi Datuo did not dare to speak again, for fear of another beating. But I heard Niu Dan exclaim: "What, it's you?" ”

Immediately, another voice responded, "That's right, it's me!" Niu Dan, Niu Dan, I didn't expect you to have a day as a thief, I don't know ...... your general"

"Don't spew blood, let's hold on to the Acropolis for a few days, this, this is to move troops to Chaoyang Fort......" Niu Dan interrupted the voice, and then was quickly interrupted by a crisp slap. The shocked Shi Datuo's heart trembled, and he wondered in his heart, could it be that General Niu was really a spy? Then he denied this idea, how could it be, he was the general's personal barracks officer.

Shi Datuo wanted to see the specific situation carefully, but Niu Dan was surrounded by a group of people and couldn't see what was happening, and soon someone dragged them into the darkness like a dead dog, so frightened that he thought he was going to be executed, and couldn't help but beg for mercy.

When even if someone scolds him, "Egging on a soft egg, you want to die so soon?" It's not so cheap, do you know what rebellion is? A thousand cuts ......"

Niu Dan spit out a mouthful of bloody thick phlegm, "Lu Huizhong, do you want to announce your personal vendetta today?" ”

"Senator Lu, why are you still entangled with this spy? Cut it clean with a single knife! ”

The one who built yì was a general manager, obviously who didn't want to bother to take care of a group of big people, anyway, no one knew that the black light was to cut these people on the spot. Lu Huizhong shook his head, "These people are of great use to the department, but they can't be killed!" ”

I was puzzled, but I didn't bother to continue asking, this Senator Lu didn't get along well and didn't answer ten questions, so he was no longer bored.

Lu Huizhong threw a sentence to Niu Dan in a rather playful tone, "You are a beautiful woman, why not be a thief!" ”

Niu Dan can't wait for this crepe, what a beauty, what a thief, but he can also guess that Lu Huizhong's dog must not be able to spit out ivory in his mouth, it must not be a good word!

Lu Huizhong briefly interrogated him, and learned that Shi Datuo was the picket officer of this group, and he was also the number two person in the Acropolis, and he was also the veteran who followed Li Xin, so he was brought out of the dozen people. Then Shi Datuo and the cow eggs were put into sacks and sent to the camp of the governor of Xuanda overnight.

It wasn't until I watched the horses gallop away into the thick darkness that I turned my head and seemed to be preaching and talking to myself to the boss next to him.

"The ministry sent us to blockade the battlefield to strictly guard against spies, and the matter must not be careless. Thinking that the Tartars will be unable to drain the water around the small city of Zhenwei Projectile, who can escape lightly? ”

The general seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and only nodded, he only knew that this Senator Lu seemed to be Li Xin's subordinate before, and he didn't know why he turned against the water, anyway, there were too many twists and turns in the reader's stomach, he didn't understand, and he didn't want to think about it, how people gave orders and how they carried things out.

The news that the pro-battalion officer of the Shanxi town military officer had sentenced him to surrender to the Tartars soon spread among the Xuanda governor's camp, and it was said that this person had been captured by Senator Lü, who had been sent out to carry out the blockade, and that he had also been captured with an officer of the town guard, who had also defected to the Tartars.

After receiving the report, Hong Chengchou attached great importance to this matter, after all, it involved a general of the imperial court, how could he act hastily, so he personally interrogated the two overnight. As for what Hong Butang tried, I don't know, but a few words came from the mouths of the soldiers who could contact Hong Butang, and what Hong Butang shook his head and sighed, calling out the words of pity, which spread throughout the camp. What's more, there are already people who are going viral that Li Xin has already voted for Tartar.

Early the next morning, there was a prisoner car escorting the two to Beijing, accompanied by a scrivener under Hong Chengchou, who carried a letter of thousands of words in his arms. On the same day, in order to quell the rumors, Hong Chengchou summoned all the officers above the general level to give lectures and publicly spread the rumors.

"There is no direct evidence that Niu Dan, the pro-battalion officer of General Zhengxi, and Shi Datuo, the officer of the Zhenwei Picket Team, have committed treason to the enemy, but the matter is very involved, and the army is busy with war, so it has to be handed over to the imperial court to judge and return their innocence!"

This is very different from what has been said before, and everyone is in disbelief. I only heard Hong Chengchou say again: "Ben Shuai doesn't know who among you is, with what purpose, said those words, I just hope that you will focus on the overall situation in everything, and don't let Ben Shuai hear the slightest noise, otherwise once it is verified, he will be severely punished!" ”

Obviously, Hong Chengchou did not intend to investigate those who spread rumors, but he issued an extremely stern warning not to allow anyone to make small moves in secret. The battle report from the front was transmitted back to the camp like snowflakes, and the attack of the Tartars was fierce day by day, and many soldiers and generals quickly forgot about this episode, and successively suggested that they should immediately send troops to rescue, otherwise the Acropolis would not be protected, and the lips and teeth would be cold!

Hong Chengchou arranged his troops and sent a vanguard to make a tentative attack, but was defeated by the Tartars. Hong Chengchou was furious and beheaded the unfavorable general, and decided to personally lead the Chinese army to a decisive battle with the Tartars, and relieve the siege of the Acropolis from fire and water.

The 12 years of revival were destined to be eventful years, first the spring plague was raging, and then there was a severe drought in Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Shaanxi.

According to the information sent back by the Liaoxi side, the Qing court inlaid with the yellow flag Gushan Ezhen Baiyin Tu, and the inlaid white flag Gushan Ezhen Turge led the army to the west, which is likely to be the main general of the Datong Eastern Captives, which was quickly confirmed in Hong Chengchou's military report.

However, this is obviously not the whole of the serious problem, just now, Hong Chengchou sent another 800 miles of fast horses to report that two of Li Xin's henchmen, including his own military battalion officer, were captured alive by the traitor team, and there was a suspicion of treason against the enemy, and they had been escorted to Beijing to hand over to the imperial court for decision.

Zhu Youzhen was furious and pushed the music of the Manyu case all over the ground, and Wang Chengen, who had just returned to the emperor's side, hurriedly leaned over and picked them up one by one. He had read Hong Chengchou's letter, and the evidence was also inaccurate, and even Hong Chengchou himself was skeptical.

"Long live the anger, didn't Hong Butang also say it, the evidence is not conclusive, it is all the senator called Lu Huizhong who judged on the spot, maybe they were too worried, but the enemy is at present, and the cautious treatment of a courtier is also a blessing for long live."

"Don't just pick up the good ones, you take a closer look, the Zhenyu Guard is just a small city with a radius of three or four miles, the soldiers of the Eastern Captives are known as 100,000 people, although it is not true, at least half of it, it is not difficult to surround it, these dozen people can swagger out, there is not even a little wound or a little blood on the body, you say, how do you judge? The soldiers in front of the battle were cautious, and I should have been very relieved......" Zhu Youzhen pointed to his chest, his expression was a little sad, "But my chest is so uncomfortable!" ”

Wang Chenen was silent when he heard this, even if the emperor often lost his temper in front of them, sometimes without concealing it, but it was the first time that he had suffered such a heartache in front of him, and he didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

All kinds of signs pointed to Li Xin, the imperial court had lost contact with the chief military officer of Shanxi Town, who had been carrying the seal of the general of the Western Expedition, and the atmosphere suddenly became subtle after Hong Chengchou's recital was sent to Beijing, and a tendency had been brewing in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and there was a tendency to spread.

If the emperor's trust and favor are exchanged for such a result, let alone the dignity of the ninety-five, even an ordinary person will be extremely sad and angry. Wang Chengen knew that this kind of affection could not be comforted by any words.

Wang Chengen sighed secretly in his heart, I hope this qiē is just nothing, the emperor is too kind to Li Xin, just a few days ago, he just allocated 200,000 taels of silver from the internal treasury, and sent to Shanxi for disaster relief with the inner government and the household department.

This has never happened in the past, although the emperor has tens of millions of silver, but whether it is a minister or a cabinet minister, it will take a lot of effort to take out one or two pieces of silver. Now, Li Xin just sent a petty official named Song Xianli, and the emperor gave him 200,000 taels of silver with a stroke of his pen, which was unbelievable in the eyes of all the ministers. At the same time, it was even more solid, and the ministers accused Li Xin of treachery and bewitched the emperor's truth.

Wang Chengen had a hunch that the big drama of the wall falling down and everyone pushing it was about to kick off.