The night was dark, and it was two o'clock.

On the official road forty miles away from Datong Town, a large army carrying torches was marching westward.

Their strength was only 3,000, but they formed eight columns, squeezing the wide official road to the brim.

The lightly armed soldiers leading the horses, each soldier at a distance of ten paces, stood on either side of the line and held torches to light the road.

The night wind blew up the dust, and the torches flickered and dimmed, and in the wind there was a dull sound like thunder, and columns passed them.

The torches shone on the blank faces of the soldiers, their eyes squinting, and no one could tell whether they were awake or asleep.

I only know that the bodies of these soldiers are very relaxed, and they walk slowly with the ups and downs of the official road.

The grassroots generals on horseback, their sturdy bodies sometimes forward, sometimes backward, sometimes left, sometimes to the right, whenever they thought they were going to fall off their horses, they turned back.

Occasionally, someone opens their eyes, tears the jerky in their hands, mixes fried noodles and pours them into their mouths to chew, swallows, picks up the water bladder and drinks a large sip of water, and then continues to sleep like most people, choosing to continue to sleep.

However, the soldiers who could afford to eat jerky were dressed in tatters.

It can even be said that they did not march long distances, but set out from Yanghe overnight.

Destination, Datong!

To be more accurate, the Dashun army guarding Datong.

Wang Pu Zema stood on the dirt slope on the side of the official road, watching the army pass silently in front of him.

He used to be the general of Datong and was made a general by Li Zicheng.

Behind him, there are also Jiang Xuan and Jiang Xuan, who were named generals.

Li Zicheng wanted to use this method to divide the relationship between the Jiang brothers and Wang Pu.

Obviously, Li Zicheng underestimated Wang Pu's energy.

Wang Pu fled to Yanghe with Jiang Hao overnight, and with only one face, he successfully obtained 3,000 elite soldiers from Datong.

Then, Wang Pu led this team of elite soldiers to Datong and prepared to capture the city.

Under the reflection of the torches raised by the pro-soldiers, Wang Pu's face changed.

He's pondering things.

Jiang Hao spread out what he was thinking about in his heart and said, "Master Wang, we will lead troops to attack Datong without greeting Hong Chengchou in advance, what if we are held accountable afterwards?"

"Yang Chengying is not a good stubble. If Hong Chengchou is allowed to get Datong, he will follow Yang Chengying's instructions and break us up and reorganize."

Wang Pu yawned and said, "Hey! The fate of Jizhen and Xuanfu is the future of you and me."

"Wouldn't it?" Jiang Hao frowned.

"There is a general under Hong Chengchou named Bai Guangen, he has the empty title of division commander, and the source of soldiers is to surrender soldiers. We have already selected 3,000 elite soldiers from Xuanfu and Jizhen, and the next target is our Datong."

"However, raising troops to resist Yang Chengying will not end well."

"You can't sit still, you can only fight now. If you want me to learn from Tang Yu and Gao Di, they will be a rich man, don't think about it!"

Then Wang Pu Lema stepped forward and said, "Give the order to go down, march quickly, and rest for a moment after fifteen miles."

He wanted to seize Datong before the Liaodong Army arrived in Datong.

Then he defended the city and forced Yang Chengying to give in and agreed that he would continue to keep Datong Town.

However, this is Wang Pu's idea, but not Jiang Jiu's.

When Wang Pulema followed the brigade forward, Jiang Hao and Jiang Xuan chose to fall behind.

"Brother!" Jiang Xuan said, "Wang Pu is looking for death, he forgot the fate of Kai Pingwei, all the mutinous soldiers were killed, and all their families were sent to mining."

"I know." Jiang Hao gritted his teeth.

"Then you still ...... persuade me to submit to him."

"Humph! The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind. When Wang Pu takes Datong, we will ...... Then he returned to Hong Chengchou and followed him to the northwest to make contributions."

"Sounds good, how can you live comfortably as the 'soil emperor' in Datong."

"Don't think about it. From the moment Yang Chengying entered the customs, he was free

The Son is gone forever, unless you want to hang your head on the gates."

The elder brother's words made Jiang Xuan shut up. Look at the book

At the end of the hour, Wang Pu led the army to the city of Datong.

Zhang Tianlin appeared in the city, the main general of Dashun stationed in Datong.

"General Wang, why don't you follow the emperor and come to Datong?" Zhang Tianlin asked loudly.

"Back to General Zhang, the heaven-killing Hong Chengchou led the Liaodong Army outside the pass to enter from Shanhaiguan, and the emperor suffered a big defeat, and the last general was separated from the emperor."

Wang Pu was under the city and replied in a loud voice: "The last general also learned on the road that the Liaodong army had killed Xuanfu non-stop, and the destination was Datong. In order to prevent the loss of Datong, we will lead the army to help."

"General Wang, wait a minute, let me discuss with General Ke before giving you an answer."

Zhang Tianlin couldn't make up her mind for a while.

He found the deputy general Ke Tianxiang and discussed the matter together.

Ke Tianxiang said: "The emperor has already sent someone to tell the general that if Wang Pu and the Jiang brothers lead the army back to Datong, they will be captured and killed on the spot immediately."

"Hey! The emperor entrusted, of course I remember. How can Datong have their old department, and there are quite a few of them."

Zhang Tianlin said: "I am worried that acting rashly may trigger contradictions, lead to chaos in Datong, and give the Liaodong Army an opportunity. Don't forget, there is a Liaodong army outside the Saiwai."

"It is not proper for them not to be allowed into the city." Ke Tianxiang said helplessly.

If you don't let it into the city, it is tantamount to giving the other party the truth, and it is also stimulating contradictions.

"In this way, you have selected eight hundred henchmen, and prepared more strong bows and crossbows to ambush on both sides of the urn city, and watch me smash the cup. If they move, shoot them with a volley of arrows."

Zhang Tianlin thought of a countermeasure, "In this way, the responsibility lies with the other party, and it is also convenient for us to appease the three of them."

Ke Tianxiang high-fived with a fist: "Good move!"

Outside the city, Wang Pu, who had been waiting for a quarter of an hour, saw the gate suddenly open.

Zhang Tianlin waited inside the door.

Wang Pu thought for a while, rode forward, and led Jiang Hao and his own soldiers into the urn city.

Jiang Xuan waited outside, leading the army to wait.

Behind the female wall of the urn city, the soldiers of the Shun army held their breath and concentrated, and the wolf's tooth arrow was already on the string, just waiting for the order.

Ke Tianxiang hid in a place that was not easy to find, staring at Wang Pu closely.

Then, something unexpected happened.

As soon as he entered the urn city, Wang Pu actually turned over and dismounted, and walked towards Zhang Tianlin on foot.

Followed by Jiang Hao and a few pro-soldiers, they were also on foot.

This seemingly bold action hides Wang Pu's deep calculation - lower his body, hold Zhang Tianlin, and make Zhang Tianlin not tear his face on the spot and attack them.

It worked.

Zhang Tianlin was a little surprised, so she had to get off the horse to greet her.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Tianlin welcomed Wang Pu into the city.

"How much did Your Majesty lose outside the Shanhai Pass?" Zhang Tianlin asked casually.

"It's not a secret, the loss is sixty percent, and the other party's loss is probably less than three thousand."

Wang Pu replied with a sigh.

Zhang Tianlin was stunned, but she didn't expect such a big loss: "Hey! It looks like Datong is going through a fierce battle."

"There's a way to avoid a vicious battle."

"Oh? What a way!"

"That's ......" Wang Pu suddenly revealed a dagger in his sleeve and stabbed at Zhang Tianlin.

The distance between the two was very close, and Zhang Tianlin didn't have time to dodge, so he was stabbed in the body, and he was bleeding profusely.

Zhang Tianlin didn't have time to say a word, so he was assassinated by Wang Pu and died.

"Brothers, the thieves suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, and even the Jingshi could not defend it. The Liaodong Army is about to attack Datong, and in order to protect itself, follow me to kill the thieves!"

With Wang Pu's shout, the whole Datong moved.

Ke Tianxiang, who was ambushed in Urn City, fell into a group beating because he concentrated his cronies.

Soon, he was killed by the Datong army that attacked in groups.