The military households directly under the control of the governor of Huguang are more than 100,000 in Wuchang alone.

The real soldiers were less than 20,000.

And Che Chun brought the men and horses from Xiangyang this time, only 5,000 people from the standard camp.

But these 5,000 people are the most elite and fierce in Huguang Province.

A dozen or so Che Chun's personal soldiers were ordered, and in the face of the anti-thieves who poured in like a tide, they didn't even have time to think at all, and directly drew their swords and rushed towards the city gate.

And the meticulous work of the inner city gate, seeing these dozen people rushing up, also waved their swords to meet them.

For a while, the two parties collided together and fought.

More than a dozen pro-soldiers, with their strong martial arts, hacked two spies to death with one face, and the rest also took the advantage.

And Che Chun, the timing was too bad.

A moment earlier, his own soldiers could help the garrison in the urn city to kill the spies; A moment later, he could turn around and leave, and return to Dongcheng to deploy troops.

But when he came, it was when the thieves broke through the gates.

At this time, it was impossible for him to turn his horse's head and leave, so he could only rush forward with his own soldiers.

I saw that in the crowd, he was protected by two personal soldiers, and stabbed two people to death with swords one after another.

But these are all a drop in the bucket, the urn city is not big, and the thieves like a tide have already rushed in, and soon surrounded their group of people.

Among the thieves, the young generals who had just been in Urn City were mobilizing people to bypass them one after another and rush into the city.

Che Chun was stunned, but as the governor, he had no choice but to stab the thief next to him with a sore arm and a machine.

Suddenly, a scream came from afar, it turned out that not far from the west gate, a private house was set on fire by anti-thieves, and the houses were all made of wood, and soon the fire soared to the sky.

When Che Chun saw the fire starting, a distracted man was stabbed in the ribs with a spear, and he screamed "ah" and fell off his horse.

By the time he stood up again in a trance, the surroundings had fallen silent, and the thieves had gathered him in a circle.

Cha Chun held a sword in one hand and a ribbed in the other, stumbling vigilantly against the traitors surrounding him.

Everyone knew that this was an official, and the Ming army's selectors just surrounded him, but they didn't do it anymore.

On both sides of them, the Ming soldiers who had poured into the city glanced curiously at the crowd and hurried into the city.

The blood flowed more and more down Che Chun's fingers, and he felt a little spinning.

At this moment, two horsemen outside the gate entered the city, surrounded by thieves.

The two riders stopped their horses in front of Che Chun, and one of them said lightly: "Brother Bingwen? ”

Che Chun heard that someone among the thieves called his own words, so he raised his head with difficulty and looked at the person on the horse, through the gap in his hair, when he saw the person, Che Chun's heart was shocked: "Yin Shiting, you, you ...... from a thief"

Yin Zhengmao sighed and said, "I didn't expect to meet in the Ministry of Officials in Beijing a few years ago, and it would be such a situation to meet again. Brother Che, aren't you in Wuchang? When did it get to Xiangyang! ”

Che Chun faced Yin Zhengmao's question, lowered his head and said: "Since you are rebellious, we are strangers, I won't say it." ”

"Bag, dare to speak like this to the deputy chief......" The soldiers behind Yin Zhengmao suddenly clamored.

Cha Chun didn't even look at those people, a sneer tugged at the corner of his mouth, and he still hung his head and said nothing.

At this time, the person next to Yin Zhengmao asked, "Deputy Chief, who is this person?" ”

The man said: "Zhifu, this person is Che Chun, the governor of the imperial court. ”

The man was surprised, "I caught such a big fish." Hahaha, Deputy Chief, this is also a bonus, right? ”

Who knew that Yin Zhengmao said coldly: "Yu Dayou, look at what soldiers you bring?" ”

After speaking, he pointed to the direction of the fire in the distance.

Yu Dayou scolded: "I'll go and see which stepmother raised it." Caught their heads. ”

Yin Zhengmao snorted coldly: "Catch it first, and after the capture of Xiangyang, pull it out and let everyone see, we are not bandits, we are not outcasts, we will give me some peace after entering the city!" ”

Yu Dayou, as the general flag of the Ming army, was also very dull when he came out of this situation, nodded, and rushed to the direction of the fire as soon as he clamped the horse's belly.

Che Chun watched coldly, and suddenly laughed and said: "Yin Zhengmao, you resigned and rebelled, and ruined the lives of the people, but at this time, you used small kindness and small righteousness to deceive people's hearts, it is really a big joke." ”

Yin Zhengmao said: "Heaven and earth are unkind, all things are used as dogs, the court is unkind, and the people are treated as mustard." The rich and the giant are not benevolent, and they take the common people as blood food, such a court, I Yin Zhengmao is not against it, and there are other people who are against it! Brother Che, ask yourself, is your loyalty to the emperor foolish? How did your loyalty put the people in vain? ”

"The world is big, big things, and there are descendants to comment on it, but Da Wei raised you as a jinshi and gave you an official food, others are against you, you Yin, Yin Zhengmao can't be opposed!" Cha Chun's voice was weak, but his words were unusually firm.

Yin Zhengmao shook his head with a smile, as if he didn't want to argue with Che Chun, he looked at the ribs that Che Chun was holding, and persuaded him with good words: "Brother Che, we'll talk about it later, I'll send someone to treat your injuries first!" ”

Che Chun said coldly: "No need, Huguang is in turmoil, I failed to defend Xiangyang, I am ashamed of the court, ashamed of Your Majesty!" ”

Speaking of this, he raised his head again: "I like a poem written by Xu He, the champion of this department!" ”

"Tempered by a thousand tempers in the mountains,

The fire burns as if it were idle.

I'm not afraid of broken bones,

Leave innocence in the world! ”

After speaking, the horizontal sword swiped the neck.

"Brother Che......" Yin Zhengmao looked at his former colleague in amazement, at this time, blood splattered from his neck, and because of the excessive force, even the trachea was cut.

Che Chun fell to the ground, blood gurgling, instantly staining the land of Xiangyang, the "ho-ho" sound between his trachea, the last light shot out of his eyes, silently staring at Yin Zhengmao who dismounted and pounced on him......

After a while, Yin Zhengmao slowly closed Che Chun's eyes.

At this time, his heart was complicated and indescribable.

When he got back on the horse, he muttered: "You are one of the few people in the entire lake who have not received Daming silver." Now, you have become the first to die for the imperial court, Brother Che......"

With a long sigh, everyone didn't know whether Yin Zhengmao was lamenting the death of the governor of Huguang or something else.

"It's so good that it's reined in!"

"Pass on my order, if Governor Che's family is in Xiangyang, don't embarrass them, and allow them to help the spirit out of the city afterwards!"

The soldiers behind him walked out of the two to clean up the body.

Yin Zhengmao took one last look at Che Chun, and muttered in his mouth: "I'm not afraid of broken bones, I want to leave my innocence in the world." ”

"Che Chun left his innocence, and I'm just a retainer after all, alas, .................."

In the distance, the fire in Xiangyang was not only not extinguished, but even bigger!!