Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 209 Elegy outside Shenyang City ()
  Zu Dale led the cavalry of the Zu family to attack the Xianglan Banner army of Prince Daishan of Hou Jinli. After one round, they fled in front of the battle. Thousands of cavalry collapsed at the first touch and fled in the wind.

The consequence was that all the archer battalions covered by the flanking formation were massacred by Hou Jin, and the deputy commander-in-chief Zhao Lingjiao died thirty miles outside Shenyang City.

"Zu Dale fled and Zhao led his teachings to death?"

More than ten miles below Shenyang City, the entire army began to camp in the Ming army formation.

When Xiong Tingbi, who was in the tent, received the news, he suddenly felt a sharp stabbing sensation in the back of his head, and then suddenly felt a sweetness in his throat, and a salty smell of blood was about to spurt out from his chest and lungs. .

In panic, Xiong Tingbi covered his mouth and nose with a brocade handkerchief, but a stream of blood still seeped out from his fingertips.

With a snap sound, the Liaodong manager stretched out his hand to hold down the chair, his body shaking slightly, and the entire huanghuali wood chair seemed to be crumbling.

Everyone in the tent was frightened when they saw this.

Before the battle, the coach can't let anything happen!
  "Sir!" Yuan Chonghuan, the inspector sitting first at the bottom, hurriedly stepped forward and wanted to extend his hand to help.

"I'm fine!!!" Xiong Tingbi stretched out his hand to stop Yuan Chonghuan: "Go immediately!"

I saw Xiong Tingbi wave his hand, and the blood in his mouth was actually swallowed alive. The Liaodong manager looked ferocious, pointed at Yuan Chonghuan and said: "Lead my bodyguards and escort that Zu Dale to me immediately." In the tent!"

Xiong Tingbi was obviously furious and extremely angry.

"Yes!" Yuan Chonghuan bowed his head, turned around and left immediately, but paused for a moment when he passed by Zu Dashou.

In fact, the eyes of most generals at the scene had already fallen on Zu Dashou. Who in Liaodong didn't know that Zu Dale was Zu Dashou's cousin.

Xiong Tingbi, who was sitting on the chair, was also looking at Zu Dashou at this moment, his face already tinged with a hint of defeat. He covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and said in a deep voice: "General Zu, what do you think should be done about this matter?"

On the surface, Xiong Tingbi was asking for Zu Dashou's opinion, but in fact, he was actually probing his attitude.

After all, the ancestral family was the main force in this Liaodong war.

Whatever can be done, this is Xiong Tingbi's own choice.

The great kindness in the hall is all looking towards the ancestor's birthday.

The war is imminent, but we can't let the generals be at odds with each other!

When asked by Xiong Tingbi, Zu Dashou's expression remained as usual, as if he was not affected by the news of the defeat before the battle. He still said calmly: "Master Jing Lue, Zu Dalue will handle it according to the military law. Zu has no objection, but the attack before the battle General, it’s not good for military morale.”

"Huh?" Xiong Tingbi frowned.

Zu Dashou had a stern look on his face: "The general believes that this time he should be punished and meritorious service. If he really wants to be investigated, he can only be dealt with impartially after the war."

"But if I don't kill this officer, I'm afraid the morale of the army will be unstable!" Xiong Tingbi looked at Zu Dashou steadily.

Just as Zu Dashou was about to continue speaking, he heard the noise from people outside and Yuan Chonghuan had already escorted Zu Dalue, who was tightly tied up.

There was a splash, and there was a burst of smoke and dust in the tent.

At this moment, Zu Dale had his armor removed and was kneeling on the ground.

"Zu Dale, you escaped before the battle, causing the entire flanking army to be annihilated. Do you know your guilt?" Xiong Tingbi leaned forward, his voice stern, looking at Zu Dale who was kneeling under the tent.

"Sir, Daishan has already brought people to kill him!" Zu Dale did not answer Xiong Tingbi's words, but said: "The general is willing to take the blame and perform meritorious service, and lead the troops to fight the Jurchen cavalry again! If he is defeated again this time, the general will die on the battlefield. , Never live an ignoble life!"

Zu Dale knew that if he begged for mercy, Xiong Tingbi would never let him go easily, and it was only right to use Daishan as pressure to make Xiong Tingbi surrender.

"If I don't kill you, it won't be enough to stabilize the morale of the army. If I don't kill you, won't General Zhao's death be in vain?" Xiong Tingbi shook his head. The Liaodong manager already regretted it at this time. Why should he be so impatient and be led by the Jurchens? , waiting for the encirclement of the three armies is not a victory that is within grasp?
  The current situation is really not good!
  "Come here!" Xiong Tingbi waved his hand and called the soldiers outside the tent.

"Subordinates are here!"

"Pull it out of the tent and chop it!" Xiong Tingbi closed his eyes, waved his hand, and still announced Zu Dale's death sentence.

"Lord Manager!"

Sitting aside, Zu Dashou, who had been silent until now, suddenly stood up: "Daishan has led his army to attack. It is unknown how many enemies there are in Shenyang City. It is taboo to kill generals in front of the formation!"

"Cough cough cough!!!" After hearing Zu Dashou's words, Xiong Tingbi's face flushed, and suddenly he turned extremely pale: "You want to disobey me?"

Zu Dashou did not speak, but looked at Xiong Tingbi quietly: "Sir, this matter should be considered for the overall situation!"

As soon as Zu Dashou finished speaking, more than half of the generals in the entire tent stood up and echoed: "Sir, for the sake of the overall situation, don't kill generals easily!"

Obviously, more than half of the generals in the entire army, or in other words, the Liaodong army, are inextricably related to the ancestral family.

Of course, Qin Erbao, Lu Xiangsheng and others are not included in this list. Their backer is Wang Qi and they do not need to be attached to their ancestral family. However, Qin Erbao and Lu Xiangsheng are jealous of Xiong Tingbi and are stationed in the right army. They are not in the tent at this time.

The situation in the entire Ming Dynasty Central Army was already in danger.

Almost instantly, the atmosphere in the entire tent became strange.

Xiong Tingbi, who was sitting in the upper position, looked at the several generals who stood up to agree with Zu Dashou with a fixed expression. His eyes swept across them, full of anger.

Yuan Chonghuan subconsciously placed his hand on his waist and held down his sword, as if blood would flow into the military tent in the next second.

Xiong Tingbi's two personal guards looked at each other, not knowing what to do with Zu Dale who was kneeling there.

At this moment, the guard's voice suddenly sounded outside the tent: "Report! The right army general Qin and Lord Lu have arrived with their troops!"

despair! ! !
  The sweat on Xiong Tingbi's forehead dropped: "Let General Qin and Master Lu enter the tent quickly!"

With the arrival of Qin Erbao from the right army, the tense atmosphere in the entire tent finally relaxed.

Da da da! ! !
  Qin Erbao and Lu Xiangsheng, wearing black armor and white jade goggles, entered the tent. They did not look at Zu Dalue who was kneeling on the ground, but stood in the tent with expressionless faces: "The last general Qin Erbao (Lu Xiangsheng) ) Meet Mr. Manager!"

"Hurry up and take a seat!" Xiong Tingbi saw Qin Erbao as if he was seeing a relative. It was a general trained by Duke Lang who took advantage of him: "General Qin, the enemy troops on the right have been eliminated?"

"There are no traces of any Jurchens in the Fengji Fort, Fushun Suo, and Anding Mountain areas. According to the investigation, they have all huddled in Shenyang City." After Qin Erbao sat down, he first answered Xiong Tingbi's words, and then looked at the kneeling Zu Dalue, who was on the ground, opened his mouth and said: "The last general heard that Daishan had led his army to attack, so he stationed himself ten miles away. Didn't Zu Da Le go to stop his people? Why are you kneeling here?" What Qin Erbao said , it is really heartbreaking to kill people.

It was not just a mockery of Zu Dale's incompetence, his inability to resist the Jurchen soldiers and horses, which led to Zhao's death and the complete destruction of the archer camp.

It is also an expression of dissatisfaction with Xiong Tingbi’s appointment.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Xiong Tingbi was kneeling on the ground before he could speak. Zu Dale, who was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, immediately jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, and cursed angrily at Qin Erbao:
  "What does the matter of the Central Route Army have to do with you? You are just a slave. It is just luck. You have won several military honors with Wang Qi. One man has achieved Taoism, and chickens and dogs have ascended to heaven. In less than a year, you have risen from a domestic slave to a general. Bing, what's wrong? You think that with Wang Qi's back, you dare to point fingers at my ancestral family! Dog slave, are you worthy?"

As soon as Zu Dale said this, even Zu Dashou's face, which had always been expressionless, suddenly changed: It's okay to scold Qin Erbao, but involving Wang Qi, this is not a trivial matter.

"Come here, drag Zu Dale out!" Zu Dashou said directly, trying to stop his brother's nonsense.

"How can there be internal strife when the enemy is ahead? Zu Dale is just fooling around, take him down!" Xiong Tingbi also spoke, wanting to turn the discussion back to the main topic.

bass! ! !
  As soon as Xiong Tingbi finished speaking, there was a flash of light in the tent, and then there was the sound of a sharp blade being unsheathed.

When Zu Dashou saw this scene, his eyes were horrified and he hurriedly spoke to stop it.

Yuan Chonghuan, who was the closest, was so shocked that he had no time to react and could only exclaim to stop him.

"Be merciful!"

"No!"

In front of everyone's eyes, Qin Erbao was already standing up, holding the long knife in his hand and swinging his arms in a very small range.

With a squeaking sound, he raised the knife and dropped it.

Gululu, Zu Dalue's head has fallen from his neck and rolled all the way to the tent before stopping. The blood was thick all the way. But until now, Zu Dalue's eyes were still wide open, as if he didn't believe that he would be killed by Qin Er. Bao was directly hacked to death.

"Who are you? You dare to mock the Duke of the dynasty?" Qin Erbao looked coldly and put the long sword back into its sheath.

"Qin Erbao, how dare you." Zu Dashou trembled all over and was so angry that he was about to pull out the sword from his waist and fight with Qin Erbao.

Seeing this scene, Xiong Tingbi, who was in the upper position, was furious and felt dizzy. Finally, there was a sweet sensation in his throat, and with a pop, a mouthful of old blood spurted out, and then he fell straight backwards.

"Master Jinglue!" Yuan Chonghuan was shocked and unable to stop the chaos in the tent. He hurriedly stepped forward to check Xiong Tingbi's injury.

For a time, there was chaos in the tent.

"Report!!!"

At this moment, a report suddenly came from outside the tent: "It's not good, the horse detection has been reported. The gates of Shenyang City are wide open, tens of thousands of Jurchen soldiers and horses are coming towards our army, and to the east, there are Jurchens with big drums and blue flags." The cavalry appears and comes to our left, and in addition, troops and horses with blue flags come from the southwest. Three groups of people are about to encircle our army!"

As soon as this news came out, the entire tent became quiet.

Military and national affairs come first, so let's put aside personal grudges first.

However, this news made everyone's faces turn livid.

Why do the Jurchens have three people?

Shenyang City 1st Road, Daishan 1st Road, and where does the other 1st Road come from?

"It is very possible that Luo Yiguan and Mangui's left army have been completely wiped out by the Jurchens. The third army came from the west. They were originally stationed in Liaoyang City, Zhenglan Banner, Wei Qi!" Yuan Chonghuan When he first reacted, the newly appointed Liaodong Inspector felt as if the sky was falling. Today's changes were truly magical.
  All the generals in the tent were silent, looking at Xiong Tingbi, the Liaodong manager who had passed out and was motionless.

The war is imminent, the enemy is surrounded by three groups, and the two groups are fighting in the general tent. At the same time, the commander faints - will the battle against Jin be defeated again?

Could it be that the ending of Salhu is about to happen again?
  Yuan Chonghuan only felt his heart twitching. Once this happened, no one in Liaodong could withstand the anger of the court and the scorn of the people all over the world.

"Let's withdraw the troops first," Lu Xiangsheng, who had not spoken since entering the tent, finally spoke. Although this later Ming War God was young at this time, he did not have the slightest panic or confusion. Facing the glances of everyone, he said calmly : "There is no commander in the army and the morale of the army is not unified. We can no longer fight! The Jurchens do not know the situation in our army. The last general proposed that the middle route army retreat first, while the right route army returns to Fengji Fort. I will lead all the way. When the cavalry breaks up the rear, it is used to confuse the Jurchens so that they do not dare to pursue."

"Withdraw the troops?" Zu Dashou frowned and looked at Lu Xiangsheng: "Do you know how much money and manpower the imperial court has spent on collecting gold this time? The enemy is facing a huge enemy, life or death! How can we retreat easily?"

The calculations in Zu Dashou's mind were ringing. The head of the Zu family knew very well that the withdrawal of the army was certain, but he still had to make a show of it to prevent others from settling accounts later. As long as he said this, then The future responsibilities will all belong to Xiong Tingbi, Qin Erbao, and the young general Lu Xiangsheng, and have nothing to do with themselves or their ancestral family!
  "Lord Zu, it's better to retreat first. As long as we preserve our strength, we can continue to collect gold in the future. We must not let the Battle of Sarhu happen again!" Yuan Chonghuan also agreed with Lu Xiangsheng's words at this time. The army was already in civil strife, and the commander passed out. In the past, this matter can no longer be fought and no risks can be taken!
  "Cough cough cough!!!"

As soon as Yuan Chonghuan finished speaking, Xiong Tingbi finally woke up under the doctor's emergency rescue.

"Lord Manager!"

"Sir, are you awake?"

"Hurry and help the master sit up!"

The person with the highest official position in the tent woke up, and everyone stopped arguing and gathered around to look at Xiong Tingbi.

As long as Xiong Tingbi speaks, at that time, the court will only hold the Liaodong manager responsible, and no one else will be responsible!

"How is the situation?" Xiong Tingbi opened his eyes with difficulty and asked Yuan Chonghuan directly without looking at anyone else.

"It is very likely that our left army has been completely wiped out. Currently, the three Jurchen armies are encircling us. The situation is not good," Yuan Chonghuan looked sad, lowered his head, and his tone became even lower.

"Cough, cough, cough," Xiong Tingbi's every breath seemed to be burning his throat, which was extremely difficult: "This is not a crime of war, but actually God's will."

Everyone was silent and had different expressions.

"Sir, what should we do?" Yuan Chonghuan asked what everyone wanted to ask.

This is the point!

Slowly turning his neck, Xiong Tingbi glanced at everyone one by one, with a look of helplessness and regret. After a long while, he spoke with difficulty: "Withdraw, withdraw the troops!"

"The matter of withdrawing troops has been left to Yuan Chonghuan!" As soon as the words came out, Xiong Tingbi's cloudy eyes closed tightly and he stopped talking. At this moment, he seemed to be extremely old.

Half a lifetime of hard work, all in vain.

(End of this chapter)