Shaolin Bajue

Chapter 748
Hua Tianyun knew that now was not the time to be sad, so he ordered his servants to carry Zhang San's body down.At this time, the officers and soldiers who were chasing the Mongolian cavalry turned back and said that three of the ten Mongolian soldiers were still alive. Seeing them coming, they did not want to be prisoners and all committed suicide. The fleeing Mongolian cavalry did not know where they were going.

After hurriedly burying Zhang San, Fang Jianming told Hua Tianyun the news that Zhang San found before his death.

Hua Tianyun thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Nanzhi, Nanzhi, Zhizai Tunan, what a character, this person is in my Central Plains Hualou, I don't know how much money he has earned, alas, no wonder Waci's weapon Not under the court."

Wu Shiming sneered and said: "Guo Jing, the dog eunuch, died on the battlefield, he was far away. If he is still alive, I must kill him."

Fang Jianming asked in surprise, "What does this have to do with Guo Jing?"

Wu Shiming said: "As far as we know, this dog eunuch used to do business with Wacha people, disregarding the court's decree, and secretly sold a large number of weapons to Wacha."

Wang Bin interjected: "Guo Jing is Wang Zhen's confidant, and he would not have dared to do this without Wang Zhen's instruction. Chief, do you think Wang Zhen is Wacha's spy?"

In addition to the four of them, there are four elders in this room, so they say whatever they think of, and there is nothing to take care of.

Hua Tianyun looked at the four elders, and Zha Jiyou said: "In my opinion, Wang Zhen doesn't look like Wacha's spy. We have already found out the origin of this person. Before he entered the palace, he didn't know martial arts. After cleansing, he learned a lot of evil skills from the old eunuch in the palace, because Zhu Qizhen was brought up by him, so when Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, he especially favored him. Fortunately, there was Queen Mother Zhang at that time. , he hasn't had much bad deeds. Since the death of Queen Mother Zhang, he has formed a party for personal gain, eradicated dissidents, and committed all kinds of evil. It is hateful that most officials in the court are fawning on him. Although there are loyal people like Yu Qian, it is useless. This person is treacherous It's treacherous, but it's not enough to become Wacha's spy, otherwise, Zhu Qizhen wouldn't have survived this time."

Hua Tianyun nodded, and said: "I think so too." After thinking for a while, he sighed: "Wang Zhen, I wanted to enter the palace to kill him a long time ago, but Zhu Qizhen was too stupid to kill a Wang Zhen , there will be another Wang Zhen."

The faces of the four elders changed when they heard this, and Zha Jiyou said, "Master, this matter must never happen. Wang Zhen has been ambushed by many assassins, but there are many masters around him, and his own martial arts are extraordinary. So far, no one has been ambushed by assassins." Humans can kill him. Although the gang leader's martial arts are strong, he can't take such a big risk."

Hua Tianyun said: "I also think very clearly, if I fail, it will bring disaster beyond redemption to the disciples of this gang, so, I will not do this without [-]% certainty."

Fang Jianming pondered for a while, then asked: "If it's not Wang Zhen, then who is it?"

Wu Shiming said: "No matter who this person is, I think he must be in an important position, otherwise, even if he is a spy, it won't be of much use."

Hua Tianyun didn't know what to think of, so he hurried out, followed by Wang Bin and the four elders, leaving only Fang Jianming and Wu Shiming in the room.

Taking advantage of this effort, Wu Shiming briefly explained how they went to Yanghe.It turned out that when they arrived at Yanghekou area (Yanggao, Shanxi), tens of thousands of Ming troops had already fought with Mongolian cavalry.All the Mongolian cavalry were brave and fearless. Although the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had firearms, they couldn't resist the crazy iron cavalry. In addition, the eunuch Guo Jing's command was improper. After the battle, tens of thousands of Ming troops died in Yanghe. More than 100 disciples also died.Hua Tianyun saw that there were more and more Mongolian cavalry, so he had to lead all the beggars to retreat to Datong.

After finishing speaking, Wu Shiming clenched his fists tightly, and said in a hateful voice: "The tens of thousands of troops, the entire army was wiped out in one fell swoop, the fighting power of the Mongolian cavalry is too strong. In the past, when Brother Hua and I came to the frontier fortress, although There are Mongolian soldiers coming to harass, but they are a minority, it seems that Wala is really going to fight with the court this time."

Fang Jianming couldn't imagine the scene where tens of thousands of troops were all killed in battle. He was stunned for a moment and asked, "Apart from you, is there no one alive?"

Wu Shiming smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know who is still alive. Xining Hou Songying and Wu Jinbo Zhu Mian were all killed in battle. Guo Jing and Shi Heng disappeared. It is still unclear whether they are alive or dead. Among the Wala people , There are a lot of masters in possession, I am one against eight, and I can't fight for a long time. Brother Hua dealt with the Great Celestial Master of Wala. The martial arts of the Great Celestial Master was originally weaker than that of Brother Hua, but he had a weird lute in his hand, and he played it. , It will produce unimaginable power. Brother Hua fought hard for a long time, and Wala's second celestial master joined in. Brother Hua fought against two with one enemy. Later, we saw that the situation was over, so we had to retreat. When we retreated, Brother Hua and I After the break, I gave them a hard blow, alas, if you were there, the three of my brothers would join hands and we would have to clean up the masters of Wala."

Just talking about this, Hua Tianyun walked in with a serious face. The two met and asked, "Brother Hua, what happened?"

Hua Tianyun didn't answer them, but asked: "The capital has hundreds of thousands of troops. If they are dispatched, do you think the Mongolian cavalry will be beaten back?"

Wu Shiming said: "The three major battalions of the capital are powerful. If the command is good, Oala is naturally not an opponent. However, as long as we stick to the border and all parties are of one mind, Oala will not be able to attack for a long time, and will retreat."

Hua Tianyun said: "You don't know yet, I just got the news from General Jing that when they came, there was movement of a large army in the court."

Fang Jianming said: "I don't know who is leading it?"

Hua Tianyun frowned and said, "General Jing doesn't know either."

Wu Shiming said: "If this is the case, it is very important who leads the troops."

Seeing Hua Tianyun's serious face, the two felt suspicious, Fang Jianming said: "Brother Hua, what is it that makes you so worried."

Hua Tianyun said: "I heard General Jing's tone, Zhu Qizhen seems to have a tendency to conscript himself."

Fang Jianming thought for a while and said, "Brother Hua, according to your inference, will he personally recruit?"

Hua Tianyun frowned deeply, and said: "Zhu Qizhen is only in his 20s, how has he ever seen a real war? I'm afraid he will be instigated by the treacherous minister Wang Zhen, and want to imitate his great-grandfather Zhu Di Beizheng, if that is the case If so, this matter will cause great trouble.”

Wu Shiming said: "The loyal ministers in the court will not sit idly by."

Hua Tianyun said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to persuade you."

Fang Jianming asked: "How many people are there in the Oirat army, is it worth sending so many troops from the imperial court?"

Hua Tianyun paced in the room, and said slowly: "When we came from Gansu, we heard that there was an Oirat cavalry who came to attack Ganzhou. The cavalry had no more than ten thousand soldiers, and there were border guards and soldiers. Some members of the Martial Arts Alliance should be able to defend themselves. The team led by Yexian himself has about 6 or [-] soldiers, but they are known as [-] elite soldiers. However, the cavalry of Yexian is indeed an elite soldier. There are so many Mongolian masters, if we don't have [-] soldiers, it will be difficult to resist, and this is because the officers and soldiers of the imperial court are all elite soldiers."

Speaking of this, he stopped and said with a worried expression: "General Jing will lead troops out of the city tomorrow, and he will unite with the other three groups of officers and soldiers, about 4 people. After setting up an ambush, he told him that the Mongolian cavalry were very powerful, and this strategy was not feasible. He ignored my advice and said that we had an army of 3, and Oala had just gone through a big battle, so there were only [-] or [-] left at best. Alas, I know he is greedy for merit, but I can't stop it, so I just let him go."

Wu Shiming asked, "Then what should we do?"

Hua Tianyun thought for a while, and said: "Zhang San and his brothers can't die in vain. Tonight, I will write a handwritten letter and send ten disciples out of the city immediately to inform Sima Wufeng of the news as quickly as possible. If Zhu Qizhen personally conscripts, let Sima Wufeng know his interests, I think he will not be so stupid that he really wants to lead the troops himself, and we will temporarily assist the soldiers to defend Datong City." Yes Wu Shiming said: "Call Brother Wang and the Fourth Elder, the eight of us have a good discussion."

Wu Shiming went out and called Wang Bin and the four elders. After discussing for a while, the eight decided to stay in the city and assist the garrison officials in guarding Datong City.Fang Jianming wanted to tell Hua Tianyun about meeting Yang Liuyue, but he didn't.

The next day, General Jing really led 3000 officers and soldiers out of the city. To their surprise, that afternoon, a group of Mongolian cavalry suddenly appeared a few miles outside the city. Worried, seeing that they are not attacking, no one knows what kind of medicine is sold in the other party's gourd.Wu Shiming originally wanted to go to investigate alone, but was persuaded by Hua Tianyun. He was afraid that this was a trap deliberately set up by the Vala soldiers.

This stalemate lasted for two days. At noon on the third day, the Ming army spies came in from another city gate to report that General Jing led his troops to beat the main force of the Wacha soldiers to pieces. The Mongolian cavalry had already retreated beyond the Great Wall. The officials stationed in Datong City were very happy when they heard this, but Hua Tianyun didn't think so. After detailed inquiries, especially the losses of both parties, the spy was forced to ask, "Although our losses are relatively large, But the son-in-law (General Jing) did beat the enemy back."

As soon as the words were finished, officers and soldiers from afar sent a letter saying that the 50 troops of the capital had marched to Xuanfu on the 23rd, and the officials stationed in Datong City were asked to go out of the city to welcome them at any time.

Hua Tianyun and the others were shocked when they heard this. What Hua Tianyun cared most about was who would lead the team. After asking, the officers and soldiers said that it was the emperor's personal conquest.

Although Fang Jianming didn't understand military warfare, he also felt that this move was a bit absurd, and said, "How could a 50 army come so quickly? Is it necessary for Zhu... the imperial conquest?"

The officer and soldier looked up at the officers stationed there, and Wu Shiming shouted angrily, "Tell me, is it Wang Zhen's good deed?"

The officer and soldier felt an invisible pressure coming, sweated profusely, and said in a trembling voice: "Small... I heard that it was the idea of ​​Grandpa Wang. He said that as long as the army came down, Wala would be terrified and run away. .”

Wang Bin said: "This chief eunuch is too arrogant."

After hearing this, Hua Tianyun couldn't help shouting: "The eunuch is wronging the country, the eunuch is wronging the country." The officials stationed in Datong heard this, their faces turned pale with fright.

Hua Tianyun only felt that the development of the matter was a bit unusual, he stood up and walked around in the hall, and he didn't feel that he left deep footprints on the ground. The officials stationed in Datong were all horrified when they saw it.

At this moment, another officer and soldier came to report that the Mongolian cavalry a few miles away had retreated quietly. After hearing the news, instead of being happy, Hua Tianyun shouted: "Trick, there must be another trick in here . " Take seven people to leave, and send the door to go outside the Great Wall to pay close attention to the movements of the Oirat army.

After two days, the weather became worse and worse, with constant wind and rain, and it felt like winter was coming.On this day, Hua Tianyun and others were thinking about Yexian's intentions in the room, when suddenly a disciple of the Beggar Clan came to report the letter, Hua Tianyun saw that this disciple of the Beggar Clan was one of the ten people he sent out, and at first sight , couldn't help but grabbed the other party's hand, and said: "What's going on? Didn't you give my letter to Sima Wufeng?"

The disciple took a breath and said, "Master, we went late."

Hua Tianyun's complexion darkened, and he said: "Speak clearly, are you delaying, or it was already late when we set off."

The disciple sighed: "Master, it was already too late when we set off. As early as the 50th, under the instigation of the villain Wang Zhen, the Holy One hastily assembled an army of 23 and set off from the capital. Juyongguan, we arrived at Xuanfu on the 60rd, we happened to meet Lord Sima on that day, we handed him the letter from the leader of the gang, and saw how he reacted, after he read it, he went to face the saint that night, but when he came back, he was shocked. I heard that I had a quarrel with Wang Zhen, and almost started a fight. The ten of us were annoyed that Wang Zhen, a villain, took power, and wanted to assassinate him the next night, but Master Sima stopped him. He said that we If you go there, you will die in vain, and if your behavior is revealed, you will also implicate the whole gang. In those days, it was windy and rainy, coupled with insufficient supplies, the army was in chaos and morale was low. All the accompanying ministers ignored life and death, counted In the second performance, please return the soldiers. Wang Zhen, the villain, said that the ministers were shaking the morale of the army, and they should be executed according to the military order. Being humiliated by this, many ministers refused to accept it, but due to Wang Zhen's lustful power, no one dared to argue with him to the end. Many people wanted to kill this villain, but the Holy One listened to him the most."

When the eight people in the room heard this, they all gritted their teeth.

Wu Shiming was furious, and cursed: "If this traitor gets here, I will kill him."

Hua Tianyun said: "Wang Zhen can't be killed now. There are his traitors in the army. Once he dies, these traitors will take the opportunity to make trouble. At that time, no one can control the situation."

Fang Jianming said: "Brother Hua, what should we do?"

Hua Tianyun thought for a while and said, "We'll just wait here and take appropriate actions depending on the situation."

(End of this chapter)