Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 376
"My lord, something is wrong and the operation failed. Lin Yi led a large number of Ming troops to chase the assassin with all his strength..."

Hong Chengchou was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground when he heard the report from his generals. He was really afraid that there would be ghosts. The assassination failed and the action failed. This was what he was most worried about.

If the matter succeeds, the Ming army will have no leader, and there will be chaos in the barracks. The regent has prepared tens of thousands of troops. If they rush over, they will wipe out the Ming army. Then there will be chaos in the Ming Dynasty, and then the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty will be able to cross. The Great Wall, drive straight in, and unify the world is just around the corner.

But why did the action fail?The masters selected by Dorgon and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang are so skillful and meticulous in planning, they should be foolproof, God really has no eyes.

"My lord, what should we do next?" The lieutenant under his command stared at Hong Chengchou's gray face, which was bright and dark in the flames, and said cautiously and impatiently.

Whether to terminate the peace talks and lead these people to take the opportunity to kill them, or pretend to know nothing, this matter has nothing to do with them, and they will swear to the death that they will not admit it.

At the most critical moment, the success or failure of the peace talks and the fate of the more than 100 people depended on the old man's thoughts. Whether to leave or stay, a decision must be made immediately. Time waits for no one, and the decision is made every minute Countless people's future fate and life and death success or failure.

The matter was so important, Hong Chengchou didn't dare to make a decision hastily, he walked back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back.

Hong Chengchou's mind was like a wheel spinning rapidly, his gloomy face like ashes, under the weak light, looked even more gloomy, and his thin, slightly hunchbacked figure was reflected against the tent.

Suddenly he stopped and turned his body around, his clean face became brighter under the dim light.

"Aside from chasing assassins, what are the Ming troops doing?"

"In response to the people, they were a little confused at first, but they soon stabilized. A mercenary said that apart from chasing after the assassin, they were all dispatching troops, and the entire Ming camp was in action."

Hong Chengchou nodded, and then immediately made a decision, ordering his men to turn off the lights immediately, go back to each camp, go to bed, and no one should walk around indiscriminately.

One of his lieutenants was puzzled and said: "My lord, if Sumer falls into their hands, the matter will definitely be revealed, and then we will not be able to leave again."

Hong Chengchou shook his head and sighed: "We can't go now, they have already started dispatching troops. If we can't get on the boat, I'm afraid we will fall into their hands. The Yi cannon was sunk."

"My lord, so we have no chance."

Hong Chengchou nodded, he had already expected such a consequence if the action failed.

"My lord, we can't sit still and wait for death. Let's do it this way. The lowly position protects your lord to kill him. More than 100 brothers have already put life and death aside. Now is the time for me to serve the emperor."

The more than 100 people brought by Hong Chengchou are actually his bodyguards. Except for Hong Chengchou who is a Han, these more than 100 people are all Tartars, and they are elites selected from the elites of the Eight Banners. Fearless.

Hong Chengchou looked helplessly at the egg-white sky outside, "We have too few people, it is not wise to fight recklessly, now we can only pretend to be confused with them to delay the time, wait for the opportunity, we can't fight against them, unless the Prince Regent's army suppresses the situation .”

"Your Excellency is wise, take orders from a lowly position." The lieutenant general agreed, gave a salute, and led the people to turn around and leave.

Then Hong Chengchou and his more than 100 people had sent troops several times, but now they all dared not act. They turned off the lights and lay on their beds, pretending to continue to sleep, as if they didn't know anything.

But before they lay down and the blankets were not warm, their big tents were surrounded by thousands of troops.

Countless torches shone like daylight, and people were shouting and screaming, messy, like a boiling pot.

Then these Qing troops, pretending to be alarmed, immediately assembled and armed themselves, and began to confront the Ming army to protect the safety of their camp and adults.

Although the soldiers of the Ming army had an absolute advantage, they didn't force their way in, they just surrounded the camp.

In fact, their so-called camp area is only a few tents, which is a camp within a camp in the Ming Dynasty. No firearms were arranged, and the more than 100 soldiers brought by Hong Chengchou were only symbolically protecting their safety, and the soldiers of the Ming army were not allowed to enter.

Because they came to negotiate on behalf of the Qing Dynasty, not to fight, they were guests of the Ming Dynasty.These tents were arranged for him by the Ming army, like a temporary guest house.

According to international practice, Daming has the responsibility to protect the safety of these Qing troops and Hong Chengchou, because the two countries do not fight each other, this is the rule.

This happened tonight. So far, the Ming army is still obeying the rules, because they have strict military discipline, and no one dares to force their way in without orders. They just surrounded this camp within a battalion like an iron barrel, and the wind and rain did not change. through.

At this time, Hong Chengchou brought people to the gate of the camp and asked to see Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou's deputy general is here. This is a team officer of the Manchu Tartars. The more than 100 Tartars are under his command. Although he is in charge of more than 100 people, his position in the Qing army is not important at this time. Low, it is Jiala forehead.

大清的军制在没有改革之前是这样的，300人为1牛录，设牛录额真1人；5牛录为1甲喇，设甲喇额真1人；5甲喇为1固山，设固山额真1人，1固山即为一旗。

It can be seen from this that the position of this deputy general is not low, and the more than 100 people he brought are of course elites.

This is not difficult to imagine, because they are not ordinary officials accompanying them this time, but the prince Taibao of the Qing Dynasty, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the right deputy capital Yushi Hong Chengchou, of course they cannot be ordinary soldiers.

However, this Jiala Ezhen, before the two sides broke their faces, saw Song Xiance, he did not dare to be less polite, respectful.

Because this negotiation stayed in the military camp for a few more days, both parties are old acquaintances.

Song Xiance returned the courtesy and said, "Where is Master Hong?"

"Your Majesty has sent someone to report. I don't know Mr. Song is so late. Why is it so motivating to mobilize people after seeing our Master Hong?" the Man Qing Tartar asked knowingly.

Song Xiance sneered, and said in his heart, damn you, you can pretend, you don't know if you really don't know or you don't know, you will know in a while.But Song Xiance didn't want to talk nonsense with this guy, he wanted to see Hong Chengchou.

At this time, Hong Chengchou came over in a hurry, pretending to be just waking up, yawning as he walked, arranging his clothes, straightening his top-wearing flower feathers, and a Qing soldier in front of him was holding a lantern for him. Followed by several personal guards.

Seeing that their camp was surrounded by countless soldiers of the Ming army, and the soldiers of the Qing army under him were also ready for battle. The two sides confronted each other. He pretended to be surprised. He walked a few steps closer to Song Xiance and cupped his fists: "Mr. During the visit, Mr. Hong felt lost, and apologized face to face. I don’t know what Mr. Song’s advice is for mobilizing people like this. Could something have happened?”

Hong Chengchou pretended to be confused, pretended to understand, and asked questions knowingly.

This big guy will be even better at pretending, but let's see how long you can pretend today!
Song Xiance put on a dark face, and smiled coldly: "Lord Hong, assassins have sneaked into the camp, which made our Master Jianguo almost assassinated."

When Song Xiance said this, his eyes were fixed on the lean and clean face in the world of mortals.

"There is such a thing. Has Mr. Jian Guo ever been hurt? This assassin is too daring. Have you ever caught and used this thief?" Hong Chengchou pretended to be surprised, his yellow eyes rolled, and he looked very concerned. Asked several questions in a row.

"Haha, thanks to our Lord Supervisor's martial arts, otherwise he would have been plotted against by this thief, but he couldn't escape. But is Master Hong really not aware of this matter or is he pretending not to know about it?" Song Xiance didn't hide it either. Got it, straight to the point.

Hong Chengchou's face was startled, maybe they knew some clues, or they were lying, no matter what, this matter must not be admitted.

"Mr. Song, what is the meaning of this, why did you say that?"

Hong Chengchou had an innocent face, pretending to be terrified and incredulous.

"Master Hong won't cry when he sees the coffin, okay!" Song Xiance said, and took out the Mongolian scimitar, "Master Hong, did you know this knife before? It was left by the murderer at the scene." He said and handed over the knife.

Hong Chengchou took the saber over, felt it here and there, and turned it upside down. In fact, he could tell at a glance that it was a Mongolian scimitar, and from the decorations on it, it could be seen that it was used by a woman. There is also Mongolian text on it.

Sweat dripped from Hong Chengchou's face, and he secretly blamed Su Morer in his heart, what happened?How could this thing fall into their hands?This is really hard evidence... But no matter what, it cannot be admitted even if it is said to be dead.

Hong Chengchou's eyes rolled wildly, and then he returned the knife to Song Xiance, flicked his sleeve and said sharply: "Mr. Song, don't be joking, do you suspect that Hong Mou secretly sent someone to assassinate him? Is it necessary to come to peace talks?"

"It's not just doubts. The evidence is solid. Master Hong still wants to admit it? The peace talks between you and the Qing Dynasty are actually just a cover. Your Excellency is selling dog meat with a sheep's head. The show is really good, but it's time to end!"

In Song Xiance's words, Hong Chengchou quibbled: "Master Song, don't spout blood. With this Mongolian knife alone, what can you say? There are no Mongolian soldiers in your country's camp. Why didn't Mr. Song question them? "

"Master Hong doesn't need to admit it, but if there is a time for you to admit it, it will be after our Lord Supervisor catches the assassin and see what you have to say. Come and take them all!"

Song Xiance suddenly changed his face with a sneer, and the general under his command agreed. He Renlong and Hao Yaoqi had long since grown impatient, and they thought in their hearts that they should be arrested. Now that Song Xiance finally gave the order, they Just go in with people.

"Protect your lord!" Jiala Ezhen of the Tartars did not show any weakness. With a single order, more than 100 Qing troops were ready to fight to the death with the Ming army.

"Master Jian Guo has ordered that all be arrested, and anyone who resists will be shot to death!"

As soon as Song Xiance said this, He Renlong and Hao Yaoqi waited for this sentence.

The soldiers of the Invincible Battalion came here to take people, and these Qing troops were still planning to resist. They thought they were the elite of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Tartars, invincible, but they didn't know that these things were in the past tense.

The soldiers of the Ming army saw that they must be serious, and aimed several muskets at these daring Qing troops.

The current Invincible Battalion is also equipped with a new type of firearm, the self-sounding flintlock gun. Their combat effectiveness is already super strong. With this world's most advanced equipment, the Invincible Battalion's combat effectiveness is even more powerful.

Now they are going to use these Qing troops as targets, also to kill chickens and scare monkeys, so some Ming troops raised their guns and pulled the trigger.

"Clap clap clap..."

Just like setting off firecrackers, after a random shooting, puffs of white smoke rose and dissipated. Twenty or thirty of these Manchu Tartars fell into a pool of blood, and some were beaten into sieves and fell to the ground. His face was full of disbelief, but soon his eyes lost the luster of life, and blood gushed from the bullet holes on his body.

Only then did they realize that no matter how fierce and invincible they were, no matter how fierce and invincible they were, and how capable they were in fighting, they could only be targets in front of these Ming troops, and there was nothing else they could do.

The rest of the Qing army retreated one after another, they were really scared.

Because no matter how fierce and fierce the Tartars are, they are not afraid of death. When death really comes, they have to be afraid, because they clearly know that life is only once for each of them, and if it is lost, it will never come again. , and more importantly, they made unnecessary sacrifices.

The obvious thing, let alone more than 100 of them, even if tens of thousands of Tartars came here, they would not be able to rush out today.

Therefore, facing the scene of bloody massacre, everyone was shocked. Their bows and arrows were drawn and they did not dare to release them again. They could only slowly retract their bows and arrows. put it down.

Practice has proved that these Manchu Tartars are still wise. Facing so many Ming soldiers, they just don’t fire their guns. Once they pass by, they can trample them down and leave them with no bones left.

He Renlong and Hao Yaoqi saw that the Manchu Tartars were honest now, and with a wave of their hands, the soldiers of the Ming Army's Invincible Battalion rushed up, first disarmed them, and then tied them up one by one. Yes, including Hong Chengchou and Hong Chengchou's deputy, that is, Jiala Ezhen.

Hong Chengchou felt that this game was over, and his heart was half cold, but he still didn't show weakness in his mouth, and shouted loudly: "The two countries are fighting each other, and if you don't kill them, it's too immoral for you to do so. Where is the supervisor? See Master Lin..."

"The war between the two countries is not to be executed, but you are selling dog meat with a sheep's head, and you are secretly repairing the plank road, and even sending assassins to assassinate, which is tolerable!"

"You're talking nonsense, Mr. Hong wants to see your Lord Supervisor, so why is Lord Lin here?"

Song Xiance said: "My lord will see you, but not now, you'd better be honest these few days, otherwise you will suffer, take them all away, so that you can take care of them!"

In this way, Hong Chengchou's more than 100 soldiers of the Qing army, except for more than 20 who were shot to death on the spot, the rest were all controlled by the soldiers of the Ming army, and of course their ships were also under control.

It was dawn.

(End of this chapter)