The officers and soldiers retreated north, and corpses were everywhere outside Jinyuan City. The abandoned torches ignited the weeds, charred the corpses, and gave off a strong and disgusting smell.
A few miles away due south, a bright light burst out, and a group of people and horses came running quickly.
Arriving in a blink of an eye, after circling the battlefield, we entered the abandoned city of Jinyuan, then stood looking north, and then headed back to the original route.
To the north of Qingxu, in the vast wilderness, the main force of the bandit army is camped here. The military tents stretch for several miles with almost no edges. In addition, the surrounding refugees are holding on with an astonishing momentum.
It was late at night and the military camp was quiet, but roars could be heard from time to time in the commander's tent.
The sound of a tiger roaring with murderous intent: "I will never be a human unless I kill the Zhou thief and that castrated dog!"
Li Zicheng opened one eye angrily, with a fierce look on his face, extremely angry!
When he passed through Jiaocheng and saw the Jingguan left to him by Chang Yu, he became furious and ordered the killing of many Ming army prisoners to vent his hatred.
At this time, more than 10,000 pioneer troops were killed in one fell swoop, the general was captured, and very few escaped alive!
Since the Eastern Expedition, have we ever suffered such a loss! Have we ever suffered such a blow?
It was so smooth, it was so smooth all the way. When they were angry, Li Zicheng and others did not forget to self-examine why they were teased by the officers and soldiers repeatedly and why they were beaten this time.
"The order was given to set up camp and not rest until we reach Taiyuan!" Li Zicheng was so angry that he had to travel all night. He also ordered his generals Ma Chongxi and Ren Jirong to lead an army of 50,000 as the vanguard and march quickly to reach the gates of Taiyuan City at dawn!
"As expected, the intruder must have been completely angered at this time." Zhou Yuji said with a relaxed face at the south gate of Taiyuan City. Behind him stood more than ten army lieutenant generals, as well as Wang Jimo, Cai Maode and even Wen Wen.
Zhu Shenxuan came with an excited look on his face.
Chang Yu in front of him pressed his hands on the cold wall, looking at the city and sneered: "How can we take advantage of this without irritating him?"
Everyone couldn't help but look happy.
This battle is equivalent to the first battle to defend Taiyuan City. The whole city, from the princes to Pingtou, is concerned about this.
So when the officers and soldiers returned home in triumph and announced the results of the battle, the whole city was boiling!
"How to deal with these prisoners?" Zhou Yuji took a step forward and looked at the city.
The moat below the city was crowded with people. These were prisoners who had just been driven in. According to statistics, there were about 8,000 people. At this time, they were kneeling unarmed by the moat and being guarded by the surrounding heavily armed officers and soldiers.
Chang Yu fell into deep thought. With his temperament, he naturally wanted to kill, but he couldn't bring himself to kill eight thousand people at once. Moreover, if he really did it, he could foresee what kind of dog he would be scolded by those in the court.
He was afraid that he would be crushed to death because of too many scapegoats, so he asked Zhou Yuji: "In your opinion, Mr. Zhou, how have you dealt with it based on the past?"
"Incorporate" Zhou Yuji said without thinking.
Chang Yu turned to look at Cai Maode and Wang Jimo again, and the two men nodded slightly.
"At this critical moment, with so many prisoners taken in, are you really not afraid of trouble?"
Everyone frowned and fell silent. No one was willing to make a decision at this time because no one could bear the responsibility.
"It's easy to cause trouble when recruiting. If these thieves are in trouble and Taiyuan is in danger, it would be a waste of manpower to imprison them. If they are placed in the city, they are also potential troubles. It's better to kill them!" Zhu Shenxuan muttered behind him.
Taiyuan is his home, and no one cares more about the safety of Taiyuan City than he does.
"According to the order of the king," Chang Yu suddenly shouted, raised his fists and saluted Zhu Shenxuan, then turned to the city and shouted: "According to the order of the king of Jin, all the prisoners will be slaughtered, start!"
"Oh, don't, don't, don't, I didn't mean that. Come on, come on, come on, I'm just saying..." When Zhu Shenxuan heard Chang Yu's words, he obviously threw the blame on him. The impatient one,
Pushing aside Zhou Yuji and others who were around him, he squeezed in front of Chang Yu, waving his hands wildly: "No, no, no, let them go quickly..."
"The prince asked you to do it quickly, do you hear me!" Chang Yu yelled down again, and the people below were already crying and shouting loudly. Hell on earth is not as miserable as this!
"I, I, this king didn't mean it... oh my x" Zhu Shenxuan put his head in his hands, looked at the massacre under the city, closed his eyes, and growled at Chang Yu: "You damn eunuch is harming me!"
"What are you talking about?" Chang Yu patted him on the shoulder lightly: "Taiyuan is your home, and we are all guarding the gate and courtyard for the prince. These thieves came to take advantage of the prince's plan. It is natural for the prince to kill them, regardless of emotion or reason.
Pass! Who dares to say four things!"
Hey, Zhu Shenxuan closed his eyes. What else could he say now? From now on, he will have to bear the blame for the massacre in Taiyuan City for the rest of his life!
No matter who scolds him or what he scolds, he can only remain mute and eat coptis.
The massacre under the city continued. Everyone had different expressions, but they were all silent. A veteran like Zhou Yuji, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, looked at everything in front of him without changing his expression. He only glanced at Chang Yu from time to time. This young man had already had murderous intentions.
, I just didn’t want to take the blame, so I couldn’t make a decision. I wanted to pick someone to take advantage of myself and others. By coincidence, a simple young man jumped up and delivered the goods to my door.
Wang Jimo and Cai Maode were civil servants, and they were not so murderous. However, civil servants were the most thieves and had the strongest disdain. Although they felt cruel, they did not have much mercy.
"Niu Yong, Wang Yongkui will guard the two gates of the east city, Yang Zhenwei, He Chengxin will guard the two gates of the north city, and Zhu Kongxun will guard the two gates of the west city. We will be stationed in the south city to wait for the intruders to come!"
The screams outside the city gradually died down, and Zhou Yuji began to share the defense tasks.
"Our family is not good at defense, so we can just wander around the city, but General Zhou will have to lend us some troops." Chang Yu smiled faintly.
Taiyuan's military forces are at the disposal of the factory boss. Zhou Yuji now likes Chang Yu from the bottom of his heart and nothing else. This man is warlike, bold, careful and strategic!
If he was allowed to stand alone in Taiyuan and face hundreds of thousands of bandits, he would honestly have no idea. But with Chang Yu by his side at this time, it was like adding wings to a tiger, more like the Dinghai Shenzhen. Although he was also playing drums, he had no intention of panic.
This man is a good comrade-in-arms, because he never limits himself, but often hits it off.
This man is also a good swordsman, because he is warlike and always takes the lead in charging into battle. He is truly a fierce general!
"Transfer Yang Zhenwei He Cheng's new unit from the north gate to the city. From now on, we will be responsible for patrolling the city!" Chang Yu turned around and said.
He Chengxin and Yang Zhenwei, who were last in the list of "Subordinates obey orders", were immediately overjoyed. They knew that Chang Yu meant to support them. They had just killed the bandit vanguard and they had already achieved the first success. Now, following Chang Yu while the iron is hot would definitely bring many benefits, especially
Yang Zhenwei has always been eyeing the position of Datong Commander-in-Chief, hoping to accumulate merits, but Zhou Yuji is always marginalizing him intentionally or unintentionally. Seeing that making achievements is so far away from him, fortunately Chang Yu always puts him in his belt at critical moments.
Take it with you wherever you go.
This was a gift of support. Yang and He were deeply grateful to Chang Yu. Of course, they also knew that it was easy to get credit from this master, but they had to resist beatings because this eunuch leader was too bellicose and would fight and forge at every turn.
You still need to be strong. If you can't hold up the wall, you will eventually be treated as an outcast, so the two of them secretly vowed to find a chance to show off.
Chang Yu does have the intention of supporting the two of them, but the most fundamental thing is that he wants to establish authority in the army or serve as a favor to pave the way for the future. After all, in troubled times, the one who wins the army and the general's heart will win the world!
Of course, he also agreed with Zhou Yuji's approach of reusing direct descendants. After all, the south gate and east gate of Taiyuan were the most important and were the first to be affected. The guard must be his trustworthy direct descendants, so that he assigned foreign monks to guard the north gate in the rear.
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In the early morning, the lights were brightly lit under the south gate of Taiyuan City. To be exact, corpses were brightly lit!
Eight thousand corpses were cremated, and the severed heads were transported to the official road in the south of the city and stacked neatly to await the arrival of the rebels.
The troops of Yang Zhenwei and He Chengxin began to fully accept patrols outside the city, which meant that a regular 5,000 troops were stationed under the city and were responsible for the patrol and defense within five miles of Taiyuan City.
"Sleep, get up early tomorrow and fight!" On top of the city, Chang Yu yawned, turned around and walked into the city tower!
"A fight tomorrow morning?" Chunxiang followed behind him, his face heavy.
"If the material is good, Blind Li won't even let me have a good night's sleep." Chang Yu sighed and fell asleep!
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