The battle was so short that only a few people could still stand after being fired by bows and arrows like a storm. Everyone swarmed forward, and the remaining Tatars were cut into pieces with random knives. Only one person was injured during the entire battle.
A soldier, who was still eager to kill the enemy, jumped out of the tunnel entrance when he heard the sound of ghosts crying and wolf howling in the tunnel. As a result, the Tatars in the tunnel turned around and looked at the moon, and stabbed him in the arm with a knife.
"There is no need to go into the tunnel to chase. The tunnel is narrow. The enemy is hidden and we are clear. Don't cause unnecessary casualties." Zhang Yanling shouted. Only then did he stop a group of guys who were about to drill into the tunnel.
Zhu Houzhao's face lit up with excitement. Just now, he rushed forward very fast, rushed at the front, and shouted the loudest. However, he killed a Tatar soldier who was still standing with a knife. At this moment, he was dancing happily.
"I...I killed three. I killed three."
"The emperor is so wise and powerful that he is truly like a god descending to earth. With every gesture of his hand, the Tatars consecrated him. The power of this battle shocked the whole world."
"Yes, the emperor is as good as an overlord in this world. He charged into the battle and the Tatars were invincible. The slaves and maidservants simply fell in admiration."
Liu Jingu Dayong and others praised loudly and filled with flattery.
"Who shot the arrow first just now? Why didn't you proceed as agreed?" Zhao Yongsheng strode over and said in a deep voice with an angry face. This sentence also brought an abrupt end to the flattery.
"Who disobeyed the order and fired arrows without authorization? We could have sent more Tatars over to kill them, but instead they were able to scare the snake and only killed about thirty dozen. It's really annoying." Zhao Yongsheng continued.
Zhu Houzhao's face was burning with panic. It was he who shot the crossbow arrow. Liu Jin next to him was even more embarrassed. It was he who urged him in Zhu Houzhao's ear.
Seeing this, Zhang Yanling hurriedly came to the rescue and said: "General Zhao, I ordered the action. I was really in a hurry and did not follow the previously agreed plan. I was afraid that too many people came and if they couldn't solve them all at once, they would be killed.
He ran away. If he runs away, he won't be caught."
Zhao Yongsheng frowned and said: "Master Marquis, how could you do this? When leading a war, you have to act according to the plan. How can you change the plan without authorization? More Tatars could have died, but now there are only more than thirty. This is a major mistake."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "My fault, my fault."
Liu Jin on the side couldn't help it. He suddenly thought that Zhao Yongsheng was just a guard, and his tone of voice seemed to be lecturing. This made the emperor feel embarrassed, and he himself was also very embarrassed.
"Zhao Yongsheng, pay attention to your words and deeds. I am the Marquis of Jianchang in the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor is also here. How can you make a loud noise? You can take action whenever the Marquis says. Do you have to listen to what is going on here?
Isn't it your fault? Could it be that Lu thinks that even the emperor and the marquis have to listen to your opinion?" Liu Jin scolded.
Zhao Yongsheng was stunned, frowned and stopped talking. As a general in the border town, every opportunity to kill the enemy was important. Today was a great opportunity to kill the enemy, but he failed to achieve the goal due to human factors. Of course, he was very annoyed.
Naturally, speaking when you are angry is a bit disrespectful of your status. At this moment, you can only shut up, and you can only keep it in your heart if you are angry or regretful.
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Eunuch Liu, don't blame General Zhao. He is really impatient. General Zhao, don't be angry. Those Tatars are lucky to have escaped with their lives today. Besides, our results are brilliant and they will be killed without any effort."
More than thirty
Named Tatar, this is a victory, not a defeat. There are many Tatars, and they can't be killed all. There are many opportunities to kill them. The most important thing is that our plan today was a great success, and those Tatars never dreamed of it.
This tunnel is the gate of hell."
Zhao Yongsheng calmed down and nodded: "What the Marquis said is true. Speaking of which, this was the plan that the Marquis came up with. If it hadn't been for the reminder from the Marquis today, Beizhi would not have even realized that the Tatars had dug a tunnel. Just now, Beizhi's words were inappropriate, and he still
Please forgive me."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "It's nothing. Am I such a stingy person? Hurry up and order people to clean up the battlefield. This tunnel must be blocked. The Tatars will not come again. It must be blocked with big rocks. Also, to prevent the Tatars
If I repeat my old tricks, I'm afraid you have to be more vigilant."
Zhao Yongsheng nodded and said: "I understand. I will step up my guard. I will order people to drill bamboo tubes inside the city wall to monitor underground movements. I will not give the Tatars another chance."
Zhang Yanling smiled and nodded. Zhao Yongsheng bowed and saluted Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Yanling, then left to deal with the aftermath.
Liu Jin looked at Zhao Yongsheng's leaving figure and whispered: "This Zhao Yongsheng is a bit hateful and doesn't understand the rules at all."
Zhu Houzhao scolded: "Shut up, he is right, we could have killed more Tatars today. If you hadn't whispered in my ear, I wouldn't have shot that crossbow arrow."
Liu Jin was stunned, rolled his eyes and was speechless.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "There is no need to say more about this matter. In short, it was a bloodless victory. The emperor was so powerful that he killed three people, which is really admirable. I don't even know if anyone was killed. Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations
Your Majesty. I, the Ming Emperor, personally participated in the war, and I am afraid that you are the only one who killed the Tatars."
After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao felt happy again. On the way back, Zhu Houzhao kept describing the situation of killing the enemy. Liu Jin and others nearby even praised him. Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood, and his laughter kept echoing in the mountains and fields.
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The next morning, Zhu Houzhao was finally able to get Zhao Yongsheng to summon hundreds of people from here to come and see him.
After dozens of generals had kowtowed in the lobby of the military government office, Zhu Houzhao said some words of comfort and encouragement, saying that he would reward them. The officials were naturally grateful and overjoyed.
At noon, Zhu Houzhao called Zhao Yongsheng to accompany him to dinner. At the dinner table, Zhu Houzhao told Zhao Yongsheng that he was leaving here to go north to continue to visit the border soldiers. Of course, Zhu Houzhao did not forget to ask Zhao Yongsheng where there was the most prey in the nearby mountains and forests, and whether he was hunting along the way.
Zhao Yongsheng was quite calm at first, but after hearing Zhu Houzhao talk about his travel plans, he suddenly became anxious.
"Your Majesty, I dare you to say a few words."
Zhu Houzhao said: "That's what you say."
"Your Majesty, I suggest that your Majesty should not carry out the border patrol plan. Your Majesty shows sympathy to the officers and soldiers guarding the border, and I am naturally grateful. However, Your Majesty's trip is too dangerous. Your Majesty has also seen the situation in Chicheng, and there is no such thing on the border.
There is peace for a moment, but danger may occur at any time. The emperor's safety is related to the Ming Dynasty, so please do not put yourself in danger. It is best to return to Beijing as soon as possible." Zhao Yongsheng said solemnly.
Zhu Houzhao's face suddenly darkened when he heard this.
"Bold, Zhao Yongsheng, you are a small guard, but your control is quite broad. You are not the one who should dictate the emperor's schedule? Who do you think you are?" Liu Jin scolded from the side.
Zhao Yongsheng said: "Eunuch Liu, I am not dictating. I am thinking about the safety of the emperor. The border town is very uneasy."
Zhu Houzhao said in a deep voice: "Zhao Yongsheng, my trip was planned, how could I give up halfway. I understand that you are loyal. You don't need to worry about these things. Just guard this place for me."
"
Zhao Yongsheng knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Tatars secretly crossed the border yesterday. They are in the mountains and fields. How can the Emperor still go hunting and go to the military fortress in the north? This is already an obvious danger.
, how can you ignore it?"
Zhu Houzhao frowned and said: "There are just a few dozen Tatars, how can I be blocked by them? It's okay if I don't meet them. If they dare to appear in front of me, I can just clean them up by the way."
Liu Jin said hurriedly: "It's not like you haven't seen the emperor's bravery last night. Just a few dozen Tatars can influence the emperor's schedule. Isn't that a big joke? Besides, we have people accompanying us.
There are more than 500 people escorting you, so why are they afraid? Zhao Yongsheng, don’t try to sensationalize the situation. If you want to show off in front of the emperor, there is no need to intimidate the emperor."
After hearing these words, Zhao Yongsheng's blood surged in his head and he said angrily: "Eunuch Liu, you did not advise the emperor to avoid danger, but instead encouraged him with your words. As the emperor's servant, what are your intentions in doing this? Everyone in Ming Dynasty remembers Tumubao
If anything happens to the Emperor, you, Eunuch Liu, will be the Wang Zhen who has been in disgrace for thousands of years. Your Majesty, you must not listen to the slander and repeat the same mistakes."
Liu Jin pointed at Zhao Yongsheng with his mouth open and was speechless, and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty... you listen... you listen... it's incredible, this man actually arranged a slave like this. A slave is worthy of being a slave.
I can't say this. It turns out that this slave is loyal.
Geng was so slandered. It was nothing more than arranging slaves. He was cursing the emperor to be captured by the Tatars. How vicious was his intention? How could a small guard be so arrogant and bold? No wonder all the officials in the court were
It’s extremely arrogant.”
Zhu Houzhao was also furious. Zhao Yongsheng's words were too unpleasant and unruly. Although the general's uprightness and lack of etiquette were excusable, he could not talk nonsense. This man was really hateful.
"Zhao Yongsheng, you are so bold. Do you want to force me to listen to you? Do you want to die?" Zhu Houzhao shouted sharply.
Zhao Yongsheng hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Wei Chen, how dare you? Wei Chen really thinks that the emperor cannot go north...it is too dangerous."
"Shut up, I have made up my mind. If you talk more, I will punish you. How can this be unreasonable? You are still not backing down." Zhu Houzhao scolded angrily.
Zhao Yongsheng turned pale, turned to look at Zhang Yanling and said: "Master Zhang, don't you know the dangers involved? Why don't you advise the emperor?"
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "Zhao Shoubei, don't say anything more. Let's stop here. You have said too much."
When Zhao Yongsheng saw Zhang Yanling saying the same thing, he sighed helplessly, kowtowed and retreated.
Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "How can this person be so unreasonable?"
Liu Jin said: "Yes, you are too courageous. It seems that the emperor needs to rectify the trend. If this trend spreads, everyone will point fingers."
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Shoubei is also loyal to the emperor. He speaks straightforwardly and does not mean to offend. Just don't argue with him. He is a qualified general. Your Majesty, don't blame him."
Zhu Houzhao said: "If I had blamed him, he would have been dismissed from his post by now. That's all, let's not mention him anymore. Send the order and get ready to leave here."