The remaining generals who had different opinions screamed in shock, and generals Liu Heishan, Zhao Dapeng and others drew their weapons and cursed.
He Jinyi held up the bloody waist knife and shouted in a cold voice: "What? Do you all want to die here? In today's situation, you can't let you mess around. Who dares to disobey my orders, Ma Chang will be punished by the way. Liu Heishan, Zhao Dapeng, you have to think
It’s clear.”
Liu Heishan cursed loudly: "He Jinyi, you son of a bitch, I won't listen to you. If you kill Commander Ma, can we still live? Everyone is dead. I will fight with you. Everyone, let's fight out.
.”
The other generals shouted in unison and followed Liu Heishan and rushed outside the tent.
He Jinyi shouted loudly: "Someone, take them."
The personal guards outside the big tent had already been waiting for orders, and they rushed into the big tent after receiving orders. Liu Heishan and other five generals rushed out to kill them, but there were too many personal guards, and soon they all fell to the ground injured and lost the ability to resist.
He Jinyi sneered, raised his knife and stepped forward, scolding Liu Heishan and others: "You bitch, you have to drink a toast and you will be fined. What now? Do you have anything to say?"
Liu Heishan had several stab wounds on his body and a large gash on his face. Blood was pouring down his face. His hair was messed up and looked horrifying.
"Kill me. You will die sooner or later anyway, so you might as well give me a good time. The city of Ningxia is lost, the prince will be lost, the food and grass are cut off, and the officers and soldiers will soon cross the river. Hey, He Jinyi, where can you escape to? Take refuge.
Tartars? Will the Tartars tolerate you? Besides, so many of our brothers are soldiers of my Ming Dynasty.
, are they willing to follow you to join the Tatars? You can go ahead and dream about your spring and autumn dreams. I really regret it. I should not have followed you in the rebellion with all my heart. In the end, I ended up with a reputation of being unfaithful, unfilial, and rebellious. I will die.
You have tarnished the reputation of my ancestors of the Liu family, regret it!" Liu Heishan gasped and said in a deep voice.
He Jinyi sneered and said: "Things that are not enlightened. When you are alive, the grass and trees are in autumn. If you can be happy, you can be happy. You can do whatever you want. Thinking so much will only increase your worries. Once a person dies, everything will stop. Can you hear what others say?"
Do you care? Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, reputation after death, and ancestors are all bullshit."
Liu Heishan laughed, stared at He Jinyi and said: "He Jinyi, this is your way of life, isn't it? That's why you are looked down upon by others. Don't say anything, just give me a good time."
He Jinyi cursed angrily: "You stubborn thing, I'm wasting my words and words in vain. I'll help you."
He Jinyi raised his knife and stabbed fiercely, piercing Liu Heishan's chest. Liu Heishan screamed and fell to the ground to die.
He Jinyi walked up to Zhao Dapeng with a knife and said with a ferocious smile: "Zhao Qianhu, what do you say?"
Zhao Dapeng's body trembled and he said in a hoarse voice: "General He, I'm humble... I'm obsessed with this. I beg General to spare my life. I just obey the general's orders in everything."
He Jinyi looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "That's right. We are all brothers, why do you have to make such a fuss? I know that you are all Ma Changshun's subordinates and have a close relationship with him. I don't want to make such a fuss, it was all forced.
At times like this, to divide our forces on our own initiative is to seek death."
Zhao Dapeng lowered his head and said: "What the general said is absolutely true. I understand my humble position."
He Jinyi said: "Very good. What about the others? What do you say? Should we stop making trouble?"
The other three generals were slumped on the ground with pale faces. Who dared not to obey at this moment? The bodies of Ma Changshun and Liu Heishan were lying in a pool of blood in front of them.
The three generals expressed their allegiance, and He Jinyi laughed with satisfaction. Just as he was about to comfort the generals, he suddenly heard chaos outside the tent, with the clatter of footsteps and shouts being very noisy.
"What happened?" He Jinyi frowned and shouted, rushing out of the tent.
The generals rushed out, stood on top of the cliff where the big tent was, and looked toward the noisy camp on the pier. They saw chaos on the pier, with torches waving around and people scattered around.
"The officers and soldiers crossed the border illegally?" Ding Guang asked in shock.
"It doesn't look like it. There is no sound on the river. It can't be a stowaway." Someone said.
"Go and ask what happened." He Jinyi said loudly.
Before he finished speaking, someone rushed up the slope and shouted breathlessly: "General, General, it's not good. There was a mutiny in the camp. The soldiers and horses of the front army and the left army fled in the dark. The remaining camps
Also disturbed, many soldiers took advantage of the chaos and fled, unable to restrain themselves."
He Jinyi's eyes were horrified and angry, and he murmured: "It's over, the army's morale is gone. Now it's completely over."
…
In Lingzhou City, a military meeting is being held.
Today's meeting was well attended, and even Gu Dayong was invited to participate.
The topic of the meeting was to summarize the lessons learned from today's battle and discuss how to fight next.
Yang Yiqing did a deep self-examination and admitted that the failure of today's battle was his responsibility. He expressed his deep apology to the generals present. Although this man is headstrong and arrogant, he also has the courage to admit his mistakes.
After that, when it came to the next step of fighting, two groups of opinions immediately formed.
"The news sent by General Qiu said that Lord Zhang has occupied Ningxia City and surrounded Zhu Zhixiu's palace. Zhu Zhixiu should be captured soon. As soon as the news comes out, the enemy's army will definitely be disorganized. Once Ningxia City is lost, the defenders on the opposite side will
The rebels at the ferry were attacked from both sides.
, with their logistics cut off, they will definitely not be able to hold on for long. Soon they will break up and flee. Therefore, arranging the troops and horses and preparing to cross the river at any time is a top priority. When the rebels on the other side flee and retreat, it will be the time for our army to cross the river.
Time." Shi Yong said.
Many generals agreed. After today's defeat, everyone was already disheartened and helpless. However, the sudden news of Zhang Houye's attack on Ningxia City suddenly swept away all the gloom. Although everyone had been dissatisfied before.
Zhang Houye
They did not respect him very much and despised him. However, Zhang Houye unexpectedly raided the rebels' lair. The public's perception of Zhang Yanling in the army had completely changed. Zhang Houye's move saved everyone's lives.
The morale of the army collapsed.
Yang Yiqing also nodded slightly. He also understood that it was Zhang Yanling who saved the situation. If Zhu Zhixiu was captured, the rebels would be in chaos without a fight. Now, they must regroup and launch an attack. Take this opportunity to cross the river and capture the remaining rebels.
"I agree with Shi Shoubei's opinion. We must choose an opportunity to fight again as soon as possible. This is not only to take advantage of the opportunity to attack, but also for the sake of Zhang Houye and others. They only have three thousand people. Although occupying Ningxia City is a feat, they are also trapped in a tight siege.
If we fail to cross the river in time, we will put them in danger. If the rebels return for reinforcements, they will be under tremendous pressure. I cannot let this happen. What do you think?" Yang Yiqing nodded.
All the generals agreed. Indeed, Zhang Houye's troops are actually in danger now. If the army goes deep alone, it is likely to be besieged.
Gu Dayong frowned, listening to everyone's discussion, and suddenly said: "Our family has different opinions."
Because of his previous failure, Yang Yiqing was a little worried that Gu Dayong would add fuel to the fire after returning to Beijing. Therefore, he was much more polite to Gu Dayong.
"What do you think, Eunuch Gu? You might as well speak up."
Gu Dayong nodded, turned to Shi Yong, and said coldly: "We have a few questions that I would like Mr. Shi to answer."
Shi Yong cupped his hands and said, "Eunuch Gu, please speak."
Gu Dayong said: "According to what Mr. Shi said, you and the traitor general Qiu Yue have been exchanging letters, right?"
Shi Yong was stunned for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Yes. General Qiu and General Mo are close friends of life and death. I have always exchanged letters with him."
Gu Dayong said in a deep voice: "But Qiu Yue has surrendered to the enemy. But you are secretly collaborating with him. What is this? You are collaborating with the enemy."
Shi Yong said in shock: "Eunuch Gu, where do you start talking about this? General Qiu is pretending to surrender to the enemy this time, waiting for the opportunity..."
Gu Da waved his hand and sneered: "How do you know whether he is pretending to surrender or really surrendering? How can you say that a false surrender is a false surrender? Our family actually believes that there is a lot of mystery here, or even a conspiracy."
Shi Yong opened his mouth and was speechless. Everyone looked at Gu Dayong in surprise, wondering what he meant by this.