When Zhang Huangyan saw the defensive formation, he knew that the other party must have been frightened by the tiger warriors.
He thought for a moment, then rode forward, stationed his horse outside the range of the fire cannon and said: "General Zhu, we meet again!"
It turned out that the person coming was Lu Jiude's confidant, Zhu Ji, the commander of the army who had foiled Zhang Huangyan's plan to capture Lu Jiude alive.
When Zhu Ji heard Zhang Huangyan's words, he did not recognize him. Instead, he said with contempt: "Who are you? You want to have friendship with me? Do you not want to live anymore?"
After he said that, he waved his hand again, and two hundred gunmen immediately rushed out from behind, aiming at Zhang Huangyan and others.
Seeing this, Zhang Huangyan clenched the spear in his right hand and shouted sternly: "Zhu Ji, what do you want to do?"
Zhu Ji glanced at Zhang Huangyan, and then glanced at the three tiger warriors before without leaving any trace, and said solemnly: "I, the general, have been ordered to guard this place. If you don't know what to do, don't blame me... ."
"Zhu Ji, look what this is!"
Zhang Huangyan interrupted Zhu Ji loudly before he could finish his words. At the same time, he took out the imperial edict from his arms and held it high above his head.
When all the soldiers saw this, they were stunned for a moment and then looked at Zhu Ji.
Zhu Ji said with a joking look on his face: "You little thief, take a piece of yellow cloth and treat it as an imperial edict. Do you think I am a three-year-old child?"
"Brothers, do you think I am that stupid?"
The soldiers were still a little panicked, but when they heard this, they immediately burst into laughter.
Some of the soldiers among them took the opportunity to make a fuss and made sarcastic remarks.
Zhang Huangyan was originally a man with great ambitions, but Zhu Yuanzhang was behind him at this moment. Seeing Zhu Ji being so rude, he immediately waved his spear, pointed it at Zhu Ji and shouted angrily: "Zhu Ji, as a general of the Ming Dynasty, you don't obey Imperial decree, could it be that you want to rebel?"
Zhu Ji yelled loudly: "You are so brave, you dare to slander your grandfather, I will send you to the West now!"
"presumptuous!"
Seeing that Zhang Huangyan could no longer restrain Zhu Ji, Zhu Yuanzhang loudly interrupted Zhu Ji's words, drove his horse forward and said: "Zhu Ji, you are so brave, you dare to stop the imperial envoy, do you still have the law in your eyes?"
As Zhu Yuanzhang moved forward, a dozen tiger warriors also stepped forward, holding long knives and fire guns, surrounding him.
However, it just left a gap for Zhu Yuanzhang to show his domineering power.
Of course, if someone wants to be detrimental to Zhu Yuanzhang, they can seal this gap immediately.
When Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward, Zhang Huangyan also secretly gestured to his men, indicating that they were ready to charge.
Although Zhu Ji didn't know Zhu Yuanzhang, he was overwhelmed by the nobility and murderous aura he exuded and couldn't help but retreat.
In fact, Zhu Ji is not such an incompetent person. You must know that he has followed Lu Jiude in the battles over the years. Not only has he killed many people, but he has also met many dignitaries.
But compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, those noble people are like the light of fireflies and are not worth mentioning at all.
Then there was the murderous aura emanating from Zhu Yuanzhang, which made him even more frightened, as if he had seen Shura from hell.
Although he was afraid, he thought of Lu Jiude's instructions and cheered up: "You are such a thief, how dare you give me... your grandfather..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw that several people around Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be about to take action and were about to order an attack, but when Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him, he said arrogantly: "If you know the current affairs today, you are willing to kowtow to your grandfather three times. Grandpa can consider..."
As Zhu Ji's words sounded, the soldiers seemed to have found support and echoed, but they retreated.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at everyone coldly, and then glanced at the sun. Knowing that the time was almost up, he shouted coldly: "Zhu Ji, we will give you a chance. If you are willing to commit suicide, we can spare your three clans. If you If you still dare to resist, we will destroy all nine of your tribes!"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was not loud this time, in Zhu Ji's ears, it was like thunder, and he was stunned.
The faces of the former soldiers were even more pale, their legs were shaking constantly, and they seemed to be about to fall to the ground at any time.
Because they had all heard that Chongzhen had always called himself "Za" after receiving the true biography of Taizu.
Moreover, many of them have already recognized Zhang Huangyan. Considering that Zhang Huangyan is a member of the Qianhu of Jinyiwei and is so respectful to the person in front of him, it is impossible that the person who came here is a fake.
Then they remembered Chongzhen's methods and became even more frightened.
"Your Majesty is here. If you don't put down your weapons, are you planning to rebel?"
Seeing that Zhu Ji's soldiers were showing fear, Zhang Huangyan stepped forward and shouted.
"Ah! Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty..."
"Ah~~"
After Zhang Huangyan's roar sounded, one of the soldiers was so frightened that he fell to the ground, and then he climbed out and kowtowed for mercy.
He just climbed out of the crowd and was killed by Zhu Ji with a sword.
The soldiers who wanted to surrender couldn't help but stopped when they saw Zhu Ji with a murderous look on his face, looking horrified.
Zhu Yuanzhang was already frightened when he saw Zhu Ji before, but unexpectedly he went on a rampage and killed someone. He was obviously going to fight to the end.
Then he found that the soldiers were clenching their weapons under Zhu Ji's gaze, knowing that as long as Zhu Ji was captured, this army would not be a concern.
But when he saw Zhu Ji's vigilant look, he knew that a head-on assassination would be difficult to succeed, so he delayed and said: "Zhu Ji, how brave are you to commit an attack in front of us?"
Zhu Ji sneered and shouted angrily: "You are just a thief, how dare you pretend to be His Majesty, I will definitely..."
"boom......"
Before Zhu Ji finished speaking, a burst of firecrackers suddenly sounded in the dense forest, and the soldiers instinctively looked back.
At this moment, Zhang Huangyan slapped the horse's butt, galloped forward, and pointed the spear in his hand at Zhu Ji.
When the one hundred soldiers behind him saw this, they also jumped on their horses and rushed towards the opponent.
"Dang!"
Although Zhang Huangyan was already very fast, he was still discovered by Zhu Ji and narrowly blocked his shot.
However, although Zhu Ji escaped the shot, his soldiers were not so lucky. In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred people fell to the ground.
Seeing that Zhu Ji's formation was in chaos, Zhang Huangyan stabbed him several times and shouted at the same time: "Lu Jiude has collaborated with the enemy and treason, and has been captured by the Jinyi Guards. If you still don't put down your weapons, do you really want His Majesty to destroy your nine tribes!" 33
As his roar rang out, the resisting soldiers showed hesitation and their movements slowed down.
At the same time, words such as "Lu Jiude was captured, put down his weapons and let bygones be bygones" were also heard in the dense forest.
"I surrender!"
As the first cry of surrender sounded, it was immediately echoed.
In the blink of an eye, four to five hundred people were kneeling on the ground.
Seeing that the situation was over, Zhu Ji did not dare to fight. After making a feint with his sword, he hurriedly ran towards the dense forest.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Huangyan left fifty people to guard the prisoners, and then rushed in with the remaining people.
"Kill!"
"I surrender!"
"Ah, don't kill me, I am loyal to Your Majesty..."
...
After Zhang Huangyan led his troops and rushed in, in addition to the sounds of killing and killing, the most common sounds in the dense forest were the sounds of begging for mercy.
After about two cups of tea, Zhang Huangyan and Zhao Erhu escorted Lu Jiude, who had a bloody face, out of the dense forest.
"Your Majesty, it's really you. I thought someone had eaten the heart of a bear or the gall of a leopard..."
After Lu Jiude saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he immediately struggled to salute, and then repeatedly apologized.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even look at Lu Jiude, but just winked at Zhao Erhu.
The latter immediately stepped forward and dragged Lu Jiude into the dense forest, and then there was a scream like a slaughtering pig.
After a while, Zhao Erhu dragged out Lu Jiude who was like a dead dog.
After leaving Lu Jiude aside, he quickly stepped forward and whispered a few words beside Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Cut!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zhao Erhu's report, he said with a cold expression.
"Your Majesty, all the servants have been recruited. Please...ah..."
Before Lu Jiude could finish his words, he was restrained by Jin Yiwei, and then the Jin Yiwei who skinned Hong Chengchou alive took out his sharp knife again.
In a burst of shrill screams, Lu Jiude finally ended his life.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the three thousand people who were captured had frightened faces, and some of the timid ones were already vomiting, knowing that the danger had passed.
So he said to Zhang Huang again: "Zhang Qing, take your commander-in-chief to Shuipo Village to mobilize troops, and take this skin with you to show it to all the generals!"
After Zhang Huangyan bowed in agreement, he said with some excitement: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely defeat the rebels and repay Your Majesty for your kindness!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "No, you don't have to go to Weifang, you should go to Linzi first!"
Zhang Huangyan was stunned when he heard this, and then a look of panic flashed across his face.
After he hurriedly saluted Zhu Yuanzhang, he took the remaining dozens of people and galloped towards Shuipo Village.
Some people died, but not completely...
