"Great Khan, the Ming army did not show up. In addition, the sentry cavalry discovered that Zhu Youxiao and his army were still heading towards Xuanfu."
Here, Jinong Naodaomao reports to Lin Danhan.
Lin Danhan clenched his fists and said nothing after hearing this. After a long time, he said: "I still underestimated him, Zhu Youxiao, or the people around him."
"The chance of defeating Zhu Youxiao's army is gone. Great Khan, we can either retreat outside the fortress now, or go south and continue to attack the city and plunder the land. However, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be heavily guarding the cities along the capital. If we continue to attack the city and plunder the land, we will only It will lead to the loss of troops and generals, which will make the army tired, and then the Ming army will take the opportunity to defeat it, or else it will be better to withdraw and wait for the opportunity."
Taijinata couldn't help but make suggestions at this time.
Lin Danhan was still looking at the south. In his heart, he was extremely unwilling to withdraw, because he wanted to recreate the glory of his golden family and claim the Central Plains as his own.
He felt very unhappy when he thought that he had to retreat outside the Great Wall again because he was afraid of the offspring of a cowherd boy.
But Lin Danhan had no choice but to make the decision to withdraw, and gave Naoda Mao and Na Tu a meaningful look.
Several defeats made him have to suspect that Ming Ting might have placed a spy among the people he trusted the most.
However, Lin Danhan could not provide any evidence for the time being, so he could only keep this suspicion in his heart.
"Withdraw Zhangjiakou Fort immediately, but in order to prevent the Ming army from sending cavalry to Zhangjiakou Fort in advance, more sentry cavalry need to be sent to investigate first and find other exits."
Lin Dan Khan said this.
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"Your Majesty, Ma Shilong, Zhao Lijiao and Mangui cavalry have rushed to Zhangjiakou Fort. It will not be a problem to reach Zhangjiakou Fort before Lin Dan Khan retreats."
Here at Zhu Youxiao, Xiong Tingbi had already suggested sending cavalry to Zhangjiakou Fort to intercept Lin Dan Khan's troops.
Zhu Youxiao naturally approved Xiong Tingbi's suggestion.
Moreover, Zhu Youxiao also asked Ma Shilong and others to directly hang the head of Zhang Yongfa, who was executed by Lingchi, on the city wall after recapturing Zhangjiakou Fort, and paste his skin on the wall to scare the spies.
In addition, Zhu Youxiao asked Ma Shilong and others to kill all the Tatars and collaborators who had committed numerous blood debts in Zhangjiakou Fort with capital punishment and build a Jingguan to anger Lin Dan Khan and force him to fight with him during the Ming Dynasty. decisive battle.
Because the current Ming Empire is not afraid of a decisive battle with the Tatars, but is just suffering from the Tatars' unwillingness to fight a decisive battle, and only wants to use the mobility advantage of the cavalry to engage in guerrilla warfare.
The Tatars stationed at Zhangjiakou Fort are still unaware of the large-scale Ming army's attack. They are even still raiding the surrounding villages, killing people and setting fires.
Therefore, when Ma Shilong and other large-scale Ming army cavalry appeared, the Tatar defenders of Zhangjiakou Fort were unprepared and were quickly defeated.
The rebel general Xu Dingguo was shocked.
Although he had already made preparations to escape outside the Great Wall with the Tatars in the future, he did not expect that the Ming army would come so quickly, leaving him with no time to escape. Therefore, he had to accept the consequences of his own actions. Pay for your sins.
"This, this, how could this happen!"
Xu Dingguo fell to the ground softly as he looked at the Ming cavalry rushing into Zhangjiakou Fort.
Not long after, Ma Shilong's servant Jingqi captured Xu Dingguo and other rebel generals and wealthy businessmen who had surrendered to the enemy, and brought them to Ma Shilong.
Ma Shilong immediately read out the emperor's decree to Xu Dingguo and others, and said: "It is understandable that you are afraid of death, but you should not surrender voluntarily and betray the imperial court. Do you think the imperial court's laws for dealing with betrayers are not strict enough?"
Xu Dingguo was already trembling and said: "Commander Rong Chen, we have to do this to prevent the people in the city from being massacred!"
Ma Shilong sneered because of this, and continued to ask: "For the sake of the people, what about the people of Zhangjiakou Fort? Apart from your own clan slaves, why didn't I see a single Han person, and then they were all Tatars?!"
"The Tatars betrayed their trust and failed to fulfill our promise. After entering the city, they still ordered the massacre of all the people, leaving only the prisoners and others to survive. Although the prisoners and others tried to dissuade them, it was of no avail. Please let the commander-in-chief learn from this!"
Xu Dingguo said.
Other wealthy businessmen also echoed: "Yes, please tell me, Commander-in-Chief!"
As a military minister, Ma Shilong was not good at eloquent arguments. He didn't know how to refute for a while, so he was so angry that he yelled: "You are so shameless! The Tatars are indeed hateful, but you put all your sins on the Tatars. Do you really think that speaking without conscience is nothing?!"
"We don't dare to lie. We are indeed doing this for the people of the city! Woohoo!"
Xu Dingguo kowtowed and said.
At this time, Tang Tong, a guard under Ma Shilong, stood up and persuaded: "Commander! It's useless to ask now. It's better to imprison them first and deal with them according to His Majesty's decree."
Ma Shilong nodded and asked people to take Xu Dingguo and others into custody.
But at this time, Tang Tong suddenly looked around, then walked to Ma Shilong and whispered: "Commander, the general has one more important matter that needs to be reported to you alone."
After hearing this, Ma Shilong looked at Tang Tong in surprise.
However, after thinking about it, Ma Shilong still sent Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui and others away, and then asked: "What is the matter that needs to be reported separately?"
"When General Mo and others led people to arrest Xu Dingguo and others, they asked General Mo to bring a letter to the commander-in-chief. As long as the commander-in-chief is willing to report their difficulties, if they survive, they will be given fifty thousand taels of gold as a gift."
After saying that, Tang Tong smiled again and said: "They are all businessmen. Even though Xu Dingguo is a traitor to the imperial court, his family is also engaged in business. Now he commits such a crime just for the benefit of his own family." , Marshal, why don’t you make some concessions? Take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune, and you can rely on this money to get promoted in the future.”
Ma Shilong slapped the table and scolded Tang Tong angrily: "You bastards! They are businessmen. They only care about profit and have no regard for the country, but I am not a businessman!"
Ma Shilong shouted: "Someone, drag Tang Tong down!"
With that said, Ma Shilong returned to the case and began to write a memorial to impeach Tang Tong.
Tang Tong was shocked when he saw this and hurriedly knelt down: "Commander, calm down, Commander, calm down, just pretend that I didn't say anything just now! Please, for the sake of me and you having been through life and death for so many years, please spare Mo General." Take your life."
Ma Shilong snorted and asked, "Spare you?"
Then, Ma Shilong shouted loudly: "If this is the case, your Majesty will not spare me!
Then, Ma Shilong said again: "Whether they are doing it for the people or not, I only know that according to His Majesty's decree, they were taken to the city and chopped up, and cement was prepared to build the capital!"
Therefore, Ma Shilong and other Ming army cavalry immediately escorted the Tatars and spies Xu Dingguo and others who stayed behind at Zhangjiakou Fort to the city wall of Zhangjiakou Fort.
A part of the Ming army cavalry acted as temporary executioners, holding daggers and standing next to each Tatar and Han spy who was tied to the city wall. After Ma Shilong gave the order, they began to kill these people with thousands of knives. punishment.
Xu Dingguo and other spies shouted in pain: "We are really unjust for the sake of the people in this city!"
The Tatars just screamed and called for their parents. They were just as helpless and desperate as the border residents they slaughtered before.
For a moment, under the city wall, flesh fell like rain, blood directly dyed the city wall red, and the miserable sounds were endless.
The Tatar cavalry who came to Zhangjiakou Fort to scout also saw this scene with their own eyes, and they were all very angry.
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