As for Zhang Wuzhen's contribution to killing Yang Jun, Zhu Youxiao did not immediately reward him. He would wait until the war was completely over to discuss the merits and reward him.
Moreover, the ability to kill generals is very great. For ordinary generals and soldiers, this is something that is rare.
For such military exploits made by one's own generals, commendations and rewards should be more formal.
Zhu Youxiao's side was safe, and the situation on the frontal battlefield was still within his expectations.
The Datong frontier troops led by Yang Hong defected before the battle, completely ending all his hopes.
Even though many people were still waiting and watching or in a state of confusion, Yuan Bin still summoned more than 2,000 soldiers and began to attack Yang Hong.
In the midst of the melee, the generals from Qianhu, Guards, and Dusi who were controlled by Yang Hong also found opportunities to kill those who were supervising them.
They knew that they were different from Yang Hong, after all, they were forced.
Now as long as they serve their crimes and perform meritorious service, His Majesty will not embarrass them too much.
Therefore, they quickly gathered their troops and attacked Yang Hong together with Yuan Bin.
There are only a thousand servants around Yang Hong. Even if they are elite, there is such a huge gap in numbers, so how can they stop him.
After knowing that the situation was over, he immediately sent a fast horse to notify his two nephews and asked them to come with their soldiers and servants to join them.
In this way, they gathered all their forces together, and most of them were cavalry. It was easy to get out of the battlefield.
Moreover, Datong is still under their control, and there is no way to retreat. There is no need to fight here.
But he didn't expect that before Yang Xin and Yang Qi came to join him, Zhu Youxiao's five hundred cavalry arrived.
Yang Hong was originally fighting and retreating, but when a powerful force suddenly came from the side, he couldn't resist it.
His more than a thousand servants were quickly killed in the battle, and Yang Hong had no way to escape. He originally thought of committing suicide, but he hesitated, and his idea of suicide became an idea forever.
He was captured alive by Feng Yi, Qian Commander of the Royal Forest Army.
Feng Yi's joy was visible to the naked eye when he learned that the person in front of him who was extremely tightly tied up was actually Yang Hong, the commander-in-chief of Datong.
There should be no one who has contributed more to this battle than him.
Yang Hong was heartbroken at this time. He knew that he was already dying, and the Yang family would soon be finished. The two-hundred-year-old general family would be uprooted by the emperor and cease to exist.
At this time, he regretted extremely why he hadn't been more decisive just now. The pain and pressure in his heart now was really uncomfortable.
When Yuan Bin saw the imperial guards coming, he knew that the emperor was nearby, and he felt much more relaxed.
He is just a small banner of the Imperial Guard. The commander placed him in the Datong Army with the intention of monitoring the generals of Datong.
He also took a huge risk in what happened today. If the soldiers at the bottom had not discovered and questioned him just now, he might not have come forward.
After Yuan Bin thought wildly for a while, he thought to himself, what was he still thinking about now that the matter was over.
Then he shook his head and walked towards Feng Yi.
"Jinyiwei Xiaoqi Yuan Bin has met thousands of households."
Although the emperor's two armies have the same military system, few outsiders know about it, let alone someone like Yuan Bin who is away from home all year round.
The armor worn by Feng Yi is exactly the Qianhu standard of the Ming Army, so it is called so.
When he learned that the person coming was a Jin Yiwei, even though his official position was a small flag, Feng Yi did not dare to entrust him with anything, and even felt a little afraid.
Because when he was in the army, he was often dealt with by members of the law enforcement team, and most of the law enforcement teams in the army were from Jinyiwei.
After the two exchanged news, they felt confident. They quickly summoned the Datong soldiers who had not participated in the rebellion to become generals and began to appease the emotions of the soldiers.
After Yang Xin and Yang Qi saw something was wrong from a distance, they realized that their uncle was probably dead.
As the saying goes, when disaster strikes, we all fly away. If my uncle is already done with it, then they are completely done with it.
Therefore, the two of them had an extremely tacit understanding and immediately took their troops, Tao Zhiyaoyao, and ran towards Datong. They met not far away.
After all, this is the closest official road to Datong, so they would definitely not seek the far side when escaping for their lives.
The two of them were also extremely panicked and extremely uneasy. They didn't say anything when they met and just ran towards Datong.
It's a pity that the two of them were not lucky enough to meet Cao Wenzhao halfway.
Cao Wenzhao knew that something was fishy when he saw that they were Datong's frontier troops. They were in a panic and their march was extremely chaotic.
Yang Xin originally thought about surrendering and maybe saving his life.
But Yang Qi didn't think so. He knew that he would definitely die, and they also had a thousand servants here. There might be a glimmer of hope for them to break through desperately.
Therefore, he also earnestly persuaded his brother to join him in attacking the Yulin Army on the opposite side.
When Cao Wenzhao saw that they had not responded, their soldiers even deployed a defensive formation.
Knowing that these people were probably runaway rebels, he ordered his five thousand cavalry to be ready for battle, and to attack immediately if they made any movement.
Yang Qi's saliva was almost dry with persuasion, but Yang Xin was still hesitant.
Before, with Yang Hong as the backbone, he still had some courage, but now he doesn't know whether Yang Hong is alive or dead. He has long since become a weakling.
"If I want to fight you, fight me. I won't fight. Brother, just listen to my advice. We have no chance of winning and we can't escape."
"We surrender now. When the time comes, we will put all the blame on our uncle and say that we were forced."
"This way we may still have a glimmer of hope. Even if we are imprisoned for a lifetime or sent into exile, it is better than losing our lives."
Looking at his younger brother who was trying to persuade him with tears in his eyes, Yang Qi felt that it was impossible for him to surrender.
"Yang Xin, do you know what we did today?"
"It's a serious crime of treason. Do you think the emperor will let us go, not to mention our lives? The best outcome for us will be beheading."
"Are you willing to go to the execution ground and be tortured to death by those executioners?"
Yang Xin had no hope at all at this time and only wanted to surrender.
His words to persuade Yang Qi were useless, and he didn't listen to a word of Yang Qi's words to persuade him.
Yang Qi saw that the opponent was about to make a move, and knew that he had little time. If he did not make a decisive decision, he would lose even the hope of a final breakout.
He decisively killed his younger brother with a single blow. Looking at his brother's body, Yang Qi said to himself in a slightly dull tone:
"It would be better to die in the hands of one of your own family members than to die in the hands of the emperor. Don't blame me."
After a brief moment of sadness, he held the saber in his hand and said to the people behind him:
"You are all close servants of my Yang family. My uncle has been killed. Now my Yang family has reached a critical stage of life and death. Are you willing to spend this difficult time with me?"
Looking at Yang Xin's body lying on the ground, these servants who had been following him for a long time could not calm down. Did this brother kill him just as he said?
He is really heartless and cruel.
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