The three spies did not know the Peasant Army's attack plan, but they knew that the Peasant Army had already launched an attack.
So when something happened in Ezhou City, they thought it was the peasant army launching an attack.
Otherwise, how to explain the turmoil in Ezhou City?
They did not have the power to directly help the peasant army defeat the Song army. The total number of available troops in their hands was only 150 people.
But those who have received education know that sometimes, a team of 150 people can cause trouble in a military camp of nearly 10,000 people.
The life of the Song Army was very repressed on weekdays. Everyone was very nervous and afraid of being beaten, scolded or even killed by the military commanders. It was like a powder keg that could detonate as long as a spark was thrown into it.
At present, there is not even a top official who can decide military affairs.
So they prepared to take advantage of the unrest in the army and the panic among the people to encourage the soldiers under their command to take revenge on the officers who had bullied them, causing chaos in the army and triggering the bombing of the camp.
They have always taken good care of their soldiers and have a rare tenderness among the Song Army. However, their status is not enough. Whenever they are bullied by superior officers, they can only do their best to protect their soldiers.
Although it often had no effect and had to be beaten and scolded, it was heartily supported by the soldiers under his command.
"Although this matter is more dangerous, the army has no general and no backbone. As long as we make a little chaos, we can make people panic and everyone is in danger. If this situation occurs in the city now, it must be the rebels from Jiangnan West Road. , we will die if we stay here, why not give it a try, what do you think?"
They made suggestions to their soldiers, who followed them with little hesitation.
So they began to move quietly, fully armed and looking for superior officers who had bullied them. When they found the person, they drew their swords and chopped them without saying a word. While slashing, they shouted words such as "The rebels are coming in".
One of the secret agents also brought his men to the place where the gunpowder was stored, ignited piles of gunpowder, and caused a relatively violent gunpowder explosion, which directly brought the Song Army camp into a state of bombing, and they all began to kill each other. .
Many mid-level officers died in this camp bombing operation. When Xu Tong led the peasant army to kill them, the Song army had collapsed and was unable to resist at all. .
So the battle turned into a very chaotic brawl. The Song army didn't even know who they were killing. But in the end, when the peasant army rushed over in groups and beat them into dogs, they decisively put down their weapons and knelt down. surrender.
More than 10,000 Song troops inside and outside Ezhou City were completely wiped out in this battle in a very comical manner. A large part of them were captured, and some died in the battle. Only a few lucky ones escaped. .
They themselves didn't know how they could lose so miserably and so quickly.
The three spies and their troops suffered some attacks and losses, but most of them survived because their structures were intact.
After the war, they found Xu Tong, showed their identities as Skynet Army secret agents, and asked to return to the team.
The subordinates who followed them were surprised to learn that their commander turned out to be a spy.
But at this moment, whether he is a mole or not is meaningless.
Only then did Xu Tong realize that he had inherited the love between Su Changsheng and the Skynet Army.
The Skynet Army can develop to this point thanks to Su Yonglin who arranged for Su Changsheng and the Skynet Army to develop here five or six years ago.
"The chairman really has every plan. No wonder people say he is a man from heaven."
Xu Tong could only sigh with emotion, and then he recorded the merits of these three spies and incorporated them into his army for temporary appointment.
After that, Xu Tong arranged for some people to spend some time settling the Song army prisoners, appeasing the people in Ezhou City, interrogating the officials and military officers in Ezhou City, and took out a lot of words from their mouths.
For example, regarding the previous situation where Ezhou asked for help from the Xiangyang army but the Xiangyang army refused to save them, and there was also the conflict between the Ezhou and Xiangyang armies.
Only then did Xu Tong realize that Song Chen, the bastard governor who had been extorting high prices from the peasant army, was in front of him. He looked at the pale-faced Song Chen, pinched his face, and looked mocking.
"What's the use of extorting so much money? You sold your weapons to us without thinking that we would use these weapons to fight and get the money back? You want money rather than your life?"
Song Chen couldn't say a word and was trembling all over.
He never thought that the peasant army would actually launch an attack and go over the mountains to deceive and sneak attack an old man like him. It was really despicable.
But his life is now in someone else's hands, so he can only give in.
"I am willing to surrender, and please accept me, general, and spare my life! I am willing to surrender!"
Wang Shun, who was also tied up but still had the backbone of a soldier, was very angry about this.
"Bah! As a local civil servant, you actually want to surrender! Do you still have any sense of shame?"
Song Chen's face turned green and red after being scolded, but his desire for survival still outweighed the stimulation caused by shame.
"You are noble! You are amazing! Go to hell! I still have a family! I still have children! I still have a lot of land and money! Do you know how difficult it has been for me along the way? You know when I was studying hard in the cold window Is there anything to eat? You have a good father! What about me? I have nothing! Nothing!"
When he was stimulated to the extreme, Song Chen turned to face Wang Shun and cursed him so much that Wang Shun was stunned and couldn't say a word.
Wang Shun, who was born as a general, still spent a childhood with a very rich material life, but he also spent his time in the military camp since his youth. He also experienced the hardships his father endured and the life and death he experienced.
In this regard, as a father and general, Wang De did a very good job.
Therefore, Wang Shun was unwilling to surrender after all, and was unwilling to discredit his father's face, so he begged for death.
"Kill me. It's impossible for me to surrender. Keep me. I will definitely find a way to escape and then lead my troops to fight back!"
He threatened Xu Tong.
Xu Tong sneered.
"I am not the one who will kill you, and I do not have the power or qualifications to judge you. You will get the most fair trial."
"A fair trial?"
Wang Shun was very surprised: "I was defeated by you. No matter what method is used, I admit it. You want to kill me. I have no complaints. But what are you going to do? Judge me? I am loyal to the emperor and the country. Although Defeated, but I will never settle for survival!
When I die, I will not let down heaven and earth, I will not let down my king, and I will not let down my parents. What mistakes have I made that need to be judged by you? Even if I am wrong, it will be judged by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. It is not your turn to judge. Kill me quickly! "
Xu Tong shook his head.
For more than a year, in addition to training, Xu Tong also participated in refresher courses organized by senior instructors from Zhongdu and conducted intensive theoretical studies.
Not only did he study the textbooks, he also used his spare time to read through the first volume of "Hongwu Political Treatise" and the newly released second volume, to gain a deeper understanding of Su Yonglin's theory.
He has a new perspective on some issues that he didn't quite understand or felt vague in the past.
Through studying, he felt that his perspective on problems and the world had suddenly been broadened.
In the past, his attitude towards learning was basically [study? Learn shit! 】 attitude, as long as you can fight and win the war, it is enough.
But after in-depth guidance and explanations from the instructor from Zhongdu, he suddenly realized that he had made a big mistake in the past.
His past attitude was criticized by the instructor as "I only know how to bury my head in pulling the cart, but don't know how to look up at the road, and I will end up on a dead end if I am not careful".
At first he was very unconvinced, but the instructor debated with him and refuted him until he was blushing and speechless.
So he reluctantly admitted that there was indeed something wrong with him.
Now, he deeply feels that what he has learned is very meaningful.
"The entire system of the Song Dynasty is full of evil, full of exploitation and oppression. As a vested interest, you have not reflected on this issue. You just obey your identity, help the tiger, and maintain this evil system!
You think you are not wrong because you have never felt that it is wrong for you to suppress people who are struggling for survival. And this is your biggest fault, and it is also the reason why you and yourselves are separated from the people! "
Wang Shun opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Looking at Wang Shun who was puzzled, Xu Tong sighed.
"You should really learn from us. Don't always live so shamelessly. You always feel as if all the people in the world are in debt to you since they were born. Where do you come from?
Who says that ordinary people owe you everything they are born to do? Are you going to be a cow or a horse for you since I was born? Why? It's really... forget it, I'm not an instructor, so there's no need to worry about this. "
For Xu Tong, it didn't matter whether the group surrendered or not.
Because they will still be tried after all, and the outcome of the trial will of course not change. Based on the crimes they committed, they would have been sentenced to exile if they were placed in Zhao Xun's place, let alone in the peasant army.
Wang Shun will not die because he refuses to surrender.
Song Chen would not survive because of his voluntary surrender.
Their life and death will be decided by the public trial and by the people who fight for survival.
