Although Ta Tianbao was born in Huiying, his customs of eating meat and drinking wine were no different from those of the Han people.
Because I had a few too many drinks with the Manchurians last night, I went back to my residence and went to bed early, so I was sleeping with my head covered when the incident happened.
It wasn't until Ma Changyuan, the designated commander-in-chief under his command, rushed into his house in a panic that he woke up Ta Tianbao from his deep sleep.
Ta Tianbao, who was angry at getting up, didn't know that there was a chaos outside. He was very dissatisfied with Ma Changyuan who came in without permission to wake him up. Just when he was about to scold him, Ma Changyuan's panicked face made him realize that something was wrong.
When he heard something moving outside, the skills he had cultivated over thirty years of blood and corpses made him roll down to the ground without hesitation. While picking up the saber, his feet were already covered with boots.
Before Ma Changyuan could speak, he had already unsheathed his sword and ran out of the house.
When I looked outside, I suddenly took a breath of air. Half of Nuo Da's bamboo cage was swallowed up by the fire!
In front of him were the frightened braided soldiers, and in his ears were the deafening shouts of killing.
A group of surrendered soldiers who followed Ta Tianbao to Cizhucage were also dumbfounded. They didn't know whether they should help the Manchurian soldiers fight back the incoming Ming army, or help their former comrades attack the Manchurian soldiers.
Several generals subconsciously looked at Ta Tianbao.
Under the firelight, the newly shaved foreheads looked terrifying.
"Master Hou, what should I do!"
Ma Changyuan's voice was in knots. The fire had spread to where they were, and the rebels were coming here. In a short time, this place would no longer be safe.
Ta Tianbao looked surprised: "Liu Erhu rushed out?!"
This possibility was immediately ruled out.
Liu Tichun and his remnants of soldiers were protecting thousands of family members and were trapped in Beili Villa by Tian Heng, Wan He and two bastards. He was unable to protect himself. How could he rush here?
If Tian Heng and Wan He were really useless, they would not push Liu Erhu to a dead end!
Suddenly, there was a thump in my heart, and I shouted out loud: "It's broken, it's the old party!"
"Dang Gongye?"
Ma Changyuan stayed there, and his intuition told him that it was impossible. But it was not the Duke of Shaanxi who led people to cause chaos. How could the village be in chaos?
"It's broken, it's broken! That old bastard tricked me to death!"
Ta Tianbao was so anxious that cold sweat oozed from his forehead. If Dang Shouxu was unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and devised a plan to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, even if Ta Tianbao did not participate, he was afraid that there would be no place for him in the Qing Dynasty.
Just when he was panicking, Dang Shousu's figure appeared.
The dozens of soldiers who came with him to Cizhulong also came to look for Ta Tianbao in panic. The reason was that Dang Shousu also thought that Ta Tianbao had faked a surrender for the Tatars.
Seeing that Ta Tianbao and his people were there, the former deputy powerful general of Dashun and Duke of Shaanxi Province in the Ming Dynasty felt disappointed for no reason.
Then a Duke and a Marquis looked at each other, both speechless.
After a while, Ta Tianbao made his decision. He gritted his teeth and said to Dang Shousu: "Old Dang, no matter what you think, we can't go back!"
After saying that, he waved his sword and shouted at the subordinates who were looking at him: "Anyone who doesn't want to die, come with me!"
He actually wanted to take people to help the Manchu soldiers deal with the incoming Ming army.
Dang Shousu was stunned for a while, then he stamped his feet and led others to follow.
Ta Tianbao was right. No matter how much he didn't want to fight with his old friend, no matter how much he felt sorry for Ming Dynasty, he couldn't help being a half-hearted person in this situation now!
They have no reason to persist!
Not long after Zita Tianbao led his troops towards the front, a group of Manchu soldiers who wanted to evacuate after hearing that Lord Dutong was killed in the battle collided head-on with them.
"I am Ta Tianbao!"
To avoid misunderstanding, Ta Tianbao quickly identified himself, but after listening to his Chinese speaking, the Manchu soldiers on the opposite side actually swung their swords and killed them one by one as if they were enemies.
Upon seeing this, Ta Tianbao shouted anxiously: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, we are not the Ming army!"
He took off his hat again, pulled the braid on the back of his head and signaled to the Manchurian soldiers who were rushing over.
"We have braids, we have braids!"
Ta Tianbao screamed so hard that his voice broke.
But the Manchu soldiers were not willing to listen to his explanation, and they turned a blind eye to the pigtails he was pulling on their hands. They screamed and collided with Ta Tianbao's people.
A dozen Tabu soldiers who clearly had knives in their hands but did not receive orders were chopped down by Manchurian soldiers on the spot.
Ta Tianbao was anxious and wanted to explain that they were not the Ming army causing trouble, but two Manchu soldiers slashed at him with their swords.
Unable to help Ta Tianbao, his instinct forced him to block with his sword!
At this block, the two parties immediately engaged in a melee.
"Why did Laota get into a fight with the Manchus?"
Dang Shousu, who was following behind, was shocked by the scene in front of him. He immediately realized that the situation was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and quickly ordered his subordinates not to step forward, lest they be attacked by the Manchurian soldiers as Ming troops.
.........
In the distance, Vice-President Du Min was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Because, he was surprised to find that he was not himself anymore!
Even Goshiha, who was sent out to gather men, did not bring many armored men at all.
The few armored men who followed him with suspicion were only convinced that the death of the Vice-Capital Master was a rumor after seeing him in person.
Unfortunately, most Manchurian soldiers believed this rumor, and many of them died in Ming army attacks or voluntarily abandoned their strongholds and evacuated.
Now even if Du Min shouts that he is not dead, there will not be too many Manchurian soldiers who can gather.
In the distance, you can vaguely hear Manchu voices shouting, "Go quickly."
"Where's Ye Bu!"
"Where's Andal!"
"Where's Quillen!"
After confirming that there was no trace of several important generals under his command, Du Min realized that he could no longer stay here.
"Sir, the Ming army has pigtails, they are pretending to be us!"
One Gesheha, who was almost hacked to death by the Ming army, told the deputy governor that all the attacking Ming soldiers had braids.
"Damn the thief!"
This made Du Min even more determined that the chaos was caused by two old thieves, Dang Shousu and Ta Tianbao.
The soldiers under their command have just had their heads shaved!
Needless to say, the two old thieves were cooperating inside and outside to take the blame for both Du and Du.
Thinking again that the reason why Ta Tianbao revealed so much information about the Ming army last night was actually to confuse himself, he felt even more filled with hatred.
Seeing the Ming army's shouts of killing getting closer and closer, Du Min knew there was no way he could be saved and decisively ordered a retreat to the stronghold.
There is a path there that leads to Laomukong.
Laomukong has thousands of troops including Tian Heng, Wan and the two surrendered generals, so the two thieves Dang Shousu and Ta Tianbao do not dare to attack.
There are two other assistants, the ninth and the twelfth, nearby. Even if the Cizhu Cage is occupied by the Lao Shun thieves, Du Min has the strength to take it back.
It was impossible for him to escape back to Zhushan like a bereaved dog.
He can't afford to lose that person!
"Protect your lord!"
A group of Manchu soldiers immediately protected the deputy capital commander and retreated to the stronghold.
Behind them, the Ming army discovered the retreating Manchu team and immediately pursued them.
Du Min didn't dare to stop. On the way, he met dozens of armored men who were in a terrible state. Just as they were about to rush towards the path, there was the sound of fighting in front of them.
By the light of the fire, Du Min saw Ta Tianbao holding a knife at a glance, and he couldn't help shouting in anger: "Ta thief, I will chop you up!"
This shout of "Ta Thief" made Ta Tianbao, who was holding his knife and looking at the corpses of the two Manchurian soldiers on the ground in a daze, couldn't help but shudder.
His head moved slightly to the side, and his throat couldn't help but swallow.
In his sight was Vice Dutong's cannibalistic gaze.
"I..."
Ta Tianbao didn't know how to explain.
He couldn't explain it either.
The long knife in his hand dripped with the blood of Manchu soldiers.
