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"Since the remaining heads are reserved for the Commander-in-Chief, I naturally have no objection." Li Huaixin said, "You have people remove the heads from the car, and I will arrange for people to put down the gondola."
Soon, a hanging basket was sent down bit by bit from the top of the city.
Wang Yuncheng nodded to the soldiers escorting the four-wheeled cart.
Only then did several soldiers remove the Tatar heads from the car and put them into the hanging basket under the city wall.
The space inside the hanging basket is not large, and it can only hold up to twenty or thirty heads at a time. There are three hanging baskets in total, and it takes six or seven trips to transport them all to the top of the city.
Wang Yuncheng glanced at the empty cart, and then shouted to the top of the city: "Master Li, the heads have been sent up, and the common people will leave first. I hope Master Li will not forget our agreement."
The heads of Beilu were all pickled with lime. There was no need to pack them up again and send them to the city. They only needed to count them once.
Of course, someone will do the counting, and there is no need for General Li Huaixin to do it himself.
He stood behind the parapet and shouted to the city: "Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised. Regarding your Tiger Flag and Beilu, I will hide it for you."
"Thank you, sir." Wang Yuncheng raised his hands toward the city, then looked away and said to the people around him, "Let's go back to the camp."
The four-wheeled cart left from the foot of Xinpingbao City. Wang Yuncheng took the cuirassiers around him and returned to the camp with the four-wheeled cart.
On the city wall, Li Huaixin watched the people under the city gradually walk away, then turned around and said to the soldiers on the side: "Go over and watch, I want to know the exact number of Tatar heads."
"Yes." The soldier agreed, turned around and walked towards the hanging basket on the top of the city.
There were Tatar heads piled up beside the hanging basket, and the soldiers guarding the hanging basket were counting them.
Li Huaixin looked at the direction where the carriage with the tiger-shaped flag disappeared, and sighed: "Who would have thought that the guards raised by a company in Datong Prefecture could defeat the Beibei army and kill thousands of enemies. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have been able to do it. Dare to believe this is true.”
"Congratulations, sir, this great victory over the Northern invaders is all thanks to your command and countless gains." The general guarding the city said flatteringly.
Li Huaixin glanced at him, snorted coldly, and said: "I didn't even leave the city, how could I have made countless gains?"
The horse's hoof was slapped with flattery, and the horse always shrank its neck.
The soldiers on the side said to Li Huaixin: "Sir, we really want to help the people of Tiger Flag hide this matter. Even if we don't tell about such a big matter, it will be difficult to hide it."
"I know what you are talking about." Li Huaixin stroked his beard and said, "If the people in the Tiger Flag can bribe everyone in Datong, I can naturally hide it together, but if I can't hide it, then don't blame me It was actually played.”
The soldier said: "It is impossible to hide the Tiger Character Flag from everyone if it makes such a big noise. You should make plans in advance."
"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Li Huaixin frowned slightly.
The soldier said in a low voice: "If the imperial court knows that the Tiger Character Banner has a private army, it will definitely lead to an attack by the imperial court. If the Tiger Character Banner does not want to sit back and wait for death, something big will happen."
When he mentioned the word "big event", he deliberately emphasized his tone.
Li Huaixin frowned deeply and said hesitantly: "Are you saying that the Tiger Character Flag will be rebellious?"
The soldier nodded.
"Hiss!" Li Huaixin took a breath of air, and then said worriedly, "Even the Beili army outside the city is no match for them, and the border troops in Datong Town will hardly be their match. If such a day comes, Datong will not be in chaos. No."
"So, my lord, you should make plans in advance." The soldier on the side looked at Li Huaixin and said.
Li Huaixin looked thoughtful.
After a while, he said: "With the few troops under my command, nothing can be done. It is better to wait until the army arrives and I will discuss it with General Zhang before making a decision."
The officers and soldiers sent by Datong Prefecture arrived at Xinping Fort slower than expected.
It took another seven days after the northern soldiers retreated to the grassland before the officers and soldiers arrived at Xinpingbao.
The officers and soldiers did not enter the city and camped five miles outside the city.
The city gate of Xinpingbao is no longer closed every day, but will be open for about two hours a day.
Li Huaixin came to the Ming army camp with the grain and grass collected in the city.
When he arrived at the Chinese army's tent, he knelt on the ground with one knee, clasped his fists in his hands, and said: "General, the last general on the east road, please see the commander-in-chief."
"Master Li, please get up quickly. You can defend Xinping Fort and make great contributions to the court." Zhang Huai helped Li Huaixin up with his own hands.
Li Huaixin stood up and said immediately: "My lord, now that the northern captives have fled back to the grassland, what are your plans next?"
"I was hurrying all the way, but I didn't expect that before the army arrived, the northern captives had already retreated to the grassland." Zhang Huai shook his head and sighed.
The journey from Datong Mansion to Xinpingbao took up to five days, and the army walked for eight days.
Li Huaixin did not expose Zhang Huai's lies.
He knew that if he had not known the news that the Beilu had retreated to the grassland, Zhang Huai and his army would have been delayed for how many days before they could reach Xinpingbao.
He was not surprised by this.
If he were the commander-in-chief of this army, he would have been delayed on the road for a few more days, and he would also have to wait for Beilu to go to other places before rushing over.
The two people took their seats.
Zhang Huai said: "On the way here, I heard that the people who were defeated were the troops of the Tiger Banner. You are the general of Xinpingbao. The incident happened near Xinpingbao. I believe you must know the whole story."
"I dare not deceive you, sir." Li Huaixin said, "The soldiers and horses that defeated the Beibei army were indeed the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag. The general saw this with his own eyes."
After hearing this, Zhang Huai frowned tightly.
"Sir, haven't the people from the Tiger Flag come to see you?"
Thinking that the people with the Tiger Character Flag still had more than a thousand Tatar heads in their hands, Li Huaixin couldn't help but ask Zhang Huai.
Zhang Huai shook his head and said: "I have come all this way and have never seen anyone from the Tiger Flag. Could it be that the people from the Tiger Flag have been looking for you?"
"I have indeed looked for it." Li Huaixin nodded, and then told the story about the tiger-character flag sending 500 Tatar heads, including the fact that the tiger-character flag people asked him to keep it a secret.
Zhang Huai picked up the tureen on the table, put it to his mouth, blew on it, and immediately said: "So the Tiger Character Flag not only defeated the Beibei, but also captured many heads?"
As he spoke, he looked at Li Huaixin.
Li Huaixin looked bitter and said: "The general now feels that the hundreds of Tatar heads sent by the Tiger Flag are hot potatoes, and regrets that he should not have accepted them in the first place."
The general did not have a single Tatar head here, but he, a general, had 500 Tatar heads. Once the court was ready to put away the tiger flag, he was worried that these 500 Tatar heads would become his Evidence of having an affair with Tiger Flag.
