Lao Wu gathered the horses left behind by the official army, led the cuirassiers back to the flank, and came to see Chen Xunping himself.
"Yingzheng, Li Huaixin has been let go, and there are only less than ten people left with him." Lao Wu said to Chen Xunping.
Chen Xunping nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work. The next thing is to deal with the barracks of our several stations. Come here, pass my order to the general and enter the city."
The banner of the Tiger Flag flutters in the wind.
Chen Xunping led the army to move towards the gate of Xinpingbao.
Not all the army entered the city. Only a thousand-man team followed Chen Xunping, Zhao Yutu and others into Xinping Fort. The other soldiers and cuirassiers stayed outside the city.
There were many corpses piled up at the gate of the city, most of them were corpses of officers and soldiers, and there were also more than a dozen corpses of Li Huaixin's soldiers wearing helmets and armor.
"Pass this order, anyone who dares to defend himself with troops will be killed without mercy." Chen Xunping ordered.
Half an hour later, the tiger-character flag was planted on the top of Xinpingbao.
The shouts of killing in Xinpingbao City disappeared, and groups of officers and soldiers were controlled in the open space in the city. Each one of them squatted on the ground with their upper body naked and their heads in their hands.
A pile of weapons were scattered not far away, including knives, spears, and water and fire sticks used by government officials.
"Report to the camp, all resistance forces in Xinping Fort have been wiped out." The person who came to Chen Xunping to report was the captain of the 1,000-man team of the First Soldier Battalion.
Chen Xunping nodded, then turned his head and said to Zhao Yutu: "My mission has been completed. The rest will be left to Mr. Zhao. I will leave two thousand-man teams in the city to assist Mr. Zhao."
"Won't the army enter the city?" Zhao Yutu asked.
Chen Xunping shook his head and said: "Xinping Fort is too small and the army cannot deploy after entering the city. I still lead the army back to the camp on the grassland. If anything happens here at Xinping Fort, I will be able to come to the rescue in time."
Xinping Fort was lost, and he did not think that the imperial court would give up and would definitely send troops to take Xinping Fort back.
"Okay, I will stay in Xinping Fort, and the merchants in the fort also need to be appeased." Zhao Yutu did not persuade the army to stay and garrison Xinping Fort.
There are more than 2,000 soldiers in the two thousand-man teams, which he thinks is enough to defend Xinping Fort.
After clearing the battlefield, Chen Xunping led the army to leave Xinping Fort and return to the camp on the grassland.
Li Huaixin, who escaped on the other side, sprinted towards Datong Fucheng without stopping at all.
By the time he returned to Datong Fucheng, it was already the next day.
Upon his return, he went directly to the General Military Mansion.
Xinping Fort fell into the hands of the rebels. This was a big deal. As the guard of Xinping Fort, he was responsible for the loss of Xinping Fort. He was a member of General Zhang Huai, and he came to General Military Mansion hoping to alleviate the situation through Zhang Huai. Or absolve him of his guilt.
Zhang Huai's defeat at Lingqiu is no longer a secret. It has already spread throughout Datong. It can be said that good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.
Since returning to Datong Fucheng, Zhang Huai has been hiding in the General Military Mansion, waiting for the impending punishment of the imperial court.
As soon as Li Huaixin arrived at the General Military Mansion, he was immediately taken in.
After seeing Zhang Huai, Li Huaixin knelt on the ground and cried: "The general is incompetent and failed to defend Xinping Fort, which caused Xinping Fort to fall into the hands of the Tiger-Character Banner group of traitors. Please punish me, Commander-in-Chief."
After speaking, he lowered his head.
Zhang Huai's expression changed and he said in shock: "What? You mean Xinping Fort is lost?"
"Reporting to your lord, Xinping Fort is lost." Li Huaixin lowered his head and said.
Zhang Huai asked hurriedly: "What is going on? Please tell me in detail."
Li Huaixin told what happened in detail.
After listening, Zhang Huai slapped the table next to him and said coldly: "The people of Tiger Character Banner are so brave. They dare to attack Xinping Fort. Aren't they afraid of the wrath of the imperial court?"
Wang Qingyuan on the side reminded him in a low voice: "Sir, the imperial court has designated the Tiger Flag as a traitor, and they are no longer afraid of the imperial court's wrath."
After hearing this, Zhang Huai remembered that the tiger-character flag was no longer the tiger-character flag before, but a traitor recognized by the court.
"Please save the officer's life." Li Huaixin kowtowed.
He used to be a garrison officer at Lingqiu, but later he was able to become the general of Xinpingbao. The commander-in-chief Zhang Huai also contributed his efforts, so he could only seek help from Zhang Huai, and no one else would care about him.
Zhang Huai sighed and said: "I can't save myself now. The position of Datong Commander-in-Chief will soon change hands. I can't save you."
"Ah!" Li Huaixin was stunned.
He didn't expect that Zhang Huai couldn't save him. At this time, he became panicked.
Zhang Huai looked at him and said: "You go with me to see the governor and see if he can save you. After all, the responsibility for losing the land is a serious crime. Even if the governor saves you, I am afraid that the position of the general of East Road will be It can’t be saved.”
"If you don't ask for help, you can continue to serve as East Road General, as long as you can save one life." Li Huaixin said sincerely.
At this time, he didn't dare to think too much. Now that Xinping Fort was lost, he was content to survive. After all, he was just a general, not a general, and there was no aid from the DPRK.
Soon, Zhang Huai brought Li Huaixin to the governor's Yamen.
Xinping Fort was captured by the Tiger Flag. This was a big deal. As the head of Datong's civil service, the governor of Datong must know about such a big thing and report it to the court as soon as possible.
After meeting Governor Liu.
Li Huaixin and scolded him severely. After all, Governor Liu, as the governor of Datong, was also responsible for the loss of Xinping Fort. More importantly, the loss of Xinping Fort proved that the Tiger Character Banner began to exert influence on Datong Prefecture. If the county takes action, they may send troops to Datong Fucheng soon.
Xinping Fort had just been lost not long ago, and many officials in Datong Prefecture did not know about it, but the news of Zhang Huai's army's defeat at Lingqiu had already spread.
Nowadays, all the states and counties in Datong are nervous. The city gates are only open for an hour every day, for fear that the army of the Tiger Flag will come back to attack the county seat.
Yanghewei is the home base of the patrol commander Wang Xinyi.
Ever since he heard the news about Zhang Huai's defeat, he had not dared to leave his house all day long, for fear that people from the Tiger Character Banner would come to his door. After all, such a big thing happened, he knew that it was all caused by him, and he was afraid that the Tiger Character Banner would come to settle accounts with him. .
Yanghewei also had soldiers, who kept guarding the city every day. The city gates were only opened once every few days, just to prevent the tiger-character banner army from suddenly attacking.
Wang Xinyi didn't even go out of the Yamen these days. He stayed in the back Yamen every day. Teams of soldiers guarded several doors of the Yamen. Even outside the house where he slept, there were soldiers guarding.
If it weren't for the fact that the inspector's term of office had not yet expired, he would have wanted to flee back to the capital immediately.
It's a pity that he didn't dare. The matter was so big that if he returned to Beijing without intention at this time, all his previous efforts would be in vain, and even his current identity as censor would not be preserved.
