Ma Baozhong yelled in a panic: "Zhang Cheng, I am a general of Datong Town and a third-grade military attache of the imperial court. Your chief soldier in the Xuanfu cannot kill me... You cannot kill me..."
"Hey hey hey..."
Zhang Cheng laughed ferociously and shouted: "You are not strict in running the army, and you are timid in the face of battle. You even led the defeated troops to attack our Xuanfu army formation, which almost led to a huge defeat in today's battle."
If I don't kill you, how can I convince the public? How can I be worthy of my general Xuanda, who fought to the death with slaves and bandits without retreating, and was killed in battle! "
"Zhang Cheng, I am a high-ranking military attache of the third rank. I have not been qualified by the Ministry of War. It is a crime of incompetence. You have no right to kill me..."
Facing Ma Baozhong's roar, Zhang Cheng seemed not to hear it. He shouted loudly and asked: "Lin Fangping, where is he?"
Lin Fangping, a guerrilla from the Huwei Camp of the Xuanfu Army, came out of the crowd, cupped his fists and shouted: "The general is here."
"Datong General Ma Baozhong was timid in the face of battle, led his troops to flee, and even attacked our Xuanfu army's battle formation. How should we punish him according to military law?"
"Return to the commander-in-chief and kill him according to the law!"
Zhang Cheng shouted loudly: "Take Ma Baozhong and behead him in front of our generals to serve as a warning to others."
"Here!"
Lin Fangping responded loudly and shouted to his soldiers to escort Ma Baozhong to the front of the formation.
The surrounding Xuanfu and Datong generals were all stunned. Except for Ma Baozhong's howling, there was no movement at all. Not even the Xuanfu counselor Guo Yingxian, the guerrilla Zhang Guangda, and even the chief general of the Chicheng camp Zhang Guodong and others did not expect that Zhang Cheng actually knew how to kill Ma Baozhong.
"Zhang Cheng, you can't kill me..."
"I am the General of Datong Town...you have no right to kill me..."
Ma Baozhong struggled hard. Although he kept shouting to Zhang Cheng, his eyes were always staring at Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu, as if begging him to intercede and protect him.
Wang Pu also felt that what Zhang Cheng did seemed inappropriate. He stood next to Zhang Cheng and said, "Shuai Zhang, do you really want to kill the general?"
He emphasized the word "general" very strongly, as if he wanted to remind Zhang Cheng to handle things carefully and not to act rashly.
Seeing that Zhang Cheng did not express his position immediately, Wang Pu reminded him again: "Ma Baozhong is a third-grade military attache after all. If he is not qualified by the Ministry of War, he seems to be suspected of killing without permission."
Until then, Zhang Cheng turned his head with disdain and said to Wang Pu: "Commander Wang, it is a taboo for military strategists to be timid in the face of battle. This trend cannot last forever. Today, I am brave enough to face the difficulty and eliminate this scum for Datong Town." , to maintain military discipline.
Mr. Wang, please don’t talk too much! "
What he said was very convincing. Not to mention Wang Pu, all the surrounding Xuanda generals heard it clearly. Ma Baozhong was always concerned about the reaction here, so he naturally heard it clearly.
Knowing that he was going to die today, he became completely crazy and roared: "Zhang Cheng, I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost... I will never let you go..."
Zhang Cheng ignored Ma Baozhong's shouts. He stood up from his seat suddenly, took off the sword from his waist, and shouted: "Zhang Chengfang, you are here."
Zhang Chengfang walked up quickly from behind Zhang Cheng, clasped his fists and said, "Zhang Chengfang, here."
"This sword of mine is a sword bestowed by the Holy Emperor. Your Majesty wants me to use this sword to kill slaves, thieves and bandits externally, and to kill corrupt officials, treacherous ministers and defeated generals internally."
As he spoke, he held up the sword in both hands and said: "Zhang Chengfang, take this sword and go to kill Ma Baozhong. Remember to let this sword be stained with Ma Baozhong's blood before you raise your head to repay him!"
"Here."
Zhang Chengfang shouted in response, took the sword Zhang Cheng gave him, turned around and left in a hurry.
When the generals present heard this, they were all surprised. Naturally, they all knew about the armor and sword given to Zhang Cheng by Emperor Chongzhen.
But the emperor wanted Zhang Cheng to use this sword to kill slaves, thieves and bandits externally, and corrupt officials and traitorous officials and defeated generals internally. This was the first time they heard about it, and they couldn't help but speculate in their hearts.
But at this time, they were all overwhelmed by Zhang Cheng's aura. Although they had many questions in their hearts, no one dared to ask them in public.
After a while, Zhang Chengfang returned with a bloody human head and loudly reported: "Go back to the commander-in-chief. Zhang Chengfang has finished the execution and returned to the commander-in-chief."
After saying that, he raised the bloody human head high and showed it to everyone present before holding it in his hand again, waiting for Zhang Cheng's instructions.
Zhang Cheng nodded with great satisfaction and said to him: "Take ten guards and send Ma Baozhong's head to each camp for public display, to correct military discipline and to serve as a warning to others."
"Here."
After Zhang Chengfang left, a chill flashed through the hearts of all the generals. Most of them were surprised that Zhang Cheng actually killed him at his word. In his eyes, the dignified third-grade military attache of the imperial court was like an ant.
However, this was not over yet. Zhang Cheng then summoned his deputy lieutenant general Zhang Mingyuan and said to him: "Mingyuan, you and He Kuan will lead the right wing of the Chinese army, escort the Datong army's left wing camp to defeat the troops, and return to Huangtu Ridge. Xuanfu army station.
He Kuan is responsible for escorting and supervising everything, while you are responsible for screening out defeated troops. Generals with more than 100 households in the left wing camp must be screened strictly. However, those who flee first will be beheaded immediately after being registered, and must not be tolerated. ! "
"Here."
Zhang Cheng went on to say: "For ordinary sergeants, they must be re-registered and guarantor each other. If someone disobeys military orders or obeys military rules, in addition to beheading the person involved, the guarantor must also be killed." Behead."
"Here."
After Zhang Mingyuan left, the generals of the Datong Army began to speculate. Is Zhang Cheng determined to kill Ma Baozhong just to devour his left wing camp soldiers and horses?
But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that this is not the case. After all, Zhang Chenggui is now the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town and has tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands. How can he defeat the two thousand soldiers of the left wing battalion? In eyes.
At this moment, Zhang Chengcai turned to Wang Pu and said: "Commander Wang, the left wing battalion in Datong Town is not enough. I will clean it up for you for the time being, and return it to Datong Town after the re-formation and training."
Wang Pu knew Zhang Cheng better than the other generals in Datong Town. He knew that Zhang Cheng had promised to return it in the future, so he would definitely not break up the left-wing battalion and forcibly integrate it into Xuanfu Town.
I saw him smiling and saying: "In that case, Zhang Shuai will have to worry about it."
At this point, the handling of the defeat of the center-left battalion of Ma Bao, the general of Datong Town, has come to an end, but the battle with the slave thieves is not over yet.
Zhang Cheng and the generals discussed the next military strategy again. They said it was a discussion, but only the generals of the Xuanfu Army came out to speak, while the generals of the Datong Army just listened on the sidelines. No one offered any advice, not even the general. The same is true for the soldier Wang Pu.
Perhaps they are not used to the form of military discussions held by the Xuanfu Army, or perhaps they were all shocked by Zhang Cheng's decisive attack just now and have not fully recovered yet.
The final result of the discussion was still that the Xuanfu Army was on the left and the Datong Army was on the right, forming a fan-shaped military formation to fight against the slaves.
The Xuanfu Army consisted of Zhang Cheng's left central army and the left part of the chariot, plus the Chicheng Battalion on the far right, next to the Datong Military Standard Camp, while the Xuanfu Army's Huwei Battalion and the cavalry of the Jiading Corps formed Arranged behind the central army in Zhang Chengxuanfu Town.
On the left side of the Chicheng Battalion are Guo Yingxian's Zhenbiao Battalion and Zhang Guangda's Cavalry Battalion. The right side of the Xuanfu Army's chariots is temporarily assigned to the Datong Army and forms a joint formation with Wang Pu's Zhenbiao Battalion. Further to the right is Datong. Army right wing battalion and ranger battalion.
Just as the Xuan-Da coalition forces were reorganizing and building a new line of defense, the Manchurian white flags and Mongolian yellow flags on the opposite side were also rearranging their formations, and the final decisive battle was imminent.
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The surrounding Xuanfu and Datong generals were all stunned. Except for Ma Baozhong's howling, there was no movement at all. Not even the Xuanfu counselor Guo Yingxian, the guerrilla Zhang Guangda, and even the chief general of the Chicheng camp Zhang Guodong and others did not expect that Zhang Cheng actually knew how to kill Ma Baozhong.
"Zhang Cheng, you can't kill me..."
"I am the General of Datong Town...you have no right to kill me..."
Ma Baozhong struggled hard. Although he kept shouting to Zhang Cheng, his eyes were always staring at Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu, as if begging him to intercede and protect him.
Wang Pu also felt that what Zhang Cheng did seemed inappropriate. He stood next to Zhang Cheng and said, "Shuai Zhang, do you really want to kill the general?"
He emphasized the word "general" very strongly, as if he wanted to remind Zhang Cheng to handle things carefully and not to act rashly.
Seeing that Zhang Cheng did not express his position immediately, Wang Pu reminded him again: "Ma Baozhong is a third-grade military attache after all. If he is not qualified by the Ministry of War, he seems to be suspected of killing without permission."
Until then, Zhang Cheng turned his head with disdain and said to Wang Pu: "Commander Wang, it is a taboo for military strategists to be timid in the face of battle. This trend cannot last forever. Today, I am brave enough to face the difficulty and eliminate this scum for Datong Town." , to maintain military discipline.
Mr. Wang, please don’t talk too much! "
What he said was very convincing. Not to mention Wang Pu, all the surrounding Xuanda generals heard it clearly. Ma Baozhong was always concerned about the reaction here, so he naturally heard it clearly.
Knowing that he would die today, he became completely crazy and roared: "Zhang Cheng, I will never let you go even if I am a ghost... I will never let you go..."
Zhang Cheng ignored Ma Baozhong's shouts. He stood up from his seat suddenly, took off the sword from his waist, and shouted: "Zhang Chengfang, you are here."
Zhang Chengfang walked up quickly from behind Zhang Cheng, clasped his fists and said, "Zhang Chengfang, here."
"This sword of mine is a sword bestowed by the Holy Emperor. Your Majesty wants me to use this sword to kill slaves, thieves and bandits externally, and to kill corrupt officials, treacherous ministers and defeated generals internally."
As he spoke, he held up the sword in both hands and said: "Zhang Chengfang, take this sword and go to kill Ma Baozhong. Remember to let this sword be stained with Ma Baozhong's blood before you raise your head to repay him!"
"Here."
Zhang Chengfang shouted in response, took the sword Zhang Cheng gave him, turned around and left in a hurry.
When the generals present heard this, they were all surprised. Naturally, they all knew about the armor and sword given to Zhang Cheng by Emperor Chongzhen.
But the emperor wanted Zhang Cheng to use this sword to kill slaves, thieves and bandits externally, and corrupt officials and traitorous officials and defeated generals internally. This was the first time they heard about it, and they couldn't help but speculate in their hearts.
But at this time, they were all overwhelmed by Zhang Cheng's aura. Although they had many questions in their hearts, no one dared to ask them in public.
After a while, Zhang Chengfang returned with a bloody human head and loudly reported: "Go back to the commander-in-chief. Zhang Chengfang has finished the execution and returned to the commander-in-chief."
After saying that, he raised the bloody human head high and showed it to everyone present before holding it in his hand again, waiting for Zhang Cheng's instructions.
Zhang Cheng nodded with great satisfaction and said to him: "Take ten guards and send Ma Baozhong's head to each camp for public display, to correct military discipline and to serve as a warning to others."
"Here."
After Zhang Chengfang left, a chill flashed through the hearts of all the generals. Most of them were surprised that Zhang Cheng actually killed him at his word. In his eyes, the dignified third-grade military attache of the imperial court was like an ant.
However, this was not over yet. Zhang Cheng then summoned his deputy lieutenant general Zhang Mingyuan and said to him: "Mingyuan, you and He Kuan will lead the right wing of the Chinese army, escort the Datong army's left wing camp to defeat the troops, and return to Huangtu Ridge. Xuanfu army station.
He Kuan is responsible for escorting and supervising everything, while you are responsible for screening out defeated troops. Generals with more than 100 households in the left wing camp must be screened strictly. However, those who flee first will be beheaded immediately after being registered, and must not be tolerated. ! "
"Here."
Zhang Cheng went on to say: "For ordinary sergeants, they must be re-registered and guarantor each other. If someone disobeys military orders or obeys military laws, in addition to beheading the person involved, the guarantor must also be killed." Behead."
"Here."
After Zhang Mingyuan left, the generals of the Datong Army began to speculate. Is Zhang Cheng determined to kill Ma Baozhong just to devour his left wing camp soldiers and horses?
But when I thought about it carefully, I felt that this was not the case. After all, Zhang Chenggui was now the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town and had tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands. How could he defeat the two thousand soldiers of the left wing battalion? In eyes.
At this moment, Zhang Chengcai turned to Wang Pu and said: "Commander Wang, the left wing battalion in Datong Town is not enough. I will clean it up for you for the time being, and return it to Datong Town after the re-formation and training."
Wang Pu knew Zhang Cheng better than the other generals in Datong Town. He knew that Zhang Cheng had promised to return it in the future, so he would definitely not break up the left-wing battalion and forcibly integrate it into Xuanfu Town.
I saw him smiling and saying: "In that case, Zhang Shuai will have to worry about it."
At this point, the handling of the defeat of the center-left battalion of Ma Bao, the general of Datong Town, has come to an end, but the battle with the slave thieves is not over yet.
Zhang Cheng and the generals discussed the next military strategy again. They said it was a discussion, but only the generals of the Xuanfu Army came out to speak, while the generals of the Datong Army just listened on the sidelines. No one offered any advice, not even the General Secretary. The same is true for the soldier Wang Pu.
Maybe they are not used to the military discussion format of the Xuanfu Army, or maybe they were all shocked by Zhang Cheng's decisive killing just now, and have not fully recovered yet.
The final result of the discussion was still that the Xuanfu Army was on the left and the Datong Army was on the right, forming a fan-shaped military formation to fight against the slaves.
The Xuanfu Army formed the left part of Zhang Cheng's central army and the left part of the chariot, plus the Chicheng Battalion on the far right, next to the Datong Military Standard Camp, while the Xuanfu Army's Huwei Battalion and the cavalry of the Jiading Team formed Arranged behind the central army in Zhang Chengxuanfu Town.
On the left side of the Chicheng Battalion are Guo Yingxian's Zhenbiao Battalion and Zhang Guangda's Cavalry Battalion. The right side of the Xuanfu Army's chariots is temporarily assigned to the Datong Army and forms a joint formation with Wang Pu's Zhenbiao Battalion. Further to the right is Datong. Army right wing battalion and ranger battalion.
Just as the Xuanda coalition forces were reorganizing and building a new line of defense, the Manchurian white flags and the Mongolian yellow flags on the opposite side were also rearranging their formations, and the final decisive battle was imminent.
