Xie Ming

Chapter 380: Troops at the Gate of Dezhou
The 15th day of July is called the Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism, translated as the Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism, and commonly known as the Ghost Festival among the people!
According to legend, at midnight on this day, the King of Hell will open the Ghost Gate wide, and all the ghosts will be able to return to the world of the living from the underworld!

Hundreds of ghosts roam at night, and there are many taboos!

Burn paper money and light river lanterns to commemorate the dead!
The armies of Jiannu Bahana and Shi Tingzhu that came from the north approached Dezhou city on this day. It is not known whether it was earlier than planned or they just joined in at the last minute!
In any case, on the 15th, at the beginning of the afternoon of the th (around p.m.)!

It is a fact that the invading army from the north is at the gate of the city and pressing on the northern gate of Dezhou!

The sky is gloomy and dark!

Bahana's troops arrived first, and now he also ordered Shi Tingzhu's troops to stop and persuade them to stabilize the formation!

"Uu——"

"Whoa--" The yellow horse under Shi Tingzhu's crotch suddenly stood still and became quite restless, forcing its master to tighten the reins to control it!
"Bahana, did you see that?!"

"It's not that easy to visit this city!"

"Look at our combined forces approaching, but the flags and guards on the city walls don't seem to be panicking at all!"

"It seems that they have been prepared for a long time!" Shi Tingzhu frowned and spoke thoughtfully, looking quite worried!

Hearing this, Bahana, who had been so arrogant just now, now realized that the city's defense was in danger. He took a deep breath and responded in a low voice.

"Well, of course I know that!"

"If I hadn't seen something wrong, I would have rushed straight to the city gate as soon as I had ordered my troops to go!"

"Hey! Lao Shi!"

"You said that Prince Rui... was completely wrong?!"

"We are sending troops south this time. Maybe those damn Ming court bastards have been prepared for this!"

"Want to send a large number of troops to Texas City to give us a warning?!" Bahana had a sudden thought!
Upon hearing this, Shi Tingzhu's eyes rolled and he was also stunned!
"Uh, this"

"Hi!"

"Who the hell knows this!"

“Maybe after Texas, the road ahead will be smooth sailing!”

"In war, there are always variables and it's hard to predict!"

"Maybe. It could be that some of them is blind and just happens to be lucky enough to be in Dezhou City. He wants to die and take over the city! He wants to become famous by dying!"

"Come to think of it, it's not impossible!"

"These Han people, damn it, I see through them!"

"The majority are cuckolds!"

"But besides these, there is another group of people who have no ability to win, but have all kinds of tricks to blindly seek death!"

"Okay!"

"In my opinion, there is no use in guessing!" At this point, Shi Tingzhu tilted his head and looked at Wang Aoyong again.

"Eh!"

"That, Wang..., Wang Aoyong!" Shi Tingzhu shouted very impolitely.

"what?!"

"Hey, hey! I'm here! Here!" Wang Aoyong was still servile and moved closer.

"Well, you, don't just stand there like an idiot!"

"You are the imperial envoy to pacify the people!"

"Now it's your turn!"

"Go!"

"Call those bastards guarding the city to come down and surrender!"

"We'll save all the trouble!"

"I don't think the weather is good today!"

"If you can really accomplish this, we can unite our forces and go into the city for dinner. Maybe we can even have something to warm up!" Shi Tingzhu was so domineering that he sent Wang Aoyong over, not even bothering to give him any face!
After all, he is a traitor, a spineless, a lackey. Shi Tingzhu is the commander-in-chief of a Manchu army flag. It is normal for him to be arrogant towards such a surrendered minister. He is too nice to pigs and dogs, and it is difficult to control and check him!
"Ah, yes! Yes!"

Look, although he has now resumed his title of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, his rank is definitely not like this!

But this treacherous Wang Ao Yong dared not act rashly when he was ordered by his new master! He responded servilely, looking so ugly that he was just about to wag his tail!
After he finished speaking, he mounted his horse and took two steps forward!
He brought with him a small team of officials specializing in recruiting people!
Ta, da, da!

As he marched forward on horseback, the image of a dog-servant who had just bent his waist and leaned forward gradually disappeared!

Da da da!
Instead, when facing his compatriots, that attitude of a bully who was taking advantage of the power of others suddenly and inexplicably emerged from his body again!
Da da da!

After a while, the man stopped at the outer edge two hundred steps before the north gate of Dezhou and would not move forward even half a step!
At the same time and there!

At this moment, Sun Peizhong also stood up and stood on the city wall of the north gate of Dezhou City!

"Where is Hongcai?!" Seeing that the Jiannu cavalry had arrived, Peizhong hurriedly called his deputy general Duan Hongcai, thinking that he had given the order.

"Here! General! I'm here!" Hongcai also ran out from the side and stood by!

"Yes! Now, the enemy has arrived, and the North Pass is of utmost importance!"

"Brothers, please cheer up!"

"Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a moment!"

"Today is our first battle since the general took over the Shandong military command!"

"Wait a minute, no matter what the fuck happens!"

"We all have to fight this battle well!"

"Brothers, please remember this clearly!"

"Ten days!"

"Within ten days, everyone from me, Sun Peizhong, to me will be included!"

"The entire army must not retreat a single step!"

"Hold Texas! Hold the city defense!"

"We swear to live and die with Texas!"

"Those who fear fighting will be killed!"

"Anyone who dares to advocate retreat will be executed!"

"Did you hear that?!" Peizhong gave the order with certainty!
Upon hearing this, Deputy General Duan Hongcai's eyes immediately became determined!
"Yes! General!"

"I will pass on the general's order and let every soldier know it clearly!" Hongcai replied solemnly.

But when he just turned his head, he suddenly saw new changes taking place outside the city, so he spoke quickly and reminded him.

"Hey! General!"

"Look, someone is coming!" Hongcai woke up.

Hearing this, Sun Peizhong also straightened his head and looked towards the city!
Look, a group of people dressed as civil officials holding imperial seals have walked out of the enemy camp, but the dragon robes they wear are really out of place!
The original wide robe with big sleeves was changed to the Jiannu style, with narrow horseshoe sleeves, an official hat on the head, and a big tail with a flower feather trailing behind!
Beasts, beasts! Nothing more than this!
"Humph!"

"It seems that some spineless beasts are trying to persuade us to surrender on the battlefield!" Sun Peizhong made an accurate judgment, narrowed his eyes and stared at the city, showing a ruthless look!
"Pooh!"

"You are worse than pigs and dogs!"

"General! Letting him go will only bring disaster! It would be better to shoot him to death in front of the pass to boost the morale of the army!"

Duan Hongcai, who was standing nearby, heard that the treacherous envoy was trying to stir up trouble and persuade the people to surrender, so he spat on the ground and suggested killing the envoy.

Upon hearing this, Peizhong had no intention of refuting.

"Haha! Hongcai, you're right!"

"This grandson is eager to come here to die, so I will grant his wish!"

"Go! Call Zhou Tai over!"

Pei Zhong made it clear that the two armies would kill the envoy first in front of the battlefield. His intention was obvious: to burn their boats and cross the river, leaving no room for maneuver!

"what?!"

"Haha, yes!" Hongcai's eyes lit up, he accepted the order gladly, and walked away quickly to carry out his errand!

In fact, the Zhou Tai that Peizhong was talking about is the best shooter in his army!
This man holds a longbow!
The arrows never miss their targets!
Even if Wang Aoyong is here at the moment, he is two hundred steps away to avoid hidden arrows!
But relying on the height of the tower, this guy might have some chance of killing the enemy in front of the battle line by shooting an arrow through their heart!

(End of this chapter)