Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 201 Never Stop Pigs Eating People

After hearing these concise words, Zhu Tianshou's clothes on the back were instantly soaked with cold sweat, but he still forced a smile and said, "How could it be that I leaked the military information? General Tushan naturally knows my loyalty, I..."

Halfway through, the Jurchen woman waved her hands in annoyance. "General Tushan is no longer with us. I was nearby at the time and saw clearly that the general was knocked off his horse by the loyalist bandits. He was either captured alive or died for his country. Unless you, Master Zhu San, can ride into the battle line alone and rescue the general, he will be crossed out on the Wuxing Army roster and counted as killed in action."

Zhu Tianshou's heart sank as he spoke anxiously, "General, you know me. I would never have an affair with the Loyal Bandits... I... I... If I really did this, why would I flee? Why didn't I take the initiative to surrender to the Loyal Bandits?"

The Jurchen chuckled, too lazy to argue, and simply said coldly, "Don't say that to me. I'm just a small military clerk. What's the point of trying to convince me? Leave the verbal skills to the commander-in-chief!"

Zhu Tianshou felt his heart grow colder, but he instantly remembered who the Jurchen woman in front of him was.

He was the military clerk who had always been by Tu Danzhang's side! All the military orders dictated by Tu Danzhang would be drafted by this man!
Zhu Sanlang did not focus all his attention on this person's identity, but suddenly remembered something.

He still had that panicked expression and asked anxiously, "Let's not talk about the old commander-in-chief for now. He won't be here for a few days at most. I'm not hoping for the death of Tushan Taiwei. I want him to testify for me more than anyone else." But I still have to ask, if Tushan Taiwei is really trapped in the hands of the loyal and righteous thieves, wouldn't they know everything about Yishui County?
If the old man, the commander-in-chief, wants to decide my life or death, I might still be able to live a few more days. But if the loyal thief comes to kill me without hesitation, I might actually die immediately!

The Jurchen clerk was silent for a moment, then shook his head with difficulty. "General Tushan is a tough man, and he knows what to say and what not to say. He won't give up in the next few days. When he arrives with the Wuxing Army in a few days, we can discuss the matter with the loyal and righteous thieves."

Zhu Tianshou breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately asked nervously, "What if the loyal thieves seize the documents carried by Tushan Taiwei?"

The Jurchen clerk smiled and said, "The Grand Commandant is a military man, so why would he carry so many documents with him on the battlefield? The important documents are destroyed or sent away immediately after reading them, and the less important documents are all carried by me."

Zhu Tianshou also smiled: "Then I feel relieved..."

Zhu Tianshou had just said half of his words when he looked behind the Jurchen clerk with a look of horror on his face. At the same time, he put his hands behind his back, as if he wanted to escape using both his hands and feet.

The dim moonlight shone on his face, making his expression even more bizarre and terrifying.

The Jurchen clerk was startled and turned around quickly, but saw that there was nothing behind him. Just as a bad thought arose in his mind, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head.

The trick is not new, as long as it works. Zhu Tianshou just used a trick to make a feint to the east and attack in the west. He took advantage of the moment when the Jurchen clerk turned around and suddenly pounced out, hitting the opponent on the back of the head with his fist.

The Jurchen clerk cried out in agony. Although he didn't know why Zhu Tianshou attacked him, his body instinctively wanted to throw himself forward to avoid the attack from behind. However, the blow to the back of his head made him dizzy, and instead of successfully standing up, he fell sideways.

Zhu Tianshou rushed forward and pressed the Jurchen clerk head-on. He clenched his fists and smashed the man's nose with one punch, then punched the man's Adam's apple with another punch, knocking back the Jurchen clerk's screams.

“You…you…cough cough cough…”

The Jurchen clerk clapped his hands and muttered something, but he had already fought a fierce battle today, so how could he be a match for Zhu Tianshou who had been recuperating for half a day?

Soon, the Jurchen clerk's entire face was almost bloody and his struggle gradually weakened.

However, Zhu Tianshou stopped beating with a ferocious look on his face, then tightly grasped the Jurchen clerk's neck and tightened it with all his strength.

After a short while, the Jurchen clerk stopped struggling. Zhu Tianshou slumped to the side, took a few deep breaths, and then impatiently began to search in the Jurchen clerk's arms.

"no no……"

The Jurchen clerk had a lot of miscellaneous items in her arms. She finally found a piece of letter, opened the envelope, shook out the paper, and saw in the moonlight the beginning of the letter, which was "My son is well. It is like seeing you in person..."

Zhu Tianshou impatiently threw all these things into the Yishui River and held his forehead with his blood-stained hands.

He turned around and saw the warhorse ridden by the Jurchen clerk. His eyes lit up and he quickly staggered to his feet, grabbed the horse's reins, and then began to grope around the side of the saddle.

Sure enough, Zhu Tianshou soon touched a square leather bag. He quickly took it off and opened it to see that it was full of letter paper.

There were lines of large characters written on the envelope, allowing Zhu Tianshou to know the contents of the envelope without having to read them one by one.

"Reporting on the affairs of Juzhou... not..."

"After reporting that Yan Zijin had fallen into the hands of the enemy... no..."

"Reporting on the loyal bandit's troops... is not the right thing to do..."

"Reporting to Yishui County about the election, this is it! This is it!"

Zhu Tianshou couldn't help but dance with joy, but when he looked at the wax on the letter, he was stunned again. He reached out to open it, but then withdrew his hand.

"At that time...how did Tu Danzhang write it?" Zhu Tianshou narrowed his eyes, thinking carefully about the scene that day: "After he dictated it, he gave it directly to that damn dog. Then...then there were two letters, both sealed. One of them was the reason for executing that bastard Da Pingzheng, and it was sent away directly...This is it, this is it.

This letter can replace Tu Danzhang's words to prove my innocence!"

The feeling of surviving a disaster surged into Zhu Tianshou's heart, making him almost collapse to the ground. However, he immediately realized that this was not the time to rest. He hurriedly searched the Jurchen clerk's body again, cut off his head, scratched his face, and dragged both the head and the body into Yishui.

In the end, Zhu Tianshou simply led the Jurchen clerk's warhorse into the Yishui River. When the water just reached the horse's calves, he stabbed the horse in the neck with a knife.

After destroying the body, Zhu Tianshou washed his hands and was about to tear up the remaining documents and throw them into the Yishui River. However, as soon as he touched the pile of envelopes, his heart suddenly moved.

He mounted his warhorse again and galloped north for several miles. Then he turned into an inconspicuous mountain road, found a mountain cave, found some firewood, lit a bonfire, and by the light of the fire, carefully opened the documents one by one and read them carefully with squinting eyes.

As the last document was thrown into the fire, Zhu Tianshou and Zhu Sanlang made up their minds. They mounted their horses as if they had made up their minds and continued to gallop towards Yishui County.

(End of this chapter)