"Don't mention it. If it wasn't for these ears, I wouldn't have done this! Let me tell you, brother, Brother Liu and I plan to kill that bastard Bo Bai … "Xu Chao made a throat-slitting gesture." How about it? Let's do it together! "
Zhou Guozhu pretended to be shocked. "What? Brother! We are allies. The Si father and son have a lot of troops under them. We can't leave each other! If they … can we deal with Wei Xuezeng? "
Xu Chao laughed and said, "I won't hide it from Laodi, just now Laoge and Liu Dage were discussing to chop down the heads of the Lao father and son and hang them on the city wall, to beg Wei Zongdu to surrender and save their lives. We are originally Great Ming soldiers, we are different from those Mongolian Tatars, we are all Han people. Following the Tatars in rebellion, no matter how we think about it, it is inappropriate.
I just finished discussing with Brother Liu and came to find you. Brother, bring your men with you. The three of us have more than ten thousand men. As long as we get rid of the Si father and son, we can gather at least four to five thousand men and surrender together. Even if we can't get an official position, it's good enough to live. Let's hide more gold, silver, and jewelry, change our faces, and live in Jiangnan or even Lingnan. It's better than living in the wind, sleeping in the open, and eating sand, right? "
If it was before Si Chengchong came, Zhou Guozhu would have been very tempted. Life in the border army was very hard. But now, Xu Chao still didn't tell Zhou Guozhu about their discussion with Wei Xuezeng.
"Brother, are you so sure that Wei Xuezeng will let us go? We've seen many officials get rid of donkeys after they've outlived their usefulness. Can you really believe it? "
Zhou Guozhu confirmed one last time.
Xu Chao paused for a moment before saying, "As long as we throw dirty water on the Si father and son, we'll at most be forced to follow them. In fact, we didn't want to rebel at all. We were forced! In this way, can Wei Xuezeng really kill us in front of nearly twenty thousand surrendered soldiers? Does he still want his military merits? Brother, you can rest assured that you'll follow me! Let's gather our troops in one place, kill the Lao father and son, take their troops and horses, then surrender and go to Jiangnan to live happily. Isn't that perfect? "
Zhou Guozhu smiled and handed the wine cup to Xu Chao. "You are right, Big Brother! That's great! Little Brother will follow Big Brother's lead! Come on! Let's have a toast! "
Xu Chao was overjoyed. He took the wine cup, tilted his head back, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp. He laughed and said, "Hahaha! Awesome! Awesome! Hahahaha … Eh? Brother, why aren't you drinking? "
Xu Chao wondered why Zhou Guozhu didn't drink.
Zhou Guozhu smiled. "Oh, no problem. I'll drink now, I'll drink now."
After saying that, Zhou Guozhu tipped the wine cup and spilled it on the ground. Then, he threw the wine cup on the ground. Xu Chao's mind raced, and he instantly sobered up. He looked at Zhou Guozhu in astonishment. Just as he was about to ask a question, a cold light flashed, and a dagger accurately stabbed into Xu Chao's chest. Xu Chao felt a tightness in his chest, pain, and all the strength in his body disappeared like flowing water …
"Why … Why …"
Gripping the dagger with both hands, Xu Chao clutched his chest tightly, trying to stop the blood from spurting out. However, it was useless. His strength kept disappearing until a man holding a blade appeared in his blurred vision. Xu Chao's eyes widened abruptly. "Qi Chengdou … you … you guys …"
"It was you who excluded Brother Zhou, giving me a chance. I first made a life and death alliance with Brother Zhou. Xu Chao, in the words of you Han people, if you are heartless, don't blame us for being unjust. You go first, soon, your good brother will come to see you!" Qi Chengchong suddenly raised his saber and slashed horizontally. A head fell to the ground, rolling a few times. The headless corpse crashed to the ground, blood spurting out like a geyser.
"Xu Chao is dead, what about Liu Dongyang?"
Zhou Guozhu looked coldly at the headless corpse that was spurting out blood, and asked Qi Chengchong.
"My father and brother will take care of Liu Dongyang. Brother Zhou, gather the army, we will go and sort out Liu Dongyang's trusted subordinates, so that they won't cause any trouble. What do you think?"
Zhou Guozhu stood up, sighed with regret, and said, "Do I have any other way? Hehehehe … Let's go! We can only follow this path until the end. "
Qi Chengchong looked at Zhou Guozhu's back and Xu Chao's headless corpse, laughed, and followed Xu Chao's footsteps.
That night, the sound of weapons clashing could be heard from two different places in the city. However, the sound was not loud, and it didn't last for long. Many people didn't hear it, and many armies didn't know about it either. Until the next morning, when many soldiers woke up, they found that their banners had been changed, their generals had changed, and many of their comrades had disappeared.
Only then did they know that one of their leaders, Liu Dongyang and Xu Chao, had died. A shocking change had happened in the city of Ningxia, and every one of their lives would be changed.
"Tell the guarding general of the South Gate to shoot a few whistling arrows into the sky, and then beat the drums."
Bo Bai said this to his guards, and then he, his two sons, and Zhou Guozhu, rushed to the South Gate.
When they climbed up the gate, the Ming Army's camp had already started moving. In places they couldn't see, there were people moving. The Ming Army seemed to have increased their number of soldiers. There were more tents, and the distance between them was longer and thicker. The chances of breaking out of the encirclement had decreased. However, this didn't stop Bo Bai's determination to fight to the end. In order to survive, he had already disregarded everything.
In the Ming Army's camp, early in the morning, the Ming Army soldiers had just finished their breakfast and were ready to line up to attack the city when they heard the sound of whistling arrows and the beating of drums at the South Gate of Ningxia. It felt like the rebel army was about to attack. The Ming Army soldiers hurriedly gathered, but they found that the city gate was tightly shut, and there was no gap at all. Instead, many rebel army soldiers appeared at the top of the city wall.
When Wei Xuezeng received the report, his heart suddenly beat wildly. He knew that there was only one explanation for such a strange phenomenon — Liu Dongyang and Xu Chao had succeeded! The father and son of the Feng family were dead! They were about to open the city and surrender. The rebellion was about to be solved without bloodshed. He would be the biggest hero this time, and it was very likely that he would be called back to the capital to take up a higher position, such as the Minister of War!
Ye Mengxiong, Mei Guozhen, Xiao Ruxun, and the other main commanders of the Ming Army all appeared at the South Gate. The Ming Army's camp built by Xiao Ruxun usually dug tunnels with the progress of the soldiers attacking the city, so as not to be detected by the rebel army.
Therefore, the soldiers prepared to attack the city, and the camp also began to prepare to dig tunnels. The digging went smoothly, and none of the five tunnels were discovered. The fastest one had been completed by four-fifths, and the slowest one had been completed by half. The earliest one could be ready to explode in three or four days.
The gunpowder had also arrived, about 30,000 catties. Wei Xuezeng had mobilized all the gunpowder in Ningxia. It was said that the gunpowder reserves in Shaanxi and Datong were also being transported here.
Xiao Ruxun was preparing to arrange the camp to start work when he heard the movement of the rebel army. Feeling strange, Xiao Ruxun also appeared at the front of the army, observing every movement of the rebel army on the city wall.
"What's going on?"
Mei Guozhen, dressed in armor, rode to Xiao Ruxun's side. Xiao Ruxun shook his head. "I don't know. I heard the sound of whistling arrows and the beating of drums. I thought the rebel army was going to attack, but they didn't."
"Then what's going on? What do the rebel army want to do? "
Mei Guozhen asked curiously. Naturally, Xiao Ruxun didn't know about this, so he could only shake his head to show that he didn't know anything. Mei Guozhen turned his head in confusion and saw Wei Xuezeng not far away. He then frowned. Wei Xuezeng's face was full of excitement, as if he was looking forward to something. Could it be that Wei Xuezeng knew the reason for this?
Not long after, the beating of war drums sounded again on the city wall, as well as the shouts of the soldiers. The Ming Army lined up and prepared for battle. A large, long, and wide piece of white silk fell from the top of the city wall. It was tied with a rope, and there were two objects hanging from the rope. The white silk had large Chinese characters written on it, enough for the leaders of the Ming Army to see clearly from a distance.
"Thank you, Governor-General Wei, for the reward of thirty thousand taels of silver. Bo Bai specially presents the heads of Liu and Xu. Tell Duke Wei, if you want the city, you can take it with the army."
At this moment, the Ming Army finally saw clearly that there were two human heads hanging from the rope!
Then, there seemed to be bursts of laughter coming from the top of the city wall. But when they listened carefully, they felt that it wasn't laughter. When they listened again, they realized that it was actually words.
"Duke Wei's ingenious plan brought peace to the world. He lost money and lost soldiers! Duke Wei's ingenious plan brought peace to the world. He lost money and lost soldiers! Duke Wei's ingenious plan brought peace to the world. He lost money and lost soldiers … "
"What?!"
Mei Guozhen shouted and turned pale with fright. Xiao Ruxun also turned pale with fright. They all looked at Wei Xuezeng, who was not far away from them. Ye Mengxiong, who was beside Wei Xuezeng, also looked at Wei Xuezeng in shock. The generals of the Ming Army also looked at Wei Xuezeng in shock.
At this moment, Wei Xuezeng's face was flushed red. He panted like a bull and roared towards the sky, "Bastard!!!"
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