Xie Ming

Chapter 215: Outside the East Gate of Mancheng, Wu Sangui arrives!

Xiao Lang was worried about Ji Zu's injury, so he asked Xu Wen Ze to take him away for medical treatment.

Upon hearing this, Wen Ze was grateful that Ji Zu was not blamed. Instead, the general gave him special instructions and ordered him to recuperate.

His heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.

Feeling impressed by the general's kindness, Wen Ze bowed his hands, clasped his fists, and nodded repeatedly!
Tears welled up in my eyes unconsciously!

"Ji Zu, go ahead and don't worry!"

"Go down and recuperate with peace of mind, and leave the rest to us!"

After finishing his words and settling everything down, Xiao Lang took a deep breath, then climbed up the path again with ease and rushed towards the city wall!

"Long Court?!"

"Where is Changting?!" Xiao Lang called.

"General! I'm here!" Hearing the voice, Gu Changting spoke from the side.

As he spoke, Xiao Jingchuan paused and turned around.

"Changting, Minglu!"

"You two, go to the east of the city to Wang Chuanwu, and the south of the city to Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu to wait for orders!"

"Just over at Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), Qi Gang also sent someone to bring back news, saying that they had opened fire from the direction of Mancheng last night and encountered the enemy!"

"Leading troops to attack the enemy in the city, it looks like a part of the Guanning Army, two thousand men and horses!"

"The enemy's attack was not going well, and now the Jiannu's rear baggage was ambushed and destroyed by Jizu's headquarters!"

"I think Ajige must be furious at this moment, and he will never give up!"

"I expect that before long, the troops outside the city will use the power of the five red cannons to attack the city again!"

"You two should go quickly, don't delay!"

"Changting will go to the east of the city to find Chuanwu, and Minglu will go to the south gate to inform Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu."

"These two levels are relatively less stressful. You two should stay where you are when you get there!"

"When the enemy soldiers attack with all their might, once the North Gate is in a tight spot, I will send a signal to you two!"

"Then you two will each dispatch 500 soldiers from the East and South Gates and rush to the North Gate for reinforcements!"

"Did you hear that clearly?!" Xiao Lang said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Generals Chang Ting and Ming Lu also bowed solemnly and accepted the order!

After saying that, they went their separate ways!

On the seventh day of May, the sun was shining brightly and the sun was high in the sky.

There are few people walking on the scorching loess wilderness.

Twenty miles east of Mancheng, on the leeward side of a mound, there stood a thatched house standing alone in the wilderness.

An old man was sitting quietly at the foot of the wall in front of the thatched cottage.

In the silence, suddenly!
The bowl of water on the small table in front of the old man began to tremble!
Gradually, the earth began to shake and tremble!
It won’t take long!

The sounds of hooves and horses neighing gradually approached from the east and became louder!

14:30 pm (: p.m.).

Wu Sangui led his 3,000 cavalrymen from the Guanning Army and galloped to a place 20 miles east of Mancheng!
Along the way, General Hu Xinshui of the Left Camp was ordered to capture civilians along the way and gather information. He learned that there were large amounts of food and fodder stored in the city!

Wu Sangui was very pleased and full of confidence upon hearing the news, and felt that the trip was worthwhile!
of course!
All of this was within Xiao Lang's plan! The enemy finally fell into the trap!

Half an hour later, Wu Sangui gradually arrived at the east gate of the city!
At this moment, outside Dongguan City, Wu Guogui was furious and beat his deputy general Liu Kui!

He whipped Liu Kui's back hard, which was already covered in blood.

"damn it!"

"I told you to flee!"

"It's a disgrace to the Guanning Army!"

"Today, I will beat you to death. It will be a fair punishment and serve as a warning to others!"

As they were talking, Wu Guogui went into battle shirtless, beating Liu Kui without stopping for a moment. Liu Kui was already crying and wailing, and it looked like he was about to be beaten to death!

But at this moment, suddenly!

The young official behind him had shifty eyes, looked towards the east, and reported hurriedly.

"General! General Wu!"

"Marshal, Marshal Wu is here!"

"General, Marshal Wu is here!" the official reported in panic.

Upon hearing that Wu Sangui was coming, Wu Guogui shuddered all over and hurriedly looked up into the distance.

He saw flags waving at the end of the wilderness to the east!

Looking again, there seemed to be a group of black shadows emerging from the horizon, gradually becoming more and more dense, moving quickly, and rushing towards their position!

Seeing this, Wu Guogui stared in amazement! His hands began to tremble unconsciously. After a while, he felt that he had lost control of himself, and he tried his best to calm down and suppress his fear.

"Somebody come!"

"Hurry, go!"

"Go and find me some brambles!" Wu Guogui said to himself.

Upon hearing this, the other officials nearby were puzzled.

"Ah, ah?!"

"General, what do you want the rattan for?" Langguan replied stupidly.

"What the hell are you talking about!"

"Go!"

"Fuck it, if you don't move, I'll skin you alive!" Wu Guogui cursed viciously.

Hearing this, the official did not dare to delay any longer and hurriedly followed the order.

Another half a minute passed!

Flags are waving in the east, in front of the East Gate of the city, Wu Sangui has arrived!
Before the reinforcements could stop their horses and rest, suddenly!
Wu Guogui, shirtless and with his back covered with brambles, rushed to Wu Sangui's horse crying, pounced on it, fell to his knees, and wept bitterly toward the sky!
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

"Great Marshal!"

"Guogui is not good at commanding troops! The city is hard to capture!"

"I really don't have the face to see the Marshal!"

"I deserve to die, and I accept the blame!"

"Marshal! You are here!"

Wu Guogui cried and screamed, and instantly acted out the role of a loyal minister and a good general who apologized for his crime!

I think he still hopes to escape the blame and save his life in this way!

Look at this scene!
Wu Sangui narrowed his eyes slightly, reined in his horse, and sat upright, appearing unmoved!
"Humph!"

"Wu Guogui!"

"Now that things have come to this, what's the point of doing this?!" Wu Sangui's tone was quite impatient.

"Marshal! Marshal!"

"It's not that our soldiers are unwilling to risk their lives!"

"Indeed, this whole city, this, this whole city, is guarded by a large number of enemy soldiers!"

"The enemy is well-rested and waiting for us to tire out. We will defend the city to the death!"

"And we soldiers are not well-equipped with siege equipment, so we have been unable to capture the city after repeated attacks!"

"Ah, Marshal!"

"We...we've all been tricked! We've fallen into a trap!"

"Now, Baoding, Baoding cannot be captured, and there are so many soldiers hiding in the city!"

"We, the Guanning Army, have never suffered such a defeat since the Marshal brought us back from Liaodong!"

"If it weren't for the Manchu army flag, especially the instigation of that bastard Leger, I... I wouldn't have been so unaware of the enemy's situation and suffered such a defeat!"

"After all, I did this for the sake of our Guanning Army and the reputation of the entire army. I got into trouble and ended up in such an unfavorable situation!"

"Marshal! Marshal, others do not understand my inner thoughts and have criticized me, but you are the only one who understands and has never criticized me!"

"General! I, your humble general! I."

Wu Guogui burst into tears, his acting was excellent, and he choked up to show his true feelings!
Seeing this guy like this, Wu Sangui had a playful expression and sneered.

"Wu Guogui!"

"You are not good at commanding your troops, and the attack is fruitless!"

"I have come from the central army camp, but before I leave, I have to make excuses for you!"

"That's enough! That's enough!"

"Why do you have to forcefully bring this up with the war in Baoding Prefecture?!"

"One yard owned by a yard!"

"What's more, you led the troops here this time under the order of the prince himself!"

"Go back and accept your punishment!"

"If you want to kill or chop me up, what does it have to do with the officers and soldiers of the Guanning Army?!"

"Stop talking nonsense and confusing the public!"

"Followed me for so long!"

"I have always been a man of blood. Why are you doing this?" Wu Sangui said.

(End of this chapter)