Chapter 41: Gambling on Life

The battle situation is already very clear to Hong Chengchou.

Duoduo was intercepting Cao Bianjiao and Zhang Ruolin's men at this time.

Huang Taiji and Dolgon stayed in Xingshan, wanting to drag Hong Chengchou with captives and give Duoduo a chance to annihilate Cao Bianjiao.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou has not many options.

If he leaves Xingshan, Huang Taiji, Dolgon will roll forward, and finally force them to die in the open space between Bijia Mountain and Xingshan, as for counting on Wang Pu to rescue friendly troops, Hong Chengchou does not dare to count on it, he only hopes that Wang Pu Mo will give up Bijia Mountain too quickly.

Hong Chengchou brought a chair and sat at the head of the city, and when Jiannu tied eight captives to the rack and prepared to disembowel them, he ordered the artillery to be launched to kill the prisoners who were about to suffer.

At this time, Hong Chengchou's heart was as calm as water.

Wu Sangui and his people are slowly evacuating Xingshan, he is sitting here blocking Huang Taiji, and when Wu Sangui suddenly appears on the battlefield where Cao Bianjiao and Duoduo are fighting, he can do the last battle with Huang Taiji.

If you are lucky, maybe you can still live to be a green dragon in Lantian County and live again, if you are unlucky, then you will die here.

Although the good life described by Hong Fu made Hong Chengchou somewhat moved, it was just that when he saw the rotten Yang Guozhu being carried up, he wanted to die again.

Yang Guozhu's head was supported by a tree branch to prevent his head from drooping down, so Hong Chengchou could easily see Yang Guozhu with angry eyes from the telescope.

Before the last war, he had lost a hand, and now, he had no arms or half a leg, and a burly man eight feet tall was now erected on a door panel, skinny.

The distance was a little far, and his body was a little weak, so Hong Chengchou couldn't hear his voice, but from Yang Guozhu's mouth, Hong Chengchou could see that Yang Guozhu shouted two words - fire!

Carrying Yang Guozhu forward was the captured soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, every time they took a step forward towards the castle, there was a feather arrow from behind, the feather arrow would accurately fall on the back of the captive's heart, they advanced ten steps, there were ten Ming prisoners fell on the road.

A fierce Jianzhou cavalry came from behind the prancing horse, and after swinging the sword, a head rose into the sky, the captives' hands were tied behind their backs, and their heads fell to the ground when they were gone, and the remaining people who still had brains continued to carry Yang Guozhu on their shoulders, and they hoped that their general could be sent to a safe place before they were killed.

There's no way to put it down.

A man in black lifted the turf on the ground and rose into the sky, landing accurately on the back of the Jiannu cavalry, and before the Jiannu cavalry could come to his senses, an iron spike pierced his throat.

However, there was always a price to pay for taking risks, and just as he was killing the Jiannu cavalryman, a dozen feathered arrows hit him in the back, and just like that, he and the Jiannu cavalry fell off their horses together in a tight hug.

Chen Dong was puzzled by Hong Chengchou's silence, it was indeed time to open fire.

"Give Wu Sangui a little more time."

Hong Chengchou was still indifferent to the scene in front of him.

The slaughter continues......

When the Ming army had so few prisoners that he couldn't carry Yang Guozhu, causing him to fall to the ground along with the door panel, Hong Chengchou waved his hand, and suddenly, a soldier with a loud voice shouted to the opposite side with a loudspeaker: "Commander Hong has invited His Royal Highness Dolgon!" ”

The sound rolled down, and the Jiannu camp in the distance did not move.

Chen Dong asked puzzledly, "Will Dolgon come out?" ”

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "Most of Dolgon's will not come out, but with Huang Taiji here, Dolgon is likely to be sent out." ”

Chen Dong said: "Dolgon has been sent, what are you going to do?" ”

Hong Chengchou laughed and said: "Naturally, it is a salvo of ten thousand cannons!" ”

Chen Dong frowned and said, "I think our hope of living is getting smaller and smaller." ”

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "The two armies are fighting, doing everything they can, and life and death are just trivial matters. ”

Chen Dong shook his head and said: "My county lord didn't explain me like this, he often told us that these subordinates must live when they can live, even if they are committed to the enemy for a while, it doesn't matter."

The point is to remember who you are, what your goals are, and whether you have completed the task yourself. ”

Hong Chengchou looked at Chen Dongdao and said, "If you surrender, will your county lord still trust you?" ”

Chen Dong looked up to the sky and thought for a while, "You will trust me." ”

Hong Chengchou said: "The heart of the emperor, the depth of the ocean, a thousand threads, a needle, if the dragon of the abyss, the tiger with the wind, the morning is like a colorful cloud, there is thunder at dusk, and the wind and clouds change in an instant." ”

Chen Dong shook his head and said: "My county is not, when he is angry, he will beat people, scold people, trap people, and kill people on the spot. ”

Hong Chengchou smiled: Do you really believe that your county is like this? “

Chen Dong smiled: "Of course not, anyway, that's what we know about it." ”

Hong Chengchou said: "To what extent do you believe it? ”

Chen Dong smiled and said, "Believe with my life." ”

Hong Chengchou nodded and said, "Okay, let's gamble with our lives." ”

Chen Dong looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

Hong Chengchou got up from his chair, got down the city wall, and then ordered the soldiers to open the castle gate and walked out.

At this time, the loud soldiers at the head of the city were still shouting - Marshal Hong has asked His Highness Dolgon to tell you!

Chen Dong's face was as earth-colored, but he still gritted his teeth and followed, Hong Chengchou, who was respected by the county, should be a person with a will like steel, not a slave!

At this time, the artillery on the head of the city was aimed at Hong Chengchou, and the strong crossbow on the side of the Jianzhou people was also aimed at Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou walked leisurely outside the city.

After the rain, the apricot mountain is verdant, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, Hong Chengchou who walks in the middle is a scholar who travels in the spring, watching the mountains, appreciating the flowers, groaning, occasionally pulling a grass from the grass and wrapping it around his fingers.

finally came to Yang Guozhu's side and greeted with a smile: "Is the big handsome An?" ”

Yang Guozhu's lips trembled twice and said, "Why don't you open fire?" ”

Hong Chengchou smiled: "With you, with a fat bait like mine, if you can't catch an evil dragon, how can a certain family feel at ease?" ”

Yang Guozhu said sadly: "Are we still defeated?" ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said, "It's just a change." ”

Yang Guozhu's eyes widened and said, "How many enemies have you killed?" ”

Hong Chengchou said: "Twenty thousand! ”

Yang Guozhu laughed silently and said, "An unprecedented victory!" ”

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "I also think so, if God is willing to give me a chance, even if I use the method of exchanging children, I can kill all the Jiannu!" ”

Yang Guozhu said: "You don't have a chance, Your Majesty will not agree." ”

Hong Chengchou nodded and said: "Wu Sangui went with the soldiers and horses, there is only one empty city left here, and I want to use this empty city to win one last time." ”

Yang Guozhu said with a smile: "You can use the old man's remnant body." ”

Hong Chengchou's eyes flashed, and he looked at the two remaining Ming army captives and said: "I have suffered you, I hope you will join a good family in the next life!" ”

The two Ming army captives looked at Hong Chengchou in a daze for a moment, and then lowered their heads in resignation to let themselves sleep more comfortably.

The most nervous person on the field was not Hong Chengchou, not Yang Guozhu, nor the two remaining soldiers, but Chen Dong!

His eyes were rolling wildly, one would be on guard against Jiannu's strong crossbow, and the other would look at the artillery at the head of the city, if it weren't for the strong sense of mission that made his legs stubbornly nail in place, he would have run away a long time ago, and the people of Lantian did not have a tradition of sending them to death when they had a choice.

After a while, neither the crossbow nor the artillery were fired, which is a good thing...... But the sweat on Chen Dong's head trickled down, and after a while, his clothes were soaked.

There was a sound of footsteps, and Chen Dong turned his head with difficulty only to find that it was Dolgon.

Hong Chengchou, who was chatting with Yang Guozhu, also spotted Dolgon for the first time, and said with a smile: "You are still here." ”

Dolgon's footsteps were light, and he slowly came to Hong Chengchou's side and said, "Do you want to surrender?" ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said, "Don't fall!" ”

Dolgon looked warily at the cannon at the head of the city and said, "Are you going to kill yourself?" ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "I'm useless, I originally wanted to commit suicide, but later, no matter how determined I was, I couldn't do it, so I relied on Yang Guozhu to give me a little courage to die with you."

It would be better to have you by your side on the Huangquan Road. ”

Dolgon looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "Your ambition has not been rewarded, how can you be willing to die?" ”

Hong Chengchou raised his hand high and said with a smile: "As long as my arm falls, you and I will become powder." ”

Dorgon also raised his arm and said, "As soon as my hand falls, my men will immediately attack the city, and when the city is broken, there will be no chickens and dogs." ”

Hong Chengchou sighed and said, "I have some remnants left, don't you even want to let them go?" You see, they have opened the gates, and you can enter at any time. ”

Dolgon slowly took two steps back and said, "You want to blow up the city again?" ”

Hong Chengchou glanced back at Chen Dong and dropped his arm.

Before his arm fell, he heard the cannon fire at the head of the city, and at the same time, the sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air came as promised.

Chen Dong jumped a tiger, hugged Hong Chengchou's waist and fell to the ground heavily, the bodies of the two fell to the ground and sank into the ground, before the lid was closed, the crossbow gun with a thick arm shot through the cover, the sharp tip of the gun pierced Chen Dong's shoulder, looking back at the tip of another gun that was close at hand, Chen Dong couldn't help but scream.

The sound of artillery was incessant, and the terrible sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air was also heard.

The sound of every cannonball landing made Chen Dong tremble, and the scream of every crossbow made Chen Dong's heart feel like death.

For the first time, he felt that the broken task he had received was really not a good thing.

Artillery, ballista raged for a long time before stopping.

Chen Dong quickly lifted the lid and dragged Hong Chengchou towards Xingshan Fort, this was the only chance, once the people re-prepared the crossbow guns, it would be the end of the two of them.