After digesting this astonishing news, Yang Sichang still decided to detain the head first, check it slowly, and report it to the emperor if it is true; If it is a counterfeit head, it will be held accountable. But in any case, the initiative must be in one's own hands, and one cannot affect one's own plan for peace because of a certain army's self-assertion. The actions of the head of this department were precisely at his behest.

After listening to the words of the principal, Yang Sichang pretended to be surprised, as if he only knew about it, and asked Huang Kang: "Which camp are you from, and is what he said true?" ”

How did Huang Dang know all this behind him, he thought that there was a big official who could preside over justice, so he hurriedly pleaded: "This lord, I am a general manager of Qionghai Town." He said that he wanted to leave the head and let us leave on our own, and said that whether there was any merit or not was in his words, I was naturally not convinced. Although I don't understand the rules of the Ministry of War, do you have to count so many heads in front of us? Buying and selling is also about money, right? ”

In fact, what Huang Dare said was right, in the past, when encountering such a thing, the military department first counted the number of heads in person, checked with the other party, and then slowly checked whether it was a real head, and whether there was a phenomenon of killing good people and making meritorious contributions. But how could Yang Sichang give the other party such a chance, he wished that the fewer the first ranks, the better, lest a big victory stimulate Chongzhen's confidence, and his brain would be hot and he would have to fight to the death with the Tartars, so his idea of peace would be in vain.

Hearing that the other party was still Qionghai Town, which he had a bad impression of, Yang Sichang was even more determined. He cleared his throat and said slowly: "You can be a soldier and eat money, go into battle to fight, and do your duty. This Fang director said well, you hand over the head, and the rest will be handed over to us, go back and wait for the news, the credit for you will not be less. ”

Huang Dang was dumbfounded, the little official said that he could still go back, but the senior officer of the military department also said so, so he didn't know what to do. He thought for a while, whispered a few words to a soldier next to him, and after the soldier turned around and walked out of the gate of the military headquarters, he said to Yang Sichang: "This lord, I am from the countryside, I have never read a book, and I don't understand the big truth, I only admit the reason of death." Don't be like me, just do a good job, count the number of heads, write a note to me, and I'll leave immediately. ”

Yang Sichang laughed angrily. The Ministry of War is in charge of the promotion of military posts in the world and has the power to transfer troops and dispatch generals, and is in fact the highest military organ in the country. Now a general of Qionghai Town dares to put on a scoundrel face and bargain with the right attendant in power in the yamen of the military department, which is simply unheard of, and if this is to be spread, the other yamen will laugh off their big teeth, and the prestige of the military department will be gone.

His face became ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "This official's patience is limited, you have two choices now: one is to take people out of the military department yamen immediately, and the other is to wait for the people from the Beijing camp and the Wucheng Terracotta Division to arrest you, and you can't run away from the crime of storming the military department." Take your pick! ”

Huang Dang's face was blue and white for a while, obviously weighing the pros and cons. If someone else humiliated him like this, he would have used a knife to cut him a long time ago, but this person is a senior official of the military department, and if he offends him, will it be bad for the general?

Yang Sichang waited for a while, and when he saw that the other party had no intention of moving, he sneered a few times: "Very good, today the commander of this officer has seen that a battalion commander actually dares to go wild in the military department." Come on, go to Beijing and transfer people from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and arrest this bold boss! ”

Huang Dang escorted the first rank, he brought more than 200 soldiers, everyone was loaded with guns, no matter how much Yang Sichang despised them, he couldn't ignore the muskets in his hands. Xiucai encountered a soldier who couldn't explain it clearly, and the warrior handed it over to the warrior to deal with. Although the Beijing battalion is not under the direct management of the Ministry of War, it is still no problem to mobilize some soldiers and horses to take people. As for the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, it is the yamen responsible for patrolling thieves in the capital, cleaning up the streets and ditches, prisoners, and fire bans, which is equivalent to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Urban Management Bureau, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War.

Huang Dang didn't know what the Five Cities Terracotta Division was, but if he wanted to fight hard, he was not afraid. He walked silently to the carriage with the head on it, and stood in front of it, as if in silent protest against the soldiers in the army. The rest of the soldiers followed him, standing in front of the carriage and raising their rifles.

The military department wanted to transfer people, whether it was the Beijing camp or the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division, they did not dare to slack off, and it was not long before a large group of people and horses rushed to the military headquarters from the north and south. Two officers leading the team stepped forward to salute.

"Xiaguan Shenshu Camp (Note 1) guerrilla Shen Chong, I have seen Lord Yang."

"Xiaguan Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division (Note 2) commanded Yang Zihua and met Lord Yang."

Yang Sichang snorted in his nostrils, he had seen them, turned around and pointed at Huang Kang and the others and said: "These people have ignored the law and discipline and stormed the yamen of the military department, you will take them down immediately!" ”

Shen Chong, the guerrilla of the Shenshu Battalion, and Yang Zihua, the commander of the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division, glanced at each other, and then said to Huang Dare in unison: "Offended!" ”

A large group of soldiers from the Shenshu Battalion and soldiers from the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division rushed up, raised their knives and guns and other weapons, and surrounded Huang Kang and the others. Shen Chong persuaded: "This brother, I advise you to put down your weapons and tie your hands and arrest yourself, if you really want to resist, then it will be an additional crime." ”

Huang Dare gritted his teeth and didn't say a word, but he didn't put down the gun in his hand.

Shen Chong raised his right hand and ordered: "Everyone obeyed the order, confiscated the bird guns in their hands, and tied them all up!" ”

The soldiers of the Shenshu Battalion and the soldiers of the Soldiers and Horses Division were about to make a move, when a loud shout came from behind them: "I see who dares!" ”

A large group of soldiers from the special combat team swarmed in, broke through the encirclement of the Shenshu Battalion and the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses, and stood with Huang Kang and the others, showing their bayonets. The tower-like Huang Mengjia strode over, glanced contemptuously at the people around him, and said, "My soldiers, who dares to move a finger to try!" ”

When Huang Dang was embarrassed by the officials of the Ministry of War, he sent a soldier to report to Huang Mengjia. As soon as Huang Mengjia heard about this, he immediately bid farewell to Wen Tiren and hurried to the military headquarters with a large group of people.

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Note 1: The Beijing battalion was divided into five military battalions, three thousand battalions and the Shenji battalion, and later the three thousand battalions were changed to the Shenshu battalion, with 1 deputy general on the left and right, 2 each of the Lianyong generals, the staff generals, the guerrilla generals, and the auxiliary generals, and 10 battalions, with a total strength of about 70,000 soldiers.

Note 2: The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is the Central, Eastern, Western, Southern, and North Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Command Division, which is the collective name of the five yamen.