Chapter 969: Sudden Attack (Part II)
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As early as around dawn, Yang Zhen and the others relied on the previous arrangement to kill all the Mongolian people lured into the city, and sent the heads of those people to the city to boost the prestige of the Ming army.
Logically speaking, since this scourge has been eliminated, they should rush to the support of the city, so as to measure the perfection, after all, the Mongolian army is overwhelming, and its momentum is not comparable to that of the previous criminals. However, when Zhou Zechuan made this suggestion, what he got was Yang Zhen's categorical refusal: "Governor Zhou, this official thinks we have a more important thing to do." โ
"But what?" Zhou Zechuan asked in some surprise.
Yang Zhen didn't hide it, and said very bluntly: "Arrange people to capture Guo Rong." โ
"What?" Zhou Zechuan almost couldn't believe his ears: "Lord Yang, what do you mean by this?" Now that the enemy is present, how can we kill each other so much? What's more...... "What's more, Guo Rong holds the power of the army, how can you and I be able to deal with it?" It's hard for him to say what is behind this.
But Yang Zhen's response was very indifferent: "Guo Rong's crime is unforgivable, and I, as a court official, should take him for his guilt." As for the current enemy, I will take people after retreating from the enemy, and I will never let Datong City fall into a desperate situation. โ
Okay, this is the first time Zhou Zechuan has heard someone take the river crossing and demolishing the bridge so seriously, but it is not easy to object for a while, but he just looked at Yang Zhen a little strangely: "Mr. Guo, what did he do to let you make such a decision, Lord Yang?" โ
"Deceive superiors and subordinates, bend the law for bribes, and frame subordinates...... All these crimes are enough to put him to death. Yang Zhen looked at Zhou Zechuan with a straight face: "Governor Zhou, I know that you have always been loyal to the imperial court, and you will never break the imperial court law because of your personal relationship, right?" โ
"The lower officials don't dare to ......," Zhou Zechuan hurriedly said. Not to mention that there are some contradictions and disputes between him and Guo Rong because of the difference in authority, even if the two are really close, they dare not stand on each other's side in such circumstances. Only then, he asked a little uneasily, "Lord Yang, do you really plan to do this?" But now the defenders of Datong are all looking forward to Guo Rong's horse, and it is not easy to take him down. โ
"Well, I have my own plans, as long as the governor cooperates with me when the time comes." Yang Zhen seemed full of confidence, and then began to arrange various matters to deal with Guo Rong and his subordinates.
And now, Yang Zhen's arrangement has really worked.
If it was in the previous days, Guo Rong would still be wary of Yang Zhen, after all, he is not a fool, even if Yang Zhen said that he would cooperate with him, he would not dare to be on guard. But today is obviously very different, they have just won a battle, and at this time there will only be celebrations and praises, who will attack themselves at this time?
Moreover, they came to the governor's yamen, not Yang Zhen's land, which made Guo Rong feel more relaxed.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Yang Zhen suddenly attacked, under the threat of more than 100 bows and crossbows and arrows shining with cold light on them, these people who had just come down from the battlefield did not dare to make the slightest move.
Guo Rong, on the other hand, asked after a change in his expression, "Lord Yang, what do you mean by this?" The last general has always been loyal to the court, and he didn't dare to flinch in the slightest when he fought, why do you want to blame me? โ
"What, do you need me to explain what you've done?" Yang Zhen looked at the other party coldly, and said with a smile: "Not to mention your various charges of corruption and perversion of the law, just because you have been negligent over the years, which led to the fact that Datong was almost broken this time, it is a felony." Do you think that by repelling the Tartars this time, you will be able to wash away all the past charges? โ
"Yang Zhen! You are sinning with desire! Before Guo Rong could speak, Zeng Rui, the general next to him, couldn't bear it anymore: "We are desperately fighting the enemy in front, you people hiding in the city not only don't want to be grateful, but you also want to kill heroes like us, it's really despicable and shameless!" Speaking of this, his body slammed into Yang Zhen like a whirlwind, obviously with the idea of capturing the thief and capturing the king first.
"Zeng Rui, don't ......" Guo Rong has seen Yang Zhen's skills and methods. When it comes to fighting alone, let alone Zeng Rui, even if there are a few more, it can't be his opponent.
But obviously, Yang Zhen didn't mean to fight with him now, he just looked at the guy who pounced with a sneer, and his eyes fell suddenly.
......Several sharp arrows swept through the air, and when Zeng Rui was still seven or eight feet away from Yang Zhen, they all nailed into his body.
This Datong guard, who commanded on the battlefield and dared to fight, only had time to let out a mournful howl, and then fell down in a pool of blood, and was silent in a blink of an eye.
"Zeng Rui......"
"General Zeng......" Guo Rong and the other generals let out a cry of grief at the same time, but their bodies were like nails to the ground, and they didn't dare to move.
Because they can see that this Yang Zhen is really a bold and daring person, he said that he would kill people when he started to kill, and he didn't hesitate at all. And Yang Zhen also spoke at this time: "I said it earlier, but if anyone dares to resist, they will be killed, now you believe it, right?" โ
"You ......" Guo Rong pointed at Yang Zhen, trembling with anger: "You say I'm guilty, but there is no evidence, do you have evidence?" Now, he can only use this to defend himself.
"Since I've decided to take someone, how can I have no evidence? Not only do I have physical evidence, but I also have human witnesses! Yang Zhen smiled indifferently, reached into his sleeve, and then took out a few account books: "What is recorded in these account books is the grain and baggage and other things that you have embezzled by eating empty salaries in the past few years, and as far as I think, these things have already been sold to the grassland by you and sold to the tartars, right?" โ
As soon as he saw the appearance of those account books, Guo Rong's heart chuckled. Although it was dark, under the reflection of the candle flame, he could still recognize that this was the ledger that he had been looking for and was hidden by Nie Fei. I didn't expect to do so much, but in the end, things still fell into the hands of such a terrible person as Yang Zhen.
And the other generals were also flustered at the moment. The matter on this account is not only Guo Rong who made a mistake, they also benefited from it, and now that Yang Zhen wants to investigate, I am afraid that their crime will not be small.
As if seeing the thoughts of these people, Yang Zhen spoke again: "Today, the official only takes the first evil, and he never asks about it. If you are determined to be tied to Guo Rong, this official will naturally not care about taking a few more prisoners to ask for merit from the imperial court. โ
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned again, and their eyes were no longer as firm and sharp as before. Everyone has selfish intentions, although they are all Guo Rong's subordinates, but they have never thought of living and dying with them, not to mention that they all have families.
Guo Rong immediately felt this change, and his heart was nervous, and he immediately shouted: "Don't believe his nonsense. He can take me today, and he can take you tomorrow as well, and that's just his strategy to break through. You don't understand the truth of cold lips and teeth, right? โ
This was reasonable, and it immediately made the other generals hesitate, and it was only because the crossbowmen around them were staring at them that they did not dare to take action.
When Yang Zhen saw it, he couldn't help but smile at Guo Rong: "Mr. Guo is really good at arguing, and at this time, he still wants to pull people into the water, and admire him." Have you ever thought about it, this Datong is my nine-sided land, how dare I, as a court minister, kill all of you, otherwise who will guard this city? But if you insist on going your own way, and you have to accompany him Guo Rong to the funeral, you can't say that this official can only think of another way. โ
"Don't believe his nonsense, he didn't have the guts to kill us all. Ji Huang, Tian Xiong, and Zhao Wu listened to the order......" Guo Rong felt the vacillation of his subordinates, and immediately called out: "You follow me, as long as you take Yang Zhen, everything will no longer be a problem." โ
The generals who were named subconsciously responded yes, but then their movements were a little slow. Zeng Rui's corpse was still in front of them, and they really couldn't muster up the courage to take this risk.
"What are you waiting for, on!" Guo Rong said, suddenly rushing forward, and wanted to attack Yang Zhen. Things have come to this point, obviously there is no room for turn, even if he knows that Yang Zhen is not easy to deal with, he can only give it a go.
After all, these people are old subordinates who have followed him for many years, and their prestige has always been not low, as soon as they heard this, someone immediately pulled out their waist knives and wanted to rush forward.
Seeing this, Zhou Zechuan looked even more flustered, if civil strife really broke out, the next Datong would be a complete mess.
Only Yang Zhen was still standing there steadily, and when he saw Guo Rong and the others rushing over, he smiled and pointed his hand back: "Who do you see there?" โ
Behind him was the lobby of the governor's yamen, which was brightly lit at this time. As he spoke, several figures suddenly flashed inside, shouting at these generals: "Stop it all!" These voices seemed quite powerful, and it seemed that these people were also used to giving orders.
Sure enough, after hearing this familiar voice and seeing the appearance of these people, these generals who had planned to fight side by side with Guo Rong and were dying suddenly made a move, and they didn't dare to step forward anymore.
And Guo Rong's expression also changed greatly at this time, and his body that wanted to pounce forward actually stepped back unconsciously, and muttered: "You actually have this preparation...... I...... It should have been thought of a long time ago. โ
Yang Zhen just smiled to himself at the moment: "Since I want to deal with you, I should be ready for everything." Guo Zongbing, do you still want to do useless struggles? โ
"I ......" Now that Guo Rong knew that it was impossible for him to resist anymore, he had to let go of his hand and drop the saber he was holding, and let out a miserable laugh: "Yang Dudu, you really have no last resort......