The smell of blood filled the air.
A row of steel knives were swung down, and countless heads rolled down.
These are the Eight Banners elites, including Baylor like Bolo.
Zhang Dingguo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The revenge of my adoptive father was finally avenged.
He ordered people to cut off the heads of Bolo and others and take them away before the Ming army arrived.
During the retreat, many Western soldiers still felt uncomfortable.
A soldier gritted his teeth and asked: "General, why did you let that old dog Hong Chengchou go?"
Zhang Dingguo raised his eyebrows and said, "Who told you that I let him go?"
"The general clearly told Hong Chengchou himself that he is nominally dead, but it is a fake death.
You will not interfere wherever he goes."
The soldier said, scratching his neck.
"Humph, those were just my words to deal with him.
That old dog did such atrocities to our Great Western Army, how could I let him go."
Zhang Dingguo said calmly.
"Ah, my subordinates don't understand.
You clearly let him go."
The soldier looked confused.
"I have sent people to follow him to ensure that the old dog's life can be taken."
"I don't understand why the general would go to such unnecessary lengths in this case."
Isn’t this taking off your pants to fart?
Zhang Dingguo shook his head and sighed: "What I said to Hong Chengchou is half true and half false.
The truth is that I am really worried that Mingting will become bigger because of this.
The lie is that I didn't let Hong Chengchou fake his death, but let him die for real.
As for Why do you want to do so much?
It's because you want to make a game."
He paused for a moment and then said: "If I kill Hong Chengchou directly, the Qing court will be greatly shocked.
Then their attack on Sichuan will definitely stop, and the entire Shaanxi side will be on the defensive.
In this case, the Great Western Army will be There is really no chance.
But Hong Chengchou must die, so I must create the illusion that Hong Chengchou took advantage of the chaos and escaped."
The soldier felt more and more confused as he listened.
He scratched his head and said, "General, I still don't understand."
"Let's put it this way.
If you were Dorgon, what would you think after learning that the Qing army was defeated miserably in Sichuan and that the commander-in-chief had his head missing?
Do you still hope that a governor like Hong Chengchou would also die?"
"Of course not."
The personal soldier blurted out.
"That's it.
So whether Hong Chengchou is dead or not, he is not dead at Dorgon's place."
"Ah, but didn't the general say that he had sent people to follow Hong Chengchou to ensure his life?"
"Yes, I did this to show the Ming army.
After all, they are not far away, and they will definitely see Hong Chengchou escape."
Zhang Dingguo took a deep breath and said: "As long as I don't tell, no one will know that Hong Chengchou is dead.
If I don't tell, the Ming army won't know, and the Qing army won't tell.
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Zhang Dingguo sneered and said: "People will only let others see the part they want them to see, and the part they don't want them to see will always be dark."
"What the general means is that you cooperated with them in a play.
On the surface, Hong Chengchou escaped, but he was actually dead.
But in the eyes of the world, Hong Chengchou was not dead."
The soldier had vaguely understood what Zhang Dingguo meant, and his eyes shone brightly.
"Yes, the Manchu Qing Dynasty needs the banner of Hong Chengchou to support the front, so I will let him support it.
I myself am willing to see the Ming and Qing courts fight back and forth, but there is a prerequisite, Hong Chengchou must die.
As long as he is dead, you can do whatever you want me to do."
"But in this case, General, you may be blamed by many uninformed people."
After listening to Zhang Dingguo's analysis, the soldiers felt a little sorry for their general.
"As a human being, it is impossible to have everything go your way.
All I want is a clear conscience."
Zhang Dingguo smiled bitterly and said: "Don't worry, when the people I send get Hong Chengchou's head, I will explain the cause and effect of this matter to all the brothers in the army.
As for what other people think, I don't care.
But there are One thing is certain, that is, they don’t know whether I let Hong Chengchou go on purpose.
Maybe the Qing government hopes that Hong Chengchou will take the initiative to break through, so that they can save some face."
The soldier scratched his head and said: "That's true."
"The situation of the Daxi Army is very difficult now.
If we want to survive, we can only survive in the cracks.
This is okay, but we still have something to hold on to."
Zhang Dingguo clenched his fists and said resolutely.
"General, I wrongly blamed you before."
The soldier lowered his head in shame.
"You'd better clarify the truth to the brothers as soon as possible.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that the brothers will also misunderstand you like me."
The soldier swallowed and continued: "You have already paid so much, there is no need to bear the blame that is not yours to bear."
Zhang Dingguo shook his head and said: "I should bear these.
Sometimes I think that it was because I was not resolute enough that my adoptive father and others were attacked.
It was because of my mistake that the tragedy in Baoning happened.
Everything I did today was I'm paying off my debt.
So it doesn't matter if I suffer some doubts or insults."
Zhang Dingguo held the riding whip in one hand and pointed into the distance.
"We definitely can't stay in Chengdu.
Let's go to Jianchang first and wait until we settle down before planning the rest."
"Follow your orders" The soldier responded loudly and straightened his back unconsciously.
"What a risk, what a risk."
Hong Chengchou gasped for air, got off his horse, came to a creek and squatted down.
He took a handful of water and washed his face, feeling immediately refreshed.
Just now he really thought he was doomed, but unexpectedly he managed to escape with the help of his sharp tongue.
That Zhang Dingguo is no good.
As for what to do next, he had already thought about it.
He would first go back to Hanzhong and report the situation to the Prince of England.
With his qualifications, he should be able to save his life.
Anyway, Bolo will definitely die, so just put all the responsibility for the defeat on Bolo.
A dead person will not speak to defend himself, so you must make good use of this fact.
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Hong Chengchou felt his mouth was dry after running for so long, so he took a few handfuls of water and drank some.
Just as he was about to fill the water bag, he suddenly felt a chill on his vest.
"Well" What followed was a burst of severe pain, and Hong Chengchou fell to the ground.
After a while, a Western Army soldier jumped up to Hong Chengchou and cursed: "You old dog, you can really run.
I have been following you for so long and finally found an opportunity to make a move.
Come on, let's stop nagging and send you on your way quickly."
So that the general can be restored."
"No, no, General Zhang promised to let me go, but you can't."
"Pfft, you really take it seriously.
General, you are just acting.
You old dog killed so many Daxi Army soldiers and you thought you could survive."
The Western soldier laughed wildly and slashed at Hong Chengchou's neck with his sword.
Blood flew out and rolled down a huge head
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