Chapter 41 Betting on Life

The situation of the battle was already very clear to Hong Chengchou.

Duduo was intercepting Cao Bianjiao and Zhang Ruolin's troops at this time.

Huang Taiji and Dorgon stayed in Xingshan, hoping to hold Hong Chengchou captive and give Duduo a chance to annihilate Cao Bianjiao.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou did not have many choices.

If he leaves Xingshan, Huang Taiji and Dorgon will roll forward and eventually force them to death in the open space between Beacon Mountain and Xingshan. As for counting on Wang Pu to rescue friendly forces, Hong Chengchou didn't dare to count on it. Now, he just hoped that Wang Pu wouldn't give up on Beacon Hill too soon.

Hong Chengchou brought a chair and sat at the top of the city. When he saw Jiannu tying eight prisoners to a rack and preparing to disembowel them and remove their hearts, he ordered the artillery to be fired to kill those who were about to suffer. captive.

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

Wu Sangui and his people are slowly evacuating Xingshan. He just needs to sit here and block Huang Taiji. When Wu Sangui suddenly appears on the battlefield where Cao Bianjiao and Duoduo are fighting, he can fight Huang Taiji. It’s time for the final battle.

If you're lucky, you might be able to live and go to Lantian County to become a green dragon and live your life again. If you're not lucky, you might as well die here.

Although the beautiful life described by Hong Fu made Hong Chengchou somewhat moved, but when he saw the rotten Yang Guozhu being carried up, he wanted to die again.

Yang Guozhu’s head was supported by tree branches to prevent his head from hanging down. Therefore, Hong Chengchou could easily see the angry-eyed Yang Guozhu through the telescope.

Before the last war, he lost a hand. Now, he doesn’t even have an arm, and half of his legs are missing. A burly eight-foot-tall man is now standing on end. On a door panel, there is a skinny figure.

The distance was a bit far and the body was a little weak, so Hong Chengchou couldn't hear his voice. However, from the shape of Yang Guozhu's mouth, Hong Chengchou saw that the two words Yang Guozhu shouted were - fire!

The people carrying Yang Guozhu forward were the captured soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Every time they took a step towards the castle, a feather arrow would be shot from behind. The feather arrow would accurately land on the prisoner's back heart. After they took ten steps forward, ten Ming prisoners fell on the road.

A sturdy Jianzhou cavalry galloped up from behind. After swiping his sword, a head shot into the sky. The prisoners' hands were tied behind their backs and they fell to the ground without their heads. , the remaining people who still had brains continued to carry Yang Guozhu on their shoulders and moved forward. They very much hoped to send their general to a safe place before they were killed.

This is unbearable.

A man in black lifted up the turf on the ground and rose into the sky, landing accurately on the horseback of the Jiannu cavalry. Before the Jiannu cavalry could recover, an iron thorn pierced through it. His throat.

However, taking risks always comes with a price. Just when he was killing the Jiannu cavalry, more than a dozen feather arrows hit him.His back, just like that, he hugged the Jiannu cavalry tightly and fell off the horse together.

Chen Dong was puzzled by Hong Chengchou's silence. It was indeed time to fire.

"Give Wu Sangui a little more time."

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

The massacre continued...

When the Ming army prisoners were too few to 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 raised a loudspeaker and shouted to the opposite side: "Commander Hong has invited His Highness Dorgon!"

The sound rolled down, but there was no sign of the Jiannu camp in the distance. movement.

Chen Dong asked in confusion: "Will Dorgon come out?"

Hong Chengchou chuckled and said: "Most likely Dorgon will not come out, but with Huang Taiji here , Dorgon will probably be sent out."

Chen Dongdao: "Dorgon has been sent out, what are you going to do?"

Hong Chengchou laughed: "Of course. It's all guns blazing!"

Chen Dong frowned and said: "I think our hope of survival is getting smaller and smaller."

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "The two armies are fighting. No matter how extreme it is, life and death are nothing but trivial matters."

Chen Dong shook his head and said: "That's not what my county magistrate told me. He often told us subordinates that we must live while we can. , It doesn’t matter even if you commit yourself to the enemy for a moment.

The key is to remember who you are, what your goal is, and whether you have completed your mission."

Hong Chengchou looked at Chen Dongdao. : "If you surrender, will your county magistrate still trust you?"

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

Hong Chengchou said: " In the heart of an emperor, the ocean is deep, a thousand threads, a needle, like a dragon lying in the abyss, a tiger following the wind, like colorful clouds in the morning, thunder in the evening, and the wind and clouds change in an instant."

Chen Dong. He shook his head and said: "My county magistrate is not like that. When angry, he will beat people on the spot, curse them, cheat people, and kill people. As long as they are his family members, they will generally not hide their knives in a smile, let alone Pili Yangqiu's secret poking. "

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: Do you really believe that your county magistrate is like this? "

Chen Dong smiled and said: "Of course not, that's what we know anyway.

Hong Chengchou said: "How much do you believe it?" ”

Chen Dong said with a smile: “I believe it 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 stood up from his chair, walked down the city wall, and then ordered his soldiers to open the castle gate and walked out.

At this moment, the loud-voiced soldiers at the top of the city The soldier was still shouting - Commander Hong asked His Highness Dorgon to speak!

Chen Dong's face turned pale, but he still gritted his teeth and followed.Up there, the county magistrate wanted Hong Chengchou to be a man with a will as strong as steel, not a slave!

At this time, the artillery on the city head was all aimed at Hong Chengchou, and the powerful crossbows from the Jianzhou people were also aimed at Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou walked leisurely outside the city.

After the rain, the Xingshan Mountain is lush with green vegetation and the birds are chirping and the flowers are fragrant. Hong Chengchou is walking there like a scholar on a spring outing, watching the mountains, admiring the flowers, chanting, and occasionally pulling a piece of grass from the weeds to twine between his fingers. .

Finally, he came to Yang Guozhu and greeted with a smile: "How are you, Marshal?"

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

Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "With you and a fat bait like me, 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 matter of exchange."

Yang Guozhu's eyes widened and he said: "How many enemies were killed?"

Hong Chengchou said: "Two. Ten thousand!"

Yang Guozhu laughed silently and said: "An unprecedented victory!"

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "I think so too, if God is willing to give me a chance. , even if I use the method of exchanging sons, I can kill all the slaves!"

Yang Guozhu said: "You have no chance, your Majesty will not agree."

Hong Chengchou. He nodded and said: "Wu Sangui went with his troops and horses. There is only an empty city left here. I want to use this empty city to make a final profit."

Yang Guozhu said with a smile: "I have such a broken body. Just take it and use it."

Hong Chengchou's eyes flashed sharply, and he looked at the two remaining Ming army prisoners and said, "I have suffered so much, I hope you will find a good family in the next life!"

The most nervous person on the scene was not Hong Chengchou, Yang Guozhu, or the two remaining soldiers, but Chen Dong!

His eyes were moving around wildly. One moment he was wary of Jiannu’s crossbow, and the next moment he looked at the artillery on the city wall. If it weren’t for the strong sense of mission that kept his legs stubbornly nailed, At the same place, he would have run away long ago. Lantian people did not have the tradition of dying if they had a choice.

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

The sound of footsteps came, and Chen Dong turned his head with difficulty only to find that it was Dorgon.

Hong Chengchou, who was chatting with Yang Guozhu, also noticed Dorgon immediately, smiled and said, "You are here after all."

Dorgon's footsteps were light. , slowly came to Hong Chengchou and said: "Do you want to surrender?"

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "No!"

Dorgon looked at the city head warily. Cannon said: "Are you going to commit suicide?"

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said:"I am of no use anymore. I originally wanted to commit suicide, but later on, no matter how determined I was, I couldn't do it. So, I relied on Yang Guozhu to give me the courage to die with you.

You will accompany me on the road to hell. , it will be better."

Dorgon looked at Hong Chengchou and said: "How can you die if your ambition is not fulfilled?"

Hong Chengchou raised his hand high and said with a smile. : "As long as my arm falls, you and I will both fall into pieces."

Dorgon also raised his arm and said, "As long as my hand falls, my people will immediately attack the city and destroy it. At this time, there are no chickens or dogs left."

Hong Chengchou sighed: "I only have a few remaining soldiers, and you are not willing to let them go. Look, they have opened the city gate. You can do it at any time. Everyone can go in."

Dorgon slowly stepped back two steps: "You want to blow up the city again?"

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

As soon as his arm fell, he heard the sound of the artillery at the top of the city. At the same time, the sound of crossbow arrows piercing the air came as promised.

Chen Dong jumped like a tiger, hugged Hong Chengchou's waist and fell heavily to the ground. Their bodies fell to the ground and sank into the ground. After closing the lid, the crossbow gun with a thick arm was released. It shot through the cover, and the sharp tip of the gun pierced Chen Dong's shoulder. Looking back at the tip of another gun close at hand, Chen Dong couldn't help but scream.

The sound of artillery continued continuously, and the shrill sound of crossbow arrows piercing the air was also heard.

Every sound of a cannonball hitting the ground made Chen Dong frightened, and every scream of a crossbow made Chen Dong feel heartbroken.

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

The artillery and crossbows raged for a cup of tea before they stopped.

Chen Dong quickly opened the lid, dragged Hong Chengchou and ran towards Xingshan Fort. This was the only chance. Once he prepared the crossbow again, it would be the end of them both.