Chapter 736

Ma Xianglin and Lu Baqun almost fought with each other. There must be no way to complete the task of pioneer.

When Zhu Xieyuan heard that the two vanguard troops he had high hopes for collapsed under the attack of the enemy without touching Xiangyang City, and they quarreled and blamed each other, he was shocked. He immediately rushed here with his pro guards to investigate the matter.

Zhu Xieyuan is very old-fashioned and shrewd. He knows that when something like this happens, both sides must prevaricate with each other, deny and accuse each other, so their words are not credible.

Zhu Xieyuan ordered people to separate them and interrogate them separately.

At the same time, Zhu Xieyuan personally asked these captured prisoners of the Chinese army to know what was going on.

Both Ma Xianglin and Lu Baqun have been with him for several years. Those who can mix up under Zhu Xieyuan must be superior. They can't climb to this position just like other troops by luck, flattery or Zuyin.

Zhu Xieyuan is honest and upright, with clear rewards and punishments. He is very convinced and loved by the soldiers. He is also very clear about his organization. He understands that Ma Xianglin and lubanqun are the best choice for their personal ability and integrity. It's hard to say what's wrong in the middle.

As a result of the investigation, Zhu Xieyuan could not make a rash assertion. For a moment and a half, he could not be sure who was right and who was wrong. However, Zhu Xieyuan was alerted by the combat ability of the Chinese army. The other party sent out thousands of cavalry and pressed them to fight. This enemy general named Li Dingguo should not be underestimated.

But this one named Li Dingguo must be new. He has never heard of his reputation before.

Zhu Xieyuan is different from other people. He marches and fights and pays great attention to intelligence collection. For example, when others fight, he doesn't even know who they are fighting with. He is different. He will arrange a lot of nights and spies to inquire about each other's affairs.

It's not easy for his men to fool Zhu Xieyuan, because he said it very clearly. He must inquire about the positions of officials above the battalion commander. Although it's difficult, his spies are working hard for it.

Therefore, many senior officers of the Chinese Army know and know that they just don't know where this one named Li Dingguo came from. There must be no such person among the senior officers of the Chinese army in the past.

Zhu Xieyuan could not help but sigh that the Chinese army was indeed a crouching tiger, hidden dragon and a cloud of experts.

After this interrogation, Zhu Xieyuan dared not make a decision, so he had to play 50 big boards each.

Whether Ma Xianglin or Lu Baqun, they all lost the war. If they lost the war, they would have to be punished, which is the rule set by Zhu Xieyuan. Even if Ma Xianglin was injured and he was still the young master of Shizhu chieftain, he would have to be punished with a military stick.

Both of them were severely beaten at the same time. They were dismissed on the spot and fined 1000 Liang. However, considering that it was the time of employment, they ordered them to continue to act as their agents and continue to lead this group of subordinates.

Both Ma Xianglin and Lu Baqun are available people under Zhu Xieyuan who are good at fighting. At the same time, when he is worth employing, he can only appease them, play 50 big boards and hold down the matter.

Zhu Xieyuan originally supported to go all out and capture Xiangyang quickly, but since his two vanguard troops had an accident, he knew that Xiangyang City had been prepared, and the opponent also had strong defense and attack ability. If he even underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, he would be easily taken advantage of by the other party.

So Zhu Xieyuan gave up all his illusions. He said loudly, "let's fight to the death in Xiangyang."

Since he was preparing for the decisive battle here, he did not dare to divide troops. Instead, he led his legion to advance hand in hand and prepare for a large-scale advance.

Xiangyang City is a huge city. He can't run, but his 100000 army will move. When his 100000 army arrives in Xiangyang, it is time to take this place.

Although the other party has an elite cavalry, there are only a few hundred people. What can he do with his 100000 troops? When he thinks of this place, he just needs to go all out to crush it. This is called one force reducing ten meetings.

However, when Zhu Xieyuan's army was just about to start, they looked at a group of people, dressed in white clothes and holding a white flag, coming to ask for an audience.

When Zhu Xieyuan knew what the other party was up to, he sent messengers out for peace talks? Zhu Xieyuan said, "the officials and thieves are irreconcilable. There is nothing to talk about. Cut off all these people and send their heads back."

A general advised: "the two countries are at war, do not cut envoys."

Zhu Xieyuan said coldly, "what are the two countries? Daming is the country. Liu thief is just a rebel, just a rebel. Sooner or later, he will be swept away by the commander, kill the nine nationalities and kill them."

Zhu Xieyuan was a tough man, which can be seen. Just when he sent messengers who wanted to kill each other, his men came in a hurry and said, "can't kill! Can't kill, this messengers have a lot of background."

While reading the military newspaper, Zhu Xieyuan did not raise his head and continued to say, "whoever it is, cut it off."

Zhu Xieyuan knew the other party's intention. The other party would not negotiate with them, but was intent on delaying time. Moreover, the other party's messengers would have no other benefits except disturbing his military morale. They might as well kill them directly to show that the officials and thieves do not stand side by side.

His men said, "you can't kill, you can't kill! The envoy is Zhu yihol, the general of the auxiliary country in King Xiang's residence. It's still the emperor's clan."

Zhu Xieyuan raised his head and said, "is there anyone alive in the palace?"

His men said, "I'm humble. I'll invite him here to inquire about the affairs in the city."

Zhu Xieyuan said, "there is nothing to inquire about. Whoever speaks for the rebels will be killed without amnesty."

This time, although Zhu Xieyuan gave a resolute order to execute the messenger, his men still didn't dare to do it, because if they killed an rebels, they said they would kill them. However, this is a general of the auxiliary country. He is still a member of the royal family. Killing a member of the royal family is settled after autumn. Zhu dashai can afford it, but they can't afford it.

Zhu Xieyuan is an old and refined man. When he looks at the faces of his subordinates, he knows what the other party thinks. These responsibilities are really not what his subordinates can afford and are willing to shoulder.

Others are afraid. Zhu Xieyuan doesn't have to be afraid. Since he has been ordered to be the Seventh Provincial Governor division in the south, command the army in the South and be responsible for suppressing Chinese thieves, he must do his best and go all out.

As long as he can kill the Chinese thieves, whatever he does is right. If he can't kill them, he will inevitably be defeated and killed. In the end, what he does is wrong.

The Chinese thieves are powerful. They can be said to be the most vicious enemies of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years. If they don't do their best and try every means to deal with them, they may die.

So he had nothing to think about. He just said, "execute the military order."

Zhu Xieyuan was a smart man. He soon understood the intention of the other party. The other party sent his vassal's cousin to negotiate peace, just to use these people to threaten Zhu Xieyuan's army. If Zhu Xieyuan listened to the other party's threat and was timid, he was afraid that he would accomplish nothing and could do nothing in the end.

The fall of a vassal in Daming is a capital crime. No one can carry it, not even the emperor.

But Xiangyang was not lost by Zhu Xieyuan, but by Fei Yangguang. If you want to kill him, kill Fei Yangguang.

As for the other party's wishful thinking and trying to threaten them with the king of the vassal, it's too much to think. Zhu Xieyuan can't fall into the trap and listen to them.

If he is worried about the hostages in the other party's hands, he can do nothing but sit and watch the other party occupy the whole Huguang and sweep the whole south.

We can only turn a blind eye to such people. These anti thieves think they can coerce them after taking several hostages. This is too much to think.

When the civil Castle changed in those years, they first kidnapped the Yingzong emperor and prepared to enter the capital. They were beaten by them. In order to keep the Ming Dynasty, even the emperor could ignore them, not to mention these waste vassal kings.

As the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor has a noble stomach and incomparable nobility. Naturally, he has to pay attention to his integrity. Since they have been from thieves, that is to say, they have lost their integrity, let them die, let them die at the hands of anti thieves.

Zhu Xieyuan is a very upright man and also an official in many places in the south of the Yangtze River. He knows how harmful these vassal kings are to the places. The Taizu emperor enfeoffed the kings in order to let his son defend the world of the Ming Dynasty and enjoy glory and wealth. However, after more than 200 years of development, these vassal kings have become a harm to the places, It has also become an extremely heavy burden on the Ming court. If the Ming Court did not pay so much salaries to these vassal kings, his pressure would be much lighter.

The burden of Daming was already extremely heavy. It was extremely difficult at home and abroad, but there was no less expenditure on these vassal kings.

Because the salaries of these vassal kings are withheld from local taxes. Often the local governments have received taxes and have been withheld by them before they are escorted to Taicang in Beijing.

If it is a peaceful and prosperous age, it is nothing, but now it is such a difficult situation. These vassal kings are still not satisfied at all and do not reduce their treatment and wealth at all, which is like a cancer attached to Daming.

Zhu Xieyuan dared not tell others. In fact, what he implemented was to reduce the burden for the Ming Dynasty. The death of these vassal kings reduced the pressure on the local government.

The situation in the Southwest has always been turbulent and chaotic, but after the tragic war, a large number of people lost and a large number of fields were vacated, which gave the place a chance to breathe.

Zhu Xieyuan was quite sure that after the chaos of extravagance and safety was settled, there would be peace in the southwest for decades.

Make it long-term stability and become an important fan screen of the Ming Dynasty. Who knows that the rise of Chinese thieves disrupted all his plans and plans.

There was no way. He could only mobilize all his forces to exterminate the Chinese thieves. Zhu Xieyuan sneered at the other party's attempt to threaten him with this hand and said, "even if Xiangfan came, it was useless."