Chapter 172: Killing Thieves by Order
When Wang Qiaonian fought with Li Zicheng, Ma Mingfeng had no idea about this. At that time, he was busy with a great migration, but also stepped up preparations for war to prevent Li Zicheng from attacking Kaifeng for the third time.
On this day, Ma Mingfeng was watching soldiers conduct bomb drop training on the school ground in the suburbs. Suddenly, he saw a large area of dust appearing in the distance. He was shocked and immediately ordered the soldiers to be on guard.
Not long after, a soldier and horse rushed to the front. One of them sat on the war horse and shouted loudly: "Is the governor Ma in front of him? Please don't misunderstand, the last general is a general of the Shaanxi Army, He Renlong, the general of the aiding general."
"Hmm? He Renlong? Why did he get here? Did something happen?" Ma Mingfeng's face suddenly changed when he thought of this, and he screamed in secret, and then asked loudly: "General He did not follow Governor Wang to suppress the bandits, why did he come to Kaifeng?"
But he saw He Renlong shook his head and sighed, "Don't mention it, Governor Wang insisted on encircling and suppressing the thieves, but there were 200,000 troops in the thieves, and our Shaanxi soldiers were less than 30,000. How to encircle and suppress? Although the general fought bravely, the enemy was strong and we were weak. If we continued to fight to the death, they would just make unnecessary sacrifices. In order to preserve some strength for the Ming Dynasty, the general vowed to kill a bloody road to death. Finally, he got rid of the siege of the thieves. Governor Wang refused to listen to the advice and insisted on fighting to the end. The general did not listen to the advice, but he had no choice but to come to find the governor and ask the thieves to help."
When Ma Mingfeng heard this, his heart suddenly sank. He knew that Wang Qiaonian must have died in battle. In this case, even if he did his best to provide assistance, it would be useless. He might also add all this military force.
Ma Mingfeng's heart was suddenly filled with grief. The Ming Dynasty lost another loyal and martyr. Now the thief is becoming more and more rampant, but he can only sigh at what he can do.
At the same time, Ma Mingfeng also hated He Renlong. He said this nicely, and he must have escaped at a critical moment of fear of war, which led to Wang Qiaonian being isolated and helpless and finally falling into a desperate situation.
"Governor Wang, I believe the emperor wants you to kill He Renlong has been issued, but you are hesitant and want to give this guy a chance. However, I'm afraid you didn't expect that He Renlong is no longer the brave He Crazy who fought bravely and made the enemy scared, but just a shameful long-legged general. Not only can he not bring any help to the Ming army, but he will disrupt the morale of the army and cause repeated defeats. If I don't kill him today, how can I resist the loyal and martyrs who died because of him?"
Ma Mingfeng had already gritted his teeth in his heart with He Renlong, but he still comforted him on the surface: "Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. General He does not have to be disgusted. Seeing that the general is exhausted, it is better to follow me to the camp to rest first. Let's discuss dealing with the rebel army while eating."
He Renlong heard this and said with a touching look on his face: "I have always heard that the governor is polite to the soldiers and treats others with sincerity. Today, I really don't bully me. The governor is so affectionate and kind, and I will never be grateful. If you have the chance in the future, you will definitely repay him with death!"
"Haha, General He said this. I really don't dare to take it. I also felt that I had the same feeling as before when I saw it. Then I fell in love with him. I have recently obtained several new jars of Shanxi Laofenjiu and tasted it with the general."
Ma Mingfeng said while pulling He Renlong into the tent. Before leaving, Ma Mingfeng secretly gave Yu Zhenlong another wink and said with a smile: "I guess the brothers under General He are all hungry, so why not go to the camp to rest for a while. I will then order people to prepare meals for my brothers. It is not easy for brothers to fight for the country, so I should enjoy our warm hospitality."
Yu Zhenlong bowed to accept the order, and then warmly invited the soldiers under He Renlong to go to the camp to rest.
"This..." Several generals under He Renlong wanted to follow Yu Zhenlong into the camp to rest, but they did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so they looked at He Renlong.
He Renlong thought he was brave and had a reputation, so Ma Mingfeng would never have any disadvantage to him, so he nodded and smiled, "Since it was invited by the governor, you can go, but remember to eat more and drink less. If something goes wrong in the adult camp, I will not follow it."
Then He Renlong followed Ma Mingfeng into the camp with a smile and arrived in Ma Mingfeng's tent.
Ma Mingfeng ordered someone to serve tea, and chatted with He Renlong with a smile. After talking for about a quarter of an hour, he suddenly said: "General He is here for dust. I should keep him, but the general is busy with military affairs, so I am afraid he can't live for a long time. I asked a risky question, I don't know when the general will raise an army to rescue Governor Wang, and I am willing to raise an army to follow him."
He Renlong looked stunned after hearing Ma Mingfeng's words, and then said with a wry smile: "When the general led his army to break through, Governor Wang was fighting the enemy's death. He probably had already died for the country now. Even if the general led his army to arrive, the daylily would probably be cold."
Ma Mingfeng nodded and said, "I have always heard that General He is extremely brave and the soldiers of the rebel army are frightened by it. But since that is the case, Governor Yang, Governor Fu, Governor Wang and others regard the General as the Great Wall. Why are they all dead, but you are unscathed?"
"This... Governor, what do you mean?" He Renlong felt that Ma Mingfeng's tone was a bit wrong, and immediately asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"What does this mean? This sentence is good. What I mean is that General He fled without fighting when Shangguan encountered a crisis, resulting in the death of the three governors? How much responsibility do you think you have to bear in this?"
"Hehe, I thought the governor treated me sincerely, but it turned out that he was just a pleasure to spend some time with He. Since that's the case, please forgive me for not accepting your kindness and say goodbye."
He Renlong sneered and then prepared to leave.
Ma Mingfeng said coldly: "My camp is not a place where anyone wants to come or who wants to go."
He Renlong was anxious when he heard this, stared at him and said, "Mr. Governor, can you still imprison the imperial court at will?"
"The imperial court ordered an official?" Ma Mingfeng sneered and shouted loudly: "The emperor has an order to investigate the general He Renlong, who escaped in the battle and captured three governors in a row. The crime is unforgivable. It is appropriate to be executed. Wu Jinri was ordered to kill the thief. Who dared not to obey? He took He Renlong down. If there is any resistance, he would kill him!"
Then the personal soldiers behind Ma Mingfeng took out their weapons one by one and surrounded He Renlong.
Chapter completed!