Chapter 73: Treachery
Zhu Hongsan said to Tong Yangjia: "How is the matter I asked you to arrange?"
Tong Yangjia said: "All arrangements have been completed, and the investigation of the route has been completed. Just wait for the lord's order."
Zhu Hongsan said, "Okay, you go to the city to get horses later. We will bring a hundred horses far from enough. The more the better. Also, make all the flour in the camp into fried noodles, the more the better. You can wait for my news in the evening, and I will notify you to do it at midnight. The Ma family killed all the people I mentioned. Find a few people who are about the same height as Ma Jiyuan and put on their clothes, and make a room like self-immolation."
The fried noodles were made by Zhu Hongsan from later generations and stir-fry them with a large amount of animal oil, salt and sugar. This high-calorie food can provide soldiers with a lot of calories when it cannot make a fire.
Tong Yangjia said in his heart: "I won't do this job. What if you find a account in the future? These are all Ma Ruyan's relatives, and the pillow is very tough." He said: "Lord, I have to go find horses and make fried noodles, for fear of wasting time. I think Qian Lide will do the Ma family's affairs."
Zhu Hongsan turned his head and asked Qian Lide: "Fatty Qian, how are you doing? Can you do it?"
Fatty Qian was eager to have the opportunity to stay away from the front line, so he nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry. I will complete this matter successfully."
Zhu Hongsan nodded and said to Zhao Guodong: "Zhao Si, before midnight, you should take the people to slowly retreat, then take the people to the Ximen Water Gate quietly, and try to get more boats. All those who resist will be killed." He said to Wang Xiaobao: "Old Wang, finally, you stay, bring twenty people and two hundred grenade bombs, put them in the city gate below, wait for me to inform you to blow up the city gate, and then ride a horse to the west gate."
Ma Rufeng said in surprise: "Brother-in-law, do you want to blow up the city gate? What should I do if the bandits come in? Xinyang now has a population of 50,000."
Zhu Hongsan cursed: "Shut up, is it your own life or others' life important?"
When everyone saw Ma Rufeng being scolded, no one knew what to say. Anyway, they were just acting on orders. In history, they remember that it was you, Zhu Hongsan, who was cruel.
Zhao Guodong asked: "Sir, what should I do if the wounded soldiers are?"
Zhu Hongsan said painfully: "Brothers who are seriously injured can only let them die by themselves and try to take away their brothers who can move."
Seeing that everyone was fine, it was already afternoon, Zhu Hongsan said, "Everyone should rest first, and then it will be dark later." Everyone nodded and acted on their own.
After dark, Tong Yangjia, Fatty Qian took action first, and Zhao Guodong arranged for the wounded soldiers to retreat outside the west gate first. Zhu Hongsan, Zhu Hongyi, Ma Rufeng, and Wang Xiaobao stayed in the city.
Let’s take a look at Fatty Qian. He returned to the camp and rushed into the Ma Mansion with a hundred left-behind people. Ma Jiyuan was leading the whole family to have dinner. When he saw a group of people rushing into the vicious and evil spirits, he was shocked. He thought the city was broken. But when he saw Fatty Qian, he immediately understood that Zhu Hongsan was about to run away and shouted: “Let me go, I want to stay, I want to make the Ming Dynasty’s death day.”
Fatty Qian saw that Ma Jiyuan was making trouble, and it was really troublesome. He ordered them to tie up the father and son, stuff them with rags in their mouths. Then he rushed to the backyard, called two soldiers, and carried the two boys. Then he retreated to Ximen to wait for the notice.
Fatty Qian led people into Ma Rufeng's yard. Seeing Ma Rufeng's mother hugging her and trembling, she asked someone to help Ma Rufeng with her mother and leave quickly. Ma Rufeng's wife shouted, "Mother-in-law brings me with her."
Fatty Qian was afraid that her shouting would attract the attention of outsiders, so he picked up a horizontal knife and went into the house and killed her. Fatty Qian didn't know that this scene was seen by Ma Rufeng's mother, and it became one of the major crimes of Fatty Qian in the future.
Seeing that everyone who was going to save was rescued, it was almost midnight. Qian Fatty ordered the remaining eighty people to start attacking. For a moment, the Ma family shouted for help. Everyone did not expect that Zhu Hongsan could take everyone's lives.
Ma Jiyuan's eyes broke when he saw his wife and Xinna's third wife being killed. Seeing that his mother and wife were killed, his two sons fainted in anger.
Half an hour later, the whole family of the Ma family was completely killed. Fatty Qian found a few dead bodies and put on the clothes of the Ma family father and son, threw them into the house and began to light the fire. Then he took everyone to the west gate.
Zhu Hongsan on the city tower saw the Ma family catch fire and nodded to Wang Xiaobao. Wang Xiaobao led people down and decided not to mention it.
Zhu Hongsan handed over Ma Rufeng and said, "Brother-in-law, go and comfort the people from Zuoying. Then come back and rush to the west gate to meet in front of the water gate." After that, he pulled Zhu Hongyi down the city wall. Two war horses had already been prepared below, and the two rode their horses to the west gate.
Let’s look back and talk about Jin Shenghuan and his son. The father and son were talking at the north gate.
Jin Dao*ming said: "Dad, that guy's thunder is really useful. Do you want to find him again to ask for thousands?"
Jin Shenghuan laughed and said, "Child, you are too anxious. When the bandits attack the city tomorrow, you go to the east gate and arrange our people to find an opportunity to kill Zhu Hongsan. Then we take over his army. At that time, this strong army and gunpowder formula are ours. If there are these in the future, we can talk to the general in front of the commander."
Jin Dao*ming said hesitantly: "Dad, it's hard to explain the aspect of killing him Ruyun."
Jin Shenghuan cursed: "Little bastard, there are not many women who can keep their lives. With the army, our father and son will also make a prince."
Jin Dao*ming nodded silently. He liked Ma Ruyun very much.
While the father and son were talking, a loud noise came from the east gate, and both father and son stood up to watch.
This is the movement of the bandits on the opposite side. A large number of bandits outside the North Gate turned toward the East Gate.
Jin Shenghuan was shocked and shouted, "Send someone to see it, is the east gate broken? How did that dead guy guard the city gate?"
After a while, someone came up to the city tower and shouted: "Governor, the north gate was blown up by the Ma family training, and the bandits have entered the city. The Ma family training has run away."
Jin Shenghuan was so scared that he sat on the ground, and after a while he spoke: "Good you Zhu Hongsan, you are so vicious. You actually let more than 50,000 people in Xinyang be buried with you."
Seeing that things had come to this point, Jin Dao*ming shouted: "Dad, the city has been broken, let's run away too."
Jin Shenghuan gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, while the bandits on the opposite side have all gone to the east gate, let's open the city gate and rush out. Let's do our best to live and fulfill our destiny."
Jin Dao*ming went down to organize his confidant to go home and then followed Ma Ruyun, and then ordered someone to move away from the North Gate Stone.
At this time, the bandits had already entered the city, and half of Xinyang shouted to kill.
Zhu Hongsan had already arrived outside the Ximen Water Gate at this time. Seeing that the people around him had arrived, Wang Xiaobao was back at the end.
Zhu Hongsan ordered the water gate to explode, and then everyone boarded the boat and crossed the Xishui River.
Wang Xiaobao led his men to explode the water gate and boarded the last boat. More than a dozen large ships rushed out of the water gate. He rushed out of Xinyang City with more than 600 people and more than 300 war horses.
Standing at the bow of the boat, looking at Xinyang City with fire in the sky behind, Zhu Hongsan secretly swore: "Luo Rucai, wait. I will lead a million troops to destroy you next time I meet."
The fleet quickly passed the Xishui River and got off the boat on the other side. Everyone rode a war horse in groups. At this time, Fatty Qian had untied Ma Jiyuan's hands and feet. Ma Jiyuan ran to Zhu Hongsan, and gave Zhu Hongsan a big mouth and cursed: "Shuzi, you bastard. You killed my whole family, you can kill me too."
Zhu Hongsan was furious and scolded: "Ma Jiyuan, you are so cruel. I saved your family and beat me. If I hadn't been for Ruyan's sake, I'd care about your life or death. You also saw the crisis of the situation. If you want to die, you will take your son and grandson back to die. I promise not to stop you."
Ma Jiyuan looked back at his three sons, and then at his two five or six-year-old grandsons. He really couldn't bear this.
Ma Jiyuan knelt on the bank of the Xishui River and cried to Xinyang City where the fire was soaring into the sky: "I'm sorry to you in the 50,000 fellow villagers in Xinyang!"
When Zhu Hongsan saw Ma Jiyuan's bear-like appearance, he cursed: "Ma Jiyuan stop howling. If you don't leave quickly, I won't care about you." After that, he signaled to Fat Qian to take someone to ride Ma Jiyuan on the horse and run up the Xishui River.
The lower reaches of the Xishui River is Nanyang, and nearly one million bandits Zhang Xianzhong are attacking Nanyang. Naturally, they can't go anywhere. Zhu Hongsan's plan is to go upstream, bypass Xinyang, and then find a safe ferry to return to the south bank of the Xishui River. Then he detours to Dongjiawu Fort and Zhou Yu and others.
These more than 600 people were anxious like dogs that hurt their homes, and were hurrying like fish that had escaped the net. They ran wildly along the Xishui River.
It was dawn, and Zhu Hongsan and his party ran out for more than a hundred miles. Looking back, they could not see Luo Rucai's camp. At this time, half of the horses were so tired that they fell to the ground. Zhu Hongsan saw that they could not run away, so he ordered the horse to dismount and rest. He asked Wang Xiaobao to look for the ferry along the Xishui River.
Everyone didn't dare to make a fire, so each of them ate a few bites of fried noodles in the river.
When Zhu Hongsan saw Ma Jiyuan being in a daze, he knew that this guy had lost the confidence to survive. He was afraid that he would die, so he could not explain to Ma Ruyan when he went back.
Zhu Hongsan came to Ma Jiyuan and said, "Brother, don't forget that your parents are alive. What do you Confucianism say? It seems that it is unfilial to not be able to fulfill filial piety to your parents."
Ma Jiyuan trembled, thinking of his parents. He glared at Zhu Hongsan fiercely and cursed: "I want to survive, I want to see what the consequences of you, a ruthless boy." After that, he picked up the fried noodles and ate them in big mouthfuls.
Zhu Hongsan thought, "It's good if you eat. You don't have to say what you will do in the future. My fate is up to me." Then he came to Ma Shaoguang and said, "Boss Ma, please be optimistic about your father. If he has any problems, you two brothers and your children, don't live."
Ma Shaoguang was frightened by Zhu Hongsan's ruthlessness and nodded repeatedly.
Chapter completed!