Chapter 515: Why does it work?
This Qing army general was Shi Mingxiong, the commander of the Han army's Zhenghuang Banner.
He stared at Zhao Jiu with strong teeth and hard teeth in front of him. He wanted to cut this person into meat sauce immediately. However, when he thought of Huang Taiji's order, he could only endure the anger in his heart, and just ordered his subordinates to tie Zhao Jiu down on the spot.
After tied up Zhao Jiu, Shi Mingxiong personally led the team and rushed to the direction where Huang Taiji was.
Not far away, Huang Taiji looked coldly at the Tang army soldier tied up in large numbers, pushed and scolded by the Qing army, and brought him to his face.
At this moment, his inner heart was mixed and indescribable, but he still tried hard to remain calm on his face.
The Han army commander Shi Mingxiong led the team in person. He looked at Huang Taiji not far away with a look of fear, as if he wanted to judge his next fate from his facial expression.
However, when he saw that Huang Taiji's cold eyes were all pouring on the captured Tang army soldier, he felt a little relaxed in his heart.
Soon, the seriously injured Tang army soldier was pushed to Huang Taiji by the group of wolf-like Qing soldiers. A Qing army stepped forward, exerted force with both hands, and then kicked him hard to the ground.
The kick hit Zhao Jiu's waist and eyes hard, causing Zhao Jiu to let out a shrill roar. When the Qing soldier wanted to kick another shot, he was stopped by Huang Taiji.
"Stop fighting, help him stand up." Huang Taiji said coldly.
Two Bakash soldiers stepped forward, and each of them helped Zhao Jiu who was lying on the ground with trembling hands. Zhao Jiu opened his dusty eyelids and looked at Huang Taiji, who was as fat as a cow in front of him. His expression seemed to be thinking about who was this strong man surrounded by a group of Bai Zhuyao soldiers.
"What's your name?" Huang Taiji stared into Zhao Jiumuran's eyes and asked softly.
Zhao Jiu looked up and down Huang Taiji, who was wearing armor, and then replied with a sneer: "Why should you ask me, then who are you?"
“Bold!”
Shi Mingxiong, who was beside him, looked angry and wanted to beat him up, but was stopped by Huang Taiji.
Shi Mingxiong retreated aside in a resentful manner, but he was repeatedly thinking about whether his own performance would leave a trace of favor to Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji turned around, and a smile appeared on Daping's face and said, "Are you asking me? Then I tell you that I am the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty and Huang Taiji."
Zhao Jiu said oh, but replied with a sneer: "So, you are the Tartar Emperor. If you ask me what my name is, then the old man will tell you if I can change my name or not, and Zhao Jiu is the same!"
Huang Taiji sneered, "Oh, it turns out that your name is Zhao Jiu. Well, I want to ask you, can you sneak out of this inner city to the west wall, but which secret passage is coming from? Where is this secret passage?"
After hearing Huang Taiji's question, Zhao Jiu raised his head and laughed endlessly, with dusty faces on his face and his mouth was covered in blood and dirt. His smile looked very terrifying and terrifying.
Shi Mingxiong next to him couldn't help but shout again: "Bastard, you thief is laughing so much! Why don't you answer my Emperor Qing's question quickly!"
Zhao Jiu stopped laughing, glanced at Shi Mingxiong and Huang Taiji coldly, and then said sternly: "Bah! You tycoons, what do you think of Mr. Zhao? Do you want to answer me? Tell you, this matter is related to our army's secrets. Mr. Zhao, I would rather die than reveal a word!"
"Okay, you are really looking for death! I will chop you up now!"
Shi Mingxiong was furious and pulled out his waist knife, making a move to chop Zhao Jiu's head.
"Retreat, don't do anything wrong!"
Huang Taiji shouted coldly again, Shi Mingxiong shivered when he heard this, and his waist knife stopped in mid-air.
He lowered his promise again and retreated aside.
Huang Taiji coughed lightly, but smiled out on his face and said, "Zhao Jiu, the so-called great human relationship is death. I don't understand, what kind of generous treatment did Li Xiao's Tang army give you to make you die like this?"
When Zhao Jiu heard the words, he laughed a few times before answering in a deep voice: "You Tartar, do you want to know why I will fight to the death for Lord Li? Well, let me tell you, open your dog's ears and listen very hard!"
Zhao Jiu spat with the blood foam in his mouth, and memories surged on his face. He sighed softly: "I, Zhao Jiu, my hometown is Zhangde Prefecture, Henan. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, you Tartars entered the pass and invaded our Changde Prefecture in Henan from Northern Zhili, burned, killed and plundered. My whole family had no choice but to take my family, leave my hometown, and go to Nanyang Prefecture in the south to join relatives. Who knew that after you Tartars retreated, foreign bandits from the Ming Dynasty rekindled, and a large number of bandits invaded the Nanyang area. Countless people with good deeds were struggling to survive on the brink of death, and they were in danger of danger. My family was no exception. My elder brother and younger brother all died in the chaos, leaving only me, my mother and sister to escape. The family was forced to become refugees, fleeing everywhere, and were about to die in the wilderness."
When Zhao Jiu said this, his face was full of regret. However, suddenly, his face suddenly showed an inexplicable vitality and his voice became much louder: "Who knew that my family would never stop me. Just when my whole family was desperate and almost destined to be a dead body on the roadside, Lord Li, the King of Pingliao, sent a civil servant of the Supervisor's Office to search for refugees everywhere, provide food and clothing, and arrange to settle in Nanyang. My family was lucky to be rescued. For the dying people, the kindness of the King of Pingliao is not just a timely help, but also a white bone and a meat-filled person! "
When Zhao Jiu said this, he suddenly found that there was a quiet place around him, including Huang Taiji, listening to him carefully.
At this time, Zhao Jiu had a faint smile on his face full of memories. He murmured and continued: "It is because we were waiting for our lives that we met Lord Li, a life Buddha of Wanjia who saved the suffering, that we had this extremely precious opportunity to live. Finally, the dead tree met the spring and regained its vitality. From then on, our family was arranged by Lord Li to settle down in Luzon, where we were allocated land and gave us farm tools and ox seeds, so that our family could live on their own in the land of Luzon and live a human-like life again. Therefore, since then, I, Zhao Jiu, secretly made up my mind that if you have the chance in the future, I must repay this person, and let our whole family live a good life again, even if you sacrifice your life for him, you will do whatever you want!"
Zhao Jiu was anxious, coughed several times, and continued, "Later, my Tang army expanded its recruitment, and I was able to enter the Tang army and become an auxiliary soldier. Then, I followed General Li Dingguo to fight everywhere, almost fighting the entire Nanyang. After the pacification of the Nanyang, we were summoned by the King of Ping Liao to this Vladivostok and built a castle here as a long-term plan. Of course, our army built this fort to destroy you damn Tartars, and a bridgehead built specially will take your dog's life in the future, haha."
Hearing Zhao Jiu's unrestrained words, anger surged on Shi Mingxiong's face. He was about to step forward, but Huang Taiji stopped with his eyes.
After Zhao Jiuliu smiled, he said with a joke, "Tell you that our army sneaked here and attacked and blew up the artillery of you Tartars. He came here with a desire to die, and he didn't think he could go back alive. Now all the team members have died, only Mr. Zhao, I am not lucky and have become your prisoners. It's hateful, I'm sorry that I was unable to die on the battlefield and could go on the road with all my brothers. But Mr. Zhao, I'm not afraid to tell you that although I will die in the end, General Li Dingguo said that after the sacrifice, I can give me the highest amount of pension, and my family and relatives will also have Lord Li, King Pingliao, who will give me money and food every day and fortune every month, and be kind to support me. With such conditions, even if we die, we will be able to rest in peace, so what's the pity!"
When Zhao Jiu said this, he seemed to come back from his infinite memories. He sighed and said, "Captain, now you understand why our soldiers are willing to work hard for Lord Li. Because in this bloody and fire-torn time, only Lord Li can give me a quiet land and hope for a stable life for our whole family, so that every Tang army soldier can die at the right time without any worries. And you Tartars with human face and beast hearts may never understand how prosperous it will be under Lord Li's rule. Tell you, don't say that we are willing to work hard for Lord Li this time. Even if we die ten more times, I, Zhao Jiu, will never blink!"
After hearing Zhao Jiu's words, Huang Taiji's face turned gray. Although he tried hard to keep calm on his face, his heart was filled with waves and surging.
If Li Xiao really had such a great centripetal force and support for the common people under his rule, as Zhao Jiu said, not to mention the shaky Ming Dynasty, even the Qing Dynasty, whose national fortune seemed to be rising, would be far from the same.
Li Xiao is so popular with the people, good at planning, good at fighting formations, and good at economy. Such a person like a hero who has been invincible to the public and the invisible empire under his rule is really an indelible nightmare for the Qing Dynasty.
Huang Taiji suddenly felt that he had no interest in continuing to ask about Zhao Jiu. At this time, he only felt an indescribable fatigue that spread throughout his body, making him feel extremely depressed and tired.
Even if Zhao Jiu was killed, under Li Xiao's rule, there were still tens of millions of Zhao Jiu. With so many people who worked together to be loyal to him, how could he conquer them one by one?
If Li Xiao, who was sincerely loved by the people, finally successfully completed the military transformation and completely digested and developed the land under his rule, the amazing energy that this person burst out may be far inferior to that of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Could it be that my Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty of Chongzhen will become the food in the mouth of Li Xiao, the tiger swallowing the sky, one day in the future...
Thinking of this, Huang Taiji could feel a chill suddenly appearing on his back, which made him tremble.
However, considering the emperor's dignity, he still tried hard to suppress his bad emotions and continued to say to Zhao Jiu calmly: "Zhao Jiu, I have understood what you said. However, I still plan to give you a chance to survive. As long as you tell our army the location of the secret passage of the Tang army, I can spare your life."
After hearing Huang Taiji's words, Zhao Jiu laughed again and said sternly to Huang Taiji: "Bah! You Tartar Chief, Mr. Zhao is not a greedy person who is afraid of death. You want to use this trick to lure me to tell our military secrets, but you must not! Don't say much nonsense anymore. If you want to kill and cut, just do it quickly!"
Huang Taiji did not expect that Zhao Jiu would be so strong and looked so tough and hard, so his face instantly became extremely cold.
What he didn't expect was that just as he was about to order someone to drag Zhao Jiu down and chop him down, Zhao Jiu suddenly roared and broke free from the hands of the two Bakash soldiers. He was like a lion who was furious and struggling, roaring towards Huang Taiji.
Zhao Jiu, who seemed to be seriously injured, suddenly broke out, which made the Bai Huaya La soldiers beside Huang Taiji stunned for a moment. When they were stunned, Zhao Jiu, who was like a crazy beast, was almost rushing to Huang Taiji.
"Hurry, stop him!"
Seeing Zhao Jiu rushing towards him, and his guards were stunned for a moment. Huang Taiji was shocked and angry, and he felt even more ashamed and annoyed. He shouted loudly at the Baihuaya soldiers.
The emperor shouted loudly, and the Baihuayala soldiers came to their senses. They quickly guarded Huang Taiji, and used swords and guns in their hands to stab Zhao Jiu fiercely.
A series of thunderous sounds came from Zhao Jiu's body, with at least three waist knives and two tiger spears stabbing Zhao Fa in the chest and abdomen.
Zhao Jiu let out a puff, blood gushed from his mouth, slowly lowered his head, carefully saw the various weapons that penetrated his body deeply, and then his body softened and he fell silently.
"Mom, Zhao Jiu is unfilial and cannot serve you..."
This is the last sentence Zhao Jiu said before his pupils dilated.
Then, like a wasp in danger, he twitched violently and stopped moving. However, at this moment, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The Baihuayala soldiers were angry and embarrassed. They rushed up roaringly, trying to cut Zhao Jiu into meat sauce, but Huang Taiji stopped him.
Huang Taiji walked slowly, came to Zhao Jiu's body, stared at him expressionlessly for a long time, and then said lightly: "Although this person is an enemy, he is loyal and commendable. Let's leave him a whole body and be buried with him."
After Huang Taiji said this, he sighed a long time and left without looking back at the direction of the central army's tent.
However, he suddenly stopped halfway.
Then, he slowly turned his head and two extremely cold eyes were like sharp swords, and they were directly hit on the Han army commander Shi Mingxiong.
When Shi Mingxiong, who had felt relieved when he saw Huang Taiji leaving, suddenly saw Huang Taiji who was standing and cast two sharp sword-like gazes at him. He couldn't help but tremble.
Chapter completed!