Ming Dynasty: Is a mere unruly commoner rebelling against heaven?

Chapter 27: The 100,000-Strong Trapped Camp!

Just as the officials in the capital were trembling with fear at the thunderous actions of the two Bureaus and one Guard,

Ji Sheng, the third leader of the Western Bureau, was leading two accompanying Western Bureau officers to Changtong Town.

At this moment, the night was dark, and Changtong Town had a solemn feeling in the night.

Ji Sheng arrived outside the border wall of Changtong, and before he could get close, the two soldiers on duty at the哨所 (哨所: sentry post) had already spotted them.

"咻!"

A shovel arrow whistled and shot into the ground in front of Ji Sheng, the tail feathers behind the arrow were still shaking non-stop.

Ji Sheng's expression froze, and he immediately pulled the reins and stopped his horse.

A roar came from Changtong Town.

"Who is it?"

"Changtong Town, idlers stop!"

Ji Sheng took out the secret letter from his pocket and raised it high above his head.

"I am Ji Sheng, the third leader of the Western Bureau,奉 (奉: acting on/following) the order of Wang Zhi, the director of the Western Bureau, to deliver His Majesty's personal secret letter!"

"What?!"

After an exclamation, Changtong Town fell into a brief silence.

Then, the gates of Changtong Town opened wide, and more than a dozen cavalrymen galloped out and quickly arrived in front of Ji Sheng.

The leader clasped his fist at Ji Sheng.

"I am Gao Shun,奉 (奉: acting on/following) His Majesty's order to command Changtong Town."

The dozen or so soldiers following Gao Shun also clasped their fists in salute.

Instinct told Ji Sheng that these people were dangerous.

They naturally exuded a bloody murderous aura.

This kind of murderous aura could only be found on battle-hardened veterans who had climbed out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Ji Sheng, who had always been arrogant and despotic, did not dare to be presumptuous in front of these people, and respectfully returned a salute.

"General Gao Shun, His Majesty ordered me to hand this secret letter to you. I have delivered it, so I will leave."

After Ji Sheng handed the secret letter to Gao Shun, he didn't want to stay here any longer and wanted to leave with his men.

When he pulled the reins and turned his horse's head, Ji Sheng suddenly became very curious about the scene in Changtong Town.

So he hastily glanced at the open gate of Changtong Town.

Just one glance made Ji Sheng's whole body cold.

Inside the gate, rows and rows of cavalry soldiers in black armor stood solemnly.

The dense mass of soldiers stretched as far as the eye could see.

And so many people didn't even make a sound.

There was no sound of whispering, no sound of armor colliding, not even the snorting of horses.

The strictness of military discipline can be described as terrifying!

Ji Sheng wanted to leave, and Gao Shun did not try to keep him.

After Gao Shun took the letter, he couldn't wait to open it and read it.

After reading the secret letter, a rare look of excitement appeared on Gao Shun's solemn face.

But only for a moment, Gao Shun returned to his calm and composed expression.

He immediately galloped back to Changtong Town and ascended the highest martial arts platform in the courtyard.

Standing on the platform, Gao Shun surveyed the 100,000 Trapped Camp soldiers in black armor and black horses under his command.

After looking around, Gao Shun raised the secret letter personally written by Zhu You樘 and roared loudly.

"Trapped Camp soldiers, listen to my orders!"

"His Majesty orders us to set off immediately to Tumubao to intercept all the Tatar people!"

"Kill!"

As soon as Gao Shun finished speaking, the 100,000 Trapped Camp soldiers roared in unison with a mountain-shaking roar.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

That night, the 100,000 Trapped Camp soldiers set off from Changtong Town and galloped towards Tumubao under the starry night!

...

On a small road from Datong Prefecture to the capital, a team was slowly driving.

Ma Wensheng was sitting in a very luxurious carriage, feeling comfortable.

He was also lucky. When he returned from Datong, he took the Zijing Pass and returned to the capital from below.

After the Tatar Prince and the others passed through Datong Prefecture, they followed the Great Wall of Datong and attacked Xuanfu from above.

By mistake, the two sides missed each other perfectly.

Zijing Pass is a back road with few people and good scenery.

Ma Wensheng purely took the initiative to detour from Zijing Pass back to the capital with the mentality of traveling.

He stopped and went along the way, and the speed was not fast.

The originally slow carriage suddenly stopped.

Because in front of the road, dozens of people were riding tall horses and blocking the middle of the road.

The small road was not wide, and these people blocked the small road all at once.

The coachman thought he had encountered heroes of the green forest. He was not flustered. There were also dozens of guards guarding him.

At this time, the guerrilla general in charge of guarding Ma Wensheng came to Ma Wensheng's carriage with a solemn expression and knocked on the carriage beam.

"Lord Ma, someone is blocking the road."

Ma Wensheng didn't take it seriously: "Those who don't have long eyes, just drive them away, there is no need to hurt people's lives."

The guerrilla general's scalp was numb: "Lord Ma, I'm afraid you have to come forward in person for this matter."

"My subordinates are weak and can't handle it."

"Huh?"

Ma Wensheng frowned and shouted sternly: "Do I have to come forward for every Tom, Dick, and Harry? What's the use of you?!"

"Lord Ma..."

The guerrilla general wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling that the expression on his face was a little numb.

"Enough! I want to see who scared you into..."

Ma Wensheng angrily lifted the curtain of the carriage and poked his head out, cursing.

After seeing the person coming, Ma Wensheng suddenly screamed as if someone had pinched his neck.

"It's you!!!"

"Wang Zhi! Weren't you demoted to a commoner?!"

Wang Zhi, the director of the West Bureau, looked at Ma Wensheng indifferently: "Lord Ma, are you all right?"

Ma Wensheng stared at Wang Zhi viciously, the killing intent in his eyes was like substance.

When Ma Wensheng was the left servant of the Ministry of War, he was ordered to appease the Jianzhou Jurchen and Haixi Jurchen in Liaodong.

Because the trade of agricultural tools in the border was prohibited, it led to a drastic change in Liaodong.

Wang Zhi was ordered by Emperor Xianzong to inspect Liaodong and reported this matter to Emperor Xianzong.

Emperor Xianzong was furious and demoted Ma Wensheng to Yuzhou Guard.

It was not until Wang Zhi was deposed by Emperor Xianzong that Ma Wensheng returned to the capital to take office.

At this time, enemies meet, especially jealous.

"Wang Zhi, what are you doing here as a commoner?!"

Ma Wensheng looked at Wang Zhi's uniform, which belonged to the Western Bureau, and was a little puzzled and a little scared.

But on the surface, he still behaved very majestically.

Wang Zhi put Ma Wensheng into hell with one sentence.

"His Majesty has ordered that Ma Wensheng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, concealed the truth and did not report it, deceived the monarch, and used people improperly!"

"Now he is dismissed from his post for investigation and arrested and imprisoned!"

"Take Ma Wensheng down for this supervisor!"

"Anyone who resists will be killed on the spot!"

Wang Zhi waved his hand gently, and dozens of Jinyiwei (Jinyiwei: Embroidered Uniform Guard) behind him immediately drew out their Liang knives and galloped to attack.

Ma Wensheng was shocked and roared in despair: "How is this possible?!"

"How could His Majesty dismiss me from my post for investigation?"

"Wang Zhi, you are a commoner, you must be falsely conveying the imperial decree!"

Ma Wensheng pointed at the guerrilla general in panic: "You! You quickly kill Wang Zhi for me!"

The guerrilla general was stunned and slowly pointed to his nose.

Ah? Me???