In Miluo County, in the Ming army camp, He Tengjiao drank with his staff and discussed the appointment of officials from the Third Department of Huguang after the recovery of Hubei.

At this time, the atmosphere in the tent was warm, and the curtain was suddenly provoked. He Tengjiao's confidant Huang Chaoxuan broke into the tent, not caring about the atmosphere in the tent, and shouted loudly: "Gao, something is not good, the Qing army is heading south on a large scale, and Zhang Xianbi fled!"

The sound of joy in the tent came to an abrupt end, and the needle fell to the sound. The wine glass in He Tengjiao's hand fell on the table, and the wine dripped along the tabletop and on the ground without knowing it.

After a while, He Tengjiao realized and said unbelievably: "How could Jiannu go south? How could this be possible?"

In He Tengjiao's view, the main force of the Qing army was transferred to Jiangnan, and he led a 200,000 army to the north. The Qing army in Hubei should be trembling and waiting for him to attack, so how dare he suddenly go south?

At the beginning of the Ming army's northern expedition, Hubei was indeed shocked, and the Qing army was very frightened. However, the Ming army did not station troops, which gave the Qing army time to dispatch. After the Qing army was ready, it was naturally not afraid of the Ming army and even wanted to fight with the Ming army.

Huang Chaoxuan said in panic: "I don't know this last general, but Zhang Xianbi's defeated army has arrived at the Miluo River and is catching a ship across the river. The troops of General Liu Chengyin and General Liu on the north bank also collapsed from the floating bridge to the south bank."

Huang Chaoxuan's words caused an instant riot in the tent. Jinbao, a member of the Chu party, couldn't help but exclaim: "Is it because the main force of the Qing army came to Chu?"

This sentence made He Tengjiao startled, and he was furious and sweated in a cold sweat. He hurriedly surrounded by everyone and left the tent, and saw the Ming army camp in an uproar.

On the Miluo River to the north, countless defeated soldiers rushed to the south bank, like dogs that were strayed, and there were riots of varying degrees in the battalions on the south bank. He Tengjiao's direct troops exploded the camps, and soldiers and horses ran around, like a lonely soul without a master.

Judging from the situation, the army was defeated without the Qing army attacking.

He Tengjiao saw the scene in front of him, his liver and gallbladder were broken, and he felt regretful inside. He couldn't help but beat his chest and stamp his feet, shouting, "How could this be? How could this be?"

"Gei Master, the matter has come to this point. The main force of the Qing army has arrived. Let's protect Changsha first!" Huang Chaoxuan brought the war horse.

Many generals and officials of the Chu Party saw the defeated soldiers swarming across the river and saw the chaos in the camp. The morale of the Ming army had been exiled for thousands of miles before they fought. They immediately lost their fighting spirit and did not care about the benefits of the fisherman. They just wanted to not be caught by the Qing army, and they all agreed to leave.

As the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet, He Tengjiao also had his own opinions on using troops and personnel, and his opinions were recognized by many Ming Dynasty officials, so so many people gathered around him, because many people did think that He Tengjiao was a minister of the Ming Dynasty's revival.

With Du Yinxi, he relied on Chongshun to tie the troops and treated many anti-Qing armed forces equally. He Tengjiao valued the "Nan" general, that is, his general of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he gathered a large number of Ming army miscellaneous armed forces in Hunan, Guizhou, and Guangdong. As a team, he proposed that it is better to use southerners than to use northerners. It is better to use personal soldiers than to use foreign towns. Instead of being able to use silver and capital for superiors from outside towns, it is better to raise southern troops that can stand firm. Instead of being able to use food for generals and to raise northern generals who have self-respecting troops, it is better to take away the salary and send personal soldiers who are ordered. Moreover, having personal soldiers can be self-reliant, and self-reliant can be used to suppress foreign towns and control foreign vassals.

He Tengjiao's political proposition attracted many ministers and received the support of Zhu Youjian. It cannot be said that his strategy is wrong. It's just that he is keen on power and is incompetent. He doesn't know the key and cannot really implement it. He just focuses on expanding the army and seizing power, and does not pay attention to the quality of the army, which leads to the recruitment of the private army being less reliable than the foreign towns. They always escape first.

At this time, many generals saw the defeat of the North Bank and thought that the main force of the Qing army had no intention of fighting. They also wanted to surround He Tengjiao and escape, and He Tengjiao was already in chaos. He immediately turned over the war horse led by Huang Chaoxuan, and was about to escape south when one of them suddenly rushed forward and shouted loudly: "He Ge troops cannot leave!"

But Du Yinxi led a group of generals and rushed over with murderous intent.

The 200,000 army was defeated inexplicably without a battle. Du Yinxi and many Ming generals were unable to accept it. They were almost madly angry, but they could not vent their anger.

Seeing the defeat of the North Bank garrison and the chaos in the South Bank, Du Yinxi hurried to the Central Army tent, originally going to discuss with He Tengjiao, but he was stunned when he arrived. Good guy, He Ge's troops had already started. Fortunately, they came quickly, otherwise they would not be able to see the hair.

"Governor Du, what are you going to do?" Huang Chaoxuan shouted immediately, and reached out to take the reins of the horse.

Du Yinxi looked at He Tengjiao with a blazing look and said, "Does He Ge's troops want to leave behind 200,000 soldiers?"

He Tengjiao was a little worried, but when the Qing army attacked, the troops on the north bank fled, and the army on the south bank was in chaos. He did not leave at this time, and when the Qing army arrived, the 200,000 troops would be finished.

Now that the Northern Expedition has failed, if he does not bring the army back to Changsha, how can he explain to the emperor and how can he defend Changsha?

"This pavilion is not leaving the soldiers behind, but leading everyone back to Changsha!" He Tengjiao pulled the reins of the horse, and was so angry that he pulled out his horse and wanted to leave.

"You must not retreat! You will go to Changsha for hundreds of miles. Once the Qing cavalry crosses the river and then blocks the killing, the 200,000 army will inevitably float a hundred miles." Suddenly, Yan Yingyuan led hundreds of soldiers to come over from the panicked central army and blocked He Tengjiao's way.

Li Guo, Hao Yaoqi, Li Laiheng, Ma Jinzhong and other generals led their troops to come one after another.

He Tengjiao was furious when he saw this, "This cabinet is the head coach. Do you dare to commit crimes? Do you want to stop this cabinet?"

When Yan Yingyuan and others heard the words, they looked at He Tengjiao with grief and anger. Huang Chaoxuan and other confidants immediately rushed out to stop him, and He Tengjiao immediately pulled out.

When Du Yinxi saw He Tengjiao walking past him, the anger that continued in his heart finally broke out. He suddenly drew his sword in his hand, blunt his anger, and shouted, "He Tengjiao is not in charge of command, he is in a state of incoming power, and he is cowardly before fighting. I am taking it under a secret order to take it as a preceptor."

He Tengjiao was shocked when he heard the words. Li Guo and others looked at him with anger. The young and energetic Li Laiheng had long been unable to stand He Tengjiao, a mediocre person. He pulled out his battle knife and shouted angrily, "Take it!"

He Tengjiao was about to scold him, but a general flew off his war horse and fell heavily to the ground, pressing him tightly under him.

Huang Chaoxuan and others' faces changed drastically. They immediately drew their swords in their hands, shouting in a fierce voice: "You are going to rebel!"

With a "puff", a sharp sword stabbed in from behind. The sword body broke through the abdomen and stabbed out, and blood instantly dyed his abdomen red.

Li Guo and others immediately used a knife, killed several people, and killed their personal guards.

Huang Chaoxuan looked at the sharp sword that broke out of his body with disbelief. At this time, Du Yinxi suddenly pulled out the sword with fierce expression on his face, bringing up a cloud of blood mist.

Huang Chaoxuan's body was stiff for a moment, and he suddenly threw himself forward and fell heavily to the ground, and the surroundings were silent.

He Tengjiao's general officer in the central camp was killed by Du Yinxi. Everyone was frightened, and even He Tengjiao, who was pressed to the ground, was shocked.

This is the first time that Old He has seen such a Du Yinxi. He killed a general, like a chicken, which made He Tengjiao stand in a cold state, and actually forgot to shout.

Du Yinxi held the bloody sword and looked determined, "Those who guard the Ming Dynasty and fight to the death will not retreat, and those who disrespect the orders will end up!"

Yan Yingyuan, Li Guo and other generals immediately clasped their fists and shouted in unison, "I'm willing to respect the army and call the command!"

"I'll fight to the death!" Many soldiers and generals all knelt on one knee, revealing a forest of erected spears, which was full of murderous intent, which was terrifying.

The confidants of He Tengjiao were all shocked by the murderous aura. No one dared to resist and bowed their heads and said nothing.
Chapter completed!