The thief of the fortress dominates the world

345 - One thought of life and death

Under the threat of Jiang's army's artillery fire, Zu Dashou had no choice but to personally escort Wu Sangui to open the gate and go out of the city to welcome the Shanjia army to enter the pass.

As soon as Shanjia entered the pass, he sent people to detain Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui and other generals, sent people to take over the North City Gate, and ordered the whole army to be on alert, and at the same time quickly informed the Jiangchuan Central Army behind.

When the Ming army in the city saw that the main general was being detained, they became a little agitated for a while.Some soldiers of Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui clamored to join forces with the Jiang family and rescue Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui.

Shanjia didn't get used to these people, and sent elite troops to surround them and kill them all.Facing the corpses and blood all over the floor, the rest of the people were also honest.

After all, the [-] army seems to be quite a lot, but in fact, those who are really loyal to Zu Dashou are his own soldiers, that is, his servants.

Without the leadership of these people, the remaining Ming army would not work for Zu Dashou.

To be on the safe side, Shanjia ordered the confiscation of the weapons of the Ming army, and drove them into the barracks to guard them all.

Under all kinds of thunderous means, although these Ming soldiers had complaints in their hearts, they were all silent and did not dare to act rashly.

After receiving Shanjia's report, Jiang Chuan immediately ordered the Chinese army to advance at full speed, and sent people to notify the left and right troops to speed up the march.

After disarming the Shanhaiguan defenders, Shanjia sent people to take over the city defenses of Shanhaiguan, controlled key locations such as granaries, armories, and silver warehouses, and ordered martial law in the Guanzhong, and sent patrols to patrol around to ensure that before the arrival of the army The order in Guanzhong was stable.

Before dark, Jiang Chuan finally arrived at Shanhaiguan with [-] Chinese troops.Later, Di Qing's left army and Baishan's right army also arrived one after another.

Although Shanhaiguan is large, it can't let go of an army of 13.Therefore, except for Jiangchuan's personal guard battalion and Shanjia's [-] vanguard army that controls the pass defense, the rest of the troops set up camp outside the southern city of Shanhaiguan.

Zu Dashou's General Military Mansion has now become Jiang Chuan's temporary residence.

All the people in Zu Dashou's mansion were put under centralized custody, and the entire mansion was completely controlled by Jiang Chuan's personal guard camp.

Jiang Chuan stood in front of the huge map of Daming, stared at it for a long time, and knew that Shanjia's voice came from behind him:

"My lord, Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and a group of Ming army generals are all imprisoned now, how should we deal with it?"

Jiang Chuan didn't turn around when he heard the words, but asked an irrelevant question: "I heard that Li Zicheng's team is about to arrive at Shanhaiguan?"

Shanjia said: "Zu Dashou said the news, and the last general also sent scouts to investigate. It was Li Zicheng's general Hao Yaoqi who brought 5 horses to attack Shanhaiguan. According to their speed, they should arrive before noon tomorrow. Shanhaiguan."

Although Shanjia has a mighty figure and a straightforward and rough style of doing things, he is still very safe when he should be careful, and he has already inquired about these things clearly.

Jiang Chuan nodded and said, "Is there anyone available in Shanhaiguan?"

Shanjia was taken aback, and understood Jiang Chuan's meaning: "There is a man named Qi Wentai, who is said to be sent by the emperor of the capital to mix sand, and has never been trusted by Zu Dashou. It's safe."

Shanjia will not say anything here, he knows that Jiang Chuan has always had his own opinions, and he will never say much about what should be said or should not be said.

"Bring him to me." Jiang Chuan said after pondering for a while.

Not long after, Qi Wentai was brought over.

"The last general, Qi Wentai, will see His Royal Highness King Qin, and the prince will be a thousand years old!" After seeing Jiang Chuan, Qi Wentai was neither humble nor overbearing. After saluting Jiang Chuan according to the etiquette, he calmly waited for Jiang Chuan to ask questions.

Jiang Chuan didn't speak, first he looked at Qi Wentai carefully, and found that he was of moderate build, with a square face, bushy eyebrows, calm eyes with a trace of calmness, and no embarrassment or fear when facing himself, so he couldn't help but look at him. Got some good feelings.

"Qi Wentai, how long have you been in the army?" Jiang Chuan asked calmly.

"My lord, the last general joined the army at the age of 16, and he has been in the army for 20 years." Qi Wentai was neither humble nor overbearing.

"How many people have you killed? Who are they? Do you have the lives of innocent people in your hands?"

"The last general has killed countless people, there are tartars, bandits, and rebels, but there are no innocent people." Qi Wentai said loudly, his tone still not too loud.

"Okay, I'll ask you one last question. Today Zu Dashou indulged his nephew Wu Sangui to prevent the king's army from entering the pass. Do you think he deserves to die? If you think he deserves to die, then I will kill him. The [-] You will lead the Guan Ning Army. If you think he doesn't deserve to die, then you die with him." Jiang Chuan smiled slightly, his tone was still calm, but the words he said could not make people calm.

Qi Wentai was stunned for a moment, apparently he did not expect that the young but sharp prince in front of him would ask such a question, and those eagle-like eyes seemed to be able to reach people's hearts.

He couldn't help tensing up, as if he was thinking about how to answer.

His answer could mean his life or death.As long as the answer is correct, you can jump up to become the commander of an army of [-], which is something that a general dreams of.

It is better to be the head of the chicken than the queen of the cow. Everyone is willing to lead an army alone, and no one wants to be inferior to others.What's more, I was frustrated by Zu Dashou's subordinates many times before, and I was depressed, now is an excellent opportunity to make a comeback.

He believed that the young prince would do what he said.What kind of commander can bring out what kind of subordinates, from the forward general who opened fire to attack the city at the slightest disagreement, we can see the usual style of His Royal Highness King Qin.

He knew that if he spoke badly one by one, his head would really fall to the ground.

Seeing Qi Wentai's hesitation, Jiang Chuan smiled slightly, but he was a little disappointed in his heart.

He glanced at Shanjia behind Qi Wentai, without any words, Shanjia understood what he meant.

With a clang, Shanjia's saber was already on Qi Wentai's neck, and the cold blade made Qi Wentai's hair stand on end in an instant.

"Let's talk, if you think Zu Dashou shouldn't die, you can die with him. This king sees you as a talent, and wants to give you a chance. You just need to say that Zu Dashou deserves to die, and the [-] army will be under your command. There will be a bright future with this king. This is really a very simple choice, are you embarrassed?"

Jiang Chuan's voice was still faint, but hearing it in Qi Wentai's ears made him feel as cold as ten thousand years of ice, and he couldn't help shivering.

He had killed many people, and he had imagined his possible death, but he never thought that the threat of death would come so unexpectedly, and it would be so difficult for him to make a choice.

One thought of life, one thought of death, just between opening the mouth.

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