At noon on November 9th, the autumn wind started blowing, and it was so strong! He Wei, the admiral of the capture camp, was riding proudly on a handsome yellow horse, inspecting his subordinates who had been lined up, a total of 11,000 troops.
Under the Ming system, the admiral of the capture camp had two generals, eighteen generals, eleven thousand soldiers, and five thousand horses, which constituted a force that cannot be underestimated. Although most of them were those who had never experienced battles.
Guards, but guards are also soldiers. They are much stronger than ordinary mobs. They can catch a thief or a thief.
Originally, the capital patrol battalion was only responsible for patrolling the outer city and the capital to maintain public order. It could not enter the imperial city and had no power to conduct investigations. The duty of "catching traitors and thieves" rested with the patrolling censors, Ying Tianfu, and Wu
The city soldiers and horses are in charge. But since He Wei defected to the crown prince Zhu Ruoji, the power of the arresting camp has been greatly enhanced. Not only can they enter the imperial city to patrol, but they can also arrest thieves. This time, the prince will arrest
The mission of King Ji's party members was given to him, and he was given a list and asked him to arrest people according to the list.
Once you have the power, you will carry out your orders.
With great power in hand, He Wei is full of ambition and wants to do a good job in order to repay His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his kindness.
"Admiral, the troops and horses of the capture camp have been assembled," General Niu Xiong shouted.
"Admiral, this is the address of the traitors collected by the last general based on the roster." General You Kunlun handed over a pamphlet.
Seeing the impatient look of General Heng Ha, He Wei secretly laughed, arresting people and ransacking their homes is a lucrative job! Without looking at the pamphlet, he directly ordered You Kunlun: "General You will lead the cavalry first and arrest people according to the roster.
"Don't let the traitors run away." He then said to Niu Xiong, "Niu Shen will fight with the governor together."
"Yes!"
Everyone set off happily and went to the home of the officials who supported King Ji. They tied up the guilty officials and took custody of their families. They left a small team to count the finances and then went to the next house. He Wei was not worried at all that the soldiers below would dare to be filial to him.
Unless I don’t want to hang out in the prison camp. I ransacked the homes of three petty officials along the way, and everything went smoothly.
"Admiral, in front of you is the home of Zhang Cheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, who is a meritorious minister from Conglong. Zhang Cheng used to be the general manager of the Jingjiang Prince's Palace and was a favorite of the Holy Emperor," You Kunlun said with a flattering smile.
"The heroes of Conglong, shit, they are all old people! Now the Holy Emperor is seriously ill, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is supervising the country, Zhang Chengdang has attached himself to the King of Ji, and is listed on the list of traitors. We are arresting the traitors at this time." He Weiyi
He shouted righteously, but suddenly lowered his voice and said: "That Zhang Cheng, Chen Bangyan, and Xiao Qi together, falsely accused the loyal minister Li Guoxiang of corruption, Guan Shoufu specially said hello, and they will be executed on the spot after they are caught."
Upon hearing the chief assistant's greeting, You Kunlun, Niu Xiong, the second general, looked solemn, "The last general will follow the admiral to the death and eradicate the traitors!"
"Well, hurry up and leave, don't let that guy run away."
"Drive~Drive~Drive~"
You Kunlun picked a thousand fast cavalry from the five thousand cavalry to go ahead and went straight to Zhang's house.
After Zhang Cheng received Chen Bangyan's order to take his slaves to assemble near Zuoye Gate, he gathered two hundred slaves. As soon as he left the house, he encountered this group of murderers.
Although the capture camp was a garrison, they were still considered officers and soldiers, and their combat power was naturally much stronger than that of Zhang Zhai's slaves. After a random arrow was fired and a dozen of them were shot down, the slaves dispersed.
"Don't kill me, I am the hero of Conglong, Zhang Cheng," Zhang Cheng shouted.
"Are you Zhang Cheng?"
You Kunlun smiled coldly, "Guan Shoufu asked me to say hello to you on his behalf." After saying this, the steel knife in his hand passed by, and Zhang Cheng's head fell to the ground.
"Shen Rong, after all, Zhang Cheng is a hero from Conglong and has a wide network of contacts in the court. As the saying goes: If you don't do one thing, you won't stop doing the other thing. Is it~" A confidant made a gesture of wiping his neck to You Kunlun.
When You Kunlun thought about this, since he had started killing, he could not leave any more trouble. He nodded, and the wolf-like soldiers from the capture camp broke into Zhang's house and slaughtered everyone in the house.
Everyone was furious and went to the house of Xiao Qi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Xiao Qi was gathering his servants and was preparing to meet Chen Bangyan at Zuoyemen.
"Bang!" The door was knocked open by soldiers.
"You are so bold! This is the house of Mr. Xiao, the Minister of Industry," the disciples shouted.
"Poof!"
There was a flash of white light, and Menzi fell into a pool of blood.
"Kill this general and leave no one alive," You Kunlun ordered coldly.
Seeing everyone around him die tragically, Xiao Qi collapsed, "Don't kill me, I have important military information to report to His Majesty the Supervisor."
Hearing that there was important military information, He Wei rushed over and said, "Da Sikong (the honorific title of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry) is very wise to abandon the secret and turn to the light. Tell me, what kind of military information is it? Let's see if I can save your life."
"I won't tell you until I see the prisoner." Xiao Qi wanted to take a stab at it.
"Humph!"
He Wei said displeasedly: "The supervisory government is deploying a plan to eradicate the traitorous party. How can I have time to see you? If you don't say anything, it must be wrong. I am offended." After saying this, he drew out his knife and prepared to chop.
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"Wait!"
Xiao Qi exclaimed: "Chen Bangyan ambushed his troops near Zuoyemen and wants to attack Zuoyemen and enter the palace at two o'clock in the afternoon." After saying this, the air was filled with a smell of urine, which made him urinate just now.
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He Wei chuckled in disgust, "Thank you so much, Da Sikong, for allowing me to accomplish this great feat. Ordinarily, I should have spared your life, but Guan Shoufu, the old man, specifically asked me to give you a ride." After that, he said,
Regardless of his pleading, he sent him back to the west with a knife.
"Two quarters at noon is approaching, go to Zuoye Gate quickly," He Wei shouted, his heart racing. If he could defeat the traitor's plan to seize the city, he might be rewarded with a title.
The captured camp of more than 10,000 people headed towards Zuoyemen. On the way, they met Hu Jing, a doctor of the Ministry of Industry's Battalion Repair Department, and his seventy servants. Hu Jing was a military general, and all the servants had passed through the battle formation. Seeing that the situation was critical, they formed a formation and went out.
Fight, hold back the capture camp, and cover Hu Jing's escape.
"What's going on? Why haven't Xiao Qi, Zhang Cheng, and Hu Jing arrived yet?" Outside Zuoye Gate, Chen Bangyan frowned. He led five thousand troops from Chen Gongyin, Liang Xinzhuo, He Shixiong, and Mo Tinglan.
He lurked near Zuoye Gate, preparing to seize the door and enter. Fearing that he would not have enough troops, he ordered Xiao Qi, Zhang Cheng, Hu Jing, Mai Erxuan and Ou Huaihao to each bring their servants to join him. Unexpectedly, only Mai Erxuan and Ou Huaihao led them.
Three hundred domestic slaves arrived, but the others were missing.
"Father, do you think that is Hu Langzhong?"
Chen Gongyin suddenly pointed in the distance. Chen Bangyan looked in the direction his son pointed, and there was a horse coming in a hurry. If it wasn't Hu Jing, who could it be?
"Hu Jing, how did you end up in such a situation?" Chen Bangyan asked urgently.
"Mr. Ge, something bad has happened. Our plan has been leaked, and the arresting camp is coming to Zuoyemen," Hu Jing shouted.
"What!"
Hearing this, Chen Gongyin, Liang Xinzhuo, He Shixiong, and Mo Tinglan all changed their colors.
Chen Bangyan knew that the situation had reached a critical moment and he must not panic, otherwise the morale of the army would be messed up and it would be out of control. He calmed down and thought carefully, it seemed that according to the original plan, it was no longer feasible to attack Zuoyemen at 2:00 noon. The top priority was to first
Defeat the capture camp, then seize Zuoyemen and enter the palace.
What a good Chen Bangyan, in the blink of an eye, he thought of a countermeasure.
"Hahaha!"
He suddenly laughed, "What are you worried about? They are just a bunch of guards! No matter how many people come, they are just chickens and dogs, so what are you afraid of?"
As soon as these words came out, the generals felt relieved. Yes, the capture camp was just a garrison, but I and others were fighting soldiers. Is there any reason in the world for soldiers to be afraid of garrison soldiers? Fighting soldiers have a huge influence on the garrison.
The psychological advantage makes the generals no longer fearful, but eager to try and achieve military exploits.
Seeing that the morale of the army had stabilized, Chen Bangyan secretly sighed and calmly arranged: "The location of the capture camp is currently near Hongwu Gate. If you want to get to Zuoye Gate, you must pass through the imperial road leading to Meridian Gate from Hongwu Gate. We
You can ambush on both sides of the royal road."
He took his time and ordered He Shixiong and Mo Tinglan to each lead a thousand men to ambush on the left and right sides of the imperial road; he ordered Chen Gongyin, Mai Erxuan, and Ou Huaihao to lead more than a thousand people to the rear of the imperial road and attack the enemy's flank;
General Liang Xinzhuo led 2,000 men to form an array in the center of the royal road.
What is supposed to come will come sooner or later. He Wei, Niu Xiong, and the You Kunlun generals led more than ten thousand capture camps and appeared on the royal road. What caught their eyes was a military formation, with shiny spears, and the spear tips were dazzling.
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He Wei saw that there were not many enemies, only about two thousand, so he felt relieved and shouted: "Mr. Chen Ge, your plan has been exposed, and everything is in the hands of His Highness Jian Guo. Return quickly, Jian Guo sees your past.
Thanks to your merits, you will definitely be saved from death!"
"Young people want to make money from me!"
Chen Bangyan sneered and said to Liang Xinzhuo: "General, shoot it for me."
Liang Xinzhuo was a good archer in the army. He was good at using a strong bow. When he heard the words, he opened his bow and nocked an arrow to shoot. He was a good arrow and hit his helmet with one arrow, almost killing Admiral He.
He Wei broke out in a cold sweat, and then became angry and said, "I won't give up until I kill Old Thief Chen!"
"The last general is willing to lead the cavalry into battle", Yu Kunlun asks for battle.
"Very good, You Shenrong has skinned old thief Chen for me." He Wei gritted his teeth and ordered You Kunlun to lead five thousand cavalry to charge into the battle first, while he and Niu Xiong led nearly six thousand infantry to the rear.
The royal road is not too wide, but is very long. You Kunlun divided his men into ten formations, each with 500 riders, and they took turns charging into the formation.
"Da~da~da~"
The iron cavalry is like the wind, trying to sweep away all obstacles.
"Put the spear up!" Seeing the fierce enemy cavalry, Chen Bangyan ordered the spear to be set up.
There is a forest of long spears, the spears are tilted upright, and the spear points are pointing in the direction of the enemy cavalry.
"Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh~"
The archers on both sides began to shoot. Although they did not do much damage to the soldiers in A, some people were still hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
"The battle formation is dangerous, please step back, Mr. Liang." Liang Xinzhuo was afraid of hurting Chen Bangyan, so he asked him to step back.
"I was ordered to fight against rebellion, so why should I retreat?" Chen Bangyan refused to retreat. Liang Xinzhuo had no choice but to give a military salute and return to the front.
The riding skills of the capturing cavalry were far weaker than those of the combat soldiers. It was difficult for them to reach the spear formation, draw their swords and cut off the spear points. Instead, they rushed towards the spear points one after another. When they were hit by the spears and fell down, they also broke the spears.
.Three consecutive formations in front were blocked in front of the formation, which also limited the speed of the cavalry behind them. For a time, they huddled together, and the cavalry turned into mounted infantry.
In the midst of a fierce battle, suddenly there was the sound of gunfire from both sides. He Shixiong and Mo Tinglan each led a thousand men to fight out from the left and right sides of the imperial road.
The capture camp was suddenly in chaos and could not form an array. They were not regular soldiers. If the large array was in chaos, it would be difficult to fight in a small array.
He Wei gritted his teeth and ordered Niu Xiong to lead a thousand soldiers from the capture camp to attack the ambush. These thousand people were his personal guards, and their combat power was much higher than that of ordinary guards.
During the melee, there was another chaos at the side and rear, but Chen Gongyin, Mai Erxuan, and Ou Huaihao led more than a thousand people to the rear of the imperial road and attacked his side and rear.
At this time, the capture camp could no longer bear it and collapsed. After all, they were just guards, and it was difficult for them to have the will to fight as soldiers.
"Mr. Chen Ge is worthy of being an old minister from Conglong. I am convinced of my defeat." He Wei sighed, heartbroken. Under the protection of Niu Xiong, he fought his way out and fled.
You Kunlun rushed too far forward, rushing left and right, unable to break out, and died in the battle.
Chen Gongyin also wanted to lead troops to chase He Wei, but Chen Bangyan decisively stopped him, "Forget it, don't chase the poor enemy. Hurry and seize Zuoyemen, it's already more than half an hour later than the agreed time."
This chapter has been completed!