The men and horses in Jingkou were always in a state of war readiness, so the dispatch was very fast, and 20,000 men and horses were quickly summoned.
Of course, only Chen Baxian and a few of his confidants knew about the specific deployment of troops. The other soldiers were ordered not to talk and inquire about military secrets, so it was not clear how many troops were dispatched to Jiankang to obey orders.
The 20,000 horses were divided into several groups. Among them, the boat division was commanded by Hou Andu, who swam up the Yangtze River and headed straight for Stone City. The land cavalry were led by Chen Baxian and Zhou Wenyu respectively, along the Yangtze River.
Travel day and night from the south bank to Jiankang City.
The most dangerous part of this raid was that the whereabouts and intentions were exposed during the journey, and Wang Sengbian mobilized a large army to snipe him in the middle. This was really a loss of ground.
Therefore, Chen Baxian led his army to set off in the middle of the night, trying to shorten the time that the army was exposed to the blue sky and daylight as much as possible, and to reduce the chance of being glimpsed by the soldiers and civilians along the way.
Despite the inconvenience of marching at night, because of the new troops and various incentives, physical strength and morale were very abundant, so the marching speed was not slow. By the time it was bright, the team had already passed
Nearly half the journey.
The route from Jingkou to Jiankang is a relatively busy traffic thoroughfare, so there are also many travelers and garrison soldiers along the way. In order not to make the troops appear too impatient and disturb the soldiers and civilians along the way, Chen Baxian ordered the troops to slow down.
He claimed to have been ordered to enter Beijing along the way, but it did not cause any commotion or suspicion.
Because the journey was slowed down during the day, when it was almost dark in the evening, Chen Baxian's men still had not arrived at the place agreed upon when the army set out.
Hou Andu, who entered the river by boat, found no trace of the land army at the predetermined location. He was greatly frightened. He hurried to the shore and tracked down Chen Baxian. He grabbed his saddle and said angrily: "I will wait for you, our lord, to join us."
For the sake of chaos and wealth, since we embark on this journey, we are all the thieves below who have committed the crime above. How can we allow any more hesitation and looking back! If things don't work out, everyone above and below will die. How can there be no reason to die first and live later!"
Hearing that Hou Andu misunderstood that he was afraid and hesitated to move forward, Chen Baxian did not explain much. He just said with a smile: "What Andu taught me is perfect. With such a brave man, everything will be done!"
After saying this, he ordered the whole army to speed up. After seeing this, Hou Andu breathed a long sigh of relief, apologized to Chen Baxian, and then hurried back to the riverside to board the boat and continue to advance towards Stone City.
Not to mention the Jingkou troops who are fighting to advance by land and water, there has been no abnormality in Jiankang City recently. Although Wang Sengbian was disgusted with Chen Baxian in his heart, he still did not regard him as an irreconcilable life and death enemy.
He was still thinking about how he would wait until the envoy Jiang Jun returned to report Chen Baxian's attitude and response to the recruitment of troops before he would consider the next steps to be taken against Jingkou. Before that, he had not paid any extra attention to Jingkou.
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After all, there is more than one thing that Wang Sengbian needs to worry about at the moment, and apart from being good at military affairs, military supervision, and other things, he himself does not have outstanding talents in dealing with chaos.
Some are at a loss and don't know where to start.
Today, Wang Sengbian has been dealing with matters related to Jiangzhou.
Wang Lin is a stinky villain. Wherever he is, there will be all kinds of disputes. In the past, Liang Emperor Xiao Yi could control and suppress him, but now he has become even more unscrupulous.
, turned a deaf ear to Wang Sengbian's various orders, and acted recklessly in Jiangzhou, turning the already chaotic and anxious situation into a mess.
After reviewing the letters of complaints and complaints sent to the court by local powerful people from all sides in Jiangzhou, Wang Sengbian suppressed his anger while secretly cursing Wang Lin for his misdeeds, but he still had to work hard one by one.
Give a reply to appease the emotions of these Jiangzhou powerful people.
These so-called Nanchuan heroes each held their own troops and were somewhat unruly. However, they met Wang Lin, who was even more perverse and violent than them.
However, the imperial court still needed to rely on these powerful Jiangzhou powerhouses to intercept Lingnan Xiao Bo, who was about to lead his army northward, and Wang Sengbian also needed them to contain Wang Lin to prevent him from continuing to move downstream after he was no longer constrained, thus causing his own
The unstable downstream situation has become even more chaotic.
Originally, Wang Sengbian wanted to entrust the task of replying to these Jiangzhou heroes to Xu Ling, who returned with Xiao Yuanming. However, Xu Ling tried to write several replies, but the wording was too elegant and profound, and those Nanchuan heroes had no academic knowledge.
They were vulgar and illiterate, and they might not be able to understand the court's comfort and encouragement to them, so Wang Sengbiancai wrote in person to reply to the letter.
Wang Lin attracted so much hatred that Wang Sengbian was busy until nightfall. Even when the soldiers came in to ask him if he wanted to have dinner, he waved his hand and refused. Although this matter was not serious, but if
If it is not handled properly, he will always feel a little uncomfortable.
While Wang Sengbian was still writing at his desk, suddenly there was a loud commotion outside. Wang Sengbian was still quite sensitive to this. After hearing these strange noises, he suddenly became alert and hurriedly put down his pen and rushed out of the room.
Come, ask the soldiers what happened, and quickly get his armor.
Because the north side of Stone City is connected to a hillock, the terrain of the city wall is not steep. After Hou Andu and his party stopped the boat and landed on the shore, they quickly put on their armor and geared up. Then Hou Andu, holding a long knife, took the lead and rushed towards Stone City.
At this time, the defense of Stone City was already lax, and when it was suddenly attacked by the enemy, everyone was in chaos. After rushing to the bottom of the city, Hou Andu ordered the surrounding soldiers to lift him into the wall, and then left and right.
Walking, a massacre was carried out, and soon a gap was broken through the city defense. The soldiers filed in, followed Hou Andu, and continued to fight towards the military mansion!
At the same time, the forward troops led by Chen Baxian also rushed in from the south of Stone City and defeated the defenders of Stone City who had gathered in a hurry to resist.
At this time, Wang Sengbian in the military mansion also knew that the city was under enemy attack. Although he was quite panicked, he still forced himself to calm down and led his son Wang Ji who was accompanying him and about a hundred soldiers in the tent.
Refusing to fight in front of Zhitang.
However, as more and more enemy troops poured in, Wang Sengbian's soldiers were all overwhelmed and defeated. They could only follow Wang Sengbian and his son and flee, hoping to fight their way out of Stone City.
Go and flee to Jiankang.
However, after Chen Baxian and his two men met in the city, how could they allow Wang Sengbian to escape again? Because the city was full of panicked soldiers, and it was difficult to distinguish at night, in order to search for Wang Sengbian's identity as soon as possible.
Wherever he was, Chen Ba first ordered his soldiers to guard the city gates, while he personally led a team of troops into the city to attack and pursue him.
After a while, Wang Sengbian's position in the city was locked. He was leading the few remaining guards to resist in a warehouse in the city. After Chen Baxian learned the news, he immediately led the crowd to kill him.
Towards that place.
At this time, Wang Sengbian and his party were almost exhausted, and at this time he also knew who was coming to attack and kill him. When he saw Chen Baxian approaching here surrounded by all the soldiers, he couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry.
He shouted: "I have not betrayed my justice to the public, why did Chen Situ betray me?"
After Chen Baxian heard this shouting, he responded loudly: "The former comrades worked hard and jointly rewarded the royal family. Isn't it wonderful? The Duke betrayed his old master, disrupted the imperial court, and betrayed the world. How can it be said that there is no injustice!"
As he spoke, he waved his hands to order the soldiers to continue attacking. However, the soldiers around Wang Sengbian had already been killed and wounded. When he saw the enemy troops swarming in again, he pushed his son Wang Kai in front of him.
He continued to shout: "I had no choice but to welcome Li Zhenyang. The Qi army came to attack, just like Mount Tai pressing an egg. I waited for you to come to the rescue without losing any troops, but now I have attracted the crowd to attack. Isn't it unjust? I beg you.
Situ lives me because of his righteousness. If I die, the government and the public will be in chaos, my loved ones will suffer more, and my enemies will be faster. What’s more, this son has been promised to the public household, and the public will not bear to slaughter him? "
Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian had not turned against each other before, and when they were working together, they formed an in-law relationship with their son Wang Jie to marry Chen Baxian's daughter. However, because Wang Sengbian lost his mother, they only made a marriage contract and did not get married.
At this time, Wang Sengbian was at the end of his rope, so he wanted to plead with Chen Ba to leave him a way to survive.
"The trend of righteousness can be ignored even if one's life is not taken seriously. The Taiwei betrayed the country's favor, ignored the public's complaints, and acted against the will of the world. If I show favoritism to protect my own interests, how can I be forgiven by the heroic spirit of Emperor Xiaoyuan!"
After Chen Baxian made his final response, he withdrew and retreated into the formation, no longer responding to Wang Sengbian's call for mercy.
As the only remaining guard around him died in the battle, Wang Sengbian and his son were also bound in this warehouse. Chen Baxian was even willing to strangle his dissenting confidants, so how could he pity the lives of Wang and his son? Soon they
The father and son were ordered to be hanged here.
Not showing Wang Sengbian's head to the public and leaving his body intact was Chen Baxian's only kindness to his close comrade who once fought side by side. But the father and son were not the only ones who were killed that day. Next, when Chen Baxian's troops moved forward and occupied the city
After Kangcheng, a large-scale search was carried out for Wang Sengbian's pro-party members, and seven people, his father and his son, were killed on the same day.