For a month, the Chinese mainland was very peaceful. However, on the next day, the sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly came from the palace in Kyoto, followed by a messenger who quickly dismounted and rushed into the court hall shouting: "
Report..."
"When was there such a panic outside!"
The messenger immediately knelt down outside the court and shouted: "Your Majesty, Yangzhou was attacked by the rebels and has been lost. The rebels got hundreds of Shenwu cannons from who knows where. Under a burst of bombardment, the soldiers and civilians were
There were countless casualties. Yang Kaihua, the general who defended the city, died in the battle. The governor of Yangzhou fled with his family. In desperation, the soldiers who defended the city could only open the city gate and let the rebels enter the city. Now, Yangzhou is under the control of the rebels!"
"Asshole!"
Li Chengqian slapped the dragon chair and shouted loudly, "Father Cheng, what is going on!"
"Your Majesty, I believe that these rebels should be the ones who fought against me last time. They have thousands of divine cannons. I also lost hundreds of millions of men before I swore to die in exchange for two divine cannons. Please tell me, Your Majesty."
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"Hmph, what should we do now? The rebels have hundreds of Shenwu cannons. When will our Shenwu cannons be put to use? If this continues, how many cities will we lose!" Li Chengqian said angrily.
"Your Majesty, in the past month, we have built the Shangqianmen Shenwu Cannon. Although it is not as powerful as the rebels, our numbers are so large that I don't believe that we can't defeat each other!" Cheng Yaojin responded.
"Father Cheng, I call you..."
Before Li Chengqian finished speaking, there was another urgent call from outside the door: "Report!"
A soldier knelt in front of the court and shouted: "Your Majesty, the city of Chengdu has fallen. The rebels carried hundreds of cannons and bombed it. The city lord and the guarding generals were all killed in the battle. Now it has been occupied!"
Above the court, the ministers looked panicked. Li Chengqian was even more angry. Long Yan was furious. One bad news after another shocked everyone above the court. How long did it take?
The rebels captured three cities in a row. At this speed and with such power, they will soon reach Kyoto.
"Report!"
There was another soldier. Everyone's hearts jumped. Which city was lost again? As for Li Chengqian, he was even more furious. He slapped the dragon chair and roared: "Say, say, say!"
"Your Majesty, Liangzhou has been captured!"
Li Chengqian was dumbfounded and sat down on the dragon chair. The ministers were even more unbearable. They were panicking and talking. Cheng Yaojin yelled at this time: "What kind of person is this? This is the court, not your queen."
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Cheng Yaojin's angry shouting not only woke up the ministers, but also Li Chengqian, who asked: "Father Cheng, what's your clever plan?"
"Your Majesty, I will personally lead the expedition and lead our tens of billions of soldiers to kill the rebels!"
"Is the emperor going to conquer it himself?"
"Is the emperor going to conquer it himself?"
Li Chengqian frowned. It takes a lot of courage to lead a military expedition in person. Li Chengqian is not without courage, but is worried that he has never believed in Cheng Yaojin. Especially after Li Zhi returned, he became even more doubtful. Now Cheng Yaojin actually
Let him lead the expedition in person, what kind of medicine is he selling in his gourd?
"Who wants to go to war for me?" Li Chengqian shouted. But no one in the court responded. Li Chengqian was furious, slapped the dragon chair and stood up, pointed at the civil and military officials and shouted: "Am I going to give it to you?"
Is your salary just for listening to your chatter? Is it possible that no one in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty can go out on my behalf?"
Cheng Yaojin glanced at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and finally sighed: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to war on your behalf!"
"General Cheng goes out to conquer the rebels!"
The ministers shouted, but Li Chengqian frowned slightly and was thinking. After a while, Li Chengqian said: "It's accurate, but Cheng's father is old and has been granted the seal of commander. He has arranged for the help of the generals to protect the country. He has been granted the title of deputy commander. Go ahead.
Destroy the rebels!"
"I accept the decree!"
"I accept the decree!"
Cheng Yaojin and the generals protecting the country immediately knelt down on one knee and put their hands forward.
"Please be handsome!"
Immediately, three eunuchs came out with three handsome seals in their hands. Li Chengqian stood up, walked down the platform, picked up the handsome seal and handed it to Cheng Yaojin and said: "Father Cheng, everything depends on you!"
"I will serve my whole life until my death!" Cheng Yaojin took the seal of command.
Then, Li Chengqian handed over two deputy commander's seals to the left and right generals protecting the country, and coldly snorted: "Huh, if Father Cheng has something wrong with you, be careful with your heads!"
"I will always protect General Cheng!"
"Go and wait for the news of your victory!"
Afterwards, Cheng Yaojin and the two generals who protected the country went to order troops with their commander's seals. A big war was about to break out!
Lin Feng also received news from Tang Yin and others. He was very happy to know that they had captured two cities. However, Lin Feng also knew that Li Chengqian thought there must be some movement, and he would not just watch him.
The city was lost.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, another three days passed. Cheng Yaojin and two generals who protected the country led a billion soldiers and headed straight to Yangzhou. Along the way, Cheng Yaojin kept planning how to notify the other party and how to send this information to Yangzhou.
One billion soldiers were rebelling together. He could see from the court that Li Chengqian still did not trust him. Otherwise, he would not have arranged for two supervisors to accompany him.
"General Cheng, how should we attack Yangzhou City!" General Zuo Huguo asked in the military camp.
"What do you think?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
"We are sitting on thousands of divine cannons. Let me tell you, if all the cannons are fired together, they will kill all the rebels!" said General Youhuguo.
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said calmly: "Have you ever thought that the opponent has hundreds of Shenwu cannons, and the range is almost twice ours, how can we transport the Shenwu cannons within the range?"
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"General Cheng, just tell us what we should do!"
General Cheng showed an unpredictable expression and said: "One word, surround!"
"Wai?"
"That's right, surround Yangzhou City and prohibit entry and exit. They are short of food and will eventually rush out. When the time comes, we will use strong force to resist weak force. There is an 80% chance of annihilating them all!"
"Good strategy, good strategy. It's indeed General Cheng, a veteran of three dynasties. His strategy is profound. Let's send an order to surround Yangzhou City and starve them to death!" said the generals protecting the country.
"Go, we are very close to Yangzhou. Each of you will lead a group of troops and march to the left and right!" Old General Cheng ordered.
"This...Old General Cheng, the emperor has said that we should serve you. If you do anything else, our lives will be at risk!" General Zuo Huguo said in embarrassment.
"Yes, General Cheng, let us guard you. I will send an order right away and let Li Heng and Qian Yu lead an army to besiege Yangzhou City!"
Cheng Yaojin frowned, and finally nodded, and the two generals who protected the country immediately walked out. Looking at the disappearing figures of the two men, Cheng Yaojin shook his head and murmured: "It seems that if you get rid of them, it will be better."
