Chapter 66 Zhang Weixian had better not go to the battlefield
Chapter 67 Zhang Weixian had better not go to the battlefield
Zhu Youxiao talked eloquently:
"Zheng Yangxing's rebels are expected to enter the palace within half an hour. His Majesty has been notified of his death in the name of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. This group of rebels must have greater morale, but they are enemies of all forces and will end in death.
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The sword points south, this rebel army is entering the Meridian Gate.
"Zhu Chunchen's counter-rebellion army contains another group of rebels targeting me, Li Xuanshi, and Concubine Zheng. If they want to take action, they must disperse the army around them, avoid Zheng Yangxing's rebels, and find my location accurately.
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With the sword pointing to the west, Cheng Guogong's army has already revealed its position. It is very difficult to achieve such complicated conditions.
"What about the east and north?" Fang Congzhe asked.
"The four guards of Tengxiang are in the north."
Zhu Youxiao has already made arrangements.
Fang Congzhe breathed a sigh of relief when he heard about Tengxiang's four guards.
Liu Qiao's face remained serious. He looked to the south and said: "The fire at Meridian Gate has subsided. Zheng Yangxing's rebels have come in..."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "Yes, the memorial ceremony over the past few decades is not simple. Compared with Cao Jixiang, Cao Qin is much more powerful."
This time both sides are laying out their plans on the chessboard.
For example, Yang Lian's cannon "ate up" Huang Jiashan, the Minister of War, and also revitalized Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo.
Zhu Chunchen is probably the opponent’s car.
But these are the prologue, and the decisive battle will not begin until the emperor's father dies, or Zheng Yangxing is forced to commit rebellion.
Zheng Yangxing's rebels don't count on either side. They can contain the chess pieces of both sides and can also be used by both sides.
For example, the opponent's Wang An and Luo Sigong, who were probably the cross-river soldiers, were held back. An important chess piece on our side, the British Duke Zhang Weixian, was also held back by him.
Cheng Guogong is the opponent's car, and Wei Zhongxian and Tengxiang Siwei are my car.
A smart man like Wang Wenyan can't possibly try to checkmate me with an obvious chess piece, right?
He closed his eyes, turned the chessboard upside down, and faced himself...
Hui Shiyang!
An official named Hui Shiyang was ambushed in the palace.
This person is lurking in Huangjimen, and even the Wei Dynasty doesn't know about it.
This should be a horse, and the chess moves are very difficult to guard against. If the Yin Shou eunuch Liu Shimin hadn't "failed the horse's leg" at the critical moment, I'm afraid there might have been a sudden killer move hidden.
Quite dangerous~
Now that this person has escaped, he does not have enough manpower, and it is the night of the mutiny. There is no way to arrest more than a dozen of him on a large scale.
Still be careful.
Where is Wang Wenyan’s other pair of chariots and horses?
His pupils suddenly shrank and he thought of a terrible situation.
"Well..."
"Your Highness Jianguo, what did you think of?"
Fang Congzhe found that the prince's mood was ups and downs.
Zhu Youxiao immediately stood up and said: "Please help me first, protect my father's body, and temporarily retreat to the Xuanwu Gate in the north of the palace. The four Tengxiang guards have already arrived there."
Fang Congzhe knew that the responsibility was extremely important, but there was a lack of people around the prince.
Huang Kezuan went to defend the west and went to the north by himself. Zheng Yangxing's rebels would arrive soon. There were 100 Jin Yiwei beside the prince?
"The old minister requested that the four guards of Tengxiang be ordered to enter the palace to resist Zheng Yangxing's rebels and deter Zhu Chunchen's ambitions."
"Don't worry, Chief Assistant, you didn't see the grape bomb, but you probably heard about its power, right?"
"It's really great, but there are too few people."
"Please rest assured, Chief Assistant, I have made arrangements for Wei Zhongxian and Teng Xiang Zuowei, and they will appear when they should appear."
Fang Congzhe took a deep breath: "Old minister, I obey the will of the country! I come from a Jinyiwei family. Even if I risk my life, I will definitely fulfill the will of the country."
The fire at Meridian Gate went out.
Zhu Youxiao left Qianqing Palace and hurried back to Ciqing Palace in the east.
......
"Your Majesty has passed away!"
"The King of Fortune is here to stay!"
Zheng Yangxing saw that the palace was wearing silk clothes again, and he knew that Emperor Taichang had passed away.
It’s really destiny!
After the elder brother passed away, it was legal for his younger brother, King Fu, to become the emperor.
Although the prince and the fifth son of the emperor are all here, this is not true at all, but the rebels who broke through three palace gates have entered a state of madness. The rebels' ambitions are expanding, and they believe that they will become the new heroes.
"Put the cannon on the Meridian Gate! The Meridian Gate is higher than Chengtianmen, so let the British prince go to Chengtianmen and take the cannon!"
Zheng Yangxing only had 1,800 men left, and his troops were very tight. It was unrealistic to divide his troops to guard the Meridian Gate and Chengtian Gate, and then rush into the palace to kill the prince and welcome Concubine Zheng.
So he simply abandoned Chengtianmen and left 500 men and cannons at Meridian Gate.
British Duke Zhang Weixian chased and beat him, but he couldn't beat him.
Why is this Beijing camp so weak? It all relies on its own servants to charge forward.
"Kill!"
"Fire guns!"
Just as he was about to scold him, he saw the soldiers in the Beijing camp shouting loudly but firing muskets from a distance.
Can you hit it?
A cannon with a maximum range of 150 steps fires from 300 steps away. Do you think it is a cannon!?
The fighting was quite lively, with bursts of smoke and shouts. Those who didn't know it thought the Beijing camp was killing the enemy.
Now more than 800 enemies have been killed from behind, 700 of them were done by 3,000 servants.
Tens of thousands of Beijing troops killed 100 enemies...
"Don't dare to go to the former again! Kill..."
"Boom!"
The rebels fired a bomb nearby, splashing gray on Zhang Weixian's face.
"The British public! Save the British public!"
The people in the Beijing camp immediately shouted for help, which made the British servants unable to focus on killing the enemy. They all came back to check Zhang Weixian's injury.
"I'm fine!"
Zhang Weixian shook his head, but he really couldn't deal with the rebels' artillery.
The cannons of the Beijing camp must not fire in the direction of the palace.
He was helpless and complained in his heart: "I really have never fought in a war! I didn't expect that I couldn't defeat Zheng Yangxing. It was useless for me to boast about Haikou in front of the prince..."
How did my ancestor Zhang Fu fight? I really regret not reading more family letters and participating in actual combat...
"It's best not to let the British prince go directly to the battlefield..."
Li Ruhua, the Minister of Household Affairs, knew that nothing could happen to him. If something happened to Zhang Weixian, the capital camp would be completely destroyed.
Fortunately, Li Ruhua was relatively reliable and transferred silver and grain from the Ministry of Household Warehouse to decisively use it to motivate the soldiers and stabilize the situation in the capital.
So at this time, the capital camp still has the will to fight, and the rest of the capital is still calm.
"Reinforcements are coming!"
Li Ruhua followed the voice and saw that it was the messenger from Xizhimen in the capital.
"What kind of reinforcements are they?"
"Zhang Jingshi, the governor of Xuanfu, just happened to lead his army to Juyongguan to receive a batch of the latest armors from the Ministry of Industry. I heard that there are changes in the capital, and he will arrive with reinforcements tomorrow morning!"
The generals and some officials in the capital were overjoyed when they heard this.
"Juyongguan?! We'll be there in two hours!"
"Great, Xuanfu's powerful army is coming, and these rebels will definitely die without a burial place."
"Zhang Jingshi, the governor of Xuanfu, is the person who can preside over the Ministry of War."
Everyone was very happy. Although Li Ruhua thought it was a bit of a coincidence, it was a good thing after all.
Yang Lian also came from the Ministry of War to provide on-site support.
The call to announce the rush of troops and horses to the rescue was issued by him with his seal.
This must be a credit.
But...
"Zhang Jingshi, isn't this too much of a coincidence?"
He knew in advance that Cui Jingrong, the governor of Xuanda, was leaning towards Donglin and that Zhang Jingshi, the governor of Xuanfu, was a member of Donglin, but he did not know that they had made preparations in advance.