Chapter 483 Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
"It doesn't make sense, it really doesn't make sense!"
Zhang Yi fumed angrily, Lao Tzu's dignified second minister in the cabinet actually felt defeated in front of Jin Yiwei. This kind of thing... was of course colluded in advance!
Wan Gui is responsible for guarding the palace, and he is cooperating with the acting.
If you want me to be the first person, fine, no problem!
There is no one left to force me to have a baby today, so just wait!
Yang Dan was still advising from the side: "Mr. Zhang, calm down. They are just a bunch of clowns. Let them dance for a few days."
Zhang Yi then flicked his sleeves and turned around to leave.
Yang Dan and others had no choice but to leave and go back to discuss it later.
When everyone returned to Yang Hong's house, Qiu Dinglong, a member of the Qianhu family in Jin Yiwei, arrived in a hurry.
"Father-in-law!"
Yang Hong waved his hand and asked: "What happened to the Jin Yiwei? Why did they block the palace gate?"
Qiu Dinglong frowned and said: "It is said that since last night, all the Han generals were suddenly summoned urgently, saying that the prince was assassinated and the palace needed to be strengthened."
"Why didn't you tell us about such a big thing earlier?"
"My son-in-law just learned that..."
Qiu Dinglong had no confidence in what he said. He didn't know about such a big thing. The only possibility was that he was excluded.
Yang Hong looked gloomy and asked again: "How many people can you mobilize?"
Qiu Dinglong said: "There are roughly one thousand people in the Thousand Households in Dongcheng and the Hundred Households under its jurisdiction."
"Without further delay, gather your people first and wait for the troops from Shandong and Jiangsu to arrive, then attack directly!"
"yes!"
Qiu Dinglong agreed and turned around to leave.
Yang Hong asked again: "Where are the troops from Shandong and Jiangsu?"
Wu Heng said: "Twenty thousand Japanese soldiers from Shandong have arrived in Tongzhou, and there are 50,000 soldiers and horses on the Jiangsu grain road, and they are arriving one after another."
If you want to capture the capital, military power is crucial.
The Three Thousand Battalion went to Mobei, the Shenji Battalion and the Fifth Military Battalion were sent overseas, leaving the capital defense empty. If we take this opportunity to mobilize our troops to the capital, great things can be accomplished.
Yang Hong smiled proudly and said: "Very good, as soon as the troops arrive in Beijing, I want to see how long those imperial guards can be arrogant!"
"Sir, it's not good!"
A guard from the Ministry of War ran over panting heavily, holding a document in his hand.
When Yang Hong saw this, he immediately looked unhappy. Wu Heng stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Xifengkou camp is six hundred miles away, hurry up, the enemy is attacking!"
"What?"
Wu Heng was shocked, quickly took the document, read it once, and immediately handed it over to Yang Hong.
Yang Hong glanced hastily and asked: "Who is the other party and how many soldiers and horses are there? Why didn't you tell them?"
The clerk hesitated and said: "It must have been... a sudden attack, and there was no time to detect the enemy's situation..."
Wu Heng waved his hand and asked him to go down first.
"Master Yang, judging from his humble position, he is probably the emperor... After the emperor was killed, the Tatars took advantage of the situation and went south, and their goal was our capital, the Ming Dynasty."
Yang Hong said in a deep voice: "If there are Tatars in Xifengkou, who are they in Juyongguanwai?"
Wu Heng thought to himself, don't you know who Ju Yongguan is?
However, in the current situation, we must fight to death and cannot say anything.
"I thought that the Tatars might have divided their forces. They knew that Juyong Pass was easy to defend but difficult to attack, so they left one army behind as a cover, while their main force had moved to Xifengkou. This was a strategy to attack from the east and attack the west!"
Both of them knew very well that the emperor lived outside Yongguan Pass, and the real Tatars lived in Xifengkou.
At this point, they had no time to figure out why the Tatars turned against the enemy and took refuge with the emperor. What they had to do now was to keep him out and never let him get close to the capital. Otherwise, who knew whether he had an imperial edict in his hands?
There are 2,000 people in the Xifengkou camp. Excluding the logistics personnel, the combat troops number approximately 1,000. The urgent document sent today must be because the enemy's army is strong and may be lost.
"Father, I am willing to lead the troops there!"
At this time, Yang Hong's youngest son Yang Jie stood up.
Yang Hongzheng was worried that this kind of thing must be done by someone close to him. When he saw his son asking for help, he secretly thought that this might be an opportunity.
After this coup, he will be in a high position, with two sons and a son-in-law as his right-hand men. However, blood ties alone are not enough to establish prestige, especially in the military camp. Without military exploits, any talk is useless.
Today is the day for Yang Jie to go north to stop the Tatars. Then he will report a great victory and military glory will come!
"Shilang Wu, what do you think?"
Wu Heng secretly despised him, "You're just trying to show off!"
Don't you just want to give your son a share of the credit? You're still pretending to be a fool. If you ask me what I'm doing, do you dare to say no?
"I think this humble position is... very good!"
Yang Hong nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Yang Jie and said: "Go to the Ministry of War to get the tiger charm, go to Tongzhou to mobilize 10,000 troops, and go north to Xifengkou to fight against the Tatars!"
"Master Yang..."
Wu Heng reminded: "The palace gate is blocked by the royal guards, and the Ministry of War cannot go back!"
Only then did Yang Hong remember that he had forgotten about this incident.
After pondering for a moment, he ordered someone to bring a pen and paper, wrote a note, then signed it and stamped it with his personal seal.
"If you take this note, it will tell you that there is rebellion, the palace gate has been closed, and there will be no official documents from the Ministry of War for the time being."
"Children take orders!"
Yang Jie clasped his fists, saluted everyone present, then turned and left.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the yard, he saw Qiu Dinglong hurried over with an expression on his face.
Yang Jie asked: "Brother-in-law, why are you back?"
"Don't...don't mention it!"
Qiu Dinglong looked ugly, sweating profusely, and kept waving his hands.
Yang Jie was puzzled and asked again: "What happened?"
"well!"
Qiu Dinglong sighed, still said nothing, and walked into the door.
Yang Jie felt strange in his heart, but when he thought of his mission, he didn't think much about it, mounted his horse and rode away.
Yang Hong and others were discussing how to seize the door, but they saw Qiu Dinglong leaving and returning. Moreover, looking at his dejected appearance, it was definitely not good news.
"Father-in-law, my son-in-law's house...has been raided!"
"What?"
Yang Hong glared angrily, Qiu Dinglong was in charge of the Thousand Household Office of Jinyiwei East City and had thousands of people under his jurisdiction. Why was he suddenly raided?
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Qiu Dinglong was sweating and said: "My son-in-law returned to Dongcheng Qianhu Institute and found a seal on the door. There were people from Nanzhen Fusi standing guard at the door. It was said that the assassin who assassinated the prince was the school captain of Dongcheng Qianhu Institute. This
,How can this be?"
Yang Hong was so angry that he slammed the table and said angrily: "There is no assassin, it is clearly Wan Gui who is doing the trick!"
Qiu Dinglong was distracted: "Father-in-law, what should I do now?"
Yang Hong thought for a while and asked, "What else did they say to you?"
"They asked my son-in-law to go to the Nanzhen Office as soon as possible to cooperate with the investigation."
"Didn't I catch you?"
"No!"
Yang Hong looked hesitant. Since the other party found Qianhu in Dongcheng, why should he let Qiu Dinglong go?
Wu Heng stepped forward and whispered: "I believe that the opponent's target is the troops of Qianhu Station in Dongcheng. Qiu Dinglong has no troops, so he no longer poses a threat to them."
Yang Hong nodded slightly, which made sense.
"Sir, it's not good!"
The two of them turned to look at the same time, and a messenger wearing armor ran in.
Wu Heng asked: "What happened again?"
"Your Excellency, a troop of unknown origins was discovered near Yu County, numbering in the thousands, and they are heading towards the capital!"
Wu Heng looked at Yang Hong, and Yang Hong also looked at Wu Heng, both faces confused.
If the Tatars are attacking Xifengkou, what is going on in Yu County?
Where did the emperor get his troops?
Wu Heng said: "My humble suggestion is to send a troop over."
Yang Hong frowned and whispered: "There are not many troops and horses, and ten thousand have been divided. If we divide them further, how will we capture the capital?"
Wu Heng lowered his voice and said: "The capital has no legs and cannot escape. When Jiangsu's 50,000 soldiers and horses arrive, they will be captured easily!"
Yang Hong nodded, then glanced around, and finally set his sights on Qiu Dinglong.
"You also go to Tongzhou, lead ten thousand troops, and intercept and kill the enemies of Yu County!"
Qiu Dinglong looked worried and asked: "Jin Yiwei's side..."
Yang Hong waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about it here, let them worry about it!"
Qiu Dinglong also knew that he had been targeted and staying in the capital would not be of much use. He might as well go out and do something.
There are not many people around the emperor, and the troops in Yu County will never exceed 3,000. Leading 10,000 by yourself is simply a waste of effort.
Yang Hong wrote another note, Qiu Dinglong took it and went straight to Tongzhou.
As a result, the 20,000 people who had just arrived were separated. There were no troops in the capital to mobilize. Facing the Jinyi guards guarding the gate, there was no good way for the time being. They could only wait for Jiangsu's troops.
"How long will Jiangsu's troops and horses be needed?"
Wu Heng thought for a while and said: "If there is a train, it will take up to two days."
"You go ahead and make arrangements. In two days, we will seize the door directly by force!"
"yes!"
After everyone discussed it, they all left, but Zhang Yi was left behind.
Although he had already shown signs of joining the gang, Yang Hong, Yang Dan and others were still worried. Zhang Yi could not be released until the Forbidden City was captured and could only be temporarily placed under house arrest.
This person's identity is too important. After all, I am the left minister of the Ministry of War and the young minister of Dali Temple, and I cannot respond to everything at once.
Zhang Yi was not upset at all. He went to bed after eating as if nothing happened.
Under the cover of night, Jinyiwei Baihu Wantong and hundreds of Jinyiwei captains secretly left the city and headed west.
After a quick march all night, we finally arrived at the Xishan Experimental Base of the Academy of Sciences before dawn.
At this time, Wan Gui was still guarding the palace gate with his royal guards. Yang Hong and others had no choice but to stare.
Finally, two days later, Jiangsu's troops arrived as scheduled.
Because there were too many people, the train could not fit at all, so we had to go one at a time. By the time the soldiers and horses gathered, it was already the third day.
Yang Hong was overjoyed. With these 30,000 soldiers and horses, the entire capital was within his grasp.
"Sir, it's not good!"
The discordant sound came again, and Yang Hong almost went crazy.
"what happened again?"
"Tianjin Guard was attacked!"
Yang Hong said angrily: "How could Tianjin Guard be attacked?"
"Yes... they are the Mohe Guards of Marquis Julu. There are about 2,000 people, all cavalry. Moreover, Marquis Julu claims to have entered Beijing on orders, but the defenders of Tianjin Guards dare not intercept..."
Yang Hong suddenly became nervous. Wasn't Juluhou suppressing the rebellion in the far north? Why did he suddenly kill Tianjin Wei?
Moreover, Lord Yu and Marquis Julu are together!
"You just said that the one leading the troops was Marquis Julu?"
"yes!"
"Is there anyone else?"
"Others...none!"
"Master Yu is not with Marquis Julu?"
"Well... I haven't heard that Master Yu is also in the formation."
Yang Hong felt a little more at ease, but he still didn't understand why Mohewei suddenly appeared in Tianjin.
In their original plan, Tianjin was not considered.
Now Mohewei suddenly landed from Tianjin. If we don't stop it, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Shilang Wu!"
Wu Heng was at the side and quickly replied: "Please give me your instructions, Mr. Yang!"
Yang Hong thought thoughtfully and said: "There can be no problems with Tianjin Guard. You can go there yourself!"
Wu Heng knew very well that the officials and soldiers of Tianjin Guard were very important. If Marquis Julu really had the imperial edict, things would be difficult to handle.
"I'm going to leave now, but..."
Yang Hong said solemnly, "If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."
Wu Heng looked hesitant and said: "The combat effectiveness of Mohe Guard and Tianjin Guard cannot be underestimated. I am worried about my humble position..."
Yang Hong naturally also knew the key to this. Tianjin Wei and he were not of the same mind, which is why he chose the far side at the expense of the near and moved troops from Shandong and Jiangsu.
Now Juluhou is likely to have the imperial edict. If the two armies unite, it is not a problem to attack the capital directly.
"Go and see how many soldiers and horses have arrived. Take them all away. Remember, they must not be allowed to approach the capital at any cost!"
"yes!"
Wu Heng took the order and headed straight to the train station with a few personal guards.
Yang Hong began to fall into trouble. All the tens of thousands of troops originally transferred were diverted and there was no one left!
Although Jinyiwei only has a few hundred people, there is really nothing they can do.
He ordered people to get maps and draw out attack routes at Juyongguan, Xifengkou, Yuxian, and Tianjin Guards.
According to the intelligence sent back from the front line, the emperor is at Juyongguan.
The Tatars were attacking Xifengkou. There was only an old river for marching. Yang Jie led 10,000 troops to intercept them. Not to mention fighting, even if they lined up in the river, they could block the road.
There are not many people in Yu County. Qiu Dinglong brought 10,000 people, so there shouldn't be much of a problem.
The most difficult thing now is the Tianjin Guard. Marquis Julu has soldiers and horses and an imperial edict. He can only rely on the numerical advantage of his soldiers and horses. He should try not to fight and just stand in a confrontation to buy time for the capital.
But there are really no soldiers in the city!
We can't let those civil servants roll up their sleeves and fight with others, right?
Even if we go, we can't beat him!
While I was thinking wildly, I saw several house slaves carrying sticks walking around in my yard, and an idea suddenly came to my mind.
Half an hour later, more than 800 young and strong men gathered on Zhuque Street in the inner city.
These people were all dressed as servants and guards, holding sticks and looking fierce.
That's right, Yang Hong has brought together the nursing homes in everyone's homes, and the effect seems to be quite good and impressive.
As a nurse in an official's home, he is definitely not a good person, and group fights are commonplace.