In the Fangshan tent, the generals watched His Highness the King of Han's face turn red and white, fearing to disturb his thoughts, and they were all too nervous to take a breath.
Finally, the King of Han responded to the growing uneasiness in his heart, and he ordered in a deep voice:
"The troops are divided into two halves, and one half is commanded by Lao Song. To stop the prince's army, we must block their way back to the capital." After a pause, the King of Han ordered again: "The other half will return to the capital with Gu immediately."
"Your Majesty, if this happens, the troops outside the city may not be enough." Song Hu said with some worry: "Originally, we had ten guards and horses from the former military governor's palace and seven guards and horses from the rear army's governor's palace to capture Gu Xingzu.
Later, he also took control of the Eight Guards and Horses of the Left Army Dudu's Mansion, plus the Prince's Three Guards and Horses, totaling 150,000 troops." He paused and said: "And the other side has the Forward Guard of the Fu Army, and the Five Guards and Horses of the Right Army Dudu's Mansion.
Including the seven guards and horses of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, the total is 75,000 soldiers and horses. Our troops are twice theirs. The art of war is so good that if we double the number, we will fight. Blocking their way back to Beijing is not a problem. But
If the prince removes half of his troops, the two sides will be evenly matched, and there will be big variables here..."
The five-army governor's office is divided into the capital garrison troops and the troops of each province. However, the troops and horses of each province are too far away, and the distant water cannot quench the thirst of the nearby ones. The only ones that can affect the battle situation in the capital are the garrison troops in Beijing. And the troops controlled by each prefecture are not evenly distributed.
, Emperor Yongle went to Beijing and removed more than a dozen guards and horses from each government, which further caused a huge disparity in the military strength of each government.
Among them, the one who lost the most blood was Xue Lu's Right Army Governor's Mansion. Marquis Yangwu served as the governor and accompanied the emperor to Beijing. Naturally, the most of his subordinates were transferred, leaving only half of them for Zhang Yong to take charge of.
In Li Maofang's former military governor's mansion, all the guards and horses were mobilized. At that time, Li Maofang was depressed for a long time, thinking that this was a sign that the emperor did not trust him. But who would have thought that it would now become his own advantage...
It's true that blessings and misfortunes depend on it, and misfortunes and blessings depend on it.
"Master Marquis, the general thinks that the accounts cannot be settled like this." Wang Bin retorted without the King of Han saying anything: "It is true that Zhang Yong and Wang Ning are the commander-in-chief of the right army and the commander-in-chief of the central army, but they command the commanders and commanders of their subordinates.
But the control is very problematic.”
After saying this, Wang Bin looked at Song Hu and saw that he was listening, and then continued: "The most obvious example is just now, more than half of the two officers from the Dudu Mansion came up to the mountain and signed their names.
After receiving the order, I think these people's troops will still listen to our dispatch."
"What Lao Wang is saying is that Wang Ning has been eating fast and chanting Buddha all day long these years, and can't go to the military camp twice throughout the year. There are quite a few soldiers under his command who have been dragged over by us." Li Maofang continued: "As for Zhang Yong, he is basically an agent.
Yes, no one obeys him, and we have attracted quite a few people here recently. The prince left half of his troops, which is enough."
"You still can't be careless..." Song Hu frowned and said.
"Old Song, haven't you figured it out yet?" Zhu Gaoxu put his hand on Song Hu's shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Fang Shan's plan has failed. Now the winner is in the capital, ours.
The layout is all here, so I have to take people back immediately to deal with the worst possible situation."
"Besides, it's unlikely that you will fight to the death." Zhu Gaoxu said with relief: "At best, it's just a high-intensity confrontation. In this case, as long as you block their way, can they still fly over?"
"Yes." The prince said so, and Song Hu had no choice but to nod.
"My three bodyguards, as well as the ten guards and horses under the jurisdiction of the former military governor's mansion, will set off immediately with light equipment." Seeing Song Hu taking the order, the King of Han gave the order in a deep voice.
"Here!" The generals who received the order were very excited. They knew that once the work was completed, the contribution of these people would be greater than that of the other half. Especially Li Maofang, he was almost jumping up and down with excitement.
The cronies of the King of Han on Fangshan Mountain had already given it a try, but various degrees of internal strife broke out among the armies on Fangshan Mountain...
Five miles south of Fangshan is the headquarters of the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army. Five guards and horses are in the shape of plum blossoms, guarding the headquarters of the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army. At this time, there is murderous intent in the military tent.
Most of the troops under the jurisdiction of the Right Army Dudufu accompanied the emperor on his northern tour, leaving only the Tiger Right Guard, the Left Guard, the Navy Right Guard, the Wude Guard, and the Guangwu Guard. There are five commanders for senior officers.
One is the commander of the capital. Among these six, the commander of the capital is Cheng Yuan, the commander of the Huben right guard is Xin Keshun, the commander of the navy right guard is Qian Yi, and the commander of Wu Dewei is Feng Ligong. During this period, Wu Shan was attracted by the king of Han.
I went to Fangshan, signed my name, and accepted my order.
The order given by the King of Han to the four of them was for Cheng Yuan to first try to control the authority of the Right Army Governor's Mansion. If that failed, he would lead the Tiger Right Guard, the Navy Right Guard and the Wude Guard to join the Han King's army and obey the orders of the Marquis of Xining.
On Cheng Yuan's side, he naturally wanted to control the Youjun Dudufu. The reason is very simple. Even if he sells himself, he must sell it for a good price. By joining the Han Dynasty in the name of the Youjun Dudufu, he can sit on equal terms with the Marquis of Xining and Fuyang.
.But if they just lead the three guards to defect, without the banner of the Right Army Governor's Mansion, they will inevitably be divided and absorbed by Song Hu, Li Maofang and others, and their status will plummet. The three commanders are better, Cheng Yuan has no direct subordinates
The commander-in-chief of the army has become a mere commander and will definitely step aside.
On the way back, Cheng Yuan figured out that there was a huge difference between the inside and outside here, so he had to kill Zhang Yong no matter what. Before returning to the camp, he discussed with the three commanders, and all three of them agreed
They agreed. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, they did not summon their own guards. Instead, they only brought their own personal guards and went straight to the Chinese army commander's tent.
Their plan was very simple. They rushed into the commander's tent, captured Zhang Yong, forced him to hand over the commander's seal, and then led the army to join the Han Dynasty. The warriors' plan was so simple and crude.
When they entered the central military camp, they saw that the officers and soldiers in the camp were packing their bags leisurely. They seemed to really think that what was coming was just a routine military exercise... At this time, several junior officers hurried out and watched.
When they arrived at Cheng Yuan, they were overjoyed and said, "The general has come just in time. The governor asked me to go look for you."
"What does the governor want from us?" When Cheng Yuan said this, he couldn't help but put his hand on the hilt of his sword.
"The Commander-in-Chief has received a military order from His Highness the King of Han to discuss with several generals." The officer lowered his head and said.
"Well, lead the way." After hearing this, Cheng Yuan and others felt relieved, and they pretended to be relaxed and walked towards the commander's tent.
They were all senior generals of their own government, and were led by the herald of the Governor's Palace. Naturally, they were able to move freely. Only when they reached the outskirts of the commander's tent did someone stop their soldiers... This did not arouse the vigilance of Cheng Yuan and others.
, because this is normal, and no general in the world would allow a general to lead his troops in without permission.
Xin Keshun and Qian Yi looked at Cheng Yuan, meaning, please hurry up and make up your mind, should we draw a knife and kill someone?
Cheng Yuan shook his head gently. This place was still several feet away from the commander's tent. If he took action now, he would definitely alert Zhang Yong inside. If he allowed that guy to escape to the left guard or Guangwu Guard, it would be troublesome.
'Hey, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. Cheng Yuan encouraged himself secretly, thinking that with the four of us, we can suddenly stop Zhang Yong's coward. Then it's too late to call for his own soldiers... These thoughts are all
What happened in the blink of an eye, this situation cannot be considered in detail, Cheng Yuan led the three commanders in.
When they arrived outside the tent, the herald raised the curtain and said, "Generals, please come in."
The four people nodded and filed in.
I saw that the tiger-skin commander's seat was empty in the camp. Zhang Yong, the other two commanders, and a general with his back to them were discussing something around the map.
Zhang Yong was facing the tent door. When he saw the four of them coming in, he smiled and said, "You are here."
"Captain, this is..." Cheng Yuan and the others had no intention of saluting, and their eyes fell on the general who had his back turned to them.
"Haha, Uncle Cheng is such a noble man who forgets things." The man turned around with a strange smile. He had a leopard head with eyes and a ferocious scar on his mouth. Who could he be if he wasn't Xue Huan, the second son of Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu?
"Ah..." As soon as they saw Xue Huan appearing here, Cheng Yuan and others immediately became furious. They turned around and ran away without thinking, shouting loudly: "Here comes someone."
But when they turned around, they were greeted by a dense barrage of spears. The entire command tent was surrounded by ambushes. Outside the inner encirclement, the soldiers they brought with them were also surrounded by soldiers from the central camp.
Those soldiers couldn't believe their eyes. Those guys were clearly packing their bags just now. How come they were surrounded in full force in the blink of an eye?
"Having fallen into the trap, Cheng Yuan screamed like a mourning concubine, his mind was spinning, and his complexion turned blue and white, almost in the blink of an eye, he turned around, forced himself to face Zhang Yong and Xue Huan calmly and said: "Captain, two
Master, what kind of song are you singing?"
Zhang Yong sneered and said nothing, but Xue Huan laughed ferociously, stretched out his scarlet tongue, and licked the scar on the side of his mouth... That was a gift left to him by Jiulongkou. "Second Master, I sang like I was killing Ma Su with tears."
"Unjustly accused" Cheng Yuan called out to Tianqu: "Second Young Master, I have been with the Marquis for twenty years, but I am loyal and loyal, which can be seen every day."
"Then why did you run away when you saw me?" Xue Huan slowly walked over and looked at Cheng Yuan.
"This..." Cheng Yuan finally couldn't withstand Xue Huan's fierce pressure, his knees softened, and he knelt on the ground and said: "My subordinates are just making excuses with the King of Han and others, and are definitely not colluding..."
"I ask why you are running?" Xue Huan stood in front of Cheng Yuan and slapped Cheng Yuan's helmet with a palm as big as a palm fan, neither light nor heavy.
"Subordinate, I'm afraid." Cheng Yuan was so dizzy after being photographed that he was even more frightened to death. The battle-hardened veteran was in tears at this moment.
"What are you afraid of, Uncle Cheng?" Xue Huan asked softly, but his eyes were scanning the three commanders.
The three people were already kneeling on the ground in fear, looking at Xue Huan in fear...
"Afraid, afraid that you will kill me..." Cheng Yuan said in a trembling voice.
"You really guessed it right..." Just when Cheng Yuan had gotten used to his technique of hitting the ball, Xue Huan suddenly used his inner strength to hit the stone with a palm that cracked the stone. There was a snap, and Cheng Yuan's ball grew longer.
For more than 40 years, his head was slapped so hard that his brains splattered...