News of the chaos outside the city spread quickly, and the central government responded very quickly. While closing the four gates to ensure the safety of the capital, groups of forbidden troops immediately rushed in all directions, hoping to wipe out the group of bandits as quickly as possible.
Unexpectedly, the bandits, who were originally looked upon by the Forbidden Army as nothing more than chickens and dogs, had extraordinary fighting power. In just half a day, the Forbidden Army lost up to a thousand people.
"absurd!"
Wow!
Liu Heng was so angry that he swept all the memorials piled up on his desk to the ground.
It was so embarrassing that the elite Imperial Guards of Great Xia were caught off guard by a bandit composed of refugees, causing thousands of casualties. .z.br>
"This is what you tell me every day, the prosperous dynasty, the coercion of all directions. If it is a prosperous dynasty, why are there refugees? If it is a prosperous dynasty, how can the bandits cause chaos?"
All the cabinet ministers and six ministers in the Qinzheng Palace could not hide their embarrassment and bowed to apologize: "Your Majesty, please calm down!"
"Calm down your anger? The thieves have all reached the capital. How can you calm me down?"
Liu Heng felt a burning pain on his face, and he was hit twice in the face by Fang Qinzheng. Once, the Holy Fire Guangming Sect in Liangyuan caused chaos, and now thousands of refugees have caused trouble in the capital, causing heavy losses to the imperial army that suppressed bandits.
He glanced coldly at the civil and military officials in the palace, and snorted coldly: "Hubu, have the disaster relief grains been distributed to all counties? Why are so many refugees kidnapped by bandits?"
Wen Tongxuan, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, went out to report: "Back to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has allocated a total of 1.32 million taels of grain money since the beginning of the disaster relief. It has been delivered to the towns in Gyeonggi, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Liaodong. "
"Your Majesty, I believe that the refugees appearing in Gyeongsang Province are extremely suspicious. The Dragon Guards have never received any information about the gathering of refugees in Gyeongsang Province. All states and counties have prepared relief for the victims. There is no reason for these refugees to give up the porridge and food in front of their homes. They are not far away. Came thousands of miles to the capital to survive.”
Cao Jiugong's report gave the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs a sigh of relief, but they must not let anyone embezzle the food money for disaster relief and cause chaos among the refugees. Otherwise, there would be a lot of deaths.
Liu Heng also realized this. This disaster relief was his first initiative to win over the people. The inspectors and censors from all over the country were all his personally selected confidants. He killed three borers in three days, so there was no reason for him to have problems with disaster relief.
The ministers in the palace were also puzzled. At this time, Xia Shouzhong quietly entered the palace holding a secret memorandum and whispered in Liu Heng's ear: "Your Majesty, there is news outside the city. The ones causing trouble are not refugees but Japanese pirates..."
"Come here, wear armor!"
Bang!
"What are you kidding about?"
Jia Jing slammed the table, waking up the panicked Jia She.
He said to Mrs.
Mrs. Xing quickly packed up the tea cups and other fragments scattered on the ground and retreated.
"Brother Cong, please don't let anything happen to you! Cough cough cough cough..."
Jia She lost his usual calmness and composure today, and the anxiety on his face was extremely obvious. He struggled to get up, causing injuries on his body, and he coughed violently.
"Come on, make a fuss, I want to see how you torture yourself to death!"
Jia Jing cursed harshly, but the movements of his hands did not stop. He pushed Jia She back on the bed, and then persuaded: "An Xin, I have sent the news to the palace. There are so many nobles and civil servants in Fahua Temple, and the palace has its own disposal."
Dong dong dong...
There was a knock on the door, and then Jia Jiu opened the door and reported: "Old patriarch, general, someone has been sent from the palace. Your Majesty summons the old patriarch to come to the palace to see you!"
There is no shortage of food in Fahua Temple, and the vegetarian dishes made are the best in Beijing.
Although bad news came one after another, Mr. Xia Lingxing always looked confident. He even gathered the disciples in the temple where the plum blossoms were in full bloom and held a small plum appreciation poem party.
It wasn't until night fell that he dragged his tired body back to the monastery, called Jia Cong to him, and solemnly said: "The Zhengcunba camp has been breached!"
"How is it possible? Zhengcunba
The three thousand garrison was the essence of the Shenwu Central Guard. How could it be breached by a group of bandits? "
Zhengcunba is located between Tongzhou and Beijing, less than two hours away from Fahua Temple. Shenwu Zhongwei has three thousand troops stationed here to guard the official road from Tongzhou to the capital.
Xia Lingxing not only sent people to the capital to ask for help, but also directly borrowed the gold decree from Jia Congyu and printed it on a letter asking for help and sent it to Zhengcunba. Unexpectedly, the messenger came back injured and told him the worst news.
The smoke from the Zhengcunba camp has not yet cleared, and corpses are everywhere on the ground.
"The imperial court sent two troops with a total of more than 5,000 people. Unexpectedly, the Northern Army pursued the bandits and was ambushed by the bandits at Qinghe Store. They suffered heavy losses and as many as 1,000 casualties."
Xia Lingxing drew a simple map on the paper, pointed to a point on the north side of the capital, and said: "It can ambush more than two thousand people of the Forbidden Army, and it can also cause so many casualties to the Forbidden Army. There are no less than four thousand thieves. Xiao. Jia Qianhu, how many refugees are there in front of the East City Gate? There are more enemies than we thought!"
Jia Cong stared at the various places that were gradually added to the summer line on the paper. Along the four directions of the capital, Zhengcunba on the east side, Qinghedian on the north side, Wangpingkou on the west side, and Hongren Bridge on the south side all appeared. A large number of bandits were killed.
Moreover, there are scattered bandits and bandits everywhere outside the four gates of the capital, and there is a tendency to isolate the news from inside and outside. At least, Jia Cong and others who had temporarily taken refuge in Fahua Temple did not dare to risk returning to the capital without the escort of a large number of forbidden troops.
Even the day after Zhengcunba and Qinghedian were captured by bandits, the news had just been sent to the capital. This is not something that refugees can accomplish, even if they include Japanese pirates.
Xia Lingxing handed an opened letter to Jia Cong and sighed: "Look, this is what Cao Jiugong sent in the evening."
The letter didn't say much, but it contained extremely surprising news: Zuotunwei of Yingzhou stationed in Shunyi had rebelled!
The reason for their rebellion was extremely absurd. They guarded more than 12,000 people, half of whom believed in the White Lotus Sect. Under the leadership of Commander Qiu Tong, after plundering Shunyi County, they went south along the Baihe River. When they broke through the Zhengcun Dam, they had already captured nearly ten thousand people and joined the Japanese pirates who secretly gathered near the capital. The power of Gyeonggi.
Xia Lingxing explained to Jia Cong: "The person who commanded the ambush of the Forbidden Army in Qinghedian was Qiu Tong. This person was familiar with the fighting habits of the Forbidden Army. Of course, it was because of the arrogance and carelessness of the person who was ordered to quell the chaos."
"Qiu Tong is already the third-rank military commander of the Imperial Dynasty. How could he get involved with the Holy Fire Guangming Cult?"
After reading the letter in his hand, Jia Cong became even more confused.
Let’s not talk about the low success rate of rebellion. Let’s talk about Qiu Tong. Since he is very familiar with the situation in the Beijing camp, how could he be so stupid as to rebel in front of the 200,000-strong army?
What benefits can the White Lotus Sect give him after the rebellion? Are you going to marry that saint to him?
Dong dong dong...
"Grandpa, General Eleven is here."
After Xia Junyan, the gatekeeper, opened the door, Jia Shiyi hurriedly walked in, cupping his hands and saying: "There is news from the capital that Nanping Hou Huoan and his family are missing!"
Jia Cong looked confused: "Gone?"
Bang!
Xia Lingxing slapped the table and shouted: "That's right! No wonder Qiu Tong led his people to rebel even though he knew he was going to die. The White Lotus Sect turned out to be a cover for the Huo family. He is really a man who "repays any kindness he has received" , after all these years, I still want to repay the favor to the Huo family and be buried with him! "
"Old man, does Qiu Tong have any history with the Huo family?"
After hearing Jia Cong's inquiry, Xia Lingxing chuckled and said, "It's more than just an old thing. Qiu Tong was originally the commander of Zuowei Wei. In the 32nd year of Zhaowu's reign, when the rebellion in South Vietnam was put down, he took advantage of the situation and caused casualties to our army. Thousands of men. Later, it was Huo An's father who interceded for him, so he was spared from death and was thrown to Zuotun in Yingzhou to farm. Later, it was recommended by the Nan'an Prince's Palace, and the saint gave him the opportunity to atone for his sins. In Chapter 1 He made great contributions during the four Northern Expeditions, and that’s how Commander Qiu became today.”
After saying this, Xia Lingxing sneered and focused on Jia Cong.
"Xiao Jia Qianhu, I have asked you to give you a task..."
Jia Cong clasped his fists and responded, "Just ask me, old minister!"
"Huo An must be fleeing to the South China Sea coast.
Son, that's the Huo family's base camp. "
Xia Lingxing pointed to a place marked on the map and said categorically: "Since Qiu Tong did not attack Qinghedian first but instead took the risk of attacking the Zhengcunba camp, Huo An must take the official road south of Zhengcunba. Tongzhou, Huo An must take the official road south of Zhengcunba. Go to Tongzhou, little Jia Qianhu, do you have the courage to go to Tongzhou and intercept Huo An!"
Jia Cong immediately held his head high, put his right hand on his chest, and said loudly: "Why don't you dare?"
Under heavy snow, it was difficult to move forward.
Jia Cong had someone build a simple horse-drawn sleigh and drove eastward overnight.
Although the speed at night was much slower, we still arrived at the Shenwu Zhongwei Camp in the south of Tongzhou at dawn.
Tongzhou is an important town in the capital, with 10,000 Shenwu Zhongwei troops stationed on the south side and 20,000 Dingbian guards stationed on the north side.
However, Dingbianwei belongs to the local health office, which has been abolished since the founding of the People's Republic of China. In fact, half of the 20,000 registered soldiers are considered good.
On the contrary, the Shenwu Central Guards are of the Forbidden Army type, well-equipped and well-trained. After Jia Cong took out the imperial gold order, he was welcomed into the Chinese army's tent.
"Shen Lang, the commander of the final general Shenwu Zhongwei, respectfully invites the Holy Ann!"
"Holy greetings!"
Jia Cong put away the golden order, helped the old general who knew his destiny, and said apologetically: "The matter is urgent, and I have to use the imperial order to come to see the old general. Please forgive me."
"You little kid, how dare you run around outside Beijing at this time?"
Not only did Shen Lang not blame Jia Cong, but he rubbed Jia Cong's head with his big hands, pulled him to the stove, and stuffed a bowl of steaming meat soup into his hands.
"The whole capital is in chaos, your father still dares to let you come out and cause mischief?"
Snoring snoring...
Jia Cong had been cold and hungry for a long time. He picked up the big bowl and began to grunt and dig food into his mouth. After hearing Shen Lang's inquiry, he swallowed the soup in his mouth, wiped his mouth and replied: "When the chaos broke out, I was not in the capital at all, and was separated from the city by the thieves..."
After briefly describing the situation at that time, Jia Cong handed the letter written by Xia Lingshi to Shen Lang, and said with expectation: "Old Minister Xia guessed that Huo An would most likely go south via Tongzhou, and asked the younger generation to come to Tongzhou to block the journey. Him! Old General, how about we fuck him together?"
"Secretly deploying troops is a serious crime that will cut off one's head!"
Shen Lang finished reading the letter, with a look of embarrassment and hesitation on his face. He was different from Ning Rong's Jia family. He came from a martial arts background. It took him more than thirty years to reach the position of a third-level military general. He really didn't have the guts to take risks with Jia Cong.
Jia Cong lined up the imperial orders and wild goose feather swords hanging on his belt, grinned and said: "How can it be a private deployment of troops? I have the imperial order personally given by your majesty, so we won't transfer too many, just three to five thousand." good!"
"Wow!"
Shen Lang shuddered and accidentally knocked the tea cup on his hand to the ground.
He stared at Jia Cong in disbelief with his eyes wide open, and exclaimed: "Not too many transfers? Let alone three to five thousand, the private transfer of five hundred by the Beijing army is enough for me to go to Caishikou!"
"I will not accept your fate, old general. I will starve the brave to death and starve the timid. Huo An has defected. It is a great achievement to stop him. Even if he cannot be knighted, the old general does not want to earn a shield for my brother." seal up?"
Jia Cong's words shook Shen Lang's heart. His family was no better than the founding fathers of the People's Republic of China, and the children in the family were not good at studying. The last of his two sons passed the imperial examination and was elected to serve as a county magistrate from another place. The other one is still white to this day. , if there is a shadow...
"And the old general doesn't have to worry about being held accountable in the palace. When the time comes, the old minister and the junior will be there to support you. If you are blamed, you can say that the junior forced you to send troops with imperial orders!"
Under Jia Cong's constant temptation, Shen Lang finally suppressed the worries in his heart and said, "Let's do it! My nephew, tell me, what should we do?"
Jia Cong grinned and said: "The Dragon Guards have already gone to find out Huo An's whereabouts. The old general first sent three thousand men and horses, making it clear that the carriages and horses were heading east to kill, making Huo An and others think that we were going to Zhengcun Damping. Chaos. Then select 3,000 people, change into civilian clothes, sneak to Tongzhou Pier secretly, and wait for the rabbit!"
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