Chapter 425 The Elbow and Armpit Incident
Zhou Kui's net worth immediately increased greatly, and Zhou Kui learned from private channels that his daughter was being raised by Chen Cao in the Nanjing Palace, and her identity was still Queen Chongzhen.
It was precisely because of this news that Zhou Kui found Fan Wencheng and informed him of the original news. Then Huang Taiji sent Zhou Kui's son Zhou Mingyi to go south in person. After many twists and turns, he entered Nanjing and found Jin Shiheng, a former member of the Nanjing Imperial Army.
Chen Cao maintained an open-minded attitude towards the officials who served in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and even showed some connivance. Xu Kaixian was responsible for the intelligence work of Southern Zhili and did not pay much attention to Jin Shiheng.
It is precisely because of this that Jin Shiheng was able to connect with many people who had fled to Nanjing and contacted many honorees conferred by the Zhu family. After private discussions, he decided to stage a coup in Nanjing without Chen Cao.
The backbone was Zhu Shouhong, the king of Lu who had fled south. Zhu Shouhong, who had a big head and a thick neck, heard that Zhu Cixiang was alive and had been established as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. His confidence soared and he immediately agreed to Zhou Mingyi's request. So a group of people formulated a shocking plan called 'Returning the Great Government'...
In order to launch a military coup in Nanjing, in addition to Zhu Shouxun, there are two important figures, namely Chongzhen's Queen Zhou Yulan and Tianqi's Queen Zhang Yan. As long as they have the support of these two people, the event will be half successful.
After Chen Cao ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to abolish the eunuch system from his generation. The original eunuchs in Nanjing were not dealt with for the time being, so he began to recruit maids in the palace, and used female officials to temporarily replace the eunuchs. Jin Shiheng found the Ministry of Internal Affairs An eunuch who was about to 'retire' was bribed with the promise of huge profits, and through various twists and turns, he actually contacted Li Yuhuan, the minister who served the Zhou family.
That night, Mrs. Zhou took a walk in her palace to eat as usual after dinner. Li Yuhuan was waiting by her side. After a while, she asked the other attendants to go down. Mrs. Zhou didn't know what was going on. Li Yuhuan suddenly said: "Mother, happy event, the prince has news. ”
Zhou was stunned for a moment, and then was shocked. She knew clearly that the 'prince' Li Yuhuan spoke of was not Chen Boxing, but her son: "You..."
"Shh..." Li Yuhuan looked around and pulled Mrs. Zhou to a corner of the palace wall: "Ms., please be quieter. I have seen the eldest son..."
Zhou's eyes widened. The eldest son was referring to his eldest brother Zhou Mingyi. She immediately realized: "Tell me carefully."
Then Li Yuhuan told Mrs. Zhou all the plans that Zhou Mingyi and others had prepared. After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou could not calm down in her heart. After a long time, she nodded silently with tears in her eyes.
With Zhou's support, Zhang Yan was naturally indispensable. However, to Li Yuhuan's dismay, Zhang Yan used the excuse of sincere worship of Buddha to stop interfering with other matters and let Zhou take care of it.
Although Zhang Yan did not clearly support him, Zhou Mingyi's support also counted. After Zhou Mingyi got the news about his sister, he discussed with Jin Shiheng and others and turned to attack the Nanjing Garrison Command.
Xin Zhao spoke for a long time in one breath. Chen Cao saw that foam was forming at the corners of his mouth, so he handed him the tea. After Xin Zhao drank it, he handed it over: "Thank you, Your Majesty...
What Lao Xu didn't expect was that Zhou Mingyi and others actually succeeded in instigating the rebellion of a regiment leader in the garrison. This man was named Lei Tao, a native of Fengyang, and a former officer of Qianhu, Xiaoling Guard, Nanjing garrison. "
"Or Qianhu Official of Xiaoling Guard?" Chen Cao frowned: "Does Liu Yucheng know about this?"
Liu Yucheng chose to side with Chen Cao during the Nanjing Incident, and he was considered to be on the right side. Afterwards, he was recruited by Chen Cao, went to Huangpu to study, and then trained in Qingpu for three months before being awarded an official position. At first, he was just a brigade commander. However, after the expansion of the army, he became the commander of the 1st Division of the Nanjing Guards. After Chen Cao established the Nanjing Garrison, Liu Yucheng's 1st Division of the Guards was included in it. Lei Tao was the commander of the 7th Regiment of the 1st Division.
Zhao Xindao: "After the incident, Lao Xu personally visited Liu Yucheng. Judging from all the information, he himself did not know about it. The reason why Lei Tao was instigated to rebel was that after many investigations, we found that his wife's maiden home was in Beizhi." Lao Taishan from Bazhou, Lei Tao, was a doctor in the Construction Department of the Ministry of Industry of the former Chongzhen Dynasty. According to the investigation, this old guy surrendered to the Tatars after they entered Beijing."
There was nothing good in the Jin Yiwei's visit. Chen Cao also knew the key and didn't ask too much. Zhao Xin also knew how to find a good word: "After Zhang Fengnian got the information from Lao Xu, he asked Liu Yucheng to rest at home and wait for the emperor's instructions."
"Where are the Leitao people?"
Zhao Xindao: "When the mutiny broke out, Lei Tao's 7th regiment was personally led by Zhang Fengnian to annihilate him. Lei Tao himself was also shot to death. As for Zhou Mingyi and others, after the Jin Yiwei checked, he had already run away, and the Jin Yiwei only caught him. Zhu Shouhong, Jin Shiheng and several other leaders lived here."
"The battle in Xuzhou has not yet ended, and these people are in a hurry to cause trouble for me in the rear. They deserve to be killed."
"yes..."
Chen Cao glanced sideways at Xin Zhao: "What do you know?"
Xin Zhao was stunned: "Your Majesty, do you mean that all those who participated in the rebellion will be sentenced to death?"
"When did I say that?" Chen Cao joked.
Xin Zhao was stunned again: "Your Majesty, please make it clear."
Chen Cao stood up and stretched: "Send someone back to encourage Zhang Fengnian, and let him take advantage of this energy to dig through the city of Nanjing to see how many ground rats there are. As for the people involved this time, all I will be detained until I return to the teacher, and then I will make further arrangements. Besides...
Queen Zhou had misbehaved and asked her to shut herself up and think about her mistakes. She moved him out of Cining Palace and let the queen decide where to go. She also had Shang Gong Li Yuhuan killed with a stick in front of Zhou. "
Xin Zhao clasped his fists: "Yes..."
Before dawn, Chen Cao, who had just slept for a short while, heard the rumbling war drums. After walking out of the inner tent, he found that generals at all levels were waiting in the big tent.
"The Qing army attacked?"
Facing Chen Cao's inquiry, Huang Degong took the lead and said: "As expected by the Holy Emperor, the Tatars seemed to have given up the defense of Xuzhou City, and the entire army left the city. I observed the Tatar army formation in a continuous line from the observation tower."
"Okay," Chen Cao nodded. The war was about to begin. As an emperor, he couldn't be any different. He even showed excitement: "Since Abatai has taken the bait, we have to start preparing to close the net. When the Shenwu Army arrives, Where is it?"
Huang Chunyao raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, before the first quarter of the hour, the Shenwu Army Liang Huanming's troops had arrived outside the camp. In addition, according to the news he brought, Zhang Qin'an's troops from the rear were also on their way. The time difference was at least two hours. In addition, , Commander Wang Xiaojie took a division of troops by boat to attack Xuzhou, and the rest of the Shenwu Army units were also on their way."
Chen Cao rubbed his hands. As long as the Shenwu Army arrives, the chance of winning this battle will be 70%. The chance of winning this battle will be 70%. This battle is already foreseeable and can be won: "After the war begins, the troops in the camp will All fought according to their respective defense zones, and were allowed to take the initiative to attack, but the distance should not exceed three miles from the main camp. In addition, the troops in Xiao County were ordered to have only one task: to guard Xiao County tightly and not to leave the city. If the Qing army crossed Xiao County, situation, attack immediately;
You all listen up. After the war begins, I am worried that the order will not change. If the Qing army is defeated, I will have people launch signal flares. Remember, when the three-color flares are raised, it is the time for the entire army to attack. , at that time, I will also lead my troops into action..."
'Ugh...'
Chen Cao drew out his long sword and said sternly: "My Ming Dynasty will win this battle..."
"Must win..."
"Must win..."
"Must win..."
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"The Ming army seems to be trying to defend, but in fact it is trying to lure us into taking the initiative to attack."
Abate put down his telescope and pointed in the distance: "It's all trenches. Hey, these southern barbarians are quite smart, Wang Shi."
Wang Shi didn't take it seriously at all, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
"What do you think?"
Wang Shi raised his hand towards Jierhalang and said, "Now we have to rely on Prince Zheng's subordinates."
Abatai looked at Jilharang: "Lao Liu, although you have lost more than a hundred artillery pieces, I think your strength is still not low. What Wang Shi said makes sense. First use the artillery to attack the Nanmanzi, and then Charge."
Jilharang looked at Abate: "Seventh brother, Haug hasn't come yet."
Abatai said: "His cavalry is still in Xiao County. It has been less than two hours since they came. Previously, He Luohui sent someone to report that Ming people's cavalry had been entangled in Xiao County, so they were asked to destroy them first." Get rid of these cavalry and expose the flanks of the Ming army. You and I will join forces to attack Chen Cao's camp and bombard it first. I don't think they have many people."
Jierhalang nodded: "Yes, come, send the order immediately, prepare all artillery positions, and fire three rotations first to see the reaction of the Ming army."
Dong Dong Dong... Dong Dong Dong... Dong Dong Dong...
From far to near in the sky, the forward position was hit by fierce artillery fire not long after. On the artillery array behind the position, the commander immediately ordered the artillery to fire back, and the artillery battle before the war began.
After half a cup of tea, Chen Cao was still waiting for news from the frontier position, but he got a piece of information that made him a little anxious: You Shiwei's cavalry unit was entangled by the Qing cavalry in Xiao County and could not escape.
Chen Cao frowned and looked at the map, and then spoke for a long time: "The worst news is that they are entangled by Hauge's elite troops. How many people are there on the other side?"
The messenger raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, the battle is fierce. Preliminary observation shows that the Tatar cavalry is not less than 50,000 people."
Huang Chunyao said: "Your Majesty, Dangshan is still in Liu Butang's hands as expected."
Chen Cao nodded: "I just don't know whether Hauge is in Xiao County or not. What is the fighting situation in Dangshan? Go back and tell You Shiwei to surround this Qing army around Xiao County. Zhao Xin immediately sends someone to Xiao County to tell Han Xianchu Together with Zhao Wenhui, their position is in Xiao County, and they will cooperate with You Shiwei's actions to wipe out the enemy as much as possible."
"yes..."
boom...
A stray bomb exploded not far from Chen Cao's camp. Huang Chunyao was startled. Chen Cao was stunned, looked at Zhao Xin and said: "Bring the plate armor, the Qing army is about to attack."
