In the wilderness south of Chenliu County.
A large army spread out for tens of miles, maintaining the marching speed of the Ming army, silently advanced towards Kaifeng City.
The entire army was silent except for the tramping of war horses, the friction of armor and stomachs of officers and soldiers, and the creaking of carriages loaded with ordnance on the road.
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Muying, Marquis of Xiping in the Ming Dynasty, rode a tall black horse. This was a tribute from the Western Regions that the emperor personally rewarded him after he returned to Beijing from Yunnan Road.
Mu Ying was covered in heavy armor, with two red ropes tied under the shoulder armor extending behind her, and she was wearing a bright red cloak.
Beside him were a group of Beijing army generals, such as Heqing Hou Zhang Yi and others. As for Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen, who also followed Mu Ying out of Beijing to support the situation in Henan Province, he was already leading five thousand cavalry. , rushed to Kaifeng City to support the war there.
Zhang Yi rode beside Mu Ying.
Although they are both marquises of the Ming Dynasty, there are differences between them.
Just like Zhang Yi's war horse was obtained by himself from elsewhere, Mu Ying's war horse was a gift from the emperor.
Furthermore, Mu Ying has been in charge of Yunnan Road all year round, and his military might and authority are beyond what they can match.
Zhang Yi glanced at Mu Ying indifferently, and then said: "I still can't understand why the general believes that Kaifeng City will not always choose the strategy of defending the city?"
Mu Ying smiled and looked back at the nobles around her: "Do you really think that I was worried about the safety of His Highness Taisun, so I teamed up with Prince Qin and Prince Yan to get His Highness out of Kaifeng City? of?"
The nobles here know that the emperor's grandson, who originally insisted on sticking to Kaifeng City, was taken out of Kaifeng City today in conjunction with the Marquis of Xiping due to the concerns of Qin Shizi and Yan Shizi.
Zhang Yi shook his head: "I'm sorry that it's hard for me to guess the general's intentions."
Hu Hai, the Marquis of Dongchuan, said in a low voice: "General, do you want His Highness Taisun to go into battle in person?"
Zhang Yi immediately looked at Hu Hai who said this, with an expression of disbelief on his face, and finally cast his eyes for verification on Mu Ying, who was riding half a horse forward of the two of them.
What Hu Hai said is not impossible.
It's just that it's hard for Zhang Yi to believe that Xiping Hou Muying, who clearly has such a relationship with the royal family and the emperor's grandson, dared to ask the emperor's grandson to do such a dangerous thing.
He even urged the army to go north in advance, and ordered Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen to lead almost all the cavalry on this trip north to Kaifeng to support the battle under Kaifeng City.
Mu Ying tightened the reins in her hands and slowed down the horse from the Western Regions so that it could be level with Zhang Yi and Hu Hai.
At this time, Mu Yingcai spoke softly: "The Ming Dynasty is now full of flowers, blooming on all sides. The Nine Borders are getting stronger and stronger. The Japanese country has an annual income of millions, and Jiaozhi Road, Zhancheng Road and other places are even more prosperous. But do we have any thoughts? Have a question?"
Zhang Yi and Hu Hai looked puzzled at the same time.
Mu Ying continued: "Do you still remember how old His Royal Highness the Grandson is now?"
After he said these words, Zhang Yi and Hu Hai opened their mouths, with a tacit expression of surprise and surprise on their faces.
His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun is only eighteen years old!
A huge sense of contrast hit Zhang Yi and Hu Hai, making them feel an earth-shaking feeling.
In the past two years, many things and changes have happened in the Ming Dynasty, so much so that they subconsciously believed that the emperor's grandson should be an old and mature person, but they were completely unaware that the emperor's grandson was just a mature man now. The Year of the Crown.
Mu Ying snorted twice. If it weren't for his special status, how could he have reacted to this matter: "The emperor's grandson is so young. It can be said that the Ming Dynasty has been in the hands of His Highness in the past few years. With so many changes, do you think His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun will be content with the status quo and remain stagnant in the future?"
Zhang Yi and Hu Hai shook their heads at the same time.
Nowadays, in Yingtian Chaotang, a large number of officials with Xinxue as the core, headed by Xie Jin, a member of the Wenhua Hall and Hanlin bachelor, have already appeared.
These people naturally gathered together under the influence of Confucian Neo-Confucianism.
And behind these people is His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun of the Ming Dynasty.
The imperial court continuously introduced new policies and expanded its territories.
It is said that the troops and horses under the founding father have marched thousands of miles westward from the Champa Road. Those thousands of miles of land can now be regarded as the territory under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
It was only because there were not enough officials in the imperial court and because the situation there was not clear and stable enough that no new way was established.
Thinking about it now, in just a few years, the Ming Dynasty has already gained two more territories. Every year, on these newly opened territories, countless ships can be connected end to end. Complete supplies.
Will Ming be content with the status quo or stand still?
Zhang Yi and Hu Hai thought about their respective fields on Jiaozhi Road and Zhancheng Road and their annual income, and they felt that even if they risked their lives, no one would be willing to give up those massive benefits.
Zhang Yi's eyes flickered and he whispered: "I can't stop..."
yes.
In the face of countless benefits, no one is willing to stop.
Hu Hai also said: "The general did it intentionally this time. Isn't it just because he is worried about the safety of His Highness?"
If everything were conceived this way.
Zhang Yi and Hu Hai couldn't help but look at each other. If this was really the case, there might have been negotiations in Yingtian City.
Mu Ying hummed and said: "Your Highness's safety? He has not yet had to consider his personal safety. Duke Liang thought that if he ignored Kaifeng City for His Highness's safety, he would get the credit for pacifying Henan Road, but didn't he? Have you ever thought that His Highness is the one who needs this achievement the most?"
Zhang Yi's eyes sparkled and he echoed: "His Highness is still so young. Only the greater his achievements are, the more convinced he will be that what he is doing is correct, and he will also..."
What will happen?
Zhang Yi didn't say anything, but Hu Hai nodded silently.
As long as the things His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun has done over the years are proven to be correct, and the military strategy of opening up foreign territories is correct, then people like them will be able to stand like evergreen pines at the center of political power of the Ming Dynasty.
Mu Ying's eyes had a hint of edge: "These days, some people are impeaching His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun, or even colluding with the party, trying to use public opinion to ask Your Majesty to depose the Emperor Taisun? Now as long as His Highness has the merit of quelling the rebellion in Henan Province, All the troubles in the court will fall apart."
Zhang Yi and Hu Hai nodded repeatedly.
Although they are here, the news from the imperial court has never been lost, and reports from the imperial residence are always delivered to them.
Hu Hai thought for a moment and couldn't help but shook his head and said with a smile: "The Duke of Liang is still a little impatient. Now that I think about it, the Duke of Liang asked Henan Province to carry out the entrapment military strategy, which was the end of the rebellion in Henan Province, focusing on Luoyang City. .
Just like now, the battle situation in Kaifeng West City is definitely the most anxious. And he only needs to lead the troops from the direction of Luoyang City to obtain this military merit. "
"So, this is why I sent troops in advance, and even asked Marquis Jingchuan to take all the officers and soldiers of the Ma Army Camp to Kaifeng City." Mu Ying showed a hint of helplessness on her face. She was not only doing it for the Ming Dynasty's grandson, but also for the Ming Dynasty's grandson. It was also for the sake of his son-in-law. He said softly: "His Highness is outside the city now, and he will definitely hear that Marquis Jingchuan has brought him. Can Your Highness give up at that time?"
"Of course you can't."
Zhang Yi and Hu Hai said in unison.
Mu Ying nodded and said: "As long as His Highness does not give up, the achievement of quelling the rebellion in Henan Province will be in His Highness's hands."
There was nothing wrong with what Xiping Hou said. Zhang Yi and Hu Hai couldn't help but have some thoughts in their minds that they had not had before.
After a while.
Zhang Yi spoke in a low voice: "This time in Kaifeng City, we may be able to build streets above the court. But if His Highness Taisun really takes what we think, it will inevitably lead to slander from the court officials, and we will also Being impeached is suspected of being militaristic."
"Civil official?"
Mu Ying sneered, and then said: "After what happened here, how many good days do they really have?"
Zhang Yi and Hu Hai looked at each other, with an unspeakable look flashing in their eyes.
Then, the two smiled slightly.
Mu Ying lightly lifted the reins in her hand, and the imperially gifted Western Region war horse under her seat completely let go of its hooves. The muscles all over its body were in groups, highlighting its sculpture-like shape, and it burst out with strong power and headed towards Kaifeng City.
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Kaifeng Nancheng.
The number of rebels exceeds 10,000. As the rebels outside the south city who have the same mission as the rebels who crossed the river from the north city, their only mission is to launch a sheep attack on Kaifeng City, which will involve the defenders at the top of the city to surrender and cannot divide their troops to support the main battlefield in the west city.
The plan is obvious.
If the defenders at the head of the south city of Kaifeng do not support the west city, then the rebels outside the city will continue to use wheel warfare to attract the energy of the defenders at the head of the city.
If the defenders at the top of the city divide their forces to support the west city, then the rebels outside the south city who are attacking will use all their strength to climb the city and finally break open the city gate.
Several rebel generals in the rebel army formation outside the south city gathered together and were discussing how much time it would take for the west city to take over Kaifeng City.
As long as Xicheng is taken and the army attacks the city, they will naturally be able to rush into Kaifeng City and loot the wealth that has been accumulated for decades in this thoroughfare city. Along with this, they will also be able to destroy the man who forced Henan Dao to rebel. The crown prince of Laoshizi was captured.
Under the city wall, the rebels who had attacked the city in the previous round had begun to retreat and returned to the Chinese army's formation. A new batch of thousands of rested rebels began to advance towards the city wall to take over the previous round of offensive and hold on to the defenders at the southern head of Kaifeng.
The rebel generals in the Chinese army's formation were very confident.
Right now, even the nearest imperial troops were two or three days' march away.
In Kaifeng City, there were only less than 10,000 defenders, all composed of Yamen servants and servants from various families in the city.
As long as they capture the city of Kaifeng in these two days and capture the young and ignorant emperor's grandson who forced him to rebel against Henan Province, they can exchange offense and defense with the imperial court and take the emperor's grandson to defend the city or retreat elsewhere.
Victory has long been previewed in everyone's mind.
However, accidents always come on time.
Outside the southern city of Kaifeng, the sound of horse hooves could be heard in the boundless wilderness.
The gravel beats, and the sound of horse hooves is like a thousand-year war drum, stepping on the hearts of the rebels outside the southern city.
The generals in the rebel army looked back at the wilderness behind them.
I saw that the entire field of vision in the wilderness was densely covered with cavalry who did not know when they appeared, and the number was insufficient.
Is it a friendly force?
Or the imperial army and horses?
The rebel generals suddenly felt uneasy in their hearts.
There are not so many cavalry in Henan Road. Except for Jiubian and Yingtian City, the Ming Dynasty cannot find anywhere else where there are so many fully equipped cavalry.
The rebels outside South City reacted immediately, feeling uneasy in their hearts.
This is the court's army and horses arriving!
No one knows why these imperial troops suddenly arrived at Kaifeng City earlier than expected.
However, Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen, who led his army, did not give the Henan Dao rebels, who were already visible to the naked eye, a chance to think more.
Thousands of cavalry lined up in a horizontal formation, on the plain outside Kaifeng City, as if on the wasteland beyond Jiubian, and started the final speed increase in a large group charge formation.
The war horses move like thunder.
Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen, who was wearing heavy armor, was holding a thickened and lengthened spear, and two fist-sized tiger-headed copper hammers were inserted into his waist on both sides.
"Charge!"
Cao Zhen waved the spear in his hand and roared.
The army smashed into the rebels outside the south city like black clouds pressing down on the city and Mount Tai collapsing.
The cavalry under the command of Marquis Jingchuan were on their way to the formation.
To the east of the rebel formation outside the South City, Zhu Yunxi had already led the remaining cavalry who had passed through the East City battle and were outnumbered to come over.
Glancing at the imperial soldiers and horses who were already charging towards the rebels below the city in the south, Zhu Yunxi's eyes had already swept across the entire battlefield.
"Who is coming?"
Zhu Shangbing, who followed, looked at the imperial soldiers and horses that were charging towards the rebels, and then said: "It should be Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan, who came with his men. His spear has been used in the army several times, and none is longer than him." Thicker.”
As he spoke, Zhu Shangbing leaned forward against the horse's back and clenched the spear with a little more strength.
Now that Marquis Jingchuan has arrived with his army and horses, naturally the charge will begin here.
At this moment, the rebels outside the south city are taking turns in the battle. The entire rebel formation is in a state of chaos, and this is the best time to attack.
Sure enough, Zhu Yunxi chuckled and looked back at Zhu Shangbing, Ma Hongqing, Zhang Hui, Tian Mai and others beside him.
"Generals."
"Come into the formation with me!"
Kaifeng City West City.
It was already past noon, and the battle for every city brick was so fierce that it lasted for most of the day.
Outside the city, more than 5,600 Yulin Right Guards troops commanded by Tang Bi rushed out of the city. At this moment, there were only more than 4,000 left.
Everyone was exhausted, sweating like rain, the palms holding the soldiers were constantly shaking, and waves of numbness came from the tiger's mouth.
The war horses of the Yulin Right Guards also began to breathe loudly. Even outside the West City, where artillery fire was pouring, people could easily hear the war horses' snorts clearly.
The officers and soldiers stretched out their hands and gently patted the war horse's neck. The place where they started was hot. That was the result of the war horses constantly charging into the formation, causing the blood in the body to continue to heat up.
It's just that the officers and soldiers of Habayashi's right guard, who used to love their horses like their own children, now have no intention of feeling sorry for these comrades on the battlefield.
Completely crushing the rebels outside the West City is the most important task at the moment.
They have reached the point where they can hardly carry their guns, but the rebels outside the West City are also having a hard time.
Under the repeated attacks of Yu Lin's right guard, the rebels outside the city did not have a complete formation for a long time. On the one hand, the rebels had to be prepared for the Yu Lin right guards who had been ambushing Kaifeng City early in the morning to rush into the formation again, and on the other hand, they had to beware of the artillery bombardment from the top of the city.
Both sides have reached the final bottom line. Whoever can tighten this string to survive the other side will win the final victory and taste the fruits of victory.
And below the city gate on the west wall of Kaifeng City.
In the Ming Dynasty, Pei Benzhi, the dignified and second-ranking envoy of Henan Province, Siyamen Zuo, never stopped playing the piano.
The fingers of his hands were all red, and the sweat on his face was as big as beans.
The doors and windows of the city gate tower next to him had long been smashed to pieces by the rebel artillery under the city wall, and the defenders on the city wall suffered heavy casualties. If Tang Bi had not led his troops out of the city to charge against the rebels again and again, Kaifeng City might have been breached at this moment.
The servants of the Chief Envoy Si Yamen often turned around to look at the discolored strings, and looked at Uncle Pei Fang worriedly.
The officers were very worried that the chief envoy was not injured by the rebels, but his hands would be disabled because of playing the piano.
However, the effects are excellent.
As long as Pei Benzhi was playing the harp, and as long as the defenders on the city wall heard the Chief Envoy's harp playing, the rebel offensive under the city wall would become even more fierce, and no one would be afraid.
On the contrary, the rebels under the city wall were uneasy and tense under the constant charge of the officers and soldiers of Yu Lin's right guard and the roar of the two loudspeakers on the city wall.
"Charge!"
Outside the city, the officers and soldiers of Habayashi's right guard, who had taken a short pause to breathe, reorganize their military formation, and change their weapons, started shouting in unison without anyone leading them.
"Charge!"
Tang Bi held his spear horizontally and shook it slightly. The enemy's blood stained on the tip of the spear turned into raindrops and fell to the ground.
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
There was a sound.
One call and a hundred responses.
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
More than 4,000 cavalrymen instantly outlasted the momentum of ten thousand cavalrymen.
The land of the Central Plains is shaking, surrendering under the iron hooves of the invincible Ming army.
Exactly at this moment.
From the direction of the south city of Kaifeng City, thousands of defeated troops came to the west. After the defeated army, thousands of cavalry were like ghosts of tarsal bones, constantly harvesting the defeated rebels who were slowing down.
Zhu Yunxi had already led his people to join Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen in Nancheng.
Once the troops from both sides converged, the rebels outside the southern city were already in the midst of a battle, and their defeat was only an instant.
The rebels who fled towards the west city were in opposite positions to the Yulin Right Guards troops who launched another charge under Tang Bi's command.
For a moment, it was like two forces attacking the rebels in West City.
In the southeast, Zhu Yunxi, Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen and others led the army behind them, and like a steel knife, they slashed hard at the Xicheng rebel formation.
City head.
A buzzing sound.
The Guqin, which was inherited from the Western Han Dynasty, finally had its strings broken.
The young envoy's reddened fingers instantly opened a gash.
The blood is sprinkled on Qin's body, like wintersweet in winter.
However, the young chief minister burst into tears, clapped his hands on the piano and laughed loudly.
“Dading, Henan!”
Pei Benzhi's eyes filled with tears, and he suddenly let out a roar of filial piety, expelling all the suppressed emotions in his chest.
The voice of Dading, Henan.
It echoed in Kaifeng City for a long time.
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