"Prince Qing, you don't have to be afraid. Emperor Taizu gave birth to twenty-six sons. You and I are from the same branch, and I am your elder. I will not harm you no matter what."
In Prince Anhua's Mansion in Zhencheng, Ningxia, Prince Qing was brought and slipped over. As for the servants of Prince Qing's Mansion, those who were willing to keep him were willing to keep them, but those who were not willing were killed. Not only in Prince Qing's Mansion, but also in the town. so.
King Qing was used to being well-dressed and well-fed, and he was timid. He accepted the defeat with little resistance, so King Anhua was willing to spare his life.
Speaking of which, because the title of Prince Qing was inherited from the eldest son, and Prince Anhua was inherited from the fourth son, when it comes to our sect, it is still Prince Qing.
King Anhua spared his life this time, and he was also proud to show it in front of him.
The cowardly Prince Ruqing could only giggle tremblingly, "Thank you for your forgiveness, I, I, I kowtow to you."
"Hahaha." King Anhua was so happy that he couldn't help himself.
He is such a capable person, who is engaged in rebellion and murder, but his mind is still limited to the gains and losses of one family. At this time, I still have the heart to show off these things.
Mainly at present, in the town, the main officials of the Ming Dynasty were killed. The remaining people were concerned about saving their lives. Meng Bin took care of all matters.
Outside the city, he has also selected generals and counselors to guard Lingzhou North Ferry.
As for the memorandum drafted on the night of the incident, they wanted to spread it to various border towns, but this kind of thing always takes time, and there is no rush.
If he really had any other thoughts, it was because there was one missing person in the palace.
Soon, when Meng Bin came to report the matter, King Anhua still did not forget to ask, "You can just do the other things. But there is one thing that Yang Shu hasn't found yet?"
There was a bit more power in his words.
In fact, it was to intimidate his own people, which was probably a deliberate gesture he made after becoming emperor. And someone like Meng Bin can also play a few roles to suit him.
"Your Majesty, forgive me. I have already sent someone to look for him. Normally, he is familiar with many people in the palace. I have already sent someone to ask. It is true that no one has seen him since yesterday morning."
This incident made King Anhua a little unhappy.
Yang Shu had some skills in his hands and feet and was very clever, so he still cared about it.
The most important thing is, why did this person suddenly disappear? If you just don't want to follow him in rebellion, that's fine, but if it's for any other reason...
In fact, King Anhua was very angry. The people around him betrayed him at this time, which made him look stupid and lose face.
"emperor……"
"I understand." King Anhua waved his hand with some displeasure.
Prince Qing on the side listened to their conversation and was frightened. There were no two emperors in the world. The rebel one was still in front of him. He was really unlucky. The hot weather made him sweat non-stop.
Although he has no experience, he has heard about the power of Emperor Zhengde in recent years. It cannot be a lie that he defeated the Tatars.
Once the imperial army arrives, what will happen?
Prince Qing's mind is now filled with matters about the imperial army. As the saying goes, whatever you are afraid of comes, he is panicking.
A panicked general rushed in from outside the palace. He ignored the obstruction and started shouting from a distance,
"Your Majesty! What's wrong! The imperial army is approaching the town!"
"The imperial army?!" Prince Qing stood up in a flash, and his upper and lower lips suddenly began to tremble, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, look, what should we do about this?!"
King Anhua was actually shocked, but King Qing next to him was really rude. He jumped up like a snake bit him on the butt, which made him dissatisfied. "Why are you panic?! I'm here."
Then he glanced at Meng Bin, who hurriedly explained, "I must have just arrived. I haven't received the news yet."
"Where are these soldiers and horses?"
The panicked general said: "Look, they look like soldiers and horses from Shuofang Town."
Shuofang Town? !
King Anhua and Meng Bin's expressions suddenly turned ugly.
"Absolutely impossible!" King Anhua denied it first, "Shuofang Town is hundreds of miles away from here. Did they fly here from the sky?!"
Meng Bin was still clear-headed, "How many people are there?"
"Eight hundred cavalry!"
"Well done! Your Majesty! The enemy only has 800 cavalry. I think we should go out of the city to fight at this time!"
"Why?"
"The emperor has just captured the town and is using a great victory to calm people's hearts. I will tell you something that the emperor doesn't like to hear. Many people in the city still miss the little emperor in the capital. If the emperor only defends the city, it is inevitable that the enemy's traitors will sneak in. , confuse people's hearts and stir up chaos!"
The normal logic of rebellion should be like this. This is about the human heart, which is just like grass on the wall and will fall wherever the wind blows. At this time, of course, we need to get off to a good start.
Therefore, Meng Bin's statement can easily convince King Anhua, and this is right.
If eight hundred people don't dare to fight. That's not a problem with Meng Bin's decision-making, it's that the strength itself is not enough.
King Anhua himself was uneducated and had no skills. He only heard the number eight hundred and immediately responded, "Okay! There are only eight hundred people. Zhang Meng, I will send you to lead a thousand warriors to defeat the invading enemy!"
Zhang Meng was stunned after hearing this, me?
He originally just came to report the military situation.
Meng Bin almost cursed, "Your Majesty! Defeat in the first battle is related to the peace of the people. It is said that a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength, but I think I should send three thousand soldiers from the palace to fight!"
Zhang Meng felt a little more at ease when he heard this sentence, as if it was spoken by a human being.
King Anhua made sense when he thought about it, "Meng Aiqing is really my son-in-law. Okay! Zhang Meng, I will hand over all the men and horses who are still in the city to you. You must work hard and fight a big victory!"
"Yes! The general will obey the order!"
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In fact, outside the city, Qiu Yue and his eight hundred warriors were still burning their brains after arriving in Ningxia Town.
After all, in order to defend against the Tatars, the Ming army seems to have built relatively good defenses in these large node cities. At least things like tripping stakes will still give the cavalry a headache.
After being on guard for a long time, I didn't expect to be guarded against myself. This was also unexpected.
But even so, there is still a way.
Qiu Yue didn't waste his soldiers' lives to attack the city carelessly. After all, he only had 800 men, so he couldn't fill up much.
He thought that the King of Anhua was rebelling now, and it seemed that the town was captured by him, but it was unknown how much of it was coerced by him.
The people are uneasy, the army is uneasy, and the main force has left the city, and there is not much left.
In this case, as long as internal support can be found and things start happening at the same time, it will basically be a chaotic situation. Just like an old building, it shakes a little and becomes unstable.
Of course, this insider is not easy to find...
While he was thinking hard, his subordinates reported, "General! The rebels have left the city!"
"What?" Qiu Yue was stunned.
"Well, the scouts from the front are reporting that the rebels have left the city, numbering about three thousand."
Qiu Yue was a little confused for a moment. Could it be that he had used some trick?
"General, what do we do?"
"Go kill him for a while first. But be careful. Once the situation changes, don't be reluctant to fight and withdraw immediately! You should remember how the Tatars fought in the past, right?"
"of course I remember!"
"Again! Remember to shout that the ferry has been lost during the battle. Surrender without killing."
The general was still surprised, "Has the general received the news? The rebels failed to attack the ferry?"
"Stupid! Why do you care so much? Just let the brothers shout like this anyway. Find a few people who can speak Ningxia dialect and have loud voices to shout properly. The rebels are not determined. As long as they show a slight defeat, most of them will give up. Weapons save lives!”
As for how the Tatars fought, when the elite cavalry fought with the infantry, they rushed at high speeds, focusing on mounted shooting. If they couldn't win, they would retreat. This group of people couldn't catch up anyway.
Qiu Yue was ruthless, and it was because of this that he was initially appreciated by Yang Yiqing and promoted to a guerrilla general.
The military order has been issued, all the soldiers mounted their horses, and Qiu Yue also put on his armor. He was riding a large black and translucent horse. The muscles of its legs could be seen with the naked eye, and it looked very powerful and beautiful.
"The Ming army will win!" Qiu Yue raised a long sword above his head, and the sun shone on it, reflecting a dazzling light.
"The Ming army will win! The Ming army will win!"
Subsequently, the 800 people were divided into three teams and quickly attacked under the leadership of the general. This highland is about two miles away from the town. The horses are running at high speed, and it only takes a few dozen breaths to see the enemy.
But for Zhang Meng and the soldiers and horses leaving the city, they could hear the rumble of horse hooves earlier, and then saw a cloud of flying yellow sand and dust. And then there’s…
"Kill!!!"
All you can see are powerful soldiers in armor, and the military flag with the word "Shuo Fang" flying high.
Zhang Meng's heart tightened, Shuofang Town, these are the soldiers and horses of Shuofang Town!
"All officers, listen to the order! Follow my general to kill the enemy! Kill one person and you will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver!"
The price was high, and the soldiers all knew that King Anhua had confiscated the royal palace and the general treasury, so he must have money.
So all the archers entered a battle-ready state.
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"
The cavalry's sprint speed is very fast. The arrows fired by one or two hundred archers will not cause much damage to the high-speed moving cavalry, and everyone is wearing armor.
Besides, the cavalry in Shuofang Town are training in riding and shooting skills every day.
Qiu Yue always felt that the enemy might be deceitful, otherwise he would not be able to resort to such stupid methods, so he did not rush into the enemy formation like Han Twelve Lang did, but divided his troops into three groups and attacked from the left, middle and right directions. , while maintaining a certain distance,
Archery!
The rumble of horse hooves was like an earthquake,
call out! Phew! !
Zhang Meng originally wanted to order his generals to charge to meet the enemy, but unexpectedly Shuofang's army separated. When he came to his senses again, he could hear the sound of arrows piercing the air.
"ah!!"
This is the real fighting method of the cavalry. If I don't come into contact with you, you hit me. I am fast and my aim is useless. I can only rely on luck. But an army that is good at riding and shooting needs to practice on a daily basis.
You want to chase but you can't catch up, you can't run but you can't escape, it's equivalent to hanging up and playing.
Next to Zhang Meng, the soldiers in the formation began to be hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Even he himself was hiding among the soldiers holding shields. They were supposed to have the numerical advantage, but they turned out to be like toys.
Qiu Yue's fighting spirit became more and more vigorous, but he was still cautious and did not order the troops to charge, but acted according to the plan.
"The ferry has been lost, surrender without killing!!"
Such shouts suddenly rang out and became louder and louder. Many people even had confused looks on their faces. They were rebelling!
Qiu Yue observed for a long time, and then ordered with his subordinates: "Even if the Ningxia soldiers are pretending to be defeated, there is no way they can act so realistically. Order everyone to charge and kill the rebels! And wait for an opportunity to capture the town of Ningxia!"
"yes!"
In fact, the arrival of the imperial army itself had already frightened the soldiers. If the soldiers and horses were defeated on the way out of the city, it would be absolutely impossible for them to fight against the imperial court.
This is despair.
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"Your Majesty!" The war ahead is unfavorable, panic is spreading faster than the virus, and there is already some chaos in the palace. "Your Majesty! The army is about to attack the city!"
"Impossible!!" King Anhua roared slightly arrogantly, "I have three thousand soldiers and horses!"
"It's the real emperor! Those eight hundred Shuofang cavalry are like killing gods! Your Majesty, please run away quickly."
"Come on, shoot this man for me!"
boom! ! boom! !
Suddenly, there was a very explosive sound of artillery shelling in the sky.
It's like the wall has been knocked down!
There was still fighting outside the city, but inside the city, more than eighty people gathered in a small courtyard.
The leader is Luo Chenglin, the Qianhu of Jinyiwei Nansi's internal affairs office. He has been hiding for a long time, and now he can finally show up.
"The palace is empty right now. This is a God-given opportunity. Let's attack now and chop up the traitor!"
The well-trained Jin Yiwei was still different from the mob. More than 80 people moved in unison, kneeling on one knee and shouting at the same time, "Yes!"
"Set off!"
Luo Chenglin had received the emperor's secret order. When Yang Shu lurked into the palace, he had not been idle. He had already been here two years ago.
(End of chapter)
