On the journey, I crossed the mountains and passed the peaks for thousands of miles, and the grass flew away. Heng Dao immediately returned after a hundred battles.
The sky-filled Hongxia appeared in the west, shining on the land of Guyue.
The water in the Beijiang River is still rushing fast, and the troops on both sides of the river are still sharpening their swords.
In the main tent of the Ming army.
Wuyanghou, Shi Heng, the general who conquered the south, sat in the first place.
On the left is Mu Zan, the governor of Zhennan who came from the north. He made the greatest contribution to the battle of Annan. He opened up the main transportation road and occupied the north of Annan. He is also familiar with this kind of terrain. The 20,000 soldiers he brought with him suffered only 800 casualties.
Under the two men, more than twenty generals sat on both sides.
Outside the Chinese army's tent, there are 10,000 soldiers who have completed their formation. They want to rush to the Dongjiang River, bypass the warning map on the other side, cross the Beijiang River at Shihezi, a hundred miles away, and go deep into the hinterland. Their leaders The person is Mu Zan.
This was also Shi Heng's first somewhat risky military deployment after entering Annan.
Because the opportunity is rare.
"Our people have just sent a secret message. The refugees outside Jiaozhou City have begun to be carefully arranged to enter Jiaozhou City at a certain moment. Yu Yang, the Minister of War, also said in his letter that he will open the city gate tonight. , let the refugees into the city, the two information confirmed each other, when the time comes, Jiaozhou City will be in chaos, and the leader of the thieves opposite Ding Lie seemed to know these things, and quickly led 5,000 soldiers to Jiaozhou in the morning. At this time This is the best time for the army to cross the river." Shi Heng said coldly.
Mu Zan is a younger general who has never experienced failure, so he is very adventurous.
After Shi Heng finished speaking, Mu Zan replied: "Marquis Wu Yang, the general should lead his troops and set out now. The army can cross the river at night."
"Thank you for your hard work, General Mu."
"How dare you mention the hard work of serving the Ming Dynasty? I will eventually retire." After saying that, Mu Zan stood up and walked out.
The two generals sitting at the back also stood up and followed Mu Zan out of the Chinese army tent.
Among the 10,000 soldiers lined up outside the Chinese army's tent was Sun Lian. He was bragging along with his old cousin from Guangxi, without any sense of nervousness before the war.
"Well, the further south you go, the prettier the women become. Tsk tsk tsk. If we enter Jiaozhou City, I, Sun Lian, will have many more sons overnight."
"With your small body, hey, I don't think it's going to work."
For a man, you can say that he is ugly, poor, and shabby, but you cannot say that he is not good. This is the final bottom line.
Sun Lian's face changed when he heard his good brother from Guangxi, his old cousin who had been through life and death, say this about him: "Why can't I do it? In the north, I proved myself. I didn't bring any duplicates and beat five people in one night. You are not easy to survive." Envy?"
After he finished speaking, he scratched his inner thigh. Oh, it was still a little itchy. Looking at Sun Lian's movements, his cousin, a tall and thin veteran, grinned: "I was so excited that night." I told you, don’t be so greedy, you must be sick. I heard that there are many diseases in this area. After this battle, let the military commander take a look and stop it."
"You're talking nonsense. It's obviously too wet, which is why it's itchy. If you get sick, I won't get sick if you get sick. I always pick the younger ones, unlike you. I only like the older ones." Although Sun Lian was like this As he said this, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.
"That's not called old, that's called grown up. You're still young and don't understand..."
While the two were talking, Mu Zan and others walked out of the Chinese army's tent. After the flags were waved, the army began to set off...
Outside Jiaozhou City, the refugees from Annan began to make trouble.
The initial cause was that the eight-year-old crown prince left the city and went south, escorted by eight thousand soldiers of the Elephant Guard and the Yingwu Guard.
This gave the people the idea that if the emperor wanted to run away, he would first send his son to a safe place, and eventually the officials would also run to a safe place.
Then they have no one to care about.
Under the instigation of thoughtful people, many people began to hate the officials in the city.
Of course, once you have hatred, you will be exploited.
Ruan Mansion.
Ruan Chi, the head of the imperial court, sat on the main seat with a gloomy expression.
Many heads of distinguished families were also sitting below, and they had already felt the threat of death.
"Ruan Lao, General Ding's 5,000 soldiers and horses can enter the capital at midnight. We are lucky to have the people he brought. We cooperated internally and externally, directly deposed the emperor, killed Yu Yang, the minister of chaos, and then cleaned up the internal affairs. We are dealing with the Ming army with all our strength."
Ruan Chi sighed: "How did we get to this point? If I had known that there would be today's results, I should not have allowed Li Yimin to become the emperor. If we do this now, we are all traitors. I'm sorry, Grandfather. I will be there in the future. How can you face Grandpa Taizu underground?"
"It's not that we are sorry for Big Brother, it's Big Brother's grandson who is sorry for us. We fought together to fight the world, drove away the Ming army, and they became the emperor. We are all convinced, but what did they do to us? They want to kill us all. , Renzong wants to kill us, and now this guy Li Yimin who has usurped the throne, a guy with a shady reputation, also wants to kill us. Then kill him and see who can kill whom." An old man with a white beard stood up and said angrily.
He used to be Li Li, also known as Zheng Bang, the general under the command of Grandfather Taizu. However, more than thirty years have passed, and the strong general at that time has become a frail old man now.
After hearing this, Ruan Chi sighed: "We only have the first guard of Shenwu, only 4,000 people, but Yu Yang has more than 8,000 people in his hands. The emperor also has four guards in front of the palace, with 16,000 people. Even if Even with General Ding Lie’s five thousand soldiers and horses, we can’t defeat them.”
"Mr. Ruan, Yu Yang is just a civil servant. As long as we take action first, they will have no chance to react. Give your order and I will lead my men to seize the palace. First kill the tyrant, then behead the treacherous ministers, eliminate Dai Viet, and then retreat the Ming army. " said a young general.
This general is called Li Sandao. His father was also a general under Li Li. He now controls the first guard force and is the only general in the Wuxun Group who has actual military power.
"Yes, Mr. Ruan, we can't hesitate any longer..."
"Yes, we can't hesitate any longer. Either they die or we die."
After hearing this, Ruan Chi stood up and said, "If General Ding can come back, we have a greater chance of success. Now I'm afraid that they are already on guard. If we attack first and fail, we will give it to them." This has given them the reason to attack, and when the time comes, even if General Ding rushes back, it will not be able to help."
The safest thing is to wait for Ding Lie to come back. He is a general and has a high prestige in the army. After returning to Thang Long City, even if Yu Yang and Li Yimin are on guard, they will have a chance to win.
But if they act rashly now, once they are noticed, they will not be able to enter the palace at all.
The struggle in Annan has always been severe, but the sudden intervention of the Ming army gave them a powerful external enemy and slowed down their actions. In real history, Li Yimin was defeated by Ruan Chi, Ding Lie, Zheng Bang and others. The one who was executed didn’t even have a temple name after that, so he was called the “Deposed Emperor of Li” in history.
But the nature of the struggle is still ruthless. External pressure can delay the outbreak, but it cannot completely end it.
The Ming army has been on the north bank of the Beijiang River for three months. During these three months, it gave a false signal to all the forces in the Annan court. The Ming Dynasty did not dare to cross the river. You closed the door and killed first... …
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