Chapter 176: One Palace, One City, One Day

It is destined to be a day that is not peaceful, when has there been peace in Taiping City. An army of 30,000 poured into Taiping City from the east gate, and in a short period of time, it was distributed throughout Taiping City and controlled all the departments of the imperial court. The morning of early summer was still a little cool, and Zhao Chong, who was wearing battle armor, was sweating profusely and guarding outside the palace gate.

10,000 Taiping Dongying soldiers stayed in front of the palace gate, and the first three partial generals dismounted one after another. Zhao Chong stepped forward and asked, "It's arranged." ”

General Da Ran clasped his fists and saluted back: "General Hui, the Taiping Eight Gates are already under the control of Dongying. The patrol battalion blocked the major government offices, and General Cao, the minister of the DPRK and China, personally led the troops to knock on the door one by one. ”

Zhao Chong looked at this black pressure and crushed an iron armor and shouted loudly: "Enter the palace with General Ben and help His Royal Highness King Qi ascend the throne." "The morale of the 10,000-strong army from the east gate of Taiping to the important place of the palace has not decreased. Zhao Chong turned over and got on his horse, except for 3,000 armor soldiers, 1,000 patrol battalions, and 10,000 Dongying soldiers in the palace, it was not a joke. In Zhao Chong's heart, 10,000 soldiers from the Dongying entered the palace, and 20,000 soldiers and the patrol battalion controlled Taiping City, and the overall situation was decided.

In a secret room in a courtyard in Taiping City, Zhou Heng waited for a long time and finally someone appeared. The people who came were all young people, and they reported everything that happened in Taiping City. Zhou Heng couldn't help pinching a cold sweat, after all, King Qi was born in a leading army, and the army was dispatched far more quickly than the prince here.

Zhou Heng immediately opened a map of the whole picture of Taiping City, and looked at every coordinate above that was occupied by King Qi's subordinates. Later, a man in black hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhou, Lord Xun, was blocked by the patrol camp in the mansion of Lord Zhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu. ”

Looking at the map, there is no one available now, and the prince's available forces are all outside Taiping City. It's just that I didn't expect that Cao Shengping, the patrol battalion who had always walked far away from King Qi, turned out to be King Qi's person, and now he can use the Lotus Gang, which may only be said by Zhang Bai, and the twenty-four boiling eagles left by Liu Zhixing, who rushed to Qinglin Palace.

It's just that a thousand Jianghu warriors may be stronger than the generals in the army in a one-on-one fight, and they know something if they haven't been on the battlefield, no matter how many Jianghu people there are, they are more than mentioned in front of the well-trained Liang generals. The skillfulness of bows and horses is not an empty word, the first arrow is released when the troops are dispatched, after all, people are just people, how can they block ten thousand arrows without armor and shields.

In his hand, he held a token left by Lu Lin when he returned from Nanjing, and a fine iron token only had the word lone wolf on it. I remember that when Lu Lin handed over the token to him, he once said: "Mr. Zhou, the three hundred lone wolves are the most elite cavalry of the thirteenth battalion, and they are skilled in archery and horses, which is comparable to ordinary legions. The general's entrustment of the lone wolf to His Highness this time is the last great gift to His Highness. If there is a transfer, you can bring the lone wolf order to General Zheng. ”

Zhou Jin grabbed the iron order and hurried towards Jinyuan, which was full of soldiers from the patrol battalion. Zhou Heng took a carriage and arrived at a Zhang Mansion with a closed door under the fighting of many guards. When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, they seemed to be being watched, and the two generals wearing the special armor of the thirteenth battalion looked extremely similar.

Zheng Shuiji bowed down and bowed, "Mr. Zhou, I will say that you must be able to use the lone wolf." Three hundred lone wolves are here, please enter the house. ”

Looking at the soldiers of the patrol battalion who followed, Zheng Shuixin rubbed his hands and said, "Mr. Zhou, please follow my brother into the mansion, and leave these rabble to me." Saying that, Zheng Shuixin drew his sword, and in an instant, more than fifty soldiers wearing the same armor climbed over the wall. Since Lu Lin appeared how could there be less swordsmen who were proud of the thirteenth battalion, fifty swordsmen came out of the wall, and everyone was as fast as thunder, facing the patrol battalion that had never faced the battlefield for a while.

Zhou Heng looked at the fifty swordsmen led by Zheng Shuixin for less than a moment, and without a single casualty, he actually forced the chasing hundred patrol battalions to retreat, as if fifty people were bullying a hundred people. For the first time, I felt that I still underestimated Liu Zhixing and underestimated the thirteenth battalion. Suddenly asked, "This is the lone wolf of the thirteenth battalion." ”

Zheng Shuiji smiled and said, "No, it's just a swordsman." The lone wolf is not here, the general has long expected that His Highness has less than a chance of winning if he wants to control Taiping City. If you talk about troops, as long as Your Highness has an edict to pass on the throne, you can mobilize the major military camps around Taiping City at any time, and it will be easy to quell the rebellion. Please ask Mr. Zhou to enter the mansion first, and the general will let the last general bring a strategic plan to capture Taiping City, and Mr. Zhou will know at a glance. ”

Walking into Zhang's mansion turned out to be empty, which made Zhou Heng feel strange. A few days earlier, he played chess with Zhang Bai, and rushed to the East Palace to persuade the prince's mansion that there were not a few servants, and today there were only two Zheng Shuiji brothers and fifty swordsmen. I'm afraid that a few days ago, Lu Lin had already entered Taiping City with the lone wolf that Liu Zhixing had promised, and no one knew about it.

Zheng Shuiji said with a smile: "Let Mr. Zhou smile, as soon as the general arrives at the barracks, he and General Chu use Taiping City as a chessboard to simulate all the possibilities that may occur." Mr. Zhou is relieved that there is a lone wolf outside, and it is not impossible for the Lotus Gang led by Master Zhang to break through the city gate. ”

As he spoke, he opened a map and said, "General Zhou has carved some important places in Taiping City, from the eight battalions around Taiping, to the nearby Yicheng Army, and the Liyang City Army. As long as Mr. Zhou can get it, the edict of succession in the hands of His Royal Highness can be determined. ”

The crown prince is in the palace, and now the entire palace city has been firmly controlled by the king of Qi. Zhou Heng couldn't think of a way to enter the palace to obtain the edict of succession for a while, and said: "General Zheng has a way to enter the palace and see His Highness take out the edict of succession." ”

Zheng Shuiji's words made Zhou Heng extremely amazed: "There is no way, my two brothers may lead fifty swordsmen to get close to His Highness, there is no way to get out of the palace and then go out of the city with the edict of succession." ”

With this map of the eight battalions in the surrounding areas, and the garrisons of the cities around Taiping City, they will definitely be able to control Taiping City. Zhou Heng closed his eyes and pondered, and said: "Then I can only come to find a holy decree, I remember that Zhang Baizhong had a handwritten edict from His Majesty. ”

said that he broke into Zhang Bai's room and climbed over the wall and cabinets, and finally found the hand-picked edict in the bookcase. Looking at Zheng Shuiji, he said, "Can General Zheng take me out of Taiping City and rush to the Eight Battalions." ”

Zheng Shuiji said: "Yes, Shuixin." ”

Zheng Shuixin, who hurried in, said, "Brother, what's the matter." ”

"You take fifty swordsmen to send Mr. Zhou out of the city, remember to go to the east city." Zheng Shuiji said calmly.

Zheng Shuixin escorted Zhou Heng to Dongcheng with fifty swordsmen, watching the garrison be so lax. Curiously asked, "Dongcheng." ”

"Mr. Zhou, Dongying, one of the eight major battalions, is the king of Qi's people, and I'm afraid that now Li Chengming of the northwest battalion is already looking for an opportunity to attack the city under the city. Zhou Heng don't get out of the car, I'll take my husband out of the city. Driving alone, Zheng Shuixin drew his knife and went straight to the city gate.

Sitting in the carriage listening to the murder outside, he looked at a letter written by Liu Zhixing. couldn't help but marvel at Liu Zhixing's intelligence, and always felt that Zhang Bai's ghost plan was already amazing, but he didn't expect that Liu Zhixing, who was thousands of miles away, had drawn up a comprehensive plan to attack Taiping City. I can't help but think that Liu Ce, who had five years to pacify the northern Turks, brought peace to the north of Daliang for more than ten years.

At the end of the envelope, Liu Zhixing wrote: "Mr. Zhou, one palace and one city are the world. Zhou Heng was afraid in his heart, if Liu Zhixing was in Taiping City, he might not be so embarrassed. I just don't know who Liu Ce's choice is.

In a courtyard, Zhang Bai looked at the sun from the east to the center and said, "Everyone, follow me out." ”

A thousand lotus gang knights have drawn their swords, this group of people would never have thought that they would participate in a country in the rivers and lakes, as long as they can live and wait until the new emperor ascends the throne, they may be able to walk in the girder openly and honestly to get rid of the identity of the rivers and lakes. Zhang Bai didn't know what these people were thinking, Feiying once said that more than 1,000 people were gangs involved in crime in Suizhou, Xuzhou, and the Lotus Gang was not as clean as it looked. These people can be used, but they can't be forced.

For the first time, he led a thousand people out of the palace gate, and attacked the various palace gates under the banner of the new emperor. The heroes scattered all over the world, each with the same letter. There is only "The prince obeys the will of heaven, His Majesty's edict, and passes on the third son Xiao Yin." "Fifteen words.

Zhang Bai took more than 100 people to fight all the way to the outside of the palace, and only then did he understand that the Lotus Gang seemed to be a newly established gang, and these people were all ruthless people, and everyone was not weak in kung fu. Especially when he walked to the palace, he broke into the palace without waiting for Zhang Bai's order, Zhang Bai had to follow behind him and ride a horse.

In the palace, the crown prince was calm and calm, watching Lu Zhaoming resist Wu Yufeng, who was invincible for a while, and he had the upper hand, and Lu Lin pulled the swordsman who was holding his life on the line, and slowly walked to the prince's side. It didn't seem that he saw Lu Lin's swordsman seriously injured, and his eyes kept staring at Xiao Kun, who was also looking here, turning a deaf ear to the swordsman's life and death.

Lu Lin, who was lying on the steps, saw his master Lu Zhaoming draw his sword for the second time, and carefully watched the battle of life and death between the two great masters with all their might. The swordsman squinted his eyes in pain, as if it was no big deal to die now, for fear that he would not be able to see this unparalleled battle of life and death.

The crown prince didn't care at all about who the two great masters were alive and who died, and waited patiently for Li Chengming and Xue Gang to lead the troops into the palace. His eyes were full of murderous aura, and the dazzling light could not stop the majestic momentum in Xiao Yin's eyes. Xiao Kun, the king of Qi, grinned, one palace and one city are all in his hands, as long as he kills the brothers above, this world is in his hands.

Waving their swords, more than 10,000 soldiers in the Dongying opened their bows and arrows, and the leader of the Imperial Forest Army immediately shouted: "Protect Your Highness." ”

Liu Zhiming immediately retreated with a spear in hand, and less than 1,000 people survived the Imperial Forest Army. Liu Zhiming and the commanders dragged the prince into the Taihe Palace, and thousands of arrows flew in, killing and wounding the soldiers who entered the Taihe Palace. Xiao Yin, who was standing under the dragon chair, looked at the golden throne and said, "If the sun sets, you can take the head of the palace and leave before the reinforcements arrive." ”

The commander of the Imperial Forest Army, who had already seen the edict of succession, led a group of generals and ordered: "Swear to surround Your Majesty to the death." "The surviving forbidden army at this time already knows that the crown prince is the new emperor appointed by His Majesty. Liu Zhiming has already made a decision in his heart, since His Majesty has passed on the throne, he must protect each other with death.

Listening to the shouts outside, the surviving soldiers in the hall were terrified, not knowing if it was wrong to defend His Majesty's new emperor. Liu Zhiming glanced at Lu Lin, who was holding the wound, and knew that there was a second brother in this matter, and the Liu family said that he would not participate in the party struggle, and now he may not be able to wash it clean, and it is difficult to say whether the Liu family will still have the glory of the past when the king of Qi ascends the throne, and it may not be possible whether the Liu family can survive or not.

Holding the spear in his hand, he said: "Your Highness can rest assured that as long as the last general is alive, no one will set foot in the Taihe Palace." ”

The prince looked at Liu Zhiming, who was holding a spear, as if he saw the once majestic figure, just like back then. Lin Xie brought into the palace, and it was the young man standing in front of his father.