Chapter 305: Mutiny 2
"Act today?"
Wen Ji was surprised:
"That's too rushed, isn't it? The elder brother wanted to enter the palace again, and finally advised the emperor to ....... β
"It's too late."
εΎδΈζ³ says:
"Brother Wen really thinks that Qin Huizhi will ignore you? I'm sure he already knows you're coming to me. β
"At most, tomorrow at noon, Tong Guan will send troops to monitor me, and before that, I must have already set off."
His military career in Qi Province and the military knowledge he learned from Xu Shiyang told him that strategic actions must be accelerated, accelerated, and accelerated!
Speed is life, speed is victory.
If you hesitate, you will definitely lose!
"Brother Wen, you can go back now." Xu Shiliu said with a smile: "Time waits for no one, we all need to speed up, we must move fast!" β
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In the evening of the same day, Xu Shiliu summoned all the soldiers and horses of the Shunyi Army to assemble.
At this time, this people's army, which was composed of the main force of Jiangbei refugees, had swelled to more than 7,000 people, including 800 cavalry.
And all iron-clad iron knives are well-equipped.
This is the benefit of the large amount of support sent to him by the Lord and He, and in terms of equipment alone, the Shunyi army is no worse than any forbidden army.
In addition, the spirit of the Wandering Militia is also stronger than that of the Forbidden Army, these people have all experienced real hell, and in order to protect the current stable life, Xu Shiliu believes that they will be able to exert stronger combat effectiveness - and the spiritual ability that Xu Shiliu values very much now.
In the camp of the Shunyi Army, Xu Shiliu stood on a temporary high platform and shouted loudly to the thousands of armor soldiers below:
"The emperor and Wen Xianggong are going to be rooted again!"
There was an uproar in the whole army.
This is not the truth, but everyone believes that this is the truth, after all, the court has a criminal record.
"We are all from Jiangbei, what Jiangbei is like now, everyone knows! How many of our relatives and friends, even parents, children and brothers died in Jiangbei, everyone knows in their hearts! β
"We are fighting desperately on the Jiangnan front to quell the bandits for the imperial court, but the officials of the imperial court are collecting everyone's only remaining food, money and children, and they want to give it to the Tartars!"
"What is this called! Those giant rats that gnaw on the body of the imperial court are simply hateful! β
The soldiers burst into tears as they recalled the hellish life in Jiangbei and their parents and brothers who they could never see each other again.
Xu Shiliu shouted frantically:
"In this world, if we continue like this, we will have no way to live!"
"You all live with the hope of your parents and brothers! Are you willing to let down your relatives and die a tragic death in Jiangnan like this? Would you like to!? β
"I don't want to!" Several officers who had received Xu Shiliu's secret order immediately raised their arms and shouted.
Someone took the lead, and the other soldiers immediately became excited:
"I don't want to!"
"I don't want to!!"
"Unwilling to !!"
"Are you willing to continue to be oppressed by those traitors in the court?"
"I don't want to!"
"I don't want to!!"
"Unwilling to !!"
The soldiers of the Shunyi army gradually fell into a state of madness.
If the Lord and the faction led by Qin Huizhi stood here, they would definitely be eaten alive by the soldiers.
"We don't want that, so what should we do?"
"Qingjun side!"
The people are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of death.
The Han people have always been the most honest people, and if the ruler leaves a way for people to live, the Han people are absolutely unwilling to rebel.
But the Han Chinese are the most radical of the people, and in desperation, they can unleash unbelievable power to overthrow any ruler who appears to be in a stable position.
This has been true since ancient times, and it will remain so in the future.
"Immediately bury the pot and cook and wait for the order!"
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Only 4 hours after Wen Ji left the camp of the Shunyi army, the Shunyi army took the cavalry as the lead, and each team of 1,000 people left the camp in order and marched to Lin'an.
Xu Shiliu set off earlier than the time he asked Wen Ji to bring back to Wen Xianggong, this was to avoid the news brought back by Wen Ji from being heard by Qin Hui.
As a restraining force, Xu Shiliu sent a letter to Xu Shisong, asking him to lead the Shenwu Rear Army to contain the Gao Yu troops who supported the Lord and the faction.
Xu Shisong acted immediately, personally commanded 1,000 armored soldiers, and set up camp at the gate of the Gao Yu camp, posing as if anyone who dared to leave the camp would immediately cause a fire.
After Gao Yu learned of the situation, he hurried to the gate of the camp, hoping to meet Xu Shisong, but the commander of the Shenwu Houjun did not show up at all.
Gao Yu immediately knew that the situation was not good.
However, there was nothing he could do, because to make a move, his soldiers had to pass through Xu Shisong's array.
Let's not talk about whether he can do it or not, even if he can do it, now that everything is unclear, taking the initiative to attack friendly forces is equivalent to a direct rebellion.
For this reason, Gao Yu had to send someone to invite the real commander of the Zhou army, the privy envoy Tong Guan to arbitrate in the middle.
His reaction gave Xu Shiliu an excellent opportunity.
The vanguard cavalry of the Shunyi Army hurried with torches and arrived at the East Gate of Lin'an at the beginning of the Yin Dynasty (about three o'clock in the morning).
At this time, the city gate was already curfew, and the gatekeeper at the head of the city was frightened by the dense array of torches like a galaxy of stars.
The petty officer asked in a loud voice at the head of the city:
"Who is under the city?"
"We are the Great Zhou official army! Open the gates now! β
"It's curfew at this point! No one shall ...... Oh! β
With a scream, several soldiers rushed up, held down the gatekeeper, and slashed at the gatekeeper with their pocket knives.
A moment later, another voice sounded above the city: "Is it General Xu Shiliu Xu under the city?" β
"It's the last general!"
"My lord invites General Xu to enter the city!"
A moment later, the east gate of Lin'an City opened.
Bao Zheng's face, as black as the night, appeared in the gloomy city gate cave.
This famous minister, who has been known to Lin'an Mansion for more than ten years, has an excellent reputation among the people, and has always been impartial between the main battle lord and the two factions, bowed his hand to Xu Shiliu who was riding on a horse:
"Please general, save thousands of people, water and fire!"
"Don't worry, sir!" Xu Shiliu returned the salute to Bao Longtu on the horse, and then rode into the city!
As early as a few months ago, when the main battle faction was more and more inclined to use force to settle Qin Huizhi's cabinet, Xu Shiliu began to secretly contact Bao Zheng.
This famous minister has been the right to know Lin'an Mansion for a long time, and at the moment when the main force of the forbidden army came out of Lin'an to quell the rebellion, almost all the temporary defenders in Lin'an were second-rate armed forces such as Lin'an Ya Gong, and these people were also Bao Zheng's old subordinates.
Although this black-faced man was already at home because of his strong opposition to the Lord and the faction, his influence was still there, and as soon as he came forward, the city gate was naturally opened smoothly.
In the early morning of September 28, the 14th year of Jianxing.
Xu Shiliu Shuai Shunyi's entire army poured into Lin'an City and launched a mutiny!
Xu Shiliu personally commanded the cavalry to break through the forbidden city, and the first thousand-person infantry team to enter the city went straight to the mansion of Qin Xianggong with the help of the Ding family of the Wen Xiang Mansion.
The second group of infantry entering the city controlled the Lin'an Mansion with the cooperation of Bao Zheng, and the rest of the troops entered the city in turn, first controlling the other city gates, then going to the mansions of all the lords and officials to search and arrest, and then controlling the warehouses and other important places in Lin'an.