Chapter Seventy-Seven: Pukou City
"General, it's done!"
Luo Haichao nodded and waved his hand, indicating that he knew. He looked at the woods on the side of the road, and then looked back at the north, sometimes sad and angry, sometimes ashamed, sometimes sentimental, for a long time, shook his head, took the reins of the horse, turned around and rode away, more than ten people behind him hurriedly followed, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a puff of smoke and dust was raised on the official road......
In the woods, there were several pairs of eyes staring at Luo Haichao's back, silent.
"General, is Luo Haichao's words credible?" The diminutive man in black spoke first, his voice a little stiff, as if he didn't speak often.
"It should be credible, if he betrays us, there will inevitably be guards around us, but the nearby sentinels have not reported back, indicating that no one is following Luo Haichao, and no one is lurking nearby, so it should be credible."
"Then," the dwarf hesitated, "are we going to do it tonight?" ”
"You have to do it," the slightly taller man in black turned his head sharply, staring at the dwarf's eyes and said, "This is the last chance, once he crosses the river and returns to the capital, it will be all over, and we will all die without a place to bury." ”
"However, I am still a little worried......"
"Hehe, now that he only has 10,000 guards by his side, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, doesn't General Akamatsu even dare to give it a try?"
Hearing the ridicule in the other party's tone, the Japanese general had a calm face, as if he hadn't heard it, and he arched his hand to the east: "General Li, Akamatsu Yoshino is already a dead man, how can he be greedy for life and afraid of death?" In the next time, they are all the elites of the Yamato nation, all of whom are dead soldiers with one as ten, and it is easy to break the Ming Emperor's guards. But I hope that when the time comes, you will keep your promises, cancel the requisition against our country, and provide our country with the latest shipbuilding technology. ”
"There is no problem with this, the conquest of the Japanese is the emperor's willful will, as long as he dies, the new emperor will restore the ancestral system of Emperor Taizu, and will not use troops against you's 'non-conscripted country'."
"Okay, let's go and arrange it here, and attack the Ming Emperor's camp tonight!"
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Looking at the back of Akamatsu Yoshinori, a sneer appeared on Li Jinglong's face: "These Japanese people, barbarians like dogs, dare to negotiate terms with their own country, if it weren't for the situation, how could you be presumptuous?" Sooner or later, I want you to look good! However, Zhu Yunwen, since you don't let me live well, then I will die, and I will bite off a layer of your skin! As he spoke, Li Jinglong looked to the north, his face full of hideousness.
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Jiangbei, Pukou City.
In order to ensure the safety of the Beijing Division, according to the usual practice, the ships of the Naval Division were not allowed to stay on the north shore at night, and all of them had to sail to the south shore. But now, in order to welcome the emperor's holy drive back to Beijing, Pukou City has also become a temporary camp for the Yangtze River sailors.
Pukou City is also known as "Puzikou City", in the early years of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang inspected Jiangbei and found that Pukou topography "strangles the north and south, clamps Jianghuai", is the natural barrier of Yingtianfu, so he ordered the construction of Pukou City. Pukou City is two kilometers in circumference, built by the mountain and water, the circumference of the city wall is about 16 miles, there are five gates in total, the foot of the top mountain in the west, the Jinwang Mountain in the east stands near the river, the enemy building is towering, it adds the majestic momentum, especially in the middle of the enemy platform, stands majestically on the top of Puzi Mountain, pitches up the river sky, becomes the first scenic spot in the north of the river.
Luo Haichao and his party called open the north gate and drove south along the main road. After a short time, they came to the vicinity of the drum tower in the center of the city, and the northeast corner of the drum tower was the command of the Pukou Zhongwei, and the temporary sailor yamen of Luo Haichao was also located here. When he arrived at the yamen, Luo Haichao frowned slightly, he found that the security nearby seemed to be a lot stricter, but after thinking about it, he was relieved, tomorrow the emperor will board the ship from here, if the security is loose, it will be abnormal!
"Brother Luo, you're back, I've been waiting for you, brother!"
Just as he was thinking about it, a rough voice came from the door, and a man with a full beard, five big and three thick men came out of it, and a pair of big fan-like hands slapped on Luo Haichao's shoulder, and Luo Haichao's armor rattled. Luo Haichao frowned, he couldn't stand Tan Ju's rudeness, but he also knew the other party's personality, so he had to smile bitterly: "Brother Tan, be light, it's so late, what are you waiting for me to do?" ”
"Do what?" Tan Ju was stunned for a moment, staring at Luo Haichao with a pair of big copper bell-like eyes, and then pointed to the north and said: "Tomorrow the emperor will cross the river, the defense of Pukou City and the arrangement of the sailors, we can't discuss, okay?" General Geng has already issued a strict order, there must be no slackness, brother, I still want to live for a few more years! The last time the King of Taiwan and King Ji were merciful, and he did not pursue it, if there is another mistake, I, my brother, will have to be copied and beheaded! ”
"Oh, too, it's still my brother's thoughtfulness!" Luo Haichao suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "Thank you brother for reminding me, then let's discuss it well." ”
"Well, okay!"
The two entered together and led the guards to the main hall. Along the way, Tan Ju was elated, his saliva was flying, and when he talked about seeing him during the day, his eyebrows flew and danced, laughing from time to time, and patting Luo Haichao's shoulder from time to time; Luo Haichao had something in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it, so he had to deal with it reluctantly, so he didn't notice that the guards in front of the main hall had changed, and his guards were slowly separated by Tan Ju's guards, getting farther and farther away from him.
The main hall was lit with high candles, which shone like day. Luo Haichao had just entered the door, but found that there was a person sitting on the main seat, holding a book in his hand and studying carefully, and a little general sitting next to him, his face was sinking like water, staring at him tightly. Luo Haichao couldn't help but feel bad, and subconsciously wanted to withdraw, but was pushed hard by Tan Ju behind him, and couldn't help but stumble, and shook a few times before standing up. And the person on the main seat also put down the book, looked up at Luo Haichao, and shouted: "Come on, take down Luo Haichao!" If there are those who resist, shoot and kill! ”
With an order, countless armor soldiers poured out of the chambers on both sides, holding spears and crossbows; Torches were also lit in the courtyard, and a large number of archers appeared on the high walls, surrounding Luo Haichao and his guards. Caught off guard, Luo Haichao and his guards didn't have time to resist at all, so they were arrested one after another, and the whole process was clean and neat, only two guards who didn't know what to do were stabbed to death indiscriminately.
Luo Haichao knelt on the ground, calmed down, and said in a loud voice: "General Zhang, what do you mean by this?" Haichao is not guilty, please check it out! As he spoke, Luo Haichao hit his head on the ground, making a loud noise, and blood quickly oozed from his forehead, but he still didn't stop.
"Okay," the person on the main seat snapped, but didn't pay attention to Luo Haichao, but turned to the young man beside him, and arched his hand: "General Qu, Luo Haichao has been captured, I don't know what to do?" ”
"General Zhang, you are the emperor's own general Fubo, this Luo Haichao plotted against the sky, and the crime cannot be punished, but the most important thing at this moment is to find out the rebel party of the Yangtze River Water Division, and the Yangtze River Water Division will be controlled by credible people, and tomorrow the emperor will cross the river and return to Beijing, and there is no room for the slightest mistake!"
"Yes, the Admiral understands!"
Zhang Rong nodded, turned his head and said, "Suppress Luo Haichao, strictly guard it, and don't allow anyone to approach." Also, General Tan,"
"The last general!"
"Most of the generals of the Yangtze River Navy Division are in the city, this general ordered you to immediately send someone to capture them, and no one can escape, if there is a resistant, kill him!"
"Yes!"
"Xiao Tongqian!"
"The last general!"
"You immediately take people to the warships of the Yangtze River Naval Division, sail all the warships downstream, and if the generals on board resist, they will be killed!"
"Yes!"
"He Pingyou!"
"In"
"General Ben ordered you to lead the Fujian Navy Division to guard the river, and no one is allowed to approach the dragon boat, and those who come close will be killed!"
"Yes!"
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After some orders, everyone took the order and left, and for a while, the army of the Central Guard of Pukou City was dispatched one after another to arrest the officers of the Yangtze River Water Division. After a short time, the warships on the river also began to move, only the dragon boats on the river floated on the riverside, and the boats were full of brocade guards, and no one was allowed to approach.
It is impossible for Li Jinglong and Chi Songyi to know all this, because they dare not approach Pukou City, and at the same time, they can't take care of their backs, their target at the moment is the emperor's imperial camp near Tangquan!