Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Storm and the Storm (14)
The imminent war was so dissipated by Gao Qiqian, but the shouting and killing in the city continued, Gao Qiqian was in high spirits, and when he entered the city, he glanced at Lu Zhenfei, but he didn't pay attention to it, just shouted: "Quick, if the rebels are committed, follow me to the rescue!" β
A city is safe, but in the hands of a dead eunuch, Lu Zhenfei can't cry or laugh.
However, the current crisis has not been completely resolved, and the generals of the Eastern Army outside the city are just intimidated by the power and prestige of Gao Qiqian in the past.
At that moment, the surname Suo took advantage of the fact that the soldiers and horses outside the city were still ignorant, and Gao Qiqian took away the deputy general who could take charge of the matter, Lu Zhenfei went down to the city as the governor of the military gate, personally supervised the soldiers and horses outside the city to return to the military camp in turn, and then rode back and forth to inspect to see if there was any noise and trouble, and once he found it, he immediately sent someone to arrest and behead him...... He stayed outside the city for a long time, cutting off dozens of heads, and finally took advantage of the instability of the people's hearts and the inability of the eastern army to join forces, and completely stabilized the situation outside the city.
And the battle situation in the city was also completely reversed by the addition of the new force brought by Gao Qiqian and Chen Mingxia!
Liu Zeqing's department, the original psychological advantage is that there are many people on his side, and the other party has few people after all, and it is surrounded by his own army, so he has been defeated again and again, and he can gather again after being scattered.
And as soon as he reached the heights, he clearly announced that the prince was in the city, and everyone rebelled...... This group of soldiers and horses, murder and looting, silver wives and daughters, and even killing local magistrates, but they did not have the courage to openly rebel and kill the emperor or crown prince.
This psychological weakness was quickly caught and exploited, and after the merger of Gao Qiqian and the East Palace, Zhu Cihong also changed into the crown crown clothes he was wearing, and the Yishan crown was matched with the four dragon red robes, this kind of prince regular clothes were actually not often worn by Zhu Cihong when he was in the palace...... Although it's not a leather beam crown, it's still too pretentious.
With Zhu Cihong's original surname, he would rather wear big pants and slippers more comfortably...... However, the effect of wearing it at this time is very good...... Everywhere he went, the town marker of the Eastern Army, who had already felt that the defeat had been achieved, immediately abandoned his weapons and surrendered, and trembled, lying on the way, even if the most vicious town marker did not have the courage to make a move on the crown prince, and when the overall situation prevailed, Zhu Cihong appeared as the prince again, instead of waving the knife forward, the overall situation had already been decided.
In the end, the Liu brothers retreated to a salt merchant in the city, a large family, the eaves arched, and the wall was also built very tall and thick, and more than 100 soldiers and generals hid the Liu brothers in it, which was a trapped beast.
Zhu Cihong rode a horse, surrounded by thousands of soldiers and horses, all of them were miscellaneous, but they were all very high-spirited, at this moment, the situation reversed, Zhu Cihong shouted towards the closed gate: "General Liu, those who don't know are not guilty." Come out now, and I won't sin against you. β
"Is the prince a fool?" There was silence in the doorway for a while, and Liu Zeqing said in a long voice: "Your Highness came to Huai'an Mansion City and suddenly led his troops to attack the ministers, is it to talk and laugh with the ministers?" β
He was so single, Zhu Cihong was dumbfounded, thought about it, and said: "Liu Zeqing, it is not too much to be punished for your crime." Not to mention that you have disobeyed the order several times, and you have violated the yin and yang, just say that you are stationed in Huai'an, and you are alone here for a few days, and you don't know how many times you have seen it in secret...... Which of your brothers is not in a blood debt...... Well? You say, is it wrong to say alone! β
"Your Highness, leading troops in troubled times, who is not this bird? Looking at the world, which one has good military discipline? β
Zhu Cihong choked and wanted to say: Li Chuangjun has a good discipline...... But think about Li Zicheng after entering Beijing, he heard that military discipline was corrupt, although I don't know if it's true or not...... So of course, there is no need to mention this, he couldn't imagine that Liu Zeqing was still so stubborn, he was furious at the moment, and shouted: "If you surrender, you will not die, and you will be alone, if you don't surrender, you should be alone, why can't you?" β
When I heard the last sentence, I was silent for a while, and I could avoid death, although I knew that this was false, but people were all evil and wanted to live, once there was hope, I was afraid that there were few who could get up.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Minister Xu Zhen is willing to surrender!"
"The minister is also willing to surrender!"
"Are you dead? Stick here, wait for the changes outside, there will always be soldiers I bring who will not be convinced, and we will still have a glimmer of life when the time comes, and if we go out now, we must die...... Ouch, you ......"
Liu Zeqing himself understands very well that the words of luring surrender are just that the prince wants to save some trouble, and the right people are slashing each other, and there are many killings, and looking at the prince's arrangement, he has long planned to annex his own soldiers and horses. It is said that the prince is reckless and divided, which is simply nonsense, but it is this method that he didn't expect at all, so he actually succeeded in one shot, and it is really itchy to hate when he thinks about it.
Now stick to the help, there is still a glimmer of life, or after dark, find a way to break through, this will open the door and surrender, it is really the birthday star who is afraid of a long life.
But he thought clearly, but unexpectedly, the generals around him, and even his own brother chose to betray and surrender at the first time, and for a while, there was obvious chaos, and after a while, Liu Zeming's face was revealed, as if he was forcibly escorted, and the panda whose face was beaten was also like.
Soon, the door opened, and a young and handsome young general had a bloody face and shouted: "Your Highness, the minister Xu Zhen has surrendered, and he also took Liu Zeming, please don't kill the minister!" β
"Phew,!"
Although it was the result of his own inducement, Zhu Cihong still snorted.
Without waiting for his orders, Wei Yue and the others had already killed them, and there were still some diehards resisting inside, but they were not in an array, and there was no morale, and they were all slashed by the military attachΓ©s who were heavily armored all over their bodies, and then there was an incessant bang, obviously all the town standard soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.
"Holy...... Finally succeeded......"
When he walked up the steps, Zhu Cihong felt that his feet were also weak.
If Yanjing broke through the siege, he knew the process of history anyway, and it was more difficult at the beginning, but after getting the money and manpower, he felt that it was not too difficult to break through and go south. After all, he even knew the route, time, generals, and troops of the army clearly, so although he was afraid, he was not confused.
But when I came down from the sea, I really felt at a loss. Geography, people, and even the environment all have a sense of difficulty. From Shandong to Huai'an, the risk of taking troops is much greater than in Yanjing, and even when he was pursued by Luo Hu and Li Shuangxi, he did not have this sense of confusion or even panic.
When everyone persuaded him to leave, he also wanted to run away a few times, but when it came to the end, he relied on a crazy energy to survive, and now in retrospect, the situation on this day was really dangerous!
Moreover, as the crown prince, it is another time to slash people with a knife and fight with others, thinking about it, Li Shimin is also a light cavalry reconnaissance, and the opportunity to really do it with people is very rare...... "How is Liu Zeqing?" β
Because of the temporary confusion of emotions, Zhu Cihong did not feel too proud, such a behavior made people feel stable and generous, and everyone present was not very good, but Liu Konghe and the generals of the Eastern Army who chose to stand on the side of the prince all felt very relieved.
"At the right time, he stopped everyone from opening the door and surrendered, and was slashed by someone taking advantage of the chaos, and now he is lying on the ground, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive."
"Oh, I'll come and see him."
A historical celebrity was lying in front of him like this, although he was a criminal villain, but when Zhu Cihong saw that Liu Zeqing still had blood coming out of his body, and his face had turned earthy gray, he still felt a little strange, he stepped forward, squatted down, and asked, "Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?" β
"At the beginning, the minister was a disciple of the incense smeller, but he just wanted to have a good time in a few days. Later, he became an officer and soldier, that is, Tu's wealth, and now that he has enough, he has enjoyed the blessings he deserves, and he has killed a lot of people, what else is there to say? β
"You're still confessing."
"Your Highness is very powerful today...... With His Royal Highness here, I think Daming will be prosperous...... The minister is a person who cannot be redeemed for a hundred deaths, but I just ask Your Highness not to be embarrassed by my family and subordinates. β
"This is natural."
"That's right!" Liu Zeqing's dim eyes suddenly brightened, he thought about it, and said with a difficult breath: "Your Highness, be careful of Dongyu, be careful of the yellow finch behind." β
This guy is worthy of being a general who has commanded the army for many years, and he has competed with Houjin on the front line, so when he was dying, he may have been kind in his words, and he actually said a decent and serious word.
Zhu Cihong silently did not answer, and after he got up, Liu Zeqing had already lost his breath.
"The minister knocks to see His Highness!"
"His Highness Chitose!"
"The ministers deserve death, please forgive your highness!"
As soon as Liu Zeqing died, the courtyard knelt down and pressed the people in the dark, most of them were ordinary Zhenbiao soldiers, all of them were old and very elite, and they were said to have ensured the Liu brothers many times to retreat and collect the soldiers and horses, it was such a group of people.
In addition, there are dozens of Liu Zeqing's henchmen and generals, from the rank of chief soldier to the deputy chief soldier, deputy general, and staff general, standing in half of the courtyard.
Then there are Liu Zeqing's cronies, who are spineless literati, trembling at this time, and Liu Zeming and other relatives and generals are lying on the ground, waiting for the hair to fall.
Of course, you can't wipe out all of Liu Zeqing's cronies in the city for a while, but if you can use them, I'm afraid they are all here.
As soon as Liu Zeqing died, there was silence inside and outside the compound, Zhu Cihong thought for a while, and proclaimed: "Zhenbiao pro-soldiers, all of them are exempt from death and are not guilty, and those who are willing to be soldiers and eat food will stay, and I will be properly settled." Generals, go to Liu Konghe and wait there. Liu's relatives, women and children choose a place to settle, and the man ......"
He was groaning, seeing Lu Zhenfei hurrying over, he smiled and said, "The man of the Liu clan will be handed over to the governor, how to deal with it, and wait and see." β
This kind of disposal is naturally very different from the promise of Shicai, but people are like fish on the board, and Liu Zeming and other Liu relatives have resentment in their eyes, but they are still honestly escorted away by the Fubiao sent by Lu Zhenfei.
"Your Highness," Feng Kaizhang was very straightforward, and asked directly: "Liu Zeqing, the right talent, begged for their lives, didn't His Highness say that it was natural ......?"
"I mean, naturally." Zhu Cihong smiled and glanced at Feng Kaizhang, and said softly: "Liu Zeming's guy doesn't know how many bad things he has done in Huai'an, don't kill him and complain, okay?" β
In fact, Zhu Cihong is only half of what he said, the Liu family has a lot of people in the army, and their strength and prestige are far above that of foreign generals, if they don't eradicate and kill a batch, how can they swallow it with confidence? And Liu Zeqing's henchmen can also find an excuse to kill a group of ...... "Yes, the minister understands!" Feng Kaizhang suddenly realized, took a step back, and said no more, at this moment, he seemed to understand something, but he didn't want to understand anything.
(To be continued)