Chapter 217: The Final Battle of Jiangning Mansion (4)
Crossing the palace wall, Lin Renzhao hurriedly ordered the follow-up forbidden army to trot outside the Zhaoqing Palace, from here to the Zhaoqing Palace almost a quarter of an hour to trot, a quarter of an hour later, Lin Renzhao had already led his Runzhou Army and part of the forbidden army to the gate of the palace where the Zhaoqing Hall was located.
There was still no resistance, Lin Renzhao used the excuse of saving the driver, guarding the emperor's order, and the next moment, the palace gate was directly pushed open, and several forbidden army soldiers guarding the palace gate let Lin Renzhao and them under the order of the tiger talisman.
When he arrived outside the Zhaoqing Palace, Lin Renzhao saw all the officials of the Tang State standing outside the hall, among them, Han Xizai nodded to him and looked at him hopefully, while the rest of the ministers looked at Lin Renzhao, who was once a traitor, incredulously, and many people thought that Lin Renzhao was going to kill them, but they didn't say anything.
Then Lin Renzhao gave an order, directly with the tiger talisman to act, the Zhaoqing Hall outside the tight, the rest of the officials present did not speak, if Chen Qiao's character of the official was present, I am afraid that Lin Renzhao would have been scolded a dog, but it is a pity that Li Congqing went against the grain and eliminated some officials like Chen Qiao, the official's performance was calm and everything went smoothly, which surprised Lin Renzhao.
Lin Renzhao didn't say a word, and then ordered to open the copper lock on the Zhaoqing Palace, Lin Renzhao took out the key from the "inner attendant" who served Li Congqing, and then opened the door of the Zhaoqing Palace.
Lin Renzhao entered the hall alone, leaving Lin Jingmen, Lin Jingcheng and the soldiers of the forbidden army all guarding the door. Lin Renzhao walked to the dragon couch and saw that Li Congqing was covered with a thick satin brocade quilt, but his face was pale, without a trace of blood, so he was lying straight on the dragon couch, like a gossamer.
"Hmph, usurper villain!" Because Li Congqing is still a chess piece, Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei, explained everything on the way here, and this chess piece still has value for the Song Kingdom, so Lin Renzhao endured the idea of revenge, and ordered the forbidden army outside the house to be strictly guarded at the door.
At this moment, Han Xizai and Gong Shenyi walked in from outside the hall, and when they saw Lin Renzhao, they said, "General Lin, you are finally here." ”
Lin Renzhao nodded and said, "I have seen Han Shangshu and Gong Waizhi, His Royal Highness ordered me to enter the palace tonight, I don't know what those ministers outside the palace think?" ”
Han Xizai understood Lin Renzhao's worries, and at this moment he said: "General Lin is too careful, they will not pose a threat, if General Lin is not at ease, you can let them all stay in the side hall tonight, and wait for tomorrow." ”
Lin Renzhao said: "The gate of the capital division has not been opened yet, I am going to the city gate tonight, and the matter here will bother Han Shangshu and Gong Wai to control the two of you." ”
Han Xizai and Gong Shenyi said together: "Although General Lin can go with confidence, the two of us will definitely take care of it here." ”
Lin Renzhao bowed his hand, and then took part of the forbidden army out of the Zhaoqing Palace, out of the imperial city and went to the outer city.
After Lin Renzhao left, Han Xizai and Gong Shenyi tacitly began to prepare for the surrender of some officials.
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Lin Renzhao left the imperial city, and rode a white horse, and the rest of the generals such as Yu Yan also rode quickly to the city gate, and under the dark night, a large group of forbidden army soldiers had also approached the vicinity of the city tower, holding torches in their hands, like a long fire dragon, running towards the outer gate of Jiangning Mansion.
Lin Renzhao, Yu Yan, Ma Chengshun and others have rushed to the gate of the south of the city, the city gate in the distance is brightly lit, and the soldiers of the Tang Army are all guarding the city tower.
The general guarding the city suddenly saw that an army dressed in the service of the Tang Army Forbidden Army had caught up with the city tower, he hurried to the direction of these people, and several generals behind him saw many soldiers of the forbidden army coming, so they also rushed to Lin Renzhao and them from the city tower together.
Below the city tower, the soldiers of the Tang Army Forbidden Army holding torches have already caught up with the city tower, and on the opposite side are the guards guarding the south city gate.
The torches became clearer and clearer in their sight, and everyone could clearly feel a burst of scorching heat, this was indeed the Tang Army Forbidden Army, but for some reason, the Forbidden Army would suddenly come to the South City Gate tonight, it was the Minister of the Privy Council who gave the order to increase the troops. Perhaps, the guard guarding the south of the city did not know the other party's intentions.
Suddenly, the guard asked, "The imperial court has sent soldiers and horses, are they here for reinforcements?" ”
Lin Renzhao immediately took out a pair of tiger talismans from his pocket, and then shook them in front of the guards at the head of the city: "This is the tiger talisman for the transfer of troops, which was given to me by His Majesty personally, you have worked hard tonight, I am here to replace you as the general who guards the tower in the south of the city, you go to rest for two or three hours first." ”
The guard nodded, this is indeed the tiger talisman of the imperial court's troop transfer, he has seen it. The guards and soldiers they were guarding the entrance of the city tonight were all tired, and he was also a little tired, so he could take advantage of the change of guard to go back to the barracks to rest for a few hours.
He didn't suspect it, but did the tiger talisman in the general's hand, which shows that the role of the tiger talisman in the army is so sacrosanct, and the generals and soldiers who originally defended the city have all gone back to the barracks to rest.
Lin Renzhao saw that these teams had all gone to rest according to his instructions, and when their sight no longer appeared, under Lin Renzhao's orders, he asked his subordinates to order to open the outer city gate and put down the drawbridge on the moat, and then he personally rode to a wasteland outside the city with several generals such as Yu Yan and Ma Chengshun, and ordered some forbidden troops to guard near the city gate in case they were discovered.
At this moment, Lin Renzhao turned his head and looked at the tall city wall behind him, like a tiger standing on a dragon plate, close to the stone city, backed by the river, and pillow Zhongshan in the east, Jiangning Mansion is such a strong city, it is difficult to be breached in a short time, and the tight city gate, without leaking the slightest gap, is like an iron rooster, which can withstand the fierce attack of the enemy, fortunately, Lin Renzhao has the tiger talisman in his hand to transfer troops, and he can deploy the forbidden army at will, otherwise it will take more time and money to attack the city.
Lin Renzhao and the others sat down on their shoulders and had already gone out of the city gate and outside the city. Lin Renzhao raised his head, only a waning moon hung in the sky tonight, and a few shining stars were scattered scattered, and the breeze was blowing, which was very cool.
Lin Renzhao looked at it for a while, although this scenery looked very pleasant, but it was in wartime.
He looked up and saw that on both sides of the Qinhuai River not far from the city, there were troops of the Three Kingdoms stationed, and without saying a word, he asked the soldiers to order the soldiers to start taking out the fire folds, and after placing the fireworks, they immediately lit the fireworks.
In an instant, the sky was instantly covered by the petals of the fireworks, which fell from the sky and could be clearly seen from a radius of several miles.
At this moment, outside the city, the Song army, Wu Yue army and Han army lurking on the bank of the Qinhuai River have all seen the fireworks in the sky.
This firework is the signal to send troops, according to the instructions and the direction in which the fireworks are coming, this should be the south of the outer city of Jiangning Mansion.
The soldiers of the Three Kingdoms were already impatient, and under the unanimous orders of the commanders of the three routes, Cao Bin, Yang Xin and Qian Yu, the three roads were integrated, and the army quickly headed towards the direction of the south of the city.
In an instant, the cavalry and infantry were in order, and the generals on the side were instructed to walk lightly with weapons and weapons in the wasteland, in the dark night.
The earth is trembling regularly, a long flaming dragon from the bank of the Qinhuai River began to set off, has been running into the distance, if from a distance this group of soldiers is like an ant colony, very dense, as if swimming in the wilderness, fast running, the cavalry has been the first time to gradually approach the open south gate.
The Song army, the Wu Yue army, and the Han army had already approached the southern city gate, and then each left a small force to guard the city gate, and the rest of the soldiers rushed in and ran to the main roads in the city.
The flag-bearers of the armies of the three countries also planted the flags symbolizing their own countries on the tower of the South City Gate, forming a scenery with the flaming red torches.
For some reason, there were so many soldiers on the street at once, and their clothes were not as good as those of the Tang Army, and the sound of steps and weapons filled the entire long street, making it extremely noisy. The people of the Tang Kingdom, who had fallen asleep, were also woken up in the dark night, and they didn't know what was going on outside, only to see them secretly looking through the crack in the door.
To their surprise, the soldiers holding torches on the street were not wearing other weapons, and some literate people had clearly seen the words on their banners. They were Song, Wu Yue and Han, which made those people have an inexplicable fear, and after seeing everything outside, every household closed its doors and windows.
The military discipline of the Song army and the Han army was strict, and there was no fighting, kidnapping, or strong. treachery and other things that disturbed the order in the city, but the soldiers of Wu Yueguo went to make trouble. disturb the closed people of the city, and the houses of the rich merchants, and when they step into the houses of the people, they will be fowled. The matter of the beast caused the people to be angry and resentful.
Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Yang Xin, Li Hanqiong, Ding Deyu and others had already gone to the palace of Jiangning Mansion, while Lin Renzhao was halfway above and saw Wu Yueguo's army burning. Kill and rob. robbery and rape. When he witnessed all this, he immediately rode his horse and rushed over, and with a wave of a Pu knife in his hand, he slashed and killed several troublesome Wu Yueguo soldiers.
Several soldiers of Wu Yueguo trembled and said, "A good man spares his life." ”
Lin Renzhao did not sympathize, he was very disgusted with the soldiers and ruffians who bullied the people, and then he picked up the Pu knife, and then slashed it with a knife, and then slashed it with another knife,...... The ground was covered with blood and a few hideous heads that were rolling down and spurting blood, and a few cloth-clad people cowered in the corner, and saw a general come to their rescue, and thanked him.
"Don't be afraid, I've killed them, and you're safe." Lin Renzhao yelled, these people are doing evil, burning, killing and looting, killing them is considered to be dirty his own hands, even if he is investigated in the future, he Lin Renzhao has a clear conscience.
At this time, suddenly, several soldiers from Wu Yueguo rushed over, and when they saw that Lin Renzhao had killed several soldiers in their camp, these people immediately shouted, "Who are you?" Why kill people at will? He took out the weapon in his hand and began to slash Lin Renzhao.
Lin Renzhao said bluntly: "The Sprinkle family is Lin Renzhao, they rob the people, and they are promiscuous. Sons and daughters, I have already violated military regulations, and I am just executed on the spot. ”
These were all fresh soldiers, and they couldn't hold their own weapons, so after Lin Renzhao killed three or four soldiers who were wrongdoers, the remaining seven or eight people wanted to retreat in fear.
"Lin Renzhao, I'll go to the lord of the country to sue you." At this moment, the rest of the Wu Yue soldiers who had fled immediately rushed to Wu Yue Kingdom. On the side of the main army.
A few fish that slipped through the net would also become an excuse to be attacked, Lin Renzhao calmed the frightened people a little, and then turned his horse's head and went to the fish that slipped through the net, he didn't want to cause trouble for King Wei at this juncture.
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