Zuo Mengeng looked at the unstable Luyi City, and couldn't help but clench his teeth. He is only in his early thirties this year, compared to his father Zuo Liangyu, his figure is taller, but much thinner, although he is wearing family heirloom armor, but his military temperament is far less than Zuo Liangyu, a pair of delicate hands that are just like a woman keep rubbing, walking back and forth on the flat ground on the high slope, showing inner anxiety and restlessness.

More than 100,000 troops besieged this projectile city, but it took a whole day and a night, and there was no advance at all. There was no news from Nanjing, which made Zuo Menggeng's heart even higher.

In front of him is a big gamble, Zuo Mengeng and Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, Liu Kongzhao agreed to start in Henan and Nanjing at the same time, taking advantage of the intensification of the contradictions between the courtiers, the Jiangnan wealthy families and the gentry and Emperor Yixing, taking the opportunity to launch a mutiny, playing the banner of Jingnan hoe and traitor, and supporting the king of Baofu Zhu Yousong to ascend the throne.

With the strength of the Zuo family in Huguang, as long as the mutiny is successful, Zuo Mengeng will instantly become a first-class national nobleman who controls the soldiers and horses of the Jiangnan Imperial Court. This kind of thing, the British business has done, Shi Heng has done it, many people have done it, and now, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is the turn of the Zuo family.

It's a pity that Zuo Liangyu is too pedantic, and in the face of such an opportunity, he chose to give up. Zuo Mengeng was indignant about this, he knew that his father was afraid of nothing more than his reputation. But the old man didn't look at it, what kind of world is it now, and is reputation still so important? Once the power is in hand, you can turn black into white at any time, and the public opinion in the world is not determined by those in power!

For the sake of the Zuo family, but also for himself, Zuo Mengeng chose to wave the butcher knife at his father. Overnight, all the elders of the left army were charged, and all those who refused to obey Zuo Mengeng's orders were killed. Zuo Mengeng murderously broke into Zuo Liangyu's other hospital to recuperate, but before he could finish telling his intentions, Zuo Liangyu was already spurting blood from his angry mouth and died.

Zuo Mengeng breathed a sigh of relief, the biggest obstacle in front of him that prevented him from soaring into the sky was finally cleared by the bloodless blade.

So, he immediately drove more than 100,000 troops into Henan and launched an attack on Sun Chuanting. Emperor Yixing's greatest reliance was his Taishan old father-in-law, who was in charge of the army, and only by eliminating Sun Chuanting and the tens of thousands of troops under his command of the Northern Expedition could Nanjing act without restraint.

In order to guard against possible reinforcements of the Shandong army, Zuo Mengeng also sent some soldiers and horses to ambush on the traffic artery from Suizhou to Luyi, but what is surprising is that the Shandong army did not have the slightest movement, and it seems that the bloody battle being fought in Luyi has nothing to do with them.

This made Zuo Mengeng more confident. After all, Shandong Zhu Ping'an was the first hero to assist Emperor Yixing to ascend the throne, and he still had tens of thousands of strong troops in his hands, if he went south, then things would not be so easy.

Although the Shandong army remained silent, so that Zuo Mengeng could let go of his hands and feet to launch a fierce attack on Luyi, Sun Chuanting's department in Luyi City made Zuo Mengeng feel a little like crazy.

It's just that 20,000 remnants of the army without any supplies actually defended this small city for a whole day, Zuo Mengeng was so angry that he beheaded two generals who he thought were ineffective in battle.

But he also had to admit that the elites of the left army in the past were all buried by his father in Henan and Shanxi. Although there are 200,000 people in the left army at present, seven or eight out of ten are remnants of soldiers from all over the country that have been collected in the past two years.

"Did Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong send troops?" Zuo Mengeng suddenly remembered the two "companions" who conspired with him. Before, in his opinion, this great merit could not be shared with these two people no matter what, but at this time, he hoped that these two people could do their best to kill Luyi and help him.

"There hasn't been any movement in Shouzhou and Luzhou yet!" Zuo Mengeng's staff replied: "Marshal, these two people won't be directly into Nanjing, right?" ”

"No, it won't!" Zuo Mengeng was taken aback. Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong have always been two domestic slaves under the wing of the Zuo family. With their strength, they can never be compared with the Zuo family. But the words of the staff flashed through their minds, and at this time, it was obviously very possible for Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong to enter Nanjing. Although their strength was not enough to compete with the Zuo family, they were invincible near Nanzhili. As soon as the two of them enter the city of Nanjing, they will immediately become the focus, and there is no problem in controlling Nanjing.

In this way, wouldn't the first military general of Jingnan have no chance with him Zuo Mengeng at all?

"Oops!" Thinking of this, Zuo Menggeng's cold sweat trickled down. Could it be that he tried all kinds of schemes, but in the end, he couldn't make a wedding dress for others?

"No, we can't spend any more time under this Luyi City!" Zuo Mengeng suddenly came to his senses, "The top priority is to immediately eliminate Sun Chuanting's troops, and then turn south as much as possible to Nanjing to compete for the merit of supporting the establishment." The 200,000 troops of the Left Army, as long as they arrive in Nanjing, who else dares to underestimate them! ”

Thinking of this, Zuo Mengeng suddenly gained infinite courage and confidence, and immediately ordered to move his military tent forward two hundred steps, and he would personally command the army to attack the city.

Zuo Mengeng's handsome banner moved forward, which greatly boosted the morale of the left sergeants, and Zuo Menggeng's strict orders were conveyed to all departments and battalions, and the soldiers and horses of the left army flocked to Luyi City like a tide, and the thin city was swaying in the crowd of people besieging the city, and it was precarious.

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Hu Dawei and others were like mud cows into the sea, and once they went to Suizhou, they were never heard from again. The left army attacked the city day and night, and the city of Luyi had run out of food, and the soldiers began to kill horses to satisfy their hunger, but the stones, rolling wood, arrows and other things in the city had long been exhausted, and the city defense could collapse at any time.

Shi Kefa was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, constantly urging his subordinates to ask for help from the Shandong Army in Suizhou, but Sun Chuanting waved his hand in despair, "No need, Zhu Ping'an's meaning is already very clear, he wants us to defect, after arriving in Suizhou, join the Shandong Army, and there will be no more Northern Expedition Army!" ”

"If we don't do it in this way, let's defend Luyi to the death, even if the whole army is destroyed after the city is broken, he will not send a single soldier to the rescue!"

In the deserted hall, Shi Kefa sat back in his seat dejectedly, and said tiredly for a long time: "Uncle, give up Luyi, let's break out of the siege, and also leave a way for the soldiers in the city to live!" ”

Sun Chuanting smiled bitterly, "Although Zuo Mengeng is not as good as his father, he is not a wine bag and a rice bag. There are many sieges outside, only the troops outside the east gate are relatively thin, it is clearly a trap set by him, let me wait to break through from this, he will do his best to encircle and intercept! ”

"How about that!" Shi Kefa patted the book case heavily, "You can't sit in the city of sorrow, wait for Zuo Mengeng to enter the city!" ”

Sun Chuanting slowly stood up, and his eyes gradually became clear, "If the old man's expectations are good, Nanjing is already in chaos at this time." The old man has been running for the Ming Dynasty for half his life, and the battle of the Northern Expedition has just begun, but he has to give up in the middle of the road. I'm only worried about whether my majesty will be able to escape this catastrophe. I hope that the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty will bless and bless His Majesty and others to survive this catastrophe, otherwise, I will really have no hope of Zhongxing! ”

"Zuo Mengeng and the like, what they want is nothing more than the old man's head, since this is the case, the old man will give it."

Shi Kefa was taken aback, "Uncle, why are you like this, there are still Shandong soldiers and horses stationed in Suizhou right now." Although Zhu Ping'an was jealous of His Majesty, depressed and resentful, he was finally loyal to my Ming Dynasty. The fact that he has not responded to the traitor's rebellion so far is enough to prove that he does not want to go along with it. In this case, let's go to him, and if we have a chance in the future, we will seek military power! Uncle, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood! ”

Sun Chuanting replied bitterly: "Xianzhi, you don't know Zhu Ping'an and his people too much. Although this man is young, he is an immortal talent. Those thoughts of yours, he must have dealt with them a long time ago, and the saint used me to control the generals in the world, which Zhu Ping'an saw more thoroughly than anyone else. Since he left Nanjing, there has been no movement for these days, just to quietly accumulate strength. The old man heard that the turmoil outside the border is now caused by him, otherwise, the Manchu army will go south, and I will be self-defeating in the Ming Dynasty! ”

Zhu Ping'an lived in Suizhou, which was only a day's journey from Luyi, but he did not send rescuers, his intention was to remind the old man. Only by joining the Shandong Army, the old man will have a way to live, and His Majesty will use the old man to control him, and he will control the old man in turn, in other words, if the old man refuses to join the Shandong Army, then there is only a dead end! ”

As soon as the words fell, a soldier came outside the door to report that the south of the city had been captured by the left army, and a large number of left troops were flocking into the city.

Shi Kefa immediately stood up, and without saying anything, he called his own soldiers, planning to set up Sun Chuanting to find an opportunity to break through.

Sun appeared in court, but he pulled out his sword and pointed at everyone, "Don't do any more pointless disputes." The old man has made up his mind, Nanjing is in turmoil, and his wife and my family are inevitably more auspicious. The old man, as the uncle of Dingbei and the head of the country, can no longer stay out of the matter, and he must always be martyred for the country to fulfill the will of the courtiers! You don't all have to stay here and wait for death, it's better to break through quickly and find life! If you can rush out, you might as well go to Suizhou and help the old man bring a message to Zhu Ping'an. ”

"My Sun Chuanting has the intention to kill the thief and has no power to return to heaven, which is a lifelong regret. For the Northern Expedition, please ask General Zhu to do so! One day, if General Zhu can recover all the lost land and smash the Yellow Dragon, please place my Sun Chuanting outside the north gate of the Beijing Division, even if my Sun Chuanting is a ghost, I am willing to take care of the northern territory for the Ming Dynasty for the rest of my life! ”

Shi Kefa's hard persuasion had no effect, so he had to shed tears to bid farewell to Sun Chuanting.

In less than half an hour, the left sergeants swarmed into Sun Chuanting's office.

But I saw a person in the lobby covered in armor, sitting upright in the hall, and the left sergeant did not dare to enter, so he had to surround him layer by layer and inform Zuo Mengeng.

After a while, Zuo Mengeng, who was full of excitement, hurried over and led the guards into the lobby.

When he got closer, he found that although Sun Chuanting was sitting in the handsome position, there was a blur of flesh and blood around his neck, and the blood under his feet had flowed, obviously he had already killed himself for a long time. R1152