Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Pioneer (Part II)
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"Sir, there are three hundred cavalry blocking the way in front."
When Gu Zhenhua heard the report, he immediately showed a sneer, three of the four towns in Jiangbei were on his side, and only Liu Zeqing could stop him. This guy is not a good thing, Chongzhen asked him to lead the army to King Qin, but Liu Zeqing lied that he was injured, burned and looted all the way, and fled to Huai'an.
At first, Liu Zeqing catered to Qian Qianyi, Lu Daqi and others of the Donglin Party and supported King Lu's accession to the throne, and because of this, Shi Kefa asked Liu Zeqing to guard Yangzhou, responsible for blocking Ma Shiying and others, and buying time for the Donglin Party.
Of course, these are the norm in troubled times, and there is nothing to blame, but Liu Zeqing surrendered to the Manchus when the Manchus went south later, and became a shameful traitor.
Gu Zhenhua knew this very well, so he was not polite to Liu Zeqing.
"Break the captive, go up with two battalions, and wipe out all the cavalry on the opposite side!"
"Don't worry!"
Yue Poyu rushed out on horseback and rushed out with a battalion of cavalry like a whirlwind, these veterans of the Guanning army didn't take Liu Zeqing in their eyes at all, the border army was already stronger than the troops in the mainland, and the Guanning army was the leader of the border army, and they were all arrogant.
They didn't have any resemblance, and directly slammed into Liu Zeqing's troops like an arrow.
Yue Poyu rushed to the forefront, he brandished a machete, as if chopping melons and vegetables, killing and slashing, and the soldiers behind did not have any politeness.
Although they are both cavalry, the gap between the two sides is still too big, Yue Poyu and they all have armor, and the war horses are also first-class good horses, and the weapons in their hands are also more sophisticated.
In the face of the Shandong soldiers, it was almost a one-sided slaughter, the black arrows quickly penetrated the array, and the soldiers on both sides surged up like fans.
By the time the Shandong soldiers came to their senses, they were already in an encirclement, and their numbers were constantly decreasing. Seeing their companions fall off their horses one after another, these soldiers also felt fear in their hearts.
Run!
The Shandong soldiers turned around and ran, Yue Poyu led the men and horses to bite tightly behind, and did not let go at all, they pursued all the way, and went directly to the city of Yangzhou.
Liu Zeqing was still drinking and feasting in the city, he also heard that the prince was going south, so he naturally wanted to snatch the credit of the strategy, Shi Kefa asked him to garrison Yangzhou, and Liu Zeqing came without hesitation.
It's just that Liu Zeqing didn't expect Gu Zhenhua and them to be so fast, just last night, a subordinate just sent two Yangzhou thin horses, slender little girls, Chu Chu moving, Liu Zeqing was so carried away, he tossed all night. At three o'clock in the morning, this Liu Zongbing was still asleep, and two little girls lying next to his bed were covered in wounds, already dying.
"Dashuai, no, the thieves have come in!"
The shouting of his subordinates woke Liu Zeqing up all of a sudden, and he didn't care about anything, he hurriedly jumped up and put on his clothes indiscriminately.
"What's going on? Who dares to go to Yangzhou to spread wild? β
"Dashuai, we don't know, just now the cavalry brothers went to patrol, they were chased and killed, we opened the city gate to let the brothers into the city, but this group of people followed and killed."
"Rice bucket!" Liu Zeqing grabbed the placket of his subordinates and threw them out.
"Quick, prepare guns and horses, and follow me out."
Before Liu Zeqing could act, there was a shout of killing on the street, and Yue Poyu had already rushed in with his people, in fact, Yue Poyu didn't expect that he would enter Yangzhou so easily, it was like entering a no-man's land. He led the soldiers to slash and kill wantonly, and those Shandong soldiers fled in despair, and they were not vulnerable at all.
Killed until the official office, and finally a group of people rushed out, a general in his forties, with angry eyebrows, a heavy spear in his hand, and a group of personal soldiers around.
"Who are you to dare to go wild in front of this town?"
"An ** Yue is broken, those who know each other surrender quickly, otherwise there will be a dead end!"
"Boy, Grandpa Liu slaughtered you." Liu Zeqing urged the horse to rush up, and Yue Poyu was killed in one place, the two sides fought against each other, and the generals were against the generals, and the killing was not lively.
At this time, Gu Zhenhua and Ma Shiying and others chased all the way, and Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and Gao Jie also followed closely. These three people are all experts in leading soldiers, and when they passed through the battlefield, they saw corpses in one place, almost all of them were Shandong soldiers and Liu Zeqing's subordinates, and An ** suffered very few injuries, and it could even be said that they were negligible.
The fist is the truth, and even more so for those who lead the troops. In an instant, their views on Gu Zhenhua were completely different, An ** not only looked good, but also had more terrifying combat effectiveness, and he must not be an enemy of him.
"Lord Gu, An** is really strong in combat, which is admirable, admirable! With the help of Lord Gu, there will be no trouble for the crown prince to ascend the throne! Ma Shiying said with a smile: "Liu Zeqing is a wall-head grass, at this time, if you can fight for it, you still have to fight, and you shouldn't make more enemies." β
"Master Ma, I was reckless." Gu Zhenhua said: "Let's chase after us right away and see if we can convince Liu Zeqing, so as not to go against us." β
"That's nature."
They immediately chased after them, all the way to Yangzhou City, Ma Shiying, Huang Degong and others were all dumbfounded, they didn't expect An ** to be able to kill in the city, in fact, including Gu Zhenhua, they were also surprised, although Liu Zeqing is garbage, but it is not garbage to this kind of Cheng dΓΉ.
Gu Zhenhua took the lead and rushed into Yangzhou City, at this time the city had become a pot of porridge, and Liu Zeqing's subordinates fled one after another, running around like headless flies.
Gu Zhenhua and the others rushed all the way to the official office, the battle here was the most fierce, and Yue Poyu and Liu Zeqing were killed together. Liu Zeqing is also a fierce general, but he used too much force last night, and now his legs are still floating, and he and Yue Poyu, the little tiger, are desperate, and they actually fall behind.
"Look at the knife!"
Yue Poyu slashed at Liu Zeqing's head, Liu Zeqing hurriedly parried, but Yue Poyu turned out to be a false move, the blade was deflected, and it just hit Liu Zeqing's shoulder, and blood suddenly came out.
"Ahh Liu Zeqing screamed in pain and ran back, and all the family members rushed up, desperately trying to rescue.
At this moment, there was a sudden shout, like a thunderbolt from the sky.
"Stop!"
Gu Zhenhua led the men and horses to rush the two sides away, and when Yue Poyu saw Gu Zhenhua coming, he also hurriedly retreated, and at this time, Ma Shiying, Huang Degong and others also rushed over.
"Mr. Liu, don't come unharmed."
"It's you!" Liu Zeqing grinned in pain.
"Master Ma, what do you mean, why do you want to attack Liu's army, if you don't explain it, Liu will definitely agree!"
A burst of killing, the time was not long, but the loss was definitely a lot, Liu Zeqing was also injured, and he gritted his teeth with hatred.
"Mr. Liu, I want to ask you what you plan to do, we escorted the prince into Beijing, why are you stopping it here? Do you want to rebel? β
"Master Ma, you can't slander a good person, Liu was ordered by the Shi Pavilion Department to come to guard Yangzhou, but he was attacked for no reason, I must give Liu an explanation, otherwise I will never agree!"
Before Liu Zeqing's words were finished, he heard a horse neighing, and the big green horse jumped twice in a row, and Gu Zhenhua arrived in front of Liu Zeqing, and before Liu Zeqing could react, Gu Zhenhua stretched out his hand and put the seven-star sword on his neck.
Dozens of pounds of swords pressed heavily on his shoulders, and Liu Zeqing almost suffocated in an instant.
"You, what do you want to do, what is the sin of killing your colleagues in the same palace, don't you know?"
"Liu Zeqing, I advise you to be sober-minded, what is the purpose of Shi Kefa's letting you guard Yangzhou, you know better than me. The crown prince is the lord of a country, and his ascension to the throne is greater than the sky, so what does it matter if he kills you as a mere general soldier! β
As soon as Gu Zhenhua pressed the sword as he spoke, blood marks appeared on Liu Zeqing's neck. A strong murderous aura enveloped him, and Liu Zeqing suddenly seemed to be frozen, and he didn't dare to move.
"Master Ma, Liu doesn't dare to delay the crown prince's accession to the throne, what a sin this is, I can't afford it, you let this sword be withdrawn!"
"Ahem!" Liu Zeqing is also too cowardly, as soon as people show their swords, they cry and beg for mercy, is he still a martial artist!
"Liu Zongbing, this is the number one hero of our dynasty, in the hands of Liukou and Tartar, to ensure that the prince goes south safely, Kuang Fu Sheji, and the loyal and brave uncle Gu Zhenhua who covers the world."
Liu Zeqing hurriedly said: "Loyal and brave uncle, I have admired for a long time, and the lower officials are also loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, but the situation in front of me is like this, I really don't know where to go, and I ask the adults to point out a clear path, and the villain must swear to follow." β
Gu Zhenhua really hoped that Liu Zeqing would be able to say two cruel words, and then he directly slashed it with a sword, saving a scourge, how do you know that this guy's bones are so soft, Gu Zhenhua could only snort coldly and withdrew the sword.
Ma Shiying hurriedly said: "Mr. Liu, let's escort the prince to Nanjing, you should follow too!" β
"Alas!" Although Liu Zeqing has resentment in his heart, he is stronger than others, and if he follows Ma Shiying, he may be able to mix up with a meritorious hero, so he can only suppress his anger first.
The four towns of Jiangbei are all together, Gu Zhenhua and An ** are still acting as pioneers, Liu Zeqing is not an opponent, and the others are local chickens and dogs, not worth mentioning, the army is mighty and unimpeded, and he came directly to Yizhen.
"Sir, there is a guard of honor in front, what do you think should be done?"
When Ma Shiying heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Do you see clearly, who is the leader?" β
"There's a history on the flag."
Ma Shiying suddenly showed a smug smile: "It turned out that Shi Xianzhi came, but he was late!" Lord Gu, let's go meet Shi Kefa together. β
"I can't ask for it."
Gu Zhenhua had long been full of interest in this most famous hero of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and he urged the war horse to meet him with Ma Shiying.
Not far away, you will see a long royal guard of honor, stretching for several miles, jade chariot, guide cover, basin, dust, spit pot, horse, chair, umbrella cover, flag, Yue, star, lying melon, standing melon, my staff, imperial staff, leading staff...... And so on.
In front of the team, it was the Cabinet University Scholar, the military department Shangshu Shi Kefa. Seeing Gu Zhenhua and them rushing over, Shi Kefa was also taken aback.
Liu Zeqing, this bastard, why didn't he stop it!
Shi Kefa was angry, Ma Shiying was arrogant, the war horse ran in front of Shi Kefa, and laughed: "Brother Xian, it just so happens that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is short of a car, hurry up and leave it to me." β