Daming Honghua for three years.

Half a year has passed, and it is the hot and humid summer of Gyeonggi again.

Half a year was calm.

But the dark tide is surging.

The prince Zhu Hongfeng healed the scar and forgot the pain, and began to be triumphant again, and even claimed to have fought (although he did not win).

He no longer provoked the nobles and foreign courts, but fought with them hotly.

The outer court and the inner court were clearly distinguished, and internal fighting began again.

In the past, the emperor was on the side of the inner court, but obviously now the emperor is on the side of the outer court.

They always asked the forbidden army to break out of the pass, and Liu Xingchao, the head of the inner court, still said: "They will die when they enter the Tongguan; If you don't enter, you won't be able to row the two rivers on the expedition. ”

The forbidden army is only 1 million, and the two rivers are 600,000 square kilometers and a population of more than 500 million. If the two rivers fight to the last man, the forbidden army will shed its skin if it does not die.

What's in it for the Praetorian Army? Not only do you have to die, but your equipment also has to be consumed. The Royal Arsenal is just that building, and the output is just that. When the forbidden army is consumed, other forces will rise.

So the emperor and the foreign dynasty had other ideas.

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Although the emperor and Zhao Zhengbao signed a peace agreement, in the words of the imperial court - it was only "a piece of paper".

When they were ready, the two rivers would still have to be placed directly under the emperor's rule.

It's like this all over the country, why do you want to be special in Lianghe?

To the east of Gyeonggi Province is Tongguan, and outside Tongguan is the Central Plains Province and Shanxi Province.

Tongguan was the only exit, but now the exit was blocked by the Lianghe Army outside.

Although the peace agreement between the imperial court and Lianghe stipulated that "no additional troops shall be allowed", the imperial court has been secretly transferring troops to Gyeonggi.

Gyeonggi and Xiliang are connected, so the Xiliang army can come directly.

Xiliang and Liaoxi bordered, so the Liaoxi army came to Gyeonggi through Xiliang.

Liaodong bordered Liaoxi, so the Liaodong Army also reached Gyeonggi after several months of trekking.

The Shanxi army crossed the Yellow River into Gyeonggi.

The armies of the provinces south of the Yangtze River really could not enter, and only a small part of them came in through Qianzhou and Sichuan, over the mountains and mountains, and across the rivers and rivers.

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After more than half a year of preparation, the Royal Army at this time is finally extremely powerful!

Emperor Zhu Honghua looked down from his palace, 10 million troops fluttered with flags and the army shook the sky!

From south to north, these armies were: Gyeonggi Infantry, Western Liang Cavalry, Liaoxi Cavalry, Liaodong Cavalry, Shanxi Infantry, and the rest of the provincial infantry.

Even if they fight a few of them, they can beat the two rivers army down.

When these armies were almost ready, the imperial court began to discuss specific plans for attack.

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The first is the choice of commander-in-chief.

Before the ministers could discuss it, Emperor Zhu Honghua first named himself a "rebellious general", so he became the commander-in-chief.

He immediately appointed Zhu Hongfeng, the prince, as deputy commander-in-chief.

Then there is the candidate for the forward general.

Although victory was guaranteed by so many troops, the forward general led the troops to launch the first wave of attacks, and the forward army could suffer heavy losses or even be completely annihilated.

Hearing that the emperor was going to discuss the selection of the vanguard general, the ministers either did not speak, or recommended their rivals.

At this time, the prince Zhu Hongfeng stepped forward and said, "I recommend Li Hongguang!" ”

I thought the name was so familiar, but I couldn't remember it for a while.

The ministers had never heard of it at all, and they all looked confused.

The prince said: "Li Hongguang has made outstanding achievements in battle, and he will definitely be able to defeat the thief army." ”

Prime Minister Li Guozhong and others next to him all nodded yes.

The emperor said, "Well, that's him." Xuan He entered the palace. ”

A man came in right away.

Obviously, the fools saw that this was discussed by you in private, and pretended to let the ministers discuss it!

I knew that man—the gladiator slave from two years ago, the only one of the thousands of gladiator slaves who existed.

I later learned that after I persuaded him, he soon joined the Chang'an Army.

He was cruel and murderous, and he was promoted step by step by killing (regardless of whether it was to kill bandits or people), and soldiers, squad leaders, company commanders, platoon commanders, and regiment commanders were promoted all the way to brigade commanders, and currently have 5,000 soldiers under his command.

He looked at the emperor—I even saw him look at me—and said, "Li Hongguang has been pardoned by the emperor, and there is no retribution in this life, and he will definitely die for his life!" ”

The Emperor smiled happily and said, "What a strong, faithful man! We will surely sweep away the rebels and reclaim the two rivers! ”

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On July 20, the third year of Honghua of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Honghua issued an imperial decree to dismiss Zhao Zhengbao from his position as "Governor of the Two Rivers" and ordered him to immediately wear shackles to Beijing to confess his crimes.

Of course Zhao Zhengbao is not stupid, so he won't come.

He also killed the emperor's messenger - according to the information of the forbidden army, the messenger was killed by the prince, blaming Zhao Zhengbao.

The emperor was furious and drove the expedition himself.

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The army came to Tongguan.

Tongguan is actually a huge city wall, bordering the Yellow River Grand Canyon in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south. The Yellow River, which flows down from the sacred mountain, comes from north to south, but turns a right-angle bend north of Tongguan, and the mighty Yellow River washes the loess and washes hundreds of millions of tons of soil down.

The Qinling Mountains in the south of Tongguan towered into the clouds, because it was too high, the snow on the top of the mountain did not melt all year round, and it looked from afar, like a white cloud in the sky.

Tongguan is located between the great corner of the Yellow River and the Qinling Mountains.

The walls of Tongguan are made of reinforced concrete, and legend has it that they were built together with the Imperial Palace.

The city wall is more than ten meters high, more than ten meters wide, and the length reaches ten kilometers. On the ten-kilometer city wall, dozens of large iron gates are distributed in turn.

These doors have been closed for months.

There are also two straight railroad tracks at one of the holes, and a train stops at the doorway. The other entrance is the Imperial Road, which also leads straight to the horizon.

However, the railways and imperial roads of the two rivers were all demolished by Zhao Zhengbao - the railways and imperial roads were originally used by the Chang'an court to suppress rebellion, can he not dismantle them?

Tongguan is a royal forbidden area, guarded by the royal forbidden army, and no one is allowed to approach.

I don't understand that with such a strong fortification, it can also scare those people in the court like that? Even if there is no one to guard it, the army outside will not be able to turn it over. The Two Rivers Army did not have much weaponry.

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The rebel army came to the bottom of Tongguan.

The emperor and the prince came to the largest iron gate in the center, and the forbidden army under the gate gave them a military salute.

People came under the gate.

Under the main door there is a metal console with various buttons, just like the buttons inside a car or tank.

The Emperor said, "Let's go." ”

Liu Xingchao, the head of the inner court, stepped forward. A personal guard next to him was holding a black suitcase, and the guard handed the suitcase to Liu Xingchao.

Liu Xingchao carefully placed the suitcase on the operating table. He touched his neck and pulled out a string, which turned out to have a key hanging around his neck. He took out a key, inserted it into the side keyhole of the suitcase, and opened it.

Everyone craned their necks to look at him.

There were also a lot of keys in the suitcase. Liu Xingchao took out a key, looked at it carefully, and then inserted the key into a keyhole on the console, and he turned half a circle. He pressed a red button on the worktop again.

The ground began to tremble, accompanied by a low roar, then a creaking sound. Dozens of gates slowly opened.

The iron gate was slowly raised, like the sluice gates of a reservoir.

Li Feiyu said to us proudly: "The key was left by the Senate, and it is said that the palace and Tongguan were made by the Senate. This kind of high-level gadget can only be controlled by the Forbidden Army. ”

Among so many people, only Liu Xingchao, the head of the inner court, looked sullen.

It's easy to understand. Originally, the forbidden army still wanted to be in the limelight, but this time the imperial army robbed all the achievements!

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Dozens of doors open synchronously.

Now, the western provinces of the Ming Dynasty are reconnected with the eastern provinces, and they are connected by dozens of gates more than ten meters wide.

Emperor Zhu Honghua stood on the armored car, majestic.

That armored car has been modified, not a constant cuboid, but an opening on it, with the occupant directly exposed.

The emperor wore a golden royal army uniform, a steel helmet wrapped in gold thread, and black military boots.

His chest is full of military medals (he himself issued it to himself, rewarding him for his military merits since becoming a "rebellious general"), his left waist is equipped with a golden pistol, and his right waist is pinned with the first artifact of the Ming Dynasty, "Yitian Sword".

The prince Zhu Hongfeng sat on the armored car next to him, similar to his brother, except that he was fatter, and he did not have the "Heavenly Sword" on his waist.

The Emperor's hand touched the Heavenly Sword at his waist.

His hand gripped the hilt of the sword.

Everyone looked at the emperor.

The Heavenly Sword is a national artifact, a holy weapon more than tens of thousands of years ago. For more than tens of thousands of years, the royal family has accompanied them from Tubo to Sichuan, from Sichuan to Gyeonggi, and the Heavenly Sword has accompanied them. Whenever the divine will changed, the royal family against the gods could not pull up the Heavenly Divine Sword, so a new royal family took its place. For more than 10,000 years, the royal family and the dynasty have changed many times, but the Heavenly Sword has not changed, and the gods have not changed.

Everyone looked at the emperor.

People are wondering if the royal family is still blessed by the gods.

The Heavenly Sword was slowly drawn, and the blade of the sword came out of its scabbard little by little, and the sunlight reflected the golden light.

People looked at it from afar, and the Heavenly Divine Sword seemed to be a great thing comparable to heaven and earth, and people were full of only one sword, and everyone was impressed by its divine charm!

The Emperor raised his Heavenly Sword.

Really!

The gods are still protecting the Ming royal family!

Behind him, hundreds of officials, soldiers, civilians, and 10 million royal troops cheered.

The cars honked, the trains honked, the horses neighed, and the people shouted!

The shouts near shook people's ears, and the distant roar shook people's hearts.

Countless units of royal infantry stood in front of the door.

They were all dressed in yellow-green uniforms, green military caps, and green galoshes. They were all shaved and looked extremely capable; Their faces are painted with black and green oil paint, which looks murderous; They were screaming, the muscles in their faces bulging.

These are the children of the Ming Dynasty who are in their youth, the loyal children of the Ming Dynasty, and the children of the Ming Dynasty who have unlimited hope!

The Emperor brandished his Heavenly Sword and shouted, "Attack!" ”