Section 45 The situation changed abruptly, and the Zheng and Zhou dynasties went to war

Zheng Kezang's sudden arrival, coupled with Sun Lei's rebellion, made the situation above the court suddenly change, and the ministers all hung their heads low, silent, and there were many people with weak hearts. The ministers knew very well in their hearts that Mrs. Dong's coup d'état had been completely defeated, and there was no more chance.

Mrs. Dong looked at Sun Lei in disbelief and asked, "Sun Lei, the old body has always treated you well, why do you want to betray the old body?" Sun Lei replied in a deep voice: "The last general, Jinyiwei, the envoy of the Dark Eagle Battalion, Sun Lei, to meet Mrs. Dong." "Okay, it's really good...... Mrs. Dong looked at Zheng Kezang angrily and sneered: "I didn't expect that from beginning to end, the old body was covered with your calculations, which is really good...... Hahaha...... "Like a madman, the grief and anger are beyond measure." Seeing this, the ministers were all terrified, and once again deeply realized the depth of Zheng Kezang's calculations and the pervasiveness of Jinyiwei.

Zheng Kezang shook his head and sighed: "Grandmother, this king's move is just to prevent trouble. If you are an old man who is willing to live in peace, what is the use of this king, even if he has more calculations and plans? "Do you want to live for a long time?" Mrs. Dong glanced at Zheng Kezang deeply and said, "Okay, the old body is as you wish." My Zheng family has you Zheng Ke hidden, so why worry about the old body again. Zheng Kezang nodded with a smile and ordered: "Sun Lei, send your grandmother back to the palace to rest." "Yes!" Sun Lei received the order and respectfully invited Mrs. Dong to return to the palace. Since then, Mrs. Dong has lived in the palace all the year round, rarely interacting with the outside world, and completely extinguished other thoughts. Of course, after this battle, even if she has the heart to do something, I'm afraid no one will dare to do everything.

"Don't kill me...... Big brother, you promised your father that you wouldn't kill us, your fellow brothers, ......" Zheng Keshuang collapsed on the ground, watching Zheng Kezang focus on him, he was so frightened that his soul was scattered, and the ghost cried wolf and begged for mercy, and his ugliness was revealed. Zheng Kezang's face was expressionless, and he said indifferently: "Win the king and defeat the king!" Zheng Kezang, you really lost the face of my Zheng family by behaving like this...... From now on, Zheng Keshuang will be deprived of all his titles and expelled from the Zheng family! Come on, bring it down. "No! I don't want it......" Zheng Keshuang wailed, and was dragged out of the council hall by the eagle guards, expelled from the palace, and even from Nanjing City. Since this day, there is no Zheng Keshuang of the Zheng Dynasty in the world, only a beggar who begs everywhere for a living, and finally dies of illness in the broken temple.

Zheng Kezang strode to the throne, sat down, and said softly: "Concubine Ai, this time, I have worked hard for you." "This is what a concubine should do, the prince is serious." Chen Yan'er was cold-faced, obviously still angry, and unwilling to deal with him. Zheng Kezang secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, but he also knew that this was not the time to coax Chen Yan'er, so he immediately looked around at the important ministers above the court with a cold gaze. Although the ministers didn't dare to raise their heads to look at them, they still felt like a thorn in their backs.

After a long time, Zheng Kezang scolded: "Raise your heads, you are all important ministers of my Great Zheng Dynasty, cowering, what kind of system!" The ministers were all trembling, but the king's order was difficult to disobey, and they didn't dare to touch Zheng Kezang's moldy head again, they raised their heads one after another, but they still didn't dare to look at him. Zheng Kezang looked at the ministers and said in a deep voice: "Today's matter, no matter how many of you are involved, or if you are still unwilling at this moment, but the enemy is now, this king will no longer pursue it." The king hopes that you will do your own thing, and that you will not let the king down again. "Thank you, Lord Kai!" The ministers knelt down one after another to worship, and finally let go of the heart they were carrying.

Speaking of which, in this coup d'état, there are not a few people who are involved with Mrs. Dong, and even many of them are important ministers of the court. But now, when the world is in turmoil, the Qing court and Wu Sangui's Great Zhou Dynasty are eyeing the Great Zheng Dynasty, and the court situation can no longer withstand too much ****, so Zheng Kezang can only choose to compromise and forbear for the time being, in order to see the after-effects. After pacifying the world, if the ministers can be conscientious and loyal to the Great Zheng Dynasty wholeheartedly, it will be fine, otherwise the old accounts and new accounts will be settled together. In addition, the hidden dragon guards sent overseas by Zheng Kezang have returned one after another, and some have even entered the court, and Zheng Kezang will arrange for them to gradually take over the power and responsibility of the most fierce people who jumped up and down in this coup, and then replace them.

This coup d'état, which started suddenly, disappeared even more silently, and had little impact on the entire Dazheng. This inevitably disappointed Wu Sangui or the Qing court. Because of this, Wu Sangui even retreated, intending to stop the war. But Wu Sangui was willing, but he had to ask Zheng Kezang if he agreed. And Zheng Kezang, of course, will not agree, this time, the dignified Zheng Dynasty, how can others fight if they want to fight, and if they don't want to fight, they won't fight, if this is the case, where does the prestige of the Great Zheng Dynasty exist? Zheng Kezang has long intended to fight against Wu Sangui, who has been fighting for a long time, people are sleepy and lacking, and the strength is unsustainable, and the internal ministers are even more discordant between the five Zhou Dynasty. Now, the Great Zhou Dynasty dared to provoke first, how could Zheng Kezang let go of this great opportunity.

However, before that, Zheng Kezang has another important matter to deal with first. But don't forget, he did not hesitate to take risks in person, and Shi Lang, who was rescued and recruited, was still waiting in Yangzhou. Zheng Kezang first sent people to quickly take Shi Lang back to Nanjing. After Shi Lang came to Nanjing, Zheng Kezang announced that the army of the Great Zheng Dynasty would be divided into two with immediate effect, divided into two armies, the navy and the army, and appointed Shi Lang as the governor of the navy, with full responsibility for naval construction and conquest. At this point, Shi Lang has become the No. 2 person in the military, and his power is only slightly weaker than that of Liu Guoxuan, a general. Shi Lang got the order, he was grateful, and he died as a confidant, and he secretly made up his mind that he was bound to shed the last drop of blood for Zheng Kezang and the Great Zheng Dynasty.

Shi Lang was a man of action, and after being appointed, he immediately went to the naval camp in person to rectify the navy. In this regard, Zheng Kezang was very pleased and ordered the entire Great Zheng Dynasty to fully cooperate. At the same time, he also secretly ordered Shi Lang to order him to complete the reorganization of the navy within half a year for great use. As soon as Shi Lang received this secret order, he guessed that Zheng Kezang was preparing to use the advantage of the navy to surprise attack Wu Sangui's YN Province. This is bound to become a key battle in the upcoming battle between Zheng and Zhou. With such expectations, Shi Lang felt deep pressure at the same time, but he was also high-spirited and full of enthusiasm. Speaking of which, when he first arrived in the Dazheng Dynasty, he was appointed to take on such a heavy responsibility, Shi Lang, the newly appointed governor of the navy, would inevitably be pointed at by the ministers behind his back, but he was holding back a lot of energy in his heart, and wanted to make great contributions as soon as possible to block the mouths of the ministers. Now that the great opportunity is in front of him, how can Shi Lang let it go?

After dealing with Shi Lang and the navy, Zheng Kezang issued several decrees, and the war machine of the entire Great Zheng Dynasty began to operate at full strength. The first decree was to transfer Liu Guoxuan back to Beijing and sit in Nanjing to prevent the Qing court from taking advantage of the situation; The second decree ordered Liu Zhibin and Chen Bing to guard against the Qing court and contain the troops in Wu Sangui Huguang; The third decree ordered Chen Jinnan and Wu Liuqi to send troops to attack GZ Province on the same day. On the day the decree was issued, Liu Guoxuan immediately set off to return to Nanjing and sat in the capital of Beijing; Liu Zhibin, the governor of Liangjiang, laid out heavy troops on the border of the three provinces in accordance with his intentions, and personally sat in the place where the three provinces were handed over, presided over the overall situation, and put on a large-scale attack to firmly contain the troops in the vast land of Wu Sangui Lake.

Chen Jinnan, the prime minister of GD Province, and Wu Liuqi, the governor of Liangguang, received Zheng Kezang's order to send troops, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately summoned their generals to discuss the matter of marching into the army. After discussion, the two decided to deploy 10,000 soldiers and horses at the junction of GDGX Province and HN first, so as to avoid giving Li Bo of HN Province an opportunity to take advantage of the emptiness in the province; After that, the two raised 50,000 troops and rushed to GX Province. When Wu Sangui received the military information, he naturally did not wait to ignore it, and hurriedly mobilized a large army, totaling 70,000 people, which was arranged on the border of GZ Province, and sent Wu Zhimao, one of the top ten general soldiers, to supervise the battle.

A month later, Chen Jinnan and Wu Liuqi's 50,000 troops and Wu Zhimao's 70,000 troops met unexpectedly in Guiyang Mansion, the junction of the two provinces of GXGZ. Although there is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, the Zheng army has been trained for a long time and is a well-deserved elite division; On the other hand, the Zhou army is all some recruits who have just been recruited, and compared with the two, the Zhou army is even better. Speaking of which, it's not that Wu Sangui is unwilling to send more elite troops to come, it's just that after years of fighting with the Qing court, the main force has suffered great losses, and there are less than 30,000 left, and these 30,000 main forces have to stay in YN Province, Wu Sangui's base camp, so naturally they can't be sent, so they got so many recruits to come to fill up. In Wu Sangui's mind, he also had the luxury of wanting to use this difference of nearly twice the strength of the army to repel the Zheng army in one fell swoop. It's a pity that he still underestimated Zheng Jun's combat power too much.

As the attacking side, Chen Jinnan and Wu Liuqi did not hesitate to lead their troops into the territory of Guiyang Mansion. Because there was no danger to defend, coupled with the disparity in the combat strength of the two armies, the Zheng army was like a bamboo, and in only half a moon, it had already forced into the city of Guiyang. However, Guiyang Chengjian, as the side defending the city, the numerical advantage of the Zhou army was finally brought into play. Chen Jinnan and Wu Liuqi took turns to participate in the battle in person, taking the lead and attacking the city of Guiyang twice, but they were finally repulsed. Not only that, Zheng Jun also lost a lot of people. The two of them are unwilling to continue to attack, if they blindly attack, even if they can capture Guiyang City, the losses will be heavy, and I am afraid that at that time they will also lack strength and be unsustainable. After discussion, the two decided that the troops would be divided into two routes, with Wu Liuqi commanding 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack other state capitals with empty troops; Chen Jinnan led the remaining nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses to continue to besiege Guiyang City, firmly containing the nearly 70,000 troops in Guiyang City.

In the early morning of the second day, Wu Liuqi led 20,000 soldiers and horses with great fanfare, and slaughtered Duyun Mansion. There are less than 5,000 soldiers in Duyun Mansion, and they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, how can they resist Wu Liuqi's soldiers, in less than a month, they were completely taken by Wu Liuqi's army. After taking Duyun Mansion, Wu Liuqi did not stop and once again waved his army to attack Pingyue Prefecture. Pingyue Prefecture is a small area, and it only took half a month to be conquered by Wu Liuqi's army. Wu Liuqi made another appearance of attacking Zunyi Mansion, which made Wu Zhimao anxious, if Zunyi Mansion was taken again, the encirclement would be faintly completed, and GZ Mansion would be really dangerous. At that time, there is no need for Chen Jinnan to lead the army to attack the city, as long as the supply of grain and grass is cut off, GZ City can be taken bloodlessly.

Seeing that Wu Liuqi's army was marching again and approaching Zunyi Mansion, Wu Zhimao became more and more anxious in his heart, and he was ruthless, and personally ordered 40,000 soldiers and horses to rush to the aid of Zunyi Mansion. After galloping all the way for two days and two nights, Wu Zhimao's army has entered the territory of Zunyi Mansion. Seeing that everything was going on in Zunyi Mansion, Wu Zhimao's hanging heart was slightly relieved, and he decided to repair it overnight in Chishui County that night. In the first half of the night, it was calm and calm, there was nothing wrong with it, and the army was hurrying for days, and the people were already sleepy and tired, and the vigilance was greatly reduced. But unbeknownst to them, secretly, there were already countless pairs of eyes, which had been staring at them since they entered the city. These people are not outsiders, they are Gu Zhizhong, the incense master of the Red Fire Hall of the Heaven and Earth Society, and the good hands in the hall. Over the years, Chihuotang has been persecuted by Wu Sangui, and although its power is not as good as before, the number one hundred and eighty people are still together. And tonight, they were entrusted by Wu Liuqi to gather in Chishui County, in order to do a big thing.

At the time of the third watch, it is the most sleepy time of the day, and Wu Zhimao's army is even more so, all of them snore like thunder and sleep very deeply. Gu Zhizhong was very spiritual, leading the brothers of the Red Fire Hall to set fire to the city everywhere in the city. The fire is getting bigger and bigger, and the fire that reflects the entire Chishui County is soaring into the sky, billowing thick smoke, filling the whole city. "It's out of water...... Gone out of the water......" The sound of Tongluo sounded, which also woke up the army. The army first helped the people to put out the fire, but the fire was so fierce that it could not be saved at all. In desperation, Wu Zhimao had no choice but to order to withdraw from the county. It's a pity that his order is destined to be unenforceable. At the Sifang City Gate in Chishui County, Wu Liuqi's army had already sharpened its guns and swords, just waiting for Wu Zhimao's army to throw itself into the net.

Wu Zhimao's army withdrew from the four city gates, but was forced back into the city by Wu Liuqi's army. Next, Wu Zhimao tried many more times, but none of them succeeded, and each time he was forced back to flee back to the city in embarrassment. In this way, Wu Zhimao's entire army of 40,000 people, along with the entire Chishui County and even the people of the city, were all burned in the sea and burned. The fire burned all night and day long, and the stench could be heard far and near.

Wu Liuqi looked at Chishui County, which was completely reduced to ashes, his eyes were full of unbearable color, and he sighed secretly: "I will bear the sin of burning and killing the people in the city...... Hey......"