Chapter 118: The Storm Rises
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, half a month has passed in a flash.
In the past half a month, the entire Central Plains has rarely shown a calm state, whether it is above the rivers and lakes or in the court.
But Shao Shan knew that this was just the calm before the storm, and the storm was about to sweep the world, but he didn't know how far this storm could finally blow.
Sure enough, on the day of the Qing Emperor's hunting, a hurricane swept out and soon spread all over the world.
The red man in front of the emperor, Zao Wou-ki, took advantage of the Qing Emperor's hunting, suddenly attacked, and the Tianli Sect poisoned the emperor's personal guard army under his arrangement, and then directly entered the Chinese army's big tent, the Qing army was caught off guard, suffered heavy losses, and almost the entire army was wiped out, and overnight, the Qing Emperor became a prisoner.
And then the more exciting news came out, the emperor of the Qing court passed down the imperial decree, abdicated to make way for Xian, and passed the throne to Zao Wou-ki, and the imperial decree soon spread to the world, causing an uproar in the world.
At the same time, the Qing court's stronghold, Jingshi, rioted, many shouting "no mother, vacuum hometown" of the cultists frantically stormed the palace, and the palace was more likely to rise up, although it was quickly suppressed, but it was still frightening, in addition, many of the palace's ministers were also impacted, and for a while, the government and the opposition were shaken.
Three days later, Zao Wou-Ki played the slogan "Turn the world, change the world" and announced on the CD that he would succeed to the throne as emperor.
On the same day, the Qing court immediately issued a letter against the thief, and the 100,000-strong army assembled and set off, heading straight for CD, without the slightest regard for Zao Wou-Ki's life as the Qing emperor.
In just a few days, the turmoil quickly swept across the entire Central Plains, and countless forces were ready to move.
In the meeting hall of the beggar gang, the important figures of the beggar gang gathered together.
"Helper, my subordinates have a question, is Zao Wou-Ki too hasty this time?" Elder Mo asked suspiciously, and the people next to him also looked puzzled.
"In a hurry?" Shao Shan whispered, "I'm afraid that Zao Wou-Ki will have to do the same!" ”
In the final analysis, Zao Wou-Ki is just a man of rivers and lakes, with a shallow foundation, although he has temporarily gained the trust of the emperor, it is difficult to insert his tentacles into the major forces of the Qing court that have long been intertwined, and even faintly ostracized by the major forces and ministers, for these forces, it is difficult for him to resist.
And this is also the reason why he chose to do it when the emperor went out hunting, he really didn't dare to do it in the land of Jingshi, because the land of Jingshi is the base camp of the Qing court after all, I am afraid that he has been wiped out before he makes any waves, so such an opportunity is not something he can decide, but depends on when the emperor gives him an opportunity.
"Helper, there is still something unknown to his subordinates, and now that the Qing court has directly sent a Qing army, don't you take into account the life of their emperor Lao'er?" One of the helmsmen asked suspiciously.
Shao Shan looked at the many subordinates below and shook his head helplessly, the rivers and lakes and the court are completely two worlds, and it is normal for these people to have some doubts.
"The Qing court's army is pressing, and it must be a strong coercion of Zao Wou-Ki to hand over the emperor, but everyone knows that this road will not work, so in the end, it is inevitable to fight head-on!" Shao Shan explained, "Moreover, for the magnates of the Qing court, this emperor is gone, they can support another new emperor to ascend the throne, and the most important thing is that the foundation of the Qing court cannot be changed, as long as this is guaranteed, their interests can be guaranteed, and everything else does not matter!" ”
"These guys are fucking ruthless!" One of the helmsmen cursed, and the others nodded in agreement, and everyone present had no good opinion of the Qing court.
Shao Shan didn't have the heart to care about these people's feelings, and raised his head and asked, "Elder Mo, how is the matter I explained?" ”
"Please rest assured, with my beggar gang taking the lead, many forces and rebels have responded, in this way, it is not a problem to gather seventy or eighty thousand people, and Xu Jiang and Xu He have also contacted many remnants and generals of the original Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, I think it should be foolproof!"
"That's good!" Shao Shan nodded and said, a look of thought flashed in his eyes.
The emperor went out hunting, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Zao Wou-ki, and for Shao Shan, it was not the same.
There is a deep blood feud between Zao Wou-Ki and the Beggar Gang, and Shao Shan, as the leader of the Beggar Gang, naturally has the responsibility to kill Zao Wou-Ki, otherwise it will be difficult to convince many Beggar Gang disciples.
As for the emperor of the Qing court, since he died by himself, Shao Shan did not mind fulfilling his wish and making him the first emperor in history to play himself to death.
"Helper, my subordinates still have something to say!" Elder Mo said again, "Although many forces have led their troops to come in this operation, the people's hearts are unpredictable, and these people all have their own thoughts, just afraid that there will be chaos after the big war!" ”
"What's the mess?" The corners of Shao Shan's mouth hooked up a cold arc, "I won't give them a chance, since I'm here, I can't help them!" ”
As the saying goes, Ci is not in charge of the army, and now in extraordinary times, when doing extraordinary things, Shao Shan decided to use this war as a whetstone, use thunderbolt means, and in the shortest possible time, completely control and integrate many of the rabble who came together, so that they can make a difference, as for the dead and wounded leaders of the chaotic army, who cares.
What followed was Shao Shan's prediction, and when the Tenrikyo and Qing armies met, a great war broke out, and even if Zao Wou-Ki held the Qing emperor in his hands, he could not stop the Qing army's attack.
However, Zao Wou-Ki's forces that have been planned for many years are also extraordinary, and in a short period of time, they actually fought on a par with the Qing army, and I have to say that Zao Wou-Ki is very good at demagoguery, and his subordinates are completely desperate to fight, which makes the Qing army also quite a headache.
A series of battles can be described as tragic, and the commanders of both sides do not care about the lives of the soldiers under them at all, and are completely consuming each other's strength in the way of exchanging lives for lives.
However, as the saying goes, after a few battles, the Tianli sect has already weakened, but the Qing court has made preparations for a decisive battle.
Finally, on this day, the sky was just dawning, a trace of mist had not completely dissipated, the horn of the decisive battle was sounded, and the huge flesh mill was running again, but the two warring sides did not know that a yellow finch had long been dormant and waiting to be released.
And among the beggars, Shao Shan also gave the final order.
"Xu Jiang, Xu He, the matter on the battlefield will be handed over to you!" Shao Shan said in a deep voice.
"Please rest assured, General!" Xu Jiang and Xu He hugged their fists and led the way.
"Good!" Shao Shan nodded, "Other beggars are good at helping, follow me to intercept and kill Zao Wou-Ki!" ”
"Yes, helper!" The elites of the beggar gang who were selected all showed excitement.
"Okay, success or failure in one fell swoop!" Shao Shan shouted in a deep voice, "Let's go!" ”