Two days passed, and the time came to the eighth day of the fifth month.

On this day, another major battle broke out in Qingdu, southeast of Baoding Prefecture in Beizhi, and after the Battle of a Stone, the Dashun army was once again defeated by the Guanning army and the Jiannu coalition army.

After the break, more than 20,000 Dashun troops were all wiped out.

Da Shun Shuai Biao Guoyi General Gu Kecheng was killed.

After the victory, the Qing army still did not give up.

Duoduo strictly ordered Wu Sangui to lead the Guanning army to chase and kill in the starry night.

Under the full pursuit of the Guanning army, the Dashun army was once again defeated.

At the same time, the news of the defeat of the Dashun army also spread to the three provinces of Shanxi, Shandong and Henan, and the Ming gentry and surrendered troops in the various state capitals of the three provinces immediately launched rebellions.

Before this, the evil results of the Dashun army's pursuit of stolen goods and torture were finally fully revealed.

On April 27, Zhao Jiding and others launched a rebellion in Dezhou.

On April 29, the Ming guerrilla general Gao Gui launched a rebellion in Tai'an.

On the first day of May, Zhang Chengfu, a general of the Ming Dynasty, led his troops to launch a rebellion in Caozhou.

On the second day of the first month of May, Liu Shiru and others launched a rebellion in Jinan Province.

During this period, there were no less than 100 Ming gentry and Ming troops who rebelled.

In two days, there will be two more of the largest rebellions in Shanxi Province, that is, Jiang Jian's rebellion in Datong and the rebellion of the deputy general Wang Daye in Tianchengwei.

In early May, Beizhi, Henan and Shandong provinces were already full of wolf smoke.

However, the Huai'an Mansion of Nanzhili, which is not far from Shandong, is still calm.

First, because the Dashun army did not advance to Huai'an Province, there would be no rebellion against the Dashun army, and second, because the news of the defeat of the Dashun army had not yet reached Huai'an Province.

The news that the Qing army stole the Jingshi did not reach Huai'an Mansion.

Until this moment, the Ming officials and gentry thought that this was Wu Sangui's borrowing to help suppress him.

Liu Zeqing, who wandered to Huai'an Mansion, also thought so, and the ten generals under Liu Zeqing also thought so.

Liu Zeqing is cowardly and ferocious, he runs faster than a rabbit in the face of thieves, and he can't even blink his eyes when he kills political enemies and innocent people, but this person also has a big advantage, that is, he is good at recognizing people.

The ten generals who were promoted by him to the commanders, garrisons, guerrillas, and staff generals are all very capable generals.

For example, the general Wang Zuntan later became the governor of Sichuan in the Qing Dynasty, Ma Huabao became the governor of Guizhou, Bai Yongfu became the governor of Pingliang, and Zhang Guozhu participated in the rebellion of Wu Sangui as the governor of Yunnan.

Of course, the character of these generals does not dare to compliment, and they are basically fierce and murderous arrogant generals.

In addition, because Liu Zeqing had not been a warlord for a long time, and the money he had accumulated by looting the state capital was not much, there was no way to obtain the loyalty of Wang Zuntan, Ma Huabao, Bai Yongfu, Zhang Guozhu and other generals through rewards, and there was no way to obtain their oath of allegiance through promotion, so it was far from establishing a personal dependency relationship.

Wang Zuntan and the others are just Liu Zeqing's generals, and their respective identities are still Ming military attachés.

And this is also the confidence of Chongzhen to dare to come to Huai'an Mansion with a thousand Yiding, because this trip to Huai'an is not about the number of soldiers, but because of his identity as the Ming Emperor.

For example, at this moment, Chongzhen's identity as an emperor began to play its due role.

On the eighth day of the fifth month, the news that Chongzhen had killed Gao Jie by thunder and lifted the siege of Yangzhou reached Liu Lingtai in Huai'an Prefecture, where Liu Zeqing's 20,000 troops were stationed.

Because the Huai'an prefect did not allow Liu Zeqing's troops to enter the city.

In fact, on Liu Zeqing's way south, none of the prefects, prefectures, or counties took the initiative to open the city gates and let them enter the city to station, and they even refused to provide food and wages.

So everything must have a reason, Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo and Zuo Liangyu They were robbed, at the beginning they were also forced to be helpless, the court could not provide food, they had no food to eat, they could only rob the army, but they rushed to grab and began to kill people indiscriminately, once the evil in human nature is released, it will soon get out of control.

Therefore, people in troubled times are not people.

Therefore, it is better to be a peace dog than a chaotic person.

Getting back to the point, when he learned that Gao Jie was executed by Chongzhen, Liu Zeqing was scared half to death.

Gao Jie was executed by Chongzhen just for robbing and killing, but he Liu Zeqing intercepted and killed the court officials, can he still live?

This kind of thing of resisting the decree and not complying with the decree was ignored by Liu Qingze, the law does not blame the public, and they are not the only ones who resist the decree.

So Liu Zeqing hurriedly sent someone to summon the ten major generals under his command to Xingyuan to urgently discuss countermeasures, in fact, he wanted to change the court and join the thieves, but he didn't count this matter.

When Wang Zuntan and other generals arrived, Liu Zeqing first asked his nephew Liu Zhiyu to test the tone of the crowd.

As a result, Liu Zhiyu had just started and was fiercely opposed by Wang Zuntan, Ma Huabao and others.

Zhang Guozhu was even more stunned and said: "Daming has been a monk for more than 200 years, and I have been favored by the country for generations, how can I recognize a thief as my father?" ”

Well, the world is just high-profile, and even if Zhang Guozhu and these proud generals still retain a loyalty to Daming, it is very limited.

Zhang Guozhu: What they really care about is still chasing stolen goods and torture wages.

Isn't it fragrant for me to be a military attache in Daming? Do you have to run to let the thieves chase the stolen goods?

Liu Zeqing saw that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly reprimanded Liu Zhiyu, and then said sternly that he believed in the imperial court and believed that Chongzhen would give him a fair treatment.

And so the matter of the thief was dragged down.

The delay was another three days, and the time came to May 11.

On the evening of May 11, Chongzhen arrived outside Shanyang City with a thousand Yiding.

The subordinates of the Huai'an prefect and the Caoyun governor's yamen hurriedly went outside the city to greet them, and Chongzhen politely rejected the kindness of the Huai'an prefect and insisted on garrisoning outside Shanyang City, just asking the Huai'an prefect to provide wine and food to reward the army.

The news reached Liu Lingtai, and the mutiny began to brew.

……

Wang Zuntan, Ma Huabao and Bai Yongfu came to Zhang Guozhu's camp overnight.

"Brother Guozhu, have you heard?" As soon as Ma Huabao walked into the big tent, he asked, "The holy car has already arrived outside the city of Huai'an Mansion." ”

"I just heard that, too." Zhang Guozhu said with a gloomy expression, "You say, what does Zongzhen think in his heart?" Why don't you take us to the holy drive? ”

"It's not because I'm afraid."

Ma Huabao snorted lightly and said, "I'm afraid that the Holy Lord will kill him too." ”

"But dragging it out like this is not an option." Zhang Guozhu said, "If it drags on for a long time, the Holy Lord will feel that we are also disobedient like Liu Zeqing, so we will be wronged." ”

"That's not going to work." Wang Zuntan shook his head anxiously.

"I don't want to rebel, and I can have good fruit to eat with the thieves?"

Bai Yongfu also said: "Although the saint is a little mean, he is the co-master of the world after all. ”

"Then what do you say?" Zhang Guozhu said, "Anyway, when the saint arrives at Liu Lingtai, there will be no room for recovery, and if you want to clear the suspicion of rebellion, you must do it as soon as possible." ”

"It's better to start a mutiny directly." Ma Hua Leopard Road.

"Yes." Wang Zun said frankly, "Let's take Liu Zeqing to face the saint." ”

"Good!" Zhang Guozhu said, "You go separately to contact Huang Zhongse, Gao Jinku, Zhang Shiyi and a few others, even if they refuse to participate in the war, they must remain neutral." ”

"Done." Wang Zuntan nodded a few times.

Zhang Guozhu said again: "Go and prepare." ”

……

At this time, Liu Zeqing's Chinese army was marching.

Liu Zhiyu persuaded: "Uncle, let's do it." ”

Liu Zeqing was a little moved, but he was a little hesitant, to put it bluntly, he was still cowardly.

What if it fails?

Liu Zhiyu said again: "Uncle, while Chongzhen's 1,000 Yiding is not firmly established, we have a chance to attack suddenly, and when Chongzhen integrates the transportation army in Shanyang City, it will be too late." ”

Shanyang City is not only the capital city of Huai'an, but also the residence of the governor of Caoyun.

Therefore, there are often about 10,000 to 20,000 troops stationed in Shanyang City.

If it weren't for the tens of thousands of troops, Liu Ze would have driven his troops to attack Shanyang City early in the morning.

"Uncle, when the decision is constantly being chaotic, hurry up and make a decision!" Liu Zhiyu urged again.

"Good!" Liu Zeqing finally made up his mind, and said in a deep voice, "Beat the drum to gather the generals, and raise troops to clear the king's side!" ”

Soon, the drums sounded in the Chinese camp, and then the surrounding military camps also became noisy, and groups of soldiers came out of the dilapidated tents and began to assemble in a chaotic manner.

The few members of the family began to put on their armor.

Liu Zeqing sat in the line for a while, and the sound of killing and weapons suddenly sounded outside the camp.

"What's the situation?" Liu Zeqing stood up and was about to inspect outside the camp when he saw that Liu Zhiyu had already broken in in a rage, and there were even blood stains on his body.

"Uncle, it's over." Liu Zhiyu said with a dark face.

"Wang Zuntan and Ma Huabao, they are reversed, reversed!"

"What?" Liu Zeqing was so shocked that he sat on the soft stool.

But soon, Liu Zeqing jumped up again, and said urgently: "Gather the Chinese army, bring the baggage and kill it with me!" ”

"Uncle, it's too late." Liu Zhiyu sighed, "Wang Zuntan and they have surrounded the Chinese army's camp, and there are rebels on all sides, and we can't get out." ”

As the uncle and nephew spoke, the battle outside became more intense.

And the crash of the blades and the screams were rapidly approaching.

Obviously, Liu Zeqing's Chinese army was killed by surprise.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Zhang Guozhu, Wang Zuntan, Ma Huabao and others broke in murderously.

When Liu Zeqing Dingqing looked at it, he found that all the military attachés who led a battalion of men and horses had arrived, and none of them were left behind.

At that moment, Liu Zeqing drew his sword and slashed it lightly across his neck.

But with only a little cut of skin, Liu Zeqing was instigated.

At that moment, Liu Zeqing abandoned the sword in despair, Wang Zuntan and others rushed up and pressed Liu Zeqing to the ground and tied him up, and Liu Zhiyu on the other side had been hacked to death by Ma Huabao with a few random knives.

Liu Zhiyu is usually Liu Zeqing's nephew, and he has offended people.

This will allow Ma Huabao and other generals to seize the opportunity, can it be good?

Well, before Chongzhen even made a move, Liu Zeqing's town returned to the Ming court, and Liu Zeqing himself became a prisoner.