Cutting 1719

Chapter 372 Taking Over the Army
In mid-November, when the situation in Xi'an was turbulent, an army of [-] troops led by Chen Daoxian set off from Xi'an and marched along the road to Fengxiang. Because the marching speed was very fast, only four days later, they were in front of Mei County. Fifty miles away, we met the vanguard of the Qing army.

As a result, Chen Daoxian also got the news that the main force of the Qing army had seized Mei County. This was not good news for them, and it meant that the Qing army moved very quickly—this could reflect some problems, For example, the quality of an army and the most basic discipline issues.

"General Chen, since Qinggou has already occupied Mei County, we might as well retreat to Xinglin Town and make another plan."

A very ordinary-looking man said carelessly, with an extremely arrogant expression, as if he didn't pay attention to the so-called right general at all. If this scene were placed in any army, I'm afraid it would make people feel unbelievable. , but no one objected.

The reason is very simple. Although Chen Daoxian has the identity of the so-called right general, he was put under house arrest by Liu Ruhan early on, and all the forces under him were dispersed. No one in the army dared to support him. Draw a clear line between them, and dare not even have a little intimate contact.

As for this man, it is different. His name is Liu Quan. He was originally a distant relative of Liu Ruhan. Later, after he made friends with Liu Ruhan, he joined the Great Rebel Army and became a small commander. During this battle, he knew that On the surface, he was Chen Daoxian's deputy, but every order came from this person, and Chen Daoxian had no right to issue orders at all.

There was no anger on Chen Daoxian's face. In fact, for an old fox like him, expression management was almost as simple as eating and drinking. With a humble expression on his face, he said in a low voice: "What General Liu said is , since the General Bureau thinks it is better to retreat to Xinglin Town, then retreat to Xinglin Town"

Liu Quan looked at this former big man, who now looked groveling, and was instantly satisfied in his heart. He laughed and said, "You are welcome, General Chen. It is good for the general to be the master of matters concerning the march. We will help each other in this battle." Of course there is no problem."

"What General Liu said is that it all depends on General Liu!"

Chen Daoxian lowered his head slightly, clasped his fists in flattery, and even the expression in his eyes didn't change at all, only a curve was drawn at the corner of his mouth.

Speaking of both ends, Nian Gengyao slaughtered Fengxiang, so he naturally wanted to take advantage of this murderous momentum to destroy the White Lotus Sect. He headed all the way to Xi'an, and after occupying Mei County, he also got 3 pioneers from the Dayi Army. When I heard the news, I was overjoyed immediately, I just felt that this was the fat that God sent to my mouth!

To deal with these 3 people, Nian Gengyao wanted the lion to fight the rabbit, so he sent people to surround the Dayi army closely, and on the other hand began to gather the main force, and set off from Mei County, heading in the direction of the Dayi army.

There are large-scale armies on both sides, so the marching process seems a bit procrastinated. Therefore, when the [-] rebels arrived in Xinglin Town, the Qing army gradually approached. By the time of the march of the day, even the vanguard's sentries were strangled.

After learning that the Qing army was less than thirty miles away from here, Liu Quan obviously panicked. Although he was Liu Ruhan's confidant, he didn't know anything about marching and fighting, so he had to find Chen Daoxian who was patrolling the soldiers.

"General Chen, how did the Qing army come so fast! After all, we are not in the city. If we face the Qing army so directly, can we win?"

"Of course you can't win." Chen Daoxian sighed softly.

"Then what should we do?" Liu Quan was obviously a little flustered. He found that this battle seemed not as simple as he thought, and the little conspiracy in his stomach had no effect now, so he could only look at Chen Daoxian , "General Chen, what's the plan? This general is wrong, but the general will definitely obey."

Chen Daoxian had a slight smile on his face. He could naturally understand the weakness in Liu Quan's tone, and he didn't care about it at the moment, and said softly: "If we only rely on us, we will not be able to defeat the Qing army. They have many people and excellent weapons. , but we are different, we have nothing but rely on follow-up reinforcements.”

"But."

Liu Quan quickly thought of his purpose of coming here, and he was very clear about Liu Ruhan's thoughts - it doesn't matter if all the 3 people died, but Chen Dao seemed to be dead.

Under such circumstances, how could there be reinforcements?
Liu Quan rolled his eyes, and soon thought of an idea, and said with a smile: "In this case, the last general can go back to Xi'an to ask for help on behalf of General Chen. At that time, please invite the king's army to cooperate with the outside, and then we can defeat the Qing army. Before that, I ask the general to persevere."

Chen Daoxian clasped his fists to salute, and said solemnly: "Since this is the case, I will work hard for the general. If I can win this time, the general will be the first!"

"Where is that. General Chen is polite." Liu Quan chuckled.

The two had their own calculations in their hearts, but they reached an agreement. Liu Quansheng was afraid that the Qing army would move too fast, and he didn't want to stay here to take risks, so he led a group of people directly towards Xi'an city. went.

Looking at Liu Quan's leaving back, a sneer appeared on Chen Daoxian's face. He whispered something to a guard beside him, and then returned to the camp and gave his first order, which was to face the Qing army. The offensive will discuss military affairs tonight, and all generals must participate.

After giving the order, a relieved expression appeared on Chen Daoxian's face. He pulled out the sword at his waist and looked at the pattern on it with a slightly melancholy expression on his face.

It's just that the melancholy look didn't last long, Chen Daoxian quickly adjusted, with a faint smile still on his face.

"Come on, call Commander Huang over."

"Yes."

After a while, a tall and strong man walked into the tent. He kept his head down. After entering the tent, he bent down and cupped his fists and said, "The last general, Huang Gui, has seen the general."

Chen Daoxian took a deep look at Huang Gui, and then said in a low voice: "Huang Gui, those brothers from Baihe Road back then, now you are the only ones left, you have suffered too much in the past two years!"

"The general is really suffering inside. We are not suffering." Huang Gui's face showed a trace of warmth, but when he answered, he was a little slow.

"It's good if it's not bitter, and it's not a waste of my cultivation."

Chen Daoxian's voice gradually turned cold, "I will send someone to take good care of your parents and children, so you go first."

As soon as the words fell, Huang Gui was startled, but before he could react, a few men in black came out from behind the curtain of the tent, their movements were very sharp, and the long sword in their hand stabbed at .

Even though Huang Gui was brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, it was difficult to deal with this change. He was directly pierced by several long swords. The men in black succeeded in one blow and let go of their hands, leaving the long swords behind. onto Huang Gui's body, and then quickly retreated behind the curtain.

"Boss, Chief Helmsman."

Huang Gui struggled and shouted, but couldn't support his body anymore, and fell to the ground, blood flowed out from his body, and soon he lost his breath.

Soon, several guards walked into the tent, and they dragged Huang Gui's body out very swiftly, and then wiped off all the blood on the ground, except for the faint bloody smell in the air , there was no trace of him anymore, as if Huang Gui had never appeared.

Chen Daoxian sighed lowly. Although he knew that there was a spy by his side, he never expected that this spy turned out to be his former deputy commander of the guards. His life was saved by him, Chen Daoxian, but he still chose to betray.

Choosing to kill Huang Gui meant one thing - between Chen Daoxian and Liu Ruhan, even the last layer of mask had been torn off, and the two sides were already dying.Of course, this step was not his impulsive choice, but a deliberate move, especially one thing, that is, the time has come.

As long as Chen Daoxian thinks about what happened in the past two years, Chen Daoxian will grit his teeth with hatred towards Liu Ruhan. Although he doesn't know the specific situation, he can completely imagine that his confidantes will be washed away by Liu Ruhan one by one, and the rest will linger on. It can even be said that if there is not Ning Chu in the south, he may not be far from death himself.

Of course, all of this has already passed. When Chen Daoxian thought of the people he had contact with back then, his heart was filled with the pleasure of revenge. Liu Ruhan couldn't be jumping for long!

After nightfall, the generals of the Dayi Army came to the commander's tent one after another. They were not surprised by Chen Daoxian's order. After all, the Qing army had indeed reached thirty miles away and would fight at any time. Therefore, the deployment before the battle is very necessary.

It's just that after the generals walked into the tent, they found that Chen Daoxian was not in the tent. They felt a little strange, so they whispered in groups. For most of the generals, they still knew something about Chen Daoxian. , even though he wondered why the King of Han sent him to the front line, he didn't think deeply about it.

After a while, the generals heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside the tent. It seemed that many people were running. Someone lifted the curtain and found that the outside of the tent was already surrounded by soldiers. They stopped, they all had white cloth strips tied around their arms, and they were silent.

This suddenly made the generals present panic. Obviously, this was a big conspiracy, and it was a conspiracy by the coach against all the generals under his command. It was like a big joke.

No, some people quickly realized that some of the generals in this handsome tent should belong to the internal response, but all the generals were silent, watching everyone around them with vigilant and curious eyes, but no one dared to There were few changes. After all, the soldiers outside had surrounded the tent, and it was impossible to escape. The tent fell into a long dead silence.

After a while, Chen Daoxian walked into the handsome tent step by step from the outside, his expression no longer had the humility of the past, only strong confidence, and a smile on his face.

"Liu Ruhan has gone against the grain and has long forgotten my white lotus teachings. Therefore, we need to do justice for the heavens, eradicate traitors, and remove a big fire for the holy religion."

"Today, those who obey me will live, and those who oppose me will die. If you wish to surrender to me, please raise your left arm!"

Obviously, this is seizing military power and rebelling against Liu Ruhan!

Chen Daoxian glanced at the crowd, and saw that many people had honestly chosen to raise their hands, but there were still many people who were silent. Obviously, they had made their own choices.

Without Chen Daoxian's instructions, the generals who raised their left arms began to fight with the generals around them in order to express their loyalty. Since they did not bring weapons into the account, they used their fists and teeth to bite the surrounding people frantically, and then The soldiers in the tent outside also rushed in, hacking and killing the soldiers who had been silent before.

Chen Daoxian watched them fight with a sneer on his face. He had already arranged for his cronies to take over the army. As long as he killed these generals who violated the order and added his own order, it would be enough to take over the army. Only when he really got the military power of the [-] troops can he really do what he should do.

The commander's tent was already full of blood and corpses. Those generals who disobeyed Chen Daoxian's orders had no weapons after all. Coupled with the small number of people, they couldn't do anything in this environment. They were killed one by one. Then they were dragged out of the tent one by one, and thrown into a large pit dug outside the tent, which was already full of firewood.

In the process of Chen Daoxian's confidants taking over the military power, it was not all smooth sailing, and there were some small-scale resistances, but the rebellious soldiers were leaderless after all, so they were quickly wiped out, and a large number of corpses were transported to the big pit. Almost piled up into a hill.

This incident lasted almost until the moment before dawn. When a fire broke out, it meant that the incident was completely over. Chen Daoxian finally got the military power he had dreamed of, and finally got rid of Liu Ruhan's control.

It's just that this doesn't mean the real end. Chen Daoxian quickly issued an order as soon as he took control of the military power, that is, before the Qing army found out, the whole army secretly withdrew from Xinglin Town and went north to Qianzhou.

Of course, Chen Daoxian's order completely opened the way for the Qing army to attack Xi'an. In order to ensure that the Qing army would not follow all the way, he also left a letter in the camp to the Qing army commander Nian Gengyao.

In Chen Daoxian's view, as long as this letter is read by the commander of the Qing army, at least half of his plan will be successful.

As for the other half, 10,000+ people don't die, it's hard to see.

(End of this chapter)