Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 456 The fall of Chenzhou in southern Beijing
"Kill it."

"Ah. Hurry, run, the rebels are coming!"

"Rush! Hurry."

"Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed. Rush in and kill all the officials and soldiers in the city."

Immediately, the rebels swarmed forward and Wuyangyang gathered under the city.
on the city,

The county magistrate of Chenzhou City turned pale with fright and asked,

"Where did these rebels come from? How come they have such sophisticated soldiers and weapons?"

The Fujun County Lieutenant on the side was even more frightened and could not speak incoherently.

"I don't know, sir. Logically speaking, the rebels should be in the south of Lin Yue Mansion. I haven't heard of them coming to the north. There is a county behind us."

"Can you, with these government troops, be able to withstand it?"

"I don't know, sir. I don't know if I can withstand this even though I am in such a humble position. It may seem like I can't."

The two of them were so frightened at the city gate that they didn't dare to raise their heads. They saw the endless soldiers below the city in the light of the fire. They didn't know where they were. They couldn't bear it anymore and asked the deputy general to lead the troops to resist. The two immediately went back to collect the gold and silver. I was about to run away, but I didn't know that I heard a burst of cheers at the city gate just after leaving the government office, and someone shouted,
"The city gate is broken."

Then, they saw that the gate of the city gate was pushed open, and a large number of rebels rushed into the city, killing everyone on sight without mercy. Fortunately, the deputy general of the government office rushed in with reinforcements composed of soldiers and officials from the government office. came over, and then set fire to the houses at the gate of the city, temporarily suppressing the rebels.

On fire,

Under the illumination of the fire, the soldiers on the city frantically threw down rolling logs and thunder stones. Unfortunately, the city entrance was narrow, so the soldiers of the left guard had to raise their shields and retreat slowly.

then,

The lieutenant immediately asked people to close the city gate again and put a rolling log on the back of the city gate.

The county magistrate asked with a look of horror on his face,
"How are the other city gates doing?"

"Sir, the other city gates have been in danger for a long time. The general and his men were preparing to support the west gate. However, when they heard the cry from the south gate, they came to the south gate first."

The deputy general had a blackened face, with only his teeth still white. The county lieutenant came over and patted him on the shoulder.

"Well done, you came just in time. Do you think you can hold on tonight until dawn?"

"Sir, I'm afraid we can't hold on. There are too many enemies and they're well-equipped. If they weren't afraid of killing people, they would have already invaded. Now that they're on the ladder, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on anymore."

Seeing the two talking, the county magistrate knew that he could not wait any longer, what if the city was destroyed.

Just at this time,

There was another burst of cheers on the city wall, and the expressions of several people changed drastically, knowing that the city wall could no longer be defended.

The county magistrate hurriedly shouted,

"Lieutenant general, gather the nearest men and horses, go to the north gate, fight out, and go directly to the county town. We can't fall into the hands of those rebels, otherwise our lives will not be guaranteed!"

"Yes, sir, you are right, let's leave now."

After saying that, they ordered the remaining men and horses and ran towards the north gate, everyone with a look of horror on their faces.

in less than a moment,

The two men rushed towards the north gate with their only soldiers. Unexpectedly, the north gate was also in danger. It turned out that the surrounding city gates had long been surrounded.

Moreover, they were besieged from all sides. The two of them looked ashen, and soon the rebels behind them caught up with them. The county captain said tremblingly,
"Sir, what should we do now?"

"What else can we do? If we fight to the death and fall into the hands of those rebels, we will be ripped off by cramps and skinned. We are worse off than dead. Don't you think so?"

The county magistrate's face turned pale, but a sinister look flashed across his face, and he had no choice but to fight.
"This is what we have to do. Come here, brothers, if we don't rush out, we will die. Now we have a chance to survive, so rush out."

"Come on!"

Then someone opened the city gate and a group of people rushed out.

Who would have thought that right outside the North City Gate, General Kong An of the Right Guard Army was wielding a pair of hammers. He saw someone rushing out of the city and grinned.
"Okay, I have the courage to rush out. I will meet him and drive him."

After saying that, he led his soldiers with a hammer and rushed over on horseback. When he saw a person, he would hit him with the hammer. He would be injured if he touched him, and he would die if he hit him. No one is an enemy.

When the leading Fujun brothers were almost dead, they saw a group of people surrounding the county magistrate and county lieutenant. Seeing that the situation was over, they had no choice but to shout,
"This person is a hero. I am the county magistrate of Chenzhou City. I have something to say."

When General Kong An of the Right Guards Army heard that the person who came was actually the Magistrate of Chenzhou County, his heart lit up. What a big fish. He was not talking nonsense.

"Put down your weapons and surrender on the spot, or die!"

"This,"

The two wanted to talk to this man about whether they could find a way out, but they didn't expect that this man was so unreasonable and wanted to kill him without even saying a word, so they hurriedly shouted,

"This hero, I still have some gold and silver, can you give me a way to survive?"

After saying that, he took the package behind him, but Kong An had a look of disgust on his face. He looked at the Dawu court, which was full of people who were greedy for life and afraid of death. He was so angry that he didn't ask any questions. He hit his horse and ran away, and then cursed,

"Dawu's country has been harmed by you people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and corrupt officials. Go to hell." One leaped up and swung the hammer out, immediately sending the two of them flying. Only the sound of cracking bones was heard. The two men immediately vomited blood and groaned. They flew three feet away and fell to the ground. They vomited blood and lost their voice. When the surrounding soldiers saw that Shangguan was gone, they were so frightened that they put down their long knives. , knelt on the ground and surrendered.

When the rebel lieutenant saw it, he asked,
"General, what should we do with these people?"

Kong An looked at these soldiers. Although it was unlucky to kill prisoners, leaving them to expose his little master's whereabouts would be a capital offense.

"What are you doing with these wastes? It's just a waste of food. Kill them all!"

"Yes, General!"

Then the deputy general waved his hand, and the right guard soldiers behind him surrounded him. He raised his knife and dropped it. After several screams, corpses were left on the ground, and they have been dead since then.

"Brothers, go to the city together and find all the money and food. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed!"

"Yes, General!"

The sergeants of the Right Guards responded in unison, then looked at the city gate and rushed in.

His face was full of bloodthirsty excitement.

Jingnan,

Chenzhou City in the south of Linshan County had already been captured by the army of the former prince. In less than an hour, Chenzhou City was captured.

"Report, young master, Commander Zuo, Chenzhou was captured by the right guards. All the officials and government troops in the city were killed, and no one escaped."

"Okay, good job. General Kong's majesty is still the same as before,"

The eldest son Zhou Yumin praised him in the car, his little face looked extremely excited. After all, he had never seen a battle on the battlefield. Zuo Ling looked at the screams coming from the city in front and frowned.

"Tell the generals not to do any more unnecessary killings. Immediately gather troops and drive out all the people in the city to form a vanguard army. Women and children will be taken out to ensure logistics, mainly to search for food and silver. It will be too much in the future. of."

"Yes, Commander."

The messenger rode away, and only the young master in the car asked in confusion,
"Uncle Zuo, why did you agree to those grain merchants? Their prices are too expensive. They are simply robbing money."

"Haha, things are different now. We are already in the game. The more we reserve, the more confident we will be. If we don't buy it, it will still be more expensive in the future. There is a lot of money for a city, and it will never be used up. Now we are short of it. It’s time.”

"Oh, that's it. Then Uncle Zuo, are we going to attack the county now?"

Zhou Yumin did not expect that his father's subordinates were so brave and that they could attack the city with almost no effort. When they arrived at Linshan County, if they captured the city, wouldn't they control the richest place in southern Beijing?

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He looked at the commander-in-chief Zuo Ling with a red face. Unexpectedly, Zuo Ling shook his head.

"Don't be impatient, young master. There is no rush in this matter. Gu Ping, the garrison general in southern Beijing, has led [-] garrison soldiers southward. They will arrive at Chenzhou City in one day. We and our people will evacuate the city early tomorrow morning and take shelter temporarily. Sharpness, when Leader Chu of the Taiping Sect leads his troops to capture Lin Yue Mansion and confront Gu Ping, we will then attack them, attack them from both fronts and backs, and completely eliminate the troops of the Jingnan Imperial Court. Then we will have no worries about our future."

Only then did Zhou Yumin suddenly realize. Seeing the flames soaring into the sky from the city and the screams echoing far away, he felt quite unbearable. He just looked at the soldiers around him as if they were used to it and did not say this.

Commander Zuo saw this, but did not say anything to comfort him. There was no eye on the battlefield, and it was a matter of life and death. The winner should be a little indulgent. It would be better if he saw more.

Just at this time,

Soldiers came from outside to report,

"Report, Commander-in-Chief, the military advisor has sent someone,"

"Please."

I saw a young man who looked like a scribe walking over and saluted the carriage and Commander Zuo who was riding on the horse.
"My Excellency, Zhu Yongcheng, is a student of the military division. I came here specifically to tell the Crown Prince and Commander Zuo to immediately withdraw from Chenzhou territory and meet you at the same place."

"Oh, Military Advisor Xun discovered something. Didn't he just capture Chenzhou City?"

"That's right, but the teacher said that the Jingnan garrison general Gu Ping is a fierce general. Although this man has no achievements, he has to be guarded against. There is no shortage of [-] sergeants under him, and the soldiers and armor are complete. The teacher's I mean, take one step first to avoid the sharp edge and reduce the losses of your men. The other guards will withdraw early in the morning tomorrow so that they can leave easily."

Zhu Yongcheng stood there and explained that he also understood the teacher's plan to divert the trouble southward and consume the Taiping Sect's strength. He didn't know what kind of magic power those sects had. The people joined them regardless of their own safety, which made him feel frightened.

"Okay, go back and tell the military advisor that the commander is responsible for the safety of the young master. Let's retreat to Weizhou first. Others still need the military advisor to remind them at all times. Furthermore, Linzhou City has been captured, not by the Taiping Sect, but by Bailian. The people who teach are here, and their strength is unfathomable. I have made an agreement with their leader, the gentleman, to be our temporary allies. The south, north and west of Beijing belong to us, and the direction of northeast Runan belongs to them."

"What, the White Lotus Sect still exists?"

Zhu Yongcheng was shocked. He didn't expect them to come out. It was probably an earth-shattering surprise. To the northeast was the basin where the intersection was stuck. The lower reaches of Xihe County was an important area entering the Jiangnan boundary. But there were [-] defenders here. Could it be that the White Lotus Sect It is unbelievable to want to capture Runan City.

Knowing that the matter was urgent, he immediately replied,

"Don't worry, Commander Zuo. I will definitely report it to the teacher. Your Majesty, I have resigned from my humble position. You have to be careful. Jingnan will soon be busy."

"Mr. Zhu must also be careful in everything and never be careless,"

Zhou Yumin opened the car curtain and said nervously.

"Haha, Prince, don't worry, my subordinates will pay attention."

After a few people finished speaking, the commander gave the order,

"Listen to the order and withdraw!"

(End of this chapter)