Niu Wei is just an official of a hundred households, and he seems to have a lot of status, but in front of a person like Cui Ling, he really means nothing.
Especially for someone as powerful as Cui Ling, it can be said that if he offended a big shot like Cui Ling, it would not be difficult for Cui Ling to kill Niu Wei.
Facing Cui Ling now, Niu Wei naturally looked very respectful and cautious, fearing that the other party would remember his previous actions.
Cui Ling was riding on a tall horse, followed by a group of elite soldiers. Among these soldiers and horses, dozens of soldiers were Cui Ling, Mao Qing, Zhao and their generals raised in their respective mansions.
It can be said that these generals share the prosperity and losses of their family. They have been servants of their families for generations. It can be said that even if Cui Ling and others want to rebel, these generals will choose to follow without hesitation.
Cui Ling looked at Niu Wei and others indifferently, his eyes swept across the closed city gate behind Niu Wei and others, as well as the slightly frightened and nervous soldiers following Niu Wei, with a flash of light in his eyes.
Cool color.
Cui Ling didn't think there was anything wrong with the reaction of these soldiers. It could be said that this was the normal reaction of these low-level soldiers when they faced them.
In the blink of an eye, Cui Ling was in front of Niu Wei and others, while Niu Wei had a respectful look on his face.
Just when Niu Wei was feeling quite uneasy, wondering if Cui Ling would blame him, he suddenly heard a voice saying: "Bold Niu Wei, you are so brave, you dare to do nothing to the Marquis.
Li, come on, take it down for me!"
Xu Er chuckled and said: "I am deeply favored by the emperor, and I will do my best to help the champion."
"The Marquis of Dingyang rebelled, the Marquis of Dingyang rebelled..."
Thoughts like this just flashed through Zhao Tong's mind. Now that they had chosen to side with King Ning, he actually thought about what kind of harm he would cause to King Ning's army by leading people into the camp. This made Zhao Tong couldn't help but shake his head.
He shook his head.
Zhao Tong took the two torches and stood there, waving the torches in his hands toward the outside of the city.
Many people looked at Niu Wei, who was struggling desperately and shouting that he was wronged, and then looked at Dingyang Hou Cui Ling, who had an indifferent look on his face. Although they said that they did not believe that Niu Wei would collude with Prince Ning's rebels, but this
This kind of thing happened to come from the mouth of a noble man like Dingyang Hou.
At the same time, a group of soldiers also arrived in front of the city gate and completely took the city gate into their hands. It was only at this moment that Cui Ling and the others were completely relieved.
This explosion was accompanied by a burst of rapid hoofbeats. The ground shook, and the hoofbeats got closer and closer. Even Prince Ning and others could not help but be stunned by such a turn of events.
The soldiers on this section of the city wall are all Niu Wei's men. What happens below the city is naturally seen in the eyes of these city defenders. Therefore, when Zhao Tong led people to climb the city wall, he didn't spend any effort to clear the city wall.
This part of the soldiers was under control.
At this moment, the ground suddenly shook, as if a cavalry was approaching at an extremely fast speed.
Chen Ke looked at Xu Er and said: "All we need is to wait for your signal, and then ask the old Duke to help my Lord defeat the rebels!"
Chen Ke said with a calm expression: "Don't be anxious, young master. The adults will appear when they are supposed to appear."
Xu Yan, who had gray hair, couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene: "I really didn't expect that Uncle Xining and Marquis Dingyang actually colluded with Prince Ning and betrayed the imperial court."
Suddenly, everyone congratulated Prince Ning and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for successfully capturing the city of Nanjing."
King Ning and others looked at the roaring cavalry team with stunned expressions. Even King Ning said with a bit of surprise: "This... what is going on? I am not mistaken, right? That is
The banner of champion Hou Lihuan?"
A general from the Dingyang Hou Mansion following Cui Ling received a look from Cui Ling and stepped forward with great arrogance, pointing his riding whip at Niu Wei.
Zhao Tong nodded towards Cui Ling and immediately led several generals to climb the city wall.
At least Prince Ning also knew that Li Huan was appointed as a mighty general by the emperor and commanded the army to go south to suppress the rebellion. Now that he saw the flags, it would be strange to say that he had no reaction at all.
Standing on the high city wall, Zhao Tongju looked down at the outside of the city. With the rising sun in the sky, he could already roughly see the situation outside the city clearly.
If the city gates were not discovered when they were occupied and opened, they might be very worried, but now the city gates have been opened, and even the figure of King Ning's army outside has appeared in sight.
If they can't storm into Nanjing in a matter of seconds, they have nothing to worry about.
Is it possible that he really wants to confront Cui Ling? If he does, he is seeking death.
It could be seen that Zhao Tong was very excited, so he spoke a little loudly, so that Niu Wei and his soldiers who were under guard not far away heard clearly.
As long as there is no accident, the city gate is considered to be under their control.
Taking a deep breath and calming down, Zhao Tong nodded towards the general next to him. He immediately saw the general taking out two torches, lighting them and handing them to Zhao Tong.
Niu Wei couldn't help roaring loudly. It must be said that Niu Wei's voice was really loud. Niu Wei's shouts were heard all over the surrounding area, so that many of the city guards turned towards the city gate in astonishment.
Looked over.
Niu Wei even said in a trembling voice with a look of horror: "Marquis Dingyang and the others are the real ones who colluded with King Ning. It's over, the city of Nanjing is over..."
"kill!"
This was exactly the signal he had agreed with King Ning. As long as they saw the signal coming from the torches outside the city, they could open the city gate as soon as possible to welcome King Ning's army into the city.
The creaking sound of the city gate opening sounded, and at the same time Niu Wei and others felt the slight vibration of the earth. This vibration was naturally caused by the rapid approach of a large number of rebels.
At the same time, a group of subordinates behind Niu Wei saw their own master being arrested by the generals of Dingyang Hou Mansion. They were only briefly panicked, and then there was no movement.
Cui Ling showed a smile on his lips, took a deep breath, and snorted coldly: "You all listen to me, I have received news that Niu Wei was bribed by King Ning's rebels and intended to take advantage of the chaos.
The city gate welcomes the rebels entering the city, and now I order you all to step aside, otherwise, you will all be treated as Niu Wei's comrades!"
King Ning is personally leading the army to enter the city.
Originally, they were worried that they would be implicated and labeled as rebels. But now that they heard what Cui Ling said, these soldiers dropped their weapons almost out of reflex, for fear that if they moved a step slower, they would attract the attention of others.
Cui Ling's suspicion was regarded as Niu Wei's accomplice.
As long as they occupy the city of Nanjing and push King Ning to ascend the throne, they will be the heroes of Conglong. When the time comes, their investment will be rewarded with hundreds or even thousands of quilts.
Zhao Tong, who was swinging a torch on the city wall, suddenly saw a torch swinging outside the city, and a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.
At the same time, on a tall building not far from the city gate, several figures were looking at the swaying torches on the city wall from a distance.
"An illusion, this must be an illusion!"
Although they had anticipated the situation in front of them from the beginning, it can be said that the reaction of the soldiers guarding the city was completely within their expectations.
Then a thunderous explosion was heard suddenly coming from a distance.
The most important thing was that Prince Ning really couldn't understand how Li Huan, who was still at least several days away from them, could suddenly appear under Nanjing City.
Those big flags with the word "Li" were fluttering in the wind amidst the roar of the cavalry, and they made a hunting noise, not to mention how eye-catching they were.
Xu Er, on the other hand, glanced at Xu Pengju indifferently and said: "Pengju, don't be anxious. Now all this is within the expectations of the champion. You have nothing to worry about."
Mao Qing and Zhao Tong on the side looked at each other, with a bit of a smile on their faces.
Almost instantly, all the soldiers who were squatting there with their heads shrunk raised their heads and looked at Cui Ling and others. When they saw that Cui Ling and others actually intended to open the city gate, the faces of these people
They all looked in disbelief.
Niu Wei couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart when he heard the words, his face changed slightly, he raised his head and looked towards Cui Ling, but he saw two generals immediately stepped forward, grabbed Niu Wei, and held Niu Wei with the weapons in their hands.
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Xu Pengju on the side looked at Chen Ke with a serious look on his face and said: "Master Chen, it's already this time. Why hasn't the champion made any move? Do we really want Zhao Tong, Cui Ling and the others to open the city gate?"
In fact, when facing the generals of Dingyang Hou Mansion, Niu Wei subconsciously wanted to resist for a moment. However, thinking of Cui Ling's identity, the thought of resistance that had just arisen in Niu Wei's heart was suppressed by him.
Go down.
Looking at the open city gate from a distance, King Ning finally couldn't help laughing and said arrogantly to the close followers and officials who had been relying on him: "The city gate has been opened. Everyone, follow me into the city."
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A group of people outside the city were heading towards the open city gate in a mighty manner. One of the flags in particular could not be more eye-catching. It was the royal flag that represented the identity of King Ning.
With a clanging sound, more than a hundred soldiers actually discarded their weapons and retreated to the side obediently. Under the supervision of the soldiers Cui Ling brought, they squatted at the city gate one by one for dozens of people.
Come to the corner ten feet away.
At this time, those powerful men, gentry, and officials who chose to support King Ning looked at the open city gate, and the last trace of uneasiness in their hearts disappeared.
At this time, Cui Ling opened his mouth and said to Niu Wei's men: "I believe that you are not Niu Wei's accomplices, but for the sake of all of you, I hope you will put down your weapons. I will investigate carefully later and give you a reward."
clean."
After Cui Ling finished speaking, all the soldiers present opened their eyes wide, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
If he didn't resist, he might just be scolded or even beaten up by the other party. But if he really dared to resist Cui Ling, not to mention whether his soldiers would join him.
If his men dare to follow him, what can he do to Cui Ling?
Many people subconsciously looked over here, and happened to see a group of cavalry roaring towards them, with the words "Mighty General Li" clearly written on several eye-catching banners.
Although Wang Hao and others also persuaded King Ning not to take risks, and although Cui Ling and others acted as internal agents, there was not much danger in entering Nanjing City. However, if you are not afraid of ten thousand, be afraid of the worst.
Such thoughts flashed through my mind, but the shaking of the earth was extremely real. The most important thing was that the cavalry group carrying Li Huan's banner was too fast. In the blink of an eye, they crashed into the rebel team.
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Only after entering the city of Nanjing did he truly have the confidence to compete with the imperial court. He didn't want to wait any longer, even if he had to take some risks for this.
Such a large camp looks quite simple, and even the defense of the camp is very poor. It can be said that if a group of troops suddenly burst out in this situation, it may really cause harm to the camp.
Great confusion.
Who knew that King Ning would not listen to their persuasion at all and insisted on following the army into Nanjing City as soon as possible. He could not wait to enter Nanjing City.
Chen Ke looked indifferent and said: "Brother Xining, Marquis Dingyang and others colluded with Prince Ning and intended to sacrifice Nanjing City. The evidence is conclusive. Now it is even witnessed by Duke Wei personally. When the time comes for our Jin Yiwei to take the people, we will not do it."
It’s considered a false accusation against them.”
At this moment, a group of extremely eye-catching fireworks suddenly exploded in the sky. The fireworks exploded and looked quite eye-catching in the hazy sky. It can be said that the group can be clearly seen within a radius of several miles.
Fireworks exploding high in the sky.
It has to be said that Zhao Tong's action of standing on the city wall and shaking the torch couldn't be more eye-catching, especially when Zhao Tong shakes the torch with a certain frequency, it is obvious that he is conveying some message.
Even if they had some doubts in their hearts, when facing Cui Ling, the Marquis of Dingyang, they still subconsciously obeyed his orders, slowly retreated to both sides, and let the city gate out.
On the contrary, when Cui Ling and others looked at the open city gate, they couldn't help showing a bit of disdain when they heard Niu Wei's shout.
So at this moment, Zhao Tong quickly walked down the city wall and said to Cui Ling, Mao Qing and others at the city gate: "Open the city gate quickly, the prince's army is coming!"
The rebels who had not yet approached the wide-open city gate did not expect to encounter a cavalry attack.
One can imagine what would happen if these unprepared infantrymen of King Ning's rebels were suddenly hit head-on by the cavalry speeding towards them at high speed.
In an instant, the rebels were stunned by the cavalry charge. Along with a burst of screams and wails, the rebels led by King Ning were in chaos. At the same time, a thunder exploded and spread throughout the country: "Mighty General!
Li Huan is here, and the rebel king Zhu Chenhao will die quickly!"