Chapter 35: Get out of the King of Fortune, I only ask you
On the morning of the day Zhang Cheng regained Yanshi County.
In the Zhougong Temple in the west of Luoyang City, Chuang Wang Li Zicheng called Zhang Nai to him, looked at him with a smile, and slowly said: "Little Naizi, you and I have been together for six or seven years, and now you have grown up.
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This time to attack Luoyang City, I asked you to lead the elite troops from the old battalion of the Chinese Army. This is the first time I have given you an important mission, and I have used you as an important general.
If you mess it up for me, I can't agree to it. Do you know that?"
Zhang Nai solemnly replied with a serious expression: "King Chuang, I know! If I can't follow King Chuang's orders and get things done, from now on, please King Chuang not to send me any important missions!"
Liu Zongmin laughed next to him and scolded: "You kid, it's easy to say that! Now we are at war, do you think it's just a child playing house?"
The errand assigned to you by King Chuang is the military order, which is as big as a mountain. If you make a mistake, you will be punished according to military law!"
Zhang Nai also clasped his fists forcefully and said: "Yes, if Zhang Nai's affairs go wrong, please King Chuang and Mr. Liu punish me according to military law."
Chuang Wang Li Zicheng nodded and said in a deep voice: "It's good that you can understand this. Today, I am telling you again. You must obey every word and never miss anything.
First, after lunch, you will divide your troops into two groups, one will stay outside Xiguan, and the other will drive to Beiguan, waiting to break the city.
Second, whether the north gate is opened first or the west gate is breached first, your cavalry will rush into the city immediately. My general order has been conveyed to all armies. At the moment when the city is breached and the army rushes into the city,
All other battalions must make way for your cavalry.
You must be as quick as an arrow leaving the string, and there must be no delay. This requires you to form a team on standby outside Xiguan and Beiguan in advance. Even if the cannons are fired from the city, you must not disrupt the team."
Zhang Nai replied excitedly: "Yes, yes, Zhang Nai has written it all down."
Li Zicheng then continued: "Third, once your cavalry rushes into the city, they must immediately rush to Fuwang Palace and first occupy the Meridian Gate, Donghua Gate, Xihua Gate and back gate of the palace.
Fuwang Palace is very big, so you must guard all the gates to prevent any rioters from entering the palace and setting fire to and looting. Regardless of whether they are soldiers or civilians, anyone who dares to break into the palace to set fire to and loot will be killed on the spot.
Fourth, you must remember to arrange your troops in advance. After rushing into Luoyang City, you must immediately separate out several groups of cavalry to occupy the main thoroughfares, intersections, etc. as soon as possible, and have cavalry constantly patrolling the streets and alleys.
Our brothers in the army, the rebels, and the scoundrels in the city are strictly prohibited from burning, killing, raping, and looting.
We must patrol and preach my prohibitions at the same time. If anyone dares to violate it, whether he is a disbanded officer or one of our own brothers, he will be punished on the spot and beheaded in public.
Fifth, Prince Fu and his son have committed extremely heinous crimes. You must bring them to justice. After the city is broken, the father and his son must try to escape from the palace. Regardless of heaven or earth, you must capture them.
It’s impossible!
Although the soldiers of every battalion in our army want to capture Prince Fu and his son, your cavalry was the first to rush into the city and occupy the palace first. Therefore, if Prince Fu and his son are not captured, I will ask you first.
In the chaos of war, even if you can't catch both father and son, at least you have to catch Prince Fu himself. If even Prince Fu himself escapes, I will never agree!
You know?"
Zhang Nai replied firmly: "Unless he can grow two wings, I will never let Mr. Fu Wang escape!"
Liu Zongmin reminded him again with a serious look on his face: "Little Naizi, if you escape Fatty Zhu, be careful, King Chuang will chop off your head!"
King Chuang also stared at Zhang Nai with a stern expression, and then said: "Sixth, you must catch this old man Lu Weiqi, and you must not let him escape Luoyang City."
Zhang Nai replied loudly and firmly: "Yes, I will definitely capture Lu Weiqi, and the remaining officials and gentry will never let any of them go.
However, I am worried about the various city gates in Luoyang..."
Chuang King Li Zicheng interrupted him and said: "The Japanese army has agreed that the gates to the south and east will be guarded by your uncle Hanju, and the gates to the west and north will be guarded by your elder brother.
If Prince Fu, his son, and Lu Weiqi escape through various city gates, the fault is not yours."
At this time, Li Guo, who was sitting aside, said to Zhang Nai: "Many people in Luoyang City know Lu Weiqi, and I conclude that he does not dare to escape through the city gates.
Zhang Nai, as long as Lu Weiqi is hiding in Luoyang City, no matter where he is hiding, you will catch him no matter what."
King Chuang then asked: "Zhang Nai, do you remember clearly what I just told you?"
Zhang Nai said loudly: "Zhang Nai remembers everything clearly. There are six things in total. The first one is..."
King Chuang smiled and waved his hand to interrupt Zhang Nai, saying: "Just remember it clearly. Go back and rest first."
"yes!"
Zhang Cheng responded loudly and cheerfully, turned around energetically, and left quickly. After a while, he heard the sound of horse hooves galloping away, gradually getting further away.
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Zhang Nai walked back, and Li Zicheng called another young man under his command, Li Shuangxi, and asked again: "Shuangxi, have you remembered all the errands I just assigned to you?"
Li Shuangxi replied: "Before lunch, I will go to Uncle Ju's camp in the Han Dynasty and transfer a thousand infantrymen, plus a pack team, and another hundred cavalry from my eldest brother's camp.
Organize into a baggage camp.
After Luoyang was conquered and the city entered the city, I first sent troops to guard the public and private warehouses, mansions, and houses of high officials, officials, and gentry in the city. I also counted and recorded the grain, gold, silver, and other property confiscated everywhere.
, they were all transported to the old camp of Desheng Village and put under custody.
In addition, I will send another 300 brothers, plus ten clerks, to Zhang Nai to count the gold, silver, money, grain and other properties in King Fu's palace, classify them, make books and seal them for transportation."
Li Zicheng asked again: "Have you made a copy of the names and residences of the officials, officials, and gentry in Luoyang City?"
Li Shuangxi smiled and replied: "The clerk in Uncle Han Ju's camp has already copied several copies of the list. I have collected them all. When we enter Luoyang City, we will take people according to the list. No matter how hard he is, no one can escape.
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Li Zicheng suddenly sneezed loudly. He wiped his nose and said in a slightly heavy tone: "Shuangxi, this is your first time learning to handle such a big thing. This is better than leading hundreds of cavalry to rush into the enemy's territory."
It is much more difficult to enter the enemy camp and kill them for a while.
Luoyang is a wealthy city, and Prince Fu is the richest prince in the world today. If you do this well, the food and wages for our hundreds of thousands of troops, as well as the relief for the hungry people in Luoyang City, will be solved.
So you don’t have to worry.
How many days do you estimate it will take to complete this matter?"
Li Shuang liked to answer quickly without thinking: "We want roughly five days to be able to handle it properly."
Li Zicheng also said cheerfully: "Okay. I will give you seven days. Within these seven days, anyone who receives relief food, relief money, military pay, and other expenses must come to you to collect them.
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You have to keep accounts and registers at any time without making any mistakes. If there are not enough people to do the work, you can come to me and I will assign another one to you. The current burden is complicated and expensive, but you can't do it if you have charged into the battle before.
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Do you understand?"
Shuangxi replied: "I understand. I must do things well."