As night fell, one large ship after another appeared on the river ten miles south of the county town, and began to approach the dock, preparing to put down soldiers.
At this time, the city gate opened, and Wang Jian led 10,000 soldiers to run out. Each soldier carried a crossbow on his back and held a spear. The team rushed toward the dock ten miles away.
As soon as the 10,000 troops left, Lieutenant General Wu Yao ordered the city gates to be closed. The two large iron gates slammed shut and the drawbridge creaked.
Wu Yao walked worriedly towards the city. Hundreds of soldiers were squatting under the corridor. It seemed that they were all soldiers preparing to take over. Wu Yao always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it.
As soon as he got off the city wall, there was suddenly a fierce sound of horse hooves in front of him. He saw a general holding a sword and urging his horse to rush towards him. It was Qiao Wu. Wu Yao was shocked. Wasn't Qiao Wu seriously injured and bedridden?
?Now they are actually coming on horseback to kill, there is something wrong with this!
Wu Yao couldn't think about it and shouted, "Come forward!"
Dozens of soldiers behind him rushed forward together, and Wu Yao retreated repeatedly. Unexpectedly, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. When he lowered his head, he discovered that there was an extra spear point on his chest.
He slowly turned around and saw hundreds of soldiers standing behind him, each holding a spear. It turned out that the person who really killed him was behind.
More than a dozen soldiers rushed forward and pierced Wu Yao's body with random spears. Wu Yao screamed and died immediately. His soldiers were shocked and turned back to rescue. However, they were surrounded and killed by hundreds of soldiers. In just a moment,
Dozens of soldiers were also killed.
Qiao Wu coldly ordered: "Beat the drum and gather the generals!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" War drums were beating intensively in the military camp. Unfortunately, Wang Jian and his team were already seven or eight miles away and could not hear the drums.
Ten thousand troops assembled on the school grounds, and all the remaining generals came to the Chinese army's tent. They saw that the leader in the tent was not the hated Wu Yao, but their leader Qiao Wu. The generals were startled at first.
Then they cheered.
Qiao Wu waved his hand and said: "Your Highness King Yong is compassionate and unwilling to let us die. I have decided to surrender to His Highness King Yong. If you are willing to follow me, please raise your right arm!"
The generals cheered again and raised their right arms. They had been waiting for this day for a long time. They all had parents, wives and children at home, and no one was willing to work hard for the court!
Soon, all the soldiers followed and defected. This was because the Western Army had a deep foundation in Fujian Road and was generally recognized by the people in Fujian Road. The same was true for the soldiers. The army surrendered without encountering any resistance, and the soldiers surrendered heartily.
It can be said that everything comes naturally.
Qiao Wu immediately ordered the flag to be changed to the red-bottomed black dragon flag of the Western Army.
It was extremely quiet on the pier, and it was also very quiet on the river. Hundreds of large ships were moored on the wide river, without any movement, and there was no sign of the troops disembarking.
Wang Jian felt bad. He remembered what Liu Ziyu said, what if he faked the attack?
As expected, Liu Ziyu was right. Wang Jian felt regretful and ordered: "Retreat the entire army to the city!"
The army turned around and retreated, but within three miles of retreat, the soldiers shouted, "Commander the capital! The army behind them did not catch up."
Wang Jian hurriedly reined in his horse and looked back. Sure enough, he found that the army behind him was less than a thousand men. Li Hongdeng, Kong Changzhi, Shao Wen, the three commanders and their troops were all missing.
"Go and see what's going on?"
Several soldiers urged their horses to run south. After a while, the soldiers came back and reported, "Du Tong, they are gone!"
Wang Jian secretly exclaimed that something was wrong. These generals had different intentions. He could not stay here for long. He must withdraw into the city immediately.
Wang Jian led less than a thousand people to run quickly, but the road was dark at night and the soldiers ran less and less. The soldiers seized the opportunity and ran towards the rice fields on both sides. When they were less than two miles away from the county seat, there were only 300 people left behind Wang Jian.
, it was the three hundred soldiers he brought from Lin'an.
Wang Jian was completely crazy. The 10,000 troops he brought out actually escaped completely. This was not the problem of a certain general, but a mutiny at the lowest level. Once the soldiers were unwilling to sacrifice their lives, the morale of the army would be lost.
Wang Jian was filled with hatred, anger and fear. He rushed to the city with his three hundred men and saw dozens of bloody heads hanging above the city gate. They were none other than Lieutenant General Wu Yao and his soldiers.
Qiao Wu sneered on the top of the city: "Wang Jian, when you regarded us as pigs and dogs, you didn't expect that we would be here today!"
Wang Jian was so angry that he yelled, "You bastard! You bastard! You will die a good death!"
Qiao Wu waved his hand and said, "Shoot an arrow!"
Arrows were fired from the top of the city. Wang Jian swung his sword to draw out the arrows and retreated continuously. However, his soldiers were caught off guard and dozens of them were shot down.
Helpless, Wang Jian had no choice but to lead his men around the city and flee to the north.
The big ships on the Min River began to dock at the southern dock. The big ships were actually empty ships. Fifty thousand troops were gathered on the south bank. Under the leadership of Liu Qiong and Tang Qian, the commanders of the capital, the troops boarded the big ships, and the big ships turned around and sailed to the other side.
Even Liu Qiong himself did not expect that before they crossed the river, all the 20,000 troops on the opposite side had collapsed. The general Wang Jian did not even shoot an arrow and fled north in panic.
merit.'
It was getting daylight when 50,000 Western troops entered Min County. The soldiers and civilians in the city were happy, beating gongs and drums to welcome the Western troops into the city. Qiao Wu led a large group of generals to come forward and salute. Liu Qiong quickly asked everyone to stand up. He said loudly: "King Yong has already
Treat the people of Fujian Road as your subjects. You are the soldiers of Fujian Road, and you will not kill. From now on, you are a member of the Western Army, and Fujian Road must be guarded by you."
Qiao Wu raised his arms and shouted: "Long live! Long live His Highness King Yong!"
"Long live His Highness King Yong! Long live!"
Shouting resounded throughout the county
Liu Qiong immediately divided his troops into five groups, each with 3,000 troops, heading to Jianzhou, Shaowu, Nanjian, Tingzhou, Zhangzhou, plus Quanzhou, Fuzhou and Xinghua armies. There were eight state armies in total on the Fujian route.
fell into the hands of the Western Army.
In the Ziwei Side Hall of the Lin'an Palace, Liu Ziyu's debriefing meeting was officially held. Emperor Zhao Gou, five prime ministers, several bachelors and senior officials from various ministries all participated in the debriefing.
The report was led by Zhu Shengfei, the left prime minister, and the questions were drafted by Emperor Zhao Gou. There were three in total, all of which were of concern to Zhao Gou.
"I would like to ask the pacifier, did King Yong Chen Qing write to you two months ago?"
Liu Ziyu sighed secretly in his heart. He knew exactly what he was going to ask today. Zhang Jun had told him before, and he himself was well prepared.
"That's what happened!"
Liu Ziyu replied calmly: "Chen Qing did write me a letter two months ago."
"Then please give the comfort envoy a truthful answer, what is the content of the letter?" Zhu Shengfei asked aggressively.
Liu Ziyu pondered for a moment and said: "Chen Qing said that he would establish a criminal department and invited me to be the chief officer. At the same time, he would replace Zhang Miao, who was about to retire, and join the cabinet to participate in political affairs."
There was a slight commotion around. Chen Qing actually invited Liu Ziyu to join the cabinet to participate in political affairs. For such a good opportunity, Liu Ziyu did not go to Jingzhao.
"Then how did you reply?"
"I told Chen Qing that I am not in good health. The poison from the arrow wounds from that time has remained in my body, which has caused great harm to my body. I am not suitable for living in a cold place. In the future, I will still live in a warm place in the south."
Zhao Gou waved his hand gently, and the problem was over.
Zhu Shengfei nodded and asked: "Second question, your three sons and nephews all serve as high-ranking officials in the Western Army, and you are the only one serving as an official in the imperial court. What are your considerations? I mean,
, why don’t you live with your own children, that would be more ethical?”
Liu Ziyu nodded, "You asked a very good question. Frankly speaking, I have long wanted to retire, especially in the past two years, my health has been getting worse year by year. I feel that the toxins in my body have invaded my internal organs. Maybe it only lasts two or three years."
My life has expired, and the reason why I still stay in office is, firstly, that I can't hinder Xianggong Zhang's request and cannot refuse his kindness. Secondly, I have an adopted son in Fuzhou who is still studying. I want to resign when he is a little older.
Now I have thought about it. After the debriefing meeting today, I will submit my resignation and go to live in the south of Sichuan Road. It is also very warm there and is good for my health. I hope Chen Qing will move my second son to the south of Sichuan.
Being an official makes it easier to take care of me."
When Liu Ziyu said these words, everyone looked at each other in shock. Liu Ziyu had decided to resign, so what's the point of debriefing?
At this time, a guard walked quickly outside the palace and shouted: "Your Majesty, urgent report from Fujian Road!"
Zhao Gou hurriedly said: "Show me up quickly!"
A eunuch went down, took the emergency report, and forwarded it to the emperor Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou opened the emergency report and read it hastily. He was suddenly furious and trembling all over. Suddenly his vision went dark and he fainted.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The ministers were shocked and rushed forward to rescue him. Qin Hui quickly picked up the military report on the ground and glanced at it, as if five thunders had struck his head.
'Twenty thousand Fujian troops mutinied collectively and surrendered to the Western Army. Deputy General Wu Yao was killed. General Wang Jian fled north in panic. The entire Fujian Road was occupied by the Western Army.'