The White Lotus Thief's stubborn resistance cannot be said to be completely ineffective, but it must be broken at the first touch.
Facing the elite cavalry under Chen Ping's command, these White Lotus thieves were just fighting with the local Xiang army. They had a lot of fights with each other. They had seen what it meant to be elite.
The last battle in the north of Jiangling City in Jingzhou did not last long. At that time, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, Yuan Dashan, also knew that the army and cavalry brought by Chen Ping were not easy to deal with, so he directly left the coerced common people and peripheral members behind.
, ran away with his cronies.
And all along the way, he only wanted to avoid Chen Ping, and never thought of fighting back.
But now he had no choice but to run away. He was chasing him from Jingzhou to Jiangzhou. The White Lotus thieves were exhausted and looked like a bandit, while the officers and soldiers were full of rage and wished they could eat their flesh and blood.<
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All of this was reflected in the moment when the two sides engaged in battle. After Chen Ping gave the order, the elite cavalry led by Li Feng directly broke through the White Lotus Thieves' defense line with overwhelming force. After a few rounds, the White Lotus Thieves were defeated.
Yuan Dashan was not too surprised. After all, during the escape process, he had already made plans in his mind. At this moment, all he was thinking about was how to use these elites in the sect to delay his escape.
Little did they know that after letting him get away last time, Chen Ping had already kept an eye on him this time.
"Kill!"
Screams soaring to the sky rang out on both sides of the Huai River. Swimming in winter was really difficult, but some thieves still tried their best to cross the Huai River, but Chen Ping's cavalry also chased after them.
For a time, both sides of the Huai River were filled with swords and swords, and people kept falling.
In the midst of this killing battlefield, Chen Ping and the dozens of soldiers around him rushed through with all their strength, aiming directly at the leader of the White Lotus Sect and his group who were fleeing crazily.
Yuan Dashan was originally complacent that he could escape quietly from the chaos. Who would have expected that he would be overjoyed when a sharp shout came from not far behind him and hit his heart.
"Thieves, please leave!"
This sound made Yuan Dashan panic for a moment. He didn't dare to look back to see who was chasing him. He just kept speeding up his whipping movements, thinking that he could escape.
The person who caught up with Yuan Dashan was naturally Chen Ping. Seeing that Yuan Dashan and others did not dare to turn back and only wanted to escape, Chen Ping was not discouraged, because this showed that the enemy had lost the spirit to fight, which meant that the current battle would be futile.
Without any suspense, it evolved into a war of annihilation.
Thinking of this, Chen Ping's anxiety dissipated and his eyes became clearer.
Looking at the White Lotus Sect thief chieftain running away on horseback from a distance, as the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, Chen Ping slowly picked up the bow and arrows in his bag, bent the bow and arrows in a smooth sequence, and steadily aimed at the fleeing people.
The most eye-catching person among the group of White Lotus thieves.
"Whoosh!"
Although he was on a bumpy horseback, Chen Ping still shot the arrow very confidently.
Archery is one of the six arts of a gentleman. In addition, in the process of tracing the real culprit of his mentor's death over the years, Chen Ping increasingly felt that studying is important, but the effort to save his life cannot be neglected.
Later, he received guidance from Luo Li, so the bow and arrow in his hand could not be said to be able to pierce the Yang with a hundred steps, but it still reached the passing mark.
An arrow shot through the air, and an arrowhead made of fine steel could easily break ordinary armor. What's more, these White Lotus thieves didn't have any good equipment. Even the thieves chief was only wearing a cowhide armor.
Yuan Dashan seemed to be aware of the danger behind him. The moment before the arrow flew towards him, he turned his head and caught a glimpse of the approaching arrow. His eyes widened immediately and he wanted to turn away and avoid it.
However, it was all in vain. Yuan Dashan groaned, the arrow sank into his shoulder, and blood splashed on his face.
Chen Ping, who was chasing behind, saw a flash of surprise in his eyes when he saw this scene, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.
In these troubled times, how could he not be happy to have the ability to fight for his life on the battlefield?
It can be said that the dozens of soldiers around Chen Ping are really good. Before receiving training from Nangong Ming in Qianlong Mountain, these boys were diligently practicing martial arts under the influence of their fathers. They trained with Nangong Ming for a period of time and saw the real After mastering the killing skills in the army, he became even more determined to become stronger.
Because of Chen Ping, a big benefactor, they can devote themselves wholeheartedly to training. Although these young men are not as good as the elites of the Northern Army, they can still be called warriors.
At least, they have no intention of retreating when it comes to protecting Chen Ping.
After Yuan Dashan was hit by an arrow, he still wanted to struggle and escape. However, his thoughts were beautiful, but the reality was that he ran away not far before Chen Ping led his own soldiers to surround him.
After a desperate resistance, Yuan Dashan looked at his confidants who were dying one after another around him, and the desire to survive occupied his brain.
"Sir, spare my life, I..."
Before the guy could finish his words, Chen Ping killed him with one blow.
There is no conflict between officials and thieves. There is nothing to discuss between him and the White Lotus thieves. This group of White Lotus thieves has caused trouble for half of the south. He is the deputy envoy of the Southwest Recruitment just to suppress the thieves. Naturally, his life cannot be spared.
As for capturing the traitor chief alive and sending him to the capital, Chen Ping didn't think the court would be able to handle it given the current situation.
The best way is to quickly wipe out the White Lotus thieves with the force of thunder. Only in this way can we frighten the rebel thieves everywhere so that they will not dare to imitate them.
Otherwise, no matter how brave and skilled the three thousand cavalrymen under Chen Ping are, they will not be able to go to various places to suppress thieves.
Chen Ping cannot accept this kind of thing.
You know, this White Lotus thief alone made Chen Ping exhausted. If there were a few more thieves who were so difficult to suppress, Chen Ping felt that he could resign and go home.
Seeing the thief chieftain's head being separated and the unwilling expression frozen on his head, Chen Ping let out a long sigh of relief.
It took several months to finally eliminate the first rebel thief. Although he was still vaguely uneasy, at least Chen Ping felt that the pressure on his shoulders had been relieved a lot.
It is true that Dayu has reached the end of the dynasty, but he should not fall at this time. The purpose of his efforts to suppress thieves is to extend Dayu's life, at least not to be exposed to the insurgents from all over the country when there are powerful enemies outside.
It’s full of holes.
"The thieves chief is dead, and the remaining thieves will be handed over to General Li."
"I wonder what the situation is like over there, Mr. Lu. There are still many thieves from the White Lotus Sect in Zhongzhou. It would be best if they could be eliminated. If you are unable to catch them, there is no need to force them."
Chen Ping looked at the north and murmured to himself: "The situation in the capital is critical, and I am afraid that the barbarians will take advantage of it and rob it..."
On the north bank of the Huai River, the scattered army cavalry were chasing the defeated White Lotus bandits. As Yuan Dashan's head fell to the ground, these bandits were no longer able to resist, and the rest were simply killed.
Just when Chen Ping was feeling relaxed about wiping out the main force of the White Lotus Sect that was the first to rebel, Lu Wei, who was stationed in the southeast of Zhongzhou, was overwhelmed by the bad news coming from all over the country.
The fact that thieves in Zhongzhou, Jianzhou and other places have started to rise up one after another is secondary. The most important thing is that the situation in the capital has worsened!
Beijing.
As the capital of Dayu, the defense force here is very strong.
After all, Dayu does not have the land of Yanyun, so it loses a natural barrier against the northern nomads. The Northern Liao cavalry can easily send troops southward from Yanyun, and the road from Yanyun to Dayu's capital is all plains
, it can be said to be unimpeded.
Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the capital, Dayu has deployed heavy troops in the capital since the founding of the People's Republic of China, not only to defend the capital, but also to deter the barbarians in the north.
Once there is an enemy attack on the border, the troops stationed in the capital can quickly move north to resist the enemy.
The most core of these are naturally the three yamen, the Imperial Palace Department, the Infantry Army Department, and the Horse Army Department, which are directly under the emperor and are responsible for guarding the palace. Outside the three yamen, there is the Forbidden Army that protects the capital. Outside the Forbidden Army,
There is also the Beida Camp of the Northern Army stationed in the north of the capital.
The total number of these three armies is more than 100,000, and the daily number of people eating horses and chewing is an astronomical number, and management is even more difficult.
Therefore, after the tense confrontation with Bei Liao in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the troops defending the capital became increasingly lax and lazy. The armies of Sanya and Beidaying were okay, but the imperial army between Sanya and Beidaying were relatively weak.
The two are the first to fall if they are not taken seriously.
As early as decades ago, there was a serious shortage of officers and soldiers in the Forbidden Army, and the situation of spending money to find people to cover the gap. It stands to reason that this kind of thing has seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army and should be corrected.
The actual situation is that because Daiyu has always been in power with civilian officials and there has been no war for many years, these things have been put on hold again and again, until finally it became an unspoken rule that everyone kept silent about.
Whether such an army could withstand the invasion of Bei Liao was something no one had thought about before last year.
However, in last year's war, the Northern Liao cavalry drove straight into a place dozens of miles away from the capital. However, the troops guarding the capital could not keep the enemy out of the capital. They could only hide in the city and hold on in the fortress until the elite Northern Army arrived.
Only in this way can the crisis in the capital be resolved.
Therefore, this time when the people in the capital and Qingzhou Jianzhou once again faced the iron heel threat of the Northern Liao Dynasty, everyone was in danger!
Although the cavalry from Bei Liao has not yet entered the territory of Dayu.
Therefore, in this tense atmosphere, the capital, which was already at war with each other, was almost in a state of panic.
Especially in the imperial palace, where the regent and the emperor lived, there were troops and horses that were no less than those of the three yamen, and in the Forbidden Army camp outside the city, officials were constantly coming in and out.
Just when everyone was worried, something happened in the imperial palace in the capital that was enough to shock the whole of Dayu and even the whole of the East.
Prior to this, Xie Zhiyuan, as the commander of Yulong Nuzhi, had been diligently doing his job.
Even if the situation in the palace becomes increasingly severe, it will not affect him at all, just because Xie Zhiyuan knows in his heart that sooner or later the battle between the King of Chu and His Majesty will escalate again, and they will inevitably fight against each other. If this is the case,
If he looks at the gate here, he has a high probability of avoiding disaster, or even surviving alone.
Even if rebels attack the city gate, it is much safer than staying by the emperor's side.
But Xie Zhiyuan didn't expect that this day would come so quickly and suddenly.
Just a few days into November, the entire capital city was shrouded in cold wind. When Xie Zhiyuan was warming himself by the fire, he discovered that there were palace people running wildly in the palace city, and behind them were several people holding swords and guns.
soldiers.
Immediately afterwards, there was a battle in the palace. It was not until King Chu's troops took control of the city gate that Xie Zhiyuan realized that the regent had launched a coup and seized power!
That night, the capital was under martial law, and everyone was caught off guard by the sudden change. Almost all of the millions of people in the capital stayed up all night, and the slightest noises that were usually ordinary became particularly harsh at this time.
On the second day, the King of Chu's cronies, accompanied by the King of Chu's soldiers and horses, hunted down the royalist officials one by one. The entire capital was in mourning, and even the most stupid person could guess that this was happening.
What happened?
The first to bear the brunt were naturally Su Chengli, Ming Chengdao, Qi Hongming and others who were entrusted with important tasks by Emperor Tianqi before his death. Without exception, they were "invited" to the palace by the King of Chu, and other officials also entered the palace to attend court.<
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It was said that they were going to court, but when they entered the Chongzheng Hall, Emperor Dayu was nowhere to be seen. There was only the King of Chu sitting on the dragon throne, named the Regent. It is obvious why.
All the court officials frowned at this, and even the Chu King's party members felt a little uneasy.
Because they only knew that King Chu was going to strike first, but they didn’t know how King Chu would deal with Emperor Yongxing if he succeeded. It would be okay if he was under house arrest. Everyone would still have some face left and could continue to cooperate with King Chu’s tricks.
.
But if King Chu succeeds and expands rapidly to kill Emperor Yongxing, it will be over.
Because during the course of this coup, King Chu's original promise that he had received support from the Forbidden Army and the Peking University Camp was not fulfilled. Even though these two parties have not expressed their attitudes yet, they cannot help but let the officials of King Chu's party
On tenterhooks.
You must know that even if there is no threat from Beiliao, if there is no support from the troops around the capital in peacetime, the coup may be suppressed at any time.
The Forbidden Army and the Beida Camp, especially the Northern Army Commander Chang Deyuan of the Beida Camp, what is his position?
"Too fast, too fast..."
Xie Zhiyuan sat on the wall, looking at the soldiers and horses of the King of Chu who took over from him to guard the city gate. The shock in his heart could not calm down for a long time.
The men who were squatting on the wall with him and drinking the northwest wind couldn't help but nod their heads after hearing this. They have been disarmed now. They have no weapons at hand and no need to work. They are just sitting here. Except for someone guarding them, they are actually
It’s much more leisurely than before.
"Team leader, do you think His Majesty is dead or alive now? If His Majesty wants us to resist, what should we do, brothers?"
Hearing the questions from his subordinate Qi Mimi, Xie Zhiyuan chose to ignore them directly. He had no intention of caring about them. He just wanted to know how much impact this coup had on Dayu!
In fact, Xie Zhi doesn’t really care that much about who becomes the emperor. What he cares about is whether Dayu can survive the current crisis.
This internal and external trouble is a crisis that is enough to destroy the country!
"Chen Ping, something really happened in the capital... You must not come back. If you come back, you will die..."
Xie Zhiyuan glanced at the deathly silent Miyagi City and thought silently in his heart.
In the Su family garden, Su Yiyi was stunned after hearing the news of the crisis in the palace. Sitting next to her was Ming Shi. Their fathers were both royalist officials. Now that the situation has changed drastically, the two of them
Sisters can only comfort each other.
"Ming Shi...We, we are not going to die, are we?"
"No, it won't happen. Dad and uncle are both ministers, regents, regents..."
Ming Shi originally wanted to comfort Su Yiyi, but she couldn't continue in the middle of her words. In the end, she bit her lips to prevent herself from crying. However, the trembling of their bodies still exposed their vulnerability.
Su Yiyi's mouth turned bitter when she saw this, and she subconsciously thought of a guy who passed six yuan.
"Chen Ping, Chen Ping..."
At the same time, in Beiyue Academy, Cheng Cheng, who learned about the affairs in the palace, sat calmly on the futon, looked towards the south with bright eyes, and murmured.
"The emperor is in trouble, and the country is in jeopardy. Junior brother, do you have the power to correct the chaos and help the evil in the world?"