Chapter 288: The Ningzhou Army is attached to the rebellion
"What the general said is wrong."
In the Ningzhou army, a man wearing a fourth-grade general's armor rode to the front of the formation.
Wei Feng said scornfully: "Gong Sheng, the fourth-rank commander of Ningzhou?"
"It's this general." Gong Sheng said proudly.
Wei Feng said coldly: "I am Wei Feng, the commander of the Firearms Battalion, who is under the command of the general who conquered the north and conquered the rebellion. I have been ordered to attack King Ning. Gong Sheng, do you want to resist the order and join the rebellion?"
"I dare not accept such a big charge."
Gong Sheng said calmly: "This place is Ningzhou. In front of Prince Ning's Mansion, how can we allow you to ride a horse and commit murder?"
"You said you have a will, show me the imperial edict and let me see it?"
Saying that, Gong Sheng stretched out his hand.
Imperial decree?
How could there be an imperial edict? The edict had to go through the cabinet. By then everyone in the world would know about it, and King Ning would have already launched an army.
Therefore, this kind of thing can only be done through secret edicts or handwritten instructions.
Wei Feng said: "This department has a secret order."
"Then there's nothing we can do. I can't understand the secret decree. I can't be sure whether you are bandits or have received the emperor's order... I think it's better to wait. If there is a decree, the imperial decree will be sent to Ningzhou after the secret decree." Gong Sheng
That's quite reasonable.
In order to keep things a secret, things like revolt are kept secret, and the order is revealed or reported in the public hall after the fact.
In the middle, you have to wait three or two months, which is still fast.
"It seems that the Ningzhou Army is really going to rebel."
Wei Feng shook his head: "I've given you a chance, one last time, to get out of the way and surrender, otherwise... I'll kill you without mercy!"
"This is Ningzhou, my territory. When my army enters the city, how can more than a thousand of you be successful?" Gong Sheng was disdainful. He didn't know how these people came in, but the manpower was really not enough.
He also hoped that the tens of thousands of troops from the Ningzhou Battalion stationed in the outer city would come to help.
These hundreds of people in the palace can at least resist for a while and win this opportunity.
Once you surrender, you will truly be crowned. Since ancient times, no one has been immune to such a serious crime as treason.
"court death."
Wei Feng reined in his horse and came back, Fang Jue shook his head.
Fang Jue was not used to it, he raised his right hand and waved forward: "Firearms Camp!"
"exist!"
"volley."
"Bang bang..."
In an instant, hundreds of Ningzhou troops blocking the avenue outside the palace gate fell strangely.
At this distance, the bow and arrow were not accurate enough. Gong Sheng was shocked when he saw this.
But those bullets avoided him and did not kill him together.
"Capture the thief and get a heavy reward." Fang Jue waved his hand.
"I'll go!" A master from the guard camp volunteered and galloped away.
Gong Sheng came back to his senses and pointed at Wei Feng in horror: "What method are you using? Is it a demonic method!?"
In the blink of an eye, there was no soldier standing next to him, and Gong Sheng's confidence was instantly shattered.
Seeing someone rushing towards him, Gong Sheng subconsciously dodged, reined up his horse and ran towards the palace.
He wanted to hide in the palace. The terrain inside the palace was complicated and there were many soldiers there, so he might be able to escape with his life.
"Bang--"
Wei Feng personally held the gun and shot Gong Sheng's horse lamely. He fell to the ground with the sound of the horse.
"Ah!" The horse fell down and pressed one of Gong Sheng's legs on the spot, causing him to howl in pain.
Several soldiers stepped forward, lifted the war horses away, and then tied up the crippled Gong Sheng.
"Come into the palace. Those who wear night clothes are our own. All others will be captured. If they resist, they will be killed!" Fang Jue waved his hand and ordered.
"As you command!"
The spacious and tall palace gate was demolished in an instant.
Something about a gunpowder bag.
After a bang, King Ning ushered in the final defeat.
The soldiers in the palace who were looking for Prince Ning were captured or killed one by one before they realized what had happened.
About half an hour later, Fang Jue, who was waiting at the gate of the palace under the protection of the personal guard camp, received a report from Wei Feng.
"General, we found it!" Wei Feng was very happy.
Fang Jue: "Where are the people?"
"Bring it out!" Wei Feng waved and saw a few people wearing night clothes escorting a middle-aged man with a white beard on his chin out.
The man was wearing a five-clawed python robe with a blue background and was treated like a prince.
Fang Jue also saw Prince Ning's portrait and recognized the person immediately: "Prince Ning, your incident has come to light, will you come back to Beijing with me?"
Prince Ning struggled to raise his head, stared at Fang Jue from the side, and gritted his teeth viciously: "Fang Jue, it is indeed you!"
"Kill me, I will never come back to the capital with you!" Prince Ning snorted coldly and said forcefully.
Now that things have happened, he naturally knows what his fate will be. It would be Bai Ling's poisonous wine at best, and he might even be late in the market.
It's better to be decent.
"How about that?"
Fang Jue said with a smile: "You are only suspected of treason now. You have not been tried by the Sansi Mingtang, and your charge has not been completely determined. If I kill you like this, wouldn't it mean that Your Majesty will be charged with killing a blood relative?"
"Don't worry, you won't die for the time being. I will treat you well all the way to Beijing. You are still a prince after all..."
Fang Jue sneered: "Come on, prepare a good prison car for our Prince Ning. It must be worthy of his prince's rank and treatment... Don't let the etiquette department pick on our etiquette."
"yes."
…
That night, Prince Ning's mansion was destroyed. It was not the end, it was just the beginning.
When Fang Jue led his troops into the city, Lin Bei led 5,000 Yulin troops and 500 firearms battalions to the Ningzhou Army station.
Outside the camp gate, Lin Bei did not conceal his whereabouts, and the army slowly approached, allowing the Ningzhou Army's scouts to discover it.
"Who is coming? Dismount!" In the military camp, a group of people rushed out of the camp gate and stared at the Yulin Army and others.
They have tens of thousands of troops, so they naturally do not regard the Yulin Army as their opponent.
Lin Bei held the secret decree and looked at the Ningzhou military camp calmly, saying: "According to His Majesty's secret decree, we are going to attack the traitor King Ning. The Ningzhou army is not allowed to leave the camp tonight... Resisting the decree is considered a crime of rebellion!"
"What?" The general who came out of the camp looked stunned, "Prince Ning is plotting rebellion?"
"this……"
Several people whispered to each other and looked at each other, all feeling that a storm was coming.
There have been secret rumors about Prince Ning for a long time. How could there be no news if a person wants to do such a thing?
If there is some trouble, rumors will spread among the people, not to mention the Ningzhou camp in the center, they are the family of Prince Ning.
The Ningzhou Army is different from the garrisons of other state capitals. It is equivalent to Prince Ning's private army. It is usually supported by court appropriations and Ningzhou's finance.
And Ningzhou is the fiefdom of King Ning, so the Ningzhou army is naturally more loyal to King Ning.
Although the emperor is lofty, he is too far away, so far away that he only has a name, and most of the benefits are given by Prince Ning.
This is also the reason why many feudal kings rebelled and were able to have a large number of soldiers following them, because they usually kept them privately.
"You said that Prince Ning rebelled, do you have any evidence, and you want us to believe it just by relying on your words?"
"Who knows, are you disguised as the enemy of Western Chu?"
"That's right, since it's a secret decree, show it to me?"
Lin Bei looked down at the few people lightly. Seeing their reactions like this, he understood the prestige of King Ning in the Ningzhou army.
It’s not enough to reveal this secret edict, why should I show it to you?
Do you think I'm stupid?
If you take it, you will destroy it. If you backhand, you will accuse me of false accusation and trespass without purpose, you will be killed without guilt?
"Call your chief officer." Lin Bei was too lazy to talk to these young generals.
"Humph, my general Gong is not here. He went into the city to discuss matters with Prince Ning."
"Are you talking about the rebellion?" Lin Bei mocked.
"What is it, so what is it not?"
Those few people were so bold that they made it clear on the spot: "We have 30,000 people in the Ningzhou camp, but you have less than 8,000, right? How dare you come to take over us?"
"Since the imperial court has taken a preemptive strike and already knows everything, why are you still pretending to launch troops immediately?"
On the spot, several people raced back to deliver the order.
The Ningzhou Army is about to rebel!
Lin Bei did not give them a chance: "The Yulin Army, the whole army rushes into formation, the firearms battalion builds a bombing position on the spot, and is the rear of the Yulin Army!"
"It's just a local garrison, not even as good as the border troops. Let's see how I kill them!"
Five thousand Yulin troops immediately started to gallop and rushed into the unsuspecting Ningzhou military camp! This chapter has been completed!