Early in the morning, Liang Rong heard the news that the Tianwan Army had been defeated at the Suwei Military Camp.
He was very excited and asked people to inquire about the details of the battle.
The course of the war was simpler than he imagined. Jiangdu's troops were divided into five groups, two of which blocked the rescue roads from Fuliang and Dexing.
Of the other three groups, only one is attacking frontally, and the remaining two are outflanking them.
Xiang Cun's 200,000-day army was vulnerable to a single blow and was defeated in less than two hours.
Jiangdu's army covered them up and pursued them all the way to Raozhou City. The two hundred thousand soldiers lay dead for hundreds of miles, either dead or surrendered, and almost the entire army was wiped out.
Liang Rong and the generals scolded the commanding marshal Kang Tai for his incompetence, but in his heart he was applauding Kang Tai, hoping that all Tianwan's army would be trash like Kang Tai.
At this moment, one of Chen Youliang's personal guards came over on flying horse and said to Liang Rong: "General Liang, His Highness the King of Han summons you to come over immediately!"
Liang Rong quickly agreed and rode to the Han Palace.
With a "ha" sound, he reined in his horse and stopped outside the palace, feeling startled in his heart.
It turns out that there is an army wearing armor and holding weapons outside the palace. The soldiers' eyes are shining coldly. They are obviously an elite force.
Liang Rong carefully bypassed this army and entered the palace. He saw that there were two or three times more soldiers on guard in the palace than usual, giving off a murderous atmosphere.
Arriving at the lobby, Liang Rong was even more surprised.
There are more than 40 officials in the hall, including civilian officials and military generals, all of whom are direct troops of Chen Youliang.
Chen Youliang was not in the hall.
Liang Rong glanced around and saw Kang Maocai, then walked to stand behind him and asked in a low voice: "Brother Kang, what is going on?"
Kang Maocai gestured to him not to speak.
Liang Rong's eyes continued to wander, and suddenly he noticed that the general in front turned out to be Kang Tai.
Chen Youliang has always been strict in rewards and punishments. He never showed mercy when his general was defeated in a battle. Wu Hong was an example. He led his troops in a defeated battle, but he was chopped off by him.
Kangtai's defeat was worse than Wu Hong's, so why wasn't he punished?
While I was thinking, I suddenly heard the sound of "click-click" footsteps.
Looking up, I saw Chen Youliang walking into the lobby with several personal guards. He was wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, with a solemn expression.
Liang Rong was shocked and realized that something big was about to happen.
Chen Youliang stood in front of everyone, with one hand on his waist and looking around.
"Everyone has seen the defeat of Xiangcun. Our army is internally divided. No matter how many troops there are, we can't defeat Jiangdu's army! Only if I replace Xu Shouhui can our army have a chance to win. By then, you will establish the eternal
Your achievements will benefit future generations, and your descendants will enjoy peace forever!"
Everyone kowtowed in unison: "I will bow to your Majesty!" Liang Rong also knelt down.
Chen Youliang drew out his long sword and said loudly: "Everyone follow me, let's go and dethrone the false emperor!"
In the Jiangdu Palace, Xu Shouhui's body had long been eroded by wine and sex.
Although Chen Youliang kept him under house arrest, he always served him well with wine and meat, and offered him thirty beauties every month.
Today, Xu Shouhui's face is pale and his eyes are sunken, like a terminally ill person.
When Liang Rong saw his appearance, it was hard to believe that this man was the great hero who rose up to establish the Tianwan regime four years ago!
When Xu Shouhui saw Chen Youliang rushing into the palace with a large number of people, his already pale face turned even grayer.
"King Han, what do you... want to do?"
Chen Youliang looked at him with a sneer and said nothing.
Xu Shouhui gritted his teeth and said: "If you want the throne, I can give it to you. I just ask you to spare my life!"
"Me?" Chen Youliang had a sarcastic look in his eyes.
"No, I, I can give you the throne!"
Chen Youliang laughed and said: "Xu Shouhui, Xu Shouhui, for a stupid person like you to survive to this day, I can only say that you are really lucky. Do you think I will be as stupid as you?"
Xu Shouhui made a "pop" sound, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "I swear, I will never fight against you in the future!"
Chen Youliang said lightly: "I never believe in any oaths, I only believe in dead people!"
He stretched out his hand and one of his subordinates handed him a large copper hammer.
When Xu Shouhui saw Chen Youliang walking towards him step by step with a copper hammer, he burst into tears and begged: "You can continue to lock me up like this, as long as you don't kill me, please!"
With a sneer on his face, Chen Youliang raised his copper hammer high and brought it down with a "bang" sound.
Xu Shouhui's head was smashed and his head was deformed. He fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then became motionless.
In the 16th year of Zhengzheng, on March 23, Chen Youliang killed Xu Shouhui, claiming to the outside world that it was an old subordinate of Ni Wenjun who smashed Xu Shouhui's head with a copper hammer when he reported military information.
Three days later, Chen Youliang proclaimed himself emperor in Wuchang, established the Han Dynasty regime, and moved the capital to Wuchang, with the reign name Dayi!
He made Lou Yuzhen the queen, and awarded more than a hundred dukes, marquises, and earls in one breath. For a while, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted.
Liang Rong was actually granted the title of Zhenjiang Bo and an earl's mansion.
In the past few days, he had been secretly looking forward to an internal split within the Tianwan Army. However, what surprised him was that Chen Youliang's seizure of power went smoothly without any obstacles.
There was no voice of opposition among the courtiers, and there was also silence among the army.
Liang Rong was shocked and went to inquire secretly, only to realize a terrible thing.
Xu Shouhui's old troops, and even some neutral factions, all died in the Battle of Xiangcun. Among them were a large number of civilian officials who were also sent to Xiangcun by Chen Youliang before the battle.
At that time, Liang Rong thought that Chen Youliang wanted these civil servants to find ways to stop the rumors, but now he realized that Chen Youliang was just sending them to death!
The defeat of Xiangcun was actually planned by Chen Youliang, with the purpose of killing the king and seizing the throne!
A total of 200,000 troops were buried by Chen Youliang himself.
Liang Rong felt cold all over his body.
But then I thought about it, Chen Youliang must have been forced to do this because he had no choice.
In any case, Xiangcun Tianwan's army was indeed defeated, and Chen Youliang was even forced to move the capital. Even if he became emperor, he would never be able to reverse the situation of the war!
After this battle, Tianwan's army lost Raozhou, Hu Yanrui's troops had retreated to Jiangzhou to defend, and Wang Pu's troops had retreated to Nankang Road.
Jiangdu's army fought steadily, without going too deep, and slowly occupied the entire Raozhou area, and at the same time moved the logistics point from Chizhou to Huizhou.
Warships also began to be transferred from Chizhou to Raozhou.
Jiangdu Army currently has a total of more than 600 warships, most of which are at Wenzhou Harbor, and it is difficult to transfer them to the Yangtze River at a time.
There are only more than two hundred ships available, all of which are the latest warships produced and equipped with new artillery, totaling more than five hundred.
Just as Jiangdu's army was mobilizing supplies and warships, Liang Rong suddenly received a strange news.
Chen Youliang ordered the West Bank Pier to be sealed off and under martial law, and even the generals in the military camp were not allowed to pass there.
In addition, someone saw Chen Youliang's boat also sailing towards the West Bank Pier.
The generals in the Suwei barracks are all guessing that Chen Youliang will receive distinguished guests on the ship!
Chen Youliang's Suwei Camp was different from Jiangdu Military Camp in that military regulations were not strict and gambling was common in the camp.
Liang Rong really wanted to see who the distinguished guests Chen Youliang was receiving, but he didn't dare to go alone, so he used gambling to lure everyone to come together.
"I bet one hundred taels of silver. There are three distinguished guests. Who dares to bet against me?" He slapped the table and challenged the generals around him.
"Haha, there are so many distinguished guests. I guess there is only one distinguished guest, betting fifty taels of silver!"
"Fart! With Your Majesty's current status, who can let Your Majesty receive you like this? There are at least four distinguished guests, I bet two hundred taels!"
The generals spoke to each other, and soon the odds were set.
They all thought that it was harmless to stand and watch from a distance, and since the law was not punishable, they headed towards the West Bank Pier together.
One of the Suwei generals, who was less than twenty years old, was the most powerful. When he encountered the army blocking the dock, he went over and said a few words, and the other party let them pass.
Although Liang Rong knew that his name was Chen Guangqian, he was not familiar with him. After asking around, he found out that Chen Guangqian was actually the son of Chen Youliang's brother, Chen Youdang.
The generals came to Chen Youliang's boat and hid behind a big willow tree, all looking towards the boat.
This was the first time Liang Rong saw Chen Youliang's boat at close range, and he couldn't help but be amazed. This boat was bigger than any other boat he had ever seen.
He had even seen Fang Guozhen's seven-masted ship. Although it was longer than Chen Youliang's ship, it was far less wide than this ship.
Moreover, this ship has five floors, and the top floor is almost four to five feet high, which is higher than the walls of most cities.
If it is used to attack a city with a water gate, you can jump directly onto the city wall, and the horses can climb up the city wall without any effort.
Chen Guangqian glanced at him and said with a smile: "Brother Liang, which of the Jiangdu Army's ships is as good as this one?"
Liang Rongzhi shook his head and said: "Not to mention His Majesty's ship, even the smaller ship next to it, Jiangdu's army couldn't find it!"
Chen Guangqian was very proud and said: "Others say how powerful Jiangdu's naval force is. Do you think he can beat His Majesty's naval force?"
Liang Rong smiled and said: "Of course we can't beat him."
An older general suddenly said: "How did I hear that Jiangdu Navy has an artillery weapon with an extremely long range?"
Liang Rong waved his hand and said: "The range is indeed long, but the reloading is very slow. It can only be done with one shot at most. As long as our army survives the first round, they will never be our opponents!"
Although the generals are old and young, they are all well-connected and have basically never been on the battlefield. They all smiled when they heard this, thinking that this is how it should be.
Suddenly, Chen Guangqian shrank his head behind the tree and reminded: "Be careful, His Majesty has come out of the cabin!"
Liang Rong looked up and saw Chen Youliang walking out of the top cabin and standing on the deck. He quickly hid his head behind the tree.