While the fighting was raging at the foot of the mountains on the east and west sides, it was unusually calm on the Iron Net Mountain.
"Your Majesty! We can't wait any longer, we must send troops immediately!"
In Emperor Ningkang's palace, a group of close ministers were divided into two factions.
There was such a big movement at the foot of the mountain, and Emperor Ning Kang naturally received it.
Some people advocated cooperation between the inside and the outside, dispatching the troops inside the palace to attack from inside and outside with the soldiers and horses at the foot of the mountain, and breaking through the two lines of defense of the infantry camp and the Beida camp in one fell swoop.
But another group of people insisted on standing still.
"We cannot send out troops. The Xiaoqi Battalion has not moved until now. Suppose we send out troops and the palace is empty of troops, and the Xiaoqi Battalion raises its troops to kill. How will you put His Majesty's safety at that time?"
The conservatives are right.
I don't know if they are really worried about the emperor's safety, or if they are afraid that the Xiaoqi camp will come and kill them.
Emperor Ning Kang also frowned.
He knew that if he chose to engage in a pincer attack with the soldiers and horses at the foot of the mountain, the infantry battalion and the Beida camp surrounding him would not be able to withstand him at all. The Supreme Emperor would definitely not be able to sit still and would definitely dispatch the Xiaoqi battalion.
Xiaoqi Camp...
This army was firmly under his father's control, and he clearly knew its value.
Moreover, the Imperial Guard is the foundation of the Wei Dynasty, and the Xiaoqi Camp is the foundation within the foundation.
Is it worth spending time here?
He also knew why the Supreme Emperor was not in a hurry to take action against him even though he clearly had the advantage before. First, the troops did not have an absolute advantage, and the opponent was not completely sure of taking him down.
Another reason is that the Supreme Emperor is unwilling to waste the empire's wealth, so the two parties tacitly choose to stalemate and choose to determine the outcome through external competition!
If we attack now and cooperate internally and externally with the troops outside the mountain, we have a great chance of winning.
However, even if they win, the entire Royal Guards Army will be severely damaged...
There are only two troops coming now. But if we wait a little longer, not only will other troops be able to come, but maybe some people from the capital will be freed up as well.
It may seem safer to wait, but the risk is actually very high.
The Supreme Emperor obviously would not sit still and wait for death. He must have mobilized reinforcements from all over the country. If the world's soldiers and horses were to gather together, Emperor Ning Kang knew that his chances of winning were slim.
"His Majesty!!"
"Your Majesty also knows that the first people to come to help now are Baron Xie and Marquis Zhenyuan. Not to mention Baron Xie, but Your Majesty, Marquis Zhenyuan comes from Rongguo Mansion!
Not to mention that Rongguo Mansion has been favored by that country for decades, but that the grandfather of Marquis Zhenyuan, the former Duke of Rongguo Mansion, was a guard commander there.
It was also because of this that on his birthday last year, they favored Zhenyuan Hou so much.
His Majesty!
Now we are trapped in the palace, but over there, we can move freely!
What if, what if the other side personally goes down the mountain to caress...
Your Majesty, please don’t forget the change of the crown prince..."
A civil servant knelt down and cried. His words also made the civil and military officials present look unnatural.
Yes, the prince can rebel, let alone others.
After all, the Supreme Emperor had been in power for too long and had always suppressed Emperor Ningkang. They could not help but worry about those who led the troops rebelling.
And if the chips in Emperor Ning Kang's hand were gone, they didn't know what would happen to Emperor Ning Kang, but none of them, who were in front and behind the horse, would definitely not be able to escape.
Emperor Ning Kang's face was gloomy, and he said nothing more in a deep voice: "Feng Sheng!"
"I'm here."
"Quickly order five thousand troops and horses, divide them into two groups, and fight out from the west and southeast.
You don't want to kill the enemy, just disrupt the enemy's position. Then try to get in touch with Xie Jing and Jia Lian at the foot of the mountain."
"yes."
Feng Shengnai was the commander of the military camp and a veteran general. After receiving the order, he retreated without saying a word.
…
It was in chaos, and the entire Iron Network Mountain was in complete chaos.
At the foot of the mountain, there was continuous artillery fire, shouting to kill the people. On the mountain, there were also soldiers in danger and fighting, and people fell on their backs.
The usually pampered nobles, those of high rank, had long since hid in the Emperor's palace. Others could only hide in the lower rooms and tremble, silently praying that the insurgents would not kill them.
The residence of the Supreme Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor was playing chess with the old prince while listening to reports from below about the situation outside.
"Can't keep it?"
The Supreme Emperor raised his head and glanced at the kneeling Shi Ding, which made Shi Ding break into a cold sweat.
He was originally the deputy commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion, and was temporarily transferred by the Supreme Emperor to take charge of the Infantry Battalion. Before, he was only responsible for trapping Emperor Ning Kang, and everything was fine. With many years of experience in commanding the army and the Supreme Emperor's dragon power, naturally no one dared to make mistakes.
But with the chaos at the bottom of the mountain, people on the mountain are naturally in chaos.
In addition, the morale of the guard camp was high, and the generals suddenly came out to kill him. With the seven or eight thousand infantry troops in his hand, it was natural that he could no longer trap Emperor Ning Kang.
It was late at night again... The chaos on the mountain now made even him, a veteran who had seen big scenes, extremely frightened.
"Where is the prince?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is leading troops to stop the rebels at the foot of the mountain... As far as I know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's side is dwarfed by comparison. He just sent people over to request military support..."
Previously, in order to cut off Emperor Ningkang's contact with the outside world, the Supreme Emperor set up two encirclements for him.
One is Shi Ding's infantry camp, and the other is the Peking University camp led by the prince.
Now that his line of defense has been broken through, the prince's side seems to be unable to resist. The situation is not good.
The Supreme Emperor seemed to have understood this, and the hand holding the chess pieces fell onto the chessboard, instantly destroying the entire chess game.
On the other side, Prince Su was not annoyed when he saw this, and silently picked up the chess pieces that had fallen on the table and the kang one by one...
Seeing that the Supreme Emperor was angry, everyone in the palace remained silent.
The Emperor was indeed a little angry.
He has always been in control of everything and cannot tolerate the current situation that is out of control.
He couldn't even allow that he could not completely control Emperor Ning Kang despite the huge mistake of Emperor Ning Kang such as the prince's surrender.
"Sun Jia."
"Wei Chen is here."
The three deputy commanders of the Xiaoqi Camp are Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, Sun Jia, the Marquis of Zhongyong, Liu Sheng, the Marquis of Zhongyi.
"You lead two thousand fine cavalry, and together with Shi Ding, capture that traitor to me."
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"If we fail again this time, you two will come to see me."
Sun Jia and Shi Ding paused for a moment, but did not dare to hesitate. They accepted the order and left.
"The rebellious son made trouble and made the twenty-first brother laugh."
The Supreme Emperor looked at Prince Su who was sitting across from him and said suddenly.
Prince Su waved his hands hurriedly: "Brother Huang is joking. Your Majesty, he just made a mistake. Sooner or later, he will understand Brother Huang's painstaking efforts."
"Really? I'm afraid he will never understand.
Okay, I'm a little tired, you can go down now."
…
The Supreme Emperor dispatched his trump card, Xiaoqiying, and adopted the strategy of capturing the king, heading straight for Emperor Ningkang's palace.
I won’t say whether Emperor Ning Kang could resist, or how.
On the mountainside to the east, Pei Fengnian led dozens of disgraced soldiers and fled into the command post in embarrassment.
Before he could sit down, several people hurriedly walked into his tent and shouted: "The prince has an order. The battle situation in the west is tense. General Pei, please quickly mobilize two thousand troops to assist the prince in suppressing the rebellion!"
Pei Fengnian's hand holding the teapot paused in mid-air, and suddenly he threw it to the ground, and cursed angrily: "Fuck you, he's in trouble in the west, don't I have trouble here?
You go back and tell the prince, just say that you don’t need soldiers, but you need a life! Damn it, you didn’t see that I just saved a dog’s life, and I still want to ask for help..."
Pei Fengnian, who had just given up a line of defense and narrowly escaped with his life under Jia Lian's gunfire, was furious.
But the person who came was a close confidant of the prince, how could he be frightened by the furious Pei Fengnian?
Seeing that he was suspected of being disrespectful to the prince, he even said more secretly: "General Pei, this is the prince's personal order. Are you sure you want this humble post to be returned?"
"Go, go, go!"
"Okay, you have the guts!" The prince's cronies walked away.
Seeing this, Pei Fengnian's confidant stepped forward and said: "The general has offended the prince's people. I wonder how this person will slander the general in front of the prince when he returns..."
"Otherwise, what should I do? The soldiers and horses in my hand have been beaten to pieces by those damn firearms. Where can I get him another two thousand soldiers and horses?"
"The failure of this battle is not the general's fault. The general also saw the power of the artillery with his own eyes. Wherever he went, the night turned into day. Brothers who touched it would die, and if they touched it, they would die.
Plus those muskets that have a farther range than our crossbows...
To be honest, General, all the brothers below have lost their fighting spirit. We definitely can’t defend this side!
It’s time for the general to find a way out for himself..."
As one of the deputy commanders of Beidaying, Pei Fengnian is naturally not stupid.
In fact, if he hadn't been aware of current affairs, and if he hadn't been promoted by Wang Ziteng and had not dealt with Chen Zhao, he would have become a ghost among the prince's subordinates.
This time he was ordered to guard the mountain, and he was very relaxed at first.
After all, compared to the densely packed "rebels" to the east, he only had to face a firearms camp with only a few thousand troops.
The number of people is equal, and he still defends the mountain. Of course, he is not worried.
But when the swordsmen actually met, he realized how wrong he was.
In the battle at the foot of the mountain, the opponent fought without a single blow and dispersed more than a thousand of his troops. The general Qian Hu was killed in the battle.
The defeated soldiers who came back from escaping called the other party a divine weapon descended from heaven, unstoppable, and many of them were so frightened that they went crazy.
Of course he didn't believe it at first, so he decided to lead his troops to see the reality in person...
Then he fled back just like the initial rout.
Of course, as a third-grade general, he is naturally not as knowledgeable as a soldier.
Although he was also shocked by the power of the firearms in the firearms camp, he did not feel unstoppable. On the way back, he was still thinking about how to set up obstacles according to the rocky terrain, organize commandos, and conduct ambushes to prevent Jia Lian from climbing the mountain.
footsteps.
But after the scene just now and the advice from his confidants, his mind naturally started to move.
"you mean?"
"Hasn't the general seen it yet? The current turmoil is just a game from above. There are no so-called rebels and King Qin's troops at all.
No matter who wins or loses, it will only be us soldiers who die in the end.
Previously, when the Crown Prince and the Supreme Emperor joined forces, His Majesty was in a disadvantageous position, so it was a wise move for the general to turn to the Crown Prince.
Now that His Majesty's reinforcements have arrived, it is obvious that our side cannot resist them. As for the Crown Prince, he himself is still stretched thin, so naturally he cannot spare any troops to help the general.
It just so happens that I heard that the Marquis of Zhenyuan who is leading the firearms camp at the foot of the mountain is a junior of Wang Jiedu. For the sake of the general's future, why doesn't the general lead the remaining troops under his command to surrender to the Marquis of Zhenyuan?"
The words of my confidant are right to the point.
Although when Tienwang Mountain first started to be chaotic, many people were confused.
But as time went by, and even the Supreme Emperor scolded Emperor Ningkang in front of the three armies, many people naturally understood the real cause and the whole story of this incident.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Pei Fengnian's expression changed for a while, and he suddenly became cruel and shouted: "You are right! As a general of the Wei Dynasty, if I am an enemy, I will naturally disdain to surrender, which is greedy for life and fear of death.
But the Emperor is a king, so is His Majesty not a king?
This is an unjust war! If you let thousands of brothers die in an unknown and worthless way just to protect my name, it would be my fault, Pei Fengnian!
When you summon the generals, tell them that you have important matters to discuss with them... Also, go to the foot of the mountain in person and meet the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and say..."
Half an hour later, Jia Lian, surrounded by musketeers, arrived halfway up the mountain.
Pei Fengnian ordered the soldiers on both sides to hold high torches, lighting up the whole scene like daylight, and then he came alone to Jia Lian's white horse.
"The general of the defeated army has met the Marquis of Zhenyuan."
Bowing slightly, Pei Fengnian still felt a little uncomfortable.
According to his age, he is much older than Jia Lian. According to his experience in leading troops, he has more than ten or twenty years, while Jia Lian only has four or five years at full time. He can't be more young.
Moreover, in terms of official rank, he and Jia Lian are on the same level, but now he is asked to surrender to someone who is not higher than him in age, seniority or even official rank...
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Jia Lian rode on his horse and looked around at the officers and soldiers of the Beida Camp, and then looked at Pei Fengnian.
After watching for a while, just when Pei Fengnian felt that Jia Lian was deliberately humiliating him, Jia Lian cupped his fists and returned the greeting: "I have met General Pei!"
Pei Fengnian looked embarrassed and said: "I still remember the first time I met the Marquis at Wang Jiedu's house.
At that time, the Marquis was younger than he is now, but he was already outstandingly talented and majestic, which made me and other generals in the capital admiration.
Who would have thought that only two or three years have passed, but the Marquis has grown to such an extent, and even personally formed a firearms battalion, which is like a heavenly army, an invincible force, which really makes me admire and ashamed."
Since he decided to surrender for the sake of his future and life, and now these are all in Jia Lian's hands, Pei Fengnian naturally knows what to say.
"General Pei is so complimentary!"
Jia Lian suddenly said loudly.
"I only relied on Heaven's grace and virtue to achieve this meager achievement, which is really not worth mentioning.
On the contrary, what General Pei did tonight can be said to be a clear vision of truth, with immeasurable merits, and makes me admire him greatly!"
Because Jia Lian spoke loudly, many soldiers could probably hear him in the quiet surroundings.
"This, this..."
Pei Fengnian looked a little ugly. Could it be that Jia Lian was so short-sighted and arrogant that he insisted on humiliating him?
But Jia Lian continued: "This military rebellion is the cause of Xiao Qiang. If it continues, it will only waste our military strength and the fate of the country!"
General Pei is in a key position. He is not only able to see the situation clearly, but he is also able to put down the war decisively and save the lives of thousands of soldiers from Beida Camp and even our firearms battalion, regardless of personal reputation. This is truly a great act of kindness and justice.
General Pei, please pay homage to Jia Lian!"
Jia Lian was on his horse and bowed deeply.
Not to mention the shock in Pei Fengnian's eyes, even the surrendered officers and soldiers of the Beida Camp looked at Jia Lian with admiration and gratitude.
Although under the explanation from superiors, everyone understood that the deputy commander's decision to lay down his arms and surrender at this time was not wrong...
But looking at Jia Lian and the uniform, majestic and proud Musketeers behind him, they, who are also soldiers, can't help but feel inferior and ashamed.
Jia Lian's words and attitude undoubtedly affirmed them and gave them generals, which meant that they retained some dignity.
Pei Fengnian also took a deep look at Jia Lian, and then sincerely sighed: "Xiaguan finally knows why your majesty trusts the Marquis so much. The Marquis's magnanimity and magnanimity are not comparable to those of Xiaguan and others.
This time I lost at the hands of the Marquis, and I am convinced."
In the nobility system of the Wei Dynasty, all princes and princes are of the same rank. From this point of view, it is reasonable for Pei Fengnian to claim to be a lower official.
Jia Lian saw that Pei Fengnian was impressed, and felt relieved.
The reason why he made such a statement was that, in addition to Pei Fengnian's sudden surrender, which indeed saved him a lot of effort, he also had the intention of subduing these thousands of defeated troops for his own use.
The current situation is chaotic, and any little bit of power is likely to make a difference.
"The situation is urgent. His Majesty's safety on the mountain is still uncertain. I will not dismount and talk to the general about old times. You and I..."
Jia Lian was about to assign a task to Pei Fengnian when he suddenly saw a horse galloping in front of him.
"General, on the mountain behind, a group of men and horses suddenly came to kill..."
Pei Fengnian's expression changed and he was shocked and said: "Could it be that the prince heard about it and raised his troops to kill him?"
"For the sake of the Marquis's safety, I would like to ask the Marquis to temporarily retreat into the military formation and wait for my subordinates to stop him."
Pei Fengnian originally disliked the Crown Prince and decided to go against the rules. At this time, he naturally had to show off in front of Jia Lian, that is, Emperor Ning Kang.
Jia Lian didn't move at all.
After a moment, two more horses flew over.
"General, it's not the prince who is here to kill us, but her highness Princess Zhaoyang. She brought hundreds of light cavalry and asked us to get out of the way down the mountain..."
"Princess Zhaoyang...how could she..."
Pei Fengnian didn't understand that at this time, the prince didn't have the right to speak, so why did a princess come out instead of staying in a safe place on the mountain?
But Jia Lian in front of him laughed: "Let's go, General Pei, come up with me and take a look."