"Wang Cheng'en arranged for Gao Qiqian to be assigned to the Henan Road Supervisory Army as a cover. He passed by Zhangde Mansion on his way south, secretly contacted Xie Wenju, cooperated internally and externally, and seized military power. For such an old man...his life and death are in the hands of others."
As soon as Gao Qiqian left the capital, Zuo Mengeng had already received detailed information.
When reporting the intelligence, Zuo Fu's expression was very complicated.
Zuo Kuan was rescued, and Zuo Fu was furious when he saw his father's miserable appearance.
But he followed Zuo Mengeng in everything, and imitated Zuo Mengeng in his behavior. Even so, he still forced himself to remain calm and waited for Zuo Mengeng's decision.
"Don't you hate it?"
“The bigger picture matters.”
Zuo Fu hides his emotions very well.
"I have arranged the manpower to ensure the completion of the mission, whether it is rescuing people or robbing people."
"Nothing to do."
Zuo Mengeng acted as if nothing had happened. It seemed that it was not his father who was about to be in danger.
"Commander, once he falls into the hands of the imperial court, the situation will be passive and the implications will be wide..."
Zuo Mengeng looked at the sky and was filled with emotion.
"My father has become a hot potato now. We can't handle it if we get him back. If we don't get him back, maybe the court will also have trouble."
Zuo Fu was very curious.
"Aren't you afraid if the court uses him to deal with you?"
Zuo Mengeng's posture was upright and fearless.
"Since we are going to do great things that are groundbreaking, we cannot care about these minutiae, we must have a broad mind. If personal emotions and family ties become obstacles, then we must clear the obstacles. Those that do not allow us to move forward
On the road, anyone and anything becomes a stumbling block for us.”
Looking at his back, Zuo Fu was speechless. In addition to deep admiration, he also seemed to have a deeper understanding.
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Yanzhou.
The wind and smoke were billowing, and the shouts of killing were overwhelming. Countless rebels rushed towards the city wall, as if countless ants were trying to gnaw the elephant clean.
On the city wall, the prefect Liu Guangzhen had long lost his calmness and elegance.
There were holes everywhere in his official robe, and the scribe's sword in his hand was soaked in blood and lost its luster.
But this is his only weapon, the last resort to save his life.
In other words, there are really not many weapons in Yanzhou City today.
During the few days of guarding the city, all the weapons in Yanzhou City, even old antiques, were moved out. It would be good to kill one more rebel.
"Fire the cannon and blow up the building and the car for me."
The artillery at the top of the city had been firing for who knows how long, and the barrels were so hot that they turned red.
However, the soldiers guarding the city did not dare to stop at all, and continued to load ammunition into the cannon barrels. Regardless of the danger of exploding the barrels, they aimed at the rebels' trucks and bombarded them desperately.
They know that tall and towering buildings are the enemy of defense.
If the cart is close to the city wall, the rebels can jump up directly and walk on flat ground.
There are not many real soldiers in Yanzhou City, and most of them are young and strong civilians. You can still fight from a high position, but once the rebels rush up the city wall, the situation will be over.
The rebels also set up a general cannon three miles away, and they also kept hitting the city wall with solid shells.
When the sky collapsed and the earth shattered, countless defenders were killed by bombs and stones.
But at this moment, the residents of Yanzhou have forgotten everything due to greater fear.
They know very well that once they break the city, there will be endless hell waiting for them.
After people are extremely afraid, they will become extremely brave.
Even though they did not have much professional combat capabilities, this kind of risk-taking combat still caused great trouble for the rebels.
Kong Youde devoted all his troops and attacked for five consecutive days, but still could not break the city.
Standing under the commander's banner and looking at the impregnable city in front of him, he was more worried about other directions.
"Where is Zuo Mengeng? Where is he?"
A scout has arrived.
"Zuo Menggeng's troops are still in Tai'an and have not moved for several days."
Kong Youde frowned and was puzzled.
After continuous battles, he also noticed something fishy.
Valley
"Tell me, what does Zuo Mengeng want to do?"
Geng Zhongming was injured in yesterday's siege. He was enduring the pain and had no time to think about it.
"What does he want to do? We don't have much food. We can't break the city. If Zuo Menggeng comes over again, our entire army will be wiped out."
There was no one to discuss with, which made Kong Youde very depressed.
Now the only hope lies in attacking the city.
But Yanzhou's defense once again caused the rebels to retreat.
"Damn it, these Yanzhou people are better at fighting than those beasts in Laizhou."
Chen Yongfu returned to the town with blood on his forehead, cursing, and deep fear in his eyes.
The rebel generals were speechless for a moment, as they were all stumped by the fortified city in front of them.
They didn't know that the reason why Yanzhou defended so resolutely was that in addition to knowing what they were doing in Qingzhou and Jinan, King Lu also made great efforts.
When the news came that King De of Heng Fan had been exterminated, King Zhu Shouhong of Lu was completely frightened.
Unfortunately, the vassal king did not have an imperial edict and could not leave the fiefdom. He did not want to move his head, so he had to use all his family wealth to reward the whole city and boost morale.
With his wealth and food support, the morale of Yanzhou was greatly boosted, which is why they defended so resolutely.
However, after several days of offensive and defensive battles, Yanzhou City had already suffered heavy losses.
No one knows how long this city can hold its own.
Seeing the rebels retreating, Liu Guangzhen ran over and said to Zhu Shouhong: "Your Highness, we cannot defend like this. We must send dead soldiers out of the city and go to the capital to ask for help."
Zhu Shouhong's heart was full of sadness, not only the danger of death, but also the sadness of losing all his wealth.
"What on earth is the imperial court doing? Why haven't reinforcements arrived after so long?"
What can Liu Guangzhen say?
Yanzhou Prefecture has not received any news from the imperial court for a long time.
I don’t know since when, Yanzhou seems to have lost contact with the whole world.
Before the rebels arrived, he had actually sent envoys to the surrounding areas to ask for reinforcements. But to this day, not only had he not seen a single reinforcement, the rebels had even surrounded Yanzhou City.
What exactly went wrong with the Ming Dynasty?
Liu Guangzhen and Zhu Shouhong, who were trapped in the isolated city, did not know, but they still reached an agreement on the idea of sending dead soldiers.
That night, the east gate of Yanzhou was opened, and Liu Guangzhen personally commanded a group of soldiers to attack the rebel camp at night.
The rebels had no idea that the people in the city would dare to fight out. Due to a moment of negligence, the entire army was beaten into chaos.
Taking advantage of the chaos of the rebels, a group of dozens of dead soldiers fought desperately, passed through the rebel camp, and went far away.
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If the request for help from Yanzhou City and Prince Lu's Palace reaches the capital, the whole world will be in an uproar.
But before that, things in Shandong could no longer be concealed.
The civil and military officials in Shandong who were expelled by the new army returned to the capital in despair.
Hundreds of people were kneeling outside the imperial city, and the scene was truly spectacular.
The news spread quickly throughout the city, as if it had wings.
Now, everyone in the world knows.
Shandong rebels and sets up another king's flag!
Within two hours after the news came out, prices in the capital more than tripled.
Countless people flocked to grain stores and frantically bought food.
People in the capital who have already had experience know that once the canal is cut off, they will starve.
On the throne of Fengtian Palace, Chongzhen's face turned pale and he was at a loss. He no longer had the domineering attitude of the past.
He is working hard to cover up the Shandong matter.
Unexpectedly, this lid was flipped over by Shandong
Nowadays, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gathered together with great momentum, and they only asked him, the emperor, to come up with a way to solve Shandong's difficulties.
Those radical censors even shouted for beatings and killings, weeping and begging the imperial court to send troops to punish the rebels.
In the past, he only resented the ministers' fear of avoiding battle and wished he could go into battle himself.
But today, when the ministers really asked to send troops, he finally felt afraid
But the situation is like this, does he have any choice?