Xiang Xiaoqiang held the "Edict on Clothes and Belts" and thought fiercely in his mind whether he should take the opportunity to realize his ideal of "running away" or risk his life and fortune to break into the Purple Mountain Fortress and save the Queen.
Running away like this is an opportunity. Everyone wants to retreat, and there is nothing wrong with retreating by yourself. Even Zhu Yourong himself can't say anything.
Breaking into the fortress to rescue the driver is very risky. If not, you will be ruined. Even if you succeed, you may have to fall out with Zheng Gongyin. Next, you will also have to supervise the capital garrison, defense troops, and even the Supreme Command to put this situation into perspective. The battle to defend Nanjing continues.
Adding all this together, how big is the chance of winning?
However, once he succeeds, he will become the emperor's first favorite, and Zhu Yourong's trust in him will surpass Zheng Gongyin, Mrs. Li, and Shen Rongxuan.
The People's Guard will also surpass the Imperial Guard and become the real first army of the Ming Dynasty.
…
Suddenly, a violent explosion occurred nearby, and the ground shook. Xiang Xiaoqiang heard a "buzz" in his ears, choked in his chest, fell into the car, and fell unconscious.
Then there was a clanking sound of objects falling on the roof of the car, probably broken soil and cement blocks.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Xiang Xiaoqiang opened his eyes and looked at the bright light outside the car door. He felt strong pressure on his chest, as if a big stone was pressing down on him. It was indescribably uncomfortable, but he felt lucky to have escaped death. Look. The officers in the car were all pale and speechless. The little palace maid squatted on the ground holding her head, shivering.
Oh, I probably only fainted for a few seconds...
Xiang Xiaoqiang ignored her and stood up unsteadily. He looked at several military policemen lying on the ground outside the car. Some of them were still trying to get up, but two could no longer get up. More than ten meters away, a deep crater appeared. There was black smoke and asphalt blocks everywhere.
This is probably a 150mm class howitzer. I was still in the armored vehicle, but I just opened the door and was still stunned by the shock wave. This shows the terrifying power of this heavy artillery shell.
The nearby military doctors rushed over and carried the two injured military policemen for treatment.
Xiang Xiaoqiang held the door of the car and looked around. He found a black car overturned on the ground ten meters away from the bomb crater. A military truck stopped in front of him. A dozen soldiers were jumping out and rushing towards the overturned car.
Huh? Those are soldiers of the People's Guard!...Who is that person in the car?
Inside the rear window of the overturned car, an arm was banging hard inside, breaking the broken glass, and then trying to climb out. Several soldiers gathered around and shouted:
"Your Highness Princess! Are you okay?"
"Hold on, Your Highness, we will save you right now!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang was startled: Which princess is this?... There is only one princess protected by the People's Guard: Princess Liaoyang! He quickly ordered:
"Go help!"
Suddenly, more than twenty People's Guard soldiers surrounded the car. They smashed their rifle butts and pried them with bayonets. They quickly opened the door. With their help, Fourteen Gege climbed out. She ignored the blood on her arms and said anxiously:
"Save Xiao Wu quickly, Xiao Wu is still behind!"
Soon the rear door was completely removed, and Xiaolin Wuyue was pulled out, hugging Shi Shige and bursting into tears.
The nearby military doctor came up immediately and checked the injuries of the princess and her servant. Fortunately, they were all okay. Shirifeng Gege's arm was scratched by the glass and bled a lot. A female military doctor was specially called to clean her wound and bandage it.
Xiang Xiaoqiang hurried over to inquire about the princess's injury. When the soldiers escorting the princess saw the commander, they all stood at attention and saluted.
Seeing Xiang Xiaoqiang, Shi Shigege's tense nerves relaxed. Only then did her legs feel weak, and her body swayed, frightening the military doctor to help him repeatedly.
At this time, Li Changgui came over to see the ceremony and reported to Xiang Xiaoqiang that this was a temporary decree issued by Her Majesty the Queen after she learned that the defense line had been breached, and that all the princes and nobles still in Nanjing, such as the Princess of Liaoyang and the Ryukyu royal family, should be killed.
Enter the Purple Mountain Fortress to escape.
Xiang Xiaoqiang asked:
"When did you receive His Majesty's order?"
"Well, it's been two hours."
Well, that's pretty much it. Not long after Zhu Yourong issued the decree, he was placed under house arrest.
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Fourteen Gege and suddenly said:
"You guys come here first, I want to talk to Princess Liaoyang alone."
After speaking, he pointed to the command car and made a "please" gesture to Shi Shi Ge Ge. Shi Shi Ge Ge entered the command car with him without saying anything.
Xiang Xiaoqiang kicked all his subordinates out of the car and closed the door.
Fourteen Gege was filled with suspicion, but she looked at him with a smile, calmly waiting for him to speak first.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at Shi Shigege, hesitated for a moment, took out the "Belt Order" and pushed it in front of her.
Shi Shigege read Zhu Yourong's words and raised her head in surprise. It took her a long time to say:
"Sir Xiang, this is..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang put the Marquis of Changping and Mrs. Guangde under house arrest and prepared to kidnap Zhu Yourong to escape. Zhu Yourong sent his personal maid to ask for help. He told Shi Shi Ge Ge these things. Then he looked into Shi Shi Ge Ge's eyes and said:
"Your Highness, do you still remember what I said to you when we were on the train?"
Fourteen Gege's eyes trembled, and Xiang Xiaoqiang's voice clearly echoed in his mind:
...Now we are going to war, and war can bring about many variables. What you cannot do in a lifetime during peacetime, you can do in a few years during wartime. Anyway, you are not the only one with ambitions in this world... If you don't have confidence
If so, shall I turn this over with you? Haha, I hope one day we will be friends instead of enemies...
She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her eyes and smiled:
"Master Xiang can't make up his mind. Should he run away and keep what he has now, or should he risk his wealth and life to become the first person in front of the emperor?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang sighed, held his head and shook his head:
"Not bad, not bad..."
Seeing Xiang Xiaoqiang like this, Shi Shigege couldn't help laughing. Suddenly her heart softened and she thought: Oh, it's rare that he has always been nice to me. Let's think about him for once... If I succeed, I will have the most powerful one.
backing.
She smiled and said:
"Sir Xiang, do you think you can keep everything you have by running away now?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang seemed to be hit. The worry hidden in his heart was revealed by Shi Shigege's words. He raised his head suddenly.
Fourteen Gege said again:
"If this battle is lost, Nanming will not be able to win. The best case scenario is that Nanming can keep a small piece of Sichuan and become the 'Southwestern Ming'. Uh... Mr. Xiang, are you still willing to be the people of the 'Southwestern Ming'?
Commander of the Guards? Well, according to general experience, if the "Southwestern Ming" can be initially stabilized, the military and political leaders will definitely reshuffle. Do you think that with your foundation, experience, and skills, you can still maintain the current situation without the emperor's trust?
Everything?
"Of course, the risk of taking this gamble is not small, but it is not as dangerous as imagined. Regardless of success or failure, as long as His Majesty is alive and you are alive, then you will at least get His Majesty's gratitude. Your Majesty will not treat you badly.
...Of course, no matter what, they are His Majesty's relatives, and His Majesty will definitely be fine. My lord... be careful, it is best not to rush in front."
Xiang Xiaoqiang felt the concern in her last sentence, felt warm in his heart, nodded, and said nothing.
After pondering for a long time, he sighed to Xiaoqiang and said:
"If a person's life is not exciting enough, what's the use of having it so long?"
"...what did your lord say?"
"I said, do it!"
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang came out, immediately picked up the field phone to dispatch troops, and ordered a hundred young and strong male agents from the security team to be selected, fully armed, and gathered in the Xiaoling Guard Camp to stand by. Ten more young men were selected.
The female agents put on the clothes of maids and also gathered to stand by.
Then Xiang Xiaoqiang left his staff here to direct the battle. He, Li Gensheng, Shirong Gege, and Xiao Wu sat on an armored personnel carrier, leading the truck of Princess Guards, and set off for the Purple Mountain Fortress.
I must personally participate in this matter. Although commanding street battles is also very important, everything in the Purple Mountain Fortress is fundamental. If Zhu Yourong is kidnapped, even if he is very capable, he will not be able to do it when the entire army is distracted.
Defend Nanjing.
Besides, he must appear in person in front of Zhu Yourong, let her see him when she is extremely surprised, and leave a deep impression on her. Only in this way can the results of victory be maximized.
Also, without the sign of the Commander of the People's Guard, it might not be easy for his subordinates to break into the fortress.
…
When they arrived at the People's Guard barracks at the foot of Purple Mountain, Stomachache and Snails had already gathered more than a hundred male and female agents. They were still confused and didn't know what was going on. They saw Xiang Xiaoqiang and Li Changgui bringing Princess Liaoyang with them.
, Monk Zhanger was even more confused.
Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't have time to explain to them, so he asked the car of ten mobile team members protecting the princess to get off, and then asked the twenty security team agents to change into the clothes of the mobile team. They clearly held submachine guns and secretly inserted two box guns into their waists.
They took two trucks and pretended to be Princess Liaoyang's bodyguard.
The ten female security agents also disguised themselves as maids, with two box guns hidden in their waists, and followed them into the fortress.
However, Xiao Wu, the real maid of the Fourteenth Princess, stayed in the military camp.
In this way, the first batch of people to enter the fortress will be thirty security agents. Once they control several checkpoints of the fortress, a large number of People's Guard security teams can enter and control the entire fortress.
Xiang Xiaoqiang specially asked the security team to take the lead this time. Because firstly, the mobile team has to defend Nanjing, and the security team is relatively idle. Secondly, although the mobile team only has a few hundred people, it is enough to take on this operation. And they are all specially trained.
The agents were from the commandos, Dongchang, Jinyiwei and other units. Their individual combat capabilities are much stronger than those of the mobile teams, and they are especially good at using box guns. Xiang Xiaoqiang estimates that submachine guns cannot be brought in. Going in and taking action will all rely on concealment.
Box gun.
The Guards unit has about a thousand people, each armed with a submachine gun. They are highly disciplined and very powerful. Currently, there are only more than a hundred people in the Purple Mountain Fortress, and the others are still in the Guards camp outside the Forbidden City.
Ministry.
Li Gensheng was quite confident. In his opinion, it would not be a problem for 100 People's Guard security agents to suppress 100 Imperial Guards. This also gave Xiang Xiaoqiang a sense of confidence.
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang first asked the little palace maid to tell them in tears, and then passed Zhu Yourong's "Belt Order" to them, and then Li Gensheng assigned them combat tasks.
This kind of raid is what Li Gensheng is best at. Several old commandos who followed him to Beiqing last time have now held important positions. Now they have all been withdrawn and returned to their old jobs. They are all gearing up.
Morale is high.
Everyone is not a fool, and they all understand that once successful this time, Mr. Xiang will be inferior to one person in the Ming Dynasty and superior to ten thousand people. Their confidants will also follow him to gain power.
What's more, judging from their "experienced skills", they are quite sure of success this time.
…
A military truck took the lead, followed by a large car in the middle, followed by two more military trucks. The four vehicles drove along the winding mountain road, passing anti-tank bunkers with the cold light of the muzzles, and drove to the temporary parking lot at the entrance of the fortress.
Ping.
The people guarding the door are not the Guards, but the military police in the fortress. This is a good sign.
Two gendarmes directed four vehicles to park at the location, and then came over to inspect with guns drawn. When they saw that it was the commander of the People's Guard escorting Princess Liaoyang into the fortress, they saluted and opened the door.
Another military policeman saw so many people on three trucks and said with caution:
"Sir, are they all going to enter the fortress?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Yes, will you let me in?"
The military policeman was stunned and said:
"Then...it definitely won't work."
He tested Xiaoqiang, but when he saw that it didn’t work, he smiled and said:
"Yeah! There aren't that many beds in the fortress!... They are just the guards escorting Her Royal Highness the Princess, and they won't go in."
After saying that, he helped Shi Shi Ge Ge get out of the car and smiled respectfully:
"Your Highness, please, this is our fortress."
Then he turned around and shouted:
"Hey, why don't you get out of the car and come over to serve His Highness!"
On the last military truck, ten maids climbed out of the truck "clumsily" and had to rely on the help of the guards on the side. For a moment, there was a lot of laughter on the parking lot.
The two military policemen stared wide-eyed and were a little at a loss for a moment. Seeing the dozen or so girls chattering and about to enter the fortress gate, one of them ran over to stop them, and the other said to Xiaoqiang:
"Sir, this..."
"What is this?" Xiang Xiaoqiang said helplessly, "What can I do? These are all His Highness's maids!"
"Sir, is this too much? Even His Majesty moved in and didn't bring so many maids with him!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang sighed:
"Do you think I'm not too much? But..."
He lowered his voice:
"...These are His Majesty's personal maids!... In order to express his love for Princess Liaoyang, His Majesty allocated his maids to His Highness the Princess... The order that I will receive now is to 'escort Princess Liaoyang and her maids'"
"Enter the Purple Mountain Fortress", this is the exact words, but it does not say which one is allowed in and which one is not allowed in. What do you think I should do?... How about I wait here, and you call His Majesty and tell him that there are too many people.
, it’s not easy to get in, let’s see what to do.”
The military policeman was startled and didn't know what was going on. As soon as his mind changed, he thought that it was probably because His Majesty felt that there were too few people around to serve him, and it was not easy to openly transfer people from the palace, so he asked Princess Liaoyang to take care of the people around him.
All the palace maids were brought in...
He didn't intend to make things difficult for him. It wasn't a big deal. There were only a few people, so let the big shots bother him. So he nodded and let them all go.
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Li Gensheng accompanied the Fourteenth Princess, and a large group of girls behind them started chattering and shouting as soon as they entered the fortress. Everything was new, and they looked at the guards standing upright beside the cement wall.
, they all whispered and smiled coquettishly, making the guards blush, and they had to keep their eyes fixed and not move at all.
It was the first time that Fourteen Gege entered the fortress, and it was half-truth and half-false. It was extremely fresh and seemed extremely curious. Xiang Xiaoqiang acted like a tour guide, pointing at everything he saw and introducing it to Fourteen Gege.
"Haha, please take a look, Your Highness Princess," Xiang Xiaoqiang pointed to the machine gun shooting hole in front of him and said with a smile, "This is called a 'defensive entrance'. There is a shooting hole here, followed by a machine gun, facing the door in the direction we came from.
But it's installed on the side. You see, you have to turn a corner here before you can continue in. So you can't break in by force. It can be said that one man is the barrier, and ten thousand people can't open it..."
Fourteen Gege lay on the shooting port curiously, looked inside, and said in surprise:
"Oh, there are people inside, hehehe..."
The machine gunner inside was extremely embarrassed. Seeing Her Highness the Princess's face on the opposite side, he hesitated whether to take down the machine gun first. It would not be appropriate to point the gun at Her Highness the Princess, in case of a misfire...
Xiang Xiaoqiang pushed open the door on the side, led Shi Shigege through the checkpoint, took two steps, came to the back of the shooting port, and said with a smile:
"Your Highness, please look, this is behind the shooting port, this is the machine gunner just now..."
The machine gunner quickly stood at attention. Fourteen Gege nodded and said with a smile:
"Thanks for your hard work."
They continued to "visit" inside, and behind them was a girl who giggled excitedly. Everyone took turns putting their eyes on the shooting port to look at it for a few times, making the machine gunner and the guards on the side dumbfounded.
These ten girls were laughing and joking, secretly memorizing the location of each machine gun level.
Now when entering, you cannot seize the checkpoint, because once the machine gunner shouts or sounds the alarm bell, several machine gun checkpoints inside will be blocked, and no matter how powerful you are, you will not be able to enter.
You have to enter the last level, then go out from the inside, and capture from behind each machine gun trap. This way you have much greater control.
…
The group of people walked leisurely inside, passed five machine gun levels, and came to a small hall. There were several couches here, and several guards were on duty behind a table. Behind them were two tight doors.
Closed door.
Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that behind the two doors was the central command hall. It was time to hand over the gun here.
Xiang Xiaoqiang took off his belt and handed the gun holster over to him. While looking at their armbands, he asked curiously:
"Why haven't I seen you before? Oh, you are from the Guards! What, you are now on duty here? Where are the original fortress military police?"
The guard who registered looked at the officer next to him and said to Xiang Xiaoqiang:
"Sir, this is His Majesty's will. We don't know anything else."
He nodded to Xiaoqiang and looked back at the ten girls who came in one after another. Fourteen Gege suddenly said:
"Hey, where is that painting? Sir Xiang, do you have it?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang was also surprised and said:
"Oh, didn't you take any?"
Ten girls shook their heads nervously. Fourteen said anxiously:
"Go out and see if you are in the car! That painting is what I want to dedicate to His Majesty. It is worth at least one hundred thousand mingyang! Go and have a look in the car!"
A group of girls were also shocked and turned around and ran out with a "boom" sound.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Shi Shigege looked at each other and sweated... The signal to seize the machine gun level was given.
The few guardsmen were all frightened by the words "dedicated to His Majesty" and "worth a hundred thousand yuan", and they watched a large group of girls swarming out. After a while, a girl ran in and said breathlessly
:
"Your Highness, Hua'er... was found, in... the car."
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Shi Shigege breathed a sigh of relief - all five machine gun checkpoints and the guards at the fortress entrance were successfully captured.
Shi Shigege glanced at Xiang Xiaoqiang, and after receiving his blinking approval, she smiled and said:
"That's all. Just bring the painting in."
As soon as the signal sounded, more than a dozen People's Guard soldiers rushed in from outside, all carrying submachine guns. Xiang Xiaoqiang and Shi Shigege also instantly took out two pairs of box guns. In the blink of an eye, several Guardsmen each had chests in their chests.
They were all shot several times.
Several guardsmen turned pale, and an officer shouted:
"What are you doing? Xiang Xiaoqiang, do you want to rebel?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled slightly and waved the box gun in his hand:
"Put your hands up, stand against the wall, and don't make a sound. You all know that I have tricked Xiaoqiang and I have done a lot of big things. I don't care about killing one or two more... Hey, who is that? Kill them.
Take off your belts and gather your guns."
He pointed to a phone on the table and asked:
"Can this phone make calls outside?... The hell can it or can't it?"
"……able."
"Well, this is it, please be more relaxed, it is convenient for everyone..." Xiang Xiaoqiang picked up the receiver and ordered, "Hello, switchboard? I am Xiang Xiaoqiang, commander of the People's Guard... Yes, please help me answer a call. Answer
Go to the main camp switchboard of the Xiaoling Guard People's Guard, I have urgent military matters... Thank you very much."
After a while, a female voice said on the microphone:
"Headquarters of the People's Guard."
"I'm Xiang Xiaoqiang."
A few seconds later, the sound of stomachache appeared:
"Sir, it's me! How is it?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang said in a deep voice:
"The commanding heights of Mount Wutai are in our hands."
The one with stomachache took a deep breath and said after a moment:
"That's good, that's good...I'll make arrangements right away."
…
The signal of "successful seizure" was given. A few minutes later, several military trucks loaded with guns and live ammunition from the security team lined up to drive out of the People's Guard camp and headed towards the Purple Mountain Fortress.
In the small hall of the fortress, the guards were forced to take off their uniforms, and several members of the security team put them on, sitting behind the table as they were. Others took out the ropes they had prepared and tied up the guards.
Take him out and keep him in the military card outside.
Now, in this small hall, there are only a few "Jade Guards" and a few People's Guard soldiers left, and everyone is sitting and "chatting". In this way, even if generals come in and out, there will be no flaws.
Xiang Xiaoqiang wiped the sweat from his head, looked at the closed door of the central command hall, and said slowly:
"Okay, there is nothing difficult to enter inside. We are not afraid even if there is a firefight... We have to hold on here for fifteen minutes and go in when reinforcements arrive... Everyone, we are already halfway successful."
Everyone looked at each other, trembling with excitement.
Everyone knows that now, Xiang Xiaoqiang is only half as good as one person and more than ten thousand people, and the others are only half as good as high-ranking officials.