Guo Ning's troops marched northward and arrived at the Zhahe camp late yesterday night. They were picked up by Tu Danyi's manpower arranged in advance and entered the camp to eat, drink and rest.
The soldiers had been running long distances for several days. They were all very tired. After eating and drinking, they fell asleep. Some of the more alert ones were alerted by the noise of fighting in the direction of Zhongdu in the middle of the night. They got up and went out to look at the fire. Then they were attacked. The officers scolded him repeatedly and ordered him to continue resting and recuperate his energy.
The Zhahe Camp where they were stationed, like the Jinkou River Camp in the north of the city, originated from the canal water conservancy project opened by the imperial court.
After the Jinkou River canal transport failed, the Jinkou River gate was blocked and a fort was set up to mobilize troops to garrison, which later became the Jinkou River camp. The construction of the Tongji River canal promoted by Xu Chiguo during the Taihe period was relatively more useful. some.
Of course, it is inevitable that the waterway will be silted up, and it will take ships fifteen days to travel the fifty-mile waterway. Therefore, the imperial court set up a river patrol officer on this section of the river, and opened roads and built military camps next to the section of the river facing Xuanyao Gate. Two thousand soldiers from Shandong, Hebei, Zhongdu and other roads were stationed to control the river.
Later, the military camp continued to expand. Outside the military camp, there were many shops and businesses operating through water transportation, and it became a quite prosperous town.
Behind these shops and businesses were nobility and high-ranking officials from Zhongdu. When the city was in chaos, the shops were also panicked. Immediately, some people went to Zhongdu overnight to inquire, and some came to the military camp to implore the imperial soldiers to come into the city to rescue the people.
The military chaos in Zhongdu must be related to the imperial situation. Even if the soldiers were really stationed here, they would not dare to intervene. What's more, Guo Ning was afraid that there would be no chaos?
Guo Ning immediately sent people to put all these shops and businesses under control.
Because most of the soldiers had to rest, and only a small team of more than a hundred people came forward to suppress the commotion, there was inevitably some commotion during the process. Guo Ning didn't bother to pay attention.
He knew that Hu Shahu in the city was a veteran, and he would not fail to take precautions against the military camps outside the city, and there would be scouts to check. Some small noises just relieved the doubts of the scouts, allowing Hu Shahu to concentrate on doing things in the city.
According to Tu Danyi's wishes, Hu Shahu was given half a night so that Guo Ning's troops could take action. However, Guo Ning issued an order to just rest.
After daybreak, the number of people fleeing outside Xuanyao Gate gradually became less and less. Some soldiers asked if they could set off, but Guo Ning still asked them to wait.
After more than an hour, the sound of fighting in the city gradually subsided, but Guo Ning still did not move. He then ordered the soldiers to start cooking quietly. Everyone took out dry food and meat and had a good meal.
Until then, the figures of the soldiers stationed at Xuanyao Gate seemed to be moving, as if soldiers and horses were coming to take over the city defense... Guo Ning suddenly stood up.
"it's time."
He said: "Hu Shahu's troops were busy all night and finally suppressed Zhongdu. At this time, the soldiers of the other army were exhausted and the people were the most relaxed. However, his troops had to be distributed in various key points to prepare for suppression at any time. They They can't fight hard anymore, they're finished! Then, it's our turn!"
Monk Luo, Li Ting, Han Xuan and others were all excited.
Li Ting thought for a while and threw the porridge bowl in his hand hard. The porridge bowl broke into pieces with a crisp sound. Monk Luo laughed twice and also smashed the porridge bowl.
Many soldiers imitated their example.
What was the reason for coming here? Guo Ning had already said time and time again on the road that no additional mobilization was needed. The soldiers were surprised and confused at the beginning, and then became ecstatic. By doing this, they were telling My companions have made all preparations and are determined to win.
Jing Anmin also stood up and sighed: "It's our turn!"
He also smashed the porridge bowl forcefully.
So all the troops from Hao Duan to Ma Bao and below imitated the same and prepared themselves for strength.
At this time, there were experts from Guo Ning and Jing Anmin. In addition, Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou each sent out their elite troops and handed them over to Guo Ning for unified command. There were a total of two thousand people on foot and cavalry, all of whom were experienced soldiers.
They are veterans of the war. More than 90% of them were once the backbone of the garrison behind Monan Mountain.
In Guo Ning's eyes, these veterans are all extraordinary people. Some of them are brave, some have the ability to fight, and some have the experience of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages in the chaos of the army; but many of them in the past
During the years, they lived like ants, and continued to die like ants.
In the face of power and status, they once knelt down and prayed humbly. The more so, the more worthless they were in the eyes of the superior nobles, and their life and death were not worth mentioning.
No matter how many they died, it was just a number; even if they died because of the stupidity of the nobles and fell into the court, it was just a casual mention in the memorial, which may not make a famous minister or general pay a month's salary.
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However, the nobles cannot imagine how much power the humble people have. When these soldiers finally made up their minds to seize the future by their own strength, everything the nobles relied on was in the face of their strength.
They will all turn into powder.
All they need is a chance.
The Zhongdu in front of us is where the opportunity lies.
Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, the inheritance of the throne has been chaotic and abnormal. Among the seven generations of emperors, there has been no normal replacement of the father after the death of the son. Almost every generation of emperors has been replaced by fierce internal struggles and even unabashed massacres.
, and this practice has continued to this moment.
But those nobles did not realize that the power of the Jurchens had been continuously weakened in each struggle, while the power of the Han'er was constantly increasing.
Previously, in order to show his sincerity, Tu Danyi asked Yi La Chucai to tell Guo Ning something. It turned out that the emperor's trusted eunuch and the head of the chamberlain, Li Sizhong, was actually a loyal ally of Tu Dan's family.
Li Sizhong was the secret helper of Queen Tu Dan in the palace, and when necessary, he would respond to Tu Dan Yi's hints and make decisions that outsiders could hardly imagine.
Tu Shanyi was indeed wily and scheming, but while Guo Ning and others admired him, they also felt pathetic.
Decades after taking over the Central Plains, the Jurchens finally lost the courage to take drastic measures in the struggle between them. The outstanding Jurchens such as Tu Shanyi were imitating the exquisite behind-the-scenes manipulation methods in the history books of the Han people.
However, are the Jurchens, who are full of scheming methods, still the powerful nation that suppresses thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the Central Plains and Hebei?
Except for Hu Shahu, this guy still adheres to the Jurchens' usual rough and fierce style.
Therefore, today, Guo Ning will kill him.
From now on, the military power in Zhongdu will never be in the hands of the Jurchens!
Guo Ning got on his horse and rode forward.
Ni Yi raised the military flag high and was surrounded by more than a thousand cavalry, followed by soldiers on foot.
Xuanyaomen was only three miles away from Zhahe Camp. Guo Ning ran at full speed without any regard for horse power, and the thousands of cavalry behind him also increased their speed.
The intensive sounds of thousands of iron hooves gradually merged into a unified roar, as if some huge force was slowly condensing into one, overturning billions of weights from the depths of the earth, and rushing straight into the Central Capital.
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Their actions were immediately noticed by the defenders at Xuanyao Gate.
Many defenders shouted in fear and ran back and forth. Some stood behind the battlement wall, intending to use their bows to intimidate, while others ran away from the wall, probably to close the city gate.
After running a few dozen steps closer, an armored officer stood up from the top of the city, intending to ask where he was. Guo Ning just moved his chin, and Zhao Jue at his side picked up his bow and nocked an arrow, hitting the officer in the face with an arrow.
This move caused a roar from the defenders, and they heard the buzzing sound of bow strings being plucked, and dozens of arrows were shot from high places.
However, Guo Ning's men continued to gallop. As they galloped, they suddenly merged into a dense column and poured into the city gate without slowing down!
A group of defenders arrived in a hurry and were busy in the doorway. Some were moving antlers, some were trying to close the city gate, and some, relying on their own strength, called to their companions and lined up in several lines with their swords and shields raised high, intending to prevent the cavalry from attacking.
The cavalry still did not slow down.
In the next moment, the sound of arrows flying, the neighing of horses, the sound of swords and guns clashing, and the sounds of soldiers shouting to kill erupted suddenly, and disappeared together. Dozens of people blocking the doorway instantly turned into flying corpses.
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Under the rain of blood, the iron hoofs thundered on the ground, and the iron cavalry continued to move forward!