Ming Zuo

Chapter 391 Where is Zuo Menggeng?

For Liu Yulie's hesitant behavior, Wang Daochun was very angry.But because of his position, he was completely at a disadvantage.

In desperation, he had to give the court a memorial.

[The thief tried to cuddle me, and once cuddled, Dacheng fell, and then Dengjun lost, [-]rd and Huangxian collapsed, and [-]th and went straight to Laizhou.The pond was unreachable, and it was on the verge of death. 】

Although Wang Daochun's memorial was intended to criticize the policy of appeasement, it mentioned a key issue.

That is, Laizhou was under siege and completely lost contact with the outside world.

So much so that the civil and military officials in Laizhou could not hear what was happening outside.

And this loophole also laid the foundation for the tragedy that followed.

Especially what Zhang Guochen and Qu Yiyang did, they were suspected of being insiders.

Qu Yiyang is okay to say that as a push official, he is eager to make meritorious deeds, so he made mistakes.However, as a Liao native, Zhang Guochen is so active in connection, it is difficult to protect his ulterior motives.

Under such a major crisis, the forces of all parties are still intriguing, and the organs are exhausted.

Facts have proved that the last mistake must be their own destiny and future.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to negotiate with Liu Yulie, the rebels quietly completed the transfer.

Li Jiucheng's son Li Yingyuan personally led the rebel cavalry, secretly bypassed Liu Yulie's army, and burned the grain and grass that the reinforcements had hoarded in the sea warehouse.Not only that, Li Yingyuan also burned the only bridge on the glue, resulting in the cut off of the reinforcements.

When the military situation came, Liu Yulie was immediately dumbfounded.

Tens of thousands of troops, without food and grass supplies, are at stake.

Baoding chief soldier Liu Guozhu didn't even think about it, and immediately proposed: "To formulate the constitution, we must withdraw our troops quickly. Otherwise, our army will not fight and self-destruct, and the enemy will take advantage of it."

Wang Daochun held a different opinion.

"No. Withdrawing the army in a hurry at this time will definitely cause chaos in the entire army. Once the rebels attack, everything will be over. You must first arrange the defense before you can retreat slowly."

However, Liu Yulie didn't listen to him at all, and said hurriedly: "Quick, quick, quick, order the whole army to withdraw the glue."

This is good, the reinforcements are scattered and disorderly, and after receiving the order to withdraw, all the ministries are afraid that they will run too slowly and become the back of the pack, and they are rushing to the road.

For a time, tens of thousands of troops swarmed together, you competed for me, and even drew swords to face each other.

Even Wang Daochun, who had a mental calculation, couldn't help but vomit blood when he saw this scene.

"Absurd, really absurd."

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming had been waiting for the opportunity for a long time. As soon as they saw the chaos of the reinforcements, they immediately waved their troops on top of them and chased after them.

The reinforcements were even more chaotic, running around in a panic, and countless people were pushed into the glue.Drowned, killed, countless, and for a time, the entire river was dyed red.

In the end, the stacked corpses actually blocked the river, and the people who ran for their lives simply stepped on the corpses and escaped the river.

Wang Daochun was also coerced into the chaos of the army.

He was a civil servant, and he was well-mannered and respected, and he rode in and out by carriage.But in such a chaotic army, the carriage could not run at all.

The servant tried hard to maintain it, but was still swayed by the storm.

"Go, go, don't stop!"

Wang Daochun also panicked and kept urging.

Just as he was at a loss, a sudden burst of shouts of killing swept into the sky in the distance.

But the rebels killed it.

The nearby defeated soldiers let out miserable howls and ran around like headless flies.

The carriage was caught in the middle and could not move.

After a while, the rebels rushed forward.

Seeing that there was no hope of escaping, Wang Daochun got out of the carriage with gritted teeth, stood up high, and said solemnly, "I am..."

A meteor iron arrow came quickly and sank into his chest, causing all the words behind him to get stuck in his throat.

"Ho...ho...ho..."

Wang Daochun only felt that the strength of his body was passing quickly, and the world in front of him was getting darker and darker.The moment he was about to lose consciousness, he couldn't help but go back to his life.

After working so hard for so long, who has succeeded?

Laizhou City did not know that the reinforcements were killed and fled.

On April [-], Zhang Guochen, in accordance with the agreement with Qu Yiyang, invited Xu Congzhi and Xie Lian to the top of Laizhou City on the grounds of checking the city defense.

Looking around, the ravines outside the city that had been dug by the rebels looked like a chessboard.

Laizhou City is like a chess piece on this chessboard, life and death depend on people.

"Xu Zhongcheng, if you fight again, it will only add to the corruption. Whether it's Laizhou or Dongjiang, it's all my bright people. Why don't you think about how difficult it is for the common people and insist on killing more?"

Xu Congzhi spoke coldly.

"The rebels' wolf ambitions have caused great chaos. If they are not severely punished, those who imitate will be like crucian carp crossing the river. At that time, the world will be corrupted, and Master Zhang will be willing to take responsibility?"

Zhang Guochen's face was ashen, and he said angrily: "Nowadays, everyone applauds the proposal of appeasement, up to the long live, down to the court. What is the benefit of Xu Zhongcheng's defense alone? Aren't you afraid that the Constitutional Master will ask you to be guilty?"

Xu Congzhi could only resist.

"Hmph, this official is the governor of Shandong appointed by His Majesty. If you want to ask this official to convict you, you must have a courtroom discussion and a tribunal trial. Even if Liu Xianxian has a huge power, he will never make this official back half a step."

In fact, he was still in a panic.

Only because Laizhou was besieged, it was impossible to know what was going on outside.I don't know what the big bosses in the DPRK are like, so he can only adapt to the changes.

Seeing that he was still stubborn, Zhang Guochen's murderous heart arose.With an angry snort, he slapped the battlement with a heavy palm, and then walked towards the distance.

No one had noticed that a red strip of cloth slowly fell from his palm, just in time to be watched by the rebels outside the city.

Seeing Zhang Guochen walking away in anger, Xie Lian was in a dilemma, stamped his feet and said, "Hey, Xu Zhongcheng, why are you so stubborn?"

After all, he also left quickly, chasing after to appease Zhang Guochen.

Xu Congzhi was the only one left, the head of the independent city, leaning against the wall and looking into the distance.It seems that he wants to see through the fog that covers the world and people's hearts, and find a solution.

He didn't find a way, but he waited for bad luck.

In a trench outside the city, a red-clothed cannon had already been set up, and the projectiles and gunpowder had also been filled.

After seeing the cloth strips falling from the city, the gunner immediately lit the fuse.

In an instant, in the earth-shattering loud noise, projectiles weighing dozens of kilograms came out of their chambers and went straight to the top of the city.

At a distance of less than [-] meters, the artillery shells came breathing, giving people no reaction time at all.

In an instant, the top of the city collapsed, and the dust and smoke were rampant, and countless broken stones flew in all directions, sweeping everything they encountered.

One of the stones just hit Xu Congzhi's head, so that the governor of Shandong did not even let out a scream, and died on the spot.

It happened suddenly, and no one reacted.After seeing that Xu Congzhi was really dead, all the soldiers and civilians in the city were crying.

The cloud of failure also shrouded the sky over Laizhou City.

Xie Lian was stunned to see Xu Congzhi turned into a puddle of mud, and the last bit of bloody bravery was wiped out.

At this moment, an idea suddenly popped out of his heart...

Perhaps appeasement is the only solution.

As soon as Xu Congzhi died, the power balance in Laizhou City changed rapidly.

Xie Lian changed his stance and began to tend to appease.

Zhu Wannian was also a little desperate, feeling that the court's rescue had ended and nothing would change.

Rather than fighting it down and closing the city to its death, it would be better to beg for comfort.

Only Yang Yufan still dominated the battle, no matter how Zhang Guochen and Qu Yiyang persuaded, intimidated, and seduced, they would not change their minds.

However, he is just a military general, and he doesn't even have the right to speak on such a big event.

For a while, all the civil and military forces in Laizhou fell silent, patiently waiting for the results of the discussions between Liu Yulie and the rebels.

They still don't know that Liu Yulie has lost a lot and is at the end of the road.

If it were not for the fact that Deng Wei, the general soldier of Sichuan, just happened to arrive with his army and gathered up the defeated troops, the reinforcements brought by Liu Yulie would probably have lost everything.

It is also interesting to say that Deng Wei's reinforcements are actually in the same wave as Yang Yufan and Wang Hong.

However, Sichuan was too far away, so Deng Wei gathered his troops and horses all the way to hurry up, and when he arrived in Shandong, even Liu Yulie was defeated.

Also because of the arrival of Deng Wei, Liu Yulie's failure could not be concealed.

Eight hundred miles of expedited military situation was quickly sent to the capital, the court shook, and the contrast between the two forces immediately changed dramatically.

"You keep telling me that as soon as Liu Yulie arrives, Shandong will be quiet. Look, what did Liu Yulie do?"

In the court hall, Chongzhen roared like thunder, without giving Zhou Yanru any face, and scolded him face to face.

This is already the third wave of reinforcements from the imperial court, but as a result, there is still no progress.

How does this make the world see?
What do you think of the Houjin and Mongolians outside the customs?
What do you think of Fanyi from all over the world?
What do you think of the donkey outside the east gate?
Zhou Yanru shivered, knowing that his career had reached the most dangerous moment.But still have to work hard, absolutely can not be caught.

"Your Majesty, Liu Yulie has done his best."

Wen Tiren immediately became more and more prominent, with completely opposite views.

"Your Majesty, only Guan Ning's iron cavalry can kill the rebellious."

Chongzhen didn't listen, and suddenly asked, "Where's Zuo Menggeng? What is Zuo Menggeng doing?"

(End of this chapter)