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Chapter 483 Gold Undercover
Brother Li Yan welcomed King Chuang, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others into the upper room, and called the servants to offer tea.

King Chuang sat down and said to Li Yan: "I heard today that Li Xianfeng and Chen Yongfu led thousands of troops to Meng County, and Zhang Cheng's unit of Xuanzhen Frontier Army who was in Yanshi also crossed Hebei and hid in Between Wen County and Meng County, our plan can be implemented.

I think the infantry will set off first tomorrow afternoon, and we will also set off with the cavalry at the fourth watch of the day after tomorrow, rushing to Kaifeng. If the surprise attack is successful this time, the traffic between the north and the south will be cut off. His half life to come. "

Li Yan said: "This is an ingenious plan to conquer the king. It is beyond the expectations of the enemy. It seems that Li Xianfeng is still in a dream, and Zhang Cheng is only famous. The reason why he crossed Hebei to escape is because he saw our army conquering Luoyang. Trembling is just a false name."

King Chuang smiled and said: "Thanks to the advice of the military adviser, I told my advance troops to go south to conquer Ruzhou, so that the officers and soldiers mistakenly thought that our plan was Xuchang and Runan, or went from Ruzhou to Ye County and Nanyang.

Li Xianfeng and Xuanzhen Zhang Cheng are not only in a dream, but also in a dilemma.

They wanted to act like they were coming to rescue Luoyang to deal with the imperial court, but they didn't dare to cross the river to fight our army. They were worried that the provincial capital would be empty, but they didn't want to go back to rescue them.

In my opinion, we don't need to cut off the heads of the two of them. As long as the surprise attack is successful and Kaifeng is captured, both of their heads will be cut off by Chongzhen. "

King Chuang was in a very happy mood, and after chatting with brother Li Yan for a while, he took Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and Li Yan to the White Horse Temple.

More than 2 cavalry and infantry were assembled there, all of whom were the elite of the Chuang army, and they were all ready to set off tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to attack Kaifeng.

However, this surprise attack on Kaifeng is still classified as a secret, and only a few generals such as Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Li Yan, Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, and Gao Yigong know about it.

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Next to the White Horse Temple in the east of Luoyang City, there is a dense mass of barracks connected to each other, with military tents covering the sky and covering the sky, and there are many simple stables surrounded by wooden fences.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Tong Shoushan couldn't help shivering. Bao Jiqiang, who was next to him, was also leaning lazily by the tent, with a blade of grass in his mouth, and said, "Tongtou, our army is gathered here. Guess it’s Nanyang or Kaifeng.”

Tong Shoushan stood up and patted the dust off his body again, and said, "Damn, it's almost Chinese New Year, return his grandma's war, there's no more fun, this is it."

He walked over and kicked a sergeant, and said: "You guys, go and take the horse for a walk, don't be idle."

It turned out that after Bao Jiqiang returned from Yanshi, he brought Zhang Cheng's top-secret military order, asking Tong Shoushan to join the army and pretend to be a gold medal undercover.

He selected more than 20 people from the left post and joined the bandit army, and the remaining [-] people took the extra horses, and their short guns and other official equipment and returned to Yanshi, and they were under the direct command of Chen Zhong. Down.

And Tong Shoushan led 82 people to vote for the bandit army. Because they had a large number of people and they came to vote together, they formed a separate team and temporarily belonged to Liu Fangliang.

Now he just received Liu Fangliang's military order, and the army is on standby, ready to go at any time. As for the specific time and where to go, there are no clear instructions.

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Chuang Wang Li Zicheng has already made preparations to evacuate Luoyang.

The nearly 20 recruits recruited in Luoyang were all led by Yuan Zongdi and Li Guo to the old camp of Funiu Mountain one after another, and they needed some drills before they could go to the battlefield.

And his uncle Gao Yigong had rushed back to the old camp of Deshengzhai earlier, and the money, food, various property and military supplies transported from Luoyang needed him to go back and assign people to recount and keep them properly. , The supply is huge, and he must sit in the old camp to deal with it.

Tian Jianxiu is still leading the army stationed in Ruzhou City, and he will continue to confuse the officers and soldiers. He will not leave Ruzhou to return to the old camp at Funiu Mountain until Li Zicheng leaves Luoyang and rushes to Kaifeng.

At the same time, in order to continue holding Li Xianfeng's nose, Li Zicheng arranged for an abandoned son in Luoyang City.

He appointed Shao Shichang, who had sincerely surrendered to the government office, as the prime minister's left-behind affairs officer in Luoyang, referred to as the prime minister, and left him some money and food and five hundred recruits.

He also allowed him to recruit soldiers and bravery in Luoyang city to defend the city, and also gave him the power to appoint other civil and military officials in Luoyang. Shao Shichang had already agreed.

But last night when he heard the news that Henan Governor Li Xianfeng and Deputy Chief Soldier Chen Yongfu had arrived in Meng County with more than [-] officers and troops, he became frightened again, and came early in the morning to beg Chuang Wang Li Zicheng to leave him another [-] elite soldiers. , and left Li Shuangxi in Luoyang.

Song Xiance went to the magistrate's yamen just now to solve this problem.

He actually didn't agree with Li Zicheng's decision, but both he and Niu Jinxing understood that since King Chuang didn't intend to defend Heluo, Luoyang must be abandoned.

So on this issue, they could only speak according to King Chuang's wishes, and they couldn't think for Shao Shichang at all. After he solved Shao Shichang's problem, he came to King Chuang to report.

When King Chuang saw Song Xiance coming, he was the first to ask, "How was your talk with Shao Shichang?"

Song Xiance smiled, and said: "It's done. He has agreed not to ask King Chuang for soldiers or generals anymore, but also defend Luoyang City for King Chuang, waiting for King Chuang to return from victory."

Li Zicheng hurriedly asked: "How did you talk to him, he agreed so easily not to ask for soldiers or generals?"

Song Xiance smiled and continued: "I told him that once Li Xianfeng and Chen Yongfu heard that King Chuang's army had withdrawn from Luoyang, they would definitely rush to rescue Kaifeng at night and never cross the river from Mengjin to attack Luoyang.

As for the officer army that appeared in Yanshi earlier, they have now fled to the north of the Yellow River, and they dare not come to the surrounding areas of Luoyang. Even if they come to the city of Luoyang, they only need to stick to Luoyang for a day or two. They must leave quickly.

Then Li Xianfeng had already committed the crime of falling into the feudal vassal, so he would never stay in Luoyang city without returning to rescue Kaifeng.

As soon as I said that, he felt relieved. "

Li Zicheng nodded and smiled heartily.

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In Luoyang City, in a large courtyard not far to the east of the governor's yamen, Wan Guangjin was sitting beside a pile of charcoal fire covered in dust, warming the fire.

I just heard him say: "little six, you guys don't come here anymore, I watched the looted goods in the city being pulled out one by one, and the amount of looting in the city has decreased significantly yesterday.

I reckon it's pretty much the same. Even Fuwang Palace was set on fire by the thieves. I'm afraid the burglars in Luoyang City don't intend to defend it. Even the newly recruited thieves are transferred to Funiu Mountain in groups. Practice, it can be seen that he does not have the heart of Luoyang for a long time. "

A young man wearing a bandit padded jacket said: "Wan Tou is right. We have taken over the gates of various cities in the past few days. I heard that King Chuang is going to march in a few days, but he doesn't know where he is going. "

Wan Guangjin said: "Yeah. You should go back earlier, don't let Shao Shixin get suspicious and miss the important thing."

(End of this chapter)