nanming man

Chapter 928 Planting a Landmine

On Xuzhou City, the defenders replaced the flag of the Qing army and raised the flag of the Ming Dynasty, which stunned the rebels outside the city.

Yuan Zongdi frowned, "Xuzhou raised the Ming flag, I'm afraid it has already been connected with the south."

Liu Heizi tightened the reins, "I don't care what flags Xuzhou flies, Wang Jiaping, the son of a bitch, I must kill him!"

Gao Yihuan appointed Liu Heizi an official, but he still used the banner of the Anti-Qing Rebel Army, and Wei Guo did not formally recruit Liu Heizi's troops.His men and horses rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, which was the rebel army, and attacking the Ming Dynasty was a traitor, and to Liu Heizi, being a traitor was not a big deal.

Yuan Zongdi said: "Wang Jiaping is just a clown. What I am worried about now is that the Ming army in the south will take the opportunity to go north!"

Gao Yihuan had reminded Yuan Zongdi to beware of the Ming army's attack, and the scouts had indeed found out that the Ming army continued to increase its troops on the Huaihe River, and now that Xuzhou had taken refuge in Nanming, it was just an excuse for the Ming army to go north.

Liu Heizi frowned slightly, pulled out his horse and said, "Let's go back to the camp to discuss!"

Back in the camp, everyone discussed and felt that Nanming was involved in this matter. Once the Ming army goes north, the situation will be complicated, and it is still necessary to inform the king as soon as possible.

After discussing with everyone, Liu Heizi decided on three things. The first is to report the flying horse to Luoyang;

The distance from Xuzhou to Huai'an is half the distance from Xuzhou to Luoyang. The scouts first sent the news of Huai'an, and found that the Ming army was building a pontoon bridge on the Huaijiang River, preparing to cross the river. It was confirmed that Xuzhou and Ma Shiying were in collusion.

This made Liu Heizi a little panicked, and hurriedly ordered people to continue to investigate. While finding out the strength of the Ming army, he sent out a fast horse again to inform Gao Yihuan.

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In Luoyang City, it is undoubtedly a very correct decision for Gao Yihuan to set up the palace here and command nearby.

This place is located in the middle of the world, and using Wei's military post network, we can quickly understand the situation in various places.

Gao Yihuan set up post stations in Wei State, except for the Western Regions and Western Liaoning, to transmit official documents, convey emergency military information, pick up and drop off officials, and transport goods.

The state of Wei stipulated that there should be one station for thirty miles, and each station should be equipped with a certain number of postmen and horses. Usually, official documents should be delivered at least six stations a day, that is, 180 miles, and fast horses need to travel ten stations, that is, daily travel. Three hundred miles, in case of an emergency military situation, travel day and night, eight hundred miles in a hurry, and relay transmission at each post station, you can run five or six hundred miles.

Gao Yihuan is based in Luoyang, located in the middle of the world, and he can get news about what happened in most parts of Wei State within about four days.

During the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan raised troops in Fanyang, and Xuanzong was in Huaqing Pool, Lintong. The distance between the two places was three thousand miles. Within six days, Xuanzong got the news, and he knew that the urgent beating report of the Tang Dynasty was about five hundred miles a day.

Xuzhou is [-] miles away from Luoyang, and the urgent report can be delivered in two days. However, Wei Guogang took over Henan and the post station has not been completed yet. Liu Heizi's urgent report was not delivered to Luoyang until three days later.

In the Luoyang Palace, Gao Yihuan frowned as he looked at the urgent report delivered to the desk. He handed the urgent report to Chen Mingxia and asked, "Sir, what do you think the lonely king should do?"

After Chen Mingxia looked at it, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Wang Jiaping casts his hand to let General Liu continue to attack and play by ear. This may not be a bad thing!"

Gao Yihuan frowned, with some displeasure on his face, "What do you say?"

The matter of digging the ancestral grave almost made Gao Zurong angry, and Gao Yihuan was also enraged by this matter. He had already ordered Liu Heizi to catch Wang Jiaping and bring it to him as soon as possible.

Now that Wang Jiaping is taking refuge in Nanming, the Ming army will probably send troops to rescue him. How can it be considered a good thing to give this beast a chance to escape from death?

Chen Mingxia said with a smile: "General Liu is fighting under the flag of the Rebel Army. Whether Wang Jiaping votes or not, it will not affect his continued attack. Ma Shiying may not understand the situation. He thinks that Xuzhou's return to the Ming is a good thing, but he doesn't know. It just gave the king a reason to kill Ming, and planted a disaster for Nanming."

Gao Yihuan was taken aback for a moment, and immediately realized that Wang Jiaping dug his family's ancestral grave, and Ming Dynasty dared to save Wang Jiaping, so his reasons for killing Ming were too sufficient and reasonable.

Gao Yihuan was overjoyed, but then he was not very happy. Chen Mingxia suggested that he make a fuss about the ancestral grave being dug up, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Gao Yihuan pondered slightly, he already knew what to do, and he didn't want to continue discussing this topic, so he waved his hand and said, "The lonely king knows what to do!"

At that moment, Gao Yihuan wrote a secret letter to Liu Heizi, but Chen Mingxia said, "Your Majesty, Xuzhou returns to the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming army goes north, General Liu may not be able to support it for too long. We should be prepared.",

Gao Yihuan wrote the letter first, and then replied: "Call all the generals over, the lonely king must understand the situation of combat readiness!"

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Outside Xuzhou City, with the scouts investigating, Liu Heizi kept receiving news from the south.

At this time, in the big tent of the Rebel Army, Liu Heizi heard the scout's report, with a look of surprise on his face, "A [-] army? Did you check it out?"

The scout reported: "Reporting to the commander-in-chief, I don't dare to speak in a lowly position. Brothers see that the size of the Ming army is indeed about [-]."

Yuan Zongdi on the side looked worried and stood up, "How about the Ming army's equipment?"

The scout replied: "Most infantry, not many cavalry, most of them are wearing cloth armor and equipped with a lot of artillery."

Yuan Zongdi frowned, "Did all the Ming troops cross the river? What excuse did they use to go north?"

"General, nearly half of the troops have crossed the Huaihe River, and there are still many warships on the river!" The scout saluted and clasped his fists. "The excuse of the Ming army seems to be to reinforce Xuzhou and wipe out the bandits!"

Liu Heizi's face twitched, "I'm an anti-Qing rebel army, Ma Shiying is really shameless!"

"Xuzhou is now raising the Ming flag. If we attack Xuzhou, isn't it a traitor to the Ming army?" Yuan Zongdi turned his head and looked at the silent Liu Heizi and said, "If these 10 people go north, we may not be able to resist them." , we must find a city to rely on."

Liu Heizi frowned, at this moment a person came in suddenly and said, "Marshal, a secret letter from Luoyang."

Hearing the words, Liu Heizi took it over, opened his eyes to look at it, raised his eyebrows immediately, showing surprise, then closed the letter, and laughed loudly: "Damn it, thieves are thieves, anyway, I am familiar with this craft!"

After finishing speaking, he walked back and forth in the tent for a few steps, then stood still and said, "Ma Shiying is going north, I will definitely not be able to beat him, I must take Xuzhou before that, what can you do?"

Yuan Zongdi frowned and said: "A hard attack is definitely hopeless, we can only outwit it!"

Liu Heizi said in a deep voice, "It's not enough to be wise. We have to let Wang Jiaping, the grandson, go south."

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