He Renlong knew that this was a big gamble, but he didn't care.
Jiangbei's army came, claiming to have 2,000 men, but in fact they were only 1,800 men, but they themselves came with 5,000 men.
The other team was led by Cai Lie, Liu Baichuan's nephew, whom he knew well. Although he was a few years younger than him, he and Liu Baichuan were considered equals, so he could only call him uncle.
More than 6,000 horses gathered in Tongzhou and then continued westward until they reached the eastern suburbs of the capital city.
"Sir, there are still fifteen miles away from Chaoyang Gate, and the scouts have been sent out." Gao Jie quietly approached and whispered: "The letter from the city has not been sent out yet, and I don't know the attitude of the Beijing camp, but it stands to reason that now They should already know that we have arrived on the outskirts of the city."
Cai Lie on the side glanced at He Renlong, who had a majestic head and a fierce expression, and felt a little emotional in his heart.
Before coming, I didn’t know who was leading the team in Denglai Town. Even my uncle estimated that it should be Gao Jie, He Renlong’s deputy. Basically, this should be the case for all ministries.
Unexpectedly, He Renlong and Gao Jie came hand in hand. This determination was not small.
Although my uncle didn't come because Jiangbei Town was too far away, there was still some intention of sending him to lead the charge first. He could advance, attack, retreat or defend. If things were really uncontrollable, he would be a guerrilla and with his uncle's protection, nothing big would happen. Son, but He Renlong went into battle in person, which meant that he did not leave any way out for himself.
He Renlong and Gao Jie are both fellow villagers of Mizhi. He Renlong was born as a martial arts scholar, but Gao Jie was born into a poor man. He was recommended by the villagers to join the army in Yulin Town, and was assigned to fight under He Renlong in the Battle of Ningxia. He dared to fight and was not afraid of death, so he was noticed by He Renlong and became his confidant. He was gradually promoted and became He Renlong's confidant.
"It doesn't matter whether you know it or not. What matters is what Mr. Cao thinks and sees." He Renlong urged his horse to take a few steps, "There is no room for him to pretend to be sick in this matter. Is it right to open the door or not?" Whether we suppress them or put them directly into the city is a matter of attitude, and there is no room for maneuver."
"What if the Beijing camp wants us to come out with military orders, or we are not allowed to enter the city due to the rules that the border troops are not allowed to enter the city?" Gao Jie couldn't help but said: "Then what should we do? Do we really want to attack the city? We have such little strength. …”
He Renlong laughed and patted Gao Jie on the shoulder, "Yaozi, this is not our business. It is the business of Xiao Feng, Chief Assistant, and Mr. Cao. I believe that will not happen. Well, although I also I'm not sure how we will enter the city, but I believe we can enter the city tomorrow morning, and Liu Dongyang and Mao Chenglu's troops will enter the city at the same time, and they won't be much slower than us..."
Gao Jie was nicknamed Fanshan Harrier. Only Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong could call him "Kite" in the army.
"You mean someone will make arrangements?" Gao Jie seemed to have some realization.
"Look, what should we do if we hulala all enter the city? Attack Wenyuan Pavilion, go straight to the Babu Gong Palace, or besiege the palace? Haha, isn't this a mess? We are here to demonstrate and petition, Qing Junzi This word can also be shouted. Well, we have to find a few goals, but how do we understand this? Of course we have to listen to the greeting,..."
He Renlong didn't say who was being greeted, so Gao Jie naturally didn't ask.
Just as the armies from all walks of life were advancing towards the capital city, panic began to rise in the capital city.
"What should I do?" Cui Jingrong's face was withered, even the hair on his temples that was usually combed spotlessly was a little scattered, and his lips were a little dry. "Cao Wenzhao said that as long as these border troops have not entered the city, he should have nothing to do with it, and It should be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, but Zhisheng and Feibai have sent people to give orders, but these people are nowhere to be seen, and they are all blocked by officers and soldiers, what should we do?"
Chai Ke was also worried. No one expected that this group of border troops would suddenly become violent and ignore them. "No matter what you say at this time, it will be difficult to stop their advance. The rebels from Liaodong Town and Dongjiang Town have already arrived." Zhengcunba can reach the city in two hours, and the soldiers in Denglai Town and Jiangbei Town are probably about the same..."
"What do Yu Chen and Bo Fu think?" Cui Jingrong glanced at Xu Guangqi, who had been silent, and sighed, "Zixian, what do you think?"
Xu Guangqi shook his head and remained silent.
Although he supported disarmament and did not agree with the use of troops against Mongolia, he also felt that cutting off 400,000 border troops at once was too big a move and might arouse the anger of the border troops. However, he did not expect that the situation would suddenly become so bad.
Among the three people here, only Chai Ke served as the Minister of War, and he was barely knowledgeable about the army. However, when he was the Minister of War, his contact with the army was mainly during the Ningxia War. He has not had much contact with the army since his return. The one who can remember it is Liu Dongyang. and Liu Baichuan, the two "rebel generals", now the story repeats itself, but the protagonists have become a group of people.
Xu Guangqi murmured for a long time, and finally said: "In that case, can you go and talk to the chief assistant..." Cui Jingrong and Chai Ke were silent. Chai Ke was a little moved, but Cui Jingrong shook his head slowly, "If you please ask the chief assistant If we come forward, how should we respond to the proposal not to disarm for the time being and to send troops to Mongolia? Everything we did before is meaningless. Yu Chen, uncle, Li Banghua, and Zhu Guozhen will not agree, and this will be a complete mess..."
Cui Jingrong and Chai Ke still support disarmament and oppose the use of troops against Mongolia in their hearts. Otherwise, they would not have refused to give in at this time. In fact, with this retreat, the decision to resolutely disarmament, which had finally formed a consensus between the government and the opposition, was invalidated.
From the bottom of their hearts, they did not believe that these rebels from various border towns really dared to invade the huge capital city. They were more inclined to believe that these people might want to demonstrate on the outskirts of the city to put pressure on the imperial court. The imperial court changed its policy of disarmament and sent troops to Mongolia.
"Then we have to take a gamble." Chai Ke sighed, "Yu Chen and Bo Fu are very determined, and we can't make sudden changes now..."
Sighing, Cui Jingrong and the others also sat speechless. Suddenly, they felt that almost nothing had been accomplished in the past month or so. They were just focusing on the issue of disarmament. They didn't expect that it would cause such a big disturbance. There has been no movement to promote the examination method, and the reform of the imperial examination has been abandoned. However, Xu Guangqi is still urging the northern provinces to continue to promote new crops, and there are some effects.
"Actually, there are quite a lot of complaints among Jiangnan officials against Han Sun and Li Zhu. They think they ignore the overall situation..." Xu Guangqi added at the end, "It's time to take action on the imperial examination reform. If the reform of the imperial examination is really controversial, It’s too big, you might as well modify it appropriately and try to figure it out slowly…”
Cui Jingrong and Chai Ke exchanged glances, and finally shook their heads: "Let's get through this first. We are not thinking about it now."
Xu Guangqi shook his head secretly, I am afraid this night will be difficult, it depends on the attitude of the Beijing camp.
Before it got dark, I heard a commotion on the east side of the city, shouting and shouting, and then I saw flames rising into the sky in the east.
The three of them were so shocked that they ran outside Wenyuan Pavilion and looked eastward. At the same time, they hurriedly sent people to the Wucheng Bingma Division and Shuntian Mansion to find out what happened.
Could it be that when the border troops entered the city, they started burning, killing and looting?
If this is really the case, the situation could not be worse.
There was a fire in Sichengfang and Huanghuafang in the east, and the situation quickly became chaotic. The five-city military and patrol battalions were trying their best to arrest the arsonists. The news came back that the Bailian rebels in the city took the opportunity to start an uprising.
When the news came back, in addition to the three cabinet ministers, Lian Guoshi, Han Xu, Sun Chengzong, Sun Juxiang, Li Banghua, Zhu Guozhen and others had already rushed to Wenyuan Pavilion, waiting for news from Shuntian Prefecture and the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. .
"It's a bit strange, how could it be such a coincidence? But it's hard to say." Han Xu didn't say anything, "When the White Lotus Sect was eradicated, it was better to be outside the city. As far as I know, Zhang Cuihua and a large number of disciples and disciples There are also many in Beijing. The Ministry of Punishment and Shuntian Prefecture considered that the White Lotus Rebellion in Beizhili had been completely put down. In order to avoid having too much influence in Beijing and causing chaos, they only secretly arrested and arrested some characters with clear heads. However, Later, the situation calmed down, and the Shuntian Mansion and the Criminal Department probably relaxed a little..."
"Perhaps these remnants of White Lotus also noticed that the situation in the city was unstable during this period, so they took the opportunity to cause chaos..." Sun Juxiang also pondered to explain for Han Xu.
Everyone started discussing it, subconsciously thinking that this was a coincidence.
While everyone was discussing, Cao Wenzhao was already sitting in the hall in the Jingying camp in Xicheng. Scouts and personal followers kept coming in to whisper. Yang Zhaoji, He Huchen and other generals were all sitting in the hall, looking at each other.
Cao Wenzhao actually didn't like this situation either. He preferred fighting with real swords and spears, but he couldn't help it in his position as the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp.
"Has everything been arranged? Where is Jia Hua in Shuntian Prefecture?" Cao Wenzhao said expressionlessly.
He followed in a low voice: "Everything is connected. Everything is in accordance with the agreement to guide the remnants of the White Lotus to light a fire as a signal, and then start an incident at Sichengfang..."
“So obedient?” Cao Wenzhao was surprised.
“He is an informant from Shuntian Mansion,…”
"Oh, that's it, what I said..." Cao Wenzhao immediately understood that this was everything Jia Hua had arranged long ago, and it was just a group of idiots who followed them to their deaths in a daze. How could he know that it had been arranged long ago? trap. (End of chapter)