Chapter 158: The old trick is used again, digging a hole to bury people "They've already started. It's time for us to take action too. Let's go to the government office!" Wang Meng led more than a hundred core members, followed by more than a thousand followers, and marched towards the government office in a mighty manner. "Capture Sun Huan and then control the top of the city wall." He instructed. As for Qin Jin, he was arranged to stay behind. "Wait until I capture Taiyuan City, then I will report this guy's indecisiveness to Master!" Wang Meng sneered. When we were almost in sight of the government office, a fire suddenly appeared in the long street ahead. More than a hundred soldiers lined up in silence. The leading general raised his sword and said: "The Tiger Guards will not be collected at night. If you drop your sword and kneel on the ground, I will not kill you!" Wang Meng looked back.
The sound of horse hooves was rapid. More than a hundred riders came galloping. The torch illuminated the young man on horseback. Wang Meng's eyes were red with anger. "Where is Zheng Xiao?" A human head was thrown over. It was Zheng Xiao’s head. Jiang Qingzhi waved his hand and the cavalry charged forward. "Kneel down and don't kill!" The cavalry passed by and anyone who did not kneel became a dead person. Wang Meng knelt in the front. The sound of horse hooves approached slowly. "Wang Meng?" "It's me, my goodness. I'm here to meet you, sir." Wang Meng raised his head and looked at Jiang Qingzhi tremblingly. "Where is Zhao Quan?" "The leader's whereabouts are unknown, and I don't know." Wang Meng leaned forward and said, "However, I know something about the Saint Lady..." "Oh!" Jiang Qingzhi rode his horse closer. "Kill you, you bastard!" Wang Meng leaped up and slashed at Jiang Qingzhi's neck with his knife. Jiang Qingzhi looked at him with pity, as if he were a fool.
Wang Meng suddenly felt that his vision had changed. He looked to the side, then behind him. In the darkness of the night, he saw his confidant Yang Yuan sheathing his sword, then kneeling down and shouting, "Yang Yuan greets Master." Heads fell to the ground. A tear rolled down the corner of my eye. …… "Master Hou, Master Hou!" Liao Jiang was awakened from his dream and asked angrily, "What happened?" Chen Can was standing outside the door, wearing clothes and holding an oil lamp. "Oh no! The evil White Lotus Sect is going to start an uprising tonight." "what?" Liao Jiang jumped out of bed and said, "Hurry up and be alert." The accompanying guards stood nervously behind the gate, listening to the occasional sound of horse hooves coming from outside. "This matter has nothing to do with me!" Liao Jiang came back to his senses. Just like the small Southern Ming court many years later, even when the enemy was at the gates of the city, they did not work together to resist the enemy, but instead fought among themselves, shirking responsibility and trying to take the opportunity to stab their opponents in the back. An accompanying clerk grumbled disdainfully, "He is indeed a crude warrior, unfit for any important task." Boom boom boom! The knock on the door sounded like thunder in everyone's ears. "Who?" someone asked in a trembling voice. Liao Jiang held the hilt of the knife, his face pale. There were shouts from outside, "The White Lotus sect rebelled tonight, Chang Wei Bo led his army to suppress it, the leader was beheaded, and everything is peaceful now!" The sound of horse hooves faded away, but shouts continued to be heard. "...Chang Wei Bo led his army to suppress the bandits, the bandit leader was beheaded, and everything is peaceful now!" This is a move to appease the people. "It was suppressed. God, how lucky we are!" The soldier behind the gate thought he had escaped a disaster, but when he turned around he saw Liao Jiang standing like a fool in the firelight. Also a messenger, Jiang Qingzhi was assassinated and killed, while he was injured in the assassination. Tonight, the White Lotus Religion started an uprising. He hid in his base and dared not come out, but Jiang Qingzhi led his army to suppress it successfully... "My Lord, intercept the memorial impeaching Jiang Qingzhi!" Chen Can suddenly remembered that Liao Jiangling had written a memorial to impeach Jiang Qingzhi the day before, accusing him of severely injuring hundreds of scholars in Taiyuan.
When the news of Jiang Qingzhi's success in suppressing the White Lotus Sect reached the capital, his memorial would become a tool for others to attack Jiang Qingzhi. However, Jiang Qingzhi, who returned with power, had the credit of suppressing the White Lotus Sect in his hands... How could he be afraid of impeachment? But Liao Jiang will become cannon fodder. Liao Jiang turned around. "The memorial was sent by a fast horse, I'm afraid it's too late." …… When the news of the White Lotus Rebellion reached the palace, Prince Jin summoned his family and relatives to gather in the palace. Some people were sighing, some were sobbing, and some were cursing Jiang Qingzhi, saying that he had forced those crazy people to rebel. Princess Yong'an's voice was the most piercing. "If he hadn't searched the city, how could those lunatics have rebelled? This is the government forcing the people to rebel!" "Those are not civilians, they are monsters!" Someone said quietly. "Who?" Princess Yong'an was furious. "I." Zhu Yi, the head of Changning County, stood up and said to everyone, "You all think that it was Lord Changwei who forced those evil people to rebel, but you never thought that Lord Changwei is in the city today, and he is accompanied by more than a thousand Tiger Guards. If the White Lotus Cult evil people start a rebellion again after he returns to the capital, who will suppress it?" "We have Taiyuan guards and soldiers to suppress it!" said Princess Yong'an. "Your Highness!" The King of Jin came, stumbling on his feet, "The Taiyuan Guards are plotting a rebellion, and the situation there is now in turmoil." Zhu Yi asked Princess Yong'an, "Are these the officers and soldiers of the Taiyuan Guard who suppressed the demon you mentioned?" Under the candlelight, the beauty veins on Princess Yong'an's neck jumped a few times. Then he said unwillingly: "Taiyuan Wei is plotting a rebellion, Jiang Qingzhi might be caught off guard. Your Highness, why don't you send someone out of the city to ask for help!" The King of Jin was moved, and Zhu Yi said, "Your Highness, the city is in chaos right now. If the envoy is captured, it will attract evil spirits to attack the palace." “But once the city falls, those lunatics will still attack the palace!” Princess Yong’an sneered. She waited for Zhu Yi's counterattack. Come on, I have read a few military books after all, and I am far inferior to you, Zhu Yi. Under the candlelight, Zhu Yi said firmly: "I believe in Chang Wei!" "Do you believe it?" Princess Yong'an laughed. Suddenly cheers came from the other side of the gate. "Go and take a look!" Prince Jin ordered, looking a little nervous. Soon, a eunuch came running in.
"Your Highness, Prefect Sun sent someone to deliver a message that the White Lotus sect is causing chaos tonight. Chang Wei Bo was well prepared, and the Tiger Guards defeated the rebellious army with just one strike. There is some chaos in the city now, so don't run around. I think everything will be back to normal by dawn. But you can't enter or leave Taiyuan City in the next few days." King Jin covered his chest, let out a long sigh, and said to Zhu Yi: "Changning is indeed a genius!" Zhu Yi glanced at Princess Yong'an who looked embarrassed, and slowly walked out of the hall. "I don't have any magical powers, just trust him!" …… At this moment, Jiang Qingzhi had already left Taiyuan City. "quick!" Hundreds of riders galloped along the way. …… On the fourth day, the messenger finally arrived. The traitor of the Ming Dynasty was called Hu Ya. He looked eagerly at the dozen or so riders galloping towards him from afar. The general sent by Altan this time was named Yiside. He and his subordinates were resting in the camp. "Wan Hu, the Ming people from Taiyuan are here." Yi Si De, who was grilling meat, looked back and asked, "How many people?" "More than ten riders." Issid licked the grease on his fingers and said, "I hope it's good news." "Wan Hu is not going?" asked a general. "These rebels are the most despicable. The more friendly you are to them, the more proud they will be. But the more indifferent you are to them, the more obedient they will be." Someone whispered, "Isn't that a dog?" "In the eyes of the Khan, these people are nothing more than dogs. No, worse than dogs!" Yiside said with a fierce smile, "Zhao Quan is still thinking of conquering the Ming Dynasty and establishing his own country. What a pipe dream." Huya came with a messenger. The messenger bowed and said, "Greetings, Master." Yiside looked at Huya, "Is this a trick?" Hu Ya said: "This man is called Yang Yuan. He is a key member of the sect and is loyal to the leader." "How is Taiyuan?" asked Yiside. Yang Yuan said: "After the uprising that night, Taiyuan Guards took the lead in breaking through Jiang Qingzhi's base in Luoyuan, and took advantage of the leaderlessness of Huben Zuowei to launch a surprise attack, using the instigated followers as the vanguard, and then followed up to defeat Huben Zuowei..." "Using those ignorant but fearless followers to charge in the front is a good tactic. Who is in charge? Not bad." Yiside felt a sense of mutual sympathy.
"The master of the divination is Wang Meng." "He is a talent!" "It took some effort to attack the government office. Sun Huan was stubborn, so we finally burned the old thief to death." Yang Yuan took the water bag handed to him, drank a few sips, and said, "Taiyuan City is now in our hands, no one is allowed to go in or out. But we can't hide it for long, please send troops as soon as possible." The big thing is done... Yi Si De suddenly stood up and said, "Bypass Datong and head straight for Taiyuan City!" "The Datong defenders..." Yang Yuan looked a little worried. "Zhang Da has been in Datong for seven years. Except for the last time when Jiang Qingzhi led the troops, he has always been a coward even when facing hundreds of our cavalry. Today, Jiang Qingzhi is not in Datong, how dare he send troops?" Yi Side walked out of the tent and shouted, "Assemble, let's go south to see the glorious country of the Ming people." Amid cheers, the army broke camp and left. Yiside even deliberately led his troops past the city of Datong. There was complete silence on the city wall. "Go ahead and yell!" Yiside said with a smile. "Zhang Da, do you dare to come out and fight?" Dozens of riders came forward shouting and cursing, but when they saw that the city gate was not open, they left triumphantly. On the morning of the second day, the army continued to march forward. "Wan Hu, the gates of Datong City are still closed!" Subsequently, scouts monitoring Datong continued to report back with news. "As expected, Zhang Da is as timid as a mouse. Without Jiang Qingzhi's support, he dare not attack." Yi Side sneered, "When he learned that Taiyuan had fallen, he had no choice but to attack in order to save his life. Otherwise, the Emperor Ming would not forgive him!" There are many woods on both sides ahead. The vanguard of the army entered smoothly. Yi Side thought about the follow-up and said, "Last time Jiang Qingzhi ambushed my reinforcements halfway, this time I will use this strategy to retaliate. Keep an eye on Datong City, and if Zhang Da sends out his troops, ambush them halfway..." At this moment, shouts suddenly came from the woods on both sides. "Wan Sheng!" Yiside was shocked to see countless Ming soldiers rushing out of the woods on both sides. A large flag followed. Under the banner, Datong General Zhang Da raised his sword and said, "Men, kill the enemy!" "Zhang Da? Impossible! How dare he take the initiative to attack?" someone screamed. "Meet the enemy! Meet the enemy!" In the chaos, Issid shouted, "The rear team retreats and gathers, ready to respond!"
In this narrow place, subsequent enemy forces were unable to provide reinforcements and instead blocked the passage. Yiside turned his horse around and just as he rushed to the rear of the army, he saw a rider suddenly rushing up from the hill on the right. The man reined in his horse, and the warhorse stood up. A large flag followed. "It's the flag with Chiang on it!" someone exclaimed. Under the big flag, Jiang Qingzhi drew his sword. Everyone thought he came to the northwest to suppress the White Lotus Sect. However, Jiang Qingzhi, who had long known that the White Lotus Sect and Altan Khan were colluding, still used the strategy of besieging the enemy and attacking the reinforcements from last time to set a trap for Altan Khan's army. After this battle, the northwest of the Ming Dynasty will usher in a period of peace, and all of this is my change to history... For some reason, Jiang Qingzhi felt a surge of heroism in his heart. He raised the knife. "Tiger Guard Left!" The cavalry surged up the hill. Behind him were densely lined up. The war horses neighed loudly, and the soldiers looked at the young man with sharp eyes. Jiang Qingzhi pointed his knife at the bottom of the hill, "Follow me and kill the enemy!" "Wan Sheng!" …… Asking for votes. (End of this chapter)