The Counterattack of the Villains in the Movie World

Chapter 191

Although Lei Yicheng and Shengbao had joined Wu Yan's men before, they were forced by the situation at that time, and when Wu Yan occupied Tokyo's Jianguo Daming, the two of them defected back to Xian with a lot of Eight Banners troops. clear.

Afterwards, he contributed to recapturing Yangzhou, and to gathering the remnants of the former Jiangnan camp, so he also received some awards.

And the Jiangbei camp they re-established has also become the main place for Xianqing to gather troops.

"There are 10 people, why didn't His Majesty come over and accept us?"

"That's right. Your Majesty has taken over the remnants of the Taiping Army. We are considered a regular army. Why does Your Majesty seem to have forgotten?"

In Yangzhou City, Lei Yicheng and Sheng Bao drank wine in a courtyard. The Majesty they called, of course, could not be Emperor Xianfeng of Xianqing.They had just learned the results of the first battle between Daming Kingdom and Nanjing City, but they were actually somewhat envious of Shi Dakai, who was recruited by Wu Yan, and those troops who were recruited by Shi Dakai.

"The two of us have 10 people, Xiang Rong has 5 people, and Prince Hui has 10 people. In addition to the 70 regular troops who defended and guarded the capital along the way, the entire court's regular army is equivalent to our side. "Sheng Bao said: "The area to be defended by the imperial court is really too big, and 70 may not be enough. As long as His Majesty takes our 10 people, and then beats Prince Hui's 10 people, Xiang Rong Maybe they will surrender, and then, of course, they can drive all the way to the capital."

However, Lei Yicheng shook his head and said: "There is still a million brave battalion, and if it is true that the army is going north, the imperial court will definitely gather a large army to guard the main roads entering Beijing. At that time, as long as the war is in a stalemate, the million A brave battalion can destroy the city of Tokyo."

Sheng Bao sneered, and said, "Yongying? They don't even have any salary, and the Ming army's salary is five taels a month during wartime, and three taels when there is no war, which is even more than the regular army salaries of our imperial court. He is much taller, so how could he be the opponent of the Ming Army? Believe it or not, as long as His Majesty comes to recruit us, at least 10 of our [-] men will cheer."

Making meritorious deeds has always been the dream of very few people.

In ancient times, the vast majority of people who served as soldiers were actually just selling their lives. Whoever gave more money would naturally sell more strength.

Lei Yicheng drank a glass of wine and said: "The morale of the Ming army is high, and the combat effectiveness is also high, but apart from the Baima Yicong and the champion army that has been disbanded now, the Wugong army and the Pingbei army can really fight. How much higher are they than our men, those of the Taiping Army, and the imperial court's Yongying, Greenying, and Eight Banners Army? Once the front line is stretched and spread out, the number of Baimayi Cong and Zhuangyuan Army is too small, and in a stalemate, How can the imperial court mobilize artillery and troops to win?"

Sheng Bao thought about it silently, they are all generals who can fight, so they also know that Lei Yicheng is telling the truth.

"So, what do you mean..." Sheng Bao said: "The reason why His Majesty has not come to recruit us is because he wants to conquer Nanjing City first, and after occupying Nanjing City, continue to advance westward and southward, occupying more Rest and recuperate in multiple regions at the same time, and continue to train troops to improve the combat effectiveness of the army. In this process, we need to help His Majesty guard the route of Xianqing's attack on Tokyo City?"

Lei Yicheng nodded and said, "That's right, I think Your Majesty thinks this way. When the Ming army advances to the west and south, the most fearful thing is that the imperial court will attack them with all its might. If the Ming army hadn't won too much this time Decisive, and an incredible victory, Prince Hui will definitely let us send troops to attack Tokyo City directly, or take the route of the Ming army."

Near Yangzhou City, where the Jiangbei Camp is located, there are a total of 25 Xianqing regular troops. Although they are under the four commanders of Prince Hui, Xiang Rong, Lei Yicheng, and Shengbao, the highest military commander of the Jiangbei Camp is Prince Hui.

Although the coalition forces attacked Tokyo City before, because of Prince Hui's command error, the great powers held Xianqing accountable and demanded a lot of benefits, and also caused the 2 people left behind in the Jiangnan camp to be dispersed by Shi Dakai, and they were also lost. Jiangnan Daying, but after all, it is the prince of Xianqing.

Not only does he have the highest military command, Prince Hui also has a large number of musketeers and artillery.

Xianqing was also afraid that Xiang Rong and others would lead their troops to defect to Daming, so they placed a lot of middle and high-level generals under Xiang Rong, Lei Yicheng, Sheng Bao and others.

This is also one of the reasons why Lei Yicheng and Shengbao did not lead troops directly to Tokyo City. If there were no external threats and changes in the situation, they would not be able to take their soldiers away.

Sheng Bao let out a long sigh and said, "Oh, Your Majesty didn't give us a chance to make contributions, so Shi Dakai has made a lot of money this time. Tell me, how many days will he be able to take Nanjing City?"

The news of Shi Dakai attacking Nanjing City together has already been learned by the scouts. Lei Yicheng and Shengbao just finished their meeting with Prince Hui and the others, so they know everything about it.

Lei Yicheng said: "I think it will not exceed ten days, because Chen Taiping is very likely to run away."

"run?"

"Yes, even if he can hold off Shi Dakai's siege, can he hold off His Majesty's siege? If His Majesty really gets in a hurry and goes directly to Nanjing City to kill him, he will definitely want to run away."

"Your Majesty's martial arts." Sheng Bao said suddenly: "The Double Ninth Festival is coming, shall we go to Tokyo City secretly? If Your Majesty forgets to give us two antidotes, won't we die?"

Lei Yicheng shook his head and said: "If we go, His Majesty will definitely kill us directly, because the risk of exposure is too great. His Majesty will definitely not forget this matter, after all, we are now considered Your Majesty is the highest undercover agent in Xianqing."

Sheng Bao asked back, "Are you sure?"

Lei Yicheng was stunned and said, "Not sure."

……

"Where is Zhao Wuji?"

Chen Taiping asked expressionlessly.

A subordinate replied: "The Ming army is 13 miles east of our city, and has not moved yet. Shi Dakai, with about [-] troops, has arrived [-] miles east of the city."

Chen Taiping took a deep breath and asked again: "Where is Zao Wou-ki?"

The subordinates were all stunned for a moment, but they quickly figured out why Chen Taiping asked such a question. Whether it was Shi Dakai's army or the [-] Ming army, they were not a big threat to Chen Taiping.

Nanjing City can be defended or retreated, if it is not possible, just run away.

But if Zao Wou-ki sneaked into Nanjing City, besides Chen Taiping, the king of Nanjing City, who will undoubtedly die, how many other people will die with him?

"The dragon flag and Zhao Ziya flag of the Ming army are both there, so Zhao Wuji must be in command of the Ming army." After a sentence of reply, the subordinate said: "After all, Zhao Wuji has already ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, so it should not be like before. In that way..."

Chen Taiping didn't feel relieved in his heart, because when his Northern King Army and Ming Army fought against each other two days ago, many people saw with their own eyes that Zao Wou-Ki took the lead in the charge again, and he took the lead and rushed to the first place .

It's simply not human.

But he didn't go any further, because he knew very well that it was impossible for his subordinates to know the exact location of Zao Wou-ki.

It's like these days, no one knows where he sleeps except for a dozen of his closest confidants.

"You..." Chen Taiping asked again: "Can you hold Tianjing City?"

With a distance of fifteen miles, for Shi Dakai's army, it would take less than a day to reach the city.

Although there were defenders outside the city, Chen Taiping didn't dare to let them attack and intercept them when their morale was very low. What if Shi Dakai persuaded them to surrender?

Hearing Chen Taiping's question, everyone in the court fell silent. The northern king Wei Changhui, who was still invincible a few days ago, is now like an eggplant beaten by frost. He has not been held accountable after his defeat this time. , and even still have the power to command the army, but that is also because there is no one available in Nanjing City.

"Northern King." Chen Taiping directly called out his name, "What do you say?"

Bei Wang didn't want to talk, but he couldn't stop talking.

"It can be defended. We have heavy artillery and city defense artillery. Neither Shi Dakai's men nor the Ming army can attack." Bei Wang said: "We only need to install iron plate defenses around the artillery, and the Ming army can't attack." The white horse sharpshooter can’t hit our gunners, and the range of the heavy artillery itself is very long, plus the height of the city wall, we only need to prepare enough ammunition to make them come and go.”

Chen Taiping asked again: "What if they besiege but don't attack?"

The King of the North replied: "They can't surround us, and they can't completely cut off our supply routes. Moreover, the reason why Ming Dynasty has never expanded its army, but instead disarmed it, is because their food and grass are insufficient. This time their food and grass preparations are sufficient. , but with Shi Dakai’s 10,000+ people, they still can’t afford it.”

Chen Taiping nodded and said: "The matter of defending the city will be left to the King of the North."

The King of the North didn't want to respond, he actually wanted to run away, even though he said he would be able to defend the city of Nanjing, but the fighting power of the White Horse Spear and the Ming Army had scared him out of his wits.

Furthermore, Chen Taiping hid every night and it was difficult to find a specific location, and he was active under the protection of hundreds of guards during the day, even if he was afraid of Zhao Wuji coming to assassinate him, let alone he took over the task of defending the city?

As long as Shi Dakai started to attack Nanjing City, he would sit in the central army, and even go near the city wall.

It was fine during the day, and there were at least hundreds of guards around him, but if it was night, the battle situation became chaotic, and it was easy for Zao Wou-ki to lurk by his side.

If he really killed him with a knife, who would he turn to for reasoning?

No one doubted that Zhao Wuji, Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty, was number one in martial arts in the world.

However, it is impossible not to agree now, so I can only say: "Don't worry, the king of heaven, I will be able to defend Nanjing City. As long as we hold on for half a month, the Ming army and Shi Dakai's army will retreat, and it doesn't even take half a month." , Xianqing will take the opportunity to copy their retreat, and when we go out of the city to pursue them, we will definitely destroy Daming in one fell swoop."

There are still nice things to say.

Otherwise, people's hearts will be scattered, and it will be difficult for him, the Northern King, to lead the team.

After the court meeting was over, the Northern King went to make arrangements for the defense of the city, and Chen Taiping, who hid in the secret room, kept getting various information.

"Is he really going to defend the city?"

Chen Taiping saw the city defense order arranged by the King of the North, although it was well-regulated, but it was considered to have used a lot of thought, he was specially prepared for Baima Yicong, and frowned.

"It should still be like that."

The aide said: "He has been frightened by the Ming army, and Tianjing City can't be defended at all. The methods of defending the city mentioned by the Northern King may be useful for Shi Dakai, but they are not the slightest bit for the Ming army and Zhao Wuji." Useful, as long as Shi Dakai can't attack for a long time, with Zao Wou-ki's personality, he will definitely sneak into the city and assassinate him. It only needs to kill a few high-ranking people, then everyone will be in danger and have no intention of defending the city."

When Chen Taiping heard the staff's words, he didn't feel angry at all, because he already knew these things before.

This is also one of the reasons why he gave most of the military power to the Northern King to defend the city.

"If we want to leave, how many people can we take with us now?" Chen Taiping was already thinking of retreating, and asked, "How much money can we take with us?"

The confidant said: "3 people, these people are your direct descendants, and they are also the most devout believers in the religion. If there were not 3 people, the Northern King should have turned against you by now."

The city of Nanjing is the largest, and there are indeed many devout believers in the Catholic Church, which is also Chen Taiping's greatest reliance.

Chen Taiping nodded and asked: "Then how should we go?"

The confidant said: "Wait until Shi Dakai is attacking the city, then both Shi Dakai's army and the Ming army behind will be held back. Although the Ming army does not need to attack the city, they need to watch Shi Dakai, and Xian The Qing also needs to guard against the Ming army, and we can successfully break out of the siege with their three-way containment."

Chen Taiping nodded and said: "Okay, then you make arrangements, we break out and go back to the Guangdong and Guangxi areas."

That is, when Chen Taiping was determined to leave, the Northern King was also caught in a tangle.

Like Chen Taiping, he knew that Nanjing City could not be defended, so he also wanted to leave, but after Chen Taiping left, he still had a chance to gain momentum, and after he left Nanjing City, he had no chance of success.

At that time, whether it is Xianqing or Ming Dynasty, or Chen Taiping's Nanjing City, they will regard him as an enemy. The world is so big that there will be no room for him.

"Do you think we have a chance to catch Chen Taiping?" Bei Wang asked his confidant military adviser: "If we catch it, will Daming be willing to accept my surrender?"

The military adviser said: "My lord, although the possibility of success is not very high, wealth and wealth are in danger."

"Walking wealth and wealth?"

The Northern King finally made a decision and said: "Think of a way to secretly send a messenger out of the city to ask to see Zhao Wuji."

(End of this chapter)