Bright Spring

Zhang Fu said quietly: "The general plan has been arranged in the letter, we just follow it.

First convene the generals of the army and the officials in the army to discuss the matter, falsely claiming that the "rebel army" will build a pontoon bridge on Dongzhou Island in Hengzhou and forcefully break through the Xiangjiang River;The military situation should not be a problem.

Then we formulated a strategy of relying on the navy and counterattacking the rebels in order to prevent the rebels from crossing the river as much as possible and force them to detour through Guangxi; delaying the attack of the rebels in this way can buy time for the court to re-mobilize the army and deploy the defense line. day.

Then, we mobilized the navy and the officers and troops of Changsha City to go south by land and water.When the army arrived near Hengzhou, I called together the generals of the water and land armies to discuss military affairs, and we took the opportunity to launch a mutiny|rebellion!

Most of the remaining troops of the Lu division in Changsha City are generals and soldiers under General Liu's command. As long as you stand up to persuade the generals; and with my order of 'General Ping Han', the mutiny has a great chance of success.

Now the army is in turmoil and people are in panic. If the generals of the navy are controlled and persuaded by us, those who are unwilling to surrender will be eliminated; "

Liu Sheng nodded thoughtfully, but his face seemed full of doubts, and he didn't respond with a word.

Seeing this, Zhang Fu asked calmly, "What is General Liu hiding?"

Liu Sheng also glanced at the door, turned his head, and said quietly: "I sent my confidant to settle the family, but I haven't received a response yet."

Zhang Fu said coldly: "At least General Liu has made arrangements, and there is some chance. The general has no chance to settle the family affairs at all!"

Liu Sheng frowned.

Zhang Fu said again in a deep voice: "What we are doing is a major event that concerns the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty! Dozens of human lives are in front of this, what is it? There are spies in Changsha City, the army, and the camp of the army. The longer it is delayed, the more likely it is." Accidents occur; without further ado, beware of long nights and dreams!

General Liu, you must not look forward and backward when doing big things, and you must not hesitate to do something.We should get ready now. "

Liu Sheng's face was originally white, whiter than almost all warriors, and now his pale face was like a piece of paper!Liu Sheng finally nodded vigorously.

Zhang Fu glanced at him and said, "The army marched three or four hundred miles from Changsha City to the east bank of Hengzhou Prefecture; therefore, it may take us ten days from issuing the military order to marching south.

As for the naval warships on the big rivers of Jingzhou Prefecture and Wuchang Prefecture, it is too late to mobilize; we only transfer the naval warships in Dongting Lake and Xiangjiang River, which already constitute the majority of the navy's strength.Within ten days, the Navy could easily arrive at the 'battlefield'. "

Liu Sheng clasped his fists, and said in a serious voice, "In the opinion of the commander-in-chief, let's do it like this!"

Although Zhang Fu's face was cold, he showed a hint of approval: "I like to work with military commanders, and our brothers will do what they say! Civil servants are the most dick|slow!"

Liu Sheng said in a low voice: "This kind of thing is no easier than fighting on the battlefield."

Zhang Fu nodded slightly.

Chapter 556 The Unusual Days

This is an ordinary day; there are many solar terms in the twelfth lunar month, but the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month is not any festival.It was such an ordinary day, but it seemed destined to be unusual.

The city of Huguang's political envoy and division, Wuchang Mansion.Jin Zhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Huguang Transit Envoy, is watching the murder outside the city!

Today the sky in Wuchang Mansion is gloomy, and there was a burst of rain before; now the cold wind is blowing, blowing the dead leaves and debris on the ground flying all over the sky.This scene is exactly the scene of Xiao Sha's incident.

A row of prisoners on the school grounds were tied behind their backs. Among them were rebel spies who had been captured one after another, officers and soldiers who had violated military laws, and officials and citizens who had violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty. They were all capital crimes!After receiving the review documents from the Ministry of Punishments and the Huguang Procuratorate, the officials of the prefect's yamen in Wuchang will execute all these people today.

Because most of the prisoners were soldiers of the two armies, the executioners were not the executioners, but some officers and soldiers.

"Kneel down!" a general roared.

The prisoners fell to their knees one after another, forming a relatively neat row.Many of them were shaking, not just because of the windy cold.

Not far away, a burly man swung a wooden hammer tied with a red cloth, and thumped the drum loudly.Two rows of hard-wearing sergeants kept an even pace amidst the sound of drums, marched neatly, and walked behind the prisoners.

Amid the yelling of the generals, the sergeants in the first row raised their sharpshooters. They clamped the gun rods under their armpits, pressed the muzzle against the prisoner's vest, and then picked up the fire clips and blew.

As soon as the muzzle of a cold gun hit a prisoner's back, the prisoner trembled violently, and fell to the ground limply.

The general standing nearby was furious, waving his waist knife and shouting: "Kneel down!"

The prisoner's hands were tied behind his back, and he struggled for a while before he tremblingly raised his upper body and knelt on the spot weakly.He raised his head and called out in fear: "Mother, mother..."

"Zizizi..." came the sound of the fuse burning, and the faces of the prisoners were full of despair, and some of them raised their heads and closed their eyes. "Bang bang bang..." A row of firecrackers sounded, and the smoke filled the air, followed by screams.

Then the sergeants changed teams, and the second row of sergeants with cherry guns rushed to the front, stabbing the prisoners in the pool of blood with their weapons.Some people hadn't been beaten to death by the blunderbuss, but they couldn't resist at all, and they were screaming horribly.

The civil and military officials watching from the sidelines of the school were all in awe at this moment.

Jin Zhong rode on the horse and watched the whole process intently.At this time, he turned his head and saw the procurator and the magistrate beside him. Jin Zhong's eyes swept over the faces of the two, and stayed on the face of the procurator who was in charge of criminal law review.

Jin Zhong said: "The prisoner knows he must die, why is he still so obedient?"

Huguang's inspector pondered for a moment and said: "Go back to the Jinbu hall, under the gaze of all the troops, they know that resistance is useless."

Jin Zhong was obviously dissatisfied with this answer, he shook his head lightly and said, "There are quite a few people here, but no one resists. They are in a desperate situation, at least they don't have to obey the arrangement!"

The inspector thought hard for a while, and then said: "The lower officials think that people are like this; especially military households who have obeyed military orders for many years... They all know it in their hearts and know that there is nothing they can do, so they come here So scared; since no one stands out, it is common for people to follow the crowd and do nothing. However, if one person resisted just now, I am afraid that everyone will riot | riot!"

"It makes sense." Jin Zhong nodded thoughtfully.

At this moment, a man in a green robe came over, bowed to Jin Zhong and said, "Someone asked to see Jin Butang, and he has a letter signed by you."

Jin Zhongdao: "Where is the man?"

The green-robed officer turned around and pointed not far away.Jin Zhong looked in the direction and saw a person wearing a bamboo hat; the man lifted the bamboo hat and bent slightly towards Jin Zhong.

Seeing this, Jin Zhong said, "Bring him to my study."

"Yes." The green-robed officer cupped his hands.

Jin Zhong immediately left the school grounds, returned to the city of Wuchang, and arrived at the Military Department of the Wuchang Government Office.The local government offices have six branches, so that the central government can send people down to handle affairs.Jin Zhong didn't choose a place in Huguang, and he always worked in the military hotel.

Not long after he arrived at the hotel, the person who begged to see him was also brought along.

After the visitor walked into the door, he took off the bamboo hat and placed it lightly by the door; he walked towards the place where Jin Zhong was sitting, and saluted with his hands clasped.

Jin Zhong nodded lightly, and the visitor came closer, and said in a deep voice: "Xizhi was in Changsha City's 'Ping Han General''s central army camp, and saw something very strange. After thinking about it, I decided to risk it. If you are in danger of being discovered, rush to Wuchang Mansion to report to Lord Butang."

"Say." Jin Zhong said.

The visitor said: "The British Duke lives in the backyard of the Zhongjun Xingyuan. Not long ago, he locked up a person in a wing room in the courtyard, and asked his confidants to watch over him day and night; the prisoner's origin and how he came to the Zhongjun Xingyuan, the humble official has not been able to find out. .

But what happened a few days ago is even more strange!The British government sent one of his confidant generals to send the "prisoners" out of the camp of the Chinese army in the evening.Beizhi quietly followed them out, saw them leaving the city, and then the two of them changed horses and went south together!At that time, it was getting dark, and I didn't dare to get too close, so I lost it..."

After Jin Zhong listened to the description carefully, he also felt quite strange, thinking: What is that Zhang Fu doing?

After pondering for a while, Jin Zhong said: "You have done a good job, hurry back to Changsha City as soon as possible."

"Honestly obey orders."

Jin Zhong stayed alone in the room and pondered for a long time.He was quite confused, and he really couldn't figure out the reason, why Zhang Fu's incident was so mysterious... Unless, Zhang Fu was secretly contacting the rebel king? !

Even he himself was shocked by such an inference!Jin Zhong really never suspected that a person like Zhang Fu might even collude with the king secretly.

Jin Zhong thought about it for a while, and felt that this matter was of great importance; and if he wanted to deal with people like "General Ping Han", it was best to report to the court first.