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Chapter 320: The rising sun is born, bleeding through Tokyo

After fighting hard in the middle of the day and night, the Jingnan and Taining armies were extremely exhausted.

In the second half of the night, the two armies no longer had complete structures, and most of them were dispersed in small groups in the city to clear out the remaining imperial troops, or take the opportunity to blackmail the people.

The unknown team that suddenly entered the city caught them off guard.

Liu Lin, Dan Ninggui and others upstairs in Xuande were equally confused.

Liu Lin knew that Liu Chi had called on the kings from all over the country in the name of the prince the day before yesterday, but he shouldn't have been so quick!
Suddenly, he remembered what Liu Chi had just said before he died: Be careful of Lu Anhou, he is planning for our world.
In a hurry, it was impossible for the skirmishers scattered in the city to organize effective resistance. The team carrying black flags entered the city from Nanxun Gate as if they were in an uninhabited land, running through the Imperial Street and heading towards the imperial city.

In a moment, they arrived outside Xuande Gate.

Liu Lin still had three to four thousand sergeants beside him. Seeing that there were more than 2000 enemy troops coming, and his own side was capable of fighting, Dan Ninggui immediately gave Liu Lin a fist and went down to the city to take command.

But after a quarter of an hour, Dan Ninggui gradually felt that something was wrong. Why were there more and more opponents?

Liu Lin, who was standing on Xuande Tower, could see clearly that soldiers with red scarves around their necks were pouring in from the south and east of the city. In just a quarter of an hour, at least two more troops arrived in front of Xuande Tower as reinforcements.

Moreover, there is still a steady stream of subsequent soldiers.

The most ferocious army held up the military flag of "Zhen Huai" and carried the flag of "Yao" general. The fierce general who looked like an iron tower at the head rode close to the front and rear. He actually abandoned his horse and went to fight on the ground.

A black iron rod dances with the wind coming from all directions, it will be injured when it is rubbed, and it will die when it is knocked.

Wherever he went, weapons flew everywhere, sometimes accompanied by broken limbs and white brains.
Not to mention that the enemy was so frightened that he kept retreating. Even the subordinates of this fierce general did not dare to approach.

When Liu Lin, who was upstairs in Xuande Tower, saw the "Zhenhuai" military flag, he already understood who was coming.

Combined with Liu Chi's reminder just now, I couldn't help but be shocked and angry.

What was surprising was that as soon as they made contact, the Huaibei Army had a glimpse of its tyrannical combat power and the speed with which it entered Beijing!
Angryly, after listening to what Liu Chi said, Liu Lin had a faint feeling that the Huaibei Army was behind this fratricide. Otherwise, they would not have arrived in such a timely manner!
A bold traitor who dares to deceive the royal family so far!
However, Dan Ninggui's mood at the foot of the city was very different from Liu Lin's.

Dan Ninggui felt more fear. He had been in the army for a long time and could tell at a glance whether his opponent could beat him or not.

This group of sergeants wearing red scarves is not only brave, but also cooperates tacitly. More importantly, they are all wearing armor, and each of them also carries a small hand crossbow.

This kind of hand crossbow has a short range, but it is inevitable within thirty steps.

Just now, the two sides were still twenty steps apart when they charged into the formation. The sergeants in the front row of the other side raised their crossbows and fired a volley. After firing, they did not check whether they hit the target. They just flicked the crossbows to the ground. Behind his back, he raised his sword and gun to cover his attack.

There was no change in the rhythm of the forward movement.

Dan Ninggui knew how difficult it was to get the soldiers to make uniform tactical movements during the charge and to keep the formation from chaos.

Moreover, how much money would have to be spent to support an army with everyone wearing armor and holding a crossbow?
On the other hand, due to the opponent's volley, hundreds of people in the front row fell.

After the battle, the spearmen and shieldmen in the front row were entangled with the Jingnan Army. The Huaibei Army's rear officers were so cold that they fired a crossbow at the face of the Jingnan Army sergeant.

This style of fighting caused great psychological pressure on the sergeants of the Jingnan Army.

Well, when you are trying your best to deal with the enemy who is close at hand, there are always crossbow arrows hitting your face. If you are distracted to avoid the crossbow arrows, you will inevitably be poked by the Huaibei Army sword and gun in front of you.

If you can guard against swords and guns, you can't guard against crossbows. When guarding against crossbows, you can't take care of swords and guns!
On the flank, there is a murderous god like a black iron tower.
This is a fart!
Dan Ninggui's ability to reach his current high position is not only good at taking sides, but also due to his intuition of danger.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, he, who was sitting at the back, raised his head and glanced at Liu Lin on the tower who was concentrating on the battlefield situation, and then dived into the night.

At the end of the Chou period, King Lu's army collapsed.

After Zhou Liang's and Changzi's armies joined together, they were temporarily commanded by Zhou Liang. While he sent people to continue to hunt down the remnants of Jingnan and Taining, he also sent people into the palace to seal the inner treasury.

After the two of them finished their work, they boarded the Xuande Tower.

King Lu Liu Lin was sitting on a chair in the building, with a stern face, maintaining the dignity of the prince.

Fan Guanghan, the general of the Zhenhuai Army who was in charge of the custody, looked cautious.

Also, the title of the emperor's eldest son and King Lu of Qi still greatly intimidated Fan Guanghan, who was just a farmer before joining the army.

When Liu Lin saw two soldiers who looked like generals entering, he glanced at them coldly, and then scolded his eldest son: "You are a good man, but you don't want to be loyal to your country, but you follow the rebellious officials and traitors to commit rebellion! You are no longer a son of man." !”

The eldest son was never known for his words. When he was scolded, he just scratched his head and Weng Sheng defended: "My brother Anchu is not a rebellious minister. He is trying to make the people of the world live a good life."

These words sounded particularly ridiculous to Liu Lin, but he also saw that the eldest son was too simple and honest to be a good communication partner, so he turned to look at Zhou Liang and said, "Call Lu Anhou over! I want to ask him about his rate." What is the intention of the soldiers to attack the capital! If he was deceived by Liu Chi, I will not blame him!"

The front man was holding an air of dignity, but his last words still showed his timidity.

Even if he had guessed that Chen Chu had failed to fart in this incident, the situation was still stronger than the others. Liu Lin was betting that Chen Chu would not dare to risk the disapproval of the world and kill the prince.

After all, military leaders from various places are still loyal to the Liu family, and no matter how big Jin is, they will not allow him to replace them.

Zhou Liang thought for a while, raised his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Marquis Lu An has just entered the city to suppress thieves and bring peace to the people. There are many things to do. Why don't I take the Prince to find him."

If in normal times, Prince Lu would have gone to see the Marquis, King Lu would have already cursed him. But this time is different from the past. Only by meeting Chen Chu quickly and understanding his true intentions can we make a plan.

King Lu snorted coldly, stood up and walked towards the door.

Zhou Liang and his eldest son were a little behind. As soon as the three of them reached the door, they saw Zhou Liang waving to the accompanying soldiers.

The soldier had been by Zhou Liang's side for a long time, and he understood what he meant with just one look. He quietly took off his crossbow and handed it to Zhou Liang.

Zhou Liang held the crossbow and smiled. Just when the eldest son was confused, Zhou Liang suddenly called out, "King Lu!"

'Zheng~' Liu Lin turned around subconsciously. Before he could realize what was going on, the crossbow arrow had already penetrated his eyebrows.
Liu Lin's last expression was one of unbelievable surprise, as if he couldn't believe that this little commander of an army actually killed him.

After two breaths, Liu Lin fell down straight.

The eldest son, Fan Guanghan, was shocked.
However, Zhou Liang threw the crossbow back to his soldiers and ordered Fan Guanghan: "You lead people to carry him to the pile of dead people below. Later, you will say that King Lu was killed by the remnants of the Forbidden Army in the chaos. When you clean up the battlefield, The body was just discovered.”

After Fan Guanghan understood it, his heart trembled and he hurriedly said: "Yes!"

Zhou Liang then took his eldest son down the tower. After walking out of the imperial city, he saw row upon row of buildings in the night. He could only imagine how lively this majestic capital must be during the day.

He walked from Qifengling to Luliuwei, and then from Luliuwei to Caizhou. It took him five years to follow Brother Chu to finally reach the most prosperous Imperial Capital in Qi State.

Under the night wind mixed with blood and smoke, Zhou's conscience surged.

I just feel that nothing in this world can stop these brothers.
On the side, the eldest son, who was thinking hard, finally couldn't help but ask, "Brother Liang, Brother Chu didn't tell us to kill King Lu. We just killed people like this without asking Brother Chu. Okay?" Wouldn’t it be bad?”

"Haha~"

Zhou Liang turned to look at this honest brother, and said with a smile: "Then what do you think, if we hand King Lu over to Brother Chu, what can he do?"

"I never thought about this."

"Hey, eldest son, you have to use your brain more for some things in the future. If we bring King Lu to Brother Chu, and he kills him, he will have the reputation of killing the prince. If we don't kill him, Brother Chu It makes me feel uncomfortable to keep such a prince with a military background! Do you understand?"

“I don’t quite understand”

"." Zhou Liang patted his forehead helplessly and said with a smile: "In short, if Brother Chu wants to do big things, he needs to leave a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, so there are some things that are inconvenient for him to do. We have done them for him, and he will remember our brothers." This friendship between us.”

"Oh," the eldest son scratched his head and muttered with half-understanding, "Our junior brother is inherently benevolent and righteous."

"You idiot! Since ancient times, those who achieve great things only need the name of benevolence and righteousness. If you really do everything benevolently and righteously, you will definitely achieve nothing!"

"Brother Liang, how come you suddenly understand so much?"

"Hey, Mr. Yanagawa taught me a lot before setting off."

At the beginning of Yinshi.

It is also Fengle Building, so it has a good location and a good view. Chen Chu chose this as his temporary headquarters after entering the city.

Not long after Zhou Liang and his eldest son arrived here, they learned that Cai Yuan, Li Ke, Shi Xiaowu and others who had been retrieved from their hiding place after the Huaibei Army entered the city also arrived.

Several people hugged and exchanged greetings.

Chen Chu personally helped Cai Yuan to the seat. Of course, Lao Cai was not too old to walk. Chen Chu just used this to express his attitude to his hard-working father-in-law.

Cai Yuan sat firmly in his seat, glanced at a group of powerful senior generals as if looking at his own growing crops, showed a rare smile, and said, "How are the Crown Prince and Prince Lu doing now?"

Zhou Liang, who had already entered the imperial city, glanced at Chen Chu first, then clasped his fists and said, "The Crown Prince and Concubine Xiang were killed by King Lu! King Lu was killed by the remnants of the Forbidden Army, and the body of King Lu has just been found."

Zhou Liang spoke very slowly, trying to pretend to be sad, but he couldn't hide his joyful tone.

Upon hearing this, Cai Yuan said in a low voice: "Then let's use this as a notice to calm the people tomorrow! King Lu rebelled, killed the prince, and was killed by the imperial army. We, the Huaibei army, were ordered to serve the king, but in the end we were a step too late."

After saying that, he sighed, full of regret and melancholy, which was much more real than Zhou Liang's performance.

Wu Kui on the side was a little anxious. After looking at each other with Peng Er, he suddenly said: "What should we do? Now that the emperor's heirs are dead, there is no one left to inherit the throne! The country cannot be left without a master for a day!"

The other generals were eager to try, and seemed ready to send Chen Chu to the dragon chair in Daqing Hall at any time.

This was indeed impatient and inconsistent with Chen Chu's plan.

Even Cai Yuan shook his head and said: "This matter is not urgent. At the moment, catching the remnants of the rebellion is the top priority! Prime Minister Li Bangyan, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel Qian Yiniian, Minister of the Ministry of War Fan Gongzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Households Zhai Desheng, and Minister of Rites Xue"

Cai Yuan named a long list of officials, and after taking a breath, he said calmly: "These people are all secretly collaborating with King Lu and participated in the murder of the prince. Commander Peng will send your troops to various prefectures. The evidence of their treason is conclusive, and there is no need for interrogation by the third division. They can be killed on the spot."

What a great handwriting!

Among these people, it is reasonable to say that Qian Yinian and other party members participated in the murder of the prince, but Li Bangyan and Fan Gongzhi, who were close to the party, at most abandoned Liu Chi when he was in trouble and would never harm him.

But Cai Yuan's purpose is also very clear. Only by getting rid of these people can there be room for Huaibei officials and Chen Chu to win over forces such as the Northwest Army.

In this way, Chen Chu could control the court.

Peng Er stood up and looked at Chen Chu. Chen Chu pondered for a moment and then said: "Don't touch Fan Shangshu, always keep some old ministers."

Peng Er accepted the order. Before going out, Cai Yuan said again: "When you go, remember to ask the soldiers to take off the red scarves around their necks. Anyway, tonight's killings were all caused by the defeated troops of the Forbidden Army and the Jingnan Army. And It doesn't matter to our Huaibei Army, we are here to see King Qin, but we are just a little late."

"Yes!" Peng Er clasped his fists and strode out of Fengle Building.

In the middle of Yin Shizhong, groups of stragglers wearing uniforms of the Forbidden Army or uniforms of the Jingnan and Taining Army rushed into the houses of various adults.

Overnight, Prime Minister Li Bangyan, Hubu Zhai Desheng, and Qian Yinian hidden in the cellar were killed by the defeated troops.

Summer nights are short, and at the beginning of the morning, a touch of orange has appeared in the eastern sky, and calm has gradually returned to Tokyo.

The people in the capital, shivering in their homes, watched helplessly as the sky outside the window got lighter and brighter.

This bloody night was finally over
(End of this chapter)