Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 537
Liu Chengyin fled from Qizhou all the way back to Wuchang. When he said this, his face didn't blush and his heart didn't beat. He wanted to punish Chen Youlong, and he was confident.

Chen Youlong was originally a general of his army, under his control, but since he was seconded by Wang Yan, he broke free from his control, and was promoted to the commander-in-chief due to his meritorious service, standing shoulder to shoulder with him, even a head above him.

After Hengyang Wang's marriage with Liping He's, Chen Youlong's relationship with the Wuzhong Army became even more prosperous, and he lacked respect for his declining old boss, so Liu Chengyin had long harbored resentment.

This time Fu Shangrui was about to be locked up by the imperial court, so he decided to take the risk and surrender to the Qing court.Although he said that he is not the relative of his sons and daughters, but in fact there is no need to take the risk to follow, it is only because the Qing army is indeed powerful, he feels that He Tengjiao may not be able to fight, and he is not valued now, so he decided to defect with Fu Shangrui.

Now that he has boarded the pirate ship, Liu Chengyin has opened his bow and has not turned back. At this moment, he has given full play to his true qualities of being an outsider and an insider, and he gave Fu Shangrui a very pertinent suggestion as soon as he opened his mouth.

Fu Shangrui stroked the beard on his chin, and agreed deeply. Chen Youlong sent him [-] soldiers for nothing. After recruiting this elite army, plus his and Liu Chengyin's troops, what happened to the Qing court? You can also change the governor Dangdang.

"What my in-laws said is exactly what I want." Fu Shangrui laughed loudly, "I am still the governor of Hubei in Ming Dynasty, He Tengjiao ordered me to control the eastern front, Chen Youlong is also under my control now, he came to Wuchang to seek death. Ben Fu will let people take him down, and the in-laws are also preparing to lead troops to control his followers."

There was a sneer on Liu Chengyin's face. He nodded, and was about to leave when he stopped and said, "Futai, if you go directly to get people like this, Chen Youlong probably won't obey orders, and it is very likely that he will flee to other places with his people."

"It doesn't matter, let him enter the city first. I will hold a banquet in the city, lure him here, and kill him directly during the banquet."

Hearing the words, Liu Chengyin cupped his fists and turned to go down, but this time he didn't reach the door, but Fu Shangrui stopped him again, "By the way, my in-laws, I let you test Wang Ding and Yan Wenjie, what's the result?" ?”

"The two of them have no intention of submitting to the Qing Dynasty. That Yan Wenjie is about to ask Lord Futai for orders to guard Sanjiangkou."

Fu Shangrui frowned slightly, and then smiled coldly, "The garrisons at each pass on the Eastern Front have been dispatched by Ben Fu. Now that Chen Youlong has withdrawn from Huanggang, there will be no obstacles for the soldiers of Prince Yu, and they will arrive in Wuchang just around the corner. Now we also It's time to start dedicating the city. Since Wang Ding and Yan Wenjie have no intention of submitting to the Qing Dynasty and cannot be drawn together, they will be recruited together, and they will be killed together with Chen Youlong during the banquet."

Liu Chengyin nodded, apparently agreeing with Fu Shangrui's idea. Together, he and Fu Shangrui would only have 2 troops. If he could annex Chen Youlong's 7000 troops, plus Wang Ding and Yan Wenjie's 4000 troops, the force would reach more than [-].

When the time comes, Fu Shangrui will be the governor of Chu, at least he can have the title of admiral.

The east gate of Wuchang, the city gate was wide open, and Chen Youlong led [-] troops into the city, and they were directly arranged in the barracks in the east city.

Before the army settled down, someone came to invite him, saying that in the afternoon Fu Shangrui invited him and his officers to a banquet at the Yellow Crane Tower to discuss plans to defend against the enemy.

Chen Youlong nodded in response, and quickly consulted with Hu Weizong.

Now that the army has entered the city, there is no room for turning back. Since Fu Shangrui entertained him, no matter what his purpose is, it is an opportunity for Chen Youlong's side.

Immediately, Hu Weizong suggested that the able-bodied members of the Tiandihui pretend to be the officers of the Chen Department to go to the banquet, and then leave the lieutenant general Yang Wenyi and other officers in the camp. Using the sound of arrows as the signal, the army rushed directly to the foot of the Snake Mountain and surrounded the Yellow Crane Tower. The final word.

For the sake of safety, Chen Youlong selected a hundred elite veterans from the army, all equipped with armored crossbows, and went together.

Crossbows were rarely equipped by the Ming army, but when Chen Youlong quelled the Li Miao rebellion and captured a lot from chieftains, the effect was no worse than firearms.

At three o'clock in Shenshi, two waves of people with different purposes came to the foot of Snake Mountain one after another. Only Wang Ding and Yan Wenjie were confused.

Liu Chengyin arrived early, he ambushed [-] soldiers on the mountain according to scriptures, Chen Youlong and others were unable to fly, he came down to meet him at the foot of the mountain, and saw that Chen Youlong had brought a hundred elite soldiers to the banquet, his brows were slightly frowned, and he opened his mouth to give some instructions to the soldiers , and greeted him.

"Why don't you see Yang Wenyi?" Liu Chengyin glanced behind Chen Youlong, more than a dozen officers suddenly asked.

Although it has been a year since the Chen Department was separated from Liu Chengyin's subordinates, and several troops have been recruited during this period, he still knows a few of the generals of the Chen Department.

"The sun is too poisonous, Wen Yi accidentally suffered from heatstroke, and now he is resting in the camp, and he may not be able to go to the banquet." Chen Youlong said casually.

Liu Chengyin raised his head and looked at the sun in July, it was damn hot, he was not suspicious, because since Chen Youlong brought his own soldiers to the banquet, he was obviously afraid of him, so why should he be afraid of someone who is afraid of him Woolen cloth?Furthermore, if Chen Youlong and Chen Bu's officers died, Yang Wenyi would not be able to stir up any disturbances.

At this time, Liu Chengyin glanced at everyone, and said immediately: "Don't go up the mountain, your own soldiers. Master Futai has been waiting for a long time, everyone, come up with me."

Yellow Crane Tower is located on the top of Snake Mountain and has a long history. It has been located here since the Three Kingdoms period. It is also known as the three famous buildings together with Yueyang Tower in Yuezhou and Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang.

However, the current Yellow Crane Tower is not the one in the Three Kingdoms period. Times have changed, and the Yellow Crane Tower has been burned down several times. After Chongzhen, it has been repeatedly burned and rebuilt.

Every time the Yellow Crane Tower is destroyed and rebuilt, it is almost always accompanied by the rise and fall of the dynasty, so there have been rumors of the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the building.He Tengjiao didn't know where he heard it from, so he just spent a lot of money to repair the building again.

At this time, Chen Youlong and his party left their soldiers at the foot of the mountain, and went up the mountain with eight backbone members of the Tiandihui and three officers.

Although Snake Mountain is called a mountain, it is actually a small bag of soil. It is only because it is located in Jianghan and surrounded by plains that it is called a mountain. The group climbed to the top of the mountain within a short time.

At this time, Fu Shangrui set up a banquet, and everyone sat down. They greeted each other for a while, and then began to talk freely about the strategy of defeating the Qing army, and they all uttered bold words.

The banquet was full of anger and harmony. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Fu Shangrui's face turned cold. He raised the wine glass high and was about to perform a show of throwing the glass as a sign, but Chen Youlong took the first step and smashed the wine glass. Broken to the ground, he roared, "Fu Shangrui surrendered, and I will be ordered to punish the thieves."

(Thanks to Prelude 123456, gdrthg for the reward, and thanks for the snowy monthly pass)
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