Early morning of the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month.
The sky above Wuchang City was pitch black! The clouds were thick, and there was no moonlight or stars. If it weren't for the torches under the city wall that illuminated the sky, it would be pitch dark on the ground.
As soon as the troops from the capital arrived at the city gate, a horse fell to the ground, foaming from its mouth and twitching. The man who fell to the ground squatted down to check on his poor mount.
A warrior in the firelight said, "It's hopeless! The horse can't fall down. Once it falls down, it will never stand up again!"
Then someone shouted to the top of the tower, "Imperial edict! An urgent order from the Ministry of War, eight hundred miles away! Quickly lower the hanging basket down."
After a while, someone on the tower responded, "I will put a basket down first, and you can send someone up with the military order to check it."
After the hanging basket was l
On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Gaoxu learned from the scout's report that the government troops had reached the north of Hengzhou by land and sea, less than a hundred miles away from the "ferry" of the King of Han's army!This matter is very important! Once successful, it will not only completely destroy the confidence of the government troops, but also completely lay the foundation for the overall victory of the "Anti-criminal Army".Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu originally planned to personally bring the Han Wang flag and the guard army to the Dongzhou Island ferry in the south this morning, and make a full scene of forcing a crossing of the Xiangjiang River to cooperate with Zhang Fu as much as possible.However, he changed his mind today when a large group of people from the Han Palace arrived in Hengzhou. He planned to meet with the officials and family members of the Han Palace before leading the army to set out... Although Zhu Gaoxu was very c
As Zhu Gaoxu said, he was completely unhappy.But people's emotions are very strange. As long as there is a moment of skin-to-skin contact, his impatience and panic will subside like the tide. Calmness returned to his body, and the pressure caused by many other things returned to his heart.Yao Ji was still sitting at the table sorting her clothes. Of course, there is no bed or dressing table in this study room.At this moment, the wooden door of the study room made a soft noise, and a vague figure appeared outside the door, but the person made no sound. Zhu Gaoxu took the initiative and asked, "Who? What's the matter?"The eunuch Cao Fu's voice said, "Your Majesty, General Chen wants to see you.""Call over." Zhu Gaoxu said.Cao Fu said, "I obey your command."General Chen should be Chen Dachui. Strangely enough, there have been several times when Zhu Gaoxu was with a woman and Chen Dachui happened to have something to report.
The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, early morning.On the east bank of the Xiangjiang River, the sound of hurried horse hooves "clack clack..." continued.People on the road could already hear the sound of the river, the waves hitting the shore again and again in the wind. The faint light of the water was vaguely visible under the night. The light was dim all around, and the river water, which was occasionally illuminated by torches, was like silk, shiny but not obvious and difficult to be noticed.There were 20 to 30 horsemen on the post road, led by Jin Zhong, and guarded by eunuchs, civil officials, and soldiers from the capital, as well as soldiers from the government army mobilized by Wuchang Prefecture.Jin Zhong didn't dare to bring too many people, after all, too many people would be useless.Most of the troops that could be mobilized in the entire Huguang Province were in Zhang Fu’s military camp; even if Jin Zhong mobilized
"There is no time to lose! We can't wait for the army to arrive on the other side of Hengzhou, we must act now." Zhang Fu said to Liu Sheng in a deep voice.Liu Sheng held the imperial edict in his hand. It was written by the Ming Emperor himself and stamped with the imperial seal! There was blood on it. His hands were shaking slightly and rapidly! Liu Sheng was also a veteran of the "Battle of Jingnan" and a military commander who had fought in hundreds of battles and killed countless people. But this incident also frightened him.Sure enough, the truly terrifying thing is not necessarily the scene of corpses strewn all over the battlefield.But Liu Sheng was only stunned for a moment, then he gritted his teeth and nodded, "Do it!"Zhang Fu's eyes were red and wide. He stared at Liu Sheng, but suddenly revealed a crazy smile, "General Liu, you are such a straightforward person!"Zhang Fu nodded slowly and solemnly, then suddenly stood up, walked
There have been heavy clouds in the sky recently, but it has not rained yet.It was already bright, but the rain had not yet fallen. The long-lost sun had actually emerged from the clouds. The winter sun shone through the curtains into the quaint house, making everything even brighter.Zhu Gaoxu was still in Yao Ji's room. He had gotten up but had not yet put on his clothes. He was only wearing a white silk undergarment, walking slowly back and forth by the window.Yao Ji lay on her side on the bed, her head supported by her arms as white as peeled scallions, with a half-smile in her eyes as she stared at Zhu Gaoxu who was pacing."I have a bold idea." Zhu Gaoxu suddenly turned around and said."Hmm?" Yao Ji responded softly and continued to look at Zhu Gaoxu with interest.Zhu Gaoxu said, "I will lock you up as a criminal!"Yao Ji was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Highness, do you want to treat me as the assassin from last nig
Zhu Gaoxu did not force | question Duan Yang, nor did he embarrass her.But she took the initiative to confess, "I was the one who killed Mu Bin! If I hadn't done this, would Mu Sheng have followed the King of Han to rebel? He must have betrayed the King of Han in Yunnan!"Zhu Gaoxu's heart did not waver. He just nodded slightly and waited for Duan Yang to continue.Perhaps it's because Zhu Gaoxu has never had much hope in people's hearts. He doesn't really believe in things like sacrificing oneself for others and risking one's family and one's life just for the sake of loyalty. Therefore, when Duan Yang said this, he didn't blame Mu Sheng in his heart, and even felt that what Duan Yang said was quite reasonable!He also suddenly understood: The reason Duan Yang confessed so readily was to finally drive a wedge between Mu Sheng and the Han Palace! No need to force|her, she will also say these words.There is only hatred in her heart, and even if
On the west bank of the Xiangjiang River, countless warships were anchored.Zhu Gaoxu came along with a large cavalry brigade and saw a long fleet of ships parked on the river bank, stretching for many miles. He estimated that there were at least hundreds of warships alone!The huge cavalry on the shore, the dust and fog covered the sky, and the navy on land covered the Xiangjiang River. The scene was very magnificent!The government troops under Zhang Fu's command suddenly mutinied, which was unexpected, and they didn't even reach the designated destination.Therefore, the Han army failed to catch up with the good show. When the main force of the cavalry arrived, everything was over! Looking at the surrounding scene, the situation seems to have been completely controlled...otherwise the navy would not have docked on the west bank; they were now in a position where the Han army could be attacked by land and cavalry, and they had obviously given up resi
The Ming Dynasty’s “General Pinghan” and the Ming Dynasty’s main navy surrendered!The news spread quickly, and even people in the capital soon knew about it, because the civil and military officials in the court and the people were all very concerned about the rebellion of the current emperor's brother.Yingtianfu recently seized a secret gambling house. Someone in the market actually used national affairs for gambling! A while ago, many people became rich overnight because of the gambling game of the Huguang Battle... No wonder the news from the front line was known to the court as soon as it reached the court; some officials in the court were selling news for gambling!Few people in the capital, or even ordinary officials, really cared about the life and death of the Hongxi court.It was less than ten years after the "Jingnan Campaign". Almost all the people and officials in the capital at that time were still alive, and everyone had already had exp