Chapter 148 Shameless
At first, Ma Wensheng and others were not willing to let Zhu Houzhao send the First Division of the Guards out of the city, but Zhu Houzhao said that the Guards were now conducting field training from the beginning, and it was more appropriate to go out of the city to fight in the field. Nanjing City already had enough troops to defend the city. , in the end, Ma Wensheng and others had no objections.
When Zhenjiang Commander-in-Chief Tian Zheng arrived in Nanjing with more than 8,000 officers and soldiers, Zhu Houzhao and a group of civil and military officials also happened to be on the main gate wall of Nanjing.
However, when Zhenjiang Commander-in-Chief Tian Zheng arrived at Nanjing City, he was dumbfounded because he did not expect that there would be so many officers and soldiers outside Nanjing City, especially when he saw Qiu Yue leading 10,000 Guards soldiers outside the moat. He could guess at once that this army was extremely powerful, so he couldn't help but ask Gu Xinlei:
"Master Gu, didn't you say that Nanjing City is not well defended and has less than five thousand troops? This is not just five thousand, it is no more than ten thousand! And they are all well-trained elite soldiers!"
Gu Xinlei was at a loss for words and didn't know how to answer. He just thought about mobilizing an army of officers and soldiers to rebel and avenge his father. Why did he think so much? He just said: "That's nonsense. I don't know how many officers and soldiers there are in Nanjing City. It's just that It’s just speculation, are these really ten thousand?”
Gu Xinlei may not be very good at mathematics and doesn't know how to calculate, but he also has to admit that there are indeed a lot of officers and soldiers in front of him now, but he still has to say:
"General Soldier Tian, the matter has come to this. No matter how outnumbered or outnumbered we are, let your men rush in. You don't have to be afraid. There will be gentry in the city to help us. I'm afraid there will be gentry who will lead troops to help us!"< br>
Tian Zheng felt a little relieved after hearing this, and he also knew that he had to shoot with an arrow on the string now, so he hurriedly ordered to rush into Nanjing City, but at this time, a soldier with good eyesight shouted:
"That's the Emperor! That's the Emperor! The Emperor is in the city, sir, why should we kill the Emperor!"
When the other officers and soldiers heard this, they were also surprised and asked: "Didn't you come to kill corrupt officials? Why are you here to kill the emperor? We are not going to rebel!"
Suddenly, before Tian Zheng's officers and soldiers could charge, half of the army's morale was shattered. When they saw a well-trained elite soldier in front, the remaining half of the army's morale was almost shattered.
Tian Zheng was anxious and angry, and ordered one of his officers: "What are you doing standing still? Charge!"
"My lord, the emperor is above, do you really want to charge?" the officer asked timidly.
"Useless things, anyone who disobeys the order will die! Listen, rush in and allow three days to massacre the city! Anyone who kills one person will be rewarded with ten taels of silver! Kill!"
When Tian Zheng roared like this, hundreds of servants under his command rushed over. There were more than a thousand remaining officers and soldiers who rushed over. But what was hilarious was that there were hundreds of officers and soldiers running back.
At this time, the First Division of the Guards also began to attack. The rhythm of the attack was very steady and orderly. The sword and shield soldiers were in front, the long gunmen followed closely behind, the fire musket soldiers and archers were among them, and the short cannons and The crossbowmen were at the end, and the two wings of cavalry were also close to both sides of the main force, and they were gradually closing in on the rebellious officers and soldiers step by step.
Many officers and soldiers in the First Division of the Guards are veterans who have experienced actual combat in the frontier army. Even if they have not experienced actual combat, their blood boils under the shouts of the members of the Zhongjun Society. One by one they shouted: "Fight for Your Majesty! Fight for Your Majesty!" Fight for the Ming Dynasty! Cleanse the world! ”
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
A volley of artillery fire first dispersed the incoming rebel officers and soldiers, followed by bursts of musketry bullets and the sound of arrows piercing the air. Hundreds of incoming rebel officers and soldiers were wiped out without even meeting them. The rest were probably Thousands of rebel officials ran back immediately, even if Tian Zheng slashed behind them with a knife, it was of no avail.
At this time, countless shouts were heard from everywhere. When Tian Zheng looked back, he saw countless gentry coming with militia groups. He began to feel confident and said with a smile: "Mr. Gu, it seems that you are right, gentry." Finally, you are here to help me. No wonder you asked me to put forward the slogan that the gentry should be exempted from paying taxes. It really won the hearts of the people! ”
"Now the court is unethical and tramples on the dignity of the Jiangnan gentry! All the people in the world hate it! As long as someone raises an army, they will definitely respond. The heroes will rise up and the world will be in chaos. General Tian will also become a hero in troubled times. Until the troubled times can be brought to an end, he will be called The emperor ascends the throne!" Gu Xinlei said with a smile, fooling Tian Zheng.
But after a while, Tian Zheng heard these gentry shouting "King Qin, help me!", and couldn't help being shocked, "What's going on? Are they here to deal with us?"
At this time, Cheng Jian also rushed to Zhu Houzhao and cursed on the city wall: "Field thief! You are an unfaithful and unfilial person! You are eating the salary of the imperial court! You are so favored by the king! But you dare to rebel? It is an unforgivable crime!" He also slandered Mr. Ma as a traitor, which is really a mistake! You framed Mr. Ma in this way and plotted rebellion. I wish I could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin!" Cheng Jian scolded him so hard that Ma Wensheng felt that it was too much. He thought that he was not that angry after all. There are many traitors, but why is Cheng Jian angrier than himself?
Zhu Houzhao was also surprised. He looked at Cheng Jian and wondered whether it was Ma Wensheng or Cheng Jian who was accused of being a traitor. Why was Cheng Jian the one who was so angry? Shouldn't it be him, Ma Wensheng and others who were excited now? Why was Jiangnan the one who was excited? Gentleman Cheng Jian and others?
Not only Cheng Jian was scolding Tian Zheng and other rebellious officers and soldiers, but also the other Jiangnan gentry who came to King Qin.
"Field thief! You, a man who has no king and no father, should be cut to pieces!"
"Death to the field thieves! Dare to rebel, which is tantamount to betraying the world!"
"Your evil is comparable to Yu Wenhuaji, and your crime should be punished by nine tribes!"
These Jiangnan gentry scolded extremely harshly, and Zhu Houzhao was extremely confused about this. He didn't understand why these Jiangnan gentry suddenly hated the rebellious Tian Zheng and others more than himself. They seemed to be very loyal, and as far as he knew, this group of people Among the slogans used by the rebels was the slogan that the gentry should be exempted from food. It was obvious that there was support from the gentry behind this group of rebellious officers and soldiers.
Zhu Houzhao had to admit that these gentry were too shameless. Since he knew that the rebellion was unlikely to succeed and chose not to rebel, there was no need to treat your own allies like this. After all, they were rebelling for you, at least they should Have some sympathy.
Tian Zheng didn't expect that things would turn out like this. He looked at Gu Xinlei who had encouraged him at the beginning, but Gu Xinlei also pointed at Tian Zheng and yelled: "Rebel! It was you who encouraged me! It was you who forced me to do this. You, the military advisor, forced me to rebel with you!”
Click!
Tian Zheng slashed Gu Xinlei to death with his backhand!
At the same time, Tian Zheng looked at the gentry behind him who were scolding him, the gentry on the city wall who were scolding him, as well as the guards and the huge crowd of King Qin's troops. He felt extremely resentful and desperate, and he resolutely drew his sword and wiped his neck. And before wiping his neck and committing suicide, he cursed: "Sure enough, only literati are the most shameless in the world!"
Tian Zheng is dead!
The rebel officers and soldiers, whose military morale had long been shattered, were even more leaderless!
Therefore, at this time, King Qin's Jiangnan gentry also seized the opportunity and led the militia to rush over, slashing and killing. They were defeated and the rebel officers and soldiers were all killed on the spot. Even Tian Zheng himself was chopped into pieces with knives. Turned into minced meat!
Then, these Jiangnan gentry cheered.
"The rebels have been defeated!"
"The rebels have been defeated!"
"The rebels have been defeated!"
Then, these Jiangnan gentry shouted long live Zhu Houzhao Mountain, and they were all extremely excited.
But for some reason, Zhu Houzhao himself couldn't get excited.
Thank you to the book friend Natu for the 100 starting coin reward. Somehow, a bloody and tragic plot turned into a farce in my own writing. On the contrary, I felt that the people who rebelled directly were not so hateful. What was truly hateful was the stand-up. On the dry shore, well, my original purpose was just to satirize the hypocrisy and shamelessness of the gentry.
(End of chapter)