Sometimes times develop too fast, and the experience gained from a previous victory can become the cause of the next failure. Master Xuan Wu had always felt that his skin was thick and tough, that he was invulnerable to swords and spears, and that he could even resist ninth-level spells. But when he was bombed, he learned that there was something called cluster explosives in this world. Only then did he know that the power of the granulated black gunpowder would be doubled if the formula was correct.
In the imperial palace of the capital.
Emperor Wanli was sitting in the throne room, watching the live broadcast with his cabinet ministers. The fire phoenix took out a magic weapon, which could actually see the image of the capital within a certain range.
In the beginning, the rulers of the Great Ming Dynasty praised the Black Tortoise Spiritual Master's impressive martial prowess. Especially when the "road bully" controlled by Zhou Qingfeng was beaten by the snake-headed giant tortoise, it was even more delightful. It seemed that this thief could be killed easily …
But the good times didn't last long, and it even took a turn for the worse. Since Ye Na waved her feather and flew out of the Wind and Cloud Array, the courtiers were a little worried. Then their worries became reality. The more than 100 kilograms of explosives blew up the giant tortoise. It fell heavily on the ground, badly mutilated.
The giant tortoise was injured and immediately returned to its human form. Obviously, it was seriously injured and didn't dare to stay any longer. It flew away quickly on a cloud. The video ended here. The fire phoenix put away the magic weapon, which made the courtiers sigh. Emperor Wanli, who was sitting on the throne, was not young. After watching the video, he asked in a daze, "What happened? Weren't they about to win? How come they seemed to have lost? "
It was not that they seemed to have lost, but they did lose.
Fang Yizhe, the Grand Secretary, braced himself and reported, "Your Majesty, according to the battle report, the Zhou rebels are very good at using gunpowder. When we were in Liaodong, we heard that they often bombed cities, and the urgent report from Tongzhou also said that cities were destroyed. Just now, they probably won with gunpowder. Masato Genmu won first and then lost. It's really regrettable. But they don't have many soldiers, so Your Majesty doesn't need to worry too much. "
"What should we do now? Although there weren't many of them, they were extremely capable. Out of the billions and billions of subjects of the Great Ming Dynasty, is there no one who can contend against them? " The old Emperor was enraged. The more he spoke, the angrier he became. He slapped the armrest of the Dragon Throne and cursed, "What have you always told me? He even talked about how Liaodong was a scourge. Even now, you still say that you don't need to worry about it. This scabies has already run to our Chaoyang Gate. "
Chaoyang Gate was only … five li away from the Throne Room. If he had a pair of binoculars, the old Emperor could stand on the city wall and watch the battle.
The emperor was angry. Grand Secretary Fang Yizhe looked at Minister of Revenue Li Ruhua. Li Ruhua looked at Minister of War Wang Xianggan. Wang Xianggan still wanted to look at someone else. Emperor Wanli, who was sitting on the Dragon Throne, had had enough of these courtiers' game of passing the buck to each other and snorted coldly. Minister Wang couldn't find anyone to shirk the responsibility, so he had no choice but to kneel down and apologize. Even the other courtiers knelt down.
Facing these good-for-nothings who only knew how to kowtow and apologize, the old Emperor was so angry that he scolded again, "You usually talk big and write long and smelly memorials, but when it comes to actual work, you are helpless. What do I need you for? "
Minister Wang could only kneel down and say, "I will send someone to urge Du Song. It is said that his troops have already arrived in Tongzhou and can arrive in half a day. Moreover, the troops of Liaodong's Governor Yang Gao are also coming. They passed Shanhai Pass the day before yesterday and should arrive in a day or two.
In addition, troops from other places are also coming. So there are more than 100,000 troops in the capital region. It is more than enough to deal with more than a thousand rebels. "
In order to deal with more than a thousand rebels, more than 100,000 people were mobilized. Was it because the rebels were too powerful or the Ming Army was too incompetent?
Emperor Wanli only felt a headache about this problem, but he could only nod and urge Minister Wang to do it immediately. Thinking that Masato Genmu almost won, he looked at the fire phoenix standing next to him.
But before Emperor Wanli could speak, the fire phoenix said first, "I have fought with the rebel leader and I can't beat him. Besides, I only know how to calculate, refine elixirs and draw talismans. I am not good at fighting. The court can't think of a way, so don't expect me to risk my life. "
After saying this, the fire phoenix left the Throne Room, not giving face to the old Emperor at all. She had her own place to cultivate in the Forbidden City. When she came back, she saw Masato Genmu sitting in her yard with a pale face.
The bearded old man's abdomen was a pool of blood, which was casually bandaged with his clothes. Seeing this, the fire phoenix took out a few medicine bottles and poured out a few elixirs for him to take. After a while, Masato Genmu was greatly relieved and sighed, "I was too careless. I was too careless. But if you, Feng 'er, were to help us, we would be able to kill that rebellious brat today. "
The fire phoenix snorted coldly, "I said that he has the Yin-yang Tablet and is not so easy to deal with. I won't do anything to him now. "
"What's the use of that broken stone to you?" Masato Genmu said angrily.
"What's useful to me is not the two broken stones, but the person who can use that broken stone." The fire phoenix suddenly shouted coldly, "I want to jump out of this fate of 100 reincarnations and make that boy surrender to me. Others think that we are reincarnated constantly and almost immortal. But I have long been tired of this fate of being bound by the Tao of heaven. I want to live for myself. "
Daoist Xuan Wu let out a cold laugh, "Little Phoenix, you're acting hysterical again. What's wrong with guarding the Tao of heaven? I am happy. Besides, that boy is not a real dragon. What's the use of surrendering to you? "
"So what if he is not a real dragon? As long as he is a man."
"Zhu Hongwu was also a man and could help you. Why didn't you ask him?"
"That shoehorn face is too ugly."
"You … Woman, you are so unreasonable." Masato Genmu was speechless. He stood up and said angrily, "I don't care. I want to protect this Daming. That boy slaughtered officials. His fate is not in line with mine. He is my enemy. "
The fire phoenix sneered, "Go kill him. It's best if you go every day. That boy is too arrogant. He really thinks that he is the best in the world. He needs someone to teach him a lesson so that he can become stronger. The stronger he is, the better it is for me. "She stretched out her hand and clenched her fist, slightly exerting force," When that boy's cultivation is advanced, he will be mine. At that time, I want him to beg me. "
Masato Genmu was seriously injured. How could he trouble Zhou Qingfeng every day? But this time, he did beat Zhou Qingfeng badly. It was not until he was blown away by the explosives that Zhou Qingfeng had a chance to breathe.
At the scene of the battle just now, the steel body of the 'Road Hog' was broken into pieces and became scrap iron. Zhou Qingfeng finally gathered some power of will and put it back into the storage space. He found that this armored police car was completely scrapped and could no longer repair itself.
Zhou Qingfeng had also suffered heavy injuries from the fight with the snake-headed giant tortoise. He only managed to return to his subordinates with the help of the light elemental spiritual power and Ye Na's support. Facing more than a thousand uneasy subordinates, he grinned, "I was just beaten. It's not a big deal. I am not dead yet. That old monster will not come again in a short time. Let's go according to the original plan. "
There were many imperial plantations around the capital, which were all the emperor's own property. The northward detachment easily conquered one. Not only did they get a lot of supplies, but they also got hundreds of mules and horses for transportation. The two eunuchs stationed there surrendered directly and did not dare to resist.
The northward detachment rested for the afternoon. After eating and drinking, they set off again at night to get rid of the pursuit of the imperial army. In the next half a month, they focused on attacking the various small towns around the capital. Every time they reached a place, they killed the officials stationed there and then opened the granaries for the commoners to rob.
The northward detachment had strict discipline. They only attacked the local tyrants and gangsters. Not only did they not offend the commoners, but they also often upheld justice and won the hearts of the people. Once the granaries were opened and the commoners tasted the sweetness, they immediately threw the Great Ming Dynasty's heavenly might to the back of their minds and treated Zhou Qingfeng's troops as one of their own.
The commoners only cared about the tangible benefits.
Du Song led his troops to the vicinity of the capital. Liu Gu's troops also arrived. All the officials in North Zhili tried to send some people to rescue the emperor. This was a politically correct thing to do. If they found out that someone did not send troops, they would be labeled as' disrespectful '.
But the Ming Army's military discipline was as bad as ever. Everywhere they passed, the commoners hated them to the bone. In comparison, the 'Revolutionary Army' basically met the requirements of the people's soldiers. Therefore, the location of the encirclement army, the strength of the troops, and who the generals were were easily passed to Zhou Qingfeng's ears. The commoners even took the initiative to be guides and provide assistance to the northward detachment.
The good foundation of the people gave Zhou Qingfeng great convenience. The result was that when the pursuing Ming Army arrived at Shunyi with great difficulty, Zhou Qingfeng had already run to Changping. When the Ming Army arrived at Changping, Zhou Qingfeng took a detour to Fangshan. When the Ming Army went to Fangshan, Zhou Qingfeng ran back to Tongzhou and circled around the capital.
The execution of the local officials by the northward detachment was equivalent to cutting off the eyes and ears of the Ming Army. The Ming Army who came to rescue the emperor were like blind and deaf people being led by the nose. They were in a sorry state.
When Du Song chased to Changping, he understood that if he continued to follow the rebels like this, he would not be able to do anything to them. His servants were all cavalry. Long-distance movement required endurance, but the endurance of horses was far inferior to humans. The cavalry could not outrun the infantry. After running three to four hundred li, the horses had to rest. Otherwise, they would die in front of you.
"There are only a thousand rebels. They look weak but are actually very agile. They hide during the day and come out at night, like ghosts. Every time they go to a place, they kill the local officials and hunt down the commoners. The mobs move together and become their eyes and ears. Our tens of thousands of people are chasing them. Our movements are slow and our orders are inconsistent. It is difficult to fight against them. "
Du Song asked his advisor to write a report to Yang Gao, who rushed back to rescue the emperor, listing the difficulties of his side. Since the order to rescue the emperor was issued, troops from all over North Zhili rushed over within half a month. The capital region was overcrowded.
So many people looked strong, but in fact, no one knew each other. Zhou Qingfeng often led the troops and swaggered through the front of these troops to rescue the emperor, but the other party did not notice.
Once the troops to rescue the emperor showed a flaw, the northern troops would immediately rush over and rely on the good military quality of their troops to complete a critical attack. The quality of the local troops was extremely poor. They would collapse at the slightest setback, and then it would become a mess.
Du Song felt that these troops did not belong to each other and did not trust each other. Not only did they not achieve anything, but they also invaded the local areas, which made the people hate them. But he could not casually ask these troops to return, so he could only report the problem to Yang Gao. But when Yang Gao entered the capital, he was stripped of his position as the Administrator and imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice because of dozens of crimes such as' wasting the army 'and' allowing the rebels to grow '.
At present, the matter of suppressing the rebels had become a hot potato. No one was willing to take it.
On the contrary, Zhou Qingfeng led the troops to wander around the capital for half a month. Not only did the entire northern troops not collapse, but they also received great training. The Ming Army that came to rescue the emperor became the best whetstone. It allowed all the officers and even soldiers in the detachment to receive training at a small price. The cultivation of many officers rose by leaps and bounds, and the combat experience of the low-level soldiers became extremely rich.
This half a month of high-intensity marching and fighting was equivalent to half a year of training. After a little rest, they could be transferred back as the backbone of the army to expand to 5,000 troops.
Zhou Qingfeng had originally only brought 1,000 people. After a round around the capital, not only did the number not decrease, but the number increased by 800. In the process of mobile warfare, he absorbed a large number of outstanding young people from the lower levels who had a lot of revolutionary enthusiasm. These people were men and women, and their average age was 17 or 18. In the process of informing the northern troops and acting as guides, they passed the test and were accepted into the Imperial Guard.
With these local people in the capital, Zhou Qingfeng's mobile warfare was like a fish in water. After returning to Tongzhou, he sent someone south along the canal to Dagu Kou to report the situation on his side.
Three days later, a small group of Imperial Guard reinforcements came along the canal to deliver supplies to Zhou Qingfeng on a mobile barge. Along with them were two newly cast cannons and a real artillery battery.
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