Chapter 913

Since the Liu rebellion, the capital has been under the threat of Liu Bingfeng.

The Chinese Empire cut off the canal, which not only caused the soaring prices in the capital, but also made every people in the capital feel the threat of war.

Since the Liu family started to fight, the capital has been in a state of great depression and fear.

In the past, the rebels were either in remote areas or in areas far away from the emperor. Now they are actually the confidant of Daming. As long as the rebels capture Baoding or Tianjin, they can go straight to the capital.

Moreover, they have made everyone's life difficult, the food and materials in the South can not be transported, and the food and oil supply in the capital is insufficient, so that everyone knows that it is very deadly.

When it began to rain in spring, the imperial court launched a thunderous offensive. Millions of powerful troops, like thunderous troops, invaded Shandong, defeating Liu thieves one after another. The forward approached Jinan and calmed Liu thieves. It was just around the corner, which made the people in the capital very happy.

In particular, Xu Jianqiang and others tried their best to transport a batch of grain from other places. The arrival of this batch of grain has reduced the pressure on grain in the capital, so that ordinary people can buy some cheap grain and have the hope of living.

Many people are optimistic that the canal can be restored in half a year at most. After calming the Liu thief, they can live a peaceful life.

The common people think so, and so do the officials, because now the imperial court has the upper hand, the situation is very good, and Liu thieves are defeated day by day.

Even when officials talked about national affairs, they were full of confidence and confidence. Liu thieves were rampant for a time, but they could not continue after all. Finally, they would be destroyed by the army of the imperial court.

The immediate difficulties are immediate and will eventually become the past.

But it didn't last long. Suddenly, an amazing news spread all over the nine gates of the capital.

In a short half day, it swept the capital like a force 10 gale.

This is the traitor Liu Bu, who led 100000 troops to land from Tianjin Wei. He has captured Tianjin Wei and the forward is close to the capital.

The imperial court has its own way of preaching news. Generally, local officials report it to the superior. If it is not urgent, go to the post station system and upload it to the general administration department. If it is urgent, go out quickly and whip it.

But this time, all of a sudden, the local government didn't have time to respond. It was Gao Qiqian and other chaotic troops who had rushed into the capital. They shouted and screamed along the way. They were extremely frightened. They were worried that the capital didn't know the enemy was coming and had no time to defend, so they shouted and screamed for warning.

In their words, they are not greedy for life and fear death, or panic, mainly to remind major departments in Beijing, let them know as soon as possible that the enemy is coming and make effective prevention.

But when they screamed and screamed, they did not take into account the impact. When the people and residents in the city knew it, they were scared to death. Chickens flew and dogs jumped. It was still a peaceful and prosperous age. It was like a plate of hot water poured into the ant nest and blew up immediately. The residents and people who knew the news were frightened and panicked. Some fled home and some went outside the city, The escape became a mess.

As the capital of the Ming Empire, the great armies of Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang gathered in the south of Qihe County and the north of Jishui to confront the Chinese army.

According to the original plan, they went straight to Jinan, but when they gathered, they found that Liu Zhongyong, a senior general of the Chinese army, led 30000 elite infantry, waiting for them in the south of Jishui.

If they cross the river, they will easily be attacked by the other party. If they do not cross the river, they will not be able to encircle Jinan and support Zhu Xieyuan's army.

In fact, Zhu Xieyuan's army has captured Tai'an, and the forward has directly attacked Jinan, but they are separated from the north of Jishui.

Hong Chengchou said to Yang Sichang, "this is the trick of the Chinese thieves. They want to prevent us from crossing the river so that we can't form a siege."

Yang Sichang also recognized this idea. They surrounded several armies, but up to 400000 people besieged Jinan City. Jinan City is the nest of the Chinese army. Liu Yuanqiao is inside. They surrounded the city, broke it, captured Liu Yuanqiao alive, and killed the thieves.

Yang Sichang said, "at this stage, it's not time for us to be greedy for life and fear death. Everyone takes out real Kung Fu and is ready to cross the river!"

They forced the other side's heavily guarded Jishui, and the other side also had light canal boats. These boats could run quickly. They were equipped with red cannon. These mobile cannon made them very headache.

Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang both know that if they attack Jishui, they will die and suffer heavy casualties, but at this stage, it is not time for them to hesitate and give in.

They also understand that if the emperor made such a good price, they must go all out to attack.

Once they can't take it down, or their army collapses, it's difficult for them not to say that they are knights, but to retreat.

Hong Chengchou clenched his teeth and said, "order the soldiers to make double food sounds, cook rice at five o'clock tomorrow and cross the river at dawn."

Hong Chengchou, the leader of the army, has always been frugal. It is very rare to pay double wages like this, which also shows that this day is not enough.

Hong Chengchou is the commander-in-chief of the first route army, and Yang Sichang is the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army. The two sides are on an equal footing. After the merger of the two armies, the number of people is up to 300000, and there is no difference between who is the commander-in-chief and who is the second commander. Many things are discussed by everyone.

Now they both think that they are grasshoppers on a rope. They are both prosperous and lossy, and there is no contention for power and profit. As long as they think it is good, we will discuss it.