Chapter 642
The situation in the capital changed rapidly. Long Zhaoyan held a good handful of cards in his hand, but played a bad game, with more than 100,000 troops, and after several struggles, he lost more than half of it.
Moreover, the capital did not dare to go back, and led tens of thousands of people to the Huashan Road directly approaching Shandong, attempting to form an encirclement with the Liaodong Iron Cavalry who was approaching Shandong from the north.
Lu Zheng was not polite and successfully captured the capital, jailed all the fake princess who were supervising the capital and the so-called civil and military officials enthroned by Long Zhaoyan, and then immediately wrote a letter to Emperor Xinde to request an order.
Shandong, Mount Tai is sunny and the grand sacrificial ceremony has begun. Looking at the sky, the blue smoke rises and the flags are everywhere, it is a grand scene.
Emperor Xinde took a fast and bathed for three days before taking the stage personally. After experiencing the complexity and complexity, not only did the various etiquettes that both the officials of the ritual department of the court feel a headache, Emperor Xinde creatively put on the Taoist robe and took the stage again, and once again contacted the heavens according to the routines of Taoist cultivators, trying to communicate with God.
After seven days of hard work, Emperor Xinde came down from the fairy altar. Xu Tiandao's new pill was just refined. Emperor Xinde, who had taken the new pill, suddenly became extremely good. He summoned the accompanying civil and military officials to the palace for the first time.
Prime Minister Su Xinghai couldn't wait to report the recent situation in the capital and Shandong, saying: "Your Majesty, Lu Zheng, the chief marching officer of the two rivers, has outstanding achievements. He personally led a large army to break through the capital and successfully conquered the capital. But... but... Long Zhaoyan led tens of thousands of troops to flee, as if he was coming to Shandong. The situation in Shandong may be unstable!"
He paused and said, "Liaodong General Tan Lei suddenly raised his troops south. His Majesty's three decrees were sent out, but they completely ignored them. The Liaodong Iron Cavalry had already reached the front line of Zhaozhou, Dingzhou, and Jizhou. The three states were in a hurry. Your Majesty, Shandong is no longer a stable place. I suggest that Your Majesty move westward and return to Beijing immediately, and then let Lu Zheng send troops from the capital eastward immediately. The two armies attacked Long Zhaoyan in the east and west, and the chaos could be pacified!"
Emperor Xinde frowned slightly and suddenly sneered: "What a thief, even Tan Lei from Liaodong has rebelled. I treat him well! Why do he seek death like this?"
Emperor Xinde stood up and said, "The capital has returned. Since that's the case, then go back to the capital! There is no need to alarm Lu Zheng for the time being, just our Yulin Army can meet Long Zhaoyan for a while!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty must not! You are a body of gold, how can you take risks with yourself?" A minister immediately knelt down and kowtowed, firmly opposing Emperor Xinde's personal expedition.
Emperor Xinde laughed and said, "What is this risk? This is back to Beijing. As for the little things that happened on the way, they were just a few local gangsters! Don't you see who the soldiers Long Zhaoyan is led by?
When these people were away, they might surrender to Long Zhaoyan, but now... hehe, I'm afraid that someone will fight back then!"
After Emperor Xinde finished speaking, he suddenly said to Lu Changhe, who was wearing hand-shackles, and said, "Lu Qing, are you talking about what I said right?"
Lu Changhe only felt bitter in his mouth, and he had nothing to say for a moment. Now he no longer had his past glory and had completely become a prisoner.
His close partner Long Lingxiu simply abandoned him decisively when he needed to get out of the way, making him a joke. Now he is wearing handcuffs and shackles, and he is called by Emperor Xinde every day to discuss matters with a group of ministers. In fact, this is the humiliation that Emperor Xinde has given him.
What does life mean worse than death? Lu Changhe is worse than death now. Obviously, Emperor Xinde felt that it was too cheap to let him die, so he was able to survive.
"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and he will definitely be able to sweep everything. Just Long Zhaoyan is not your Majesty's opponent!" Lu Changhedao.
"Haha!" Emperor Xinde laughed and said, "Do you know what you said at this time? Why do you have to incite Yan'er to rebel even though you know the ending? Look, how old this child is, he would rather give up the capital but go to Shandong. He is going to kill the lord and the father! He will feel at ease if I die, because he is the crown prince and the crown prince I appointed. No one can question his throne anymore, right?
You, you have been a bad guy all your life, but in the end you think you want to be a hero. Do you think you can really become a minister of the State?"
Lu Changhe shut up and just lowered his head. At this time, someone came outside to report that the Yulin Army's vanguard army had already encountered Long Zhaoyan's eastward march in front!
Emperor Xinde's eyes instantly shot out a terrifying light, and he shouted: "Go ahead, go to war, and return to Beijing!"
At the order of Emperor Xinde, the army officially set off, and it was also a huge ceremonial war. This time, the Yulin Army became even more strict and mighty. Emperor Xinde personally led 10,000 Yulin Army and Long Zhaoyan to fight a decisive battle!
In Huaizhou, Long Zhaoyan was already feeling desperate. He rushed all the way from the capital. After tens of thousands of troops walked for two days, he suddenly realized that the logistics of the baggage was severely lacking, and the morale of the soldiers was severely deteriorated.
Then, news came from the capital that the capital had fallen, Long Zhaoyan's way back was cut off, and many soldiers collapsed when they heard the news. The situation of the army's fleeing could no longer be curbed. Within a day, thousands of people fled.
Long Zhaoyan urgently ordered supplies along the way, barely stabilizing the morale of the army. Suddenly, another news came, saying that the Shandong Yulin Army had already led the troops westward and Emperor Xinde was going to lead the Yulin Army and Long Zhaoyan to fight to the decisive battle.
News came from Lu Zheng, the capital city. Lu Zheng personally led an army of 200,000 to advance eastward, trying to strike Long Zhaoyan from behind. Even a three-year-old child knew that he was in a situation of being attacked from both sides.
With the amount of troops in his hands, he could not resist it at all, but at this point, all of this was his own choice. Even if he faced a piece of shit, he had to swallow it himself.
"The Yulin Army is only 10,000, but we will not defeat the Yulin Army for 50,000 troops? Listen to you, Long Zhaoyan, personally led the army. We will go east and go without going back. If we don't break the Yulin, we will not return!" Long Zhaoyan was wearing armor and personally escorted. At this moment, his eyes were red.
He knew better than anyone else that there was no father and son on the battlefield. If he was defeated today, he would die without a place of burial. If he could defeat the Yulin Army and take Emperor Xinde in his hands, the situation would be quickly reversed. Therefore, what he faced was actually very simple.
Regarding the various interests behind this, he also explained clearly to the generals under his command. These people all boarded Long Zhaoyan's ship. If Long Zhaoyan's ship capsized, can they have good results?
Chapter completed!