As soon as the man finished speaking, everyone present looked excited.
"Although the State of Chu pressed the prince step by step, and even dug a fire pit to force the prince to jump into it, the prince thought that all of you had families and businesses, so he couldn't bear to burden everyone too much." Dai Ling sighed: "The prince is kind to Dai. , My life has long been the prince's, so I can't watch the prince sink into a pit of fire, and I will fight to the death no matter what, but you can still make a choice now."
"General Dai, what do you mean by this?" Someone sneered: "You are favored by the prince, aren't we? I don't care what others think, I will dedicate my life to the prince!"
Others heard the words and swore allegiance.
"Okay!" Dai Ling said: "You are all loyal and courageous people. Since we have made up our mind, there is nothing to say. Please come out and take charge of us!"
"Your Majesty?" Someone asked in surprise: "Didn't Your Majesty take Huangshan? Could it be...!"
Suddenly a voice was heard laughing: "It's just a strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west." Amid the laughter, a person walked in from the side door. Everyone looked over by the firelight. The person was wearing a long green gown, but it was Li Hongxin, the king of Shu.
Everyone was shocked and immediately fell to their knees.
"Everyone get up, everyone get up." Li Hongxin raised his hand and said: "After many years, you and I are still of the same mind, which makes me very touched." He came over and helped the two of them up. Others also stood up. rise.
Behind Li Hongxin, Chief Shi Ximen Hengye followed closely like a shadow.
Li Hongxin walked up to Lu Yi, patted Lu Yi on the shoulder, and said warmly: "Lu Yi, you have made the first contribution. I will remember it. After the deed is accomplished, we will discuss the merit and reward you."
Lu Yi bowed and said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for the prince."
Li Hongxin smiled gently again, and then said: "Brothers, Lu Yi has already brought the weapons in from outside the city. Everyone knows that when the Chu army pressed on the border, I had no choice but to surrender to the Chu people. To be honest, there is not a day when I don’t want to revive Shu. This is our land, and the people here are also our subjects, but they are oppressed by the Chu people. In the past few years, the Chu State has violently conquered Shu. In order to The so-called unification of the world has made the people of Shu suffer a lot, but it can be said that the people are in dire straits. I cannot sit idly by and ignore this, so I have made some preparations secretly."
One person couldn't help but said: "It turns out that the prince has been preparing secretly, and the general... The general just thought that the prince had forgotten to revive Shu, and he has been feeling sad for many years."
"Hahaha...!" Li Hongxin stroked his beard and smiled: "A man can bend and stretch, but he can't be without ambition. This king attracted the attention of the government, but secretly asked General Dai to store weapons, but the hidden equipment was almost discovered by Qining , fortunately it was transferred in time, and the weapons currently stored are enough to equip four to five thousand people."
Everyone present was stunned.
They all came from the army, and they knew that to equip four to five thousand people, the weapons and equipment required were really a lot of money. Over the years, Li Hongxin had been closely monitored by the government. If he made the slightest move, he would be watched by the government. He really didn't know How could Li Hongxin store such a huge batch of weapons? After all, Dachu issued a sword hunting order after the founding of the country. Sharp weapons and horses are the two most strictly controlled things by the government. Ordinary people cannot have swords and guns in their hands at all. If found out, it is equivalent to the crime of treason.
Because of this, there are almost no private iron forging workshops. Even if it is a blacksmith shop, every iron tool made must be registered, and the iron tools produced must be engraved with the name of the blacksmith shop to facilitate government verification.
Therefore, there are almost no weapons forging places in Xichuan, and the equipment needed for Xichuan soldiers and horses are all allocated by the imperial court.
If Li Hongxin wants to forge weapons, in addition to ores, he also needs craftsmen with excellent skills. Xichuan's craftsmen with weapon-making skills are also documented in the government, and the movements of this group of people are also under the attention of the government. Therefore, Li Hongxin was in great difficulty both in terms of mining and craftsmanship.
Li Hongxin seemed to see everyone's doubts and said: "You will live and die with me, and I will not hide it from you. These weapons have been transported from the East China Sea over the years. They cannot transport too much at a time. They are built up little by little. In order to transport these weapons to Xichuan, a lot of thought was spent." He raised his finger and pointed at Lu Yi and said: "All of this is also due to Lu Yi. The Yiwei Escort Bureau has secretly helped me with the transportation of weapons over the years, and has also been responsible for the transportation of weapons. This opened up a way to enter the customs, although it cost a lot of money, but today it seems that the money spent is really worth it."
"East China Sea?" A general asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, are you saying that these weapons are transported from the East China Sea?"
"The Kingdom of Chu is tyrannical, and we are not the only ones in Shu to suffer." Li Hongxin sneered: "The Han family of the East China Sea was also a dominant force in the East China Sea, but was later defeated by the Chu State. The East China Sea family suffered from the bullying of the Chu State, and the Jiang family of the East China Sea secretly We are also preparing to raise troops. During the Qinhuai War, we were not fully prepared and could not act rashly. We were originally prepared for the Chu army to make another northern expedition and there was an uprising in the East China Sea. I responded here in Xichuan, but it is a pity...!"
"So that's it." Someone sighed: "I heard that the Jiang family in Donghai was wiped out by the imperial court, and the culprit was also named Qi. If... Oh, what a pity."
"The Jinyi Qi family has always been our biggest enemy in Xichuan." Someone said: "Your Majesty, this time we will cut the Qi family into pieces so that the Jinyi Qi family will have no descendants." Li Hongxin's eyes twitched slightly when he said that he would have no descendants. , with a cold murderous intent in his eyes.
Li Hongxin only had an only son, but he was killed a few months ago. Although there is no direct evidence to prove that he is related to Qining, everyone knows what happened at that time. In that situation, if we talk about Shu No one would believe that Prince Wang's death had nothing to do with Qi Ning.
The prince of Shu was killed, and Li Hongxin was old. It was already extremely difficult to have children. If no heirs were born, the Li family of Shu, which had been inherited for hundreds of years in Xichuan, would be completely cut off.
Ximen Hengye, who had been silent for a long time, finally took a step forward and said: "Everyone, in order to divert the attention of Qining and Wei Shutong, the prince used materials to make a substitute and went to Huangshan. The substitute was secretly trained by the prince for many years. His appearance is eighty-nine times similar to that of the prince, and even with a little concealment, no one would be able to recognize him."
Only then did everyone realize that the King of Shu who went to Huangshan to sacrifice his mother was actually Li Hongxin's substitute.
"The prince is traveling, so Wei Shutong and Qining naturally cannot think that we will take action tonight." Ximen Hengye looked solemn: "Everyone broke into pieces and entered the city in disguise. Nanmen Ya General Yang Lin is also the prince's person. It has been kept secret for a long time, just waiting for today's big use. You come in from the south gate and are protected by Yang Lin. Naturally, this matter is unlikely to attract Wei Shutong's attention, so he never thought that today we would quietly, More than four hundred elites have already sneaked into the city."
"Chang Shi, there are less than a hundred guards at the Governor's Mansion, and we far outnumber them." A general said: "Kill them at night, they will be caught off guard, and we will definitely succeed in one fell swoop."
Ximen Hengye took out a map from his sleeve and spread it on the table. Everyone gathered in a circle and saw that this map was the city defense map of Chengdu. The streets of Chengdu were all marked on it.
"Wei Shutong has two thousand guards under his command, but he transferred hundreds of them to Black Rock Ridge, so he only has more than a thousand people at his disposal now." Ximen Hengye said: "These more than a thousand people are distributed among Guard the city." He pointed at a few places with his finger: "The guards are mainly guarding the four city gates. As everyone knows, each of the four gates has two hundred people on duty all year round, so the four gates dispersed nearly a thousand troops of Wei Shutong. , this is the guard barracks, hundreds of people have been transferred, and now there are only five or six hundred people here."
Everyone held their breath, knowing that Ximen Hengye was making arrangements on behalf of Li Hongxin.
"In terms of military strength, even if we transfer all the Jinguan Guards into the city, we can't compare with their military strength. Moreover, time is too short. To avoid being too conspicuous, today we can only sneak into the few we have. Hundreds of people, and we can't delay it any longer, so this operation can only rely on these people in our hands." Ximen Hengye looked grim: "We can't defeat them in terms of military strength, but we have an advantage in one thing, which is to win by surprise. , the prince’s stand-in diverted their attention. They didn’t expect that the prince was still presiding over the overall situation in the city, so they didn’t expect that we would take action tonight. At this time, we suddenly killed us, and the governor’s guard was too late to rescue us. Instead, we lost our strength. Got the upper hand.”
Dai Ling nodded and said, "But once the governor's office starts killing, the governor's guards will soon notice it."
"The Governor's Mansion is in the center of Chengdu Mansion, far away from the four gates." Ximen Hengye said with a sinister smile on his lips: "When we get to the Governor's Mansion, even if someone asks for help from the guards, it will take nearly half an hour to get there. Waiting for the Four Gates The officers and soldiers rushed to the governor's mansion for rescue, which took an hour in total. There was also the northeast corner barracks. In order to separate the soldiers and civilians, Wei Shutong set up the barracks in the northeast corner. The distance between the guard barracks and the governor's mansion was no closer than the four gates. So we have one hour to act, and as long as we can control the Governor's Mansion within one hour, then this operation will be considered a success."
Dai Ling said: "Yes, we have captured Qi Ning and Wei Shutong and controlled the Governor's Mansion. The Governor's Guards are leaderless and just a mess. When the prince shows up, no one in that group will dare to move."
"When we attack the Governor's Mansion, there are nearly a hundred guards in the palace, and they will quickly rush to the armory." Ximen Hengye pointed at a place on the map with his finger: "We control the Governor's Mansion, and they can also quickly control the armory. , before dawn tomorrow, the remaining soldiers and horses of Jin Guanwei will be able to rush to the city. At that time, the city gate will be sealed, and the heads of Qi Ning and Wei Shutong will be hanged. No one in the entire Chengdu Mansion will dare to move rashly anymore, and the prince will ascend With one call, great things are accomplished.”