Wandering the Heavens

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. There are really 100,000 troops in the Shanxi defense zone. I wrote the names backwards. Even if they are fully staffed, they are no match for the current Shenji Battalion."

Yu Xian had already asked the East Factory to thoroughly understand the military strength of each defense zone. The Shanxi defense zone ranked high, but that was only because of the face of a part of the border troops.

"Since you are exaggerating so much, I want to go and take a look too." Zhengde was trying to avoid trouble.

"Your Majesty, I am not that Wang Zhen." Yu Xian's words were not convincing at all.

"Don't give me that. If I don't take this opportunity to see how the new firearms troops fight, how can I continue to expand and command the operations while you are at sea?"

Zhengde felt that this guy was much stronger than Wang Zhen, and it was impossible for him to be as useless as his great grandfather. Of course, this was a taboo, so he just had to think about it in his mind. Saying it out loud would really be a violation of the heavenly law.

"I am unable to persuade the emperor. How should we handle the affairs in the capital? If the ministers cannot find the emperor, they may make some bad decisions." Yu Xian knew that this matter was very risky.

"I've let Yunluo take the blame. I believe that with her unreasonable behavior, the ministers won't have a chance to discover it in a short time." Zhengde had no psychological burden at all about this arrangement.

You are such a good brother, Yu Xian rolled his eyes in his heart.

After a moment, seeing Zhengde, who had changed into a set of armor and was as happy as a silly child, Yu Xian sighed helplessly.

"You two must protect the emperor's safety at all times. Remember, the emperor is now a messenger of the Shenji Camp, and no one can see any flaws." Yu Xian ordered Shangguan Haitang and Gui Hai Yidao.

"Don't worry, Eunuch Cao. We will definitely protect the emperor." Shangguan Haitang responded hurriedly.

During the days of training and learning here, the dirty work was done by Luo Jusheng and his black arrow team. This was considered to be the best for them. If they couldn't do such a task well, they might as well die.

So Cao Zhengchun led the Shenji Camp of more than 10,000 people and left the base directly for Zhengding. This action did not escape the attention of the ministers. They went to the palace one after another to find out which army was suppressing the rebellion, but they learned that the emperor was seriously ill and would not see anyone.

Several university scholars relied on their seniority to break into the palace but were harassed by Yunluo and Chengshifei and were not allowed to see anyone. They could only sigh.

Zhu Wusi and Wan Sanqian looked at this army equipped with unknown equipment from afar. These people carried weapons covered with black cloth on their backs that looked like wooden sticks, and had short blades one foot long hanging on their waists. Seeing that there were only more than 10,000 people, they suddenly felt that they were just meat buns to beat dogs. As long as the front line was defeated, they could turn the tide and the supreme position was just around the corner!

The emperor was the same. When an army of 100,000 men rebelled, he didn't take it seriously and sent out more than 10,000 men. He didn't even know who the leading general was. Where did he get the confidence from?

As for the Shenji Camp, they had already made preparations for war when the ten generals came to the capital without an imperial edict. They would set out for Zhengding at such a fast speed that even Zhengde felt a little guilty.

The 300-man scout team would report the enemy's advance status to the Dead Eunuch every hour, and the accompanying dispatch team would form a battle report and mark it on the map.

"Eunuch Cao, according to this march, we will be able to reach Zhengding the day after tomorrow morning. By then, the rebel vanguard will arrive in three hours and meet the Shenji Camp." The deputy general delivered the latest battle report.

"The general of the Shanxi defense zone is a real waste. Instead of heading north from Datong to attack Zhangjiakou and then heading east to launch a surprise attack on the capital, he sends troops from Taiyuan. I don't know what's in his brain." Yu Xian couldn't figure out why this man wanted to send troops from Taiyuan via the Zhengding and Baoding route.

"Eunuch Cao, you don't know that the generals in the Zhili Defense Zone are extremely loyal to the emperor. It is impossible for the rebel army to take the Datong and Zhangjiakou route. They can only take the Zhengding and Baoding route, which have weak defenses." Zhengde was kind enough to explain.

Indeed, if even the people in the Zhili Defense Zone are not loyal, then the emperor might as well be dead.

It's just that since this guy is loyal to Zhengde, why does he follow Zhu Wusi to force the emperor to abdicate? It's quite outrageous.

Zhengding is a good place. As soon as Yu Xian and his men arrived at the designated pass, they began to deploy. More than 10,000 people were quickly deployed on the plain. The infantry and artillery took their positions according to the deployment plan, and then waited for the baggage train to arrange meals. Zhengde was stunned by this execution.

No wonder this damn eunuch said that they could go to war just by changing clothes. It turned out that he was too confident in the Shenji Battalion he trained. However, despite his excellent performance, this damn eunuch was still not satisfied. He felt that the scene was too chaotic. He scolded the busy dispatch team so much that Zhengde felt sorry for them.

Fortunately, all this eased with the arrival of the rebels.

Liang Dabiao, a general in the Shanxi defense zone, was born in the military, but he suffered a lot to become one of the ten great generals. Perhaps he was too frustrated by the promotion, so his temper grew along with his official position. When he was at the peak of his career, he was reprimanded by the emperor for three consecutive days, and he immediately raised the flag of rebellion.

In fact, the above information is very normal. However, for a general who comes from a military background and can even spell his own name wrong, he can come up with the excuse of clearing the court to rebel. I'm afraid that everyone in the court must be a fool.

"Eunuch Cao, the rebels have entered the range of the cannons." The deputy general in charge of the dispatch team hurried forward to report.

"It's okay. Let them enter the firing range of the firearms team. Pass the order down and open fire when they are eighty steps closer. The artillery should bombard the rear of the rebel vanguard." Yu Xian said as he took out two monocular telescopes, one for Zhengde and one for himself.

Zhengde imitated the dead eunuch in operating the telescope and saw the rebels in the distance charging towards the Shenjiying army with swords raised. Zhengde's hands trembled slightly when he saw this, because at this moment, only the soldiers in the front of the Shenjiying army raised their firearms to point at the rebels in front.

Before Zhengde could think of a reason to take over the command to avoid such a disastrous defeat, he saw clouds of white smoke rising from the front of the Shenjiying army formation, and the rebels who were charging fell one after another. The lethality of this firearm was beyond Zhengde's expectations. He looked at the dead eunuch with a calm face with some surprise, as if he thought all this was normal.

However, Zhengde also realized that the firearms of the army in the front alone were not enough to defeat the rebels. When he wanted to ask more questions, a series of deafening explosions were heard, and the ground seemed to be shaking.

Mushroom clouds rose behind the rebels, and some limbs and arms could be seen blown into the sky.

"Eunuch Cao, how can this be a cannon? It is clearly a weapon that only heavenly thunder can use?" Zhengde was very dissatisfied with the eunuch's concealment of the dead.

"This is indeed a cannon. It adopts the latest casting method and uses new gunpowder. The shells are changed from solid iron balls to shrapnel shells. In addition, the artillerymen are arithmetic geniuses selected from thousands of miles away. They can ensure that the error of the falling shells is within three meters." Yu Xian seemed to be talking about something insignificant.

"Are you going to take them all away?" Zhengde loved this artillery unit.

"At most I can take away 800 people." Yu Xian knew what this guy was thinking.

"After it's over, I want to go meet them." Zhengde's eyes lit up.

"They are born to be the sharpest knives in your hands. You should go and meet them." Yu Xian continued to chat with him.

Zhengde was a little surprised. He thought that this damn eunuch would say some high-sounding words like Zhu Wusi to prevent him from coming into contact with the artillery of the Shenjiying. But he didn't care at all.

Shangguan Haitang and Gui Hai Yidao were quite speechless when they looked at these two weirdos. The battle was in full swing in front, and they were just chatting here. How could they command a battle like that?