Chapter 214: Liangjiang New Army, Turning Side in the Battle

At the same time.

Outside Jinling City, the camp of the Liangjiang New Army on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

In the central army tent, Liangjiang Governor Su Chen tossed and turned on the simple bed, unable to sleep all night.

Through the attitude of Prime Minister Qin Ruhui towards him at today's "evening court", and the subsequent appearance of the rattan armor soldiers of Nanzhao Kingdom on the south bank of Chang'an;

Setting up camp right next to the camp of the Liangjiang New Army and surrounding the Liangjiang New Army with a series of abnormal behaviors, Su Chen has keenly noticed;

He, the former first major contributor to the "Lingwu Coup", who personally drove Emperor Lingwu out of the palace and pushed Emperor Hongxi and the treacherous Prime Minister Qin Ruhui to high positions, is being abandoned bit by bit by the prime minister of the current dynasty.

Thinking back to the various experiences now, Su Chen couldn't help but recall the promise Qin Ruhui made when he persuaded him to send troops to Jinling to help him establish the Hongxi regime: what a bullshit Minister of War, what a bullshit world sitting together, all of it is bullshit.

I am like a chamber pot, taken out when needed, and thrown under the bed when not needed.

Come to think of it, how many officials who participated in the coup in ancient and modern times have finally ended up well?

It's true, one wrong step leads to all wrong steps!

At this time, Su Chen, the governor of Liangjiang, has begun to miss the days before he participated in the Lingwu coup, the happy days of being a frontier official in the rich areas of Liangjiang. Isn't it better than the days of fear and treading on thin ice now?

Why did you listen to Qin Ruhui's slander and wade into the muddy water of Jinling City?

I don't know if the mighty general Wu Sanjia can successfully bring back Emperor Lingwu and Empress Dowager Su from Fang Tianyao's navy camp?

It will give me a chance to reform myself!

Su Chen was thinking about it on the bed until he was so sleepy that his eyelids were fighting and he fell asleep.

But before he closed his eyes for a cup of tea, the deputy general shouted anxiously outside the central army tent:

"Report--"

"Report to the governor, something bad has happened. The navy fleet of the Longcheng rebels has sailed to the waters less than 50 miles away from our river defense!"

"What?"

Hearing the report from outside the tent, Su Chen, the governor of Liangjiang, who had just squinted his eyes, was suddenly struck by lightning and woke up suddenly.

The next moment, he got up from the bed with a somersault, and even didn't bother to get dressed, and rushed over in two steps to lift the curtain of the central army tent.

Outside the tent, Vice General Lu Jiang's face was pale and nervous.

Su Chen suppressed his inner turmoil, calmly pulled Vice General Lu Jiang into the tent, and said in a low voice: "Come in and talk!"

Then, the two chatted in the big tent at night, and Vice General Lu Jiang told the news that the Longcheng Navy Fleet went straight to Jinling City along the river.

It turned out that the Liangjiang New Army responsible for the river defense outside Jinling City had hundreds of warships to block the river channel, and hundreds of small boats to maneuver on the river to explore the enemy.

It was a coincidence.

Because of the "siege" incident of the Tengjia Army outside the camp, the Liangjiang Governor Su Chen and his deputy Lu Jiang of the Liangjiang New Army were dissatisfied.

The latter, under the instruction of Su Chen, was ready to go to the north bank of the Yangtze River in person at night to meet with the main general of the Hu Ben Army, Wu Sanjia.

However, Lu Jiang's trip to the north bank this time was unsuccessful.

Afterwards, he took a small boat down the river, ready to explore the situation downstream in advance, in preparation for the Liangjiang New Army to break through the encirclement of the Tengjia Army in the future.

Don't rush this time, just in the night, I saw the Longcheng Navy Fleet heading north along the river, forcing the Prime Minister's Mansion to stop on the waterway.

The matter was of great importance, and Lu Jiang did not dare to make a decision on his own. He had to order his soldiers disguised as fishermen to continue to monitor the movements of the Longcheng Navy Fleet, while desperately returning to the Liangjiang New Army camp to report this heavy news to Governor Su Chen.

After listening to the report of Deputy General Lu Jiang, Su Chen's thick eyebrows frowned even deeper.

On the one hand, he was amazed at why the Longcheng Navy Fleet could go north along the river to Jinling without anyone noticing;

On the other hand, he also lamented that the treacherous prime minister Qin Ruhui had already made plans to abandon Jinling City, and loaded the gold, silver, and family members in the mansion into three large ships to leave Jinling City by water.

This old fox, at the court meeting, had solemnly requested all the troops to surround Jinling City.

But he turned around and transported all the family members of the prime minister's mansion and the people's wealth that he had extorted over the years out of Jinling City.

Humph!

Su Chen snorted coldly and said, "Qin Ruhui, this traitor, actually wants me and the soldiers of the Liangjiang New Army to work for him. Dream on!"

Deputy General Lu Jiang also echoed, "Yes, I only found out later that the gold, silver and jewelry that Qin Ruhui brought on board from the Stone City Pier was as much as hundreds of carriages!"

"This old man got all the benefits, and when it's his turn to work, let us do it. How can he take all the good things in the world!"

Deputy General Lu Jiang said angrily, "Governor, just tell us what to do next. The soldiers of our Liangjiang New Army will listen to your orders!"

Well!

Su Chen nodded, frowned and began to analyze, saying: "General Lu, according to the information you have, the Longcheng Navy fleet is coming north along the river;"

"This means that they are very likely from the mouth of the Yangtze River, or from somewhere in Jiangyin, and then they can rush to Jinling City by water from this direction!"

As he said, Su Chen said sternly: "March map!"

"Sir, the map is here!"

Soon, Lu Jiang placed the marching map in front of Su Chen.

After the latter made some rustling gestures on the map, his frown suddenly relaxed.

Then, he said confidently: "I understand, this Longcheng Navy fleet must have started from somewhere in the Bohai Bay of Yingzhou, passed through the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the East China Sea, and entered the Yangtze River waterway through the Yangtze River estuary, and then went all the way north along the river to Jinling City!"

"Otherwise, this Longcheng Navy fleet would not have appeared on the Yangtze River waterway without anyone noticing!"

"But-"

Suddenly, Su Chen slapped his head and said: "Not good, if this is the case, this Longcheng Navy fleet must have conquered the Jiangyin Navy Camp, so that it can go north along the river unimpeded. !"

"This means that the emperor and the queen mother..."

Hearing this, the deputy general Lu Jiang added solemnly: "Governor, do you mean that the emperor and the queen mother may have met with an accident?"

Hu——

Su Chen exhaled heavily and said with an uncertain expression: "I am not sure!"

"But——"

Then, he changed the subject and said: "There is one thing I can be sure of, that is, our Liangjiang New Army can no longer follow the Hongxi regime and Qin Ruhui to the end!"

"Switch sides at the last minute, it is imminent!"