Chapter 212 Tokyo is a vulnerable city!Murong Fu was not wearing armor.
His armor was too heavy. Military horses are not cattle or horses and should not suffer such torture.
However, whether he has armor or not has little impact on Murong Fu.
When the two armies engage in battle, Murong Fu can calmly change his armor and then kill everyone in his way.
Although Murong Fu was wearing armor and could walk as fast as the wind, as fast as a thousand-mile horse, there was no need to do so. It would be too ugly.
At this moment, Murong Fu was leading the way, followed closely by Murong Fei.
The iron hooves of the group of people clanged, the ground shook and the dust flew.
The pitch-black armor exudes the chill of death, and the ferocious iron mask is even more daunting.
Five hundred Dragon Elephant Iron Cavalry and five hundred Ming Cult disciples were responsible for transporting baggage and food and headed straight for Tokyo.
The people along the way were all horrified, but Murong Fu's armor was of the same style as the Song Dynasty's, and at this time they hung a flag with the word "zhe" on it. Although the people were terrified, they thought it was the Song army.
"General Zhe, it's General Zhe. How come General Zhe's troops are so powerful? Is the Western Army really so elite?"
"Why did the Zhe family enter the capital without an imperial edict? With so many cavalrymen, could it be..."
"The Empress Dowager has just passed away. Could it be that something big has happened in the court?"
The people were talking about it, but no one suspected that Murong Fu was an invader.
After all, bypassing the layers of defense surrounding Tokyo City and directly attacking Tokyo City with 500 cavalrymen was too incredible and too contrary to common sense.
No one dared to approach Murong Fu and his group, and they all stayed away from them.
Because the Song army was composed of thieves, they had no sense of honor at all, and their military discipline was not good at all.
The local imperial guards are easy to deal with. As for the Western Army, they have nothing to do with the locals, so who would dare to provoke them?
Soon, Murong Fu and his party arrived at Chenqiao.
Chenqiao, a popular tourist attraction in the Song Dynasty.
"Back then, Zhao Kuangyin was crowned here. Now, it is our turn to rush through Chenqiao and take Dongjing." Murong Fu said with a smile, "The Zhao family's rule has lasted for a hundred years. It is time for it to end."
Murong Fei still felt a little guilty and asked, "Foster father, can we really take Tokyo with just 500 people?"
"Yes." Murong Fu said confidently, "Tokyo is a vulnerable city."
Murong Fu once knew the whole process of the Jingkang Incident.
In fact, the Jin people never entered Tokyo in an organized manner from beginning to end. Because they were afraid of a security war, they only took down the city walls of Tokyo's outer city and then continued to blackmail the Song Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty began to send them.
The Jin people want money and give money.
If you want equipment, we will give you equipment.
If you want books, give them away.
If you want a woman, give her to you.
Keep sending, keep sending. The more you send, the more pressure the Jin people will put on you, and the more ruthless they will become.
In the end, the civil officials simply handed over the emperor and the royal family to the Jin people. It was too late for the citizens of Tokyo to stop it.
The emperor of the Song Dynasty led the way in sending off the guests, but he did not expect that in the end, he would be sent off by his ministers as well.
It can be said that both the monarch and his ministers are of top quality, like a crouching dragon meeting a phoenix chick
Finally, the Jin people left in a swagger, taking with them the captured Emperors Huizong and Qinzong, countless royal nobles, gold, silver, and jewelry.
The Great Song Dynasty actually means giving away big gifts, big gifts and special gifts!
Looking at the entire process of the Jingkang Change, Murong Fu could only comment that they were "a group of insects".
The emperors of the Song Dynasty were insects, and most of their ministers were also insects, none of them had any backbone.
A prosperous life will make people lose their fighting spirit. This is true for the emperor, ministers, and the imperial guards.
Since the Song Dynasty was giving away a great gift, it would be better to give the country to Murong Fu instead of giving it to the Jin people.
Murong Fei didn't know why Murong Fu was so confident, but in the eyes of all of them, Murong Fu was like a god. Since Murong Fu was so confident, they were also full of fighting spirit.
The cavalry moved very quickly and the group soon saw the city of Tokyo.
The prosperous city of Tokyo was like the Qingming Shanghe Tune before his eyes, and Murong Fei was stunned by the sight.
"Wow, this is Tokyo? It's really prosperous." Murong Fei said in surprise, "Compared to this, Xingqing Prefecture is just a countryside."
The soldiers were also very excited.
The prosperity of Tokyo exceeded their expectations.
"Haha, let's raise the banner of our Mingzun!" Murong Fu saw Dongjing City in sight and said with a smile, "Follow me to take Xuanhua Gate and enter Dongjing City! There's plenty of money and women! Fei'er, weren't you tricked by the prostitutes? There are plenty of princesses and daughters of the Zhao family, you can pick any one you want, don't be polite!"
At this moment, Murong Fu's words were very explicit.
Because robbing money and women is the essence of war, and it is the most effective way to inspire soldiers' fighting spirit.
"Haha, I'll listen to you, my lord!"
"I heard that the young emperor just got married, and the queen's surname is Meng, a descendant of Mencius. Why not let the lord enjoy her!"
"But our lord has married a lot of princesses and governors, but he has never had the chance to marry a queen!"
Everyone was joking, but a strong driving force was generated in their hearts.
Get wealth, get power, get women!
This is the most instinctive driving force of men.
At this time, Murong Fu dismounted, put on his armor, and then lit the fireworks.
Under the blue sky and broad daylight, a brilliant firework bloomed in the sky outside Tokyo.
At this time, the world still doesn't know that this firework is Tokyo's last dream.
"That is---"
The defenders of Xuanhua Gate immediately discovered Murong Fu's troops rushing towards Xuanhua Gate. The movement of 500 elite cavalrymen was quite loud, and the sound of thousands of horses galloping was so loud that the earth shook.
The people who had originally entered the city also began to flee in all directions. A group of fully armed cavalry rushed towards Xuanhua Gate. Even a fool could see that something was wrong.
"Ming? No! It's the Iron Harriers of Western Xia! Close the city gate quickly! Close the city gate, close the city gate!!!" Zhang Song, the guard of Xuanhua Gate, shouted.
Zhang Song once served in the Western Army and participated in Emperor Shenzong's five-way expedition against Xia. He recognized the Iron Harriers of Western Xia.
He luckily escaped death on the battlefield, and from then on he was afraid of war with Western Xia, so he used his connections to transfer to Tokyo.
He came to Tokyo just to avoid fighting and to lie down and do nothing.
To be honest, Tokyo is indeed a good place to just lie down and do nothing.
After a hundred years, the Kaifeng Imperial Army that Zhao Kuangyin relied on had been reduced to only 100,000 people, even in terms of its literal number.
The problem of ghost soldiers in the Song Dynasty was very serious. As far as Zhang Song knew, there were actually only more than 30,000 imperial guards in Kaifeng, and two-thirds of them were ghost soldiers.
Moreover, the funding for the 30,000 regular imperial guards had long been insufficient.
Most of them are ordinary citizens of Tokyo. If they are asked to show off their skills in playing musical instruments, singing, fighting crickets, and walking dogs, they are all good at it. But if they are asked to fight in the battlefield, it would be like asking Kun Kun to kill a chicken. It is a bit difficult for them.
Many imperial guards worked as workers or did small business, mingling with ordinary citizens of Tokyo, and it was almost impossible to tell them apart.
Of course, Tokyo is not without an army that can still fight. They are the imperial guards led by Yang Yuanying, the commander of the palace. In fact, there are only 3,000 people, and in theory they are under the jurisdiction of the emperor.
This army can still fight because of its extremely good treatment.
But in Zhang Song's opinion, they can only fight a battle with the wind in their favor. Once the wind is against them, they will inevitably collapse, because they have never seen life and death and have never experienced a truly cruel war.
Zhang Song really fell in love with the prosperity of Tokyo. Tokyo has everything. There are even people who specialize in working as delivery boys on the streets. If you want to eat takeout, just shout and the boy will diligently run errands to deliver the takeout to you.
This is a lifestyle that most people on this planet cannot imagine in this era. At least when Zhang Song was in Qinfeng Road, he could never imagine it. He was able to clock in on time every day, which was considered to be very ethical among many military officers. However, as time went by, he gradually became lazy.
After all, the capital is a city of dreams, prosperous and picturesque, with great wealth and prosperity.
The Song Dynasty had an army of one million, and there had been no major wars between the Song and Liao dynasties since the Treaty of Chanyuan. Western Xia was far away at the border, so who could directly attack Tokyo?
nobody!
If a large-scale military mobilization is really carried out, Taiyuan must be captured first. Otherwise, if they attack Tokyo in the front, they will be beaten to a pulp by the Song army in Taiyuan behind them.
Zhang Song could never have imagined that there really were cavalrymen rushing to the city of Tokyo!
What is even more unimaginable is that in today's world, there are people who are so bold as to attack Tokyo with only 500 people!
So when he saw the approaching army, Zhang Song was stunned. He waited until the other side set off fireworks before he ordered his soldiers to close the city gates.
But the soldiers under his command were too slow to react and were slow to execute orders.
Suddenly, one of the soldiers jumped up, pulled out a hammer, and hit a soldier next to him to death with one blow.
"what!"
"you!"
At the same time, screams were heard one after another.
Several more soldiers suddenly attacked and killed the soldiers around them.
Because they were all unarmored, they were killed in one blow.
The soldiers defending the city were immediately caught in a chain of suspicion and became confused.
The soldiers who suddenly got angry actually took out their red scarves and wrapped them around their heads. One of them shouted, "Master Murong is now at the gates of the city. Brothers from the East Depot, why don't you open the city gates and welcome Master Murong?!"
"Open the city gates and welcome Murong. With Murong here, the world will be better! Kill the tyrant, get rid of the corrupt officials, and the vast land will be red!"
As soon as the slogan sounded, many people in the streets and alleys below the city, who had not fled in panic, wrapped themselves in red scarves, drew out swords hidden under white cloth, and also shouted slogans:
"The Lord of Light has come to the world, and the holy fire is blazing! Save the people, and bring peace to the world!"
"The world is dark, the emperor is incompetent, but fortunately there is Murong, wielding the sword to slay the dragon!"
"For Master Murong, kill, kill, kill!"
"For Ming Zun, kill, kill, kill!"
As they spoke, they rushed to the city gate and began to hack and kill.
These people are none other than the Dongdao heroes under the command of the East Factory, and are now all the East Factory's lackeys.
As for the soldiers who caused the rebellion, they were also their men lurking in the army.
It is very easy to hide in the military. All you have to do is spend money to buy a position.
In the beginning, it was Zhang Song who personally collected the money and arranged these brave men who wanted to eat the emperor's food in the army. He thought it was strange that there were still fools who paid to join the army. They must be beggars from other places who came to Tokyo to beg for food.
I didn't expect that he was a traitor!
Zhang Song's hands and feet were cold and numb.
Zhang Song could do nothing as he watched his soldiers being killed and fleeing in all directions.
He is good at fighting, but a good cook cannot cook without rice. These soldiers are all locals who are just trying to make a living. How could they be willing to fight to the death?
Moreover, Zhang Song also knew martial arts, and he could tell at a glance that these guys with red scarves on their heads were all masters.
How can ordinary soldiers fight against these masters in such a narrow and cramped area?
Naturally it was a complete failure.
What made Zhang Song even more desperate was that the cavalry had already arrived at the foot of the city. When he saw how orderly their formation was, Zhang Song could no longer hold back. These were the most elite cavalry of Western Xia. How come they suddenly came to Tokyo?
And a young general who looked like a god, who was not riding a horse, but whose figure was like a ghost, came to the city gate, and actually jumped on the spot, jumping out of a height of seventy or eighty feet, landed on the city wall, and came in front of Zhang Song.
It was Murong Fu.
Murong Fei and his group also rushed directly into the city, dismounted and fought on foot, and surrounded the Xuanhua Gate.
Zhang Song looked at Murong Fu and did not even have the courage to resist.
The other party was wearing heavy armor and actually jumped onto the city wall. Is he a human?
Is this a god?
Murong Fu's voice spread all around: "Put down your weapons, surrender and you won't be killed!"
The voice was loud, like thunder, deafening, and the momentum shocked everyone.
Zhang Song was the first to drop his weapon, kneel down in front of Murong Fu, and shouted, "Surrender, surrender!" As he spoke, Zhang Song lowered his head deeply.
The soldiers had been waiting for this sentence, so they dropped their weapons and knelt down in surrender.
"He who knows the times is a hero. You are a hero. What's your name?" Murong Fu asked.
"My name is Zhang Song. What is the name of this general? Could he be a general of Western Xia?" Zhang Song asked nervously.
"My name is Murong Fu. I will be your master from now on. Remember that." Murong Fu said as he stretched out his hand. Using his Crane Controlling Skill, he sucked the blood of the dead soldiers into his hand, condensing it into a weird blood-red life and death talisman, which was injected into Zhang Song's body.
After Zhang Song was told about the power and effect of the Life and Death Talisman, he was almost convinced. He called him "Lord" and told him his whole life.
"Zhang Song, I appoint you as a captain, responsible for organizing the surrendered imperial guards and assisting our Ming army." Murong Fu said.
"Thank you, my lord." Zhang Song was now very confused.
He had never heard of Murong Fu's name, nor did he know what the word "Ming" meant, nor did he know where this army came from, but he knew that the other side was powerful and Xuanhua Gate had been taken.
As for the current situation in Tokyo City, it is difficult to defend the outer city because the enemy has opened a gap and has elite troops and internal support.
At this moment, in the distance, from Tokyo, a large group of Mingjiao disciples wrapped in red scarves and the heads of Murong Fu’s three intelligence agencies were rushing towards Xuanhua Gate.
Murong Fu's 500 cavalrymen were used to defeat the elite troops of the Song army, but 500 cavalrymen were not enough to capture the entire city of Tokyo.
Therefore, Murong Fu had already sent the three major intelligence agencies to join forces with the Tokyo branch to recruit personnel. Now it seems that it has been very effective and a lot of elite men have been produced in one go.
At this moment, Murong Yan, Sikong Xuan, and Tong Guan quickly came to Murong Fu and bowed to him, saying:
"Meet the Lord (Master)."
Murong Fu said: "Please stand up without any formalities. How many Red Turban soldiers are there now?"
Murong Yan said: "The East Factory, West Factory, Jinyiwei and Mingjiao branches together have more than 3,000 people, but they are actually unable to fight."
"Just maintain law and order. We are an evenly matched opponent with the Song army anyway." Murong Fu said, "Let's attack together and occupy all the walls of the outer city first, and then march towards the inner city!"
"Also, post notices and issue martial law orders! Order the people to return home and not go out to the streets to cause trouble. Anyone who commits crimes or takes advantage of the situation will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes!"
The three of them obeyed the order.
But Murong Fu did not stop. As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war, he immediately ordered Murong Fei to divide his troops into five groups, each leading 500 Red Turban soldiers, to seize Chaoyang Gate, Tongjin Gate, Anshang Gate and other strategic locations.
"Master, although it went smoothly, we have too few people. If we fall into Dongjing City, it will be like thick ink falling into a lake. It will just dissolve." Murong Yan reminded, "Without more than 100,000 troops, it will be difficult to control Dongjing City."
"Really? I've seen more than 20 people take over a country before." Murong Fu smiled, "There are only three things we really need to do. First, attack the imperial city and arrest Emperor Zhao Xu and his clan members. Arrest all the ministers, keep those who are willing to serve us, and kill those who are not willing. Second, find the arsenal, further arm our men, recruit surrenders and rebels, and make Tokyo's original imperial guards work for us. Third, find the treasury, find the money, and spend the money in the right place."
"The key to politics lies in the support of the people. As long as the people of Tokyo think we have temporarily won, we have temporarily won. If they think we have truly won, we have truly won."
"It's hard to make them think we really won. Even if we captured the royal family and occupied Dongjing City, no one would believe that a small number of us could destroy the Song Dynasty, which had existed for a hundred years."
“But as long as we win temporarily, when the bad news about the Song Dynasty comes one after another, we will accumulate small wins into medium wins, medium wins into big wins, and big wins into big wins and special wins!”
"Win, win, win! The situation is very good, and the advantage is on my side!"
Murong Fu said this and laughed.
Murong Yan said thoughtfully: "What about now?"
Murong Fu said: "I will use the life and death talisman to control all the officers of the Imperial Guards and recruit them. Your people, start the movement! Bring all the officials from the prime minister to the prefect of Kaifeng to see me!"
"Yes!" Murong Yan smiled brightly, immediately called her subordinates and began to pass on orders.
"By the way, the Murong family in Tokyo, that is, the descendants of Murong Yanzhao, the head of this generation is Murong Yanfeng, right? Bring all the people of the Murong family to see me, and I must treat them well." Murong Fu smiled, "I can't write two Murongs with one stroke. They are all my brothers and sisters, and my dear relatives. I must tell everyone in Tokyo that the Murong family in Tokyo made great contributions to our smooth entry into Tokyo City. For the cause of my Murong family, they went deep into the interior of the Song Dynasty, pretended to be flattering, and made great contributions!"
Murong Yan had a strange expression on her face. She knew that Murong Fu was really short of manpower, so she simply dragged Murong Yanzhao's descendants into the pirate ship.
She observed a second of silence for Murong Yanfeng.
(End of this chapter)
