Shi Heng, who was supposed to be in the Chinese army, became the forward general, and repeatedly ordered the infantry to keep up, which caused more than 30,000 other ordinary soldiers. Without a horse, how can two legs be a four-legged opponent, so the distance between the two sides is getting farther and farther. Not only that, but the infantry team was also very long, so that some soldiers had already arrived in Langfang, and some soldiers had just come out of Tianjin Weizhong.

There are so many weaknesses in such a long army that Kaohsiung can quickly find several huge loopholes.

With a loophole, it is equivalent to giving an opportunity, Kaohsiung is not polite, the commander of the Gao regiment, who has integrated the army, descended from the sky with Leng Feng and auxiliary soldiers, and hit the head of the Ming army like a stick......

At the gate of the Beijing Division, Shang Shuyiming of the Ministry of War, Chen Guan, the eunuch with the palm print of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the supervising eunuch Ruzhu and others stood on the city gate, looking eagerly into the distance.

Finally, smoke and dust flew up, and the cavalry loomed in the distance.

"It's coming, it's coming." Yi Ming saw the cavalry with the banner of the Ming Dynasty appear, the expression on his face was relaxed, and his whole body was also weak. After a night of anxious waiting, he finally looked forward to Shi Heng's return, so that he could finally unload the burden on his heart, and even if there was any crisis in the future, there would be a tall person to bear.

It was indeed 3,000 cavalry led by Governor Shiheng. Because they rushed to the front, they were not disturbed by any attacks along the way, and they were able to appear safely and smoothly at the gate of the Jingshi. His arrival was also warmly received by everyone headed by Yi Ming.

"Where is the emperor? What happened to the situation in Kyoshi? After jumping off the horse, Shi Heng asked Yi Ming and the others eagerly.

"Shi Dudu, the emperor is waiting for you in the palace, just go with me as soon as possible." Yi Ming could naturally understand Shi Heng's eagerness, so he said with a clear look.

The Royal Palace.

One of the three major halls of the Forbidden City is also the smallest of the three halls of the outer court, located behind the Taihe Palace. The Zhonghe Hall is also the place where the emperor rests and rehearses the etiquette before going to the Taihe Hall to hold a ceremony.

This is also the emperor's private place, and being able to meet Shi Heng here is enough to show his attention.

As soon as he entered the Zhonghe Palace, Shi Heng fell to his knees with a thud, and shouted very respectfully, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Aiqing is flat." Zhu Qiyu's face was full of joy. Being able to be driven back by Tianjin Wei so quickly, Shi Heng's loyalty can be seen, with such a loyal minister and good general, as an emperor, he is enough to comfort himself.

"Your Majesty." Shi Heng got up, and when he looked up at Zhu Qiyu, his eyes were full of concern and self-blame.

As if seeing the meaning in Shi Heng's eyes, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm very good, Jingshi is also very good, and the ministers are also very good." Aiqing is back, everything is better, hahaha. ”

Hearty and smug laughter resounded throughout the Zhonghe Hall, but under this burst of laughter, a burst of eager footsteps came out.

Looking for prestige, it is the eunuch Chen Guan, the palm seal eunuch of the Imperial Horse Eunuch, as one of the eunuch heads of the main officer and the soldier, where Chen Guan appears, there is often little good news.

When Chen Guan appeared, the smile on Zhu Qiyu's face gradually subsided, and the bad premonition in his heart became more and more victorious. "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report ahead..."

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Yangjiazhuang.

In Neizhuang's study, Hu Mang sent a piece of information he had just received to Yang Chendong. After opening it and taking a look, Dongshuai's laughter sounded, "Yes, yes, this battle Kaohsiung captured more than 15,000 Ming soldiers, and together with the front and back, this Shiheng Governor has already given us half of the prisoners, and he is really the commander-in-chief of transportation!" ”

Hu Mang didn't understand what the commander-in-chief of transport was, but one thing was clear to him. That is, there was another victory in front of him, and he said happily at the moment: "Yes." This time, with so many middle-aged soldiers, presumably Leng Feng's team must be expanded. ”

"It's good to expand. But you must pay attention to the quality of the soldiers, so let's send the order to Chichicheng, so that the instructors there must pay attention to the loyalty of the soldiers first, and the assessment of Leng Feng must not be careless, rather than excessive! ”

used the words "rather lacking than excess", which shows that Yang Chendong has high standards for Leng Feng and strict requirements.

Leng Feng has always been the most elite in Yang Chendong's heart, and he wants to use this army to fight the world and conquer the world. Even so, there must not be too many soldiers, otherwise, it will be difficult to provide for them with large financial resources. This requires them to be less and more refined, so that they can leverage the maximum benefit with the least force.

In fact, Leng Feng has never disappointed Yang Chendong since it was established. Just like this landing battle disguised as the Japanese army, Kaohsiung clearly wrote in the report that Leng Feng had no casualties, only more than 20 auxiliaries were killed, and more than 300 auxiliaries were injured.

With a casualty ratio of less than 400, more than 25,000 soldiers of the Ming Army were captured, and more than 20,000 people near the port of Tianjin were taken away. It is precisely because they are the leader and they are the center that we can win.

That's what elite means.

On the contrary, if Leng Feng is also mixed with sand and cannot become the elite of the elite, can he really point to them to achieve any great things? Therefore, it is extremely appropriate to use the phrase "scarce rather than excessive" here.

Hu Mang, who had always regarded the words of the sixth young master as the truth, immediately agreed and went out to spread the news. After Yang Chendong was left alone in the study, he slowly sat down on the chair, and then his eyes fell on the map on the wall, which was where Japan was located. B has seen the exciting scene of the bright five-star red flag planted there not long after.

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In the palace, Chen Guan knelt on the ground and told the story of the attack on the army when it returned to Beijing and suffered heavy losses.

Shi Heng, who was still excited, waiting to listen to the emperor's praise, fell to his knees with a sound, and then said with a hint of trilling in his voice: "The minister is guilty, the minister is guilty." ”

led more than 30,000 troops, and even discounted nearly half of them halfway, which is indeed a great sin. If it is replaced by other emperors, I am afraid that they can be directly edicted to prison.

Zhu Qiyu was naturally very angry in his heart. But what he knows more in his heart is that Shi Heng can't move now, and without a general available, if this person is guilty, I am afraid that once a dangerous situation arises, he will face a situation where there will be no general.

"Hey, that's it, Shi Dudu is also eager to save the driver." Zhu Qiyu was very dissatisfied, and then spit out this sentence.

is not talking about Aiqing, but directly saying that Shi Dudu has seen Zhu Qiyu's dissatisfaction. How could Shi Heng not hear clearly, knowing that he had made a big mistake, he immediately knocked his head to the ground again and said: "Your Majesty, the minister asks for merit to atone for his crimes, and the minister will definitely find the main force of the Japanese army, fight with it, and rescue the prisoners to show the courage of our Ming Dynasty." ”

"Well, that's the case, I will allow you to make meritorious deeds. I hope you can bring me good news this time, go ahead. Zhu Qiyu, who was a little discouraged and disappointed, said with high spirits. But in fact, I was very depressed in my heart, why did the events always come one after another after becoming the emperor? And there is nothing that goes well. This time the new army suffered such heavy losses, I'm afraid it will take a while to recover, right?

What if Shi Heng was not chosen as the general before, but Yang Chendong was used as the commander instead? Could it have been different?

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Qiyu shook his head and vetoed it. Yang Chendong's mind is difficult to grind, such a courtier who can't be fully trusted can't give too much power no matter what, otherwise he will have trouble sleeping, and he will really be self-inflicted.

Shi Heng left the palace and searched for the whereabouts of the main force of the Japanese army together with Shang Shuyiming of the Ministry of War and Chen Guan, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor. Before they could inquire about anything, news came from the Tianjin Guard that a large Japanese army had suddenly entered the port of Tianjin, and that they had left there by boat. The rough number of people should be 30,000 or 40,000.

"Where did so many Japanese troops come from?" After learning the news, Yi Ming Shangshu was shocked. He would not have imagined that those people were actually his own officers and soldiers who had been captured.

It was Shi Heng, the shock only flashed on his face in an instant, and then he said with some excitement, "Okay, there are so many enemies left, this time there should not be many Japanese troops left in my Ming Dynasty, the governor of Pontus suggested, immediately let people secretly check their whereabouts, once found, that is, the army will encircle and suppress, no matter what, let them make any waves." ”

"Agreed." Shang Shuyi Ming of the Ministry of War, and Chen Guan, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor's palm seal, all nodded in agreement.

After the three of them had a unified opinion, soon the secret agents in the army, the spies of the military department, and the masters of Dongchang and Jinyiwei quietly went out of the city and began to look for traces of the Japanese army. But at this moment, Kaohsiung had already left by ship from the port of Tianjin with the main force and prisoners.

Nie Tong was no longer in the boat. He was left behind, along with two companies of Cold Front's elites. They are according to the requirements of the sixth young master, continue to make trouble in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, in short, in a word, they must not let Shi Heng and them stop, let alone give them enough time and opportunity to train the new army. And only if there is an external threat that exists all the time, not many people will pay attention to themselves. If there is a critical moment, Nie Tong can also take two hundred cold fronts to enter the Beijing Division to ensure the safety of the young master.