Chapter 47: The sword light outside the mouth of the Yellow Cliff

At this time, Chaoyangmen Street is almost in the afternoon, and when it is about to darken, Chaoyangmen, which has specially extended the opening time, is about to close. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere are a lot of people in a hurry, and even more people stop to watch.

Seeing Jin Yiwei's dazzling flying fish suit revealed, the people on the street became nervous. But when the words of the next few brocade guards shouted out, the people's perception changed drastically.

"The two countries are at war, don't kill them!" Hong Chengchou panicked, his face was pale: "You can't touch me!" ”

"You are a dog traitor, and you still have the face to use Jiannu's messenger as a talisman? Get on my knees! Li Yongde rushed over, grabbed Hong Chengchou, kicked lightly, and pressed Hong Chengchou to the ground and knelt down. When the left and right Jinyi guards saw it, they rushed over and tied up Hong Chengchou.

When the rest of the people heard this, they suddenly realized. Since it is a traitor, it can be reassuring for Jinyiwei to take action. These wrestlers in flying fish suits have changed greatly since the great sage ascended the throne.

Seeing this, Kumen's mind suddenly calmed down: "I am a Manchurian warrior, but I can't be killed...... Let's fight! ”

With that, Kumen pulled out the saber at his waist and prepared himself for the attack.

"I will fulfill you!" Li Yongde took out a three-eyed gun from his arms and raised his hand to shoot it.

"You...... Don't follow the routine...... "Kumen fell to the ground, blood soaked all over his body.

After doing all this, Li Yongde shouted to several old men on the street: "Uncle, you can wash the floor!" Thank you. ”

"Brothers, withdraw!"

The brocade guards left with Hong Chengchou.

Several old men came over with brooms and buckets, first washing away the blood on the ground, and then desperately wiping away the blood stains and battle marks that fell on the ground.

This is the sanitation and cleaning team funded by the Jingshili, which was established when Zhu Cihong made great efforts to rectify the plague, and it was not abolished afterwards. These old men don't have much money, and they work very hard. The sanitary conditions in Beijing have improved, and there are more people with jobs, and the market has returned to calm.

A few old men are also well-informed, and while talking, they discussed: "These are really brocade guards? It's so kind......"

"Since the Holy Lord's accession to the throne, the way of the world has been getting better and better......

"But why did the Holy Lord send the brocade guards to arrest this man? The man was also very magnificent, and he said that the two countries would not fight to make ......"

"That's Hong Chengchou!" On the side of the street, the number of onlookers suddenly increased, and some people recognized the arrested person.

When the old men heard such a name, they recalled it, and quickly remembered it, and they were a little confused: "Isn't Hong Chengchou a traitor?" Catch it, catch it, what's the matter, a few people are so nervous......"

Hong Chengchou is also quite well-known in Beijing, after the defeat of the Songjin War, Emperor Chongzhen thought that Hong Chengchou was dead, so he made a grand worship. Fortunately, Zhu Cihong's intelligence is powerful, otherwise this ugliness will be big. It is precisely because of this that the deeds of Hong Chengchou's surrender to the Qing people are widely spread.

"Of course, everyone praised the capture of a traitor, but this time...... arrested Hong Chengchou and killed the Jurchen deputy envoy sent by the Qing people, so there is no way to negotiate peace! It was a middle-aged man who looked quite decent, apparently with an official position.

"No peace...... Isn't there another war? I heard that this time, Hong Chengchou gave a peace condition, that is, the entire place from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou must return to my Daming! ”

"How can such good conditions, such a convenient opportunity, be given up in vain? It doesn't take a knife to recover the country, this is a big event! You can't bury it indiscriminately! ”

"Yes, it can't be buried! I'm going back to contact my colleagues and read the book together! ”

"Go together, go together!"

On the streets, more and more scholars gathered, not only those who were still in the imperial examination, but also the officials who were still in the imperial examination.

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Not everyone thinks that peace can be sustained by a piece of paper.

For example, the Ming soldiers who really used their lives to defend the safety of the empire with a sonata of swords.

Located in the campus of Fengtai University outside the Beijing Normal City, Wang Xun stood still, looked at Shi Dadang, a fierce man who was taller than himself, and said with a smile: "Big man, you are eight feet tall, you look like a majestic man, why did you see me today, but you want to learn from your daughter's family behavior, and you still cry?" ”

Shi Dangdang's eyes were moist, and he looked at Wang Xun and said: "I Shi Dangdang is a rough man, but I know in my heart that everyone in this army looks at me like a mallet, a fool, you are sincere to me, and treat me as a brother." Now I see that you are leaving our reconnaissance company to go to the battlefield, I ...... I can't bear to ......."

"What a fool...... Everyone makes fun of you, and they also use you as a robe from the bottom of their hearts. What, everyone treats you badly? Don't treat you as a brother? Wang Xun listened and scolded with a smile.

Shi Dangdang listened to Wang Xun's comfort, and gradually stopped his strange expression and said softly: "That's not ...... That's ...... Just be cousins...... In short, if you want to join the Tiance Commando of what kind of Raush, you can get ...... Alas, save your life and come back to make fun of me! ”

"Don't worry! Entering the Tiance Commando is not a matter of death, since the Holy Lord personally cared for and established the Tiance Commando, it is to use our brothers as first-class warriors and strong soldiers, and they will definitely not waste their lives indiscriminately! Needless to say, the military order is in place, and I must go. Brother," Wang Xun patted Shi Dangdang's shoulder, turned over his horse, and strode out of the city.

On the other side, Deng Ying'er was also wearing a white nurse's uniform, looking at Xi Bin in a daze: "If you don't fight...... How nice it would be. The saint also gave us a reward for the military doctor's care, thinking that we would be able to live a good life when we returned to Beijing this time, but I didn't expect it to be ...... Or ......"

Xi Bin looked at Deng Ying'er's eyes stupidly, a little afraid to look over, turned his head, and said softly: "Ying'er, don't worry." I'll be back well! There is always a certain number of battles in this world, and the more we fight, the less the Tartars can fight. The troubles here are all over, and we can have a good life! ”

"But why...... But I want you to go...... You, if you are still a child in Beijing, how good would it be......" Deng Ying'er's eyes flashed, moist with water.

"Silly girl...... If I don't march, where will I recognize you? Xi Bin smiled and said, "Ying'er, have a good time on the Qiqiao Festival!" I'm leaving, in this world, if we don't go, do we want the people to go? Who makes ...... I'm a Ming soldier! ”

"Brothers, let's go!" Wang Xun greeted Xi Bin.

Xi Bin resolutely turned around, turned over and got on his horse, and more than 100 knights galloped on horseback, each carrying a huge marching bag and rushing out of the city.

This is Zhu Cihong's newly built Tiance Commando, which is selected from the Flying Bear Regiment, the Tiger Battalion, the First Regiment, and the Guards Battalion.

And now, they want to act as Zhu Cihong's eyes and sword, and go deep into the battlefield where hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting alone.

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In the pier platform at the mouth of the Yellow Cliff, Zhang Quanyou pulled the shabby shirt on his body, scratched his head, and grabbed fleas on his greasy head. He was thinking about finding a break in the mountains today to look for some game.

There is no shortage of powerful soldiers in the border army, there are countless archers and horses, and there is never a shortage of sharpshooters who can shoot a strong bow. What is lacking is the strength to let the marksman pull away a strong bow.

For example, Zhang Quanyou on the pier platform was hungry for three or five months a year. How powerful such a body can be used to fight, you can imagine.

"I heard that the military resources of the border army of Xuanda in the west have been supplied, and it is said that General Chen Da has taken office, and our military rations should also be distributed. I don't know if it's because the tartars are all broken, or because of which son of a bitch is greedy for ink...... It's really a **** world. No, you have to go up the mountain, find some game to fill the meat and ......" Thinking like this, Zhang Quanyou found an old bow from the pier, and found a few good soldiers to replace the sentry and went out of the pier and entered the mountain.

The mountain road is difficult to walk, and if it is easier to walk, you have to rely on the Yellow Cliff Pass to enter the north, which is the territory of the Tartars, and you dare not go without a bold and artistic leader.

Zhang Quanyou was the one who was bold, he carried a bow into the mountain, and walked on the mountain road full of fallen leaves, as silently as a cheetah. After walking for more than half an hour, when he had already entered the Tartar realm, Zhang Quanyou suddenly opened his bow and waited for an arrow, turned around and stared at the past.

There, a man in a tartar leather robe stared at his shining eyes, the scimitar in his waist was slowly retracted, and the light of the knife shone into a shadow: "You are the border army of Jizhen?" Great, it seems that I finally have a chance to pass on the military information and take revenge! Hurry up and give this note to the generals of Jizhen! ”

After saying the official dialect with a northern Jin accent quickly and urgently, the man disappeared like a mountain cat in the forest.

Zhang Quanyou picked up the note and scratched his head: "I'm illiterate!" ”

His instinct made him put the note away, and a hunter's acuity made him sense danger, and he slammed up a large tree that was full of three people hugging him.

After more than 100 breaths, one group after another of Manchurian foot soldiers flooded into the mountains. These Jurchens who fished and hunted in the mountains and forests of the northeast were strong foot soldiers, and they were not afraid of trekking in the mountains and wilderness.

Soon, these people unexpectedly rushed into the mouth of the Yellow Cliff, and the defenders, who had only dozens of old and weak foot soldiers, did not even have a chance to light the beacon tower, as if they were engulfed by a flood that had been used for a hundred years, and there was no life.

At this moment, Zhang Quanyou understood......

Huangyakou fell, and the Great Wall defense line was torn open again after the loss of Shanhaiguan.

Immediately, when Zhang Quanyou crossed the mountains, he was shocked to find that tens of thousands of Manchurian Eight Banners and Mongolian Eight Banners poured into the mouth of the Yellow Cliff, rushing to the south.

"I'm going to get ahead of them and pass the news to General Chen!" A thought suddenly poured into Zhang Quanyou's heart.

He remembered the Akito dressed in Tartar clothes who rushed over at the risk of death just now, this country has never lacked warriors who are not afraid of danger. The lurker who didn't even have a name left behind was not the first, and he Zhang Quanyou would never be the last!

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Thistle Town.

Chen Yongfu patrolled the city. This ancient military town has begun to age with the twilight of the Ming Dynasty two years ago, and the color of the city's military palace and various mansions is mottled and the paint is peeling off. Even the city's defenses, which were the most important of the military formation, looked in tatters.

The arrival of the new General Lang of the Second Regiment of the Ming Royal Guards Corps changed all that.

After he took office, the magistrate of Jixian County was suddenly pleasantly surprised to find that the imperial court had changed its stingy appearance and exempted Gyeonggi from taxes for three years. Not only that, but there's also an unheard of name: fiscal returns.

Funds from the imperial court continued to come in, and the defense was finally repaired.

This made the soldiers and civilians of Jizhen today sigh with emotion and are very happy.

"It's a pity that the fortress piers and piers in the border pass are still too far away to repair...... I knew that it would be better to gather all the soldiers and generals from all over the place. Chen Yongfu thought to himself and climbed the city tower.

At this time, Liu Shijie, the captain of the Ninth Infantry Battalion under Chen Yongfu, strode over and said eagerly: "General Lang! The good news is that Jiannu has really withdrawn eastward, and looking at the posture, it is to shorten the supply line maintained by the Shanhaiguan in the east. ”

"The Privy Secretariat has also found out the military situation...... At this time, Wang Weixin, the military advisor of the Privy Secretariat, ran over. Wang Weixin was the former supervisor of Yanzhou, and Zhu Cihong joined the army during the Shandong War against Abatai. Although he has the rank of a civil official, Wang Weixin is very studious and is particularly optimistic about the Guards Legion. Later, he followed Zhu Cihong all the way to serve in the Privy Council, and the Second Regiment happened to be transferred to the Privy Council of the Second Regiment when Gyeonggi was fighting against Dolgon's army.

In the past two years, Wang Weixin's shadow of civil and official talk has gradually dissipated, and he has become a qualified military adviser of the Privy Council.

Wang Weixin saluted everyone and said, "Indeed, the Qing army has bypassed Jizhen in the north and retreated all the way east. It has been withdrawn from the capital division to Jizhen, and the robes of the Guards Legion are following closely along the way, and Duoduo is embarrassed. However, I suspect that he will stop in the vicinity of Zunhua after exiting the east side of Jizhen. There, all the way to the east, there are Jiannu along the way. ”

"Hmph, sooner or later, I'll have to fight back!" At this time, Shi Zhanbang, the captain of the Second Infantry Battalion who came with Chen Yongfu, said fiercely.

Chen Yongfu frowned and did not speak.

"It seems that the morale of our second regiment has been restored." Zhang Dechang thought for a while, and said: "I had a fight with the Tartars in the last game, but unfortunately I was outnumbered. This time, with the friendly help of the first regiment, the Holy Lord will definitely come to command it himself. I don't believe that you can't kill more than just these Tartars! ”

"However, the Jingshi ......" Jizhen is far away from the Jingshi, and everyone has not felt the surging public opinion in the Jingshi. Wang Weixin used to be a prisoner, and he also had a way in the civil service, he was well-informed, and he couldn't bear to pour cold water on the enthusiasm of the big guys.

Chen Yongfu understood what Wang Weixin was thinking at a glance, he was the chief soldier of Henan back then, and the news was much smoother, and he said openly: "Everyone in Beijing said that they wanted to negotiate peace, otherwise Duoduo would not be so soft, and retreated all the way to outside Jizhen." It shouldn't be just because we're worried about the reason why we've cut off his back road......"

"Negotiate peace ......?" Shi Zhanbang, Zhang Dechang and Liu Shijie were all stunned: "Then isn't our blood in vain?" ”

"Regardless of peace, I always feel that there is something ......strange in this matter," Chen Yongfu thought and said, "How many soldiers are there in the army?" In the past few days, the first level of alert will be ready to fight at any time. It's so strange that Duoduo retreated! ”

Ten miles north of Jizhen, a man galloped alone on a horse, and behind him, more than a dozen Mongolian knights were waiting for arrows. (To be continued.) )