Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 257 Going south, looking for Zhu Cihong

When it comes to using them as sentinels and scouts, they are definitely good players.

But if it is used in a dignified formation, after all, it is not as good as an armored sergeant wearing heavy armor, holding a strong bow and crossbow, and a sharp sword.

After Borgo reported the loss figures to Abnai, Abnai sighed again. He never thought that he would lose thousands of prairie cavalry just after entering the capital.

They are all good archers on horseback. Thinking of this, Abnai felt that he was really sorry for his people.

Bringing the warriors to the pass, it didn't take long for thousands of lives to be paid. Although a lot of gold and silver treasures were snatched, what's the use of that?
These days, force is the most precious wealth. With force, you can have everything in the world.

"Abunai, make a decision quickly, we can't stay under the capital for long." Seeing Abnai's sad look, Borgo came to his side to persuade him.

No one knows whether Daishan will order the officers and soldiers of Mite Island to rush out of the city and pursue Abney and the others.

Although they may not be able to catch up with these Mongols, Borgo knows that they are already frightened at this moment.

If the Mitezhou soldiers came again, the soldiers would probably scatter and run for their lives, and in the end, Abnai might not even be able to gather half of his subordinates.

"Whether to go back to the grassland or to go to another place, you can tell quickly." After saying this, Borgo seemed to be ten years older, looking weak.

He knew that Abnai might not be willing to leave the pass so easily and return to the grassland, so he asked.

Facts have proved that he understands Abnai's thoughts very well, he is empty-handed, and he refuses to go back no matter what.

"I want to go south to find Zhu Cihong." Looking at the southern sky, Abnai said with determination.

He is not an idiot, since he has turned against Mi Qing, he must find another backer, Zhu Cihong who is close, powerful, and has long been in contact is the best choice.

He had listened to Zhu Cihong's words before and stood still, and today he stormed the capital again. Abnai felt that it was time for Zhu Cihong to reward him.

"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and has already defeated Duoduo. As long as he wants to, he can reach Beijing and Tianjin in half a month."

"This time I will vote for him, and next time I come to the capital, I will be able to be a conqueror."

Abnai explained the reason why he wanted to find Zhu Cihong. Of course, the benefits of going to vote for Zhu Cihong were far more than these.

But even if Abnai didn't say it, Borgo knew that voting for Zhu Cihong was the best choice at present.

"Okay, I support you." Borgo decided to support Abney's decision this time.

He knew that the people of the Ming Dynasty were very generous. When Lin Dan Khan was still alive, Chongzhen was willing to spend millions of taels of silver to buy him and let him be an ally of the Ming Dynasty and fight against the Jurchens for the Ming Dynasty.

Although Abnai's current strength is far inferior to what it was when Lin Dan Khan was in power, Borgo believes that he will not suffer a disadvantage if he fights for the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, Zhu Cihong, who was far away by the Yellow River, never imagined that Abnai had made up his mind to join him.

But for the time being, he still doesn't know the news. It is true that Abnai and Zhu Cihong are in contact, but the means of communication in this era are too backward, and they can only rely on fast horses to deliver letters.

Beijing and Tianjin are thousands of miles away from Tongguan. Even if the station system still exists, it will take ten or twenty hours to deliver the letter.

This can only be done by changing people and horses without caring about the health of the horses.

However, it doesn't make much difference to Zhu Cihong whether the news is passed on or not. If Abu Nai votes sincerely, he will definitely accept it.

After all, no matter how small a mosquito's legs are, they are still meat. The more than 2 people in Abner are still a considerable force to Zhu Cixiang.

The most important thing is that these Mongolian soldiers are good at dealing with livestock, and they have tens of thousands of cattle and sheep in their hands.

But for the time being, Zhu Cihong still has more important issues to deal with.

Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo and Zuo Liangyu's troops did not arrive until Shanshan arrived two days after the Tongguan battle. Zhu Cihong had summoned them to the camp to reprimand them.

"Your marching speed is too slow. In the states and counties in southern Henan, there are only a thousand or more intruders at most, and the city walls are dilapidated. You have hundreds of thousands of troops from Ning Nanbo to assist you. Why did your [-] troops not come until today?" Tongguan."

"Is it because I am afraid of the war and dare not go forward, or I want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, or I want to use the soldiers and horses of the headquarters as bargaining chips to bargain with the court."

Zhu Cihong vented his anger to Liu Liangzuo and the other three, scolding them bloody.

The continuous battles these days made Zhu Cixiang very tired and angry, so he scolded the three of them when he saw them.

Of course, these three guys were not wronged when they were scolded. It has been two or three months since the dispatch of troops from Huainan to today, and the distance from southern Henan to western Henan is only seven or eight hundred miles.

Moreover, although the counties and prefectures in southern Henan were all under the control of the Chuang army, the defenders were extremely small, not even one-tenth of their troops.

Moreover, there were many bandits in southern Henan who took the initiative to help the government troops fight. Although they were suspected of taking advantage of the situation, they did put a lot of pressure on the intruders.

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, a young man stepped forward tremblingly and said to Zhu Cihong, "Your Majesty, it wasn't the late general who deliberately delayed. We have a large number of soldiers and horses, and there are countless people eating horses and chewing food every day."

"However, Yuzhou is dilapidated, it is difficult to find villages, the official roads have been in disrepair for a long time, and it is extremely difficult to transport grain to the rear, which is causing delays."

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong took a closer look and found that it turned out to be a young general, Zuo Menggeng, the son of Zuo Liangyu.

Zuo Liangyu was guarding Wuchang and was unwilling and unable to leave, so he sent his son Zuo Menggeng to go north with [-] or [-] elite troops to support Zhu Cihong.

After all, Zhang Xianzhong, who occupies Sichuan and Shu, has an excellent geographical advantage. Sichuan and Shu are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they also have the advantage of Yangtze River water transportation.

Once it goes down the river, if no one stops it, the flames of the peasant war will surely ignite all over the land.

Therefore, Zhu Cihong acquiesced in sending his son to the north.

Zuo Mengeng's words also made some sense, but they were not enough to convince Zhu Cihong.

"Absurd." Zhu Cixiang slapped the table and yelled, so frightened that Zuo Menggeng and the other two people quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Although they didn't know what mistake they had made, the three of them knew that it was definitely a good way to kneel down and beg for forgiveness.

"No matter how dilapidated Yuzhou is, you shouldn't be able to travel less than ten miles a day. Besides, can't you send a Qingqi here?" Zhu Cihong's eyes widened angrily.

Although warriors are the most important force to protect national security, they are a double-edged sword. If they are suppressed inappropriately, if they are arrogant, they will threaten the person holding the sword sooner or later.

Zhu Cihong is well aware of this truth, so no matter how reasonable Zuo Menggeng's three people are today, or there is no reason at all, Zhu Cihong will suppress them.

(End of this chapter)