Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 921 Crisis 2
The cold wind howled, splitting everything in the world.Under the ravages of severe cold, thousands of birds are flying and thousands of people are gone. At this time, even the fastest farmers can only hide at home and shiver in old clothes, looking forward to the early arrival of spring.

However, in this bitingly cold season when everything is stunned, the road from Henan to Hebei is densely populated. Tens of thousands of peasants are struggling on the snow with horse-drawn carts and donkey carts. Head north.Tens of thousands of troops were mobilized for an expedition of thousands of miles, and the material consumption was absolutely astronomical. It was not enough to collect most of the carriages in the Heluo area, so many peasants volunteered to load a few boxes of bullets or a few boxes of explosives with the chicken bus. , using human power instead of animal power to push them away, the horse-drawn carts and rooster carts merged into an endless line of vehicles on the official road.Fortunately, they are all cement roads, which are easy to walk on. If it is a dirt road, it will be difficult for chicken buses to pile up.

In view of the fact that it has been snowing every day, making the roads very slippery, women in the villages along the way have spontaneously organized themselves to clear the snow on the roads.Every twenty miles there is a soup and porridge shack, in which pots of steaming ginger soup and meat porridge are boiled. The passing troops and civilians, thirsty and tired, can eat whenever they want, free of charge.These unattractive soup and porridge shacks made the troops heading to the front line more and more motivated, and even the civilians were full of energy - you know that in the past, civilians couldn't get up the energy at all, and they were always ready to eat even if they didn't have enough to eat. Who is in the mood to work if he might die?It's just that this money is spent so much, and probably only the Heluo region has the financial resources to provide such sufficient protection for the expeditionary army.

It is said that the food and grass go first before the soldiers and horses are moved. This sentence is not suitable for the Heluo New Army. Their main force will always move much faster than the supplies.No, most of the tens of thousands of troops have already entered the border of Hebei, and the convoys transporting food, grass and ordnance are still behind.However, the supplies they carried with them were enough to last until the arrival of the supply troops, and there might be some leftovers.Although the main force of Heluo's new army has passed, it does not mean that the local government can relax. There are still many troops going to the front line, such as the Sichuan Army, such as the brave fighters organized from various places.Sitting in the soup and porridge shed by the side of the road, you can see groups of fierce cavalry galloping by from time to time. This is the Huaisi cavalry, a powerful cavalry group that has been active in the Lianghuai area since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.Their ancestors once made great contributions in the war of expelling the Tartars, and even fought in Yuerhai to destroy the Beiyuan. Horse thieves who rushed to the state and ran into the government made the Lianghuai area restless.Yang Menglong managed Henan, so naturally he would not be polite to these rebellious guys. After a big meal, the Huaisi cavalry completely worshiped under his leather boots and became an outside force under his command.Now that the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty are in full-scale war, the Huaisi cavalry are of course unwilling to be lonely. They put on the armor handed down from their ancestors, sharpen their sabers, jump on their horses, and invite each other. Big job.Fang Yizhi said that the Huaisi cavalry had to prepare their own horses. The Heluo New Army did not have enough horses to supply them, but they could provide them with horse feed for free... So these guys generally brought two horses with them. Some family conditions That's right, the guy who can be regarded as half aristocrat probably thinks that the free horse feed is not free, and it is free to eat, so he simply brought twelve or three war horses. Come out for a walk, strengthen your muscles and bones, why not do it?
Seeing a dozen horses surrounded by a triumphant cavalryman, the logistics unit of the Heluo New Army, which was in charge of supplying the horses, roared past ten thousand grass-mud horses.

Although this Huaisi cavalry is a bit greedy for small things, they are really well equipped. Each of them brought at least two horse spears, two seedling knives, one horizontal knife for foot combat, bows and arrows, throwing axes, iron bones, and chains. Hammers and the like were also brought according to personal preference, and the fork was very well made, and the armor was purchased from the military factory of the Heluo New Army. Every steel plate was polished brightly and dazzled.Huaisi has sent out elite soldiers since ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period, three thousand Yuejia swallowed up the State of Wu; Thousands of Jiangdong's children galloped freely and slaughtered the world; in the Western Han Dynasty, Li Ling's five thousand Jingchu swordsmen made the 200 Xiongnu cavalry almost desperate...Wei and Jin, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Anshi Rebellion, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Song and Yuan Wars... until the War of Resistance Against Japan, almost every war There are figures of Huaisi children fighting bloody battles, and almost every battlefield is soaked with their blood.Now that the Ming Dynasty is facing the crisis of overthrow, these powerful fighters who have been deliberately suppressed for more than 200 years once again rushed to the battlefield with swords and horses.Their morale is high, and their relatives and friends encourage each other: "[-] years ago, our ancestors followed the Taizu to sweep the Northern Yuan Dynasty and established immortal feats. It affects the descendants of the tenth generation. Now it is our turn to go to the battlefield to fight for the Huaisi children. A brighter future ahead!"

"So powerful..."

Seeing the fierce figure of the Huaisi cavalry roaring past, Zhu Yujian admired it from the bottom of his heart.

Li Dingguo, a young and mature man, said: "Yes, rare good soldiers, as long as they are strictly trained, even if they don't use firearms, they will not be defeated at all if they are dragged to Liaodong to fight Jiannu one-on-one!" Shaking his head, some Puzzled: "Daming has no shortage of war horses, nor cavalry, at least in the Lianghuai area. Why has no one thought of using this force for 200 years?"

Zhu Yujian smiled wryly, but did not speak.

The current king of Tang is already a well-known rich man in the south, his family has millions of assets, and more than a dozen factories under his name are continuously delivering new wealth to him every day, and a large number of Ming clan children have come to seek refuge. He went to work in his factory, and Chongzhen also let him go, and didn't interfere much. These days, I don't know how many times more comfortable than before.He also married a wife and had a pair of children. It can be said that he is already contented, and he just wants to stay in Nanyang and live a comfortable life like this.But the situation does not allow him to favor Nanyang. Chongzhen's adventure pushed the whole country to the edge of the abyss. Not to mention him, even King Fu, who has always been obsessed with making money and doesn't care much about national affairs, jumped in a hurry. In a short period of time, 4000 people were gathered, and veterans of the Heluo New Army were hired as officers, and Zhu Yujian led the rapid northward search for the king.As for the ancestral precept that vassal kings cannot lead troops... They have been thrown out of the sky long ago. Fuck you, the country may be about to perish, who can control so much!
When he was in Nanyang, Zhu Yujian was apprehensive, always feeling that the sky was about to fall, but after he set off, he saw so many people taking the initiative to cook porridge and clear snow for the army, and the big rock in his heart suddenly fell down.There are still so many common people who are willing to contribute to this country, and so many excellent soldiers who are willing to fight to the death for this country. Da Ming will not perish!As for Li Dingguo asking him why no one had ever thought of using the Huaisi cavalry, he dared not answer, because if he answered, it would be like slapping Zhu Yuanzhang in the face.

—————Back then, the Hu Weiyong case and the Lanyu case were used to massacre the heroes, almost wiped out all the civil servants and generals of the Huaisi Group, and caused the Huaisi Group to fall apart. Wasn't it Zhu Chongba?Back then, Lao Zhu did it so ruthlessly, so ruthlessly, what kind of face would the later emperor have to ask the Huaisi disciples to work for them?How can they rest assured that Huaisi's disciples will be freed from the prison and once again leap across the world?

It's not that I don't care about the fighting power of Huaisi's elite soldiers, but I'm really afraid that these unruly guys will overthrow them like they destroyed the Yuan Dynasty...

A beautiful white horse ran to Li Dingguo, and on the horse was a little female general... She was really small, only about 11 years old.But the person is pretty enough, the small face is like an apple pink, the eyes are big and round, they are very agile, and they are cute wherever they go.She was wearing a pair of extremely thin leather armor, and paired with a dagger that was no more than half a foot long. I wonder if it could kill a mouse. She was somewhat heroic. Yes, she was from the Heluo area. The little princess is peaceful.Zhu Yujian was not familiar with military affairs, so he temporarily captured Li Dingguo's strong men and asked him to command the 4000 troops. An Ning heard that Li Dingguo was going to lead troops to the battlefield, so he followed without saying a word, saying that he wanted to open his eyes.It's just that now the little princess obviously finds that fighting is not as fun as she imagined, and just riding a horse is enough for her.She asked with a bitter face: "Brother Dingguo..."

Li Dingguo glared at her: "What did you call me? General!"

An Ning rolled her eyes: "Don't do this! Brother Dingguo, how long will it take for us to reach Handan? There is nothing but horseback riding all day long. I feel like I'm about to be knocked apart in two!"

Li Dingguo said angrily: "It's still far away from Handan. If you can't stand it, go back quickly! I told you not to follow, but I don't believe it. This is going to war. What a kid is here to join in the fun!"

An Ning got angry, put his hands on his waist, and called: "Li Dingguo, you are showing me the prestige of a general, right? Believe it or not, I will reveal the good things you did at the end of the term?"

Li Dingguo's neck twitched: "What did I do wrong? What do you think?"

An Ning snorted: "You secretly wrote a love letter to the dance teacher, pretending I didn't know?"

It's okay if you don't mention this, but when you mention it, Li Dingguo's face turns red like a monkey's butt, and he stammered, "You...how did you know?"

An Ning said proudly: "If you want others to know, you have to do nothing! The school is so big, it's too easy for me to know something! How about it, do you want to impress me?"

Li Dingguo was completely depressed: "Forget it, I'm afraid of you." He turned his head and stared at the soldiers behind him who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, with a constipated expression, and asked viciously: "What did you hear just now?" Already?"

The soldiers responded uniformly: "We heard nothing!"

Li Dingguo was very satisfied: "This is the quality that an elite teacher should have!"

Zhu Yujian couldn't help laughing, it's really interesting to be with these little devils.Fighting between An Ning and Li Dingguo has long been a part of daily life. Every time, An Ning wins a big victory. If An Ning doesn't gain the upper hand for a while, Zhu Cihong will jump out to provide fire support. Seeing these three little devils bicker very much. interesting.It's just now...he turned his head to look at Zhu Cihong. This little brat has been silent since he set off, and his silence is really worrying.He felt a little distressed when he saw it, rode his horse and leaned over, and said, "Your Highness, don't worry too much, the emperor will be fine."

Zhu Cihong smiled wryly: "Father listened to slander, rashly mobilized troops, risked the Northern Expedition in the cold winter, and narrowly escaped death. How can I not be worried!"

Zhu Yujian said: "The emperor is so diligent in his administration and loves the people, the emperor will not have the heart to let him fall into danger, he will definitely turn danger into good luck."

Zhu Cihong still smiled wryly: "Uncle Wang, don't persuade me anymore. I understand the character of the emperor father. He is possessed by a demon, and he can't even listen to the words of Marquis Su Yi. This is his own defeat! Even if he can really meet The danger turned into good luck, I am afraid that few of the 30 troops will survive... 30 people, they are also raised by their parents, and they are also flesh and blood, sad and happy, so they were ruined like this. It's too big..."

Zhu Yujian looked at this sad young man in astonishment, feeling a dull pain in his heart.He is only a little old, and he is about to carry such heavy things. Are these things an underage child should carry?He murmured: "God, why are you so cruel to my descendants of the Zhu family, making us either be prisoners in the deep courtyard of the palace wall or walk on thin ice for more than 200 years? Why?"

"drive----"

In the distance, a legendary horse came galloping, it was the military envoy of the Heluo New Army.They were certain that King Tang's banner flew over with the wind all the way, and shouted from a long distance: "Where is the thousand-year-old King Tang? Where is His Royal Highness?"

Zhu Yujian straightened his back and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness is here!"

The military envoy rushed until he was only a dozen steps away from them before reining in his horse, gave a military salute, and gasped, said: "His Royal Highness Tang, His Royal Highness Prince, Li Yan, please leave the army and go lightly, and hurry up." Shimen meet him!"

Zhu Yujian was startled, and asked, "What's wrong? Could something have changed in Beijing?"

The military envoy looked at Zhu Cihong, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice, and said: "According to the military situation reported by the Tianxiong Army guarding Tangshan, the Guanning Army has already shaved their heads and changed their flags, Shanhaiguan is closed and opened, and hundreds of thousands of slaves are built like a flood. are rushing towards Beijing..."

Zhu Yujian's complexion turned pale all of a sudden, and Zhu Cihuang cried out, "Where's my father? And where are the hundreds of thousands of troops? What's going on?"

The military envoy hesitated again and again, but still did not speak out.

Just silence is already the best answer.

Zhu Cihong was stunned for a long time, then let out a wail, fell off the horse, passed out, and was unconscious.

(End of this chapter)