The baggage troops were sent out in the afternoon. Huang Zongxi was in charge of the escort, and after setting off from Bei Andingmen, he headed for Pucheng, which was 270 miles away.

One million bows and arrows need to be escorted by a hundred taels of carts, and Wang Zhizheng sent out 5,000 people for the baggage troops alone. All were drawn from the Forbidden Army's Broadsword Battalion.

Wang Zhizheng did not set off immediately, he and Xie Zhenglong and Jiang Nai sorted out the soldiers and horses of the five military camps.

Wang Zhizheng was fighting, and it was the first time he led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the thieves had always been hundreds of people and dozens of people before. The largest scale, that is, the crackdown on thieves in Yancheng County, mobilized more than 1,000 people! This time he led tens of thousands of forbidden troops to the expedition, to be honest, Wang Zhizheng's psychological pressure was also very great!

Wang Zhizheng went home, caught Zhang Yan and his eldest son Liangxuan, and Zhou Cheng led the troops to be responsible for protection, after Wang Zhizheng and the generals turned, Emperor Chongzhen personally came to Deshengmen to send the king out!

The young Emperor Chongzhen was full of hope for Wang Zhizheng this time, so seeing that the Tartars had invaded the nearby Gyeonggi Strongland, he was not particularly in a hurry, just because this time it was none other than Wang Zhizheng who presided over the suppression of thieves, in the mind of Emperor Chongzhen, there was no Wang Zhizheng who was unfair, and there was no one Wang Zhizheng could not convince, and the only person who could defeat Wang Zhizheng seemed to be himself? Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen this time, compared with the time when Manchuria entered the Kou two years ago, he was not panicked!

Wang Zhizheng took the Zhuangxing wine handed over by Chongzhen and drank it all, then knelt on the ground and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the Tartars waved 10,000 soldiers and horses led by Huang Taijide's younger brother, and I promise the emperor that I will not return the Loulan oath if I don't break it!" If the permanent threat of Gyeonggi is not lifted, Wechen will definitely not return to Beijing! ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction and helped Wang Zhizheng to say sincerely: "Although the governor of the capital can rest assured, the war on the northern front will be handed over to Aiqing to manage, and I will personally do a good job of logistics support for you, you can rest assured that you can only take 10,000 soldiers and horses to fight with the Tartars!" ”

Wang Zhizheng nodded, and then turned around with Jiang Nai and the others and stepped onto the war horse. The momentum is like a rainbow, which increases the confidence of Emperor Chongzhen even more.

At this time, Zhou Yanru next to him suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the governor of the capital is on the expedition, and naturally the chances of winning are very high, but the security of the Gyeonggi region needs more attention, and Weichen suggests that Gyeonggi Zhili be put under martial law immediately!" If there is no martial law, it will not be safe after all, and the saint must not be involved in danger with his body of ten thousand gold! ”

Emperor Chongzhen laughed and patted Zhou Yanru's shoulder and laughed: "Old Pavilion Elder, in the past, Han Xin fought against the water and broke Xiang Yu, and now that my metropolitan governor is out of the horse, is it still necessary for us to martial law the capital?" As long as I don't martial law the capital, the war on the northern front, Wang Zhizheng will definitely be able to fight well! ”

Zhou Yanru suffered a big loss from Wang Zhizheng and almost lost his future, if it weren't for Emperor Chongzhen using him to contain and suppress the booming Wang Zhizheng, his original career would have ended here, and now he has recovered and become much smarter! Seeing that Chongzhen was full of confidence in Wang Zhizheng's victory, he didn't say more.

Wang Zhizheng's marching speed was not fast, from the Beijing division, through Yanqing, it would soon be Pucheng, but Wang Zhizheng's speed was not fast, so that even the baggage troops did not catch up.

Jiang Nai rode a horse and asked Wang Zhizheng: "Grandpa is marching so slowly, is he afraid that the Tartars will leave stragglers in ambush near here?" ”

Wang Zhizheng nodded and said: "The so-called slow advance and quick war, this is the truth, now the enemy is in the dark, I am also in the dark, both sides are undeclared war, we can't figure out where the main force of the other side is." I only judged that the main force of the Tartars would besiege Puseong, but I am not sure that they would bypass Puseong and leave an ambush on the main route where we attacked Puseong. ”

Jiang Nai said: "The governor is extremely worried! At several important nodes, if there are ambushes, Huang Zongxi will report in time. ”

Wang Zhizheng's worries seem to be really superfluous, from Jingshi to Tongzhou, there is no resistance, although the people's livelihood is withering, ten rooms and nine empty, but there is no beacon fire.

Wang Zhizheng still didn't dare to let down his vigilance.

From Tongzhou to Pucheng, Wang Zhizheng was more cautious, because this set of distances was mountainous and hilly, and there were possible ambushes everywhere.

Dorgon was good at using the art of war, and he knew very well the truth of the call between reality and fiction, so Wang Zhizheng had to guard against it.

Sure enough, as soon as the chariots and horses marching from Tongzhou to Pucheng had traveled more than 20 miles, Huang Zongxi's baggage troops sent someone to deliver the news: Jingjing Pass was sure that there were ambush soldiers. He now ordered a fire to be lit and cooked, and when the main force came, they would work together to deal with the ambush. Because the baggage troops have no ability to attack!

Hearing the information, Wang Zhizheng was very excited, after so many years, he was finally going to meet and fight with Tartar.

Wang Zhizheng said to Jiang Nai: "Brother Jiang, according to Huang Zongxi's report from the horse, this ambush army should be kept by Dolgon to be used by rabbits, and Huang Zongxi's baggage battalion is bows and arrows and grain and grass. As for the number of thieves, it is difficult to judge now, but if all 10,000 people are dispatched, our power will be exposed, so I decided to select 2,000 people and go to cooperate with the baggage battalion to guide the ambush soldiers down to fight! ”

Jiang Nai held his beard and said, "Grandpa, your analysis is reasonable, it is indeed impossible for Dolgon's main force to set up an ambush here, after all, he will not be able to get the information that we will march into Datong!" Leave this task to Jiang Nai......! ”

Wang Zhizheng waved his hand and said: "No, Brother Jiang, you are in charge of logistics and deployment, leading troops to charge is not your strong point, this ambush army will be solved by me, you and Xie Zhenglong will advance from both sides with soldiers and horses, bypassing this Jingjing Pass,!" ”

Jiang Nai said uneasily: "Grandpa, bringing two thousand people is too little, it's better to take half of it!" ”

Wang Zhizheng smiled: "Dolgon, the little general, although he is only twenty years old, has been in the army for five or six years, which is longer than my war experience!" It's also an old fox on the battlefield! It is impossible for him to personally lead the main force to guard the rabbit on the mountain, his purpose is to deal with the reinforcements that come from the Beijing Division, the more soldiers and horses left behind, the less available troops he can use to burn and kill and plunder near Gyeonggi, I judge that it will not exceed two thousand! ”

Wang Zhizheng has always said nothing in the army, and since he said so, Jiang Nai, as a subordinate, can only obey.

Wang Zhizheng immediately galloped with 2,000 men and quickly caught up with Huang Zongxi's logistics troops.

When Huang Zongxi saw Wang Zhizheng coming, he hurriedly stomped his feet and said, "Why did the governor only bring two thousand people, how can this be enough?" ”

Wang Zhizheng smiled and asked: "If it's not enough, you won't use it, do you know how to do it?" ”

Huang Zongxi grinned and said: "After fighting with the governor for so many years, will there be no such trivial matter?" ”

Wang Zhizheng nodded with satisfaction: "Go and do it!" ”