Chapter 400: There is no two days
After Xia Xun and Ming'er said goodbye to Xu Qianhu, they first returned to Xiangshan County, and then rushed back, they also rushed to a ferry, crossed the river from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, arrived at the north bank of the Yangtze River, and then jumped up the river and rushed to the camp of King Yan.
The road back is not easy, all the cars and ships they encountered are because of the war down the river to escape the disaster of war, the local people have also heard the news, no one is willing to rent a car and ship to carry them back to the west, although now the Ming treasure money because of the war depreciation, fortunately Xia Tuo has plenty of money, so he took out all the money, so to say, finally bought a donkey cart, with a car to travel, the speed is faster, Xia Tuo made a cameo appearance, carrying Ruo'er back.
At this time, Chen Xuan had received the holy decree and rushed to the naval camp overnight to take charge of military affairs.
Previously, Sheng Yong fought two more battles with the Northern Army in Puzikou, the first round Sheng Yong won a small victory, but the second round was a big defeat, helpless Zhiping had to lead the remnants of the defeated army across the river, and set up camp on the south bank of the Yangtze River to fortify, and the key task of preventing the Northern Army from going south was handed over to the imperial court water division.
But before, Chen Xuan was implicated because he was very closely involved with Xu Zengshou, and now it is reactivated, the emperor actually did not add him an official and a half knight or a reward to buy people's hearts, it seems that the corruption in this emperor is not light, so many generals surrendered without a fight, but it still can't make him sober up, let him know that no matter what he does, the courtiers will be loyal to him without complaint.
After Chen Xuan stood aside, he had nothing to do at home, the only place to go was Xu Zengshou, after Xu Zengshou died inexplicably, Chen Xuan didn't go anywhere, he became more reticent, only sat and drank at home all day, until the holy decree was issued, and then went to Xu Zengshou's grave to pay tribute and sweep, and rushed to the water master.
The officers and soldiers of the Navy Division are all his old department, I heard that the Governor Chen Du was reinstated and returned to the Water Division, and the generals and cronies under his demon were all very excited, and they were all dressed up early and waited in the Momen as soon as Chen Xuan arrived, and all the generals came forward to meet him, Chen Xuan nodded with a calm face, and Jiang Ming, the deputy general of his cronies, said with a smile: "The Metropolitan Governor, I am very happy to hear that the Metropolitan Governor is back, and we have set up a banquet for the Metropolitan Governor......"
"Get down!"
Chen Xuan said with a calm face: "At the moment of the great enemy, do you still have the leisure to drink?" Raise your account now and discuss military aircraft! ”
Jiang Ming was stunned, and saw that the face of the governor was gloomy, and he didn't dare to disobey, so he hurriedly agreed, ordered people to withdraw from the banquet, and beat the drum of the gathering generals.
The rumbling of drums echoed over the camp of the sailors, announcing the return of Governor Chen Xuan.
On the north bank of the river, Zhu Di was very anxious, he was looking around for ships to cross the river, and if he wanted to cross the river, he must have a big ship, but the imperial court had already burned all the warships and civilian ships in Jiangbei, and where to get a boat for a while, once it was delayed for a long time, this golden opportunity had to be given up, and he had to be forced to return to Beiping.
Zhu Mozheng was worried about the ship's affairs, and Ji Gang rushed into the big tent with an arrow, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Yang Xu is back!" ”
"What?"
Zhu Mo got up with great joy, he valued Xia Xun very much, Xia Xun was chased and killed in Jiangbei, he didn't know yet, he always thought that Xia Shi was still hidden under Cimu Mountain, and now he had arrived at the north bank of the Yangtze River, Xia Xun still didn't come to see, he thought it was the reason why he couldn't enter and exit the blockade along the river, and when he heard that Xia Qing arrived, he was naturally overjoyed.
Zhu Mo said: "Please!" The feet had hurriedly greeted him, and Ji Gang hurriedly followed behind.
The army came and went, people and horses went back and forth, some people drilled, some people consolidated the camp defense, and some people were hurriedly building big ships, tinkling everywhere, and they were busy. Seeing Xia Qing's figure coming from afar, Zhu Mo showed a smile on his face, he stood still, looked at Xia Qing with a smile, and then ......, his smile froze on his face......
He saw that Xia Qing was still walking beside a girl, when he saw the girl's face clearly, his consciousness suddenly became a little trance, he seemed to have escaped from this battlefield full of war clouds, and returned to the era when he was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, yes, that year, he was seventeen years old, she was fifteen years old, the first time he saw her, he was fascinated by this fifteen-year-old charming girl, and since then, the two have lived and lived together until today.
Zhu Mo blinked, the girl walking beside Xia Xun was vaguely similar to Concubine Xu at that time, it was really ...... It's so similar!
"Your Highness! Your Highness! ”
Xia Qing arrived in front of him and called twice in a row, Zhu Mo looked at Ruo'er with straight eyes, and he hadn't come back to his senses yet. This is not to blame him, when I saw my sister-in-law last time, Ruo'er was still a nine-year-old naughty child, and the girl was eighteen years old, and when I saw her again, she was already a handsome and lovely girl, how dare he come forward to admit his relatives recklessly.
Zhu Mo pointed at Ruo'er and said with some hesitation: "Yang Xu, the ......,... The girl went to ......,...,
"Big brother-in-law, don't you recognize me?"
Zhu Mo is not much older than he looked a little older, and his appearance is not much different from a few years ago, and Xia Mo has been called out, Ruo'er still doesn't know which one he is. Ruo'er screamed happily, ran to his side, and subconsciously wanted to hug his arm, but before he could touch his sleeve, Ruo'er realized that she had grown up, she glanced at Xia Hui quickly, withdrew her hand, and saluted Zhu Yingying.
"Ahh Miaojin? Ruo'er, it turned out to be you, haha, it was really you! ”
Zhu Mo was surprised and delighted, looked her up and down, and exclaimed: "It's only been a few years, that yellow-haired girl is actually ......, oops, at that time, you were still like a little bean Ding'er, and your height was as high as your brother-in-law's waist, and you grew so big in the blink of an eye!" ”
Ruo'er gave him a big white eye, and said coquettishly: "Who is so small, say bad things about me, I'll tell my sister!" ”
Calling herself a child in front of her sweetheart, of course she didn't want to. After saying this, Ruo'er glanced at Fuqing quickly, and said in her heart: "He saw me at that time, no wonder...... Is it any wonder that I spoke to him so seriously, but he treated me like a child, and he always treated me as a child? ”
Ruo'er subconsciously straightened her chest.
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"The only thing to worry about now is Zhan Shen."
Zhu Mo returned to the tent with them, briefly described the situation after each other's departure, and immediately read the most difficult problem at the moment, Zhu Lin frowned tightly and said: "Mei Yin is stationed in Huai'an, according to the soldiers, according to my opinion, Mei Yin is also undecided, I don't know whether I should take refuge in this king at this time, but if it is difficult for me to cross the river on the north bank of the Yangtze River, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not change his mind and wave his army to fight."
There is also Fengyang, the capital of the capital, there are also 60,000 permanent garrisons, this army is now also immovable, watch and see, once the king shows defeat or hesitate to move forward, they will also take the opportunity to send troops, but this ship is really difficult to find, the general boat not to say that it can not transport the troops across the river as soon as possible, and it is not possible to balance with the imperial navy, at present, the imperial court sailor nearly 80,000 troops are the governor Chen Xuan is a veteran of the navy, and he is very popular with the sailor soldiers, and the military heart is strict and should not be underestimated. ”
"Chen Xuan?"
Xia Xuan's expression moved, and he said: "The minister knows this Chen Xuan, because he has a close relationship with the governor of Xu, and he has also been implicated, and he has been recruited to take away his military position. ”
"Not bad!"
Xia Xuan thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, is it possible for us to surrender Chen Xuan?" ”
Along the way, there were many generals, and after revisiting this question, Zhu Mo stared at Xia Qing intently with a sudden movement in his heart, and asked nervously: "Is this possible?" ”
Xia Xun said: "The minister thinks that he should not take precautions." Chen Dudu was unfairly affected by the imperial court, and he had a good relationship with Xu Dadudu, and the imperial court now said that Xu Dadu was dead, in our hands, and now the county lord is in our account, she is Xu Dadudu's sister-in-law, and she is the party. If His Royal Highness writes a letter to recruit Chen Dudu, and then attaches a handwritten letter from the little county lord, explaining the truth about Xu Dudu's killing, Chen Dudu may not be willing to work for the court again! ”
"Good! It's worth a try, if it can succeed, this king can not only get a naval army, but more importantly, this Yangtze River moat will no longer be a problem, crossing the river boat, you can have it! ”,
Zhu Moxin happily took the case!
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In the camp of the Southern Army's naval division, Chen Jie, who was reorganizing the army day and night and preparing for battle, suddenly ushered in a mysterious guest. After being briefed by the soldiers, the guest was introduced into his Chinese army tent, and no one knew who this person was, let alone what he said to Chen Xuan, and after an hour, the guest left. Chen Xuan spent an afternoon alone in the tent and saw no one.
That night, Chen Dudu's Chinese army tent was brightly lit, and the people who were ordered to meet were Chen Xuan's old subordinates for many years.
For three days, more and more generals participated in the meeting, and they were the main generals of each warship.
In the past four years, the generals have been oppressed, and their authority and status are declining, and now the king of Yan is arrogant again, and the generals have long had two meanings, and their old boss for many years said that they wanted to vote for the king of Yan, where did the generals still have the determination to fight desperately? Although Chen Xuan was cautious and divided the rumors to find out the hearts of the generals, he tried all the way and hardly encountered a general who was resolutely opposed and swore to fight to the death.
Chen Xuan sighed secretly, and said in his heart: "It's not that the generals are afraid of war and death, looking at this situation, it is really the hearts of the people in the court that have been lost!" ”
This strengthened Chen Xuan's determination, he sat behind the handsome case, and said in a deep voice: "There is no way in the court, so today, His Royal Highness King Yan is also the blood of the first emperor, why not take refuge in King Yan?" Besides, this governor can have today, all thanks to the Governor of Xu, I have here the handwritten letter of the small county lord of the Zhongshan Palace, the Governor of Xu died tragically under the emperor's sword, with the imperial court where the palace is located, and actually made this three indiscriminate means, planting dirt and the king of Yan. Where is there still a little bit of the appearance of the imperial court in this imperial court?
In public and private, for the lives of the soldiers of our three armies, for the future of my military generals, in order to avenge the revenge of a sword for the governor of Xu, the governor decided to return to the king of Yan tomorrow. People have their own aspirations, and those who are not willing to follow the governor to join the king of Yan can stand up now, and the governor can guarantee your safety, and tomorrow when the governor raises troops, you can leave by yourself, is there? ”
Sun Xuan glanced around, and the generals under the tent were motionless.
"Good!" ,
Chen Xuan Huoran stood up, pulled out an arrow, folded his hands, and broke the arrow in half with a "click", and said sharply: "Then you and my brother's nose will change flags together tomorrow, this governor said in his head today, there are those who disobey their hearts and repent, there are such arrows!" ”
"The last general obeys!"
The generals responded suddenly, Chen Xuan's tense face eased, and he smiled: "Everyone sit down, King Yan has always treated heroes well, I will wait for the righteousness, and His Royal Highness King Yan will definitely not treat everyone badly." ”
Deputy General Jiang Ming thought for a while and hesitated: "Governor, our brothers are all soldiers brought out by the governor, and our brothers will naturally not go to the right." However, "............ The younger brother heard that the county lord of Qingcheng had gone to the northern military camp to negotiate peace, and the emperor was willing to divide the river and rule, cut off half of the country and the king of Yan, and the king of Yan was not allowed to kill only three traitors. Now that we have taken refuge in King Yan, once the Jing is over and King Yan returns to Beiping, what should we do with our brothers? We are sailors, other soldiers can follow His Royal Highness King Yan If we go to Beiping, "There is no place for it!" ”
Chen Xuan glanced at him, "Snorted, "Idiot! King Yan has torn his face with the emperor, and when the soldiers come to the city and kill Fang Huang, will King Yan stop and return to Beiping? Even if King Yan is willing, are the many soldiers who follow King Yan and are willing to fight on the battlefield? To this day, once King Yan crosses the river and takes Jinling to be the emperor or not, it is not for anyone to decide, but the will of God!
The world is not the world of one person is the world of the world, the emperor has no way, and the one who hums the Tao is replaced! There are no two days in the sky, there are no two masters in the world, it's time to change hands! ”
"Oh," hehe...... "...... The last general understands! Jiang Ming touched the back of his head and nodded with a smile.
Is he really that stupid? How can such a stupid person be Chen Xuan's confidant adjutant general! Jiang Ming pretended to be stupid, but he asked what they wanted to ask for some people who didn't think clearly. Tell these people that what they want to vote for is not the Yan King of Beiping, but the future co-owner of the world, this is the work of the dragon, don't half-heartedly suffer from gains and losses!
All the generals really cheered up: "Yes, there are no two days in the sky, there are no two lords in the country, the light of King Yan is so blazing that it has completely covered the emperor's brilliance, this world, it is time to change hands!" ”
The next day
"Look, look! That's my Daming's sailor fleet! ”,
Sheng Yong's army, which was deployed along the river, suddenly saw a large number of ships coming down the river from the upper reaches, protecting each other, casting flags to cover the sky, and the golden drum was shaken.
"Hey! Look at this big ship, this is our sailor, with such a sailor, no matter how powerful the Yan army is, it will not be able to cross the Yangtze River! ”
"That is, don't say 150,000 soldiers and horses, even if he has an army of one million, they are all early draggers from the north, wanting to cross the river? Is it enough to fill the river? Hey! ”
The soldiers were pointing and talking a lot, which was something that lifted the morale of the army, so no one paid attention to them.
Countless warships sailed over, crossed the entire river, and then turned to the north bank at the same time, and the soldiers on the south bank all watched with bated breath: "Is the sailor going to attack the Yan army?" But the Yan army hasn't crossed the river yet, no matter how powerful the sailor is, it is impossible to go ashore to fight, right? ”
On the largest battleship in the middle, Chen Xuan was wearing battle armor, his back was draped in crimson red, and he stood on the bridge with his sword.
The officers and men on the south bank were dumbfounded, and watched as countless ships and ships that covered the sky and the sun sailed towards the north shore one by one, and all of them were stupid: "Sailor ...... Surrendered? ”
The red sun over there had just risen to a pole high, and the red sun sprinkled the golden snakes dancing wildly, all red.
A thought involuntarily floated in the hearts of the soldiers on the south bank: "King Yan is about to cross the river, and no one can stop him!" ”
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Far West.
Claviyo stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the camp tents under the mountain, one after another, from the edge of the sky to the edge of the sky, endless, countless herds of war horses, floating in front of the tents in front of the sky, like a fortress of steel, motionless.
Sir Claviyo held down the thin sword at his waist in amazement, he was a skilled fencer, but he did not even dare to let his sword touch the brass ring of his boots in the face of such a magnificent spectacle.
Samarkand, the kingdom of Emperor Timur, is so magnificent that the capital of his own monarch is a joke.
At this time, he saw several knights coming from afar towards the great tent of Timur Khan, and he hurried down the hill towards it. He was an envoy sent by His Majesty Castille of the Kingdom of Spain to meet Timur the Great, who had long heard that Timur the Great was invincible and had the most feared army in the world, but it was only here, seeing it with his own eyes, that he believed the rumors were true.
"Perhaps this emperor can conquer everything their horses can run to if he wants to, and his mighty army can run wherever their horses can run." Claviyo thought in amazement as he walked into the Emperor's tent.
The arrangement of the tent is very prosperous, and the huge tent is full of jewels, and it seems that all the treasures of the world have been concentrated here.
Timur the Great, the chilling quilt, was limping along. He listened very seriously to the news from his courtiers, and his eyes were blazing. Claviyo had been here for several days, and everyone was familiar with him, so he didn't dare to say more, so he hurriedly stood aside and observed the people.
Those few people are in the dust, looking at their outfits, they should have come from a far, far away, but they are in good spirits, Claviyo knows very well, the warriors of Timur the Great, as long as they stand in front of their great monarch, even if they are about to die after the blood is shed, they will be so energetic, their emperor is tantamount to the undefeated god of war in the eyes of all his warriors, yes, he is a god-like existence.
The person who was reporting the news to Timur the Great respectfully touched his chest with his hand, and after saluting the Great Khan, he immediately reported: "On the orders of the Great Khan, we have infiltrated the Ming Kingdom and have gathered as much information as we can. The great empire in the East, the great founding monarch Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, has passed away......"
"Has Zhu Yuanzhang passed away? That Zhu Yuanzhang, who drove the emperor of the Great Yuan Empire and his subjects out of the Central Plains like dogs, is dead? ”
Timur was shocked, and the person who reported the news said respectfully: "Yes, the Great Khan, the one who now rules the Ming kingdom is his grandson, a young man in his early twenties. ”
"Oh! It's a pity, it's a pity, in the past few years, I've been busy conquering Eastern Chagatai, Western Chahatai, Golden Horde, Khorizm, Persian I'er, Turkey, Delhi Sultan (North India), and I haven't been freeing my hands, I originally wanted to make this emperor who founded the Eastern Empire my last opponent ......"
Old Timur sighed regretfully. angry, raised his head again: "Okay, tell me about the current situation of this empire." ”
"Yes, Great Khan, the extent of this country is impossible for the minister to know, but judging from the dense population of the places through which the minister passed, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the largest country in the world. Their emperor had about 1.5 million standing troops, and when they went to war, they would leave about 1 million troops to guard their vast territory, and about 500,000 troops would be mobilized to fight. And they have there, every city of the city, there are strong and tall walls, and around the walls there will be a ring of rivers that say......"
Obviously, the spies of old Timur had gone deep into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and did some investigation, and in the end, he said: "When the minister came back, in the north of the Ming Empire, there was a vassal king who was rebelling, but compared to the behemoth of the Ming Empire, the vassal king was weak and pitiful, he was like a rabbit at the feet of a lion.
I think he should have been crushed by the iron cavalry of the Ming Empire by now. All in all, this is a unified and very powerful country, and the Great Khan, the angry minister, to say something disrespectful, thinks that among all the opponents of the Great Khan, the Ming Kingdom will be your most difficult enemy to conquer! ”
Old Timur's eyes shone brightly, like an old lion, in pursuit of the glory of the final battle, and his face was flushed with excitement, so that the age spots on his face became more prominent: "That's wonderful! I'm going to go there, I'm going to conquer there, I'm going to prove that I'm the best in the world. Remember what I said, although the world is big, it can't accommodate two monarchs, and the one who can stay can only be me! ”,
Old Timur waved his arms and shouted excitedly, he walked away with his lame leg and sat down on the soft Persian hair, and a charming blonde Persian girl with a white veil on her face, showing her bewitching little waist and sexy belly button, immediately fell to her knees in front of him and gently shook her legs for him.
Old Timur shouted: "Ulan Ba Day, Ulan Ji Day!" ”,
A man walked in outside the tent, touched his chest with his hand, and said respectfully: "My Great Khan! ”
This Ulan Bari was the second brother of Xiri Bari who wanted to use explosives to kill the Yan Wang's family in Beiping City, and after thousands of miles, he finally found the hero he admired and threw himself into the king's account.
Old Timur said excitedly: "Listen, you go at once, find out for me the fastest shortcut to Daming, and then go to Daming, get me more detailed information about them, oh, it's better to have a map, it's too far away, I don't want to take my army to the wrong road." ”
When he saw Claviyo standing aside, he suddenly had an idea, and said excitedly: "By the way, I can give you the identity of an envoy, and you will go to meet the emperor of the Ming Kingdom in my name, so that you can get the most detailed and useful information." ”
Old Timur leaned over and lay down on the soft pubic fur, muttering: "When I get rid of the Ottoman Empire and get that idiot back from Baiya, I'll go, I'll go to the East and conquer my last opponent!" Wait for me, old Timur, will come! ”