On the morning of August 20, in front of Bei'an Gate, flags were hunting, horses' hooves were rumbling, and slogans and snare drums responded.

Zhu Cihong rode on a white war horse, wearing a golden battle armor, a red cloak, and a delicate sword at his waist.

Cao Huachun also followed closely behind Zhu Cihong, as a supervisor, he mainly supervised food and salary, and recorded merits, and next to him was his younger brother Lu Jiude.

The phalanx of the Yongwei battalion was in the middle of the army, and the soldiers stood neatly and solemnly in the square, all of them in complete armor and high spirits.

The two wings of the Yongwei battalion are the Shenji battalion and the Shenshu battalion, and no one has an opinion on the Yongwei battalion in the middle, not to mention that the Yongwei battalion is now Zhu Cihong's descendant, even if it is according to the Ming Emperor's personal conquest, the deployment of the three major battalions is also like this.

The biggest feature of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion is that their faces are white and their armor is bright, most of them are noble children, and their daily drills are also sparse, and they are all well maintained.

Wang Wannian, the general of the Shenji Battalion, wears a cloud-winged helmet and a long body armor, his armor leaves are very particular, it seems that the latest painting has been painted, and under the sun, the light can be seen.

In the military formation of the Shenshu camp, all of them wore phoenix-winged helmets on their heads, held eyebrow sharp knives, wore piercing armor, fish scale armor, mountain armor, a treasure carving bow around their waists, and a horse in their hips.

The left deputy general of the Shenshu battalion is a general in his thirties, named Zhang Shize, the eldest son of the British Gongzhang Zhiji, and this time he personally led the 5,000 cavalry of the Shenshu battalion to go out with the royal car.

Many of the noble sons and daughters of the two battalions went out to fight for the first time, and they were all in high spirits, with charming smiles on their faces, imagining that they would follow the prince to make contributions and add another layer of gold to the family.

On both sides of the Desheng Gate, there were crowds of onlookers, who called out to the army and were very enthusiastic.

At one o'clock in the morning (seven o'clock in the morning), Emperor Chongzhen's big car Lu book came out from Bei'an Gate, the big car Lu book is the emperor's special specification when traveling, the largest car driving honor guard, with twelve horses pulled, densely lined up with various flags around.

The Sun and Moon Flag, the Cloud, Rain, Wind and Thunder Flag, the Five Star Flag, the Beidou Flag One, the Five Mountains Flag, the Four Blasphemy Flags, the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, the Shenwu Flag, the Heavenly Deer, the Tianma Flag, the Twenty-Eight Su Flags, etc., are innumerable, all of which represent the majesty of the emperor.

After the big driving of the Lu book, the civil and military officials who followed, when they saw the emperor's big driving Lu book appear, the sound of the mountain shouting long live sounded around Bei'anmen, and the sound sounded like a mountain and a sea, which was shocking.

Emperor Chongzhen walked out of the book, he was dressed in military uniform, rode a horse, came to the army for the army, and the teaching workshop began to play the song of good luck.

In the military formation, Cao Huachun shouted: "Long live my emperor!" ”

All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Long live!" Banzai! ”

Chongzhen saw that the jubilant army was excited, and couldn't help but speak: "Da Ming, Wan Sheng!" ”

Countless soldiers raised their weapons and shouted, "Wan Sheng! Wansheng! ”

In the midst of great happiness and the farewell of the people of Beijing, Zhu Cihong rode his horse to the front of the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, and led more than 14,000 people from the three battalions of Yongwei Battalion, Shenji Battalion, and Shenshu Battalion from Deshengmen to Beijing and march to Shunyi.

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After Zhu Cihong led the army to leave the Beijing Division, he walked for more than an hour, only a dozen miles, and the gap between the three battalions was immediately revealed.

The weather in August was still hot, and after the sun came out and slowly rose, the temperature became higher and higher, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were already sweating and panting after only an hour, and the order of the team was already chaotic.

Some soldiers took off their helmets because they couldn't stand the heat, and some took off their armor and put it on the car that pulled the artillery, complaining that the weather was too hot for people to live by.

"General, find a shady place to rest, the brothers can't stand it!" There were quite a few noble sons who shouted.

Wang Wannian said angrily: "Bastard, how far has you gone before you shout? Look at the brave guards of the camp, not only are they wearing several layers of armor but also have fire guns hanging on their bodies, why is no one complaining? ”

The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion looked at the ranks of the Yongwei Battalion one by one, and saw that although they were all sweating, their faces were quite relaxed, and there was no sound of complaint.

"Aren't they human? How can you not be afraid of heat, not afraid of tiredness? The artillerymen of the Shenji battalion muttered.

Wang Wannian looked at the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion bowing their heads one by one and feeling unmotivated, and felt helpless, this group of young master soldiers didn't know how long they hadn't trained.

Although he is in charge of the Shenji Battalion, it is not good to strictly require the generals of the battalion to practice every day on weekdays, which is too offensive, and everyone is noble, so there is no need to be so stiff.

The camp was much more relaxed, and they all rode their horses and followed the group slowly, and some of the soldiers had the leisure to enjoy the surrounding countryside.

Zhu Cihong rode his horse, occasionally looked back, and also saw the situation of the Shenji Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion, and sighed secretly in his heart, it seems that he can't expect this group of young master soldiers to fight.

After marching a few more miles, Zhu Cihong ordered the whole army to repair on the spot, set off again in a quarter of an hour, and asked the whole camp of the Shenshu Battalion to dismount and walk.

Approaching noon, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the war horse will be more tired and tired for a long time, and it is especially easy to get sick.

Zhu Cihong received news from the Jinyi guard in front that Li Tingbiao's baggage team had arrived ten miles away from Shunyi City and had already taken cover.

Zhu Cihong nodded, and began to calculate the time and distance, there was Long Xiang who did not accept the night and the Jinyi guard spies to open the way, and the Qing soldiers and scouts who were wandering outside Shunyi City were driven away as long as they were close to a few miles, and they couldn't get close to the five miles range of the baggage team, let alone explore the march of the three major battalions.

A quarter of an hour later, the army marched again, and Zhu Cihong, in order to take care of the Shenji Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion, ordered a quarter of an hour's rest for every ten-mile march.

Even so, at noon, under the scorching sun, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion still couldn't keep up with the marching speed of the Yongwei Battalion.

The Shenshu camp is not much better, riding a horse for a long time, it is very unaccustomed to walking, and even the legs begin to float while walking, which makes the left deputy general Zhang Shize angry.

Under the same scorching sun, the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion still maintained an intact queue, one by one, full of energy, and the speed of advance did not slow down in the slightest, and even the artillery battalion that was pulling and transporting artillery did not fall for a moment.

The army walked for another two hours, and the Yongwei battalion began to bury the pot to cook, and after the soldiers of the battalion had lunch and rested for a while, the Shenji battalion and the Shenshu battalion came over slowly, and the soldiers of the two battalions were panting and sweating like rain, and the formation was already in chaos.

The soldiers of the two battalions had only one thought in their hearts: "Are the soldiers of this Yongwei battalion his mother's man?" Walking for so long is like a nobody. ”

Zhang Shize and Wang Wannian came to Zhu Cihong, their faces were a little embarrassed, and said: "Your Highness, the Yongwei Battalion is really going too fast, and our two battalions really can't keep up!" If you don't want to march in the afternoon, please ask Your Highness to order the Yongwei battalion to slow down a little. ”

Zhu Cihong glanced at them and said lightly: "This place is only a dozen miles away from Shunyi, the Yongwei Battalion is one step ahead, you slowly bury the pot and cook, and turn in Shunyi in the afternoon." ”

"Your Highness is merciful!" After hearing this, the two hurriedly thanked them, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and immediately beckoned their soldiers to hurry over to transport food.

Zhu Cihong left the Son of Heaven's honor guard again, and asked Cao Huachun to take two battalions of guards, this thing has such a big pomp and whistles, go to war or go shopping? The Han generals who carried the banner were already tired of dogs, and they couldn't run with them.

Seeing that the Yongwei battalion began to line up, Zhang Shize said: "Your Highness, I don't know where the army will meet and camp for the night when I arrive in Shunyi in the afternoon?" ”

"Camp for the night?" Zhu Cihong frowned and said, "What kind of camp?" In the afternoon, we will meet directly in the city of Shunyi and spend the night in the city! ”

After speaking, Zhu Cihong no longer paid attention to the two of them, and ordered the Yongwei battalion to start marching and go straight to Shunyi City.

Looking at the Yongwei camp in the distance, Zhang Shize and Wang Wannian were directly stunned in place, and after a long time, Zhang Shize said: "Your Highness means to take Shunyi City today?" Meet us in the city? ”

Wang Wannian: "It should be......"