At the time when Zhang Mingwei was busy relocating the soldiers and civilians in Guanning, far away in the southern area of the Daming River, outside the city of Yingtianfu, there was an army.

In the tent of the Chinese army, a general was wearing armor, but he was not wearing a helmet, facing a map, but his eyes were obviously not on the map, obviously thinking about something.

Suddenly, I saw a personal soldier outside the tent step inside, and with a look of joy, he said to the general, "Marshal, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" ”

"Oh?" When the general heard this, he was immediately a little surprised, and hurriedly turned around and strode out. But before he got out of the tent, he immediately remembered something, and immediately explained to the guards behind him, "Quick, give me the helmet!" ”

Then, as he strode out, he put on his helmet and tidied up.

When he arrived at the gate of the camp, he saw a group of knights on the road in the distance. All of them were wearing black flying fish suits, hugging the people in front of them.

After a little closer look, he recognized the person in front, so he hurriedly led the subordinate generals who rushed to walk out together, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands into fists and said loudly, "The last general, Sun Yingyuan, has seen the prince Chitose!" ”

That's right, this person is Sun Yingyuan, one of the commanders of the Yongwei Battalion. After receiving the order, he led the army to Yingtianfu to wait for the prince.

To be honest, when he received this will, he was very puzzled why the crown prince didn't stay in Beijing, why did he come to Yingtianfu? It's chaotic outside, what if something happens?

During the time of waiting for the arrival of the crown prince, Sun Yingyuan was actually more worried. Especially when you calculate the time, it should have arrived a long time ago, but it's been nearly two months, and no matter how far away it is, it should have arrived, right?

Now that he saw that although the Son of Heaven looked a little tired, he should be safe and sound, and he was relieved.

Zhu Cihong saw Sun Yingyuan coming to greet him, so he hurriedly jumped off the horse, stepped forward to personally help Sun Yingyuan up, and said, "Seeing Sun Qing here, Lone is relieved." ”

Hearing this, after standing up, he walked towards the barracks with Zhu Cihong, and asked with concern, "Did Your Highness encounter something on the way?" ”

"yes!" Zhu Cihong listened to it and said with a little emotion, "I really don't know if I don't go out of the palace, my Ming Dynasty has been living so badly!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Sun Yingyuan hurriedly relieved and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, they are all thieves, and when he is exterminated in the end, the world will be peaceful!" ”

When Zhu Cihong heard this, he couldn't help but stop and look at him, seeing that Sun Yingyuan was a little inexplicable and would be wrong, so he hurriedly replied again, "Although the thief is indeed powerful, the last general is still confident, and he is not just talking about it!" ”

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of Mr., you would have died in battle by this time!

Zhu Cihong's heart, thinking so, took another step, and asked at the same time, "How many soldiers are there on Sun Qing's side now?" ”

"More than 8,300!" When Sun Yingyuan heard this, he immediately replied, "When I left Beijing, there were still 10,000 troops, and after repeated battles, I lost many soldiers!" ”

The total army of the Ming Dynasty is generally about 5,000 to 20,000 troops. However, like Zuo Liangyu, he can't move more than 100,000, and later, even 200,000, that is definitely overstepping! In peacetime, such a general soldier would have been impeached to death by civilian officials long ago.

In fact, with the progress of the times, it is basically impossible for feudal towns and military generals to rebel like the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

This troop limit is one reason, and another reason is that the military rank is not hereditary. And the local officials, with the exception of the Tusi, are not hereditary.

In addition, civilian officials who hold military and political power have a term of office and are not allowed to serve as officials in their places of origin. There is also the separation of powers at the local level, and so on. These measures are very effective measures.

However, at this time, after Zhu Cihong asked about Sun Yingyuan's troops, he understood that what Mr. said was true that Sun Yingyuan would die in battle in March because he was isolated and helpless.

Because he came along the way, there were often rumors that the thieves were going to fight and what thieves were going to fight, and Li Ruolian wanted to ensure his safety, so he would rather believe that he had an attitude of not believing it, so he was delayed along the way.

is also the same, Zhu Cihong saw the tragic situation of the people, and heard that the thief army was hundreds of thousands. Anyway, since he left the Beijing Division, what he has seen and heard is really a sign of the death of the country!

It didn't take long to arrive at the Chinese military tent. However, before Zhu Cihong could speak, a soldier from outside came to report, saying that the Duke of Wei of Tianfu had come to see His Royal Highness the Prince.

Zhu Cihong listened to it and was a little surprised that this guy was well-informed, but he remembered that this Wei Guogong did nothing at all, and finally surrendered to Jianyu, so he immediately waved his hand and said, "No!" ”

His words surprised Sun Yingyuan. He could feel that the crown prince didn't like this Duke of Wei.

But he was just surprised, anyway, he and Wei Guogong had no friendship.

But who knows, just after a few words, another soldier came to report, saying that the eunuchs left behind in Nanjing asked to see, the imperial history of Nanjing's left capital, and the six books......

Anyway, the nobles and major high-ranking officials here in Nanjing all rushed over on front and back. In this regard, Zhu Cihong did not see all of them.

This surprised Sun Yingyuan, so he reminded with a little worry, "Your Highness, this one is missing, isn't it a bit bad?" ”

When Zhu Cihong heard this, he turned his head and instructed the Jinyi Guard to command the same acquaintance Li Ruolian and said, "You go and tell the outside, who you want to see, you will summon yourself." Others, just do what you do! ”

Li Ruolian immediately agreed, and then turned around and went out.

After Zhu Cihong watched him leave, he turned his head and said to Sun Yingyuan, "Mr. is too busy to finish the things he has explained, how can he have the time to do something irrelevant!" ”

His words surprised Sun Yingyuan again. This is the prince, who still tells the prince to do things?

Thinking so, he quickly came back to his senses. Although he led the army to fight, he basically didn't care about other things. However, the imperial court rewarded a Xingguo Gong and found that the Chengguo Gong was plotting rebellion, especially the former deputy general of the Yongwei Battalion, who not only became the chief soldier, but also was awarded the title of loyal uncle, and he had heard of these things.

When others talk to him about this matter, they will definitely mention it in passing. Therefore, Sun Yingyuan probably knew who this gentleman in the prince's mouth was!

After getting this conclusion, he was a little curious, what would the prince of Xingguo tell the prince to do?

He was thinking about it when he heard Zhu Cihong say to him first, "First of all, I have to find Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Fusong to come over, and I have to urge the payment of food and wages to be transported to the north." By the way, the key is that sweet potato, Fujian and Zhejiang should be planted in large quantities and should be promoted. There are other things to eat, and the gentleman has drawn a picture, so I have to look for them. In addition, we have to go to Jingdezhen to fire the glass as soon as possible according to the firing method of the gentleman......"

Sun Yingyuan was a little dumbfounded when he heard it, as far as his feelings were concerned, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, all of them were how Mr. was, how about Mr., in short, he opened his mouth and closed his mouth, and he could feel that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not a little unhappy, and it could even be said that he was still with reverence when he said Mr.

At this time, Sun Yingyuan was very curious about the gentleman who was far away in the north, that is, the Duke of Xingguo. What kind of person is that person? How can he have such the ability to make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so willing to do what he ordered?

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Sun Yingyuan naturally didn't know that the gentleman he was thinking of, that is, Zhang Mingwei, was in a meeting at this time, so he heard him say to the white-haired old man, "In the future, you will be the governor of Shanyong, and the resettlement of these Liaodong soldiers and civilians is under your jurisdiction." All the things I have explained to you before must be done, and you must not let me down. ”

"The lower officials will definitely live up to the grace of the recommendation of the national government!" When the white-haired old man heard this, he immediately responded with full of energy, and his spirit was very good.

He is Zuo Yingxuan, who has been in the army for many years, and has suffered so much that his hair is completely white. But now not only has he recovered, but he has also risen many levels in a row, and he has become a feudal official of the Ming Dynasty, which can be described as a bittersweet one, how can he not be happy!

Besides, the errand given to him by the emperor was to guard the Great Wall along Jizhen, and no longer let Jianyu enter the pass and plunder. Others may be afraid of this errand, but he is not afraid of Zuo Yingxuan.

Not only was he in Jianguo when he entered the Kou in a big way, but he only relied on the Minzhuang government to defend the Jianguo army and attack Changli County, but more importantly, he had the support of Xingguo Gong, and the money, food, and manpower needed were arranged.

In addition, Zuo Yingxuan also recommended to the imperial court his subordinates who helped him defend Changli City, such as Shi Guozhu, the leader of Minzhuang, and several powerful squires at that time. These people eventually became his helpers, promoted to an official, and assisted him in all matters related to the defense of the Great Wall.

Of course, the number one general under Zuo Yingqian is still Yan Yingyuan, the new chief soldier of Shanhaiguan. Others don't know, at least in Zhang Mingwei's opinion, he can hold Jiangyin for so many days, so let him assist Zuo Yingxuan to guard the Great Wall, especially the most important Shanhaiguan, it must be no problem.

By the two of them, who are famous for their defense in history, to defend the land of Gyeonggi, Zhang Mingwei has reason to believe that at least in this area, Jianyu will definitely not be able to attack. Without the intrusion of the Jianlu, the imperial court could concentrate on exterminating the thieves.

At this time, after hearing Zuo Yingxuan's response, he nodded, and then looked at Zhou Yuji and the others, "With your Yongwei Battalion as the skeleton, the soldiers of the Beijing Battalion were selected from the Liaodong military households, are they all full?" ”

To rebuild Jingying, it is not really necessary to start from scratch. Instead, based on Zhou Yuji's 5,000 Yongwei battalion, Liaodong military households were recruited and expanded to 20,000 people. Among them, 5,000 cavalry troops, and 15,000 infantry troops, including the chariot battalion soldiers. It is equivalent to having one soldier to bring three recruits.

The reason for such an expansion is because it can form combat effectiveness as quickly as possible. Of course, this is also something that cannot be helped, and within this month, there was news from the Jingshi side that the imperial court had lost a lot of cities.

The most important battle of Kaifeng began in May, and there was really no time to train the troops with peace of mind.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Zhang Mingwei stood up excitedly and immediately said to them, "Okay, then give the battle of Songjin a final ending!" Beat the drum and give the order, start the military discussion! ”

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