Kongcheng, the sky full of banners swept the land, countless Qing troops lined up in neat ranks, all the way to the direction of Lu Tingyi, most of them carried the bird guns of the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion, wearing yellow or white cotton armor, at a glance is the elite of the Eight Banners.

Kangxi very rarely did not stay in Xingcha, but wore a suit of armor, rode a tall horse, and slowly moved forward surrounded by the military camp, but his face was slightly pale, and even abnormal cyan.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners Guard Battalion on the side all used the most enthusiastic attitude to hug the emperor forward, although they had respect for the emperor in their eyes, but they couldn't suppress the confusion in them, they had gone too far and too far.

From the capital all the way south, through Shandong, through Henan, but also in Yiyang three passes in front of the whole three months of the whole for more than three months, and now come to Luzhou, to Tongcheng, to Kongcheng, no matter how much their fighting spirit, has been ground into stone.

Most of the ministers of the Qing court were also wearing armor, most of the generals rode horses, walking all the way to the front, while the civil officials were attached to the back, and some civil officials who could not ride horses were basically left in Kongcheng.

Although Zhang Tingyu was also a civil official, he did not stay in Kongcheng, but followed Kangxi on horseback all the way, and there was not much embarrassment on his face. After all, he was also born in the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and he learned to ride horses since he was a child, but he always felt a little uneasy about this battle, and it seemed that he felt that this battle might not be so simple.

The newly promoted secretary of the military department, Tong Fahai, also rode a horse and walked side by side with Zhang Tingyu, and everyone on the side knew that the two had something to talk about, so they took the initiative to leave the scope of conversation between the two, but many people were very curious, what did the newly promoted secretary of the military department talk about with a left servant of the ministry?

Zhang Tingyu is also a little curious in his heart, but his temperament has always been like to take the lead in the future, so in the face of today's Kangxi celebrity, his attitude is neither humble nor arrogant, and he does not think too much about slapping the other party.

Tong Fahai didn't care, if it was as early as two months ago, he should have looked up at the person in front of him, right, now that he has risen, Tong Fahai did not get carried away, but just smiled lightly: "Brother Hengchen, I haven't seen you for many years, but we are unfamiliar." ”

From this sentence, Tong Fahai is quite not simple, because he is only one year older than Zhang Tingyu, and both of them belong to very early young talents, Zhang Tingyu is twenty-eight years old in high school, Fahai is twenty-three years old in high school, and they have both changed to Jishi, and they have walked in the south study, it can be said that their early resumes are all glittering.

Of course, in the later forty-seventh year of Kangxi, because of the abolition of the prince case, Fahai was implicated by the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang and was involved in it, so that he was directly idle for eight years, and it was not until the fifty-fourth year of Kangxi that he recovered, and he became the governor of Guangzhou in the fifty-fifth year of Kangxi. At this time, Zhang Tingyu was already a cabinet bachelor and a waiter in the Ministry of Rites.

The past is unbearable, this sentence is naturally very touching for Tong Fahai, but Zhang Tingyu is not very accustomed to this kind of intimacy, he is low-key and cautious, at this critical time, it is not a good thing to have too deep contact with Tong Fahai, and said in a low voice: "Brother Tao An, you and I have been separated for many years, but it has been vicissitudes." ”

Tong Fahai said with a smile: "A few years ago, I have been studying behind closed doors at home, and I have reflected and reflected on what I have learned in this life. ”

Zhang Tingyu had no expression on his face, but just thanked him: "Brother Tao An is really praised, and the younger brother can't afford it." ”

Tong Fahai didn't seem to want to continue to talk further, he just smiled slightly, looked at Zhang Tingyu and said: "As long as Hengchen can always stick to the path he is on, he will definitely be able to achieve a great career in the future." ”

As soon as the words fell, Tong Fahai gently clamped the horse's belly between his legs and rushed to the front, but Zhang Tingyu began to fall into deep thought, this sentence is by no means just the original intention, the mystery seems to be ......

By the way, Zhang Tingyu thought of what Tian Wenjing said to him a month ago, and a stirring suddenly arose in his heart, these two people seemed to say completely different things, but the actual meaning was completely the same, and it was still in the future road to succession, so that Zhang Tingyu watched coldly from the shore.

In other words, Tong Fahai is the person of the Thirteenth Elder Brother, and the Thirteenth Elder Brother also supports Prince Yong, plus Nian Qianyao was promoted to the Han Shangshu of the Ministry of War, it can be said that the biggest profit this time is still Prince Yong, and the entire Ministry of War is in his hands.

Emperor Kangxi rode on a horse and looked left and right, he hadn't taken a good look at his country for a long time, and now that the war was imminent, his heart was also on fire, and he was finally facing the current scene.

Tong Fahai rode a horse behind Kangxi, lowered his eyebrows and said: "Emperor Qiqi, the servant has sent someone to send a secret letter to the king of Pingjun, agreeing to send troops to Chu in Tongcheng, so he immediately launched an attack to cut off the back road of the Fu Han army. ”

"It's a pity that Nersu's whereabouts were discovered by Chu Yi early, otherwise if he sent troops in a secret situation, the chances of winning this battle could be increased by at least one percent." Kangxi thought of this, his face was slightly gloomy.

Tong Fahai said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the Chu Rebellion that ambushed Puzhao is already in the pocket of my army, and there is no way to escape, and when my army of 35,000 people arrives in time, we can completely wipe out the Chu Rebellion." ”

"If Chu Rebellion in Tongcheng goes out of the city to rescue, then our army will be countered to its front, and the army of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion of the King of Pingjun will go straight to Chu Rebellion's back road, and under the attack from both sides, Chu Rebellion will have no chance."

Kangxi was slightly silent, and he asked, "What if Chu Wei breaks his tail to survive?" ”

Tong Fahai sighed slightly, he naturally understood that Kangxi still had a lot of unwillingness in his heart, but the current situation could not allow the Qing army to think more, so he had to say cautiously: "If the Fu Han army does not go out of the city to rescue, then the king of Pingjun will not move in Huangjiapu, ready to respond at any time, and after our army destroys the Chu rebellion, he will turn to attack the North Kip Pass and open a passage for our army. ”

The flag whirred, covering the transmitted sunlight, and a part of the shadow shrouded Kangxi's face, making people unable to see through his expression, but just sighed softly, how much sadness and helplessness there is, maybe only Kangxi himself can understand.

I think that at the beginning, from the beginning of the ambitious selection of troops to the south, to the current hasty flight north with a large army, it only took a year in the middle, and in the end, there were countless losses and losses, but in the end nothing was gained.

Kangxi looked at Kong Cheng, just like the places he had abandoned before, with loss and sadness on his face.

"I may not have a chance to come back."