The sky is getting dark, the clouds are not dissipating, the rain is damp and uncomfortable, but after a series of battles, the Ming army has long been exhausted, where is there any luxury, just want to find a place to lie down and catch breath and eat something to fill their stomachs.

Both sides of the Grand Canal are full of soldiers of the Ming army covered in mud and bloodstains, and the main infantry in the distance is constantly gathering towards this side, Chang Yu washed his face by the river, turned over his horse and touched the green finch on his waist, looked up and looked due south, the black clouds were rolling and the wind was gradually rising.

Chang Yu wanted to return to Beijing to face the saint, and he wanted to travel lightly and quickly to lead dozens of personal guards, but Li Muxian, Huang Degong and others resolutely disagreed, although the Qing army had fled south, who dared to guarantee that there would be any moths on this road, and insisted that he lead the three battalions under his command into Beijing.

More than halfway through the unitary time, Chang Yu stayed in Huang to get merit, Zhou Yuji rested on the spot again and waited for orders, sent several scouts south to reconnoiter the movements of the Qing army, and he returned to Beijing at night.

took off his armor and galloped on the horse, the wind was whistling in his ears, and it was extremely cool in the rain and fog, but Chang Yu had something in his heart, and he was just beating the horse and galloping wildly, and the guards under his command did not dare to make noise at will, the sky was completely dark for a few miles away, and the soldiers lit torches and continued to gallop, and it was obvious that there was a fire in the distance due west, but they were not panicked at all.

Those fires are not the Qing army's rout, but the logistics of the Ming army, Chang Yu went out of the city before the general, he personally led the army to kill the enemy, and the logistics was handed over to Shi Kefa and Wang Jiayan, logistics has always been the key to the stability of a soldier and horse, not to mention the importance of modern warfare, that is, in ancient times, there was a saying that soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first.

However, in this battle out of the city, Chang Yu did not ask for grain and grass first, but all soldiers and horses carried a little grain and grass, and the rest was responsible for logistics, in addition to the logistics troops, otherwise they were responsible for cleaning up the battlefield and saving the wounded, and transporting the wounded and dead Ming troops back to the capital.

Shi Kefa and Wang Jiayan are both old and stable people and loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the imperial court, and they are ready to move out of the city to kill the enemy in the morning, but they were appointed by Chang Yu Although they are very dissatisfied, but they are helpless, they know that the prestige of the soldiers is far inferior to that of the little eunuch, but fortunately, they are all contributing to the Ming Dynasty, so they also conscientiously cooperate with Chang Yu, and complete the logistics work very well, in addition to doing their own work, they are also responsible for intelligence collection, and report the battle in front of the city as soon as possible, which is appreciated by Emperor Chongzhen.

It's just that most of the information they collected is superficial, such as where there was another fight just now, as for who fought with whom, what the result was, and other details are unknown, fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen has three other channels, one is Dongchang, the second is Jinyiwei, and the third is the military.

The Ming army went out of the city to pursue the Qing army this time, and the speed of the action was rare for several years, and it won the praise of the people: the court was finally tough, and the little eunuch of the overseer army also had countless fans for a while, after all, when the day can dare to fight, there is no one but him who will win the war, and even political enemies and old grudges are convinced at this point.

In the past few days, the teahouses and restaurants in the city are telling stories and singing, the pedestrians and pawns in the streets and alleys are asking for food, and the content of the gossip is all all various rumors of the war outside the city and various legends of the little eunuchs, and it can be said that hundreds of thousands of people in the capital are paying attention.

But if you say that the person who pays the most attention, no one can compare with Emperor Chongzhen in the Forbidden City, after all, it is a matter of life and death of his old Zhu family, can he not care, whether it is a court discussion or after dinner, the most said is: "Chang Yu can have a message to send?" ”

The news was sent to the imperial city without interruption, and from the moment Chang Yu left the city, there was a secret report almost every hour: Chang Gonggong traveled more than ten miles east and turned south...... Huang De's power army continued eastward...... Chang Gonggong led his troops to rest in the woods twenty miles east of the city......

Emperor Chongzhen, who didn't listen to the pain, felt as uncomfortable as a chicken, but fortunately, in the early hours of the morning, he finally came to let him, no, the news that made the whole city excited: Huang Degong killed hundreds of enemies in the camel camp with the Qing army, and the Qing army fled back to Tongzhou City......

It can be said that every move of the soldiers and horses in the city affects the nerves of his whole body, Huang Degong won a big victory and laughed happily, he dropped the teacup when he heard that Tongzhou City was burned, if Chang Yu was next to him, he would definitely tremble in distress, blue and white porcelain!

Jinyi Wei secretly reported that the Tartars burned the city of Tongzhou to the south, and the little eunuch was furious and led his troops to chase and kill, but was set up by the Qing army and was almost captured...... Emperor Chongzhen's face turned pale with surprise when he heard the news, and he trembled: "Is Chang Yu okay if he asks a few words in a row?" ”

If something happens to Chang Yu, he really doesn't know who will help him clean up the mess of Daming next!

After hearing that he escaped death, he complained again and again: "Why is he so careless, why is he so careless...... Chuan Zhen's edict must not be allowed to take risks, ...... Wang Chengen reminded him: "Although the emperor is concerned, will he be suspicious of Chang Gonggong, after all, Chang Gonggong has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he should know the importance of things in the army......

Emperor Chongzhen thought about it and withdrew his message, but he was more happy with Chang Yu in his heart, because the news was reported by the Jinyi Guard, and Chang Yu's Dongchang did not report this, not that he reported good news or bad news, but it just showed that he was not pretentious, if he was a courtier and the like, he would stumble and scratch some skin and report it quickly: Your Majesty, you see that I was injured in order to kill the Tartars......

At seven o'clock in the evening, a fast horse galloped to the Dongzhi Gate of the capital, raised his head and shouted to the officers and soldiers in the city: "Dongchang urgently report ......" As soon as the words were finished, the heavy city gate creaked and opened a crack, and rushed out a few officers and soldiers from inside, checked the waist card and arched his hand to the horse, and let him enter the city.

You must know that the city gate is locked after dark, and it is extremely difficult for anyone to enter and exit, not to mention this sensitive period, the city gate is even more stared at by Wang Jiayan, even if it is outside the city to send intelligence, whether it is the military or the Jinyi guard, they are all outside the city gate to strictly identify and then negotiate to pass it to colleagues in the city, and it is impossible to get in.

But except for the people in the East Factory! He was very unhappy about this but couldn't help it, the reason was very simple, the little eunuch in Dongchang was hot at this time, and he couldn't afford it and didn't want to provoke it.

Fanzi entered the city, rushed all the way to the west along the street, and not long after the imperial city Donghua Gate, there were already several guards on duty in the East Factory who were waiting, and knocked on the door after a brief greeting and said a few words inside, there was no way they could not enter the Imperial City Gate.

After a short time, Chunxiang outside the Qianqing Gate said a few words to the eunuch on duty inside the door, and after half a cup of tea, the Qianqing Gate creaked open, Wang Chenen appeared at the door, and the emperor said: "Dongchang immediately takes over the defense of the Qianqing Gate, and no one on duty in the palace will not approach without order, and the offender will be killed without mercy until the father-in-law leaves!" ”

It turned out that the Dongchang Fanzi was sent by Chang Yu just now, and after discussing with Li Muxian and others, he decided to return to Beijing to face the saint and send someone to report in advance, Fanzi Ma quickly entered the city first, Emperor Chongzhen was very surprised after hearing the report, I don't know whether Chang Yu suddenly returned to Beijing at this time to report worry or good news, the latest news at hand is that in the afternoon, Chang Gonggong pulled out the camp and went south...... Ignorant of everything that happened in the afternoon.

But there are only two possibilities for Chang Yu to return to Beijing in person, either he will be happy or ......

He didn't dare to think about it, but he was particularly anxious to see Chang Yu, so he ordered to open the Qianqing Gate to greet him to show his weight, but the Qianqing Gate is the weight of the harem, although outside the gate is the headquarters of the imperial city defense, there are Guogong and other nobles on duty, but he trusts Dongchang more, so he ordered Dongchang to take over the defense command of the imperial city, which is absolutely unprecedented!

Of course, everyone knows that Emperor Chongzhen's move is to show Chang Yu, look at how much I trust Dongchang, look at how much I value you, you have to work hard!

Chunxiang received the order, and immediately mobilized the Dongchang Fanzi and the "Han General" of the Jinyi Guard in the imperial city to control the water in front of the Qianqing Gate, and ordered the palace guards on duty to be very strict in ten steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, this move scared a few nobles on duty who were gambling in the grass fence almost peed and thought that something was wrong, and hurriedly ran over, but was stopped by the people of the East Factory on the periphery, and it was forbidden to approach the Qianqing Gate!

I thought it was a joke, but when they saw that the crown prince Zhu Cihong, who was shocked and heard the news, was also persuaded to leave, they knew that it was not a joke!

But the emperor opened the Qianqing door late at night, what the hell is it for, they are very curious, and want to ask about it, but no one pays attention to them, just kidding, who in the East Factory doesn't know that the little eunuch is not in harmony with these nobles, so what do you do!