On July 13, on the Fucheng Gate in the west of the inner city of the capital, Zhu Youzhen led hundreds of civil and military officials to see off the soldiers of the Beijing camp who led the army west to Shaanxi. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

snatched the opportunity to annihilate Li Zicheng from Li Zhi's mouth, and Zhu Youzhen finally sent troops to Shaanxi now, and he wants to completely win this merit sent to the door.

60,000 new troops walked from the Jingying camp in the east of the capital to the outside of the Fucheng Gate, and stood on both sides of the official road outside the city gate to be reviewed by the emperor.

The new army was built by Zhu Youzhen with a large amount of Tai Warehouse and Inner Treasury silver, and it was very well equipped. The soldiers were not only equipped with fine reluctance, but also wore various types of armor. The Ming army was still red, and the military uniform of the new army was red. At this time, the armor on the new army's body had already been painted red, and it looked like a sea of red from a distance.

The Lumi gun in the hands of the soldiers of the new army protruded one by one, and it was like a boundless forest on the red ocean, with an indescribable momentum.

Different from the loose Ming border army, the new army trained by Cao Bianjiao is strictly disciplined. The 60,000 soldiers of the New Army stood under the scorching sun, sweating but motionless.

The civilian officials on the Fucheng Gate looked at the majestic posture of the new army, and they were secretly frightened one by one. After being stimulated by Li Zhi, the Son of Heaven was determined to innovate and trained such a strong army!

After the Son of Heaven changed the law to Juntian Fu, the civil officials always held the idea of waiting for the Jiangbei army to go north to force the palace. They looked at the new army with a clear banner, and secretly said that they didn't know which side could have the upper hand when such a Beijing battalion recruit fought with the Jiangbei army?

However, if the Jiangbei Army wants to go north to force the palace, it must cross Li Zhi who is blocked in the middle. And this was almost an impossible task - the 160,000 troops of the Jiangbei Army attacked Huai'an, but were stopped by Li Zhi's 30,000 soldiers and horses for more than half a year. If Li Zhi sends some more soldiers and horses to Huai'an, can the Jiangbei Army take a step north?

Thinking about it, the civil servants became a little desperate.

In the neat and tidy new army column, Cao Bianjiao, the commander of the Beijing camp, wore a phoenix-winged helmet and fish-scale armor, and galloped to the Fucheng Gate.

Jumping off the war horse, he strode up to the Fucheng Gate, and saw Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven, standing under the umbrella on the city tower.

Cao Bianjiao pushed the golden mountain and poured the jade pillar and bowed down at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

"The minister Cao Bianjiao has seen the saint."

Cao Bianjiao, a loyal and brave general, gave Zhu Youzhen a strong sense of security. With someone like Cao Bianjiao commanding the new army in Beijing, Zhu Youzhen was very relieved.

Zhu Youzhen personally picked up Cao Bianjiao, stroked his beard and said, "Admiral Cao, how are the combat skills of the new army going out today?" ”

Cao Bianjiao arched his hand and said: "Long live, the 80,000 new army has been practicing for several years, and everyone has shot more than 100 rounds of Lu Mi Gong, and the archery skills are very exquisite. Moreover, the new army is not only good at shooting, but also equipped with a long knife per person, even if the enemy rushes to the front in hand-to-hand combat, the new army will not be left behind. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "Good, how is the morale of the new army?" ”

Cao Bianjiao waved his hand and pointed at the new army below the city tower, and said loudly: "Holy Mingjian, the morale of the new army can be described as in full swing. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked left and right, and seemed to be a little proud of the new army he had built, and said loudly: "Good! I ordered you to lead 60,000 new troops to Shaanxi to attack the thieves. ”

Hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, Cao Bianjiao was slightly excited.

There is no other reason, it is really because Cao Bianjiao has been training for too long. Since the end of the Jinzhou War in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Cao Bianjiao has not been on the battlefield in the past six years. In recent years, he has trained the new army in Beijing, and it can be said that he has trained an iron army. But Cao Bianjiao also knew that Jingying, as the pro-army of Gongwei Son of Heaven, had little chance to go to the battlefield.

If you don't go to the battlefield, you won't have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, which is a very embarrassing situation for military generals.

Some time ago, when he heard that Li Zhi had defeated the thieves in Henan, Cao Bianjiao thought that the Beijing camp would be shelved. But the opportunity suddenly came. Unexpectedly, the Son of Heaven stopped Li Zhixi from pursuing the fleeing thieves, but handed over this opportunity to Jingying.

Cao Bianjiao was very happy for such an opportunity.

If he can lead the new army to defeat Li Zicheng, Cao Bianjiao may have to be crowned a doctor. Feng Count is a nobleman, what a glorious thing is that? Even Cao Bianjiao's uncle Cao Wenzhao never received such an honor.

Cao Bianjiao bowed down and said loudly: "The saint is waiting in the capital, and within half a year, the minister will take Li Zicheng's head to see the saint!" ”

Seeing Cao Bianjiao's momentum, the expressionless faces of the civil officials twitched faintly.

This Cao Bianjiao is the "culprit" who led the Beijing camp to suppress the civil officials, and he is very loyal to the Son of Heaven. If he makes new contributions, won't Zhu Youzhen's prestige be taken another step?

Zhu Youzhen saw that Cao Bianjiao was arrogant and dry, and laughed.

patting Cao Bianjiao on the shoulder, Zhu Youzhen said: "Admiral Cao, now in Beizhili and Shanxi, my changes have been promoted. But in the south, civilian officials relied on the support of the Jiangbei Army to refrain from carrying out my orders. If Admiral Cao can defeat the thieves in Shaanxi, then a new law can be implemented in Shaanxi Province. ”

"If the thief is destroyed, the thief will no longer be worried. At that time, Admiral Cao went down from the southwest of Shaanxi and went straight to Huguang. If the lake is calm, the south will inevitably shake. I'm afraid that my changes can be implemented in the world! ”

"If Admiral Cao kills two thieves in a row, he can be named a marquis!"

When Cao Bianjiao heard the word Fenghou, he only felt that his blood was suddenly surging, and he immediately replied loudly: "The Son of Heaven Shengming, the minister will never give up!" ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "I'm worried that the 60,000 Beijing battalion will be short of soldiers and horses. There were 80,000 border troops in Shanxi, and Admiral Cao could mobilize their soldiers and horses to fight in Shaanxi. ”

Cao Bianjiao thought for a while and said: "The minister has been in Beijing for a long time, and he doesn't know the reality of Shanxi's soldiers and horses. The minister dared to ask for his life, and was willing to observe the actual situation of the soldiers and horses in Shanxi, and then mobilize the corresponding soldiers and horses into Shaanxi. ”

Hearing Cao Bianjiao's words, Wang Duo, the first assistant of the cabinet beside Zhu Youzhen, suddenly arched his hand and said: "Holy Lord, the minister thinks that the soldiers and horses in Shanxi are dull and unbearable!" The war will be lost. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Wang Duo and didn't pay attention to the wall.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Youzhen felt that Cao Bianjiao was very thoughtful. It's just that he thinks that if he waits for Cao Bianjiao to go to Shanxi to observe the soldiers and horses from all walks of life before writing a chapter to report to the capital, I'm afraid he will delay time.

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said: "Cao Bianjiao, I will appoint you as the martial arts strategy of Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces, and the commander of the two provinces. ”

Hearing Zhu Youzhen's words, the faces of the civil officials on the city tower twitched even more. The Ming Dynasty used literature to control the military, and there was never a military general to supervise the soldiers and horses of the two provinces. Isn't such an official position of "Wu Jinglu" higher than that of the governor of Shanxi?

Didn't the military generals ride on the heads of civilian officials?

It's really a change.

Hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, Cao Bianjiao's face froze, and he replied with a fist: "The minister will keep his orders and die a hundred times!" ”

After saying this, Cao Bianjiao took a few steps back and ran down the city tower quickly.

As soon as Cao Bianjiao entered the battle, the 60,000-strong new army in Beijing suddenly made a golden drum.

"Tiger!"

The red-uniformed soldiers let out a roar in unison, and marched in a column along the official road to the southwest.