Although the imperial army did not fight with the Donggo army, they only occupied their respective cities. But the scout battle between the two sides has been fighting each other, and it is very fierce. The reason is self-evident, whoever wants to win the scout battle will be able to beat the other party into a deaf and blind man, and the advantage of the main force in winning the battle will be greatly improved!

The Ming army was well equipped and morale was high; The Donggo scouts, on the other hand, are more familiar with the terrain and are more adapted to the environment. In the beginning, it was quite a match. However, with the consumption of scouts, the scouts on Dongwu's side have lost a lot, and it is a little difficult to follow up. And the Ming army did not accept this side at night, and after training, there was a tendency to become stronger and stronger.

But no matter what, the Ming army also consumed a lot of money if it didn't collect at night, no, even a general like Fu Yuman brought people out to participate in the scout war.

While they were whispering, a few birds suddenly sounded from the trees outside. Others won't feel anything when they hear it, but when Fu Yuman heard it, he suddenly got up and walked out. When the other soldiers saw it, they didn't say anything more, and they followed.

After approaching the official road, Fu Yuman looked up at a big tree, on which there was a man who also saw him and gestured to him. This made Fu Yuman a little puzzled, because the subordinates on the tree told him that someone from the north had come, not from the south.

People from the north should be their own people. But I am responsible for this road, and if someone comes, I should know it!

In any case, Fu Yuman gave an order, and suddenly, his subordinates approached the official road and ambushed.

The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near. Fu Yuman saw that he was wearing the uniform of the Ming Army, could he really be his own person? He gestured with his hand, and one of his subordinates walked forward, walked more than ten steps north, and waved his hand on the official road to signal the other party to stop.

The three horsemen galloped over, and when they saw that someone was blocking the official road, it was a Ming soldier, so the horse slowed down a little, but the speed still came quickly.

"Hey, what battalion are you from? What are you going to do? Ye Bushu on the official road retreated slightly to the side, and asked loudly at the same time.

The three knights seemed to glance at each other, and then one of them had his mouth open, but he couldn't hear clearly. The sound is a bit low.

Fu Yuman, who was supporting him on the side of the road, frowned, and his heart immediately became alert.

"I ask you, which battalion?" Seeing that night was near, he asked again in a loud voice, "Dismount first and make it clear!" ”

But when the three men heard this, not only did they not reply, but they even increased their speed and rushed over quickly.

When I didn't see it that night, I immediately knew that it was not good, so I hurriedly went to the side to hide in the mountains and forests. But the high-speed running war horse had already arrived at his side, and the knight in the lead, at some point, held a knife in his hand, and just lightly took it, and saw blood spurting into the air.

Almost at the same time, Fu Yuman shouted violently: "Shoot! ”

As he spoke, he had already drawn his bow and shot an arrow, and with a "whoosh" shot an arrow.

One of the knights was hit by an arrow almost as soon as the bowstring sounded and fell from his horse.

The other Ming soldiers did not retreat at night and followed the arrows, but they were a step slower and were rushed by the remaining two. But in the end, an arrow struck one of the fleeing horses in the leg, and the horse lost its balance, and the knight quickly jumped away from the horse, rolled forward a few times, and then stood up.

Seeing this, the knight who rushed over seemed to want to turn his horse's head to save him. But the one who lost his war horse saw Fu Yuman and them rushing out of the mountains and forests on both sides, so he immediately turned around and waved to his companion: "Go, go!" ”

Then, he actually drew his sword and killed himself, without the slightest hesitation.

Seeing this, Fu Yuman, who was rushing forward, couldn't help but be stunned. Such a resolute Donggo scout is really rare. This thought only flashed through his mind. Immediately afterwards, he hurriedly drew his bow and arrows, and his men did the same.

Unfortunately, when the knight saw that his companion had committed suicide, he did not stop, and urged his horse to gallop, and although an arrow struck him in the shoulder, he also let him run away.

Fu Yuman frowned, and stepped forward to check on the two Dongwu scouts, feeling a little strange. It's really these scouts who come and behave strangely. It's a shame that I didn't catch a single live mouth. They didn't find anything of value on them.

After packing up the remains of his comrades, Fu Yuman led his men back to the camp. Along the way, he was silent, thinking about what had just happened.

In the scout battle with Dongwu, the Ming side has gradually gained the upper hand. But when it came to the year ago, Donggo's side suddenly went crazy, strengthened the power of the scouts, and even replaced quality with quantity, and in a short time, the situation was restored, but at the cost of huge losses.

In the past, Fu Yuman didn't have any ideas, it may be that the Talong King of Dongwu attached importance to scout battles, which is also a common thing. But today, the abnormal behavior of those scouts suddenly reminded him of all this, as if he had something else.

With this in mind, he decided to report the suspicion to the authorities.

A day later, in the city of Ava, the escaped scout stood before King Taron and told him something with a stern face. After he finished speaking, he saw a long-lost smile on his Long King's face.

After rewarding the scout, King Talong passed down the decree, and half a month later, the army marched north, vowing to fight to the death with the Ming army!

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Emperor Chongzhen came to Beijing and came to the Ming Dynasty Senior Military Hall.

On the square, the cold wind was howling, and the two squares were side by side, each with dozens of people, all of them standing tall and holding their heads high, as if the cold wind had no effect on these people, or they were frozen into sculptures and stood motionless.

Emperor Chongzhen is still wearing his golden helmet and gold armor this time, but he has the conditions, and he is very warm inside, and he can't see it from the outside. In this way, it seems that Emperor Chongzhen is also not inferior to these Ming soldiers in front of him. And this is the effect he wants, after all, this is Wubeitang, if he comes over, he is frozen like a weak chicken, and his whole body is wrapped in a thick cotton robe, although no one dares to say anything, but it is still a little abrupt.

Facing the people below, Emperor Chongzhen stood on the stage, slowly glanced at one of the smaller phalanxes, on his left side, looked at every face and said: "This year, you haven't even had a day off, it's hard!" ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng and the others couldn't help but sigh slightly. They didn't expect that the Son of Heaven who was high up would offer condolences to them, the martial artists. Although this condolence is a very common and commonplace thing for future generations. But in this feudal dynasty, it is rare, not to mention, this condolence comes from the emperor.

For a moment, everyone in the small phalanx had a look of gratitude on their faces. And the soldiers of the big phalanx on the side couldn't help but look at them with a little envy, and got the emperor's condolences, how many Ming soldiers can have this treatment?

Li Zicheng, as the highest-ranking general in the small phalanx, immediately clasped his fists and replied: "Your Majesty is brave the cold, it is hard, please take care of the dragon's body!" ”

"Today, it's your graduation ceremony, and I'm sacrificing wine, so naturally I'm coming." Emperor Chongzhen listened, smiled slightly and said, "What is this cold?" Even if I go under the knife, as long as I can come, I will come! ”

As soon as they heard this, Li Zicheng and the others just calmed down a little, and suddenly became excited again. How can these people be so virtuous that they let the emperor be treated like this. If others hear it, they won't die of envy! The emperor is so gracious, even if he repays the king with death, it is worth it!

The phalanx on Li Zicheng's side were all selected from the Ming soldiers in the military parade in Beijing this time, and they were all freshmen who wanted to enter the Ming Advanced Military Arsenal. Although today is the day of Li Zicheng's graduation, it is also the day when this batch of new students will enroll. Hearing that the emperor attached so much importance to Li Zicheng and these old students, the eyes that looked at the past really didn't make him so envious, some people simply wished they were standing in the phalanx over there.

Emperor Chongzhen actually didn't ignore them, after saying what he just said, he turned his head to look at the large phalanx on the right, and announced in a resolute tone: "In the future, this will be the rule, when the soldiers of the Ming Advanced Martial Arts Hall graduate and leave the school, I will come over in person, watch the soldiers graduate, and come to see you off." “

Originally, he had thought about it, and he would select those with excellent academic performance among the graduating soldiers and personally award medals as encouragement. However, because this first batch of graduates are going to Siberia, they will open up territory for the Ming Dynasty. Everyone will work hard for the future of Daming in the future, so this first session, he will not favor one over the other. But in the future, this thing will still be done.

The freshmen of the Daming Senior Martial Arts Hall from the battlefield of Liaodong, when they heard this promise from the emperor, immediately withdrew their envious eyes from Li Zicheng and them, and one by one they held their heads high, looking at the excited eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, expressing their feelings at this time!

Emperor Chongzhen saw all this in his eyes and was happy in his heart. He understood that these soldiers who went out of the Ming Dynasty Senior Martial Arts Hall were protégés of the Son of Heaven and would be his strongest supporters. If you want to talk about trust in the future, these people are definitely more trustworthy than others. He was very pleased with this!

Military power is in hand, and it is not something that can be obtained by saying it. It's not that if you change your henchmen and generals, this army will definitely be able to use it. Only after graduates like the Daming Senior Military Arsenal are distributed to officers at all levels in the army of Daming, can the military power of Daming be truly grasped in his hands. Even if the military generals in high positions have any thoughts, as long as most of the officers below have their hearts towards the emperor, there will be no waves. And this is the fundamental means to solve the problem of military generals sitting on the throne, instead of governing the military with civilians, pressing the generals with civilian officials, and pressing the generals like pugs!

Of course, the military power is in the hands, and there must be other means to solve the problem of military generals sitting on the throne since ancient times. For example, the army can't be someone's private army, even if it's the Qi family's army. There are supervisors at all levels in the army, and the officers in the main positions are from the Ming Dynasty Senior Military Reserve, and they are protégés of the Son of Heaven, etc., and these means add up to be relatively safe.

Otherwise, even if the Ming Dynasty also used literature to control military force, it would still not be safe. There is a typical example, that is, during the Tumubao Change, Ming Yingzong was captured, and he also attacked the Beijing division first, and the military general Shi Heng made great contributions in the defense of the Beijing Division, and was given a hereditary coupon by the Ming Dynasty, and was crowned the prince and the prince, and even the marquis. But even with such treatment, in exchange for him, he eventually became the main general of the change to seize the door, helping Ming Yingzong to restore and regain the treasure. Of course, he didn't end well, and that was later. However, his incident proves how unreliable it is to rely on a few high-ranking generals to grasp military power.

These thoughts flashed through my mind. Emperor Chongzhen turned his head to see Li Zicheng's phalanx, and said with a smile on his face: "The new yamen of the Ming Advanced Military Preparation Hall will be opened after the year. Unfortunately, time is too short, and you must be naturalized and pass on what you have learned to your subordinates, so that you can prepare for the expedition to the Northlands. But remember, you are the first batch of graduated martial artists of the Daming Advanced Martial Arts Hall, and you will leave your information in the history of the Daming Advanced Martial Arts Hall! Come, everybody's looking at me! ”

When Li Zicheng and the others heard this, they were a little surprised, they didn't know what the emperor meant by this, they had already looked up, but when they heard it, they all had serious faces, and they were even more concentrated.

If it is a person from later generations, it is estimated that he will immediately guess, what is Emperor Chongzhen going to do?

That's right, Emperor Chongzhen used the photo function of the chat group to take a graduation photo for them, keep it in the chat group, and ask the Danqing Holy Hand to draw him out and hang it in the memorial hall of the Ming Advanced Martial Arts Hall.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, and announced with a smile: "Okay, when I turn back, I will ask the painter to draw your portrait at this time and save it in the Ming Dynasty Senior Military Hall. ”

As soon as they heard this, the faces of many people in the small square on the left showed a look of surprise for the first time, followed by ecstasy and excitement, which were beyond words. They didn't expect that the emperor would be so attentive to them and have so many favors. I have to work hard to get the honor. Glorifying the ancestors and leaving a name for future generations, nothing more than this!

Li Zicheng never thought that he was originally just a post pawn, but he had such a good opportunity and a bright future. He can be 100% sure that as long as he lives up to His Majesty's trust, he will complete the affairs of the Northland. Then among the many soldiers who came out of the Ming Advanced Military Hall, it must be one of the most glorious. In the future, in the Ming Army, it will be an example that other soldiers envy and admire!

Hehe, what is the cold in the north, what is the tsarist Russia, Lao Tzu works hard, you must take the glory in your hands! Li Zicheng, who was excited, subconsciously knelt on the ground and clenched his fists, and said loudly: "Die for Your Majesty, and never regret dying!" ”