"Mingzhu, I know your difficulties, there are some things that I am not suitable to say, you can rest assured, I will never let you down."

"The slave is afraid, how can the slave He De let the master miss him so much, although the master can rest assured, as long as the slave has a breath, he will never let those traitors and villains succeed."

Kangxi sighed: "Today, Suo Etu is still interesting, and he didn't stand up by himself." But speaking of which, I am angry, there are only a few thousand thieves, and they are all cavalry, when it comes to cavalry, our cavalry of the Qing Dynasty is unparalleled in the world, how have you ever been afraid of others, they dare to come, I dare to let them go and have no return. ”

"They are also worried about the safety of their master, and the master should not be angry, it is not worth it if he is angry. Besides, no matter how bold Tuhai is, he will never dare to let them go. ”

"That's what I'm worried about, if Tuhai gives up Tongguan because of this, then he really deserves to die. I have already sent him a letter for 800 miles, these people are trying to save Zhao from Wei Wei, if he Tuhai is worried that I will punish him for this, he will underestimate me, I am not the Chongzhen Emperor of the previous dynasty, and I will definitely not do anything that hurts relatives and enemies are happy. ”

Mingzhu hurriedly convinceed: "Tuhai has been leading troops for many years, and he is a person who knows the master's thoughts, and he will definitely not lose a big one because of a small one, but we still have to be prepared, all the people and horses in Gyeonggi will be transferred back, if Chongzhen does not die, the Ming Dynasty may not perish so quickly, since the master does not do Chongzhen, don't be arrogant." ”

"You dog minion, you set a trap for me to jump into, don't I know the priorities, just according to your wishes, otherwise, even if I can sleep peacefully, most of the people in the capital will not be able to sleep."

Saying that, Kangxi sighed leisurely: "I read the history books, and I have always felt that all the rise and fall of dynasties have met the faint monarch and promoted the traitorous generation, which has disturbed the court, and now it seems that there are so many loyal and righteous people, and the catastrophe is coming, and there are many people who speculate for their own families, and some people are placed in the prosperous era, and they may not be a famous minister, but unfortunately at the end of the dynasty, after all, they are shaken in their minds, and they are forced by the situation, and I don't want the situation to coerce our courtiers of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Mingzhu slammed his head on the ground: "What the master said is very reasonable, but if the smoke is everywhere today, we can't care about it so much, even if the courtiers have a loss, we have to turn a blind eye, and it's not too late to clean them up when the world is too peaceful." ”

Kangxi sneered: "Do you know how the Tang Dynasty fell? Those feudal towns relied on the royal family to turn a blind eye, and then they established themselves as kings step by step, and I can turn a blind eye to the affairs of the court, but if the generals who lead the army have any disobedience, I will kill them! ”

Cheng Xiaolian entered Ningwu Pass, found someone to stabilize the situation in the city, and carefully walked back and forth around the city wall, thinking about what Zhou Yuji used to block Li Zicheng's army when Li Zicheng fought here for seven days and nights.

"Your Highness, it's almost time, it's time for us to run back. Tuhai has already sent a large pair of cavalry to rush over, and we won't be able to run any longer. ”

"When did Mr. Chen become so timid and afraid, we only used less than a thousand men and horses to conquer these places, and now there are more than 4,000 horses, not counting those prisoners."

Chen Chengan smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, those captives are not clear to others, are you and I not clear?" Where can they fight, but if they can, will the Manchu war be so urgent and let them stick here? Li Zicheng's entry into Beijing ruined half of Shanxi's courage, Dolgon liquidated Datong Mansion, and even the remaining half was almost liquidated, which has gone through such two massacres in less than fifty years, and none of them can not be recovered in one or two hundred years, and this place is now not suitable for raising soldiers. ”

Cheng Xiaolian laughed: "Mr. Chen hasn't said it for so long, it seems that he hasn't gotten to the point." ”

"The people of Tuhai are here, and the people of the Manchu court will not let us be so presumptuous here, plus the old wolf behind us is still eyeing us, let's go back quickly." Now that the basic purpose has been achieved, Tuhai's soldiers and horses have been attracted. ”

Cheng Xiaolian waved his hand: "It's far from enough, Tuhai only got eight thousand cavalry, these people are really a lot for us, but for the siege army in Tongguan, it hasn't hurt their bones, it seems that Tuhai still has a fluke, I have already passed the order, tomorrow we will go to Daizhou, I want to see how brave Tuhai has!" ”

"I don't know how much courage Tuhai has, but I think His Royal Highness's courage is too big, if it is a two-phase attack, we will definitely lose, and then the grassland will not be able to pass, His Highness thinks that if you die in Shanxi, how long can Daming last?"

Cheng Xiaolian smiled bitterly: "What we need most now is time, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty is unwilling to give us time, from Cai Yurong to Tuhai, that is, Tongguan is dangerous, otherwise others would have returned to Shaanxi a long time ago, and our soldiers and horses fell in Tongguan one after another, in the end, our foundation is still too shallow, so we can only take risks alone." ”

Chen Chengan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "That's it, since I have entrusted this life to you, and my younger brother is studying in the academy again, there is nothing to worry about, so let's go with His Highness." ”

"Chen Chengan, it's too frustrating for you to say this, you should say that Your Highness is wise and martial, and the minister is willing to fight the world with His Highness."

"If you want to hear this, why don't you go to Yang Youcai, he has a lot of words and a thick skin, and he must be much better than what Chen said when he says it."

The next day, the army marched towards Daizhou according to Cheng Xiaolian's intentions, and the soldiers under his command rested for a day after each major battle.

But since His Royal Highness has given the order, even if there is a sword mountain and a sea of fire in front of him, he will also break through, not to mention that he has laid two passes, which makes them feel that the remaining soldiers and horses in Shanxi are nothing more than that.

Wang Jiyong also felt that this behavior was a bit risky: "Your Highness, do we really want to do this?" ”

"What we have to deal with now is not Daizhou's soldiers and horses, but the cavalry under Tuhai, the faster we run, the more anxious they are to follow behind, we can wait for work, as long as we win them, Tuhai must withdraw the army, if we can't win them, Tongguan doesn't know how long it can be defended."

Speaking of this, he sighed: "In the past, Tongguan was one person in charge, and it was because there was no gunpowder, but now everyone has artillery in their hands, and sooner or later they can blast Tongguan open, even if they have our palm thunder in their hands, they can't hold out for too long." ”

Wang Jiyong nodded heavily: "Let's eat this bowl of rice, win the glory and wealth, lose the head, it's fair, no matter what His Highness says, I'll just do it." ”

(End of chapter)