At the same time the next day, Zhao Guotai returned to the camp and reported: "Your Highness, the Tartar thief has passed Maoerzhuang." ”

After putting on his clothes, Zhu Qiming walked out of the cave quickly, and there were already guards outside the door leading the white horse waiting there.

Turning his head to look east, he saw that the snow had cleared the sky. At this moment, the sun is already three poles of the sun, and the sun shines on the distant blue sky and the endless snowfield, and at the intersection of heaven and earth, flashing with psychedelic colors.

He stepped onto the war horse, circled half a circle, and came to the queue of ten Xun Qi's disciples, his eyes sweeping over the faces full of anticipation.

Before leaving Beijing, he asked Shi Heng for the return of 35 Xun Qi children, but Shi Heng used the excuse that martial law had not been lifted in the capital, and it was not appropriate for people everywhere to move without permission, so he only returned nine Xun Qi children who were not old enough to be weak, and the rest remained in Beijing. Even Jing Yunfei was asked by Zhu Qiming.

Hmph, deceiving people is young, it's just short-sighted! Zhu Qiming scoffed at Shi Heng on the spot. As the saying goes, boxers are afraid of being less strong, so isn't this the case in war? I don't want to think about how old Huo was when he went to the sick officer to worship the hussar general, okay you Shi Heng, you just guard those so-called mature people who are nearly thirty years old, and wait for them to be old seedlings!

Looking at the ten young men in front of him, Zhu Qiming's heart was full of expectations, but he didn't want to easily reveal his inner emotions.

He must admit the reality of Daming's officialdom. It is extremely difficult for the children of civilian families to be promoted after joining the army, and these Xunqi children are different; when their ancestors and fathers are still alive or deceased, but their names have not been forgotten, as long as they have a little combat merit, these Xunqi children can always be looked at and treated favorably by the Chinese martial arts.

Well, it should not be difficult for them to continue to accumulate military exploits, and in a few years they will be promoted to the rank of commander of the capital, and after a few years, once there are a large number of generals in the Ming army who are in their prime and brave and good at fighting, what can the Warats or Tatars do with their little manpower!

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiming perked up, and waved to Yunfei, "You follow this king." ”

"Huh!"

Jing Yunfei put up his spear, rode his horse to Zhu Qiming's side, turned his horse's head and smiled at his companions, his face bathed in the morning sun, as if dyed with a layer of golden light.

There are nine people over there, including Zhang Fu's grandson and Zhang Mao's son Zhang Yu, these nine people see that Jing Yunfei is always the first to be in the limelight, and they are half envious and half dissatisfied, and they all widen their eyes and look at Zhu Qiming.

That's it, why favor one over the other! Zhu Qiming made up his mind and beckoned to the nine people, "You are all with this king." ”

"Huh!"

Nine teenagers rode over happily and squeezed Jing Yunfei to the outside.

A few feet away, Luo Han was standing on crutches on the snow. After returning to Beijing from Liaodong, Luo Han finally went back to his home and learned that his old mother had died ten years ago, and his wife had been waiting for him and raising a pair of children. He also learned that he had already become a grandfather and grandfather, and after the New Year, his grandson was about to get married.

That day, Zhu Qiming personally accompanied Luo Han home, and saw that the walls of the Luo family's two humble rooms in the eastern suburbs were cracked, so he took advantage of Luo Han's family's efforts to recognize and wipe away tears, and secretly walked away. Luo Han, who was stubborn by nature, did not refuse, but on the day when Zhu Qiming led the army to leave Beijing, Luo Han got the news for some reason and decided to follow Zhu Qiming to the north, no matter how much he dissuaded him, he would not look back.

Fortunately, with Luo Han present, those firecrackers and crossbowmen don't need to send someone else to lead them!

This morning, Zhu Qiming assigned 8,000 men and horses, Xu Gong commanded 2,000 troops, Tang Ji, Niu San, Shi Feng, and Wang Lie each commanded 1,000 troops, and the five men and horses had gone to the designated place to hide, leaving only 1,000 crossbowmen and 800 firecrackers in the camp. The defenders had another important task, and when the rest of the horses were pursued by a large group of Tartar thieves and needed to evacuate, these crossbowmen and musketeers should be able to block the pursuers and hold up a safe detour for the cavalry.

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Tips: Please pay attention to the rest of your eyes when reading for a long time. Recommended reading: Phoenix Decision

bsp; "Senior Luo, these 1,800 people will be handed over to you." Zhu Qiming said.

Luo Han moved a few steps forward neatly, "But please relax, Your Highness." ”

Zhu Qiming waved his hand at Zhao Guotai in the distance, then turned the horse's head and galloped towards the southeast.

Ten Xun Qi disciples followed, and Zhao Guotai led two hundred guards to the rear of the palace.

Galloping along the smooth canyon for more than ten miles, stepping up the gentle slope, and then running south for three miles, you will see a high ground in front of you. There is a pine forest on the highlands that has not yet been completely covered by snow, and this is the only forest visible in the vast snowfield.

Leading horses to the high ground on foot, more than 200 horsemen and horses hid into the pine forest. Looking through the gap in the forest, about half a mile to the east, there is a wide north-south passage, flanked by rolling slopes and stone mounds, which have been disguised by snow as well-layered snow waves.

Looking at the shadow of the sun, calculating the itinerary, it is necessary to see the Tartar thief appear here, and you will have to wait for another half an hour at the earliest.

On the north side of the hill, there are people who put up flags as a signal, and if you look at the distance, you should be a few miles away.

"Your Highness, that's the flag issued by General Xu's subordinates." Zhao Guotai reported and immediately ordered the flag bearer to wave the flag in response.

Seeing that the standard-bearer over there bowed down, Zhu Qiming turned his head and slowly glanced at the Xun Qi disciples beside him.

"Xu Gong is a great figure, Xuande was the commander of the Jinyi Guard in the last years, and now fifteen years have passed, and his official position has only been promoted by two levels. Well, there is no way, his ancestral name is too small, the starting point is not high, and it is not easy to command and know all the officials. ”

He pulled out a pine needle and put it in his mouth to chew, maybe he felt that the taste was not good, and he opened his mouth and spit on the ground.

"You are much luckier than Xu Gong, you are all famous in Beijing, after a few battles, you have made military achievements, with the shadow of your ancestors, within ten years, or the official residence is in command of affairs, all command Tongzhi, all command envoys, and become the general of the town guarding the side or the general of the seal. In another ten years, he will even be promoted to the governor of the capital, the governor of Tongzhi, and the governor of the left and right before the age of forty, and he will be able to live in Beijing and take charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. At that time, the emperor convened the officials of the five military governors' offices to discuss the matter, and at a glance, wow, there are all screaming young and strong governors below, and when he goes to war with the captives, the emperor will definitely be greatly emboldened! ”

As if eating honey, the smile rippled on the faces of Xun Qi's children, and the ten faces were reflected under the mottled pine branches, which looked extremely vivid.

"But you've got to have real skills!" Zhu Qiming patted Jing Yunfei on the shoulder, "Brave, resourceful and responsible, no one dares to underestimate it!" ”

"Huh!" Jing Yunfei straightened his back, and his eyes lit up with excitement.

Zhu Qiming turned his head to look at the south side. He knew that Niu San and Shi Feng's men and horses were hiding two miles away.

"First of all, tens of thousands of horses disturbed my hundreds of thousands of Ming troops are not peaceful, let's return the color, go out of the house, on the territory of the first, with thousands of people and horses to beat the Tartar thieves and tens of thousands of horses, let me also see the heroic nature of my Ming generals. If we win, we will have real skills! ”

The ten teenagers were thrilled when they heard this.

"One day, I will be like Huo Quai, and I will seal the wolf!" Zhang Yu said loudly.

"I want to learn Dou Xian in the future, Le Shi Yanran!" Another Xun Qi disciple shouted.

Someone on the south side waved a flag, and his figure was fleeting. Zhu Qiming waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

There was an extremely subtle sound in the distance, and when I listened to it, the sound of hooves could be faintly heard, and I could see that there were more than enough people under the hill at the southern end of the passage.

It's a Tartar!

Zhu Qiming's eyes moved, and his gaze was projected like a torch, burning with a longing flame and a little disdain.