Chapter 406: The Southern Expedition
On this day, the military academy outside the city of Datong Town was already crowded with people, whether it was the military and civilians inside and outside the city, or the famous wandering scholars from all over the world gathered here, pointing at the school. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Hi~, have you heard, the imperial court asked Xiao Shuai to lead the heroes of the Yongan Army to the south to quell the thieves." A farmer with a flat shoulder said with a big grin, and the grizzled appearance was obviously just returned from the field.
Another farmer with a hoe next to him suddenly turned pale when he heard this, and whispered: "You guys come around, I heard that this court doesn't trust Xiao Shuai when the Yong'an Army goes south." ”
Hearing this, a woman gathered over shouted: "How can this be, Xiao Shuaidi, as we ordinary people, see it, where is there anything rebellious to do, why does the court not trust it?" ”
A footman next to him snorted and said with an arrogant face: "What do you know?" ”
A man glanced at the trader, but he didn't look afraid, but said, "If you know, just say it!" ”
Hearing this, the foot merchant walked into the crowd and whispered: "The Yong'an army fought a big battle with Najianu in the settlement not long ago, but I have been to the settlement, and I heard the local people say that the fighting was dark in those days, and the blood and water have flowed into the city!" ”
"Wow!"
"It's so intense!"
There are more and more people gathered around, but under the crowd of people around, it is not very conspicuous, and they don't have so many scruples when they speak in this Datong realm.
The people of the Yong'an Army have always allowed the public opinion of the people to develop, and no one here will ever encounter you saying a bad word about an officer or soldier on the street, and immediately an officer or soldier will rush to hear the news and beat you to half death.
What else was the trader going to say, suddenly there was a commotion among the people around, and I don't know who shouted.
"The Yong'an Army is out of the camp!"
"Xiao Dashuai is out!"
The merchant and the people immediately looked towards the front of the school yard, revealing the gaps of the people around them, and they saw an exciting scene.
First, a handsome flag with the word "Xiao" was at the head, and then the soldiers of the ninth battalion of the Yongan Army stepped out of the school field in a neat seven-column column.
In the outermost part are several rows of knife players, in the middle are several rows of pikemen, and in the center are the safest baggage battalions, bird gun detachments, and car and artillery battalions.
At the same time, the cavalry of the Yong'an Army Cavalry Battalion also formed two columns, riding tall horses on both sides of the team, while the cavalry of the Flying Cavalry Battalion was constantly whistling past, running at the front of the army to spy and reconnoitre, and prevent trouble.
"Kick, kick..."
The sound of neat steps and the intersection of iron armor leaves echoed in everyone's ears, this time the expedition, because there are Zhenwei battalions in various places, and there are more than 10,000 Zhenwei battalions of Dong Yinghua in the town.
Therefore, this time, Xiao Yi did not reserve any reservations, and sent all the elite soldiers of the Yongan Army, and he was sure to fight a beautiful victory for the world to see.
The appearance of the Yong'an Army made everyone's hearts tremble, and those foot merchants and soldiers who walked around the country were even more shocked, they had long heard that the Yong'an Army was an invincible army, and today it seems that it is indeed worthy of its reputation.
This pair's formation is not only in the entire Shanxi, but also in the entire Ming Dynasty, it is also firmly ranked first.
Xiao Yi, who had just said goodbye to Huang E, was holding the Qi family knife with both hands at this moment, and what he was wearing was not the gold-lacquered mountain armor that Chongzhen gave him, but the bright silver armor that had accompanied him for more than two years.
It's just that this armor is no longer the original appearance, and after a new polishing and polishing, silver edges have been added, which looks even more powerful.
Sitting steadily on the war horse, Xiao Yi's eyes looked into the distance, and he also had some contradictions in his heart.
Originally, Xiao also thought that if he went south to fight the peasant army, he would have to annihilate it in one fell swoop, so that it would have no possibility of turning over.
However, since he knew that he was suspected by Chongzhen, Xiao also thought of Chongzhen's suspicious and fickle character, and this was not just one idea in his heart.
As a modern person, Xiao Yi naturally knows the ending of Han Xin's rabbit and dead dog, and also knows that there are almost no good endings for the generals who are highly meritorious and have heavy troops in history.
If he annihilates the peasant army or completely suppresses it, the south of the Ming Dynasty will be peaceful, will it be his turn next.
However, although he thought about it, Xiao Yi still looked confident in front of everyone, giving the army and the people peace of mind and leading the Yongan Army to embark on the journey again.
At the head of the city, Huang E and He Ping stood together, and there was a sleeping baby in the warm arms, which was Xiao Yi's son "Xiao Ding" and Shi Lu's son "Shi Yang".
The two women were followed by a few personal maids personally selected by Xiao Yi and waited with them.
Although the town is stable, Dong Yinghua still doesn't dare to take it lightly, any accident can happen, and it is naturally impossible to let the two girls go out alone.
And Dong Yinghua had a lot of affairs to deal with, and he couldn't protect the two daughters at all times, so he carefully selected twelve Zhenwei battalion soldiers to protect the two girls.
But the affairs of the two women can't be disturbed, so let these Zhenwei camp soldiers not have to step forward, just follow and protect from afar.
Suddenly, Huang E looked at Xiao Yi's back as he drifted away, and sighed lightly: "The hateful emperor, the husband was born and died for the Ming Dynasty, and sought the well-being of the people, but he was suspicious, really..."
Huang E gently coaxed Shi Yang in her arms, and was a little surprised to hear Huang E, who had never spoken much, actually say such a thing, but when she thought of the actions of the imperial court, she sighed in vain.
"Who said it wasn't, many maids in my sister's house said that when they went to the market, the people along the way were talking about it, and it was indeed the court that did something wrong."
Huang E looked at Xiao Yi's solid back tenderly, and when the back gradually disappeared in her eyes, the tenderness in her eyes disappeared again, replaced by a dull wave.
Holding Xiao Ding in his arms, he said softly: "Sister, let's go to Yongtai Temple in the city to pray for the blessing of the husband and the soldiers!" ”
He Ping was not surprised to hear this, when Xiao Yi led the army to the battle, no matter how difficult it was, Huang E could always go to the temple to pray for blessings rain or shine, which even she admired Huang E very much.
smiled and said: "Okay, I heard many people say that the Bodhisattva of Yongtai Temple is very spiritual, and he will be able to bless the marshal and lead the soldiers to defeat the thieves and return triumphantly!" ”
Immediately, the two girls held the baby in their arms and walked slowly towards the city while chatting.
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Time came to the middle of September of the fifth year of Chongzhen, this time the march was the slowest in the history of the Yong'an army, half a month has passed, but it has not yet come out of the town, just came to the territory of Yingzhou, towards Dashikou.
The march was so slow, naturally, Xiao Yi did it on purpose, after the last fierce battle, the soldiers were already a little tired, and then they went to various places to dismantle the officers and troops and quell the troubles, and they did not repair at all.
At this time, the will of the imperial court came down and let the Yongan army go south to quell the thieves, so Xiao Yicai planned to let the Yongan army rest while marching.
Xiao Yi led the Yong'an army to the territory of Yingzhou, and Kang Weizhong, the commander of the Zhenwei battalion of Yingzhou, attached great importance to it, and as early as a few days ago, he quickly notified the generals of the Zhenwei battalion of various forts in Yingzhou to come to the state city.
Yingzhou has been completely controlled by the Zhenwei battalion, and the military and civilians also have love for the Zhenwei battalion of the Yongan Army.
Except for those who are willing to give up their military power and enjoy a peaceful life, the rest of the generals in Yingzhou are all from the Zhenwei battalion, and these people are all obeying Xiao Yi's orders.
Zhizhou and the garrison did not have the slightest real power, let alone those civil officials in the state city, on the day Xiao Yi led the army to arrive, they were politely "invited" by Kang Weizhong, the little Qianzong.
At this moment, when he saw the formation of the Yongan army, he was even more frightened, and he followed Xiao Yi and his party resignedly, not even daring to let out a fart.
I don't know how long I walked, a slightly majestic city pass appeared in front of everyone in the Yong'an Army, Xiao Yi and Huangyang people stationed in front of the city, looked over, no surprise.
In addition to the original imperial court flag, what is fluttering on this gate is a big banner with the word "Xiao".
Looking at the three big characters in the city, Kang Weizhong breathed a sigh of relief, and hugged his fists towards Xiao Yi and said: "Dashuai, Dashikou has arrived, and the last general can only be sent here!" ”
"Although you can't kill the thieves with the brothers of the Marshal and the Yong'an Army, the last general is enough to keep one side peaceful, and set up a light banquet to wait for the triumph of all the brothers!"