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Zhang Chun, Xiao Ye, had seen it in the newspaper last year, and he had some impressions of him at that time.

Although this person is from a leading background, he is not afraid of death, and he has performed well in the recovery of the four cities of Yongping, and is optimistic about Sun Chengzong.

Originally, according to history, this time the Daling River was besieged, and after the defeat of the Datong reinforcements, Sun Chengzong strongly recommended him to take command, and the Ming court sent him as the supervisor of the army, leading the last reinforcement of about 40,000 people to reinforce the Daling River.

The ending of this Zhang Chun in history is also very tragic, although he has some ability, but his prestige is insufficient.

The tens of thousands of reinforcements led by Sun Chengzong continued to occur all kinds of internal causes along the way, and after two upheavals, it is difficult to imagine how a powerless literati can deter those soldiers from all over the country who believe in their bravery, and it is reasonable that the whole army will be annihilated.

Nodding, Sun Chengzong praised Xiao Yi for a few words, and then thought to himself.

This night, Xiao Yi mentioned Zhang Chun and reminded Sun Chengzong that the painstaking Daling River was finally built, and Sun Chengzong was naturally unwilling to give up so easily.

After thinking about it, Sun Chengzong still decided to return to Beijing immediately to face the saint and make one last fight in front of Chongzhen.

Sun Chengzong left tens of thousands of Ming troops in Dalinghe City to stabilize the defense, and temporarily handed them over to the commander of Zu Dashou, He Kegang and Zhang Cunren were deputies, and Xiao also completed his mission as the reinforcement of Datong and was about to return to Datong.

However, Han Shimeng, the chief officer of the Datong Army, had died in Changshan, and there were less than 10,000 people left in the reinforcements, and Xiao Yi and Meng Xiping, two guerrilla generals, became the highest-ranking generals in the Datong Army.

Under the strong recommendation of Meng Xiping, the generals and officers in the Datong army jointly pushed the guerrilla general Xiao Yi to temporarily lead Datong into the reinforcements and return to Datong

Early in the morning of the second day, in the cold wind howling, thousands of soldiers and horses pushed large carts and small carts, and also led many horses, and gathered outside the city.

The three generals Zu Dashou, He Kegang, and Zhang Cunren led the family Ding and the squad army to see them off outside the city, although the scene was grand, but in Xiao Yi's opinion, it seemed quite deserted.

Think about the tens of thousands of people who were in high spirits when they came a month ago, but now in addition to the more than 1,000 remnants of Meng Xiping's army and more than 3,000 people of the Yong'an army, the rest of the soldiers and horses died and fled, and only these more than 5,000 remnants of the army remained, and they won so badly.

On the hillside outside the city, several people stood on it with horses.

Zu Dashou said with a smile: "If this battle can be won, it will depend on the Datong army to turn the tide." ”

"Yes, thanks to the victory letter of the overseer, we have strengthened our confidence in going out of the city for a decisive battle." Zhang Cunren squinted his eyes, and his eyes kept shaking on Xiao Yi's body.

At the mention of this, Xiao Yi's expression was gloomy, and he said, "Han Junmen is..."

"Han Junmen, but he is a loyal and brave general, I believe that the imperial court will also give his family a proper placement." He Kegang's expression was slightly sad.

Sun Chengzong rode on a horse, solemnly held Shang Fangjian, and said: "This governor will return to Beijing this time, and he will be truthful to the saint and his family will be small. ”

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I exchanged pleasantries for a long time, but finally it was time to disperse.

Zhou Baotai hugged his fists to He Kegang and said with a smile: "This farewell, I don't know when I will be able to say goodbye to General He." ”

He Kegang was rescued by Zhou Baotai and led the cavalry battalion, and he was deeply impressed by Zhou Baotai's bravery that day.

In the past few days, the two have often talked together, while learning martial arts, and exchanging various views in private, but they also have a deep relationship.

He Kegang laughed loudly, and also hugged his fists and said: "This time, I can get to know Brother Zhou, General Xiao, and the brothers of the Yong'an Army, I He Kegang said something from the bottom of my heart, and I have no regrets in this life!" ”

After saying goodbye to Shi Gang and Huang Yang behind Xiao Yi one by one, He Kegang looked at Zhou Baotai again and said deeply: "No matter where you are, you and I are both Ming officials and soldiers, and under the imperial land, it is close at hand!" ”

Zhou Baotai also laughed: "Under the imperial land, it is close at hand!" ”

After that, he followed Xiao Yi and turned over on the horse.

When Xiao Yi said goodbye, the soldiers of the Liaodong Army also said goodbye to the soldiers of the Yongan Army.

They were the locals recruited by Sun Chengzong for the first time, and they were all flesh-and-blood men with true temperament, which was naturally different from those guards and ruffians in various places.

In their dictionary, they naturally believe in the respect of the strong, not mentioning the various achievements of the Yong'an Army, just the daily drills, sentinels and construction in the past few days.

They felt that Xiao Yi's subordinates were different, and they formed a deep friendship with the soldiers of the Yong'an Army, and they fought side by side in wartime to rescue each other.

Many people have become good brothers, and now when it comes to separation, they are naturally a little reluctant.

Although the parting between brothers is different from the affectionate vein between men and women, there is no lack of emotion in a few short sentences, and it is also full of worry and concern.

And this time the Yong'an Army is only coming to the aid, according to everyone's impression, although Liaodong is ravaged by the Eastern Captives, but Datong is also not stable, and I don't know if there is a life to fight side by side next time.

However, the boy has tears and does not flick, even if he is reluctant, he can't cry like his mother-in-law, and everyone mostly uses fisting, high-fives and tight hugs as a way of farewell.

Sun Chengzong's original intention was to lead the guards to gallop in the direction of Jingshi alone, but Xiao Yi insisted on refusing, saying that he would escort Sun Chengzong, but he couldn't resist Xiao Yi, so Sun Chengzong had to give up.

On the way back, it was not like reinforcements, and the sergeant lost the sense of oppression that the war was coming, and the sadness of the death of his comrades at the beginning had passed.

As if the haze that had been in place for several days had finally dissipated, they all pushed the carts and carts and began to drive towards Ulju with a smile on their faces.

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Time passed day by day, and soon came to the beginning of September of the fourth year of Chongzhen.

In September at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was the middle of October in the later generations, and the weather at this time had gradually cooled, and even a faint snowflake had fallen in some places, wrapping the earth in silver.

The soldiers of the Yong'an Army also took out their thick military uniforms and boots to put on, and then put on their gloves, so they didn't feel the cold at all, and they hurried with enthusiasm.

A few days ago, the army returned to Jizhen, and Xiao Yi had already said goodbye to Sun Chengzong.

After these times of getting along, Xiao Yi admired Sun Chengzong even more, and Sun Chengzong's every sentence seemed to be said after careful consideration, which benefited Xiao Yi a lot.

When Sun Chengzong rode away with more than a dozen personal soldiers, looking at his back, Xiao Yi waved his hand and ordered to continue to advance.

The army came to the realm of Zunhua again, looking at this familiar scene, Xiao Yi sighed.

That is, almost two years ago, I saved the Pingliao general Zhao Shujiao here, and I don't know what is happening now, this time I led the army to Liaozuo, and I didn't have the opportunity to meet him, and I don't know if there will be a chance next time, which has also become a regret in Xiao Yi's heart.

Xiao Yi has never forgotten that there is such a small village north of Daankou, where there are Xiao Yi's brothers and Wang Dayong's future mother-in-law.

The armor that Xiao Yi is wearing now is still the same as the Tartar Baya soldier who was killed by several brothers outside the Zhuangzi, and it has been reinforced.

Although it is a little old, it has a great significance to Xiao Yi himself, except for some specific occasions, Xiao Yi wears this armor most of the time.

Sighing lightly, Xiao Yi said abruptly: "I don't know what happened to Fourth Brother Liu, the tomb of the second brother, and no one is going to clean it." ”

Wang Dayong was also in a trance: "What the ancients said is really good, this blink of an eye has been almost two years..."

After laughing a few times, Shi Gang said: "If there was no help from the fourth brother at that time, I was afraid of Lao Wang's life, so I should have thrown it there." ”

Liu Tong and Huang Yang laughed a few words and began to talk about the affairs in Da'ankou Pass.

After looking at it for a long time, Shi Lu looked to the north, suddenly felt a little sad, and said, "Daqi... He died over there, too. ”

Seeing that everyone was a little sad, Xiao Yihaha laughed, waved his hand, and said, "General Meng, I want to lead my brothers to do a private matter, so you can lead the army to camp here." ”

Although Meng Xiping had not experienced Xiao Yi's affairs, he could also see from their expressions and conversations that what they had experienced was definitely not simple.

At the moment, he didn't hesitate, and he didn't say anything, just hugged his fists and said: "General Xiao don't worry, Lao Meng will never bear the heavy trust, and he will never say a word!" ”

Nodding, Xiao Yi clasped his fists and said, "Then thank you General Meng." ”

led Shi Lu, Huang Yang, Wang Dayong, Shi Gang, Liu Sheng, Zhou Baotai, Lai Damao, Wei Zhongyong, and hundreds of cavalry battalions to rumble towards Da'ankou.

Meng Xiping's family officer rode on a horse, looked at the departing cavalry, and said with envy: "These people, all of them are amazing. ”

Meng Xiping laughed, did not reply, and began to command the camp.