On December 22, under the guidance of the five military camps, the Wendeng battalion entered the city through the Yongding Gate, and the corpses of the tens of thousands of Qinwang soldiers outside the Yongding Gate were all over the field, some Beijing camp soldiers were buried, and from time to time wild dogs ran to gnaw and eat, and the Beijing camp soldiers kept driving away with knives and guns.

The soldiers of the Wenden camp watched the tragedy in silence as they marched, and the hell they saw along the way was Hell as Gu'an came, and the ferocity of Jiannu aroused their anger.

After entering the Yongding Gate, the whole army rested in the urn city, the celebrant supervisor, the imperial horse supervisor and the military department all sent officials to greet them, and several Beijing officials who came to check the merits of the war last time were also there, although they have always looked down on the martial arts, but this person has made great contributions at this time, and it is certain that he will be favored by the emperor, so they are very polite to Chen Xindu, and the military department has also mobilized grain and grass supplies and tents, so that the Wendeng camp can camp in the urn city.

The news spread quickly, the people of Beijing heard that a Denglai soldier killed hundreds of Jiannu, and they all came to the vicinity of Yongding Gate, wanting to see the excitement, the streets near Yongding Gate were overcrowded, and the soldiers and horses in the outer city and the Jinyi Guards had to send additional people to evacuate, and guarded the Yongding Gate and did not allow them to enter the urn city.

Most of the soldiers of the Wendeng battalion came to Beijing for the first time, and the urn city was a square patio, and the towering city walls and towers made them awe-inspired, and at the same time they looked curiously at the many civilian officials and Beijing camp soldiers around.

Chen Xin listened to the noisy voices outside, knowing that it was a deliberate announcement by the court, and they urgently needed such a victory to save their reputation, he whispered to Lu Chuanzong and Dai Zhenggang beside him: "I didn't expect that we would be in such a situation when we went to Jingshi." ”

Lu Chuanzong couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect that no one would send it when we left back then, but now there are so many people to pick it up." ”

Dai Zhenggang said: "It's all adults who take us, otherwise I don't know where to do hard labor." ”

The three of them talked and talked, and when they were sighing, the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp on the other side of the door cave knelt down, Chen Xin knew that the big man was coming, so he quickly stopped talking and greeted him, and the other Beijing officials also walked over there.

A thin civil official walked into the urn city surrounded by a retinue, and on the chest of his official uniform, a brocade chicken stepped on Yun Mingri's second-grade civil official supplement, and the surrounding civil officials knelt down to salute, Chen Xin saw Song Wenxian who was accompanying him at a glance, and knew that it must be Wen Tiren. Song Wenxian also saw Chen Xin in the crowd, his face was excited, the beard on his chin trembled slightly, he knew that the time had come for Wendeng Camp to become famous all over the world.

Chen Xin hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, Wen Tiren was looking around as soon as he entered the urn city, turning a blind eye to the civil officials all over the ground, looking at those military attaches alone, Song Wenxian pointed lightly beside him, and he saw Chen Xin, who was kneeling on the ground in armor, and strode over to help Chen Xin with his own hands.

Wen Tiren made a lot of new appearances, and then laughed and said: "What a thousand households who speak up righteously, and what a sentry officer who dares to fight." ”

Chen Xin bowed down and said: "Lord Wen has won the award, and it is the duty of my generation of soldiers to kill thieves for the country. ”

Wen Tiren turned his head to a group of civil officials beside him and said: "I am not afraid of strong enemies, and I am not arrogant in my achievements, so this is my true character as a Ming man." ”

The officials echoed for a while, blowing Chen Xin into the sky, and Chen Xin carefully raised his head and looked at Wen Tiren, who was in his fifties, his face and figure were dry and thin, and his beard was slightly yellow. At this time, he was talking eloquently among the officials, and his expression was very majestic.

There is also a person with a white face and no beard beside him, he wears a five-beam crown, wears bamboo blue trolling, embroiders a red python picture on his chest, and the neckline exposes a red sticker, which looks quite good against the bamboo blue robe.

Chen Xin estimated that he should be a close attendant by Chongzhen's side, otherwise he would not be given a python robe, although now it is best for the Jingshi to cross the system, and the little rich family dares to order a python suit by himself, but on formal official occasions, there is still a system.

Sure enough, Wen Tiren immediately introduced to Chen Xin: "Chen Sentinel has seen Gonggong Cao soon, and Gonggong Cao was with him when the emperor was still in the palace, and he was the closest person to the emperor. ”

Chen Xin immediately knelt down to greet him, Cao Huachun helped him, Cao Huachun smiled and screamed: "Sure enough, at first glance, he is a strong man, no wonder he can kill so many Tartars, the emperor originally let other people come, our family made a special trip to ask the emperor for a favor, we have to come and see this strong man who is not afraid of Tartars." ”

Chen Xin was humble and gentle to them, and whispered a few words to Cao Huachun, and the two left other civil officials and took Chen Xin to the city tower of Yongding Gate to discuss.

Entering the city tower, Wen Tiren's face sank a little, and he said to Chen Xin: "Originally, I planned to let your department rest for a day or two, but today Jiannu built a shield car long ladder at the north gate, a siege posture, and the military department Jianyi transferred your department to Deshengmen to deter Jiannu, the emperor maybe, it is to let your department go to the noon gate tomorrow to Xuanjie, and then go straight to the city wall of Deshengmen." ”

When Chen Xin first heard it, he thought that he was going to be transferred out of the city, but at this time he put his mind at ease, and he didn't have to be afraid to defend the city, so he agreed.

Wen Tiren was very satisfied with Chen Xin's attitude, nodded approvingly, the Ministry of War actually intended to let them go out of the city to fight another battle, Wang Qia was imprisoned and just enabled Shen Yongmao to be the secretary of the Ministry of War, but Wen Tiren resolutely opposed this matter on the grounds that there were too few soldiers who could fight, Chen Xin had already shown his good strength, and he took refuge in Wen Tiren at the beginning, and sent filial piety every year, such a capable and sensible person, Wen Tiren must be pulled into his own system to cultivate, how can he go out and die in vain.

Cao Huachun said: "In this way, our family will tell Master Chen about tomorrow's arrangements......"

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Early in the morning of the 23rd, the trumpets and drums of the Wendeng camp camp sounded non-stop, the Beijing camp soldiers on the city wall looked at the soldiers in the urn city with their mouths open, they were strictly armoured, the queue was strict, with the officer's loud command, the whole team was like a machine, and dozens of people were neat like one person, Wen Tiren, who came early, looked at the city tower, and was also very surprised, the momentum of the army in front of him has far exceeded the Beijing camp and the border army, Cao Huachun praised: "The order is forbidden, it turns out that the strong army should be like this, Lord Wen, our family's opinion, Even the four guard battalions of the Imperial Horse Prison are far inferior to this small Wendeng camp. ”

Wen Tiren said: "What Gonggong Cao said is that from here to the noon gate, the military department is responsible, and the official will go back to the noon gate to arrange the affairs of the Ministry of Rites first, whether Gonggong Cao will go with him." ”

Cao Huachun said: "Let's go together, and our family can also talk back to the emperor." ”

Soon after the two left, the red flag of the sentry officer of the Wendeng camp was raised, and the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division immediately began to clear the road, and the leading officer of the military department also went to the door first, and the crowd of onlookers on both sides of the road was crowded, and the upstairs along the street were also full of people, and the residents also opened their windows to look around.

As soon as the hour arrived, a big drum sounded in the urn city, and then the sound of the foot drum sounded, and a loud singing voice was heard.

"The yellow sand is reckless and does not see people, but when I hear the sound of battle, the rain of guns and arrows is terrifying, and my soldiers are strong, and they are shocked and frightened! Fight for a hero's tears, sprinkle them on the battlefield and see blood stains......"

In the song, a big man in iron armor was escorted by two pro-soldier foot drummers, holding high a big flag out of the Yongding Gate doorway, the standard-bearer was the first to capture the Jiannu pro-soldier Pu Zhuang, Chen Xin gave him the glory of the standard-bearer, he walked out of the doorway to countless pairs of eyes and raised his head, and his face was full of excitement.

Behind him walked the soldiers of the Wendeng battalion arranged according to the flag team, the iron-clad sonorous army was neat, and the heads of Jiannu were inserted at the top of the dense blades raised high, and the loud military song continued to echo, "Sacrifice this shell to drive the city, and dry the city for our country; There is death in life through the ages, how can you be a soul! The name of the body is still listed, and the bones are rotten and the blood is still chime! Why not be afraid of arrows like rain, and the mighty pressure is collecting dust. ”

The crowd of onlookers was shocked by the momentum of Wendeng Camp at first, and they were all silent, and when half of Wendeng Camp walked out of the doorway, a voice suddenly shouted: "Hero!" ”

The crowd finally reacted and shouted, "Kill the Tartars!" "Hero!"

The cheers converged into a tidal wave, resounding through the outer city of the Beijing Division, since the Jiannu into the Kou, they have been living in fear all the time, the battle outside the city has been defeated by many of them have witnessed it with their own eyes, more than a month of mental depression and high tension, so that many people are close to collapse, and finally today there is a Ming army did not let them down, the long-suppressed feelings suddenly erupted, the people of the Beijing Division were fascinated to the Wendeng camp cheered loudly, venting to their heart's content.

The soldiers of the Five Cities Terracotta Division tried their best to block the crowd and prevent them from rushing to the middle, and the singing of the Wenden camp had been drowned out by cheers, and the flag captain had to hiss so that the soldiers could hear a little command.

Chen Xin's Chinese army team also walked out of the doorway, the sentry flag fluttered high, and the six big characters of "Wendeng Camp Sentry Officer Chen" were written, and the cheers reached their peak, Chen Xin rode a horse and smiled at the people on both sides, and countless hands waved at him, and the scene in front of him was almost the same as the appearance of the emperor superstar he had seen before.

The joyful atmosphere passed along with the advance of the Wendeng camp, more than 600 Jiannu heads were held high to show the people of Jingshi, although tens of thousands of Ming soldiers died outside the Yongding Gate alone, but 600 Jiannu heads were already a rare victory, and the bloody battle of the Hunhe River may have killed more than that, but the Ming army was finally wiped out, and no head was obtained. Especially this time it was a big victory in despair, and it was especially precious.

The queue of the Wendeng camp detoured to the Xuanwu Gate to enter the inner city, and then passed through the Xuanwu Gate to the chessboard street, and entered the imperial city from the Daming Gate, bringing cheers all the way, half of the Beijing division was boiling, and they finally arrived at the noon gate in the south of the Forbidden City and stopped, which was the place where the prisoner Xuanjie was sacrificed. The original Ming Hui ceremony system was only to sacrifice prisoners to the noon gate, Xuanjie was directly in the court, Chen Xin did not take prisoners this time, but Chongzhen wanted to make the movement bigger, so the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War discussed according to the specifications of the prisoners.

On the royal road in front of the noon gate, the general of the Jinyi Wei Dahan has set up a guard of honor along the east and west sides, the south side of the royal road is the big music band of the Jiaofang Division, the Honglu Temple praise and the official are set up in front of the gate of the noon gate, and the east side is the civil and military officials and the envoys of the feudal state. Ordinary civil and military officials were led to the south-east of the Imperial Road, and stood opposite the east and west.

The Wendeng camp marched all the way, and the military generals on the west side of the noon gate lined up, Chen Xin arrived at the front, and a salute whispered to him for a while.

The bell rang in the Forbidden City, and the salute said: "Lord Chen, the emperor has arrived at Fengtianmen, you can get ready." ”

Chen Xin hurriedly agreed, seeing the solemn scene in front of him, he was actually a little more nervous than fighting, no wonder these emperors wanted to make a big show, just to scare people, so the imperial city is very grand, and the yamen should also be built a little grander, first calm the people who do things in the momentum.

As soon as the bell stopped, the band of the Teaching Workshop Division began to play great music, until a figure dressed in the emperor's regular uniform arrived at the main wing of the gate of the noon gate, the great music stopped, and all the officials present knelt down four times.

After kneeling and worshipping, the soldiers put the heads of the Jiannu people on the noon gate royal road, Chen Xin personally put the Jiala flag on the first pile, and then the salute officer quoted the captain of the camp flag and the colonel to the noon gate to kneel down, Wen Tiren went out of the column and loudly played a good report to the emperor, after the completion of the military department Shangshu asked for the meritorious service, Chen Xin's position was immediately promoted to Dengzhou Town guerrilla, the commander of the guard. Then he knelt five times and kowtowed three times.

Chen Xin finished it carefully, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and after the salute made them stand up, Chen Xin gestured to Huang Side on the west side.

After a while, the 2,000 soldiers of the Wendeng battalion shouted in unison: "Ten thousand people are united, there is no advance or retreat, and the Jifu will be resent to live up to my emperor." ”

Wen Tiren peeked at the gate of the noon gate, Chongzhen was nodding slightly, Wen Tiren was secretly proud in his heart, he slightly modified the weekday call sign of Wendeng Camp yesterday to make the emperor happy.

The ceremony soon ended, and the Wendeng camp would exit the imperial city and set up a defense at the Desheng Gate in the north of the inner city, while Chen Xin was taken into the Forbidden City by Wen Tiren to meet the emperor.

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Chongzhen met Chen Xin in the Qianqing Palace, and Chen Xin fell to the ground and did not look up as Cao Huachun said yesterday.

A very gentle voice came: "Chen Qing, please get up." ”

Chen Xin stood up cautiously, lowered his eyebrows and waited for the emperor to ask.

"Chen Qing is the king of thousands of miles, and he has made such a great achievement, according to the reply of the Ministry of War, all of them are the first level of Zhenyi, and this sincerity alone is rare."

Chen Xin said loudly: "Thanks to the emperor's blessing, Lord Wen has strategized, and Weichen does not dare to take credit." ”

Chongzhen smiled and said: "Wen Qing's merit is there, and your merit is also there, so you don't have to be too humble." If you didn't have the strong army you trained, how could you have the success of the day? The note from the Ministry of War said that the Wendeng battalion had been in arrears for a long time, and King Qin had only been repaid by Denglai Road for March before, how could these soldiers contribute to the death, Chen Qing, what is your prescription? ”

"The emperor is clear, the villain has no other ability, these soldiers are also simple people, since they arrived in the barracks, Weichen taught them to be loyal to the king, and shared worries for the emperor. As for the arrears, it is true that as the emperor said, Weichen has not seen a cent of monthly salary since he arrived in Wendeng Camp for more than a year, but fortunately, he got some dirty silver when he exterminated the Wenxiang Sect, and with the permission of Lord Denglai Daotai, part of the military salary was repaid. ”

Wen Tiren next to him listened to Chen Xin's words and did not leave the credit of Lord Wen, and became more and more satisfied, and Zhou Yanru, an ally next to him, also nodded slightly to Wen Tiren, indicating that this person was good.

Chongzhen laughed heartily a few times, Chen Xin took the opportunity to look up and take a quick look, Chongzhen was not dressed luxuriously, just the emperor's regular clothes, his face was very white, and he had a little beard on his chin, but he could still see that he was very young. His demeanor was very cheerful, and he smiled at Chen Xin and asked, "I heard Wen Qing say that the Wendeng camp used the method of Qi Shaobao in the past to train soldiers?" ”

Wen Tiren came out and said: "Your Majesty, according to Weichen's inquiry with the soldiers in the camp yesterday, although the garrison of the Wendeng camp is also dutiful, it is not good at training, and it is all handled by Chen Xinyi. ”

Chen Xin deliberately said modestly: "Back to the emperor, the vicinity of Dengzhou is Qi Shaobao's hometown, and Weichen has heard of Qi Shaobao's prestige many times. The garrison saw that Weichen was happy to do this, so he entrusted all the military training affairs to Weichen, and Weichen read Qi Shaobao's military book, not only admired his art of war, but also admired his loyalty to the country's mind. ”

Chongzhen got up from his seat and said loudly: "Well said, Chen Qing is a person who reads and understands, unlike some people, who are full of money, but they don't go to their hearts." Chen Qing has such insight, and his talent is also extraordinary, in the future, Chen Qing only needs to work hard, and he will become my relative! ”