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The ninth day of June in the second year of Zhengde. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The armies of the Beijing division have gathered, a large number of military horses have appeared in the Gyeonggi area, and news has also come out from Jixian that Emperor Zhengde has appeared in Jixian County, and began to gather military horses in border towns to prepare for a counterattack against the Mongol army.

The emperor's news came back to Jingshi, which really made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, since the emperor was in Jixian County, it was impossible to pull him back now, Liu Chengfeng, as a supervisor, had no choice but to send 300,000 troops north to respond.

The huge military horses and countless people transporting grain and grass meander out along the gallop road, and the 50,000 military horses of the vanguard are already on the way, and Liu Chengfeng is about to leave.

Liu Chengfeng's Chinese army is a 100,000 new army, and the other 200,000 military horses are all people and horses cobbled together by King Qin from all over the country.

100,000 new troops have been stationed in the urn city, the sound of the night of the practice shook the sky, this said, it is Liu Chengfeng personally set out to fight, he first entered the palace to bid farewell to the queen mother, saw the princess, and then appeared in Chaoyangmen, at this time the hundred officials have lined up, waiting here for a long time, for the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia a duel goodbye.

Because the preparations have been for a long time, all the arrangements are very orderly, and each battalion set off separately, with a mighty and mighty display of flags.

Liu Chengfeng's mood was not very good, although this army was huge, an army of 300,000, plus 200,000 border troops scattered all over the border town, he was not too sure how big a victory would be for such a large army.

In fact, the reason is very simple, the border pass has lost the role of city defense, and the Mongols attacked it, which forced the Ming army to confront the rest of the fortresses between the Mongols in the pass for hundreds of miles, and they must have a decisive battle with the Mongols, a frontal decisive battle, relying on complete strength, but 300,000 Mongolian iron cavalry is definitely the best force in the world, although the new army has begun to have combat power, but whether it can compete with it is still unknown.

In addition, the previous strategic deployment was all disrupted, and now the Ming army was held by the emperor's nose and left, and hastily re-made the strategic deployment, which added a lot of unknown factors to this war.

But no matter what, Liu Chengfeng can only take these 300,000 troops to the north, he takes them, he is their backbone, and they are also their supreme commander, he can take them to hell, or he can lead them to glory.

Liu Chengfeng, who is dressed in military uniform, looks particularly eye-catching, although his figure is not strong, but it is very well-proportioned, and with this armor, Liu Chengfeng is a little more heroic.

The three cabinet ministers stepped forward one after another, and they all said to take care, and Li Dongyang's eyes were slightly red: "The people of Sheji are entrusted to His Highness, may Your Majesty return triumphantly." ”

He deliberately said that the four characters of Sheji Cangsheng were very heavy, and the meaning was already obvious, after going to the border town, Liu Chengfeng was the supervisor, but there was an emperor above the supervisor, the little emperor was young, and the surname was impulsive, he hoped that Liu Chengfeng would not completely take the little emperor as the horse's head, but should have his own opinions, and could not be swayed by the thoughts of the saints.

Liu Chengfeng nodded silently, did not speak, he dialed the horse, and came out with a team of personal guards Pegasus.

Running ten miles wildly, this road is full of winding convoys and endless marching columns, on a small slope on the edge of the gallop road, Liu stood on the horse in the wind, his eyes silently looked to the north, at this time a figure appeared in his mind.

Li Ruofan, this king is here, just as three years ago, this king was able to hold you high, and now I say, this king can still trample you under my feet, and now I say, you and your people, me and my people will make a decision!

Personal relationship...... It doesn't matter to Liu Chengfeng at all, maybe a month ago, Liu Chengfeng still had a warm memory of Li Ruofan, but now, his heart is only filled with killing. Now that Li Ruofan has made a choice, since she intends to expose her ambitions, Liu Chengfeng will not hesitate to draw her sword and stab it.

The march of the army is different from that of a single horseman, the army must take care of the grain and ordnance, plus it must maintain the organization, so except for the scouts who are released, the speed is extremely slow, and it is generally possible to travel fifty miles, and it is necessary to set up camp.

That night, the army rested at a place called the Boundary Bridge, and countless camps were built along the water, and piles of bonfires were lit, and the people were sleepy, except for the officers and soldiers who were keeping vigil, and the rest of the people slept.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Liu Chengfeng did not sleep, according to the rules, the scouts had to pass the news back every half an hour, but these two hours were very weird, so many scouts released could not be seen by a single scout.

He hurriedly called Qian Fang over, although he was a little suspicious, but as the commander, he didn't show too much uneasiness, just asked a few random questions about camp affairs, Qian Fang also answered, and then said casually: "Why don't you see a scout coming back, this is still far away from Jixian County, isn't it that you have encountered an enemy situation, no, how can there be an enemy here, have you sent someone to explore again?" ”

Qian Fang said: "In accordance with the regulations, I sent a few more scouts out, and there must be news soon." ”

As he was talking, someone outside said, "Report ......"

"Come in and talk back."

Liu Chengfeng didn't wait for the other party to pass through, and said directly.

Someone immediately opened the tent, but the person who came in was stunned, the person who came was stained with blood, and his left arm was wounded, and this person Liu Chengfeng also recognized that he was a squadron officer in the scout battalion of the New Army, when Liu Chengfeng founded the New Army, although he was only a member of the 1,000 New Army, he had some impression of him.

"What's going on?"

"Report, the inferior was ordered to patrol, and found the Mongol scouts thirty miles to the north, their number was more than seventy, and the inferior had no choice but to engage them with a short battle when they were bitten, but the other side was numerous, and the inferior squad was killed and wounded more than 20 people, and then escaped by luck."

Liu Chengfeng gasped, and then his eyes fell on Qian Fang, Qian Fang's eyes also showed a look of horror, and he couldn't help but say, "How is this possible?" How is this possible? Thirty miles to the north...... This...... This...... These Mongol scouts used two horses or single horses. ”

"It's a single horse, seventy-three people, seventy-three horses." The Scout Officer replied in the affirmative.

"This ...... This ......" Qian Fang was already completely panicked.

Under normal circumstances, when the two armies are fighting, it is not that there are no scouts who will go deep alone and go directly to the rear of the place to explore, but from Shanhaiguan to here, not to mention the rear, from a military point of view, it is simply the rear of the rear, so it is impossible for enemy scouts to appear within fifty miles of this vicinity, but the scouts of the Mongols appeared, and the other party still used a single horse, which was even more unusual.

If the scout is to go to a farther place to explore, it will be used to take the mode of one person riding two horses, the reason is very simple, the place is relatively far, so there are more horse materials and rations to bring, and once the risk is encountered, if the horsepower is not enough, it is difficult to escape, so it is the most basic rule to use two horses to transfer, so that the war horses can take turns to rest.

Then another problem arises, the Mongols appeared in the hinterland of the border passes, and they used single horses, and the only explanation is that there is a Mongol army nearby, at most no more than a hundred miles away, a hundred miles...... Unless the Mongols are crazy, because hundreds of miles away, it is still the garrison of the Ming army, there are still many military towns there, there are many fortresses, how can they be entrenched there.

Unless...... If the Mongols are not crazy, the only explanation is that the other side has already defeated the Ming army in the border town in one fell swoop, and the Ming army has been defeated!

This news is too sudden, the problem is, and if you continue to analyze, the Ming army should be a big rout, and this group of people may not be scouts at all, but the Mongolian cavalry that outflanked the defeated army, the Mongols are best at using roundabout tactics to outflank the enemy, once the enemy army breaks and flees, they will not only send military horses to follow the pursuit, but also divide many cavalry teams to run forward from the flanks, but do not attack the rout, but directly appear in front of the rout with rapid maneuverability, and then wipe out the rout.

If this is the case, then it means that a few hours ago, there was an unimaginable collapse in the border town, and it also means that in a few hours, a large number of routs will appear nearby, and more importantly...... What about the emperor, where is the emperor? Is Jixian still in the hands of the Ming army? How many Mongols are within a hundred miles?

"This ......" Qian Fang was already stunned, if there was no factor such as the emperor, maybe he could still keep his composure, but now...... Liu Chengfeng's eyebrows also wrinkled fiercely, his face showed a little hideous, he patted the case fiercely, and said: "Probe again, release all the scouts, it is best to go deep into Jixian County, how deep is how much, you must find out clearly, what happened in front of you, where is the emperor, you must find out clearly, be fast!" ”

Qian Fang said: "Is it to blow the horn immediately, gather urgently, and let the soldiers be ready to respond." ”

Liu Chengfeng's face turned pale, and he said: "If it is really the worst outcome, the Mongols will take at least a few hours to arrive, don't worry, the soldiers have worked hard for a day, rest for another hour, and after an hour, gather the soldiers and prepare for emergencies." ”

"Yes!"

(To be continued)