Chapter 436: Artillery Descends from the Sky
Gao Jun's jujube red war horse swayed head and tail, and a pair of big eyes stared at the yellow horse beside him, and he couldn't stop roaring...... The little guy couldn't figure out why the warhorse, which was much shorter than himself, could overpower him. It desperately wanted to rush forward, but it was strangled by its master, so it could only obediently accept its fate!
"King Liao, our dynasty has always lacked war horses, especially such a tall and majestic excellent war horse, is your horse a godsend?"
"Your Majesty, how can there be any different species, this war horse was transported from Arabia, the sea was bumpy, more than 100 horses were sold around the past few years, and less than half of them could survive to the Ming Dynasty. However, with these Arabian horses as stallions, thousands of war horses have been bred, and within ten years, I will be able to form more than 30,000 fine horses, which is more than enough to sweep the grassland! β
When Zhu Cihong heard this, he was a little excited and a little frustrated. As the Son of Heaven, he naturally wants to see Da Ming strong, but this kind of strength is completely in the hands of another person, and even his own life is in the hands of others, and he will inevitably lose.
"The King of Liao is far-sighted and admirable. Now that the war is imminent, I don't know how King Liao thinks he should deal with it? β
"The soldiers will come to block the water and cover the earth, and the minister has been preparing for this battle for a long time, and Dolgon dares to come, it is his death!"
"The King of Liao is confident, and I am very pleased, but what about the rear, especially the courtiers, there are many discussions, should they be dedicated to the country!"
Gu Zhenhua glanced at Zhu Cihong, and the matter of Kaifeng Sheng could not escape Gu Zhenhua's eyes. He knew that the little emperor was testing himself at this time, because he was afraid that he would take the opportunity to kill those noisy ministers. Although the courtiers do not use it. But it's a helper, even these people are gone, and the world has really become Gu Zhenhua's!
"ιxiΓ . The courtiers have their own opinions, so naturally follow them, as long as they don't spread rumors and disturb the morale of the army, they don't have to ask, what does Your Majesty think? β
Zhu Cihong showed a hint of joy, and hurriedly said: "That's what I mean!" β
Between words. Gu Zhenhua and Zhu Cihong came to the school field, and at this time, the vast school field had become a sea of flags. The more than 20,000 troops who participated in the oath march were all standing in a grand manner. With regiments as units, one phalanx is connected to another.
"Okay, it's really a strong army!"
Zhu Cihong also had to applaud, and Gu Zhenhua smiled confidently. That's what he relies on the most! The horses of the two men were at the front of the crowd almost at the same time. Gu Zhenhua suddenly whipped the war horse, the big red horse neighed wildly, and the four hooves flew over, sweeping in front of the soldiers with his master.
"Settle the country and win every battle!" Gu Zhenhua shouted loudly.
The soldiers instantly raised their right arms and saluted, their movements were uniform, and they shouted the same loudly: "Stabilize the country, win every battle!" β
Thousands of people sang. 10,000 people and! Voices came and went, and battle flags waved. The drum rumbled, and in an instant, it was as if you were on a real battlefield, the blood in your chest was surging, and a heart couldn't stop beating, and you could spit it out when you opened your mouth.
Gu Zhenhua turned around the horse, and the whole audience was in a boil, and when he returned to the center, as the war horse stopped, the sound of the school field also stopped abruptly. The soldier was nailed to the ground like a nail again. It suddenly became solemn, showing even more that this army was well-trained.
"Since the founding of the army, I have supported the community and resisted the Tartars. Countless brothers have witnessed their loyalty and courage with their blood, and we have paid unimaginable sweat and blood for the land under our feet, for the people behind us, and for the Chinese clothes. The Han and the thief do not stand together, and the royal industry is not partial. Now it has come to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and restore the old capital. Everyone must fight bravely, with meritorious rewards and punishments, and the day of the sweep of the Tartars is the time to celebrate success! β
"Expelle the Tartars and restore China!"
"Expelle the Tartars and restore China!"
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The roar resounded through the sky, and groups of soldiers walked past the school review stand. As the emperor, Zhu Cihong stood in the middle, but he could clearly see that there was only Gu Zhenhua in the eyes of these soldiers!
Worship, reverence, love, fear......
No matter what the love is, it is better than the same, that is, indifference, undisguised indifference! From beginning to end, no one paid attention to this supreme of the Ming Dynasty.
The soldiers left the school field and went directly north, stepping on the Yellow River pontoon bridge and rushing to the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, the minister has set up a palace for His Majesty in Weihui, Weihui has been renovated, the city is high and deep, and it is very safe. Just to be able to strategize and win a thousand miles, what does Your Majesty think? β
Zhu Cihong suddenly became distracted, he nodded and said, "All of them are arranged by the King of Liao!" β
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An** is going north, and a larger army is also heading south, and the two sides are like oncoming trains, just waiting for the time to collide together!
Li Shutai is the son of Li Yongfang, the first traitor in the Ming Dynasty to officially defect to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Not to mention that Li Yongfang was reused by the Tartars, even his son is the same, Li Shutai is a servant of the Criminal Department and a Mailer Ezhen, among the second-generation traitors, he can be described as a leader!
This time, Li led Tai south with Dolgon, and just as he was leading his troops forward, someone suddenly came to give orders.
"Lord Li, the Lord Regent is invited!"
Hearing the call of his master, Li Shutai naturally went to the fart, and when he arrived at Dolgon's Chinese army, he hurriedly kowtowed and bowed down.
"The minion Li Shutai has seen the regent!"
"Well, get up!"
Dolgon smiled slightly, and said to Li Shutai: "Just now, the pigeon passed the book again, and Ann ** also moved." This war is a matter of life and death for our Qing Dynasty, and the whole army must be cautious! β
"The minions must do their best to smear the liver and brain of the Great Qing Dynasty!"
"Well, well said, I have a mission for you. Handan is connected to Zhangde Mansion in northern Henan, and its location is very important, and it is the key point for our Qing Dynasty soldiers to march. Now only Ma Degong's department is guarding Handan, with more than 10,000 people and horses, and the troops are a little thin. I will hand over to you 5,000 cavalry, and the Prince of Tushetu, Badali, will lead 10,000 Korqin elite cavalry to follow you south! β
Li Shutai had a rare opportunity to lead the troops independently, and Dolgon gave him such an important task, he was immediately overjoyed, forced his excitement, bowed down and said: "Please rest assured, the regent, the servants will definitely rush to Handan as much as possible to open the way for the army!" β
Li Shutai hurriedly went to find the prince of Tushetu Badali, the Mongolian Horqin tribe was the first Mongolian tribe to take refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Manchu Qing also looked down on them, the two sides intermarried closely, the Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang was born in Horqin.
However, after entering the customs, the Tartars coveted the prosperity of the Central Plains and did not want the Mongols to interfere, so these princes could only send a small number of troops to act as miscellaneous workers, and they could not even get soup. As the power of the Tartars declined, they had to be pulled over and acted as a faΓ§ade!
"Your Highness, the regent attaches great importance to Handan, if he can arrive first, the regent will be very happy!"
Badali was less than thirty years old, short and stocky, with a face full of horizontal flesh and a pair of bun eyes that shone with a cruel light.
"What's the hurry, Mongolian warriors, the world ......" He wanted to say first, but swallowed it back and said: "Mongolian warriors, rare in the world, with excellent combat power, you can crush the Ming dog as soon as you go!" β
For Badali's arrogance, Li Shutai was a little speechless, if the Ming army is easy to deal with, why let you be cannon fodder!
"Your Highness, the Ming army is naturally not worried, but this time hundreds of thousands of troops are heading south, everyone wants to grab credit, we can't be left behind!"
These words poked at the sore spot of Badali, and he hurriedly nodded: "Well, tell the warriors under SΓΉ to hurry up and act for this king!" β
Li Shutai and they didn't know that on the other side, a force also targeted Handan, and the two sides were racing against time.
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"Staff Officer Li, turn over the hill in front of you, and walk another twenty miles to the Cheqi Pass!" Li Xu gasped and said. The car ride is in the southwest of Handan thirty miles, with the terrain, you can almost beat Handan, can be called a place where soldiers must fight! As long as the car riding pass is won, half of Handan will fall into the bag.
"Commander-in-chief, the prince explained that he took Handan in five days, and we have been walking for almost four days, so we must add! In particular, you must quickly take the car and ride the pass, and you can't let the Tartar be prepared. β
"Hey, I want to be fast, but this is in the Taihang Mountains, and the road is difficult."
Li Dingguo thought for a while and said, "Give me two hundred soldiers, bring ten tiger squat cannons, and fifty divine fire flying crows, and let's go to the sneak attack car riding pass!" β
Li Xu frowned suddenly, and said suspiciously: "I'm afraid this is not enough." β
"Commander-in-chief, rest assured, the Tartars lack precautions, we will definitely succeed in a sudden surprise attack!"
Seeing that Li Dingguo was full of confidence, Li Xu had no choice but to nod in agreement. After a few days of marching, everyone was exhausted. The best in shape were the Old Guards and the White Pole Soldiers, one of whom was well-trained, and the other a natural mountain soldier.
Li Dingguo selected 200 elite soldiers from them and rushed to the front, carrying artillery on their backs, using their hands and feet together, climbing rocks, and quickly disappearing into the mountains.
Li Xu looked at the distant back and said to everyone: "Brothers, work hard, get rid of useless things, and before it gets dark, be sure to take off the car and ride the pass!" β
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The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the mountain, and the stones reflected a layer of golden light, and the soldiers had no time to enjoy the beautiful scenery, so they could only keep their heads down and march forward with difficulty, and the steepest section of the mountain wall in front of them, almost sixty or seventy degrees of slope, and some sections were even straight up and down, which was prohibitive.
"Be careful!"
A soldier slipped under his feet and almost fell into a mountain stream, Li Dingguo hurriedly grabbed him with his hand, lifted him up hard, and they continued to walk forward. At this time, there was a sudden scream from behind, a soldier with a cannonball on his back slipped down, a hundred meters of mountain stream, the consequences can be imagined, everyone's hearts are a tightening, I am afraid that the next person to be broken is himself!
"Don't be afraid, everyone, look at your feet!"
After paying for the lives of three soldiers, Li Dingguo finally crossed the most difficult mountain road, and there was a dim light in front of him, and the Cheqiguan was in front of him.
"Brothers, hurry up and put up the cannon and give me a bang!" (To be continued......)
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