Chapter 158: The Way Out

The long cavalry team galloped across the land of Shuntianfu, and Zhou Huchen led the team to leave.

The current history will not change because of Zhou Huchen, who knows that Emperor Chongzhen has gone to the coal mountain, and there is no need for the army to be here, and he needs to prepare for a difficult strategic transfer.

Jingcheng Pass still belonged to him, and when the 5,000 cavalry returned to Jingcheng Pass with dozens of wounded soldiers, it was already two days later.

Zhou Huchen doesn't need to do anything deliberately, this Jingcheng Pass is full of his people, he just needs to go to Taiyuan, the problem of strategic transfer, he must convince the somewhat stubborn Cai Maode, in addition to his father Zhou Yuji.

There was no need to bring all the cavalry back, hand over the cavalry to Liu Qi, and he took those wounded soldiers and two hundred cavalry into the mountain.

Galloping on a narrow road requires physical strength, Zhou Huchen didn't have time to wait for those wounded soldiers, leaving some soldiers to accompany him, Zhou Huchen led the team to start running all the way. More than 100 people shuttle in the peaks and canyons, since the moment they enter the mountain, the scouts have never been cut off in this mountain, and there are scouts from Taiyuan on the road waiting to guide the way, so the speed of progress is very fast.

In less than three days, he galloped 300 miles on the mountain road.

In Taiyuan Mansion, Cai Maode and Zhou Yuji had already received the news of Zhou Huchen's return, but the scout did not report back to Jingshi's situation, which made the two very uneasy.

The impatient two didn't care about their identities, and the two ran directly outside the city and began to wait.

It was already evening, and the dusty Zhou Huchen finally appeared.

Before the exhausted Zhou Huchen got off the horse, Cai Maode looked at Zhou Huchen directly, and then knelt directly on the ground and took off his gauze hat.

Zhou Huchen wore white silk on his helmet and white silk around his waist, so there was no need for Zhou Huchen to say that the mountain had collapsed.

Zhou Yuji closed his eyes: "Take off your hats!" ”

This is a national funeral, so people need to remove their crowns, they need to wear white silk, and even the weapons of soldiers must be like this.

The bad news spread quickly, and the entire Taiyuan Mansion was immersed in grief, and the civil and military generals began to command people to set up mourning halls. When the mourning hall was set up, in the midst of a cry, countless people lined up in a long line to begin to worship.

It was late at night, and the candles were flickering in the mourning hall.

The low-level officials and some generals left first, and it was already the second half of the night, some people finally couldn't hold on and left quietly, and some officials had been accompanying Cai Maode.

Zhou Huchen was so tired, the days of fighting and running made him staggered with fatigue, and his eyes couldn't be opened, but in order to make a good impression, he had been persevering. Zhou Yuji understands very well that his son has done enough, no matter how strong and fearless he is, the general trend of the world is not something that 5,000 people can control.

Zhou Yuji stretched out his hand and hinted at his own soldiers, and the two soldiers stepped forward to take Zhou Huchen away.

Cai Maode's mood was a little too low, and his eyes were straight and he insisted on holding on in the mourning hall.

When Zhou Huchen woke up, washed up briefly, ate something and returned to the mourning hall, Cai Maode still insisted with red eyes. Several of his entourage were very helpless, and everyone was very helpless, not only did they not eat a mouthful of food, but Cai Maode didn't even drink saliva.

The persuasion was ineffective, and no one dared to touch Cai Maode, the supreme leader of Shanxi, seemed to hold on until he fainted.

Zhou Huchen gritted his teeth and came to Cai Maode's side and knelt beside him: "There is a big matter, the boss must make a decision, please leave the boss for a while." ”

Cai Maode, who was in infinite grief, got up slightly, and his words were very weak: "Is it necessary? Little Tiger. ”

"How dare a boy in a militaristic affair play with a child's play?"

Cai Maode shook his body, it seemed that he wanted to get up, but after all, he was old, and this kind of torment made him extremely weak, and the hand supporting the ground began to tremble.

Supporting Cai Maode, Zhou Huchen hurriedly signaled to the people around him.

The entourage hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Cai Maode, Zhou Huchen turned his head and nodded to his father Zhou Yuji, Zhou Yuji knew that Zhou Huchen must have something important, so he followed Cai Maode out of the mourning hall without hesitation.

came to the living room, Cai Maode finally drank a bowl of gruel in the living room, which can be regarded as giving Zhou Huchen and his son, who have been persuading each other, some face.

There were only three people left, and Zhou Huchen said worriedly: "Li Zicheng's thief army occupies the Beijing Division, and the next will definitely attack Xuanfu, what should we do?" ”

"What Xiaohu means is that Li Zicheng, a thief, may capture Xuanfu, then reverse Datong, and then attack Ning Wu again!" Cai Maode understood what Zhou Huchen meant, and this possibility seemed to be very high.

Zhou Huchen continued: "Boss, it's not possible, it's certain!" How could Li Zicheng let go of such an opportunity, it's okay to guard Ningwu Pass, is there a way to defend this inverted scroll? There are too many attack points in the north of the Ningwu line, although our army is strong, but the strength of the army"

Cai Maode felt a tingling pain in his chest, Beijing was lost, the emperor died, and now, what Zhou Huchen said was such a reality. Feeling more and more powerless, Cai Maode closed his eyes.

"Father, what do you mean?" The scene was too heavy, and Zhou Huchen broke the silence:

After thinking about it, Zhou Yuji said: "Datong naturally can't be defended, then it will be besieged by Li Zicheng's thief army from all sides, and the only hope is this Ning Wu, no matter what, you have to defend it!" After all, we still have 100,000 troops. ”

Zhou Huchen shook his head and said: "It's okay for these 100,000 people to hold for a while, but what if Li Zicheng reacts and sends troops to Taiyuan again?" Once a flanking attack is formed, how many days will food and ammunition be able to hold out? The fall of Ningwuguan is only a matter of time, we will be alone, no food, no pay, no supplies, no reinforcements, can we let 100,000 soldiers wait here to die. ”

"How's that good?" Zhou Yuji finally understood that this Ningwu Pass could not be defended either.

"Boss, are you willing to follow my father and son to do something that determines the general trend of the world, if this matter is successful, my Daming country will still stand on this land of China, it will stand still, and it will be more stable!"

Zhou Huchen shifted his direction, and he looked at Cai Maode expectantly.

Hearing Zhou Huchen's words, Cai Maode's red eyes widened, and he immediately became energetic: "Xiaohu hurriedly said, the old man is willing to hear about it!" ”

"Jiangnan, the only way out is in Jiangnan, as long as you keep half of Jiangnan, who can help me? As long as there are children of the clan who raise their arms and shout, as long as they are united, with the wealth and population of Jiangnan, it only takes time to set foot in the land of Jiangbei! ”

Zhou Huchen was full of confidence, and he finally said the plan he had conceived for a long time.

"Gangnam, Gangnam! With the power of Jiangnan, the horses are strong? Or is it across the river? After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Cai Maode seemed to be muttering to himself, and seemed to be asking Zhou Huchen.

"Where is the need to rule across the river? As long as the new monarch is established and there is the support of Jiangnan, we only need a garrison place, and the counterattack on Jiangbei is just around the corner! All we need is help, as long as there is sufficient food, as long as the new monarch trusts us, there will be a lot to do! ”

Zhou Huchen's suggestion is very far away, and it is inevitable to re-establish a new monarch, as long as Jiangnan is not lost, this proposal is full of feasibility.

Cai Maode fell into deep thought, and Zhou Yuji frowned and was also thinking about it.

After a long time, Cai Maode looked at Zhou Yuji: "What does Cui Wei think?" ”

This matter is not so simple, nearly 100,000 troops, countless family members, and mountain-like materials. This is a journey of 2,000 miles, not only is the road difficult, but most importantly, it is difficult to pass through Henan, which is controlled by Li Zicheng.

Zhou Yuji hesitated a little and replied decisively: "But according to the boss's orders!" ”

Cai Maode is also hesitating, the south has obvious economic advantages, obvious cultural advantages, and even the people's morale is better than that of the north. This strategic transfer is very correct, but the main reason is that the distance is too far, and the danger is secondary, because Li Zicheng's main army is in the area of Beijing, and the thief army in Henan cannot be Zhou Yuji's opponent, not to mention, Zhou Yuji still has nearly 10,000 cavalry with strong mechanical power and combat ability.

After hesitating again, Cai Maode seemed to have made a difficult decision: "How long will this journey take, and will there be enough food to eat?" ”

"It will take about a month and a half to two months, and there will be no problems with food."

Zhou Huchen was snickering, this is not a problem. Although Henan is dilapidated, it can also get supplies in some cities, he doesn't need to pity anyone, he needs supplies, just take these cities along the road. As long as this team reaches Jiangnan, the nearly 100,000 army will definitely be valued by the new dynasty in Jiangnan. It is estimated that at that time, Nanming had already been established, and what he needed was a base area, and he had already chosen a place for this base area.

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