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The weather is getting colder and colder, and in this cold wind, the military camp outside Datong Mansion is full of people shouting and neighing.

The news that Li Zicheng was about to move kept coming, and the situation became more and more tense, and Zhou Huchen finally couldn't sit still.

It is impossible to dispatch all 20,000 troops, and Zhou Huchen must also leave people behind to defend his weapons workshop, and this vital production base must not be lost.

Just when Zhou Huchen commanded the army to assemble and arranged manpower in the workshop, Tang Si hurriedly ran over: "Young master, General Zhu wants to see you." ”

"Mr. Zhu, is Vice General Zhu who stays in Datong?" Zhou Huchen had some impressions of this person, but he didn't seem to be familiar with it.

"Yes, young master."

"Oh, I'm going to greet you."

This Vice General Zhu is the deputy general of the Chinese army who stayed in Datong before Zhou Yuji took office, and because he has been too busy, Zhou Huchen can't even remember his name. He had only met twice, had no contact, and had the impression that he was a very gentle person.

Zhou Huchen greeted the deputy general Zhu into his barracks, the two sat down, and Vice General Zhu said directly with a solemn face: "The order given by the marshal to the last general is to guard the vicinity of Datong Mansion City, but Li Zicheng's rebellious people are still far away from here. The last general knew that the young marshal was about to send troops, so he was not willing to guard this weapon workshop for the marshal and the young marshal, and the young marshal could also bring more troops to fight to relieve his worries. ”

Mao Sui recommended himself, I don't seem to know you well!

This weapon workshop is too important for both Zhou Huchen and the political army! How could Zhou Huchen hand over the workshop to this deputy general Zhu, who was not too familiar. But I have to find a reason to shirk it, Zhou Huchen scratched his head, this deputy general should be a good intention, and he can't refuse directly without giving face to others, although he is not a descendant, but this deputy general is Zhou Yuji's subordinate after all.

Seeing that Zhou Huchen did not react for a long time, Vice General Zhu stood up: "Please believe in me Zhu Sanle, the last general is also a Ming general, a subordinate of the great marshal, I know which is more important, and I know the importance of this workshop to our army, please rest assured, the last general will never let the young marshal down!" ”

"Zhu Sanle!"

Zhou Huchen smiled, he finally knew who this was. There are heroes everywhere! There is no problem with the one in front of him, this Zhu Zongbing is one of the people who inherited the position of Zhou Yuji's general soldier in history, and this is a tragic figure who later coexisted and died with Datong.

Well, you are a martyr, I believe in your temperance, you can not be tragic, because of me!

Zhou Huchen stood up and saluted: "The kid has already heard of the general, how can he not believe in General Zhu, so be it!" Leave 3,000 soldiers to assist General Zhu, these soldiers are also under your command, please protect the safety of Datong and this workshop. In addition, the general should be asked to be responsible for the logistics and supplies of the army, is the general willing? ”

"Dare to disobey!"

Zhu Sanle was a little too excited, he grabbed Zhou Huchen's hand: "It is said that the young marshal is young and heroic, and it is true!" If I, Zhu Sanle, can't protect this workshop and can't do logistics and supplies, I'll come to see the young marshal and the big handsome! ”

This is a hot-blooded character, which is completely inconsistent with his superficial gentleness. Zhou Huchen doesn't know much about Zhu Sanle, but those events in history show that this Zhu Zongbing is not a bad breed, and he does not lack love for this country and steel-hearted spirit, which is enough. There are nearly 2,000 officers and soldiers left behind in Datong Mansion, plus the three soldiers left, 5,000 people are enough, and there is no problem in handing over the entire Datong to Zhu Sanle.

After arranging the things of Datong, Zhou Huchen can finally act.

The 3,000 cavalry, plus the foot soldiers and the recruited masters, totaled more than 20,000 people, and when the huge team set out, it was a few miles away.

It has to be said that a well-trained army is really different. The soldiers advanced with high morale, and the logistics troops behind did not lag behind at all, for the simple reason that the logistics of the entire army was mule and horse. There were high slopes of loess everywhere, and the roads were rugged, but the carts loaded with supplies marched bravely with the joint efforts of the master and the soldiers, and the large army marched nearly 60 miles on the first day.

After arriving in Huairen County, it was getting late, and the army began to be stationed on the spot.

Zhou Huchen was very satisfied with the army he had built, and it only took one day to show its efficiency and discipline. Although the team pulled away like a long dragon, there was no confusion and personnel falling behind, even those cumbersome materials also closely followed the large army with the concerted efforts of everyone, which was definitely a speed beyond the reach of other Ming troops.

The smoke rises faintly, and the red glow reflects the land of Huairen.

The soldiers and the masters, who had been tired all day, could finally rest, and they were piled together in piles, and tents were erected at the same time.

Standing in place, Zhou Huchen remained motionless, quietly watching everything in front of him.

Zhou Huchen is now thinking about the defense of Shanxi, the Yellow River is about to freeze, the stretching defense line is too long, more than a thousand miles, the battle line is too long, the personnel are still too few, and the difficulty of defense is too great. As for the other armies in Shanxi, Zhou Hu didn't think about them at all, counting on them - they would only be "overwhelmed" by Li Zicheng.

"Young master, Datong has an urgent paperwork!"

Zhou Huchen came back to his senses: "Present it." ”

The urgent document turned out to be sent by the governor of Datong, the right servant of the imperial capital Wei Jingyu, this old man has never shown up much, that is, when Zhou Yuji took office, he was in the people

In epidemic relief, they don't pay much attention to military matters. It was only at the same time that Governor Cai came to Datong that Wei Jingyu belatedly showed up, and it was also the only time Zhou Huchen saw this somewhat mysterious old man Wei Jingyu in Datong.

This old man who cares about the suffering of the people can be described as dutiful, and the content of the letter is simple: he wants to go to the front with the army. It's a pity, although Boss Wei has this heart to serve the country,

But he couldn't leave Datong for the time being, because the reinforcements from the imperial court were about to arrive, and he had to be ordered to supervise the reinforcements.

The candidate for aid to Shanxi has a very high official rank, and it is Jiang Xuan, the chief soldier of Xuanda.

"**Yes! Three surnames are slaves! ”

Zhou Huchen cursed, of course this was not cursing Wei Jingyu, but scolding Jiang Xuan.

This Jiang Xuan is a native of Yulin, Shaanxi, and belongs to generations of generals, his eldest brother Jiang Rang is the general soldier of Yulin, Shaanxi, and his younger brother Jiang Xuan is the deputy general of Yanghe, Shanxi.

It was this Jiang Hao who directly or indirectly killed Wei Jingyu, Yan Su, Zhu Sanle and many other Ming civil and military officials, so that many soldiers chose to surrender without a leader. For the tragic battle of Ningwuguan, Jiang Hao also played his role, and his help to Li Zicheng was definitely not small. At the moment of the Ningwu crisis, Wei Jingyu asked Jiang Hao to send troops to aid Ningwu, and took out all his belongings to send them to the soldiers, preparing to personally send troops to relieve the siege of Ningwu. The result is self-evident, and in the end, due to the obstruction of Jiang Hao and others, Wei Jingyu was unable to make the trip.

Familiar with this history, Zhou Huchen will definitely kill him if he has the opportunity, and now it is light to scold him.

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