"What! The grain road is broken! Sun Chuanting lay in the tent, his hands trembling violently. These days of military travel, sleepless day and night, so that Sun Chuanting contracted the wind cold, and when he had nothing to do, he lay in bed to work. As a traditional literati, he was able to maintain health but not to keep fit, and once he was out of a peaceful and comfortable living environment, his physical condition deteriorated. This is also the reason why many Wenchen are in good health in the court, and once they go on business trips, they will be riddled with diseases.

Chen Yongfu hurriedly said: "Supervisor, last night's heavy rain, the mountains on both sides of the new grain road were unstable, and huge boulders fell, cutting off the road. Someone was sent in the morning to clear the boulders, but the rain ...... I'm afraid I won't be able to get food in three or five days. ”

Sun Chuanting leaned heavily on the head of the bed and sighed. He seems to have hit the water, and the last time he was in Jiaxian, it was also because of the rain, which caused the original victory to become an erosion and uncontrollable defeat. After a year, God is here again! Didn't you say that there were droughts for many years? Why did my Sun Chuanting come as soon as the sky leaked!

"What's the news over there in Ruzhou?" Sun Chuanting stiffened up and asked.

"There hasn't been any news from Ruzhou yet." Chen Yongfu responded.

Sun Chuanting still couldn't let go of his heart, so he pretended to be relaxed and said: "I don't expect any good news, just if there is no bad news." Mr. Chen, in my opinion, I still have to return to the army. ”

"Even if you want to return to the army, you can't go back now." Chen Yongfu shook his head slightly.

"When Jiaxian County is captured, there will be General Labor soldiers to guard the county seat, and I will lead the Qin soldiers to turn back first to open up the grain road and rush to the aid of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Sun Chuanting said: "If the country is turbulent, you and I will be to blame!" ”

Chen Yongfu frowned and was silent. He knew that it would definitely not be possible to return with the whole division, but he hoped that he would take the Henan soldiers back to open up the grain route. There is no other reason, in the face of such a fierce beast as Li Zicheng, everyone wants to retreat to the second line. A two-zhang high city wall will definitely not be able to stop the elite of the rogues led by Li Chuang himself.

"There are a lot of Qin soldiers." Sun Chuanting saw Chen Yongfu's entanglement, "I'm afraid that staying to defend the city will run out of food and grass." ”

Almost all of the commander-in-chief Bai Guangen's subordinates were train battalions, and they could not exert their combat effectiveness in the heavy rain, and leaving the city to defend was purely a waste of food. Sun Chuanting knew that the officers and soldiers left behind would definitely be unstable, but in the current situation, of course, he would rather make the Henan soldiers unstable. He also has to keep the Qin soldiers he has trained single-handedly.

The so-called loss of the pawn to protect the car, loss of the car to protect the handsome, isn't it the current situation?

Chen Yongfu knew the meaning of Sun Chuanting's words, but he was unwilling to be discarded by the heat, and still refused to express his position, and the tent was suddenly cold.

"Report to the Overseer! Checkmate! There is a messenger coming from Ruzhou! The guards outside the door reported loudly, breaking the cold scene in the tent.

Sun Chuanting coughed twice: "Pass in." Then he got up and dressed.

Chen Yongfu helped out, and then set his eyes on the messenger who came in.

The messenger kowtowed and stepped forward to hand over the letter from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to Sun Chuanting. Sun Chuanting first explained that he was not in good health. He sat on the bed and read the letter. Among them, Zhu Cihong naturally asked him to stabilize the morale of the army and not worry about the rear. At the same time, he also said that all the official documents and holy decrees from Jingshi would pass through Ruzhou first, so that he could only fight with confidence.

Sun Chuanting breathed a sigh of relief, handed the letter to Chen Yongfu, and after Chen Yongfu read it, he smiled bitterly and said: "The country is wise, but why do you disagree with us every time." ”

"When His Highness sent this letter. I didn't know that the new grain road had been destroyed. Chen Yongfu was also very helpless: "But fortunately, His Royal Highness is willing to resist the urging of the Jingshi for us, which can be regarded as preserving the superintendent." ”

Sun Chuanting shook his head. Nodding again, I was a little overwhelmed. Although the Ming Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, it was also "heavy on literature and light on military force" in the punishment of defeat. When the generals are defeated, they will be reprimanded at most, and then they will be allowed to make meritorious contributions. If Wenchen loses the battle, he will be dismissed from his post at least. is in prison, compared with the previous preferential treatment, it really fell from the sky to the ground. Therefore, he is also a big member of the field, if he loses this battle, Chen Yongfu will not be punished, but Sun Chuanting can only go back to Beijing to sit in prison.

"But we've got to the point where we have to go back." Sun Chuanting said: "There is a shortage of food in the army. Can it be planted on the spot? ”

"There won't be much food in Jiaxian." Chen Yongfu said helplessly.

No one expects Jiaxian to have grain, the so-called pawns who laid down Jiaxian County because of the grain on the spot are just the pawns who work their lives below. Li Zicheng has been in Jiaxian for so many days, and he is not in a hurry, if he will still leave food, unless the rain has fallen into his mind these days.

As the military array approached, Jiaxian finally went down with a drum. The army immediately sent a grain collection team, but in the end, it only collected one day's rations from the people, as well as more than ten thin mules and weak donkeys, which could not eat for two days. If you still have to stay up and not retreat, you don't need Li Zicheng to fight, and you will break up first.

Sun Chuanting entered the dilapidated county seat of Jiaxian, and there was no one on the street. There are not even bluestone slabs on the ground, and they are all sent to the head of the city to defend the city, and at this moment the streets are full of muddy water, making it more laborious for people to walk. Just looking at this bleak street scene, Sun Chuanting was unwilling to stay here for a long time. If you can't pursue Li Chuang, you can only turn around and open the grain road first.

It's just that when I turn around, I have to meet the prince, and I am afraid that I will be embarrassed if I disobey the order twice. Especially Liu Zongmin's siege of Ruzhou, which made Sun Chuanting's heart even more bottomless, as if there was a little mouse in his heart at all times, constantly tearing his heart and lungs.

……

"Your Highness, it can't be beaten with such heavy rain." Chen De said worriedly on the side.

Zhu Cihong listened to the sound of rain outside and said, "Indeed, this weather is too bad, even if you are in a hurry, you have to stop for a while, let alone kill." Chen De saw that the prince was still reasonable, and his heart relaxed slightly. Zhu Cihong said again: "But God has always been fair and selfless, our army can't fight in the rain, can it be a thief?" Which of our army's drills, equipment, and food is not above the thieves? If I can't fight like a rogue when it rains, why should I spend so much money to raise an army? ”

Chen De choked.

This is indeed the case. The proprietor hires people, some of whom receive two taels of silver a month, and some of whom can get two taels of silver a day. The reason why there is such a big difference is because people who take two taels of silver a day can do things that others can't! The various treatments of the East Palace guard battalion are stable and the thieves are a step ahead, if they can't show their extraordinary combat power at the critical moment, it is not for nothing that they eat the food of the East Palace!

This is true, but it is not.

Chen De broke free from Zhu Cihong's train of thought, and said, "Your Highness, look at the news from outside." The East Palace Guard Battalion was able to compete against the thieves' Zhongquan guards and win, which was really a strong army in the world. But even if it's a strong army, it can't go against the sky. From the moment Chen De knew that Xiao Mo was going to fight a field battle with the thieves' personal guards, he beat a drum in his heart. If any army can have such combat effectiveness, then the thieves will not be able to become a big problem in the world.

Who knew that the East Palace guards actually won!

This army, which stepped on the battlefield for the first time, actually won the camp of thieves who were rampant all over the world!

Although Liu Zongmin is not there. But the general who can be selected into the Zhongquan personal guard, will it be the first brother who has never fought? Could it be a mediocrity?

This victory had already surprised Chen De, and he never believed that the East Palace Guard Camp could have another miracle.

"The strength of my East Palace guard battalion is discipline and conduct, and the weakness is the lack of battlefield experience, the lack of rigidity and the lack of adaptability." Zhu Cihong remembered the unexpected cannon on the report, and added: "In addition, the drill code is not thorough, and the implementation is not thorough enough, so it is still too early to say that the army is strong in the world."

"If you can defeat Zhongquan's personal guard, even Zuo Zhen may not have this confidence." Chen De sincerely admired. And he also wanted to study the camp drill code, and he did not agree with what the prince said was "incomplete". In his opinion, except for the fact that this code of conduct does not stipulate how many times the soldiers go to the hut, everything else is clear.

Zhu Cihong knew that this was just something he made behind closed doors, and he couldn't see any problems with it in training, once he met the enemy. Especially in "enemy-occupied areas," the endless problems that arise will expose the true face of this code of conduct. And even if the soldiers strictly enforce the discipline code, they will not be able to meet the actual needs because of their lack of ability.

For example, the precautionary problem of the wooden village. This is clearly due to the inexperience of reconnaissance at the outposts.

At the same time, there will be some advantages that are underestimated.

For example, the will to fight.

"Fighting in the rainstorm, the technique of striking is certainly hindered. However, it is more a test of the morale of the two armies. Zhu Cihong said: "Only from the current point of view, our army is still better than the thieves in this point, why not try?" If we can capture Liu Zongmin and cut off the arm of the Li thief, even if we give up Luoyang, it will not be in vain. ”

Zhu Cihong, who lacks a cadre, really has a deep understanding of the huge role of the cadre. It is unrealistic to expect Sun Chuanting to change his life against the sky. Eighty percent of the poor overseers will still end in defeat. This is also because this butterfly is too weak to cause a big storm. However, if Liu Zongmin can be captured, it is really the best entry point to change the general trend of history.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong couldn't wait to go into battle in person.

"Liu Zongmin......" Chen De felt a tingling of his scalp when he spit out the name. Li Chuang's name is certainly shocking to the world, but Liu Zongmin, who rushes to the forefront in every battle, is also a big name that people look up to. When he was a teenager. I didn't know the meaning of the word "famous general", and it wasn't until I went out with my father that I felt the huge pressure from the "name" of "famous general".

"You're a newborn calf, why are you afraid of tigers?" Zhu Cihong said with a smile.

Chen De bowed down and apologized, and said, "Your Highness, I still think that I can't win over my humble position. ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head: "It's not about winning over cut, but I see an opportunity to win." ”

"Your Highness, the East Palace guard battalion is better in the battle formation, if it is in the rainstorm, the two sides are scattered, and the guard battalion loses the advantage of the formation, how to fight against the bandits?" Chen De had to say what he was most worried about.

"If it's not a surprise attack, it won't be scattered too much." Zhu Cihong said: "Moreover, if it weren't for the current situation, I wouldn't have had to set my rank early." ”

Chen De then remembered that the biggest role of the military rank is to establish the core of the formation when the team is separated.

"If you want to go, follow me, and if you don't go, stay in Ruzhou." Zhu Cihong stood up and said with a smile: "Talking to you at this table, I feel more and more that this is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it is a pity not to give it a try." ”

"Your Highness!" Chen De was frightened: "You want to go into battle in person? How does this make! ”

"Alas, there are no generals in the battalion." Zhu Cihong smiled heartily: "If there are one or two general soldiers under him, why are you so stretched." ”

"The end will be wished! I hope Your Highness cherishes your body and does not take danger lightly" Chen De hurriedly knelt down and asked for battle.

"You and my East Palace guards are really outsiders, how can you bring them." Zhu Cihong shook his head and said: "The soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers, isn't it the way to self-defeat?" ”

"Your Highness!" Chen De shouted, remembered another question, and shuddered: "Your Highness, the left battalion doesn't seem to be the elite of the guard battalion!" ”

"That's enough." Zhu Cihong was full of confidence, and at the moment, he knelt on the ground regardless of Chen De, stepped out, and ordered someone to put on armor for him.

As a commander-in-chief, he would never lose his mind and fight a decisive battle on a battlefield that was not suitable. However, as an unyielding soul who has been chased by fate for more than ten years, Zhu Cihong is never willing to give up the current fighter. In his eyes, the stronger the opponent, the better, and only with enough high temperature can a peerless strong soldier be tempered. Since the Mandate of Heaven has allowed him to return to the node of Jiashen, if he only wants to be undefeated and immortal, and steal his life obscenely, then what is the point!

A man gambles to win under the horse's hooves, or wins a Ming, or gets a confession, how can he be willing to sit in the hall and listen to the rain! (To be continued......)