In order to thank the brothers for their continued support, I will send 10,000 words today, and starting tomorrow, 5,000 a day. Ask for tickets, ask for collections.

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That night, Deng She went to see Madame Wang in person and explained to her the current situation.

Mrs. Wang, who wanted to return to Shangdu with great spirits, listened to Deng She's words, and poured down half a bucket of ice and snow, and her heart was cold. Needless to say, it is more important to save your life than to be envied by others. She hesitated and asked, "What is the general's plan?" ”

Deng She refused to say his plan, and pushed it to the generals, he said: "After learning this information, my subordinates urgently met with the generals to discuss the plan to stay. Everyone said in unison, the soldiers were about to overwhelm the border, the enemy was outnumbered, and the city could not be defended. However, the capital is in danger, and the subordinates are under the command of Guan Pingzhang, and they must not flee in a timid fight. Therefore, the generals decided to withdraw from Yongping in two days, and the guerrillas went to the northeast, waiting for an opportunity to rush to Shangdu. ”

He glanced at Mrs. Wang, who was forced to be calm, changed his words, and said, "It's just that the man is going to die; This trip is dangerous, and the lady's daughter can't sit down. The subordinates think that the subordinates can bear the danger of the soldiers, and if the lady is willing, she can cross the sea with a sail and go to Shandong first. ”

Mrs. Wang was satisfied with Deng She's arrangement, and showed a pretending hesitation, Deng She pleaded again and again, and she nodded in agreement: "General Deng is loyal, and the concubine is very admired. In a few words, the date of going to sea was finalized, about the morning after tomorrow. Since entering Yongping, Deng She sent and Mrs. Wang asked for a lot of jewelry, silk and playthings, utensils and other things, and she had to spend a day cleaning up.

Unable to find a big ship in a hurry, Hu Weizhi selected thirty or twenty people, most of whom were old people around Mrs. Wang. The two maidservants who were sent before also brought them with them. At the request of Mrs. Wang, Deng She took a hundred taels of silver from the treasury to strengthen his bags.

The arrangements were made, and in the night, Deng She said goodbye and returned home. In retrospect, in the middle of the night, Mrs. Wang spent most of her time making various requests, and did not ask Wang Shicheng, who was still in Liaodong.

He couldn't sleep when he went back at night, and there was too much preparation to do.

First of all, the ordnance was issued, and secondly, the soldiers were given three months' rations to stabilize the morale of the army, and they had to find an excuse to tell them the destination of the march. I can't say it directly, nor can I assume that this task was given to Wu Henian. Wu Henian lived up to expectations, "Yongping lacks food, Goryeo has a lot of food", the recruited new army is hungry and afraid, eight words are enough.

In addition, the top priority at the moment is to unite combat effectiveness. Deng She selected 300 veterans who could use firearms, and distributed them with the firecrackers obtained from Yongping, plus the original 100 firecrackers, a total of 400 people. In addition to the 800 captured horses, in the past few days, 100 horses have been collected from wealthy families in various cities and counties, and 900 have been gathered, together with 900 recruits who can ride horses, to organize a cavalry team of 1,000 people.

The fire team and the cavalry team, Deng She brought it to his side to command. As for the remaining 400 old soldiers, as personal soldiers, they went down to the army of Wen, Chen, and Zhao, and temporarily served as centurions, so as to train soldiers on the march.

In two days, more than 4,000 people were called. Deng She brought 2,000 of his own, allocated 1,000 to Zhao Guo, and left 1,000 people, which were divided equally between Guan, Li, and Luo. The next day, seeing off Mrs. Wang, Deng She was like a boulder removed from his chest, refreshed and relaxed.

Everything is in place, early in the morning of the third day, Chen Hu led the forward forward, Guan Shirong and Li Monk were divided into two wings, Zhao Guo escorted the baggage, and Wenhua Guo was broken. Luo Guoqi, He Guangxiu, etc., accompanied the Chinese army. The men and horses were pulled out one by one.

Daning and Xingzhou are located in the northwest of Yongping. Deng She decided to bypass them, take the Ruizhou Governor's Mansion in the east, go straight north, cross the Daling River, turn east, cross Liaoyang, and go directly to the Yalu River. The total trip is up and down 600 miles.

Out of Yongping City, Deng Shegao sat on his horse and looked back. Under the gloomy sky, the city is majestic in the distance, and the mountains and forests are towering. Nearby, the big flag flutters, and the halberds stand in a cluster; The people before and after were happy, and the smoke and dust were flying. I can't help but sigh that ten days ago, I rushed for my life, and in the blink of an eye, there were 10,000 people.

suddenly remembered Mrs. Wang's various performances, and while she was disdainful, she was vigilant about it.

Since the crossing, what I have heard and seen, the White Bone Mountain has accumulated blood into a spring. In such a world, in such a world, life and death are common, and Mrs. Wang's behavior is not worth talking about. In just ten years, how many heroes have risen and how many heroes have failed?

Back then, Sesame Li, Bu Wangsan, and the great momentum of the Red Army in the south and north disappeared in two or three years. Hundreds of thousands of people fell apart, and I ended up dedicating most of my capital. When also? Fate? Deng She turned his head and bowed his head in contemplation, not at all as full of ambition as the people around him. He was struggling.

But no matter what the future holds, the road still has to be walked step by step.

What should I do? The north and south of the river are full of flames, and anyone can see that the Great Yuan Dynasty is crumbling. However, after all, Meng Yuan has been a country for a hundred years, and he has the support of wealthy families all over the country. Looking around, he deeply realized the reason why Zhou Gong vomited, talents are too rare.

Several times around, there are very few people available. Chen Hu is more than cautious, and can only seek one domain; Zhao Guo is brave, a general; Wenhua is thick and fine, and his temper is too short-tempered; Needless to say, Luo Guoqi and others are greedy for life and afraid of death, and they are overwhelmed.

The order for talent is hung all over the city and county, and the words are sincere; Wu and He's two horse bones were thrown in front, but there was still no literati who could come to vote. Faced with this situation, he tossed and turned, helpless, and also moved the idea of recruiting those famous generals and ministers known in his previous life, and it was not a feasible way to think about it.

There were not many famous ministers and generals he knew in his previous life, and since the chaos, it is estimated that most of them have already had their own masters, and there is nowhere to find them. The most important thing is that he doesn't believe that there are only a few talents in the world.

In all dynasties, the founding fathers were basically fellow countrymen and acquaintances of the emperor before he made his fortune. Could it really be that the heaven and earth spiritual energy clock are in the same place? It's just because fellow villagers and acquaintances are the most trusted people in power. It is not so much that the stars descend from heaven to assist Allah, but that one person ascends to heaven.

After thinking about it, the ancients said: the first of ten people is a master, a hundred people are proud, a thousand people are heroes, and ten thousand people are heroes. Now, there are tens of thousands of people under his command, and maybe there are hundreds of heroes hidden among them. Deng She's spirits perked up, and he chanted: "Xiongguan Mandao is really like iron, and 600 million Shenzhou is full of Shunyao." ”

He Guangxiu has pointed ears, although he is illiterate, he knows what poetry is, and praises without words: "Good poetry, good poetry." The general is an all-round man in civil and military affairs, and he listens to the villain's farts and urine. ”

Deng She didn't laugh, Luo Guoqi laughed first. A eunuch stick, a person who looks like a dog and learns to speak in a humanistic crepe, a toddler in Handan, and can't understand bullshit, this is simply an insult to the words of the sage. On weekdays, doesn't he immediately get angry? It's just that now Wang Shicheng has trained him to change his temperament and smile. He held down his horsewhip, pointed into the distance, and said to Deng She: "General, if you walk fast, you will be able to enter the Liaoyang interface today, and tomorrow evening, you will be able to camp on the bank of the Liugu River." ”

Deng She looked at the sky and said, "The weather is not good, and the soldiers have only undergone hastily training, so they can't walk too fast." For two days in a row, he didn't see the movement of Daning and Xingzhou, and he was a little uneasy. Just as he was thinking about it, a fast horse rushed from the front, and recognized that the knight on the horse was Chen Hu's personal soldier, and Deng She's heart tightened.

The cavalry galloped forward, rolled off his horse, rushed to Dunshe's horse, and hurriedly reported: "General, ten miles ahead, our troops have come into contact with a small group of Tartar rangers. Chen Qianhu had twenty or thirty old brothers and horses at hand, and he couldn't catch up. ”

"Which direction did the Tartars go?"

"One is in the direction of Daning, and the other is cruising around."

This is watching my military appearance! Deng She's mind was telephonic, and he ordered: "All departments, hold high the banner, and strictly order all generals to restrain their troops and be sure to line up neatly." Over the years, he has worked hard to find several military books, and he has also studied them carefully. There are clouds in the soldiers: there is no invitation to the banner of righteousness, and there is no battle in the dignified array.

Deng She ordered Chen Hu's personal soldiers: "Allocate 200 cavalry to Chen Qianhu." Tartar rangers are not allowed to let any of them go. Then he asked, "Apart from the rangers, have you seen the Tartars' brigade?" ”

"Within thirty miles, there is no trace of the enemy."

Deng She pondered intently, they were not far from Yongping, even if the Yuan army attacked, they would not choose this time. However, it is worrying whether this ranger is a distant prospect from Daning, or the vanguard of the Yuan army attacking the military horses.

Luo Guoqi muttered: "If the Tartars really come to attack, these 10,000 recruits ,......"

"It's not that they're coming." Deng She interrupted Luo Guoqi's words, "I'm afraid that they won't attack." ”

"Is the general afraid of the Tartars......?"

"Set up an ambush in the front road."

Deng She gritted his teeth and ordered again: "Order Chen Qianhu to let the rangers go for another thirty miles, and don't let go of the slightest wind and grass!" He hesitated for a moment, dispelling the idea of immediately recalling the veterans of the various armies, it was too early, and doing it now would only cause unease among the recruits.

He arched his hand at Luo Guoqi: "Luo Qianhu, when the Tartars really come, you will work hard, take two hundred people, and go to the rear army to replace Zhao Guo." I'll take command of the rest. The burden of escorting the baggage will be entrusted to you for the time being. If war breaks out, you don't need to participate without my order, just keep the food and grass. ”

Luo Guoqi did not hesitate and took the order quickly.

Charging into battle, he thought he was inferior to Zhao Guo. Moreover, isn't it also a manifestation of trust? Shandong didn't go to work, he had ideas; But he still admired Deng She's generosity. If nothing else, if he were replaced, he would not necessarily be willing to hand over thousands of people to the foreign system leader who had only met for a month.

"People are in the food." He said briefly, and then asked, "Do you want to invite Wen and Zhao to discuss the military situation?" ”

Deng She shook his head: "The Tartars are coming, sooner or later." It's nothing more than fighting and defending. Retreating to Yongping to defend the city will do all kinds of harm but no benefit, and it will only cause the morale of the army to fluctuate, and it is even more taboo to rush into the army. And so, just fighting. He added, "All of a sudden, calling them all over will make the soldiers suspicious." Self-defeating. ”

With a deep groan, he ordered for the third time: "Order, march slowly, stop after noon." Each camp is set up, and the camp must be set up well. Barriers, trenches, flags and drums, all are indispensable. ”

"It's fine. Dig fortifications, the right to train soldiers. "Luo Guoqi is happy in suffering.

After giving three orders in a row, Deng She still felt that it was insufficient, and ordered He Guangxiu: "Go and invite Huang Qianhu and Mr. Wu to come." He said, "I have something to discuss." ”

Just now he was nervous and had no time to pay attention to Ha Guangxiu, only to realize that he looked like he was nothing. When he contacted He Guangxiu to go to Yongping to do internal response, he also looked so calm, and Deng She and Luo Guoqi glanced at each other. The two have similar ideas and different expressions. One thought: what a weirdo. One thought: the dog is bold.

Deng She invited two people, and only one came. Brother Huang Donkey said that people are soft-spoken, and they are not qualified to "consult"; Wu He came very quickly, he couldn't ride a horse, and Deng She specially found him a car. Even so, the weather was cold and the wind was cold, and it was not lightly frozen.

Wu Henian shrunk his neck, his snot flowed, and he couldn't say a word for a long time. On the march and fighting, he had not been in contact with it, and Dunshe did not expect him to have any eye-catching plans. What he wanted to ask was Wu Henian's understanding of Zhang Jujing and Shi Jiabao.

"Zhang Jujing is in charge of the Privy Council, which is military; The villain's position as a pseudo-yuan is a place, and he doesn't have a boundary, so he doesn't know much. Wu Henian racked his brains to recall and said, "Shijiabao knows a little bit and has been in contact with it a few times. This person was born as a scholar in the early years, was good at speech, and had a city government. He can speak Chinese, understand Chinese characters, and is very familiar with our book history. The literary quality is polite, the posture is plump, and it is very popular in the state and county. ”

That's all he can think of.

Through his description, Deng She roughly sketched the image of the family treasure, in short, a Sinicized Mongol. It's not easy to deal with, he reads your books, he reads your history, he knows your culture, he can guess your way of thinking; Conversely, it's hard to guess how he's thinking.

Deng She frowned, noticing that Wu Henian's face was pale, with a long neck and a high throat, and he couldn't stop swallowing saliva. I don't know if it's cold or scared. This reminded him of one thing, and called a few personal soldiers: "Protect Mr. Wu and never leave." If he has any mistakes, come and see him. ”

It's called protection, but it's actually surveillance. When Wu Henian heard the meaning, he was anxious and frightened, he couldn't care about the cold, and stretched out his head to show his loyalty. As soon as he rode a fast horse, he came from the front again.

"Report to the general, Chen Qianhu personally commanded two hundred horsemen and surrounded the Tartars cruising."

"How many Tartars are there?"

"Thirty."

"How's the record?" Dunshe asked.

"There's still a fierce battle."

Deng She straightened up and looked ahead. On the vast and strong earth, the withered grass is green; Dark clouds overwhelmed the serpent-like marching procession. The cold wind scrapes the armor, and the colorful flags are rolled and flying. But they can't see the battle ahead. The soldiers gave way to another group of fast horses rushing back from the front, watching, and whispering. They felt abnormal.

"Report to the general, a fierce battle is in full swing. The Tartar rode and shot two semen, chasing back and forth, to a distance of twenty miles. Chen Qianhu personally took the bow. ”

Among the horse thieves in the past, Chen Hu had a nickname, called "Uncle Divine Arrow". Uncle Yang is talking about Yang Youji during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, who is famous for his good shooting. Even Chen Hu personally went into battle, which shows that the enemy's cavalry shooting is indeed powerful. Luo Guoqi subconsciously went to support the saber on his waist, Deng She didn't say a word, and looked ahead.

Another ride was delayed.

For a quarter of an hour, there was a commotion among the soldiers in front, and I don't know who it was, so they cheered first. Immediately, the voices of cheers and cheers echoed all the way to Dunshe. With the cheers, Chen Hu galloped forward, holding a bloody human head high in his left hand, more than ten riders behind him, all hanging his head next to the saddle, holding a knife in his right hand, and shouting in unison: "Chen Qianhu's divine arrow is invincible, ten shots and ten hits." If you come to commit a Tartar, you will not escape! ”

Luo Guoqi let out a sigh of relief, let go of the hand holding the hilt, and smiled: "Report success, report victory." ”

Deng She's heart sank, Chen Hu followed behind, all of them were pro-soldiers, and none of them were newly sent. Chen Hu galloped his horse when he arrived, raised his head in front of the horse, and reported loudly: "General Qiyu, the last general is fortunate not to be dishonored, and all the Tartars are annihilated." The head is here, please watch the general. Hitting the horse in front of him, parallel to Dunshe, the wind rolled his helmet, he leaned over and whispered, "Two hundred new horsemen, half of them are killed." ”

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1. Sesame plums.

One said that he was not dead, but after the defeat, he escaped into the mountains and forests and became a monk. This statement is similar to the legend of Li Zicheng's monk at the end of the Ming Dynasty, probably because the people at that time could not bear to hear about the death of such heroes, so they used false rumors to talk about it as comfort.

2, the Red Army in the south and north.

The Red Army of Sesame Lee, Southern and Northern Zo were all rebels who started earlier. All failed the following year. They were defeated by Polo Timur's father, Atta Badulu.

"Participate in politics and answer the loss of Badulu, please attack Xiangyang, Xu Zhi, enter Jingmen. There were 100,000 thieves and more than 3,000 officers and soldiers, so he used Song Tingjie's strategy to recruit Xiangyang officials and local tyrants to avoid soldiers, and he got 20,000 righteous soldiers."

These two rebel armies can be wiped out with the green army, on the one hand, probably because the rebel army has no military training; But on the one hand, the use of the green army but not the regular army also shows that the combat effectiveness of most of the Yuan army at that time is really not worth mentioning.

After the defeat, part of the remnants of the Nanzuo Red Army joined Liu Futong's department, and part of it joined Zhu Yuanzhang's department; Most of the Red Army in Beizo joined Liu Futong's department. The power of these two parts has been strengthened.

3, Liugu River.

Ruizhou Governor's Mansion is north, Xiaoling Henan.