In this way, the emperor transferred 20,000 troops from the northern camp, plus 3,000 pro-guard troops, and gave them to the crown prince Zhu Yongxing and Gao.

On the second day, the army set off for Yan'an with the people sending them off.

After knowing that this trip was to play soy sauce and gain prestige, Zhu Yongxing's heart gradually settled.

He secretly brought a lot of paper and pencils, and thought that he could copy "The Desert is Lonely and Straight", "The Yanshan Moon is Like a Hook", "The Wind Blows the Grass and Sees the Cattle and Sheep", "The Flat Sand is Reckless and Yellow into the Sky"...... One of his hearts was also full of joy.

He took the initiative to tell the emperor that he would follow General Gao and try his best to remember what he saw and heard...... Well, with a pen......

After that day, the queen mother in the palace was worried and sick.

It's not a serious illness, it's just a cold in the body, and when you're old, you can't handle it. After the concubine was taken to the assistant power, all the harem affairs were pressed on the queen mother, and she was busy fundraising recently, so she couldn't bear it for a while.

The emperor was helpless and looked at the harem. Concubine Xi is still sinking in the pain of losing her son, and Concubine Shu, like her son King Ning, is unwilling to even show her face. The other concubines were either not in sufficient position or lacked ability, and in the end, the emperor had to hand over the assistant power of the harem back to the concubine again......

A letter came from Liaojiang, and the first batch of reinforcements from Yan'an had arrived. The Tartars were probably afraid, and when the Yan'an army first entered the front line, they retreated without a fight and retreated the battle line for thirty miles. At that time, the two Cypriot coalition forces were only afraid of deception, and did not dare to chase fiercely, and after recovering 20 miles of land, they were stationed in place, intending to let the Yan'an army rest for two days before attacking......

The king of Liaojiang said that at this moment, the morale of the army is booming, and the cooperation of the two armies will definitely lead to a great victory in one fell swoop. He also made a military order to wipe out the enemy for a month, which finally made the emperor's brows furnish......

Yin Xin is pregnant. King Ning finally has a queen.

Seeing that there was another person to the great-grandson team, the emperor was overjoyed.

The successive good news made the emperor feel that the fortune had turned, and everything should be done.

Yan An sent a letter.

Soon after Gao Gao and the prince's troops entered Yan'an, they encountered a small group of Tartars. The spies reported that there were only more than 300 people on the other side. Gao Gao is not a presumptuous person, when even if he allocates five hundred people, he intends to probe the truth of the other party.

The two sides faced each other. The Tartar forces were not strong, and in the face of the elite soldiers in the capital, they were almost beaten to the point of being unable to fight back, and finally fled away. The speed of the horses of the Tartar tribe was obviously faster than that of the imperial army, and coupled with the other party's familiarity with the terrain, it soon disappeared.

This battle lasted less than two quarters of an hour, annihilating more than 50 enemies, and the Great Zhou army only paid the price of two dead and ten wounded, which can be described as a great victory......

The morale was high, the military was excited, and taking advantage of the victory, the army went slightly west, and soon met a group of Tartars. Another battle, another victory. Punish more than ten enemies.

Until they entered the capital of Yan'an, they encountered a total of three groups of Tartars, except for the third group, which was more difficult, they spent half a day, paid the price of more than 50 casualties but killed more than 70 people on the other side, they were all very easy to fight.

Even Zhu Yongxing also has confidence and interest in this trip.

That's what the letter says.

The emperor was pleased.

Let's just say, the main force of the Tartars is contained, and the elite soldiers and strong generals are all going out to fight, and the remaining strength will definitely not be too strong. In this way, the troops sent to Yan'an by the imperial court plus the local troops of Yan'an totaled 40,000 people. It is absolutely not a problem to deal with the 10,000 remaining people in the Tartar Ministry.

So if all goes well, there will probably be another month to clean up the tartars.

Very good!

The emperor sent a letter, encouraged him, and ordered Gao Gao to try his best to raise Zhu Yongxing's prestige......

Yan'an, after entering the city, Gao Gao and Zhu Yongxing rejected Yan'an's proposal to unify the integration and scheduling.

With just a few guides to lead the way, they joined the drive off the captives on the westbound trade route. Gao Gao can't help it, his task is to help the prince harvest the military prestige and popularity, so not only can he not mix with the Yan'an army, but he also has to give up all the fruits of victory to the prince. Of course, with the strength of the army he led, there was no need to mix with the Yan An army.

The trade route is long and there are many sentinels, but Yan An suffers from a lack of troops, so he can't deploy enough troops. The prince's entourage went smoothly, the suppression of the Tartars also went smoothly, and of course, the prince's painting process also went smoothly. He indulged in the wonders and marveled at nature.

Everything was beautiful.

But when this beauty is shattered, it comes quickly and violently, and people are caught off guard.

Underestimated the enemy.

Also fooled.

In a hurry.

is in a hurry to draw a line with Yan Anjun.

is anxious for quick success, and is anxious to accumulate merits for the prince.

So they fell into the trap.

First, their spies found that more than 2,000 Tartars were looting a large caravan, and the prince and Gao Gao personally led 5,000 troops to rescue them. Seeing that their troops were in a loss, the Tartars immediately prepared to evacuate with the looted property.

There were more than 100 caravan personnel, all waving their flags and shouting to cheer for the imperial army, Gao Gao and his subordinates saw that the Tartars were fleeing with money, and the speed was obviously much slower than the previous times, so they naturally would not let go of such an opportunity.

They had been fighting a little before, and they needed a hearty victory to prove themselves and the prince. What's more, the caravan is here, with support and encouragement, it is easier for them to achieve their goal of gaining popularity.

They pursued the fleeing Tartars.

They didn't expect that there would be traps waiting for them in front of them.

As they rode up the hill, they saw a dense crowd of men and horses a hundred feet away.

Tartars!

Lots of tartars!

Where is this the number of 2,000 when the Tartars dealt with Yan An before, at least tens of thousands, right?

This time, they were the ones who were going to escape.

Gao Gao sent out three signals in quick succession to mobilize his remaining 18,000 men to come to the rescue. But before that, he had to escape with the prince in pursuit.

Once again, the speed of the horse is key.

The Tartars drew closer to them, and gradually pursued them to within range.

As a last resort, he left the adjutant and 3,000 men to intercept and make every effort to drag the rear pursuers.

The 3,000 people who left behind the severance were undoubtedly sent to death.

In the difficult escape, Zhu Yongxing turned around and saw that the 3,000 people who were dying were pierced by arrows one by one, the yellow sand was dyed red, and the fresh lives were passing in front of him.

He was terrified!

At this moment, he no longer feels that the sunset on the yellow sand is beautiful, but cruel and bloody.

The shadow of childhood came up, his eyes were dark, and as soon as he lost his strength, he fell off his horse and rolled down the hill during the attack......

This is the most precious time!

Every breath is used to escape!

Gao Gao had no choice but to turn his horse's head and go down the hill to save people, and the three thousand soldiers left behind were outnumbered, and the Tartars gradually approached after a fight.

There are only 2,000 people in Gao.

Looking at it, maybe he only has one-fifth, or even one-tenth of the opponent's manpower. How did he escape?

I have to take the prince who has fainted!

dragged the prince high and got on the thousand-mile horse that Zhu Yongxing had previously received from the emperor.

He released two more flares, ordered the dead soldier and the prince to change the commander's armor, and gave instructions. The dead will impersonate the crown prince and attract the rear Tartars to pursue.

Gao Gao and the crown prince formed a team with twenty top masters, and secretly fled in the other direction by covering the blind spot in their line of sight when they went down the hill...... Let's play

The high reinforcements were fifty miles away, and it would take time to get there.

When the 18,000 men arrived at the place, they saw that the imperial army was surrounded and beaten by Tartars.

As soon as the Tartars saw the reinforcements arriving, they withdrew when they saw that they were well received.

At this point, there were only more than 200 wounded soldiers left in the team of 5,000 people, which can be described as a great defeat. And the dead soldier who pretended to be the prince had already been killed by multiple arrows......

The letter the Emperor received was the above.

He was afraid for a while, if he hadn't taken away the crown prince, the eldest son would ...... It should have been more than lucky. Capture the thief and capture the king first, and the first thing the other party will naturally deal with is the person who commands the army.

"How is the prince?" He hurriedly asked the secret guard who changed horses all the way to the post station, and ran to death five horses before arriving in Beijing at the fastest speed.

"Back to the emperor, after the battle, Deputy Commander Xin took us to look for a long time, but we couldn't find any trace of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and General Gao."

There was an uproar.

"What did you say!" The emperor got up from the dragon chair, but he was dizzy because he stood too fast, and fell back into the dragon chair again. "You mean...... The prince is missing? ”

"Until the subordinates enter Beijing to deliver the letter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has still not been found." The guard slammed on the ground. "The terrain and environment in the Yan'an area are changeable, and the Tatars are cunning and flexible, and it is not easy to deal with the battle. And the Tartars are far more difficult than our original estimates, and the number of people is probably wrong. Deputy Commander Xin said, at the moment, there are far from enough manpower. Ask the emperor to increase his troops. ”

Everyone gasped in unison. Yes, at this moment, five thousand are folded, nearly a quarter of the reinforcements! Next, not only do you have to search for the crown prince, but you also have to deal with the Tartars, and there are not enough natural people.

The little sweetness that all of them had been complacent about strangling a few hundred Tartars before was a joke compared to the current victory of the Tartars.

The emperor was depressed.

His head ached dullly.

The prince is missing? What does it mean? Hidden? Or has it already been captured? Or was there an accident?

The crown prince is gone, what will happen to his throne?

To whom else did he pass the throne?

The eldest grandson? Impossible! Without the transition of a son, when there are such internal and external troubles, who will look at a child in his eyes? But he has no other son who can take on this heavy responsibility!

Therefore, the prince must not be abandoned!

"Go back and talk to Xin Nian, he will temporarily take on the position of Gao, let the Tartar go first, and search for the prince with all his might!"

The emperor made a quick decision and gave an order.

However, only two hours later, the news came.

After hearing that the Great Zhou army was led by the prince this time, with the help of his familiarity with the terrain and environment, he set the Zhou army that searched for the prince and had no intention of confronting him, like a leech, and clung to the Zhou army. Not only did they track sneak attacks, but they also set up ambushes. The Zhou army counterattacked, and they ran. Zhou Jun searched, and they came back to disturb again.

Sadly, they set traps on several occasions.

One of them was to rip off the battle clothes of the dead Zhou soldiers, disguise themselves as princes, and put black smoke in one place to ask for help. The Zhou army spies took a look, and a few people who looked like Zhou Jun were spinning around like ants in a hot pot, and naturally immediately went to the rescue. Subsequently, the 100 people who went there fell into the quicksand pit......

In a similar situation several times, even if Zhou Jun was suspicious, he had to try to find it.

was so messed up by the Tartars, and the best time to search for the prince was also missed.

The sun sets, and the whole desert enters the night.

Compared with the Tartars, who were like wolves and could both hibernate and hunt in the dark night, the Zhou army had no advantage in the dark night, and the lack of horses made it not much different from the sheep that were allowed to be slaughtered.

The report in the emperor's hand was sent by Commander Xin at nightfall for 800 li, and by that time, the crown prince had not been found. The Zhou army suffered serious losses......

The emperor's hands trembled, this was a military report from a day and a half ago.

In order to find the crown prince, Xin Nian and his people will definitely not return to the capital of Yan'an or several important towns. Nearly twenty hours have passed, and the current situation of this Zhou army will only get worse......

The emperor panicked.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also panicked. Who can't see that the emperor is not in good health? As soon as something happens to the prince, the capital will be in chaos. Internal and external troubles, if the government is no longer stable, I don't know how much turmoil it will cause. And the capital and Yan'an are only a few hundred miles away. Yan'an's troops are not enough, if the Tartars are ruthless, or if the king of Liaojiang miscalculates, God knows whether the Tartars will take advantage of the victory and pursue all the way south.

Then, the capital is in danger!

Earlier, he persuaded the emperor to force Yan An to send troops, and the courtiers who sent heavy troops also kept their mouths shut. Which of them doesn't have a painful face?

The emperor was even more annoyed. He was wrong! His abacus is not good!

Underestimate the enemy, misjudge, and have great ambitions. These are all wrong!

This time, the emperor's eyes were finally fixed on Yu Bohong.

At this point, who else can pick up the pieces?

Emperor, except for Yu Bohong, there are almost no trustworthy generals around him who can be used!

Yu Bohong received the emperor's eyes, and once again, he took the initiative to ask Ying, willing to lead troops to find the prince and exterminate the invading Tartars.

The emperor kept Yu Bohong privately and expressed his value to him. At this time, it is no longer necessary for Yu Bohong. Yu Bohong has been in several major frontiers in the Great Zhou. He is the most suitable.

The emperor regretted it very much, if it weren't for his selfishness, in fact, the most suitable person to assist the prince to go to Yan'an was Yu Bohong. But he was dizzy, and he ordered Gao Gao to stay by his side for more than ten years to protect himself and lead the troops, which was really a mistake of the wrong......

Yu Bohong said that he must go all out. If the crown prince is still missing, he will make the search for the prince his first goal. If the crown prince is captured, he will negotiate with the Tartars with all his might. If the prince is gone, he will definitely kill all these Tartars to avenge the prince!

The Emperor patted him on the shoulder and said words of amendage and encouragement......

In order to avoid panic, the news of the prince's disappearance was suppressed and did not come out, and the whole capital at this moment is still talking about the prince's previous small victories.

Yu Bohong is going to go on an expedition, and the general's mansion will not know it.

Yu Bohong was full of confidence, but Rong An was a little panicked.

Very panicked!

Very irritable!

This twist and turn, how come there are more and more similarities with the previous life? Zhu Yongxing in his previous life was killed in Yan'an. In the previous life, the Tartar was also captured by the emperor after the emperor made a plan against Yan'an, and finally ended up with his father......

This...... Why?

Why is it clear that everything has changed, and those forks in the road still coincide and go to the old way?

Rong An did not believe that this was providence.

Well, it can only be artificial.

Someone is dominating.

Is it Zhu Yonghao?

But because of suspicion, the forbidden army surrounding the Second Prince's Mansion has been much stricter recently, and even raided the palace several times, but found nothing. Rong An also suspected that there was a tunnel in the Second Prince's Mansion, but Father Yu personally led someone to find it, no! Liao Jing even reported to the emperor every three days, saying that there was nothing abnormal.

The Liao family is also calm.

Rong An even suspected that there was only one intact Yan family left, that is, Yan Feiqing's maiden family. After sending someone to investigate, I found that I was still too careful.

She found that on her own, she couldn't count, couldn't read, and couldn't think clearly.

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