Wu Sangui received the military order from Chongzhen, and immediately ordered 20,000 people and soldiers in the two cities of Yizhou and Quang Ninh to pull hundreds of carts that had already been loaded and slowly march eastward.

Although he is closer to Xiping Fort, due to too many supplies and too heavy, he will definitely be a few days slower than Chongzhen's main army.

Wu Sangui really can't understand why the emperor wants to go out at this stall in the winter of Liaodong.

Not to mention that it is difficult for a large army to attack a city, even a long-distance march will cause a lot of frostbite, and the number of non-combat attrition will definitely not be too low.

Even if there is a bumper harvest in the pass, there is still a lot of pressure to provide food and drink for these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and people.

The first batch of grain and grass was not too much, and the army could eat it for less than three months. If the follow-up supply cannot keep up, it will definitely fail.

I heard that it has snowed in Liaodong, when will this man pull a horse to Shengjing!

Wu Sangui sighed deeply, "This is not a surprise attack, this is a death!" ”

"Big brother, the emperor is extremely heroic today, maybe there is a way to quickly conquer the city!" Wu Sanfu saw his brother's sad face and stepped forward to comfort him.

"Of course I know that the emperor is heroic and very comparable, and I am worried that the emperor will be empty of ......everything after a few big victories."

"Shhhh Big brother, you can't talk nonsense! Wu Sanfu was taken aback.

"Hmph, in front of the emperor, I dare to say so." Wu Sangui drank.

"Cut, I don't believe it!" Wu Sanfu dropped a sentence, ran forward, and ignored him.

Wu Sangui smiled bitterly and said in his heart, "I don't dare." Now that the Wu family has climbed the big tree of the prince with great difficulty, and has many years of military exploits, it will definitely be another level in the future.

But if there is a big defeat in Shenyang this winter, then it will be difficult to say anything. With such a big risk, how could the emperor decide against public opinion, this is too weird. ”

Three days later, Chongzhen arrived at Xiping Fort, facing the cold wind, looking at the deserted fort, imagining the scene of people coming and going here many years later, his eyes were full of brilliance.

"Your Majesty, isn't it cold standing here blowing the wind?" A playful voice came.

Chongzhen looked back, looked at a slightly red face, and pointed north, "It's cold, and if you go north, it will be even colder." The north wind has just blown, and it will be cold for a day in the future, and when the army arrives in Shenyang, it will be really cold! ”

"What are you doing on such a cold day? Will you still come out to practice? Zhou Yingluo asked.

"They? At this time, there should be a stove fire, sit on the kang, and hug your wife and children! ”

Hugging your wife? Zhou Yingluo's face couldn't help but turn red again when she heard this.

Chongzhen saw it, and said softly: "Go back to the military tent, your face is frozen red." I said a long time ago that you would go back to Beijing, but I came to suffer the crime. ”

"Kyoshi is also very cold, okay. Besides, I still have to protect the emperor! Zhou Yingluo said with a wrinkled nose.

When she came out this time, she followed Chongzhen every day, and wrinkling her nose during conversation almost became a habit.

"And protect me. Alright, you go to my tent first, and help me warm up the bed! Haha......" Chongzhen made a joke, grabbed the reins of his horse, and went to the baggage team.

Zhou Yingluo stayed where she was, feeling the cold wind, thinking silently for a while, and went straight to Chongzhen's imperial tent.

Chongzhen took a big turn in the baggage team, and then went to the tent of the non-commissioned officers to inspect it, and saw that all the soldiers were wearing cotton clothes, and there was no frostbite for the time being. When Wu Sangui's men arrived, they immediately sent the cotton clothes prepared for them! ”

"Yes."

Chongzhen braved the cold wind for a walk, and was persuaded by the generals to return to the imperial tent, and immediately saw a person lying on his bed.

"It's not warm in your tent? Want to come to my royal tent cat winter? ”

Zhou Yingluo stuck her head out of the quilt, "Didn't the emperor say, let me warm the quilt for you!" You think I'm coming, it's warm here, and it's still cold in my own bed! ”

"Then you're here!" Chongzhen teased and smiled evilly.

"How's that going to work!" Zhou Yingluo got up and got out of the quilt, and covered the quilt again, "I'm leaving......"

"Stay......" Chongzhen began.

Zhou Ying was startled, and her body froze.

"Stay and I'll teach you what a hot water bag is!" Chongzhen said as he took out a horseskin water bag and poured hot water into it.

"Look, in this way, this water bag is warm, put it in the quilt, and it will naturally not be cold."

Zhou Yingluo's face was as red as a jujube, "Then you, then you still keep me warm...... Bedding ......"

"I'm kidding! You're serious! ”

"You don't have any jokes! I still dare to resist the decree! ”

"You dare to resist the decree!" Chongzhen said with a smile.

Zhou Yingluo just wanted to find a crack to get into at this time, and her behavior had already been more polite, "Lonely men and widows, why did I come to warm the quilt by ghost......"

"I ...... Gone ......."

Leaving these words, Zhou Ying escaped like a rabbit, and the cold wind blew on her face, making her a little sober!

"Hmph, it's all the emperor's fault!"

Two days later, Wu Sangui's army finally arrived, and he met the emperor with trepidation, thinking that he would be punished for being late, but not only did he not receive punishment, but he also received 20,000 sets of thick cotton clothes.

"It seems that the emperor is not unprepared! With these cotton clothes, non-war attrition will definitely be controlled. ”

"Master Hou, this is your cotton clothes, given by the emperor!" A supply officer presents a coat that is not too thick.

As soon as Wu Sangui took it, he was immediately suspicious, "Huh? How is it so light? The emperor gave ordinary soldiers heavy cotton clothes, why did the emperor give them to me, so thin? ”

Don't...... Is this some kind of warning?

Seeing Wu Sangui's puzzled look, the material officer hurriedly explained, "Master Hou, don't look at this dress is light, it is good to keep warm, the emperor said, this is called a down jacket, made of down from chickens, ducks and geese, which is extremely rare!" There are not many in the entire army! ”

"Huh? Or is it a rarity? ”

Wu Sangui hurriedly took the coat given by the emperor, and the material officer took out a water bag again, "Master Hou, this is a warm water bag given by the emperor, put it in the quilt to warm up before going to bed!" Xia Guan just filled it with hot water, this will still be hot, Hou Ye warms his hands first! ”

Wu Sangui took the water bag in surprise, and it was really gentle, and it was put in the coat, and it was suddenly warm.

"Does everyone have this water bag?" Wu Sangui asked.

"Ordinary soldiers were issued horseskin water bags, and some sheepskin water bags were also distributed, so that daily drinking water and heating were taken into account." The material officer explained.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! ”

Wu Sangui was wearing a brand-new down coat and carrying a warm water bag, feeling a lot warmer, and walked to his camp beautifully.

In the distance, he saw a large number of men and soldiers unloading the wagons and putting them on the wheelless carts.

"What are you doing!"

Wu Sangui hurriedly stepped forward and asked sharply.

"Master Hou, this is what the emperor meant!" A soldier explained.

Wu Sangui didn't believe it, and was about to order a stoppage of work, Xiong Wei ran over quickly and said in a loud voice, "Master Hou, don't be angry, it was the lower officials who asked them to change the car!" ”

"Liaoning Hou! You're about to set off, you've unloaded your cargo, what do you want? ”

Xiong Wei didn't explain much, walked straight to a snowmobile car full of supplies, reached out and firmly grasped the handlebars, and pulled hard.

The car weighing thousands of pounds was pulled by him for several meters!

"This ...... Divine power! Wu Sangui's eyes widened.

"Hahaha, Master Hou, don't you know, this is called snow driving, it is a new invention of the emperor's snow vehicle, traveling on ice and snow, saving time and effort!" Xiong Wei laughed.

"The snow is so soft ......"

Xiong Wei knew what Wu Sangui was wondering about, and explained:

"In the two days when the Hou Ye was late, the emperor has sent people to go deep into the north and gradually compact the road, after today's departure, the light vehicles in the army will go first, and after the heavy vehicles are broken, they will slowly crush the snow, and the soldiers will splash water to repair and level in real time, and our transportation speed will only be ...... than before."

Without waiting for Xiong Wei to finish speaking, Wu Sangui blurted out: "I see, so it is, so whimsical, comparable to Zhuge Wuhou's wooden ox and flowing horse!" ”

"That's it!" Xiong Wei pulled the down jacket on his body, "Our down jackets, warm water bags, manned sleds, and snow cars that pull goods are all invented by the emperor!" I will definitely be able to beat Zhuge Liang! ”

"It turned out to be invented by the emperor!" Wu Sangui was stunned, no wonder the emperor wanted to march in the cold winter, it turned out that the Ming Dynasty had overcome the difficulties of cold and snow transportation, and after half a month, Dolgon and them saw the Ming army, I am afraid that their jaws would drop!

……

After the exchange of supplies, Wu Sangui's troops followed the army of the Beijing division and began to march north.

To the south of Shenyang, there are three important passages.

The middle one is from Shenyang, to Liaoyang, to Haizhou, Gaizhou, and directly to the hinterland of southern Liaoning.

The west one is from Shenyang to the southwest, along the Liao River to Xipingbao, Guangning, Yizhou line, and then south is Jinzhou.

The easternmost one is from Shenyang to the southeast through Xianning Fort, to Qingtai City, Phoenix City, and then directly to the Korean Peninsula.

In the past, it was Jianlu who plundered through these roads to the south, and now, the Ming Dynasty finally has the ability to expedition north along the way.

Wu Sangui sat on a sleigh pulled by six dogs, and his mood was difficult to calm down, "Who would have thought that one day, I, Wu Sangui, would be dragged by dogs to fight, it's unbelievable!" ”

Not far away, Zhou Yingluo was also sitting on a dog sled, her little face wrapped tightly with a thick scarf, and a pair of watery eyes revealed excitement that could not be concealed.

"And let me go to the smothering man's royal car, I won't go, this sleigh is so exciting!" Zhou Yingluo wrinkled her nose and muttered to herself.

……

Liaonan, Gaizhou.

Hauge's "Ministers" Turg and Kubilon sighed as they looked at the goose-feathered snow that had fallen for five days.

"This year's snow came too early, our 20,000 troops were trapped in Gaizhou, and it is impossible to pacify southern Liaoning and return to the division within two months!"

Hearing Turg's nagging, Curb Pilon became even more irritable, "What are you talking about, can we return with the army in vain?" ”

Chongzhen's arms are bright