On the outskirts of the Beijing Division, the 3,000 battalion was stationed.

All the soldiers gathered in the school yard and stood neatly in the wind.

The 3,000 battalion consisted of all cavalry, originally 3,000 Mongolian cavalry borrowed from Duoyan Sanwei, and later gradually expanded, divided into the middle army, the left army, the right army, the left sentry army, and the right sentry army. In the era of cold weapons, cavalry had a huge advantage, so although the five military battalions were the main force of the Beijing battalion, the three thousand battalions were the real elite.

In this Northern Expedition, the 3,000 battalions were completely lost, and the new 3,000 battalions were temporarily formed on the battlefield, and when they returned from Mobei, there were still 2,500 people left.

Due to the Huailai defenders' meritorious deeds, Ha Ming took 500 people to temporarily garrison for a period of time, and recently returned to Beijing, and Li Zhen also selected 500 soldiers who were good at riding from various guards, and re-replenished the number of 3,000.

Zhu Qizhen meant that the 3,000 battalions would not be expanded for the time being, because in the future battles, hot weapons would gradually appear, and the cavalry would slowly lose its advantage, and the mode of large-scale cavalry combat would never return.

From now on, the cavalry will become a special operations force, and there are not many soldiers, and leaving 3,000 men is enough.

Li Zhen stepped forward and said loudly: "The three thousand battalions are training, please review the emperor!" ”

Zhu Qizhen looked at the familiar and weather-beaten faces and asked, "After returning to Beijing, how effective is the training?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the soldiers trained very hard every day, but no one complained."

"That's good!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded and continued: "Training is different from actual combat, practicing at home, it is better to practice for ten years than to go out and fight, therefore, I decided that the 3,000 battalion will conduct a field training, how about it?" ”

Li Zhen was very excited and said, "Of course you can, the emperor, how to practice?" ”

"Tell me to go down, everyone only bring dry food and swords, set off immediately, and rush to Mizhi County, Yulin Prefecture within five days!"

"Five days?"

Li Zhen scratched her head, and was embarrassed: "Your Majesty, the capital has traveled nearly two thousand miles to Yulin Mansion, and the mountain road is difficult to travel, five days...... Hardly able to do ......"

"If you can do it easily, what else do you practice?"

"The minister is worried, worried...... Not sure ......"

Zhu Qizhen said with a solemn face: "I came to ask you, when our army broke through from the civil fort, how sure were you?" ”

Li Zhen thought for a while and said, "This ...... Not sure ......"

"When you follow me deep into the desert, how sure are you?"

Li Zhen suddenly fell into deep thought, not knowing what to say.

"Five days!" Zhu Qi looked at him calmly and said, "This is an order, it must be done." ”

Li Zhen didn't hesitate any longer, hugged his fists and said, "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Zhu Qizhen turned his head, pointed at Belin and said, "After arriving at Yulin Mansion, all the actions of the 3,000 battalions are at his disposal, understand?" ”

"Huh?"

Li Zhen was stunned again, who is this kid, he looks weak, why should I listen to him?

"Belin!"

"The students are here!"

Zhu Qizhen said meaningfully: "These people once went deep into the desert with me, lived and died together, they were the most elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, and now, I handed them over to you." ”

The expression on Belin's face was complicated, a little surprised, but also a little shocked.

"From today onwards, the Qing family will be appointed as the Qintian Supervisor Lingtailang, and he will go to Yan'an Mansion to read the holy decree."

"Students will obey their will and will not fail in their mission!"

Belin looked excited, and couldn't help but tremble as she spoke.

If the decree is read out by the cabinet, it is generally read by the Hanlin official, the official of the Ministry of Rites, or the official of the Ministry of Science and Technology, which is the messenger of the imperial court and represents the Son of Heaven. But if it is the emperor's own private will, it will be read by the eunuch, which is called the middle decree, and there is a difference between the two.

This time, the decree did not go through the cabinet, but was issued by the emperor.

The reason why he did not send eunuchs, but let himself read the holy decree, obviously, the emperor used this to give himself an identity, otherwise, let alone a small seven-rank Lingtailang, even if it is the supervisor of Qin Tianjian, what are you on other people's territory?

Li Zhen couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you let an outsider interfere in the training of the troops......

Zhu Qizhen raised his hand and interrupted him.

"Listen, after you arrive at Yulin Mansion, he asks you to kill, you kill, he asks you to set fire, you set fire. Even if he asks you to pull out the Yulin prefect and behead him on the spot, he will do it, understand? ”

"Understood!"

"Repeat it to me!"

Li Zhen said loudly: "Even if the prefect of Yulin is pulled out and beheaded on the spot, he will never frown!" ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Let's go!" ”

In the howling north wind, 3,000 soldiers headed west under the leadership of Li Zhen, and the horses' hooves rolled up bursts of yellow sand, which blew on their faces with the wind, like pins and needles.

Watching the 3,000 battalions gradually move away, Fan Zhong asked: "Your Majesty, the so-called movement in the northwest is just a scholar's speculation. ”

"I'd rather nothing happen!"

Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said with a wry smile: "If the people can be safe, what if I am seen as a joke?" ”

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Five days later, Yulin Mansion.

At this time, it was already winter, and it had just snowed lightly, and as far as the eye could see, the Loess Plateau was a vast white patch.

Belin felt that his whole body was about to fall apart, and after five days of speeding day and night, how could his weak body stand it.

Three thousand cavalry suddenly appeared in Mizhi County, and Li Yan, the magistrate of the county, suddenly felt like a great enemy, and when he investigated the situation clearly, he learned that it was the army of the imperial court, and hurriedly took the county prince, soldiers and others out of the city to greet him.

Belin was so cold that her face turned purple, and she couldn't help but shiver, but she saw that the soldiers behind her were all right.

Li Zhen looked at the sky and said, "It's just been five days, fortunately I didn't disgrace my life!" ”

It was just a short sentence, but Belin knew the hardships better than anyone else, and along the way, no matter the rain and snow, whether it was a mountain road or a flat land, she marched at least 300 miles a day.

It is worthy of the team brought out by the emperor himself, and it is really impressive.

Li Yan, the magistrate of the county, stepped forward and saluted Li Zhen: "Li Yan, the magistrate of Mizhi County, greets the envoy of Qin." ”

Li Zhen pursed her lips, pointed to Bei Lin on the side and said, "This is the imperial envoy, the Qintian Supervisor Lingtai Lang Bei Lin." ”

"Ah......h

Li Yan looked puzzled, the imperial court has always sent Hanlin or Ministry of Rites officials, or eunuchs around the emperor, why would they send a Lingtailang from Qin Tianjian over?

However, no matter what his identity is, now he is a Qincha, representing the emperor, and he can't be neglected.

"The lower officials have prepared some water and wine in the county office, and they have been washed away by the envoy, and I invite you to enjoy the light."

Belin has been counting the days, how can she be in the mood to eat, and shook her head at the moment and said, "Work first." ”

Li Yan was puzzled, according to common sense, after a long journey, people are sleepy and tired, and when he finally arrives at the place, he must rest and eat first, but this person is so unreasonable, it doesn't look easy to serve......

"Are all the officials in Mizhi County here?"

"Lord Huiqin, this county has a total of eleven officials of all sizes, all of whom are here."

"That's good!" Belin struggled to control her frozen body and nodded, "Come here and get the order!" ”