Chapter 66: Lin Fengsheng's way to promotion
The three short knives of the three Ying brothers attacked from three directions at the same time, making Du Wenlin instantly feel in the eye of the storm, and the pressure outside was getting stronger and stronger, but he couldn't rush out.
"Qingshan Yinyin" and "Gu Bai Sensen" two tricks of Huashan wonderful swordsmanship with both offense and defense were used, slightly delaying the attack of the three brothers, and after the sword move, the three short knives attacked frantically.
Although the martial arts of the three Ying brothers are powerful, with Du Wenlin's current skills, they will not be defeated if they fight any of them alone, and they can even gain the upper hand.
However, now that the three brothers have joined forces, Du Wenlin has not only fallen into disadvantage, but it is impossible to last long.
Fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
This situation has been expected for a long time, but what can it be? Knowing that he was defeated, he still had to take on this difficult task.
He originally wanted to rely on the more than 200 carefully selected military masters under his command plus the combination of himself, Wang Ling and Rong'er, to be able to barely compete with the opponent. Who knew that those masters in the army were very good at dealing with ordinary soldiers, but they were helpless in front of such top masters as the Ying brothers, and they could only be passively slaughtered.
The three short knives formed an airtight knife formation, which made Du Wenlin breathless, and each sword in his hand was like stabbing on an iron plate. The opponent's short knife took advantage of the gap to enter, forcing himself to rush back to protect, hurrying and danger.
Wang Ling's side is also not optimistic, she is entangled by Wei Dongqing, defending more and attacking less.
Ji Xiaoqing was not Rong'er's opponent, and was forced by Rong'er to keep retreating, but when Rong'er wanted to save Du Wenlin, she immediately jumped forward and entangled her, so angry that Rong'er gritted her teeth, but she couldn't help it for a while.
Du Wenlin knew that tonight's battle would be more auspicious, and his life would probably be thrown here.
The heart is horizontal, ready to give it a go, anyway, the horizontal and vertical is a death.
At this moment, a white figure shot straight into the formation like an arrow from everyone's heads.
Sanniang is here.
The dagger in his hand went straight to the back of the boss Ying Shi, who heard the sound of the wind in his clothes behind him, knew that someone was sneak attacking, and quickly turned his body and jumped to the side, but the left shoulder was still cut by the dagger, and blood oozed out instantly.
"Stinky woman, dare to sneak attack!" Win Lion covered his wounds, gritted his teeth and scolded.
"You three elders besiege a child, do you still want to face?" Sanniang replied with a cold face.
Bickering is not Brother 3's strong point, and he is speechless for a while.
They have fought Sanniang twice and know what she is capable of.
If the three of them besiege one of them, they can still gain the upper hand, but with the addition of a difficult Du Wenlin, then there is no chance of winning at all.
Weighing the pros and cons, the boss won the lion and stomped his feet, looking up to the sky and roaring.
Hearing the whistling, Wei Dongqing and Ji Xiaoqing first broke away from the battlefield and galloped away.
The three brothers also rose to their feet, using the top of the soldier's head as a springboard, and quickly left the battlefield.
Wang Ling and Rong'er were about to chase after them, but they were stopped by Du Wenlin.
The three of them came over to see Sanniang.
"If the mother is a little late, the child's life will probably be confessed." Du Wenlin smiled bitterly.
"In the battle of the North Gate that night, I came to the battlefield, and when I saw that you were not there, I did not intervene. I don't want to get involved in the dispute over the regime, I only care about your safety" Sanniang looked at Du Wenlin, her eyes full of love.
Du Wenlin's heart was warm, and the love between mother and son deeply touched him.
Sanniang held his hand and was reluctant to let go for a long time.
Wei Dongqing's five men fled the battlefield, and the rebel offensive was quickly broken down. Leave the corpses scattered all over the ground and flee back to the city.
There was chaos on the battlefield, Sanniang didn't want to stay here, took a deep look at Du Wenlin, cherished his voice, and left in a hurry.
Looking at Sanniang's back, Du Wenlin's eyes turned red.
The battle at the South Gate tonight caused the rebels to lose their troops, and the key is to break the illusion that the rebels tried to solve the difficulties in this way.
Ye Mengxiong reported the good news to the imperial court, and asked Du Wenlin and others for credit again.
In Baoding Mansion, the prefect Zheng Chengen, the governor and the governor Zheng Chengxian and the red-robed people are deliberating.
"There has just been news from Ningxia that Bibai's beheading tactics have failed, and the soldiers have been defeated. β
"It seems that the situation in Ningxia is not good! We can't bet all the treasure there. Zheng Chengen said.
Jung Seung-hun touched the goatee under his chin:
"We shouldn't have pinned our hopes on the isolated and helpless place of Ningxia City, it only serves to temporarily distract the imperial court, and it can't last long."
The red-robed man flattered:
"Governor Gaojian!"
Jung Seung-hun continued:
"However, if Bibai can hold on for one day, it will create one more day of opportunity for us, and we can't give up supporting it for the time being."
"I have already sent an order to those insects, asking them to gather more men to go to Ningxia and participate in the defense of Ningxia City." The red robe is humane.
Jung Seung-hun looked approvingly.
According to the news from Ningxia during this time, that Du Wenlin has become a big problem and must find a way to get rid of it as soon as possible," Zheng Chengen interjected.
"Alas, the Ying brothers, Wei Dongqing, and insects have all used them, but that kid is not only strong in martial arts, but also extremely cunning, and he is chased and killed by him every time." The red-robed man shook his head.
"After I go back, I will find a way to put pressure on Wanli and urge him to investigate Du Wenlin as soon as possible." Jung Seung-hun gritted his teeth.
"Cao Shipin has already been arrested, why is this Du Wenlin still at large?" Jung Seung-eun asked.
"Alas, everyone tried their best, but Wanli Xiaoer wanted to protect him, ignoring everyone's impeachment, everyone was in a hurry but there was no way." Zheng Chengxian said helplessly.
"It's man-made, although Cao Shipin was arrested, his daughter is still in Nanjing. She is Du Wenlin's fiancΓ©e. The little one wondered if he could control her, get her to Ningxia, and blackmail Du Wenlin into submission. Even the worst can disturb their hearts. The red-robed man offered another plan.
Zheng Chengxian looked happy when he heard this:
"Well, this plan works. You can get to work on it now. β
The red-robed man agreed and withdrew.
Only the Zheng Chengxian brothers were left in the house, and the elder brother Zheng Chengen asked:
"Is there any new news from my niece lately?"
Wanli has promised her to temporarily postpone the establishment of the crown prince, and once the time is ripe, she will appoint Chang Xun as the prince. At present, it is only because Shen Shixing, Yang Cheng and others continue to make obstacles from it, and if they are in a hurry, it will cause turmoil in the court. So, you have to be patient. But since he had made a promise, he would definitely keep it. β
"If Chang Xun becomes the prince, the world will be our Zheng family in the future," Zheng Chengen said.
Concubine Wang Gongfei gave birth to her son Zhu Changluo, and then Concubine Zheng Gongfei gave birth to her son Zhu Changxun. According to the ancestral system, Zhu Changluo should be established as the prince.
If you want to artificially change the rules, you have to do it regardless of the opposition of the people of the world.
So, it's not easy.
The embankment that surrounds the city of Ningxia is more than a zhang high, winding northwest to the edge of the Yellow River.
Bibai stood on top of the tower, his face full of gloom.
Now I really can't think of any way to break the game.
You can't rush out, you can only sit and wait for the water of the Yellow River to pour into the city, and then there will be an ocean, and the city will be full of hunger, and the whole city will become a hell on earth.
Sitting still is definitely not his character.
Call Biyun over:
"You lead people to rush out of the north gate tonight, go to Huang Taiji, and ask him to bring troops over to relieve the siege. You can promise him that if you can help me get out of trouble, when I get a foothold, I will definitely help him expand his territory in Monan. β
Huang Taiji was the leader of the Tumut tribe of the Mongolian Right Banner and the son of Altan Khan.
Since the Jiajing period, the Mert tribe of the territory of Alta has been harassing the border of the Ming Dynasty and has been repeatedly attacked by the Ming army. Although it signed a non-aggression pact with the Ming Dynasty, it was unruly and often violated the agreement to enter the territory of the Ming Dynasty to rob.
Later, I fell ill and died, and his son Huang Taiji inherited the title of King of Shunyi and became the leader of the Tumut tribe. It was more rampant than Alta, and harassing the border of the Ming Dynasty became commonplace, but the imperial court never had its hands free to clean him up.
Bibai has always had a friendship with Huang Taiji and secretly colluded. Now trapped in Ningxia City, I have no choice but to think of this old friend. Although the Tumut tribe was far away from Ningxia City, as long as he was willing to help, this distance was nothing for the cavalry.
In the middle of the night, the north gate of Ningxia City quietly opened, and a dozen people rode out of the city gate and went straight to the northeast.
By the time Magui got the news and organized a team to prepare to intercept it, the more than ten rebels had already broken out of the encirclement and disappeared into the vast night.
In the middle of the night, the rebels rushed out of the city, and Ma Gui intuitively felt that this matter was not simple, and immediately sent the news to the temporary governor's palace in Dingbian City.
After Ye Mengxiong got the news, he called Mei Guozhen and Du Wenlin to the Governor's Mansion:
"Last night, a group of rebels broke out of the north gate, and the two adults pondered, what is their intention?"
Mei Guozhen thought about it for a while:
"They broke through the border and went north, they should have moved the rescuers."
"Although the Tatar tribes of Monan are relatively close, they do not have a good relationship with Bibai, and they should not openly confront my Ming in order to save him. He was on good terms with the Tumut tribe. However, it is located in the Mongolian Right Banner, which is far away from here. Ye Mengxiong analyzed.
"No matter where he's going to move, we have to prepare for the battle in advance." Mei Guozhen Road.
Ye Mengxiong continued:
"Well, the embankment construction work is nearing completion recently, and some soldiers can be sent to the north gate to assist Magui in defense."
Mei Guozhen turned his head to Du Wenlin and said:
"You have to work hard, Lord Du! Move your squad to the North Gate Barracks today just in case. β
Du Wenlin nodded in agreement.
Lin Fengsheng and Du Wenlin were in the same year and entered the Hanlin Academy at the same time. However, Du Wenlin not only won the top spot that year, but also became the son-in-law of the East Bed hired by Cao Shi, the governor of the Heavenly Patrol, which made him jealous.
When he was a child, he boasted that he was a rare genius in the world, whether it was the hospital examination or the government examination, he had always been a leader, and he looked down on other scholars.
It wasn't until he met Du Wenlin in the township test in Nanjing that the scenery was completely suppressed by him, and he was overwhelmed.
Du Wenlin came out early from the Hanlin Academy and performed many miraculous feats, while he was still copying the boring calendar in the Hanlin Academy.
It was because of his high mind that he found another way, and he hollowed out his mind to worship his cousin Zheng Chengxian as his godfather, and then walked out of the Hanlin Academy.
With the help of Zheng Chengxian's connections, he successfully entered the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, and was awarded the position of a foreigner, from the fifth grade.
The emperor was worried that the war in the northwest was not going well, so he summoned Zheng Luo, the secretary of the military department, to discuss for a long time. Zheng Luo suggested that it would be better to transfer the Shenji Battalion, which was guarding the northern city of Gyeonggi, in order to end the war as soon as possible. It was also proposed that Lin Fengsheng, the newly appointed outsider, could act as the commander of the Northwest Shenji Battalion, and the original commander Chu Yunsheng would be demoted to deputy commander, so as to facilitate control and management.
Using civilian officials to manage the army is also the only magic weapon handed down by Emperor Hongwu to control the army, and the emperor certainly has no objections.
Lin Fengsheng heard that he was about to lead the Shenji Battalion to the border pass to participate in the suppression of bandits, and the boss was unhappy.
Although it's a bit boring to be a foreigner in the capital, it's better than going to the front line to die.
Zheng Chengxian said to him, since you are in the military department, you have to find a way to establish military merits. Because the speed of appreciation of military merits is very fast, it is not the same as squatting in the ministry to do idle work.
After Zheng Chengxian's painstaking persuasion, he reluctantly agreed.
After slaughtering cattle and sheep on the next day, and sacrificing to the ancestors and heaven and earth, he and his deputy commander Chu Yunsheng led the Shenji Battalion to embark on a journey to the west.