Soon, Liu Yan led his troops to come to help, and the news that he brought a large amount of grain and grass with the army spread, although the soldiers did not know where Liu Yan was sacred, but such good news immediately caused a sensation among the officers and soldiers of the three towns of Xuanda.

It's just that how could Liu Yan come to Baoding to help? The officers and men of various departments could not take care of this problem for the time being, but they only knew that Liu Yan's department had brought a large amount of grain and grass, and more than 10,000 officers and soldiers would be saved.

As the explosive news spread, a dense crowd of Xuanda officers and soldiers immediately rushed to the north side of the tent to look in that direction. Yang Guozhu, the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong Town, and Hu Dawei, the chief military officer of Shanxi Town, all rushed to Lu Xiangsheng's side with their own generals, all of them looked extremely excited.

Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong Town, who traveled from Changping to the eastern suburbs of Beijing and all the way to Baoding, had a lot of gorgeous armor on his body, and his handsome face in the past was also quite haggard. Obviously, following Lu Xiangsheng these days, I have suffered a lot.

At this time, Wang Pu found an opportunity to politely say to the captain of the new army of Xiahezhai at night: "This general. ”

Although the captain didn't know that Wang Pu was the chief military officer of Datong Town, he also knew that he was a senior general of the Ming Army in front of him, but now he was so polite to himself, and he was proud in his heart, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly saluted and said: "Don't dare to call the general so, dare to ask the general what is important?" ”

Wang Pu said cordially: "I don't know if General Liu came with the car, dare to ask how much grain and grass he carried?" ”

Although Wang Pu and others already knew that Liu Yan was just a defender of a thousand households at this time, after all, they led their troops to rush to help, and it is said that they also brought the grain and grass urgently needed by the army, so Wang Pu had no shelf at this time, and directly called Liu Yan a general.

When the surrounding people heard this, they also pricked up their ears to listen.

The captain of the new army did not collect at night, and quickly calculated in his heart, and estimated that it could supply more than 10,000 people and horses in the three towns of Xuanda, as well as his own army of more than 3,000 people for a month.

So the captain replied proudly: "My Xiahezhai army carries a lot of grain and grass with the car, and after the defense lord leads his troops to meet with the army gates, the grain and grass carried by the army can also be used for the army to eat for a month. ”

There were exclamations all around, and everyone didn't know how Liu Yan got this batch of grain and grass, but it didn't matter, the key was that there was food.

Wang Pu immediately said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Governor, the last general is willing to lead the army to meet General Liu immediately, just in case." ”

Yang Guozhu glanced at Wang Pu and said, "Governor." The last general is also willing to send his own generals to meet him immediately. ”

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help nodding, his mood was also very excited, Liu Yan ...... How do I get this batch of grain and grass? How to come to Baoding? He asked if the captain would be accepted overnight, and the captain only said that after Liu Yan and his troops arrived, the matter would be known.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng laughed and said, "You generals don't have to argue, this governor will immediately send General Chen there." ”

He gave a few orders, and immediately his personal general, Chen An, led hundreds of men and horses from the Governor Battalion, and rolled towards the north with the captain and others who did not collect the night.

Lu Xiangsheng and others looked forward to it in front of the camp tent, and about an hour later, they saw that accompanied by Chen An's soldiers and horses, Liu Yan's army came neatly.

To Lu Xiangsheng and the others, Liu Yan's army was indeed accompanied by hundreds of vehicles. The bulging on it must be carrying grain and grass.

Liu Yan has never been so welcome, Lu Xiangsheng, the chief military officer of the three towns, and their personal generals, all came out to greet them, as well as the Xuanda officers and soldiers who were lying on the side of the tent and excitedly pointed.

Liu Yan came to everyone, and at first glance, he saw Lu Xiangsheng in sackcloth and straw shoes, as well as the generals in various helmets and armor behind him.

Liu Yan jumped off the horse to pay homage, Lu Xiangsheng looked a little excited, and hurriedly pulled Liu Yan up, seeing that Liu Yan was only in his twenties, and his armor was mighty, he sincerely admired: "I really can't imagine that there is a heroic young man like General Liu in Shandong!" ”

Liu Yan clenched his fists and said: "The governor has praised it falsely, his subordinates are just small officials of thousands of households, and they can't be generals." ”

Then Liu Yan took out the order of Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, and said: "My subordinates were ordered by Lord Futai to lead 3,744 soldiers from the Qianqian Household Institute of Xiahezhai to come to the rescue, and the time came, and the whole army should be 3,744 people, but it is actually 3,744 people, please review the governor!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng and the others were taken aback when they heard this, they had to arrive on time for a distance of more than 1,000 miles from Shandong, but they also had to guard against the Qing army that might appear on the road at any time, and none of the more than 3,700 people in Liu Yan's department was left behind!

Even if the Tianxiong Army under the command of Lu Xiangsheng had to march thousands of miles in a hurry, it could only ensure that the elite soldiers and iron cavalry would arrive one after another, and the infantry would arrive one after another, and the whole army would not be able to reach the destination.

The rest of the soldiers and horses of Wang Pu, Yang Guozhu and others can't do it, and it's good that 300 soldiers and horses of a thousand people can arrive on time, and finally contain them, and half of the soldiers can be considered elite! m.

Lu Xiangsheng's face was solemn at this time, and under the guidance of Liu Yan, he led the chief officers and generals of various departments to the front of the new army in Xiahezhai.

I saw more than 3,000 officers and men lined up according to the general formations, waiting neatly outside the Ming army camp.

After a thousand miles of marching, every soldier could see a tired look on his face, but all the soldiers were wearing armor, and the army was in order, and Lu Xiangsheng even found that the soldiers of the army under Liu Yan's command, whether they were lined horizontally or vertically, were in a straight line, and the military formation composed of thousands of people was as regular as a chessboard.

Lu Xiangsheng looked puzzled, he obviously didn't see the whole team of Liu Yan's department just now, after the whole army arrived here, he stopped directly outside the camp!

"This, this is really a strong army! Liu Yan, you led your troops to arrive in time, but you are really the lucky star of this governor, and you have solved a big problem! ”

Lu Xiangsheng was shocked in his heart, he thought that the Tianxiong Army under his command was a strong army, but compared with Liu Yan's command, it was still inferior, and I am afraid that only the Qi family army back then could compare with it!

Suddenly, Lu Xiangsheng found that more than 3,000 people under Liu Yan's command were all wearing armor, whether it was infantry or cavalry, or even the artillery team in the formation!

"Liu Yan!"

Liu Yan clenched his fists and said, "The subordinates are here!" ”

"You have so much armor in your army?"

"When his subordinates learned that they were going to fight against Dongnu, they scattered all their wealth to build armor, and Lord Futai and many officials of Lingshanwei also strongly supported them, so they equipped the armor for the soldiers of the whole army."

"Well, in this way, Shandong Dusi can also be regarded as serving the country!"

Lu Xiangsheng immediately said: "The camp is compact, let the soldiers outside first, and then the governor will immediately let people make room." ”

Immediately, Lu Xiangsheng asked his personal general Chen An to arrange it, and also specially instructed that the location of Liu Yan's camp tent should be arranged near the big tent of his Chinese army, so as to facilitate command and contact.

Chen An clenched his fists and took the order and hurriedly took someone to arrange it.

Because Liu Yan was only a thousand-household official after all, it was naturally impossible to lead his troops alone like the rest of the chief military officers, so Lu Xiangsheng assigned Liu Yan's department to his own supervision battalion and directly commanded by himself.

Liu Yan's official position is the lowest among the generals, but the soldiers and horses under his command are the strongest, and Lu Xiangsheng's arrangement also avoids the problem of command in the future, so as not to let Liu Yan become cannon fodder for several chief officers on the battlefield.

Liu Yan listened to Lu Xiangsheng's arrangement, naturally understood the truth, and was grateful for Lu Xiangsheng's arrangement.

After everything was arranged, Lu Xiangsheng said to Liu Yan with a pleasant face: "Liu Yan, let the soldiers rest in place first." ”

"Yes!"

Liu Yan immediately faced the new army of Xiahezhai and said loudly: "The whole army has it!" Put! ”

I saw more than 3,700 soldiers moving in unison, putting the weapons in their hands on the ground on the right hand, and under the movement of the whole army, there was not much noise, and thousands of people were like one person, which made Lu Xiangsheng and others stunned.

"The whole army has it, sit!"

At the sound of an order, more than 3,700 soldiers sat down directly on the spot, and the huge military formation instantly became shorter.

"This, this!"

Lu Xiangsheng and the others were completely shocked, with such a strong army, why worry about the rampant Dongnu!

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng and the others saw that the new army of Xiahezhai was so elite, and they couldn't help but look at each other, Yang Tinglin next to Lu Xiangsheng had been stroking his long beard, and after seeing this scene, he almost ripped off a few of his long beards, he looked at the young general in front of him with incredible eyes, and muttered softly: "Peerless general, strong division, luck of the Ming Dynasty......"

Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, asked in a deep voice: "General Liu, how many men and horses can you meet on the road?" ”

Liu Yan estimated that he did encounter some Qing soldiers along the way, but they were all scouts, so he said: "There are only some straggler scouts, about a hundred and ten people." ”

Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong Town, and Hu Dawei, the chief military officer of Shanxi Town, both sighed, exchanged glances with the generals beside them, and then stared at Liu Yan deadly.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng faced the north, bowed respectfully, muttered a few words in his mouth, and then turned to Liu Yan, looked at Liu Yan and said softly: "Okay Liu Yan, you have a hard journey, so let's go into the camp and rest." After a while, the camp will be vacated, and there will be people who will come and settle your soldiers. ”

After speaking, I saw Lu Xiangsheng personally take Liu Yan's hand and let him walk beside him, while several general soldiers and generals followed behind. Seeing this, everyone's eyes couldn't help but be hot.

It took about more than an hour for Liu Yan's army to enter the camp, during which more than 3,700 people sat in meditation outside the camp, no one in the whole army made a noise, no one walked around, and more than 3,700 people were like sculptures, let the cold wind blow on them, and they were also motionless.

This scene shocked the soldiers of all departments of Xuanda, and they all said: The incident of the Qi family's army in the heavy rain that shocked Jizhou Town has reappeared!

Lu Xiangsheng was also shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly took a group of generals out to watch, and sure enough, the generals were shocked again. Lu Xiangsheng even said: "Such a strong army is rare in the world!" ”

Then the soldiers of the new army in Xiahezhai entered the camp neatly, only to see that they were all well nourished and full of energy, each of them was wearing well-dressed full-body armor, and there were bright red thick cotton coats outside. In this cold winter, warm and energetic. It is in stark contrast to the officers and soldiers of Xuanda who are in tattered clothes and armor, have vegetable faces and are mentally exhausted.

However, seeing Liu Yan's army rolling in, there was only excitement and gratitude on everyone's faces, but there was not the slightest hint of jealousy. Many people even pointed at the vehicles that came with the army to transport grain and grass, and talked excitedly with each other.

At this time, a voice came from nowhere: "General Liu is mighty." ”

This voice immediately caused a response, and the chaotic voices finally converged: "Mighty! Mighty! Mighty! ”

More than 10,000 soldiers in the three towns of Xuanda cheered at Liu Yan's army.

Some people died, but not completely......