Just as Qin Erbao was pacing back and forth in the camp to plan for victory.

At the foot of Huishan Mountain, on the north side, in the military tent of the army of King Qinwang in Nanjing, it is also brightly lit.

"In this battle, we can't fight against the Liaodong Army, if it is a head-to-head duel, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg and seeking a dead end," Yuan Keli sat at the top of the tent, although his person had passed the sixtieth birthday, a white robe, strong spirits, and a pair of eyes were full of insight into people's hearts.

"Therefore, to attract it to attack, we will wait for work, use the terrain advantage to fight with it, and use our strengths and avoid weaknesses, which is the way to win!" Yuan Keli looked at the generals in the tent, and there was almost innate confidence and firmness between his eyebrows: "What do you think?" ”

"He Qin Erbao is not Wang Qi, if that Wang Qi is in person, we are still afraid of three points, but a small slave of the Duke of Qi is also worthy of leading an army of 50,000 to attack," Wu Xiang sneered: "In this decisive battle of Huishan Lake, I will let him know what is called the way to die!" ”

"Haha, it seems that Lord Wu is very confident!" Opposite Wu Xiang, Zuo Liangyu, the vanguard chief officer this time, stroked his long hair and said with a smile: "I look at that Qin Erbao is also a reckless man!" No matter how Jiannu was destroyed, everyone knew that it was Wang Qi's credit, without Wang Qi going to Liao, Qin Erbao and others would have been driven out of Liaodong with Xiong Tingbi! ”

As Zuo Liangyu's joke fell into the ears of the generals in the tent, everyone gave different feedbacks, some seconded the proposals, some suggested, and some were silent.

In fact, Zuo Liangyu said this for a reason.

At that time, Wang Qi returned to Beijing, and on the entire Liaodong battlefield, the open and secret battle between Zu Dashou and Qin Erbao had reached a white-hot level, and even once, a garrison officer under Qin Erbao and a guerrilla general under Zu Dashou met near Siping Fort to practice the formation through actual combat.

At that time, Zuo Liangyu was the garrison officer under the guerrilla general, and when Wang Qi found out, he lost his official position and went to Nanjing to find a way to live.

This time, because of the Beijing City Palace Incident, Zuo Liangyu was reactivated by the Nanjing side and awarded the rank of guerrilla general.

That's why he ridiculed Qin Erbao's words.

"No matter what Qin Erbao plans to do, our army will move according to the previous plan, wait for the traitors to attack, and the enemy scouts will snoop in front of our military camp in the past few days, so that the outpost will pay more attention."

"Obey the orders of the Governor!"

Then, Yuan Keli ordered the generals to retreat after two orders: "General Wu and Lord Zuo stay, and the rest of the people go down first." ”

After a while, only Yuan Keli and the three of them were left in the tent, and the candle flame flickered, making the shadows of the three people a little distorted.

"This battle will be hard!" Yuan Keli sat behind the desk, looking at the sand table in the tent, and when he spoke, his expression was already very different from that of the generals.

As soon as the four words of hardship came out, Zuo Liangyu and Wu Xiang were silent.

Yes, Fang Cai's words are just to stabilize the morale of the army.

Who doesn't know Qin Erbao's prestige in Liaodong?

Wang Qi's first chief military officer, is it a waste of fame?

"The last general and Lord Zuo led the troops to leave, and the Yangtze River in Nanjing City will all depend on the adults!" Wu Xiang looked at Yuan Keli: "The Liaodong Iron Cavalry under Qin Erbao has always been one as ten, if the adults are really invincible, retreat to the Yangtze River line, and stick to Nanjing, he Qin Erbao is alone in the depths, and he will not dare to advance." ”

Yuan Keli's eyes were resolute and fearless, and he looked at the two subordinate generals in the tent: "This plan is to repair the plank road, and the darkness is Chencang, you don't have to worry about it here, what I want is the north to turn the world upside down!" ”

Saying this, Yuan Keli had already grown up, walked in the sand table in the tent, and pointed to a mountain area: "You two lead the army all the way north along Dangmang Mountain, as long as you cross the Yellow River, you can go straight to the location of Gyeonggi, then he Wang Qi dare to let the 10,000 horses stationed in Beijing go out of Shuntianfu to fight a decisive battle with me?" I'm afraid I can only watch my Wang Shi liquidate the remnants of his house in Gyeonggi, hey, so what's the use of sticking to one place? He Wang Qi boasted that he had no last resort, 100,000 soldiers and horses in Liaodong, 50,000 stationed in Liaodong, another 10,000 Pingshan Shaanxi, and 10,000 divisions stationed in Beijing, and the last 20,000 horses wanted to come to my Nanjing City! Wish for the moon! ”

Yuan Keli's eyebrows were murderous: "If this plan is successful, it can make me regain my sight towards the darkness!" If it doesn't work, the two of you will become benevolent and righteous, and I should set up a monument for you in Nanjing City! ”

"The subordinates will live up to the trust of the adults! If he goes, he will turn the northern provinces upside down! ”

"My lord, Master Shi is here to ask for a meeting!" At this moment, the voice of Shi Kefa coming to see him suddenly came from outside the tent.

"At this time, Shi Kefa came, what happened?" Yuan Keli frowned slightly, and waved his hand: "You two go down first." ”

"Subordinates retire!"

Not long after, Shi Kefa, who was wearing a long robe and draped, opened the big tent and walked in.

"Just finished a meeting?" As soon as Shi Kefa entered the tent, he saw several chairs in the tent.

"The traitors have been moving a lot these days, just in case," Yuan Keli looked at Shi Kefa, the only Nanjing official who had worked so hard to get back to Nanjing from the city of Beijing, and even the only Nanjing official who had seen the emperor himself after the coup.

"Master Shi is in the dust, is there something wrong?" Yuan Keli stretched out his hand and asked Shi Kefa to sit down.

took off the cloak of the north, didn't care about the new and old tea on the table, and sat there and drank a cup first.

Bang!

The teacup was placed on the table, and Shi Kefa took a few breaths before turning his head to look at Yuan Keli: "Lord Yuan, a few days ago, Nanjing City received news that the parliament has been officially established. ”

Yuan Keli stared at Shi Kefa, waiting for the second half of his sentence.

Because of the time when the parliament was established, Wang Qi had already informed all the provinces in the world, and almost everyone in Nanjing knew about it.

At this time, he came all the way to the front line, and Yuan Keli felt that Shi Kefa was not so boring.

"It's King Xinwang who has arrived in Nanjing," Shi Kefa's expression fell in Yuan Keli's eyes, as if with a hint of expectation.

"King Shin?" Yuan Keli subconsciously sat up straight.

Anyone with a bit of a brain knows what that means!?

The emperor was imprisoned in Beijing by his ministers, and the emperor's own brother traveled from his fiefdom to Nanjing—how could he feel impatient?

Nodding, Shi Kefa's eyes stared at Yuan Keli: "I came here to pass on the decision of the princes of Nanjing." ”

"Oh?" Yuan Keli let out a low syllable in his throat, a questioning tone.

"King Shin is about to arrive at the front line in the near future, and he will be mighty!" Shi Kefa stretched out his hand and knocked on the table: "Please also ask Lord Yuan to take care of it!" ”

"This" Yuan Keli originally wanted to say, is King Xin a little too anxious? The emperor hasn't died yet, so he started putting on a show? Can the princes of Nanjing agree? Isn't this nonsense? But when the words came to his lips, he just sighed: "There is danger in front of the battle, Your Highness is really unprepared!" ”

"It doesn't matter! Just show your face and let the world know His Royal Highness King Xin's intention to rescue the emperor! Shi Kefa seemed to see Yuan Keli's thoughts, stretched out his hand and patted his arm: "The situation is compelling, Liqing, it's hard work!" ”

Knowing that Shi Kefa was leaving, Yuan Keli's brows didn't stretch anymore.

Isn't this nonsense?

The emperor is still dead!

King Xin can't wait to show his face in front of the world?

What do Nanjing Zhugongs eat?

If the emperor of Beijing City knew, wouldn't it be chilling?

Standing up, Yuan Keli turned around the tent a few times, and at the end, he could only sigh helplessly: The emperor's family affairs, why worry about my generation? Do your best, be loyal to the court!

In mid-May, the weather was already warm and cold, cloudy and sunny.

Yuan Keli, who had not slept all night, washed up indiscriminately, then put on a single coat and walked outside the tent.

As soon as Yuan Keli stood still, a cavalry rode his horse in the distance.

"My lord, the scouts just got the news that the rebels lit a fire to cook this morning, and killed livestock in the school yard! Looks like it's going to attack! ”

"So fast?" Yuan Keli was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward to take the letter and looked down.

Hiss!!!

Sure enough, it's time to do it!

Yuan Keli raised his hand and said, "Go, let Wu Xiang and Zuo Liangyu come over to see me!" No" Thinking about it, Yuan Keli still added: "Let all the generals above the guerrilla level come to my camp!" ”

With that, he turned around and went back to his account.

Knock knock knock!!!

With the sound of the drums of the generals, in less than half a pillar of incense, more than ten generals gathered in Yuan Keli's tent.

"Scout's latest arrival! The rebels are about to attack me! Yuan Keli's eyes were full of murderous aura: "At the latest tonight, after the earliest hour!" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals looked at each other for a while.

"Except for Wu Xiang and Zuo Liangyu, 13,000 people are on standby, and the rest of the generals above the garrison battalion are all wearing armor and horses, ready to fight to the death with the rebels!" Yuan Keli didn't report any luck to Qin Erbao, the opponent, and the generals who came out of Liaodong, one of them counted as one, and they all crawled out of the pile of dead people.

At the same time, killing in front of the battle cannot tolerate the slightest timidity.

Yuan Keli raised his eyebrows and whispered to the generals in the tent: "Pass the order, those who retreat in front of the battle will be killed, and those who bravely kill the enemy will be rewarded!" ”

"The last general obeys!" The generals in the tent made a promise.

"Liu Liangqi led the pioneer battalion in front!"

"Zhao Yue led the cavalry battalion to attack his flank!"

"The infantry battalion is led by Chaitu!"

In a short time, all the generals in the tent were ordered to leave.

Only Wu Xiang and Zuo Liangyu remained.

"That's all the old man can do, and the rest depends on the two of you," Yuan Keli looked at the remaining two generals in the tent and got up and bowed deeply.

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Zhu Youzhen originally did not plan to go to the front line of Xuzhou Mansion.

After all, as long as you go to Nanjing City, make a touching declaration of loyalty and filial piety in front of the provisional cabinet and the ministers of the six ministries, and donate some hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that you have saved, isn't it okay?

But when he saw Gao Panlong's vigilant and puzzled expression, Zhu Youzhen knew that he was going to give it a go.

Even though everyone knew they were putting on a show.

Even though they know they know they're putting on a show.

But when Zhu Youzhen proposed that he was going to the front line of Xuzhou Mansion to contribute his part to the rescue of the imperial brother, everyone acquiesced to his actions.

In any case, Zhu Youzhen's ability to go to Xuzhou Mansion was already the greatest contribution he could make to rescuing the emperor.

And there's silver for nothing!

"How long will it take to get to Governor Yuan's camp??" At this time, Zhu Youzhen was sitting in a tea shed on the side of the road, surrounded by hundreds of guards and five personal palace people who served him.

"If you go back to Your Highness, at the current speed, we will arrive in Pei County at noon tomorrow, as long as we arrive in Pei County, someone will come to pick us up."

Zhu Youzhen, who had been bumped for three or four days, turned red, panting and forcibly maintaining the majesty of this prince.

Glancing around, the owner of the tea shed was making tea for himself at the moment, and the shopkeeper kowtowed to him from a distance, and on the avenue farther away, many pedestrians were surrounding there, watching from afar.

At this time, it is really rare to see nobles sitting at a tea stall on the street.

Along the way, there is nothing wrong with it!

Seeing the people gathered around him, Zhu Youzhen was secretly refreshed in his heart: the greater his reputation among the people, the greater his hope in the future!

Anyway, if the imperial brother falls into the hands of Wang Qi, it is absolutely impossible to come out alive, so is there any hope for the world of the Ming Dynasty to let himself be in charge?

A few days ago, Wang Qi built a new parliament in Beijing, and the news came back that the imperial brother was rated by Wang Qi in the main hall: He is not like a human king!

When he heard the news, Zhu Youzhen couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart.

What does that mean?

The emperor is not like a human king?

Doesn't that mean that you don't deserve to be an emperor?

If the royal brother is not worthy, is his younger brother worthy?

At that moment, Zhu Youzhen wanted to ask Wang Qi - can the king sit in the world?

It's a pity that I can't ask!

"Lord Wang, tea is here!" The personal eunuch brought the freshly brewed tea.

Bowing his head and smelling the overflowing tea, Zhu Youzhen nodded with satisfaction, tired from the journey, drinking a cup of freshly picked hair tips is the most thirst-quenching!

Zhu Youjian always carries tea and mountain spring water for daily drinking, and he just uses the place where the tea stall is used.

"Remember to give money!" Zhu Youzhen commanded.

"The slave has already been given," the attendant bowed and nodded.

"Well, that's good," Zhu Youzhen took a few sips of tea, raised his head slightly, looked at the mountains in the distance, and there was a hint of hope in his eyes: "If you arrive at the camp tomorrow, the war has ended, how good would it be?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, blessed by your ancestors, you will definitely be able to bring good luck to King Qin's army!" The attendant patted the horse's ass beside him, his face was not red, and his heart was not beating.

"Well, this king has a hunch, a strong premonition!" Zhu Youzhen nodded heavily when he heard this.

At noon the next day, Pei County temporarily received His Royal Highness King Xin's residence.

Zhu Youzhen had just had lunch, and after he was full, sleepiness struck, and he wanted to go to the couch to rest for a while: "If a messenger comes, wake up the king directly!" ”

"Yes!"

As soon as Zhu Youzhen's voice fell, he heard a voice from outside the hospital.

"His Royal Highness King Xin, there are court armor soldiers arriving outside the palace!"

"So fast?" Zhu Youzhen was stunned for a moment, and without waiting for his reaction, a soldier in armor entered the courtyard.

"The last general will pay a visit to His Highness, and he will be entrusted by Governor Yuan to welcome His Majesty to the camp!" The armored soldiers kneeling in the courtyard are equipped with long swords, and they are majestic, and they are brave and good at fighting.

"Are all my Ming armor soldiers so majestic?" Zhu Youzhen forgot the displeasure of being disturbed to take a nap at this moment, got up and walked to the courtyard, and sighed: "Get up, how is the battle situation on the front line of Huishan now?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, early this morning, when the last general set off, our army is rearming for battle, and the rebel side is also gathering, and the decisive battle should be in the next few days!" The armoured soldier who stood tall replied truthfully.

"What do you think the odds are?" Zhu Youzhen felt that it was better to ask clearly.

"The last general thinks that the soldiers of King Qin are righteous men," the armored soldier raised his head, his eyes were blazing, and his voice was extremely loud: "Our army will win!" ”

"Okay, good one wins!" Zhu Youzhen clapped his hands: "This king likes you the most for brave soldiers, and when the army wins, after returning to Nanjing, there will be a lot of rewards!" ”

Early this morning, I heard magpies chirping in the courtyard, presumably a great victory is coming, and even the birds have come to report the good news!

The armored soldier was stunned when he heard this, as if he had never seen such a stingy prince, why did he still draw cakes? But out of professional habits, this gentleman still laughed dryly, bowed his head and thanked: "Thank you for the reward!" ”

"Without further ado, let's go!" Zhu Youzhen felt that along the way, all kinds of things indicated that the Ming Dynasty would win this battle! Justice will prevail!

Pei County is about 200 miles away from the first line of Huishan, and it takes about three or four hours to drive a horse.

Sure enough, at sunset, His Royal Highness King Shin, who was almost about to fall apart, finally saw the camp with flags flying in front of him.

It's finally here!

I ate too much at noon, and along the way, Zhu Youzhen almost fainted on the horse, churning in his abdomen, and stopped the horse several times to vomit on the side of the road, but he could only vomit bile.

Sigh!!!

As the armored soldiers in front of him stopped, Zhu Youzhen, who was in a daze, saw the generals at the gate of the camp.

"This king has arrived!!"

Zhu Youzhen, who insisted on coming here, let go of his hands, and fell directly off the horse with a crooked body.

"Your Highness!!"

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Zhu Youzhen was woken up, to be precise, it was the fishy smell that had accumulated in the tent for a long time, which made the sleepy Zhong Zhu Youzhen almost unable to breathe.

"This king wants to drink water!" Zhu Youzhen slowly opened his eyes, his voice was dry and hoarse, and the feeling of fainting was still strong.

"Your Highness, the water is coming!" The attendants were attentive to Zhu Youzhen, and served clear water.

Zhu Youzhen, who was helped up, lowered his head and opened his mouth to take a sip.

It's alive!

Zhu Youzhen can only observe the big tent he is in at this time: except for the big one, there are almost no luxurious decorations, and even the bed under him is estimated to have been temporarily built by Yuan Keli.

"Your Highness is awake?" Outside the tent, Yuan Keli's voice came.

"Let Lord Yuan come in," Zhu Youzhen's voice sounded a little weak.

"Your Highness!" Yuan Keli didn't want Zhu Youzhen to come here to put on a show.

Don't talk about delaying business, I still have to take care of this prince, those people in Nanjing are simply adding to the chaos!

"Lord Yuan has worked hard," Zhu Youzhen was carried by the attendants from the bed trembling up, walked to Yuan Keli, and helped him up: "For state affairs, I work too hard!" ”

Raising his head, Yuan Keli looked at the prince of Xin, who seemed to have endured a lot of hardships to arrive here, and had an inexplicable sense of rejection: political show? The Emperor is not dead!

"If you go back to Your Highness, state affairs are the duty of ministers, but Your Highness, you can stay in the fiefdom of Huzhou, why bother so hard?"

Read between the lines!

Zhu Youzhen narrowed his eyes, looked at the commander of the army, and said with a smile: "This king is here for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the safety of the imperial brother, Lord Yuan sit down!" ”

"How is the battle going these days? When will the rebels be taken? When can you go north to Gyeonggi and go straight to Huanglong? When can Wang Qi be in front of the king? The above total, can there be serious planning? "Zhu Youzhen's series of questions were already planned before he came, so as to show that he, the prince of faith, is concerned about the war situation and the imperial brother!

At this moment, if Wang Qi is here, I am afraid he will say: His Royal Highness's temperament has really not changed at all, it was like this in the previous life, and it is still like this in this life? As everyone knows, how many elite soldiers in the Ming Dynasty were buried on the battlefield by your will.

"Your Highness, military affairs are not child's play, and they can't be done by imagination," Yuan Keli will not save any face for Zhu Youzhen, when will the little vassal king be able to ask about military affairs? directly refuted it in one sentence.

As the governor and minister, he gave Zhu Youzhen a salute here, because of the 500,000 taels of silver he donated, not because he believed in the name of the prince!

Hearing Yuan Keli's words, Zhu Youzhen's face turned pale, and the corners of his mouth twitched subconsciously.

Believe in the king, being bullied like this by you?

"Your Royal Highness, please stay in the tent these days, don't move around at will, the daily meals are sent by someone for Your Majesty, the army is not as good as Huzhou, if there is no token and is found by inspection, it needs to be dealt with by military law!" Please also pay attention to Your Majesty," Yuan Keli bowed again, ignored Zhu Youzhen, and got up to leave.

Looking at Yuan Keli's figure walking away, Zhu Youzhen's body was shaking slightly, and his fists creaked.

"Your Highness, this Yuan Keli looks even more powerful than Wei Zhongxian at the beginning! This person is absolutely unavailable! The waiter leaned over and muttered quietly.

"It's okay, let's see if he can destroy the Qin Erbao, if he wins the battle, this king will look down on him, if he is defeated, he will blame this king for being ruthless!" With a wave of his sleeves, Zhu Youxiao sat on the chair next to him, and his momentum rose all over his body, as if he was already the emperor in charge of Kyushu Wanfang.

At this time, at the foot of Momoyama Mountain, the school field of Daying.

More than 20,000 troops have already begun to move according to the reorganization of their respective battalions.

"The vanguard battalion charges, and the opponent's formation is the first to be defeated!"

"Archers in the back!"

"The spearmen are ahead!"

"Armor Guard!"

"Cavalry harvests the battlefield!"

Qin Erbao rode on a horse and kept issuing military orders, while the heralds beside him came and went, hurrying away.

Knock knock knock!!

The drums are like thunder, the peach blossoms at the foot of Peach Mountain are flying, and the original beauty and romance have become extremely strange under the sweep of the horse stepping on the knife.

"In the face of the enemy, the only way to kill them is not to show mercy or cowardice!" Qin Erbao pulled out his long knife, the cold light was cold, and the murderous aura was surging: "Retreater, die!" ”

"Kill !!"

The horse stepped on the peach blossoms, rushing like thunder!

For a while, the earth trembled slightly, like the waves of the sea, like a thunderstorm blowing up the sky.

"What's going on?"

Zhu Youzhen, who had been sleeping peacefully on the couch, suddenly got up and stared at the teacup on the table that was shaking slightly.

His Royal Highness the King of Letters subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

Could it be that the enemy is coming??

So fast?

With a bang, the tent was violently lifted.

Zhu Youzhen was shocked when he heard this: "Who broke into the account?" ”

(End of chapter)