Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 67
Immediately afterwards, Niu Chenghu and Chen Yongfu also came one after another, their words were almost the same.

Niu Chenghu is the commander-in-chief of Lintao, and Chen Yongfu is the commander-in-chief of Henan. The two are not affiliated to the Qin army system. Zhu Yixi feels a little embarrassed, but he reluctantly agrees.

However, among these few people, it was Chen Yongfu who Zhu Yixi valued so much that he didn't even ask for anything.

"This—" Chen Yongfu was quite surprised, and said with a moved face: "I have no money, Brother Zhu is so selfless..."

"Chen Zongbing, although you don't have soldiers under your command, you are worth a hundred thousand troops."

Zhu Yixi said seriously.

I don't covet your soldiers and horses, I only covet you.

"Huh?" Chen Yongfu was startled, and smiled wryly, "You're flattering me too much, I'm just a defeated general who has been defeated repeatedly."

"No, you have been defeated and fought repeatedly."

"Huh?" Chen Yongfu was amazed: "What's the difference?"

"There's a big difference." Zhu Yixi chuckled and said, "You are persevering, isn't this the demeanor of a famous general?"

"So?" Chen Yongfu looked at the young man, puzzled.

"Anyway, you don't have any soldiers under your command, why don't you train for me?"

Zhu Yixi said sincerely: "As long as you help me train for three months."

Hearing this, Chen Yongfu thought about it.

Now, he has no soldiers and horses under his command. According to the personality of the court, he must be the chicken who killed the chicken to scare the monkey.

However, if his name is on the memorandum, at the very least, he can still perform crimes and meritorious deeds, and even retain the position of chief soldier.

In three months, it happened to be a return trip to Beijing, and it was worth it.

"Okay!" Chen Yongfu nodded and sighed: "Others can't avoid me, since Brother Zhu doesn't dislike me, let me give it a try!"

"Okay!" Zhu Yixi clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "With Mr. Chen, it's like adding wings to a tiger!"

The next day, Zhu Yixi told Sun Chuanting about sharing the credit.

Governor Sun smiled and said, "You are shrewd, and you are even exposed to rain and dew."

"Appropriately, you can follow what he said and draft the memorial!"

"Yes!" Zhao Shu, an aide at the side, couldn't help but nodded and smiled.

After a while, a letter of apology was drafted.

Sun Chuanting took special care of him and asked him to take a look.

Zhu Yixi glanced carefully and saw that at the beginning was Sun Chuanting's self-pleading, stating the reason for the defeat, and writing several achievements, he ranked first from the bottom.

Being able to go to the imperial court and previewed by the emperor, Zhu Yixi is very content.

"Thank you, Supervisor." Zhu Yixi was quite moved.

"Ahem, it's okay!"

Sun Chuanting coughed and his face turned paler. Zhao Shu beside him was also full of concern.

"Jingming, among the crowd, you and I are the shortest, but the closest, do you know why?"

"Humble post makes a wild guess, I'm afraid it's his identity."

Zhu Yixi raised his head, glanced at his face, and said cautiously.

"That's right, it's identity."

Sun Chuanting nodded, and said: "Whether it is Niu Chenghu, Gao Jie, Bai Guangen, or a bandit, or a frontier soldier, although there is no fear in war, but there are two ends in his bones, it is unbelievable."

"You are different. You are from the clan, your family background is clean, and you are honest and honest. If there is any disagreement, I will entrust my wife to you. I am most at ease."

"Ashamed of my humble position..." Zhu Yixi lowered her head, feeling a little embarrassed.

This is the truth, it is comfortable to hear.

"The situation is so corrupt, what can I do?"

Sun Chuanting sighed, his face became more and more ugly.

Just relying on these 20,000 people to defend Tongguan, the hope is very small, but it is always necessary to try.

"Report, the enemy army outside the pass is attacking—"

Suddenly, soldiers came to report.

"Huh?" Sun Chuanting's expression changed, he was helped up, and walked slowly.

Seeing it, Zhu Yixi hurriedly supported the other side.

Immediately, when they reached the top of the city, the rest of the generals had already arrived.

I saw that outside the pass, the sun was covered by banners and flags, the uneven ground, hundreds of thousands of intruders, unable to see the edge at a glance, black and dense, like ants, stacked into rows of huge waves.

At the forefront are still the skinny hungry people, or the people after the city has been broken. They walk at the forefront and become cannon fodder.

And the innermost one is the old Yingkou of Chuangjun, about [-] to [-] people, all guarding Li Zicheng, and will not move easily.

"The intruders are coming in menacing ways."

Niu Chenghu widened his eyes and said in a deep voice.

"It's been expected."

Gao Jie glanced at the silent Sun Chuanting, and said, "The goal is probably Shaanxi."

"No, and me."

Sun Chuanting said coldly: "If I don't die, he won't give up."

Everyone's heart sank.

I don't know whether this ancient pass can withstand the 100,000 people.

Moreover, entering Guanzhong is not limited to the road of Tongguan, it can also be reached by crossing the Yellow River and jumping from Shanxi.

With the many soldiers and horses of the intruder, once the troops are divided, the consequences are unpredictable.

"I have ordered all the boats at the ferry to be destroyed. It will take at least ten and a half months for the intruders to cross the Yellow River."

Sun Chuanting said in a deep voice: "Let's defend first, kill his energy, and then retreat."

"Obey!" Several people hurriedly responded, and Zhu Yixi, who had just been promoted to the guerrilla general, also hurriedly bowed his hands.

"Yeah!" Sun Chuanting nodded, his expression was not very good.

Outside the city, Li Zicheng rode on a horse. Even if he became King Shun, he would not be a sedan chair.

Years of raids have made him always keep fluidity in mind, and dare not leave the horse for a moment.

He raised his head and looked at Xiongguan in the world.

Tongguan is high in the north and south, but the Yellow River is in the north, and Linzhiyuan and Qinling Mountains are in the south.

In the west, there are forbidden ditch and Ziwuling, and then there is the endless Weihe plain.

On the east side, where he is, is Yuanwanggou.

However, in the early Ming Dynasty, the section of the Tonghe River into the Yellow River was included in Guancheng, so that the Tonghe River, which flows into the Yellow River from south to north, passed through Tongguan City.

Therefore, there are more than a thousand mu of land in Tongguan city.

In a sense, Tongguan is self-sufficient.

"There is no other way but to attack hard and take human lives to pay for it."

Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.

Regarding Li Guo's death, he was very calm at this time, and all the resentment was placed on Sun Chuanting.

"Human life is the least valuable."

Song Xiance rode a horse and accompanied him. He also looked up at Tongguan and said with a light smile:

"It just so happens that the whole of Henan is running out of food, so we need to catch more refugees, and we will be exhausted with Sun Dushi."

"Ten for one, hundred for one, it's all worth it."

Everyone has become accustomed to such cold-blooded words, but Li Yan sighed and did not agree.

Over the past few years, no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't change the tradition of rogues in the Chuangjun. Although he put on the air of King Shun, in his bones, he was still the same as before.

And he raised his eyes and opposed him, but Niu Jinxing, who was born in Juren, also had a look of unbearable expression on his face at this time.

Over the years, Niu Jinxing has repeatedly persuaded Li Zicheng to let go of scholars and common people, which changed him a lot.

Obviously, if Tongguan is captured at any cost, at least tens of thousands of people will be killed or injured.

After all, it is also human life!

(End of this chapter)