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Chapter 425

On October 13th, the 24th year of Chongzhen, Ming Dynasty, at noon, the sun was shining brightly, but the north wind was howling, and it felt rather cold on people.

Last night, Zhang Cheng spent some time with Ji Xuanzhu in the general office of the Chi Castle, but she drove him to the courtyard of the sisters of the Liu family. Weakness just stopped fighting.

At the end of the hour, just now he struggled to get up from the gentle village where the most heroic energy was wasted, bid farewell to the two old ladies, and wanted to go to Diaohaobao. The strength of riding a horse was a bit lacking, and in the end, Lei Zhancheng, the chief executive of the Ding Bureau of the Guarding Army Department, had to personally drive Zhang Cheng to Diaohaobao.

In Diaohaobao's Qianhu official hall, Liu Zhongshi, the guard of Qianhu, warmly made tea and poured water for Zhang Cheng himself. He was originally a subordinate of the Longmen Guard, and had been under the jurisdiction of the Xuanzhen Middle Road branch guard before that.

But in mid-October, after the imperial court appointed Zhang Cheng as the deputy commander of the Xuanzhen branch, the Longmen Guard was assigned to him as the admiral, so now Zhang Cheng is Liu Zhongshi's superior, and he is naturally very flattering.

Zhang Cheng didn't want to delay here too much, he just sat in the official hall for a while, breathed a sigh of relief, and learned about the situation of Diaohaobao, of course, he must encourage Liu Zhongshi.

The Longmen Guard here, as well as the Security Guard, Huailai Guard, and Yanqing Right Guard, etc., he doesn't want to make a big move yet, he can only slowly mix sand into it after returning from the bandit suppression.

However, Zhang Cheng believes in one thing, that is, interests always come first. Driven by interests, a mediocre person may become a shrewd and capable talent.

In addition to benefits, the most important thing is strength. In terms of personal strength alone, Zhang Cheng is the only person in Xuanfu Town who can compare with Yang Guozhu, the general soldier, and may even be stronger than Yang Guozhu.

These are all placed in front of everyone in the Xuanfu. Smart people have their own judgments, not to mention that Zhang Cheng's greatest advantage lies in his age. At this age, he has already achieved so much, so what will happen in the future?
At the end of the day, Zhang Cheng led the boy battalion and the guards to leave Diaohaobao on horseback. Neither Lin Fangping nor the two guards returned to Chicheng with Zhang Cheng. They were all stationed in Diaohaobao and waited.

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On the first day of November in the 13th year of Chongzhen, in the territory of Zhending Prefecture.

"Today, today, today, today, there is a sound of fighting in the yellow sand, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four...."

Amidst the impassioned chants and the sound of marching drums, an armored army was marching mightily, and nearly ten thousand people sang in unison, and the sound shook for several miles.

They are the soldiers under Zhang Cheng's command. After starting from Yongning, they passed through Huailai, passed Mashuikou, and left Zijing Pass. Today they have entered the territory of Zhending Mansion.

The army marched in units of thousands of headquarters, winding back and forth for more than ten miles, and on both sides of the official road that marched, there were even three or five fine horses galloping back and forth, investigating and guarding the safety of the army.

Although marching inside, Zhang Cheng still had strict requirements on them, and everything was carried out according to wartime standards. Zhang Guangda's cavalry battalion led the way ahead with Wang Tieren's light cavalry, and he led the heavy cavalry behind him. Therefore, they were not put on when marching, and even the war horses were loaded with pack horses to move forward.

There are nearly 200 sergeants in the riding battalion alone, more than [-] horses, more than [-] camels, and more than [-] carts accompanying them. The front and back stretches for more than three miles, which can be described as extremely spectacular.

And the more than [-] elite cavalry from the cavalry department were scattered around the army, running around to check the surrounding situation, and to check the location of the camp in advance.

The central army was led by Wei Zhice, and each had a chariot at the front and rear. He personally led the chariot department and marched in the center.

Zhang Guodong led the battalion at the end of the march, and two of the three thousand headquarters had soldiers marching in armor, while the thousand headquarters in the middle did not wear armor, and they were rotated every day, which not only guarded against any military situation that appeared, but also allowed the sergeants to rest.

They marched singing military songs along the way, with high morale and a strict military appearance. The vendors and people who passed by from time to time were amazed in the distance.

"Send the order, the army speeds up the march, and rush to camp outside Huolu City before dark." Zhang Chengce shouted the order immediately.

"Men, please work harder. Before sunset, we will arrive at Huolu and we can set up camp and rest."

The messengers rode their horses and galloped forward, shouting loudly while urging their horses.

"Care, protect!"

The sound of shouting first came from the side of the Chinese army's car camp, and then followed the rise and fall of the armored dragon, full of energy.

"Boys are doing well!"

Chen Zhong rode his horse by Zhang Cheng's side. Although he had been marching for days and his face was full of dust and dust, he was very excited to see that the soldiers were in excellent condition.

Wei Zhice on the other side was sitting astride his horse. Hearing the words, he also looked back at the team behind him, with a similar expression of satisfaction on his face. He was ordered to lead the army from Yongning City, and insisted on marching forty to fifty miles every day.

Occasionally, they had to forcefully reach sixty or seventy miles. In just ten days, the army had traveled thousands of miles, and the army was still in good order, and no one was left behind.

"Among the troops of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that there is no one in the army who can still maintain such a neat and orderly appearance after marching for several days!"

Wei Zhice even sighed.

Zhang Chengce looked back and forth on the horse, and was extremely satisfied with the performance of the soldiers under his command. After hearing Wei Zhice's words, he couldn't help but said, "Perhaps, only the Tartars can compare with him!"

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It turned out that after Zhang Cheng set off from Diaohaobao, he was delayed in Mashuikou for another day. He had a good talk with Chu Qinmeng, the defense general of Mashuikou. Chariot and horse shops have been opened at the Bauhinia Pass and Bauhinia Pass.

In order to open a store and stockpile food, he not only took out Zhang Cheng's letters, but also a lot of money. Since ancient times, money can make ghosts turn mills. Chu Qinmeng soon became acquainted with Niu Sheng.

But now that Zhang Cheng is the deputy general of a town, he was stayed by Chu Qinmeng when he passed through Mashuikou.

Zhang Cheng also deliberately made friends with Mashuikou and Zijing Pass because the pass was extremely dangerous and located on the main road of traffic. In Zhang Cheng's mind, they might be used soon.

Similarly, he was delayed for a day in Zijingguan City. Zijingguan is the traffic hub in and out of Taihang Mountain. It is a must-fighting place for military strategists. Daming set up a deputy commander-in-chief to guard here.

Bauhinia Pass, located on Zijing Ridge a hundred miles away from the northwest of Yizhou City, is called the Inner Three Passes together with Juyong Pass and Daoma Pass. The fourth fortress of the fortress, a battleground for military strategists.

He Lisheng, the deputy commander stationed at Zijingguan, also came from a general in the army for generations, and he was also a bold man. He also felt a little dissatisfied with Zhang Cheng in his heart before.

But seeing the power of Zhang Cheng's army with his own eyes this time, apart from admiration, he was more frightened, so he insisted on staying Zhang Cheng at Zijingguan for one more day, having a feast of wine and banquets, with the intention of making friends.

After Zhang Cheng left Zijingguan, he rushed to join Liu Jinhai in the wild wolf village of Langwopo in Wan County, Baoding Prefecture, and checked the situation in the village. Consolation!
(End of this chapter)