Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 22 The meeting of the wind and clouds
Li Yan and the others have also returned to the west bank of the Baihe River.

At this time, Li Yan was holding a pair of binoculars to watch the sudden battle in front of the camp. Li Nian and Li Mou didn't have binoculars, so they could only look far away with their naked eyes.

But because it was far away and it was night, I couldn't see clearly.

Li Mou was in a hurry, and asked repeatedly: "Brother, how is it? How is the fight?"

"Half catty is right." Li Yan said, "The two are not only similar in martial arts, but also seem to be very familiar with each other. Combined with the communication between the two just now, it can be seen that they are familiar people."

Li Nian said: "So it is possible that they are the Mongols who defected to western Liaoning?"

Li Yan hummed, and said: "If I'm not mistaken, it should be Wu Sangui's thousand barbarians. Back then, Zu Dashou recruited three thousand barbarians from the Mongols who defected to western Liaoning, and one thousand barbarians followed Zu Dashou. Dashou surrendered Jiannu, and we wiped out the other thousand, and the previous estimate is the remaining thousand barbarians."

Speaking of this, he chuckled and said, "This Chahar Grassland is really a place of great fortune."

"Ah? This is troublesome." Li Mou said anxiously, "Wu Sangui's thousand barbarians must have come to save Chongzhen. These thousand barbarians are the elite of the Mongols. With this old Chongzhen With a thousand barbarian escorts, even if we unite with the Gongtu Department, we probably won't be able to keep it, not to mention the Gongtu Department is not willing to join forces with us at all."

"Is it really here to escort?" Li Yan smiled, "I can't see it."

"Huh?" Li Mou was stunned for a moment and said again, "Then why are they here?"

"Leave them alone." Li Yan put down the binoculars and said to Li Nian and Li Mou, "Second brother, third brother, hurry up and bring a few more bonfires, let the soldiers dry the wet armor quickly, otherwise the cold wind will blow easily. Get ill."

"Yes." Li Nian and Li Mou hurriedly led people to light the fire.

……

In the Ming army camp.

Civil officials such as Wang Jiayan and Gong Yonggu are also speculating about the origin of this cavalry.

"Everyone, which side do you think this cavalry is on? The bandits or the Mongols?"

"Are you stupid? If it's from the Mongols, they will fight with the Gongtu tribe? Moreover, most of the Mongolian tribes' logos are Sulu Ding spears, but this army uses the big flag."

"So it's probably the reinforcements from the bandits."

"If it's the reinforcements of the bandits, why don't you see Li Yan's gang of bandits helping?"

"That's right, it's not the Mongols, and it's not the bandits. Could it be our Ming army?"

"It's really possible, don't forget, before we broke the siege from the capital, the [-] Guanning cavalry of Ping Xibo had already arrived in Yongping Mansion. Maybe it was really the Guanning army."

Hearing this, everyone was not calm.

Wang Jiayan even asked directly: "My lord, can you see the banner clearly?"

"If you can see clearly, it's my Ming Dynasty's sun and moon flag." Chongzhen handed over the three-section telescope.

"It's really the Sun and Moon Flag?" Wu Linzheng, Wei Shichun and other honorable officials immediately cheered when they heard this.

Wang Jiayan couldn't wait to take over the three-section telescope and aimed it at the battlefield nearly a thousand steps away to the southeast.

Chongzhen's face turned gloomy, what did Wu Sangui want to do?He has hid in the grassland, and he actually sent such a cavalry to "rescue him"?
Chongzhen did not believe that this cavalry was really here to rescue him.

Can Wu Sangui have such kindness?This guy is a pure speculator!
Get angry and become a beauty?fake!Because the Dashun army chased after the Wu family with stolen goods and money?It's also fake!
The only reason that really made Wu Sangui change his position was that he felt that he could obtain greater benefits by borrowing the help of his teachers in the suppression, so he did not hesitate to introduce Qing soldiers into the pass.

So falling into Wu Sangui's hands can only become a bargaining chip.

It was either sold to Li Zicheng, or sold to slaves outside the customs.

Perhaps Wu Sangui also wanted to imitate Cao Cao and coerce the emperor to command the princes.

So it is impossible to follow this cavalry to see Wu Sangui.

However, it can be considered to fool Wu Sangui's cavalry over.

It is obviously an elite cavalry that Wu Sangui can send to "escort".

Maybe it's the one thousand barbarians under Wu Sangui's command. This is the real elite of hundreds of battles, a powerful existence who can fight against the guards who built slaves, that is, the white armor soldiers!

It would be great if we could get such an elite team.

At that moment, Chongzhen's mind began to spin rapidly.

……

On the other side, Hu Xinshui forced Boritie China to retreat, and shouted: "Stop! If you continue fighting like this, you may not be able to tell the winner until dawn."

"what do you want?"

Boritchena's chest rose and fell violently like a bellows.

Hu Xinshui said: "Today is too late, let's call tomorrow!"

"Okay!" Bori Tie China panted, "Tomorrow we must separate life and death!"

"I can assure you, you must be the one who died." Hu Xinshui grunted and reined in his horse and walked back.

Hu Guozhu rode his horse to catch up, and asked in a low voice, "Father, why don't you fight anymore? The leader of the Gongtu Department is about to lose his hold, and you can kill him if you persist for a while."

"Son, we didn't come to the Gongtu tribe to fight for our lives this time."

Hu Xinshui waved his hands and said, "The purpose of our trip is to tie Emperor Chongzhen back."

Hu Guozhu scratched his head, half-understood and said: "Then why are you fighting against the leader of the Gongtu Department again, Dad?"

"Of course this is for the sake of Emperor Chongzhen and the honorable officials accompanying him." Hu Xinshui said, "Otherwise, how can we gain their trust? The reputation of our Guan Ning Army is not very good."

Hu Guozhu snorted, and asked again: "Then what should we do next?"

"Cross the river from the lower reaches first." Hu Xinshui thought for a while, and then said, "Then you cross the river to see Chongzhen. If possible, we will enter the camp on the other side of the river and garrison. We will kill the soldiers of the Beijing camp and then tie up Chongzhen. If not, we will temporarily Stay on the east bank of the Baihe River, and then find a way to trick Chongzhen across the river and kidnap him."

What Hu Xinshui thought was quite simple.

As a result, Hu Guozhu thought more simply: "Abba, why don't you attack directly?"

"No, you know it's tough if you don't know it." Hu Xinshui shook his head and said, "The Beijing soldiers have a lot of firearms, and our cavalry can't take advantage of our speed in the river, so we will suffer."

"Okay." Hu Guozhu fell silent.

……

When Hu Xinshui led Yi Ding to cross the river, the emperors and officials of the Ming Dynasty also saw it.

Chongzhen asked Gong Yonggu to guard the front, and then led other honorable officials to the south of the camp. After a while, two cavalry Guan Ning troops came to the opposite bank.

"Who is here!" Wang Chengen shouted.

"The last general is Hu Xinshui, a guerrilla from the left battalion of the Guanning Army."

Hu Xinshui clasped his hands on the horse's back and said, "Fengping Xibo and Ningyuan Wu Zongbing will come to escort you."

Chongzhen glanced at Wang Chengen, and Wang Chengen asked in a sharp voice: "General Hu, how many troops did you bring?"

Hu Xinshui said loudly: "Return to the Holy Lord, the last general brought a thousand barbarians from the headquarters, all of them are elite, but they are tired from a long distance, please allow the last general and the soldiers of the left camp to enter the camp for a rest until tomorrow, the last general will be the leader of the left army." The soldiers of the battalion defeated the bandits on the opposite side and the cavalry of the Gongtu tribe, and escorted Sheng Jia to Yongping Mansion."

Hearing this, Wang Jiayan and others changed their expressions.

Guan Ningjun actually proposed to join the guard?

However, Chongzhen secretly rejoiced in his heart, it was really those thousand barbarians.

Wang Cheng'en said: "General Hu, according to the ancestral system, foreign troops are not allowed to enter Zhishuwei. Guan Ning's army should camp on the opposite bank, but you can cross the river alone to see Shengjia."

Hu Xinshui on the other side seemed to hesitate for a moment.

Finally, he said: "Since the Holy Majesty does not allow our army to enter the direct guard, then the last general shoulders the heavy responsibility of commanding the troops, so he cannot cross the river to see the holy car for the time being, so let the last general's dog son see the holy car on his behalf."

Hearing this, Wang Jiayan and other officials Xungui whispered again.

The sage was right again, Hu Xinshui didn't dare to cross the river alone to see him.

"How?" Chongzhen whispered, "Now you should believe it, right?"

Wang Jiayan, Wu Linzheng and other officials Xungui sighed and fell silent when they heard the words.

In fact, no one is a fool. Since Li Chengliang guarded Liaodong, Liaodong generals have become more powerful. Liaodong generals headed by the family, who will calm Liaodong and who will resist Jiannu?

In a word, Daming was kidnapped by the general of Liaodong, so he can't be provoked.

If you really got into a hurry and the general of Liaodong stomped his feet and surrendered to Jiannu, it would be troublesome.

Immediately, Chongzhen said directly: "General Hu, don't bother your son to cross the river. Later, I will personally carry five hundred catties of beef and mutton across the river to reward the army in the camp of the Guanning Army."

"So, I will retire at the end."

Hu Xinshui bowed again, beat the horse and left.

Watching Hu Xinshui and his son go away, Wang Jiayan and other officials and honorable officials were blown up.

"Your Majesty, I don't agree with you crossing the river. Ping Xibo and Guan Ning's army may not surrender the bandits, but the heart of disobedience has been clearly revealed. If the Majesty crosses the river, he will be held hostage."

"I also think that the Holy One should not take risks."

"The minister seconded the proposal, just condemn a minister to cross the river and reward the army."

Chongzhen listened patiently to the impassioned ministers, and finally said: "Don't worry, dear friends, I will be fine. I assure you that I will return to the barracks safely."

"The minister objected, the Holy Majesty must not cross the river."

"If the Holy Majesty wants to cross the river, he will kill the minister first."

"If the Holy Majesty does not obey, I will jump into the river and commit suicide."

Chongzhen's good words of consolation failed to win the understanding of the ministers. These guys went too far, and each of them started to threaten the emperor with death, but after all, they really dared to die.

Because according to the original historical trajectory, these people had died long ago.

But Chongzhen didn't have time to talk to these deadheaded people, so he immediately said with a dark face: "You don't agree with me crossing the river, do you? Fine, as long as you can think of a way out of the predicament, I won't go!"

Now, all honorable officials are dumb.

How can they get out of trouble?
(End of this chapter)