Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 624
Liaodong, dozens of miles southeast of Shenyang.

Dozens of fast horses are galloping in the forest and snow field.

The resulting momentum is like thousands of troops galloping between dense forests.

Bumbutai's fourth brother, Manzhu Xili, was also among the cavalry of the Ming army. In fact, not only Manzhu Xili, but Bumbutai's eldest brother, Wu Keshan, was also there.

While running, Manzhu Xili subconsciously stretched his right hand to his waist.

In the next instant, a sharp gaze glared over from the side.

It was Wu Keshan who stopped Manzhu Xili from moving around with his eyes at the last moment.

"Disperse quickly, divide into two teams, and outflank!" The Ming army shouted from the front.

Judging from this posture, the scout cavalry in front should have found some prey.

Before Wu Keshan could react, the two brothers were separated from each other by the Ming army.

Without Wu Keshan's suppression, Manzhu Xili's heart became ready to move again.

Looking at the young man galloping in front of him, Manzhu Xili stretched his hands to his waist again.

With just one arrow, just one arrow, he can shoot and kill this great enemy, Zhu Cijiong, King Ding of Ming Dynasty.

Manzhu Xili hated Zhu Cijiong deeply, hated Zhu Cijiong for destroying the Horqin tribe, and made him, a relative of the imperial family of the Qing Dynasty, a prisoner. Not only was he forced to change his surname, but he also went hunting with him like a slave.

Zhu Cijiong's truth is too much deception, Da Ming's truth is too much deception, this truth is unbearable.

However, he touched the gold-embellished and carved bow hanging on his waist several times, but he gave up in the end. After all, he is not a very brave Mongolian.

Though a descendant of Yesugai,
But Manzhu Xili has long lost the bravery of his ancestors.

"Boom!" There was a sudden gunshot in front of him.

Looking intently, it was Zhu Cijiong who was running forward and fired a shot.

The dozens of Ming troops following behind cheered like a tsunami, shaking off the snow on the treetops.

Manzhu Xili quickly rushed to Zhu Cijiong's side, but saw a black blind man lying prone in the snow, probably driven over by Ming army scouts just now, and then fell under Zhu Cijiong's gunpoint.

After seeing the size of the black bear clearly, Manzhu Xili couldn't help but gasped.

Is this black bear afraid to weigh five or six hundred catties?Never seen one this big.

"Black blind man." Zhu Cijiong got off his horse and kicked the black bear, "Peel off the skin, and take it back to a furrier to make a bear skin mattress, just as a birthday present for the father."

"Also keep the bear's paws, and give them to my father, elder brother and third younger brother to taste."

"As for the rest of the bear meat, share it with everyone, and have a full meal with wine."

After saying this, Zhu Cijiong turned his attention to Manzhu Xili: "Bo Man, your family lives in the Horqin Grassland, and you must know the most outstanding fur craftsman on the grassland. Find one for Gu."

"Ah? Oh." It took a long time for Manzhu Xili to react.

"Why, still not used to it?" Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "This is not good, you have to get used to it as soon as possible, and adapt to the new identity as soon as possible. The surname Borzigit is too difficult to pronounce. To be remembered, it’s more appropriate to change it to Bo’s surname, Bo Man, don’t you think so?”

"Yes, it is what King Ding says." Manzhu Xili had no guts to say no.

While speaking, Xu Wuniu galloped back from the dense forest ahead, followed by several riders behind him.

"Wuniu!" Zhu Cijiong asked happily, "Did you find the big bug in the forest ahead?"

"Never." Xu Wuniu said as he took out another waxed letter from his satchel, "Ding Wang, urgent delivery from Dagukou."

"Urgent delivery at Dagu Port?" Zhu Cijiong's expression was fixed, and he immediately took the letter, took out a dagger to cut the sealant, and then took out the letter and read it quickly, but his face showed an unconcealable excitement.

Xia Wanchun next to him immediately asked expectantly: "Prince Ding, did you win the battle?"

Zhu Cijiong didn't say much, just waved his hands and shouted: "Let's go, go back to the city! Wu Niu, don't forget to take that black blind man back to the city, I want to give it to my father as a bearskin mattress."

Before leaving, he never forgot to make a bearskin mattress for his father.

……

Three days later, outside the north gate of Dengzhou City.

Hu Xinshui and hundreds of Xiangyong are waiting eagerly.

Ever since Wang Jiayan, the governor of Shandong, brought thousands of township bravery and escorted a batch of military supplies to the north, the military and political affairs of Shandong have fallen on the shoulders of Hu Xinshui, the admiral of Shandong military affairs.

There are rumors that after the Northern Expedition, Wang Jiayan will be transferred back to the capital.

After Wang Jiayan was promoted back to the capital, Hu Xinshui would definitely be able to be promoted to the governor by half a rank. By then, he would be regarded as a real official of one party, a so-called official of the frontier.

"Junmen, the cavalry has arrived!"

Xiang Yong, who was guarding the top of the city, suddenly shouted.

"Really?" Hu Xinshui hurriedly raised the binoculars.

With the help of binoculars, I could see more clearly, and I saw that there were indeed thousands of cavalrymen in the wilderness ahead, sweeping towards Dengzhou City like wind and clouds.

Looking at the military uniforms and flags, it is the Ming cavalry.

Because only the costumes of the Ming army are red.

It was like a flame burning in the wilderness.

As you get closer, you can see more clearly.

The bright red cotton armor, one-piece breastplate, the iconic hat-shaped helmet, and the rifle on the slung shoulder, the Mongolian cavalry can't pretend even if they want to.

Six thousand cavalry soon arrived outside the city of Dengzhou.

The cavalry headed by it is Hu Guozhu, the acting head of the cavalry town.

There were originally more than 8000 cavalry in the cavalry town, but this time only [-] cavalry came.

Certainly not all the cavalry can be transferred to Dengzhou, some of them must be left as scout cavalry.

"Hoo." Hu Guozhu lightly stopped the horse, and then saluted Hu Xinshui on horseback, "Father."

"Okay." Hu Xinshui nodded happily, and felt that his son was much calmer than two years ago. It seems that the Holy Majesty was right to transfer him to the Imperial College to teach riding. Beautiful jade needs to be carved to become a weapon.

"Son, did you encounter Mongolian cavalry on the way to the south?"

"I met it, and more than once, I also fought a few battles and gained a little."

Shooting and killing about a hundred Mongolian cavalry is really only a slight gain for the cavalry town.

The main reason is that the effective range of the flintlock is only [-] steps, and the horseback is bumped, and the hit rate is even lower, and the speed of the cavalry is fast, so it is difficult to expand the results of the battle.

But it doesn't matter, Chongzhen has already prepared sharp weapons for them.

The sharp weapon Chongzhen prepared for the cavalry to suppress the platform was the rifled gun, a total of [-] Type [-] rifles.

Since the practical steam engine entered the Daming Arsenal, the production efficiency of firearms has been greatly improved, and the efficiency of drawing rifling has also been improved, so the number of rifled guns has doubled that Chongzhen expected.

Chongzhen originally planned to equip two elite infantry brigades with these [-] rifles.

However, the plan did not change quickly. Because the Eight Banners Mongolia took advantage of its mobility to harass the Ming army's food roads, Chongzhen gave the eight thousand rifles to the cavalry so that the cavalry could attack the Eight Banners Mongolia more efficiently.

In addition, Chongzhen also prepared a batch of special paper shells for this batch of rifled rifles.

"Father, where is the Type [-] rifle?" Hu Guozhu couldn't wait.

"No rush, we'll talk about it when King Ding arrives." Hu Xinshui said with a smile, "King Ding should be here soon."

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, and as soon as Hu Xinshui's words fell, Xiangyong on the top of the city shouted again: "Junmen, there are cavalry coming from the ice of the North Sea."

"It's coming, it must be King Ding."

Hu Xinshui raised the binoculars again, and saw a group of red cavalry coming on the ice.

Against the backdrop of the gray ice, the red cotton armor on the cavalry looked particularly bright.

Hu Xinshui couldn't help telling Hu Guozhu: "Son, although you are the chief commander of the cavalry town, and King Ding is only the deputy chief town, you can't really regard yourself as the king's superior."

"Father, don't worry, the child knows how to get along with King Ding."

Hu Guozhu looked at another Ming cavalry who came on the ice, and said quietly: "In any case, the king is the king, and the son is just a minister. The state has state laws, and the army has military regulations. The son will not disturb the etiquette between the king and his ministers."

"It's good to know, it's good to know." Hu Xinshui felt relieved that his son had really grown up.

Now, Hu Xinshui no longer has any illusions about the Golden Family.

Hu Xinshui felt that being able to meet such a lenient and benevolent emperor as Chongzhen was a blessing for the common people, and it was even a blessing for the courtiers, so staying in Daming to be a high-ranking official and a rich man is far better than being a big man in the bitter cold land of Mobei in the past. sweat.

"Son, do a lot of meritorious deeds for the country. When your father is old, it's all up to you to shine on the Hu family."

"Father, don't worry." Hu Guozhu said, "One day my son will also be sealed as a wolf."

……

Hu Guozhu is not the only one who has the ideal of confinement to a wolf. Zhu Cijiong also wants to confine a wolf to a xu.

A few miles away, Zhu Cijiong asked Xia Wanchun, "Brother Duan, what is your ideal in life?"

"Ideals in life?" Xia Wanchun said thoughtfully, "If it was five years ago, it would have been King Qin seeking captives, but now that Jiannu has faded away, hypocrisy is just a disease of mustard moss, and it will be sooner or later to be wiped out." Therefore, King Qin’s pursuit of captives must no longer be an ideal in life, and we must find a new ideal.”

"Is it still worth looking for? Gu's ideal of life has never changed."

Zhu Cijiong stretched out his hand and pointed to the north, and then said domineeringly: "Gu's ideal in life is to seal the wolf and live in Xuxu, and lead my Ming cavalry to fight across the Onan River, and to the North Pole that Grandpa Cheng has never been to!"

"Follow the road that the Mongols walked, and hit the land of Taixi."

"Father said that there is a wider land from the Western Regions to the west."

"There's Junggar, Kazakhs, oh, what about the Ottoman Empire."

"Further to the west there are the countries of Europa, and further north there is Tsarist Russia."

Speaking of this meal, he said loudly: "One day, I will let these countries surrender under the imperial banner of Ming Dynasty, respect Confucianism, learn Chinese, and speak the official language of Ming Dynasty."

After a few words, Xia Wanchun's blood boiled with excitement.

At that moment, Xia Wanchun said passionately: "Then my ideal in life, Xia Wanchun, is to follow King Ding and help King Ding realize this grand ideal in life."

(End of this chapter)