A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 299 The Arrival of the Qin Army
The cries of Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia can be described as earth-shattering. Wang Dou watched the two of them cry quietly. The tears of him, Yang Guozhu and others had already dried up.

All the generals and officials were in tears, and the generals of the Supervising Biao Battalion were crying loudly. The sound of crying spread, and all the three armies were in tears.

Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia couldn't restrain their grief. Seeing that they were about to faint from crying, Wang Dou and others hurriedly comforted them. Finally, the two turned their heads and left Lu Xiangsheng's mourning hall.

After paying homage to the soldiers who died in Xuan Da's army, and offering incense to Han Zhong, Yang Tong, Zhang Yan and others, Yang Sichang took out the imperial decree and read it out to the soldiers of the three armies.On behalf of the emperor, he greatly rewarded the generals Xuanda, rewarded 5 taels of internal money, [-] bolts of brocade and red silk, rewarded [-] altars of wine, and [-] pigs and sheep.

"...I am very grateful for the outstanding achievements of Qing and others. I have ordered the officials and the soldiers to discuss their merits and rewards as soon as possible. All the generals must be courageous and then suppress the rebellious slaves. However, if there are outstanding merits, the court will not hesitate to reward them as marquises. Yu Xi , Triumph to drink, I look forward to what I hope, hereby!"

After the imperial edict was read out, Wang Dou and others kowtowed their heads in thanks and shouted long live.

After the rewards were completed, Xuan Da's army was ready to set off. The governor of Xuan Da, Chen Xinjia, arrived. Wang Dou, Yang Guozhu and others returned to Chen Xinjia's control and moved to Jinan.And they also had to escort Lu Xiangsheng's coffin to Beijing.It is even more necessary to escort the Qing army who beheaded and escorted a group of captives into the capital.

Emperor Chongzhen has a decree, if the military merits are true, Xuanda's army will be honored to parade in Beijing, and the emperor will summon the meritorious generals on the platform.

Minister of Rites Yang Sichang and others have just arrived, and the pommel horse is tired, so the army is ready to set off tomorrow morning.

Two thousand sergeants from the Dubiao Battalion brought by Chen Xinjia set up camp near the Xuanda camp. Zhang Qiping, the governor of Baoding, and the Yizhou military equipment warmly invited Yang Sichang and others to rest in Yizhou city. Of course, Zhoucheng was much more comfortable, but Yang Sichang finally decided to stay in the barracks.

The newly arrived soldiers from the Supervising Biao Battalion pitched up their tents, and Yang Sichang held a large banquet in the large tent of the Chinese army, entertaining the generals and officers of Shanxi Town and Xuanfu Town, and the officials of Yizhou.

Just as Wang Dou, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and others were sitting in Yang Sichang's tent, everyone got a message: "Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, have led an army of [-] King Qin to Yizhou not far away."

All of a sudden the crowd started to discuss, everyone looked excited, and King Qin's army arrived again, and it was more certain to drive the Qing soldiers out of the pass.

Hearing the news of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting's arrival, Wang Dou specifically looked at Yang Sichang, who was at the top, but saw him and Chen Xinjia exchanged glances.

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Yang Sichang, Chen Xinjia, leading officials and generals of all sizes, as well as Xuan Dajun Yang Guozhu, Wang Dou, Hu Dawei and others greeted him outside Xingyuan.

Not long after, a mighty army appeared in the southwest direction, and they rushed towards the Xuanda camp at high speed.In front of their army, a banner with the characters "Hong" and "Sun" was flying, surrounded by a group of guards with bright helmets and armor, and soon they were not far from the Yuanmen.

Wang Dou could already see clearly the two people dressed as civil servants on the horse, one of them was wearing a big red python suit and a six-beam crown. He was about 50 years old. Amiable elegance.

Next to him was a civil servant who was also wearing a red official robe. He was less than fifty years old. He had a dignified appearance, a square face, and a bushy beard. Gu Pan couldn't hide his arrogance.

Wang Dou guessed that the elder was Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides who took the military affairs of the five provinces of Henan, the minister of the Ministry of war and the censor of the right capital, and the prince and Taibao.The civil servant next to him should be Sun Chuanting, the right waiter of the Ministry of War, the censor of the capital of Youqin, and the governor of Shaanxi.

Just looking at the appearance of the two, Wang Dou is sure that Hong Chengchou is the kind of person who is well-versed in the world and has a deep family background. His gentle appearance and demeanor make people feel good at first sight.In history, Yang Sichang's jealousy also favored Hong Chengchou.

In the hearts of the world, Hong Chengchou is a talented scholar, humble and courteous, especially not long ago when Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting defeated Li Zicheng, only eighteen riders left him and ran to Shangluo Mountain.The world called him a strange talent, the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, but they never thought that he would become a famous traitor in history in the future.

"Duke Zhou was afraid of the day of rumors, when Wang Mang was a corporal. If he died at that time, who would know who will be loyal through the ages."

The fruit is a wise saying.

On the other hand, Sun Chuanting beside him, the man has a bold and unrestrained personality, pointed out the country, inspired writing, and once captured Gao Yingxiang alive, his reputation has grown, and his reputation has surpassed that of Governor Hong Chengchou.He has experienced many battles, knows military strategies, and has nothing to say about his loyalty to Ming Dynasty. He is a die-hard royalist.

However, he was too aggressive and offended countless people, and even offended "Master Yang" Yang Sichang.At this time, he was full of ambition and led the army, fearing that what awaited him would be a series of tragedies.

Wang Dou heard Yang Sichang in front of him praise softly: "People say Hong Jiu is elegant and humble, with a great demeanor, as expected."

Chen Xinjia echoed in a low voice, and snorted again: "Look at that Sun Baigu's complacent look, he defeated the bandits and never wiped them out. Their achievements are far worse than those of Ge Lao and Xuan Dajun. They might behead slaves and thieves at level [-], and behead slave chieftain Yuetuo?"

Yang Sichang snorted inaudibly, and Wang Dou heard it, feeling that Sun Chuanting's life was hard, and looked at the Shaanxi general behind them.

It is said that the Qin army suffered more, worked more than donkeys, and ate less than chickens, as expected.

For this kind of long-distance march, the army of King Qin who arrived first with Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting should only have their personal followers, and the rest of the soldiers will arrive intermittently and may not arrive until a few days later.Wang Dou guessed that the generals following Hong and Sun might just be soldiers from the main battalion of the local commander-in-chief or Sun Chuanting's Fubiao battalion.

But just looking at these pacesetters, most of them have no armor, and even fewer armored people wear iron armor. Most of them wear cotton armor or leather armor, and the armor is old. It is obvious that these soldiers and horses have suffered a lot after traveling thousands of miles away from the capital.

Their accents are obviously different from those of Xuanda's army or Guanning's army. Looking at the Xuanda camp in front of them, they were obviously relieved. The sound entered the ears of Wang Dou and others.

Hearing the uproar, Hong Chengchou twitched his brows and eyes slightly, turned his head and glanced majestically, Sun Chuanting yelled and cursed a few times, and there was no sound behind him immediately, obviously the two were very prestigious in the Qin army.

Soon Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting came in front of Yang Sichang and others, and Wang Dou could see their faces more clearly. Hong Chengchou was over fifty, but his face was still fair without any wrinkles. In terms of body maintenance, he was no different from Yang Sichang. .

Sun Chuanting's face is quite lined, and his beard is also black and white. The closer he is, the sharper his eyes become.

The two quickly dismounted from their horses, and led a large number of civil servants and military generals, according to rank, left and right, and went forward to meet Yang Sichang.Yang Sichang took a few steps forward, helped the two of them up, and warmly encouraged them, saying that they had made great contributions in suppressing the bandits, and that it was hard work for them to work hard for thousands of miles.

Hong Chengchou respectfully returned the salute, and sighed: "It's a pity that the intruders slipped through the net. All the thieves can't be caught at once. The students are always worried, and the terrorists will become a prairie fire again."

Sun Chuanting, who was beside him, said: "The traitor Gao Yingxiang died, the thieves Scorpion Kuai and the Great Heavenly King were defeated, and there was only one trespasser left in Shaanxi. It's a pity that the Eastern slaves invaded, Qin King Junqin came to help, if not, the soldiers of our three armies would have captured Li Chuang and the thieves alive, and relieved the imperial court of this worry!"

His words were full of arrogance, Yang Sichang frowned slightly, Hong Chengchou glanced at Sun Chuanting, and just smiled with his beard.

Hong Chengchou saluted Yang Sichang again: "I didn't think that Mr. Ge came to Yizhou to meet him in person, and the students and others were terrified."

Yang Sichang smiled and said: "It's also a coincidence that Xuanda's officers and soldiers have won a great victory. They beheaded more than [-] slaves and thieves. They even beheaded the red flag slave chief Yue Tuo and captured his son. Such an astonishing feat, the emperor ordered the headquarters to come to Yizhou to express his condolences." , the headquarters will arrive today."

There were exclamations one after another, and Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting looked at each other in astonishment. After the two entered Baoding Mansion, they vaguely heard about the victory of the Xuanda Army, but they couldn't believe it. At this moment, hearing Yang Sichang's words, how can there be a lie?
Sun Chuanting shook his head, and Hong Chengchou saluted Yang Sichang again: "I didn't expect Xuan Da's officers and soldiers to make such miraculous achievements. I expected that Dongnu would be terrified after hearing the news. There should be no worries about rebelling against slaves this time. The students would like to congratulate the emperor and congratulate Daming. "

He tentatively asked: "I don't know which adult in the court dispatched, which generals killed the enemy and won the victory?"

Chen Xinjia was full of pride, and said: "Nine elders, even Yangge's old temple is like a god, and the officials have done their best. I, General Xuan, are in Shanxi to suppress General Hu Dawei, General Yang Guozhu in Xuanfu Town, and General Wang Dou, the guerrilla king. Commanding a bloody battle, there was such a great victory, and now the head is in the camp, and the corpses of the beheaded slave chief Yue Tuo and other banners are also hidden in the camp!"

All the officials behind Yang and Chen looked at each other and exchanged glances. When did Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjiamiao conspire to win the victory of Xuan Dajun?But seeing the two standing with smiles, Yang Guozhu, Wang Dou and the others didn't move at all, and there was no abnormality on their faces.

Hong Chengchou was even more amazed, and congratulated Yang Sichang again and again, admiring Wuji.

Yang Sichang smiled modestly, and said to Yang Guozhu, Wang Dou, and Hu Dawei: "Three generals, hurry up and pay homage to Governor Hong and Governor Sun."

Hong Chengchou helped the three of them up, and said in succession, "A merit that is beyond the world."

When he helped Wang Dou up, he murmured: "This is the Emperor's own hand, the brave General Wang who crowned the three armies, right?"

Wang Dou said: "Don't dare, it's the last general."

Hong Chengchou looked at Wang Dou very carefully, and Sun Chuanting looked at Wang Dou again and again, but his attention was still focused on Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei.Wang Dou is just a guerrilla general, although he has a reputation for bravery, but for this great victory, it is expected that he just happened to follow the two generals to pick up a big bargain.

At this moment, Wang Dou suddenly heard a rough voice from behind Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and the others: "Donkey ball, cut off [-] heads of Tartars, this kind of hero, my surname is He, I want to step forward!" Make friends."

(End of this chapter)