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

Chapter 835 Consolation
(Suddenly found that there is an additional leader, thank you Jianran Qingyi Yan Shuyou. And everyone who rewarded and voted for the monthly ticket, thank you too. This book is estimated to have about ten chapters, or more or less, and it will not be too far away. )
The entire Ming Dynasty was paying attention to Sun Chuanting's exit rescue battle, and Sun Chuanting lived up to everyone's expectations. After he left the customs, he easily occupied a large area of ​​Henan Prefecture, including the prefectural capital Luoyang and other places.At the beginning of October, his striker appeared in Hulaoguan, and his striker pointed directly at Kaifeng Fucheng.

Facing the menacing Sun Chuanting's army, the bandit Li Zicheng seemed to be discouraged. On the eighth day of October, the hundreds of thousands of bandits who besieged Kaifeng Mansion gave up the siege on their own initiative and retreated towards Nanyang Mansion in embarrassment.Besieged for several months, Kaifeng Fucheng, which was always in danger, was easily relieved like this.

When Sun Chuanting led his battalion supervisor and thousands of Shaanxi cavalry to rush to Kaifeng Mansion, he couldn't believe his eyes when he faced the people of Kaifeng who were cheering and welcoming, and just won like this?I really won?
It was like being in a dream, and then infinite joy flooded Sun Chuanting's heart, this bet was really right!

He immediately reported the victory to the imperial court, and said in the victory report: "The thief heard the name of the minister, and the minister's name was defeated! The minister swore clearly, and will not leave the king's father with a thief!"

When Tang Ma delivered his victory report to the capital, the entire capital was as excited as ever. Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed and handed Sun Chuanting's victory report document to the courtiers for circulation. Get your troops ready, take advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, and beat down the thieves with one blow!"

Impatiently, he told Sun Chuanting in Kaifeng Fucheng to lead his troops south to wipe out the bandits.At the same time, he also asked officials, soldiers, and engineering ministries to urge the governors of all towns to take up their posts as soon as possible, and the whole brigade to cross the river.

He also sternly said that anyone who dared to delay delivery, and those who failed to avoid it, would all fly to participate in the rejuvenation.

However, whether to let Sun Chuanting go south, the courtiers also had disputes at this time. One faction believed that the bandits were vulnerable, and Shaanxi's soldiers and horses were sharp. This time, Sun Bu easily lifted the siege of Kaifeng.When Shaanxi soldiers and horses are sent south quickly to wipe out most of the bandits in one fell swoop, they are not given a chance to breathe, lest they make a comeback when they get it.

One is the conservative faction, headed by Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, and others. They pointed out that this may be a strategy of the bandits to show weakness and lure the enemy. What is taboo, the minister cannot be carefree."

Chen Xinjia also produced information, which can be clearly analyzed. After Sun Chuanting entered Henan, he faced only a small number of bandit defenders, and even empty cities.

It is not that the intruders have no business in Henan. This situation only shows that they adopted the strategy of luring the enemy to go deep, the purpose is to attract officers and soldiers to pursue and prolong their own food roads.

The bandits even fortified the walls to clear the fields, and transferred most of the population and materials, so that even if the officers and soldiers occupied the city of the bandits, their own side would not be captured.

Right now, there are thousands of miles of bare land in Henan, there is no food in Kaifeng, and there is even no food in other parts of Henan. How will the problem of food and grass be solved when this army passes by?It can only transport grain from Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places for thousands of miles. It is really chilling to think about the long front of the grain road!

Now that the siege of Kaifeng has been lifted, there is no urgent need for the fall of the feudal king of Fucheng, so it is better to take it step by step.

The words of Chen Xinjia and others made Emperor Chongzhen extremely disappointed. He wanted to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, so he was so eager to destroy the bandits. Now the opportunity is in front of him, how can he give up?In the end, he didn't bother to listen to anything Chen Xinjia had to say, and he didn't even see anyone else, so he sent imperial edicts to Henan to urge him.

At this time, Sun Chuanting also calmed down, thinking about the situation of the war after leaving the customs, the bandits really suspected of luring the enemy deep.After the Liu thieves became powerful, it was not that he had never fought against them. For example, in the Tongguan battle some time ago, they were not so vulnerable.

With all the things in front of them, they are indeed suspected of deliberately showing weakness, with ulterior motives.

And after the Shaanxi government army reoccupied Luoyang, his staff members actually made suggestions to use Luoyang as a base to repair the battlements, recruit refugees, and restore farmland.In this way, you can fight when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. When the time is right, you can go east or south to wipe out the bandits.

I also thought of the warnings of Wen Shiyan and others, now that Kaifeng is getting out of the siege, it really should be steady and steady, every step of the way, but...

Sun Chuanting somewhat regretted that the big words in the victory report had already been uttered, and now the emperor was very urgent, and the imperial edicts he sent were more eager and stricter each time.Sun Chuanting feared the imperial court's order and did not dare to stay. With a fluke mentality and hope in case of hope, he still led the troops to march towards Nanyang at the end of October.

……

Saibei in November is extremely cold, and the snow is as heavy as goose feathers. Walking in the snow, the body is covered with a thick layer, like cotton.

Zhong Susu hurriedly entered the meeting hall of the Dadu Protectorate, and a warm feeling came over her face immediately. The fire burning in the wall of the hall refreshed her spirit, and the thick heat dispelled the chill on her body.

She took off the cloak on her body and handed it to the guards next to her. She saw a few guards standing in the hall, all of them stood up straight with serious expressions, but there was a little panic in their expressions, and so did Zhong Tiaoyang. Standing there with a cold face.

Zhong Susu stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Brother Zhong, how are you doing?"

Zhong Tiaoyang sighed: "The general is in a very bad mood, he didn't eat at noon."

Zhong Susu let out an ah, and she hurriedly said: "The general will go in and have a look."

Zhong Tiaoyang pondered for a while, then nodded.

Zhong Susu walked into the flower hall cautiously, and saw Wang Dou sitting in front of the window in a daze, holding a wine glass in his hand, looking outside, motionless.

"General..."

Seeing Wang Dou like this, Zhong Susu's heart ached suddenly, and she cried out tremblingly.

Wang Dou was still sitting dumbfounded, for a long time, he let out a long sigh, like a groan: "The officers and soldiers were defeated again, Sun Chuanting's entire army was wiped out, and he himself died in battle."

He sighed quietly: "The inertia of history is so strong, is everything I do useless?"

Zhong Susu said sadly: "General, how can I blame you for this. All the generals have seen everything you have done. This plan is up to man, and it is up to God to make it happen..."

Her heart was sore, she didn't know what to say, she was a little confused.

Wang Dou also just shook his head. He looked at the snowflakes fluttering outside, saddened: "Brother Zhong, I'm a little scared. I think that Wang Dou, who had a narrow escape from death, struggled so hard that he could have everything in front of him. I'm afraid, will everything in front of me be changed?" also vanished."

"Do not……"

Seeing Wang Dou's pain, the man who was as powerful as a god in the past seemed to be about to collapse, Zhong Susu's heart was pierced, she rushed to Wang Dou's feet, hugged his leg and cried: "General, don't do this!" , I feel very distressed at the end of the day."

She was crying with tears streaming down her face, and she said even louder: "Yes, it's all to blame for that Sun Chuanting, who told him several times that he should be careful at every step, every step of the way, didn't he know? He fell into such a superficial trick of luring the enemy!" "

Wang Dou sighed: "You can't blame him, he can't help himself, perhaps, this is his fate."

Seeing Zhong Susu like this, he smiled instead: "Okay, don't cry, you are also a general, why are you crying like a child."

He lifted his spirits and said, "Stop talking about this, brother Zhong is a good comer, so just have a few drinks with me."

Zhong Susu laughed through tears, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I will drink with the general at the end."

She looked around and said, "How can there be wine but no food? Alas, General, it's not good to drink on an empty stomach... As General Yi Mo said, the matter of the Duhu Mansion is also settled, and the General should call Sister Xie and the others up." , surrounded by some clumsy men who don’t know how to serve.”

She said in her mouth, looked around, frowned, and said: "How about this, the general also knows that my family cooks well, why don't you come to my house, and I will ask Sister Yunluo to cook a few Good food and wine."

Wang Dou said: "Forget it, change the environment, change the mood."

……

The two came out and saw that Wang Dou was in a better mood and wanted to go to Zhong Susu's house for a drink. Zhong Tiaoyang and a group of guards were relieved, and many guards were even more happy.

Zhong Tiaoyang said in a hurry: "It's snowing outside, quickly bring the general's cloak, and the casual robe... By the way, there is also the sleeve stove."

The guards had already prepared the carriage, and everyone came out to see the snowflakes outside, full of the smell of ice and snow.

Wang Dou said, "What a heavy snow."

Then he got into the carriage, followed by Zhong Susu.

Seeing the armored soldiers driving away under the strict protection of the carriage, many caring people breathed a sigh of relief. When the news of Sun Chuanting's defeat came, he was furious and dejected when he heard that the general guard and general who had conquered the captives At that time, I don't know how many people in Guihua City were in a nervous mood, but now it's better, the rain is over and the sky is sunny.

Unknowingly, Wang Dou's every move, every sorrow and joy, touched the minds of countless people.

……

The chariots and horses came to Zhong Susu's house, and a gentle woman was waiting at the door. She had a slender and graceful figure, a delicate and soft face, and her black and smooth hair was casually tied in a bun. She was Zhong Susu's wife. Li Yunluo.

She only came to Guihua City last month, but the foster sons and daughters she adopted all stayed in Xuanfu Town to study.

When Wang Dou got off the car, she was about to salute, but Zhong Susu had already followed, and she kept saying: "Sister Yunluo, hurry up and make some special dishes, I want to have a good drink with the general."

Li Yunluo was a little surprised, her clear eyes turned on Wang Dou's face, and Wang Dou let her stop being polite, so Li Yunluo made a criminal accusation and went into the mansion to Zhang Luo.

The wine was warmed on the copper stand, the charcoal fire was blazing on the table, and some exquisite dishes, Wang Dou and Zhong Susu were enjoying the snow and drinking in the flower hall, while talking about some interesting things, especially those in Shunxiangbao, Baoanzhou City and other places before. thing.Listening to Zhong Susu's chirping, Wang Dou felt much more relieved from his depression.

The two laughed happily from time to time, and when Wang Dou said something interesting, Zhong Susu's eyes shone brightly, and sometimes he was a little shy.

After drinking for an afternoon, both of them felt that they were not satisfied, so they continued to drink in the evening, but it was in Zhong Susu's study.It is also decorated like a boudoir, a big bed, or a Nanjing Babu bed, it seems that Zhong Susu is also a person who pays attention to life.

Zhong Tiaoyang and a group of guards have been driven away by Zhong Susu so as not to hinder her from drinking with the general.

I don't know when they drank, but both of them were quite drunk, and Wang Dou was even more drunk.Zhong Susu helped Wang Dou to go to bed to rest. The two staggered and were a little unsteady. When Wang Dou fell to bed, Zhong Susu accidentally fell down and fell into Wang Dou's arms.

Zhong Susu let out a cry, she was both happy and ashamed, with a blush on her face, she jumped up and ran away.

Wang Dou was in a daze, and now he smiled and thought, "This is Zhong Susu."

I don't know how long it took, Wang Dou saw Zhong Susu standing in front of him in a daze again, she was wearing a dark red robe with her hair draped like clouds, her chest was swollen and towering, but she had resumed her daughter's attire.Under the palace lantern, her long eyelashes kept shaking, which was quite charming.

When their eyes met, they saw that her face was flushed like blood, and she lowered her head shyly.

Then she bravely raised her head to look at Wang Dou, and she heard her trembling voice say: "General, please forgive me for being rude."

She gently tore off her belt, and the crimson robe slipped down her fragrant shoulders.

(End of this chapter)