The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 121

"How many people did you bring?" Zhu Linmei continued to ask.

"Six hundred riders."

"Purpose?"

"Compete with Li Chengdong."

"What's the merit?"

Durd was stunned for a moment, then said, "I don't know either."

Zhu Linmei frowned.

Shi Lin's right hand fell down again unceremoniously, and another finger of Durde became two-dimensional.

"Ah—ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Dould said in a hurry, "I only know that Li Chengdong must have a great contribution to grab, but I really don't know what it is..."

Zhu Linmei turned to ask, "Where is Li Chengdong?"

"I don't know..." Seeing Shi Lin's arm shaking, he hurriedly begged for mercy, "Forgive me! I said, I said. A few days ago, I followed him to the south, and I overtook him as soon as I entered Tingzhou. He may still be in the north. "

"Aside from you and Li Chengdong, are there any other Qing soldiers who entered Tingzhou?"

This involves the Prince of England's people. After a moment of hesitation, Durd lost another finger on his right hand.

His screams went straight for nearly a hundred feet, causing the surrounding Qing army prisoners to keep looking sideways.In the past, they were the ones who abused the Han people in the southern barbarians like this. When did they think that their Lord Meilezhangjing would be tortured by a group of Ming soldiers on the ground, screaming like pigs being slaughtered one after another, and everyone was so frightened that their hearts twitched .

"Also, there is Jialazhang Jingnu Mountain."

"Any more?"

"No, no, just three teams."

Zhu Linming secretly thought that Jianlu's main target was Fuzhou, Funing, and Quanzhou, and sending thousands of elite cavalry to Tingzhou was basically the upper limit.You know, according to this Dould, they didn't know that it was the Emperor of Ming Dynasty who was in Tingzhou Mansion.

The subsequent "communication" was much smoother, and Durd basically knew everything.

Zhu Linming learned from him that Li Chengdong and Nu Shan both brought [-] light cavalry into Tingzhou, but they did not cooperate with each other in order to compete for merit.As for their exact location, Dould only knew that both of them had been in Tingzhou for nearly two days.

In other words, the two teams of Jianlu walked nearly a day earlier than themselves.Zhu Linming ordered the troops to rest for a while, and immediately got on the horse and rushed to Changting.Fortunately, Jianlu didn't know where Longwu was, so he was still very likely to arrive ahead of the Qing army.

It's just that 650 Qing soldiers were captured alive in the previous battle, so he had to send another [-] people to escort the prisoners.In addition to the reduction of combat personnel, there are only more than [-] soldiers left under him at this time.

After all, Zheng Chenggong was the top military general in the Southern Ming Dynasty. He had almost exhausted his physical strength before and had more than a dozen traumatic injuries. However, he just took a rest and ate some dry food, and now he is galloping again.Of course, rediscovering the spiritual support of the meaning of life also played a big role in his rapid recovery.

Before seeing the Ming army defeating hundreds of Jianlu, he always thought that the Ming army had at least a thousand people.At this moment, he looked at the troops beside him, only to realize that King Chen only brought six to seven hundred people, and he was even more impressed by Zhu Linmin, and hated himself for not meeting people like King Chen earlier.

Galloping all the way, changing horses when they were tired, by noon the next day, Zhu Linmi and his party had arrived at the foot of Changting City.

He raised his head and looked up, only to see a flag waving on the top of the city, with the word "Chang" written on it, and he didn't know which general it was.There are also patrolling soldiers standing under the banner, and there seem to be quite a few of them.

Shi Lin stepped forward to report the name of King Chen, and soon Wang Guomian, the prefect of Tingzhou, climbed to the top of the city to greet Zhu Linmi respectfully, and then ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.

Zhu Lin went into the city, and saw an old man walking quickly with several officials.When he saw the man's face clearly, he was instantly convinced that the leader was Huang Dao Zhou Huang Ge.

With Zodiac Zhou here, the emperor must be in Changting City. Zheng Chenggong is not to be deceived!Zhu Linmi got off the horse and supported him before Huang Daozhou saluted, and hurriedly asked: "Old Huang Ge, quickly take me to meet the Holy Majesty."

"Why did Your Highness come here to greet you?" Huang Daozhou looked very anxious, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is heading to Shanghang now."

Zheng Chenggong was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Here, didn't Uncle Fuqing want His Majesty to pass Changting and enter Jiangxi?"

"General with the surname of the country?" Huang Daozhou looked at him in surprise, "Your Majesty ordered you to gather troops to go north, why did you come here?"

"Da Mu is indeed Zhongliang, and his father's surrender has nothing to do with him, so I ask the old man to trust me." Zhu Linmi turned and asked in doubt, "If the sage went to Shanghang, why did the elder Huang go to Changzhou?" Ting?"

"Your Majesty was attacked on the way, and Bo Shesheng of Fuqing lured the captive army away. For the safety of the country, the old minister suggested that Your Majesty and the crown prince leave Fujing separately."

Go two ways?Zhu Linmi almost wanted to cry, Mr. Huang, you are so unnecessary!
Huang Daozhou signaled to a slender-faced general in red armor beside him, "The old minister and General Chang escorted the prince into Jiangxi via the ancient city fortress, and the route Changting was slightly repaired. If His Highness came an hour later, we would have left the city to the west. "

Zhu Linmei frowned and shook her head slightly when she heard the words, the two captive soldiers, Li Chengdong and Nu Shan, are still unknown.At the speed of the queen's car, it took more than half a day to reach the mountain pass of the ancient city, and there was no guarantee that he would not encounter Jianlu on the way.Even the Qing army may be waiting for them to come to the door near the ancient city.

If he led the army to escort the queen and the prince out of the customs, it would take at least a day to go back and forth, and Longwu on the other side would be chased by the Qing army at any time...

"How many soldiers are there in the city?" He turned his head and asked Huang Daozhou.

The general with a slender face on the side cupped his hands and said: "Return to Your Highness, the last general has nearly a thousand people under his command, plus the defenders in the original city, there are about three hundred people in armor."

Huang Daozhou hurriedly introduced to Zhu Linming: "This is Jiang Zhengxi's deputy general, General Chang Yongnian."

"General Chang." Zhu Linmei cupped her hands and said to Huang Daozhou, "It is not appropriate to leave the city at this time. Elder Huang Ge, where are the queen and the crown prince?"

"Resting in the government office."

Just as he was talking, he saw a eunuch rushing over, saluted hastily, and said to Zhu Lin: "Her Majesty the Empress told King Chen to meet you quickly."

Zhu Linming hurriedly followed Huang Daozhou and others into the government office, and walked quickly to the back hall under the leadership of the eunuch, when she saw the queen's two maids packing their luggage, and the nanny was standing beside her holding the prince.

Before he could salute, Empress Zeng rushed up to greet him and said, "Please, Wang Chen, escort him to Shanghang!" She had heard about Chen Wang Shanzhan for a long time, and only by letting him escort her could she feel at ease.

"I also have this intention." Zhu Linmei immediately nodded and said, "It's just that the Queen and His Royal Highness stay in Changting City at this time. According to the information I received, there are two Jianlu cavalry wandering in Tingzhou Prefecture. If you go to the ancient city, you may be ambushed by captives.

"In Changting City, there are thousands of soldiers, and there are regular generals in the town. It is difficult to attack hundreds of captives with light cavalry. The queen and His Royal Highness are temporarily in the city, and when I come to meet you, they will lead the escort and go with the Holy One. Jiangxi."

Empress Zeng nodded quickly and said, "Everything is according to King Chen's words."

(End of this chapter)