Li Yan and the others have also returned to the west bank of the Baihe River.
At this moment, Li Yan was holding a double-section telescope to watch the sudden battle in front of the camp. Li Nian and Li Mou did not have telescopes, so they could only use their naked eyes to see far away.
But because it was far away and it was nighttime, I couldn't see clearly.
Li Mou was so anxious that he kept asking: "Brother, what's going on? How's the fight going?"
"Half a catty versus eight ounces." Li Yan said, "Not only are the two of them similar in martial arts, but they also seem to be very familiar with each other. Considering the previous exchange between them, it can be seen that they are acquaintances."
Li Nian said: "So it is possible that they are Mongolians who defected to western Liaoning?"
Li Yan hummed and said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be Wu Sangui's one thousand Yiding. Back then, Zu Dashou recruited 3,000 Yiding from the Mongols who defected to western Liaoning, and one thousand of them followed Zu
Dashou surrendered to Jiannu, and we killed another thousand, and the ones in front are probably the remaining Yiding."
Speaking of this, he chuckled and said, "This Chahar Grassland is really a place where everything is changing."
"Ah? This is troublesome." Li Mou said anxiously, "Wu Sangui's thousand Yiding must have come to save Chongzhen. These thousand Yiding are all elites among the Mongols. Chongzhen has this
Even if we unite with the Gongtu tribe, we probably won’t be able to retain a thousand Yiding escorts, not to mention that the Gongtu tribe is not willing to join forces with us at all.”
"Are you really here to escort me?" Li Yan smiled, "I can't see you."
"Huh?" Li Mou was stunned for a moment and then asked, "Then why are they here?"
"Ignore them for now." Li Yan put down the telescope and said to Li Nian and Li Mou, "Second brother, third brother, quickly lead people to light up more bonfires and ask the soldiers to dry their wet clothes and armor quickly, otherwise it will be easy to be blown by the cold wind.
Get ill."
"Yes." Li Nian and Li Mou quickly took people to light the fire.
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In the Ming army camp.
Wang Jiayan, Gong Yonggu and other civil servants and dignitaries were also speculating on the origin of this cavalry.
"Everyone, which side do you think this cavalry belongs to? The bandits or the Mongols?"
"Are you stupid? If you were from the Mongolian side, would you fight with the Gongtu tribe? Moreover, most of the Mongolian tribes' logos are Sulu ingot spears, but this army uses a large banner with a banner."
"So they are probably reinforcements from the bandits."
"If it's reinforcements from the bandits, why don't Li Yan's bandits come to help?"
"That's right. They're not Mongols or bandits. Could they be our army of the Ming Dynasty?"
"It's really possible. Don't forget, before we broke the siege from the capital, Ping Xibo's 40,000 Guan Ning cavalry had already arrived in Yongping Mansion. Maybe it was really Guan Ning's army."
Hearing this, everyone became uneasy.
Wang Jiayan even asked directly: "Your Majesty, can you see the flag clearly?"
"What you can see clearly is my sun and moon flag of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Gaoyuan handed over the three-section telescope.
"Is it really the Sun and Moon Flag?" Wu Linzheng, Wei Shichun and other distinguished officials suddenly cheered when they heard this.
Wang Jiayan couldn't wait to take the three-section telescope and pointed it at the battlefield nearly a thousand steps away in the southeast.
Zhu Gaoyuan's face turned gloomy. What did Wu Sangui want to do? He had already hid in the grassland, but he actually sent such a cavalry team to "rescue" him?
Zhu Gaoyuan didn't believe that this cavalry was really here to rescue him.
How could Wu Sangui have such good intentions? This guy is a pure opportunist!
Angry for a beauty? Fake! Because the Dashun Army chased the Wu family for their stolen money and salary? It’s also a lie!
The only reason that really made Wu Sangui change his stance was that he felt that he could obtain greater benefits by borrowing help from his troops to suppress the enemy, so he did not hesitate to introduce Qing troops into the pass.
Therefore, falling into Wu Sangui's hands can only become a bargaining chip.
Either sell it to Li Zicheng or sell it to slaves outside the customs.
Perhaps Wu Sangui also wanted to imitate Cao Cao and use the emperor to control the princes.
Therefore, it is impossible to follow this cavalry to see Wu Sangui.
However, it might be worth considering deceiving Wu Sangui's cavalry.
Being able to be sent by Wu Sangui to "escort" him was obviously an elite cavalry force.
Maybe it was the thousand Yiding under Wu Sangui, who were the real elites of hundreds of battles, powerful beings who could fight in the field with the white-armored soldiers who guarded the slaves!
It would be great if we could get such an elite team.
At that moment, Zhu Gaoyuan's mind began to spin rapidly.
…
On the other side, Hu Xinshui forced Boritiechina back and shouted: "Stop! If the fight continues like this, we may not be able to tell the winner until dawn tomorrow."
"what do you want?"
Boritichina's chest rose and fell violently like a bellows.
Hu Xinshui said: "It's too late today, let's fight tomorrow!"
"Okay!" Boritie China gasped, "Tomorrow we will decide whether to live or die!"
"I can guarantee that it will be you who will die." Hu Xinshui groaned, reined in his horse and walked back.
Hu Guozhu rode his horse to catch up and asked in a low voice: "Abba, why don't you fight? The leader of the Gongtu Department can't hold on any longer. If you hold on for a while longer, you can kill him."
"Son, we are not here to fight against the Gongtu tribe this time."
Hu Xinshui waved his hands and said: "The purpose of our trip is to kidnap Emperor Chongzhen back."
Hu Guozhu scratched his head and said with some understanding: "Then why do you want to fight with the leader of the Gongtu Department again?"
"Of course this is to show off to Emperor Chongzhen and the accompanying distinguished officials." Hu Xinshui said, "Otherwise, how can we gain their trust? The credibility of our Guan Ning Army is not very good."
Hu Guozhu said oh and asked again: "What should we do next?"
"Cross the river from the lower reaches first." Hu Xinshui thought for a moment 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 to station, kill the Beijing camp soldiers and then kidnap Chongzhen. If not, we will temporarily
Station 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.
In the end, Hu Guozhu thought more simply: "Abba, how about we just attack by force?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "No, you kid can't just be tough." Hu Xinshui shook his head and said, "The soldiers in the Beijing camp have a lot of firearms, and our cavalry showed great potential in the river.
If you don’t take advantage of speed, you will suffer a loss.”
"Okay." Hu Guozhu fell silent.
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When Hu Xinshui led the Yiding people to cross the river, the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty also saw it.
Zhu Gaoyuan asked Gong Yonggu to guard the front, and then led other distinguished officials to the south of the camp. After a while, two cavalry Guan Ning troops came to the opposite bank.
"Who is coming!" Wang Chengen shouted.
"The last general is Hu Xinshui, a guerrilla from the left camp of Guan Ning's army."
Hu Xinshui bowed his hands on horseback and said, "In order to pacify Xibo, General Wu from Ningyuan has ordered us to come and escort him."
Zhu Gaoyuan glanced at Wang Chengen, and Wang Chengen asked in a sharp voice: "General Hu, how many troops have you brought?"
Hu Xinshui said loudly: "Back to Your Majesty, I have brought a thousand barbarians with me. They are all elite, but we are tired from the distance. Please ask Your Majesty to allow me to enter the camp with the soldiers of the Zuoying camp for a while. Until tomorrow, I will set the command for the left army."
The soldiers of the battalion defeated the bandits on the opposite side and the cavalry of the Gongtu tribe, and escorted the Holy Emperor to Yongping Mansion."
Hearing this, Wang Jiayan and others changed their expressions.
Guan Ningjun actually proposed to join the Zhisu Guard?
Zhu Gaoyuan was secretly happy, he was really one of those thousand Yiding.
Wang Chengen said: "General Hu, according to the ancestral system, foreign troops are not allowed to enter the Zhisu Guard. Guan Ning's army should camp on the other side, but you can cross the river alone to see the Holy Master."
Hu Xinshui on the other side seemed to hesitate for a moment.
Finally, he said: "Since the Holy Majesty does not allow our troops to enter the Zhisu Guard, the general has the heavy responsibility of commanding the troops and cannot cross the river to see the Holy Master for the time being. Let the general's dog meet the Holy Master on his behalf."
Hearing this, Wang Jiayan and other officials whispered again.
The Holy Spirit was right again, and Hu Xinshui did not dare to cross the river alone to pay homage.
"How?" Zhu Gaoyuan whispered, "You should believe it now, right?"
Wang Jiayan, Wu Linzheng and other officials sighed after hearing this and fell into silence.
In fact, no one is a fool. Ever since Li Chengliang guarded Liaodong, the generals in Liaodong have become increasingly clique-like. Everyone can see this phenomenon, but no one can tell it, because the Liaodong military group is irreplaceable and has offended the Li family and ancestors.
Among the Liaodong generals headed by Jia et al., who will calm Liaodong and who will resist the establishment of slaves?
In a word, Ming Dynasty was kidnapped by the general of Liaodong, so he couldn't afford to offend him.
If he really gets angry and the Liaodong general surrenders to Jiannu, he will be in trouble.
At that moment, Zhu Gaoyuan said directly: "General Hu, don't bother me to cross the river. I will personally carry five hundred kilograms of beef and mutton across the river later and go to the camp of Guanning Army to reward the army."
"In this case, I will finally retire."
Hu Xinshui bowed his head again and rode away.
Watching Hu Xinshui and his son go away, Wang Jiayan and other officials were upset.
"Your Majesty, I do not agree with you to cross the river. Ping Xibo and Guan Ning's army may not surrender the thieves, but your disobedience is already obvious. Your Majesty will be held hostage if you cross the river."
"I also believe that the Holy One cannot take personal risks."
"I second the proposal, just punish a minister to cross the river and reward the army."
Zhu Gaoyuan listened patiently to the impassioned remarks of the ministers, and finally said: "My dear friends, don't worry, I will be fine. I promise you that I will return to the military camp safely."
"If I object, Your Majesty will never cross the river."
"If your Majesty wants to cross the river, you must kill me first."
"If your Majesty does not obey, I will commit suicide by jumping into the river."
Zhu Gaoyuan's kind words and consolation failed to win the understanding of the ministers. These guys went too far. They all started to threaten the emperor with death. But then again, they really dared to die.
Because according to the original historical trajectory, these people would have been dead for many days.
But Zhu Gaoyuan didn't have time to talk to these stubborn people, so he said with a dark face: "You don't agree with me crossing the river, right? OK, as long as you can come up with a way to escape, I won't go!"
At this time, all the distinguished officials were speechless.
