After saying goodbye to Xu Qianhu, Xia Xun and Ming'er first returned to Xiangshan County, and then rushed back. They also rushed to a ferry, crossed from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to the north bank of the Yangtze River, and then went up the river to Yan.
The king’s camp.【】
The way back was not easy. All the cars and boats they encountered were traveling down the river to escape the war. The local people had also heard the news, and no one was willing to rent cars or boats to take them back west. Although now
The value of Ming Dynasty treasures depreciated greatly due to the war. Fortunately, Xia Xun still had plenty of money, so he spent all his money. After much talk, he finally bought a donkey cart. With the cart, he could travel faster.
After a while, Xia Xun made a guest appearance on the handlebars and drove Ming'er back.
At this time, Chen Xuan had received the imperial decree and rushed to the naval camp overnight to take over military affairs.
Previously, Sheng Yong fought two more battles with the Northern Army at Puzikou. In the first round, Sheng Yong had a small victory, but in the second round, he was severely defeated. In desperation, he had to lead the remaining defeated soldiers across the river and set up camp on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
The key task of setting up defenses and preventing the Northern Army from moving south was left to the Imperial Navy. At this time, a powerful general who could detect the superiors and subordinates of the Navy was really needed. This person was naturally none other than Chen Xuan. The Ministry of War, in terms of ability and qualifications,
After considering it, it is very reasonable to recommend him.
However, Chen Xuan was previously implicated because of his close relationship with Xu Zengshou. Now that he has been reinstated, the emperor did not give him an official title or reward to win over people's hearts. This emperor is quite corrupt.
Even though so many generals surrendered without a fight, he still couldn't wake up and let him know that no matter what he did, his ministers would be loyal to him without complaint.
Since Chen Xuan stepped aside, he has been doing nothing at home. The only place he could go was to Xu Zengshou. After Xu Zengshou died inexplicably, Chen Xuan didn't go anywhere. He became even more taciturn and just sat at home drinking all day long until the imperial edict.
After getting off, he went to Xu Zengshou's tomb to pay homage and then rushed to the navy.
All the officers and soldiers of the navy were his old troops. When they heard that Governor Chen Du had been reinstated and returned to the navy, his trusted generals were extremely excited. They were all dressed up and waiting at the camp gate early. When Chen Xuan arrived, all the generals
They all came forward to pay their respects. Chen Xuan nodded with a solemn expression. Jiang Ming, his trusted lieutenant general, smiled and said: "The Governor, the humble ministers and others are very happy to hear that the Governor is back. We have already prepared a banquet for the Governor..."
"Get out!"
Chen Xuan said solemnly: "With the enemy in front of us, do you still have time to drink? Raise the bill immediately and discuss military aircraft!"
Jiang Ming was startled. Seeing that the Governor's face was gloomy and he didn't dare to disobey, he quickly agreed, ordered people to remove the banquet, and beat the gathering drum.
The rumble of drums echoed over the naval camp, announcing the return of Commander Chen Xuan.
On the north bank of the river, Zhu Di was extremely anxious. He was searching for ships everywhere. If he wanted to cross the river, he must have a big ship. However, the imperial court had already burned all the warships and civilian ships in the north of the river. Where to get a ship at the moment? If it is delayed for a long time,
, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity would have to be given up, and he would be forced to return to Peiping.
Zhu Di was frowning about the ship, when Ji Gang rushed into the tent and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Yang Xu is back!"
"What?"
Zhu Di stood up overjoyed. He loved Xia Xun very much. He still didn't know about Xia Xun's pursuit in the north of the Yangtze River. He always thought that Xia Xun was still hiding under Ci Lao Mountain. Now he has arrived on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
, Xia Xun still didn't come to see him, he thought it was because there was no way to go in and out along the river. When he heard that Xia Xun had arrived, he was naturally very happy.
Zhu Di said: "Please come quickly!" He hurried out to welcome him, and Ji Gang quickly followed behind.
Troops were coming and going, men and horses were going back and forth, some were practicing, some were consolidating camp defenses, and some were hurriedly building large ships. Everything was jingling and busy. When the old man saw Xia Xun approaching, a smile appeared on Zhu Di's face.
He stood still, looked at Xia Xun with a smile, and then..., his smile froze on his face...
When he came to Xia Xun, there was a girl walking beside him. When he took a look at the girl's face, his consciousness suddenly became trance-like. He seemed to have escaped from the battlefield covered with war clouds and returned to the time when he was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy. Yes, that
One year, he was seventeen and she was fifteen. The first time he laid eyes on her, he was fascinated by this charming fifteen-year-old girl. From then on, the two lived together until today.
Zhu Di blinked. The girl walking next to Xia Xun was vaguely similar to Concubine Xu at that time. It was really... so similar!
"Your Highness! Your Highness!"
Xia Xun came to the front and called twice in succession. Zhu Di stared at Ming'er with straight eyes and had not recovered yet. This is not his fault. The last time he saw his sister-in-law, Ming'er was still a nine-year-old child.
Naughty boy, the girl has changed in her eighteenth year. When she meets her now, she is already a pretty and lovely girl. How dare he step forward and admit his marriage rashly.
Zhu Di pointed at Ming'er and said hesitantly: "Yang Xu, she... this girl is..."
"Brother-in-law, don't you recognize me?"
Except that Zhu Di looked older, his appearance was not much different from a few years ago. Besides, Xia Xun had already shouted out, and Ming'er still didn't know who he was. Ming'er shouted happily and ran to his
Next to her, she subconsciously wanted to hug his arm, but before she even touched his sleeves, Ming'er realized that she had grown up. She quickly glanced at Xia Xun, then withdrew her hand and said to Zhu Di Yingyingfu
Zhu Di was surprised and happy. He looked her up and down and exclaimed: "It's only been a few years, and that yellow-haired girl actually... Oh my, at that time you were just like a little bean, and you were only as tall as your brother-in-law's waist."
Well, you’ve grown so big in the blink of an eye!”
Ming'er gave him a fierce look and said coquettishly: "Who is so young? If you say bad things about me, I will tell my sister!"
Of course she didn't want to refer to herself as a child in front of her sweetheart. After saying this, Ming'er quickly glanced at Xia Xun and thought to herself: "He had met me at that time, no wonder...
No wonder I talk to him so seriously, but he treats me like a child. Has he always treated me like a child?"
Ming'er subconsciously puffed up her chest.
"The only thing we have to worry about now is the battleship."
Zhu Di returned to the tent with them, briefly described the situation of each other's departure, and immediately talked about the most difficult issue at the moment. Zhu Di frowned and said: "Mei Yin is stationed in Huai'an, and the troops are not moving. I am here, but Mei Yin is also undecided.
I don't know whether I should seek refuge with my king at this time, but if I find it difficult to cross the Yangtze River on the north bank, there is no guarantee that he will not change his mind and send his troops to fight.
There is also Du Fengyang, which also has a permanent garrison of 60,000 troops. This army is currently standing still and waiting to see what happens. Once the king reveals his defeat or hesitates to move forward, they will take the opportunity to send troops, but this ship is really hard to find. Generally,
Not to mention that the small boats could not transport troops across the river as quickly as possible, they could not compete with the imperial navy. At present, the imperial navy had nearly 80,000 troops. The commander-in-chief Chen Xuan was also a veteran of the navy. He was very popular among the navy officers and soldiers. His military morale was strict and could not be underestimated.
watch for."
"Chen Xuan?"
Xia Xun's expression changed and he said: "I know this Chen Xuan because he has a close relationship with Governor Xu and has been implicated. He has been deprived of his military post and is at home. Has the court tried to revive him again?"
"good!"
Xia Xun thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, is there any possibility of us recruiting Chen Xuan to surrender?"
Along the way, there were many surrendered generals. When Xia Xun asked, Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat. He stared at Xia Xun intently and asked nervously: "Is this possible?"
Xia Xun said: "I thought I might as well give it a try. Governor Chen was unfairly treated by the court and had a long-standing friendship with Governor Xu. The court is now lying that Governor Xu died at our hands. Now the princess is in our tent. She
She is the sister of Governor Xu and the person involved. If His Highness writes a letter to surrender to Governor Chen, and then attaches a personal letter from the little princess to explain the truth about Governor Xu’s murder, Governor Chen may not be willing to work for the court again!"
"Okay! It's worth a try. If it succeeds, I will not only get a naval force, but more importantly, the Yangtze River natural chasm will no longer be a problem, and we will have ships to cross the river!"
Zhu Dixin happily took action!
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In the naval camp of the Southern Army, Chen Xuan, who was arranging his troops day and night to prepare for war, suddenly welcomed a mysterious guest. After being informed by his own soldiers, the guest was introduced to his military tent. No one knew who he was.
Who it was, let alone what he said to Chen Xuan, the guest left an hour later. Chen Xuan stayed alone in the tent all afternoon without seeing anyone.
That night, Governor Chen's military tent was brightly lit, and those who were ordered to see him were all Chen Xuan's old subordinates for many years.
For three consecutive days, more and more generals participated in the meeting, and they were all the main generals of each warship.
In the past four years, the military generals have been oppressed day by day, and their authority and status have been declining. Now the King of Yan is so arrogant that the generals have long been divided. As soon as their old boss said that he wanted to surrender to the King of Yan, where would the generals be?
Determined to fight to the death? Although Chen Xuan was cautious and sent interviews in batches to gauge the minds of the generals, he found almost no generals who were firmly opposed and vowed to fight to the death.
Chen Xuan sighed secretly and thought to himself: "It's not that the generals are afraid of fighting and death. Looking at this situation, it's really that the imperial court has lost its people!"
This further strengthened Chen Xuan's determination. He sat behind the commander's desk and said in a deep voice: "The imperial court is unethical, and even today, His Highness King Yan is also the flesh and blood of the late emperor. Why shouldn't we seek refuge with King Yan? What's more?
, I am here today only because of the support of Governor Xu. I have here an autographed letter from the little princess of Shanwang Mansion. Governor Xu died tragically under the sword of the emperor. In the majestic place of the imperial court, he actually allowed this person to commit dirty tricks.
With King Yan, where does this court still look like a court?
In public and private matters, for the lives of our three armies, for the future of our military generals and honorable ministers, and in order to avenge the death of Governor Xu, I have decided to surrender to the King of Yan tomorrow. Each of you has known me for many years, and there are some who do not want to go.
, I will not force you. Everyone has his own ambitions. If you are not willing to follow me and surrender to King Yan, you can stand up now. I can guarantee your safety. When the Japanese governor raises his troops tomorrow, you can leave on your own.
Do you have?"
Sun Xuan glanced around and saw that all the generals under the tent were motionless.
"good!"
Chen Xuan suddenly stood up, pulled out a command arrow, folded his hands, and snapped the command arrow in half with a "click", and said sternly: "Then you and I, brothers, will change the flag together tomorrow. I will keep my words in mind today."
, there are arrows like this for those who go against their will and regret it again!"
"I will obey my orders!"
The generals responded loudly, and Chen Xuan's tense expression softened, and he said with a smile: "Everyone, please sit down. King Yan always treats his meritorious officials favorably. We will obey the righteousness and surrender to King Yan. Your Highness will definitely not treat you badly."
Lieutenant General Jiang Ming thought for a while and said hesitantly: "Captain, our brothers are all soldiers led by the governor. If the governor goes to the left, our brothers will naturally not go to the right. However... I heard that the former Princess Qingcheng once went
The Northern Army Camp negotiated peace. The emperor was willing to divide the river and divide half of the country from King Yan. King Yan refused and only wanted to kill the three traitors. Now we have surrendered to King Yan. Once the peace troubles are over and King Yan returns to Peiping, what will we brothers do?
We are the navy, other generals can follow His Highness King Yan, but if we go to Peking... there will be no use for us!"
Chen Xuan glanced at him and snorted: "Idiot! King Yan has already broken up with the emperor. When the army comes to the city and kills Fang Huang, will King Yan give up and return to Peking? Even if King Yan is willing, there are so many
Are the soldiers who followed King Yan willing to fight bravely and fought bloody battles? To this day, once King Yan crosses the river and takes Jinling, whether he becomes emperor or not is not decided by anyone, but by God's will!
The world is not the world of one person, but the world of the world. The emperor has no way, and someone with the way will take his place! There are no two days in the sky, and no two masters in the country. This world should change its owner!"
"Oh..., haha...I understand, general!" Jiang Ming touched the back of his head and nodded with a naive smile.
Is he really that stupid? How can such a stupid person be Chen Xuan's confidant? Jiang Ming pretended to be stupid, but he just asked what they wanted to ask for some people who didn't think clearly. Tell these people that they want to
The one you voted for was not the King of Yan in Peiping, but the future common master of the world. This is the merit of following the dragon. Don't worry about gains and losses half-heartedly!
All the generals were really excited: "Yes, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country. King Yan's light is so fierce that it has completely covered the glory of the emperor. It's time for this world to change its owner!"
The next day.
"Na, na! That's my Ming Dynasty's naval fleet!"
Sheng Yong's army, which was stationed along the river, suddenly saw a large number of ships coming down the river from the upper reaches. Boats and boats were aligned with each other, flags were flying in the air, and golden drums were shaking. They immediately became excited and poured out of the military camp one after another, standing on the riverside to watch.
"Hey! This big ship is our navy. With such a navy, no matter how powerful the Yan army is, they can't cross the Yangtze River!"
"Well, let alone 150,000 soldiers and horses, even if he has a million troops, they are all dry roe deer from the north. Want to cross the river? Is it enough to fill the river? Hehe!"
The soldiers were gesticulating and talking about it. This was something to boost the morale of the soldiers, so no one from above paid attention to them.
Countless warships came over, crossing the entire river, and then turned to the north bank at the same time. The soldiers on the south bank held their breath: "Is the navy going to attack the Yan army? But the Yan army has not crossed the river yet. No matter how powerful the navy is, it will never
Maybe go ashore and fight?"
I saw the warships sailing towards the north bank in unison. On the largest warship, Chen Xuan, wearing a battle armor and a scarlet robe on his back, stood on the bridge with his sword pressed. With an order, the Ming flags on all the warships were in unison.
It fell to the ground, and then, the banner with the word "Yan" slowly rose.
The officers and soldiers on the south bank were dumbfounded, watching helplessly the countless ships that blocked the sky and sailed towards the north bank one by one. Everyone was dumbfounded: "The navy... surrendered to the enemy?"
The red sun over there has just risen to a pole high, and the red sunshine shines on the mountains and rivers, making the golden snakes dance in a bright red.
The soldiers on the south bank could not help but have a thought: "The King of Yan is about to cross the river, and no one can stop him!"
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The far west.
Claviyo stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the tents at the bottom of the mountain. The tents were one after another, endless from the horizon to the horizon. Countless war horses were passing by like clouds in front of the endless tents.
Like steel fortresses, motionless.
Sir Clavijo put his hands on his hips and held down the rapier at his waist in amazement. He was a skilled fencer, but in front of such a magnificent landscape, he did not even dare to let his sword touch his boots.
copper ring on.
Samarkand, the kingdom of Timur the Great, was so spectacular that compared to it, the capital of his own monarch was simply a joke.
At this time, he saw several knights running from afar, heading towards the huge tent of Tamerlane Khan, so he hurriedly walked down the hillside towards the tent. He was sent by His Majesty the King of Castile of Spain to pay an audience.
The envoy of Emperor Tamerlane had long heard that Emperor Timur was dominating the world, invincible, and had the most terrifying army in the world. However, it was not until he saw all this with his own eyes that he believed that the rumors were true.
"Perhaps as long as this emperor is willing, with just a flick of his finger, his powerful army can conquer any place where their war horses can run." Claviyo thought in amazement when he walked into the emperor's camp.
The layout of the tent is very prosperous. The huge tent is full of jewels and jewels. It seems that all the treasures in the world have been gathered here.
Emperor Tamerlane, that frightening lame man, was limping over. He listened seriously to his ministers reporting the news to him, his eyes bright. Klavyo had been here for several days, and everyone was
Being familiar with him, he didn't dare to say anything more, so he quickly stood aside and observed those people.
Those few people were dusty, and their clothes should have come from far, far away, but they were in high spirits. Claviyo knew very well that as long as the warriors of Emperor Tamerlane stood in front of their great monarch, they would
Even if he is about to die after all his blood is shed, he will still be so energetic. Their emperor is nothing more than the undefeated God of War in the hearts of all his warriors. Yes, he is a god-like existence.
The person who was reporting the news to Emperor Tamerlane respectfully put his hand on his chest, saluted the Great Khan, and then immediately reported: "According to the order of the Great Khan, we sneaked into the Ming Dynasty and collected as much information as possible from them.
Intelligence. The great empire in the East, the great founder Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, has passed away..."
"Is Zhu Yuanzhang dead? The Zhu Yuanzhang who drove the emperor of the Yuan Empire and his subjects out of the Yuan Dynasty like dogs is dead?"
Timur was greatly shocked, and the person who reported the news said respectfully: "Yes, the Great Khan. The one who rules the Ming Dynasty now is his grandson, a young man in his early twenties."
"Oh! What a pity, what a pity. In the past few years, I have been busy conquering Eastern Chagatai, Western Chagatai, the Golden Horde, Khwarezm, Persia, Turkey, and the Sultan of Delhi (Northern
India), has never been free. I originally wanted to make this emperor who founded the Eastern Empire my final opponent..."
Old Timur sighed regretfully and raised his head again: "Okay, tell me about the current situation of this empire."
"Yes, Great Khan, I cannot understand how big the territory of this country is. However, judging from the dense population in the places I passed through, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the largest country in the world. Their emperor probably has
They have a standing army of 1.5 million. When fighting, they will leave about 1 million troops to guard their vast territory, and mobilize about 500,000 troops for war. Every city there has a strong and
A tall city wall with rivers surrounding it..."
Apparently, old Timur's spies had gone deep into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and conducted some investigations. At the end, he said: "When I came back, there was a vassal king in the north of the Ming Empire who was rebelling. But compared to
The Ming Empire is a giant, and the vassal king is weak and pitiful. He is like a rabbit under the lion's feet. I think he should have been crushed to pieces by the Ming Empire's cavalry. Generally speaking, this is a unified,
The Great Khan is a country with a very powerful political power. With all due disrespect, I believe that among all the opponents of the Great Khan, the Ming Kingdom will be your most difficult enemy to conquer!"
Old Tamerlane's eyes shone with brilliant light, like an old lion pursuing the glory of the final battle. His face was flushed with excitement, making the age spots on his face even more prominent: "
That's great! I will go there, I will conquer there, I will prove that I am the strongest in the world. Remember what I said, although the world is big, there is no room for two monarchs. The one who can stay
The only one who can be the king is me!"
Old Tamerlane waved his arms and shouted excitedly. He helped the lame leg away and sat down on the soft Persian carpet. There was a charming blond Persian with a white veil on his face, revealing his enchanting waist and sexy navel.
The girl immediately knelt down in front of him and gently beat her legs for him.
Old Tamerlane shouted: "Ulan Bazhi, Ulan Bazhi!"
A man walked in outside the tent, put his hand on his chest, and said respectfully: "My sweat!"
This Ulan Bari was the second brother of Xirebari who wanted to kill King Yan's family with explosives in Beiping City. After thousands of miles away, he finally found the hero he admired and surrendered to the king.
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Old Timur said excitedly: "Listen, you go right away and find out for me the fastest shortcut to Ming Dynasty. Then go to Ming Dynasty and get me more detailed information about them. Oh, it's best to have a
Map, it’s too far there, and I don’t want to lead my army on a wrong path.”
When he came to Claviyo who was standing aside, he suddenly had an idea and said excitedly: "By the way, I can give you the identity of an envoy. You can meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in my name. In this way, you can understand
to the most detailed and useful information.”
Old Timur lay crookedly on the soft camel hair blanket and muttered: "When I finish the Ottoman Empire and capture that idiot from Baya, I will go. I will go to the east and conquer my last opponent! Wait.
Follow me, old Tamerlane, and he will come!"
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