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Chapter 226

It was already getting dark at this time. Looking at the general outline of the people and horses from a high place, they turned out to be all cavalry!

Tens of thousands of horses and horses, all in one cavalry, were so majestic and frightening that it made Chang Yu rack his brains to guess where this guy came from!

Zhou Yuji arrived in a hurry, got off his horse and stood next to Chang Yu, frowning deeply and staring at the north: "Who is so generous?".

“You’ll know soon”

Chang Yu responded calmly. In the distance, the patrol horses of officers and soldiers could be seen approaching the forward of the unknown cavalry.

Immediately, more than ten people rushed out from the cavalry formation to greet them. Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji's expressions instantly became tense.

Wow, the two of them took a deep breath at the same time, looked at each other and smiled, Chang Yu even clapped his fists heavily.

The men who were exploring the horses and cavalry approached for a moment, and then turned back without any conflict. This meant that they must be one of their own, so the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

As for whose person it was, when Tan Ma rushed to the city to report, the two of them were dumbfounded again!

The emperor's people!

The Jinwu Guards in front of the emperor came to act on the emperor's order!

Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji were immediately stunned!

The Jinwu Guards are one of the twenty-six guards of the emperor. They are divided into four guards: front, rear, left and right. The front guard is responsible for patrolling the north and south of the imperial city and the gates of the capital. The left and right guards are responsible for inspecting the east and west gates of the imperial city and the capital. Each of the four guards has its own yamen.

An important military force in the Wei Dynasty.

However, the duty of the personal guards is to protect the imperial city and inspect the capital. How come they suddenly appeared in Taiyuan without any warning, and there are nearly ten thousand of them!

Chang Yu can’t figure it out!

Although the Tengxiang Four Guards, led by Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong, were the first to go out to suppress the bandits, such a sudden attack still made Chang Yu dodge his waist.

Come here to act on the emperor’s orders!

What to do?

Chang Yu doesn't know, and Zhou Yuji doesn't know either, and he doesn't have time to pay attention to it now. Since he's from the capital, he should leave it to Chang Yu to deal with. At this moment, the bandits in the south city are under his nose, so that is the top priority.

"Mr. Factory, I leave this matter to you," Zhou Yuji said, got on his horse and hurried away.

Outside the moat in the north of the city, a group of more than a hundred men and horses came galloping forward. Chang Yu turned over and dismounted fifty steps away, and more than ten people walked quickly. The first four were tall and tall, with weathered faces, but they looked excited.

"Jinwu's vanguard Lu Xing, Jinwu's rearguard Zhang Ji, Jinwu's left guard Liu Suiping, and Jinwu's right guard Dong Haicheng came to see the factory governor."

The four commanders of Jinwu's Four Guards saluted Chang Yu with clasped fists, and the deputies behind him also followed suit with respectful expressions.

Chang Yu clasped his fists and returned the salute, looked at the four of them and said, "Everyone, you have traveled a long way, so please go to the city first."

The four of them nodded and thanked.

Chang Yu ordered the general on duty in the north of the city to lead the four guards into the city and camp for rest. He led the four guards up the city towards the south city.

"Mr. Factory Master, aren't you curious about why I'm here? It's already known." Dong Haicheng asked with a smile while walking.

In fact, these guards leaders are no strangers to Chang Yu. You must know that Chang Yu started from scratch in the imperial city. At the beginning, he had a saying that his fists and kicks were unparalleled in the imperial city, and he specialized in beating the guards!

In addition, his boxing matches attract not only the eunuchs and maids in the palace, but also the personal guards are a large customer group, so whoever is messing around in the imperial city doesn't know about this popular fried chicken.

Then Chang Yu was ordered to go out of the city, and in the blink of an eye he became the admiral of Dongchang, and in the next moment he became the governor of Taiyuan. At this time, he was in a high and powerful position, and no one knew it.

However, compared to the literati group who criticized him verbally and verbally, Chang Yu's reputation among the personal guards and eunuchs was extremely high.

He is approachable and has no airs, he is generous and enjoys making friends!

Therefore, Dong Haicheng and others have an indescribable feeling of closeness to Chang Yu, although they are not familiar with Chang Yu and have never even spoken to him.

But after all, they are all fellow countrymen who came from the imperial palace.

"I don't know, I'm also curious, but I'm not in a hurry because there are more urgent things to deal with right now!" Chang Yu smiled bitterly.

The four people in Dong Haicheng raised their eyebrows and looked at Chang Yu: "Factory Master, he is a bandit army..."

Well! Chang Yu nodded slightly: "Wait half a step first, the troops are approaching the city at this moment!"

The four of them were shocked! Silent!

"You guys came just in time!" Chang Yu suddenly laughed again.

Several people in Dong Haicheng looked at each other with heavy expressions.

In the wilderness south of Taiyuan City, the bandits were all over the place. A cold night made these bandits tired, tired, cold, and ruthless. The rage in their hearts was just waiting to be ignited into the sky and burn Taiyuan City to ashes.

However, the officers and soldiers did not throw a single spark to ignite the fire. Only nearly 10,000 heads were left in the wilderness to tell the story of the brutality of the officers and soldiers!

The anger gradually subsided, followed by fear and anxiety!

Ma Chongxi and Ren Jirong's faces were ashen. After receiving the report from the soldiers, they stood in front of the long wall of neatly stacked heads and remained silent for a long time without moving at all!

When did the officers and soldiers become so cold-blooded and cruel, massacring tens of thousands of prisoners, it was almost a genocide of humanity.

Looking up at the majestic Taiyuan City, Ma Chongxi's face muscles couldn't help but twitch a few times. Ren Jirong beside him wanted to say something, but his mouth remained open for a long time but no words came out.

His legs were shaking a little! A flash of panic flashed through Ren Jirong's heart, wondering when he had ever had this kind of fear before, and why he was so useless at this time. The heads in front of him were glaring like countless evil ghosts, and there were also the city's heads in the distance.

He roared like a demon, making him unable to breathe, and there was a kind of fear running through his body.

"Report to the general that the officers and soldiers dug several trenches within five miles of the moat, about one foot wide and six feet deep, intricately arranged horizontally and vertically, with sharp wood at the bottom of the ditch."

When the two men's legs were weak, a spy came to report. The person who was already livid was now completely black!

Looking at the top of the city, you can vaguely see the densely packed Ming army, and the city below is also densely packed, which means that people are eagerly waiting for it.

"Send the order and rest on the spot. No movement is allowed before the arrival of the old camp. All the scout horses are sent out. I have ordered the Ming army to deploy in detail around Taiyuan City."

Ma Chongxi said in a deep voice, then turned around and walked towards the back of the formation, but for some reason he suddenly staggered and almost fell down.

Ren Jirong bit his lip, took a long breath, and stepped up to follow: "Brother Ma, how to deal with these heads will really affect morale here!"

"Everything has two sides. It can affect morale at this time, and it may also inspire fighting spirit when we leave. Keep it for the Lord to see." Ma Chongxi's face was ashen.

The bandit army was resting and recuperating, but they did not dare to neglect when encountering an auspicious situation in the city. They led their own soldiers to patrol the city for military affairs.

Chang Yu led the leader of the Jinwu Guards into the city and closed the door. More than ten burly eunuchs were guarding the door, preventing outsiders from approaching.

Including Zhou Yuji, but he was not interested in joining in the fun. Each of these emperor's personal guards had eyes on the top of their heads, and they were very arrogant. The commanders who just made eye contact with him clearly should have recognized his identity.

No courtesy was seen.

Furthermore, the emperor sent his personal guards here to conspire with Chang Yu, but he didn't know and didn't want to know.

The dignified personal guards are coming from thousands of miles away. What do you mean?

Pay rates!

Chongzhen sent Jinwu and his four guards to Taiyuan to escort the silver back to Beijing! To be precise, to the north.

Although the prince made a lot of money in the capital at this time, the Ming Dynasty had too many places to use money at this time, and the gap was too big. Zhang Xianzhong made trouble in the southwest, and the Yangtze River Valley was massacred by Li Zicheng's Baiwang tribe.

, the most critical situation is still in the north, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are watching with eager eyes and their cavalry can go south at any time.

However, the frontier army was short of pay and food, and had to rely on one breath to survive. It had reached a critical moment. If there was any further delay, the Qing army would have to take action, and the troops would be dispersed.

need money!

Chang Yu had done a lot in Taiyuan, and Chongzhen also knew about it, so he sent someone to get money.

Chang Yu was mentally prepared to pull money, but he was a little confused when he sent personal guards with more than 10,000 troops.

Things are definitely not that simple.

But when Lu Xing took out a secret letter from his pocket, Chang Yu suddenly realized it and was ecstatic.

The letter was written by Chongzhen.

"Don't let me help you!"

Although paying in advance is not a cover, sending troops to Chang Yu is the fundamental purpose of Jin Wuwei's trip to Beijing.

Because of Chang Yu's dream, Chongzhen knew that if he could not change the status quo at this time, he would die and the Ming Dynasty would perish.

The key to changing this situation is whether Taiyuan can be defended. If Taiyuan is lost, it will have irreparable negative effects. The following Datong, Xuanfu... the butterfly effect is extremely terrifying.

Hundreds of thousands of thieves besieged Taiyuan, but Taiyuan only had more than 70,000 troops. Although it could rely on the high walls and thick walls of the city for defense, it was still weak.

However, at this time, the Ming Dynasty had no troops to deploy. Datong and Xuanfu were important border defense areas with long defense lines. Under the watchful eyes of the Qing Dynasty, they already had insufficient troops. How could they have any spare troops to help Taiyuan.

At this time, the only people Chongzhen could use were the men and horses of the Beijing camp. However, after the transformation of the Tumu Fort, only the old, weak, sick and disabled were left in the camp. Even after many years of management, there was no improvement. On the contrary, the situation was made worse by corruption. Pulling them out would be tantamount to

Give away the head.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to let Wang Jiayan train and tidy it up before taking it out for use, so Chongzhen gritted his teeth and used the personal guards.

The seventy-two guards of the Beijing Camp, including the twenty-six guards of the Guards. To put it bluntly, the Guards belong to the establishment of the Beijing Camp, but are not under its jurisdiction and command, because they belong to the emperor's personal soldiers, the so-called "Shangzhi Guards"

military"

By this time in the Ming Dynasty, all the armies were in dire straits, and the emperor's personal army was no exception. But after all, they were the personal guards, and their daily treatment was better than that of the general army. In addition, they were responsible for protecting the imperial city and the emperor. Military regulations were stricter, and daily

The training has not been slack either. Compared with the troops from the Beijing camp, their strength is quite outstanding.

At this time, Chongzhen gritted his teeth and pulled out Jinwu's four guards, and they were all cavalry. From this alone, he knew that he had invested capital and was ruthless, and he knew how important Taiyuan was in his heart at this time.

Especially the last sentence to Chang Yu, don't let me down, it may be said to be a compliment or a heart-wrenching one, but in fact anyone can hear the smell of a threat.

"When did you all leave the capital?" Chang Yu was puzzled. Nearly ten thousand people left the capital, and it was incredible that he, the dignified admiral of the East Factory, did not receive any news.

"Five days ago" Dong Haicheng stretched out five fingers: "He rushes day and night"

As if aware of Chang Yu's doubts, he added: "When we left the city, except for a few of us who knew the purpose of our trip, the rest of us didn't!"

So it turned out that Chang Yu suddenly realized that Chongzhen had signed a confidentiality agreement for them.

"Five days and nights, traveling thousands of miles, it's not easy for you guys. Eat well, drink well and rest well. Get ready for a big fight!" Chang Yu stood up and said with a smile.

"Mr. Factory Master, when will the humble officials and others set off? This matter is urgent and needs to be handled immediately." Lu Xing and others only knew the destination of their trip, but the purpose was not clear. They only thought they were here to deposit money. After all, Chongzhen

They cannot open the secret message and read it, and they may not understand it even if they read it.

"The matter of payment is indeed urgent. The governor has sent people to make preparations. We can set off as soon as the afternoon. However, the siege of the city by the bandit army is more urgent now. Since you are here, why don't you lend a hand?"

"Sir, we were ordered to pay, but we didn't..." Dong Haicheng said quickly.

"The governor has the final say here." Chang Yu raised the secret letter in his hand, smiled slightly, and turned to look at everyone: "Eat, drink, and sleep well so that you have the strength to work!" He said and turned around to go out.

Dong Haicheng, Lu Xing and others looked at each other in silence, no one wanted to fight, but obviously they couldn't run away, because Chang Yu's words were the most clear. The secret letter in his hand was actually the imperial edict, and now the command of Jinwu Guard

The power has been given to him.

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