Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 430 The Enemy and Me

The cold wind was piercing, and the cold moon was hitting people. A large number of troops gathered near Dahewei Fort.

Since the decisive battle began, more than [-]% of the more than ten bastion guards near the canal went north one after another, slowly gathering outside the Dahewei Fort.

The barracks are connected to each other, like a chessboard with rules and order.

"Are you really going to fight Jian Nu?"

"That's for sure, every day I'm useless to defend the city, and I still have to break the city..."

"Yeah, sooner or later the city will be broken, it's better to leave, guard and let us die..."

Strolling in the castle, Zhu Yixi was wearing armor, walking slowly, and heard two voices just after turning the corner.

"This is the patrol post..."

On the side, Li Jingwu's face was ugly, and he quickly explained in a low voice.

"I see!"

Zhu Yixi nodded and moved on.

At this moment, the two people who were discussing didn't know what happened, so they bowed their heads and knelt down.

Li Jingwu kicked him once, turned his head and walked away.

Soon, a group of people came to the barracks.

In view of the habit of going to bed early, Zhu Yixi came very early, and few of them fell asleep.

"His Majesty--"

A group of people got up neatly, obviously preparing for a long time.

The house is a Datong shop, with three or four windows, but all of them are only the size of a head. The floor is sprinkled with lime, and the quilts are neatly laid, presumably to prevent epidemics.

Zhu Yixi gave Li Jingwu a blank look, sat down straight away, and didn't dislike his dirtyness:
"How many people can sleep in a bunk?"

"A dozen or so people, one Shi usually sleeps in one room."

Li Jingwu couldn't help but snap back.

Seeing that the emperor's expression was not right, Li Jingwu bowed his head and remained silent.

After the reform of the Beijing camp, there are five people in one army, ten people in one ten, one hundred people in one team, five teams in one post, and five teams in one association, which is the association.

Set up camp on top of the association, command the two associations, about 5000 people, and above that is the wing.

Immediately, the experience of the Beijing battalion spread to various places, and military reforms began to be carried out in accordance with the rules.

For ordinary soldiers, it was nothing more than turning the general manager into a whistle chief, without the general manager Qian.

Zhu Yixi immediately looked at his shoes, which were stuffed with straw.

Immediately, he touched the top of the kang, it was hot, and then he took out the fire stick and pulled it inward from the mouth of the kang. A lot of ash accumulated, and the supply of charcoal fire was okay.

Li Jingwu and others watched from the side, trembling with fear.

They looked at each other with lingering fear.

"Are you homesick?"

Facing the trembling of a dozen people, he asked softly.

"Back, back to Your Majesty, I want to—"

One of them said timidly.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how the autumn harvest is going..."

"My aunt is pregnant, she should give birth..."

Under the appeasement of the emperor, everyone gradually stopped being afraid, and began to speak in a hurry, speaking various dialects, including Shaanxi dialect, Henan dialect, and Huanghuai dialect.

After a long time, Zhu Yixi figured out the general thoughts of these people.

The soldiers were defeated and fled, homesickness, and the freezing weather constantly drained their morale, especially the repeated defense and destruction of the city in the past two months, which made them lose their confidence in defending the city.

However, the wine and meat in the first month, plus the emperor's presence, let them breathe a sigh of relief.

"Why do you have confidence when I come?"

Zhu Yixi showed a smile and asked kindly.

"Your Majesty has fought north and south for so many years, and has never lost a battle."

The Shaanxi man spoke with confidence.

"That's right, I heard from him that His Majesty is victorious in all battles, and you will definitely beat Jian Nu to the ground as soon as you come."

Speaking loudly with a Henan accent.

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Yixi smiled, got up and was about to leave: "The victory is not because of me, but because of you."

After speaking, he walked out of the room.

"Your Majesty—" Li Jingwu saw the emperor's smile, and hurriedly opened his mouth.

Who knows, but was interrupted by the emperor: "Go on, don't stop, this time you follow me."

After finishing speaking, he actually took off his armor, put on a toga, and began to investigate in disguise as a censor.

Li Jingwu could only respond.

He understood that the emperor's behavior just now was to save face for him.

If the emperor is not satisfied in the future, the consequences will be disastrous.

The next hour was the most tormented for Li Jingwu.

In the middle of the night, the emperor left the barracks because the inside of his plush leather boots became cold because he sat for too long.

Li Jingwu and other generals were behind them, shivering from the cold, but they dared not say a word.

"Okay, go back and rest!"

After a long time, they finally waited for a word from the emperor, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief and passed through the danger.

When the emperor left, Bai Wang felt lingering fear, and said in a low voice, "This night is worse than fighting."

Zhao Guangyuan on the side was familiar with him after all: "Your Majesty is a careful person, and it is difficult to fool him."

"Everyone, go back and rest, the next few days will be the moment of decisive victory—"

Li Jing Wulang said: "Your Majesty is here, how can you be invincible?"

The next day, the Beijing camp also rested overnight, and began to practice and train according to the usual practice.

The entire fort was suddenly crowded with people.

"The Beijing camp has reached 5 people, and there are nearly 13 soldiers and horses gathered along the canal, a total of [-]."

Li Jingwu raised his head and chest, reporting.

"How many Jian slaves are there at present?"

Zhu Yixi moved his eyelids and asked.

"Your Majesty, according to estimates, the losses from the siege in the past two months, plus the time in Yangzhou, about 2 people were lost in building slaves, and there are still about [-] soldiers and horses."

Hearing this, the emperor asked knowingly, "Did the Manchus increase their troops?"

"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui's 3 people were originally among them, but the Yuyuan bandits rose up in Shandong and were forced to retreat to suppress the bandits; in addition, we also suspect that they may be short of food."

"The supplies needed by hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are enough to block the canal."

"Li Tongzhi, the Yuyuan thieves were ordered by our Jinyiwei to attack and capture Jining."

Wu Bangfu came out, head held high, and began to show his merits.

Regarding this, Li Jingwu and other generals were stunned and couldn't believe it.

"Of course, after the Yuyuan army was defeated, they retreated to Caozhou, and the cavalry led by Li Dingguo stirred up troubles in Shandong. It is said that they even attacked Qufu, which shocked Shandong three times a day."

"Wu Sangui was being tricked all over the place and was in a hurry."

"In other words, Wu Sangui won't be able to go south in a short time?"

Li Jingwu grasped the key point, showing surprise on his face.

"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui and the tens of thousands of people are really doing well!"

"I guess he wants to leave by himself!"

Zhu Yixi sneered.

In this life, it is estimated that he broke the momentum of the Manchu Dynasty sweeping the world, which is completely different from history, so Wu Sangui had the idea of ​​riding on the fence.

No longer working hard like in history.

Of course, according to his conjecture, the reason why the Qing Dynasty let Wu Sangui go to Shandong was that the Guanning cavalry was more suitable, and secondly, they were afraid that Wu Sangui would rebel at an important moment.

Compared with King Sanshun, King Pingxi, Wu Sangui, surrendered too late and could not gain real trust.

Of course, after breaking through more than a dozen cities in a row, Man Qing's self-confidence burst.

(End of this chapter)