Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 443 The Champion

Yang Menglong returned to the post house excitedly... Fortunately, Zaji Chongweng was not competing with the red lady this time, and Li Yan did not have a bloody head.He and Shi Tianbao were eating a huge fried chicken leg, and their mouths were full of oil. When they saw Yang Menglong came back, they immediately stood at attention: "My lord!"

Yang Menglong looked at the chicken legs in their hands, they were really fat enough.He said: "Eat quickly, pack up after eating, we have to go."

Shi Tianbao subconsciously asked, "Where are you going?"

Yang Menglong said: "Go to Shandong!"

Zhaji smiled at Weng: "Shandong is good, I've wanted to visit Shandong for a long time!"

Yang Menglong said: "If you want to go to Shandong, eat your chicken legs quickly! Jiang Zheng, come here!"

Jiang Zheng ran over: "My lord, what's the matter?"

Yang Menglong said, "Hurry up and go back to Nanyang."

Jiang Zheng was at a loss: "Isn't your lord going to Shandong? Why did you send me back to Nanyang?"

Yang Menglong said: "Hurry up and go back to Nanyang, let Xue Siming bring me the Lancers, Chasseurs, Archers and Musketeers to Tianjin, and then there will be a boat to send them to Lushun... You must move quickly. Otherwise, I will die!"

Jiang Zheng became more and more confused: "This...what the hell is going on?"

Li Yan came over with a solemn expression: "Jianu really invaded Lushun?"

Yang Menglong nodded: "Yes, and tens of thousands of troops have been mobilized. It is likely that Jinzhou and Lushun will be overwhelmed by Mount Tai in one fell swoop, and all the Dongjiang army will be driven out of the sea. The imperial court has ordered the deployment of Denglai's new army and Heluo's new army. , Tianxiong Army, Guanmen Sichuan Army and other elite troops rushed to Lushun to join the battle, to meet Jiannu, I am the commander in chief.”

Li Yan frowned and said, "The army of tens of thousands of slaves suppressed the border, but the reinforcements had to march across the sea. What a terrible battle!"

Yang Menglong didn't care: "Cross-sea expeditions are a fart. I ran from Nanyang to Jinzhou in just four months, and then returned to Nanyang from Jinzhou! Jiang Zheng, I'm going to Denglai to lead the Denglai new army northward. You go back to Nanyang and let Xue Siming get ready, the order from the Ministry of War will arrive soon, he must move quickly..."

Jiang Zheng is obviously not very happy to accept such a task: "My lord, just leave this kind of matter to Zaji and Shi Tianbao, and let the subordinates accompany you to Shandong, lead the Denglai new army to the north, and kill every piece of Jiannu. Keep!"

Yang Menglong said: "Bullshit, the battlefield is not a joke. The sharp arrows shot by Jiannu can cover up the sunlight, and the shells poured by their cannons will kill you if you touch them, and you will be seriously injured if you rub them. Your family Just you, the only seedling, if something happens to you, how can I explain to your parents? Just let your sister come."

Jiang Zheng felt that he had received a great humiliation, his neck was red, and he shouted: "Is my subordinate's skill not as good as my little sister? Her martial arts are all taught by my subordinate..."

Yang Menglong kicked over: "Scream, she doesn't have to fight in person, you want it, so she can come, but you can't! Pack your bags and go back to Nanyang immediately, the sooner the better!"

Jiang Zheng was aggrieved and angry, but soldiers took obeying orders as their bounden duty, so he had no choice but to go down and prepare.

Yang Menglong said apologetically to Li Yan: "Mr. Li, I originally planned to go back to the Daming Road with you and find a chance to recommend you to Master Lu, but now it seems that it is not possible... so, I will write a recommendation letter to you. You take it to Daming Dao to find Mr. Lu, he will definitely use you again after seeing the letter."

Li Yan cupped his hands and said formally: "In the face of national crisis, how can I still think about it! If you don't dislike it, I am willing to follow you to Lushun to fight against Jiannu... Although I am a weak scholar, I ask myself how many times I have read it. In this book of war, it is impossible to charge forward, but it is still possible to do such tasks as making plans and raising food and fodder.”

Yang Menglong was overjoyed, what about free military advisors, idiots don't want them!He also bowed his hands in a salute: "Mr. Li is loyal and courageous, I admire you. I would like to thank Mr. Li for your great help!" He glanced at the red lady who had already walked behind Li Yan, and said nothing.

The red lady said lazily: "Don't look at me, I will go wherever he goes, and he will never get rid of me."

Yang Menglong gave her a thumbs up: "What an infatuation! Okay, from now on you will be my military adviser's personal bodyguard. I believe you will be qualified for this job... How about you start off after consummating the house?"

The red lady stomped the floor and shook the ground: "Little kid, do you want to die!?"

Yang Menglong shrank his neck, he didn't dare to make trouble anymore, and hurried to pack his things...

In fact, Yang Menglong and his group didn't have many things, they basically gave away almost all of them, and everyone only had a little money left, a few clothes and weapons, it was very simple, and they were all cleaned up in the blink of an eye, which really made Li Yan and Hong The lady has seen the unique ability and resoluteness of the Heluo new army.At this time, the entire capital was boiling, there was no way, the news spread very fast under the feet of the emperor, and the news that Yang Menglong was going to lead the Heluo New Army to southern Liaoning to meet Jiannu was spreading ten times faster than those gossips. Everyone in Beijing knows how hard it is to pack a few pieces of clothes.Everyone was stunned at first, and then cheered up. Since Nurhachi raised his troops, no one has dared to take the initiative to lead troops to the south of Liaoning to fight head-on with Houjin. The red flag, four hundred cavalry broke through two white flags, and even stabbed Huang Taiji's horse to death with a single shot, Yang Menglong who almost killed Huang Taiji!People in the capital are very familiar with this kind of fool, he is brave and fearless, he hates evil, he is proficient in all aspects of business, he is omnipotent, and in the mouth of the storyteller, he is Huo Qubing reborn, Li Cunxiao is reborn, he flies to the west of Liaoxi , The story of the lightning-like extermination of the Denglai rebels has been interpreted into more than N versions. In some versions, Yang Menglong felt blush after hearing it...Is this talking about me?But no matter how bizarre it is, the common people firmly believe it, because they need an omnipotent hero at this critical moment of the country.

And Yang Menglong is just such a hero.

Now, this fierce tiger showed its fangs again. He was going to tear open the neck of Jiannu and drink the blood. Naturally, the people were so excited that they couldn't control themselves. Thousands of people came from the streets and lined up from the post house to the Daming Gate... The emperor was going to be here. Daming Gate saw off General Yang.As soon as Yang Menglong opened the door, wow, there was a sea of ​​people!Such inhumane onlookers scared him so much that he almost shrank back, while Zhaji Chongweng and Shi Tianbao were also so frightened that their faces turned pale: "No... just... just stole two chicken legs, there's no need for this, right?" "

I don’t know who took the lead. Thousands of people shouted loudly: "Champion! Champion! Champion!" The sound was like a tsunami, drowning everything and blowing away the clouds in the sky. Only this one was left between the sky and the earth. The frantic cries of the waves rose.Yang Menglong cheered up, held his head high, clamped the horse's belly, and galloped toward the Daming Gate with a long neigh from the black front. A dozen guards followed closely behind him, all of them looking straight, heads held high, and just following their horses. The commander galloped towards the Daming Gate. The man was nimble, the horse was also strong, and the military's unique steely breath gushed out.The deafening cheers stopped abruptly, and it took a while for the small army to pass by before someone wiped his sweat and muttered: "These soldiers are so scary!" And the more knowledgeable ones began to show off: "I didn't say that. Wrong? Only the Heluo New Army has such a murderous look! That baby face running in the front is their commander!"

Some people didn't believe it: "A baby face can train such a strong army?"

"Believe it or not, he trained this elite soldier anyway!"

"I also went to see it when Yaowei presented victory the year before last. This new army in black was full of murderous aura... I haven't seen them for two years, but their murderous aura is even stronger..."

"Nonsense, I don't even look at how many rebels they killed in Shandong! Just after the rebels surrendered, they singled out the most harmful people and killed more than 2000 in one go!"

When he came to Daming Gate, Yang Menglong took off his saber and handed it to Shi Tianbao. He asked his guards to wait here, and rode his horse into the imperial inner square surrounded by red walls.On the square, hundreds of soldiers of the Beijing camp lined up in two rows wearing bright iron armor, and Chongzhen led the ministers of civil and military affairs to wait for him on the tower.Yang Menglong jumped off his horse, and it was still the most common ceremony in the army to kneel on one knee: "My minister Yang Menglong, long live my emperor!"

Chongzhen did not let him die, but asked the eunuchs around him to burn incense, and then read the imperial edict.The job of showing off fell to Wang Cheng'en, the dead eunuch's cadence, every time he said a sentence, the eunuch immediately repeated it, and the eunuch's sharp voice resounded throughout the square.The bastard who drafted the imperial decree likes to show off his rhetoric as always, making Yang Menglong one head and two big in the cloud, but he still understands the core few sentences: bestow the sword of the emperor, restrain the Ming army in southern Liaoning, and those who disobey the military order You can cut first and play later!Yang Menglong was secretly happy, now he can get over the addiction of wielding Shang Fang's sword!

After reading the imperial decree, Chongzhen walked down the tower, came to Yang Menglong, helped up the bastard, and looked him up again, with deep eyes: "How old is Aiqing this year?"

Yang Menglong said: "21, it's two!"

Chongzhen sighed: "Zhen...Zhen is not much older than you."

This is the truth. Chongzhen ascended the throne at the age of 16, and now he has been emperor for six or seven years. He is only 22 or [-] years old when he dies.He patted Yang Menglong on the shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter if you win or lose, you will come back alive. Even if you lose, I... I will not kill you."

Yang Menglong was a little surprised: "Why?"

Chongzhen smiled wryly: "If you are killed, who will bring me honey? Who will grab food from me? Who will send big and small bags of persimmons and candied dates to my queen?" Obviously, Yang Menglong's behavior in the imperial garden was very impressive. He was very impressed, and he would never have dared to do it for someone else.Whispering, he untied his sword and handed it to Yang Menglong with both hands: "This is my sword. It can cut iron like mud, and it can be blown away. Aiqing will take it with you. If any generals in southern Liaonan disobey orders, you will be fined." Aiqing, please bring out the sword of the Son of Heaven, cut it first and play it later!"

This is unreserved trust, Yang Menglong's expression turned serious, he took the long sword with both hands, and said: "I still hope to make it drink the blood of Jiannu!"

Chongzhen said: "If you can use it to cut off the heads of a few slaves, that would be great...May Aiqing win the flag and return triumphantly. We also have to review the victorious divisions in this palace square, and show off our victories!"

Yang Menglong said loudly: "The minister will not disappoint the emperor!" Kneeling down and kowtowing, he said, "The minister is gone!"

Chongzhen said: "Remember, come back alive!"

Yang Menglong nodded, put on the emperor's sword inlaid with gold and jade, strode out of the inner square, jumped on the horseback, bowed to Chongzhen, and also to the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty on the tower, kicked the horse's belly, and the horse was like a horse. He rushed out like a cannonball, and he shouted arrogantly amidst the sound of galloping horseshoes: "Old brothers in Beijing, I will help you get back the place! I will beat you back as Jiannu beat you before!" , Guaranteed to beat them out of shit!"

He dared to think that this was pulling a group of people to kill people to vent his anger on his little brother! ?

Chongzhen petrified in an instant, Sun Chengzong's eyes darkened, and he almost fell off the tower.

The historian, who was just writing brilliantly, shook his hand and drew a tail on the paper.He looked at Chongzhen with some embarrassment, and asked: "Your Majesty, do you remember this passage?"

Chongzhen's face was quite ugly: "You can figure it out!"

The official historian wiped off a cold sweat and wrote down: "On June [-]th of the sixth year of Chongzhen, Jiannu invaded Lushun on a large scale, and the government and the public were shocked. Champion Hou took the initiative to invite Ying to lead troops to aid Liao. Daming Gate..." After finishing writing, I realized that I had made a mistake, Yang Menglong hadn't been conferred a Marquis yet, and Champion Marquis was just a folk name.He was about to change it, when Chongzhen suddenly said: "There is no need to change this!"

Therefore, in the history books of the Ming Dynasty, the word "Champion Marquis" was left in black and white for the first time. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, such words never appeared in the history books again, because no general deserved this honor. This is the first time.

The common people have fallen into madness. From the inner city to the outer city, people who came to see him off lined up densely on both sides of the avenue. The government had to dispatch a large number of yamen servants to maintain order, otherwise the scene would get out of control.Li Yan couldn't help sighing: "It is said that my Daming heart is broken and only intrigues, but now it seems that this is not the case..."

Yang Menglong snorted: "The ones who can only intrigue are those guys in the court! But how many ordinary people in Ming Dynasty don't want this country to get better?"

Li Yan muttered to himself: "Yes, I really hope that Daming can get better..."

In his whispers, a group of more than ten riders had already galloped out of Beijing City, and headed straight for Shandong at a fast speed.

(End of this chapter)