In Cining Palace.
The empress dowager said to Second Mother," Qiao 'er, do you think Zhao' er can like Suying? Suying is very similar to me. I like Suying very much. I'm just worried that Zhao 'er doesn't like Suying and thinks that Suying is too lively."”
Second Mother Qiao 'er: " Empress Dowager, what's there to worry about? A cousin and a cousin. This is called having no guesses. They are childhood sweethearts. We don't have to care about them and let them develop freely. When Zhao' er has feelings, Empress Dowager will issue an edict and Zhao 'er will definitely agree."”
"Isn't this too decisive? I'll let Zhao 'er choose a few more concubines…After the fasting ends, I'll choose some beautiful women from all over the world…"
"Empress Dowager, many people in the palace have recently received gifts from the officials. Those officials who have daughters want to send their daughters to the palace…"
"If they want to give it to me, let them. What kind of woman Zhao 'er wants is his business…"
"Huijuan, why aren't you saying anything?" The Empress Dowager turned to look at Third Aunt.”
Third Mother Huijuan: " I think that if we choose the Empress, we need to be careful. After at least a dozen concubines, we can choose the Empress. Empress Dowager, I don't have any other intentions. I'm not saying that Suying is bad. I'm just thinking about Zhao 'er. After all, the Empress is the mother of a country. She has to be virtuous and virtuous.”
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about the future. Little stool, go take a look at the imperial garden and see how the emperor and Suying are doing.”
"Yes." A young eunuch ran towards the imperial garden.
In the imperial garden, Zhang Suying was innocent and bright. She was one year younger than Zhu Houzhao and had just turned fifteen this year. She was very lively.
"Second Aunt told me that I must hold Cousin's hand. Although I don't know what Second Aunt means, I still did it.”
In the imperial garden, Cousin Suying was surrounding Zhu Houzhao.
Indeed, it was Second Mother's idea. That was right. Only she dared to give such an idea to the daughter of the Duke. In the Ming Dynasty, men and women should not be close to each other. The daughters of noble families would not see outsiders.
Someone must have taught Zhang Suying to hold her cousin's hand like this…
However, Zhu Houzhao didn't have any other thoughts about Zhang Suying. In Zhu Houzhao's eyes, Suying was his cousin.
……
In Datong Prefecture, 150,000 reinforcements from the Nine Border Town of Great Ming arrived. These 150,000 reinforcements brought 4,000 Crouching Tiger Cannons, making Wang Shouren overjoyed.
Datong Prefecture had 200,000 soldiers, nearly 10,000 cannons, and countless rations and weapons.
The Divine Arms Battalion Commander Qi Jingtong led the three thousand Divine Arms Battalion to arrive. The Divine Arms Battalion was completely different from the other Great Ming soldiers. Each of the Divine Arms Battalion soldiers carried a fire weapon on their back, and there were bags of gunpowder and steel balls on their waists.
The musketeers of the Divine Arms Battalion were good at using three-point shooting.
After the first row of musketeers fired, they would retreat to the last row to reload. The second row of musketeers would fire. After the second row of musketeers finished firing, they would retreat to the last row to reload and the third row would fire…
After the third row of musketeers finished firing, the first row of musketeers had finished reloading and continued firing.
In the Ming Empire, firearms had always been the most important. When they fought against the Tartars, the Ming soldiers had tasted the sweetness of firearms.
No matter how fierce the Tartar cavalrymen were, they were still afraid of cannons!
The cannon sounded, and the warhorses wailed!
In an instant, the combat strength of the Ttar cavalry collapsed.
……
In Datong Prefecture, on the city pass, Wang Shouren excitedly held Qi Jingtong's hand.
"With General Qi's arrival today, our Da Tong Prefecture is impregnable!”
Ever since the King of Tartar invaded Datong, Wang Shouren had been stationed at the city pass of Datong Prefecture. Whether it was dealing with official business or eating, he was always at the city pass.
Wang Shouren and the soldiers guarding Datong Prefecture swore that as long as the enemy did not retreat, he would not leave the city and swear to live and die together with Datong!
Qi Jingtong handed over the military power of the 150,000 reinforcements to Wang Shouren.
Datong General Wang Shouren had a total of 200,000 soldiers.
There were two hundred thousand soldiers in Da Tong Prefecture. The Tartars couldn't break through Da Tong Prefecture. From now on, they should consider counterattacking.
However, he still needed to come up with a plan to keep the Tartars in Datong Prefecture!
Wang Shouren and Qi Jingtong stood on the city pass and dismissed the guards. The two of them began to discuss in secret.
Qi Jingtong was the commander of the Divine Arms Battalion, an important general of the Ming Dynasty, and the most trusted general of Emperor Hongzhi, Zhu Youtang. Otherwise, how could Zhu Youtang dare to hand over the command of the Divine Arms Battalion to him?
"Commander Wang, before I arrived in Datong, I heard that the Iron-bold Divine Marquis had received an imperial edict to assist Datong Prefecture and boost the morale of the troops…" Qi Jingtong stared at Wang Shouren.
" That's right. Ironguts is so brave. He faced the 300,000 enemy troops alone with his sword without any fear. The soldiers guarding the city have gained great morale…"
"What happened after that?" Qi Jingtong asked.
After Wang Shouren heard Qi Jingtong's words, his expression turned silent. He wanted to say something but hesitated.
Qi Jingtong saw that Wang Shouren was hiding something, so he said,"If Lord Wang is not willing to say it, then don't say it.”
"It's not that I can't say it clearly, but this matter is of great importance. I can't say a word before the return of Ironguts Divine Marquis!”
Qi Jingtong had been through hundreds of battles, so how could he not understand the meaning behind Wang Shouren's words?
Instantly, Qi Jingtong's expression turned respectful.
"The Divine Marquis is a righteous person, and he is alone in danger. This loyalty is obvious!”
Wang Shouren nodded and said," The Divine Marquis and I have an agreement three days later. If the Divine Marquis returns in three days, our army can launch a large-scale counterattack. If the Divine Marquis doesn't return in three days, we will build a cenotaph for the Divine Marquis in Datong Prefecture!"”
Qi Jingtong held his breath when he heard this. Tears welled up in his eyes. How could he not know that the Iron Gut Divine Marquis's departure was a narrow escape? For the Great Ming, the Iron Gut Divine Marquis had put his life at risk. What reason did Qi Jingtong have to not risk his life?
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