"How much?"
Hearing this, Yuan Chonghuan jumped up,""Is it the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty?"
For a moment, everyone in the huge tent became vigilant.
If Huang Taiji really dared to turn around, they were confident that they would annihilate the Houjin army.
"No…no!"
The soldier seemed to be panicking." The soldiers are all dressed in Han Chinese attire. They…they look like reinforcements from Shengjing City!"”
"What?"
Zu Dashou was about to ask when Yuan Chonghuan lost his patience. He pushed the crowd away and strode out of the tent.
On the endless snow, one could see a pitch-black scene in the north gate of Shengjing City.
First, it was a dot, then a line, and finally a surface.
Although they were far away from each other, the sound of hooves galloping was like an earthquake. They galloped all the way to the north gate like a flood.
At this moment.
The Great Ming soldiers all sucked in a breath of cold air. One had to know that it was impossible to gather so many people in a short period of time, and it was an existence with strong soldiers and strong horses.
The elites outside Great Ming Pass were only Ning Yuan's cavalry.
As for Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, and the other rebel soldiers, there was no need to even think about it. They were all farmers who were about to starve to death. How could they have such exquisite riding skills and such abnormal cohesion?
"This old man's eyes were blind."
After a long while, Yuan Chonghuan retracted his gaze and heaved a heavy sigh."Men, Yan Mo, this old man wants to report to the Imperial Court.”
In an instant, the atmosphere in the tent became extremely gloomy.
Zu Dashou, Man Gui, and the other Great Generals all felt aggrieved, and they would occasionally glance at the black mass of soldiers on the snowy ground.
"Overseer, we have been stationed outside the pass for more than ten years, but we have never heard of an army coming out of seclusion.”
The more Zu Dashou thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong." With such a large troop, even a fool would have noticed the sentries along the way. Why haven't we heard anything?"”
"Is it important?"
Yuan Chonghuan didn't even raise his head. He held the brush in one hand and pinched his sleeve with the other, writing on the Xuan paper.
Rage!
Resentment!
Mixed together, Yuan Chonghuan felt even more uncertain.
Recalling Chu Feng's words from before, recalling his confident look towards Great Ming's destruction, he was even more shocked!
As the governor of Ji Liao, he had no idea that a hundred thousand soldiers had suddenly appeared in his territory. This dereliction of duty was enough to make him lose his head.
…………
Shengjing City.
North Gate.
Li Cunxiao came.
As one of the 13 Grand Guardians, he rode on a fat warhorse and commanded 120,000 soldiers.
After the earth-shaking hooves, the thick snow turned into a muddy flat ground.
The flag embroidered with the word " Li " fluttered in the wind. When it approached the city gate, Li Cunxiao, who was leading the way, tightened his reins and looked up at the city gate.
"I, Li Cunxiao, have been ordered to come to the rescue. I hope that you can open the door and enter the city!”
His voice was loud and clear, like a great bell.
Almost in the next second, the city gate creaked open, and more than 100,000 soldiers quickly entered the city.
Shengjing City, which had been quiet for a night, was finally lively again.
The neighing of warhorses and the clamor of soldiers filled the streets and alleys. The capital city of the Later Jin Dynasty had become a proper military city.
Li Cunxiao entered the city, put down his weapons, threw away his reins, and rushed straight for the palace.
As he neared the palace gates, he took off his helmet and walked straight in with vigorous steps.
Chu Feng sat in the main hall, looking down at Li Cunxiao as he walked up the steps and entered the hall.
Li Cunxiao nimbly threw off his armor, cupped his fists at Chu Feng, and knelt on one knee.
"The 13th Gangster, Li Cunxiao, has come under orders to meet the Lord!”
Finally.
He lowered his head and stopped talking.
"Where are the soldiers?"
Chu Feng spoke calmly.
"My Lord, 120,000 troops have entered the city and are scattered. They are waiting for my Lord's orders to leave the city to deal with the enemy.”
Li Cunxiao answered firmly, but he never raised his head.
"Li Cunxiao!"
The corner of Chu Feng's mouth curled up, and he walked down the stairs unhurriedly. He raised his hand and patted Li Cunxiao's shoulder, pulling him up."A famous general in history, your name…has long resounded in my ears.”
"It's all because of the love of the people of the martial world. Today, Li Cunxiao is just a knife of the King.”
Li Cunxiao did not lower his fist salute.
"Hahaha, good!"
Chu Feng laughed heartily." Go and rest. You don't have to fight for the time being. Train your soldiers well. The real battle is still to come."”
"I have received your order!"
After receiving the order, Li Cunxiao suddenly turned around and walked out of the hall.
The army was gathered.
In the vast Shengjing City, there were a total of 150,000 soldiers, and they were all the elites of the elites. Each of them was a powerful war machine.
Chu Feng was very satisfied.
However, simply staying in Shengjing City had already made him impatient.
Right now, there was the Great Ming, which showed no signs of subjugation, and the Manchu and Mongolian armies, which were eyeing them covetously.
If he didn't get rid of these two, Chu Feng really wouldn't be able to sleep soundly.
As he pondered, Zhao Yun's figure quickly walked in from outside the hall. She crossed the threshold and said bluntly,"My Lord, the scouts just reported that the Great Ming Army outside the city has sent messengers to the capital.”
"It's normal."
Chu Feng nodded his head without any surprise,"Yuan Chonghuan is not a fool, but Big Ming doesn't need to worry for now."”
"What does the King mean?"
"Do we have to destroy the Eight Banners of Manmeng first?" Zhao Yun asked.”
"The plan is easy to make, but it's quite difficult to implement.”
Chu Feng rubbed his chin and said," The winter is approaching. The nomadic people have no fixed residence. If we lead the army to the north now, can we survive in this world of ice and snow?"”
"The snow has blocked the road, and our resources are scarce. It is difficult for us to march, and our army is starving. However, the soldiers of Manmeng will also encounter this problem.”
Zhao Yun advised," I think it would be better to let Huo Qubing be the vanguard and Li Cunxiao be the main force. I will attack from the left and right with General Qi.”
"It's not that simple."
Chu Feng shook his head worriedly." The vastness of the grassland is far beyond our imagination. The northernmost land is Lake Baikal. The journey to this place is as far as the sky. I'm afraid that before the battle, more than half of our troops will be lost.”
"Then what does the Lord want?"
"Let's wait."
Chu Feng shook his head and denied his thoughts."Emperor Chongzhen is definitely more anxious than you and me. Let's see how Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty will reply.”
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