After getting Chu Feng's permission, Huo Qubing was so excited that he couldn't sleep for the entire night.
After leaving the Imperial Palace, Huo Qubing and Zhao Yun spent the night preparing their troops, organizing their supplies, and planning the route of the expedition in the military headquarters.
The Horqin tribe was not too far away from Shengjing, only four hundred miles away.
In the market, it was less than 200 kilometers.
If it was any other time, Huo Qubing's lightning and guerrilla tactics would be the most suitable distance.
Unfortunately, at the end of the Little Ice Age, there was knee-thick snow everywhere. Under the circumstances of unknown routes, warhorses were easily trapped in snow nests.
Moreover, the ground was covered in snow, so it was impossible to tell how many potholes and gullies there were.
This was also what Chu Feng was most worried about.
Without understanding the enemy's situation and unfamiliar with the geographical location, rashly attacking was no different from sending himself to his death.
That night.
Chu Feng did not sleep either. He was alone in the royal study, studying the map with a dozen pine oil lamps lit.
From the Inner Mongolia Prairie to Shanhaiguan, and then to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, all the way to Jinzhou, Songzhou, Tanggu, and many other places, he had almost complete control.
He had no choice.
In a war, geographical location was life!
When it was almost dawn, Qi Jiguang entered the palace in a panic.
Huo Qubing and Zhao Yun seemed to have just fallen asleep and were about to head north to the Horqin tribe when they woke up.
"My Lord! My Lord…"
Chu Feng was lying on the chair to rest when Qi Jiguang pushed the door open with a bang and entered,""The Ming army is on the move!"
"Hmm?"
Slightly stunned, Chu Feng frowned,""Who is it?"
"The scouts we sent to the capital have reported.”
As he said that, Qi Jiguang handed over a sheepskin scroll,""The Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian, issued an edict yesterday to send Qian Longxi, the assistant minister of the cabinet, to appoint the prime minister of Shanhaiguan to come and surrender. In addition, Wu Xiang, the former commander of Liaodong, will be reinstated, and Qin Liangyu will be the general of the hussars to help defend Shengjing!”
Chu Feng placed the letter under the pine oil lamp again and read it carefully.
Interesting!
This was getting more and more interesting.
Chongzhen was clearly using both hard and soft tactics. He was sending reinforcements while negotiating and summoning surrenders.
It seemed that Zhu Youjian was extremely anxious to conquer Liaodong!
"King, do you want Huo Qubing and Zhao Zilong to stop attacking Keerqin?”
Qi Jiguang was a general, not handsome, what he lacked was strategic vision.
"No!"
Chu Feng stood up in a daze and looked at the bright sky outside.""Shengjing is at least eight hundred li away from the capital. Now that the snow has sealed the mountain, even if the Ming army rushes to the rescue, it will still take three days.”
"Indeed."
" Yes." Qi Jiguang quickly nodded," According to the scouts, Qian Longxi, Qin Liangyu and the others have only marched 200 miles."”
"Two hundred miles?"
Chu Feng lightly bit his lips and said,"Qi Jiguang, listen up!"”
"I'm here!"
"Pass on my order, order Zhao Yun to cancel the northern expedition and lead 20,000 people to stay in Shengjing. No matter who attacks the city, they are not allowed to leave the city to fight.”
"Order Huo Qubing to lead twenty thousand troops instead of ten thousand, but the division of troops remains unchanged.”
"Li Cunxiao, Qi Jiguang, the two of you will lead the remaining 150,000 soldiers and follow me…"
Chu Feng's killing intent came.
What a good opportunity!
Motherf * cker!
Since Chongzhen had no intention of agreeing, how could he let them prepare their weapons? If they wanted to fight, they should catch them off guard.
"My Lord! You…you want to go out personally?"
Qi Jiguang was somewhat stunned.
"How can we sit idly by when the enemy is in front of us? Hurry!"
Chu Feng was no longer sleepy.
Yuan Chonghuan was closer to the capital of the Ming Dynasty than him, but if he led the army to block Qin Liangyu, it would be a great opportunity.
The sun rose slowly, but Shengjing City woke up very quickly.
Almost all of the 150,000 soldiers in the city had been mobilized. The Cooks 'Army had started cooking early in the morning and was extremely busy.
It couldn't be helped. The army was about to set off. According to the rules, they had to eat and sleep well.
Zhao Yun stayed in Shengjing and led 20,000 troops to guard the four gates. It was not difficult.
Huo Qubing also had 20,000 soldiers, 10,000 at the front and 10,000 behind.
As the war drums beat, the north gate of Shengjing City was already open. The banners on the city gate fluttered as they respectfully sent the soldiers off.
Li Cunxiao gathered the remaining 110,000 soldiers and entered the training grounds. As far as the eye could see, there was a sea of people. Fortunately, this was not a city, or else…it would have been difficult to accommodate them.
The neighing warhorses were led out of the fence. The weapons and armor interweaved into a magnificent scene.
Before the troops were dispatched, Chu Feng had already ordered all of Yuan Chonghuan's scouts to be killed.
"Gather the troops, please give the order!”
After eating and warming their bodies, even the warhorses were fed with fodder.
Li Cunxiao dismounted from his horse, clasped his hands and bowed his head towards Chu Feng.
"Split up."
The cold wind blew on his face. Chu Feng stood on the high platform with his eyes narrowed."Qi Jiguang led 50,000 troops to Shanhaiguan to confront Yuan Chonghuan.”
"I understand!"
"Li Cunxiao will follow me to the expedition. The purpose of this battle is to intercept the reinforcements of Great Ming. If we can wipe them all out, we must not let them go!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Feng grabbed the reins of the warhorse with one hand and leaped.""Soldiers of the entire army, this is the battle to establish our country. If we can wipe out the Ming army, Zhu Youjian will definitely be afraid!”
"Don't worry, my lord. This is the first battle of Li Cunxiao's expedition. He would rather die than retreat!”
As he spoke, Li Cunxiao mounted his warhorse and followed closely behind Chu Feng.
The army set off.
110,000. Once they left the city gate, they parted ways.
Qi Jiguang led 50,000 troops straight to Shanhai Pass, his goal was to delay Shanhai Pass 'reinforcements to Qin Liangyu.
The real highlight was still on Chu Feng's side.
The snow was very thick.
The road was very difficult to walk, even more difficult than Chu Feng had imagined.
Even though they had sent 2,000 men to scout ahead, it was still very difficult to march.
"King, how is the fighting strength of the Ming army?”
On the way, Li Cunxiao followed closely behind Chu Feng and asked suspiciously,""We have sixty thousand soldiers and horses, and we can fight against thirty thousand of them. Why does the ruler want to personally go out with the army? Could it be that the Ming army is powerful?"
"This battle is crucial…"
Chu Feng said mischievously," If we can wipe out the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty inside the pass, it will definitely make Chongzhen feel fear. After that…we will have a foothold outside the pass and be on equal footing with the Ming Dynasty. We might even…be above them."”
"Is the Lord going to establish his capital in Shengjing?”
Li Cunxiao was stunned. What was so interesting about this godforsaken place?
"The Zhu Dynasty has been established for three hundred years. If we want to annex it, we will have to wait a few more days…"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Feng gripped the whip tightly and lashed it heavily on the horse's back, shouting,""Inform the entire army to speed up the march. There must be no mistakes!”
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