East Factory Governor

Chapter 739 Cao Huachun Arrives

(There is another chapter before this chapter. The order is wrong, but it cannot be changed. Please read the next chapter first.) At the end, Mei Yinzhi only said one sentence.

"Emperor Shengming!"

A short sentence contains too much information.

As soon as these words came out, Qin Shuhuai felt relieved.

Chongzhen was also relieved.

And Mei Yinzhi didn't say those four words just because of what Chongzhen said today, but the changes in the world he witnessed with his own eyes in the past two years made him say those four words.

The Devil's Cult and the imperial court reconcile from now on!

On behalf of the Demon Cult, Mei Yinzhi agreed to the imperial court's Northern Expedition, but he declined all the court's rewards, and then stepped out of the Forbidden City with his head held high.

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The Western Expeditionary Army has returned, and the preparations for the whole army have naturally entered the final stage.

Qin Shuhuai, in his capacity as the leader of the martial arts alliance, issued a recruitment order to all sects and factions. This time, the conscripts were not soldiers, but experts from various factions.

Soon, the two masters Zhiren and Zhikong from Shaolin came, Wang Datong, the leader of the beggar gang, Chang Wuji of Wudang, the second saint of Kongtong, Tang Sanniang of Tangmen, Ma Sansao of Caobang and other masters also came.

To Qin Shuhuai's surprise, the Kunlun faction also sent Zhang Taicheng with five hundred disciples.

In the past, the Kunlun faction had internal strife. Some wanted to follow the Demon Sect, and some wanted to form an alliance with the Wulin. As a result, the faction with the Demon Sect dominated, so that they did not join the coalition.

Now that the Devil's Cult has united with Qin Shuhuai, if they don't come, they won't be able to get along.

Qin Shuhuai naturally accepted them with a smile.

On August [-]th of the fifth year of Chongzhen, twenty red cannons and tens of thousands of shells arrived in Baoding.

At the same time, all kinds of munitions and materials have also been continuously shipped in.

The mobilization of the army is also going on.

The Guanning Army dispatched 2000 elite soldiers to Qin Shuhuai's command, and joined forces with Mangui's [-] troops, a total of [-] people.

Li Dingguo led 5000 soldiers under his command, Liu Guoneng led [-] soldiers under his command, and Du Wenhuan, Cao Wenzhao, and He Renlong led about [-] troops, a total of [-] people, forming the right army.With Li Dingguo as the commander-in-chief, Cao Wenzhao as the deputy commander-in-chief.

As for the Chinese army, it consisted of 8000 martial arts coalition troops, [-] Demon Sect soldiers, [-] Jianghe Gang, [-] factory guards, and [-] Gansu soldiers, totaling [-] people. The commander is naturally Qin Shuhuai, and the deputy is Jin Gang.

The Northern Expedition army totaled about 18 troops, almost concentrating the elite forces of Ming Dynasty.

September 26, the fifth year of Chongzhen, is an auspicious day for travel and business opening.

At noon, outside Baoding City.

The expeditionary army gathered here, and it was so dark that it was impossible to see the end at a glance!
Qin Shuhuai was wearing a general's helmet, holding Yitian in his hand, and a group of strong tall war horses under his crotch, under the guard of Lai San'er, Zhiren, Wang Datong, Zhang Xiao and others, he slowly left the city.

The gate of the city was already crowded with people, and countless people came to see the officers and soldiers off.

The official army is finally going to the Northern Expedition!

It's finally time to avenge your dead compatriots!

The group of ogre demon kings entrenched in Liaodong is finally about to take over!
As long as the Tartars can be wiped out this time, then everyone's good days will really come!
That's right, now that the court is benevolent, everyone has no worries about food and clothing. If the Tartars are wiped out again, wouldn't it be a peaceful and prosperous age that only exists in history books?

The army must win!
Boom, boom, clang, clang, clang, the common people beat the gongs and drums to send off the army of the Northern Expedition.

According to the usual practice, the local elders give wine to the soldiers at the gate of the city.

Qin Shuhuai drank a bowl of wine, then pulled out the gleaming Yitian sword, and was about to issue an order, but suddenly heard a strong man behind him shouting, "General Qin! General Qin, stop!"

Qin Shuhuai turned his head and looked behind him, only to see four strong men rushing over carrying an old man with white hair.

After taking a closer look, I found that this person was Cao Huachun!
I haven't seen him for about a year, but Cao Huachun has become like a frail old man. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell that this is the all-powerful and famous Dongchang Governor in the past!

I can't help but feel a lot of emotion in my heart.

When Cao Huachun approached, Qin Shuhuai immediately punched him and said, "Duke Cao, long time no see!"

Cao Huachun smiled feebly, and said, "Director Qin, the old man learned that Governor Qin is going on a northern expedition today, so he came here from home to send Governor Qin a ride!"

With that said, he climbed down the sedan chair with difficulty, took a bowl of wine and handed it to Qin Shuhuai, and took a bowl himself.

"Qin Du, you told our family that day that you want our family to live well. Look at that, uh, look at the day when the peaceful and prosperous world will come. Haha, so our family should not be so old-fashioned. We don't want to die until now. ! Duchess Qin, cough, cough, duke Qin, Dongchang is a good man, we won’t regret handing it over to you! Our family, our family...cough cough cough, our family wishes Qin Duqi a victory and success soon Success! If you come back and our family is still alive, our family will definitely go ten miles out of the city to meet you! Come, come, cough, cough, dry, dry this bowl of wine, I will give you, let you go!"

Cao Huachun coughed violently, not only was he out of breath, he was even out of breath. His face was pale, obviously his physical condition was extremely poor.

But he didn't seem to care, he just said so many things out of breath, as if he was afraid that if he didn't say it now, he wouldn't have a chance to say it in the future - you must know that the famous Governor of Dongchang back then was never in a hurry So many words!

Qin Shuhuai felt more and more emotional, picked up the wine and drank it down, then gave Cao Huachun a solemn fist, and said, "Duke Cao, please take care of yourself. On the day of triumphant return, I will come to the mansion personally, thank you for the bowl Strong wine!"

Cao Huachun laughed, raised his neck and drank the bowl of wine in one gulp, vaguely regaining the demeanor of the admiral Dongchang back then!

But after drinking, he coughed again and again, coughing and half bent over.

A strong man hurriedly poured some qi into his back, and only then did he stop coughing.

Another person who looked like a little book boy came up and blamed, "Oh god, grandpa, the doctor said that you are not allowed to drink alcohol, why are you still drinking! If you do this again, I will ignore you!"

Cao Huachun smiled and patted the child's head lovingly.

Then he raised his head and shouted at Qin Shuhuai with all his strength, "General Qin, Lord Duke! Let's go! The old man is here watching you!"

Qin Shuhuai nodded, and then swung the Yitian sword in the northeast direction, and shouted at the whole army with endless majestic zhenqi, "Give me the general order, the whole army set off!"

Beep beep beep~~ The mighty horn sounded!
Wipe it!Step forward in neat steps!

An army of 18 has officially started the journey of the Northern Expedition!
Travel seven hundred miles in six days and pass Shanhaiguan.

After passing Shanhaiguan, there is a long and narrow passage in front of it, leading directly from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou.

This channel, or corridor, is adjacent to the Bohai Sea on the east side, along the Great Wall on the north side, and the Duoyan Department is outside the Great Wall.It has almost no depth and is only a hundred miles wide at most.

This corridor can be regarded as a pipeline, and Shanhaiguan defended by Wu Xiang and Jinzhou City defended by Yuan Chonghuan are like two plugs blocking both ends of the pipeline. If the Duoyan tribe rushes in across the Great Wall, as long as Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou remain intact If they don't move, then they don't want to make trouble.

But what if one of these two barriers is breached?
If Shanhaiguan is breached, then the allies of Hou Jin, such as the Mongolian ministries, can directly enter the customs and threaten Gyeonggi.If the Jinzhou-Ningyuan line is broken, then Houjin's allies can copy the Northern Expeditionary Army's back route and attack Houjin on both sides.

Both consequences are disastrous.

It can be seen the importance of the Shanhaiguan and Jinning lines of defense.

It was precisely because of its importance that Qin Shuhuai let Yuan Chonghuan continue to be the governor of Jiliao. In fact, he also took charge of the Shanhaiguan and Jinning defense lines, because in history, Yuan Chonghuan was very stable here during his defense.

The army continued to move forward, passed Ningyuan three days later, and arrived at Jinzhou five days later.

This is currently the frontline stronghold of Ming Dynasty in Liaodong. After leaving Jinzhou City, it is Houjin's territory. Houjin's old nest Shenyang (it is not called Shengjing yet, but Shenyang) is only four hundred miles away from Jinzhou!

(End of this chapter)