Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 89 The Arrival of the Shuoyang Frontier Army
In the capital city, the wind is sunny and the breeze is gentle.

Outside the moat of the North City Gate, the bustling people have been waiting outside the city for a long time, ready to enter the city, and those who come earlier are dealt with at the tea shops outside the city or the simple vendors who sell breakfast. Steamed buns, soup cakes and so on.

The first batch of frontier troops arrived in the morning, and 5000 men and horses rode majesticly outside the moat to show off their power. The crimson shirts, black armor, and sturdy horses all showed the strength of this batch of frontier troops.

This is the Shuoyang Frontier Army under the command of Lord Zhen Guo, and the leader is General Niu Jizong, Anyun, the grandson of Lord Zhen Guo.

Niu Jizong had already received the news that the frontier army under his command would be arriving today. He led the guards from the Duke's Mansion and waited on the official road 5 miles outside the North City Gate early in the morning. .

The deputy general saw that General Niu had come in person, so he naturally handed over the command to Niu Jizong. Niu Jizong ordered the whole army to pass around the city outside the moat on the spot, and go to the south of the capital to the east of Anhu Lake, and set up camp at Jingying.

The Shuoyang army assembled not far from the North City Gate, and Niu Jizong rode on his horse and brandished his whip, showing off his might;

"Brothers, you have worked hard"

All the sergeants are shouting;
"Oh, oh, oh!"

"In this big competition, my Shuoyang frontier army will definitely take the first place."

"Must win, must win, must win!"

"Everyone, follow me to camp."

After speaking, he led the whole army to walk around the city. The sound of "rumbling" horseshoes was heard far away in the city.

The soldiers and horses on the city wall turned pale with fright when they saw the sturdy frontier army, and a large number of people surrounded the city gate, trying to catch a glimpse of the legendary frontier army's demeanor.

Niu Jizong was even more excited when he saw so many people. He led the frontier army and ran around the city gate deliberately, causing exclamations and even getting carried away.

Of course, the Shuoyang frontier soldiers are also very excited. This is the capital city. Look how high the city wall is, and there are so many people. The most important thing is to hear that the military salary is doubled, and winning the competition is even more exciting. People don't come here once in a lifetime.

Looking at the dishes of the soldiers on the city wall of the capital, they are soft eggs at first glance, why not be afraid, and they are even more magnificent shouts;

"Oh, oh. Must win!"
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The Imperial City Secretary had already passed the information on the arrival of the frontier army to Da Nei. After receiving the information, Dai Quan didn't delay, and rushed directly to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. When he entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he knelt down;

"Qizou His Majesty, the old slave has something to report."

"Get up and talk."

Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong, who was sitting behind the desk, didn't raise his head, there was still an endless memorial,
"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Shuoyang Frontier Army is the first to arrive at the capital today, and the leader is General Anyun Niu Jizong."

"Oh, so soon, the frontier troops have arrived, how does it feel?"

Only then did Emperor Wu put down the memorial in his hand, stretched his waist, and asked lazily.

"Uh, back to Your Majesty, the spirit of the frontier army is commendable and their morale is great."

"Really, is there any more? It can't be just this. I remember that the guards at the city gate are soldiers and horses. Those soldiers are just trying to scare the people."

Zhou Shihong had a look of disbelief that the frontier army would be so honest when they came to the capital.

"Your Majesty is wise, the soldiers and horses turned pale with fright, and the frontier soldiers are really arrogant and arrogant. When they came to the North City Gate, they showed off their might and shouted that they would win, attracting people to watch. At that time, the Imperial City Secretary The people are there."

"Well, that's right. If you say that you will turn into a cat when you come to the capital, these big bastards, whoever believes it, just look at how the capital will deal with it."

Emperor Wu didn't care either, if the soldiers are not bloody, they will be finished, and the elite will be useless if they have no drive.

It's just that I'm a little worried about the Forbidden Army. Although the Marquis of Baoning was specifically told to train with all his heart before this competition, the elite border troops of the nine provinces are not so easy to deal with.

Especially the frontier army of Luoyunhou Zhang Jinyu, whose strength is unknown outside the customs, has actually fought against the Jurchens.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Prince Teng, the governor of the Beijing camp, is also a veteran. It's hard to trouble him. The 30 troops in the Beijing camp are not just for nothing."

"Well, that's true, but I want to know everything about these frontier troops, as well as their combat power, whether they can still be used after so many years,"

Emperor Wu added a sentence in his heart, besides how much loyalty to the court and fear of imperial power, he has forgotten the court.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the servant will arrange for someone to watch it all night."

"That's good, keep your movements secret."

"According to the order."

outside the capital,
Niu Jizong led 5000 people and walked around for a long time, and finally came to Anhu Daying, where officials from the Beijing camp had long been there to receive them.

The hosts were none other than Jia Lian from the Rongguo Mansion and Wang Ren from the Wangfu. It turned out that the two of them came to the Beijing camp to report, and Wang Ziteng did not treat them badly, and directly gave them the position of commander of the Bujunwei.

Commanding the elite battalion of the Beijing camp, each battalion has 5000 troops. He is also the head of the battalion participating in this big competition, and he is also doing it for the Jia family to see. Originally, the other generals had some complaints, but after knowing the identities of the two, they kept silent , one is the grandson of the former Jiedushi, and the other is the nephew of the current Jiedushi, both of whom are in the Yamen.

At the gate of the camp,

Jia Lian waited so hard with his personal guards there, so he asked;
"Brother, when will the frontier army come? It's a bit cold these days, and my hands are numb from the cold."

"Who knows, go back and take a good look at the strength of the frontier army and compare them."

"Brother, what do you think of the frontier army? This time, our Beijing camp has a chance of winning the championship."

"Brother-in-law, it's hard to say. I haven't seen the frontier army, but when it comes to the Beijing camp, our battalion leaders are the elite of the elite, not ordinary soldiers. There should be great hope. It depends on the imperial army. gone."

"If you want me to say that our Beijing camp will definitely win the championship this time, let me tell you that I have never seen such elites in the mainland. Those in the imperial army are mysterious. I don't know. The frontier army is not disciplined, and the assessment items may not pass. .”

"Speak less, this time is different, don't forget those people outside the customs, but they have practiced their lives with Jurchen."

It was Wang Ren who was talking. After half a month of training, his energy and spirit were obviously different. His skin became darker and he looked stronger. He knew that he and Jia Lian were going to participate in the big competition, so he specially invited Jia Lian to receive him. Find out the details of the frontier army.

While complaining, there was a "rumbling" sound of horseshoes in the northeast of Daying, and the dust was flying.
"coming."

Wang Ren reminded that Jia Lian was also cheering up immediately.

The frontier army approached from far away, and galloped their horses to the gate of the camp before stopping. The wind brought by the cavalry came head-on, and Jia Lian and Wang Ren also squinted their eyes. At the same time, they said in their minds, Good guy!So proud.

When the dust passed over the leaders of the two parties, they saw each other clearly. It turned out that it was Jia Lian from Rongguo Mansion, Niu Jizong from Zhenguo, and Wang Ren, the nephew of Wang Ziteng.

"So it's Brother Niu, come on, let's go to the camp and have a rest."

It was Wang Ren who reacted quickly and said something to ease the embarrassment,

"Okay, it turned out that the two of you came to greet me. Let me tell you earlier, this is not because the flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple, and the family no longer knows the family."

Niu Jizong was yelling carelessly, and Jia Lian was also very embarrassed. If he had said it was this guy, he wouldn't have come.

"Okay, Brother Niu, let's go in, shame on you."

"Okay, Lian Er, don't think that you're good enough to be an infantry lieutenant. You're two ranks lower than me. You should call me a general."

"Put it down, say you're fat and panting, and you haven't paid me back the money you paid for the brothel, why don't you pay me back first."

Jia Lian doesn't give any face, no one knows who.

"you,,,"

Just like that, the two entered the camp arguing. Both sides wanted to give each other a bad start, but they were destroyed by the two anticlimactic. Wang Ren was there but did not leave. Only then did I understand what my uncle meant. Sure enough, it was terrifying, and the connection was so close.

Those frontier soldiers have definitely seen blood. They are fierce and unruly. They really are the demeanor of frontier soldiers. This time the competition is over.

The five thousand frontier troops also entered the big camp of the Beijing camp with great momentum, as if everything was ignored.

On the official road of Sanyang County,

Zhang Jinyu led the army to move forward. After what happened last night, the number of scouts on the perimeter was also doubled. Although there was no major event, it is better to be cautious.

"Master Hou, do you want to go to Shanyang County City to rest?"

Duan Hong came to ask for instructions.

"No, we have enough supplies, don't worry, the whole army goes straight to the capital, and don't make any troubles."

"It's Lord Hou."

Duan Hong returned to the front army, continued to lead the army forward, and then shouted at the cavalry behind him;
"The whole army goes straight to the capital and is not allowed to stay. Pay attention to vigilance."

(End of this chapter)