Datong!

Inside and outside the city of Datong, there is a sea of ​​flags everywhere.

A large flag with clear characters on a red background and black characters was flying in the wind, and a soldier named Ming, wearing a clean and tidy military uniform, stood in a strict formation.

All of them held their chests high and their heads raised, looking majestic and full of air.

The musket was carried on the shoulder, the muzzle pointed diagonally at the sky, and the bayonet reflected a frightening cold light under the sunlight.

Boom!dong dong!

In the direction of Datong City, the dull sound of war drums sounded.

In an instant, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were standing in formation began to look at the gate of Datong City.

Accompanied by a burst of neat footsteps, Zhu Jing'an rode a tall horse and walked out of Datong City.

Beside him, a famous armored knight guarded the surrounding area.

Although in this era when firearms are prevalent, the role of armor has been weakened to the limit, and its practicality has also been greatly reduced.

But Zhu Jing'an's guards still had a considerable amount of armor and equipment.

There is no other reason, it is simply beautiful and majestic!

In addition, when blocking guns, armor can also resist a few more hits.

Well, as a guard, the most important thing is not how good you are in fighting, but whether you can block the gun at critical moments.

To be Zhu Jing'an's bodyguard, one may not necessarily have much skill in shooting, but his reaction speed is definitely fast enough.

Under the attention of countless people, Zhu Jing'an rode all the way to the front of the army formation, raising his arms and shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Wan Sheng!"

After his words fell, the Ming soldiers in front of him immediately responded like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"

"..."

Seeing this, Zhu Jing'an continued to speak.

"Since Jiashen, the Hu barbarians invaded the south, the Shenzhou sheji fell, the Chinese clothes and clothes were ruined, the people were in a stink, and the mountains and rivers were lost to the Hu cavalry. This was the darkest moment in the history of China."

"Fortunately, although my emperor is in a difficult situation, he has not forgotten his original intention and has the world in his heart. He has raised troops from Guangxi and set fire to the prairie fire to conquer the world. He will follow the righteous deeds of my great ancestor, Emperor Gao, and restore our Ming Dynasty and the country."

"Therefore, the Tartars became discouraged and fled far away to the desert north, which resulted in the great situation they have now."

"But after the Tartars escaped to Mobei, they were still unwilling to remain silent. They still coveted China and colluded with the Rakshasa Kingdom in the north. They united with the various Mongolian tribes on the grassland to watch Mobei and attempt to invade the south again."

"The attempt is to turn the land of China into their pasture again, so that the people of the Han family will be their slaves forever and ever."

"Soldiers, tell me, tell me loudly, do you agree?"

After Zhu Jing'an finished speaking, everyone in front of him shouted in unison.

"No!"

"No!"

"Expel the Tartars and restore China!"

"The sun, moon, mountains and rivers will always be there, and the Ming Dynasty will always be there!"

"..."

Waves of shouts completely ignited the morale of the Ming army. Countless people were raising their arms and cheering, and everyone was in a very excited mood.

At this moment, the morale of the Ming army reached its peak!
Seeing this, Zhu Jing'an also immediately waved his hand and ordered.

"Give the order, let the army set off!"

As his military orders were issued, the various units of the Ming army began to line up in neat array and march towards the north in order.

Before that, Zhu Jing'an had already scattered the fast horses and sentries on the grassland.

Responsible for exploring the way for the army!
Just to ensure that Zhu Jing'an has absolute control over the battlefield situation!
To avoid being ambushed and raided by the enemy.

……

Zhu Jing'an rode on horseback and followed the army.

As the horse moved, his body rose and fell with the ups and downs of the horse.

Zhang Jin was also riding on horseback, following Zhu Jing'an step by step.

He walked a few steps quickly, caught up, handed a letter to Zhu Jing'an, and spoke.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has written a letter."

"The messenger deliberately confessed. His Majesty asked you to reply as soon as possible after reading the letter."

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he nodded first and then spoke.

"Well, I know it!"

After saying this, he opened the urgent letter in his hand and started reading it.

After he read the contents of the letter, Zhu Jing'an couldn't help but admired it.

"Wang Shoufu is a talent!"

"This method is generally good."

Zhu Jing'an expressed his admiration for Wang Shun's strategy.

Because if he was asked to come up with an idea, he didn't think he could come up with a better strategy than Wang Shun's method.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Jing'an spoke.

"Order someone to bring a pen and paper, and I will write a reply to His Majesty myself!"

After he finished speaking, paper and pen were quickly delivered to him.

Zhu Jing'an stopped his horse, dismounted, found a stone as a table, and started writing with a pencil.

【Your Majesty:】

[Seeing the words is like the face. As for the method mentioned in the letter by the emperor, I believe that it is indeed feasible, and the railway runs through the north and south, connecting the two capitals, and I will not hesitate to create another dragon vein on the land of China. 】

[If the railway can pass by the imperial mausoleum, it will connect the north and south dragon veins, and then lead the dragon veins into the imperial mausoleum. 】

[In terms of Feng Shui, if the dragon veins enter the imperial mausoleum, it will definitely protect our Ming Dynasty for thousands of years, and our descendants will be safe and happy. 】

[Therefore, I believe that this matter can be fully implemented without any psychological burden on my father. 】

Zhu Jing'an is very good at educating people.

He knew what Zhu Jianzhuo was worried about now, so he simply analyzed it from the perspective of feudal superstition and feng shui.

As for whether building the railway will disturb the imperial mausoleum?

How should I put it? The railway passes by the imperial mausoleum, not directly over the tomb of the imperial mausoleum.

The straight line distance in the middle is at least several kilometers, so it will not disturb the imperial mausoleum.

You know, the imperial mausoleum is no ordinary mausoleum, its scale is very large!

Especially the buildings on the ground cover a large area and are similar to a small palace complex.

Take the Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing as an example. With the ground-level buildings of the Xiaoling Mausoleum, plus the Shinto, archway, Xiamafang and other buildings around the imperial mausoleum, the overall area of ​​the imperial mausoleum is almost 1.7 million square meters.

Even if the railway is built tightly at the gate of the imperial mausoleum, the railway is still one or two kilometers away from Lao Zhu's grave.

Besides, how could it really be possible to build a railway right next to the gate of the Imperial Tomb? It would definitely have to be a little off.

It won’t really disturb the imperial mausoleum!
Besides, since a new thing like the railway has been invented, why don’t we show it to Lao Zhu so that Lao Zhu can also gain knowledge?

I think Lao Zhu wouldn't blame him...right?

Well, although in theory there is no big problem in letting the railway pass by Xiaoling, Zhu Jing'an himself felt guilty. After writing the letter and stamping it with a seal, Zhu Jing'an ordered someone to send the letter back to the capital, while he continued to ride on horseback and led the team towards Suiyuan City.

Suiyuan City is a new city, and the Qing government only started to build it in the fourth year of Qianlong's reign.

The site is located near the former Guihua City!

Well, that is Hohhot in later generations.

The straight-line distance from Datong to Hohhot is just over 200 kilometers, and the drive takes up to three hours.

Even if the Ming army now travels purely on two legs, it will only take five or six days at most from Datong to Suiyuan.

After leaving Datong, the Ming army headed north.

In mid-March of the sixth year of Xuanwu in the Ming Dynasty, we finally arrived outside Suiyuan City.

Zhu Jing'an was riding on horseback, holding a telescope and looking at Suiyuan City in the distance with a solemn expression.

In the wilderness outside Suiyuan City, the Ming army's sentries drove back and forth. While blocking the battlefield, the Mongolian cavalry of the same name chased each other, engaging in the most typical cavalry confrontation.

The war horses galloped, and the ground rumbled under the horses' hooves.

boom!Boom!

The sound of gunshots and bowstrings trembled incessantly.

Projectiles and arrows flew back and forth, and the sound of whizzing through the air kept ringing.

Habibie rode on horseback, bent his bow and arrows, aimed and released them in one go.

There was a crashing sound of a bowstring trembling, and a Mongolian knight fell off his horse not far away.

Since the last time his tribe was attacked by the Rakshasas, and he was rescued by the Ming army, Habibi chose to join the Ming army in the hope that he could personally avenge his murdered tribesmen.

Due to his superb riding skills and precise archery, after Habibie joined the Ming Army, he became a sentry rider, and was quickly promoted to the captain of the sentry rider team.

This time the Ming army attacked Guihua City, and he took the lead and was at the forefront.

Because he not only wanted to prove his bravery and loyalty to Ming Dynasty, but also wanted to personally avenge his own people.

Teams of sentries galloped on the battlefield, quickly sealing off the battlefield.

Soon, the wilderness outside Guihua City fell under the control of the Ming army.

The Mongolian soldiers in Guihua City did not dare to leave the city.

At the same time, the main force of the Ming army was also advancing towards Guihua City little by little.

In the wilderness outside Guihua City, all Ming troops could be seen at a glance.

The red armor on the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty gathered together, and from a distance, it looked like a flame rising and surging.

……

Gesang, the leader of the Tumote tribe appointed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, stood at the top of Suiyuan City, looking at the menacing main force of the Ming army outside the city, and felt that his liver and gallbladder were about to burst.

Suiyuan City was originally under the direct jurisdiction of the Qing court and was not handed over to the grassland tribes for management.

But after the Qing Dynasty declared its demise, Gesang, the leader of the Tumote tribe closest to Suiyuan City, became interested in Suiyuan City.

He led his troops to force the Qing army's garrison in Suiyuan City to surrender, and then took charge of it himself.

However, what he didn't expect was that before he took over Suiyuan City, the Ming army actually launched the Northern Expedition, with their troops directed at Suiyuan City.

In fact, if he had led his troops and abandoned the city when he first received the news of the Ming Army's Northern Expedition, Kelsang would have definitely been able to escape.

However, at that time, he was reluctant to part with Suiyuan City, a geomantic treasure land.

The plan was to fight stubbornly in Suiyuan City and fight the Ming army to test the strength of the Ming army.

Then, he was surrounded by the Ming army in Suiyuan City.

Became a real turtle in the urn!

Once the Ming army launches an attack on Suiyuan City, even if Kelsang wants to run away now, he may have no way to escape.

"Your Majesty, the Ming army's sentry cavalry are too powerful. Our army's sentry cavalry are suppressed and cannot leave the city!"

At this moment, a bearded man came to Doug Sang and said with a serious expression.

This man was wearing a suit of cotton armor. Although he was not wearing a helmet, it could still be seen that he was quite tall.

His name is Utus, he is the first warrior of the Tumote tribe and the cousin of the flag leader Gesang.

Hearing this, Gesang's face darkened again and he asked.

"How is it? Have the messengers for help been sent out?"

Hearing this, the man nodded and said.

"Replying to the prince, after receiving the news that the Ming army was heading north, our side immediately sent people to ask for help in the direction of Kulun."

"I believe that Cullen will send troops to reinforce us soon!"

The straight-line distance between Suiyuan City and Kulun is almost two thousand miles. If the fast horse that delivers the message rides alone, it will only take three or four days to get there.

Utoth believed that Cullen should have received their message for help by now.

If Yongxuan still wanted to convince the public, he would definitely send troops to rescue Suiyuan City.

Otherwise, if Yongxuan just sits back and watches his Tumote tribe be destroyed by the Ming army, then people's hearts will be scattered.

The reason why everyone chose to hang out with Yongxuan, to put it bluntly, wasn't it because they were afraid of the Ming Army's Northern Expedition and wanted to join the group to keep warm?
But if the group can’t keep warm, then what’s the point of hugging?
After hearing this, Gesang breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

……

At the same time, after the Ming army outside the city blocked the surrounding areas of Suiyuan City with their sentry cavalry, the main force of the infantry also began to slowly unfold.

First, the observation balloon was raised.

The observers on the observation balloon held telescopes to observe the specific situation in Suiyuan City and reported back the information.

The Ming army's artillery was also deployed in an orderly manner. Artillery emplacements were quickly arranged one after another, and the muzzles were aimed in the direction of Suiyuan City.

The skilled gunners adjusted the muzzle of the artillery skillfully according to the shooting elements provided by the observation balloon.

Various departments of the Ming army quickly made preparations to attack the city.

Zhu Jing'an held a telescope in his hand and looked at Suiyuan City in the distance.

Although Suiyuan City is a new city, its city wall is just an earth wall, no more than two feet high.

After being exposed to wind and sun for a long time, many places on the rammed earth city wall have become pitted.

Such a city is absolutely vulnerable to the Ming army's artillery.

Zhu Jing'an put down the telescope in his hand, retracted his gaze from a distance, and then spoke.

"Send someone to persuade Suiyuan City to surrender."

"Give them half an hour to think about it!"

"If within half an hour, the Tumut tribe is willing to return to the Ming Dynasty, all the past troubles will be forgotten, and this pasture will still be the pasture of the Tumut tribe."

"If he stubbornly resists and fights against the Ming Dynasty to the end, after Suiyuan City is destroyed, he will not be left alone. Don't say that he was unforeseeable!"

The Ming army officer on the side heard this and immediately nodded in agreement.

Envoys were sent out immediately, preparing to persuade Suiyuan City to surrender.

……

The envoy of the Ming army galloped all the way to the foot of Suiyuan City and shouted at the top of his voice to the Mongolian army at the top of Suiyuan City.

"The king's master has arrived, and he has lost his ugly form. How dare he fight against the heavenly soldiers?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an order. If the Tumote troops open up the city and abandon their weapons and surrender within half an hour, let's forget all the past."

"If the Tumote tribe insists on resisting and fights against the king's army, after Suiyuan City is destroyed, the whole city will be filled with chickens and dogs."

"Don't say you didn't predict what you said!" (End of this chapter)

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