golden scales

Zhu Cihong was sitting in the camp of the Chinese army, and outside was the guards of the Central Army of the Eastern Palace Guards Battalion.

Xiao Mo led Qian Zong of the Right Army of the Guard Battalion, and as the forward of the whole battalion, he opened roads and bridges across mountains and rivers.Having said that, Xiao Mo soon discovered that even with the dragon banner representing the royal family and the imperial edict in hand, after entering Henan, it was difficult to open the gates of various prefectures and counties.

Even if some state and county magistrates opened the door, they often brought out the old gentry who lived in the city to present supplies to the laborers, and begged the officers and soldiers not to enter the city with their noses and tears.These Ming court guards have almost the same attitude towards officials and thieves. It is no wonder that the important officials in the court are not willing to lead troops to go out, which is too hurtful for self-esteem.

"If the leader of the lonely family is like this, the other supervisors and generals may be even more unbearable." Zhu Cihong couldn't help but sigh with emotion after hearing the news from Xiao Mo from the front.

"The folk saying that 'thieves pass like a comb, and soldiers pass like a grate' is not a lie." Wu Zhen was wearing a blue robe and a square scarf on his head, like an unqualified student.Although he was taken out of the imperial prison by the prince, he did not receive the imperial edict to reinstate the official.Zhu Cihong sent someone to the Ministry of Officials to inquire, but Li Yuzhi had no choice but to go to the outer mansion of the East Palace to explain, saying that this was "reinstatement but not reinstatement", just like those ministers who were waiting to be assigned when Ding You's term expired.

Wu Zhen didn't mind this, even though he had an official status, he was still wearing common clothes, he just felt refreshed physically and mentally, and his complexion improved a lot.

In the guard camp, not only was Wu Tong dressed in disorder, but even Zhu Cihong changed his attire after leaving Beijing. He often showed up in military uniform, but he didn't wear a military rank star plate on his shoulder.He originally wanted to get a general rank for himself, but the military rank of the Eastern Palace is not a national system, and it is cheap to let his subordinates play around. If he joins in, those officials will definitely make irresponsible remarks.

This is still suppressed by Li Banghua, otherwise it would be more than just making irresponsible remarks.Disturbing the ancestral system is something that even the emperor can't mess with.

Zhu Cihong and Wu Tong were talking, when suddenly the sound of horseshoes sounded outside the large tent of the Chinese army.

Walking around in the camp is a felony that can be killed by a horse in any dynasty, unless there is an important military report.Zhu Cihong was the leader of the army, and Wu Tong was also a civil servant. Both of them couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but they both had a serious face and did not show it at all.

"Report! Good news!" A panting sound came from outside the tent soon, and the sound of boots stepping on the mud when turning over and dismounting.

"Come in." Zhu Cihong said loudly, and turned to look at Wu Tong: "Did Xiao Mo meet bandits and bandits? They did it so soon."

The fast horse who announced the report outside strode into the tent, performed a military salute, and presented a paint bucket with both hands: "Report to Your Highness, the Qin army has reported victory! On the eighth day of this month, the thief general Li Yangchun surrendered. Feng, killed the fake officials Chen Kexin and Jiang Li. On the same day, the other divisions of the Qin Army broke Tang County and killed more than a thousand bandits and old battalions."

There is a rule of Li Chuang's marching. The family, wife and daughter move with the army, but don't set up a battalion, which is called the old battalion.When marching and fighting, the battle camp and the old camp cannot communicate, but anyone who dares to leave the camp to visit his family will be beheaded for the crime of desertion.Visiting relatives is only allowed when they are stationed in Tun.

Zhu Cilang found the locations of Baofeng and Tang counties from the map, frowned and said, "Qin Du's speed is so fast, counting..." He roughly measured the distance with a tiger's mouth: "It's only three hundred miles to Nanyang."

"Didn't Governor Qin receive the official letter from the Ministry of War?" Wu Chen's voice was already filled with anger.This assistant minister usually has a moderate and easy-going appearance, but when it comes to official business, his temper can't be stopped.

"Obviously he didn't take it to heart." Zhu Cihong sneered, "Maybe it's because he knew I was coming."

Wu Tong's mind was like lightning, he put himself in Sun Chuanting's place to consider, and he came up with the answer in an instant.Everyone knows that Luoyang is located on a plain, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend. In case His Royal Highness arrives in Luoyang, how to protect the safety of the East Palace?What if the bandits know that the Prince of the East Palace has actually arrived in Luoyang, and they will swarm to attack in order to boost morale. At that time, there are only less than [-] troops, how to resist?

The best way is to advance quickly and take down Xiangyang after the prince arrives, so that the prince has no reason to go to the front line and can wait for the good news in Luoyang safely.

"However, where did he get this confidence?" Zhu Cihong raised his head and asked the sentry horse, "Where is the Qin Duzhong Army? Ruzhou?"

"Qin Bing arrived in Ruzhou on September [-]th." The sentry horse replied cleanly.His riding skills are not good enough, but he has passed the test in answering.

"Herald!" Zhu Cihong shouted.

A soldier wearing a modified big red fat jacket immediately called and stood still in front of Zhu Cihong.

"Order Sun Chuanting to order the Qin soldiers to rectify and retreat to Ruzhou, and those who dare to enter without permission will be killed!" Zhu Cilang paused, and then said: "Order the right army to march quickly, and Ruzhou to meet the Qin governor." He looked back at Wu Sheng , said: "Sir, can you lead the left army to protect the grain road in the rear?"

"A certain scholar, it is indeed beyond my ability to take part in the battle, but I can still take on the responsibility of guarding food and Taoism." Wu Sheng used to be a scholar in the university, and he belonged to a high-ranking scholar in the scholarly circle. many.

The left military department has always been a carrot hanging in front of everyone, making the officers feel that there is still a position waiting for them, so that they can work hard to improve.This is certainly an incentive for mid-level officers, but it is very detrimental to combat.Even if a Qian Zong is temporarily arranged to go there, there will always be conflicts if the generals and soldiers don't know each other.

Food roads have been the key to victory or defeat since ancient times, and it is not a waste to let the left army department be broken up into pieces to guard the rear.

"The orphan led the Central Military Department to march in a hurry, and also stationed in Ruzhou, and ordered Sun Chuanting to pick him up." Zhu Cihong finished speaking in one breath, waved to the herald to let him go quickly, looked down at the inaccurate map, The brows became tighter and tighter.

At this time, the Central Military Headquarters was still more than 120 miles away from Ruzhou.Originally, because Sun Chuanting was stationed in Luoyang and did not receive his objection, the army did not rush. Instead, it chose to march in counties with relatively abundant food and grass to ensure combat effectiveness and civilian endurance.This naturally slowed down the speed of movement, who knew that Sun Chuanting would strike so fast, and he had already hit Baofeng in the blink of an eye.

From the map, Baofeng is really not a good location.

There are two roads from here to Nanyang.

One is to bypass Funiu Mountain in the east, and then turn southwest to attack Nanyang. Along the way, Jia, Lushan, Xiangcheng, Ye, Fangcheng and other counties will be recovered.

The other is from Lushan County through Funiu Mountain to Nanzhao County, from Nanzhao County to the south, and the soldiers are in Nanyang.

It seems that the journey is much shorter, but now it is the rainy season in Funiu Mountain. Even in this year of severe drought, it is easy to encounter heavy rain.The soil and rocks on the mountain are loose, and once it rains, it will become a mudslide, which is really not conducive to the march of the army.Even so, we can't let it go, otherwise, if the intruders take part of the army to go to Funiu Mountain, they can go directly to Ruzhou, cutting off the Qin army's back road and grain road. (To be continued.)