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"Your Highness, now many officers at the division level have heard you talk about the wars of military strategists in the past dynasties. I have long regarded Your Highness as a mentor who taught lessons and solved puzzles. His Highness is a lecturer in the martial arts hall. It is really a reputation. ... just because I am afraid that His Royal Highness will be insulted." Xiao Mo explained.

Zhu Cihong went through it twice in his mind, and said: "Let's take Sun Chuanting as the sub-offerer. The place for sacrificial wine will be vacant for now, and we will make a decision after reporting to the Holy Spirit later."

Xiao Mo didn't think of the "emperor" factor at all, even though he was the emperor's bodyguard a few months ago.

He couldn't help but secretly feel guilty. For decades, "loyalty to the emperor and serving the country" has been repeatedly talked about, but it is uncertain whether he has really had this kind of loyalty.But now he found that even if he failed to be loyal to the current emperor, he was not too bad at being loyal to the next emperor.

"Besides, I've been resting for the past few days, and the seriously wounded have been transported back one after another." Zhu Cihong rubbed his hands together: "Seeing that the Chinese New Year is only two months away, we can't waste time here with Li Chuang. Gotta beat him up and go home."

"Beat him?" Xiao Mo admired the prince's unconstrained fighting ideas even more: "Don't we want to delay the attack?"

"How could Li Chuang, who is old in battle, fall for such a strategy?" Zhu Cihong chuckled, "He's just playing tricks on the rat. If it was Liu Bang, Taizu and other heroes, he would have marched and fought. After all, he still can't avoid women. Zhiren."

——Yu Daming is a good thing.

Xiao Mo thought to himself.

"So you are going to beat him, don't let him make up his mind and bring soldiers to avenge Liu Zongmin and collect his body." Zhu Cihong stretched out a finger: "You want to beat him, but you can't go deep alone, and you can't be bitten. Beat him It made him confused and suspicious, so we can slowly retreat back to Tongguan."

The rout soldiers that can be gathered now are also almost gathered, accounting for almost two or three tenths of Sun Chuanting's before he left Tongguan.But because Henan soldiers were mixed in, only about 15.00% of the rout soldiers were actually collected.The other defeated soldiers either fled back to their hometowns, or fell into the grass, or surrendered and broke into the camp-this part is probably the bulk, and there is no point in waiting any longer.If the army retreats immediately, it is bound to be bitten by Li Chuang's troops.Not to mention withdrawing to Tongguan, I am afraid that the Ming army will collapse before withdrawing to Luoyang.

"It made him let go." Xiao Mo nodded in response, suddenly remembering the scene of snatching the bone from the dog's mouth, he also went up and beat him, and the dog naturally let go of his mouth.He couldn't help but a smile appeared on his face.

Zhu Cihong didn't expect Xiao Mo to have such associations, he just thought he was full of fighting spirit, and also smiled and said: "There is also training in battle. Pull those defeated soldiers up and take a look at how we fight. Give them a little confidence, don't always be like a defeated dog with its tail between its legs."

"Humble job understands!" Xiao Mo agreed.

"Dan Ning also went into battle this time?" Zhu Cihong asked casually after seeing Dan Ning's name from the report of the ten-member regiment and the battle summary of the officers below.

"Yes, it's quite heroic." Xiao Mo originally wanted to praise Dan Ning's martial arts, but found that Dong Gong placed too much emphasis on collective merit.

"Since that's the case, let's give him a guide first." Zhu Cihong smiled: "Remind him, don't let his special skills go to waste."

"Yes!" Xiao Mo replied, but thought to himself: What is Dan Ning's special skill? **Train soldiers?Not really.

Anyway, after all, Dan Ning waited for the good news, and he justifiably became the general manager of a department in the East Palace.Although he served as the general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, he seemed a bit abrupt among a bunch of majors and even captains, but after he was equipped with a sword that only a military chief officer had, Dan Ning even took a lot of steps.

The only fly in the ointment is that he is not assigned to the Pioneer Division.

This time it was still She An who was the vanguard to attack Li Zicheng's front camp.

Liu Laosi, that is, Liu Si, because of his bravery in combat and his contribution to turning the tide of the war, he was specially awarded the first-class hand-to-hand combat medal, promoted to the rank of second lieutenant, and became a banner captain.Before he could be promoted to treat guests, the newly established military command department brought in a second promotion order, promoting Liu Si to lieutenant and temporarily acting as the head of the headquarters.

The word "generation" was finally abolished with the sound of the offensive horn, and Liu Si officially became a captain and chief executive, and it took only three days.

"Keep the formation! Kill!" Liu Si's roar spread far on the battlefield.He was riding on a horse with only heavy armor on his body, still holding his own rattan shield, swung his command saber high, and ordered to charge.

He didn't know if the wound on his leg was itching, or his heart was itching, and he missed the days when he was at the forefront.Seeing his brothers running ahead of him now made him scratch his breastplate hard.

……

"This is the prince of the Zhu family leaving!" Li Zicheng strode out of the military tent: "Send the order! Beat hard! A reward of five taels of silver for each head! If they escape, let's chase them slowly! Let's see how many people he has! Consume with me!"

Gu Junen stood behind Li Zicheng, without squinting, as if he hadn't seen Niu Jinxing at all.In fact, he also agrees with Niu Jinxing's opinion, how can Jiang Shanhe give up because of one person?What's more, who doesn't know the truth that "the general will inevitably die before the battle if the earthen jar is not separated from the mouth of the well"?General Liu has galloped the army for more than ten years, and his reputation has shaken the sky. It is not a pity that he really fell.

Of course, there are two reasons.

One is the truth recognized by oneself, and the other is the truth recognized by the boss.When there is a difference between these two reasons, there is only one reason: the reason recognized by the owner.

Therefore, Gu Junen found ten reasons to "dissuade" Li Zi from becoming the world and sacrificing Liu Zongmin.At the same time, I also gave a suggestion that is not a suggestion: cook slowly!

Whether the officers and soldiers survived until they were defeated, or Liu Zongmin was killed, in any case, this matter is over.

The mountains and rivers that should be taken, still can't let go!

It's just too aggrieved!

Gu Junen glanced at Li Zicheng's back, and thought to himself: follow a hero who is affectionate and righteous, or follow a hero who would rather bear the world... What a dilemma.

"This brat from the Zhu family is really daring, he is really a bully for breaking into the camp!" Li Zicheng turned his head and smiled angrily: "I think it is better to send someone to find out the route of Zong Min to Beijing, let's come too Get out of the court!"

Gu Junen's expression remained unchanged, he nodded slightly, and thought to himself: This is to sacrifice all the eyeliners of the capital in exchange for Liu Zongmin's life!However, a thousand soldiers are easy to get and a general is hard to find, and it is not a big deal to kill some pawns.

Niu Jinxing tried his best to wink at Gu Junen, seeing that Gu Junen didn't even look at him, he gritted his teeth.Of course he didn't want Liu Zongmin to come back, otherwise, wouldn't everyone know about the scandal that he fled before fighting and was captured halfway?Furthermore, Liu Zongmin's treatment has already made him feel threatened. Even if Li Zicheng is not a hero, the benevolent side of this woman should be left to him, the prime minister!

"Marshal..." Niu Jinxing couldn't help but speak.

"Marshal! The front is defeated!" The Tangma who reported the letter came galloping, rolled to the ground in front of Li Zicheng, and reported sadly, just interrupting Niu Jinxing's brewing emotions.

Li Zicheng's one-eyed stare widened, and he didn't want to believe it at all: "Is this a defeat?"

"General Yuan has gathered the rout and stood firm in the camp to prevent the officers and soldiers from seizing the camp!" Tang Ma reported.

"Why did you fight like this! Let Yuan Zongdi guard it for me!" Li Zicheng shouted loudly: "Come here! Take the forehead and put on it!"

……

Dangdang!

The small copper hammer quickly struck the copper bell, making a series of bangs.

Ming Jin withdraws troops!

Liu Laosi had just seen the barracks where he broke into the camp, when he heard this voice.He wanted to pretend to be deaf and rush down the camp.The military judge accompanying the army had already caught up with him on horseback, reminding him that this was a signal to withdraw troops.

"Keep the formation!" Liu Laosi roared, and said weakly, "Retreat!"

The military judge looked helplessly at the captain Bai Zong who hung the medal on the outside of his armor, cursed "scratch bag" in his heart, and rode forward to supervise the execution of the military order.

……

"Your Highness, the Eastern Palace Guards Battalion only has..." Sun Chuanting was extremely worried that the officers and soldiers left behind would be disbanded along the way, and tried to remind Zhu Cihong of the gap in numbers several times.

Zhu Cihong knew very well how many people there were in his guard battalion, and he also knew very well that in a geographical environment that was not suitable for deploying a large army, Li Zicheng could only compete with himself for the elite.Eliminating the problems of attacking more with less and surprises, etc., it is simply a dream to defeat the entire army of the Eastern Palace Guard Battalion.

"Why should the military sect worry about those sons?" Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Look, Ruyang County is ahead, let's go and settle down first, eat before we go on our way."

Sun Chuanting was gagged again, so he had to endure his surname and wait for the next opportunity to persuade him.

"Report!" Tang Ma chased after him, and the word "report" made Sun Chuanting's heart rise in his throat.

"The Central Military Department has won!"

"Look." Zhu Cihong said to Sun Chuanting with a smile, and immediately raised the volume, and shouted: "Notice Xiao Mo: If you win, you win! Fight with peace of mind, and don't use good news!"

Everyone in the entourage couldn't help laughing when they heard the words, and only after they finished laughing did they realize that they were not surprised that the Donggong guard camp won the battle, and they had already taken it for granted.

The local officials of Ruyang County prepared the pomp and ceremony, and accompanied Zhang Shiqi, the county magistrate specially dispatched by the East Palace, to the county to welcome His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, who was acting on behalf of the Son of Heaven.Unexpectedly, they set off late and ran into the Eastern Palace Brigade not long after they walked.Even Zhang Shiqi, who was mature and calm, was quite frightened.

"Humble Zhang Shiqi, pay my respects to Your Highness." Zhang Shiqi was quickly brought in front of the prince.

Zhu Cihong raised his hand, let him flatten his body, and said with a smile: "I entrusted Ruyang to you these days, have you done a good job for a hundred miles?"

Zhang Shiqi regained his composure, the white beard on his chin trembled and said: "I'm afraid I can be a Fang Bo with a humble position." After finishing speaking, he took out a booklet from his sleeve and respectfully presented it to Zhu Cihong's left and right eunuchs.

Zhu Cihong took the booklet, opened it and glanced at it, with a wider smile on his face: "Okay, good, as expected!" After saying that, he closed the booklet, tucked it into his sleeves, and let Zhang Shiqi enter Ruyang County with his attendants.

Wu Weiye followed behind, wondering in his heart: Fang Bo...that's the chief envoy!A Juren is actually considered by the prince to be qualified to serve as the chief envoy of the second rank?He was in Ruyang County for only ten days, and he didn't know what he did? (To be continued.)