Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

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Gao Qiqian glared at the lieutenant general, his face was frosty, and he didn't say a word.

Seeing Gao Qiqian like this, the lieutenant closed his mouth knowingly.

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"What's going on? Why are there soldiers and horses leaving the city?"

A group of pursuers gathered in a grove about two miles away from the capital. They looked at the soldiers and horses leaving the city with doubts on their faces.

After Chen Xinjia entered the city, they did not leave, but wandered around the capital to see if they could enter the city.

"Could it be that the Duke knew about us outside the city and wanted us to enter the city?" a chasing soldier asked doubtfully.

"Impossible, we didn't send news to the Duke, how did the Duke know our identities?

What's more, even if we know our identities, it is impossible to put up such an array to welcome us into the city. "A chasing soldier shouted.

"Then who are these soldiers and horses? They are far away from us, and we can't see their clothes clearly. Let's talk about them after we see their clothes clearly."

A chasing soldier said something softly, and then stared at the soldiers and horses leaving the city.

After leaving the city gate, the cavalry of the imperial horse supervisors dispersed and moved towards the surroundings.

Among them, a cavalry of more than 50 people came towards them.

When the horse guard's cavalry came about a mile in front of them, the pursuers finally saw the dress of the horse guard.

"No, their clothes are those of the Imperial Horse Supervisor. I'm afraid Chen Xinjia has already seen His Majesty. Maybe these people came out to arrest us." When a soldier saw the Imperial Horse Supervisor's attire, his face changed drastically.

Although the military uniform on the Yumajian was similar to that of the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp, there were quite a few differences.

These pursuers are the confidantes of Duke Cheng of the United Kingdom, so they can naturally tell the difference between the troops in the Beijing camp and those in the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

"Run, these people are here to hunt us down, run quickly, we can't fall into their hands."

A chasing soldier shouted, then got on his horse and fled into the distance.

As soon as they ran, they immediately attracted the attention of the horse guards.

"Brothers, chase!" A hundred households of the horse guard suddenly saw the figure of a cavalry in the grove in front of him, and immediately roared, leading his men and horses to chase forward.

Duke Ying didn't know about what happened outside the city, and he had already arrived in the imperial study at this time.

Standing in the center of the Imperial Study Room, the British Duke kowtowed three times and bowed nine times to Chongzhen who was sitting on the main seat, and made a big salute.

Chongzhen looked at the devolved British Duke, suppressed the disgust in his heart, and smiled, "No need to be like this, please hurry up."

The British announced a thank you, and then stood up.

"Come on, give me a seat!"

Chongzhen pointed to Duke Ying, and looked at the eunuchs on both sides of the imperial study.

An eunuch hurriedly ran behind the British Duke with an embroidered pier, and put the embroidered pier behind the British Duke.

The British Duke thanked him again, and then sat down on the show pier with half his buttocks.

After the British public seat was settled, Chongzhen began to speak.

"Aiqing, now that Zhao bandits have sent 20 troops to attack Henan, what do you think about Aiqing?" Chongzhen's eyes flickered sharply, but he concealed it very well.

"Zhao thief is just a chronic disease. I have been in the Ming Dynasty for nearly 300 years. What kind of storms and waves have I not experienced? Zhao thief is just a clown who can play for a few days." The British father said majesticly.

It's not that the British public can't see the current situation clearly. On the contrary, the British public sees it very clearly. As for why the British public said this, it's because they didn't say that. How should they say it?

Could it be that your majesty Zhao thief is powerful, we are not opponents, so surrender quickly.

"Aiqing is right, and I think so too. Although Zhao thief is powerful, the court has experienced countless storms and waves for 300 years, so there is nothing to be afraid of. As long as the court can unite as one, it will be able to overcome this difficulty." Chongzhen With regard to the words of the British prince, he had a scene.

"But!" Chongzhen suddenly changed his tone, "But Zhao's 20 army is really terrifying, and since Zhao's rise, he hasn't lost a single battle.

Therefore, it is inevitable that someone will have other thoughts.According to news from Jinyiwei East Factory, the Westerner from Qin Tianjian had defected to Thief Zhao, and fortunately he was a Westerner. If he were an official from the court, the consequences would be disastrous. "

"Your Majesty is completely overwhelmed. Now that the court is full of people, all civil and military people in the court are loyal and patriotic. Except for the barbarians, this kind of thing can't happen." The British Duke said excitedly, like Zhao Wen is like a thief like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

The British Duke didn't know that Chongzhen already knew that he was going to surrender to Zhao Wen, so he didn't think about it for a while.

"What Aiqing said is very true, but I'm still a little worried." After Chongzhen finished speaking, he looked straight at the Duke of England without saying a word.

The Duke of England looked at Chongzhen like this, his face was full of doubts.

Chongzhen opened his mouth and said: "Since the Battle of Jingnan, the Duke of England has always been the leader of the nobles in the court and the minister of the humerus of the court. Whenever the court is in danger, the Duke of England can always stand up. I am very pleased with the British lineage, although the sound of horseshoes outside the city is not Zhao's fault, but it is also a great achievement for the British to lead the troops to defend the city without hesitation."

"This is what I should do, and it is my duty to share the worries of Your Majesty." The British Duke hastily thanked him.

"I am very pleased to see that Aiqing is so loyal to state affairs!" Chongzhen looked at the Duke of England and said.

In the following time, Chongzhen and British Gongdong chattered nonsense.

From the beginning of the founding of the country to the time when Zhao Wen rebelled.

The Duke of England's thinking has been led away by Chongzhen.

The British public is also very puzzled about Chongzhen's appearance.

Because Chongzhen had never talked so much nonsense with him before.

The British Duke felt that something was wrong with Chongzhen today, but he still couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Of course, Chongzhen was not talking nonsense with the British public for no purpose. The reason why he did this was to delay time.Because he had to wait for Gao Qiqian to come back, as long as Gao Qiqian came back, it meant that the pursuers who were chasing and killing Chen Xinjia outside the city had been caught.

Hard work paid off, when the sun began to set, Gao Qiqian walked into the imperial study.

He glanced at the British Duke sitting in the middle of the imperial study, and then moved closer to Chongzhen's ear.

"Your Majesty, we have already captured them. These people are dead men. We only captured five alive. Most of them committed suicide, and a small number escaped." Gao Qi whispered into Chongzhen's ear.

Seeing Gao Qiqian and Chongzhen like this, the British Duke kept muttering in his heart: "From last night to now, there have been a lot of strange things. Why did His Majesty call me here today to just talk nonsense?"

Chongzhen nodded, and then looked at the Duke of England, "Talking with Aiqing today, my confidence has greatly increased, there is a person like Aiqing, why worry about Daming being unhappy.

Let's stop here today, Ai Qing, let's get back.By the way, I will guard the city wall for the past few days, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. "

"The minister leads the decree to resign!" The British Duke stood up, saluted Chongzhen, and then withdrew.

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Chapter 605 Letting the Captives Transport Food

After the British Duke left, Chongzhen looked at Gao Qiqian, "I escorted all the prisoners to Zhao Prison for strict interrogation.

Once the result of the interrogation comes out, report it to me immediately.Also, in the past few days, I have dispatched all the hidden stakes in the Jinyi Weidong Factory to closely monitor the mansions of British Duke Cheng and others.It's better to be able to mix in.

In addition to these people, the major generals in the Beijing camp should also be closely monitored by me. "

Gao Qiqian bowed slightly, "Understood!"

Chongzhen nodded, "Go, I have entrusted this matter to you, as long as you can handle this matter properly, I will remember you as a great contribution."

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At the same time, Zhao Wen, who was far away from the defense line of the Yellow River, was riding on a horse and heading towards the next line of defense.

Today, there are less than two lines of defense left on the Yellow River defense line.

And Sun Chuanting also already knew the news of the collapse of the Yellow River defense line.

Sun Chuanting knew that the Yellow River defense line could not be defended, so he gathered the soldiers and horses in the last two defense lines of the Yellow River defense line and the defeated soldiers, and retreated to the rear.

When Sun Chuanting retreated, he didn't take away all the soldiers and horses in the two lines of defense behind the Yellow River defense line, but only took some of them and kept some.

The remaining part was mainly used to detect Zhao Wen's movements. As for blocking Zhao Wen's progress, Sun Chuanting did not dare to hope that they could stop Zhao Wen's progress.

Zhao Wen rode on the horse and looked at the sun in the sky, "It will be dark soon, pass the order down, and set up camp on the spot."

Zhao Wen looked at Li Xiaosan who was following him, and said.

Li Xiaosan cupped his hands at Zhao Wengong, and then led a group of messengers towards the rear.

Zhao Wen had previously distributed the soldiers and horses of the Chinese army led by him in addition to the personal guard battalion, and dispersed the remaining troops in units of thousands of households. Therefore, the soldiers and horses following Zhao Wen now are only soldiers and horses of the personal guard battalion. .

It didn't take long for Zhao Wen's order to spread throughout the army.

When the sun set on the western mountain, the camp had already settled down.

Tonight is a clear night, the moon in the sky is hanging in the sky, and the moonlight is shining on the earth.

Zhao Wen stood on a small hillside, looking into the distance.

"The whole of Henan should be taken within two months. After taking Henan, we will start to clean up the gentry in Henan.

Henan is no different than other places. It is a province with a large grain production and a large population. It has a superior geographical location and prosperous culture and education. It is also the place where the gentry problem is the most serious.I am afraid that it will take a lot of time to completely solve the problem of the gentry in Henan. " Zhao Wen let out a long breath and murmured.

Li Xiaosan stood behind Zhao Wen, "My lord, no matter how powerful the gentry in Henan are, can they be stronger than the weapons in our hands? If any gentry is not convinced, he will be killed directly, and whoever dares to stop him will be killed."

Li Xiaosan was murderous, with a frosty face.

"Kill?" Zhao Wen shook his head, "Killing can solve some problems, but not all of them. Although killing is simple and rude, it is not the best way.

If there is a large number of killings, it is bound to make the whole of Henan panic.At that time, it may take longer to completely stabilize the hearts of the people.

Although people's hearts are invisible and intangible, they are extremely important to us.

On the issue of dealing with Henan, we should not just kill people blindly, we must use a two-pronged approach, that is, there must be a big stick and a carrot. "

The importance of Henan is self-evident. In the war years, no matter what time it is, it is a place where soldiers and horses must fight.

During the peace period, it was also a province with a large grain production and a place where culture and education flourished.

It is for this reason that the Ming Dynasty had a particularly large number of vassal kings in Henan.

During the reign of Chongzhen, more than half of the land in Henan belonged to these princes.

As for the rest, it belonged to the gentry in Henan.

The earth under the moonlight is covered with a layer of silver frost, and a faint mist flows between the earth.

Several war horses came from behind Zhao Wen, and the sound of horseshoes was heard far away.

Ye Bushou, who was cruising around Zhao Wen's camp, quickly found them.

A team that never stopped at night headed towards the place where the sound of horseshoes came.

"Who is it?" The chief flag officer of the Ye Bu Shou team stopped, pulled out the big black star on his waist, fired a shot into the sky, and shouted with a cold face.

The few cavalrymen who came stopped in front of Yebushou. They took out their identity certificates and shook them in mid-air.

"We are from Xuanzhen. This is our identity certificate. We have important military information, and we need to meet the commander-in-chief. Hurry up and take us to see the commander-in-chief." A soldier with the appearance of a captain rode away on a horse. Come out and yell loudly at this night-buying team.

"Jump off your horses now, put down your weapons, and wait for our inspection." Yebu received the general flag and thanked these cavalry loudly.

These cavalrymen didn't talk nonsense, just as Yebushou General Banner said, they jumped off their horses and unloaded their weapons at the same time.

Seeing this, the Chief Banner Officer walked up with the Ye Bu Shou team.

A moment later, the Chief Banner Officer stood in front of these people and bowed his hands at the cavalry, "Please forgive me, we are also acting in accordance with the regulations."

"It's okay, actually, I'm quite envious of you people. You can make meritorious service with the commander-in-chief, unlike those of us who stayed behind in Xuan Town, who were going crazy after spending a day in Xuan Town." The cavalry captain looked envious. He watched Ye Bu accept the chief banner officer.

"Hey, that's what you said. We still envy you, let's not talk about it, the commander-in-chief is about [-] miles behind. Don't delay the news." From the rear, look at the cavalry captain.

"Thank you!" The cavalry captain thanked him, then got on his horse and galloped towards the camp where Zhao Wen was.

At this time, Zhao Wen had already returned to the big tent. He was sitting on a chair in the big tent, looking at the map of Henan on the table.

"Henan has a flat river, which is suitable for maneuvering soldiers and horses, and is also very suitable for laying railways. The speed of laying railways here may be more than twice that of Shanxi." Zhao Wen looked at the map and kept thinking about taking Henan. things.

At this moment, Li Xiaosan walked into the big tent with a few soldiers.

The soldiers led by Li Xiaosan were the cavalry from before.

"My lord, there is news from Xuanzhen." Li Xiaosan stood in the center of the big tent and cupped his hands at Zhao Wengong.

Zhao Wen looked at Li Xiaosan and the soldiers behind Li Xiaosan, "What news?"

"My lord, this is what Master Liu asked us to hand over to you. The two ladies are pregnant! According to the doctor, it has been more than a month." The soldier captain took out a bamboo tube from his arms and handed it to Zhao Wen, with a look of excitement at the same time shouted at Zhao Wen.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wen stood up from the chair with a swipe, "What? Pregnant again?"

Zhao Wen's face was first shocked, then unbelievable, and finally excited.

Zhao Wen didn't care about Li Xiaosan taking the bamboo tube from the soldier captain's hand to him, so he stepped over the table, came to the soldier captain, and took the bamboo tube from the soldier's hand.

After checking the wax seal, Zhao Wen couldn't wait to open the bamboo tube and took out the letter inside.