Wang Chenen beside the "Emperor" was startled, and even the ministers in the court were confused and cast their glances one after another.
Hahahaha, Chongzhen suddenly burst into laughter, as if he was crazy, and all the ministers were shocked.
"Emperor" Wang Chenen approached, a little at a loss.
With a bang, Chongzhen's face suddenly straightened up, and he clenched his fist and hit Long An hard: "You have repeatedly slandered Chang Yu, humiliating him as just an eunuch, and acting recklessly because of your power. But it is the illegal behavior, corruption and perversion of the law that you say, Framing Zhongliang, the despicable and shameless eunuch braved arrows and flying stones to capture the intruders in Taiyuan City. Hundreds of thousands of thieves attacked him. He suffered more than ten wounds and personally led the officers and soldiers to rush out of the city and rush into the enemy's formation. He defeated the intruders and ensured the peace of Taiyuan. ! It seems that the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty are not as good as him, a eunuch, who is the waste!"
Chongzhen's violent shout caused the court to be silent for a moment, but then it became agitated again: "Taiyuan was defended?" "The bandit army retreated?" The faces of the ministers showed joy.
Although wars were everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, Taiyuan was the most important thing at this time. After all, once Taiyuan was lost, the west gate to Beijing would be open.
Extremely shameless!
Zhu Cixiang looked at the courtiers congratulating each other in the court, and felt sick. Taiyuan has been defended for another dime with you. The money, food and even soldiers were all cobbled together by Chang Yu with great effort, and he did not hesitate to take the lead. It took a bloody battle to save it, but no one mentioned him at this time. Instead, it seemed that he had made great contributions.
Feeling extremely sick and sad, I raised my head and looked towards Chongzhen, and met Chongzhen's eyes. The eyes of father and son were equally complicated!
When a disaster approaches, the Zhu family's safety depends on these people...
"Your Majesty, the Taiyuan bandits are retreating, but Liu Fangliang, the leader of the bandits on the East Road, is attacking fiercely. This should be discussed!"
At this time, some court officials came out and put forward the agenda.
Chang Yu has always been well aware of the dirty things happening in the court, and has never wanted to wade into that pool of muddy water. Of course, he also knows that there are countless people who want to drag him into it.
However, Eunuch Chang had no time to pay attention at this time. He was leading his army to gallop in the wilderness.
Although it was already March, it was already April in the Gregorian calendar and spring had already begun, but it was still freezing cold. The cold wind blew in while the horse was galloping, making people shrink from the cold. Even though Chang Yu was wearing thick clothes, his teeth were chattering.
However, everyone around him gritted his teeth and persisted, so how could he accept being behind others?
"Tu Yuan, Daxiong, what's the schedule?" Chang Yu said loudly.
"Okay." Tu Yuan, Jia Wai Xiong responded: "Does the factory supervisor want to bet on the lottery?"
"Whoever catches Commander Zhou first wins. How about a drink of wine for the loser?" Chang Yu said with a smile.
Tu and Jia were so happy that they stopped talking and started running wildly.
The three men, riding like arrows, crossed the camp of the four commanders of the Jinwu Guard and took the lead. Kuang Ren did not dare to neglect and led the Shenjian team to chase them with all their might.
Zhou Yuji traveled lightly and hurriedly, more than an hour ahead of Chang Yu. Theoretically, it was impossible to catch up with him in a short time. When Chang Yu left the city, he was already more than fifty miles away.
A scouting horse came to report: "My lord, three miles ahead is Xugou. Last night a band of rebel troops were stationed here. They just left this morning. Taigu County is forty miles away. No trace of the bandit army has been found." .
It goes so fast! Zhou Yuji secretly frowned and asked, "Do you know where the factory supervisor and his men are?"
"There is no report yet. I will go and investigate right now," Tan Ma replied.
"Sir, would you like to wait for a moment, Mr. Factory Superintendent? The rebels are always cunning. If we go deep alone with such a small manpower, what if..." a subordinate beside him said carefully.
Zhou Yuji frowned and thought over and over again: "Soldiers are valuable and quick. We all have cavalry. Our lightning speed can kill the bandit army by surprise. Even if we are defeated, we can escape with ease. Order, chase!"
Chang Yu was riding a magnificent BMW, but it was hard to beat Tu Yuan and Jia Wai Xiong's superb riding skills. After the three of them raced for more than ten miles, Eunuch Chang finally won the third place.
"Thank you for the wine, thank you for your humble position, Mr. Factory Supervisor," Tu and Jia said happily.
Chang Yu gasped for breath and reached out to touch the horse's back. His hands were covered with sweat: "We are just giving in to each other on purpose. What a shame." As he said this, he turned around and looked back. Not far away, Kuang Ren and dozens of guards were waiting. Hot pursuit.
"What is this place?" Chang Yu asked casually, looking at a large village in front of him.
"I have seen the map. This should be Beige Village. There is a big town ahead called Xugou Town," Jia Wai Xiong said.
In Xugou Town, Chang Yu raised his eyebrows. He suddenly remembered what he had reported early in the morning. There was a bandit army stationed in Xugou Town last night, and they should be Li Zicheng's rearguard.
"How far is Xugou Town from this?" Chang Yu asked.
"More than twenty miles," Jia Waixiong thought for a moment.
"Sending an order to march urgently" Chang Yu suddenly had a bad premonition, and immediately hit the horse and galloped. Seeing this, Tu and Jia stopped laughing and looked back at the army behind them, ten miles away.
But it was said that Zhou Yuji led his troops in a hurry, and soon they arrived at a large village, Xugou Town. The village had been burned into ruins, but judging from the traces, there were indeed troops stationed, numbering around two to three thousand.
Those who dared to take the rear were definitely elite soldiers. Zhou Yuji called Tan Ma to inquire carefully and learned that this group of troops did not fly a flag and their identity was unknown.
Either Li Guo or Liu Zongmin, Zhou Yuji speculated.
Taigu was burned in the middle of the night, and the people behind the palace withdrew early in the morning. It seemed that the rebels were also afraid of the officers and soldiers chasing them, so they left in a hurry and rushed to the next stop, Qixian County.
Taigu is fifty miles away from Qixian County and can be reached in half a day. Moreover, Qixian County is famous for its many wealthy households. Li Zicheng will not let it go. However, Qixian County has many wealthy households and the surrounding city defenses are first-class. Even without the blessing of officers and soldiers, the thieves want to It won't be easy to win.
Since Taigu has been burned down, there is no point in chasing after it. Moreover, Taigu is in the southeast of Xugou Town and Qi County is in the southwest. There is no need to go far away from Taigu and go straight to Qi County. If we go there in time, It's best to scare the thief away before he gets to the city.
"Send the order and go straight to Qi County in the southwest." Zhou Yuji gave the order and asked the detective horses to spread out for ten miles. He went deep alone and knew that the bandit army was cunning and did not dare to be careless.
Mengfeng Town is a village similar to Xugou Town. The two places are less than thirty miles apart. It was already noon when the officers and soldiers arrived here. They galloped along the way with almost no rest, and the soldiers and horses were tired.
"General, this place is more than twenty or thirty miles northwest of Taigu, and about sixty miles away from Qixian County. There is no trace of the enemy for five miles around. The factory governor's men are about thirty miles behind."
The spies came to report on flying horses. Zhou Yuji thought briefly and ordered to rest on the spot.
The soldiers all dismounted and took out dry food to eat. The surrounding horses did not dare to be careless and guarded from a distance.
Zhou Yuji dismounted his horse and found a dead tree. He climbed up and looked far into the distance. He saw that there were no mountains and no forests. The weather was gloomy and the sight was not good. He couldn't help but feel a little irritable.
"General, there is an alarm." Just at this moment, several fast horses were running towards the west. A follower under the tree said hurriedly. Zhou Yuji raised his eyebrows and looked to the west. His face suddenly changed: "Get on the horse."
Then he jumped down, got on his horse and said "formation".
The soldiers who were eating hurriedly ignored the dry food in their hands, got on their horses, and hurriedly formed the formation, with a look of panic on their faces.
"General, to the east..." At this time, the guard pointed again, and several scout horses from the east also arrived: "General, there is an ambush..."
In fact, there was no need for them to talk nonsense. Zhou Yuji had already seen that no less than thousands of thieves were approaching from a few miles away on the east and west wings. He had fallen into a trap unknowingly!
"Chen Dong will attack the west wing, Pan Hu will leave the east wing to you." Zhou Yuji's face turned extremely dark because he suddenly saw a cavalry hidden in the south, galloping towards him.
Enemies on three sides!
An eighty-year-old woman has a child. Zhou Yuji has been on the battlefield for decades and has never seen anything like this. Although he was surprised by the ambush, he did not panic. I want to see which thief set up the trap and see if he has the ability to bite it. Get rid of this tough nut of your own.
Coincidentally, in the wilderness a few miles to the south, Luo Hu stood on horseback and said, "I want to see who is so bold and dares to go deep alone. I really think that the rebels are nothing."
"If the prediction is correct, it should be the castrated dog. Only he has such courage!" Chi Qingshi squinted and said calmly as he looked at the people and horses gradually closing in the distance.
"Courage? You seem to admire that gelding!" Luo Hu snorted coldly.
"My lord and many military advisors fought with him several times, but were always one step behind. We also tried to kill him several times, but his courage was invincible. Did we ever hurt him? Instead, we lost our troops and generals. Hu Zi, what do you think? Are these people ordinary people?" Chi Qingshi looked serious.
Luo Hu was silent for a moment and nodded slightly: "He is a character, but he was careless and went deep alone. It is time for him to turn around. Kill him to avenge his dead brother!"
Chi Qingshi nodded vigorously: "No matter how lucky he is, he can't escape again and again."
After saying that, the two of them looked at each other, filled with murderous intent, and galloped away towards the north.
The reason why Luo Hu became so famous among the bandits was because of his amazing force, strict military discipline, and third, his brains!
The army retreated, and he was in charge of the rear. Last night he led 3,000 troops to station in Xugou Town. Although he was not pursued by most of the officers and soldiers, he found officers and soldiers exploring the horses.
The number of horses he explored gave him an idea.
If the officers and soldiers did not pursue, there would be no need to send scout horses to follow. If it was just a regular follow-up, there would be no need to send so many, so it was concluded that the officers and soldiers were very likely to pursue.
After receiving the order to retreat from Qi County at dawn, he also did not go around the ruins of Taigu, but went straight to Qi County. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration on the way. If the officers and soldiers chased him, would they also go straight to Qi County...
So he set a trap and waited for the rabbit. After all, he was the queen. If there was a rabbit, he would trap it. If there was no rabbit, he would just leave.
Unexpectedly, the rabbit did come, and it was predicted to be a fat rabbit!
