Early morning, northwest.
The sky was full of wind and sand, passing through the vast wilderness. Several flying eagles were hovering in the sky, staring closely at the prey in the grass. Several fast horses ran out of the mountain pass and headed towards a small town due west.
The town's name is Quting, a small town to the east of Pingyang Prefecture, close to the mountain entrance, and an excellent control point. At this time, a Ming army scout troop was stationed here, headed by Li Xingzu, who was discovered and promoted by Chang Yu.
There is also a special force stationed outside the city of Pingyang, dozens of miles away. The reason why this team is special is not because of its strength, but because of its special background. The Jinwu Guards, which belong to the Royal Guards, are now thousands of Jinwu Vanguards. Stationed here.
Li Zicheng fled and recklessly looted and killed along the way. The Ming army had to chase after him and drive him out. Just as the main force was exhausted during the battle, the Jinwu Guard's cavalry was pulled in and used on the edge of the sword.
After hot pursuit all the way, the intruder ran away with his head in his arms, but instead of escaping across the Yellow River to the west as Zhou Yuji and others expected, he headed directly east from Pingyang Prefecture (Linfen) into the mountains to Lu'an Prefecture (Changzhi) to meet Liu Fangliang.
Chase him?
It was impossible. The food and grass were insufficient, the army was weak, and the Jinwu Guards had little combat experience. The front was deep mountains and old forests. They could be ambushed at any time, so they were ordered to stand by in Pingyang Mansion.
Then as Chang Yu returned to Beijing, Zhou Yuji regained military power and after discussing with the generals, he withdrew most of Jinwu's other three guards. The main reason was that there was no order from above and the advance and retreat were unclear. Furthermore, Pingyang Mansion could not afford so much military rations, and it was difficult to transport them from Taiyuan. It was troublesome and laborious, so he withdrew to Taiyuan to recuperate.
During the time that Chang Yu left him, Taiyuan City did not change much, but it was not original. For example, there were more and more refugees, and the pressure on food and grass in the city was increasing.
The king of Jin, Zhu Shen?@, Zhou Yuji, Cai Maode and other big men, while raising their troops, mobilized refugees to build the city and dig canals, open up wasteland and resume production in Kenting, and actively raise grain in the city. At the same time, they sent people to buy grain in the surrounding areas. It’s just that the results are not very good. After all, during the war, almost all the donations in the city were collected. As for the area around the food purchase, they were ruined by thieves. If I don’t have food to eat, how can I have any spare food to sell to you? Go farther to the west and south. They are all enemy-occupied areas, and the only option is to go to Datong, Xuanfu and other places in the north to purchase.
On the south gate, Zhou Yuji and Zhu Shen?@ went to the city to enjoy the breeze early in the morning. They were silent and speechless from a distance. They looked back at the city towers destroyed by the war. They were devastated and shocking, as if the war-torn night had just happened.
"Life is ruined, life is ruined." Zhou Yuji looked at Zhu Shen?@ who was supporting the wall and yelling hissingly. He frowned deeply and looked up at the dark sky. The face with deep memory appeared in his mind. What was he doing after returning to Beijing? Why is there no news? Will you come back and fight alongside me?
At the same time, in a quiet and elegant courtyard of Prince Jin's palace, a beauty stood under a tree and looked up at the dark cloud-covered sky, looking through the autumn water.
"He's not coming back"
At noon, Zhu Shen?@ let out a long sigh: "All the Jinyiwei and Dongchang Mingdu personnel in Taiyuan City have been withdrawn, and some prisoners of war have been taken away."
Zhou Yuji was stunned for a moment: "But Jin Wuwei didn't leave!"
Zhu Shen?@ looked confused: "That's a matter for the court, maybe it's for other purposes."
"They should be about to enter the mountain." Zhou Yuji picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Even though he was tired, the bandit army was not. And after a big defeat, the morale of the army was unstable. If we can seize the opportunity to surround and annihilate them, Maybe you can succeed in one fell swoop! "
"What General Zhou means is that the imperial court will send troops south to attack from the front, so that you can move from the west to the east to block the escape route of the intruders, and then..." Zhu Shen?@ said and made a gesture of clasping his hands.
Zhou Yuji nodded slightly: "If that's the case, it's very likely that he is the leader of the front-line sniper." A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth as he said, "Does the prince know why the general likes to fight with him?"
"Chang Yu once said that he admires you very much. Could it be that General Zhou likes this feeling of being admired?" Zhu Shen?@ asked doubtfully.
Zhou Yuji shook his head: "Nothing but fun. Fighting with him is particularly fun."
It’s more than enjoyable, it’s so enjoyable! In the small martial arts training ground in the backyard of Dongchang Yamen, Chang Yu was breathing heavily, with sweat on his forehead and some bruises on his face, but with satisfaction, he looked at Wuzhong opposite who was also panting heavily and laughed: "If it wasn't for his hand injury, Before it heals, I will make you surrender in a matter of minutes."
Moreover, Wuzhong vomited blood and said: "If you weren't that rogue, ten of you would have been carried out long ago."
It is said that the two of them got up early to practice each other in the morning, and they were getting along well at first. However, as they practiced, they started to dislike each other, and then they started to compete.
The two of them are not good at each other. A master of mixed martial arts and a master of Bajiquan. Once they start fighting, it is no longer a sparring match as mentioned before. They use every move to defeat the enemy and show no mercy.
Wuzhong is tall and strong, and the Bajiquan is the best boxing technique in Zhiyang. After he became a master, he forced Chang Yu into a panic in more than ten rounds.
He is the first strong opponent Chang Yu encounters when he travels back in time. In terms of physique, they are not on the same level, but in terms of strength, they don't want to be superior. Moreover, Chang Yu's hand injury is not at the peak of his strength, so it is normal for him to be in danger of being forced by Wuzhong.
But Chang Yu is the kind of person who naturally refuses to admit defeat. He has an innate bellicosity in his blood. The stronger the opponent, the more excited he becomes. If he can't beat Wuzhong while standing, then he can fight while lying down.
So whenever he couldn't block it, he would directly use ground tactics, so that Wuzhong was almost driven crazy later. Whenever he saw Chang Yu approaching, he would feel shadowy, because he knew that as long as he was entangled by this guy and fell to the ground, One hundred percent he will be locked inexplicably.
"You two, breakfast is ready, can you eat it now?" Just when the two were dissatisfied with each other and wanted to play another round, Fang San came over.
Breakfast was over and it was still early in the day. Chang Yu planned to leave Beijing today. The matters at hand had basically been solved, and people were taking care of the unresolved matters, such as military rations. The Twelve Taibao were working all night to prepare for him. For example, Tang Tong rushed back to Changping overnight to arrange for transfers. Centaur, now he is still waiting for one thing.
Chongzhen personally took care of things for him.
That is whether the Shenji Camp can be taken away? He is still waiting for news.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen might be discussing the matter with his ministers in the morning meeting, but Chang Yu, who had nothing to do, decided to go to Caolancang to watch the eunuchs perform morning exercises, and decided to invite Wuzhong to watch together.
"In the future, if you follow the governor and make great achievements, getting an official position can be regarded as a glorious thing for your family. It will be a million times better than being a shameless killer."
Wuzhong nodded heavily: "Thank you Lord Governor for giving me this opportunity. I am very grateful. I also want to be a dignified person, otherwise I would have escaped yesterday."
"Escape?" Chang Yu chuckled: "You are the governor. This yamen is Chunlou. You can leave when you want and come when you want?"
Wuzhong looked arrogant and said with some disdain: "Although this yamen is heavily guarded and there are a few good soldiers, no one can survive five moves under me. If I want to leave, no one can stop me." .
Hahaha, Chang Yu laughed so hard that he almost burst into tears: "If you are good at martial arts, you are awesome." Then his face straightened: "I bet you, if you go out of the back house and walk to the entrance of Dongchang Hutong, if you still have five limbs, If you still have a sound head, I will let you make the decision."
Wu Zhong was startled, then raised his brows and looked out the door, only to suddenly find so many swordsmen appearing out of nowhere, looking at him fiercely and provocatively.
No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of kitchen knives, not to mention that the weapons in these people's hands are much faster than kitchen knives...
At this time, a chill rose from the soles of my feet, and I couldn't help but shudder, but I still said stubbornly: "If I have a knife in my hand..."
"You can give it a try!" Chang Yu chuckled again, snapped his fingers, and suddenly another group of people came out, all with crossbows in their hands, and some also had fire blunderbuss.
Wuzhong shut up and said nothing.
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