Well, Nanjing is finally saved!
The Ming Emperor's 100,000 heavenly troops have arrived!
Now the trespassers in Dabie Mountain are dead!
The officials, dignitaries, celebrities, and merchants watching the excitement in Nanjing, who were waiting somewhat impatiently, made a low noise and began to adjust their robes and clothes involuntarily. Then everyone stretched their necks, as if Want to see what the Ming Dynasty's 100,000 heavenly soldiers who swept Mobei and defeated the Donglu looked like?
Before the heavenly soldiers arrived, the sound of intensive horse hooves came first.
It seems that many of the heavenly soldiers are cavalry! The horseshoes are densely packed and connected together! The momentum is amazing, even the earth is shaking slightly!
Zhu Xieyuan, who was waiting there solemnly, also changed his expression. Although he had been supervising the army in Sichuan for many years, Sichuan was not a place for cavalry. Neither side of the war has established a strong cavalry regiment, so he has never seen the scene of thousands of horses galloping together... He turned around and looked around. The people waiting outside Puzikou Pier included ten people. Several princes who had lost their "feudal status" and came to Nanjing to become rich men, as well as senior officials and dignitaries who had stayed in Nanjing, all showed expectant and relaxed expressions.
It seems that once the emperor's army arrives, they can live a good life in peace!
Zhu Xieyuan, who really knew how to fight, sighed softly... He knew that this matter was not that simple!
How could Gao Yingxiang's intruder break into Dabie Mountain from Liupan Mountain? It's so far, and there's a large section of mountain road along the way, and you have to pass between the important towns of Xiangyang and Nanyang... What a joke! That's where the Ming Dynasty's life-saving food is located. How could a group of thieves be allowed to pass through?
Moreover, this group of thieves was making a lot of noise, singing songs, opening warehouses, stocking grain, and posting notices wherever they went.
But... this group of thieves didn't seem to have committed any murders or arson along the way. They almost didn't commit any crimes wherever they passed, as if they were just passing by.
In addition, although they opened the warehouse and put out grain, they didn't seem to put out much rice.
But here in Nanjing, the intruders who sneaked in didn't seem to do much other than put up notices and sing songs... they didn't even let go of the fire.
The Jinyi guards in Nanjing City, the police officers of Yingtianfu Yamen, and the soldiers of the Nanjing Jingying camp have been busy for so long, and they have not caught a single intruder who sneaked in.
If there was nothing fishy about this, even Zhu Xieyuan would not believe it even to death!
Of course, even if Zhu Xieyuan knew there was something fishy, he would not dare to talk nonsense to others...
Zhu Xieyuan took a deep breath, gently stroked his beard, and then squinted his eyes and looked into the distance.
Finally, a red dragon flag appeared on the horizon. The triangular red flag was embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon. Twelve of them appeared at the same time, and they were scrolling. Then there was a piece of jumping red helmets. At the end, thousands of cavalry were seen. One person and two horses escorted these hundreds of four-wheeled carriages and appeared in front of the waiting people.
The cavalrymen, one man and two horses, all wore black armor. Among them, the armor is a spliced plate armor that can cover most of the body. The surface has been burned with fire to dull it, so it appears black. The three thousand riders were divided into three teams, marching in front, right and left of the convoy respectively. Looking from a distance, one could see a turbulent blackness, so dark that it seemed to directly strike people's hearts.
The thousands of cavalry here are the strongest cavalry in the Ming Dynasty, right? Mongolia in the north, slaves in the northeast, and She'an in the southwest were all completely defeated by this powerful army!
In the front line of these thousands of cavalry, about a thousand cavalry suddenly accelerated and galloped until they were thirty or forty steps away from Zhu Xieyuan and others. Then they reined in the horses at the same time. Thousands of horses neighed for a long time, and their hooves hit the official road. A cloud of smoke and dust was stamped out, and when all the more than a thousand horses came to a halt, two horses, one tall and one short, came out of the crowd. Among them, the one riding on the tall war horse was the Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian, and the one riding on the little red horse was the eight-year-old nephew Zhu Cixiang.
Zhu Youjian and Zhu Cixiang also wore black plate armor, with red hoods on top of the plate armor. The father and son stopped their horses five steps in front of Zhu Xieyuan, Xu Yunzhen, Pang Tianshou and others.
"I respectfully wish His Majesty the Emperor to be in peace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be blessed with peace..."
The princes, nobles and senior officials of Nanjing paid homage to Zhu Youjian, Zhu Cihong and his son.
Zhu Youjian smiled and said: "Pingshen, Pingshen!"
Seeing everyone straighten up, Zhu Youjian asked again: "How is the situation? Are the intruders still making trouble?"
"Still making trouble! It's so noisy!"
The person who answered the question was Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of the Nanjing garrison. He ignored the official rules and spoke before the Minister of War in Nanjing, "Long live my lord, the intruders have already made trouble in Nanjing... Your Majesty." I, Zhu Bingbu, and Eunuch Pang tried their best to catch the intruders who had sneaked into Nanjing City, but they failed."
Pang Tianshou also said: "Long live my lord, the intruders on the Dabie Mountains are also very powerful! Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong suppressed them several times, but failed... and even got ambushed twice!"
"Don't panic!" Zhu Youjian waved his hand, "Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong did not have enough troops, so they were unable to encircle and suppress them, giving the thieves room to maneuver. I have brought an army of 100,000, and we will definitely be able to defeat them within three years. Destroy the intruders!"
What? 100,000 troops suppressed for three years?
Is this a trespasser or a slave?
"Father," Zhu Cixiang, who was standing side by side with Zhu Youjian, suddenly spoke, "How much military expenditure will it take for our 100,000-strong army to occupy the army for three years? Now the imperial court is financially strapped and has no money. How can we fight a war without money?"
Where are the emperor's 100,000 troops? Zhu Xieyuan stretched his neck, as if he wanted to find the 100,000 troops brought by Zhu Youjian, but he looked around and couldn't see where the subsequent army was?
"If you have money, if you have money..." Prince Fu Prince Zhu Yousong suddenly said, "The prosperous land in the southeast has nothing but plenty of money! Of course, His Majesty's army cannot be short of food and pay."
As soon as he took the lead, several wealthy princes in Nanjing immediately agreed.
"Long live Lord, please send troops quickly! Military expenses are not a problem!"
"Long live the Lord, please send troops. Southern Zhili is a blessed land, and there is plenty of money..."
"Long live Lord, how much do you want? Is 5 million enough?"
"Long live Lord, please tell me the number!"
Zhu Youjian saw that the princes were all very generous and laughed loudly: "Well, with good ministers like you, I am not afraid of running out of military funds. With military funds, this intruder will definitely be wiped out... ..But I’m a little tired from the journey, so I won’t cross the river today, so I’ll go to Laoshan Palace to rest!”
Of course he couldn't cross the river, because Zhu Yousong and the others were all trustees, Xu Yunzhen was also a trustee, and Pang Tianshou was even more a trustee. They said it was useless to have money because they didn’t have much money.
In the southeast, the really rich people are the nobles of Nanjing, businessmen closely related to the Donglin Party, and maritime merchants like Zheng Zhilong.
Before these people let go, the money... wouldn't reach Zhu Youjian's pocket.
Since the money has not been obtained, the bandit cannot be eliminated in a hurry.
Zhu Youjian had to keep the money from the bandits in the Dabie Mountains!
...
The so-called Laoshan Palace is actually a large manor located at the northwest foot of Laoshan. It cannot be compared with the palace complex built by Zhu Cixiang in his previous life, but it is enough for Zhu Youjian, Queen Zhou, Zhu Cixiang and others, as well as those who followed Zhu Cixiang. Three or four thousand cavalrymen from Jiannan took up residence.
Xu Ruolan has already taken people to Laoshan Palace first and arranged everything so that Zhu Youjian can move in directly. When Zhu Youjian arrived at Laoshan Palace, Li Zicheng, who was responsible for suppressing bandits in the Dabie Mountains, was already waiting there. After performing the courtesy of the emperor and his ministers in a lobby, Zhu Youjian asked Li Zicheng: "Can we really catch all the bandits in Liupanshan?"
"Don't worry, Long Live Lord," Li Zicheng said, "The bandits on Liupan Mountain have either been recruited or have their heads removed. Almost none of them has slipped through the net!"
"So... what about Dabie Mountain?" Zhu Youjian asked, "Luo Ru is reliable? You won't make lies come true, right?"
"No, long live the Lord, don't worry, Luo Ru won't dare to rebel again!"
