The Nine-Border Frontier Army, among the entire Ming Dynasty army, can be described as the most courageous among the three armies.
Jiubian's combat power is the most ferocious. They can kill several times the enemy, making the Great Wall of the Empire stand firm.
The pro-army's equipment is the most sophisticated. The Ming Dynasty's most advanced firearms and equipment, and the toughest armor and stomach, allow this central armed force to crush all the ways.
These are the two strongest military forces recognized by the empire.
Over the years, the resources invested by the imperial court in Jiubian can be described as massive. Before the 24th year of Hongwu, it was even known for its overwhelming power.
Every large-scale operation of the frontier army has an impact that can directly affect the entire area north of the Yellow River.
Even in these years of suppressing Japan in the east and conquering Jiaozhi in the south, the imperial court never thought of using the troops of the Nine-Border Frontier Army.
However, it all seems to be about to be broken.
Beiping Dusi, Congtai Station outside Handan City, Guangping Prefecture.
This post is located in Handan, which is considered an important location in the entire Beiping Dusi. From Congtaiyi, go southeast and pass through Damingfu, Dusi, Beiping, and then you can enter Dongchangfu, Shandong Road. Going southwest past Handan City, you can enter Zhangde Mansion in the northernmost part of Henan Road.
Congtaiyi is a place where three official roads and post roads converge and are controlled.
Today, more than 10,000 cavalrymen, carrying the cold wind from the north, went south from outside Jiubian Pass to Congtaiyi without any warning.
More than 10,000 cavalry were enough for the imperial court to coordinate with the infantry to organize a massive military campaign to the north.
But today, these more than 10,000 cavalry are under the command of Qian Shi, the commander of the Peking Capital Command, the commander of the Guard Command of the Prince of Yan's Palace, and Zhang Zhiyuan, a popular figure in the new army in the north. They have stopped outside Congtaiyi.
More than 10,000 cavalry were ordered to stop, and the team in front reined in their horses and stopped. The rolling horses behind them immediately responded and stopped one by one. The left and right battalions dispersed out of Congtai Station in a marching manner and stationed themselves on the left and right to guard.
In front of Congtai Posthouse, most of the busy merchants, pedestrians, and officials who were originally busy were emptied out in the blink of an eye when they heard the arrival of the officers and soldiers, and disappeared without a trace.
After hearing the news, the postmaster of Congtaiyi hurriedly came over with people from the post station.
The Yi Cheng came out of the post station and looked at the border army horses parked on the official road outside the post station, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.
In the past few years, the imperial court has been continuously promoting the reform of post stations. Every year, disabled soldiers from the frontier and the army are added to various post stations, express shops, etc.
Congtai Station is located in the capital of Peking, and is where the three passes are controlled. In the past, it was considered a large station. In recent years, it has been expanded more and more, adding many disabled soldiers who retired from the border army of the capital of Peking. Countless increases.
It is precisely because of this that the Yi Cheng of Congtaiyi has a far better understanding of the Nine-Border Frontier Army than ordinary people.
The dark army in front of them was silent, with only countless war horses breathing hot air.
With just one glance, Yi Cheng knew that this must be the best among the best in the border army.
If it is placed outside the fortress, it will be an elite and heavy division that can rush into the formation and determine the universe of the army.
But today, these border troops who were supposed to be stationed outside the fortress, waiting for an opportunity to march north to exterminate the remnants of the Yuan thieves, suddenly appeared in Congtai Station, which had to make the Yi Cheng's imagination wander.
"Yi Cheng, the army seems to be resting at our Congtai Station."
The postman who was following Yichen reminded him in a low voice.
The postman's legs were a little shaky and bumpy as he walked, and the palms hidden under his sleeves twitched for no reason from time to time.
This postman was also someone who retired from the border army in the past two years.
Yi Cheng swallowed and nodded uneasily.
He hurriedly jogged forward and rushed to the front of the army formation.
Zhang Zhiyuan, who was leading more than 10,000 frontier cavalry, held the reins in his hands and sat upright on his horse, his eyes slightly lowered, overlooking Congtaiyi in front of him, and Congtaiyiyi Cheng who was driving over with his people.
It took several days since he led the troops from Peiping to the south.
But Zhang Zhiyuan still clearly remembers what happened when King Yan got the official document asking for transfer from his grandson.
This year's Northern Expedition of the Peking Dusi had actually been decided as early as the end of last year. As soon as spring began, all parties in Peiping were preparing for the Northern Expedition.
The official document requesting the transfer from the grandson arrived suddenly, directly disrupting the arrangements of the Peiping Dusi. A group of people, led by the generals within the Beiping Dusi, were unwilling to send troops south.
However, people from Prince Yan's palace strongly supported Prince Yan in sending troops south to Henan Road. Especially Yao Guangxiao, who came after hearing the news.
At the beginning, the two sides had a lot of conflict of opinions. The first compromise and proposal was that the Peiping side mobilized more than 10,000 infantrymen to go south to Henan. It was considered that they had listened to the official request for transfer from the emperor's grandson who now held the emperor's order.
Yao Guangxiao and others reluctantly agreed with this.
However, no one expected that when King Yan finally made the decision, he would directly change the more than 10,000 infantry into more than 10,000 cavalry.
Moreover, the most elite cavalry from the Ma Junying under the Peking Dusi were sent.
This greatly exceeded the expectations of the Peiping capital officials, exceeded Yao Guangxiao's expectations, and even caught Zhang Zhiyuan's surprise.
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. He borrowed the wood stored in Congtai Station, cut down the surrounding trees, and completed the fences needed for the war horses before sunset.
The tents were quietly erected under the cover of night. After having their meals early, the night patrol officers and soldiers began to patrol the wild areas around Congtaiyi.
Tan Ma shuttled back and forth between the camps of the central army and the left and right armies, gathering and synchronizing the latest situations in each military camp.
The magistrate of Handan County rushed over after receiving the news in the evening.
Along with the arrival of the Handan County Magistrate, there were also thousands of tons of grain and grass urgently transferred from the county government warehouse. I'm afraid that because of the shortage of food and grass for the army, these murderous border troops will be allowed to loot places.
The so-called soldiers pass through like a sieve.
Although the Ming Dynasty is not like this now, even though the army is a powerful weapon of the empire, local officials and people still dare not offend it.
Even the cautious Handan County Magistrate might have run out of food and fodder for the army. When he left the city, he had already asked the county magistrate to contact the wealthy gentry households under Handan's jurisdiction and be ready to donate food and fodder to the army at any time.
"We have Laogui County today, and there will be more disturbances in the future. If there is anything inappropriate, I hope your county can inform you in time."
In the wild not far away from Congtaiyi, Zhang Zhiyuan led a group of military generals and sent the magistrate of Handan County and other people who had brought food and grass out of the camp gate. Zhang Zhiyuan looked apologetic and explained sincerely.
The Handan County magistrate repeatedly waved his hands and shook his head: "The generals used to bleed for the country outside the Great Wall, but now in Handan County, we will never let the generals go hungry again."
The Handan County Magistrate said it very politely.
Zhang Zhiyuan clasped his fists and raised his hands: "This brings us to Lao Gui County. It's late at night, so I will ask someone to escort Gui County back to the city."
As he spoke, Zhang Zhiyuan called the generals in the army to organize the team to escort the Handan County magistrate back to the city.
The Handan County Magistrate was still trying to shirk, but he saw that the army had already organized a cavalry team. Knowing that he could not refuse, he could only say goodbye with enthusiasm and polite thanks.
When the crowd was late at night, the sound of insects came from the wilderness.
In the wilderness outside the camp, the sound of horse hooves could be heard just now. It was the military horses that escorted the Handan County magistrate back to the city. They returned to the camp. No one would notice that when the team came back, there were a few more people than when they went out.
After everyone entered the camp, one of them quickly dismounted from his horse and quickly ran towards the Chinese army's tent.
At this moment, Zhang Zhiyuan in the big tent had not yet fallen asleep. Instead, he was sitting alone in front of the table borrowed from Congtaiyi, using the candlelight beside him to read the military aircraft at night.
When he heard the hoofbeats of military horses coming from outside the tent, Zhang Zhiyuan put down the military documents in his hand and looked up at Xiang Shang's still empty tent door.
While waiting for Tang Keke's burly body to appear in Zhang Zhiyuan's sight, he still couldn't figure out why such a person would be called this name.
Tang Keke, who arrived in Peiping anonymously and entered Zhang Zhiyuan's command, quickly arrived in front of him.
Tang Keke, who had been in the army for a long time, his already burly body was now even more full of implicit explosive power.
Two arms full of tendon flesh were raised up and hugged each other, and they bowed and said, "See General."
Zhang Zhiyuan waved his hand: "Sit down and talk."
Tang Keke was not polite, nodded and sat in front of Zhang Zhiyuan, reached for the teapot and cup on the table, and poured himself a cup of tea.
After drinking the tea, Tang Keke said: "There are great changes on Henan Road, and the situation is developing in an uncontrollable direction."
Zhang Zhiyuan made a soft sound but did not speak.
In the past few years, Zhang Zhiyuan has gone from being a small flag officer of the Yulin Guards to being the commander of the Beiping Dusi and the commander of the Prince's Palace Guard Command. Create a reputation as a little murderer.
To him, no matter how big the uncontrollable troubles were in Henan Road, they would only result in a few more heads under his own sword.
As a pioneer for the king, in order to repay his great grandson's kindness in the past, it is not a bad idea to restore Wu Anjun himself.
Tang Keke's gaze
After flashing twice, he frowned and looked at Zhang Zhiyuan, and then said: "Your Majesty's decree, His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson is now as powerful as Your Majesty, and all internal and external departments, officials and affairs can be decided by His Highness."
When Zhang Zhiyuan heard this, his face finally showed some fluctuations, an expression of joy and surprise.
He said softly: "Your Majesty is so graceful to His Highness."
Tang Keke silently rolled his eyes and said, "His Royal Highness entered Kaifeng City and detained the officials of Henan Province at night, and then went out of the city to wipe out the large gentry family in Donghu Village under Kaifeng City.
Waiting for His Majesty's decree to arrive, Your Highness will be appointed Yousi of Henan Province to implement the reform policy and investigate all parts of Henan Province. Recently, dozens of people have been arrested by the Jinyi Guards, and chaos has arisen in Henan Province. "
Zhang Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel nervous, and said in a deep voice: "How is His Highness's safety? Do you... do you have enough manpower? I will break camp tonight and set off south to Henan Road to protect His Highness's precious body."
Tang Keke couldn't help but rolled his eyes at Zhang Zhiyuan again.
Among the countless benefits and advantages of becoming a secret guard, one is the ability to retrieve the life history of anyone who has a secret guard record.
Tang Keke knew the favor the emperor's grandson had towards Zhang Zhiyuan, and also knew how important that favor was at that time.
Zhang Zhiyuan is a person who values kindness, and Tang Keke understands this clearly.
He shook his head: "General, there is no need to worry about the safety of His Highness. Yu Ma now leads more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the Henan Dao Guard, and Tang Bi leads 5,600 Lin Youwei troops and horses to defend Kaifeng City together. His Highness is also accompanied by Jin Yiwei. As for the people in my secret guard, they are safe."
Zhang Zhiyuan was still a little worried, his face was tense, and his eyes were staring at Tang Keke, who was as big and thick as a small mountain.
Tang Ke saw this situation and immediately said: "If the people on your highness' side turn around, the general is going to Henan Road. The general is waiting here at Congtai Post. Once your highness needs it, he will come to you There will be news sent over."
Zhang Zhiyuan's brows furrowed even more: "His Royal Highness has issued a document asking for the deployment of troops and horses in Peiping. Our army is heading south now. Why doesn't His Highness allow us to enter Henan Road?"
Zhang Zhiyuan is still worried about how the situation in Henan Road will develop in the future.
Suddenly, he opened his mouth with a soft sigh and looked at Tang Keke sitting in front of him with a complicated expression.
"Your Highness wants me to lead the army south to Shandong?"
Tang Keke took a sip of tea and shook his head: "Your Highness didn't say anything, and I don't know either."
Zhang Zhiyuan lightly clicked the table with his fingers, looked at Tang Keke several times, and said in a low voice: "It seems that the only purpose of our army stopping here is to bluff. It's called controlling the north of Henan Road. In fact, they are preparing to go south to Shandong."
Tang Keke still shook his head: "I don't know, I didn't get any news."
Zhang Zhiyuan snorted twice, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his brows: "Your Highness is promoting reforms in Henan Province and conducting an inventory of places. This move may not only cause chaos in Henan Province. Congtai Station goes southeast to Shandong and southwest to Henan."
Our troops cannot go to Henan. The purpose of going there is to control Shandong in the north, respond to the situation in Henan Road at any time, and move southeast to Shandong. In order to cooperate with His Highness's layout in Henan Road and prevent continuous unrest in Shandong Road. If both Henan and Shandong are in chaos, our nine-border Ming Dynasty will no longer be open to the north and south. "
Tang Keke kept shaking his head: "Your Highness has not explained this matter to me."
While muttering, Tang Keke looked at Zhang Zhiyuan several times.
He really didn't know what kind of arrangements His Highness Taisun would have, but as a member of the game arranged by Taisun, Tang Keke vaguely had the same associations and deductions as Zhang Zhiyuan at the moment.
And he also knew more than Zhang Zhiyuan.
For another example, he knew that behind Tongguan, there were now three guards from the Prince of Qin's Mansion stationed there.
We also know that the Beijing troops who were still in various places in the south of the Yangtze River last year, although they received orders to return to Beijing in the previous trip, they have been moving very slowly recently.
The Beijing army, which had already rushed back to the capital, also left the capital and rushed to various places again on the grounds that they had to take turns returning to their original guard posts.
He also knew that Jin Yiwei had been aware or aware of the situation since the beginning of the year.
Dark doubling expansion.
Although the cavalry of the Nine-Border Horse Army Camp, with more than ten thousand people, can gallop in the Central Plains and exert an invincible intimidation, the light and dark arrangement on Henan Road can only be regarded as the icing on the cake.
At this time, Zhang Zhiyuan's face gradually showed an expression of realization.
"Your Majesty has asked me to command 10,000 cavalry troops heading south this time. Could it be that he has already seen His Highness's plan?"
"Going southeast to Shandong, our nine-sided cavalry can pacify all the rebels."
When Zhang Zhiyuan said this, his eyes began to shine continuously. At this moment, Dayou wanted to receive a military order and lead the army from the southeast to Shandong to bring peace to all the evildoers.
Tang Keke chuckled helplessly: "General, don't be impatient, just wait for your orders."
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