Compared to the two of them who had never been out of the province, Long Zaitian had been to the Central Plains, participated in the battle to pacify the bandits, and had seen the methods of the previous Yongwei Battalion. In contrast, he felt a little worried and comforted. They said: "I think back then, the imperial army with more than 10,000 brave guards and the main force forced so many bandits to surrender. In my opinion, the military force is stronger now, and among them are those who have pacified the Liaodong rebels." The Royal Forest Army will not lose to these rebels outside the city!"
"That's not necessarily true!" After hearing this, Mu Tianbo immediately denied it, but immediately felt something was wrong, so he quickly explained: "What I mean is that this is Yunnan. When soldiers and horses from the north come over, it is easy for them to become acclimatized. Although God bless Daming, but about the war... My Lord is really worried!"
After hearing their conversation, Qin Liangyu looked away from the outside of the city and said in a decisive tone: "If it were someone else, I'm not sure what the war will be like! But now that the emperor is personally conducting the expedition, I can guarantee that the rebels will Absolute defeat!"
Although she had never actually seen what it was like for Emperor Chongzhen to lead a military expedition in person, Ma Xianglin had been to the Battle of Nanyang and mentioned to her when he came back. As a lifelong military general, he could naturally see the emperor's ability to lead troops in battle.
In addition, she was paying attention to the war in the north, and the Baigan Army also had a deep understanding of the ferocity of the Liaodong Jianlu. When she knew that the emperor was personally conducting the expedition, she was able to destroy all the rebels and recover the entire Liaodong. This further proves that Emperor Chongzhen's ability to lead troops in battles was definitely not a matter of chance.
How can a person who is good at fighting only be familiar with fighting on one type of terrain? Emperor Chongzhen can pacify the entire north, so how can it be difficult for the emperor to live in Yunnan alone?
This is where Qin Liangyu's confidence lies in Emperor Chongzhen!
At this time, hearing her say so definitely, Mu Tianbo couldn't help but feel a little happy, and immediately confirmed: "Really?"
"I never tell lies!" Qin Liangyu looked at him and said seriously.
After hearing this, Mu Tianbo couldn't help but rub his hands happily and said repeatedly: "That's good, that's good..."
After listening to their conversation, Wu Zhaoyuan suddenly regretted in his heart, and quickly said: "That's right, the emperor's chariot is personally conducting the expedition. He is just a traitor, and he must not be the emperor's opponent!"
No matter what, it is politically correct to say that the emperor will win. Why was he confused before? It seems that he is still too worried about the safety of Kunming City!
Hearing that they suddenly became optimistic, Long Zaitian's mood was also affected. He immediately pointed to the outside of the city and said: "In this case, there are only a few rebels outside the city. Why don't we fight out of the city and give the emperor a greeting gift?" !”
"Yes, since the main force of the rebels has left, the combat power of these rebels outside the city must not be very good. Let's do it!" Wang Yangzu became excited after hearing this, and immediately agreed.
Mu Tianbo was a little moved after hearing this. If he showed off before the emperor came, he should be able to gain a good impression. And the most important thing is that if the war can be ended as soon as possible, the emperor will be able to make a triumphant return as soon as possible, so that he can pay a lot less money and food.
But at this moment, Qin Liangyu said: "No, what if the rebels are just trying to lure our troops out of the city with a false shot?"
"..." Mu Tianbo and others were speechless upon hearing this. They couldn't deny this possibility! If this is the case, it will be dangerous.
"The act of entrustment..." Qin Liangyu looked at them and said seriously, "I still insist on it. I believe that in another ten days and a half, no matter whether the rebels fake a shot or actually go to fight the imperial army, Everything will come to light!"
Hearing this, Long Zaitian came to his senses and immediately echoed: "The general made a mistake just now. Governor Qin's words are the prudent thing to do. Even if the main force of the rebels fights with the imperial army, it will not be a temporary battle." The result can be known in half a moment. If we have to defend the city, it would be best to wait for the imperial army to arrive!"
When it comes to their own wealth and life, both Wu Zhaoyuan and Mu Tianbo agree with this statement. Military orders were even issued to increase vigilance to prevent the rebels from committing fraud.
However, what they never expected was that in the afternoon of the third day, the defenders at the top of the city noticed something unusual and quickly reported it. Several big shots in Kunming City hurried to the top of the city again.
Mu Tianbo was a little excited and asked repeatedly: "Where and in which direction did you see the imperial cavalry?"
The generals on duty at the top of the city were also very excited. They quickly pointed to the distance and said: "Over there, right over there, it was the one that appeared just now. I don't know where it is now!"
After hearing this, Mu Tianbo observed carefully and didn't see even a single hair. He couldn't help but be a little suspicious and said, "Could it be that you saw it wrong?"
"Yes, don't get it wrong!" Wu Zhaoyuan, who hurried over, also questioned: "The main force of the rebels has only been gone for a long time. Even if it is a decisive battle with the imperial army, there is no way it will be resolved so quickly, right?"
Long Zaitian on the side saw something different, so he explained for the general: "Looking at the rebels outside the city, they seemed to be panicking. Their attention seemed not to be on the city side anymore. It seemed that it was really... There have been imperial cavalry!"
The generals on duty are his subordinates. If he doesn't explain clearly, then it would be undesirable for the Zhongcheng Master or the Duke to punish him for lying about the military situation.
Feeling that his explanation was not convincing enough, Long Zaitian looked at Qin Liangyu, hoping that she could also explain. After all, she has the highest prestige in Kunming City now.
He was not disappointed, and Qin Liangyu also nodded slightly and said: "Although I don't understand why the main force of the rebels has only left for two days, the imperial cavalry will appear nearby. Judging from the movements of the rebels outside the city, it should be There can be no mistake. We can wait and see here. If the imperial cavalry really appeared, they should appear again!"
After hearing this, Mu Tianbo quickly turned around and ordered to his personal guards: "Quickly, go and bring the chairs. In addition, make a pot of tea that I have prepared for you. I want to enjoy tea with Zhongcheng and the others at the top of the city." !”
"Yes!" His personal guard naturally heard their conversation just now, so he quickly agreed and trotted away.
Not long after, a few people were on the top of the city, drinking tea and waiting for what happened outside the city. If the archery tower had not been destroyed by rebel artillery, there would be no need to hold an umbrella while enjoying tea in the archery tower.
But now that the soldiers on top of the city had met, the atmosphere became even more relaxed. They all stared outside the city for fear of missing something.
Before Mu Tianbo and the others had finished drinking a pot of tea, suddenly there was a noise on the top of the city.
"Look, the cavalry, it's the cavalry..."
"Here it comes, here it comes, the imperial cavalry appears again!"
"There are more than before. Look, there are many cavalry coming out!"
"Wow, did you see it? Elite division, elite division. Those rebels are panicking. Look!"
"..."
Hearing this, Mu Tianbo stood up excitedly. Unexpectedly, the movement was too big and knocked over the coffee table in front of them. But at this time, he couldn't care less and looked directly outside the city.
Sure enough, far to the north, there was a cavalry army in red uniforms, at least five to six hundred people could be seen. I saw that this cavalry army did not care at all about the tens of thousands of rebels in front of them. They galloped and continuously attacked the periphery of the rebel camp, while seeming to be shouting something.
As for the rebels, they were all facing a formidable enemy, and even the rebels from other directions were moving towards this side. However, no rebel army dared to take the initiative to meet the enemy.
At this time, Ma Xianglin, who was patrolling the city defense in the other direction, had also arrived. After rushing to the cavalry outside the city, he said in surprise: "Those are the soldiers of the hussar battalion under the Royal Horse Supervisor. The emperor has arrived. The emperor has arrived." !”
He had seen the Hussars Battalion during the Battle of Nanyang and was deeply impressed. When he saw them, he immediately revealed the identity of the cavalry army.
As soon as they heard that the emperor had arrived, cheers erupted from the top of the city.
The city of Kunming has been besieged by hundreds of thousands of rebels to this day. It is impossible to say that there is no worry about the city falling. Especially being bombarded by the rebels' Hongyi artillery added to this worry.
But now, no matter how many worries I had in the past, it has passed. The emperor will be here soon, and the credit for the hard work of defending the city can be directly presented to the emperor. What an honor it is!
"Hey, what is that?" Suddenly, Long Zaitian pointed in the direction of the cavalry and asked in surprise.
Everyone looked carefully and saw a group of cavalry soldiers slowly approaching the rebel camp with heads on their spears. It can be clearly seen that panic immediately spread in the rebel camp.
Qin Liangyu saw it and said in surprise: "Could it be the head of the previous rebel leader? The decisive battle is over and it will be decided in one battle?"
Even if she had confidence in the emperor, she was still quite surprised that there were more than 200,000 rebels in one battle.
Others were also surprised. Although they were not sure, they were even more delighted when they saw that there was a commotion in the rebel camp and saw the cavalry appearing continuously.
About an hour after the large-scale appearance of the imperial cavalry, when the number of troops reached more than 3,000, they suddenly heard the imperial cavalry shouting in unison: "Long live the emperor!"
This sound was so loud that everyone inside and outside Kunming could hear it clearly.
What, the emperor has arrived? Everyone had this idea the first time they heard it.
That's right, Emperor Chongzhen has arrived outside Kunming with the cavalry movement.
I saw the Ming Dynasty dragon flag flying, and a group of soldiers whose military uniforms were obviously different from ordinary cavalry, surrounded by one person, like stars holding the moon, slowly emerged from the cavalry and came to the front of the two armies.
"Jinyiwei, it's Jinyiwei!" When Wu Zhaoyuan saw it, he immediately shouted in surprise, "That is definitely the emperor, the emperor really got it!"
The defenders on the top of Kunming City soon learned the news, and they all shouted excitedly: "Long live my emperor!"
Nothing in this world would make them more excited than the emperor personally leading the army to rescue and appearing in front of them!
