Mu Tianbo's brows rose, and his anger showed: Shuzi bullies people like this, do you really think that our Ming army is a soft persimmon?
Thinking like this, he made up his mind. If Aurangzeb dared to provoke him, he would definitely fight him. Otherwise, where would the power of the Ming Dynasty be?
But who would have expected that as soon as he stepped into the lobby with rapid footsteps, a voice of surprise could not wait to ring out: "Lord Zhongcheng, the emperor...the emperor is here!"
Hearing this, Zhang Huangyan couldn't help but froze for a moment, and asked with some confusion: "The emperor is here? Where is the angel? Ah... what, the emperor's chariot is here?"
In the midst of doubts, his tone suddenly became louder and full of surprise.
"We have been contacted by Ye Bushou!" the guard said loudly with a look of great joy on his face, "The army led by the emperor will arrive in only one day's journey."
Just like in a dream, the emperor actually defeated the Mughal Empire and led the army to Dongwu's side. This is really great! Zhang Huangyan was so happy that he stood up in a hurry, raised his legs and walked out quickly.
Mu Tianbo, who was equally surprised by his situation, was stunned and asked quickly: "Master Zhongcheng, what are you doing here?"
"The emperor is coming, go and greet him!" Zhang Huangyan couldn't help but stop when he heard his words, turned to look at him, and replied in surprise.
Mu Tianbo was dumbfounded and quickly reminded: "The emperor is still one day away from here!"
"..." When Zhang Huangyan heard this, he couldn't help but froze for a moment, then he laughed, patted his forehead and said, "Look how excited I am!"
At this point, you can see that he was obviously relieved and said: "It will be good if the emperor is here, it will be good if the emperor is here!"
When Mu Tianbo saw it, he couldn't help but laugh. At the same time, he also felt relaxed.
Now that the emperor is here, can we still enjoy the good fruits of Aurangzeb? Even if he is regarded as a great person in the Mughal country, who the emperor is can definitely make this Aurangzeb know what it means that there is a sky beyond the sky and a mountain beyond the mountains!
"Come on, pass on my order!" Zhang Huangyan had already calmed down and looked much more at ease. He immediately said to his bodyguards, "Please pass on the news that the emperor's army is coming to the soldiers. Please be happy!"
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, his personal guard immediately responded loudly and excitedly, and then immediately went out to deliver the order.
"Come, would you like some tea? I have Ceylon black tea here. It tastes very good!" Zhang Huangyan said to Mu Tianbo with a smile as he watched the guards go down.
When Mu Tianbo heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "I have heard that this Ceylon black tea is very famous. I will definitely try it today."
Just when he said this, he suddenly froze for a moment, and then quickly said to Zhang Huangyan: "By the way, the emperor's army will arrive tomorrow, and we have to prepare!"
"It's okay. What are the supplies that I have been hoarding for these months?" After hearing this, Zhang Huangyan chuckled and said, "They are just for the emperor."
At this point, he suddenly said with emotion: "To be honest, my ability to lead troops in battle may not be very good, but if I can provide the emperor with logistical supplies, I believe there will be no problems!"
Mu Tianbo is a good person. When he heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "Master Zhongcheng is too modest. No matter who he is in this world, if his ability to lead troops in battle is compared with the emperor's, he is definitely not very good." Such!"
This was considered a flattering step forward. Zhang Huangyan listened and did not say that he did not mean it. He just smiled, and when he was about to say more, he heard cheers coming from outside, and the cheers became louder and louder. In the end, it almost became a roaring and tsunami-like movement.
"Long live my emperor!"
Hearing this news, Mu Tianbo and Zhang Huangyan glanced at each other and smiled in unison. The morale of the army is so high that it’s really different.
Perhaps this high morale also affected the two of them. Zhang Huangyan thought for a while and then said to Mu Tianbo: "Forget it, let's go back and have some tea, and then go check out the supplies and prepare the barracks for the emperor, as well as horse materials. It is estimated that the troops and horses will continue to fight for such a long time. They are all tired."
"What Mr. Zhongcheng said makes sense!" Mu Tianbo certainly would not deny it, and also reminded, "The cavalry troops led by your Majesty are all composed of one person, two horses or three horses. Although there may be losses, it is best to have enough. Be prepared!”
"Haha, I only have a lot more supplies here! Don't worry, Lord!" Zhang Huangyan said with a confident smile after hearing this.
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At noon the next day, Zhang Huangyan, Mu Tianbo and others led their men to greet him from a distance.
Before I saw the figure, I felt the earth shaking faintly. The dust in the distance looked like an earth dragon churning.
Seeing this situation, Mu Tianbo couldn't help but ask Zhang Huangyan: "Master Zhongcheng, how many cavalry troops does the emperor lead?"
"As far as I know, there should be more than 20,000 cavalry!" Zhang Huangyan was also a little puzzled, thought for a while and replied.
While he was speaking, he could also see that the movement in front was a bit loud, as if there were more than 20,000 cavalry. Could it be possible that the more the emperor fought, the more troops he would have? Or maybe, after the emperor sent a messenger back to the mainland in Luntai, he changed his mind and brought more troops?
With this thought in his mind, Zhang Huangyan didn't have any more ideas. Even if the emperor finally brings more troops, the troops on Luntai's side are still limited, and there won't be many more troops.
Another point he didn't think about. Even the Mughal Empire was a huge empire. The emperor only brought 20,000 cavalry troops and fought almost from west to east. Even if he was invincible, he would probably lose some. Just pretend there is no loss, then it can’t be much, right?
This is a bit different from when Jianlu invaded Daming Pass.
At that time, the Jianlu Company fought so victoriously that the Ming army had no choice but to hide in the city. In this way, when Jianlu entered the pass, he gathered a large army to enter the pass, and they only plundered in the northern area.
But now, the Mughal Empire has just opened up its territory and is at the peak of its national power. The emperor only has 20,000 cavalry, which is far less than the number of soldiers who entered the pass, but they have almost penetrated the Mughal Empire. , which is already very remarkable. Don’t mention anything else!
Thinking of this, the people greeted by Zhang Huangyan finally saw groups of red cavalry appearing in their field of vision. Over there at the head, the Ming Emperor's flag was fluttering in the wind. Needless to say, the Emperor was there.
So, Zhang Huangyan immediately led his men to greet him again, and greeted him from a distance: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live my emperor!"
Until Emperor Chongzhen arrived in front of them and the army stopped, they did not dare to move.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he said with a smile on his face: "Get straight!"
When Zhang Huangyan and others heard this, they stood up. Although the people behind couldn't hear, they could see what was going on in front, and they stood up too.
Looking up, Zhang Huangyan couldn't help but his eyes turned red when he saw Emperor Chongzhen. He choked up slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you have lost weight!"
"Haha, but I am very energetic!" After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen laughed and said, "It would be better to be thinner. Being fat will cause all kinds of diseases!"
"I am incompetent and cannot help you with your worries, so why should I beg your Majesty to punish me!" After hearing this, Zhang Huangyan still said with shame, and then he knelt down to plead guilty again.
Mu Tianbo, who was standing next to him, had no such idea at first. But after hearing Zhang Huangyan's words, he could only agree to accuse him.
Although their ideas are different, if you want to say that Zhang Huangyan is flattering, that's not necessarily true.
For literati, fat actually has another way of saying it, that is, being rich, which is a compliment. As a ninety-five-year-old man, be rich and don't be too normal.
For military generals, thinness is the most common thing. If any military general has a big belly, it will definitely be very conspicuous and will be criticized.
In addition, Zhang Huangyancai and Mu Tianbo had said that he was not good at leading troops in battle. If you really want to be powerful, you can just go west and fight there. You don't have to ask the court for help before, and you won't alert the emperor to go on a personal expedition.
Therefore, what Zhang Huangyan said was actually true, and it felt like he had harmed the emperor.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen laughed and said: "If all the ministers are good at fighting, then who will be good at shepherding and guarding?"
The implication is that everyone is good at it, so there is no need to blame yourself!
"Okay, I and the soldiers want to have a good rest, are we ready?" Emperor Chongzhen asked immediately as Zhang Huangyan and the others bowed again.
Zhang Huangyan couldn't help but feel very grateful after hearing this, and quickly replied: "We have already prepared, and we don't dare to delay your majesty's rest!"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen turned to roll call and said: "Da Lantai, Zhou Yuji, you will lead your troops and follow me into the city. Wu Sangui, please arrange for the new army to camp outside the city and watch them."
If you are facing a civil servant and calling him by his first name like this, you may be questioned by those civil servants. At least Emperor Jiajing was reprimanded by the civil servants.
But now, in the military, no one cares too much about these details. Besides, the emperor called him by his first name, which may not be rude, but may also mean getting close.
Therefore, Dalantai, Zhou Yuji and others did not mind at all and agreed immediately.
However, their conversation made Zhang Huangyan anxious. Why camp outside the city? Is it because you are not prepared enough?
Just when he thought of this, he suddenly noticed the details again. Who is Dalantai? What is the new army?
Thinking like this, he looked away from Emperor Chongzhen, and when he finally started to observe others, he realized that the army was not only composed of Ming soldiers wearing red mandarin duck uniforms, but also troops dressed as Mongolians.
"Moo..."
Zhang Huangyan was just wondering which army this Mongolian-dressed cavalry was when he heard the sound of an elephant. So, when he heard the sound and looked around, he suddenly became dumbfounded. When did the emperor's army actually include war elephant troops? Also, who are those people over there, in the distance? Are your eyesight clear? They all seem to be Mughals!
These don't look like prisoners, what's going on?
