Daming heir

The Nine Frontier Army, in the entire sequence of the Ming army, can be described as the champion of the three armies.

Nine Sides has the most ferocious combat power. They can kill several times the enemy and make the Great Wall of the Empire stand still.

The equipment of the pro-army is the most sophisticated, the most advanced firearms and armor of the Ming Dynasty, and the toughest armor, so that this central armed force can crush all ways.

These are the two strongest military forces recognized by the empire.

Over the years, the imperial court has invested resources in the Nine Sides that can be described as massive. Before the 24th year of Hongwu, it was even more famous for its overwhelming power.

The impact of every large-scale operation of the frontier army can directly affect the entire area north of the Yellow River.

Even in these years of conquering Waguo in the east and conquering Jiaozhi in the south, the imperial court never thought of using the horses of the Nine Frontier Army.

However, all this seems to be about to be broken.

Beiping Dusi, Congtai Station outside Handan City, Guangping Prefecture.

This station is located in Handan, which can be regarded as an important position in the entire capital of Beiping.From Congtai Station to the southeast, pass through the Daming Mansion of the capital of Beiping, and then enter Dongchang Mansion of Shandong Road.Going southwest and crossing Handan City, you can enter Zhangde Mansion in the northernmost part of Henan Province.

Congtai Station is a place where the three official roads and post roads converge and is controlled.

But today, tens of thousands of cavalry with the cold wind from the north came southward from Jiubian Pass to Congtai Station without any warning.

More than [-] cavalry were enough to allow the imperial court to organize a massive military campaign for the Northern Expedition in cooperation with the infantry outside the Nine Borders.

But today, the more than ten thousand cavalry are under the command of the Commander of Beiping Metropolitan Commander Qian Shi, the Commander of the Guard Commander of King Yan's Mansion, and Zhang Zhiyuan, a popular member of the new northern border army, and they have already stopped outside Congtai Station.

The order of more than ten thousand cavalry was prohibited, the front team reined in their horses and stopped, and the rolling horses behind them immediately responded, stopping one by one, and the left and right battalions dispersed out of Congtai Station by marching method and stationed on the left and right to guard.

In front of Congtai post, merchants, pedestrians, and officials, who were still busy at first, heard the arrival of the army officers and soldiers, and most of them emptied out in the blink of an eye, disappearing without a trace.

Hearing the news, the Yicheng of Congtai Station rushed over with people from the station.

After the postman left the station, he opened his eyes and looked at the frontier army horses parked on the official road outside the station, his heart trembled.

In the past few years, the imperial court has been continuously promoting the reform of post stations. Every year, various post stations, express shops, etc. will add disabled soldiers from the frontier and the army.

Congtai Station is located in the capital of Beiping, and it is also the place where the three customs clearance controls are located. In the past, it was considered a big post, but it has been expanded more and more in recent years, adding many disabled soldiers and personnel who have retired from the frontier army of the capital of Peking. Countless increase.

It is precisely because of this that the postman at Congtai Station has a much better understanding of the Nine Frontier Army than ordinary people.

The black and dense army in front of him was silent, only countless war horses breathing heat.

With just one glance, Yicheng knew that this must be the elite among the elite of the frontier army.

If it is placed outside the Great Wall, it is an elite division that can advance the army and set the world of the army.

But today, these frontier troops who were supposed to be stationed outside the Great Wall, waiting for the opportunity to conquer the remnants of Yuan thieves, suddenly appeared in Congtai Station, which had to make the postman's imagination run wild.

"Yi Cheng, the army seems to be resting at our Congtai Post."

The post soldier who was following Yi Cheng whispered a reminder.

The postman's legs were a bit dull, and he was a little bumpy when he walked, and the palms hidden under his sleeves twitched twice for no reason from time to time.

This post soldier is also a person who retired from the frontier army in the past two years.

Yi Cheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and nodded anxiously.

He hurriedly trotted forward and rushed to the front of the army.

Zhang Zhiyuan, who led more than [-] frontier cavalry, sat on the horseback with the reins in his hand, his gaze slightly lowered, overlooking the Congtai post in front of him, and the Congtai post post who was rushing over with people.

It has been a few days since Beiping led the troops to go south.

But Zhang Zhiyuan still clearly remembers what happened when King Yan received the official document from his grandson.

This year's Beiping Metropolitan Division's Northern Expedition has actually been decided as early as the end of last year. As soon as the spring begins, all parties in Peking are preparing for the Northern Expedition.

The grandson's request for transfer came suddenly, which directly disrupted the deployment of the Beiping capital.A group of people headed by the internal generals of the Beiping capital are unwilling to send troops to the south.

However, people from the side of King Yan's mansion strongly supported King Yan's sending troops south to Henan Road.Especially led by Yao Guangxiao who got the news and came here after hearing the news.

At the beginning, the opinions of the two sides collided greatly. The first compromise and proposal was that the Beiping side mobilized more than [-] infantry to go south to Henan.

Yao Guangxiao and the others reluctantly agree with this.

However, no one expected that when King Yan finally made a decision, he would directly change more than ten thousand infantry into more than ten thousand horse cavalry.

Moreover, the most elite cavalry of the horse barracks under the capital of Beiping was sent.

This greatly exceeded the expectations of the Beiping Metropolitan Division, Yao Guangxiao's expectations, and made Zhang Zhiyuan unexpected.

In Beiping City that day, no one in the upper and lower levels could understand why His Royal Highness the King of Yan would send more than ten thousand horse troops to the south to respond to the request to support the emperor's grandson when the Northern Expedition was imminent.

What made Zhang Zhiyuan even more unexpected was that.

Originally, he had been designated as the vanguard general of the Northern Expedition in Hongwu's 28th year, but he was directly pulled down by His Royal Highness King Yan, and asked him to take the more than [-] cavalry and cavalry south to Henan.

Is King Yan really asking for official documents for the emperor's grandson, or is it because Prince Yan is also in Henan, or does King Yan have other intentions?
Zhang Zhiyuan didn't have the slightest clue about this, so in such a confused state, he led his people all the way to Congtai Station outside Handan City.

"Humble Congtai Yiyicheng, see the general."

The Yicheng of Congtai Station finally led his people to Zhang Zhiyuan's horse, bowed his hands and asked politely and cautiously: "I don't know how the general will command the frontier army to go south to Congtai Station. How can the humble ones support the army?"

Yicheng didn't dare to ask what the purpose of so many cavalry from the Nine-Bianma Army Battalion going south.

This has exceeded the scope of his little Yi Cheng.

A station, whether it is a large station or a small station, at this time just obey the orders of the army.

Zhang Zhiyuan was still holding the rein and whip, sitting on the horse's back, his body swaying slightly as the horse swayed back and forth.

He looked down at the postman in front of the horse, smiled lightly and said: "The army crossed the border and disturbed Congtai Posthouse. I hope the postman will forgive me. Our army will be waiting here, and there will be a lot of trouble in the sun. Please post with me Let the army go to Handan City together, and inform the local government a little bit, so that our army will not run out of rice to cook."

This time Zhang Zhiyuan led the army to the south, because the Northern Expedition was still advancing, in order to ensure the supply of the frontier army after leaving the fortress, they did not have much military rations, and they needed support from the local government along the way.

How dare Yi Cheng put his beak on it.

Hearing that this army horse will be stationed at Congtai Station for an unknown amount of time, the army looked around, and the postman dared not say anything to refuse.

Yi Cheng hurriedly said: "It's natural, it's natural. Although the Congtai Post is not big, it also has the advantage of a good location, and a lot of food and supplies have been stocked in the post.

The general has just arrived today to lead the army and horses, and this post is now preparing food for the army, as well as beans and fine grains for the army and horses.

When the army settled down, Humble went to the Handan county government office with people, and reported to the county magistrate that the matter was known, and the county government Dacang provided the general with what he needed. "

"Trouble post Cheng."

Zhang Zhiyuan sat on the horseback and bowed his hands towards the other party as a return gift.

In a short while, the cavalry of the more than ten thousand horse barracks dismounted in a series of orders, and the officers and soldiers gathered with their horses to draw the ground for the camp.Borrowing the timber hoarded in Congtai Station, felling the surrounding trees, and finishing the fence needed for the horses before sunset.

And the tents were quietly erected under the night, and the officers and soldiers who patrolled the night began to patrol the fields around Congtai Station after eating early.

Tanma shuttled back and forth between the camps of the central army and the left and right army, collecting and synchronizing the latest situation of each barracks.

The county magistrate of Handan County arrived in the evening when he got the news.

Along with the arrival of the Handan county magistrate, there were also thousands of dans of grain and grass urgently transferred from the county government's Dacang.I'm afraid that because of the shortage of food and grass for the army, this gang of murderous frontier soldiers will do things like looting places.

The so-called soldiers pass like a sieve.

Although the Ming Dynasty is not as far as it is now, even though the army of the imperial weapon is not something that the local government and the people dare to offend.

Even the prudent Handan county magistrate may not have enough food and grass for the army. When he left the city, he asked the county magistrate to contact the big gentry households under Handan and be ready to donate food and grass for the army at any time.

"There is Laogui County today, and there will be more disturbances in the future. If there is anything wrong, I hope Guixian can inform you in time."

In the field not far from Congtai Station, Zhang Zhiyuan led a group of lieutenant generals, and sent the magistrate of Handan County who brought food and grass out of the gate of the camp.Zhang Zhiyuan apologized and explained sincerely.

The Handan county magistrate repeatedly waved his hands and shook his head: "The generals used to shed blood for the country outside the Great Wall, but now that we are in Handan County, I will never let the generals starve again."

The county magistrate of Handan was very polite.

Zhang Zhiyuan cupped his fists and cupped his hands: "In this way, there will be Laogui County. It is late at night, and I would have someone escort Guixian back to the city."

As he spoke, Zhang Zhiyuan greeted the generals in the army and wanted to reorganize the team to escort Handan county magistrate back to the city.

The county magistrate of Handan was still trying to evade, but seeing that the army had already organized a cavalry team of cavalry, he knew that he couldn't refuse, so he could only say goodbye with a warm face 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 horseshoes was heard just now. It was the army horses that escorted the county magistrate of Handan back to the city. No one would notice that when the team returned, there were a few more people than when they left.

After everyone entered the camp, one of them quickly got off his horse and rushed to the main tent of the Chinese army.

At this moment, Zhang Zhiyuan in the big tent hadn't fallen asleep yet, but was sitting alone in front of the table borrowed from Congtai Station, and by the candlelight beside him, lit the lamp to review the military aircraft at night.

When he heard the hooves of the military horses echoing from outside the tent, Zhang Zhiyuan put down the military aircraft documents in his hand, and looked up at Xiangshang's empty tent door.

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 by this name.

Tang Keke, who went to Peiping incognito and entered Zhang Zhiyuan's command, quickly walked in front of him.

Tang Keke, who had been in the army for quite a while, had an already burly body, but now he was filled with a hidden explosive force.

The two arms full of tendon were waved and hugged together, and they bent over and said: "See the general for the next mark."

Zhang Zhiyuan waved his hand: "Sit down and talk."

Tang Keke was not too polite, nodded and sat in front of Zhang Zhiyuan, reached out for the teapot and cup on the table, and poured himself a cup of tea.

After drinking the tea, Tang Keke said, "There have been great changes on Henan Road, and the situation is also developing in an uncontrollable direction."

Zhang Zhiyuan let out a soft sigh, but didn't speak.

In the past few years, Zhang Zhiyuan has gone from a small flag officer of the direct relatives of the Habayashi Guard to the position of the commander of the capital of Beiping, the commander of the guard commander of the prince's mansion, and even in Beiping and Jiubian. Earn the name of a little killer.

For him, no matter how big uncontrollable and chaotic things are in Henan Road, at most it is just a few more heads under his knife.

As the king's pioneer, in order to repay the kindness of the grandson in the past, it is not impossible to restore Wu Anjun himself.

Tang Keke's eyes flickered twice, looked at Zhang Zhiyuan with a frown, and said: "Your Majesty's will, His Royal Highness, the Empress Dowager, is as powerful as His Majesty now, and all internal and external divisions, officials, and affairs can be decided by His Highness."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhiyuan finally had some fluctuations on his face, an expression of joy and surprise.

He said softly: "Your Majesty is so gracious to His Highness."

Tang Keke silently rolled his eyes, and said again: "His Royal Highness entered Kaifeng Prefecture, and detained the officials of Henan Road Yousi at night, and then went out of the city to wipe out the big gentry households in Donghuzhuang, Kaifeng Prefecture.

When His Majesty's decree came, His Highness appointed Henan Dao Yousi to carry out the reform policy, and investigated the whole of Henan. A few days ago, dozens of people in some places were arrested by Jin Yiwei, and chaos has broken out in Henan Dao. "

Zhang Zhiyuan couldn't help but tense up, and said in a deep voice, "How is Your Highness safe? Do you...do you have enough manpower? This general will leave camp tonight and go south to Henan Road to protect His Highness's daughter."

Tang Keke couldn't help but rolled his eyes at Zhang Zhiyuan again.

Among the countless benefits and benefits of becoming a dark guard, one of them is the ability to retrieve the life history of any person who has been recorded by the dark guard.

Tang Keke knew the kindness that the emperor's grandson had treated Zhang Zhiyuan at the beginning, and also knew how important that kindness was at that time.

Zhang Zhiyuan is a person who values ​​kindness, Tang Keke clearly understands this.

He shook his head: "General, you don't have to worry about Your Highness's safety. Yu Ma is now leading more than [-] officers and soldiers from the Henan Daowei Station, and Tang Bi is leading [-] Yulin Right Guards and horses to defend the city of Kaifeng together. His Highness is also surrounded by Jin Yiwei." As well as those of my dark guards, they are safe and sound."

Zhang Zhiyuan was still a little worried, his face was tense, and he stared quietly at Tang Keke, who was tall and thick like a hill.

Tang Ke could see this situation, and immediately said: "If the people from your highness turn around, the general is going to Henan Road. The general is waiting for orders at Congtai Station. Once your highness needs anything, you can go There will be news."

Zhang Zhiyuan's brows became more and more frowned: "His Royal Highness has an official letter to request to transfer the Beiping army horses. Now our army is going south. Why doesn't His Highness allow me to enter Henan Road?"

Zhang Zhiyuan is still worried about the situation in Henan Province and what it will look like in the future.

Suddenly, he opened his mouth with a slight surprise, 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."

Zhang Zhiyuan tapped the table lightly 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. The name is to control the north of the Henan Road, In fact, it is to prepare for going 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 murderous look in his eyes: "His Royal Highness is carrying out reforms in Henan Province and checking places. This move may not only cause chaos in Henan Province. Congtai Station, go southeast to Shandong, and southwest to Henan.

Our troops will not go down to Henan, and that side is to control Shandong in the north, and to respond to the situation in Henan Province at any time, and go southeast to Shandong.In order to cooperate with His Royal Highness's layout in Henan Province, and prevent continuous riots in Shandong Province.If the two roads in Henan and Shandong are chaotic, the situation of the nine borders of our Ming Dynasty will no longer be smooth from the north to the south. "

Tang Keke kept shaking his head: "Your Highness has not explained this matter to me."

While muttering, Tang Keke refused to let him wait and see Zhang Zhiyuan several times.

He really didn't know what kind of arrangements His Royal Highness Taisun would have, but as a member of Taisun's bureau, Tang Keke had the same association and deduction as Zhang Zhiyuan at this moment.

And he also knew more than Zhang Zhiyuan.

For another example, he knew that behind Tongguan, there were now three guards stationed in Prince Qin's residence.

I also know that the Beijing army who was still in various places in the south of the Yangtze River last year, although they received the order to return to Beijing for a turn in the previous journey, they have been walking very slowly recently.

And the Beijing army who had rushed back to the capital first, also left the capital to go to various places again on the grounds that they had to return to the original guard in turn.

He also knew that since the beginning of the year, Jinyiwei has doubled its expansion either explicitly or secretly.

The more than ten thousand cavalry of the Nine Border Horse Army Battalion can certainly ride horses and gallop in the Central Plains, exerting an invincible deterrent, but compared with the current light and dark arrangement on Henan Road, it can only be regarded as icing on the cake.

At this time, Zhang Zhiyuan's face gradually showed a sudden realization expression.

"My lord let me lead the [-]-horse barracks cavalry south this time, could it be that I have already seen His Highness' plan?"

"Going southeast to Shandong, my cavalry on the nine sides can calm down everything."

When Zhang Zhiyuan said this, even his eyes started to shine continuously, and Dayou wanted to receive the military order at this moment, to lead the army southeast to Shandong, and to make peace with all the small things.

Tang Keke smiled helplessly: "Don't worry, general, just wait for the order."

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