A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 407 Return
Under the strategy of sticks and red dates, the soldiers hesitated, but in the end survival, post-war rewards, and discipline training prevailed. They abandoned the spoils and continued to launch the offensive.

Cromwell's hand, which was about to order the entire army to counterattack, stopped in mid-air.

You must know that it is very risky to fake defeat to lure the enemy. If you are not careful, the fake defeat will turn into a real rout. Even if the New Model Army has good discipline, it must be operated carefully.

In his expectation, the king's army should have fallen into chaos at this time, and the soldiers would even break out into conflicts while picking up their belongings. He had enough time to calmly reorganize the army and fight back.

But everything was completely different from what he imagined. Wang Jun just hesitated for a moment.

This resulted in the parliamentary army being completely chased one after another, unable to organize the army at all, and even overran the troops beside Cromwell who were still capable of fighting.

As a result, the parliamentary army was chased. From a false defeat, it turned into a real rout. The soldiers threw down their weapons and equipment and all items that hindered their escape, and ran away like hell. They had already forgotten Cromwell's instructions to falsely defeat. The back of the head.

Standing on the hill, Cromwell suddenly felt defeated.

His telescope shook, and he suddenly spotted an oriental face among the crowd.

Turning, he discovered more.

Charles I's smile froze.

The king's army seemed to be progressing smoothly, but in fact, the casualties in the battles with the parliamentary army were not small. There were more than 2,000 casualties on several occasions. You must know that the new army they organized and trained only had 5,000 people in total. The parliamentary army still has considerable strength and will not be destroyed in one blow.

Charles I ordered excitedly, and some of his noble officers also showed joyful expressions and cheered in agreement.

"how long will it take?"

As for the king's army, after losing in the previous series of battles, there were not even 10,000 men left.

Sigh softly.

He knew why.

Retraining the troops will take time, and it will not be short.

The teacher then spoke, with a hint of sinister look on his face:
"In addition, Your Highness, you may need to purchase a batch of weapons... If you want to defeat the Parliament, the size of the new army must not be less than 10,000."

However, the officers of the instructor corps did not react at all and just looked at him coldly.

he asked rather depressedly.

You must know that the total strength of the New Model Army is around 22,000 people.

"Gentlemen, this is an excellent opportunity! Now is the time to launch a counterattack. I can't wait to return to my capital."

The leader is a fourth-grade officer. He was originally a division commander, but now he is the head of the instructor corps and the actual commander of this new army. He frowned and said calmly:
"Your Highness, I'm afraid this is impossible."

After receiving the news of victory, Charles I also danced with joy.

"Taxes have already come up... Just use them and build an unrivaled army for me." Charles I waved his hand generously.

Charles I nodded gloomily.

"After this battle, the New Army suffered considerable losses. It is impossible to conquer London..."

Taking advantage of the victory, the king's army pushed the front a lot forward in one breath, regained several towns, and boosted their morale.

"It takes time to train a new army... You don't want us to train an army that will be easily defeated like we did before, right?"

……

As for spending the tax money collected so lavishly, what if it is all spent, what will happen to military pay and so on...

Isn't there the Dahua imperial court here? Just borrow money.

Once born and cooked twice.

How do you say that?

Too much debt does not weigh you down.

What's more, since the big defeat at Marston Prairie.

This was the first time he saw hope of victory. The parliament also noticed Hua Chao's intervention.

Hua Chao did business with European countries no longer. Even the parliament had bought Hua Chao's arms. Therefore, although they were dissatisfied when Hua Chao was sold to Charles I, they didn't say anything.

But this time the instructors were sent directly, which meant they were directly participating in the war.

Of course they sent people to the East to demand an explanation.

Emperor Dahua did not receive them, which seemed to indicate some attitude.

"You misunderstood. These officers have retired and were only employed by King Charles I. This is normal business behavior."

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Dynasty said with a smile:
"According to the laws of Dahua, we have no way to restrain them!"

The envoy was naturally dissatisfied with this answer and strongly demanded to see the Emperor of China to give them an explanation.

But after that, even the Minister of Foreign Affairs avoided them.

The meaning is very clear.

That's the explanation, do you want love or not.

The messenger could only return in dismay.

After hearing this, everyone in the council looked at each other in silence.

after all,

You can’t declare war on Dahua, right?
……

The strong wind in the grassland blew the big flag with gold characters on the black background, and the flag with the character "华" glowed in the sun.

Several knights looked at the lake not far away. One of them raised his whip and said with a smile:

"This is the North Sea."

Yan Chengfang stood on a hill, looking at the Beihai in front of him and smiling. This first-grade general of the Hua Dynasty was now dusty, and his clothes and armor were covered with dust. His hair hung down like a lion's mane, and the imperial sword at his waist kept beating his armor in the wind, like a whisper.

The tired look on his face could not hide the deep excitement.

After going deep into the grassland for several months, we have already reached this point. Most of the tribes on the grassland have chosen to surrender, and only a handful of tribes have fled to the surrounding areas.

They finally won.

"It's a pity. Nowadays, we pay attention to science and do not worship the heaven. Even when His Majesty ascended the throne, he only offered sacrifices to his ancestors and never worshiped the heaven."

"Otherwise, I might as well follow Huo Dou's example on the nearby mountains, sealing the wolf as his subordinate, and restraining Shi Yanran."

Several people laughed loudly. For hundreds of years, the flag of the Central Plains Dynasty was flying here again.

……

The army embarked on its return journey.

On the way back, they saw that in many places on the grassland, new governments had been established in accordance with Dahua's policies, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

After Yan Chengfang took a closer look, he couldn't help but sigh that the border troubles would probably be eliminated from now on!
The army triumphantly arrived at the capital Nanjing.

The imperial court had already prepared to welcome the warriors of the Northern Expedition.

The army first accepted the cheers of the people on the main street in the city, and then walked towards the center of the capital.

The emperor met with this relative at the Meridian Gate. He personally removed Yan Chengfang's armor and gave Yan Chengfang the highest standard of courtesy.

The man burst into tears with excitement. He knelt down heavily on the ground, raised the map of the Northland above his head with both hands, and said with choked sobs:

"Your Majesty, fortunately you have fulfilled your destiny!"

(End of this chapter)