Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 53 It's Not That Simple

"Tongguan—"

On August [-]th, when Sun Chuanting and his party arrived at Tongguan with an army of [-], they saw a row of black cannons in red.

Climb to the city wall and look down from the top to the bottom. A scene is close in front of you. The mountain breeze blows slightly, which seems to remove a little bit of heat.

The army was being repaired, but Sun Chuanting looked at the thick artillery.

"Du Xian, this Zhu Yixi is really capable, and he has actually become a cannon."

Bai Guangen was amazed, he had seen the red cannon in Beijing City and Ningyuan City, and he knew its power, seeing it now, he felt joy from the bottom of his heart.

"This artillery is so huge, ten times larger than the Fran cannon in the barracks, it must be quite powerful."

Gao Jie muttered while touching it.

"That's right!" Bai Guangen said quite proudly: "Although there are only six of these cannons in the city, thousands of troops cannot pass through them."

"Now, Tongguan is safe, and we can go out of the city with peace of mind."

"That's right!" Sun Chuanting stroked his beard and said, "Although Tongguan is dangerous, it is possible to break through. With the artillery, I can also mobilize more troops to encircle and suppress the intruders."

Immediately, he stopped talking and looked outside the pass.

Outside Tongguan is within the territory of Henan Province.

The original big province in the Central Plains, a fertile land, is now in a mess, with corpses and weeds everywhere, and there is not a little human habitation in sight.

"There is no rooster crowing for a thousand miles, and it is really possible to break into a thief."

Sun Chuanting thought this was the result of his looting, so he couldn't help but sneered: "A thief is a thief, and you can never change your habits."

These words were a bit lethal, and the faces of the generals behind them were quite embarrassed, but how many wars were killed, and their colors recovered after a while.

However, Sun Chuanting is a strong person, and he doesn't want to explain his slip of the tongue.

"The train camp is spectacular!"

Luo Shangwen has been a lieutenant general for many years, so he hurriedly turned around and changed the subject.

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads and looked.

I saw more than [-] chariots lined up side by side for dozens of miles, pulled by soldiers, mules and horses, and kept moving forward.

Inside the chariot is not only full of food, but also armor, weapons, and artillery.

As a weapon for attacking thieves, the effect of artillery has always been trusted.

Bai Guangen raised his head and said proudly: "Even if it's a treacherous horse camp, if you encounter us, you have to stay away."

Everyone admired, even Gao Jie had to agree.

This chariot is about one foot long, connected end to end, it can form a wooden wall, which is a great hindrance to the cavalry.

Moreover, in the chariot, there is not only food, but also a lot of artillery and weapons, which can be attacked immediately and react quickly.

The generals are all from bandits, so they can naturally understand its power.

In front of the train battalion, it seemed that even Gao Jie's cavalry had lost their style.

"Yanxiang County has already been occupied."

Sun Chuanting said in a deep voice, "This county is bordered by Hangu in the east, Qinling Mountains in the south, Tongguan in the west, and the Yellow River in the north. It is an important traffic route. Who is willing to take it for our army?"

"The end will be willing to go!"

At this time, Niu Hucheng cupped his hands, opened his eyes, and stood up: "Yan Township is a small town, and the general is willing to be a forward."

"it is good!"

Sun Chuanting nodded and said: "Niu Zongbing will be the vanguard, Lu Guangzu will be the deputy vanguard, Gao Jie will be the central army, Wang Ding and Guan Fumin will be the successors, and I will lead the main force to go out with the train battalion."

"As ordered!"

The generals agreed that they had no objection to this arrangement, and dared not have any objection.

Niu Chenghu didn't dare to delay, and directly raised [-] soldiers and horses, and went straight to Yanxiang County.

Yan Township was originally an important county town that traveled from south to north, but now it is in a mess and has no longer the prosperity of the past.

"There are about [-] people in the city!" Niu Chenghu squinted his eyes. With years of war experience, he could see the reality of the entire county at a glance.

Lazy guards, thin sackcloth, and damaged weapons all show that the soldiers and horses in front of them are really not good.

"send troops--"

The vigorous horn sounded instantly, and a large number of soldiers, mixed with cavalry, rushed directly.

Caught off guard, the gate of Yanxiang County was seized, and the guards had to retreat, less than half of them.

After taking down the city, Niu Chenghu hurriedly sent people to report the good news to the rear: "The intruder is weak now, hasn't he recovered from last year?"

Immediately, Niu Chenghu became suspicious, and after resting for half a day, he continued to move forward.

In Lingbao and Shanzhou, for several days in a row, Niu Chenghu showed his might and broke through several cities, not far from Luoyang.

Following the victorious messengers one after another, everyone in Tongguan looked happy.

Even Sun Chuanting, no matter how cautious he was, couldn't help showing a hint of joy.

With consecutive victories, morale has soared, which can be said to be a good start.

"Go, report victory to the imperial court!"

Sun Chuanting said with a smile.

He had known the emperor's character for a long time, so he would naturally report the happy events continuously. In this way, he could also get rewards from the court and reduce the pressure on him.

……

However, as the team continued to gather, Zhu Yixi also had to go east.

Fortunately, the tunnel was dug well, and it had already penetrated before he left.

He also finally went to a heart.

In addition, in the plague camp, the patients died after all.

This also shows that the plague situation in Xi'an Prefecture has greatly improved.

Putting down the worries in his heart, he led a hundred personal guards and marched forward along with the team delivering food and grass.

"Damn it, we're going to fight again!"

"When is the head—"

The people in Xi'an were quite uncomfortable because their families were being served in corvee to transport food, and they prayed day and night.

However, those wealthy gentry even unabashedly set off firecrackers to celebrate, seemingly celebrating the plague, but in essence, they were celebrating Sun Chuanting's departure.

Zhu Yixi shook his head involuntarily, he was really a group of people who see profit and forget righteousness, and have shallow eyes.

Did they really think that Li Zicheng would really let them go if he made up a story about Chuang Wang not paying food and being kind to scholars?

Although I don't know how Li Zicheng dealt with these gentry in Xi'an in history, but the city of Beijing has a long history, tortured and tortured to extort money.

Lintong, Weinan, Huayin, almost along the Yellow River, to Tongguan.

When we arrived at Tongguan, it was already the tenth day of August.

"Du Xian has been out of customs for two days?"

Zhu Yixi was startled suddenly, logically speaking, Sun Chuanting was only a few days early, how could it be done in a few days to rectify the army?

"That's right!"

Li Jizu, the guard, said clearly: "Based on the supervisor's journey, I am afraid that he will soon reach Yanxiang County."

"Is there a map?"

Soon, a crude map appeared in front of him.

Yan Township, Shanzhou, and after that, Luoyang.

"How could it be so smooth?" Zhu Yixi didn't believe it, and told him intuitively that Li Zicheng was not that simple.

(End of this chapter)