Make friends with the rich and powerful...give them money...
After hearing these words coming out of the mouth of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Huang Degong began to break out in a cold sweat on his back.
He wanted to explain, but saw Li Ruo Lian smiled faintly: "Don't worry, Lord Jingnan, although His Majesty knows everything, he definitely doesn't mean to blame you."
"There are rules between the monarch and his subjects, and there are rules between the court officials. Similarly, there are rules between the court officials and you military commanders who lead troops outside."
"Although some of these rules have been criticized, Your Majesty has no plans to break them in the short term."
"After all, this is the shortcoming of human nature."
"Others can take advantage of these shortcomings, and so can Your Majesty... right?"
Huang Degong swallowed his saliva. It was the first time he heard such remarks, and it came from the mouth of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
After leaving the capital for several years, everyone seemed to have changed except for the things.
Especially the owner of the Forbidden City, the Ming Emperor.
He has grown from an ignorant boy into a true emperor.
Knowing how to use power to check and balance officials does not mean simply killing and intimidating them.
"Your Majesty, I am Huang Degong, and I thank you for your majesty's grace!" Huang Degong knelt down and saluted in the direction of the capital.
While waiting for lunch, Huang Degong received two pieces of news.
The first news came from Wang Yongji and Gao Di, who had quietly led their troops out of the city and rushed to Miyun as quickly as possible.
If nothing goes wrong, we will arrive outside Miyun city in the evening three days later.
Another piece of news came from the commander of the central camp of the Guanning Army, Lieutenant General Bakeyong. He sent someone to deliver the news that six days later, 5,000 Guanning troops arrived outside Miyun City.
"One for three days, one for six days..." Huang Degong sat on the chair, muttering to himself.
He calculated the time with his fingers and made up his mind: "Someone come!"
The guard outside the door immediately pushed the door open and walked in: "I am here."
"Send someone to deliver a letter to Weng Zhiqi in Pinggu, telling him that the time is right and we can proceed according to the plan. Remember, you must get the timing right. I want to see him appear in front of me in three days."
"Understood!" The guards clasped their fists, bowed, and left quickly.
When he came out of the yard, he jumped on his horse, whipped the horse and headed for Pinggu as fast as he could.
In Pinggu County.
Night has not yet fallen, and the remaining clouds in the sky are ignited by the evening glow, dyeing half of the sky red.
Smoke rose from the city and the aroma of rice filled the air.
The city gate that had just been closed was opened from the inside. After checking their identities, two Ming soldiers rode on their horses, one in front and one behind, and rushed towards a house.
"Report! Urgent order from Miyun!" The pleasant time is always short. Two Ming soldiers rushed into the courtyard one after another and came to the door of a house.
Running in front were Weng Zhiqi's messengers, and following behind were Huang Degong's personal soldiers.
When they arrived outside the door, the messenger did not dare to push it open directly, but shouted outside the door.
"Please!" Weng Zhiqi's voice sounded inside.
When Huang Degong's personal soldiers pushed open the door, they found Weng Zhiqi writing on the ground with a knife.
"Report to Lieutenant General Weng, the commander-in-chief has an urgent order. He says the time is ripe and Lieutenant General Weng can act according to the plan. The time must be accurate. In three days, the commander-in-chief wants you to appear before him."
"Three days later?"
Weng Zhiqi silently repeated it and asked again: "Does today count as a day?"
"Calculate!"
Weng Zhiqi slapped his thigh and said, "Too hasty, too hasty!"
Then he ordered the messenger: "Tell my troops to finish dinner and pack up their baggage within an hour, and then assemble outside the north city gate."
"Also, notify the firearms soldiers and have them get ready."
Military orders were issued up and down the city, and the entire Pinggu City was instantly shrouded in the suspicion of war.
"Have the Jiannu invaded the pass?" The people asked worriedly when they saw the Ming army gathering to leave the city.
The assembled Ming army did not say a word, but hurriedly packed up their baggage.
"There's already a fight going on in Miyun. Are you going to support Miyun? But if you leave, what will we do?"
"Say something, please!"
“No comment!”
Amid the people's doubts, Weng Zhiqi's three thousand troops finally left Pinggu County.
Except for more than a hundred cavalrymen, the rest of the three thousand soldiers and horses that Huang Degong gave to Weng Zhiqi were infantry, and there were dozens of mules and oxen responsible for pulling the baggage carts.
Under the leadership of Weng Zhiqi, three thousand soldiers marched towards the north in a mighty force.
Forty miles is neither long nor short.
After walking for an hour, the army stopped because it was too dark.
A lieutenant general came up to Weng Zhiqi and clasped his hands, "Deputy General Weng, where are we going?"
"To the north is a canyon. Although the mountain road is rugged, it is passable for people and animals. Our army's destination is there!"
"Are we...attacking the Jiannu from behind?"
"You'll know when you get there."
The army camped on the spot until the middle of the Yin hour, when the sky began to lighten.
After walking for nearly two more hours, the group finally arrived at the entrance of the canyon.
Weng Zhiqi looked at the place he had been to before, and there was no ripple in his heart. After a brief observation of the surroundings, Weng Zhiqi ordered: "Come here, go two miles deep into the canyon to investigate the enemy situation. If you encounter an enemy, just shoot them directly, but do not chase them."
Soon, a reconnaissance team consisting of more than one hundred Ming troops set out.
As they set off, Weng Zhiqi sat together with several generals and opened the map that had been marked previously.
The map is very simple, with two horizontal lines representing the mountains on both sides.
There are trees, strange rocks and paths on the mountains.
After finding a marked point, Weng Zhiqi instructed one of them: "You dig the stones and soil behind the rocks here. The deeper the pit, the better."
"You cut as many trees as you can here. The trees you cut are pushed directly into the canyon."
"You go up the mountain here and push the rocks from the mountain into the canyon. Remember, don't hit your own people."
"Everyone else, take all the gunpowder off the baggage wagons. It's almost New Year's Day, let's make a noise!"
No one questioned it, and after a brief rest everyone immediately got busy again.
With a bang!
The sound of bird gunfire was heard in the distance.
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