It was spring when grass was growing and birds were flying. Even in the north, you could see small buds emerging from the soil where the iron hooves stepped on, and some new leaves began to emerge on the bare and skinny tree trunks.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the spring in the north with a leisurely and elegant look, or he was deliberately slowing down his marching speed, waiting for Huang Taiji to come, and even deliberately ordered a marching during the day and rest at night. When Chengzu stopped in the seventh expedition of Mobei, he summoned local officials and gentry to pay tribute to the sacred sites.

However, the officials and gentry lost their thoughts of memorizing and reminiscing about the past at this time.

Some officials and squire heard that His Majesty was about to reach his own territory, and they were so scared that they ran to other places overnight.

There is no way, everyone knows where His descendants will chase the Tartars.

The king-supporting troops from all over the country have also been slow to come to the capital. They either have caused soldiers to have no fighting spirit and cannot move forward on the grounds of being blocked by bandits. They are stagnant on the grounds of being blocked by bandits.

Some literati who still feel pitiful and sympathized with the Donglin Party can't help but secretly ridiculed Zhu Youxiao for overestimating his ability and even thought that the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard who had only had a cock-fighting meal a few months ago could fight against the fierce and brave Tartars.

Many people think that this will undoubtedly be the second siege of Tumu Fort, and even lament that all the civil and military officials in the court can be the second Yu Qian.

Zhu Youxiao has no time to care about these gossips. He even threw the remarks of scholars from various places he received from the East Factory in the past few days after leaving the capital into the fire.

In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, if these nerds who only read the four books think they can win, then Huang Taiji would be even worse, and there is no need to be this bait.

"Now that the people in the capital are unstable, you Dongchang must closely monitor the dynamics of officials at all levels, but you should not act rashly, and become a frightened bird."

After a few words of advice from the head of Xiangdong Factory, Zhu Youxiao picked up the wooden stick and knocked the gong in the dragon chariot. Suddenly, the army continued to set off, but the speed was still not fast. When he saw it in an unknown way, he thought that Zhu Youxiao was out for the capital.

After the eradication of the forces of the Donglin Party, Zhu Youxiao had become a powerful emperor. Therefore, the ministers in the court did not dare to make a decision because of Zhu Youxiao's personal attack on the Tartars, and they were only worried about him, but the accompanying imperial guards did not worry about His Majesty. In their opinion, His Majesty was a heroic manifestation.

This is especially true for young men who worship heroes, Chang Yanling and others. In addition, they have been in charge of commanders without meritorious service and have a strong desire to fight to prove their strength.

The Tartars may be very strong, but if they really defeated the Tartars, then the Imperial Guards could be truly the strongest army in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Chang Yanling and other Imperial Guard officers and soldiers were not afraid or fear at this moment, but only excited and nervous. They were preparing for the war as usual.

The First Battalion of Oboi's Cavalry automatically acted as a night-fighting character, exploring the terrain and signs of Tartars everywhere.

The soldiers of the Engineering Battalion were always able to build basic battalion defense facilities one hour before the entire army rested, and the baggage battalion and artillery battalion did not lie in the safety of His Majesty because they wanted to escort them.

I don’t know how many days I had been marching, but at dawn that day, the trumpet of getting up had not sounded, and a rapid sound of horse hooves came from afar.

When the soldiers on duty saw that it was Oboi, they hurriedly shouted: "It's Commander Ao, I thought it was the Tartars."

Oboi did not reply to this person's words, but went straight into Zhu Youxiao's central army tent and knelt on one knee on the ground: "Your Majesty, the Tartars are here."

Zhu Youxiao suddenly stood up and asked excitedly, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, my first cavalry team galloped fifty miles away last night, but unexpectedly encountered the Tatars Daishan tribe. But Mo Jiang did not dare to fight and hurriedly took the first team to take a shortcut. With Mo Jiang's understanding of Daishan, this person must be chasing him relentlessly. It is estimated that he will arrive here in two hours."

After Oboi said that, Zhu Youxiao immediately ordered: "Sent the Engineer Battalion to dig the trench immediately, three feet deeper than before and two feet wider! Then ordered the Cavalry Battalion to return to the camp immediately, and the soldiers of the baggage battalion helped the engineers build a defense system, and the infantry battalion was ready to enter the shooting position at any time. At the same time, the Artillery Battalion immediately opened the insurance and prepared to adjust the artillery to shoot."

The camping guards were built by a dense forest at this time. There was a smooth road outside the dense forest, and there was a cliff on the back.

In other words, if the Tartars want to attack the Imperial Guard, they can only attack from the front and left sides. The Imperial Guards have to deal with the cliffs and only have to deal with three sides, which is considered as a dangerous situation.

But there is no way to retreat. You can't climb to the cliff, as it will only become a living target for the Tartars.

But with trenches, the dense forest can be turned into a natural defensive belt. The speed of the engineering battalion was very fast. The special engineer shovels of the Royal Academy of Engineering played a very good role at this time, and soon three more trenches and traffic trenches were dug on the basis of the original trenches.

In addition, the soldiers of the Engineering Battalion also cut down trees and temporarily built a simple shed for His Majesty's command.

Several large trees were used as pillars around the shed, and other trees were used to form a circle of wooden walls. The height of the wall was just right for the soldiers and horses of the cavalry battalion to hide in it temporarily.

Of course, there were also helps from the logistics battalion, and the logistics battalion also took on the task of temporarily protecting Zhu Youxiao and the reserve army. They lay under the wooden walls one by one. If the reserve Tartars rushed in, they would shoot them to death.

The remaining cavalrymen of the first cavalry team also ran back one after another. The soldiers of the baggage battalion hurriedly opened the wooden gate and closed it immediately after all the cavalry teams entered.

However, at this moment, there was indeed a Tartar in front of him. The scale was not small, about a thousand people.

Fu Dahai, the commander of the artillery battalion, waved his hand and ordered: "Thirty degrees northwest, prepare!"

After calling the order, Fu Dahai squinted his eyes and began to count: "Enter the range of five hundred, enter the range of three hundred, enter the range of one hundred, fifty, twenty, ten, release!"

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Dai Shan didn't expect that he had really discovered so many Ming troops when he chased the Ming army. And from the Huanglong umbrella behind, it could be seen that the Ming Emperor Zhu Youxiao must be here.

"Report to the Khan quickly, we have intercepted the imperial guards of Zhu Youxiao!"

After Dai Shan said this, he immediately rode his horse and yelled: "Kill!"

They didn't even take the imperial guards in front of them, so they didn't have to make any preparations. They rushed forward first. And according to their past experience, when they saw the Ming army, no matter how many people there were, as long as they penetrated them, they could scare the Ming army and defeat them without fighting.

The Tartars were very powerful, with thousands of horses galloping in galloping, and they were full of storms. At this time, everyone in the Imperial Guards couldn't help but hold the weapons in their hands tightly.

It was the first time they had seen so many Tartars. If they had not been for the discipline and constraints that they had been used to, and watching from behind His Majesty the Emperor, they would probably not be able to calm down in front of such shocking cavalry charges.
Chapter completed!