In Jinzhou, all the troops of the royal army had already set off. What made Lu Xiangsheng a little regretful was that the surrounding prefectures and cities could only transport about 3,500 troops.

If you rely solely on this little force, no matter how elite the selected infantry was, they could not seize food from the tiger's mouth and save the people of the Ming Dynasty.

What worried Lu Xiangsheng and others was that judging from the news sent back by Ye Bubu, the leader of Jianlu seemed to have expected the Ming army to pursue him. Therefore, even though they had carried more than 400,000 people and animals, their marching speed was similar to that of Wuzhu.

After following the Jianlu march route, the Jianlu Tartars were very cruel to the Ming people, and they used whips to walk. Those who were backward, those who were sick, those who were lagging, etc., were killed with one knife and shocked other Ming people to grit their teeth and rush on their way.

Compared with the marching speeds of both sides, whether it was Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and others, they could not help but doubt the countermeasures they had formulated before. The army could not reach the front of the Jianlu army, and everything became empty talk. What should I do?

Looking at Lu Xiangsheng's worried look, Hong Chengchou sighed and said, "This is nothing you can do, it's really beyond your ability! We can only do our best to do our best and see the destiny!"

Sun Chuanting also nodded and said, "It's a pity that I don't have enough cavalry in the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, there wouldn't be such a problem!"

"Oh, it's all my fault for being impulsive!" Lu Xiangsheng sighed when he heard this, "I and Jianlu fought to the death and later defended Jiajiazhuang. The more than 5,000 war horses under his command were almost lost. Otherwise, there would be more than 5,000 more people. If I put on a car, I could transport more infantry."

Seeing that the three coaches were helpless, Wang Chengen suddenly interrupted and said, "Why not rush to report to the capital and let the emperor think of a solution?"

When the three coaches shook their heads at the same time when they heard him, they obviously felt useless.

I heard Sun Chuanting explain to him: "Jianlu are heading north. Even if we report the horse to the capital and react again, it will be too late in terms of time!"

"Yes!" Hong Chengchou nodded and echoed, "Besides, to solve the current problem, one is to send troops to block Jianlu in front. This is impossible. At present, there is no army to shoot in the north at all! The other is to mobilize enough animal power to transport troops, but even if enough animal power can be collected, it is impossible in time!"

Hearing the words of the two of them, Lu Jiude and other military supervisors following him shook their heads one by one and sighed without saying a word.

They were thinking in their hearts that Jianlu had obviously plundered his experience, so that even if they were determined to pursue the enemy, they could not steal people.

"No matter what!" Lu Xiangsheng suddenly felt a little excited, and bowed to the capital with his fists, "The emperor's trust, we can do our best. Now the plan is to continue pursuing the Jianlu army to see if we can bite and hold their tails!"

This method is actually useless. Judging from the rewards of Ye Bukong, Jianlu obviously expected this again. Therefore, he arranged heavy troops in the second half of the team, and was still cavalry. He spread far away and did not give the Ming army a chance to attack. Even if he attacked for a strong attack, it was basically impossible.

However, as Lu Xiangsheng said, even though he knew there was no chance, he still had to keep up, otherwise the emperor would not be able to explain.

Therefore, after Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, Hong Chengchou and others agreed and prepared to return to their respective armies.

But at this moment, a fast horse suddenly came. Looking from a distance, I immediately recognized the Jinyiwei wearing a black flying fish suit. Needless to say, it must have come by the order.

When Wang Chengen saw this, he couldn't help but say joyfully: "Everyone, maybe the emperor will be able to hear good news again!"

He has experience, and every time the emperor's will comes, it brings good news.

The most impressive time was when Gao Qiqian's troops responded to Lu Xiangsheng, the morale of the army was depressed and no longer had combat power. At that time, he had the same idea as others. The court had no money and there were too many casualties here. In this case, there was no solution. Just like now, he felt that there was nothing he could do.

However, that time, the emperor sent someone to send the order to send money. The money was raised by the emperor's idea, and it also included Wang Chengen's own share. Therefore, he had a deep impression of the emperor. Therefore, he had more confidence in the emperor than others. In the eyes of some people, it can even be said to have a bit of blind trust.

After Wang Chengen's voice, everyone couldn't help but cheer up a little, but it seemed that it was impossible to solve the current dilemma, so their mood fell a little further.

Lu Xiangsheng had a grim face and said to his left and right: "Let's go and welcome him!"

In fact, after only a short walk, the Jinyiwei Knights had already arrived. The army on the roadside was still moving forward. The soldiers turned their heads and looked at the Jinyiwei who was flying towards him. They were curious and didn't know what they were here for.

The Jinyiwei, who was in charge, was a general flag. After seeing the officers in the red and robe under the commander, he stopped and shouted loudly: "The emperor has already made an order to let Wen'an, Baoding, Bazhou and Gu'an in front of him all collect mules and carriages from the city to go south. In addition, more than 8,000 horses were collected from the capital and were also sent to him along the way. Shangshu Lu looked at it and could also propose it as soon as possible if there was any other need."

"..." Hearing this, this large group of civil servants and military supervisors were stunned. They never expected that the will the Jinyiwei came to convey was actually a problem of animal power that they urgently needed.

"Haha!" Wang Chengen came to his senses first and said proudly, "Look, let's just say it. The emperor must have a way! Seeing that, does the emperor have a way? Is it right? Is it OK now? Haha..."

"Your Majesty is wise!" When Lu Jiude and others heard this, they subconsciously began to agree, but after they came to their senses, they said sincerely, "The emperor's magic tricks are really nothing more than looking up!"

When they heard the group of eunuchs praising the emperor, Lu Xiangsheng and others finally came back from their shock. They were all overjoyed. This was a timely help. They were sleepy and encountered a pillow. Lu Xiangsheng didn't even have time to be amazed, but immediately asked the Jinyiwei General Banner again about some details, and then an emergency military meeting was held on the horse's back.

"Everyone, the emperor has helped us solve the problem of animal power, and it has far exceeded our expectations." Lu Xiangsheng's voice was excited and said loudly, "In this way, I want to slightly modify our previous strategies against the enemy!"

"Yes, you must make good use of this opportunity, you can't waste it!" Sun Chuanting also captured the opportunity sharply and immediately agreed.

Hong Chengchou stroked his beard excitedly, shook his head and said, "It's real, it's real, it's real, it's real, it's real, it's absolutely impossible for the leader of Jianlu to have such a thing. Haha, even we can't imagine that they will definitely miscalculate!"

"Hey, sirs, don't play the puzzle!" Wang Chengen was a little anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Our family doesn't understand, what should our army do next?"

Lu Xiangsheng had already had a rough draft at this time, so he immediately began to introduce it. After all, the combat plan must be approved by the military supervisor.

So soon, from the head coach's side, the orders began to spread.

The generals of each army, including generals, deputy generals, guerrillas, etc., were all eager to return to the central commander. Then, these generals were all excited and immediately returned to their respective troops, and then ordered the entire army to start a marching urgently.

In response to this, the low-level generals who did not go there couldn't help but worry and quickly reminded the general: "General, if you march so quickly, even if you catch up with Jianlu, how can you have the energy to fight with Jianlu? General, think twice!"

"Do you think I don't know?" The general's reply was basically the same. "Shangshu, the governor, and the others don't know? Don't worry, just follow the military orders and implement them, and there will be no problem!"

The combat plan must be kept confidential, so after reaching the level of the Lord General, others did not know what Emperor Chongzhen prepared for them.

The Yongwei Camp was even more depressed. The order passed down from above was to take off the armored robe of the ordinary soldiers and exchange it with the Yuanyang robe of ordinary soldiers, and then be rushed to the road in a hurry.

These soldiers were unable to violate the military orders. They cursed in their hearts and did as they did, and then were urged to march in a daze.

The surrounding prefectures also received military orders from Lu Xiangsheng, requiring local garrison troops to report immediately regardless of the number of troops. Even the military order mentioned that if the number of people is too small, or if there are too many elderly and weak, ordinary civilians will be allowed to rush there in a mandarin duck battle robe. If there is any violation of the order, local generals will be killed without mercy.

With the issuance of this order, the prefectures also jumped into chaos. They were a little confused. What would it be for these pieces of garrison soldiers to go to the battlefield? Will they give their heads? But although they couldn't figure it out, they could still feel the murderous aura in the military order. In particular, Lu Xiangsheng held the Shangfang sword in his hand and led the kingly army in the world. He was fighting against the enemy. If he killed a few disobeying the military order, he would not have any concerns at all.

On the side of the Central Army of the King's Rescue Army, Lu Xiangsheng was saying goodbye to Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting. He saw that he said to Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting very seriously: "The two are the main forces of this war. They can save many Ming people and live up to the emperor's will. I will ask them to you!"

At this moment, although Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting had different personalities, they were both serious and replied in unison: "Don't worry, I will not let down the will of the saint, take care of you!"

"Take care!" Lu Xiangsheng nodded, sincerely wishing him, and then watched them turn over without hesitation and leave quickly.

After seeing them disappear from sight, Lu Xiangsheng sighed in his heart. In fact, he was more suitable to go to the front, as a soldier, to lead the Ming army to fight with Jianlu. However, he was the commander after all, and if he went to the front and did not show up for a long time, Jianlu should have doubted it.

As a result, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting divided the work and cooperated, and with the support of Emperor Chongzhen, he began a war that had never happened before.

During this period, it can be said that the Ming army was very busy. On the official road to the north, countless Ming army were running and moving forward, and their equipment was transported by mules and horse carriages. The marching speed was unprecedentedly fast. The animal power of the army was used as much as possible without any care. When we arrived at the next city, the Ming army soldiers would be surprised to find that there were more mules and horse carriages here to prepare for here. Then they replaced the mules and horse carriages that were unable to walk anymore and continued to head north.

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To the east of hundreds of miles, there was also a huge team marching along the Grand Canal, one heading north.

The canal is frozen and cannot be sailed, but it just becomes a natural signpost. As long as you walk along the river bank, it is mostly the Ming people. Among their teams, the Jianlu infantry was monitoring it. If any Ming people can't walk, the Tartars would wave it with a whip and scold the Ming people to continue walking. If they really can't walk, the whip is useless, so they will cut it with one knife or a shot, regardless of whether the person is dead or not, and drag it onto the ice surface of the canal, struggle for a while and then never move again.

At this time, the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty were not worth anything at all, and even the animals that brought materials and were not as good as those animals. Once those animals were found to be almost unable to pull them, the Tartars would lighten the things on the car, or let the animals rest aside and feed them some food.

Jianlu Central Army, Dorgon and others rode forward on horseback, but did not hide in the carriage. This severe coldness was nothing to these bandits from Liaodong.

They rode on horseback and watched the Ming people thrown into the ice of the canal like garbage, but they seemed to have not seen it, or they just thought it was a normal thing and didn't care at all. They were talking between them.

I heard Dorgon say to Haoge: "Listen to Yuetuo's return, there are more and more Ming troops following behind. You should also prepare to lead the cavalry in the headquarters to guard the situation behind."

"What's the point of defense?" Haoge said a little dissatisfied when he heard this, "He has ten thousand cavalry in his hands, so can the Ming army still turn over to heaven?"

After hearing this, Dorgon looked at him with his eyes squinted and said, "Don't forget, the coach is Lu Xiangsheng. Have you never experienced his courage?"

When he heard this, Haoge's face suddenly turned into a pig's liver. He couldn't help but curse in his heart: You ordered to withdraw, otherwise I would have used Lu Xiangsheng's head as a ball!

Dorgon didn't care what he was thinking and continued, "The Yongwei Camp has now arrived under Lu Xiangsheng's command. With the Qin soldiers, you should not be underestimated. Be careful of sailing a ten thousand-year-old ship and bringing these people and animals back to Liaodong is a great achievement, don't be careless!"

Having said this, even if Haoge was unwilling to do so, he had to leave.
Chapter completed!