Chapter 379 Battle! war! war!
The Mongols' actions were very fast.

After disappearing from under the noses of the Ming army, it suddenly appeared in the capital area.

When Yan Shaoting issued the order to meet the enemy in the Public Security Bureau, Changping had actually already taken action.

Facing the direction of Yanshan Mountain.

Just like looking down at Changping from the sky, there would be black dragons gathering towards the northwest across the entire land.

Those were the men from Changping’s cadet corps and reserve team.

The militia team was naturally the best equipped, but the Changping men in the reserve team were also fully equipped with cotton armor and long swords and spears.

Benefited from the original industrial base developed in Changping.

Factories throughout Changping stored a lot of inventory from orders for the imperial court's military supplies.

The enemy came too fast.

But after receiving the news, a long and loud horn sounded in the parade ground in front of the Public Security Bureau.

That was the signal set when the Public Security Bureau was first established.

All the people, led by their respective village heads, district heads, village heads, and headmen, began to evacuate towards the capital.

The evacuees were mainly the elderly, children, women and children.

As for the remaining men, even those who were not from the militia or the reserve team, they still held the short knives eliminated by the reserve team and guarded the entrances to the villages and towns.

On the school field.

Xiao Junpeng rushed out of the yamen and began shouting loudly.

"Everybody move."

"Old and young, women and children, evacuate in an orderly manner, beware of stampedes!"

"Light a signal smoke on the top of the mountain to inform the capital to be prepared."

"Everyone from the Public Security Department, follow me to the front line and organize people to carry bows and crossbows."

The horn sounded without stopping. Xiao Junpeng shouted again and again, and then organized people to use horse-drawn carriages to transport the weapons stored in the Public Security Bureau to the front line.

After Yan Shaoting and Xu Wei received the news.

He immediately rushed out of the Public Security Bureau and rode his horse in the direction where the Mongols were coming from.

along the way.

Although the people looked frightened, the evacuation team remained orderly.

After leaving Changping, Yan Shaoting looked at the surrounding plains.

He quickly turned around and shouted to Xu Wei, "Go to the mountain. The artillery formation must complete at least three rounds of fire suppression before engaging the enemy, and then cover the enemy's rear."

Xu Wei didn't say much at this time.

When the Mongols really came, Yan Shaoting, the chief of the Public Security Bureau, was the only commander in chief.

It is customary for orders to come from one place.

Xu Wei nodded, then reined in his horse, turned around, and galloped towards the mountain behind the academy.

Yan Shaoting took Lu Yi and continued on their journey without stopping.

And in the academy.

News of the enemy's invasion has also arrived.

Zhu Zaigui, who had been busy the whole day, appearing in public with the students of the academy in an attempt to stabilize people's hearts, had just returned and sat down with a cup of tea. When he heard the news, he immediately dropped the cup and stood up.

Huang Jin was serving on the side, his face tense.

Zhu Zaigui looked at him and said, "Pass the order. I will personally go to the front of the battlefield to help my troops!"

Huang Jin was startled.

This is different from what I said before.

But Zhu Zaigui had already rushed out of the academy.

The two hundred cavalrymen of the factory guards and the Beijing army who came with Huang Jin from the capital immediately straightened their backs.

They have also heard the news from the front.

Seeing Prince Yu coming out, everyone's face became solemn.

Zhu Zaigui did not hesitate and spoke immediately: "I am the son of the emperor. Changping is under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. The Mongolian thieves are invading this time. I want to fight them to the death. Are you willing to follow me?"

Zhu Zaigui shouted loudly.

After he finished speaking, he looked solemnly at everyone present.

No one answered him.

but.

The nearly two hundred factory guards and Beijing army officers and soldiers present all mounted their horses.

Miso miso miso.

The sound of sharp swords rang out one after another.

When Huang Jin came out of the academy, he saw that all the officers and soldiers outside the academy were sitting on horseback, staring straight at Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui who was standing at the gate of the academy.

"I am willing to fight to the death with the prince!"

"Fight to the death!"

Huang Jin suddenly fell down on the steps.

Damn it.

He looked up at the back of Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui, who had his back to him, his eyes full of fear.

Zhu Zaigui turned around and glanced at Huang Jin, smiling: "Don't worry, Eunuch Huang. The army is very motivated right now. Why should we be afraid of a few bandits?"

Done.

He also climbed onto the back of a horse tied in front of the academy.

Under Huang Jin's nervous gaze, Zhu Zaigui actually took the lead, leading the factory guards and Beijing army officers and soldiers straight towards the battlefield ahead.

rear.

The students in the academy rushed out in large numbers.

Looking at the direction where Zhu Zaigui and his men left.

All the students' faces turned red.

"We also want to be with the headmaster!"

"I swear to be with the mountain chief!"

The leading students shouted loudly, and then led all the students present to run out of the town.

Huang Jin was completely shattered.

Prince Yu went crazy, and these students went crazy too.

You know, many of these students' fathers were officials in the court, and they were sent to Changping because of the reputation of Zhu Zaigui, the Prince of Yu, who was appointed as the president of the academy, or the three old masters Nie Bao.

Even if Prince Yu did not get into trouble today, if anything happened to any of these students, the court would definitely blame them afterwards.

Just when Huang Jin was panicking.

The three old masters, Nie Bao, Wang Ji and Qian Dehong, came out with a group of teachers from the academy.

Looking at the three old masters, Huang Jin felt like he had seen a life-saving straw.

He stood up in a hurry and grabbed Nie Bao's arm without hesitation: "Master, please send someone to persuade the prince to come back. He must not get into any trouble."

Nie Bao just smiled and patted Huang Jin.

Qian Dehong said calmly, "Don't worry, Eunuch Huang. The headmaster is the prince, and he is the headmaster of the academy. There is no reason for him to retreat before the battle."

Huang Jin's expression became more and more nervous: "But the prince is worth a lot of money!"

Qian Dehong snorted twice: "It is because the headmaster is worth a lot of money that we cannot retreat! No matter what the outcome of this battle is, the headmaster's words and deeds today will surely be spread throughout the court and known to all the people!"

Only then did Nie Bao pat Huang Jin's arm again and said with a smile, "Eunuch Huang, do you understand the reasoning now?"

Huang Jin stared with his mouth open.

He naturally knew this truth.

As long as Changping can be saved in this battle, as long as Prince Yu can survive.

Then the position of the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty will truly no longer be controversial.

But although this is true, what if something happens to Prince Yu?

Huang Jin looked at the three old masters and asked, "Aren't you three going to leave too?"

Nie Bao turned to look at Wang Ji and Qian Dehong and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"The people have sworn to live and die with Changping, so what do we have to fear?"

He finished his words with a big laugh.

Nie Bao turned around and looked at Wang Ji, Qian Dehong and the teachers of the academy.

"My dear colleagues, today we are all singing the praises of Qin Feng Wu Yi for the soldiers on the front line?"

Under Huang Jin's gaze.

All the teachers in the academy waved their hands and raised their arms, bowing to Nie Bao.

"It's what you wish for!"

"What a blessing!"

Huang Jin completely couldn't understand the people in front of him.

He felt that there was no normal person in the whole of Changping.

Grit your teeth.

Huang Jin looked towards the battlefield.

He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, then untied a horse from in front of the academy and climbed up.

The horse's hooves stepped out.

And behind Huang Jin, in front of the academy.

Led by Nie Bao, all the teachers in the academy were singing loudly.

"Do you mean you have no clothes?"

"I share the same robe with you." "When the king raises his army, I will sharpen my spear and sword."

"I share the same hatred with you!"

"Do you mean you have no clothes?"

"..."

The voice was loud and vicissitudes, long and lingering, circling in the square in front of the academy.

Between Changping and Juyongguan.

Yan Shaoting slowly slowed down his horse.

In front of him, in the vast wilderness, there was already a solemn formation in the direction of Changping.

Nearly four thousand people, led by members of the militia team, formed a tight battle formation.

The front of the army.

Yan Hu was riding a horse, holding a long spear in his hand that was slanted into the ground.

The wind picked up.

The red feathers whistled and rolled up behind the young general.

Beyond the Young General.

further away.

A huge cavalry team, with their horses trampling so much that the earth was shaking, rushed down like a ferocious beast that had been hiding in the Yanshan Mountains for thousands of years, heading straight for Changping.

Most of the cavalrymen were holding scimitars and carrying bows, but on one side there were a few people wearing tight clothes and with bare heads.

Yan Shaoting's eyes suddenly darkened.

"They are from the White Lotus Sect!"

Lu Yi followed the line of sight and looked over there. He was startled, but also showed a look of realization.

"Could it be that the bald donkeys from Nanlu Zen Temple colluded with these Mongols after escaping?"

Lu Yi spoke out his guess and nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Yes! Only this can explain why these Mongols suddenly disappeared and suddenly appeared here. It must be this damn White Lotus rebel party who secretly assisted the Mongols to get out along Yanshan Mountain!"

Yan Shaoting snorted coldly.

These evil followers of the White Lotus Sect truly deserve to be put to death!

He couldn't help but think of Zhang Juzheng, who might have arrived in Suzhou Prefecture by now.

Fortunately, Lao Zhang ran fast.

Otherwise, after what happened today, if he was still in Shuntian Prefecture, he would definitely be punished and bear a lot of blame.

It was at this time.

Zhu Zaigui had also rushed over with two hundred cavalrymen.

"Master Yan!"

"I am bringing people to help!"

While he was shouting, Zhu Zaigui had already reined in his horse and stopped in front of Yan Shaoting, and the two hundred cavalrymen he brought from the Eastern Depot, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the Beijing Army had already moved to the west side of the Changping civilian army formation in front of him, raising clouds of dust.

Yan Shaoting's eyelids tightened, and he looked at Zhu Zaigui who had brought people here in person: "Your Highness, you must not rush to the front of the battle later."

Zhu Zaigui smiled and nodded: "I understand this point. Today, Master Yan is the commander in chief, and Yan Hu is the commander who leads the troops to charge. I am just here to help and observe the battle from behind."

Seeing that Zhu Zaigui was able to understand the current situation, Yan Shaoting felt relieved.

Lu Yi rode his horse to the back of the cavalrymen and shouted, "Everyone, wait a moment. After the cannons on the mountain are fired, cause the enemy's formation to become disordered before charging in. Do not linger in the battle, and do not get caught in the battle, to avoid accidental injuries from the cannons on the mountain!"

That end.

No election.

A centurion of the Beijing Army spontaneously became the leader of this cavalry team. He bowed to Lu Yi, indicating that he understood the instructions.

Then the man took out two balls of cotton from his arms and stuffed them into the ears of the warhorse under him.

The others around him also plugged their horses' ears.

These are all things that the Ming army must do when facing the enemy.

The Mongols had few firearms, while the Ming army was equipped with many artillery and muskets. The army already had established precedents on how to reduce the impact of these firearms on friendly forces and how to avoid them.

Yan Hu, who was in front of the battle formation, saw nearly two hundred cavalrymen coming to help, and he naturally realized where these people came from.

He looked back at the rear of the army.

There are my brother and my sister-in-law's younger brother.

of course.

There is also the insignificant Prince Yu.

Yan Hu put his hand on the helmet and gently pulled it down.

The visor was taken off.

Yan Hu pulled out the spear that was stuck diagonally in the ground, and then urged his horse to move left and right in front of the formation.

gradually.

He's getting faster and faster.

He also raised his spear and shouted.

"Everyone!"

"We have been sharpening our swords for a thousand days just to kill the enemy today and win merit!"

"Behind our army is guest Yan, and Lord Yu."

"What shall I do?"

As soon as the young man opened his mouth, he expressed endless heroism.

The originally motionless army formation began to move.

then.

The sound rose like a wave.

"war!"

"war!"

"war!"

Yan Shaoting couldn't help but become nervous when he heard the voice.

It was inevitable that the people of the Central Plains would suffer shocks from the people of the grasslands, especially in the case of cavalry charges.

This was also the first time that the Changping civilian team went into battle to meet the enemy.

After two years of training, we will have to wait until today to find out what the final plan is.

On the contrary, Zhu Zaigui, who was beside him, had a flushed face.

After hearing the whole army shouting to fight to the death.

Zhu Zaiqi clenched his hands: "Our army will win!"

Yan Shaoting turned his head and frowned, "Your Majesty, if you are in the court, you should be careful..."

He didn't say much.

We can't suppress this prince's warlike spirit.

But if this person behaves inappropriately in any occasion, he will sooner or later be accused of warmongering. If the emperor is warlike, the country will be in danger.

Zhu Zaigui turned his head and looked at Yan Shaoting with a red face. He waved his arms and said, "Master Yan, don't worry. I have nothing to worry about in Changping!"

Looking at the military formation in front of him.

For no reason, Zhu Zaigui felt his blood boiling.

What he saw before his eyes was no longer the current military formation, but the scene a hundred years ago when Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty personally led the army and commanded the Ming army.

A son of the Zhu family.

That's how it should be!

For no reason, this sentence popped up in Zhu Zaigui's mind.

And in the front.

The sound of the Mongolian horses' hooves became louder and louder.

This is because the Mongols have already rushed over.

Yan Hu rode his horse back to the front of his army and shouted, "Be on guard!"

And on the Jiashan Mountain on the northeast side.

Xu Wei, who had caught up on horseback, was also looking at the battlefield far below the mountain with an anxious look on his face, pacing back and forth.

In front of him, half of the mountain was covered with flat gun positions dug out one after another.

However, the people operating the cannon were not from the Shenjiying Camp, but the workers from the forge.

After all, without the imperial decree and permission, the militia were not allowed to touch firearms.

Xu Wei looked at the oldest foreman present nervously: "How? Is it possible to suppress it?"

The old foreman worked in the Military Equipment Bureau in his early years. Later, when he got old, he retired and returned to Changping.

He is now the most experienced person in the forge.

The old foreman glanced at the artillery positions around him, then raised his head with his eyebrows to look at the battlefield in the distance where the Mongols were already charging.

He nodded.

"I'll wait on the mountain. Distance is not a problem."

"One round of testing."

“Then we can suppress it.”

Xu Wei's eyebrows immediately raised, and he looked into the distance as if there was a battlefield with thousands of horses galloping.

He raised his right hand and pushed it forward violently.

"fire!"

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