Chapter 93 Ningyuan City, Yuan Chonghuan (1)

When the eunuch party in Beijing suppressed the Donglin Party members so that they had no chance to fight back or argue, and then began to make their ideas on Sun Chengzong, he was taking Tang Feng to inspect various fortresses in Liaodong. It was said that it was an inspection, but in fact, he had just returned to Shanhaiguan from there. The reason why he really came here again immediately was to make Tang Feng familiar with the soldiers everywhere.

When riding on the horse, Tang Feng was still a little cautious. After that exercise, Tang Feng had already tried to practice riding in his spare time. Now, with a certain martial arts foundation, he could hold the reins with one hand and drive the horse and the other. But this was the first time he encountered this situation today, because he wanted to keep up with Sun Chengzong and the cavalry of the Tiger Cavalry who were racing ahead, so he had to concentrate on urging the horse to gallop. But no matter what, he was a novice who could only ride horses, so he was always a little busy.

He looked at him with some concern, but he was also helpless. He didn't understand why the young master followed Sun Chengzong and his party out of Shanhaiguan to other fortresses, but he could only obey the young master's decision.

After riding a horse for a day, Tang Feng's thighs were numb, and he was trembling on the road when he got off the horse. Thinking of continuing to rush tomorrow, he felt sore all over. At this time, Sun Chengzong came over and looked at him and smiled: "Yizhi's quick horse riding along the way makes you feel very uncomfortable, right?" After seeing what Tang Feng's face showed, he smiled even more happily, "No matter how tired you are, you must stick to it. This is what you want the soldiers of the border to accept your first impression. If you don't even know how fast you can ride a fast horse, those soldiers will always think that you are a scholar rather than a general who can make them obey. Do you understand what I mean?"

Tang Feng was right when he thought about it. If he was just a weak scholar, how could he command the three armies? So he immediately nodded humbly: "Don't worry, Lord Sun, I will definitely not let you down." Speaking of this, he looked at his legs. It seemed that the skin of these two legs would be worn a lot this time. Sun Chengzong couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw Tang Feng's bitter appearance, but seeing that he could always follow him and his guards today, it was enough to show that his skills were very flexible, so he was still much more confident in improving Tang Feng's riding skills in a short period of time.

When he went to bed at night, although he applied some medicine to the wound, the scorching pain on the wound still made it difficult for Tang Feng to fall asleep. Once a person can't sleep, he will think of some things. In addition to the future, he thought of two news he learned before leaving Shanhaiguan. One was that Liu Hui finally arrived in the capital after the Chinese New Year, which was the news brought by the eunuch party. Of course, his intention was to want Tang Feng to be at ease. Of course, if he said that he did not buy Tang Feng well, he would be dedicated to his work, how could Tang Feng do it?

Even if he didn't believe it, Liu Hui came to the capital, but his husband was in Liaodong, which made him feel a little sorry for his wife. But state affairs are always more important than family affairs, so he forced himself to suppress his longing. He originally planned to send him back to take care of Liu Hui, but this kid was reluctant to leave him. Moreover, Tang Feng knew that this place was not very safe, so he followed him. Tang Feng was also very worried about Liu Hui in the capital, but unfortunately he was powerless now.

As for the second thing, Zhou Tong left Shanhaiguan a few days ago and went to the Jurchens. This time he brought the intelligence from "Haidongqing" to win the trust of the Jurchens. They thought for Zhou Tong that an explanation to go back to the Jurchens - the identity of "Haidongqing" was exposed and captured, and was rescued by Zhou Tong during the torture. However, the Ming army pursued them closely, and eventually the Jurchens were all killed in battle, and Zhou Tong was seriously injured and disabled, but eventually escaped from the Ming army's roundup. With the intelligence obtained by the Jurchens as a stepping stone, and with his one-hand disability as a cover, it was not difficult for Zhou Tong to get the trust of the Jurchens. This was actually not what Tang Feng was thinking in his heart. What he was thinking about was whether Zhou Tong would change his mind after he went there and really surrender to the enemy. Although he was worried about this, Tang Feng could do nothing and could only let Zhou Tong decide himself.

Both things are not within the control of Tang Feng, which makes him feel deep in his heart. He doesn't like this feeling very much. "No matter what happens in the future, I will try to take it into my own hands..." When sleepiness hit, Tang Feng made such a decision in his mind, although all this is still unrealistic to him now.

The next day, he continued to rush. Although Tang Feng's legs were still a little numb and painful, his riding skills had improved a lot, which made him feel very accomplished: "I actually learned to gallop fast in such a short time. It seems that things in the world are not difficult!"

Because of this kind of thought, Tang Feng dared to go head-on when facing the difficulties he encountered in the future and never retreated. For example, when he saw the guard in Gaotai Fort.

The guard looked full of surprise and respect when he saw Sun Chengzong, but when facing Tang Feng introduced by Sun Chengzong, he looked cold. As military generals, the one they looked down upon was a scholar like Tang Feng, because such a person obviously would not lead troops, and coming here was just a burden.

However, Tang Feng did not have any opinions about these lives because of this, because he knew that they were just showing their feelings in their hearts, and such people were more likely to get along with. So he kept in touch with them with the help of Sun Chengzong and slowly integrated into them. Because of his previous experience in Shanhaiguan and his respect for Sun Chengzong's vision, Tang Feng made them accept himself a few days later. Although he might not believe in his command, at least in the future, these people will no longer show contempt and hostile gazes in front of Tang Feng.

In this way, while going north, Tang Feng continued to improve his riding skills, he also met the soldiers of the border one by one, and received their initial recognition. Seeing these two achievements, Sun Chengzong was also very pleased with this. At least the object he wanted to train did not disappoint him, he was indeed the one who could inherit his legacy.

After walking through many small fortresses and meeting many soldiers, at the end of March, Sun Chengzong finally decided to take Tang Feng to Ningyuan, the northernmost city they controlled, to meet several important people there.

I heard that it was about to arrive in Ningyuan before, Tang Feng felt nervous for no reason, which was even more nervous than when he first arrived in Liaodong to see Shanhaiguan. Although the incident had not happened yet, Tang Feng still remembered this city with great significance in history books. It was because of its persistence that the biggest attack of the Later Jin Dynasty during the Tianqi period would be repelled, and the thief chief Nurhaci would die soon after. The person in the city was also a person who left a great statement in history. Although the debate about him continued to last hundreds of years, just from the battle of Ningyuan's defense, he was a well-deserved hero.

At this time, the Ming army recaptured Ningyuan City only for about a year. Now the city is still being reinforced and raised to defend against the attacks of the Jurchens. This is already the front line of the enemy. When Tang Feng saw some old and people constantly strengthening the walls, he felt that the gap in his heart was quite large. In his imagination, Ningyuan City should stand tall, blocking the way south like a mountain, but the Ningyuan City we see is not big now.

When they arrived at the city gate, some soldiers discovered Sun Chengzong in the middle. They immediately showed respect on their faces. They put down their things and knelt down to salute, calling them the commander. And some soldiers rushed to the city behind them, obviously informing the generals inside.

After a while, with the sound of horse hooves, several riders rushed over. Tang Feng saw the elegant middle-aged man in the middle at first sight. He was in his thirties, with a fair face, and three wisps of beard swaying constantly as the horse hooves rose and fell, looking very chic. His figure was slender, and sitting on the horse was more conspicuous than others. Although he was wearing only the clothes of ordinary people. Although he had never seen this person, from the other party's appearance and demeanor, Tang Feng could guess the other party's identity at once - the future Ji Liao governor of the Ming Dynasty, and the controversial hero who had been around for hundreds of years, Yuan Chonghuan.

When Sun Chengzong saw his proud disciple, his eyes were full of smiles. When Yuan Chonghuan came to everyone several feet, he jumped off his horse, strode forward and backward before kneeling down on one knee and saluting: "Image, you can help him up," said Sun Chengzong with a smile, "Element, you don't have to be so polite." As he said that, he also said to the people following him, "Everyone, you are all generals in the army, what does it look like in front of the soldiers!"

"Sir, the great commander in our minds, we should bow. How could the soldiers have thoughts?" The person behind him stood up with Yuan Chonghuan, but someone still kowtowed before standing up, and muttered in his mouth. Tang Feng heard his words, and he couldn't help but look at these people carefully.

He was attracted by Yuan Chonghuan before, so he didn't look at these people carefully. Now he found that the people behind Yuan Chonghuan were all strong people. Especially the man who spoke, although he looked only about six feet tall, he gave people a strong sense of oppression. His dark skin shone in the sun, and he could tell at a glance that he was a straightforward person.

"The words "this strong general has no weak soldiers under his command are indeed correct. Judging from his appearance, he is a brave general!" Tang Feng made a judgment on the person in front of him in his heart.
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