After Zhao Junchen entered the territory of Shaanxi and Gansu, he went directly to Huamachi, the residence of the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.
In order to save time and shorten the distance, Zhao Junchen did not pass through the big cities of Xi'an and Yan'an, but went directly through the Yulinwei area in northern Shaanxi and rushed towards Huamachi in a nearly straight line.
To the north of Yulin Guard is the Mongolian grassland. Now that the Mongols have begun to invade and plunder, Yulin Guard has become a war zone. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is surrounded by crises. The tense atmosphere during the war is very strong. Zhao Junchen's team is on their way.
The situation we see on the ground can be described as a mess. In order to escape from famine and war, many villages are empty, and they don't even care about the autumn planting of the land. Even if you occasionally see some people, most of them are empty.
Full of hostility.
Delaying the timing of autumn planting means no harvest next year.
Obviously, by this time next year, the various state capitals in the northwest frontier will probably still need relief from the imperial court.
Regarding this, Zhao Junchen, as the Minister of Household Affairs of the imperial court, was naturally worried because he did not know whether the imperial court would have enough resources to provide relief to the people here next year.
Under such worries, Zhao Junchen's team passed through Wubao County, Suide County, and Zizhou County in the south of Yulinwei, and finally arrived at Hengshan County in Yulinwei.
As long as you pass through Jingbian County, you can reach Dingbian County, and Huamachi, the residence of the governors of the three sides, is located to the west of Dingbian County.
Traveling day and night, what they saw and heard along the way made everyone feel the tense atmosphere of wartime. Everyone was worried, fearing that this team would encounter Mongolian cavalry on the road.
Just in case, Mao Jiadong arranged for many reconnaissance cavalry to be on guard and report the surrounding situation to Zhao Junchen at any time.
However, when Zhao Junchen entered Hengshan County, he suddenly saw a group of cavalry appearing in front of the road from a distance, running towards them quickly. The speed of this cavalry was extremely fast, and a large amount of smoke was thrown up as they ran.
Because they were several miles apart, I didn't know where the other party was from or how many people there were.
Seeing this scene, everyone in Zhao Junchen's team was panicked, worried that the opponent was a Mongolian cavalry who had entered the country to plunder.
Especially the Jinyi guards crowded around Zhao Junchen. Jinyiwei Qianhu Hong Gaogong was even more pale and panicked. He immediately expressed his intention to "escort" Zhao Junchen out of this dangerous place, and also took on all tasks of covering the enemy.
They were thrown to the two hundred cavalrymen in Taiyuan Military Town.
In fact, it was not just the Jinyi guards who were panicking. Zhao Junchen had never experienced a battle and had no ability to protect himself. He was also panicked, a little at a loss, and even regretted that he had copied it in a hurry.
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If Mao Jiadong, a member of the Jinyiwei family, had not stepped forward at the critical moment, Zhao Junchen might have fled with the Jinyiwei.
After Mao Jiadong saw the smoke and dust raised by the running cavalry of the other party, he first sent someone to pick up the scout cavalry in front of the team, then stood in the stirrups and looked at it for a moment, then dismounted and lay on the ground and listened for a while.
By the time he got back on the horse, his expression had become much calmer.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, there is no need to panic. There are only about 200 people on the other side. The sound of horse hooves is chaotic and the formation is not neat. Even the Mongolian cavalry is by no means elite. The 200 cavalry sent by Commander Niu are all brave men and can completely cope with it.
Come!"
After hearing Mao Jiadong's report, Zhao Junchen felt a little relieved, but Hong Gaogong still looked panicked and said hurriedly: "Even if the opponent is not large in number and is not an elite, how can the imperial envoy with his body of ten thousand gold fall into this trap?"
Dangerous place? Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, let’s stay away from the enemy for the time being and let the Shanxi cavalry go to meet the enemy!”
Seeing the opponent's cavalry getting closer and closer, and vaguely seeing figures, Zhao Junchen thought of the principle that "a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall" and planned to agree to Hong Gaogong's suggestion.
But at this time, the reconnaissance cavalry sent by Mao Jiadong had returned to the team and shouted to Zhao Junchen: "Master Imperial Envoy, they are not Mongols, they are cavalry from Guyuan Military Town. The leader is Zhang Sheng, the governor of Shaanxi.
Virtue! They are specially here to greet the Imperial Envoy! They are friendly forces! Not enemy forces!"
After hearing the detective's statement, Zhao Junchen was stunned at first and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, Zhao Junchen had a solemn expression. After looking around, he reprimanded: "What are you all panicking about? Just two hundred friendly troops scared you into this, how unbecoming it is! Cheer up! Don't let Shaanxi
The Ganbian army saw your joke! When the time comes, I, too, will be embarrassed by you!"
While reprimanding, Zhao Junchen seemed to have forgotten that he was also in a panic just now, and was no different from the surrounding guards.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's reprimand, Jin Yiwei quickly changed his expression and attitude. Everyone held their heads high and held their chests high. At first glance, they looked full of vigor.
Although they were extremely afraid of enemy attacks, when facing friendly forces, the Jinyi Guards still felt superior to others.
Zhao Junchen, on the other hand, straightened up his appearance, rode his horse to the front of the team, and led the team towards the opponent.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen was somewhat impressed by Zhang Shengde, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.
This person was able to come here to meet Zhao Junchen. He obviously judged Zhao Junchen's itinerary in advance. In order to meet Zhao Junchen, he took the risk and voluntarily left the protection of the city. He only led two hundred guards to the crisis-ridden Yulin.
In a war zone, such vision, determination, and courage are much better than Zhao Junchen imagined.
However, Zhang Shengde had such vision, determination, and courage, but he still agreed to the appeasement plan of Wang Zheng, the governor of the three sides, obviously because he was under great pressure.
With this thought in mind, Zhao Junchen rode forward and soon saw the general scene of the opponent's team.
As Mao Jiadong said, this team has about two hundred people. After running for several miles, the formation has become scattered. It is by no means an elite team. However, the leader of this team is a second-grade civil servant in the Ming Dynasty.
The costume is obviously that of Shaanxi Governor Zhang Shengde.
At this time, when Zhang Shengde was riding his horse, he was no worse than the surrounding cavalry, but his riding skills were much better than Zhao Junchen's.
As the two teams got closer, the other team also slowed down.
When the distance between the two parties narrowed to about 100 meters, Zhao Junchen looked closely and finally saw Zhang Shengde's appearance.
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ps: I have been too tired during this period. There are many things to do and I am very annoyed. Yesterday I fell asleep on the keyboard while typing. Please forgive me.
I'll take a short break today, there's only one small chapter, and I'll resume the update rhythm tomorrow.