Dalong Capital is located on the official road leading to the capital from Dongfang Renzhou Prefecture.
Han Zhong was anxiously urging a group of three thousand people to rush toward the capital.
The team of 3,000 people stepped on the snow, making a heartbreaking crunching sound. The wheels of the oxcart and carriage turned slowly, and if you were not careful, you would slip into the ravine formed earlier.
An older man looked back at the weak brothers and rode towards Han Zhong.
"Commander, let the brothers take a rest. One day earlier and one day later won't make much difference."
"We have been walking for most of the day. Even if the brothers can bear it, the cattle and horses cannot bear it. This is not the Tongtian Avenue. The snow on the official road is up to the ankles. If we continue on our way, the cattle and horses will not be able to enter the capital in time.
They will all collapse from exhaustion."
"It's not even impossible to die from exhaustion!"
Han Zhong grabbed the reins of the horse, looked back at the long team behind him and frowned slightly.
"Uncle Yang, it's not that I don't want to understand the difficulties of our brothers. It's really the boss who gave us the death order."
"This commander knows my master very well. He would never use such a stern tone to order me when there is no emergency."
"Based on my commander's understanding of him, he must have encountered an imminent event now."
Uncle Yang sighed deeply: "Commander, although I have never seen the man in charge, but when the manpower is exhausted, and the official road is not in the summer, the road is smooth. At this time, it is already fast to get to the capital tomorrow evening.
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"It is simply impossible to reach the capital at noon tomorrow. Brothers, we will be half exhausted."
"Commander, let me tell you something that shouldn't be said. No matter how urgent it is, you have to do it according to the situation of the brothers."
"Brothers are exhausted. Not many people know how to use this musket when it's shipped to the capital!"
"Take a rest, even if it's just a short rest."
"Let the cows and horses eat some fodder, let the brothers eat some dry food, and drink some wine to warm themselves up."
Looking at the endless white snow on the official road ahead, Han Zhong nodded silently.
"Let's rest for half an hour and let the brothers regain their strength."
Uncle Yang nodded excitedly: "Thank you very much, Commander, for your consideration. I would like to thank you on behalf of my brothers!"
Looking at Yang Bohan Zhong who turned the horse's head and went to give instructions, he gently rubbed his forehead.
"Master, Master, you really created a problem for your subordinates."
Han Zhong took out a silk map from his arms, looked at it for a few times, estimated the approximate distance, and stuffed it back again.
Turning over and dismounting, he walked towards the large group of people who had gradually stopped and started repairing. Han Zhong carefully inspected the things loaded on the ox cart and carriage.
Artillery, thunderbolts, and flintlock muskets are all things that cannot be underestimated and must be treated with care.
Han Zhong nodded in response to the brother who saluted him, then opened the canvas on the oxcart and silently inspected it.
There are cannons placed on the widened and lengthened ox carts. Compared with the cannons used by the soldiers of Dalong's Northern Expedition on the city walls of the capital, these cannons have a completely different appearance.
The artillery is much smaller, and the barrel is about twice as small as the previous artillery, but it is much more refined.
There are sturdy wheels under the barrel, which makes transporting it several times easier than a cannon with just a barrel.
Gently patting the gun barrel, Han Zhong breathed a sigh of relief when he found that the binding rope was still strong, and continued to check the next car.
This is a habit that Han Zhong developed over the past few months when he was traveling from the East China Sea to the capital.
As a spokesman for the East China Sea, Han Zhong knew the value of these weapons better than anyone else.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Mr. Liu made it with real gold and silver, because all weapons are of extraordinary value and there is no room for Han Zhong to be careless.
After carefully inspecting all the frames, it was almost time for repairs. Han Zhong looked at his brothers who looked much better and ordered to hurry up again, heading towards the capital.
began their road to firepower assistance.
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At the border of Qinzhou Prefecture, 240,000 cavalrymen were repaired and then began to gallop with the commander's flag again.
Young Master Liu had no time to speculate about the situation in the capital, and he had no time to think deeply. He just wanted to rush to the capital as quickly as possible. Young Master Liu thought clearly than anyone else.
Even if the capital city is flooded now, he has to rush there first before Dayu can control the flood.
Otherwise, there is nothing to say and nothing to think about, and it is even more useless, except wasting your time in vain.
"Commander, we will arrive at the capital this evening. Have you thought of a way to attack the city?"
"We are rushing forward so brazenly and unabashedly. I think the traces have already been leaked. The rebels must have been on guard. If they are not prepared, they may be caught off guard."
"After all, we are a tired army now, and it is easy for the rebels to wait for work. If we don't think of a good countermeasure, charging forward is a taboo for military strategists."
Under the attack of the war horses, Song Qing controlled his mount to slowly approach Young Master Liu and advance together. He loudly expressed his worries to Young Master Liu despite the cold wind.
Liu Mingzhi turned his head slightly and looked at Song Qing.
"Brother, the war situation is changing rapidly. What's the use of talking about it now?"
"Now we know nothing about the situation in the capital. The only thing we know is that the rebels have entered the city and occupied the palace. Now what's the use of me thinking of ten thousand ways to deal with the enemy?"
"If you don't understand the situation in the capital, it's useless to say anything. The best way is to rush to the capital as quickly as possible to rescue King Qin."
"When the time comes, we should remain unchanged to cope with all changes."
"I understand, but as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, you have to be responsible for the lives of your brothers."
"Two hundred and forty thousand brothers, if by mistake, they did not die in a foreign country, but died in the hands of their own brothers and died under the capital of their own home, have you thought about how to explain to their wives, children, and children?
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"Liu Mingzhi, I will finally have the courage to call you by your name."
"General, I know that you are worried about His Majesty and your little niece, but it is precisely because of this that you cannot be emotional."
"Being emotional will make you lose your basic ability to judge."
"You have to remember that your current identity is not the father of your daughter, but the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The things on your shoulders do not allow you to be emotional."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Song Qing's worried face and nodded calmly.
"Brother, I know very well now and know what I am doing."
"I said I would take my brothers home, and I would not take their lives as a joke."
"You know in your heart that I won't say anything and continue on your way."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and sped up again after slightly slowing down.
The sun was setting in the west, and more than 200,000 cavalry trampled the snow on the official road to create a black line, which was a mud composed of ice and snow mixed with soil.
"Hush!"
Young Master Liu held the horse's rein tightly, stroking the horse's mane as he looked at the city wall of the capital that was clearly visible to the naked eye, his eyes a bit sharp and terrifying.
More than 200,000 cavalry scattered towards both sides of the capital, gradually slowing down and then began to converge towards the wilderness behind Young Master Liu.
In two sticks of incense, 240,000 cavalry stopped in an orderly manner on the field outside the north gate of the capital.
The war horses mixed with the hot breath of the soldiers made the North City Gate look like smoke.
Liu Mingzhi gently raised the order flag: "The order soldiers obey the order, and the baggage troops who arrived first are ordered to set up camp. There is no need to be too complicated."
"Save all the camps and only build tents to keep out the cold."
"Got the order!"
After the messengers galloped away on horseback, Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu worriedly.
"Commander, if you don't set up camp, what will happen if the rebels leave the city and attack?"
Liu Mingzhi got off his horse and took out his telescope and looked at the city wall.
"Sneak attack? I wish for that."
"Commander!"
"exist!"
"Go and write a gauntlet and tell them they are surrounded by me!"
"Come out of the city obediently and surrender. We can discuss everything else. It will be too late for me to regret it when I go on a killing spree!"
"Tell them if they continue to resist!"
"I, Liu Mingzhi, swear by the names of the ancestors of the Liu family that I will not break the capital for ten days, and I will commit suicide under the city."