Seeing the army lined up in four horizontal lines, the traffic rolling away, and groups walking out of the military camp. Zhou Yuji's eyes were a little wet. He longed for war and wanted to appear on the battlefield.
This is also the reason why he was treated so well in the Ministry of War and why he invited himself to the Beijing camp.
"Today's Emperor Shenwu is Zhou Xuan, who is responsible for the Southern Expedition and the Northern Expedition? The calendar of one family in the four seas, the mountains and rivers of the Song Dynasty in hundreds of counties in the two rivers. The princes still stick to the peace policy, and the lofty ideals donate their young and middle-aged people in vain! The snow in Beijing and Luo is gone, the spring is moving again, and the Yongchang Mausoleum is covered with grass.
Qianqian." Zhou Yuji recited the poem in a low voice, holding the handle of the knife tightly with his right hand.
It was as if the sword in the waist had long been impatient of loneliness and longed to drink the blood of the enemy on the battlefield. Following the rumble of regular goose steps, this army of 14,000 people did not go through Desheng Gate, but directly walked through Desheng Gate.
Exit the imperial city through Dong'an Gate, follow the bustling commercial streets, exit the city from Chaoyang Gate, and go straight to Tongzhou.
In the past two days, people in the capital have been in panic. People in the capital and many relatives and friends are in surrounding counties.
Especially the lower-level officials, soldiers, etc., many of them married wives from Xianghe, Sanhe, Langfang and other places.
Because the income in the capital is higher and better betrothal gifts can be given, the squires in the surrounding rural areas are willing to marry their daughters to the capital.
Many shop assistants in the city, hotel waiters, and craftsmen, such as blacksmiths, shoe repairmen, pig butchers, and leather craftsmen... they all go to the surrounding countryside to find wives.
Their wives were also from poor backgrounds. They were tenant farmers, farmers, military households, etc. Therefore, the people in the capital were inextricably linked with the people hundreds of miles around.
Every unrest in the suburbs of Beijing would bring great disaster to their relatives. For example, Ying Zongchao's invasion.
During the Jiajing Dynasty's invasion by Amada Khan, they plundered the suburbs of the capital. The people in the capital hated the generals who failed to resist.
Because their relatives were plundered and killed, they felt the pain. And the suburbs of the capital were densely populated with manors where civil servants, nobles, eunuchs, etc. had annexed land.
Their property was robbed, and they would also have hatred towards the generals. At this time, this elite army walked through the street, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
"Master Bing, where are you going? The rebels are about to arrive in the capital. Why are you still leaving?"
"How is Tongzhou? I heard that Sanhe County has been robbed."
"God damn the rebels, my whole family is in Niwa Town." A waiter stamped his feet and cried while wiping his tears.
There are many people like him working alone in the capital, with their children living in the surrounding countryside. These soldiers are wearing brand-new mandarin duck jackets, and they look blood red.
In addition, they had all gone through formation training, and they walked very impressively. They looked different from other armies of the Ming Dynasty.
Although these gentry and common people did not know much about military affairs, they could still tell that these were elites. From the bottom of their hearts, they did not want these elites to leave the city.
It seemed that the capital was safe only if they were here. Xiaofang came out with a basket in the morning to sell tea eggs.
Her brother was in the army, one of the six thousand gunmen trained by Zhang Shize. When he saw the army marching out, he quickly stood on the street and watched, trying to find her brother.
The army passed by one after another, and she finally saw her brother. His brother was the general flag and was supervising the march from the side of the team.
"Brother, where are you going?" Xiaofang rushed up quickly.
"Why are you here? Go home quickly." When Lu Ping saw it was a girl, he glared at her and threatened her.
Xiaofang shrank her neck in fright, pulled him and cried: "Brother, where are you going? Are you going to fight?" Lu Ping saw that his soldiers began to look at the porcelain with playful smiles, and he looked around nervously
, said: "Good girl, be obedient and go back quickly. I have business to do. You can take this money back to your parents and save it for your dowry." Lu Ping took out a small cloth bag from his arms.
Put it into her basket, which was full of silver coins. Their new-style Rumi gun army has high military pay.
Lu Ping doesn't like drinking, and he doesn't go to alleys. He usually saves a lot. He also received a new set of money, a heavy small bag.
"Go back quickly. No one is allowed to speak while marching, so that the superior officer can see that it's time to make a move." Xiaofang then let go of his hand.
Watching the army go away, she cried and shouted: "Brother, you have to come back well. Mom is still going to be a matchmaker for you." Lu Ping did not look back, waved his hand, and continued to follow the army.
During this time, a mutiny broke out in Ji Town due to disarmament. The news quickly spread to the city. After that, bad news came every day.
For a time, people were panicked to the extreme, almost experiencing three shocks in one night. Especially when news came yesterday that Hongqiao had been defeated.
Zuo Liangyu was shot with an arrow and almost died. This caused a commotion in the city. The rebels had already arrived at Tongzhou City.
We are about to arrive in the capital. The whole capital has exploded, and many officials and wealthy people are preparing to send their families out of the capital.
But at this time, Chongzhen ordered the nine gates to be under martial law, prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting. These people could not leave, and they were worried about the military disaster in the capital if they stayed.
One by one, they were in panic all day long. Many people gathered in teahouses on the streets all day long, listening to news and chatting for fun.
Teahouses in the capital are the most well-informed places. You can even find a broker and spend money to buy information. As long as you pay enough, there is no information that cannot be bought.
Many times, the matters discussed by the cabinet ministers in the cabinet last night are sold out by someone with intentions this evening.
The forbidden Chinese language was repeatedly leaked, and the emperor was furious. He tried several times to correct the situation, but no obvious results were seen.
Shi Dazhu was a silk merchant. His family opened a silk and satin shop, specializing in Sichuan brocade. His wife was born as a small landowner in rural Jizhou.
My wife cried all night last night and didn't know what was going on at home. He was very irritable. Today he ran to the teahouse to hide and relax.
He was on the second floor and saw the army below lined up neatly, with their footsteps walking in unison.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Listening to the neat rhythm, his heart suddenly felt at peace. He knew something about this army and the foundation of Dingyuan Bo Qianhu's place.
They look very elite. Maybe they can put down the rebels. He thought to himself while drinking tea.
After a while, the infantrymen carrying cannons passed by. The cavalry came. They were still a team of four in a horizontal line.
"Hey! Look, how handsome these war horses are." Many people were admiring. The people in the capital are well-informed, because most of the good things in the world are in the capital.
But they have never seen such a good horse.
"These cavalry look impressive, but they don't wear armor. They are not elite."
"You know what the heck, these are Uncle Dingyuan's soldiers. Only Uncle Dingyuan has such good horses from overseas. It's not that they don't wear armor, that cloak is soft armor. Fasten the buttons on the chest and they will be invulnerable."
By this time, the cavalry had finished its march, and the last carriage camp appeared.
Dark four-wheeled armored carriages came one after another.
"Look, look, there are cannons on every car."
"What kind of cannon is this? Why is the barrel so thick and long?"
"Don't you understand? Let me tell you, my second boy is on duty here. This is a heavy-duty copper-haired cannon." Shi Dazhu counted carefully, and the result shocked him.
There were five hundred vehicles and five hundred heavy artillery. He stood up in surprise. He suddenly realized that such a powerful army would definitely defeat the rebels when they went to Tongzhou.
In the past two days at the guild, there were several bosses from the south who planned to sell their inventory at a discount and return to the south.
I can just buy these silks at a low price and make a lot of money when the war disaster subsides.