At a quarter past two o'clock, on the quiet official road, eleven Uzhumuqin horses were galloping. The people on the horses were all wearing the clothes of ordinary people. This made people feel strange. Who among ordinary people would ride a horse?

Such fine war horses galloped along the official road.

The Dashun Army scouts who were conducting reconnaissance in the distance had discovered the eleven people speeding by.

The Dashun Army has already set off from Tongzhou City and is marching towards the capital. These scouts are staying to pay attention to the situation in Tongzhou and Shunyi and other cities, mainly to detect whether there are any imperial troops coming to the capital to help.

"Quickly go to Tongzhou to report that someone left the capital, possibly heading towards Jizhou..."

The only places these eleven people could go to were Jizhou, Liangxiang and Zhuozhou in the south, Shunyi in the north, and Tongzhou in the east. They were all occupied by the Dashun Army. In this way, the Dashun Army completely controlled the east, west, north, and south of the Ming Dynasty capital.

However, the Dashun Army has not yet set foot in Yongping Prefecture to the east of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the vast area between Shunyi and Tongzhou has not yet been fully controlled by the Dashun Army. Therefore, it is possible that these eleven people passed through the empty space in the middle and headed for Jizhou.

.

The scouts at the head did not pay special attention to these suspicious people who were speeding away. These people were obviously coming from the capital. Perhaps they were conveying news from the capital, or they were going to the south to move reinforcements. More likely, they felt that

There was no way out if he stayed in the capital, so he chose to escape from the capital.

Another scout looked at the leader with a serious expression and spoke.

"Boss, do you think these people are going to bring in reinforcements..."

The leading scout was stunned for a moment, looked at the scout who had just spoken, and then spoke thoughtfully.

"Commander Niu specifically said that the Ming Dynasty's Denglai New Army was stationed at Shanhaiguan. Could it be said that these people went to Shanhaiguan?"

The scout with a solemn expression spoke.

"Boss, I think we should monitor these people closely and report the situation to Tongzhou quickly..."

The leading scout thought for a moment and nodded.

"Okay, I will go to Tongzhou to report. You must keep an eye on these eleven people and see where they are going. Hum, there are not many of them. If Tongzhou gives the order, we can catch them easily.

"

...

The cold wind blows against my face. In the early spring season, the climate is still a bit cold.

Chen Xinjia shook his somewhat numb shoulders and insisted through gritted teeth. They had already entered the most dangerous area. This section of the road was a full sixty miles. They had already traveled nearly forty miles. It was already dawn today.

They cannot stop at all and must pass as quickly as possible. If they pass this most dangerous official road, the next step will be much safer.

There must be scouts sent by rogue bandits around. Chen Xinjia believes that they may have been discovered. What they are fighting for now is time. The Ujumqin horse under its crotch has enough endurance to be able to attack long distances. Besides, they have also made sufficient preparations.

Prepare.

The wind was whistling in his ears. Chen Xinjia, who is the Minister of the Ministry of War, has never been so tired. His eyes were a little red. The long journey and the wind blowing in his face made it almost difficult to open his eyes. He stayed up all night.

The whole person looked quite troubled.

"Sir, there are scouts sent by rogue bandits around. We may have been discovered..."

A Jin Yiwei galloped beside Chen Xinjia and spoke in a low voice.

Chen Xinjia nodded vigorously, opened his mouth vigorously and spoke.

"Ignore him, we continue to move forward. We must arrive at Xingzhou Houtun before Chenshi. If there are rogue bandits attacking us, we will not stop and rush on as quickly as possible..."

Chen Xinjia set an example by riding horses and rushing like other Jin Yiwei without falling behind at all. This made many Jin Yiwei admire him, so many Jin Yiwei absolutely followed his orders.

"Understood, sir, if we encounter an attack by rogue bandits, no matter what happens, don't stay. If we encounter trouble, we will handle it."

Chen Xinjia did not continue to speak. He knew that this scene was very likely to occur. There was nothing to say about the personal abilities of these ten Jinyi guards. If they were to fight alone, it would be no problem for one to deal with four or five, but the scale really mattered.

A huge army is of no use, and it is impossible for them to have much resistance.

...

The man stationed in Tongzhou was Wang Guoning.

Wang Guoning, known as the King of Change, was once in charge of the bandits. After defecting to Li Zicheng, he showed great loyalty. In addition, he did not have much influence before and did not have much prestige among the rebels, so he could not pose any threat.

, so he barely gained Li Zicheng's trust.

However, Wang Guoning was not Li Zicheng's trusted brother, so his status in the Dashun Army was average.

Fortunately, Wang Guoning was open-minded. As long as he could survive and continue to eat meat and drink wine, it would be good.

Of course, it was impossible for Wang Guoning not to have any thoughts in his heart, but he was able to bury all his dissatisfaction deep in his stomach.

Li Zicheng personally led the army to the capital, and Wang Guoning was ordered to stay in Tongzhou to prevent the Ming army from rushing to the capital.

When accepting this task, Wang Guoning had a smile on his face, and there was no trace of dissatisfaction at all. However, after Li Zicheng led his army to leave Tongzhou, Wang Guoning locked himself in a room and broke several wine glasses.

At midnight, Wang Guoning walked onto the city wall and began his routine patrol.

Several black spots outside the city were moving rapidly, and Wang Guoning's eyes widened.

"Isn't that a scout? Did you come back so quickly and discover something?"

Wang Guoning suddenly became nervous. There were only 10,000 Dashun Army sergeants left in Tongzhou, and they were not the main force. There was not much food left in Tongzhou. If the imperial army really came to help, these 10,000 people would not be able to support it.

How long.

The black spots gradually became clear, and they were indeed the scouts sent out.

Looking at the hurried scouts, Wang Guoning's heart skipped a beat.

The sergeant led the panting scout up the city wall.

"Report to Manager Wang that eleven people on horseback were found on the official road. It is estimated that they set off from the capital of the Ming Dynasty and headed towards Jizhou..."

Wang Guoning blinked and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, are you sure?"

"We are certain that we suspect they are heading to Shanhaiguan to move reinforcements..."

Wang Guoning looked at the scout with a disdainful smile on his face.

The scouts of the Dashun Army were directly commanded by Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin. After the Dashun Army entered Beizhili, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance also began to pay attention to the scouts, and often informed the scouts of some matters that they must pay attention to. This also caused the scouts of the Dashun Army to

, with a natural sense of superiority, even when faced with a manager like Wang Guoning, he doesn't care much.

After all, Wang Guoning is also in charge. He has led troops in battles. Regardless of whether he has achieved any results, he still has a clear understanding of the basic concepts of combat.

"So that's it. Then let me ask you, how far is it from the capital to Shanhaiguan?"

The scout was stunned for a moment and then immediately answered.

"Report to Manager Wang, the capital of Ming Dynasty is about six hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan."

Wang Guoning nodded with satisfaction.

"Then how long do you think it will take for these eleven people to go to Shanhaiguan?"

"This, I think it will take at least four to five days."

A disdainful smile appeared on Wang Guoning's face again, and he looked at the scout and spoke.

"Tongzhou is less than a hundred miles away from the capital of the Ming Dynasty. The army led by King Chuang can launch an attack on the capital of the Ming Dynasty tomorrow. Please tell me that the capital of the Ming Dynasty sent eleven people to Shanhaiguan to move reinforcements, and they just set off from the capital.

, it will take at least ten days to go back and forth, you don’t think that our Dashun Army can’t capture the Ming Dynasty’s capital in ten days, right?”

The scout was stunned. Wang Guoning's analysis was obviously correct.

"Well, Manager Wang, I just think those eleven people are a little suspicious, so I came here to report them."

Wang Guoning waved his hand impatiently and spoke to the scout.

"I understand, you go to investigate again. If these eleven people don't stay, don't ignore them. Your main investigation is whether there are Ming troops rushing to aid the capital of the Ming Dynasty. If you find any trace of the Ming troops, report them immediately. There must be no trace of them.

delay."

The scout clasped his fist at Wang Guoning and left.

Wang Guoning walked around on the city wall, slowly walked down the city wall, and headed towards the mansion.

...

At two quarters of the hour, it was already bright.

Chen Xinjia finally saw Xingzhou Houtun in front of him.

No pursuers of the rogue bandits were found along the way.

The Ujimqin horses under their crotches were already foaming from exhaustion. If they continued to charge for a while, these Ujimqin horses would definitely not be able to sustain themselves.

Chen Xinjia pulled the reins, and the horse slowed down.

A royal guard came forward.

"Reporting to your lord, the front is Xingzhou Houtun. The bandits have not launched an attack here yet. Sir, please rest in Xingzhou Houtun for half a day to regain your energy before setting off."

Chen Xinjia shook his head.

"We can't rest. After entering Xingzhou Houtun, we immediately look for war horses. At least one person and two horses must be ensured. We must arrive at Shanhaiguan as quickly as possible. The capital is already in great danger, and we cannot waste time...

"

"Sir, your body cannot bear such a long-distance attack."

"Don't say these words. It's already this time. My body doesn't matter. I've thought about it. We must arrive at Shanhaiguan within three days and dispatch the Denglai New Army stationed in Shanhaiguan to rush to the capital. If we delay the time, it will cause

If rogue bandits capture the capital, then I will be the eternal sinner of the Ming Dynasty..."

Saying this, in fact, there is already a huge shadow in Chen Xinjia's heart. They set out from the capital and attacked all the way. It is impossible for the bandits not to notice them, but until they reached Houtun, Xingzhou, there were no bandits to pursue them. What does this mean? What does this mean?

The main forces of the rogue bandits have all gone to the capital. The siege of the capital is what the rogue bandits are most concerned about right now. They don't care about other things at all. Chen Xinjia doesn't understand why the emperor is so reluctant to surrender to Denglai when the capital is in such a dangerous situation.
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