How could this happen?

Zhao Jin and Li Ping could see the current predicament of the Ming army, and of course the commanders of the Ming army could also see it. They were not fools, but they had nothing to do.

They had no choice but to attack, and they had to save Kaifeng.

Because the peasant army surrounded Kaifeng and clearly wanted to completely conquer it.

As for Kaifeng, the Ming Dynasty could not afford to lose it.

Because Luoyang and other cities around Kaifeng have been completely lost. If Kaifeng is lost again, there will no longer be a foothold for the army in the heart of the Central Plains, and the Central Plains will naturally be completely lost. If the Central Plains is not protected, the world will really be in trouble.

Problem.

In addition, the heavyweight vassal king living in Kaifeng City also made the Ming court or the Ming emperor no longer dare to bear the pain of loss.

This heavyweight vassal king is a descendant of Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen, the fifth son of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Last year, the cities of Xiangyang and Luoyang fell one after another, and King Zhu Yiming of Xiang and King Zhu Changxun of Fu were killed successively. This was an unprecedented heavy loss for the Ming army since the suppression of bandits, and it was also a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty.

Even the emperor's own relatives could not be saved. The dignity of the court and the emperor's face were completely gone. What was most terrible was the world's loss of confidence in the imperial power of the Zhu family. It is said that Emperor Chongzhen was almost as if he were mourning his heir.

It stands to reason that Kaifeng has been besieged twice, so why is the situation still so passive?

Mainly, no one expected that Li Zicheng would be so obsessed with launching the third siege of Kaifeng. You must know that it was only a few months after he besieged Kaifeng for the second time at the beginning of the year.

Under the strict orders of the Ming Emperor, several Ming troops rescuing Kaifeng met in Zhuxian Town on May 14, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen. After a fierce battle, they successfully expelled the elite Li Guo tribe that Li Zicheng sent here to seize and intercept, and

Occupied the town.

The reason why the Ming army wanted to gather here first was mainly because there were too many peasant troops, with millions of soldiers. If the Ming army just went their own way as if to add fuel to the fire, it would not be a rescue, but a court of death.

But Li Zicheng soon arrived here with an army of 200,000, and confronted the Ming army outside the town.

Kaifeng is too close to here. If they don't block this group of Ming troops, who claim to have 400,000 soldiers, they don't need to open Kaifeng.

But in fact, the Ming army did not have as many people as they claimed. Their real strength was only about 180,000.

But this is already a lot. After so many years of fighting, it is quite rare for the government and the army to gather so many troops at one time. Considering that the government and the army often fight 1 against 5 or even 1 against 10, it is enough to destroy the tradition of the peasant army.

The heavy troops were indeed enough for Li Zicheng to drink a pot.

Since the difference in the number of troops between the two sides facing each other in Zhuxian Town is not too big, and considering the superior combat power of the government and army, it is also possible that the government and army have a small number of troops but can carry out the attack, and the ordinary officers and soldiers of the government and army are still relatively optimistic.

One scene.

However, in the past few days, the supposedly powerful army had been very unsuccessful in attacking. There had been no progress for many days in a row, and the generals on all sides were quarreling constantly.

It turned out that although Li Zicheng's troops withdrew from the town, they firmly occupied the high ground outside the town and cut off the upper waterway. This not only caused difficulties for the Ming army to obtain water, but also put the Ming army's transportation along the river into trouble.

People can never live without water. In ancient times, armies often marched along rivers and stationed along water sources. The most important thing is that only rivers and lakes can provide sufficient water sources for large armies.

The lack of water was already troublesome, and to make matters worse, the Ming army also had problems with its land supply, and food could not be brought in.

In order to seize the high point outside the town and gain the initiative on the battlefield as soon as possible, several Ming armies began to attack in turns. However, there has been no progress in the past few days. Instead, the peasant army was condescending and used artillery to make people howl.

Although the war was unfavorable, most people in the Ming army still didn't take it too seriously at this time. They simply believed that with so many people in the official army, what could the always weak peasant army do to them, so the days outside of the battle were still

Live your life however you want.

These are the reasons why Zhuxian Town has been so bustling in recent days, the reasons why the Ming army is unable to dismount, and the reasons why Zhao Jin and Li Ping are depressed.

Of course, why Zhao Jin and Li Ping found themselves in Zuo Liangyu's army is also very dramatic.

Although the leader of the 180,000 Ming army was the commander Ding Qirui, the largest force was the army of the commander-in-chief Zuo Liangyu, with about 100,000 troops. Others included the governor of Baoding Yang Wenyue and the commander-in-chief Hu Dawei, Yang Dezheng and Fang Dezheng.

National Security etc.

There was a guerrilla named Du in Zuo Liangyu's army. He was a frontier soldier in western Liaoning. He had followed Zuo Liangyu to suppress bandits for many years and was quite trusted by Zuo Liangyu.

One of the subordinates of Baoding Governor Yang Wenyue, Qian Qian, named Zhao, was also a frontier soldier in western Liaoning. By chance, he and Du Guerba met on the day of the meeting when they jointly expelled the intruder Li Guo.

Since they were familiar with each other, they chatted for a few words, and found out that they had met in a camp head of the border army. They had met each other many times, but they were not familiar with each other. So after the camp was settled, the two immediately got together and had a drink.

While drinking, one of Mr. Zhao Qian's worries came out.

It turns out that Mr. Zhao Qian's clan is in a county in Beizhili. This county later broke out in a bandit riot and was occupied by thieves some time ago. Several clan elders and some relatives survived and were wandering around to avoid trouble.

, seeing that there are fewer and fewer people, the price of gold and silver has also bottomed out.

A few days ago, with the blessing of God, I found Mr. Zhao Qian. Mr. Zhao Qian could not ignore him no matter what.

However, Governor Yang was quite rigid in controlling his subordinates. He gave him many instructions. In addition, in recent years, they have been fighting everywhere. It is really inconvenient to bring these relatives with them, which makes them very worried. Mr. Zhao Qian also considered taking care of these remaining relatives as soon as possible.

I want to send it south, but I can't get out now.

When he said this, Du Youyi, who was drunk, immediately said: "What's the difficulty? My place is very convenient. Brothers can send their relatives and elders to stay in my camp temporarily. I will help take care of them. I can give them some free time."

People escorted them to a safe place. Because of the friendship back then, the brotherhood will not be missed."

Mr. Zhao Qian thought about it briefly and found that it was really feasible.

Zuo Liangyu was famous for his tolerance towards his subordinates. Du Guerba served under Zuo Zongbing and had a bright future. He had been very comfortable in the sacred land in the south for the past two years. Now the Zuo Army is the most powerful, and women can't help but wander around in the army.

, but it is the safest place at the moment.

Moreover, Du Youyi is not married yet. If the two parties can get married, it will be more secure. And among his relatives, there is a young lady who comes from a wealthy family. She is 16 years old, knowledgeable in books and etiquette, and quite pretty.

She was the only one left alive in the family, so she happened to be married to Du Youyi.

If this kind of gate lady had not broken up her family and lost her relatives, how could it be the turn of vulgar soldiers like them to climb high? Du Youba would definitely be happy, and even the elders of his clan would not object if they were in this situation.

After Kaifeng was rescued, the Zuo army always had soldiers and horses to garrison in the south, so it happened to bring the remaining relatives to the south to resettle, and it put an end to one of their worries.

With this thought in mind, Mr. Zhao Qian took advantage of the energy of drinking and told the story about Miss Zhao's family. Du Youyi was indeed overjoyed.

On the second day, after Mr. Zhao Qian sobered up, he felt something was wrong. After all, the difference in family status was still too great. The low status of Ming warriors had long been ingrained.

But now that the words had been spoken, Mr. Zhao Qian hesitated, so he had to bite the bullet and ask the elders of the clan for instructions.

By this time, survival had surpassed everything else, and since he was not his own biological child, the matter was settled.

Therefore, Mr. Zhao Qian quickly sent someone to inform Du Youyi and made an appointment to send Mr. Zhao Qian's relatives to Du Youyi's place for temporary convenience. After the war, Miss Zhao and Du Youyi were allowed to get married.

As for the others, they are all military men, where are those who say it?

Originally, several Ming army companies camped together, but they could not handle the large number of people. They were 20 miles long and were not subordinate to each other. Naturally, the camps were not neat and orderly. Li Zicheng's troops often harassed them, which aggravated the chaos.

On the appointed day, the sky turned cloudy for the rare occasion.

Not long after General Zhao Qian led his people out of the camp, they encountered an attack on the camp. Several campsites were in chaos, which delayed a lot of time. When the two sides met, it was already evening, and there were still flashes in the sky.

As a result, after dark, they encountered another raid by the intruder cavalry. The group of people was caught off guard and turned upside down.

After all, Mr. Zhao Qian and Du Youyi had fought many battles. Their reactions were sharp and they escaped quickly. They fought together in the melee.

Mr. Zhao Qian's relatives were unlucky and suffered a catastrophe in the chaos. Several elders and young masters were killed along with maids and servants. Only a few female relatives and guards were left intact, but they were also together.

After the lightning, his soul disappeared, and his body was taken over by a group of uncles and sisters from unknown time and space.

Only one elder took advantage of the chaos and ran far away to save his life for the time being, but he was also injured and was dying, with little time left.

Elders, relatives and friends were killed and struck by lightning. It was normal to lose one's composure and feel dazed after such a catastrophic disaster. Also, in these troubled times, it did not make people suspicious for a moment.

Moreover, the last memory of the original owners of these bodies that remained in the brain cells also allowed the visitors from different time and space to roughly know who they were, but that was all, but it was enough for them to survive.

As the sequelae gradually lessened, the last remaining thoughts of the original owner slowly disappeared, and the dove's possession of the magpie's nest became more and more stable. The pain in everyone's body has also eased a lot in the past few days. It is estimated that the possession of the brand new one has been stabilized.

's body.

Regarding such an incredible time travel, Li Ping didn't quite think that they had gone back to the past. He intuitively believed that their souls or consciousness had probably arrived in a parallel universe.

Because Stephen William Hawking, the author of "A Brief History of Time", believes that time travel can only go to the future and cannot go back to the past, but he does recognize parallel universes.

Of course, it is also possible to go back to the past, and even time travel has happened, so what else is impossible?

No matter what, they are still alive after all.

They possessed a group of people who looked very similar to their former selves. To put it bluntly, the consciousness of a group of young and middle-aged modern people in their thirties and forties had penetrated into the bodies of a group of young ancients and replaced them.

This group of young ancients are very close to their appearance and figure when they were young. They are like mirror images. Even their names are the same.

Whether this is a coincidence or something, I really can’t tell.

However, the growth rings of their youth are different. Zhao Jin, Li Ping and Shi Ming all changed from middle-aged people in their forties to nineteen or twenty years old, while others basically changed from thirty years old to nineteen or twenty years old.

The young man who was about 16 years old turned into sixteen or seventeen years old.

After experiencing a series of emotional changes such as confusion, hysteria, and madness, the people who traveled through time had to accept the reality and at least survive!

By coincidence, the original owners of Zhao Jin and Li Ping's bodies were both subordinates of Mr. Zhao Qian. Zhao Jin was Mr. Zhao Qian's personal guard and was already 20 years old. Because he was also a distant branch of the Zhao family,

Therefore, he was sent by General Zhao Qian and stayed here in Du Youqi to take care of his relatives.

Li Ping is a small flag in Zhao Qian's general camp. He is slightly younger at 19 years old. Because of his old relationship with Zhao Jin, he was selected by Zhao Jin to jointly protect the Zhao family members.

As for the unlucky ones in the other two cars, they all belonged to members of the Zhao family.

This group is actually divided according to their origins in time and space, which may be considered lucky!

Zhao Lanyue, a voluptuous beauty with heavy make-up, was already pretty enough, and she was naturally even more charming when she was ten years younger. Du Youyi was overjoyed at the first sight.

Perhaps in order to make up for the embarrassment of insufficient security, or to show courtesy to Miss Zhao, Du Youyi specially formed a guard full of sentry men and horses, and appointed Zhao Jin as the sentry commander. Li Ping also became the captain by chance.

The job titles of General Zhao Qian and Du Guerrilla Army are different, mainly because the two sides adopt different organizational systems. Li Ping's small flag is roughly equivalent to the commander here. Being a captain is actually a promotion.

There are only 3,000 troops in Du Guerrilla in total, so this arrangement shows that this arrangement is really serious.

This is also the reason why Zhao Jin and Li Ping are temporarily stable even though they have only traveled through time for a few days.
Chapter completed!