My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 252 Northern forces begin to appear

"Then let's do it!"

Zhu Houcong nodded.

……

At the end of the first year of Jiajing.

An important town on the nine sides of the north.

Datong.

Accompanied by a loud cry in the sky.

At this time, Gui Yong, the current Datong commander-in-chief, who was leading his adopted sons in front of the military camp to inspect the crossbows and swords they carried, fed the hounds and eagles, and prepared to go hunting, heard this and raised his head.

Next to him, his adopted son whom he had adopted in the army, Gui, a general of the left army whose surname was changed to Gui, saw a bird of prey flying across the sky.

He immediately rode his horse to protect Gui Yong, raised his bow and arrows, and wanted to shoot him down to prevent him from entering the city and hurting others.

Just when he drew up his strong bow and took careful aim, preparing to shoot down the demonic bird, a pair of big hands held him down——

The hands were covered with veins and scars representing time.

But this warrior, who was wearing heavy armor and shaped like a tiger, with a fierce face, and whose exposed skin, face, neck, and arms were all covered with arrow wounds and scars, immediately put away the strong bow in his hand.

Guiqian's bodyguards with lowered eyebrows and respectful faces were standing behind this Ming Dynasty general who had commanded the patrol camp during the Xiaozong period, fought all the way from Zijingguan to Shanhaiguan, hunted down bandits along the way, and restored public security in the north.

Later, when Wuzong came to power, he served as the governor of the Fifth Army Commandery Mansion, and assisted Gu Dayong in training the elite soldiers of the four towns of Xuanda and Suiliao.

The imperial court remembered its veterans from four dynasties for their loyalty to the country, and Datong, which had just suffered a mutiny, needed loyal and reliable people to guard it.

So he was appointed to sit in Datong together with the inspector-general Cai Tianyou.

Later, the imperial court investigated the crime of Chen Shi, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, and killed his tribe. His head was also passed down to Jiubian.

Because the other generals of the Xuanfu did not report Chen Shi's evil intentions to the court in time, and considering that the geographical location of the Xuanfu was extremely important and could not be easily awarded to others, they ordered Gui Yong to temporarily concurrently serve as the chief soldier of the Xuanfu.

Guard the north for the imperial court.

From the perspective of Jiang Ding, who was in charge of the capital and remotely commanded the troops of the five armies. He was also the Duke of the country and the emperor's uncle. He was stationed in the capital for Zhu Houcong and monitored all the officials and generals.

Gui Yong was born in the Beijing Army and had been serving in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. His family and friends were all in the capital, so he could be regarded as one of his own.

As long as the censor sent by the imperial court to the local area can supervise properly, there is a high probability that there will be no trouble.

Gui Yong stared at the sky.

The hovering Haidongqing seemed to be summoned by something.

It circled cautiously in the sky, then quickly locked its target, and landed firmly on Gui Yong's shoulder, but it stared closely at Gui Yong's chest, avoiding Gui Yong's attempt to remove the southern secret weapon at his feet. Letter in bamboo tube hand.

Until Gui Yong took out the dried meat prepared before hunting from his arms and fed it to the half-meter-long raptor next to him.

The Haidongqing nodded with satisfaction and handed the letter to the General of Xuanda. It screamed in the sky before flying high.

Hearing its sound, Gui Yong, the raptor carried by the hunting team, trembled like a quail, the hounds whimpered, and even the war horses felt faintly restless.

"It's a rare alien species!"

Gui Yong couldn't help but admired the shiny and smooth feathers of the sea turtle above his head, as well as the speed far exceeding that of the ordinary sea turtle. It was like a small whirlwind blowing when he flew into the sky.

Since the emperor succeeded to the throne, the frequency of the appearance of these spiritual birds and beasts around the capital has increased visibly to the naked eye.

It is said that every three of the emperor's soldiers are equipped with a spiritual bird that can possess magical powers.

People say that today is the day when immortals come to the world, so there is a lot of auspiciousness around the capital.

"Father, I don't know what happened in the imperial court, so we need to send this magical bird to convey the message." Guiqian, who was standing aside, looked at his father, who had frowned since he opened the letter, and approached him curiously.

Gui Yong sighed and saw the adopted sons gathered around him. Knowing that they were all curious, he handed the letter to Gui Qian and asked him to share it with everyone.

"The gentry are not concerned about the national calamity, so how can we, the northern soldiers, not share the emperor's worries?"

The generals over there read the letter and saw that the scholars were worried about even a little food for the front line, and they vaguely realized that it was the night before the storm.

They were furious and said one after another.

"The southerners treat me like this! I must show them some kindness!"

"When the time comes, we must not allow the southerners to speak so nonsense in the court. We, the northern generals, will also write to the emperor to state the hardships of our northern soldiers."

Gui Yong looked at the adopted sons beside him who were filled with indignation after seeing this letter.

A flash of relief flashed in his eyes.

But he still said it with a hint of sadness.

"Now that the imperial court is controlled by the Southerners, we and I are very gentle. I'm afraid we still need to trouble the military censors stationed in various places to pass the message on our behalf in order to attract the imperial court's attention."

"Liu Yushi is from the north like us. My son can pass the message on his behalf. He will definitely understand the northern soldiers' desire to serve the country with fists and fists. He can state his demands in front of the king and father. Father should not worry."

The young general wearing a white robe next to Guiqian had an elegant face and said loudly.

Gui Yong was obviously very happy after hearing this.

"If I can get Liu Yu to write a history, I will remember you for your great contribution."

Hearing Gui Yong's promise, the young man in white robe showed joy.

The adopted sons of these northern military generals were no better than those slaves in the south who sold themselves into slavery to the powerful just to avoid the imperial court's slave restriction order.

When Gui Yong was alive, as his family generals, they accompanied Gui Yong in all directions and had the right to distribute the spoils of war.

And can participate in the power distribution system within Gui Yong's family.

Even when Gui Yong died, these adopted sons had the same inheritance rights to his inheritance as Gui Yong's biological sons.

Don't blame the young man in white robe for being so happy.

When Guiqian saw that his third brother, who usually liked to hang out with the nobles, was praised by his father, he turned away with disdain.

At this time, Gui Yong had already made the final decision.

"We have been blessed by the country. Since the Emperor has issued an edict, we should rectify our military equipment and quickly send troops south to protect the Emperor!"

……

In December of the first year of Jiajing.

The thunderous roar of the river in the past was now overshadowed by the sound of horse hooves coming from the north, like a landslide.

The bureaucrats in Jinling who were waiting here watched with fear as the black-red torrent crossed the Yangtze River and headed towards Jinling.

The northern troops in front of us could not even see the end at a glance. Countless flags reading "Datong Weiyuan Guards", "Datong Zhenlu Guards" and "Xuan Da General Soldier Gui Yong" were fluttering in the wind.

Knights wearing colorful flags ran back and forth on both sides of the army, restraining the formation and constantly conveying the positions of troops at all levels and the road conditions ahead.

"Brother Wang, didn't you say that the number of northern soldiers who will be added to the south this time will only be tens of thousands at most?"

On the Wangjiang Platform in the north of Jinling City, Jinling officials who were ordered by the imperial court to welcome the Ming army that was marching south looked at the rolling black torrent in the north, and at the large number of people in front of them, but they were marching in order, even except for the wheels There was no other sound except the squeaking and hooves.

What a well-trained force this is, worthy of the name of the elite of the nine sides of the empire.

　There's something going on today. The chapter will be released a little later. It's still [-], but it's probably after midnight. Let's go to bed first.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)