The year is over with the sound of firecrackers, and the spring breeze brings warmth to the summer.

Before he knew it, Zhu Youlang had arrived in the second year of this era.

From the end of the journey at the end of the 12th year of Yongli to the great situation at the beginning of the 14th year of Yongli, only Zhu Youlang himself knew the sadness and pain he experienced.

War is cruel. It is not that you can push the whole way with just a golden finger, nor that you can go to the throne of the tiger's body and the whole country will come to pay tribute to you as soon as you shake.

What only happened in it did not happen to him.

The territory conquered by the Ming Dynasty was all exchanged for by the soldiers.

Zhu Youlang was naturally very moved by this.

He set up the Zhongxian Temple to inspire the soldiers to serve the country.

From now on, the effect is still very good.

What made Zhu Youlang even more happy was the growth of the Jinyiwei and the Hu Ben Army.

Needless to say, the Hu Ben Army, which is most well-equipped, plays a role in combat that is no different from that of Li Dingguo's troops. It is because he has won enough face for Zhu Youlang.

Although Li Dingguo's loyalty is undoubtedly, it is still very important for the emperor to control an ace army.

As for the Jinyiwei, under Zhu Youlang's deliberate purge, he gradually played the role of obtaining intelligence.

Among them, the one that Zhu Youlang admires the most is the Secret Guard.

The secret guards are different from the Jinyiwei on the surface. They do not reveal their identities, but perform missions in secret.

This benefit is obvious, and it can maximize the spy on intelligence without alerting the enemy.

Moreover, Zhu Youlang usually sends the spies to relatively dangerous places like the Qing-occupied area.

Zhu Youlang is not a conceited person. If you want to seize the initiative in war, you must be as good as possible to know yourself and your enemy.

Wang Henian is one of the best.

Wang Henian was the one who conquered Chongqing and decided to Wuchang.

It can be said that Wang Henian always appears where Zhu Youlang hopes that he will appear.

Zhu Youlang was naturally very pleased about this.

He also listed Wang Henian as the key training target and prepared to promote him to the commander of the Jinyiwei in the future.

Of course, this is a gradual process. With Wang Henian's current ability is not enough to hold such an important position.

Say Cao Cao arrived.

Early in the New Year, the king celebrated New Year and entered the palace to meet the saint.

Zhu Youlang sat upright in a big red robe dressed in the main hall to meet Wang Henian.

Wang Hennian walked to the hall and pushed the golden mountain and turned the jade pillar into the head and bowed to him.

"I wish you a happy new year to wish you a happy new year."

Zhu Youlang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Happy together in the New Year."

"Your Majesty, I heard that Your Majesty wants to attack Changsha, I am willing to recommend myself to go."

Zhu Youlang did have plans to attack Changsha, but it has not been finalized. The specific charter must be discussed with Li Dingguo before making a decision.

However, it is of course great that Wang Henian is willing to spy on the information in advance.

It’s just a pity that I have to set off after the New Year’s greetings. I really can’t rest for a moment.

"I just have some hard work."

When Wang Henian saw the emperor say this, he strengthened his belief and said: "This is what the minister should do, and he can share the worries of His Majesty with great honor."

"Let's do it, leave after the fifteenth. Even if you arrive in Changsha, you will be suspicious. After all, few people will rush far away during the New Year."

"I thank your Majesty for your grace."

"You must pay attention to safety when you go to Changsha. If you encounter something wrong, come back early, I will not be able to do anything about you now!"

Zhu Youlang's words are sincere.

Wang Henian's ability is definitely at the forefront among the younger generation.

"I am obeying your Majesty's will!"

Wang Henian was very excited. Although his ability to get to this day was related to the promotion of the emperor, it was inseparable from his own hard work.

If a person like him has no background, he has to work harder than others if he wants to make a name for himself. He has to fight what others dare not fight, and he has to do what others dare not fight.

Only by constantly fighting can you gain opportunities.

Wang Henian went from an unknown merchant to Jian Zai's Jinyiwei secret guard, and experienced countless sadness.

But now the bitterness is over.

But Wang Henian did not dare to relax at all times.

Because he knew it was difficult for him to get all this.

If you want to keep this wealth and honor and descendants, you must continue to make contributions.

There must be many people around the emperor who want to stand up and take the lead.

And to get ahead, you need to step on others.

Wang Henian doesn’t want to be a stepping stone for others to rise to power.

It can be used by anyone who is easy to use for the emperor.

But for Wang Henian, he only had one chance.

Once the emperor forgets him, no matter how much he has made, he will be futile.

"Stay here to accompany me for lunch."

Zhu Youlang was in a good mood and ordered in a deep voice.

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

Wang Henian suppressed the joy in his heart and bowed his hand to take the order.

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In the cold first month, a broken army was marching in the mountains in dust.

If this army was not all cavalry and well-equipped, it would be easy for people to mistakenly think that they were ordinary bandits and horse bandits.

"Ah Yeh!"

Oboi sneezes, then frowned and whipped a whip.

This ghost weather!

I didn’t expect that the winter along the Yangtze River was so cold!

Although it is not like the biting dry and cold like Liaodong, this wet and cold are also very uncomfortable.

Especially if sweaty and wet clothes stick to your body, the feeling is really desperate.

The situation is even worse for the injured. After the blood drys, it sticks to the skin and cannot be torn apart. Once it is tear it, it will be connected to the flesh.

Aobai never expected that Kuidong's bone was so difficult to chew.

He thought that after attacking Yiling and Xiangyang was defeated, he could find face in Kuidong, but who would have thought that this time he would completely lose face.

Whether it is Xingshan, Badong, Wushan, and the Ming army have strong combat power.

Although the Eight Banners Army is good at cavalry and shooting, it cannot give full play to its advantages in siege.

Oboi tried several times in a row but was touched by the slightest.

His troops lost more than 10%, and his food and grass had already bottomed out.

Seeing that it would be meaningless to continue to waste, Oboi had to order his evacuation.

But because it has entered the cold winter, it is not easy for the army to move.

Although the mountains will not freeze, the stream water is bitingly cold and unbearable.

But if you want to return to Guizhou, you must walk the mountain road.

It’s just that it’s easy to get into the mountain and it’s hard to get out.

After climbing a mountain and another mountain, Obai would curse a few words at first. But he had become accustomed to it after walking on many mountain roads.

The long journey of the trek was in a hurry, and the Eight Banners Army changed from three meals a day to two meals a day, and then to one meal a day.

If you continue like this, you may not be able to maintain a meal a day.

What's even more terrifying is that not only are people hungry, but horses are not full either.

When he went to the war, the horses were very well raised, all of them were fat and big ears, but now they are skinny and bony.

Some war horses could not support themselves and fell down, so Oboi ordered the horse to be killed to replenish the meat for the soldiers.

But the horse meat is not delicious, it has a sour taste.

Oboi really doesn’t know how long it will take for such a ghost life to end!

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