Transformed into a Princess of the Late Ming Dynasty: Invincible

After watching Xiaohuan take off her armor and get into bed with only her head sticking out, Zhu Mianzhu said:

"It's two hundred miles. It will probably take four days to get there. If there's an attack from the Jiannu along the way, it will probably take even longer. Just sleep peacefully."

Then Zhu Mianzhu looked at Mansui. She was already fifteen years old when she bought Mansui. Now, more than two years have passed and she is already eighteen years old, while her body in the Ming Dynasty world is only nine years old.

Looking at Man Sui, who was nearly 1.7 meters tall, and then looking at herself sitting on the edge of the bed with her toes just touching the ground, she couldn't help but sigh.

Then she tidied her hair, rested her head on Man Sui's thigh, closed her eyes and said:

"Press it for me"

Soon, the carriage rolled over the snow on the road and arrived outside the city gate. More than 20,000 soldiers outside the city had already cleaned off the snow on their bodies and were divided into two military formations, standing motionless in the open space outside the city.

The money and food for these soldiers were distributed directly to the 20,000 soldiers through Man Sui, without passing through anyone else, so there was no widespread withholding of military pay in the late Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Mianzhu was rich and generally gave soldiers more pay. Everyone could eat their fill and had access to meat and oil. The soldiers also had spare money to upgrade their equipment. Most of them bought wrist guards to cover the outside of their arms, and even their necks were protected by iron plates, so their loyalty was relatively high.

As knocks sounded outside the carriage door, Zhao Yi said outside the door:

"Your Highness, we are outside the city. Please send troops."

When Zhu Mianzhu heard the voice, she lifted her head from Mansui's thigh, stood up, and said to Mansui:

"You can wear casual clothes first, no need to wear armor."

Then he said to Xiaohuan, who had just revealed her head:

"I'll be right back, so you don't have to get up."

Then he took Man Sui, who was in casual clothes, out of the carriage door and stood where Zhao Yi had sat before, looking at the dark soldiers in the snow in front of him. Because the carriage was relatively high from the ground, Zhu Mianzhu stood on the carriage, her eyes turned into emerald green, looking at the densely packed figures standing in front of her, and then her pupils turned black and white.

He turned around and said to Zhao Yi and Wu Cheng:

"You two go and lead your respective troops and march towards the capital. If you encounter the Jiannu on the march, shoot them if you can with your muskets. If you can't, ignore them and don't pursue them. Continue marching towards the capital.

"Our muskets have a much longer range than the Jiannu's bows and arrows. Their small-scale cavalry cannot effectively harass us. A single volley of fire will suffocate them. If we encounter a large group of cavalry, I will naturally take action."

"Then each of you should arrange a trusted person to come and drive."

"Also, send people to Tongzhou Prefecture and have them prepare housing and food for the soldiers. There are no Jiannu soldiers left in Tongzhou Prefecture now; they retreated north on their own."

After listening to Zhu Mianzhu's speech, the two immediately said respectfully:

"I will obey your orders."

"I respect your order."

After saying this, the two of them walked to the left and right, and soon they came to Zhu Mianzhu:

"your Highness"

"your Highness"

Zhu Mianzhu looked at the confidants sent by the two men and said to Man Sui:

"Let's go, let's go."

As I returned to the carriage and sat down, a horn sounded outside.

Woo~

As the horn sounded, the carriages gradually started to move. Zhao Yi's ten thousand men were in front, followed by Wu Cheng's ten thousand men, and Zhu Mianzhu's carriage was in the middle.

As the entire army began to move, several figures in the snow in the distance that had blended into the snow also began to move. Seeing the 20,000 troops from Pinggu County marching towards Shuntian Prefecture, they hurriedly rode their horses and galloped away into the distance.

In the evening, as the army gradually entered the territory of Tongzhou Prefecture, the sun in the sky slowly set and the sky gradually darkened. As the messengers rode back and forth delivering orders, Zhu Mianzhu's luxurious carriage gradually stopped.

Zhu Mianzhu was sitting on a seat in the front room of the carriage at this time. A grass-green screen blocked the bed behind her, and Zhao Yi and Wu Cheng sat on her left and right in front of her.

Zhu Mianzhu frowned and said to the two of them:

"When you enter Tongzhou, each of you should control your own men and not harass the civilians. The soldiers should be paid their wages in full every month. Do not eat without paying."

"I don't know if military households in other areas would do such a thing, but in our army, where food, clothing, housing and shelter are all provided, please don't tarnish our reputation."

Zhao Yi and Wu Cheng's faces darkened when they heard this:

"Your Highness, I will tell you that my men will never do such a heartless thing."

"We will strictly discipline our soldiers."

Seeing the two people's responses, Zhu Mianzhu said:

"We shouldn't encounter a large group of Jiannu soldiers this time when we enter the capital. Their commander of the right wing, Yue Tuo, died of smallpox, and their death is being kept secret. They previously attacked Pinggu County, but were repelled by you. They are now gathering their troops and preparing to return to the border areas."

The two were shocked when they heard this, wondering why Zhu Mianchu knew such a secret. After a moment, Wu Cheng said:

"Your Highness, since the Jiannu leader who entered the pass is dead, can we speed up our march and keep the people and craftsmen the Jiannu have looted from our Ming Dynasty within the pass? Otherwise, if the Jiannu obtain these people, their power will be even greater next year."

After hearing this, Zhao Yi also spoke:

"Your Highness, I agree. We must not allow the Jiannu to plunder the people of the Ming Dynasty and march beyond the Great Wall. If one side gains strength while the other loses, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger."

Zhu Mianzhu looked at the two people in front of her, then sensed the entire military camp, shook her head and said:

"There are only a few horses in the entire interior of the country. Horses are given priority for the border troops. You 20,000 people are better equipped and better fed than the Jiannu. If they want to run, how can you catch up with them on two legs?"

"The Jiannu troops entering the pass this time were all cavalry."

When the two people on the left and right heard what Zhu Mianchu said, their expressions changed. Then they stood up, knelt on one knee in front of Zhu Mianchu and said:

"We are armed with the new firearms invented by Bi Maokang, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. Compared to the previous ones, the speed of reloading is much faster. Moreover, the Jiannu are carrying hundreds of thousands of civilians and a large amount of property and food, making it inconvenient for them to march. I beg you to rescue us, the people of the Ming Dynasty."

After hearing Wu Cheng's words, Zhao Yi also said:

I second this motion.

Using 20,000 infantry to fight against more than 100,000 Qing and Mongolian cavalry. Although there are flintlock rifles now, which have faster firing speed and longer shooting distance, it would be fine if these 20,000 soldiers were veterans who had experienced many wars. Now they have only experienced a small-scale war with cavalry in Pinggu.

If the hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen led by Dorgon fought recklessly and endured the losses, they could still defeat the 20,000 soldiers equipped with advanced flintlock rifles. After all, flintlock rifles are not machine guns and still need to be reloaded.