Space-time SWAT

From the imperial paddock to the Chengde Palace in Rehe, if it was a convoy in the past, it would take at least five days. Now, if you ride a fast horse, if you don't stop halfway, you can reach it in two days and one night.It's just that the emperor, the emperor's grandson, and the princes and princes are all rich and expensive, so they can't run at full speed for hundreds of miles, and they can't drive overnight, so they have to camp in the wild at night.

At this moment, all the ministers tensed up.They are people with exquisite minds, and they don't simply think that the enemy only has the simple and crude method of the beast tide, and there must be many backhands to use it in succession, and they have made up countless conspiracies and tricks, constantly reminding the British public to take precautions.

In fact, they don't need to say much, the British official who has experienced many battles is very vigilant.What he wants to protect is the present and future of this country. Thousands of miles of land and billions of people are tied to his shoulders.He felt a lot of pressure, and he was more cautious and rigorous, not daring to take any chances.Even if it turns out to be a redundant arrangement, he will continue to do so.As long as the emperor and the emperor's grandson can return to Beijing safely, even if they are ridiculed for being cowardly, he will be happy.

Since it was a camp, half of the tens of thousands of troops who had been protecting the vicinity during the day had returned to defend the imperial tent.The other half of the army found a few traces of fierce horse bandits haunting the team, and was ordered to go out to exterminate them, but they are still outside and cannot rush back.

The camp of 5 people is very large, with tents everywhere and flags flying.In order to protect the safety of the emperor and the emperor's grandson, the commander-in-chief of Jingwei also deployed suspicious tactics. The emperor and his descendants did not live in the imperial tent, but in the king's tent on the other side.This was originally provided for the residence of the vassal kings who came to the pilgrimage, but at this time it was given over to the emperor, the emperor's grandson and the prince, and the vassal kings had no complaints.They brought their children and grandchildren to live in the tents originally given to the princes and important officials. As long as they can guarantee their safety, it's okay to stay overnight like this.

Among the 26 guards in Shangzhi, Jin Yiwei is the most trusted by the emperor and has the most combat effectiveness.Others such as Jinwu Guard, Banner Guard, Fu Jun Guard, Teng Xiang Guard, Huben Guard, Habayashi Guard, Wu Xiang Guard, etc., there are many honored children dawdling in them, and some are meritorious officials, because their parents fought bloody battles at the border. After accumulating meritorious service, they are qualified to keep their children and grandchildren in the capital, and then they are gradually promoted. Among these people, there are elites, dudes, and spies who have not been cleaned up.The personnel on the bright side of Jinyiwei have the secret department to check repeatedly, and immediately eliminate any suspicious ones. It is better to make a mistake than let it go.Therefore, Jinyiwei is still much cleaner than the other 25 guards.That night, the center of the camp was guarded by Jin Yiwei, and the emperor felt more at ease.

The outskirts of the camp are the elite guards of the three major battalions of the capital, and the remaining 25 guards are in the middle, each with its own guard and patrol area.Arranged in this way, the camp will be kept airtight.

The royal family, nobles, ministers and their entourage who followed the emperor to Rehe were very tired. After dinner, they took a rest, went back to the tent, and fell asleep.They have been pampered and pampered for many years, and they have never run wildly on the horse for a whole day like today.Knowing that there are nearly [-] raging beasts attacking behind them, they were all worried. No one complained that they couldn't rest or have hot meals on the way, and they all gritted their teeth and persisted.Even the emperor didn't get special treatment, so they naturally didn't dare to make any demands.Being able to relax and sleep at this time is considered by almost everyone to be the greatest happiness after a long day.

The Duke of England originally wanted to stay up all night and stay by the emperor's tent all night, but he was over fifty years old, and his body was not as strong as when he was young. His son was afraid that he would get sick, so he urged him to rest.The British public had two sons who served as the governor and the commander of the Jingwei, and three grown-up grandsons. They did not bring any female relatives, and they were all in the emperor's team at this time.His son assured him that the two of them would take turns to guard the emperor all night, so he was relieved and fell asleep exhausted.His three grandchildren took turns staying by his side, worried that he would fall ill.

In other tents, there were also some loyal ministers like the Duke of England who worried at night and wanted to stay up late to protect the emperor, but were dissuaded by their children and grandchildren.In the end, the young and middle-aged people around these courtiers cheered up and took turns to watch the night, and the old courtiers all fell asleep under the care of their filial sons and grandchildren.

The grandson of the emperor, Nan Gongji, was lying on the bed with his eyes open in the dark, listening to the movement outside the window while thinking about his father far away.

Su Dongchen led the army to intercept the beast tide, but there has been no news so far, which made him very worried, but he dared not show it in front of people.An Guogong brought his sons Su Xichen, Su Beichen and his eldest grandson Su Yumeng in their team, but he couldn't get too close, and his attitude towards An Guogong was not even as good as that of British Duke.

He has been enduring it very hard, but he has to endure it, and he can't bear it anymore, and he can bear it again.

Before he entered the palace, An Guogong and Su Dongchen exhorted and exhorted, absolutely must be the closest to the emperor, be the most filial to the emperor, and must not show any affection for An Guogong and his son beyond that of a loyal courtier.This is for his own good, and it is also for the good of An Guo Gongfu.

He is extremely intelligent, so he naturally understands that if he shows that he has more affection for Su Dongchen than he does for the emperor, then Su Dongchen will die, and An Guogong and his eldest grandson will probably not be spared.These three people are his most valued relatives, and they cannot fall into a deadlock because of him anyway.

He must show maturity, rationality, firmness, and meticulousness, which are the qualities an emperor should have.He couldn't let the emperor's grandfather have the slightest doubt about him, and he had to make the officials feel satisfied with him.He must ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Supreme position, which is the wish of his biological parents who passed away, and also the wish of his adoptive father who worked hard to raise him and lived and died for him. He must do it.Only by sitting in that position can he rest assured to treat his father well, and let his grandfather who loves him and his elder brother who has protected him since childhood live a better life than before.

Thinking about the details of getting along with his father before, he secretly sighed.It wasn't until the midnight passed and the night was dark that he closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep.

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden heavy rain, accompanied by the cold autumn wind, which quickly extinguished all the fires and torches in the camp, leaving only a few lanterns.The person in charge of the night watch was Chang Yunda, the son of Lord Xinguo. After receiving the report, he immediately ordered to light all the waterproof and windproof horse lanterns and qi-death wind lanterns. Be sure to keep the lighting in the camp to prevent people from sneaking in.

The heavy rain continued in the middle of the night, and the rain did not abate until the early morning. Thick rain columns poured down, splashing on the grass and dirt roads, making the ground soft and muddy.They all rode on horseback and did not have a carriage, so the speed was not too affected, but the wind and rain were so dark that the vision became blurred, and it was not easy to distinguish the situation in the distance. More scouts had to be sent out to scout.

After getting up, Yingying heard his son say that the road would be difficult due to the heavy wind and rain outside, so he couldn't help feeling a little worried, "The road is difficult, it's not a big problem, but we have to cross the Lightning River to go to Chengde. If the river floods , break down the bridge, and that's trouble."

This river, called Rushui in ancient times, is the source of Luan River.In the dry season, the water flow is shallow and slow, and people and animals can wade through it.In the high water season, the water is deep and the current is fast, so you can only cross the bridge.In the past, there were only a few wooden bridges on the river, which were far apart, and sometimes they would be washed away by summer floods. Later, the founding emperor of this dynasty set up the royal enclosure in the north, and every year he had to cross it, so he specially sent craftsmen to erect a strong arch. shaped stone bridge.

It stands to reason that it is now autumn, and it is impossible to have a big flood peak, let alone break down the stone bridge, but I am afraid that the enemy will destroy it at will.The Englishman took precautions and sent a team of thousands of people to guard the stone bridge yesterday. He thought it would be safe, but the heavy rain came today, which gave him a bad premonition and made him a little uneasy.

After grooming and breakfast, the scout team sent by the British official Chang Yunda rushed back.It can be confirmed that the Lightning River on their way swelled and washed away all the wooden and stone bridges on the nearby river.If you take a detour, find a place with a bridge, or wait for the flood peak to rebuild the wooden bridge, it will take two to three days.

The place where they camped was not Yimapingchuan, but entered the mountainous area, but the mountains were gentle and the valleys between the mountains were very open.It is almost impossible to gather a group of beasts in such a place to form a beast tide, so the British Duke is not too worried.Just thinking about the horse bandit that loomed yesterday, he still frowned.

The horse bandits in the north are complex, including exiled criminals, deserters from the army, fugitives who failed due to tribal infighting, herdsmen who suffered natural disasters and man-made disasters and went bankrupt, common people who were oppressed by the government and their families were ruined, hunters of unknown origin, natural villains, Abandoned children who were expelled or harmed by various forces such as families or organizations, etc., there are all ethnic groups, Han, Mongolian, Wacha, Tatar, Turkic, Jurchen, Goryeo, Rakshasa, almost all murderers without blinking an eye.They are good at horsemanship, they come and go in the fields like the wind, go south when the horses are tall and fat in autumn, and go north when the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, robbing everything that is useful to them, such as food, weapons, livestock, salt, tea, cloth, daily necessities, and often looting. The population, women and children were left to be spoiled, and young and middle-aged men were forced into the group as cannon fodder or sold to northern tribes as slaves, and they killed when they encountered resistance.They are strong and strong, and they roam the grasslands. It is difficult for the officers and soldiers to find their lairs, and it is impossible to encircle them at ordinary times.

Generally speaking, each bandit has a relatively fixed territory. Unless they intend to seek revenge, few horse bandits will go to another bandit's site to kill and rob. At this time, there are as many as ten bandits haunting the vicinity Yu Zhi, this situation is very abnormal.

In addition to the horse bandits who followed from the grassland, there are also bandits entrenched in this area. Usually they dare not confront the officers and soldiers head-on. Now there are various changes that have caused British Dukes, Anguo Dukes, and Xin Guogongs to fight bloody battles. Years of veterans have bad premonitions.

After a discussion, they walked into the king's tent where the emperor lived, and reported to him the current situation and corresponding countermeasures.