Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 246
Huang Taiji's victory continued.

After Wu Xiang and Song Wei fled back to Jinzhou, they were scolded by Sun Chengzong. As a last resort, on September [-], these two brothers led an [-]-step cavalry army out of the city again to reinforce Dalinghe City.This time, the two learned how to behave, and moved along the mountain, trying to use the terrain to limit Hou Jinbaqi's performance.But very unlucky, they collided with Huang Taiji. Seeing the smoke billowing in front of him, Huang Taiji knew that it was the Ming Army's large troops coming.Zhenglan Qi and Xianghong Qi were impatient when they saw it. This is their Khan King, who plunged headlong into the thousands of troops. If something happens, their whole family will die!The elites of the two flags charged forward desperately with their teeth red, and launched an overwhelming attack on Wu Xiang and Song Wei.The last disastrous defeat made Wu Xiang and Song Wei feel lingering fears, how could they dare to bear it any longer, seeing that the situation was not good, they ran away with a whimper.What happened next was exactly the same as what happened before, the Ming army was routed, Xianghong Qi and Zhenglan Qi chased after them, shooting and chopping easily, killing the Ming army's corpses all over the field, this reinforcement ended in a disastrous defeat again.

After this failure, Sun Chengzong basically gave up on Wu Xiang and Song Wei.Obviously, relying solely on the troops in Jinzhou, Songshan, and Xingshan is unable to tear open the siege of Houjin and relieve the siege of Dalinghe City. No matter how worried about the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dalinghe City, they can only wait until Zhang Chun After the [-]-strong army led by him arrives, he will go to reinforce Daling River City, otherwise it will be like a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no looking back.Lao Suntou was not discouraged. In more than ten days, the army led by Zhang Chun would arrive at the prefecture. This army included almost all the capable soldiers in Beizhili. Zhang Chun was quite talented and was able to regain the pass. They performed well in the battle of the four cities. The addition of this army will change the situation of the Ming army being passively beaten.Of course, what he most wanted to see was the Tianxiong Army. During that review, the Tianxiong Army's sophisticated equipment and neat military appearance left a deep impression on him. Lu Xiangsheng was one of the best generals, and he dare not say more. , it is definitely no problem for the Tianxiong Army led by Lu Xiangsheng to draw with one of the Houjin Eight Banners.In addition, he also hopes to transfer the [-] Sichuan troops led by Qin Yiming. Zhang Chun will have [-] troops in his hands. With the addition of [-] Tianxiong troops and [-] Sichuan troops, the total strength will reach [-]. The rest of the troops were comparable to the troops mobilized by Hou Jin this time. If the Daling River defenders cooperated with each other from the outside, the chances of victory were not small.

Sun Chengzong reported to the court, admitting that all three reinforcements had failed and that the situation was critical. He requested that the Tianxiong Army and the Sichuan Army be mobilized quickly to enhance the combat effectiveness of Zhang Chun's troops so that the siege of Daling River could be relieved. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.

Forbidden City, early dynasty.

The siege of Daling River has lasted for a month, and the imperial court has also been put on the fire for a month. Everyone is a little angry.Chongzhen, in particular, had blisters on his lips. After reading Sun Chengzong's memorial, his brows knitted into knots and he asked the eunuch to show the memorial to the civil and military officials.The young emperor's voice was full of exhaustion and exhaustion: "My dear friends, Mr. Sun Ge believes that this time the slaves have poured out all the troops of the country to besiege Dalinghe City. They will not give up until they achieve their goals. More elites must be gathered. Only then can we break the siege of Daling River, what do you think?"

The two, Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru, kept silent, looking at the nose and the heart with their eyes, like two great Buddhas in meditation.Being able to be the second assistant and the first assistant is considered to be under one person and above ten thousand people. There are many things that they don't need to speak, and someone will naturally speak for them.The minions under their banner have turned their attention to the Minister of the Ministry of War, military affairs, military affairs, brother!My job, my job, dude!Should you come out and say a few words?

————The former Minister of War, Liang Tingdong, has been masturbated.This Minister of the Ministry of War still has some talents. In the past two years as Minister of the Ministry of War, he has made quite accurate judgments on many things. He also made meritorious deeds in the battle to regain the four cities in the pass. It should be said that although he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, is not very clean, He likes to be corrupt, but he is still competent at his job.But this relatively competent Minister of War did a stupid thing. In order to deal with the increasingly violent bandits, he actually proposed to collect an additional three cents of land tax as payment!Originally, the Liaoning rate of nine cents per acre made the common people breathless, and adding in the levy and suppression of rates would drive the common people to death!When the army launched a campaign to suppress wages, the sky was angry and people complained, and the officials were besieged as if they were beaten to death. Liang Tingdong, the Minister of War, could no longer hold the position, so he was forced to resign and was replaced by Xiong Mingyu. Of course, the salary suppression was still required. One centimeter is a lot.

Xiong Mingyu bit the bullet and left the class, and said loudly: "Qi Zou the emperor, I secretly think that rebuilding Dalinghe City is really unwise!"

Chongzhen frowned even tighter, and it was almost a deadlock: "I asked you if you wanted to mobilize the Tianxiong Army and the Sichuan Army to help Dalinghe City according to what the old man said, but I didn't ask whether it was right or wrong for you to rebuild Dalinghe City !"

Xiong Mingyu hurriedly knelt down, fearful and sincere: "My minister made a mistake, and my minister is convicted!"

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Not guilty, not guilty! Get up."

Xiong Mingyu jumped up like Feng Lunyin.

Chongzhen looked pale and quite irritable.Since he came to the throne, Jin Jiannu has become his nightmare. No matter what he does, no matter how thorough his preparations are, as long as Jiannu is dispatched, the Ming Dynasty will only be passively beaten, spending 400 million Liao in salary every year. The supported Guan Ning Army seems to be unable to do anything but defeat battles and defend the city. Anyone who encounters this situation will go crazy!He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "Daling River City must be saved! Doesn't Mr. Ge want the Sichuan Army or the Tianxiong Army? Give it to him, transfer it to him! I don't care how many soldiers, horses, food and wages he wants, as long as he can To save Dalinghe City, as long as we can save the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city, just give it to him!"

At this time, Zhou Yanru had no choice but to speak: "Your Majesty, you must not do it! Jiannu laid siege to Dalinghe City and refused to attack. Zhang Liangyi used it to intercept my reinforcements. His intention was clear, that is, to use Dalinghe City as a base. Bait, lure the elite divisions of our army to die! The Sichuan army is the last capable division defending the capital. If they make a desperate move and destroy this capable division, and Jian Nu takes the opportunity to invade, the capital will be in danger. Hope Your Majesty, think twice!”

Wen Tiren, who had always been incompatible with Zhou Yanru, gave a rare agreement: "What the chief assistant said is absolutely true! The [-] troops led by Mr. Zhang Chunzhang, the military commander, arrived in Jinzhou in a short time. Together with the Guan Ning army, There are no fewer than [-] soldiers ready to fight. With such a strong force, if we can win, why use the Sichuan army? If we can’t win, what’s the use of using the Sichuan army? For the sake of the capital’s safety, I hope that the emperor will never use the Sichuan army!”

Xiong Mingyu said in a low voice: "Yes, if this reinforcement fails and the Sichuan army is destroyed, the capital will have no fighting troops to mobilize..."

A trace of greenness flashed across Chongzhen's pale face, he stood up abruptly, and said sharply: "Failure? How could it be possible to fail! Zhang Chun is a man who knows how to fight, and the [-] troops under his command are also elite troops who can fight. With the tenacious and fierce Jiuqianchuan Army, how could it fail!?"

Zhou Yanru's voice also raised slightly: "I'm not afraid of [-], I'm most afraid of just in case!"

The focus of debate among these figures who determine the fate of the empire is whether or not the Sichuan Army should be used. this time.Of course, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren strongly opposed dispatching the Sichuan Army. Apart from their own safety, they also had a deeper consideration: they didn't want Sun Chengzong to repel Houjin and break the siege of Daling River at all!Sun Chengzong's prestige and qualifications are no small matter. He is the strongest competitor of the first assistant. If he can repel Houjin this time, who can match his prestige?Zhou Yanru didn't want to see this scene no matter what.And Wen Tiren, who is the second assistant, is even more reluctant. Zhou Yanru is enough to hate, and then there is Sun Chengzong who is stronger than Zhou Yanru. When will he be the second assistant?One is to keep their position as chief assistant, and the other is to strike first and kill potential competitors. The pair of enemies had a rare tacit understanding, and they strongly opposed the dispatch of the Sichuan army, and did not hold back each other.As for the safety of the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dalinghe City, what does it matter to them whether Zhang Chun, who lacks the elite Sichuan army, will fail because of this, and the entire army will be wiped out?It's not their cronies who died!
Both the two giant Buddhas spoke, and seeing the opportunity, the group of young people broke the silence one after another, expressing their opinions on twitter, expressing their opposition to the dispatch of the Sichuan Army inside and outside the words.Chongzhen himself was in a difficult situation, he was absolutely unwilling to accept a disastrous defeat, it was related to his face and the vital interests of the Ming Dynasty!But the shadow of Jin's invasion of the bandits weighed on his heart like a mountain, waking him up from his dreams again and again, and dispatched the Sichuan army. If the reinforcements failed, the Sichuan army would also be buried.Thinking of this, he is quite dissatisfied with Sun Chengzong. He has transferred [-] troops to you, and the Guanning Army is under your control. At the same time, Changping, Tianjin, Denglai and other towns are also fully supporting. How many soldiers and horses are enough for you?The more he thought about it, the more irritable he became, and he couldn't help but get angry.

At this time, a eunuch hurriedly ran in, screaming, "Your Majesty, great victory, great victory!"

Great victory?

Everyone is a bit overwhelmed. Now that the Ming army has been beaten into grandchildren outside the customs, they are crying and calling for more troops, while the troops from Shandong and Henan who were ordered to reinforce Liaoxi are dawdling on the road, taking three steps and retreating two times. Stepping, complaining and crying about being poor, is it still a big victory after being like this?Chongzhen was excited and asked tentatively, "Did the Guan Ning army defeat Jiannu?"

The eunuch shook his head violently, knelt down with a bang, and said, "Your Majesty, Wu Yongfei, the supervisor of Nanyang, came to report: Wuyang Guards had 2000 men three days ago to fight against the bandits who invaded Nanyang. Of the rest, more than 3000 were captured as prisoners alone, with very few casualties among themselves!"

Well, Eunuch Wu was afraid that Wuyang Guard's victory would not be dazzling enough, so he doubled the number of rogue bandits!Obviously, his arrangement had the desired effect, and the officials were astonished: Two thousand against twenty thousand, one against ten, and the rogues were all wiped out in one battle. When did the Nanyang soldiers become so good at fighting! ?
Chongzhen was a little disappointed, defeating the bandits was nothing, what he wanted to see most was the good news of defeating Jiannu!But then he realized that the Wuyang Guard had defeated the crowd with a few, and wiped out the rogues in the first battle. Since the rogues swarmed up, such victories are one of the few. He is thankful that he didn't lose the city or land!What does it mean that Wuyang Guard can achieve such a great victory?This shows that the soldiers in the guard are very capable of fighting!Thinking of this, his originally gloomy mood improved a little bit.

The eunuch went on to say: "Daming Dao Supervisor Cao Huanfei rode to report, Daming Dao You participated in politics Lu Xiangsheng led 5000 Tianxiong troops in person five days ago, and smashed Shunde by the Weiyun River. , killed the gangster Huntian King Liu Neng, and wiped out nearly a thousand elite cavalry under Lao Hui's command. In this battle, more than [-] ranks of bandits were beheaded, and all [-] bandits knelt down. Only Lao Hui led more than ten cavalry to escape by chance. Tianxiong The army is searching for..."

Before he finished speaking, Chongzhen already showed a smile, slapped the dragon chair heavily with his hand, and called, "Hurry up, submit the victory report!"

The superintendent on duty hurried down to submit the report. Chongzhen snatched it up and tore it apart. First, he read it ten lines at a glance, and then read it line by line. After reading it three times in a row, he let out a long sigh of relief.In the victory report, eunuchs and local officials all signed their names to testify, and it is clear that the heads were captured, the prisoners were captured, and the weapons were seized.Falsification is an art. For example, Guan Ningjun, who beheaded only a few dozen heads, could claim to have killed and wounded thousands of Houjin people. There are not many levels... Wuyang Wei dared to list these data, which shows that there are really dry goods, and he is not afraid to check.He waved the victory report in his hand and said with a smile: "In late August, when I learned that the rogues had entered Henan and Hebei, I was still worried that the local guards were corrupt and the military equipment was not repaired, allowing the rogues to ravage the Central Plains. Now it seems that I was too worried Yes. The Wuyang Guards and Tianxiong Army count one as ten, the soldiers serve their lives, and the supervisors do their duty. In the first battle, they gathered and wiped out the rogues, making the rogues terrified. With these two strong armies, the Central Plains will be safe!"

All civil and military officials were very confused. When did the Wuyang Guard and Tianxiong Army become so capable of fighting? They even wiped out the bandits cleanly and neatly. If the soldiers in every local guard were so capable of fighting, then they would be more at ease !Zhou Yanru cupped his hands and said: "The Tianxiong Army and the Wuyang Guard defeated the bandits with a small number of people, and achieved two great victories. It is the great fortune of the Ming Dynasty. Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty!"

All civil and military officials shouted in unison: "Congratulations to Daming!"

Chongzhen smiled all over his face.

Wen Tiren took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, the Tianxiong Army and Wuyang Guard are so powerful that they are only as strong as the Sichuan Army. Why don't you recruit these two powerful troops to rush to the west of Liaoning?"

Chongzhen looked at Xiong Mingyu: "Didn't the Ministry of War order the recruitment of these two powerful troops?"

Xiong Mingyu said: "Qi Zou the emperor, the Ministry of War has already ordered the recruitment of Tianxiong Army and Wuyang Guard, but the two departments are too busy to wipe out the rogues who have violated the border, and have not been able to set off for a while."

Chongzhen said: "Well, there is nothing wrong with this. After all, letting the rogues ravage the Central Plains is not an option. However, since the rogues have been wiped out, these two victories must have made the rogues terrified. Forgive them for a few months. Coveting the Central Plains, these two powerhouses are also idle, so hurry up and dispatch them to the aid of Liaoxi!"

Xiong Mingyu said: "Follow the order!"

Chongzhen asked again: "How many people are there in each of these two films?"

Xiong Mingyu was confused, and said hesitantly: "The Tianxiong Army has reported 9000 soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, and just recruited 2000 a month ago, making a total of 1000 people. As for the Wuyang Guard..." The Tianxiong Army is Sun Chengzong paid close attention to it. In order to show his favor to Sun Chengzong, Liang Tingdong also gave the Tianxiong Army a lot of green lights. Xiong Mingyu took over Liang Tingdong's job, and he had a certain understanding of the Tianxiong Army, but he knew about the Wuyang Guard... God, he didn't even know when the Nanyang Guard was changed to the Wuyang Guard!
Chongzhen looked at the victory report and said: "Wuyang Guard currently has 700 troops... Well, these two troops cannot be withdrawn. Let's do this. The Tianxiong Army will dispatch 7000 troops, leaving 4000 troops to guard the Daming Road; Wuyang Guard dispatched 500 people, leaving 200 people to guard the Daming Road! The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs tried to raise a batch of food and salary, distributed the arrears of food and salary, and gave some rewards, and the state government found ways to collect more vehicles and horses along the way. , we must let these two elite troops arrive in western Liaoning as soon as possible to join the war. When the guest troops enter, all places must provide food and grass as soon as possible, and must not make things difficult. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished as a collaborator!"

Boss Zhu is quite thoughtful and knows that it is thousands of miles to travel from Henan and Hebei to Liaoxi. Although these two elite soldiers can fight, they have not yet grown wings. More mules, horses and carriages must be prepared for them to speed up the march. .If we let them walk more than ten miles a day like before, by the time they arrive in western Liaoning, the day lilies will be cold!

With this order, the fate of Tianxiong Army and Wuyang Guard will be changed, and the fate of countless people will also be changed accordingly.

(End of this chapter)