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

Chapter 273 Fire in the Backyard
Forbidden City.morning.

The young emperor sat on the dragon chair, with a dark face and a rather strange expression.

The expressions of the ministers are also quite strange.

Outside the pass, the Ming army was defeated again.

Yes, it is another defeat, not a defeat.

The difference between "losing the battle again" and "losing the battle" is that everyone is completely used to the former, and it is completely expected, while the latter is still a little bit surprised, a little bit unexpected.Most people hope that the Ming army can surprise everyone outside the customs, but this wish has not been realized.The performance of the Ming army in Guanwai is very stable, they have been losing battles, and there are very few ups and downs. It is said that the most important point of a strong army is to perform stably and not suddenly lose standards. However, which one Can the performance of a strong army be as stable as that of the Ming army, which has been defeated for decades without any ups and downs?

This time it failed miserably, really miserably.Zhang Chun's [-] closed-door army was wiped out on the north bank of the Xiaoling River, and only a few thousand people escaped by chance and ran back to Jinzhou—the majority of the elite troops who were transferred to the headquarters under the leadership of Master Wu Xiang.This is a bloody number, [-] elites, gone, gone!Chongzhen really wanted to kill people, he wanted to kill Qiu Hejia, he wanted to kill Song Wei, and he wanted to kill Wu Xiang, the transfer master who would always transfer to Rufeng every time he was in battle!These [-] elite soldiers were assembled with great difficulty by the Ming Dynasty. They were the last strategic reserve force of the Ming army in the north. Now it is good to let the Houjin be wiped out!Fortunately, he didn't know Wang Yaowu, otherwise he would have said, "Even if it's [-] pigs, you can't kill them all in one day!"

However, Guan Ningjun was a big surprise.According to the good news that was rushed back from Jinzhou eight hundred miles away, Guan Ning's army and Tianxiong's army of [-] elite troops attacked as a second echelon. After Zhang Chun's entire army was wiped out, they faced Jiannu's troops and fought against Jiannu. Start a bloody battle, fight fiercely for a day, wipe out more than [-] enemies, behead more than [-] levels, and win a big victory!Undoubtedly, this is exciting news. You must know that the Ningyuan victory that made the Ming Dynasty intoxicated for more than ten years was only about [-] levels. As for the so-called gunning of the slave chief Nurhachi, it is even more nonsense. Nurhaci After being "killed", he was still alive and kicking. After beating Lin Danhan and Mao Wenlong, after beating Mao Wenlong and North Korea, it took more than half a year to stand up!This time, there were actually more beheads than Ningyuan's victory, and so many heads were repelled by Jiannu in the field battle. What does this mean?This shows that Guan Ningjun is not all money-losing goods, and occasionally can earn a little back!

The victory report handed in without Lu Xiangsheng's knowledge can be described as brilliant. In the victory report, the Guan Ning army led by Zu Dabi and Zu Dale all stood up to ten, and they were not afraid of death. Move; Wu Xiang, the master of transfer, also knew his shame and was brave. He commanded cavalry and Jiannu to repeatedly charge and kill dozens of places. His eldest son, Wu Sangui, was even braver. He also teamed up with Zu Dabi and Zu Dale's sons to kill several Jiannu white armor soldiers, and killed Jiannu Jia La forehead Zhenwu Gena!As for the Tianxiong Army and Cao Bianjiao, they have all become soy sauce. If you can find their names, it will be considered that Guan Ningjun has a conscience.Regarding the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Changshan, although Guan Ning's army did not make a formal defense in the victory report, the meaning between the lines is very clear: it was Zhang Chun who wanted to take the lead, put aside Tianxiong's army and Guan Ning's army, underestimated the enemy, and finally won. The whole army was annihilated by Jiannu's trap, they can't be blamed for this!
Chongzhen and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not believe in the annihilation of more than 5 enemies. The credibility of the Ming army's victory report was similar to that of the national army's battle report. The Eight Banners Army has more than one million, so what is making trouble outside the pass now?ghost?I have been fooled a lot, and everyone has learned to be smart, knowing that we should selectively filter out some useless information, such as "killing tens of thousands of enemies, killing slave chiefs such and such", when they fart Well, do you believe the good news in the national army battle report that "more than [-] enemies were killed and five guns were seized"?No one with any sense would believe it.However, beheading more than [-] levels is credible. After all, it can be checked one by one. After all, Guan Ning's army still won a battle.However, is it too expensive to exchange [-] people for the heads of [-] slaves?
Chongzhen raised his spirits and asked: "Now our army has suffered a disastrous defeat in Changshan, losing [-] troops, and the Guanning Army and Tianxiong Army have also dealt heavy losses to Jiannu, annihilating more than [-] enemies and beheading more than [-] ranks. The loss is not light, but Master Shufu thinks that the Jiannu army is blunt, the men are exhausted and horses are exhausted, and it is difficult to continue. Please transfer the Guanmen Sichuan Army to join forces with Tianxiong Army and Wuyang Guards. Take advantage of the momentum to attack. What's your opinion on this?"

Zhou Yanru said in a deep voice: "I think this is not possible!"

Chongzhen asked: "Why?"

Zhou Yanru said: "The Battle of Daling River has been going on for more than two months. The troops in the important towns of Changping Town, Tianjin Wei, Jizhen, and Guanmen in the Ming Dynasty have been mobilized. The capital is extremely empty. If the Guanmen Sichuan Army is mobilized again, the capital will be There will be no more soldiers capable of fighting! If the Sichuan Army repeats the same mistakes as the Guanmen Army, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Hou Xun, the servant of the Ministry of War, said: "At present, our army has lost consecutive battles and suffered countless losses. Beizhili is already empty. If the Guanmen Sichuan army is taken away, let alone the Jiannu invaders again, even the rogues fleeing into Hebei will not be able to deal with it. !"

A trace of anger flashed across Chongzhen's face, and he said sharply: "Is it okay to admit defeat like this? After more than two months of fighting, the loss of soldiers was [-] to [-], and it was hard to survive until the Jiannu soldiers were blunted and the opportunity to fight came. If you just admit defeat like this, Then the previous battle was not in vain!"

When the emperor was angry, it was no small matter, and all the officials trembled.But Zhou Yanru did not intend to make any concessions. He looked at Chongzhen boldly and said, "Your Majesty, it is precisely because our army has suffered serious losses that we can no longer dispatch the closed-door Sichuan army! In case this small victory is just a bitter trick to build slaves, the purpose is to Bring out the last elite soldiers of our army, and the Sichuan army will be in danger!"

Wen Tiren also spoke up: "Your Majesty, even the [-] troops can't solve Dalinghe's actions, so what's the use of deploying another [-] Sichuan troops?"

Chongzhen was choked and speechless.That's right, Jiannu swallowed all the [-] troops in one gulp, so what's the use of a mere [-] Sichuan troops?Thinking of this, a cloud of anger rose in his heart. This Sun Chengzong is too outrageous. I trust you so much. I want money for money and people for people. I hope you can win the battle and let me out. It's better for you , There are no victories, and the defeats follow one after another, and the defeats can't come up with any ideas, they just keep asking me for soldiers, what use is it for me to ask you!

Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru could see through Chongzhen's thoughts, and the two old foxes secretly sneered.Perhaps the transfer of the Guanmen Sichuan Army to Jinzhou is indeed hopeful to repel the Jiannu and break the siege of the Daling River, but the question is, why did they want to break the siege of the Daling River?This is an excellent opportunity to attack Sun Chengzong's prestige. The more miserable the defeat in the battle of Dalinghe, the better, so that Sun Chengzong's reputation will be discredited.In the final analysis, what these two are most concerned about is their own status. As for the impact of Dalinghe's victory or defeat, the life and death of the Ming army at Guanwai, what does it matter to them?
Chongzhen's voice raised eight tunes: "This is not a small victory! The victory report of the Guanning Army is clearly written, more than [-] enemies have been annihilated! How many people are there in total? More than [-] people have been annihilated, I am afraid that they are very energetic." Injured, as long as the Shunmen Sichuan army is sent over, they will be defeated in one fell swoop!"

Wen Tiren lowered his eyes and said leisurely: "In the battle of Ningyuan, Guan Ning's army reported victory, annihilating tens of thousands of enemies, and beheaded three hundred people; in the battle of Ningjin, Guan Ning's army once again reported victory, annihilating tens of thousands of enemies, and beheading hundreds of people... It is said that Jian The slave has already died a lot, but now Jiannu is still raging outside the customs!"

Chongzhen's face turned blue and white, speechless.Guan Ning's army is good at falsely reporting military exploits, everyone knows this, but the imperial court knows that they falsely report military exploits, so for the sake of face, they have to hold their noses and reward them!It's really uncomfortable to let people play like monkeys.But he didn't intend to give up on this. He insisted on fighting this battle that related to his face and the fate of the Ming Dynasty. The officials were surprisingly united and firmly opposed the transfer of the closed Sichuan army. The two sides fell into a stalemate, and no one could persuade them. no one.

The eunuch on duty came in, saluted respectfully, and said, "Your Majesty, the Inspector of Shandong has requested to see you, saying that something big has happened in Shandong!"

Chongzhen's eyelids twitched violently: "What happened again? Let him in!"

The eunuch on duty let go of the male eunuch and shouted: "See you on the tour of Shandong Province!"

The Shandong inspector scrambled into the room. This man had a pale complexion, his official robe was dotted with mud, he was unshaven, and he was in a state of embarrassment. Seeing Chongzhen was like seeing his own father. In the hall, weeping loudly: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened! Kong Youde and Li Jiuzheng gang of thieves have rebelled, rebelled!"

There was a buzz in Chongzhen's mind, and he was a little confused: "Who is rebellious? Tell me, who is rebellious!"

The Shandong patrol press cried loudly: "The thieves Li Jiuzheng and Kong Youde are deeply favored by the emperor, but they don't want to serve the country. This time they are transferred to western Liaoning for reinforcements. They are reluctant. They took two steps back and did not leave Shandong after walking for a month! Not only that, but they also allowed their subordinates to plunder the village. Reverse, reverse!"

In fact, the inspector was right. The Liao soldiers under Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng were really unwilling to go to the west of Liaoxi to die.It’s just that dawdling is costly, and there is not enough food, so dawdling can only embarrass oneself, and the supplies of the Liao soldiers have always been very scarce, and soon the supplies they carry are exhausted, and the states and counties along the way are unwilling to provide them. Supplies, guard against them more strictly than thieves.Of course, those Liao soldiers would not starve to death honestly. If the states and counties along the way refused to give them food, they would do it themselves. These gangsters think they are unlucky.It's just that if you walk too much at night, you will always encounter ghosts. In Wuqiao, this group of Liao soldiers accidentally touched the chicken of a country gentleman surnamed Wang, and this master Wang was still an official in the capital. Unfortunate kind.Mr. Wang may not be serious about a few chickens with thousands of Liao soldiers, but the family slaves are big, and before Mr. Wang can say anything, a few slaves ran to the barracks to ask the teacher for their crimes.Kong Youde couldn't afford to offend these domestic slaves, so he sent the soldiers who stole chickens into the camp with arrows as a punishment.Those slaves didn't give up. The soldiers who wanted to steal the chicken knelt down and confessed their mistakes. This made the public angry. The Liao soldiers were originally under Mao Wenlong's command. Mao Wenlong was killed. Already holding back their anger, now that several house slaves are riding on their heads, how can they swallow this breath!Immediately, the crowd was raging, and surrounded the gang of house slaves.

Originally, this was fine, everyone took a step back, but the problem was that Li Jiuzheng, the number two in the Liao army, deliberately made things big.Before being ordered to reinforce western Liaoning, the imperial court allocated 10 taels of silver to the Liao soldiers to buy war horses and form a cavalry unit. As a result, as soon as a batch was dispatched, 7% was annihilated by the relevant departments according to the old rules, and the remaining 4 taels went to Shandong. At the governor's place, another 1% was annihilated, with seven deductions and eight deductions, leaving less than [-] taels in their hands. Li Jiuzheng, who was in charge of buying horses, got the money and went to spend the money, and squandered it carelessly. I spent more than [-] taels... It's over now, there are only [-] taels of silver left, how can I buy a war horse?Not to mention war horses, even if it was the cheapest [-]-odd taels of silver a piece of rough horse, he couldn't buy a sufficient amount, and he couldn't make a deal!Just as he was so worried, the Wuqiao incident happened, and he knew the opportunity had come. Taking advantage of the turbulent crowd, he drew out his saber, one at a time, and slaughtered those house slaves who rode on top of the Liao soldiers to shit!Seeing the blood, the Liao soldiers became crazy, and immediately went out to loot the village, bloodbathed Wuqiao, and opened the prelude to the Denglai rebellion!

It has to be said that Chongzhen has always lacked a little luck. Every time he catches the opportunity to wipe out the peasant army or defeat the slaves, he will immediately go into trouble at a crucial point.The Denglai rebellion, the number of Liao soldiers participating in the rebellion was only 3000, which is nothing. The problem is that all the troops that can fight in Beizhili have been transferred to the front line of Daling River, and Beizhili is extremely empty... This rebellion hit Hitting the vital point of the Ming Dynasty means that Chongzhen not only has no way to increase troops outside the pass, but also has to find a way to transfer the Tianxiong Army, Wuyangwei, and Guanning Army back to suppress the rebellion...

Lu Xiangsheng's strategy was declared a failure before it started to be implemented.This rebellion was the result of the Ming Dynasty's consistent national policy of emphasizing the nobility and the military but began to erupt. The Denglai rebellion was just the beginning.

(End of this chapter)