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

Chapter 479 Decisive Battle 2
The news that Yang Menglong was going out of the city to fight the Houjin decisive battle soon spread to Beijing, the civil and military officials were in an uproar, and Chongzhen was shocked!
Beijing is not far from Tianjin, and Tianjin is not far from Lushun.A ship sailing from Dalian Bay can reach Tianjin after a day's voyage, and then it will take half a day at most before the news reaches Beijing.In the Battle of Lushun, the Ming Dynasty dispatched all the elite troops, and even the Guan Ning Army made a cameo appearance. This battle has attracted the attention of the whole country. The news has numbed them.Chongzhen was even more concerned, and asked Fu Zonglong to report the news as soon as possible as soon as he had news, and there must be no delay. Any trouble in Lushun would make him anxious.Fortunately, Yang Menglong was still able to live up to his expectations. When he first arrived in Lushun, he helped the Dongjiang Army thwart Hou Jinliying's conspiracy to destroy the city in one fell swoop, and then took over the command of the Lushun battlefield. It's like an iron bucket, no matter how Hou Jin attacks, he can't chew a single bit. On the contrary, he loses soldiers and generals again and again, and a batch of heads are sent over every now and then, and every time there are not a few.Guan Ningjun dared to report a big victory after beheading dozens of levels. Yang Menglong taught Guan Ningjun what a big victory is: If you call it a big victory, then I am a big victory every day now!Needless to say, during this period of time, Chongzhen was quite elated. This was the first time since he ascended the throne that the Ming army had defended the city that the slaves were determined to win, and it was with ease!But the court ministers didn’t think so. They kept accusing Yang Menglong of fearing the enemy and avoiding war. With so many elite soldiers, he only dared to stay in Lushun City as a tortoise, and dared not go out to fight Jiannu, wasting food and pay for nothing!Those ministers recommended several generals in one breath, and they patted their chests to ensure that all the people they recommended had the courage of ten thousand men, ten times stronger than Yang Menglong's shrunken turtle, as long as they used the people they recommended, Guaranteed to be able to call Jiannu back and forth!
The words are very beautiful, but the problem is that Chongzhen is no longer the young boy who could not tell the difference between east, west, north and south when he first came to the throne.He has not forgotten the ugly appearance when he learned that the civil and military officials were silent when he learned that Jian Nu was attacking Lushun City and threatened to give up Lushun. At that time, did anyone come out to give him advice and share some of the pressure?Now, Yang Menglong has stabilized the situation and made some small gains. Everyone immediately jumped out to grab the credit!Towards such people, Chongzhen's attitude is: accept the opinion and keep everything as usual!Although he is suspicious by nature, once he trusts someone, it is [-]% trust and will not be easily shaken, such as Yuan Chonghuan back then.Now he has no less trust in Yang Menglong than Yuan Chonghuan. In fact, compared to the scholar who threatened to "restore the Liao Dynasty in five years", the honest and honest Yang Menglong, who is willing to fight with his life, has more trust. He also hopes that Yang Menglong will become the leader of the Ming Dynasty. As for Optimus Prime, how can he let others take the credit from Yang Menglong?Sun Chengzong analyzed: "The Lushun defenders are backed by the seaport, so supplies are convenient, while Jiannu has to transport food and wages from Shenyang, which consumes a lot of money. If it continues for a long time, it will only be beneficial to our army!" He is not involved in fighting. I understand very well. Anyway, Mr. Sun said that spending it like this would be beneficial to Ming Dynasty, so let’s spend it.

Unexpectedly, that daring guy actually wanted to go out of the city to fight Hou Jin!
Upon hearing the news, Chongzhen's complexion changed drastically, and the court exploded as if he had sprinkled a handful of salt into boiling oil. Wen Tiren lost his composure and shouted: "Reckless, arrogant! Who allowed him to make his own decisions?" ? Going out of the city to fight Jiannu, isn’t that courting death! He’s going to bury those [-] elite soldiers!”

Hou Xun shouted: "Please make an order from the emperor to remove Yang Menglong from his post, and Master Lu will take over the command, stick to Lushun, and never go out of the city to fight Jiannu! Jurchens are not satisfied with ten thousand, and they can't fight when they are full. There are four or five in Jiannu." Thousands of people, fighting with them in the wild is courting death!"

All the ministers knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Please issue an order to remove Yang Menglong immediately!"

Chongzhen was also very panicked.The Heluo New Army, Tianxiong Army, and Guanmen Sichuan Army are all the most reliable troops in his hands. If they lose, then he will have nothing!That boy Yang Menglong, why is he so reckless? Could it be that he got carried away after winning a few small victories, thinking that he is invincible?He hesitated, and cast his eyes on Sun Chengzong: "What do you think, Elder Ge?"

Sun Chengzong lost a little weight again, and he has been busy all this time, which made him very tired.But he was in good spirits, his eyes were like torches, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, the old minister believes that it is better to let the tiger go back to the mountain than to harm the tiger's prestige!" Jiannu fought wildly? None? For a long time, wherever Jiannu attacked, our army would defend there. We were extremely passive. Our army lost more and more cities, and Jiannu became more and more rampant! Now General Yang is not afraid of powerful enemies, and dared to take the initiative to go out of the city to fight Jiannu, let alone other things, this courage alone is worthy of praise!"

Wen Tiren said: "General Yang is indeed loyal and brave, but Jiannu is extremely fierce. The [-] elite soldiers under his command are the elite soldiers of my Ming Dynasty. If he loses, the consequences will be disastrous. It is better for him to rely on the strong city to hold on!"

Sun Chengzong sneered: "Stick to it? How long will it last? Time will not always be on our side. The Bohai Sea will blow up storms, hail, and even freeze. Once such an accident occurs, the defenders will The supplies will be cut off! If you don’t have the courage to confront the enemy, no matter how strong the city is, you won’t be able to defend it! The old minister begs the emperor not to interfere with General Yang’s command, let him go and fight Jiannu!”

Chongzhen asked with some fear: "What if we lose?"

Sun Chengzong said loudly: "If you are defeated, continue to train the new army, and continue to fight until you beat Jiannu to the ground!" Veteran officials believe that with the abilities of Yang Menglong and Lu Jiandou, even if their troops are completely wiped out, they can fight together. Within a year, we will re-form a stronger new army, backed by hundreds of millions of people, so why not be afraid!"

Chongzhen was silent for a long time, and said: "I have to think about it... let's retreat first!" After speaking, he walked out without waiting for the officials to salute. He really had to think about it.

After Chongzhen left, Hou Xun asked Wen Tiren in a low voice: "Master Wen, who do you think will win this battle?"

Wen Tiren snorted: "No matter who wins or loses, it will only benefit us and the others, and there will be no harm."

In fact, what he wants to see most is that Yang Menglong and Hou Jin fight to the death together.After Jin lost tens of thousands of soldiers, he would be honest, and when Yang Menglong died, the momentum of military men threatening the status of civil servants would come to an abrupt end. They could openly divide Yang Menglong's properties in Nanyang and Denglai one by one, and everyone A windfall, is there a better ending than this?
I just don't know if I can do it...

Chongzhen returned to the imperial garden full of worries, oh, the empress is directing a group of maids to take care of the vegetable garden.It has been more than a month since this vegetable garden was cultivated. The potato vines planted in it have grown taller, the tomatoes have grown more than a foot high, and a pepper seedling has emerged. I believe that in two or three months, the queen will be able to Eat peppers, potatoes, and tomatoes grown by yourself.The queen actually planted all the seeds Yang Menglong sent, and took good care of them. This incident aroused criticism from all the ministers: Isn't it ridiculous to grow vegetables in the imperial garden?But I don't know why, seeing the lush green vegetable fields, Chongzhen's originally depressed mood was relieved a lot.

The queen saluted, and seeing her husband frowning, she couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, is there something on your mind?"

Chongzhen said: "There is news from Lushun that Yang Menglong has dispatched all four elite soldiers from the Sichuan Army, Heluo, Tianxiong, and Denglai, and will go out of the city ten miles to fight Jiannu to the death in Erwangtun!"

The queen exclaimed: "This is too dangerous!"

Chongzhen said: "Yes, it's too dangerous. These are the elite soldiers of the town. In case of defeat, I will have no soldiers to use... Guan Ning's army is unreliable! All the ministers asked me to order Yang Menglong to stick to Lushun. Go out to fight, but Mr. Sun said that he would rather let the tiger go back to the mountain than damage the tiger's prestige. If Yang Menglong is forced to stick to Lushun, then this tiger will lose its sharpest claws and become a sick cat!"

The queen pondered for a long while before saying: "I don't even understand the important matters of the military and the country, but I feel that what Mr. Sun said makes sense. For so many years, there has never been a general who dared to lead tens of thousands of troops to fight against Jiannu in the wild." Finally, one of the decisive battles came out, and he was forced to go back to defend the city, which easily wiped out his vigor. Without this vigor, he and those warlords who only eat empty wages and drink blood What's the difference?"

Chongzhen sighed: "I am worried about him, about Lu Qing's family. Everyone knows how fierce Jiannu is. They are the few good generals who dare to challenge Jiannu. What if they..."

The queen quickly interrupted: "Your Majesty, be careful, beware of ugly spirits that are not good!"

Both of them were preoccupied, sitting in the pavilion and looking at the garden full of exotic flowers and plants in a daze.

In the vegetable garden, Princess Kunxing was waving her small arms and chasing a colorful butterfly. She had a great time, and her silver bell-like laughter was like pearls with broken strings, scattered all over the ground.Looking at her carefree daughter, the queen couldn't help clasping her palms together, and said silently in her heart: "Bless the ancestors and ancestors, let General Xiao Yang and Lord Lu fight a big victory, teach Jiannu a lesson, let them Let's stop for a few years! I don't dare to ask for anything extravagantly, I just ask them not to make trouble anymore, to add to the emperor's worries, so that Kunxing can grow up carefree, I am satisfied!"

In the worried prayer of the queen, the barbed wire fence that had protected Lushun for more than a month was removed, the gate of Lushun city was opened, and the fierce chasseurs galloped out of the city like a gust of wind, and quickly opened the mighty security curtain. Then, the Lancers A group of eight riders drove out in an orderly manner, and then there was a large stretch of endlessly moving steel jungle, tens of thousands of infantry carrying long guns—maybe it is more appropriate to call it a musket————————————— They drove out continuously, and behind them were the horizontal swordsmen, then the heavy infantry like a metal frame, and finally the archer with an indifferent expression and a half-person-high crossbow.After they left the city, they didn't stop any longer, they went straight to Erwangtun, no one spoke, and no one turned back.

The decisive battle is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)