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

Chapter 867
In Jinzhou city.

The wind is biting cold outside, but the ancestral mansion is as warm as spring, it can even make people sweat a little.Although Zu Dashou is a martial artist, he knows how to enjoy it. As soon as the heating system in Nanyang came into the market, he sent someone to buy two sets from a long distance, one for his in-law Wu Xiang, and one for his own enjoyment. The technicians in Nanyang taught, installed and debugged it step by step, and finally got it done before winter.Not to mention, this thing really works. After a few shovels of coal pass by, waves of heat will overflow from the heat sink. It is warm. It is frozen and snowy for thousands of miles outside. It is enough to wear a single shirt inside.

In addition, Zu Dashou also built a greenhouse, where he grew leeks, tomatoes, bean sprouts and other vegetables.The Northeast is too cold. After autumn, there is no green at all. No matter how rich Guan Ningjun is, he can’t buy vegetables. He can only eat cabbage. Under the circumstances, a variety of vegetables were grown in this frozen northern country.No, right now there is a plate of tomatoes on Zu Dashou's desk, as big as an egg, bright red like blood, the servants who come in and out swallow their saliva, and dream of getting one to come and take a bite.However, this thing is now worth more than gold, and most of the generals of the Guan Ning Army will not be able to enjoy it, let alone their servants? Just think about it.

Zu Dashou held a book of war and looked at it carefully. He casually picked up a tomato and brought it to his mouth. He opened his mouth, but he didn't bite it down. After a while, he put it back again.Mrs. Wu, who was sitting across from him and was painting, stopped her pen and looked up, looked at him, and asked softly, "Master, what's on your mind?"

Zu Dashou shook his head and said, "No..."

How could it be okay?
In the Battle of Dalinghe, the ancestral Guan Ning army suffered heavy losses, and they have not recovered their vitality so far. After that, they have not survived smoothly.He first feigned surrender, and then escaped from Houjin and returned to Jinzhou. The court did not pursue his surrender, and let him return to his original post and continue to guard Jinzhou.In all fairness, although the ancestral Guan Ning army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of the Daling River, they did not gain nothing. At least they trained three thousand cavalry——this is the post-golden army who came from the wilderness by the Daling River. The invincible iron cavalry that finally forced Hou Jin to stop fighting and retreat was a hundred times stronger than Dudu Yuan's bombing camp cavalry that boasted more than it was practical!The most important thing is that generals such as Zu Dale, Zu Dabi, and Zu Kuan fought side by side with Tianxiong Army and Wuyang Army, and also learned a set of combat methods that subverted traditional tactics and were incomparably powerful from these two new armies. Using this combat method to train these elite soldiers who have survived a hundred battles, their combat power will become stronger.As long as Zu Dashou is willing to invest enough patience and resources, it is only a matter of time before the ancestral Guan Ning army makes a comeback.However, time was not on their side. The Wuyang Army and the Tianxiong Army became famous in the first battle and rose at an astonishing speed. Afterwards, the name of the strong army resounded throughout the universe and formed a three-legged confrontation with the Guan Ning Army.This is the last thing Zu Dashou wants to see. It means that the dominance of Guan Ningjun's family has been broken, and the imperial court will no longer rely on them as before, and will not ask for anything from them!

The Battle of Lushun confirmed Zu Dashou's fears.In this battle, more than 1 real and real warriors died or were captured. The Mongolian, Han, and Sauron soldiers also suffered heavy casualties. There were also a large number of civilians who became prisoners. More than [-] people were captured, and Huaxia changed color!Although he dispatched Zu Dale and Zu Dabi to join the battle, these two cousins ​​also fought hard, pressed Houjin's face in the attitude of beating a dog and beat him up violently. Chongzhen, who got up, said that he would divide it into two. Merit is merit, and mistakes are mistakes. I will never forget the military exploits of Zu Dale and Zu Dabi, and I will never forget your passive attitude of avoiding the war during the Lushun battle. !So Zu Dale, Zu Dabi, and the [-] Guan Ning troops who participated in the battle were all rewarded, but Zu Dashou and others got nothing.Not only that, Chongzhen also transferred these two iron cavalry into the pass, and joined the battle sequence of Tianxiong Army and Heluo New Army respectively!Zu Dashou knew that the young emperor was warning him: Don't play tricks with me anymore, and fight honestly. I am no longer the Chongzhen that you can manipulate, and the Guan Ning army is no longer the same as before. Support the Guanning Army, which is dominated by one family!

What's worse is that the Guan Ning army also complained a lot about him, thinking that Zu Dashou was defeated by Huang Taiji, fearing the enemy and avoiding the battle, which caused them to miss a great victory that was so proud of them, a great achievement like a smashing sky , completely forgetting that it was they who strongly urged Zu Dashou to avoid the war and not send them to Lushun to die.There is no way, the army is always respected by the strong, and there is no harm without comparison. Compared with Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng, who commanded the army head-to-head and knocked back the Houjin powerful army, Zu Dashou feared the enemy. The actions of avoiding war and preserving strength are particularly eye-catching.

With the formation of the Ming Dynasty's encirclement network against Houjin, the status of the Guanning Army is declining.The Battle of Lushun honed a large number of elite soldiers and generals for Ming Dynasty. The cards that Chongzhen could play were much better than before. There was Dongjiang Army organized by Yang Menglong on the Liaodong Peninsula; The Denglai New Army and Denglai Navy formed by the main body are horns with Lushun and Beijing and Tianjin. They can send troops to Liangfangkou (Yingkou) at any time, and even sweep the land reclamation areas on the Liaohe Plain along the entrance of the Daliaohe River. ; Xuanda has Tianxiong Army, which manages the Nine Frontier Defense Line like an iron wall; there is also the Heluo New Army in the hinterland of the Central Plains as the general reserve team, which is very convenient whether it is moving east to Shandong or west to Xuanda; if it is not possible, In addition, the Sichuan army can come up, and it can also make a few tricks with Houjin.The position of the Guan Ning Army is a bit embarrassing, it is considered the least important link, Chongzhen does not ask much of them, and does not ask you to make great military exploits, as long as you guard Shanhaiguan and don't make trouble for me, thank God.So in the seventh year of Chongzhen, Chongzhen cut 100 million taels of Liao's salary for the first time and distributed it to Tianxiong Army and Heluo New Army. Army, which made Guan Ningjun very dissatisfied.What made the Guanning army even more embarrassing was that the Tianxiong army was victorious in the Hetao area, the Dongjiang army captured several villages and towns in Houjin from time to time in the Liaodong Peninsula, and the Heluo new army beat Xiyi to the point of crying in Taiwan. Everyone is opening up territory, but Guan Ningjun, who holds the most food and pay, is still squatting on the front line of Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan!
The dissatisfaction with Guan Ning's army in the court was growing day by day, and many censors who feared that the world would not be chaotic even revealed the broken story of Zu Dashou's surrender of gold, and criticized him verbally and in writing.Of course, this kind of idiot made Chongzhen kick back to his hometown to eat old rice. Grandma, you think the world is not chaotic enough, right? Even so, Zu Dashou still felt a wave of fear and hesitation. The dependence of the Guan Ning Army is the dependence of the imperial court on them. They have done too many things that should not be done. Now the imperial court no longer relies on the Guan Ning Army. Count it as one, and you won't be wronged if you take it out and behead one by one!

The improvement of Ming's military strength and the stability of the border defense are good news for Chongzhen and the troubled Ming Dynasty, but it is bad news for Zu Dashou.

Where is the way out for Guan Ning's army?
Mrs. Wu seemed to have seen through his thoughts, put down her pen and walked over, squeezed his shoulders, and said, "Master, don't worry too much, the ancestors have guarded Liaodong for generations, and there will be hard work without credit, no matter what the court says We also have to be sympathetic. Besides, the Guanning line of defense guarded by our Guanning army of tens of thousands of tigers is Daming's lifeline. Although Jiannu has been weakened, as long as they can pass through the Guanning line, they can still pose a fatal threat to Daming. Threat, before Jiannu is wiped out, the emperor will not dare to touch our ancestral home!"

Zu Dashou smiled wryly: "What if Jiannu is wiped out?"

Wu smiled slightly: "Whether Jiannu is destroyed or not, others say it doesn't matter, we Guan Ning Army decides, unless the imperial court has such courage to transfer all Guan Ning Army away from Liaodong!"

Zu Dashou looked even more bitter.Mrs. Wu is right. It doesn’t matter if Jiannu is destroyed or not, but what Guan Ningjun says. Regarding Ningjun’s presence, no matter how strict the blockade of Ming Dynasty is, Jiannu can continue to obtain a large amount of supplies. Can't die of sleepiness!It is absolutely impossible for the imperial army to go out to attack Shenyang without the assistance of the Guan Ning army. If there is a slight disturbance in the rear, the entire army will have to kneel!Unless the court has the courage to disband the Guan Ning Army or transfer the Guan Ning Army to the pass and cut off their connection with Hou Jin, Hou Jin who is trapped after death can only be a delusion!The question is, does Chongzhen dare?
The answer is, dare!
According to the information obtained by Zu Dashou, Chongzhen mentioned to Champion Hou and Su Yihou more than once that he would transfer the Guanning Army away, abandon Ningyuan and Jinzhou, let the Denglai New Army guard Shanhaiguan, and save a large amount of Liao's salary for disaster relief and training new troops. military!It was only when the two Marquis strongly opposed it that Chongzhen gave up this impulsive thought.It seems that these two Marquis are still nostalgic for their old feelings, and they didn't make trouble, and stomped to death the Guan Ning Army who had fought with them against the army of slavery.It's just that Chongzhen's patience is about to be worn out, how long can he endure Guan Ningjun?
If Jiannu is eliminated, the imperial court may settle accounts after the autumn; continuing to support the bandits for self-respect may further anger Chongzhen and make the end come faster.Guan Ningjun was still overjoyed to make a lot of money selling military rations, but Zu Dashou had already seen the terrible crisis hidden under this great situation.In the face of this rapidly changing situation, what should the despondent Guan Ning army do?
Being troubled by himself, Zu Dacheng strode in and called out in a low voice: "Brother, I have a visitor asking to see you!"

Zu Dashou said: "I don't see you! I'm not in the mood!" During this period of time, many people from Beijing came over, beating him inside and out, and accusing him of surrendering at the Daling River. His two sons are still in Houjin. It really annoys him to hold an important position and talk about things.

Zu Dacheng said, "It's from Shenyang!"

Zu Dashou flashed his eyes and said, "Please come in!"

Zu Dacheng clapped his hands, and two men wearing white cloaks and bamboo hats were pressed down so low that they couldn't see their faces walked in. The leader bowed his hands and said loudly, "Shuai Zu, are you all right?"

Zu Dashou said in a deep voice: "Take off the bamboo hat and raise your head. I don't like talking to people who hide their heads and show their tails!"

The man smiled and said, "Zu Shuai, it's better to be like this, there is some room for evasion if people see it."

Zu Dashou snorted coldly and said, "Stop doing this, take off the bamboo hat for me!"

The man was a little helpless, and said: "Okay, as ordered!" Slowly reached out and took off the bamboo hat.This person is tall and thin, with deep and long wrinkles on his forehead, prominent cheekbones, his whole face is barely shaved, his eyes are always squinted habitually, and there is a faint smile on the corner of his mouth , It always gives people an unfathomable feeling.This guy is so famous, Zu Dashou was shocked and called out in a low voice, "Fan Wencheng!"

Now he finally knew why Fan Wencheng used a bamboo hat to cover his face. How could it be fun for Huang Taiji's number one think tank to show up in Jinzhou!

This guy came to Jinzhou, so why! ?
(End of this chapter)