Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 179

The secret report Li Cunming received in Liupanshui was about the Datong massacre.Hearing the news of Fan Jingwen's murder, he was speechless for a while.

Gong Yonggu read the secret report and gritted his teeth: "You dog tartar, you have committed numerous crimes in our land of China, and now you have added another one! How many innocent souls of my Han family died under the butcher's knife of the tartar, dog tartar Sons are not humans, but beasts, beasts, and demons!"

The rest of the courtiers were also filled with righteous indignation after reading the secret report, and they kept cursing.

Li Cunming pinched his brows and sighed: "Have you seen the true face of the Tartars? Blood debts must be paid with blood! Sooner or later, I will erect a monument to the victims to commemorate the millions of dead souls, so that Dorgon, Shunzhi knelt in front of the stele to repent and plead guilty!"

Venting the depression in his chest, Li Cunming said: "It's a pity that Fan Jingwen, in order to quell the party strife as soon as possible, he shaved his head and became a monk, and then volunteered to go to Datong to lobby Jiang Quan. He is worthy of being a loyal minister of our Ming Dynasty!"

"Xia Wanchun, send an edict to Nanjing to ask Junshi Yan to confer titles and posthumous titles on Fan Jingwen and Jiang Yu for their achievements. Regardless of previous merits and demerits, I will not allow the heroes who fought against the Tartars to die in vain."

Xia Wanchun drew up the imperial decree, and after Li Cunming had seen it, he immediately sent Jin Yiwei to Nanjing City.

Li Cunming looked at Xia Wanchun and said: "The Yishu of plum blossoms taught to you by Song Xiance is really good. The hexagrams of old trees blooming have all come true. Sure enough, there have been changes in the north. Fan Jingwen died, and I lost a minister. Xia Wanchun, you You must study the Plum Blossom Yishu with your heart and inherit Song Xiance's mantle."

Xia Wanchun hesitated to speak, and said after a while: "I will definitely do my best to live up to His Majesty's high expectations and Master's great trust!"

"Why, do you have something on your mind?" Li Cunming noticed that Xia Wanchun was in a serious mood.

"Chen... I feel uneasy. I always feel that something is going to happen. Maybe I think too much." Xia Wanchun said.

Li Cunming didn't ask any questions and ordered the army to move forward quickly to Chongqing.

After Dorgon takes Datong, he will march into Taiyuan, and then try to quell the Azig unrest.The opportunity is fleeting, Dorgon is burning with anxiety, and Li Cunming has to race against time.

Seven or eight days later, Li Cunming arrived in Chongqing.At this time, Huang Degong and Weng Zhiqi's troops conquered Baokang, Fangxian, and Gucheng one after another, and approached Yunyang Prefecture.

Li Guo also geared up and said, "Your Majesty, I have been waiting for deployment in Chongqing for many days. The soldiers have high morale and have asked for orders to go north to join the battle. As long as Your Majesty gives the order, I will work hard without caring about myself!"

Li Cunming nodded and said, "Come on, let me introduce you to someone. Li Dingguo, this is Li Guo. You two should have met, right?"

Li Dingguo walked up to Li Guo, gave a greeting, and said with a smile: "General Li, we have fought side by side before, but we were just kids at that time. After not seeing each other for so many years, you have become a man!"

"You're not bad, your reputation is much louder than mine these past few years!" Li Guo laughed.

"Heroes cherish heroes, that's great!" Li Cunming was sincerely happy, and said, "Both generals are brave generals, and now they are both serving under my command. The Han people also have enmity with the Tartars. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong died in Huangquan, let me lead the two generals to avenge their revenge."

After a pause, he asked, "Li Guo, how are you getting ready?"

Li Guo said: "The soldiers have no problem with their fighting spirit, and their weapons and equipment are also very sufficient, but...there seems to be a problem with the supply of food and grass."

"What's wrong?" Li Cunming frowned.

"Your Majesty, this is a document sent by Governor Shi Kefa, as well as a reply from Minister Jiang Dejing."

Li Cunming took a look and saw that Shi Kefa and Jiang Dejing both mentioned the lack of food and grass. They were worried that it would be difficult to support the army to continue fighting northward, and hoped that it would take some time.

"This is no wonder Shi Kefa and Jiang Dejing. Since my Western Expedition last year, a lot of food in the national treasury has been consumed for several months. Although Yunnan and Guizhou have been pacified, these two places are already poor, and the court still has to spend food, If we need financial support, we won’t be able to count on it within a year or two.”

"Although the south of the Yangtze River is rich, we have to wait until summer to collect grain. Spring has not yet begun, and people do not have much food in their homes. Shi Kefa and Jiang Dejing's work is indeed difficult."

Li Cunming's expedition to the west won money from Zhang Xianzhong and Sha Dingzhou, and he was not short of money.But the problem is that disasters continue, people don't have much food, and it is difficult to buy food even if they have money.

It is said that what is fought for in wars is national strength. National strength is reflected in many aspects. The grain storage in the national treasury is an important indicator.

Li Cunming now has a deep understanding that in order to drive out the Tartars, it is not possible to rely solely on the army and sophisticated weapons, and all aspects must be improved.

There is a long way to go for a rich country and a strong army!

But this does not mean that Li Cunming will miss the golden opportunity. After thinking for a while, he said: "It seems that we can only make a quick decision. I have no other extravagant hopes. I just want to win the land of Sichuan and Shu before the beginning of spring, and completely drive the Tartars out." Once you get outside Tongguan, you will be satisfied."

"This is indeed safer." Li Dingguo said.

Li Cunming ordered: "It's not too late, the army should start immediately. Li Guo obeys the order, and ordered you to lead the troops of the headquarters to support Huang Degong and Weng Zhiqi, and work together to take Xi'an City and block the retreat of the Sichuan and Shu Qing soldiers!"

"Li Guo, Xi'an is a battleground. Whether my strategy of closing the door and beating the dog can be implemented. The most important thing is whether our army can capture and hold Xi'an. Dorgon will definitely attack Xi'an like crazy. At the same time, Hong Chengchou Others will also flee eastward from Hanzhong, and it is no small matter to attack from both sides. You must keep this in mind, and at the same time solemnly tell Huang Degong and Weng Zhiqi that there is no need to be careless, and it is better to fight steadily."

"I understand!" Li Guo said.

Li Cunming said again: "Li Dingguo, you and I will lead the army to attack Chengdu. The soldiers are very fast. We have surrounded Chengdu earlier and held Hong Chengchou and others earlier, so that we can relieve Li Guo and the others."

"There is another important reason why I arranged this way. Daxi once occupied Sichuan and Shun, and Dashun occupied Xi'an, but they were both defeated by the Tartars. You have resentment to revenge, and revenge to revenge!"

Li Dingguo and Li Guo were greatly moved, they knelt down and said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for making this happen!"

On the second day, the army marched in two ways.Let's talk about the army led by Li Dingguo, as Li Cunming said, the soldiers who originally belonged to the Daxi Army returned to their hometowns, thinking of revenge, everyone worked bravely and moved forward.

The army marched north along the Minjiang River with great momentum. They quickly captured several cities, passed Meizhou, and headed straight for Pengshan County.

Chengdu Mansion was shocked again. At this time, Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui, and Ao Bai, who were in charge of Chengdu, each had their own agenda. For a while, they had disagreements and quarreled.

(End of this chapter)