Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 52 The Battle of National Fortune, Opening the Chinese Salt Law

On August [-], Li Cunming returned to Xuzhou.The battle against the warlords, which lasted for more than two months, came to an end with the emperor's complete victory.

The civil and military officials who stayed behind in Xuzhou City arranged a grand welcome ceremony, and under the leadership of military adviser Yan Ermei, they went out of the city to welcome His Majesty the Emperor and the soldiers back in triumph.

The palace music is majestic and solemn, the firecrackers are crackling, and people kneel on the ground and shout long live.

Li Cunming rode a hard-earned BMW that he had obtained at the check-in, and entered Xuzhou City with arrogance, with a smile on his face, and waved to the crowd.

All the soldiers followed behind the emperor, their steps were neat, their eyes fixed on each other, and their mighty aura made people awe-inspiring.

The people in the city knelt on both sides of the street, listening to the sonorous footsteps of the soldiers, their hearts pounded like drums.

Looking at the emperor secretly again, people couldn't help admiring secretly, His majesty the emperor is full of heroism, and he is becoming more and more heroic!

When he arrived in front of the main gate of the government office, Gong Yonggu hurried over to grab the reins, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face: "Congratulations to Your Majesty for returning with a great victory, the Jiangbei warlord has finally been wiped out!"

"Gong Aiqing, I know that you have always disliked Liu Zeqing and others. I cut Liu Liangzuo into pieces and tortured Liu Zeqing before I killed him. I made you angry. Are you happy now?"

"Happy is happy, but it's a pity that I didn't get to participate in person, and I still have some regrets."

Li Cunming laughed, and ordered: "Go and help Yan Junshi and General Zhou up, tell them to cancel the banquet, and come to see me in the study immediately, I have an extremely important matter to discuss with them."

After getting off the horse, Princess Changping jumped up to her, took Li Cunming's arm affectionately, said many words of congratulations and longing, and looked at the bloody horse again, her eyes sparkling.

"Father, this horse is so beautiful and majestic. What's its name?"

"Mbutai."

"The name is so strange, what does it mean?"

Li Cunming smiled but did not answer. Princess Changping turned around and greeted: "Wang Yi, come and see the emperor."

Wang Yi knelt in the crowd, hesitating and daring not to go forward.

Li Cunming beckoned him to come over, stroked his back, and said: "Good Wang Yi, I am very happy to see you alive and well, even more happy than defeating the warlord! Later, you and Changping will come to see me together. I have prepared gifts for you all."

Wang Yi was so moved that he was about to cry. Princess Changping made fun of him and said, "A man, don't cry! You've been talking about the emperor in my ear all day long. Now that I see you, why are you crying? You should say something!"

Li Cunming asked: "Where's Zhu Cijiong? This brat doesn't even come to greet me, it's becoming more and more outrageous!"

Princess Changping chuckled and said, "A few days ago, Cijiong worked with Bi Dengfu to tinker with black gunpowder, burned his hair and eyebrows, and hid in the house and dared not see anyone."

Li Cunming scanned the crowd, but he didn't see Chen Yuanyuan's figure, and felt a little disappointed.

Then he strode into the government office and went straight to the study.Yan Ermei and the others had already been waiting here, they had a lot to say, but found that the emperor's face was serious, and the words were swallowed back.

Li Cunming went straight to the point and said: "My dear friends, the battle of Huaiqing is about to start. This battle concerns the overall situation of the world, and it can be said to be a battle of national destiny!"

The emperor said it very solemnly, Yan Ermei and others fell into deep thought, with puzzled and perplexed expressions on their faces.

Jiang Dejing was a sincere person, and he was the first to ask everyone's doubts: "These days, the ministers have indeed received news from the spies that Li Zicheng has assembled a large army to launch a counterattack and is attacking Huaiqing Mansion. There is a lot of noise. But the minister I don't quite understand how the small Huaiqing mansion is related to the overall situation of the world, can the battle of Huaiqing affect the fate of the country? Please let your majesty express it!"

"The battle of Huaiqing is of great significance. I dare to assert that this battle is related to the national destiny of the Puppet Shun, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty!" Li Cunming said beyond doubt.

Many people believe that after the Manchus entered the customs, they fought two major battles. One was the Battle of Shanhaiguan, which drove Li Zicheng out of the capital; the other was the Battle of Tongguan, which completely destroyed the will of the peasant army.

However, scholars who really understand the history of the late Ming Dynasty believe that the Manchu Qing's complete establishment of a foothold in the Central Plains should start with winning the Battle of Huaiqing.The Battle of Huaiqing was the most important turning point in the history of the late Ming Dynasty.

After this battle, Li Zicheng was no longer able to resist the Jiannu iron cavalry, so he gave up Xi'an City, went south to Xiangyang, and finally died in Jiugong Mountain.

On the other hand, the Hongguang court adopted the strategy of uniting the Qing Dynasty to suppress the bandits. They watched Jiannu running amok in the Central Plains, but they did nothing and missed a great opportunity to turn the situation around.

As for the Manchus, they were originally short of troops, and the people in the rear were unstable.After the Battle of Huaiqing, he finally established his military superiority, shocked the hearts of the people, marched west and south calmly, and continued to move towards the unification of the country.

After listening to the emperor's explanation, the ministers understood the significance of the Battle of Huaiqing.

The difference from the real history is that because of Li Cunming's time travel, the situation of the battle of Huaiqing has changed a little.

The most notable thing is that Li Zicheng stabilized the morale of the army, defended the city of Xi'an, and took the initiative to attack.The Battle of Huaiqing in history was actually an accidental and hasty encounter, but at this time it turned into a counterattack that Li Zicheng actively sought.

Another point is that Li Cunming is not Emperor Hongguang, he will not sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight.On the contrary, he wants to help the field and help Li Zicheng win this battle, so as to change the direction of history in a more profound way.

Yan Ermei said: "If Li Zicheng wins, the three-legged strategic concept proposed by the Holy Majesty will be realized. But our military strength is still the weakest among the three forces, and we should not get involved too deeply, let alone participate in large-scale battles. The minister suggested, Instead of directly sending troops to the Huaiqing Mansion, instead of holding back Duoduo's army so that he can't go to Huaiqing to join the battle!"

"I have a military adviser, like a fish in water!" Li Cunming was very pleased, and said with a smile, "That's what I planned. Dorgon sent Duoduo's army north to reinforce the Qing soldiers in Huaiqing. Let's send troops to entangle Duduo and let Since he is unable to go to Huaiqing Mansion, he has done Li Zicheng a great favor."

In the historical battle of Huaiqing, the reason why Li Zicheng was defeated was that when the two sides were stalemate, Duoduo's reinforcements suddenly came, and the Qing soldiers attacked from both sides, and the peasant army could not resist.

Li Cunming only needs to learn the lessons of history and do a reverse operation.Entangling Doduo's army can relieve Li Zicheng's pressure, and at the same time, one's own side does not need to join the big melee to avoid heavy losses. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone!
"I ask you to lead troops to pursue Duoduo!" Zhou Yuji volunteered.

Gong Yonggu also shouted: "I regret that I was unable to participate in the battle against the warlords. This time I have to join in the fun no matter what."

Li Cunming waved his hands and said: "Two dear friends, please be patient and stop arguing. You both stay in Xuzhou. Weng Zhiqi, do you dare to go after Duduo?"

Weng Zhiqi knelt down and said, "I am willing to go!"

"Okay, take Liu Liangzuo's remaining [-] cavalry and rush to Jining. I have a kit here. I will dismantle it when I arrive in Jining. Someone will come to support you."

Weng Zhiqi took the order and went away, Yan Ermei said: "Your Majesty, do you have any other ambushes?"

Li Cunming said: "The secret must not be leaked! I still have a big problem to solve, who will tell me, what is the best way to transport the grain to Yimeng Mountain?"

Yimeng Mountain, why send food there?The ministers were at a loss.

Jiang Dejing said: "After the ten-day massacre in Liaocheng, Shandong fell into the hands of the Tartars, and Yimeng Mountain is already in the enemy-occupied area. It may not be easy to send food there. However, I am in charge of the household department. Thinking of similar things, There is a way, that is to open the middle salt method!"

(End of this chapter)