Come to Daming with military supplies

The Palace of Harmony.

One of the three halls of the Forbidden City is also the smallest of the three halls of the Outer Court, located behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony.The Hall of Central Harmony is also the place where the emperor took a break and practiced etiquette before going to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to hold a grand ceremony.

This can be regarded as the emperor's private place, and being able to meet Shi Heng here is enough to show that he attaches great importance to it.

As soon as he entered the Zhonghe Hall, Shi Heng fell to his knees with a plop, and shouted very respectfully, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Aiqing is flat." Zhu Qiyu's face was full of harmony.Being able to be rushed back by Tianjin Wei so quickly, Shi Heng's loyalty can be seen. With such a loyal minister and good general, he is enough to comfort himself as the emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shi Heng got up, and when he looked up at Zhu Qiyu, his eyes were full of concern and self-blame.

As if seeing the meaning in Shi Heng's eyes, Zhu Qiyu waved his hands and said, "It's okay, I'm fine, the capital is fine, and all the ministers are fine too. When Ai Qing is back, everything will be even better, hahaha."

Hearty and self-satisfied laughter resounded throughout the Zhonghe Hall, but accompanied by this burst of laughter, there was a burst of eager footsteps.

Looking at the reputation, it is the eunuch Chen Guan, the eunuch of the Royal Horse Supervisor. As one of the heads of the eunuchs who are in charge of the officers and soldiers, the place where Chen Guan appears, there is often good news rarely.

When Chen Guan appeared, the smile on Zhu Qiyu's face gradually subsided, and the bad premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger. "Your Majesty, urgent report ahead"

Yangjiazhuang.

In Neizhuang's study, Humang sent a piece of information he had just received to Yang Chendong.After opening it for a look, Dong Shuai laughed, "Not bad, not bad, this battle Kaohsiung captured more than [-] strong and brave Ming soldiers. Adding up the front and back, the governor of Shi Heng has already given half of it to us." The prisoner of the prisoner is really the commander-in-chief of transportation!"

Humang couldn't understand what the Commander-in-Chief of Transportation was, but he knew one thing.That means another victory was fought ahead, and he said happily at the moment: "Yes. This time we have won so many young soldiers, I think Leng Feng's team will definitely be expanded."

"Expansion is good. But we must pay attention to the quality of the soldiers. Let's pass an order to Chixian City to let the instructors there pay attention that the loyalty of the soldiers must be improved first, and Leng Feng's assessment must not be careless in the slightest. Rather lack than abuse!"

The use of Ning Que Wu Chao's words shows that Yang Chendong is strict with Leng Feng's high standards.

In Yang Chendong's heart, Leng Feng has always been the most elite. He wants to use this army to fight and conquer the world.Even so, there must not be too many soldiers, otherwise, it may be difficult to support them with large financial resources.This requires them to be less and better, so that they can use the least force to leverage the greatest benefit.

In fact, Leng Feng has never disappointed Yang Chendong since its establishment.Just like this time the landing battle disguised as the Japanese army, Kaohsiung clearly stated in the report that there were no casualties in the cold front, only more than 20 auxiliary soldiers were killed and more than 300 auxiliary soldiers were injured.

Captured more than 2 Ming soldiers with a casualty ratio of less than [-], and took away more than [-] civilians near Tianjin Wei Port. Naturally, Shi Heng wanted to take credit for it, and Zhu Qiyu's random command was among them. But Leng Feng's own strength also played an important role.It is precisely because they are the leader and they are the center that we can win with one victory.

This is what it means to be elite.

Conversely, if Leng Feng was also mixed with sand and could not become the elite among the elite, could he really point to them to achieve great things?Therefore, the phrase "Ning Que Wu Chao" is extremely appropriate here.

Humang, who always regarded the words of the sixth young master as the truth, immediately agreed and went out to spread the news.After Yang Chendong was the only one left in the study, he sat down on the chair slowly, and then his eyes fell on the map on the wall, where Japan was located. The b looked through the past and saw the exciting scene where the bright five-star red flag was planted there not long after.

In the palace, Chen Guan knelt down on the ground and told the story of the army being attacked when they returned to Beijing and suffered heavy losses.

Shi Heng, who was still excited at first, was waiting to hear the emperor's words of praise, and fell to his knees with a plop, and then said with a trembling sound in his voice: "I'm guilty, I'm guilty."

Leading more than [-] troops, they actually lost nearly half of them halfway, which is indeed a serious crime.If it was replaced by other emperors, I am afraid that they could directly issue an imperial edict and go to jail.

Zhu Qiyu was naturally very angry.But what is clearer in his heart is that Shi Heng can't move now. Without a general available, if this person commits a crime, he may face a situation where there will be no general available if a dangerous situation arises.

"Hey, that's all, Dudu Shi is also eager to save you." Zhu Qiyu was very dissatisfied, and then spit out these words.

Not talking about Aiqing, but directly saying that Dudu Shi has seen Zhu Qiyu's dissatisfaction.How could Shi Heng not hear clearly? Knowing that he had made a big mistake, he kowtowed his head to the ground again and said, "Your Majesty, I ask for your merits and atonement. I will definitely find the main force of the Japanese army and never die." Fighting, rescue the prisoners to show the courage of our Ming Dynasty."

"Okay, if that's the case, I will allow you to take the crime and make meritorious deeds. I hope you can bring me good news this time. Go." Zhu Qiyu, who was somewhat discouraged and disappointed, said vigorously.But in fact, I was very depressed in my heart. Why did things always happen one after another after I became the emperor?And nothing goes well.This time the new army suffered such a heavy loss, maybe it will take some time to recover, right?

What if Shi Heng was not chosen as the general before, but Yang Chendong was chosen as the commander?Will it have a different ending?

Just thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu shook his head and rejected it.Yang Chendong's mind is difficult to grind, such a courtier who cannot be fully trusted cannot give too much power anyway, otherwise he will have trouble sleeping and eating, and it is really his own fault.

Shi Heng left the palace and searched for the whereabouts of the main force of the Japanese army together with Minister of War Yiming and Eunuch Chen Guan.Before they could inquire about anything, news came from the Tianjin Guard Office that a large number of Japanese troops had suddenly entered Tianjin Port and left there by boat.A rough estimate of the number of people should be between [-] and [-].

"Where did so many Japanese troops come from?" Yiming Shangshu was shocked after hearing the news.He would never have thought that those people were actually captured officers and soldiers of his own.

On the other hand, Shi Heng, the shock just flashed across his face for an instant, and then he said excitedly, "Okay, so many enemies have left again, this time there should not be many Japanese troops left in our Daming territory. , Ben Dudu suggested that people should investigate their whereabouts immediately, and once they are found, they will be encircled and suppressed by the army, and no matter what, they should not cause any trouble."

"Agreed." Yiming, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Chen Guan, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, all nodded in agreement.

After the three of them had a unified opinion, soon the spies from the army, the spies from the Ministry of War, and the masters from Dongchang and Jinyiwei quietly left the city and began to look for traces of the Japanese army.But at this moment, Kaohsiung had already left by boat with the main force and prisoners via Tianjin Port.

But Nie Tong was no longer in the boat.He was left behind, along with two companies of Leng Feng elites.According to the request of the Sixth Young Master, they continued to make troubles in the territory of Daming. In a word, they must not let Shi Heng and the others calm down, let alone give them enough time and opportunity to train the new army.And only when external threats always exist, not many people will pay attention to themselves.If there is a critical moment, Nie Tong can bring two hundred cold fronts into the capital to keep the young master safe.

Chapter 296 Strong and Brave

It is precisely because Nie Tong only brought two hundred elite Leng Feng to stay in the area from Tianjin Wei to the capital, so few people, and so capable and vigilant, that it is difficult for others to discover their whereabouts Well, even if a few lucky spies meet them, they will be left directly, and there is no chance to send any news to the outside world.

In order to achieve the purpose of intrusion, Nie Tong would bring people out from time to time to "show off his power", such as robbing passing official caravans, robbing some returning officials who came across this place, and so on.This area is full of turmoil, and officials and dignitaries are full of complaints.

Groups of spies and even cavalry were sent out, which greatly involved the energy of Governor Shi Heng, preventing him from devoting himself to forming and training the new army.So much so that before Yang Chendong ordered Nie Tong to stop his actions, the Ming army was involved in a lot of energy here.

The entry of the "Japanese army" caused a lot of discussion among the people in the capital.First, there was a big report by Yang Bao, the news of the victory of the Ming army came out first, but then followed by the news of the loss of soldiers and generals, this obvious contrast between before and after, this kind of result that first gave hope and then let it down, I don't know how many people's scolding voices have been attracted.

If there was no good news from the beginning, the common people would not have such a big opinion.After all, there is no hope and there is no disappointment.But now, the incompetence of the army has been shown vividly, so it is no wonder that everyone has opinions.

And the direct result of this kind of opinion is trusting the bereaved husband, and fewer and fewer middle-aged men sign up to join the army on their own, so that the supply of soldiers in the later period is seriously insufficient. Labor will be included in the scope of requisition.

This act of forcibly grabbing a strong man naturally led to chaos.When Shi Er was on the street, he could see the scene of a middle-aged man being forcibly taken away. For a while, the entire capital was shrouded in dark clouds.For this matter, I don't know how many censors have impeached the Ministry of War, thinking that their actions have affected the development and stability of society.

The memorial was sent before Emperor Zhu Qiyu's dragon case, which made the young emperor helpless.

Since he came to power, Daming has no longer been as strong as it used to be. Under successive defeats, the hereditary military households are unable to provide fresh blood in a short period of time, and it is inevitable that ordinary people cannot be recruited into the army. trend.Fortunately, in the name of Yang Chendong's military god, many people signed up to join the army, and some aspiring scholars also had many people who joined the army.

It seems that the situation is very good, but with Shi Heng's big defeat this time, only half of the troops who led the 5 troops out of the city came back.For this reason, I don't know how many families are fragmented, how many people have white hair and black hair, and even one or two out of a hundred households in the capital are hung with white cloth.

Such a tragic scene naturally aroused the enthusiasm for soldiers to be greatly reduced.In order to ensure the stability of the source of troops, in order to ensure the safety of the capital and the imperial power, the people below are not allowed to conscription by force.Zhu Qiyu was very clear about these matters, and even Shi Heng and Minister of War Yiming reported this matter specifically, and mentioned some subsequent plans, some of which were very satisfying.As a result, Zhu Qiyu naturally ignored the memorials in the imperial history and threw them all aside.

An incident of the Japanese army caused turmoil in the capital and the people's renunciation.Yang Chendong played this trick really well.While the people in the capital were discussing and mourning, Zhongdan Gongke had already set his sights on the south of Ming Dynasty, the border of Guangdong.

With the knowledge gained from history books, the Guangdong Rebellion was brewing.The Security Bureau has already sent over, and the news is that King Shunping is preparing for an incident.This is one of Yang Chendong's advantages.

Being able to know what major historical events will happen earlier, it is good that God has treated him well, and many things have not changed.That is to say, knowing the news in advance, one should be prepared. This is an opportunity for him

The streets of the capital are always in chaos recently.

For the matter of the source of soldiers, whether it is the Ministry of War or the five city soldiers and horses, there is no head, but all young people of the right age and without any family resources have become targets, and they are often forcibly taken away on the street and sent to the barracks among.

More and more people are complaining in front of the Yamen of Dali Temple.They are all women who have lost their sons and husbands.It's just that if they let them tell the story so tragically, it's hard to redeem the fact that the man in the family was taken away.

There are policies above and countermeasures below, and more and more people choose to avoid it.Or hide the men in the family, and let the women come forward to buy rice and noodles every day, or try their best to send them out of the city, so as to prevent officers and soldiers from breaking into the door at any time and arresting them.

In this way, some powerful and background dignitaries have been fulfilled.In the courtyard, strong men are needed to guard the courtyard; in business, strong men are needed to work. These errands that used to pay little money can only be done by people in their thirties, but now they have become sought-after, even if they are given to them. There is very little money, but there are still many vacancies that will be filled by many people.

The decay of the Ming Dynasty can be seen from this incident.

In Daming, there are always some people who have privileges, such as rich and powerful sons with better backgrounds, businessmen who have joined wealthy families and have good wealth, such as those scholars who have passed the examination of scholar or above.Often such people are rich or famous, and officers and soldiers are unwilling to offend them.

It is precisely because of their status that they naturally became a privileged class, and this conscription event has allowed them to obtain countless benefits.There was even a special business soon, which was to escort those middle-aged men out of the capital. As a reward, each of them received a huge amount of silver.It's not that some ordinary families with no money and power don't give opportunities. They send their men out, and their women sell themselves. Once they sign a contract ranging from five years to ten years or even longer, they can guarantee that the men in the family will leave the city safely.

Under the background that men are superior to women, men are like heaven. It seems that as long as they are still there, this family will be there, and it will be full of hope.As a result, more and more women sold themselves, and some even sold their daughters directly. No matter how innocent the age was, it should have been a carefree time.