Come to Daming with military supplies

Chapter 373 I'm in danger again

The same scene also happened on the left and right wings. A large number of yellow bandit captives fell to their knees on the ground, and some cold fronts and auxiliary troops continued to rush towards the camp in different directions.

In Huang Yuliang's big tent, he was pacing back and forth. At this moment, he was very anxious, and the three shot bullets flying into the air made him feel that something was wrong.It's just that there is still a bit of luck in his heart, that is, it is just a coincidence, after all, he has not received any news of the arrival of Nanming reinforcements, and he still has [-] soldiers in his hands.

"Report!" Just as Huang Yuliang was restless, the curtain was lifted from the outside, revealing Zhu Fangyong's face.

"General Zhu, how is it?" Huang Yuliang asked anxiously as soon as he saw the person.

"Young Master, it's messed up, everything is messed up. There are rumors ahead that General Geng Jun was killed, and now the army is in chaos." Zhu Fangyong said with a bad face as soon as he entered the account.

"Geng Jun was killed?" Hearing the news, Huang Yuliang shook his head instinctively, "It's impossible, General Geng has [-] warriors by his side, they are elite, besides, he is only responsible for pretending to retreat, why? Could something happen?"

Naturally, Zhu Fangyong would not agree with Huang Yuliang's elite words. Compared with the elite Leng Feng, these Huang bandit soldiers could not even compare with a single finger.It's just that Zhu Fangyong, who still has important responsibilities, had to suppress his thoughts and said obediently, "Yes, General Geng is surrounded by elites. I think someone in front must have spread the news. It's just that the army is in chaos now. Anything can happen, for the sake of safety, please ask the young master to leave the big tent first."

"Leaving the tent of the Chinese army? Why?" Huang Yuliang shook her head with a look of incomprehension.Does he have an army of [-]?Even if there is an accident, he still has enough advantages, how could he retreat when he encounters a problem.

As if he knew that Huang Yuliang would do this for a long time, Zhu Fangyong first shook his head, then took two big steps forward, saying, "Young master, you are so offended!" After speaking, he raised his right arm, A palm patted the back of the opponent's neck.

Chen Bo and others rushed towards the Yellow Bandit army quickly, using the cover of night to intersperse the battlefield.

Leng Feng and the auxiliary soldiers formed a wave of three, and a group of five shot and killed the enemies rushing in front of them with gunshots and crossbows. Piece after piece of chaos.

There were shouts all over the place, and some leaders who believed in it led their soldiers to find their way and fled out first; those who didn't believe it, or wanted to find the person who shouted the news, and then met Leng Feng and were shot at a long distance, or Someone went to the big tent of the Chinese army and found that Mr. Huang was indeed missing, so he knew something was wrong before he fled.

In a word, there is no chief general in the army. Under the chaos, the untrained bandit army will not know the generals, and the soldiers will not know the generals. In the chaos, everyone just wants to run for their lives. How can they organize a decent counterattack? ?

And it was at this time that the last straw that crushed the army appeared.Always insisting that the Guangzhou government will not leave, General Ma Wei rushed out with the remaining 2000 men and horses in the city.As soon as the Nanming army appeared, the bandit army became even more chaotic. There were countless people who trampled on each other, and those who knelt and surrendered one after another

Nanjing, the capital of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

The original imperial palace here has been repaired for a period of time, but it looks majestic. The newly renovated political affairs hall has become the place where Yingzong Zhu Qizhen met with important officials.

The sky had already dawned, and several important ministers had arrived at the Political Affairs Hall early, all feeling uneasy.

The Nanming practiced a rule of discussing government affairs with a big dynasty in six days and a small dynasty in two days.

The so-called Great Court is the court meeting that officials above the fourth rank in Beijing need to attend without special reasons. At that time, everyone can report the difficult things that happen to the emperor to the emperor, and everyone can discuss and deal with them.

For the small court meeting, only some important ministers of the third and second ranks can participate.The purpose of the pilgrimage is to solve the problem, and often when it is about someone, a courtier will naturally be called into the hall to face the saint.

Only yesterday was the day of the small court meeting, but when it was only five o'clock, the eunuchs in the palace went to various mansions to pass orders to them to enter the palace to face the saint.Under such an emergency, something important must have happened, so that all the important officials who entered the political affairs hall were restless.

From the looks of it, the ministers who participated in the Xiaochaohui turned out to have all the six ministers, and it affected such a wide area, it's no wonder everyone felt even more uneasy.Some smart people even guessed something. During this period, the only thing that can make the emperor so anxious is the war in the south.

When everyone was guessing between Youmo and Youmo, there was the sound of footsteps outside the hall. Accompanied by the chief eunuch Cao Jixiang, Yingzong Zhu Qizhen walked into the hall and came to the big chair representing the Ninth Five-Year Lord The seat was down.

"Your servants will see the emperor, long live, long live, long live." After Zhu Qizhen sat down, all the courtiers who came to answer the order knelt down on the ground and said aloud.

"Let's be flat." Zhu Qizhen glanced over every important official with his eyes like a torch, and then said: "Cao Jixiang, please hurry up and pass on the [-] miles received at the third watch to all the loves."

"Yes." After Cao Jixiang agreed, he took a wooden box for one person and sent it to Chen Xun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Although the six ministries seem to be equal, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has always been known as a heavenly official, because the appointment and dismissal of the officials in charge has its own saying that it depends on the level of the official.Chen Xun himself had served as a cabinet minister, so it was reasonable to pass the news to him first at this time.

Chen Xun stretched out his hands, opened the wooden box, took out the letter, browsed it quickly, and then sent the letter back with a serious face.After him, Hubu Shangshu Wang Zuo and others also read the urgent letters of eight hundred miles.Soon everyone knew the news in the letter, and the hall became much quieter.

This seems to have become a certain practice. Once a big event happens, the courtiers will often hold their words like gold. Maybe they also know that the more important the matter, the less they can easily express their position. Disaster is imminent.

All the ministers didn't say a word. After Zhu Qizhen saw it, there was a little sullen eyes in his eyes. He hated the attitude of these ministers who always kept saying that they are important for the country and the people. When it comes to critical times, they always protect themselves first. Take the initiative to solve troubles and problems for the royal family.

It's just that the law does not blame the public, he can't punish anyone because of the important officials' refusal to express their views.Since they didn't take the initiative to speak, he just called names one by one. "My lovers have all seen it. The situation in Yunnan is in crisis. The rebellious Zhu Huixun had to help each other. The commander-in-chief Liang Juan died in front of the battle. The situation is in dire straits. The governor of Huguang, Wang, came to ask for another good general to help the army. Can you be sure? Count or not?"

The commander-in-chief Liang Pang was considered a man who knew the soldiers, but he still died in front of the battle. This was indeed beyond the expectations of the ministers.Now when the emperor asked about the countermeasures, everyone looked at me and I looked at you for a while, but no one dared to say a word.

The meaning in Zhu Qizhen's words, everyone has already heard that Huguang Governor Wang Lai asked for reinforcements and good generals, and reinforcements were secondary. After knowing that Jiaozhi promised Zhu Huixun to send troops, the Nanming court began to mobilize troops For this move, the industry is almost ready now, and there are 5 reinforcements rushing there in advance.

Although the number of reinforcements may not be as high as the initial hope, if they are used well, they can be used. As long as Nanming is given enough time to prepare, he will deploy and recruit troops again.But who is the general is difficult.

After Ming Dynasty experienced three emperors, Chengzu, Renzong, and Xuanzong, it seemed that the country was very powerful, but with the implementation of the strategy of emphasizing civility over military affairs, there were not many available on the battlefield.After the battle of Tumubao, many capable generals died, and with the fact that Ming was divided into north and south, Zhu Qizhen now has only a handful of good generals in his hands.

It has become a battlefield practice to choose generals first when using troops. Without good generals, no matter how many troops are sent, it may not help.

It's just that this good general is like the rain in the world, which can fall at any time?It is necessary to have experienced battles, and often a good general will emerge after a hundred battles. Looking at Nanming, it is obvious that there is no such person.

Of course, it is not uncommon to say that generals are selected from lame people. For example, Kuang Ye, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, is a man who knows soldiers.But first of all, he is indeed a bit old, and I am afraid that he cannot withstand the bumps and fatigue of the battlefield. Second, he is now rectifying the various guards and has discovered many problems. If he is transferred at this time, it will easily cause trouble If there is internal instability, this may shake the cornerstone of Nanming, which is even more terrifying.

If you can't use Kuang Ye, it will be difficult to choose a good general. This is why Zhu Qizhen summoned everyone.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't think of any suitable candidates, so he called everyone and invited important ministers to recommend talents.But this is also difficult for these important ministers.It is easy to say that it is easy to recommend someone to serve as a civil servant, and everyone will even rush to install their own manpower. After all, to govern a city and a place, even if there are some mistakes, it will not affect the overall situation. The name of the person has arrived, but this is a battlefield, and the situation in Yunnan is so critical now. If it is unfavorable in the first battle, let alone death on the battlefield, it may directly shake the foundation of Nanming. One person can afford to suffer.

Knowing the importance of the relationship, no one dared to recommend candidates at this time, and all the ministers pretended to be deaf and dumb and kept their heads silent.

Sure enough, there was no one to share the state affairs at the critical moment. While Zhu Qizhen was furious, his eyes fell on Chen Xun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, "Chen Aiqing, is there any suitable official for the Ministry of Officials to manage the world?"

Chapter 374

When his name was called, Chen Xun complained in his heart, but he also knew that his job was here, and such things could never escape.For this reason, he raised his head and said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, I am mainly responsible for the assessment, appointment and dismissal of officials from the state capitals and Zaijing. But when I go back, I will investigate carefully to see if there is anyone who can win the position of a good general."

He didn't dare to evade directly, but he also expressed all the thoughts in his heart in his words.It can be summed up in one sentence, he is aware of the transfer of civil servants, but he knows very little about military duties.

"Humph!" Knowing that Chen Xun was shirking responsibility, Zhu Qizhen snorted displeasedly, and then turned his eyes to Wang Zuo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, "Wang Aiqing, the Ministry of Households is in charge of all the money in the country. In charge of the food, grass and ordnance in the army, do you know if there are any excellent candidates to recommend to me when doing this evaluation?"

"Your Majesty, most of the people used in the army are the same, and there is no one who is particularly outstanding. I really can't think of it for a while." Wang Zuo said bravely, and also intended to tell Zhu Qizhen that he was only in charge of money and food, like The matter of recommending good generals is not within his duty, and asking him will not give any answer.

The two ministers in succession found the reason, and Zhu Qizhen asked several other ministers separately in a fit of anger, but still did not get any answers, and finally his eyes fell on Kuang Ye, Minister of the Ministry of War, "Kuang Aiqing, you are in charge of the Ministry of War. , I wonder if there is a suitable good general to recommend to me now?"

Asking about Kuang Ye, this is also helpless.Originally, Zhu Qizhen also knew that if there was a suitable candidate, Kuang Ye might have stood up early in the morning, and if he didn't act, it meant that he had no one to recommend, but at this point, he could only give it a try.

Kuang Ye, who was asked, looked much calmer compared to the other books, "Reporting to the emperor, the military department is currently undergoing self-inspection and mobilization, and has not found any outstanding soldiers. It's just that the emperor As for the question, I still recommend Mr. Zhongdan, he is currently suppressing the rebellion in Guangdong, it is better to wait for him to settle the matter there, and transfer him to Yunnan to take charge of the situation."

Kuang Ye was still talking, but Zhu Qizhen on the dragon chair was already flushed and said angrily, "Enough."

After interrupting Kuang Ye's words, Zhu Qizhen angrily said to Kuang Ye: "Do you know that the Guan Ying you sent was reporting the situation in Guangdong every day? What did he say? It's peaceful today, and the three armies have not moved. Everything is normal. This is Guan Ying's secret report, and I can memorize this sentence every day, and now you say that you want to put your hope on Duke Zhongdan, do you know that you are suspected of talking nonsense?"

"Yes, yes. How can Kuang Shangshu still mention that brave man? The incident in Guangdong is just a group of rioters, and most of them are untrained rioters. They have no combat power at all. Known as the god of war, the loyal and courageous man is afraid of the enemy like a tiger. If he is transferred to Yunnan, he doesn't know what he will be scared of. It's better not to talk about it in the future, so as not to make others laugh. "Liu De, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, stood up and said, accusing Yang Chendong of being unfavorable in his work.

Originally, Yang Chendong didn't sell Liu De face because of the matter of Qi Bushen, the prefect of Hangzhou, so he felt jealous.Later, he made a stumbling block on Yang Shan's mission to Beiming, but things were not as smooth as he imagined, and he was called to be reprimanded by Zhu Qizhen, and he was already dissatisfied.Now even the emperor is reprimanding Yang Chendong for his poor handling of affairs, how could he not step on it?

Kuang Ye, who is very familiar with the grievances between Liu De and Yang Chendong, knew that the other party was venting his personal anger by saying this, so he said with a look of disapproval: "It is true that Zhongdangong has not achieved an inch of merit, but the situation in Guangdong It has not been expanded, which is a merit. Besides, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing. If you don’t move today, it doesn’t mean you won’t move tomorrow. confident."

"Really? Then I hope that Kuang Shangshu has the knowledge of people, and I hope that this loyal and courageous man of Beiming will live up to his expectations." Liu De knew that he didn't have much say in military matters. He had already expressed his meaning, so there was no need to make any trouble with Kuang Ye on this matter, so he began to stop.

"That's enough!" Zhu Qizhen angrily burst out seeing that the courtier was not recommended by Dan Dan as an unscrupulous general, but instead got into a quarrel here.Then he waved his hands away, "Everyone will think about the matter of a good general after returning home. If there is a suitable candidate, I will promote him regardless of his qualifications."

Regardless of the qualifications and generals, Zhu Qizhen's anxiety can already be seen. The ministers knelt down on the ground at the same time, shouting that they will think carefully and choose the available people.

The siege of Guangzhou Prefecture has been resolved.Yang Chendong also met with General Ma Wei, the commander of the Guangdong Guard, under the city of Guangzhou Fu.It's just that the information is not well developed, and it may take a few days for the war here to be transmitted back to Nanjing and Kyoto.