On December 30, Liu Yan led each battalion of the New Army to arrive in the capital. The army was stationed outside Dongzhimen, and the camp was several miles apart.
Chen Xinjia, the Minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news. He smiled and led all the officials from the Ministry of War out of the city to reward the troops.
When Zhou Yanru heard the news, he was a little unhappy and said to his son Zhou Yiming: "Chen Xinjia is playing tricks in front of me. Does he think that with this little ability, he can join the cabinet?"
Immediately Zhou Yanru entered the palace to meet the emperor and reported to Emperor Chongzhen that Liu Yan's troops had arrived outside the city. Emperor Chongzhen was very happy when he heard the news and ordered Zhou Yanru to go and reward the army.
"Haha, your Majesty, don't worry. Chen Xinjia, Minister of War, has already left the city to reward the army."
Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly. Chen Xinjia did not report to him and went directly to reward the army outside the city. What was he going to do?
"For this matter, Mr. Ge, you'd better make a hard trip to express condolences to the new army officers and soldiers on behalf of me and the court!"
Zhou Yanru was secretly happy and immediately kowtowed to receive the order.
Outside Dongzhimen, there is the new army camp in Qinglai Town.
Chen Xinjia stood in the Chinese army's tent, looked at the simple layout, and said with a smile: "Haha, Dinglubo is really simple."
Liu Yan said with a smile: "My soldiers came despite the severe cold to visit the soldiers. This town is very grateful."
Since Chen Xinjia wanted to show consideration for his subordinates, Liu Yan didn't mind having a show-off with him.
"Soldier, please take a seat."
"Eh!"
Chen Xinjia smiled and said: "This is Dinglupp's Chinese army tent, so naturally Dinglupp is in charge."
"This town is under the command of my soldiers, how can there be any reason to take the throne?"
At this moment, Miao Shao opened the curtain of the camp tent and said: "We are reporting to our soldiers and the general town. Lord Zhou, the chief minister of the cabinet, is here. The team has arrived outside the camp gate."
Chen Xinjia suddenly
His expression froze, and Liu Yan was also slightly startled. All these big shots came over today, all trying to win over him.
Immediately, Liu Yan and Chen Xinjia rushed to the camp gate to greet him and invited Zhou Yanru into the Chinese army's tent.
As his name suggests, Zhou Yan is a very elegant man, and his conversation is like a spring breeze. His Mandarin is very pleasant to listen to. If Liu Yan hadn't known about this person's ridiculous behavior in history, he would have thought he was the upright person in the court. Be virtuous.
Zhou Yanru was smart since he was a child. In the 41st year of Wanli reign, he became the first scholar in the imperial examination, and served successively as editor, right Zhongyun, Zuo Shuzi, Shao Zhanshi, Zheng Zhan, right minister of the Ministry of Rites, etc. in the Hanlin Academy.
This person was very good at catering and figuring out business. With this ability, he entered the cabinet in December of the second year of Chongzhen as the Minister of Rites and the Bachelor of Dongge University. In February of the following year, he was promoted to the title of Crown Prince and Taibao, and was promoted to the Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. In September, he was promoted to the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, and was promoted to the title of Shaobao, and was promoted to the Bachelor of Wuying Palace.
During this period, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren were at odds with each other, causing turmoil in the government and the public. Many government affairs were on the verge of being abandoned, and were later dismissed by Emperor Chongzhen.
It was not until Yang Sichang died that Emperor Chongzhen had no one to use, so he found Zhou Yanru and ordered him to serve as the chief minister of the cabinet again, join the Young Master, and be promoted to a bachelor of Zhongji Palace.
In the court, Zhou Yanru relied on close associates such as Wu Changshi and Dong Tingxian, befriended internal servants, and accepted bribes, which intensified the corruption of the government and made the already riddled Ming Dynasty even more precarious.
Liu Yan still remembered that according to the historical process, the Qing army would once again enter the fortress and plunder next winter. In history, Zhou Yanru once asked himself to be the commander and led the army to intercept the retreating main force of the Qing army.
But in fact, Zhou Yanru not only did not
They intercepted them seriously and continued to lie about military information. After the Qing army withdrew and Zhou Yanru returned to the court, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to confer him the title of Grand Master. However, his actions during the period of supervising the division were immediately reported to Emperor Chongzhen by Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and others, so he was ordered to serve and return to his hometown.
Soon, Yan Guan Lei Yanzuo, Hao Hui, Jiang Gongchen and others exposed that he had recruited power, accepted bribes, and made friends with internal servants, which angered Emperor Chongzhen. Zhou Yanru was summoned to the capital again and died in December of the 16th year of Chongzhen. He was five years old. Fifteen.
After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, they revised the "History of the Ming Dynasty" and directly included Zhou Yanru in the "Biography of the Traitor". Even the Manchu invaders could not stand such behavior.
However, at this time, Liu Yan was still smiling when facing Zhou Yanru, and reported the situation of each battalion of the New Army.
After hearing this, Zhou Yanru admired: "With such elite men under Dinglubo's command, great things can be done in the world. This time we are rushing to support the Jinzhou battlefield again. Dinglupo should deliver good news again!"
After saying that, Zhou Yanru glanced at Chen Xinjia and continued: "The Holy Master also knew that I came to reward the army this time. He specifically entrusted me to ensure that the new army soldiers are well fed and clothed. He also told Dinglubo: Continue Fight the enemy bravely and make new achievements!"
Chen Xinjia felt a loud bang in his mind. He had been up and down in officialdom for many years, but today he made such a low-level mistake.
Originally, Chen Xinjia wanted to reward the army first, stabilize Liu Yan, and then take Liu Yan into the palace to meet the emperor, so as to create an impression of a capable minister in front of Emperor Chongzhen.
But at this time, Zhou Yanru told Chen Xinjia that Chen Xinjia did not report to the emperor and came directly to reward the army, which made Emperor Chongzhen unhappy.
At this time, Chen Xinjia's face was solemn, his brows were furrowed, and his heart began to race rapidly.
I was thinking about ways to turn the situation around, but I couldn't come up with any good ideas.
Zhou Yanru looked at Chen Xinjia's appearance, and he was naturally proud of himself. He smiled and said to Liu Yan: "I have brought some meat and wine this time. Although it is not much, it can only be used to give the new army soldiers a taste of meat. Until tomorrow, Chen Benbing will definitely transport money, food and supplies to the army officers and soldiers, and it will not be too late for Dinglupp to receive them."
"Haha, now please invite Dinglubo to accompany me and enter the palace together to meet the saint."
Chen Xinjia stopped interrupting. Liu Yan saw this and said with a smile: "Well, I will go to the palace with Mr. Zhou Ge to meet the saint."
Suddenly, Liu Yan, Zhou Yanru, and Chen Xinjia heard thunderous cheers outside the tent. Countless soldiers were shouting loudly, and the shouts of "Wan Sheng" became louder and louder.
Liu Yan was overjoyed and strode out of the Chinese army's tent. Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia also followed closely behind them. When they left the tent, they saw countless New Army soldiers in the camp waving their hands and cheering loudly. The battle flag was waved vigorously by the soldiers, and the scene was very lively.
Miao Shao, Wu Guojin, Xu Ming, Wang Yue and others ran over one after another, bringing with them a Hong Ling Kuai Ma.
The so-called red-collared fast horse actually means "Ye Bu Shu", which is a common name for the elite "Ye Bu Shu" who uses Pegasus to deliver frontline battle reports. Because those who deliver urgent battle reports at night will carry a red flag on their backs, divided into two flagpoles on the left and right, about the length of an adult's arm. There are several triangular red flags on each flagpole, which looks very strange from a distance. Eye-catching.
"Headquarters! The slave thieves have withdrawn. A great victory in Jinzhou!"
Liu Yan laughed loudly after hearing the news. He fought with tens of thousands of New Army soldiers for a long time. Chen Xun
He led the soldiers of the front battalion to fight bloody battles at the Hongluo Mountain defense line, and finally changed the direction of history. Jinzhou City was defended, but the Qing army could not hold it back and finally retreated!
Zhou Yanru was overjoyed at first when he heard the news, and then the smile on his face froze and he suddenly looked at Chen Xinjia beside him.
I saw that the tangle on Chen Xinjia's face was wiped away, and he was laughing loudly at this time. He no longer had the poise of the Minister of War. Like the soldiers of the New Army, he was almost dancing and laughing loudly.
The Great Victory of Jinzhou, the country's biggest victory since the Liao Dynasty, was indispensable to Chen Xinjia, the minister of the Ministry of War. This victory will naturally be attributed to Chen Xinjia, and it can serve as a basis for Chen Xinjia to join the cabinet in the future, or even to compete for the chief minister of the cabinet. The greatest guarantee!
"Chen Benbing, congratulations, what a joy!"
Chen Xinjia looked at Zhou Yanru, who was smiling but not smiling, and secretly cursed in his heart: "Let's see how long you can keep rejoicing. With these two great achievements, the Jinzhou Victory and the Kaifeng Victory, I will be in the imperial palace in the future!"
However, Chen Xinjia still said with a smile: "Haha, the whole country should celebrate such a happy event, and Mr. Ge also deserves credit. Let's celebrate together!"
The two laughed together with discord in their faces. Liu Yan was too lazy to pay attention to the two old foxes. He pulled the red-feathered horse and said, "What is the specific situation in Jinzhou?"
"Sir, the army of slaves and thieves has all retreated across the Daling River. Governor Hong has led his army to recover more than a dozen castles along the way. Jinzhou and Songshan are completely free of worries!"
"Currently Governor Hong is deploying soldiers and horses to guard various places, rectifying the defenses of Jinzhou, Songshan and other places. He will lead his troops to Beijing in triumph soon."
Liu Yan felt happy, although this battle was not
It did not cause any devastating blow to the main force of the Qing army, but it actually forced more than 200,000 Qing troops to retreat, which greatly improved the Ming army's self-confidence. Compared with the tragic ending of the Battle of Songjin in history, This is already great news.
Moreover, Liu Yan believes that after the baptism of the Battle of Jinzhou, if the Ming army fights with the Qing army in the field in the future, their fear will be greatly weakened, and more and more Ming army soldiers will dare to fight the Tatars to the end!
After all, after this battle, the whole world knows that the Tatars are not three-headed and six-armed. They also know how to be afraid, retreat, and escape on their own initiative!
Liu Yan asked again: "Is there any news about the new army soldiers in Hongluoshan?"
"Don't worry, sir. The army of slave thieves raided the Hongluo Mountain defense line twice, but they were defeated by the stationed New Army soldiers and beheaded thousands of people. The army of slave thieves retreated, and they could not capture Hongluo Mountain and block our army's supplies." It’s related to Tao.”
"Wan Sheng!"
"Brothers from the front camp are mighty!"
As soon as the red-collared horse finished speaking, the surrounding generals such as Miao Shao and Xu Ming, as well as a group of soldiers, raised their arms and shouted, and then almost the entire battalion of soldiers cheered, and the sound shook the surrounding areas.
On that day, Liu Yan sent a sentry cavalry battalion of more than 280 soldiers to rush into the capital together. All the soldiers shouted "Great victory in Jinzhou", "The slaves and thieves collapsed in the north", "The great victory of the country and the dynasty". ", "Behead tens of thousands" and other words.
Since Liu Yan led his troops to participate in the war, there were battles in Rufeng Mountain, Huangtu Ridge, and Jinzhou City. Then Liu Yan led his troops to the south, and Hong Chengchou led his troops to continue to stalemate with the Qing army. The cumulative number of beheadings was about the same, tens of thousands. After all, Liu Yan alone was there When attacking Huangtuling, rescue Wu Sangui's troops
, more than nine thousand levels were beheaded.
For a time, the entire capital was shaken. Countless people rushed to the streets to cheer and celebrate. Many people who had relatives killed by the Qing invaders were wailing and took out incense and candles to pay homage on the street.
In the imperial study, Emperor Chongzhen was reviewing memorials. Thinking of Zhou Yanru's words, he was still a little angry at Chen Xinjia's actions.
Suddenly, Wang Chengen hurriedly pushed open the door of the imperial study, ran in with great strides, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty! An urgent report from the Red Wings came from the front line of Jinzhou: the army of slave thieves retreated. Hong Chengchou led his troops to pursue them all the way and recovered ten of them. Three castles and all the territory south of the Daling River have been recovered!"
"What?"
Emperor Chongzhen stood up suddenly, and the imperial pen in his hand fell to the ground.
Wang Chengen hurriedly stepped forward to support Emperor Chongzhen, and repeated the content of Jinzhou's victory report. Emperor Chongzhen burst into laughter, broke away from Wang Chengen, and said loudly: "My ancestors and ancestors bless you, my ancestors and ancestors bless you!"
Smiling, Emperor Chongzhen sat on the ground and burst into tears. Maybe he was crying with joy.
Wang Chengen on the side also cried bitterly and said to himself: "Now there is a great victory in Kaifeng inside and a great victory in Jinzhou outside. The state affairs are showing signs of improvement. Your Majesty finally doesn't have to worry so much."
The two cried for a while, and Emperor Chongzhen said hurriedly: "Quickly, pass on my decree and order the prefectures and counties along the way to prepare money and food. When Hong Chengchou leads his troops south, the prefectures and counties along the way must entertain the victorious soldiers without any mistakes!"
"I'm sending an order to Chen Xinjia and Zhou Yanru again, ordering them to prepare for the prisoner presentation ceremony. I will present the heads of the captured slaves and thieves to the Imperial Ancestral Temple!"
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