In the large tent of the Central Guards Camp of the New Army, Chen Xinjia looked at the empty tent and all the things had been packed into boxes. He was immediately happy and said to Liu Yan: "The Duke of Lu can send troops in time. He is really loyal." Jia, even if you fail to save Mr. Hong Ge in time, your Majesty will still be considerate of Duke Lu."
Liu Yan said, "Didn't I say that we would send troops to rescue Xinzhou?"
"What?"
Chen Xinjia said doubtfully: "But now that Li Zicheng's army is so rampant, why doesn't the Duke of Lu conquer it as soon as possible and insists on staying in the capital? And I see that the Duke of Lu is already packing his bags, and the soldiers in the camp are also decamping. This is where to go where?"
Liu Yan laughed loudly, handed a map to Chen Xinjia, and said, "I will leave first. I can just go back to the city directly."
Chen Xinjia unfolded the map in confusion, and after looking at it for a while, his expression changed with horror. By the time he rushed out of the Chinese army's tent to chase Liu Yan, Liu Yan had already mounted his horse and left the camp gate accompanied by his brigade of guards.
"Gong Lu, you must not do this!"
On that day, Liu Yan led the new army and more than 100,000 garrison soldiers to set out from outside Deshengmen. The army divided into several groups and rushed towards various places in Beizhili.
A few days later, Zhending Mansion.
Chen Xun led the front battalion of the new army to Longquan Pass in Zhending Prefecture, and soldiers from various ministries began to set up defenses in the pass.
Zhang Xun, Guo Mingxu, and Shen Donglai were following Chen Xun, gesticulating inside and outside Longquan Pass.
"Headquarters, can bandits still enter Beizhili from Longquan Pass?"
Chen Xun glanced at Guo Mingxu who asked the question, and said: "Be prepared, didn't Zheng Yi also take the second battalion of the garrison to Jingxing Pass in the south? Duke Lu wanted to block Li Zicheng
Entering all the main roads in Northern Zhili, first stabilize the court, and then send troops to quell the chaos. "
Shen Donglai nodded and said: "The Duke of Lu is still determined. If it were not for the pressure from the court, we would now be like Hong Chengchou's tribe, hungry and fighting to the death against Li Zicheng's million-strong army."
Chen Xun said: "I won't be hungry. The supply money and food from Shandong have been shipped the day before yesterday, and the additional soldiers trained by the shogunate's military department have also arrived. Our shogunate now has money and food. It's just that we can't guarantee it if we don't stabilize the court first. Those Donglin Party members will not stab you in the back."
Several people nodded in agreement.
At this time, all the staff generals of each battalion of the New Army had been promoted to chief military officers and given the title of count. The commanders of each battalion of the garrison had been promoted to deputy generals, and the remaining guerrilla generals had also been promoted to staff generals.
According to the list Liu Yan submitted to the Ministry of War for approval, Chen Xun was granted the title of Yanzhou Bo, Wang Yue was granted the title of Dengzhou Bo, Zhang Yi was granted the title of Laizhou Bo, Wang Bo was granted the title of Jinan Bo, Shen Tuo was granted the title of Dongchang Bo, Miao Shao was granted the title of Qingzhou Bo, Xu Ming He was granted the title of Guangping Bo, Qian Qian was granted the title of Shunde Bo, Xun Jingyun was granted the title of Zhending Bo, and Wu Guojin was granted the title of Hejian Bo. Chen Xinjia reported directly to Emperor Chongzhen for approval. At this time, everyone was already the chief military officer of the earl.
Of course, as for the specific location where everyone will open the town, it has not yet been determined. After all, Liu Yan's top priority now is to stabilize the court and take control of the central authority. Other matters can only be postponed for the time being.
At this time, Zhang Xun, the general of the left army, said worriedly: "General, now we are stationed at Longquan Pass. The second battalion of the garrison is at Jingxing Pass. The middle battalion of the New Army has gone to Daoma Pass in Baoding Prefecture. The left battalion of the New Army has gone to Baoding Prefecture. At Zijingguan, the right battalion of the New Army went to Juyongguan, and the rear battalion of the New Army went directly to Shan
Customs said it was going to take over the defense of Shanhaiguan Town. "
"In addition, the third and fifth battalions of the garrison in Fengtai, south of Beijing, and the new army's guard battalion, cavalry battalion, and artillery battalion went to Tongzhou in the east. Although our army occupied all important places in Beizhili, The troops have also been dispersed. What if Li Zicheng's army comes directly to kill them? How to deal with it?"
Chen Xun said: "Don't worry, Lu Guogong will take care of it. Now Hong Chengchou's Ministry is buying us time, and Li Zicheng has annihilated Hong Chengchou's Ministry, and he also needs time to rest and recuperate. We still have time."
"yes."
"Send Ye Buzuo out for fifty miles to investigate."
"yes."
A few days later, Shanhaiguan passed south.
Wang Yue led the rear camp of the new army to arrive outside Guancheng.
"Look at the main town, Marco's banner is on top of the city, and he has sent people out."
Soon, a guerrilla general led a group of servants, rode their horses to the front of the army, then dismounted and saluted.
Wang Yue had also met this man before. During the Battle of Jinzhou, this guerrilla general followed Ma Ke to Liaodong and met Wang Yue several times.
At this time, the guerrilla general said with a smile on his face: "Haha, I have met the general. I wonder why General Wang Shen led his troops to visit suddenly."
Wang Yue frowned slightly, whipped the guerrilla general in the face, and then said: "I am now the Dengzhou Bo appointed by the imperial court, with the rank of Commander-in-Chief. Why are you screaming!"
That guerrilla general was beaten into confusion. I didn’t know you were reborn as an official. Didn’t you have time to change the flag?
But the guerrilla general didn't dare to say anything. He just apologized and said, "It's because I have a blind eye and don't know Mount Tai. Please don't blame me, Uncle Dengzhou."
immediately
Wang Yue said with an arrogant expression: "On the order of the Duke of Lu, this town led the army to take over Shanhaiguan. At the same time, we reorganized the troops and horses of Shanhaiguan Town and asked Ma Ke to come out to greet them!"
Although Ma Ke is the chief military officer and Beiguan Bo of Shanhaiguan Town, and his official position is more noble than Wang Yue, the chief military officer who does not have the general seal, but behind Wang Yue is Lu Guogong Liu Yan, who is ten years old. Tens of thousands of Shandong's elite troops were asked by Ma Ke to come out to greet them. The guerrilla general did not dare to say anything and hurriedly rode back to report the news.
Not long after Wang Yue waited outside Guancheng, he saw a brigade of Shanhaiguan soldiers and horses driving out of Guancheng, and then Marco rode his horse out of Guancheng and came to Wang Yue's side.
"Haha, Mr. Wang, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I really miss you!"
The smile on Wang Yue's face became thicker and thicker, and he said: "Let's reminisce about the past here. Let the soldiers enter the city first. The soldiers are almost freezing during this journey."
"Okay, come on, let the New Army brothers go into the city and stay warm!"
Ma Ke spoke to Wang Yue with a flattering look on his face, and his words were fawning. He obviously knew what happened in the capital a few days ago and wanted to join Liu Yan.
Wang Yue was chatting with Ma Ke. The two were sitting on their horses. Although the cold wind was blowing, Wang Yue had no intention of entering the city, which made Ma Ke start to murmur in his heart.
"Commander Wang, let's go into the customs. I'll have people prepare a banquet. Let's eat and drink for a while. Once we're rested, we can get back to business."
When Ma Ke first heard about Wang Yue's intention, he was shocked and angry. However, Ma Ke, who was good at speculation, was able to quickly settle down and decided to actively cooperate with Wang Yue to win the victory.
Liu Yan’s appreciation.
Wang Yue smiled, pointed to Guancheng and said, "Don't worry, let the soldiers enter the city first, and we will enter later."
"Haha, that's fine."
Marco tightened his cloak tightly, cursed in his heart, and then asked: "General Wang, I wonder what's going on with Duke Lu now. Is the imperial court going to recruit Duke Lu to fight against Li Zicheng?"
Wang Yue said with a smile: "These are all important matters of the imperial court. Let's just follow the instructions. Don't ask too much about anything else."
"Hehe, yes, don't ask too much, don't ask too much."
"correct."
Wang Yue suddenly pulled Ma Ke to his side. At this time, the two of them dismounted and were talking in a sheltered place. Ma Ke thought Wang Yue had something important to say, so he came over with a smile.
Wang Yue lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the imperial court had previously recruited General Ma to rescue Tongguan together with Cao Bianjiao and Yang Guozhu. However, General Ma fell and was injured and did not go. Is this the case?"
Ma Ke immediately looked like he was stamping his feet and beating his chest, and said: "Yeah, I really didn't expect that. I thought that I would recover from the injury, so I immediately led the army to Tongguan to participate in the battle, but I didn't expect that Commander Yang and Commander Cao would... And Sun Duchen couldn’t hold on, so they all died for the country!”
"well!"
Ma Ke sighed and said: "I originally wanted to lead the army to Tongguan after I recovered from my injuries, and then apologize to Sun Duchen, General Yang, and General Cao in person, but I didn't have this opportunity."
Wang Yue suddenly laughed and said, "Don't be discouraged, Mr. Ma, there are still opportunities."
"What?"
Ma Ke looked at Wang Yue blankly and saw Wang Yue say: "The Duke of Lu asked me to come over and take over Shanhaiguan Town and rectify the troops.
, and there is one more thing, which is to send General Ma on his way! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the two New Army guards behind him directly pushed Ma Ke down. Marco screamed and fell to his knees. The surrounding servants were also subdued by the New Army rear camp guards who surrounded them and all disarmed.
"General Wang, what are you doing!"
Ma Ke turned pale with fright at this time and said loudly: "I am the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan Town in Daming, Uncle Beiguan, why do you kill me!"
Wang Yue pulled out his sword and moved it back and forth on Ma Ke's neck. He was so frightened that Ma Ke trembled all over: "Hey! Mr. Wang, if you have something to say, please spare my life. I have more than 700,000 taels of silver in my house." , it’s all yours!”
Wang Yue said coldly: "When you get down there, go and apologize to Sun Duchen, General Cao, and General Yang."
After saying that, Wang Yue swung the knife with all his strength, and Ma Ke's head rolled to the ground with a thud. Blood sprayed all over the ground, steaming and steaming in the cold wind.
Wang Yue glanced at Ma Ke's head and muttered: "If I kill you, the money in your house will still be mine!"
"Headquarters, what should we do with these people?"
Wang Yue looked at the dozen servants and said, "Send them on their way so that they can accompany General Ma along the way."
"yes!"
Then amidst a burst of screams, a dozen servants turned into fallen souls.
From this day on, Wang Yue began to rectify the troops and horses in Shanhaiguan Town. In only half a month, he eliminated tens of thousands of old and weak soldiers and soldiers, and then concentrated the remaining usable troops and horses to train and replenish the new army. In the back camp.
The last day of December, Beijing.
On this day, Emperor Chongzhen stood in the square in front of the Qianqing Palace. No matter how the cold wind blew, he did not waver in the slightest, his eyes
Full of grief and anger.
Wang Chengen on the side had been kneeling for a long time and was still crying, urging Emperor Chongzhen to return to the palace to recuperate quickly and not to catch cold in the cold wind.
"Dad companion, why is Liu Yan like this?"
Liu Yan divided his troops to occupy important places in Beizhili, captured Shanhaiguan, killed Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Town, and annexed more than 10,000 troops in Shanhaiguan Town. By this time, these news had spread throughout Beijing. The government and the public were horrified. Every day in the past few days, many officials from the capital fled with their families out of the city, thinking that Liu Yan was the current Dong Zhuo and would soon enter the city to cause trouble for the court.
These news also dealt a huge blow to Emperor Chongzhen. As the Ming Emperor, he no longer had any weight in front of Liu Yan, and he did not obey the orders at all.
When Emperor Chongzhen received the report from Chen Xinjia at the beginning of the period, he was still full of disbelief. He thought that the map submitted by Chen Xinjia was fake, or that Liu Yan deliberately presented it to him through Chen Xinjia in order to threaten the court. In fact, it was definitely not true. Do this.
After all, how could Liu Yan dare to do something that was tantamount to committing rebellion?
But Liu Yan really did this. Every location where the troops were stationed was exactly where it was marked on the map, and every location seemed to be slapping Emperor Chongzhen in the face.
"Your Majesty! Go back to the palace quickly, the dragon body comes first!"
At this time, Wang Chengen's forehead was already bleeding from the knock, but Emperor Chongzhen said: "My lord, it would be great if Hong Chengchou was still in the court now. At least someone can check and balance Liu Yan, so that the situation will not be ruined like this!"
"I wonder how Hong Chengchou is doing now?"
