Wu Sangui, wearing armor, stood on the tower and looked north. From time to time, he could see smoke and dust rising. He knew that it was the result of Jiannu training troops there.
The Ming Dynasty capital was besieged, and the news had already spread. Jianu had their intelligence channels, so it was not difficult to know this. Because of this, in order to prevent the defenders of Shanhaiguan from rushing to aid the Ming Dynasty capital, they began to make various small moves under the city in order to prevent them from leaving.
Wu Sangui can be said to be well aware of this. According to his wishes, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, since the emperor is in danger, he should help him. But unfortunately, here in Shanhaiguan, he does not have the final say.
It is true that Wu Sangui at this time was the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, and it was equally true that he was also the general of Guan Ning's cavalry. But he was not the only general in Guan Ning's cavalry. Such a cavalry team of 30,000 people was actually commanded by three people.
These three people are Wang Yongji, Li Yutian and Wu Sangui.
Among the three people, Wang Yongji is the leader. It's because this person also has another identity, Governor of Ji Liao.
As the highest military officer in the Liaodong region at the time, Governor Jiliao, Wang Yongji was the nominal number one in the Liaodong region and Shanhaiguan.
For example, matters such as whether to rush to the aid of the capital and King Qin's affairs are also decided by Wang Yongji, not Wu Sangui.
"Mr. Fang, is there any news from Governor Wang?" Wu Sangui said to the wind, standing on the tower with worried eyes.
"Not yet. It's normal for Governor Wang to have concerns if he follows the example of King Tang." Fang Guangchen, nicknamed Tingxian by Wu Sangui, was the son of Fang Yizao, the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty. He had some strategic vision and was relied upon by Wu Sangui as an important adviser.
The example of the Tang king mentioned by Fang Guangchen refers to the massive invasion of slaves in the ninth year of Chongzhen. At that time, the Tang king Zhu Jinjian led his own troops to Beijing to serve the king.
As a result, after the Qing troops retreated, Chongzhen deposed the Tang king as a commoner on the grounds that he had led troops to Beijing without a court edict.
It is precisely because of this case that Wang Yongji has always been worried about whether to go to the capital to Qinwang. Now that the Jiannu Tatars have come again, he must have no confidence to go to Qinwang, because once Shanhaiguan is not secured, even if it is He would be punished by death if he saved the capital.
After hearing this, Wu Sangui couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
It is said that his father Wu Xiang and his clan members are in the capital. As a son, how can he not worry about their safety. In his opinion, after learning that the intruders had defeated Shanxi general Zhou Yuji, they should have sent troops back for reinforcements.
If I had gone back at that time, it would still be too late, but now it seems that it is probably too late.
After all, considering the distance between Shanhaiguan and the capital, even if he led Guan Ning's cavalry, it would take at least six days.
Six days?
Can the capital still hold on for six days?
Wu Sangui was a little worried. He didn't know about Zhu Changwu yet, and the news didn't come through so quickly.
After all, it had only been three days since Zhu Changwu appeared in the capital.
"Commander, the matters in the capital are not what we need to worry about now, but are immediate matters. We need to discuss them carefully." Fang Jianchen knew that Wu Sangui was worried about his family members in the capital, and he was not the same. ?
His father Fang Yizao was in the capital, and his family was also there. But they are really far apart and beyond reach.
In contrast, matters in Shanhaiguan require them to worry about and face more. For example, he got news that Li Yutian seemed to want to seize the military power of Guan Ning's cavalry, and wanted to kick Wu Sangui out and only let him serve as the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. .
In troubled times, whoever has military power has more say and even the right to survive.
Fang Jianchen opened his mouth, and Wu Sangui naturally knew what he meant, so he shook his head slightly, and then said in a slightly contemptuous tone, "He is just a civil servant, so he has nothing to fear."
What he said was not because Wu Sangui was arrogant, but because Li Yutian was just the governor of Liaodong. This position would naturally be greater than that of the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan in peacetime. But now, the country is in danger, and the status of civil servants has declined sharply. Military generals are looking down on him, and he is the governor.
If the generals don't look down on him, he will be just an ordinary Ming Dynasty official.
Seeing Wu Sangui say this, Fang Jianchen breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was that his commander-in-chief would be subject to the restrictions of civil servants, just like Yue Wumu, who clearly had military power, but in the end he was still unstoppable. The powerful civil servant was killed.
A general who does not resist is just a chess piece or a prop in the eyes of civil servants, an existence that can be discarded at any time.
But it is very different if the generals know how to resist and dare to resist. They are like sharp swords. Whoever messes with them can really kill people.
Obviously, Wu Sangui already had a choice, which was to make a sharp blade, which made Fang Guangchen feel relieved.
"Okay, if there is any latest news from the capital, please inform me as soon as possible." Wu Sangui sighed. At this time, he was a military general of the Ming Dynasty, and he still loved the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, although he also had selfish motives, they were not that serious. If the environment in later generations hadn't been extremely complicated, I'm afraid he might not have made that choice. It’s just that things are unpredictable and everything will change depending on the situation.
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The capital of the Ming Dynasty, the city of Beijing.
At the Dragon Soldier's temporary camp outside the city, more than two hundred quasi-Dragon Soldiers who had slept all morning got up and started their training again after eating.
Zhu Changwu also came and continued to take them to target shooting. He was still in a good mood at this time.
Just now, when he rode out of the city, he had learned that yesterday, Zhang Yi and his army recruited 15,000 new soldiers at their recruiting office.
Obviously, under the implementation of the three major policies, the number of people signing up to join the army has increased significantly. In this way, counting the 10,000 soldiers recruited on the first day, plus the 15,000 Ming troops originally in hand, Zhu Changwu now had a full 40,000 troops at his disposal.
With 40,000 Ming troops, most of whom were new soldiers, it was still difficult to defend the capital. But it depends on who is in charge.
Just like Zhu Changwu, after using new weapons, he was confident that the two sides would fight into a surprise battle and a rout.
To take advantage of victory and cover up the enemy, what is needed is not elites, but quantity. As long as there are enough troops, they are not needed to fight tough battles after all. With Zhu Changwu in command, there is talk of a tough battle.
Of course, when Han Xin orders troops, he knows that the more the better. Now he has 40,000 troops. If he can get 100,000 troops, he will have the confidence to severely damage the main force of thieves in one battle, and even drive Li Zicheng back to his hometown in Shaanxi. It may not be impossible to go.
And if you want to do this, these quasi-dragon soldiers in front of you have become the top priority.
In order to achieve the purpose of severely injuring the intruders during the battle and destroying their military morale as quickly as possible. Zhu Changwu took out ten W86 mortars, five 40-guns, and four Type 171 heavy machine guns. He wanted to strengthen the firepower output of the Quasi-Dragon Soldiers.
A total of ten W86s, ten 40 fires, plus five Type 171s. The other dragon soldiers each have a 191-type assault rifle. This kind of firepower configuration is used in a team of more than 200 people, which is already sufficient firepower. Using them to deal with an army of thieves who only had big blades, Zhu Changwu really couldn't see any possibility of defeat.
Of course, weapons are important, but the most important thing is for the quasi-dragon soldiers to use these weapons skillfully.
"Don't be afraid of wasting bullets. How to improve your accuracy is what you, the deputy commander, need to consider." After seeing Ji Jinkai, Zhu Changwu pointed at a pile of weapons and bullets as high as a hill behind him, which was very atmospheric. Talking.
"Yes." Ji Jinkai also looked happy after hearing this. He stood at attention and then raised his hand back, "Here, bring the weapons."
Two hundred and fifty-one quasi-dragon soldiers ran over excitedly, with joyful smiles on their faces.
Throughout the entire afternoon that followed, gunshots and cannon fire continued to ring out in the forest. Fortunately, this place is far away from the capital, so the sound did not spread. Otherwise, countless people would have thought nonsense again.
But even if the sound didn't come, many people in the capital were still thinking too much.
The residence of Mao Yujian, the imperial censor.
This is a courtyard with only one entrance. It doesn't look very big, which is very suitable for the status of the so-called Qingliu courtier like the censor.
After all, the censor's job is to impeach people and offend them. Usually, people like this are very careful about what they do, for fear that if they don't do something well, they will be impeached by others.
I offend too many people on a daily basis. Even when walking at night, I have to be careful not to get hit by a sap. Of course, I will pay extra attention to matters where I live.
But the difference is that this Mao Yushi is very different from other Yushi, because he was the first to propose the abolition of the post station, and Chongzhen later agreed.
Ordinarily this is not a big deal, it is just one of their jobs. But the problem is that Li Zicheng had served as a postman before, and it was precisely because he lost his job that he became a thief. From this perspective, he has become an important murderer of Ming Dynasty.
After learning that Li Zicheng had become King Dashun and that he was going to enter the capital with an army of one million, no one was more frightened than Mao Yujian. Because he knew that maybe Li Zicheng could spare everyone, but it would be difficult for him to pass the test.
In the midst of such panic, Mao Yujian suddenly saw hope, and Wang Zhixin, the boss of Dongchang, suddenly came to his door.
As soon as Wang Zhixin appeared, he told the other party that he had already contacted King Dashun and served as the other party's special envoy. Now he came to Mao Mansion to rescue the other party.
According to Wang Zhixin, the removal of the station had something to do with Mao Yujian, but in the final analysis, he must be thanked. If it weren't for him who made this suggestion, there would be no current King Dashun.
