Lao Hu has now become Chang Yu's special driver, driving a carriage back to the city. As for Chunxiang and others, they can only guard the dilapidated house. After all, there is a treasure hidden there that needs to be guarded by close friends.
After entering the palace, Chang Yu told Lao Hu to go to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to do some work. He went straight to the Prince's Mansion. As soon as he entered the palace, he felt something was wrong. Tang Potian and others stood in the courtyard with sad faces. They saw him winking and looking towards the main hall. Go, several eunuchs and maids stood trembling at the door, and angry roars came from inside.
Chang Yu frowned and walked straight to the door of the palace. After a moment of thought, he opened the door and saw Linglong and another palace maid cleaning up the broken tea bowls on the floor. The seats in the palace were in a mess. Zhu Cixiang sat on one side with red eyes and shed tears. When Chang Yu came in, he looked sad and angry.
With a wink, Chang Yu asked Linglong and the others to go out. Chang Yu walked up to Zhu Cihong with a sullen expression: "What's wrong?"
"Ping, Pingyang Mansion is lost, intruders, intruders go one step further" he said, crying loudly: "Could it be that my Ming Dynasty is really going to perish?"
Chang Yu was startled, his eyes suddenly went blank, and he said blankly: "How could it be possible? How could it be lost?"
"The traitor sacrifices the city"
Zhu Cixiang punched the armrest of the chair hard, his face filled with grief and anger!
Chang Yu closed his eyes and shed tears. He was not being pretentious. People in later generations will feel sad and angry when they read that period of history. What's more, he has experienced it personally now, and his whole heart is to help the Ming Dynasty. That kind of heartache is really the same as that of Lao Zhu The family feels the same.
"Yes, people's hearts!"
Chang Yu slowly opened his eyes and let out a long sigh. Zhu Cixiang frowned in confusion. He didn't understand why Chang Yu said the word "people's hearts".
People's hearts are a very strange thing. When they are not brainwashed with patriotism, the people are actually very simple. I will support whoever treats me well and gives me food to eat. When the Eight-Nation Allied Forces entered Beijing, the capital Tens of thousands of ordinary people mobilized to help transport supplies and hold ladders to assist the coalition forces in siege. During the Anti-Japanese War, when the Japanese invaded the Central Plains, Henan ordinary people mobilized more than 100,000 to lead the way and provide logistics support.
It was a dark era when the king did not care for the people and the people did not know that there was a country. Although the Ming Dynasty did not completely enslave its people like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, its integrity and integrity are still not as important as the belly. Besides, who will become the emperor if you are a dog biting a dog? Aren't they all the same, so whoever benefits is the same.
This is true in the face of external humiliation, not to mention the civil war now. In the later period of Chongzhen, in order to raise funds, he increased taxes. On the contrary, the strategic propaganda of the invaders was very touching: open the door to welcome King Chuang, but when King Chuang comes, he will not pay the food. With this sentence, he has won the hearts of the people, especially the people in the northwest who have been ravaged by drought, floods and locust plagues.
This is also why the south is rich but the officers and soldiers are weak, but the peasant army has never gone south. It is because the south is rich and they have no popular base. In addition, many big families in the south have private armies and local armed forces. Intruders cannot play there and must not People's hearts.
It can be imagined that the people of Pingyang Prefecture have long been interested in intruders. With the army pressing down on the territory, the morale of the military is unstable. Without the morale of the people, the morale of the military will be lost. Even if Zhang Linran is removed, Wang Linran and Li Linran will still be there.
Suddenly Chang Yu stood up suddenly and frowned: "What day is it today? Twenty is correct, right?"
"That's right, it's twenty." Looking at Chang Yu's appearance, Zhu Cixiang felt deeply uncomfortable.
Chang Yu's expression became even more solemn, because he remembered that Pingyang Mansion was abandoned on January 23rd, but now it was three days earlier! ! !
this! Zhu Cixiang also looked horrified, and then sat down again. He murmured to himself: "It's too early, it's too early...what can I do?"
It seems that time is not waiting for me. I thought that two months to prepare was hasty enough, but now the schedule is even ahead of schedule, which makes Chang Yu feel deeply stressed.
"This should not be a moment of pretentiousness. How to respond is the most important thing at the moment. Prince, go and tell the emperor to mobilize Xuanda's troops to support Taiyuan Mansion. Taiyuan Mansion should be regarded as an important fortress in front of us, and Zhou Yuji should be sent from Ningwuguan has also been transferred, and now the person who is most capable of fighting and using troops there is undoubtedly Zhou Yuji."
Zhu Cixiang was startled, with a face full of surprise: "This is how my father arranged it."
Well, it's Chang Yu's turn to be fooled. Is it a coincidence?
"There are a few more things you should suggest to the emperor. First, you must inform him that the rebel army has no more than 60,000 soldiers. The rebel strategist Li Yan is so good at psychological warfare that tens of thousands of people dare to brag about millions. , it will make people scared after hearing it. How dare you fight again? This matter must be announced to the whole army to drive out the psychological fear of the officers and soldiers."
In fact, this is what happened when the intruders started fighting. Soldiers took their families to fight guerrillas, and it was a snowballing recruitment process. Wherever they went, they looted a large family. It looked really scary, but it was really scary to go to the battlefield. Not even one-sixth.
However, since I first met the thieves in the Eastern Expedition after becoming emperor in Xi'an, it is true that they only sent troops instead of bringing families with them. However, there was always a snowballing along the way. Those who were forced to conquer, those who surrendered, and those who could not survive voluntarily followed. Soon the snowballs grew in size and became the breadwinners of the family. These snowballs had little combat power, but the formation was scary, especially since the intruders had already developed a set of fighting methods. When charging into the battle, these cannon fodder were used to consume the officers and soldiers. , his elite personal troops picked up the leaks, and used these cannon fodder to rear their rear when they fled, and they never worked. So he doesn't object to snowballing, except that the consumption of rations gives him a headache.
"The second thing is to immediately let Wu Sangui enter the Guanyan formation to wait, and leave the aftermath to others."
At this time in the late Ming Dynasty, if we were to talk about who was the best at using soldiers and who was the best at fighting, it was Wu Sangui.
There were three strongest armies in the late Ming Dynasty. One was the Tianxiong Army of Governor Lu Xiangsheng of the five provinces, which numbered about 20,000 people. Later Governor Lu died fighting and most of his troops died in the battle, and the remainder was divided between Hong Chengchou and Zuo Liangyu.
The second Qin army led by Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, was about 10,000 people. The army died in the court and dispersed.
The third is the most powerful Guan Ning cavalry, with about 40,000 people. The Ming army's cavalry was mainly concentrated here and was formed by Yuan Chonghuan. After Yuan's death, about 15,000 troops were obtained by Wu Sangui. The Guan Ning cavalry was one of the top ten victors in ancient times. corps.
To this day, only Wu Sangui is left among the three strong armies. He uses good steel on the blade and has been stationed at Shanhaiguan, Liaodong.
"Third, immediately summon the general, King Qin."
Chang Yu knew that it was in vain to issue an order to King Qin. At this time, Chongzhen had lost control over the generals outside, and there were not many people who favored him. Historically, when he ordered King Qin, Liu Zeqing, Zuo Liangyu and others found various reasons to refuse to go north. Even Wu Sangui was slow to come to the rescue and abandoned the cabinet presentation. Wei Zaode was afraid of taking responsibility and dared not agree. Only Tang Ping, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, led 9,000 people to Juyongguan, but the situation was over by then, so Old Tang naturally opened the city gate.
Why is no one diligent? This was also the biggest embarrassment in the late Ming Dynasty. The courtiers did not dare to take responsibility and blamed each other when things happened. They all followed the golden mean and lived their lives. The military generals without soldiers and pay would not obey orders and either surrendered or ran away. Mainly because everyone felt Ming Dynasty is about to finish its game, and if it doesn’t want to follow the old Zhu family all the way to the dark side, it is better to maintain its strength and wait for the price. Especially Wu Sangui guards the important position of Ming Dynasty and is trying to win over the target in many ways.
Therefore, since the death of Sun Chuanting, the most loyal and obedient general, there has been a saying that "the court dies and Ming dies".
"I'm going to see my father now." Zhu Cixiang said as he stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by Chang Yu.
"One more thing, the Beijing camp is the last line of defense in the capital. Although it is in a state of decay, it is not too late to do our best to make up for it. We must quickly appoint capable confidants and train them severely, and that idiot Li Guozhen must withdraw as soon as possible."
Zhu Cixiang nodded: "Who do you think is more reliable?"
"Which of those who sacrificed their lives for the country and the king is more reliable than Li Guozhen? As for which one is suitable, I dare not say anything unreasonable. All you have to do is talk to the emperor and he will surely make his own conclusion."
Zhu Cixiang nodded and left, and Chang Yu took a long breath: I have tried my best. The most urgent thing is the army and pay. I have helped you raise the pay. It is up to you whether you can mobilize the soldiers or not. Whether you can fight or not is up to you.
When he thought of military pay, Chang Yu hurried to the entrance of the palace and stopped Zhu Cihong who had already walked a long way: "Prince, are the money coming back?"
Zhu Cixiang, who was about to walk out of the Prince's Mansion, turned around and frowned: "Not yet, I plan to ask for it in the afternoon. I won another 200,000 last night. Zhu Laogou was eager to redeem his capital and lost more than 100,000. He was almost crazy. , Xu Yunzhen also lost nearly 40,000 taels."
Chang Yu nodded: "You go to the palace first to meet the saint, and I will accompany you to ask for money in the afternoon. Let's make a big fuss today and be sulky."
Zhu Cixiang nodded vigorously. Chang Yu's words touched his heart so much that he felt a fire in his heart that needed to be vented. This suggestion was great.
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