On March 4, the first year of Chongzhen, in the east of Ningyuan City, I entered the lobby of Lue Mansion.
The Liaodong Economic Strategy King Zai Jin was sitting at the head of a group of military generals. Below him were the eunuchs Liu Yingkun and Tao Wen, Ningyuan Chief Soldier Zu Dashou, Xuanfu Town Staff General Wang Zhenyuan, Shaanxi Town Deputy Chief Soldier Chen Guowei, and Yansui Town Staff General. Wu Zimian, Ningxia town counselor You Shiwei, Shanhaiguan garrison He Kegang, and other generals from Jiubian and Liaoxi.
There is an empty seat at the bottom, which belongs to Man Gui, the commander-in-chief of Jizhou. This time when they entered the western Liaoning to aid, Ji Town sent 8,000 troops, hoping to defeat the Liu bandits. Unfortunately, General Manchu suddenly died of typhoid fever half a month ago and was dying, so he had to return to Jizhou in a hurry, leaving his position vacant.
This time, in order to quell the rebellion in Liaodong, the elites from the nine sides gathered in western Liaoning. The generals and generals wanted to give the rebels a thunderous blow, defeat the Liu thief under the city of Guangning, and then push them back to Liaodong, taking the opportunity to enter the cities in Liaodong. , grab a lot of it.
These border town military leaders have been engaged in smuggling all year round. Of course they know that Liaodong is a prosperous business place. Whether it is Nurhaci or Liu Zhaosun, they are all rich and rich. They are far from the poor border towns of Xuanda and Shaanxi.
In the view of these military leaders, with 40,000 elite border troops supported by the imperial court's food and salary, and Zu Dashou's tens of thousands of Liaoxi troops, it was no problem to deal with the Liu thieves.
However, he did not expect that Liu Zhaosun was able to mobilize more than 400,000 foreign Liao civilians, display the momentum of a decisive battle, and attack Ningyuan in a mighty manner.
The final result was that not only did the Nine Sides elites fail to reach Liaodong, but they were trapped in Ningyuan.
After three days of bloody fighting, Ningyuan was impregnable and the main city was intact. Only Juehua Island lost some thousands of sailors and food, and the general Zhao Lijiao was captured by the Kaiyuan army.
Fortunately, all the food and fodder for the army were stored in Ningyuan City. Zhao Lijiao was originally from Liao Town and had no friendship with these guest troops, so no one cared about his life or death.
Kaiyuan's army attacked the city the day before yesterday and suffered a disastrous defeat, with nearly 10,000 casualties and casualties. Judging from the vigorous posture of the troops under the city, it is estimated that they are going to launch a larger-scale attack.
In fact, all the generals in the room have their own ulterior motives. The guest army and Liao Town have been in conflict for a long time. In the past few days, the Zujia Army and other Liao Town defenders have basically been defending the city. The guest army has just watched with cold eyes most of the time. Urged by Wang Zaijin, they only gathered a number of people for Zu Dashou at the top of the city.
It should be noted that staying motionless as a mountain has been a long-standing tradition in Liao Town.
It was only a few years ago that Li Rubai and the others did not send a single soldier to rescue them in Saarhu, and just sat back and watched the defeat of Jun Song and Liu Wei.
Not to mention that in the bloody battle of Hunhe River, the Baigan soldiers and Zhejiang soldiers were stabbed in the back by Ding Bi, and almost the entire army was wiped out.
The guest army has memory.
Since Liao Town can harm others in this way, everyone doing this today can be regarded as repaying kindness with kindness.
Wang Zaijin wore a first-grade civil official uniform with crane patchwork, and an ordinary black gauze hat on his head. The wound on his left arm was wrapped with a thick white cloth, which further showed his resolute and resolute temperament.
He has a thin figure and cheeks. Although he is over sixty years old, his eyes are very clear and lively.
Wang Zaijin waved his hand to the flag officer, and the surrounding area suddenly became quiet. As the names rang out one by one, the generals answered one after another.
After the flag officer finished counting the flags and reported that everyone had arrived, Wang Zaijin glanced at the generals in the room with a majestic look, straightened up and said:
"Liu thieves have been wreaking havoc in Liaodong for three years. No less than a million people have died in Liaodong. Who are Liu Zhao's grandsons? They abandoned themselves in China and were willing to join the barbarians. They betrayed the emperor's favor and hurt lives. It is an unforgivable crime! Now he is wandering to western Liaoning, occupying Guangning, He massacred Jinzhou, held the Liao people hostage, made them slaves of the barbarians, and attacked the city with ants. Looking at the most treacherous and evil people in ancient and modern times, there is no one like the Liu thief!"
Wang Zaijin threw the tea cup to the ground and cursed loudly:
"The Liu thief will not die! The Ming Dynasty will be in trouble! You have been favored by the emperor and are eagerly awaited by all the people. You must fight against the thief! Ningyuan held on for four days, but the Liu thief suffered repeated setbacks and has shown signs of decline! Everyone, it is time to make contributions and serve the imperial court. arrive!"
All the generals in the hall were silent, and they all lowered their heads and looked at the official boots under their feet.
The military generals in the hall admired this high-spirited military officer because this civil servant not only requested a large amount of food and supplies from the court, but he could also wear armor and go into battle and personally command the defenders in battle, which was absolutely unusual. Compared with civil servants.
However, admiration is due to admiration. It will definitely not work if these guest troops are allowed to fight to the death with the hundreds of thousands of Kaiyuan troops outside the city.
Besides, everyone has traveled thousands of miles to come to western Liaoning, but now they have not made any money except money and money. If they want to defend the city, Liao Town should be the first to defend it.
His ancestral family has strong military strength in western Liaoning. Now Ningyuan is surrounded by water and not even a sparrow can fly in. His ancestral family is not in a hurry. There is nothing to worry about a group of visiting troops.
Wang Zhenyuan, Wu Zimian and other generals exchanged glances quickly without saying anything, and looked at Zu Dashou who was sitting next to Wang Zaijin.
Wang Zaijin pretended not to see it and coughed twice. Liu Yingkun, the eunuch sitting next to him, laughed and said:
"Generals, please allow me to say one more thing. The Holy Spirit has sent you thousands of miles to aid the Liao Dynasty, and provided you with sufficient food and salary. I want you all to work hard to kill the thief! Let's kill Liu Zhao and Sun together. Wang Jinglue has already made it clear just now. Liu thief is now At the end of the war, attacking at this time is a good opportunity for you to make contributions. Although the emperor is the first to ascend the throne, there is no sand in his eyes. Who among you is a loyal minister and a good general? Our family in Liaoxi will see it. Your Majesty is here The capital also sees it."
All the generals were stunned when they heard this. The eunuch who was supervising the army clearly wanted to force the defenders to fight.
Everyone's eyes fell on Zu Dashou who was silent.
Zu Dashou knew he couldn't escape, so he stood up and bowed:
"Sir Wang, when will the reinforcements from Shanhaiguan arrive? I heard that another batch of firearms has arrived from the Shenji Battalion. Without firearms, if Liu thief attacks the city, there will be heavy casualties."
Lieutenant General Zu Dabi also stood up and said: "The Shenji camp's sharp firearms are essential for defending the city. The general feels that he would rather wait to have this sharp weapon."
Wang Zaijin stood up after snapping the case and said:
"The opportunity must not be missed before it comes again. Even without firearms, we must repel the Liu thieves."
The guards of Wang Zai Jin Biao Barracks stood guard at the entrance of the hall from a distance, looking into the hall from time to time.
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