"General Zhu, if Jiannu had the same idea as you, I wouldn't have to go to such great lengths!"
Yuan Keli responded lightly.
If Zhu Guoyan had not been operating in Jizhen for five or six years and cultivated many confidants, there would be no suitable replacement generals for a while.
In addition, killing him will affect the morale of the army as the war is imminent. Otherwise, he would have been killed long ago, which is simply stupid.
Jiannu, knowing that the imperial court mobilized a large army to besiege the city, attacked Santun Yingcheng. Isn't this just throwing himself into a trap?
As long as the Ming army besieged them for half a month, Jiannu would collapse without a fight.
After this battle, we must thoroughly investigate how this idiot became the commander-in-chief. Ji Town must be completely cleaned up.
A quarter of an hour later, the four city gates of the Santun camp opened at the same time, and tens of thousands of elites filed out of the city gates and quickly assembled in the school field outside the north city gate.
As the saying goes, once there are more than 10,000 people, there are no borders, let alone an army of 50,000.
Yuan Keli stood on the commander's platform and looked at the densely packed army. Infinite pride surged in his heart, but his expression was extremely dull.
"Soldiers, you guessed it right. When we left the city, we cooperated with more than 200,000 troops from Shanhaiguan, Xuanfu, Beijing and other places to surround and attack the slaves who entered the pass.
Among the commanders of the slave-building coalition entering the pass this time were the four great Beile, including Huang Taiji, Amin, and Mang Gurtai, as well as several Nurhachi sons, such as Duduo, Abatai, and Dorgon.
As well as the Great Khans and Beile of Mongolia's Horqin, Haraqin, Chahar, Khalkha and other tribes, as long as the Jiannu coalition forces are surrounded and killed, the Jiannu will be defeated in a short time.
Don't blame me for not reminding you that after this battle, there may not be any major wars for a few years.
Whether you can make marquises, generals, officials, nobles, and dignitaries in front of others, this battle must be grasped carefully.
This pavilion and Jinyiwei will personally take charge of the investigation. Your credit will not be misappropriated. What is yours is yours. Work hard! "
Yuan Keli's pre-war lecture was a bit dull, but the content he revealed made the tens of thousands of soldiers on the campus excited.
He didn't mention the justice of the family and the country, but what the sergeants could get.
The entire mobilization expresses one purpose: soldiers speak with their strength. This cabinet will give you a chance. Whether you can succeed or not depends on you.
As a soldier, it would be false to not hate the Jiannu, but the generals were afraid of war and wanted to kill the enemy, and they had no way out;
As a soldier, who doesn’t want to fight on the battlefield, be honored as a general, and leave a name in history?
But their bosses were greedy for credit, deceived them, and colluded with each other, blocking their way. Now the opportunity has come;
As a soldier, it is nonsense to say that you are not afraid of death, but some deaths are in vain, and some deaths are well deserved.
If they have no choice, they would rather die in a majestic battle than be a coward and treat others as dogs;
As a soldier, it is your duty to protect your family, your country, and your territory.
The humiliation of the slaves breaking through the barrier, the humiliation of the Ming generals surrendering on their own initiative, and the old and new grudges were all settled in this battle.
I can't say that about all the sergeants, but most of them had angry expressions. The hands holding the spears and bows and arrows had veins bulging from the exertion. They wanted to catch up with Jiannu and kill him immediately.
"war!"
"war!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
…
Yuan Keli listened to the calls for battle and shouts of death that echoed throughout the school grounds, and a smile appeared on his lips.
Then he turned his head and looked at Santun Yingcheng behind him, and his expression became serious.
"Inform the people in the city that a war is about to start. We can no longer take care of the city. Let the people retreat to the south or enter the mountains on their own, and then return to the city after the war is over.
In addition, if anyone dares to take advantage of the opportunity to rob, commit adultery, burglary, etc., after the war, I will personally go to Santun camp to investigate thoroughly and kill them without mercy. "
"Zhao Guangrui, you lead the front army to move forward quickly. After catching up with Sun Zushou, follow Sun Zushou's command in everything!"
"The last general takes command!"
After Zhao Guangrui responded, he waved his whip and the horses galloped away, followed by 10,000 troops and dozens of carriages.
His 10,000-strong army has gathered 70% of the firearms in Santunying City, including bird cannons, three-eyed fire cannons, squatting tiger cannons, general cannons, etc.
If commanded properly, even if they encounter 10,000 elite Jiannu cavalry, they can kill them all.
"Set off!"
As Yuan Keli's order was issued, the remaining 40,000 troops also started to move and trotted towards Zunhua City.
When the army set off, Chongzhen, who was more than 300 miles away in Beijing, also received the information sent by Li Ruolian.
"Your Majesty, Xifengkou City, Commander Cao Wenzhao sent back information that Xifengkou City has been captured and all the Jiannu defenders have been annihilated!"
"Da'ankou City, Marquis Zhongzhen sent back information that Da'ankou City has been captured, and the heads of the slaves who guarded the city were cut off and piled up in the capital. In addition..."
"Marquis Zhongzhen, you really have no taboos!"
Listening to Qin Liangyu making Jiannu's head into a Jingguan, Chongzhen chuckled: "You continue!"
"In addition, after Marquis Zhongzhen learned that there were only more than 2,000 warrior camps in Longjing Pass, he sent 3,000 white pole soldiers and six hundred-household Yulei camps to assist the warrior camp in defense!"
"The troops are divided?"
Chongzhen was a little surprised and admired Qin Liangyu's overall view, and then asked: "Where is the Beijing camp?"
"Back to Your Majesty, according to the information sent back, the Beijing camp will not be able to arrive until at least noon tomorrow. If it is later, it may not be until midnight. It is three hours later than the scheduled time?"
"Three hours?"
Chongzhen repeated softly, an inexplicable smile flashed across his eyes.
But in my heart, I felt that Zhang Zhiji was really reliable in his work.
As an absolute confidant, Li Ruolian naturally knew why the emperor arranged for these veteran soldiers from the Beijing Camp to go to the most important Longjing Pass.
Sure enough, before he could finish his thoughts, he heard the emperor say: "Over there in the Beijing camp, you can start closing the net!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I am fully prepared. After this battle is over, I can take action at any time!"
After Li Ruolian responded, she felt deeply moved by the emperor's methods and forbearance.
Since the emperor's accession to the throne, he has been investigating and collecting evidence of crimes in the Beijing camp.
Now we are finally going to take action against the Beijing camp through the encirclement and killing battle.
Once the war is over, at least 80% of the generals in the Beijing camp will be beheaded and imprisoned, not to mention even the blame.
"Well, you do things..."
Before Chongzhen could finish his response, hurried footsteps could be heard outside Dongnuan Pavilion. Wang Chengen, who was waiting, his face darkened and he immediately left Dongnuan Pavilion.
After just a few breaths, he turned back, with a royal guard behind him.
"Your Majesty, the military situation in Datong Town is urgent!"
Without waiting for Chongzhen to speak, Li Ruolian immediately stepped forward, took the box from Jin Yiwei's hand, and quickly checked the fire paint seal on the box.
"dismantle!"
As soon as Li Ruolian finished checking, Chongzhen spoke. Li Ruolian opened the box, took out the letter and presented it to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen opened the letter and glanced at it, his face instantly darkened.
