Since the beginning of the first year of Zhengde, it seems that history has completely changed. Major events that were supposed to happen a few years later are happening now, and they are getting worse and worse. It is as if God is deliberately targeting Zhu Houzhao. The north has just been pacified. The southwest was in chaos again, and bad news came one after another from the southeast. The Japanese pirates came to attack the coast again, robbing homes, burning, killing, and looting. Before Qi Jingtong's big ship had time to go to sea, the Japanese pirates came.
After a big battle, both sides suffered injuries. Fortunately, Qi Jingtong put it to use according to the military manual given to him by Zhu Houzhao. In actual combat, it was quite effective. He defeated the Japanese pirates with difficulty, which is good news.
Zhu Houzhao had a headache, liver pain, stomach pain, everything hurt. The nameless fire in his heart burned so hard that he had nowhere to vent. God, what kind of joke is this? Why can other people travel smoothly if they travel through time? Although he became an emperor, history is not the same. Such.
"Send troops to Jiaozhi, send troops to Yunnan and Guizhou, and send troops to the southeast. If you want to fight, I will accompany you to fight. Wang Shouren is ordered to take charge of the military affairs of Guizhou. Yang Yiqingsuo takes it back to the capital. Qi Jingtong is ordered to command the troops and horses on the southeast coast. Yunnan Mufu soldiers are ordered to send troops to Jiaozhi and kill with all their strength. Thieves, boats, and my rich and treasure ships, speed up, and speed up again, before summer comes, I want to see the rich and treasure ships out to sea..."
Zhu Houzhao's anger spread to the southwest, southeast, and Jiaozhi with the imperial edicts one after another. This time, no one could stop him, and no ministers could stop him. This time, three cabinet elders, six ministers and nine ministers united the front and united. Will, support Zhu Houzhao.
The Xu family was once again activated and located in the southeast. Cooperating with Qi Jingtong, Yunnan's Mu Mansion sent troops to Jiaozhi. The war was about to begin. The imperial court sent additional Shenji Battalion and Firearms Battalion to help. No matter the cost, Wang Shouren took charge of the military and political affairs in the southwest. Zhang Zhong led the Iron Eagle Guards. Out of Beijing.
Originally, the ministers were not in favor of going to war. After all, they just didn't want to pay tribute. Just because they were ambitious, it didn't mean they would go to war. Zhu Houzhao scolded them in the court, and then they came to their senses. His Majesty was right.
"Chengzu personally conquered the desert five times, and Eunuch Zheng made seven voyages to the Western Seas. His achievements made history famous, and his military appearance shocked the world. In exchange for fifty years of banquets in the north, foreign countries paid tribute year after year, and the country was at its peak, ruling all nations. What about fifty years later? ? What about a hundred years later? One generation is not as good as the other. Why is this? Because the ancestors worked hard, but the descendants are unworthy and unwilling to make progress. I ask you, in the future, will you have the face to meet the previous emperors, and will you have the face to face the future generations? I don’t want to face my ancestors in a hundred years, so what about you?”
Yang Tinghe came out of the office with his chest raised, straightened his clothes, and said loudly: "Your Majesty is right. We, the great Ming Dynasty, a country in the middle, benefit all people. We have the responsibility of being a heavenly country. We should control the ups and downs of the world, convert foreign barbarians, and deeply appreciate it." My Ming Dynasty has been kind and blessed, but I don’t know how to repay it, and I am disrespectful. Your Majesty is kind and does not want to argue with it. You give them a chance to admit their mistakes. However, the barbarians are ignorant of etiquette and do not know how to repay Your Majesty’s kindness. They are actually despising my Ming Dynasty. Please, Your Majesty. Send troops to the border, issue another edict, and order the king to come to Beijing to defend himself. If he obeys, your majesty can give him a lighter sentence and see the consequences. If he doesn't obey, he can't shirk it, which proves his wolfish ambition. Please remonstrate, destroy their country, burn their temples, I am willing to ask your Majesty to issue an edict."
There was an instant silence in the court, and you could hear needles dropping in the hall. Yang Tinghe's words were like thunder from the sky, which made them burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. They still can't react. Isn't Yang Tinghe a Confucian official? Why would Liu Jian's designated successor, who has always been so magnanimous, say such things?
What they didn't expect was that next, the six ministries and nine ministers, the three cabinet bachelors, and the military generals almost all stood side by side and spoke to His Majesty. It seemed that they had planned it in advance, and the general trend was inevitable. At this point, the big thing was done. .
Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to send troops, and he didn't want to send troops, but if others wanted to force him to send troops, he couldn't. After Jin Yiwei's secret agent came to Beijing, Zhu Houzhao had people copy them one by one, sent them to the cabinet, and then passed them to the six ministries. Others didn't look at them. Yes, I'm going to attack you, but I haven't sent troops yet. Do you really think you can strike later?
Those who do not have enough official positions will naturally not be seen, so the caliber in the main hall is unified, the thoughts are highly unified, the front is unified, and severe punishments are unanimously decided.
The ministers, after Zhu Houzhao's long-term influence, are no longer willing to live in peace as they were in the past. They also want to be the prime minister in black, influence the overall situation of the world, assist the Mingjun and the Holy Lord, and also want to leave their names in history and let their descendants enshrine them with high reputation.
Obviously, Yang Tinghe has already discovered His Majesty's potential one step ahead of them, so can they be willing to fall behind and be beaten into the dust in the end?
Zhu Houzhao successfully took advantage of people's hearts. His face was serious and silent, but in fact he was happy in his heart.
"I call you bitches, but you still don't admit it. You won't stop until I say something so unpleasant. You bitches, let's fight, let's fight, and expand the territory. I will lead you to expand the territory, hehe... ·!"
Zhu Houzhao's evil laughter echoed in his heart, and he looked at the vast and picturesque scenery outside the hall, full of infinite expectations.
Guiyang was about to fall, and Yang Hua's offensive became more fierce. Guiyang was besieged and could not wait for reinforcements. Wang Shouren had no way to enter the city, so he had to harass the Yang Hua rebels outside, temporarily restraining the rebels' sight. It's pretty safe for now.
Zhang Zhong led the Iron Eagle Guards to rush for help, and finally found Wang Shouren's exhausted army a month later.
"Eunuch Zhang, you are finally here. Haha, Shouren has betrayed your majesty's trust. I am ashamed of you." Even Wang Shouren, a strong-minded and dignified Confucian general, showed such an attitude, which shows how miserable the war was. .
The 20,000 wolf soldiers he brought, as well as his own thousands of soldiers, were already reduced to seven out of ten. They were all injured, and their eyes were tired and lifeless. Yang Hua had tortured them until they were almost out of shape.
Zhang Zhong looked at the man who used to have extraordinary magnanimity and command, and he felt sad in his heart. He frowned and ordered his subordinates: "Quickly tell the military doctors to prepare medicine to save people."
Then he turned around and said, "Thank you for your hard work, General Wang. Your Majesty knows that it is not your fault, so he ordered the old slave to tell the general that victory or defeat is a common matter for military officers. The general does not need to care. His Majesty's decree."
When Wang Shouren heard that His Majesty did not blame him, he comforted him. His nose felt sore and he almost burst into tears. He also heard that there was an imperial edict, and he was about to kneel down to receive it. Zhang Zhong supported him and said, "Just stand, there is no need to kneel down." , This is Your Majesty’s grace.”
"I order Wang Shouren to be in charge of all military and political affairs in Guizhou, and to command and dispatch the battle formations, so that he can adapt to the situation. There is no need to ask for a separate order to mobilize the army. I appreciate this."
Wang Shouren was stunned. He saw that Zhang Zhong had forgotten to accept the order. According to regulations, even if the prince mobilized only 5,000 soldiers, he had to ask for an order to mobilize the army. Your Majesty, your Majesty actually trusted him so much. Such kindness , how can I repay you?
Wang Shouren came to his senses and quickly knelt down to thank him. His Majesty's grace was grace, but he had to follow the etiquette. This was disrespectful.
Zhang Zhong wrote down his reactions one by one, nodded secretly with satisfaction and said, "Your Majesty did not misjudge the person, um, not bad... not bad!"
Five thousand well-equipped Iron Eagle Guards took over Wang Shouren's troops and horses. Looking at the luxuriously equipped Iron Eagle Guards and then looking at the broken copper and iron they had taken, Wang Shouren's troops and horses felt sad for a while, but they soon recovered. , because the people of Iron Eagle Guard were very kind to them and equipped them with the same weapons. It was an artifact that they had heard about before but had no chance to see.
Iron Eagle Guard quickly taught them knowledge and made them familiar with it, and then took over the barracks, allowing them to eat, drink and rest without any worries.
Yang Hua's rebels finally found them again, but Wang Shouren's men were too tired to fight anymore, and there were so many rebels that they could only mechanically raise their swords and guns, forgetting to use artifacts to fight the enemy. Such a straight charge screams to kill.
But the one who was faster than them was the Iron Eagle Guard, who was already holding a spear and crawling on the ground. The thunder in his hand was ready. The enemy was about to approach. Only then did Wang Shouren remember something. It seemed that this scene had also happened in Datong. His long-hanging heart finally relaxed, and he quickly waved the command flag in his hand, ordering everyone to retreat.
Just listen~!
Boom boom boom~~~~.
The mountains shook and the ground shook, black round iron balls flew up from the hands of the Iron Eagle Guards, then landed, exploded, smoke and dust everywhere, broken limbs, the rebels' miserable howls, people shouting and horses neighing, the rebels The panic retreated like a tide.
Wang Shouren's subordinates and the Guangxi wolf soldiers all had their throats rolling, swallowed, and felt frightened for no reason.
It was so terrifying that even Wang Shouren, who had seen it several times before, still felt a sense of awe.
The Iron Eagle Guard army quickly stood up, and after charging for a certain distance, they knelt down again with the same perfect coordinated movements. The same scene happened again. After a few times, the rebel army was completely wiped out, and there was no time to inject incense. arrive.
Someone checked the pile of dead people and found those still alive, so they pulled them out and gave them a stabbing blow. They couldn't save them anyway. Besides, there is no mercy to the enemies. This is war. The difference between the Iron Eagle Guards' treatment of their enemies and their treatment of them. , which made Wang Shouren's subordinates very uncomfortable.
"Master Wang, you take them to rest first, and leave this place to them."
"Oh, okay, okay." Wang Shouren nodded numbly.
He still doesn't understand why Iron Eagle Guard can fight so cleanly, but he is so miserable.
He was not the only one who thought so, everyone thought so. After seeing the Iron Eagle Guards led by Zhang Zhong, even the Ming Dynasty’s No. 1 Shenji Battalion was not used to it. This kind of battle formation was too advanced and made it difficult for them to adapt to it. They are very uncomfortable with it, but from now on, this will be the norm.
Loud noises are most taboo in the military camp, because it will trigger a group roar. Once a camp roar occurs, it will be a disaster. Therefore, Wang Shouren's army eats quietly and does not communicate with each other. The wolf soldiers are wolf soldiers, and the Datong army is the Datong army. , the distinction is very clear.
In the distance, the Iron Eagle Guards' chattering and laughing voices not only attracted the wolf soldiers and the Datong Army, but also attracted the attention of Wang Shouren. He was very puzzled. With the identity of Zhang Zhong he knew, could such a loud noise be made? Don't worry about any bad consequences.
Wang Shouren walked over, looked at the Iron Eagle Guards seriously, and said, "There are rules in the army. No noise is allowed at night. Is this what Eunuch Zhang taught you?"
Several Iron Eagle Guards saw Mr. Wang and performed military salutes without being humble or overbearing. Zhu Houzhao created a kind of meeting ceremony between superiors and subordinates in the military. It has not been promoted yet, but it may be implemented by the entire army in the future.
"Reporting to Mr. Wang, His Majesty said when he trained us, we don't have to be so restrained. We have to kill the enemy fiercely on the battlefield, and relax when we rest. Otherwise, it is easy to become nervous and cause, what kind of group depression syndrome, right? , it’s this kind of disease that makes it easy to scream, so in order to prevent it, we also have psychological counselors who give us classes and learn knowledge. Apart from training, we have always lived like this. "
The big-headed soldier responded with a smile, then excused himself and walked aside.
Wang Shouren was thoughtful, depressed, and group syndrome. He really couldn't understand this new vocabulary. According to the literal meaning, he could understand it a little bit. He looked at the soldiers he led, and then looked at those who had been there before. The Iron Eagle Guard, who was killing people on a mass killing spree, was now joking and entertaining like a normal person, and he understood a little bit more.
He looked at the distance under the night sky, which was in the direction of the capital, and said to himself, "Your Majesty, your wisdom is truly unfathomable. I hope that I can always follow in your footsteps."
Zhang Zhong came up behind him at some point and answered with a smile, "I will definitely do it. You are already in the Emperor's heart."
Hearing this, Wang Shouren smiled bitterly and said, "Eunuch Zhang, please stop praising me. Your Majesty will not blame me this time. It is already a great favor from the Emperor."
Zhang Zhong smiled in an easy-going manner and said, "Your Majesty intends to follow Chengzu's example. Most of the people in the court are old and unable to take on big responsibilities. You don't have to belittle yourself. Your Majesty is a talented person. There will be many places where you will be needed in the future. Work hard." He usually He is not serious about words and smiles, and for some reason he is very attracted to Wang Shouren.
Wang Shouren nodded, clasped his fists and bowed in the distance, saying, "I am ashamed of myself, and I am ashamed of my trust. Shouren will do his best and die to repay His Majesty's heavenly kindness." He turned around and bowed respectfully to Zhang Zhong; " Thank you, father-in-law, for waking me up."
Zhang Zhong accepted his courtesy, patted his shoulder and said, "Go and rest. Tomorrow, I will hand over the Iron Eagle Guard to you."
Wang Shouren's eyes lit up. Even though there were only 5,000 men, these were powerful and elite soldiers that could withstand 100,000 soldiers. With these elite soldiers, he was confident that he could break Yang Hua's offensive and Guiyang could be freed from the siege.
