"As long as I can save my mother, death is worth it!"
Emperor Chongzhen understood his mood and expressed his thoughts.
It's okay not to say this. After he said it, Chen Shaozong was very surprised. Afterwards, he didn't say anything, but just knocked his head to the ground, and the sound of "dong dong dong" was still very loud.
Li Laiheng standing next to him was also very shocked. He looked at Emperor Chongzhen who was serious, and then at Chen Shaozong who was kowtowing on the ground. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Even if it doesn't work, the old lady will definitely rest in peace!"
Seeing that Chen Shaozong's head was covered with blood after just a few blows, Emperor Chongzhen quickly waved his hand and asked Lan Tianbao to help him up quickly and said: "It's up to you to save your mother!"
"Your Majesty, I...I..." Chen Shaozong knelt on the ground stubbornly, unable to find the right words to express his feelings. Finally, he kowtowed hard and made a loud "dong" sound. Then he stood up and wiped the blood from his face with his sleeve.
Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and asked Lan Tianbao to bandage him. Then he wrote a decree with his own hand and gave it to Li Laiheng to take back to Lu Xiangsheng.
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A few days later, in Jinzhou, there was a deep courtyard, which was heavily guarded by Jianlu soldiers. There were sentries at the gate and other places. However, in front of a lobby, there was a deck chair with an old man lying on it, basking in the sun with his eyes closed and meditating. There were two other beautiful maids, one was beating her shoulders and the other was beating her legs.
People who don't know can't tell at all that this old man has the blood of countless soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty in his hands. He is Prince Heshuoli of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Aisin Gioro Daishan.
It was already the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, and he was already fifty-nine and very old.
When he was young, he still wanted to fight for power. But as he grew older, he had let go of everything. Now he has been staying in Jinzhou without any complaints. He just regards it as retiring here.
However, the sound of hurried footsteps came from far and near, and one could tell that something was urgent.
Hearing this movement, Daishan's eyes suddenly opened, frightening the maid who was beating her legs so much that she beat her legs twice.
However, Daishan ignored him at all. Instead, he sat up and turned to look at the courtyard door. At this time, a Jianlu had already come in. When he saw him, he immediately knelt down and reported: "Your Highness, the Tanma lurking on the beach came to report that the Dongjiang Army Navy, with at least two hundred ships, set off to the north in a mighty manner. , you can see that all the soldiers on the deck are soldiers of the Ming Army."
"Oh?" When Dai Shan heard this, he immediately turned his head and looked in the direction where the Ming army was going. After thinking for a moment, he lay back again, and then said lightly: "I know!"
In the past few months, Dai Shan knew that Huang Taiji had frequently mobilized people from various places, and he must be doing something. Now the Ming army is heading north in a mighty manner, which must be related to this. However, what does it have to do with Jinzhou if it has anything to do with him being a good person?
Moreover, the Ming army was at sea, so Daishan could only stare blankly at this. As for reporting whereabouts? There are Qing Dynasty scouts on the seaside, and other places will naturally know about such a blatant action of the Ming army.
This day has just passed. As expected, the actions of the Dongjiang Army have nothing to do with Jinzhou. Everything is calm here in Jinzhou!
The next day, Daishan was still basking in the sun, enjoying the happiness, and living a contented life. All the troubles of the Qing Dynasty were the emperor's business anyway.
From this point of view, if you don’t compete for that position, you have the advantage of not being in that position! That’s not bad!
He was thinking this, but was interrupted by the sound of footsteps, which made him frown slightly.
I have been in Jinzhou for more than two years, and I have always been at peace with the Dongjiang Army. Why do I feel like there are too many things in the past two days?
Sure enough, the footsteps came here, and a Jianlu reported to him: "Chen Shaozong, the former deputy general of King Huaishun, is anxious to see His Highness and says that he has the Emperor's will."
"Oh?" Daishan stood up as soon as he heard this. Although he couldn't understand why Huang Taiji's decree was conveyed by Chen Shaozong, it did not prevent him from acting respectfully after hearing the decree.
After a while, he put on a python robe, a very formal one. When he turned to the front office, he saw Chen Shaozong's embarrassed look, still dressed in casual clothes, standing there alone, waiting for him.
Now, he was curious, what was going on?
He also knew this person, he was Geng Zhongming's confidant. What the hell is going on when he's the one delivering the order and yet he's so embarrassed?
As if knowing that he had doubts, Chen Shaozong immediately took out a package from his arms as soon as he saw him coming out, opened it on the spot, revealing an imperial edict, and then offered it with both hands: "Please take a look at it, Your Highness!"
Dai Shandu sent an incense hall to greet him, but the result was like this, which made him a little confused, so he took the imperial edict passed by the guard and immediately started to read it.
After reading it, he was still confused, but he could guess that it was probably related to the current situation.
"Now we are in a desperate situation with the Dongjiang Army, and we urgently need His Highness's help!" Chen Shaozong hurriedly explained, "Some time ago, the Emperor went to Phoenix Castle and deliberately took away my prince's title in front of everyone..."
He told the whole story. Of course, he finally decided to fake it and he would definitely not talk about being betrayed by his son when he returned home.
Previously, Emperor Chongzhen asserted that Huang Taiji would not tell Jinzhou about this matter, let alone report the progress of the matter to Jinzhou in real time. Otherwise, if many people know about the matter, Huang Taiji will definitely worry about the news leaking. After all, Jianlu is still hoping that Chen Shaozong can deceive the Dongjiang Army.
But now, Chen Shaozong has just arrived at Guanglu Island, so it is normal for the Dongjiang Army to delay their departure for a few days. Therefore, the layout that Huang Taiji had put so much effort into at the Phoenix Castle would never be easily removed unless it was confirmed that the Dongjiang Army was not fooled.
Based on this inference, of course, the surveillance of Jinzhou at night can also support his inference from another aspect. Emperor Chongzhen decided to send Chen Shaozong to deceive Daishan.
"...The general and my prince went to Guanglu Island and successfully lured the main force of the Dongjiang Army. However, we didn't expect that Lu Xiangsheng actually divided his troops all the way and came ashore in advance, saying that he wanted to coordinate the army. If there was a problem, the Qing Dynasty cut off the Dongjiang River. The army retreats to the riverside, so there is a way out." Chen Shaozong continued to compile, "My prince is beside Lu Xiangsheng and cannot leave. Therefore, I gave this order to the general, and asked the general to come to His Highness and mobilize two people. Thousands of cavalry troops will block the retreat route of the Dongjiang Army from behind."
After Chen Shaozong said so much, Daishan couldn't help but secretly sigh that Huang Taiji had put so much thought into it. At this time, he naturally understood why Huang Taiji frequently mobilized people from various places. Only by mobilizing a lot of people and being able to get in the eyes of others can we set a trap with heavy troops and ambush.
When Geng Zhongming was transferred from Jinzhou to Phoenix Castle, could it be that Huang Taiji had already started making plans at that time? Dai Shan guessed, and finally sighed in his heart: "Sure enough, Lao Si's city is deep enough, cunning enough, and has such a large layout. It is not unreasonable for him to snatch that position in the first place!"
Thinking about this, he looked at the will in his hand. Of course, he did not doubt the authenticity of the imperial edict, he could still see this at a glance. Looking at this decree, he lamented that Huang Taiji wanted to destroy the Dongjiang Army and gave Geng Zhongming such great power.
But if we can really destroy the Dongjiang Army, even though we have done so many things, it will still be worth it. Dai Shan continued to think in his mind that if he ruined Huang Taiji's good deeds in this matter, he would definitely be reprimanded or even punished...
He was thinking that Chen Shaozong was waiting, and he was a little worried, but he didn't dare to show it.
After a long while, Daishan suddenly raised his head and asked Chen Shaozong: "How many troops did Lu Xiangsheng divide his troops into?"
"Back to Your Highness, the cavalry of the Dongjiang Army came ashore early, about two thousand of them." Chen Shaozong didn't know why he asked, but these questions were all expected, so he answered immediately.
After hearing this answer, Daishan nodded and said: "Okay, you go and take a rest first. I will ask someone to prepare."
Chen Shaozong had no choice but to go down.
As soon as he left, Daishan ordered his personal guards to verify the situation of the Dongjiang Army's cavalry arriving ashore early.
Acting in full, Lu Xiangsheng really had to let Li Dingguo's two thousand cavalry ashore in advance.
Therefore, Daishan quickly verified the news and found that such a thing was indeed the case.
So, he didn't hesitate and sent the message to Chen Shaozong.
To be honest, Chen Shaozong has always been a little worried. He didn't want to rest at all. At this time, when he heard Daishan pass on him, he felt very nervous. He was afraid that things on Daishan's side would get messed up, which would affect his ability to save his mother.
Obviously, he was overly worried, and he heard Dai Shan say to him: "The cavalry of the Dongjiang Army are all composed of Qin soldiers from the Ming Dynasty, and they are considered the elite of the Ming Army. I thought that if we only send two thousand cavalry, If you go to intercept it, I'm afraid it won't be enough. Therefore, all the three thousand cavalry troops in the city can be mobilized. In addition, you must follow the emperor's decree and go to Xinjincheng to mobilize troops and horses. You must cooperate with the emperor to defeat all the Dongjiang troops in one fell swoop and create a great victory for me. Qing pull out this nail!"
When Chen Shaozong heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Previously, it was estimated that the Ming army could mobilize two thousand Jianlu, which was the maximum force Daishan could accept. Unexpectedly, Daishan now took the initiative to increase his troops and wanted to send out all the cavalry in Jinzhou City! And that's not all, they also gave him suggestions and asked him to go to Xinjincheng to mobilize more troops.
At this moment, he finally realized that the Dongjiang Army led by Governor Lu was really a thorn in Jianlu's side, a thorn in his flesh, and he had to pull it out at all costs.
Chen Shaozong naturally agreed to Daishan's suggestions.
Of course, the three thousand cavalry troops sent by Daishan will not be led by Chen Shaozong.
This time, Daishan arrived at the top of Jinzhou City and watched the Jinzhou Cavalry leave. After a long time, he ordered the guard general on duty: "Although the main force of the Dongjiang Army has moved north, Jinzhou's strength is only 3,000. Watch the city gate carefully to avoid any accidents!"
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Over at Phoenix Castle, Obai was sitting there, waiting for news from the Dongjiang Army.
This time, Huang Taiji gave him this task, which made him feel a lot of pressure.
This pressure does not mean that he does not have enough troops, but that he feels the importance of destroying the Dongjiang Army.
Before he came, Huang Taiji had repeatedly explained to him. He said that once the Dongjiang Army came ashore, he would mobilize troops from various places and immediately entangle the Dongjiang Army. He must not let the Dongjiang Army escape back to the ship. Then, he used his decree to mobilize the surrounding Qing troops to surround and annihilate him.
This was the first time that Obai led the army alone, and it was such an important thing. Being nervous is inevitable.
Geng Jimao, who was following him, saw it and comforted Obai: "That Chen Shaozong is a famous filial son. Don't worry, sir. His mother is in the hands of the emperor, so she will definitely be obedient."
Ao Bai listened and nodded. He actually agreed with this point. Before actually letting Chen Shaozong go, he also went to inquire about it himself. I know that Chen Shaozong is indeed very filial to his mother. He is the kind who would rather take his own life than listen to his mother's words and not make her feel wronged.
Otherwise, how could such a big thing be let go at will?
After waiting for several days, when Obai was getting a little impatient, a fast rider came to the Phoenix Castle and reported to him that the Ming Dynasty navy was indeed heading north in a mighty way and had entered the Yalu River. .
Upon hearing this, Obai was overjoyed. The emperor had a clever plan and knew that Phoenix Castle and Zhenjiang Castle were of sufficient weight to make even a capable person like Lu Xiangsheng unable to withstand the temptation and lead the snake out of its hole!
So, he secretly left the Phoenix Castle and went around to the Qing Dynasty elites lurking around to confirm that there were no problems before returning to the Phoenix Castle.
As soon as the Ming army lands ashore, these first batch of reliable Qing elites will, under his command, cut off the Dongjiang Army's retreat, and then other Qing armies can come to encircle and suppress them openly.
While dreaming this sweet dream, Obai waited and waited, but did not wait for the news that the Ming army had landed. It seems that after the Ming Dynasty navy entered the Yalu River, its speed slowed down, and finally it turned to a turtle speed, and even stopped directly.
At this time, Obai became anxious. Could it be that the Dongjiang Army discovered something? But the troops at Phoenix Castle and Zhenjiang Castle did not move at all. The elite troops he brought are all lurking on the periphery! Could it be that Chen Shaozong showed some flaws?
Finally one day, Jianlu came to see Obai with a man and said to him: "He is a Korean and has served in the Korean Navy before. He said that the water line of the ships of the Korean Navy was not deep. He estimated that the water line in the cabin was not deep. There is no Ming army at all, there are only those on the deck of the Ming Navy ships."
"What?" Obai was shocked when he heard this, and he still didn't believe it, so he asked for details.
The Jianlu plundered a lot of people from North Korea, among whom there were naturally traitors. In fact, there were many Korean soldiers in the Jianlu Army. This Korean is just one of many Koreans.
After listening to Obai's question, he quickly analyzed it in detail for Obai, which made Obai's heart freeze!
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