"Report, Your Majesty, you are still twenty miles away from Shanhaiguan!"
"Report, Your Majesty, you are still ten miles away from Shanhaiguan!"
He continued to report that when Emperor Chongzhen was still ten miles away from Shanhaiguan, Hong Chengchou did not dare to neglect. He immediately tidied up his appearance and led a group of people from the Governor's Mansion out of Shanhaiguan to greet him.
The ten-mile journey still takes some time for the infantry. However, this time, the troops led by Emperor Chongzhen to Shanhaiguan were the Hussars Battalion and the Beijing Camp Cavalry that had been reorganized for more than half a year. There were more than 15,000 cavalry in total.
Not long after, as Ye Bushou continued to report, Hong Chengchou saw a long dragon appearing in front of him. There were about ten horsemen in a row, marching in order. It was immediately obvious that the soldiers of this Ming army had excellent horse control skills.
The war horses trotted very rhythmically, and the banners hunted with extraordinary momentum. When the imperial guard who opened the way moved to the left and right, he could see Emperor Chongzhen's chariot. Emperor Chongzhen was seen wearing a battle armor, reflecting the gleaming light under the sunlight, like a golden-armored war god.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Seeing this, Hong Chengchou and others immediately greeted the Holy Emperor with a loud voice.
Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood. He waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please come in and talk!"
With each victory of his personal conquests, his power became more and more powerful. There was no longer any voice of dissuasion from the imperial court regarding the emperor's personal conquests. Most of the time, the emperor issued a decree, and the relevant ministers in the court made preliminary preparations for the emperor's expedition.
Emperor Chongzhen left as soon as he wanted to go on this personal expedition.
It didn't take long for Emperor Chongzhen to occupy the Governor's Mansion of Hong Chengchou and sit on Hong Chengchou's original seat. Hong Chengchou himself could only stand at the bottom, including the former civil and military officials from Shanhaiguan, as well as the general soldiers and supervisors who accompanied him on the expedition. The lobby of the Governor's Mansion, which was originally a little empty, suddenly seemed a little crowded.
Wu Sangui was also among the military attachés who accompanied him on this expedition. When he returned to Shanhaiguan, he glanced at the people standing in the lobby. They were all the highest-ranking civilian and military generals in Shanhaiguan, but not many of them knew him. This made him feel very emotional: He had only been away for a few years, and that was it. The familiar people are all gone, and no one treats me with respect anymore, for fear of offending me.
At that time, the strongest one here was the Zu family army headed by my uncle. All those with some strength in the army were related to the Zu and Wu families. Sometimes, my uncle's words carry more weight than the governor of Liaodong or the governor of Jiliao, and he could even lead them to resist the decree together.
But now, those people are gone. Even my uncle didn't know what he was thinking. He surrendered after being unable to defeat Jianlu. However, Jianlu did not accept the surrender and instead killed him. As a result, there is no chance to even enter the Chung Martyrs Shrine.
What stands here now, whether it is the hussar battalion under the Royal Horse Guards or the cavalry army in the Beijing camp, is much stronger than the original ancestral army. If my uncle knew something underground, he wouldn't surrender to the rebels again, right?
No matter what, since I dare to kill my uncle, I will take revenge this time!
When Wu Sangui was thinking about it, he heard some noise and came back to his senses. He saw Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, coming out to confront the emperor. He only heard him say: "We have a limited amount of food and fodder brought by the army. Your majesty's You mean, we should let Shanhaiguan prepare food and grass supplies on the spot?"
At this point, before Emperor Chongzhen could speak, he complained: "Before, the ministers were ordered to resettle the Kalaqin tribe, and the Guan Ning army attacked the grassland, which consumed a lot of food. This year's harvest was not harvested, and the food stored before was It was also used in the Battle of Tashan. Even if the ministers are crowded, there won't be much. Your Majesty, please know this."
Although the emperor's majesty became more and more serious, Hong Chengchou knew that he always spoke freely before the war. I am telling the truth and the emperor will not mind.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was not unhappy at all, but nodded and said: "Of course I know the situation at Shanhaiguan, and I don't expect to prepare much food from Shanhaiguan!"
Hearing this, Hong Chengchou felt a little strange and asked quickly: "Your Majesty, is it possible that this war is just...just a small-scale war?"
He didn't know the overall plan. He originally wanted to say that it would be a small fight, but the imperial commander personally went on the expedition, so how could it be a small fight, so he had to change his mind to a small-scale war.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said with a smile: "No, this battle is about feeding the enemy. Our army does not need much food and supplies!"
Upon hearing this, the civil servants, military officers and supervisors in the lobby were very excited. The most satisfying war is when you can take advantage of the enemy. Not only do you not have to worry about preparing food, you also don't have to worry about transporting food, which can reduce a lot of trouble.
After hearing this, Hong Chengchou was happy for a while, but he was still a little confused and said: "Your Majesty, Liaodong does not seem to be rich, and if you want to attack the strong city fortress, I am afraid that cavalry alone will not be able to do it. This..."
This time, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Chongzhen with a smile. He only heard him say: "Who said I am going to attack Liaodong?"
Having said this, he saw that everyone below him had a look of astonishment, including the generals who had followed him out of the capital. Knowing that they didn't know the situation and were still confused, they knew it was time to explain, so they smiled and said: "On the Liaodong side, I have sent an order to the Dongjiang Army before, and now the fighting in Liaodong is fierce!"
"The Yuma Prison Command has more than 10,000 infantry troops. They set out from Jinzhou to attack Haizhou a few days ago. The prisoners in Gaizhou were frightened by my money and they did not dare to resist. They have fully withdrawn to Haizhou. Our army captured After Gaizhou, we will rest and recuperate while making plans to attack Haizhou."
"And the army led by Lu Qing is also attacking Xinjin. They are just virtual troops and will not really attack Xinjin."
"Also, the two thousand cavalry troops of the Dongjiang Army are currently galloping across the hinterland of Liaodong, killing Tatars and destroying grain fields."
"The Jianlu people have been driven crazy. They urgently summoned the cavalry sent to the grassland, together with the cavalry from all the grassland ministries, to return to Liaodong to aid Liaodong. They want to fight the Ming Dynasty decisively!"
When they heard Emperor Chongzhen talking and introducing the situation in Liaodong, everyone was dumbfounded. Just listening to them, they felt that Ming Dynasty was launching a large-scale counterattack on Liaodong, and was trying to defeat Liaodong in one fell swoop. It would be strange if the slave chiefs on the Jianlu side were not frightened when they heard the urgent reports from various places!
However, they were also a little confused about Emperor Chongzhen's introduction. He Renlong was short-tempered and asked curiously: "Your Majesty, I wonder how you used money to hit Gaizhou Jianlu? Is it money?"
When the others heard this, they immediately looked at the emperor, wanting to hear the answer. Just now the emperor said that he used money to beat Jianlu out of fear, and they were also very surprised. How did he use money to beat Jianlu out of fear?
Emperor Chongzhen laughed after hearing this. This congratulation to Renlong was actually rough but subtle. He added a sentence about money at the end of his words. In fact, it was just to liven up the atmosphere. He must have known in his heart that he was definitely not going to smash Jianlu with money. of.
With this thought in mind, he pointed at He Renlong and said: "Of course not, they used hundreds of Hongyi cannons and general cannons for a whole day to bombard Gaizhou City, and other artillery bombarded Gang Gang. Attack the Jianlu in the car camp, and then use hundreds of thousands of enemies to throw them into the city. After this battle, not to mention the money spent on ammunition, I don’t know how many artillery pieces will be scrapped. Do you think these are all Is it money?”
Upon hearing this, the generals present, as long as they knew the power of artillery, could not help but mourn for Gaizhou Jianlu. The emperor was right, he was indeed scared to throw money at them!
Thinking this way, they were very emotional. Just a few years ago, the border armies could not even pay their troops. But now, it has reached the point of killing enemies with money.
The emperor is showing off his power, tomorrow is changing with each passing day!
Hong Chengchou was more concerned about another matter. After the laughter in the lobby subsided a little, he said: "Your Majesty, if Governor Lu uses empty troops to attack Xinjin, will it be difficult for Jianlu to take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack?" withstand?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said with a smile: "No, on Xinjin's side, the Azige leader who was sent back last time is also just bluffing. He doesn't know how many soldiers and horses Lu Qing has. I don’t dare to really go out of town to fight in the field.”
This kind of slave chief who was captured once by the Ming Dynasty has lost his previous courage and will always doubt whether the Ming army has any conspiracy. Emperor Chongzhen could guess this from the feedback from the Class A eavesdropping seeds on Azig.
After hearing this, Hong Chengchou's eyes finally lit up, and he analyzed the entire battle situation and said: "In this case, Gaizhou has been captured, threatening Haizhou, and attacks have also begun in the direction of Jinzhou. There are also Dongjiang Army cavalry in the hinterland of Liaodong. No wonder. Jianlu will immediately transfer the cavalry on the grassland back. Your Majesty, do you mean that the Hussar Battalion and the Jingying Cavalry will take advantage of the opportunity of the main cavalry of Jianlu and Mongolian tribes to return to Liaodong to clear out the grassland tribes?"
Upon hearing this, all the commanders of the Hussars Battalion, including the supervisors, could not help but drool.
Although they have become the commander-in-chief of the army, they are not rich in material resources in this era. There are still relatively few days when military pay cannot be corrupted, and the days when one can only rely on normal income and eat meat every meal or casually. Especially beef, it is rare to eat it once.
However, during the last battle with the emperor on his expedition to Guihua City, the cavalry troops of various ministries raided the camps of the Chahar Tribe and the Urad Tribe. Since the cattle and sheep could not be driven back quickly, they had to kill and bring back the meat. That time, I ate large pieces of mutton and beef, and it was really enjoyable!
Thinking like this, they immediately looked at the emperor, hoping that this time, they would really go to wipe out the grassland tribes and just feed the enemy. Such a day would not be so exciting!
Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen did not disappoint them and said with a smile: "That's right, after the Jianlu cavalry and the Mongolian cavalry return to Liaodong, we will kill the grasslands. Those Mongolian tribes and Jianlu have worked together in collusion, many times No matter what happens when they invade the capital, they must pay with blood and avenge the people of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Yes, revenge!" He Renlong heard this and echoed loudly, "I want them to pay with blood, kill their people, eat their cattle and sheep, and rob their horses!"
Relying on his image as a rough man, he spoke a bit unscrupulously, but he expressed what the military commander was thinking. At least, that was what Wu Sangui thought. Cutting off Jianlu's right-hand man first would be equivalent to avenging his uncle and the others!
When other generals heard this, they also shouted, demanding that the eastern Mongolian tribes, those who invaded the capital of the Ming Dynasty and worked in collusion with the captives, should pay with their blood! As for the civil servants, although they did not shout, they nodded.
Hong Chengchou did not nod, but looked at Emperor Chongzhen with admiration in his eyes.
Such a war seems to be very simple in the hands of the emperor. But for him, who is familiar with military affairs, this war is very difficult for the commander in charge of overall planning.
To lure Jianlu to send troops to the grassland, the Ming army's ministries will take action here, and the Jianlu and Mongolian cavalry will return reinforcements, and then send troops to the grassland. All these opportunities must be mastered without making any mistakes. Otherwise, there will be no mistakes. , it is very likely that you will fall short of the success, or even steal the chicken but lose the rice.
Only the emperor can handle such a huge and complicated war with ease, as if everything is under control, and even the movements on Jianlu's side can be anticipated.
In this regard, others thought that Jin Yiwei was a powerful spy and could spy on the information. But as an important minister in charge of the Ming Dynasty's front line, he did not feel the presence of Jin Yiwei spies. The most abnormal thing is that even if the Jinyiwei spies can detect a lot of information, it is impossible to deliver it so quickly!
You want to say through homing pigeons? It is possible that there is a fixed point on the Ming side. But in the hinterland of Liaodong and even on the grasslands, that is simply impossible and can only be transmitted through human power.
That is to say, the reason why the emperor was able to accurately grasp Jianlu's movements and deal with them accordingly was because he was aware of everything and could predict Jianlu's reactions everywhere. To put it more mysteriously, it is a magical plan!
Monster... no no no... a genius, a genius, a genius that is rare to see in a thousand years! Hong Chengchou couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
In the next few days, Hong Chengchou saw how easy Emperor Chongzhen was. He saw with his own eyes that no one came to report to the emperor, but the emperor began to issue decrees one after another. Some sent carrier pigeons to convey the message to the Dongjiang Army, and some sent clippers to Gaizhou and so on.
Of course, Shanhaiguan has been under martial law since the arrival of Emperor Chongzhen. Except for the generals and officers of the army, all other people are allowed in and out.
Emperor Chongzhen was like a tiger, lurking in the mountains and forests, waiting for his prey to appear in front of him at the right time and pounce on it.
Naturally, Jianlu didn't know about these things. At this time, Yue Tuo and Duo Duo were still on the grassland, together with the Mongolian cavalry, encircling and suppressing the coalition forces led by Jin Guofeng.
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