Chapter 57: Lu Xiangsheng fights to the death
"Minister Lu Xiangsheng see long live, long live long live, long live, long live!" As soon as the army was stabilized, Lu Xiangsheng rushed to the palace to meet the emperor non-stop. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Chongzhen carefully looked at the man in front of him, although he had already heard of this person, it was the first time Chongzhen had seen this Lu Xiangsheng himself. "Let's get flat!"
"Long live Xie!" Lu Xiangsheng stood respectfully to the side.
Today, Chongzhen specially summoned Zhou Yanru, Chen Xinjia, Gao Qiqian and others to discuss ways to deal with the Tartars outside the city!
As the secretary of the Ministry of War, Chen Xinjia briefly introduced the current situation of the enemy and us, and his words revealed the weakness of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this battle can't be fought anymore, and if we continue to fight, our Ming Dynasty will be over!" Gao Qiqian waited for Chen Xinjia to finish speaking, and immediately jumped out and said.
Chongzhen didn't pay attention to Gao Qiqian, but asked like Lu Xiangsheng who was standing aside: "Lu Aiqing, now that the Tartars are invading the Jingshi, there are people in the court who are resolutely fighting the main battle, and there are also people who are resolutely advocating peace, Aiqing, do you think I should fight and make peace?"
"Long live Hui, although the minister is a martial artist, but the minister knows the truth that only when he can fight can he make peace, if he can't fight everywhere, then the more peace will be more and more subject to the enemy! Today, the Ming Dynasty must focus on war, and only when there is war can there be peace!" Lu Xiangsheng paused and then said, "Now my Ming Dynasty has arrived one after another, and although the Tartars have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, this is the Central Plains, not outside the Guan, and the Tartars cannot get sufficient supplies! As long as I am the Ming Dynasty, I can definitely repel the Tartars!" Those who make peace easily are traitors to my Ming Dynasty, and their behavior is to betray their ancestors for glory!"
Chongzhen, who had a good impression of Lu Xiangsheng, suddenly darkened his face after hearing this, this Lu Xiangsheng was secretly scolding himself inside and outside his words, how could Chongzhen be happy. But now is the time to employ people, except for Lu Xiangsheng Chongzhen, he can no longer find a person who can lead an army alone.
"Lu Xiangsheng, I have promoted you to the governor of King Qin! I am in charge of all the teachers of King Qin!" Chongzhen thought for a while and then said: "Gao Qiqian! I ordered you to temporarily control the Guanning army and assist Governor Lu Xiangsheng!" The reason why Chongzhen did this was because he was dissatisfied with Lu Xiangsheng's words just now, and secondly, he was afraid that Lu Xiangsheng would sabotage the ongoing peace talks.
Changping, since Lu Xiangsheng was promoted to the governor of Qinwang after the army moved to Changping, in Changping Lu Xiangsheng repeatedly repelled the Qing army's attack, because the Qing army put the main force on plundering the counties of the states, Lu Xiangsheng divided the troops to attack all victorious, especially the battle of Qingdu, Lu Xiangsheng broke the Tartar army of 50,000 with 30,000 people.
"Okay! Okay!" Chongzhen took the fold with a happy smile, "This Lu Xiangsheng is really a good general!
Lu Xiangsheng's successive victories caused Gao Qiqian's great resentment, and the court's continuous victories on the battlefield began to gradually shake Chongzhen's determination to negotiate peace, Gao Qiqian had to act, under his instigation, Chongzhen divided Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers and horses into three, and Lu Xiangsheng only took 10,000 old and weak soldiers into Julu's Jiazhuang.
The 80,000 army led by Wang Feng of Shandong stopped and stopped along the way, and when they arrived in Dezhou, they simply stationed there, without any intention of entering Beijing.
"Young marshal, why have we stayed here all the time! The emperor's edict is urgent!" Song Xiance asked with the urgent document issued by the military department in his hand.
"Hehe, don't worry! Come and sit!" Wang Feng said, patting the chair next to him.
"Young marshal, this is the time for us to enter Beijing to show loyalty to the emperor, aren't you afraid that this Beijing city will be attacked by the Qing army?" Unlike Wang Feng, Song Xiance was in a hurry. According to Song Xiance's thoughts, if Wang Feng wants to regain the trust of Chongzhen, he must show his might in the battle of the capital, but now that the entire army has been staying in Dezhou for a long time, how can he not be in a hurry.
Wang Feng lifted the teapot and poured it for Song Xiance personally, "Do you really think that if I fight hard enough and show loyalty enough, the emperor will trust me?"
"Isn't it?" Song Xiance asked.
"Advice! You still don't know our emperor! He's too suspicious, and if he is suspicious of you, he won't be able to get rid of it! Everyone thinks that rescuing Jingshi is a beautiful thing, but in fact, it's a steamer! Let's not wade into this troubled water!" Wang Feng took out a secret letter from his waist and threw it on the table, "Let's see! What kind of great loyal minister Lu Xiangsheng was forced into by them!"
Song Xiance hurriedly picked up the secret letter on the table, and the more he looked down, the more ugly his face became. "How can they treat meritorious people like this? It's so chilling!"
"Yes!" Wang Feng stood up, his words were somewhat desolate, "Now we are not ready to face the Tartars head-on!
Lu Xiangsheng's army stationed in Jiazhuang is now having a very hard time, the grain and grass have already been consumed, and Zhang Qiping, the governor of Baoding, refused to pay Lu Xiangsheng's army.
"Dashuai! If we continue like this, we will finish ourselves before the Tartars come to attack!" Deputy General Yang Tinglin was anxious.
"Report, Yao Dongzhao, a student of Julu County, has come to reward the army with food and wine! Agree to ask to meet the marshal!" a guard hurriedly broke in and announced.
"What, take Ben Shuai quickly!" As soon as he heard the food, where did Lu Xiangsheng still live, and hurriedly rushed out of the big tent.
At this time, Yao Dongzhao was directing the family to continuously unload grain from the car, and bags of grain were carried off the car by the soldiers.
"Dashuai, that person is Yao Dongzhao!" said the guard, pointing to a man.
"Thank you so much! Thank you so much!" Lu Xiangsheng took three steps and made two steps to Yao Dongzhao's side, holding his hand and thanking him non-stop.
Lu Xiangsheng's troops have been out of food for many days, and many soldiers have begun to feed their hunger with turf roots.
"Dashuai, you are serious, these are what we should do! You are here to defend us, why should we do this!" Yao Dongzhao saw such a Ming army for the first time, and he was deeply moved from the bottom of his heart!
"Dashuai, now that this giant deer is dead, and the soldiers are already exhausted, the grass people suggest that Dashuai should move to Guangping and Shunde, and use the power of the people to resist the Qing army!" Yao Dongzhao took the initiative to suggest, in his opinion, if he stayed here, there would be only one ending.
Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand again and again, "Ben Shuai won't hide it from you, to tell you the truth, these are the best strategies you mentioned, but these traps are high and hidden in the middle, I think as soon as we move to the division, they will immediately frame us for the crime of fear of not fighting, and we will still not be able to run to death when the time comes, so why don't you die vigorously on the battlefield! You are the people, hurry up and escape while the Tartars have not yet closed here!"
"Dashuai! Dashuai!" Yao Dongzhao fell to his knees with a pout, tears flowing down his face.