"Report, the emperor is driving, there are still twenty miles from Shanhaiguan!"

"Report, the emperor is driving, there are still ten miles away from Shanhaiguan!"

continued to tell that when Emperor Chongzhen was still ten miles away from Shanhaiguan, Hong Chengchou did not dare to slack off, immediately tidied up his appearance, led the governor's mansion and others, and went out of Shanhaiguan to greet him.

Ten miles of road, for the infantry army, it will still take some time. However, this time, Emperor Chongzhen led the army to Shanhaiguan with the hussar battalion and the Jingying cavalry army that had been reorganized for more than half a year, with a total of more than 15,000 horsemen.

Not long after, under the continued prayer of the night, Hong Chengchou saw a long dragon appear in front of him. A row of about ten horsemen, marching neatly, at a glance can see that the Ming army soldiers have good horse control methods.

The war horse trotted, very rhythmic, pennant hunting, and the momentum was extraordinary. When the captain of the Jinyi Guard who opened the road separated to the left and right, he could see the imperial car of Emperor Chongzhen. I saw Emperor Chongzhen wearing a battle armor, and under the illumination of the sun, he reflected a shining light, like a golden-armored god of war.

"My emperor, long live, long live, long live!" Seeing this, Hong Chengchou and the others immediately greeted the holy car loudly together.

Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood, and waved his hand and said, "Zhongqing is flat, let's go in and talk!" ”

With the victory of each of his imperial expeditions, his power has become more and more heavy, and the court and the central government have no longer exhorted the emperor. It was mostly the emperor's will, and the relevant courtiers of the court made preliminary preparations for the emperor's expedition.

This royal drive is already Emperor Chongzhen's departure if he wants to.

It didn't take long for Emperor Chongzhen to occupy Hong Chengchou's Governor's Mansion and sit on Hong Chengchou's original throne. And Hong Chengchou himself can only stand at the bottom, including the civil and military officials on the side of the original Shanhaiguan, as well as the general soldiers and supervisors from all walks of life who went out with the car. The lobby of the Governor's Palace, which was originally a little empty, suddenly seemed a little crowded.

Wu Sangui was also among the military attaches who went out with him this time, returned to Shanhaiguan, and glanced at the people standing in this hall, all of whom were civil and military generals with the highest status in Shanhaiguan, but not many people knew each other. This made him feel very emotional: he has only been away for a few years, and that's it. The familiar people are no longer there, and no one is respectful to them anymore, so they are afraid of offending themselves.

At that time, on this side, the strongest was the ancestral army headed by the uncle, and all those who had some strength in the army were related to the Zuwu family. Sometimes, my uncle's words have more weight than the governor of Liaodong or the governor of Jiliao, and even when I used to, I could take them to resist the decree together.

But now, those people are gone. Even my uncle didn't know what to think, and he surrendered when he couldn't beat Jianyu. However, Jian Lu did not accept the surrender and killed him instead. As a result, there is no chance to enter the Martyrs' Shrine.

Now standing here, whether it is the hussar battalion under the imperial horse superintendent or the cavalry army of the Beijing camp, they are much stronger than the original ancestral army. If my uncle had known about it underground, he wouldn't have surrendered again, right?

No matter what, since you dare to kill your uncle, this time, you will have to take revenge!

When Wu Sangui was thinking about it, he heard the movement, so he came back to his senses, only to see that it was Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, who was playing against the emperor, and only listened to him play: "The grain and grass brought by the army of Weichenguan are limited, and Your Majesty means that Shanhaiguan should prepare grain and grass materials on the spot?" ”

Speaking of this, without waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to speak, he complained and said: "Before, Weichen was ordered to settle the Karaqin Department, and the Ning army attacked the grassland, and a lot of food was consumed. This year's harvest has not been obtained, and the previous grain storage was also used in the battle of Tashan, and Weichen's side, even if it is squeezed again, I am afraid that there is not much. Please also ask Your Majesty to be aware of this. ”

Although the majesty of the emperor is getting heavier and heavier, Hong Chengchou knows one thing, but he has always been happy to speak freely before the war. I played it right according to the facts, and the emperor wouldn't mind.

Sure enough, after Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he did not have any displeasure, but nodded and said: "I naturally know the situation here in Shanhaiguan, and I don't expect to prepare much grain from Shanhaiguan!" ”

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou was a little strange, and hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, is it possible that this war is not happening, it's just ...... Just a skirmish? ”

He didn't know the whole plan, and originally wanted to talk about a small fight, but he could do it in person, so how could it be a small fight, so he had to change his words to a small-scale war.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "No, this battle is to eat the enemy, and our army doesn't need much grain and grass materials!" ”

As soon as they heard this, the civilian and military generals in the hall, as well as the prison guards, were very excited. A war that can eat the enemy is the most refreshing war. Not only do you not have to prepare for the troubles of food, but you also don't have to think about transporting grain, which can reduce a lot of trouble.

Hong Chengchou was also happy for a while when he heard this, but he was still a little puzzled: "Your Majesty, Liaodong doesn't seem to be rich, and if you want to attack the fortress of Jiancheng, I'm afraid that the cavalry alone won't work, this ......"

This time, before he finished his words, he was interrupted by Emperor Chongzhen with a smile, only to hear him say: "Who said that I am going to attack Liaodong?" ”

Speaking of this, he saw that everyone below was stunned, including the generals who accompanied him out of Beijing. Knowing that they didn't know the situation and were still confused, they knew that it was time to explain, so they said with a smile: "On the Liaodong side, I have already sent an edict to the Dongjiang Army before, and now the battle is hot in Liaodong!" ”

"More than 10,000 infantry troops of the Imperial Horse Prison Department set out from Jinzhou to attack Haizhou a few days ago. Gaizhou Jianyu was frightened by my money, and did not dare to resist, and had fully withdrawn to Haizhou. After our army captured Gaizhou, while resting, it made a move to attack Haizhou. ”

"And Lu Qing's army is also attacking Xinjin, but it is just a virtual army, and it will not really attack Xinjin."

"Also, the 2,000 cavalry of the Dongjiang Army is now galloping across the hinterland of Liaodong, killing Tartars and destroying grain fields."

"Jianyu's side has been driven crazy, and the cavalry sent to the grassland, together with the cavalry of the grassland, will return to Liaodong to fight a decisive battle with my Daming!"

Hearing that Emperor Chongzhen was talking eloquently there, introducing the situation in Liaodong, the crowd of people was a little dumbfounded. Just listening to them, they felt that Daming was counterattacking Liaodong on a large scale, and it was a posture to knock Liaodong down in one go. It would be strange if the slave chiefs over there heard urgent reports from all over the country, and they were not frightened!

However, they were also a little puzzled by Emperor Chongzhen's introduction, and He Renlong was in a hurry, so he asked curiously: "Your Majesty, I don't know how to use money to smash Gaizhou Jianyu?" Silver? ”

When the others heard this, they immediately looked at the emperor and wanted to hear the answer. Just now the emperor said that he was afraid of smashing Jianyu with money, and they were also very strange, what kind of smashing method was to smash Jianyu with money?

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled, this He Renlong is actually thick and fine, and he added a sentence at the end of the sentence to say silver, in fact, it was just to enliven the atmosphere, he must know in his heart that he was definitely not afraid of smashing Jianyu with silver.

Thinking so, he pointed his finger at He Renlong and said: "Of course not, it is to use hundreds of Hongyi cannons and general cannons for a day, constantly bombarding Gaizhou City, and other artillery bombardment of the Jianyu who just attacked the car battalion, and then use hundreds of thousands of enemies to throw into the city, this battle, not to mention the money consumed by ammunition, I don't know how many artillery pieces will be scrapped." You say, "Isn't this all money?" ”

As soon as they heard this, the generals present, as long as they knew the power of artillery, couldn't help but mourn in silence for Gaizhou Jianyu. The emperor is right, he really used money to smash them!

Thinking so, they were very emotional. Just a few years ago, the armies at the border could not even pay their salaries. But now, it has reached the point of smashing the enemy with money.

The emperor is powerful, and tomorrow is changing with each passing day!

Hong Chengchou was more concerned about another matter, and after the laughter in the hall was a little quieter, he played: "Your Majesty, on Governor Lu's side, if the virtual army is used to attack Xinjin, will it be difficult to resist under the opportunity of Jianyu's counterattack?" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "No, on Xinjin's side, the Azig leader who was put back last time was also just bluffing, he didn't know how many soldiers and horses Lu Qing had on his side, and he didn't dare to really fight in the city." ”

This kind of slave chieftain, who has been captured once by the Ming Dynasty, has lost his previous courage, and will always wonder if the Ming army has any conspiracy. This point, from the news fed back from the Grade A eavesdropping seed on Azig's body, Emperor Chongzhen can guess it.

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou's eyes finally lit up, and he analyzed the entire battle situation and said: "In this case, Gaizhou has been taken, threatening Haizhou, and the direction of Jinzhou has also begun to attack, and the cavalry of the Dongjiang Army is turning over the river and the sea in the hinterland of Liaodong, no wonder Jianyu wants to immediately transfer the cavalry on the grassland back." His Majesty's meaning is that the hussar battalion and the Beijing cavalry took advantage of the opportunity of the main cavalry of the Jianyu and the Mongolian tribes to return to Liaodong to clear the grassland tribes? ”

As soon as they heard this, the general soldiers of the hussar battalion, including those prison guards, couldn't help but drool.

Although they have become the chief military supervisor, the material resources of this era are not rich after all. You can't be corrupt for military salaries, you only rely on normal income, and the days of eating meat every meal or eating meat casually are still relatively rare. Beef, in particular, is rare to eat for the first time.

However, in the last battle with the emperor on the expedition to Guihua City, the cavalry of various tribes raided the camps of the Chahar and Urad tribes, and the cattle and sheep could not be rushed back quickly, so they could only kill and bring back the meat. That time, the big pieces ate mutton and beef, and it was really enjoyable!

Thinking so, they immediately looked at the emperor, hoping that this time, they really had to go to clear the grassland tribes, and they would eat the enemy, and that kind of day would not be too cool!

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen did not disappoint them, and said with a smile: "That's right, after the Jianlu cavalry and the cavalry of the Mongolian tribes return to Liaodong, we will kill the grassland." Those Mongol tribes and Jianju are in cahoots and have invaded the land of Gyeonggi many times, no matter what, they must always let them pay for their blood debts and avenge our Ming people! ”

"Yes, revenge!" When He Renlong heard this, he echoed loudly, "I want them to pay for their blood debts, kill their people, eat their cattle and sheep, and rob their horses!" ”

He relied on his character as a rough person, and he spoke a little unscrupulously, but he said the voice of the general, at least in Wu Sangui's heart, he thought so. Cutting off Jianyu's right-hand man first, that is tantamount to avenging their uncle!

When the other generals heard this, they also shouted one after another, asking the eastern Mongolian tribes, those who invaded the land of Jinggi in the Ming Dynasty, and those who were in cahoots with Jianyu, to pay for their blood debts! As for the civil official's side, although he didn't shout, he was nodding.

Hong Chengchou didn't nod, just looked at Emperor Chongzhen, his eyes were full of admiration.

Such a war, in the hands of the emperor, seems to be very simple. But as a man who is familiar with military affairs, this war is very difficult for the commander in chief who coordinates the overall situation.

Lure Jianlu to send troops to the grassland, the Ming army will do it here, as well as the Jianyu and the Mongolian cavalry will come back to help, and then send troops to the grassland, this kind of fighter plane, all of them must be mastered well, and there can be no mistakes at all, otherwise, it is likely to fall short, and even steal chickens and rice.

Only the emperor can make such a huge and complex war as light, as if everything is under control, and even the movements on Jianyu's side can be expected.

In this regard, others thought that Jinyiwei was a powerful spy and could spy on the news. But as the commander of the Ming front, he didn't feel the presence of Jinyiwei's secret agents. The most abnormal thing is that even if a lot of news can be detected by the Jinyi Wei secret agent, it is impossible to pass it on so quickly!

To say by carrier pigeons? There are fixed points on the side of the Ming Dynasty, and that is possible. But in the hinterland of Liaodong, and even in the grassland, it is impossible at all, and it can only be transmitted through manpower.

That is to say, the reason why the emperor was able to accurately grasp the movements of Jianyu and deal with it accordingly was completely because the emperor was aware of everything and could deduce the reactions of Jianyu everywhere. To put it mildly, it's a clever calculation!

Evil ...... No, no, no...... Tianzhong Wizard, Tianzhong Genius, rare in a thousand years! Hong Chengchou couldn't help but sigh with emotion in his heart.

In the next few days, Hong Chengchou saw Emperor Chongzhen's weightlifting, and under what he saw with his own eyes, no one came to tell the emperor, but the emperor began to issue decrees one after another. Some released carrier pigeons and sent orders to the Dongjiang Army, and some sent clippers to Gaizhou and so on.

Of course, here in Shanhaiguan, since Emperor Chongzhen arrived, all of them have been under martial law, except for the soldiers in the army who are not accepted at night, and all others are allowed to enter but not leave.

Emperor Chongzhen is like a fierce tiger, lurking in the mountains and forests, waiting for the prey to appear in front of him at the right time, and then pounce on it.

These things are naturally unknown to the Jianyu side. At this time, Yue Tuo and Duoduo were still on the steppe, together with the Mongolian cavalry, and were encircling and suppressing the coalition forces of Jin Guofeng's department.

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