Chapter 258: The main battle and the main peace
Li Zhi glanced at Cha Dengbei, who was patting his ass, smiled and said, "I have something to ask the governor for help!" β
Cha Dengbei said, "What's the matter? β
Li Zhi said: "I would like to ask the Ministry of War to abolish Tianjin West Road, merge West Road back to Tianjin Middle Road, and cancel Fanjiazhuang Counselor." Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info set up a garrison in Fanjiazhuang, which was served by Li Xing, the younger brother of the meritorious service. In this matter, it is better to have the governor play the Son of Heaven! β
Chaden closed his eyes when he heard this, and secretly said that this Li Zhi was the chief soldier, and he was still unwilling to relax his control over Fanjiazhuang, and wanted his younger brother to guard Fanjiazhuang.
However, Cha Dengbei was unwilling to help Li Zhi in this matter. It's not that Cha Dengbei has thoughts about Li Zhi personally, but Li Zhi is now being reprimanded as a traitor by Qingliu, and if Cha Dengbei cooperates too much with Li Zhi in this matter, it will seem that he is a first-class minister, and he will definitely be rejected or even expelled by Qingliu.
If you offend Li Zhi, you will lose your official position at most, and if you are abandoned by Qingliu, it will be a stench for 10,000 years.
Chaden pondered the words, and finally said with a smile: "The chief soldier of this matter is directly played by the Son of Heaven, the chief soldier has just made a great contribution, and the Son of Heaven will agree if he thinks about it!" β
Li Zhi looked at Cha Dengbei, and secretly said that this old fox had a posture of flattering himself, but he did not help him on key issues.
"It's not impossible for me to play the Son of Heaven, but I am suspected of overstepping my bounds."
Chadenbei shook his head and said, "How do you overstep your bounds?" As long as the general soldier can succeed, I don't care! After a pause, Cha Dengbei said: "Okay, the general army is tired of the battle, so I won't bother." I'm going to go back and write the good news. If there is no problem with the general military inspection tomorrow, I will send it to the capital quickly! β
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On December 16, on the Emperor's Palace, hundreds of officials were at a court meeting.
At the beginning of the court meeting, the squire of the military department read the military recitals played by the governors of the front line. Most of the reports were the news that the cities on the front line had been captured by the Qing army, and the hundred officials shook their heads slightly and sighed when they heard the report of the squire of the military department.
This time, the Qing army entered the fortress, and Dolgon and Yue Tuo led an army of 100,000 to plunder Jifu, and so far they have captured 29 prefectures and counties. After the Qing army broke through the city, countless people were killed, and more than 300,000 people were looted and taken away, not counting livestock, and 100,000 wealth. However, the military attachΓ©s did not move forward, and the civilian officials who led the troops were cowardly and did not fight, and no one dared to face the Qing army except for Lu Xiangsheng.
The people of the Ming Dynasty were either killed by the Qing army or plundered to Liaodong as slaves.
And Lu Xiangsheng, who was loyal and daring to fight, also died in Julu Jiazhuang because the reinforcements did not fight alone. The Son of Heaven was very sad and sent a commissioner to Jiazhuang to investigate, knowing that Lu Xiangsheng had died a very heroic death.
As soon as Lu Xiangsheng died, the momentum of the officials who were talking about war between the DPRK and China also decreased greatly, and they all kept silent, and they no longer had the momentum to fight to the death with the war-avoidance lords and officials. However, there was no progress in the negotiation of peace among the officials who avoided the war, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty simply hung Yang Sichang and others. Zhou Yuanzhong, who Yang Sichang sent last time, was almost killed by Huang Taiji.
The war can't be done, and the civil and military officials at the court meeting fell into a kind of powerless depression.
"The Qing army broke through Jiyang County, slaughtered the city for a day, and killed me..."
"Enough!"
The squire of the military department was still there reciting the recital of the governor, but was interrupted by Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven who was full of anger. Zhu Youzhen stood up, put his hands behind his back, walked back and forth in front of the throne in annoyance, and shouted loudly:
"Where is Chen Xinjia? Where is the potential for elevation? They have tens of thousands of troops, and they sit back and watch Dongnu slaughter our Ming people, indifferent? β
"What about Hong Chengchou? What about Sun Chuanting? Haven't their reinforcements arrived yet? β
Seeing that the Son of Heaven was angry, the officials bowed their heads and remained silent for fear of harming the pond fish.
Zhu Youzhen looked at the silent hundred officials, closed his eyes, and sat back on the throne helplessly.
As soon as Lu Xiangsheng dies, will I have no ministers who dare to fight?
Zhu Youzhen was disappointed there, but he saw Liu Yuliang, the first assistant of the cabinet, coming out of the crowd with a flushed face, holding a tooth card and saying: "Shengshang, Tianjin came late last night to rush the three-hundred-mile expedited performance, but it was a great success!" β
That Liu Yuliang seemed to be hiding a big news, and he was so excited that his blood was surging and his face was red.
Hearing the three words of the great victory, Zhu Youzhen's eyes lit up, and he said loudly: "Since it is a good news, why do you only take it out now?" Still not happy? β
Hearing Liu Yuliang's words, the hundred officials in the court were also in high spirits, and they all looked at Shoufu. The situation has been gloomy these years, and a good news is too precious.
Liu Yuliang held the piece prepared by Cha Deng, his hands trembled a little, and he read aloud:
"The right capital of the imperial history, the military department squire, Tianjin governor Cha Deng has something to play:"
"Lai Zuzong protection, holy heavenly might, on December 13, Tianjin General Li Zhi led the army to break the East Nuyue Tuo Department in Fanjiazhuang, defeating nearly 30,000 slave troops... In this battle, Li Zhi's troops beheaded Yue Tuo, the lord of the Red Banner of Dongnu, and captured and beheaded Dongnu at the head of 4,926 and Mongolia at the head of 6,413..."
Hearing Liu Yuliang's recitation, all the officials in the court were taken aback, and the officials looked at each other for a while, their eyes full of surprise, and swept away the depression just now.
Kill the owner of the Dongnu banner? This is a battle feat that has not been achieved in 20 years?
Yang Sichang knew about this good news, and Liu Yuliang secretly pulled Yang Sichang aside and told him the situation before going to court. But after listening to the specific content at this time, Yang Sichang couldn't help but look surprised. It's not pretend, it's just that the content of this good news is amazing.
Li Zhi defeated 30,000 Tartars in one battle? Then Li Zhi has 10,000 people under his hands, how can he beat 30,000 Tartars?
In these years, a thousand Tartars could chase after three thousand Ming troops. Gao Qiqian and Chen Xinjia had tens of thousands of troops and did not dare to fight with 10,000 soldiers and horses all the way to the Tartars, and sat back and watched the prefecture and county being slaughtered by the Qing army. And Li Zhi only brought his own 10,000 soldiers and horses, and took the head of the general in the army of 30,000 Tartars, and beheaded Yue Tuo, the leader of the Sedonu this time!
Not to mention the more than 10,000 captures.
Yang Sichang took a breath and secretly said that this Li Zhi's soldiers and horses are really like heavenly soldiers and god generals. Even the Zhejiang army of the Qi family army back then, I am afraid it is not as good as Li Zhi's combat power! How did Li Zhi train these soldiers? With this Li Zhi, maybe my Ming can really fight on two fronts and defeat the Qing army and the thieves at the same time?
Isn't it time for me to change my stance and advocate for a fight?
But if you change your stance because of Li Zhi's big victory? Will those main war officials pull their pigtails when they once secretly negotiated peace?
However, if Li Zhi wins one game at a time, if he doesn't put on the posture of the main battle, the situation will be even worse!
Yang Sichang fell into deep thought.
Zhu Youzhen sat on the throne and didn't speak for a long time.
His eyes lit up, his chest rose and fell sharply with his breathing, and his face gradually turned red. He raised his right hand, as if to say something, but put it down again. The corners of his mouth gradually curved upward, the corners of his eyes drooped, and finally formed an excited smile.
"Great victory!"
Zhu Youzhen stood up and said loudly to the hundred officials:
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a great victory!" (To be continued.) )