"Master, news from Beijing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" A coat handed a secret letter to Tao Min's hand.

Tao Min opened the letter and read it for a while, and said secretly in his heart: "Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang went to Shengjing? These two people really have a way, and they also want to play Wei Wei to save Zhao? ”

"Master." Another coat walked into Tao Min's tent, "The Great Khan asked the master to come over." ”

"Got it, I'll go right away." Tao Min took the secret letter into his arms and walked out of the tent quickly.

"Minions see the Great Khan." Tao Min punched Huang Taiji a thousand.

"Excuse me, sir." Huang Taiji asked, "Sir, have you heard rumors in Beijing that thousands of troops of the Yulin Army have gone to attack Shengjing?" ”

"The minions heard." Tao Min pretended not to care.

"Do you think this rumor can be trusted, sir?" Huang Taiji asked again.

"Great Khan, please relax." Tao Min replied, "This rumor may be credible, but even if the Yulin army goes to attack Shengjing, they don't have as many thousands of soldiers and horses, at best there are more than 1,000 people, and they can't defeat Shengjing." ”

"Are you sure, sir?"

"Great Khan rest assured." Tao Min knew that Huang Taiji might be worried about Hai Lanzhu in Shengjing, "There are 3,000 elites under the command of Dabeile in Shengjing City, and there is nothing to lose. As long as we intensify our offensive here and break through the city of Beijing, the Yulin army will naturally retreat. ”

Huang Taiji thought for a while, and suddenly stood up: "Order, all armies will strengthen their offensive and take Beijing City." ”

The overwhelming Eight Banners soldiers began to attack the city as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. Lu Xiangsheng personally held a big knife and commanded his 30,000 soldiers and horses to resist to the death.

The two sides fought fiercely for three days.

"Great Khan, Great Khan." An Ezhen ran into Huang Taiji's tent, "There is news from Shengjing. ”

"What's the news?" Huang Taiji was taken aback, "Where is the person who sent the letter?" ”

A messenger walked into the camp covered in mud: "Qi Great Khan, the servants came to start the camp on the order of the Great Belle, and the Yulin army attacked Shengjing, and has now arrived at Shengjing." ”

"How many of them are there?" Huang Taiji asked eagerly, "Is Shengjing safe?" ”

"Back to the Great Khan." The messenger replied, "Their soldiers and horses may be in the thousands, and the Great Belle and Mr. Tao Gong have closed the gates of Shengjing City for the time being. However, when the minions came out, they did not attack Shengjing City. ”

"They didn't attack the city?" Tao Min on the side asked, "Then what did they do?" ”

"Mr. Hui." The messenger glanced at Tao Min, "They burned down the sir's mine. ”

Tao Min's eyes were dark, and he almost didn't stop, it was his own hard work for more than half a year, and it was gone.

"Didn't Dai Shan play?" Huang Taiji asked.

"Back to the Great Khan." The messenger replied, "Because the Great Baylor did not know how many people there were, and feared for the safety of Shengjing, he did not go to war, but only held the city. Great Baylor implored the Great Khan to return to Shengjing. ”

"What do you think, sir?" Huang Taiji asked Tao Min.

Tao Min's heart was very helpless, and after three days of fierce fighting, he did not take down the city of Beijing, and the soldiers and horses of King Qin from all over the Ming Dynasty were constantly driving over, and it seemed that this time I was afraid that it would be in vain.

It's not that Tao Min didn't think about continuing to attack Beijing, but if these Eight Banners soldiers were consumed in Beijing City, then Dajin might really be injured. Fight consumption, Daikin can't fight Daming.

Tao Min also thought about whether he could block Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang in Liaodong, but this idea was rejected by himself. Since Jiang Beiming dared to attack Shengjing, they must have pinched the time, even if they knew that they might retreat on the coastal line, but it would definitely be too late in time.

"Return to the Great Khan." Seeing Huang Taiji asking, Tao Min knew that Huang Taiji was still thinking about Hai Lanzhu in his heart, "For the safety of Shengjing, let's still be a class teacher, and the slave will make plans after we go back." ”

"Herald." Huang Taiji gave the order, "The army will stop attacking and return to Shengjing." ”

Xu Lang and Jiang Beiming searched separately for two days, and finally found Taomin's iron mine and iron-smelting blast furnace.

Jiang Beiming joined forces with Xu Lang again, and in a surprise attack, he took the iron mine.

The Eight Banners soldiers in Shengjing City still didn't come out, looking at the raging fire, Xu Lang suddenly called Ye Zhan over: "Ye Zhan, now you take someone to cut down a few trees, make a wooden sign and bring it over." ”

"What do you want wooden signs for?" Jiang Beiming asked puzzled.

"I'm useful." Xu Lang smiled, "You'll know in a moment." ”

Ye Zhan took people to cut down a few trees, made more than a dozen wooden cards and brought them to Xu Lang's face. Xu Lang picked the biggest one and looked at it for a while, took out a dagger and engraved a few words on it.

"Let's take a look, how about it." Xu Lang finished carving and greeted the people next to him.

Everyone gathered around to take a look, and there were four big characters on the wooden sign: "All officials are exempted." ”

Jiang Beiming couldn't laugh or cry a little: "When is this happening, you still have the heart to play this." ”

"What's the matter, let's play with them too." Xu Lang said to Ye Zhan again, "Take those few too, and I'll carve some more." ”

More than a dozen wooden plaques were planted around the perimeter of the iron ore field, and different words were engraved on them: "Tao Min is exempt, Huang Taiji is exempt, thank you Da Belle Daishan for closing the city." ”

There was even a wooden plaque carved with a grimace and a few large characters underneath: "We are going home, and we will meet later." ”

Jiang Beiming looked at Xu Lang after finishing these wooden signs, and asked with a smile: "It's over, shouldn't we go?" ”

"Let's go." Xu Lang said arrogantly, "Let's sweep all the way to Dandong." ”

The 1,000 Yulin army destroyed the city along the way, and there was not a single inch of grass in the place where it passed, all of which were burned and robbed.

A few days later, the Yulin army arrived in Dandong with more than 200 real Tartar heads and more than 40 prisoners, including the first to be captured. Wang Zhaoxing had been waiting in Dandong for two days, and more than 1,000 people crowded onto the battleship and set sail for Tianjin.

Tao Min and Tao Gong stood in front of the wooden sign in the iron ore yard and were silent for a long time.

"Bastard." Tao Gong finally couldn't help it, and pulled out a big knife to split a wooden card in front of him in half.

"Brother, don't be so angry." Tao Min persuaded, "The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, although the Ming Dynasty is now full of holes, but after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and our strength is still small." ”

"Brother, what should we do next?" Tao Gong's anger gradually subsided.

"Rebuild the mine." Tao Min replied, "This is our foundation. You make me think about it again, it's not so simple to deal with Yulin Bay. ”

Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang landed from Tianjin with the Yulin army, and Wang Zhaoxing led the fleet back to Dengzhou.

1,000 Yulin soldiers with their heads escorted the captives to Beijing.

"Report sir." Scout Pegasus ran back from the front, "The Master of Ceremonies, Elder Wen Ge, and Lord Lu are all waiting for us at the city gate. ”

Although the Ming Dynasty government suffered heavy losses in the defense of Beijing this time, after all, Huang Taiji had withdrawn his troops, and the city of Guihua had been taken, and the situation in Mongolia had changed. Coupled with Jiang Beiming's surprise attack on Shengjing, the news of more than 200 Zhenyi heads and more than 40 captives was reported to Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen's heart was somewhat balanced.

"Herald." Jiang Beiming shouted, "Soldiers of the three armies, cheer up, let's go into the city." ”

Ragged and unkempt, but full of spirit, the Yulin Army marched from a distance to the city of Beijing with neat steps.

Jiang Beiming, Xu Lang, Wang Qianxiang, Ye Zhan and others got off their horses and knelt on one knee: "The lower officials see the princes, see the lords." ”

"Generals, please get up." Wang Chengen stepped forward and helped him for a moment, "You have won a big victory this time, long live the Lord is very pleased, and I hope you can make persistent efforts to revitalize my Ming Dynasty." ”

"Long live the grace." Jiang Beiming replied loudly, "Dare not do your best." ”

After Jiang Beiming handed over to the military department, he returned to the camp of the teaching regiment, and 1,000 Yulin troops were stationed outside Beijing, and Chongzhen gave 10 bottles of imperial wine to the Yulin army to show the emperor's grace.

In addition to Wang Zhaoxing and Gu Yunkun in Dengzhou, and Zhou Lei from Guihua City, the travelers in the north have now gathered in Beijing.

"Beiming, it's really not easy for you." Han Wantao sighed, "1,000 people attacked Shengjing and destroyed Tao Min's mine, this time Tao Min and Tao Gong should hug their heads and cry." ”

"The destruction of the mine does not necessarily make Tao Min cry." Wang Qianxiang said, "But if he sees the sign left by Xu Lang, he will definitely cry." ”

"yes." Jiang Beiming also sighed, "This time, thanks to the plan that Xu Lang came up with, otherwise it would really be difficult for Huang Taiji to withdraw from the army." ”

"Don't even slap me on the back." Xu Lang smiled, "I'll say one more thing, you all have a number in your hearts first." ”

"What else is going on with you?" The crowd asked.

"Maybe someone will come up to us in a few days."

"Join us? Why join us? Everyone didn't understand why Xu Lang suddenly said this.

"It's very simple, because we're so capable." Xu Lang glanced at the people in the room, "Although we have relieved Beijing this time, according to Chongzhen's character, he will definitely think of the opposite direction of things." And we are now very close to Wen Tiren and Wang Chengen, although this is nothing, it is also needed, but the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty will not let us go, and someone will definitely make a fuss about us. ”

After listening to Xu Lang, everyone was silently thinking about his words. Regarding the party struggle at the end of the Ming Dynasty, these traversers have heard Lu Lao speak. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the party struggle began in the 22nd year of Wanli "Jingcha" (assessment of officials) and continued until the first year of Hongguang. Both on political and military issues, there are endless debates. At first, it was a dispute between the Donglin Party and the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, and later evolved into a dispute between the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party.

Although Wei Zhongxian has long been ambushed, the party struggle has never stopped. "The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty." Although Jiang Beiming and others have never participated in party struggles, the current situation can't help but make them not to make a choice.

"So what should we do?" Jiang Beiming asked.

"I don't know." Xu Lang replied, "I don't have an idea about this question either. But in a little more than a month, it will be July, and our family will be re-elected, and a new crossing conference will be held. I think it's best for those of us who are out there to go back and talk about the situation with our families, so that they can get an idea. ”

"There's got to be a reason for us all to go back." Fan Qiuming asked again, "What reason is there to go back at the same time?" ”

"Don't just ask me." Xu Lang smiled, "Let's all think about it together and think of a reason for Chongzhen to let us go back." ”

In the Palace of Heart Cultivation in the Forbidden City, Chongzhen held a copy of Zhang Fengyi's recital, the secretary of the Ministry of War: "Wang Chengen, what do you celebrants think of Zhang Fengyi's recital?" ”

"Back to the master." Wang Chengen hurriedly replied, "This time, the Yulin Army is indeed suspected of disobeying the general's orders and acting without authorization. But their surprise attack on Shengjing was also agreed upon by the minions and Lord Lu. Zhang Shangshu's recital said that he was participating in them, but he was actually participating in Lord Lu. ”

Chongzhen thought for a while: "Then what do you think should be done?" ”

Wang Chengen knew that Chongzhen valued Lu Xiangsheng very much: "Back to the master, Lu Xiangsheng returned to the division to rescue the Beijing division this time, and he made a great achievement; The surprise attack of the Yulin army on Shengjing is also a great merit, which can only be praised, not punished, otherwise there will be objections in the court. ”

"I know that, too." Chongzhen said, "But Zhang Fengyi's twists and turns are not unreasonable, the Yulin Army is indeed an arrogant general, and it is not easy to control." ”

"Master." Wang Chengen suddenly changed the topic, "There is one more thing that the slave has not had time to return to the master." ”

"What?"

"Jiang Beiming and they held an auction in Naturalization City, and they made a lot of profits." (To be continued.) )