Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 1 Liaodong Shock

Chapter III: Plans for Internal and Foreign Difficulties

Section 8 is shocking

After receiving the news of Qinghe's urgency, Liu Ling immediately ordered the guerrilla general Zu Tianding to lead his troops to gather horses and go to Qinghe City to help. At the same time, Liu Ting was ready to summon Xu Jiusi and other subordinates to arrange the defense of Liaoyang.

Liu Yunwei said on the side: "Grandfather, this Jiannu attack on Qinghe is bound to succeed, and its troops must be very strong, just Uncle Zu's battalion of men and horses is afraid that the troops are insufficient." ”

"It takes too long to mobilize other battalions, I'm afraid that the Qinghe defenders won't last long, let your uncle set off first, so that the Qinghe defenders can see hope, hold on for a while, and we can send more reinforcements."

"I'm afraid that if I send reinforcements in batches, I will be defeated by Jiannu."

Liu Ling thought for a while and said, "It's me who is in a hurry, so what do you say?" ”

Liu Yunwei clasped his fists and said: "My Hanwei battalion has just returned, there is no need to reassemble, and I can set off again now." I'll go with my grandfather. ”

Liu Ling thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you have to be more careful. ”

After the guerrilla general Zu Tianding received Liu Ting's general order, he immediately gathered his troops and horses. Near noon, the Zu Tianding Department opened the north gate of Liaoyang. I saw that Liu Yunwei and all the soldiers of the Hanwei battalion had already lined up and waited outside the north gate for a long time.

"Yunwei, your ranks are really elite, we received the old general's order to go out at the same time, your Hanwei battalion has been assembled so quickly, it is much stronger than those Qiu Bake under your grandfather's uncle." Zu Tianding smiled and said.

Liu Yunwei stepped forward and saluted and said, "Uncle Zu is too modest, my Hanwei camp is just closer to the north gate." ”

Zu Tianding nodded, and said with a smile: "Then let's go, time waits for no one." ”

"It's all up to my grandfather."

So, Liu Yunwei and Zu Tianding set off together, and the two of them joined forces and rushed all the way to Qinghe City.

Liu Yunwei's Hanwei battalion is well-trained, although it has just experienced a bloody battle, but the spirit of the soldiers is still the same, and there is no decline in the slightest. At this time, when I heard that there was another bloody battle with Jiannu, the soldiers of the whole battalion were very excited, and their morale was very high. More than 2,000 soldiers (more than 800 casualties in the first battle of Mahedanbao) were fully armed and forced to march all the way, still in a chaotic formation.

Although the battalion of Zu Tianding's department is not as good as Liu Yunwei's Hanwei battalion, it can be regarded as the elite army of the Ming army, and the battalion of 5,000 people can also maintain the basic formation all the way down, but the formation is a little out of shape.

Zu Tianding looked at the soldiers under Liu Yunwei and exclaimed: "Yunwei, your soldiers are all good soldiers!" ”

"Uncle Zu has won the award, and your command is full of tiger soldiers."

Just as the two were talking, several Ye Bushu rushed from the front, and the dazzling red flag was held high.

"Qinghe urgent! Qinghe urgent! ”

Liu Yunwei and Zu Tianding glanced at each other, and a sense of foreboding surged in their hearts.

Liu Yunwei took the urgent report and opened it with Zu Tianding to watch, sure enough!

"The slave chief Nurhachi led several banners of soldiers and horses with a total of more than 20,000 slave soldiers, and suddenly surrounded Qinghe City since yesterday, and the Qinghe defenders were caught off guard. The two sides fought fiercely until noon today, the south wall and the north wall of Qinghe City were lost successively, and the defenders collapsed instantly, and then the Jiannu army attacked the city. The officers and soldiers defending the city were all killed in the battle from the deputy general Zou Chuxian down, the people in the city were taken captive, and the fire in Qinghe City was soaring, which could be seen two miles away. ”

Zu Tianding was furious after reading it: "More than 10,000 defenders have only held on for less than two days with the help of the fortified city!" What a battle this is fighting! It's all rubbish! What is the artillery in the city for, there are more than 10,000 pig tartars in the city, and they can't be caught in more than a day! ”

Liu Yunwei's face was gloomy, he also didn't expect the Qinghe defenders to be defeated so quickly, and he was completely caught off guard.

"Uncle Zu, now that Qinghe has been lost, there is no point in let's go to Qinghe again, we can't attack the city without any preparation, right? I think let's go back to Liaoyang first and think about it in the long run. ”

Zu Tianding said angrily: "We are reinforcements!" How can you return halfway without fighting? ”

Liu Yunwei persuaded: "Now that there are 20,000 Jiannu in Qinghe, can we recapture Qinghe with thousands of soldiers and horses in our two battalions?" If we lose the battle, what about Liaoyang's defense? ”

Zu Tianding calmed down, panting and not speaking.

Liu Yunwei continued: "Besides, now there are only a few battalions left in Liaoyang that can fight in Liaodong, we must preserve our strength and not act recklessly!" ”

Zu Tianding sighed, shook the horsewhip in his hand violently, and said, "Okay, let's go back to Liaoyang first." ”

It was already nightfall when Liu Yunwei and Zu Tianding led the army back to Liaoyang, and the two settled down in the camp and immediately rushed to the General Military Mansion to report the situation to Liu Ting.

Liu Ting was also taken aback when he heard that Qinghe had been lost, and kept walking back and forth in the house, frowning.

"Are most of the Jiannu still in Qinghe?" Liu Ting asked in a deep voice.

Liu Yunwei replied, "Yes." On the way back, my grandfather and I received the latest news that Jiannu had sent a part of the soldiers and horses to escort the people of the city back to Hetuala, and most of the rest of the main force was still in Qinghe. ”

Zu Tianding nodded on the side and said, "Zong Zhen, what should we do now?" ”

Liu Ting sighed and said, "What can I do now?" If the reinforcements from the imperial court do not arrive, it is estimated that Jiannu will attack Shenyang and Liaoyang. We can only save our strength and wait and see what happens. ”

After Liu Yunwei and Zu Tianding heard this, they were both angry and unwilling. But the reality is that there is nothing to be done.

After a pause, Liu Ling said again: "Yunwei, you wrote down the details of the fall of Qinghe into a notebook, played the imperial court in the name of the General Military Mansion, and asked the imperial court to send reinforcements to Liao as soon as possible. It is unreasonable that the imperial court has delayed such a major matter as aiding Liaodong! ”

Liu Yunwei said: "I'll do it right away." ”

Liu Ling said again: "In addition, from today onwards, Liaoyang will start to guard the whole city!" The soldiers of each battalion were assembled and stood by, and stepped up the stockpiling of grain, grass, ordnance, and equipment for defending the city. Send someone to tell Yuan Mingxuan again that the old man will keep an eye on the movements of Jiannu! ”

In the middle of July of the forty-sixth year of Wanli (the third year of the Later Jin Heavenly Mandate), Jingshi.

Emperor Wanli received two urgent reports from Liaoyang in succession: Nurhachi raised another 20,000 troops to attack, and Qinghe City fell into the hands of the enemy in just two days. One adjutant general was killed in this battle, and tens of thousands of officers and soldiers were martyred. Due to the rapid fall of Qinghe, the reinforcements sent by Liaoyang failed to arrive in time.

After reading this urgent report, Emperor Wanli was furious, and the situation in Liaodong was further out of control, and it had reached the point of intolerability.

At the same time, Emperor Wanli felt the seriousness of the situation: "Jiannu is no longer an ordinary tribal trouble, and it is no longer even a threat of the level of the Mongol tribes. Its leader is enterprising, swift and ambitious. What is even more worrying is that Jiannu is not like Mongolia to grab some goods and run, but to pay attention to plundering the population to enhance national strength, occupy key points, hold key points, and capture cities to expand territory, this is to learn the story of Liaojin! ”

"The matter of Liaodong cannot be delayed any longer!" Emperor Wanli finally made up his mind, and immediately summoned the first assistant of the cabinet, Congzhe, the secretary of the military department, Huang Jiashan, and the secretary of the household department, Li Ruhua, to enter the palace to discuss the rescue of Liaodong and the crusade against Jiannu.

After the three of them arrived, Emperor Wanli handed over the urgent report to several people to read.

After reading it, the three of them were shocked, because of the importance of the matter, they didn't speak rashly for a while, just looked at each other, and then fell silent.

"You are all the pillars of the dynasty, and now you don't say anything about things and are constantly on the spot, what's the reason?" Emperor Wanli said with an unkind face.

Huang Jiashan and Li Ruhua were already annoyed when they heard that Emperor Wanli was already angry, so they both looked at Fang Congzhe, the first assistant, which means that you, the first assistant, don't you speak first, do you still let us take this lead?

Fang Congzhe had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, Jiannu first occupied Fushun and then Qinghe, which is really a heinous evil, and the imperial court must send troops to fight in order to promote the majesty of our dynasty." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

Huang Jiashan and Li Ruhua hurriedly said.

Emperor Wanli sat on the couch expressionlessly, and the anger in his heart had accumulated to the extreme, "The ministers of the court only know empty talk!" ”

When the three of them saw that Emperor Wanli didn't speak, they didn't say anything.

The affairs of Liaodong have already shown the image of getting out of control, and the so-called saying too much will be lost, and we must not talk too much at this time, so as not to cause trouble.

After a while, Emperor Wanli glanced at Fang Congzhe and the others, and said: "Passed the decree, Li Weihan, the governor of Liaodong, sent troops in a hurry, and the rescue of Fushun was ineffective, so that 20,000 soldiers under the chief military officer of Liaodong Town were martyred, and Fushun City fell into the hands of the Tartars. Immediately dismissed from office for the people, and handed over to the Three Law Divisions to deliberate on the crime! ”

"Your Majesty。。。。。。!" Fang Congzhe exclaimed in surprise, and then saw Emperor Wanli's angry gaze, and swallowed the second half of the sentence back into his stomach.

Emperor Wanli said coldly: "The warriors of Liaodong have served the country with their lives, what about you literati!" What use do I want for a person like Li Weihan who can't share his worries for the country! ”

Hearing this, Fang Congzhe and the three of them hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "The minister is willing to share his worries for His Majesty and be loyal to the country!" ”

"How to deal with the affairs of Liaodong!"

Fang Congzhe said: "The minister suggested that a court meeting be held to discuss the affairs of Liaodong. ”

"I don't need to!" Emperor Wanli thought to himself: "To discuss such a major and urgent matter at the court meeting, there will definitely be no results in a short period of time, and when the result of the negotiation is reached, the army of Jiannu will be defeated in Beijing City!" ”

"The three of you will draw up a charter and submit it to me for review, and after confirming that it is feasible, it will be directly handed over to the cabinet for processing!"

"Yes." The three said.

Emperor Wanli said: "You remember to me that the final result I want is to sweep away Jiannu and recover the lost cities and land!" You should use this as a key link to discuss a result for me! ”、

After speaking, Emperor Wanli left with the support of the eunuch. Before leaving, Emperor Wanli said: "I will arrange for the palace maid to bring you food, when you have finished the discussion, when will you go back." ”