Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume III: The Turbulent Central Plains

Chapter 1 The famous general Jingbian controls Yidi

Section 6 Return and Holding

The sailors in the fleet heard Ma Wu's shouts, and immediately dispersed, and hurriedly began to set sail and prepare to set sail, while the musketeers and archers hurriedly ran to the port, and under the command of Ma Wu, they shouted and lined up in a very chaotic formation, ready to intercept the rushing Franc man.

Yuan Mingxuan was also very anxious at this time, and shouted at Cheng Shiyong and the others in the distance: "Get out of the way!" Get out of the way! Go straight on board! ”

Cheng Shiyong heard the shouts and looked forward, and suddenly saw dozens of sailors in front of him bending their bows and arrows and preparing firearms, he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly shouted: "Brothers, run to the left!" Get out of the way! ”

All the soldiers and firearms craftsmen ran to the left, bypassing the sailors under Ma Wu, and running towards the fleet that was already ready to go with Yuan Mingxuan.

"Put!" Seeing that everyone had already run towards the fleet, Ma Wu loudly ordered an attack, only to hear a burst of explosion, the firecrackers and archers opened fire and released arrows one after another, and the Franc Robot who had rushed into the port was suddenly shot down, and the remaining Franc Robot Men scattered like frightened birds, hiding in a place where they could cover up and prepare to counterattack.

Immediately afterwards, those chasing the Franco-Rang machine people and Ma Wu's side launched a confrontation, and the two sides fought back and forth, and the originally peaceful port suddenly became a battlefield, and the situation was even more fierce than in the city. After a while, many people on both sides were injured and fell to the ground, but comparatively speaking, it was Ma Wu's men who suffered relatively large casualties, after all, Ma Wu's men were not soldiers or soldiers, but just sailors of some ships.

Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, Ma Wu looked back anxiously, and saw that Yuan Mingxuan had already boarded the ship safely with Cheng Shiyong and others, so he hurriedly shouted: "Brothers, retreat, let's go!" ”

At the sound of an order, the sailors suddenly dispersed, and they all turned around and ran to the sea ship that was about to leave the port without looking back, and Ma Wu also ran desperately, and ran to the front in the blink of an eye, for fear of falling behind and dying here. Seeing this, all of them shouted and chased after them, but seeing that Ma Wu and the others had already boarded the ship, most of the fleet set sail and left the trestle, they must not be able to catch up. As a result, the Franc men opened fire on the fleet in a rage, shouting and cursing at the fleet.

Yuan Mingxuan stood at the stern of the boat with palpitations, looking at Hao Jingao, who was gradually moving away, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a boulder in his heart finally landed. At this time, Cheng Shiyong, who looked tired, came over and said, "Lord Yuan, those craftsmen have all been settled, and the injured soldiers have also been treated. ”

Yuan Mingxuan nodded and asked, "How is the mood of the craftsmen?" ”

"It's okay." Cheng Shiyong said: "Those craftsmen are probably subdued by those Franc machine people, and no one dares to resist, almost whatever we say, they will do it." It's just that the number of craftsmen we brought back this time is too small, only a few dozen. ”

Yuan Mingxuan said: "Be content, this result is already very good, in the future, it would be good to let these craftsmen bring some apprentices, there will be more and more craftsmen." By the way, are the casualties of the soldiers large? ”

Cheng Shiyong's expression darkened when he heard this, and he said angrily: "Eleven people were killed and twenty-eight were wounded. ”

After listening, Yuan Mingxuan was furious and said angrily: "Bastard! Why did those Franc Robot people catch up so quickly? The city has already been fought like that, why do those Franc people still notice us? It shouldn't be! ”

Cheng Shiyong said angrily: "It must be the guy from the cloth shopkeeper, when I was running to the port, I saw several of the cloth shopkeeper's subordinates among those chasing soldiers!" They must have run out and gone to snitch and sold us! ”

Yuan Mingxuan's face immediately gloomy when he heard this, he didn't speak for a long time, and then said after a while: "Let's write down today's events for the time being, I must come back to take revenge in the future, I will definitely not be able to spare this ungrateful Yidi!" ”

After speaking, the two of them looked at the land that had turned into a thin line in the distance, and did not speak for a long time. After a long while, Cheng Shiyong looked at Yuan Mingxuan, who was a little distracted, and asked, "What is Lord Yuan thinking?" Are you worried about the little general? ”

Yuan Mingxuan shook his head and said: "The little general is a young tiger general, a generation of heroes, and there are several generals and thousands of soldiers around me, I have nothing to worry about; The only thing I can't worry about is the current situation in Liaodong, and I don't know how the war in Liaodong is going now, and whether Xiong Jingluo can stabilize the situation in Liaodong. ”

Speaking of which, Cheng Shiyong's mood was also a little low, after all, he was born and raised in Liaodong. However, Cheng Shiyong still said comfortingly: "Lord Yuan, don't worry, I think Xiong Jingluo will definitely guard Liaodong, will!" ”

"I hope so."

Thousands of miles away, Shenyang, Liaodong Jinglufu.

Xiong Tingbi was roaring angrily above the lobby, like an angry Siberian tiger, pointing at the full hall of civil and military officials and shouting and scolding. The civil and military officials, large and small, were all silent, for fear that Lord Jingluo would vent his anger on his head.

"Zhizhou Li Shanghao and fugitive general Liu Yujie have been beheaded in public, you should take these two as warnings, and do your best to defend the land for the court and ask for the lives of the people of Liaodong! But it's been so long, look what you've done! Liaodong's defense did not improve at all, and Jiannu was still wreaking havoc everywhere. Now, Kaiyuan and Tieling have fallen into the hands of the enemy, and even Yehebu has been annexed by Jiannu, but the military equipment in various parts of Liaodong is still lax, do you have to wait until Jiannu enters Shanhaiguan to start doing things! Xiong Tingbi roared almost in his heart, and his eyes almost burst into flames.

None of the officials in the hall dared to speak, only Xiong Tingbi's almost desperate roar continued to echo. Looking at the civil and military officials in front of him, Xiong Tingbi's heart was full of anger, and he couldn't wait to pick up the sword and kill all these people! In the face of the aggressive Jiannu, in the face of such inactive subordinates, Xiong Tingbi's heart was filled with a deep sense of powerlessness and almost desperate pessimism.

"It seems that it is impossible to want these people to do their best, since this is the case, then don't blame me for being very spicy!"

Thinking of this, Xiong Tingbi said coldly: "Where is Yao Zongwen? ”

Yao Zongwen, the Shenyang patrol under the hall, suddenly made a clever move, as if he had been poured a basin of cold water in the cold winter of the ninth month, and a cold air instantly went straight to the Baihui acupoint above his head. I saw Yao Zongwen say with a pale face: "Xia, Xiaguan is here." ”

Xiong Tingbi looked at Yao Zongwen coldly and said: "It is reported that when the officers and soldiers of the battalions in Shenyang were reorganizing their military preparations, Yao Zongwen took the opportunity to ask for bribes from the officers and soldiers of the battalions, which caused the officers and men of the battalions to complain, and the officers and soldiers had no intention of training at all!" Yao Zongwen, can you plead guilty? ”

When Yao Zongwen heard this, he immediately shouted: "This is a frame-up!" I didn't ask for a bribe! ”

Xiong Tingbi sneered and said, "Hmph! Do you still dare to be hard-mouthed? After speaking, Xiong Tingbi threw over a thick piece of paper and continued: "See for yourself, these are all evidence of your crimes, what else do you have to say!" ”

Yao Zongwen didn't pick up the incriminating evidence on the ground, and he could be said to know what was written on it. At this time, Yao Zongwen just stood in place, and the whole person was stunned.

Xiong Tingbi said coldly: "From today onwards, Yao Zongwen will be taken into custody and will be dealt with after the facts of the case are clarified, and his duties will be temporarily supervised by the Jingluo Prefecture." Someone! Take Yao Zongwen down! ”

Yao Zongwen immediately collapsed on the ground when he heard this, and cried loudly: "Lord Jinglue spares his life, the lower official knows that he is wrong!" Please give me another chance! ”

Xiong Tingbi glanced at Yao Zongwen with great disgust, and shouted: "Take it down!" ”

The two guards stepped forward and dragged Yao Zongwen down, and Yao Zongwen was still crying loudly along the way: "I am the protégé of Fang Ge Lao, Xiong Tingbi, how can you treat me like this!" ”

Xiong Tingbi looked at the civil and military officials who were already frightened, and said coldly: "Look at it, this is the end of corruption and disregard for the grace of the saint, I don't care who you are, as long as you are not dedicated to the country, I will definitely make him regret it for half a lifetime!" ”

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly said: "Xia Guan is willing to follow Lord Jinglu to stick to Liaodong and fight against Jiannu!" ”

Since then, Xiong Tingbi began to drastically rectify the defense of Liaodong, and summoned wealthy merchants from all over the country to raise military salaries and supervise the manufacture of weapons, and at the same time recruited displaced people from all over the country to repair castles for the sake of the people, and dispatched troops to guard various important places and support each other; Since then, the garrison in various parts of Liaodong has been greatly improved. At the same time, Xiong Tingbi also personally inspected Shenyang, Liaoyang, Fushun and other important places to meet the situation and calm the people.

After Xiong Tingbi's unremitting efforts for several months, the situation in Liaodong gradually stabilized, and the Jiannu, who was originally raging in various places, saw that the Ming army's defense was becoming more and more tight, and it was easy to get any bargains, so it also became a little more restrained; Under the guidance of local governments, displaced people have also begun to return to their hometowns to resume production. Liaodongming and Jin immediately entered a temporary stalemate.

After receiving the news from all parties, Nurhachi couldn't help but be annoyed, the favorable situation that he had worked so hard to build down turned into a stalemate situation under Xiong Tingbi's rectification! You must know that for Jiannu, who is already a small country and a widow, a long wartime standoff basically means the beginning of the defeat of Jiannu!

In the previous battle of Sarhu, the troops of each banner had suffered great losses, and now after a few months of captivity, they have just recovered a little vitality, and then they have fallen into a state of stalemate, how can Nurhachi give up? As a result, Nurhachi immediately ordered all the princes and ministers to be summoned to Xingjing (Hetuala) to discuss how to solve the current situation.

For a while, the situation in Liaodong, which had just calmed down, made waves again!