Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VIII Troubled Times

Chapter 2 The soldiers are divided into two routes

Section 2: The Smoke Rises from the North and the South (2)

Wei Zhongxian was shocked when he heard this, and immediately exclaimed: "Inspector Liu, you are crazy!" At that time, at least 150,000 Jiannu will go south, you are going to bet on the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty!

"What my father-in-law said is not entirely true!" Liu Yunwei said: "Once my Hanwei army goes north to Liaodong, it must be a life-and-death battle related to the fortunes of the country. But Ben Du is not gambling, but he has enough confidence in my Hanwei soldiers, and Ben Du is sure of victory! Once the 300,000 soldiers of our Hanwei army go north to Liaodong, they will never turn back before the destruction of Jiannu, and our Hanwei army will win this battle! Daming will win! ”

Wei Zhongxian frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then asked hesitantly, "Inspector Liu is so confident?" ”

"Of course!"

After speaking, Liu Yunwei also said with a little hesitation: "But before the governor leads the army to the north, all the unstable factors in the DPRK and the central government and the customs must be removed, and the governor does not want the 300,000 soldiers of our Hanwei army to worry about the fire in the rear while fighting with Jiannu!" ”

Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian slowly stood up and said, "According to Inspector Liu's meaning, what are the instability of the current dynasty?" Do you want to ask for advice? ”

Liu Yunwei smiled, stared at Wei Zhongxian and said, "First: Shandong Sect Bandit Rebellion!" Second: Fujian Zheng Zhilong! Third: the treasury is empty, and the food and salary are not even! Fourth: the party is constantly fighting and the situation is unstable! ”

After listening to Liu Yunwei's words, Wei Zhongxian's face became very ugly, he sneered, and said, "Inspector Liu, you really dare to say it!" ”

"What's not to dare to do here?" Liu Yunwei looked at Wei Zhongxian's face and continued: "The first and second are both north-south beacon smoke, and my Hanwei soldiers can easily sweep them away!" But the third and fourth, Grandpa Wei! Do you want to do something too? ”

"What's the Miscellaneous Family's solution?" Wei Zhongxian said with some indignation: "Could it be that the miscellaneous family can still make money?" Does it mean that when the miscellaneous family faces those Donglin remnants and those civil officials who kill them, they must be indifferent and killed? What a joke! ”

Liu Yunwei frowned and thought for a while, and said: "The problem of the empty treasury, this governor thought of a solution. ”

"Tell me about it?"

"Then Zheng Zhilong started from running to the sea, and this governor thinks that the army's food and salary can be pulled out from Zheng Zhilong's body!"

Wei Zhongxian also fell into deep thought when he heard this, and said with a smile after a while: "Inspector Liu is so calculating! But will Zheng Zhilong willingly give up the money and food? If he saw the wrong opportunity, wouldn't he Zheng Zhilong escape to the sea? ”

"The Governor can recruit peace." Liu Yunwei took a sip of tea and said lightly.

Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but be stunned, and then said seriously: "Inspector Liu, you really dare to think and dare to do it!" ”

"Haha!" Liu Yunwei smiled and said, "What's so fearful? When the time comes, the governor will give a generous gift to his father-in-law. As for the affairs of the court, the governor does not ask for anything else, but only asks for a guarantee from his father-in-law. ”

Wei Zhongxian raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Liu Yunwei got up and stared at Wei Zhongxian, and said word by word: "No matter how the ministers of the court and the central government make trouble, and no matter what disputes the father-in-law has with those civil officials, even if the court and the central government turn the sky upside down, there will not be any shortage of logistics supplies, money, food and military equipment for my Liao army." Otherwise, even if the governor gave up the battle of conquering Liao, he would lead an army of 300,000 to the south to the side of the Qing monarch! ”

Wei Zhongxian's face suddenly changed!

Early the next morning, Liu Yunwei and Wei Zhongxian entered the palace to face the saint. It didn't take long for the two of them to find the Emperor of the Apocalypse who was doing carpenter work in the Imperial Garden.

Wei Zhongxian said first: "Your Majesty, Liu Yunwei, the Governor of Jiliao, wants to see you." ”

Emperor Tianqi looked up when he heard this, then put down the tools in his hand, and said with a smile: "It's Liu Aiqing who is here, come here, take a seat!" ”

Liu Yunwei hurriedly saluted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Tianqi sat down, took the handkerchief presented by the little eunuch and wiped his sweat, and said: "Liu Aiqing, now Shandong and Fujian are not very peaceful, and the Jiannu outside the customs are gathering an army again, and they will go south in a few days, I don't know what Liu Aiqing's countermeasures are?" ”

Liu Yunwei got up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the imperial court should pursue the policy of first securing the inside first, and first pacify the Shandong bandits and the Fujian Haikou. After that, gather a large army to go north to Liaodong to defend against Jiannu! ”

Emperor Tianqi frowned and thought for a while when he heard this, and asked: "What Liu Aiqing said is indeed true, but if the soldiers of the Han Wei Army go south to quell the chaos, Jiannu takes the opportunity to go south to detain the pass, what can I do?" You must know that now the slave chieftain has gathered an army of 150,000, and the traitor army from all over Liaodong is still assembling in Shenyang; In addition, I also heard that the Horqin Mongols were also gathering troops and horses, and there were signs of joining forces with Jiannu. If the Nu chieftain gathers all the troops, the army of Jiannu will exceed 200,000! When the time comes, the three towns of Jiliao will be empty, how will they deal with it? ”

Liu Yunwei smiled faintly and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, pacify the Shandong bandits and Fujian Haikou, my Hanwei army only needs to dispatch two or three battle battalions, and the main force of the army will still be stationed in the three towns of Jiliao." Even if the 200,000 Jiannu army takes the opportunity to go south, my Jiliao three towns also have three strong defense lines of Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan to defend, and more than 200,000 elite troops can attack at any time. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "This is very good! So much better! With Liu Aiqing here, I can sit back and relax! ”

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile on the side: "Your Majesty Shengming, now the Hanwei army has 300,000 troops and a wide range of elite soldiers, sweeping away the Shandong bandits and Fujian Haikou are all hands on hand, even Jiannu can't get a good deal, but the food and salary required by this army has become the most important problem at the moment." ”

Emperor Tianqi pondered for a while when he heard this, and said: "Companion, you immediately draft an order: order the household department and the military department to immediately raise the military salaries needed to pacify the Shandong bandits and Fujian Haikou bandits, without delay or shortage, and the specific strength of the counterinsurgency army will be drawn up by Liu Aiqing himself!" ”

"The old slave commands!"

Then, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "In addition, I will take out two million taels of silver from the inner treasury to defend against the slaves!" ”

When Liu Yunwei heard this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise, and the minister will do his best to attack Jiannu and raise my Ming national prestige!" ”

Seven days later, the Jiliao Governor's Mansion.

After Liu Yunwei rushed back to Shanhaiguan from the capital, he immediately ordered the commanders of the Hanwei Army's battalions and the main generals under the Jiliao Governor's Mansion to rush to Shanhaiguan to listen to the announcement.

Within a few days, Lu Ying, Huang Fuming, Li Tianhao, Wen Poyu, Zhao Kaishan, Wang Kangdang, Wu Xing, Gao Hongguang, and six governors, including Yuan Mingxuan, Sun Yuanhua, Zhou Tianyi, Hu Kun, Ma Guoming, and Chen Zi, all gathered together. In addition, Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, Zu Dashou, the general of staff, Zhao Shujiao, the chief military officer of Shanhai Town, and the guerrilla general Man Gui also came to listen to the announcement.

Liu Yunwei stood above the hall with his head held high in fine steel armor, looking at the full hall of subordinates, he was very happy in his heart, and said secretly: "This expedition is a key battle for my Hanwei army to relieve the worries of going north to Liaodong, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

Then, Liu Yunwei said loudly: "Everyone! This time, the governor went to Beijing to meet His Majesty, and he had already won the opportunity to go to Shandong and Fujian, and at the same time, His Majesty also ordered the Jiannu army to go south by our Hanwei Army! ”

"Three-sided combat? Fight on three sides! ”

"It's going to be a big fight!"

"Good! Sweep away all those rebels! ”

As soon as Liu Yunwei's words fell, everyone began to discuss, especially Zhao Kaishan, Wang Dangdang, and Li Tianhao, who were so excited that they almost jumped up.

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Although this time it is a three-sided war, please also be clear that the real main battlefield of our Hanwei army is still Liaodong!" ”

As soon as they heard that Liu Yunwei was about to announce the battle strategy, everyone looked at Liu Yunwei with solemn expressions, for fear of missing something.

"In this battle, the governor decided that Gao Hongguang, the general of the Yingyang Battalion, and Huang Fuming, the general of the Yulin Battalion, would go to Shandong to exterminate the remnants of the Wenxiang Sect, and the army would be dominated by Gao Hongguang and supplemented by Huang Fuming!"

The two immediately received the order: "Humble duty is ordered!" ”

Gao Hongguang was even more secretly happy in his heart, and said secretly: "Now I can return to my hometown, I don't know what happened to my father." ”

Then, Liu Yunwei said: "The governor will personally lead the pacesetter battalion south to Fujian to pacify Zheng Zhilong's department. ”

When everyone heard this, they all spoke out and admonished.

Sun Yuanhua said: "Inspector, how can you go out in person?" Now that the Jiannu soldiers are pressing the border, the superintendent is still sitting in Shanhaiguan! ”

The rest of the people also kept persuading, but Liu Yunwei said: "The Fujian side can only go to the governor in person, so there is no need to talk about this matter." ”

Yuan Mingxuan, who was on the side, heard that Liu Yunwei was talking about extermination when he mentioned the Wenxiang Sect, and when he mentioned Zheng Zhilong, he was talking about pacification, so he had a plan in his heart, so he said: "Supervisor, I don't know how to arrange the main force of the army?" ”

Liu Yunwei looked at Yuan Mingxuan and smiled, and said: "General Zu Dashou led his troops to defend Jinzhou City, and Li Tianhao of the Yue Cavalry Battalion led his troops to assist in defending the city; Liaodong governor Yuan Chonghuan and guerrilla general Man Gui each led their troops to hold Ningyuan City; Zhao Zuojiao, the chief military officer of Shanhai Town, led his troops to hold Shanhaiguan, and Wu Xing, a general of the trapped camp, led his troops to assist in defending the city. Lu Ying, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, led the Feiyu Battalion, the Tiger Battalion, and the Zhichong Battalion to be stationed in Shanhaiguan as a reserve, and the general Lu Ying was responsible for the overall command of the battle against Jiannu! Wen Polu, the chief military officer of Jizhou Town, led the soldiers of the Changshui Battalion out of the customs and went north, waiting for an opportunity to attack and harass the Jiannu army, and ensure the connection between Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan! ”

Lu Ying, Wen Poyu, Wu Xing, Zhao Kaishan, Wang Dangdang, Man Gui, Zhao Shujiao, Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, and Li Tianhao got up together and said: "Humble duty is ordered!" ”

"Governor Yuan, all divisions of the Jiliao Governor's Mansion must ensure the supply of the armies from all walks of life and give timely feedback on the movements of the imperial court!"

Yuan Mingxuan got up and said, "My subordinates understand!" ”

"Three days later, the armies of all walks of life set out one after another!"