I heard Fang Zhenghua play in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the slaves and maids thought that they were sure to win this battle, so they wanted to take the opportunity to take some credit." ”

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly realized. I was in the game, and I didn't understand it for a while. But this "undefeated in the East" can be seen clearly on the side.

Not to mention the victories of the Ming Dynasty against the Manchus, one after another, let's just say that the emperors have all been personally conquered, and they will definitely not be defeated by the Manchus, right? Even if you can't win, you certainly won't be in danger. In that case, why not go with the emperor?

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen can already be sure that in the past few days, most of the generals and nobles who have come to ask for war are probably in this idea.

Hehe, they want to be beautiful! In the past, when they fought bitterly with the Manchus, they hid on the side and kept silent; Now that the situation is improving, he wants to take the lead in person and recover Liaodong in one fell swoop, and this group of people will run out to take credit. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world!

Emperor Chongzhen thought so, and couldn't help but sneer, wanting to come to work? I'm not allowed to do any of them! A swarm of moths!

Moth? Moth! I don't know why, Emperor Chongzhen thought about this time, and suddenly pondered again, these moths are eating the blessings of the Ming Dynasty one by one, but few people can contribute to the Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty. Now that they are delivered to the door one by one today, I have to seize this opportunity to clean up properly!

According to this line of thought, Emperor Chongzhen remembered. Let these moths go out with them, and then send them to death, let the Manchus kill all these moths and kill people with knives?

Not good! Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, and shook his head. If this is the case, the discerning person will definitely be able to see it, and will say that he is mean and unkind; And with the courage and ability of those moths, it is obviously impossible to let them fight a tough battle.

Emperor Chongzhen came up with a way, and then denied a way, and after repeating it a few times, his eyes finally lit up, and there were!

So, at the time of the court meeting the next day, Emperor Chongzhen officially announced the news of the imperial driver's personal expedition to Liaodong at the beginning of next month.

He was determined to drive the expedition in person, and the cabinet headed by the first assistant Wen Tiren did not object, the overall situation has been decided, and in the queue of military generals, he saw a person coming out of the queue and loudly said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the last general will eat the king's Lu for generations, and now Your Majesty is personally recruiting, how can the last general fall behind the queen, and he should lead the horse for His Majesty and share the king's worries!" ”

After finishing speaking, he even took off his court clothes, revealing white flowers and flesh, and continued to play after turning his back to the emperor: "The hearts of the last general are all on his back!" The last general implores Your Majesty, the brigadier general's heart to serve the country! ”

The imperial historian in charge of etiquette in front of the palace saw that he was actually showing his flesh in front of the palace, and was about to scold, but when he saw the carving on the man's back, he didn't say anything, but just turned his head to look at the emperor, who was obviously decided.

Emperor Chongzhen was really a little curious, and when he looked at it, he saw the words "Loyal to the Country" engraved on the back of the guy!

"......" Emperor Chongzhen was speechless, this person is really good, and he actually learned from Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty. Didn't he think that this was a metaphor for himself as Song Gaozong, who had no ambitions?

However, to Emperor Chongzhen's surprise, after this person showed the four words on his back, two more nobles came out of the ranks, either with the same bright back, or with bright arms, all engraved with similar words, expressing their loyalty to the country and the heroism of the horse leather shroud!

In the queue of military generals and nobles, many people saw the masterpieces of these people, and they faintly regretted it in their hearts, how could they not have thought of this in advance! Or, after waiting for the next court, I will quickly find someone to tattoo a few words? But I heard that the tattoo will be more painful, what should I do about this?

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the performances of those people below, and saw the expressions of those people in the queue of military generals and nobles, and secretly sneered in his heart, I really don't know how to open my mouth without a trace, but now it is you who have sent it to the door again!

He hadn't spoken yet, but he saw Fang Zhenghua, who was guarding on the side, suddenly whispered to him: "Your Majesty, the four words of loyalty and service to the country on the back are not tattooed. “

The rotating eunuch standing on the other side, that is, Gao Shiyue, the eunuch of the palm print of the imperial horse supervisor, heard it, and couldn't help but glance at Fang Zhenghua, then looked at the person's back, and then turned his head to look at the emperor.

However, to his surprise, Emperor Chongzhen just glanced at those four words, and then as if Fang Zhenghua hadn't said it, he saw a pleased smile on his face, and said loudly: "If the generals are not afraid of death, then I am invincible." I am very glad that you have such a loyal heart to serve the country! I decided, and I got my approval! ”

As soon as they heard this, the few people who came out of the show were overjoyed, hurriedly thanked them, and were impassioned again.

In the queue of military generals and nobles, those who had gone to ask for war but had not received the permission of Emperor Chongzhen looked at those people one by one, and their faces showed envy.

However, to their surprise, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said again after these people were impassioned: "In the past few days, I have actually seen many people who want to serve the country and serve the country loyally. Before, I didn't agree. But now that I think about it, since Qing and the others are willing to fight on the battlefield with me, and the horse leather shroud, then I can't be too ruthless, but I have a little ......."

When the generals and nobles below heard the emperor's meaning, they seemed to be relieved, and they couldn't help but lift their hearts, and they all looked at the emperor one by one, waiting for him to say the conditions. I'm afraid that the emperor's conditions will be too harsh, and it will be bad if the loss is big!

“…… Battlefield battle, swords and guns have no eyes, really want to return the horse leather shroud, this price, have you really considered it? When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he suddenly said in a stern tone, "Also, I am bound to win this imperial expedition to Liaodong, so I am well prepared, if someone is not effective in combat, I will also be severely punished, Qing and others who are willing to go to Liaodong with me, can you think clearly?" ”

Hearing this, don't say anything, a few generals and nobles immediately hesitated. Although it's a good thing to take credit, if you accidentally lose your life, it's not worth it. Among the people who think like this, there is the one who just showed "loyalty to the country".

Seeing that this person seems to be a little hesitant, but the people who have stood up and shown off, even if they regret it, there is no way back. Therefore, he hesitated for a moment, and suddenly said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it is a matter of course to be loyal to the country, and the last general is not afraid. However, the last general only has ten skills, and if the last general uses twenty skills, it is a bit ...... It's a bit overwhelming. In this matter, the last general will not dare to deceive the king! ”

Although it was a bit vague, Emperor Chongzhen still heard it. What this man means is that he just has a little ability, and if he is asked to do things beyond his ability, such as single-handedly, taking the head of a slave chief in a million troops, etc., he really can't do it.

The others also heard this meaning, and they also had this worry, and they all looked at the emperor, wondering how the emperor would reply to this matter? If it's too dangerous, then it's better to find an excuse not to forget it!

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at these people, with a smile on his face, and said loudly: "I don't know how much effort it took to train the new army!" In this decisive battle with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, I naturally want to use it as the main force, so as to live up to my expectations. But that's also the case, in terms of materials and armaments, I have to give priority to supplying the new army, you may understand? ”

The meaning of this is very clear, that is, this imperial expedition, the new army is the main force, this is the army trained by the emperor himself, and the purpose is actually to deal with the Manchu Qing. Tough battles, big battles, will be fought by the new army.

When those generals and nobles heard this, they were all overjoyed. It's good not to fight a tough battle on your own, as for the distribution of materials, in front of the emperor, they don't dare to stretch out their hands. Otherwise, this emperor is not a mud bodhisattva, the previous Jin merchants, southeast merchants, and local officials in the south of the Yangtze River have been copied countless homes are role models.

Thinking so, they were overjoyed that before they could compliment them, they heard Emperor Chongzhen say there again: "I think about many of them who have not led troops for a long time, or have never been on the battlefield. The soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers. Therefore, I Zhunqing and others brought their own families to the expedition. ”

Since the emperor began to train the new army, the family Ding system has withdrawn from the historical stage of the Beijing camp, and with the repayment of the military salary of the border army, the border army in various places is not allowed to exist in the family Ding system, but this has a time limit, allowing the border army to have a transition period.

The family members at the end of the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as the elite of the army. Emperor Chongzhen allowed these generals and nobles to bring the families they raised in their mansions to the battlefield, so that they could have more security guarantees and more reliance on meritorious service.

As soon as these generals and nobles heard that the emperor took the initiative to propose such a thing for their sake, they were all very excited, and those who were originally hesitant to take credit also followed and made impassioned statements to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, the last general can't wait to eat the meat of the Manchu Qing and drink the blood of the Manchu Qing, this time in the battle, he will definitely fight bravely to kill the enemy!"

"The last general has long wanted to recover Liaodong, but he is a little old because of his age, and now he is well-nourished, and he will be able to kill the Manchu generals!"

"Your Majesty, the last general will definitely do his best to kill all the Manchus and avenge the people of my Ming Dynasty!"

“……”

Hearing the chaotic statement of the subordinates, Emperor Chongzhen waited for a while, and after they had said about it, he gestured to the side. Suddenly, the "pop" silent whip sounded, and the scene immediately fell silent again.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled at this time, his face became a little more serious, and he said with a little majesty: "It's just that the imperial court is not rich, and my original plan was to only lead the new army to the battle." Now that the secretary and others have to serve the country loyally, I am also approved. But in this way, there will be a shortage of food and grass supplies. In order not to delay this war, it will not affect my personal expedition. The cost of materials for the expedition must be borne by himself. Of course, if there is a meritorious service, I can also reward it at my discretion. If there is no doubt about this, he will go to the military department to report the expedition. ”

Hearing this, the generals and nobles with excitement on their faces couldn't help but sigh. The materials, grain and grass that went out with the car to Liaodong had to be prepared by themselves, which cost a lot of money!

However, the emperor also made it clear that the imperial court was short of materials, and the emperor really didn't want them to go with him at the beginning. In the past, the emperor had already rejected many people's invitations to fight. Obviously, there is indeed not enough food and grass materials, otherwise, the more troops the better, the greater the certainty of conquering Liaodong, and the emperor himself will be safer.

Although they could figure it out, as soon as they remembered that they had to bear a large amount of supplies, food and grass, they suddenly became entangled in their hearts. But thinking that it was hard to get the emperor to agree, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Liaodong was destroyed, if there was such a big military achievement, where else could I find it? Thinking about it again, the emperor said that if he made meritorious service, the reward would also be increased, so that the hearts of these people suddenly became active again.

Emperor Chongzhen was expressionless at this time, coldly looking at these generals and nobles calculating gains and losses, and his heart was full of contempt. But he wasn't in a hurry, he just waited there. If you dig a pit, you won't be afraid that you won't jump!

Sure enough, after those generals and nobles were entangled in their hearts for a while, most of them still agreed with the emperor's statement, and they should be bleeding first, and then they would get it back.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen laughed, and seemed to be very happy that there were still so many generals and nobles who could serve the country and serve the country loyally. I heard him announce in public: "In this way, I have decided to divide the army into three ways. ”

As soon as they heard this, many people were shocked in their hearts, why did they divide their troops again? In the previous Wanli years, it was not the division of troops into five roads, which was broken by the Jianyu, which led to the unstoppable momentum of the Jianyu in Liaodong!

However, no one had yet objected to the division of troops, and I heard that Emperor Chongzhen had already continued: "I led the main force, from the south to the north, attacking the city and pulling out the village, knocking down the Manchu cities one by one, destroying the Manchu Qing and recovering Liaodong." However, in order to prevent the Manchus from escaping, I decided to issue an order to the Naturalized Governor to lead his army from the steppe, and to ensure that the remnants of the Manchu would not flee to the steppe. If such a situation occurs, it must be pursued and destroyed. ”

Second, the remnants of the Manchu Qing could also flee to Korea, so they had to send another army to garrison the Yalu River. If the remnants of the Manchu Qing wanted to escape into Korea, they must be blocked so that they could not cross the Yalu River. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he looked at those military generals and nobles, and asked solemnly: "What I mean is to let Qing and others have their backs against the Yalu River to prevent the remnants of the Manchu Qing from escaping into Korea, as long as the remnants of the Manchu Qing are not allowed to escape into Korea, it will be a great achievement, so, is it okay?" ”

Hearing this, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military understood that the emperor's so-called division of troops into three roads, in fact, fundamentally speaking, it was still the main force led by the emperor as one road, and the other two roads were just cooperative, and there was still some difference between the division of troops and the five roads of the year.

These people didn't know the actual situation on the Manchu side, and Emperor Chongzhen's plan in his heart basically never told others, so after they weighed it, they were overjoyed, and they all loudly stated that they obeyed the holy order.