Forbidden city

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Half a month ago, Ma Shiying and Huang Degong of Fengyang City fell into the plan of luring the snake out of the hole, and sent 40,000 defenders to attack the three camps in the west, east and north of the city, which they thought were weak. Unexpectedly, he fell into the trap set by the Xuanjia military first, and was surrounded and annihilated by the ambush soldiers, and less than 3,000 of the 40,000 defenders who left the city could escape back to the city.

Huang Degong, who was in charge of the raid out of the city, was also hit by three arrows, and under the desperate protection of his own soldiers, he took advantage of the night to escape back to Fengyang City.

At this point, the strength of the Fengyang defenders was greatly weakened, and they could only hold on behind closed doors, and they had no strength to go out of the city to fight.

Sun Chuanting, who was recalled to the capital, reported the defeat of Fengyang Mansion to the prince of the prison state, the scholars of the cabinet, and the generals of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

After listening to Sun Chuanting's report on the military situation, the prince of the prison country fell on Sun Chuanting, with a sarcastic smile, and said coldly, "Inspector Sun, didn't you always force Chen Fangyuan to have no objection before?" Now that even the central capital Fengyang Mansion is in danger, you say, Fang Yuan is not opposed? ! ”

Sun Chuanting was ridiculed by him fiercely, he was both ashamed and annoyed, but before he had always wanted to negotiate peace with Fang Yuan, now he was speechless, and could only plead on his knees, "The criminal misjudged Fang Yuan's wolf ambition, so that he committed a big crime and was willing to accept the punishment!" ”

The prince of the prison country had a smug smile, and said with a sneer, "Inspector Sun has 200,000 armor, and the fierce generals under his command are like clouds, how dare this palace punish Inspector Sun, in case Inspector Sun's 200,000 Ming troops surrender to Fang Yuan, then it will be okay?!" ”

Sun Chuanting's loyalty was ridiculed in public, he was angry and anxious, trembling violently, looking up at the prince of the prison state, and arching his hand and said, "The criminal minister does not dare, the criminal minister is willing to immediately hand over the military power in Shandong, and ask to sue the old man to return to his hometown." ”

He voluntarily surrendered his military power, which was a great opportunity to take over the 200,000 Ming army. As long as Shandong's 200,000 Ming troops are in hand, even if Empress Zhou stands on Chongzhen's side, she will not be able to take Zhu Cihong's position as the crown prince of the prison country. can even directly abolish Chongzhen and ascend to the throne.

The eyes of the prince of the prison state lit up, and he was about to approve Sun Chuanting's request to return to his hometown, but he heard Hong Chengchou cough and interrupt his later words, "Inspector Sun is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court is now the time to employ people, how can there be a saying that he will cut off his own arm?" I also hope that Inspector Sun will make meritorious contributions and continue to serve the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Cihong got Hong Chengchou's hint, and immediately changed his tone, "What Elder Hong Ge said is very true, now that Fengyang City is newly defeated, and the city is about to be broken, what is Inspector Sun's strategy to solve the siege?!" ”

Sun Chuanting said loudly, "According to the opinion of the criminal ministers, Fengyang City is already a dead land, like chicken ribs, if you abandon it, you will abandon it, and you don't have to go to the rescue." ”

"Smack!"

Zhu Cihong swept a pile of folds on the case to the ground and scattered them all over the ground, only then did he coldly reprimand, "Inspector Sun! Fengyang is the land of Emperor Taizu's Longxing, you dare to speak wildly, call it a dead place, should you abandon it?! ”

Sun Chuanting knew that he had made another slip of the tongue, so he was so shocked that he kowtowed three times in a row, raised his head and said, "The guilty minister made a mistake, a mistake of the tongue!" However, Fang Yuan gathered 200,000 Xuanjia troops in Fengyang Mansion, but he did not take a lonely city in Fengyang for a long time, obviously planning to besiege the city and send reinforcements. According to the military report at the front, Fang Yuan's army has occupied the strategic points of Xuzhou and Huai'an Prefecture, and is waiting for our army to go and throw itself into the net! At this moment, if we go to war, our army is running thousands of miles, people are sleepy and lacking, and the Xuanjia army is waiting for work, and the chance of winning is less than fifty percent! ”

Zhu Cihong said coldly, "Inspector Sun, although I have never been to the barracks in this palace, I have also read military books since I was a child and am familiar with many war examples. Dare to ask, when Xiang Yu broke the cauldron and defeated the Qin army, what were the chances of victory? When Deng Ai of the Three Kingdoms smuggled 700 miles to Yinping and defeated Shu Han, what were the odds of victory? If you want to talk about running for thousands of miles, people are sleepy and horses are lacking, Huo Hussar's lone army can still go deep into the grassland, and Li Jing can raid the Turks for thousands of miles, and he can also behead the Turkic Khan in one battle. ”

He cited countless examples of battles, looked at Sun Chuanting provocatively and said, "As the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty, the reason why this well-known general is a famous general is that capable people cannot." If there is a 100% chance of winning everything, the palace can lead the army to the expedition, and any eunuch in the palace can also go on the expedition, so why bother with the mainstay of Inspector Sun?! ”

Sun Chuanting was humiliated by him again and again, so he gritted his teeth in anger, and shouted loudly, "Okay, good, since the prince of the prison country wants to annihilate the Xuanjia Army in one fell swoop, then ask the four major governors of the five military governors to jointly send 400,000 troops, and go down by water to encircle and annihilate Fang Yuan!" ”

This is also the alternative plan that Sun Chuanting has thought of a long time ago, and it is also a plan that is forced to gamble with Fang Yuan on the national fortunes of both parties. The Ming elite soldiers did their best, striving to decide the victory with Fang Yuan in the shortest possible time.

Win or lose, a battle can be decided!

Zhu Cihong looked at Zhou Kui, Wu Sangui, Zhou Yuji, Zheng Sen and other four governors with heavy troops, and asked, "Governors, you also discuss." ”

Zhou Kui was the first to stand up and said, "The 60,000 Ming troops of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army are guarding the important land of Gyeonggi, and they must not be moved lightly!" ”

With him at the beginning, Wu Sangui also came out and said, "Inspector Sun! The 50,000 Guan Ning troops in Shanhaiguan are to guard against the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they can't move lightly, and the governor really can't help them. ”

Zheng Sen saw that both of them expressed their attitudes, so he took the opportunity to say, "Now that the Navy Fleet has not yet become a climate, it is by no means the opponent of the Xuanjia Army Sailor Division, so it is not suitable to fight for the time being." ”

The only one who is not considered to be the prince of the prison country is Zhou Yuji, who is well aware of the terrifying combat power of the Xuanjia Army. If the Ming Dynasty can't unite and the war is still going on, it will definitely not be able to stop the iron cavalry of the Xuanjia Army.

Zhou Yuji immediately put aside the disagreement with Sun Chuanting, stood up immediately, and said loudly, "If Inspector Sun alone fights Fang Yuan, I am afraid it will be difficult to support it alone, and the minister is willing to transfer 50,000 Jin troops to fight with Inspector Sun." ”

Hong Chengchou said lightly, "Governor Zhou, your defense area is Shanxi and Henan, if the Jin army is sent to Fengyang Mansion to fight, if the 50,000 soldiers and horses of Li Guo in Henan suddenly go north, Henan will no longer be owned by the state, and even the Shanxi defense area is in danger!" ”

Zhou Yuji was stunned for a moment, and knew that what Hong Chengchou said was the truth, but what made him even more shocked was the hint between Hong Chengchou's words, that is, he was strictly ordered not to support Sun Chuanting. Hong Chengchou is the teacher of the prince of the prison country, and his words represent the words of the prince of the prison country, how dare Zhou Yuji know that he can't do it?

He let out a long sigh, arched his hand at Sun Chuanting guiltily, and retreated.

At this moment, Sun Chuanting finally understood the intention of the prince of the prison country, Hong Chengchou.

Sun Chuanting has already become a thorn in the side of the prince of the prison country, and the prince of the prison country and Hong Chengchou made it clear that they wanted to force him to rescue Fengyang Mansion and face Fang Yuan.

If this battle is lost, it will just eradicate him, a confidant in the court, even if he can win, it will be a tragic victory, and he can easily take over his military power at that time, without worrying about any more generals rebelling to Fang Yuan's side.

This is a trick to drive the tiger and the wolf.

The Xuanjia army forced troops to suppress the border, and the party of the prince of the prison did not know how to respond to the enemy, but instead played infighting and forcibly eliminated political enemies.

Sun Chuanting was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and he had nothing to say, because no matter how much he said, it would be in vain.

He got up abruptly and shouted at Zhu Cihong, "The general will not accept the orders of the foreign monarch, the prince of the prison country disregards the lives of 200,000 Ming soldiers, and the ministers can only disobey!" ”

The prince of the prison country got up angrily, pointed at him and scolded, "Sun Chuanting, there have been rumors in the city that you and Fang Yuan colluded and rebelled together. Ben Miya didn't believe it, but now that you have revealed it, it turns out that those rumors are really true! Come! ”

More than a dozen brocade guards rushed into the lobby and were about to go up to arrest Sun Chuanting, but they were stopped by Hong Chengchou again. At this time, if Sun Chuanting is imprisoned, I don't know how many of the 200,000 Ming troops under his command will surrender to Fangyuan, and the situation in Shandong will be out of control, and the defense area will immediately collapse.

"Wait!"

Hong Chengchou drank back the Jinyi guard, and said to Sun Chuanting, "Inspector Sun, the so-called king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die." In the battle of Songjin that year, the old minister didn't want to fight, but since His Majesty had an order, even if there was a sea of swords and fires in front of him, he had to fight. If you don't fight, you will rebel, a rebel and a thief! ”

"Inspector Sun, since it is rumored that you are colluding with Fang Yuan, if you are really a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, you should go to Fang Yuan to prove your innocence! Don't shame the plaque of the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty in the Sun Mansion, and make the Sun family stink for 10,000 years! ”

Sun Chuanting trembled, and looked at the people in the cabinet, all the governors, except for the helpless Zhou Yuji, all of them had gloomy faces, their eyes flashed with schadenfreude, and almost everyone looked at him to go to the horse leather shroud, and he was dead.

"Good, good, good!"

Sun Chuanting shouted, turned around and walked away, walked out of the gate of the East Palace, arrived at the gate of Chengtian, knelt on the ground suddenly, kowtowed in the direction of the Qianqing Palace in the north, and cried, "Da Ming is dead!" It's dead! Your Majesty, the minister can only serve Your Majesty with one death! ”