But Sun Chengzong hadn't finished speaking, and his next words shocked the entire court even more. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"On the 26th, our army encountered a red flag from the headquarters of the slave chief Azig..."

On February 26, the fourth year of Chongzhen, Xiao Yi supervised an army of 30,000, with the Yong'an army as the vanguard, and the Red Flag of Azig's headquarters had a fierce battle with tens of thousands of Han troops.

At the same time, the three generals Zu Dashou, He Kegang, and Zhang Cunren led more than 10,000 squad troops to rush out of the city of Dalinghe, wanting to break through the siege.

"The guerrilla general Xiao Yi and the Yongan sergeants fought wildly, and the guerrilla general Meng Xiping also took the lead, leading the family Ding team to fight to the death and not retreat..."

The two sides were killing in the dark, the roar of the cannons did not stop for a moment, and the shouting of killing lasted for a whole day before gradually subsided.

The blood and water of the two armies converged into a gurgling stream, and the corpses of the Linghe River and Changshan were ten miles in a circle, and finally ended with a great victory for the Ming army and the withdrawal of troops from the Daling River by the Houjin.

The 'Battle of Changshan' and the 'Battle of Da Linghe City' were later collectively called the "Great Victory of Linghe".

Looking at the stunned appearance of the courtiers, Sun Chengzong cleared his throat and continued: "This is a great victory in Linghe, our army has won two battles and two victories, a total of more than 2,800 Houjin levels have been beheaded, the Han army, the Mongolian army, etc., have no plan, and have captured more than 1,400 heavy knives, and more than 1,200 heavy armor... More than 800 strong horses..."

"W-is this true?"

“… What the overseer said, how can it be false? ”

"It's... It's just shocking..."

Sun Chengzong reported the battle damage and gains and losses, and he hadn't finished speaking, but when he heard the courtiers here, he couldn't hold back the surprise in his heart, and from the initial whispers, it turned into a voice full of surprise and disbelief.

Since he had learned about this yesterday, Chongzhen just sat there all the time, looking at the top of the hall with an indifferent expression, and snorted coldly when he saw the reactions of these courtiers.

"As I expected."

After this day, the news of the Ming army's 'Linghe victory' spread all over the capital, and the streets and alleys, wine shops and teahouses were full of people discussing this matter.

Some people even said that this victory was the most brilliant result of the Ming Dynasty since the victory of Ningjin, and the beheading of Houjin was nearly 3,000 levels.

As a result, there was a sensation inside and outside, and for a time, the prestige of the Ming court was greatly enhanced.

On September 3, the fourth year of Chongzhen, under the protection of heavy troops, nearly 3,000 Tartar heads with blue flags, blue flags, red flags, and red flags arrived in Xishi under the protection of heavy troops.

Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict to stack these heads next to the original Mongolian Tartar heads.

Since then, the streets and alleys of Jingshi have been surrounded by water almost day and night, and people have come and gone, and many merchants who come to Jingshi have to take a look before leaving.

In the private room of the restaurant called 'Wanhexuan' on the side of Jingshi West City, there are several elegant people in silk robes and casual clothes exposed by the window.

If you don't look closely, you may really think that these people are just one of those old men who come to see the head of the slave, but they are not.

These people are all honest and upright officials in the court, but now they are wearing expensive and gorgeous silk robes, and most of them have jade pendants around their waists that are priceless, enough for an ordinary family to use for half a year or even a year.

From left to right, they are Wen Tiren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Li Banghua, the left imperial history of the Imperial Palace, Shi Bangyao, the deputy imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Cai Zhongzheng, the head of the household department.

Behind these people, one person is not conspicuous, but it is Zhou Yanru, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, who will be the first assistant of the Ming Cabinet after Cheng Ji's life, and he is not too popular now.

Looking at the crowded scene outside the building, although it was already evening, the flow of people was not less at all, Zhou Yanru praised softly: "This kind of scene is really nostalgic." ”

But this soft admiration was also heard by Li Banghua, the imperial history of the left capital, and after glancing at Zhou Yanru, Li Banghua did not react.

just frowned and said to a few people beside him: "I can't let this Xiao Yi go on like this anymore." ”

Wen Tiren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, heard this, but slowly shook his head: "That Xiao Yi is just a despicable martial artist after all, at most he is just a little lucky, but Sun Chengzong can't let him stay in Liaodong anymore." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yanru looked at Li Banghua and the others in surprise, but quickly looked away and didn't say a word.

At this time, Cai Zhongzheng, the squire of the military department, said: "Why don't you let me go to his book and test the emperor's mind?" If you can change it to your own people, it is the most appropriate. ”

With a sneer, Wen Tiren waved his hand and said, "No need, just find a few random people to see what the emperor thinks." ”

Several people nodded one after another, looking at the piles of Tartar heads not far in front of them, their expressions still a little shocked.

After the victory, the Jingshi did not sing and dance as it seemed, and a new political crisis slowly surfaced.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was still immersed in the joy of Linghe's victory, and the concealment of the ministers made Chongzhen unaware of this crisis.

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But Xiao Yi didn't care what happened to the Jingshi, at this time, Xiao Yi was happily going to Ulzhou with the soldiers of the Yongan Army.

Four or five days have passed since leaving Zunhua, and although they are not as hurried as when they came, most of the soldiers are eager to return home, and there is no big difference in the speed of the march compared to the time when they came.

On the way, the Yong'an Army encountered a lot of homeless people, and when they saw such a strict military discipline and well-dressed officers and soldiers, they were surprised, and the homeless people and the defeated soldiers came to defect one after another.

Seeing this kind of scene, the soldiers of the Yongan Army did not make any difficulties, and they still used the old method of dealing with the matter in Ulzhou.

For those little bastards and routs who fight alone, they have always ignored them, but they have principles and requirements to rein in those poor people who drag their families and mouths.

The rejected bastards were not convinced, and roamed around the army all day long, constantly coming to harass them.

One day, Xiao Yi finally couldn't bear it anymore and gave an order.

Wang Dayong rushed out of the camp with hundreds of people at night, and the bastards who chased him cried and shouted for his mother, and he no longer dared to provoke the Yongan army.

Even with this screening, by the time the army entered the territory of Xuanzhen, more than a few hundred displaced people had already been gathered, and there were dozens of families.

This is a few hundred more mouths, and Xiao Yi had no choice but to order to reduce the military rations of some Yongan soldiers, and change one meal of meat per day to one meal every two days, hoping to hold on to the territory of Ulzhou.

But even so, after a few days, I basically ate all my food.

At this time, the army is at least four or five days away from Datong, which makes Xiao Yi difficult, and now the army is outside the city of Baoan Zhou and wants to enter the city for repair.

However, Ling Buqu, the integrity officer of Baozhou City, was shocked when he saw this army, and not only did not accept the Yongan army into the city, but immediately closed the four gates to strictly prevent the people from entering and leaving.

After Xiao Yi consulted with Shi Lu and the others, fortunately he played a little clever, and the army lined up outside the city every day, beating drums and shouting to drill the military formation, and the rumbling sound lasted for less than a day.

An officer and soldier came from the city of Baoanzhou, cowered into the camp of the Yong'an Army, and begged Xiao Yi to evacuate with the Yong'an Army instead of the conduct officer Ling Buqu.

After discussing for almost two days, the military rations were about to run out, and Ling Buqu was stunned that he didn't pull out a single hair, and Shi Gang, who was in a hurry, almost waved his army to attack the city.

At this time, a team of squires in silk robes and a number of servants carried burdens from the city and coarse sacks of burlap rice on their shoulders and walked out of the city with a smile and entered Xiao Yi's military camp.

The squire was fat and round, and when he saw the fierce and vicious Shi Gang, he was still talking and laughing, and he was not afraid at all.

After careful questioning, I learned that it turned out that it was the Tao family, a large grain and rice family in Shanxi, who helped Xiao Yi with this.

The old man was nothing, but Tao Qingfeng, the eldest lady of the Tao family, has always been more optimistic about Xiao Yi.

Since Xiao Yi led the Yong'an army to go on the expedition, he ordered the Tao family's shops and rice shops along the way to supply Xiao Yi with all his needs at any time, and did not take a penny.

If it was according to Xiao Yi's previous thoughts, he would never have received the favor of the woman, but at this time, the military rations carried by the whole army could not last for two days, and the methods that should be used were used, so the soldiers and the people could not go home hungry.

At the instigation of Shi Lu, Huang Yang and others, Xiao Yi finally accepted this batch of grain and rice with a smile.