Due to the increasingly tense situation, the soldiers of Huguang Town did not rest long after the Spring Festival and then devoted themselves to intense training again to prepare for the upcoming big battle. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 In addition, some adjustments have been made to the training plan issued by the General Staff Division, and the training time and intensity have been increased.

Most of the officers and veterans understood this, after all, they were about to fight against the famous Manchurian Jiannu, and they might not be able to find a fortified city to defend at that time. The previous battlefield experience has already taught them: if you sweat a little more on the school field now, you will have a better chance of winning on the battlefield in the future.

In contrast, although the recruits have a slightly insufficient understanding of the cruelty of war, in the day and night with the veterans, through a series of descriptions, they also know that the enemy army that is about to enter Huguang is not easy to deal with, and understand that if you want to fight against it, you can't be lazy on the school field.

Some of the newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers have even set their own goals for killing enemies in the future, vowing to exchange their current hard training for killing skills on the battlefield and strive to get medals, so that they don't have to watch the veterans walk around with medals all day long and blush.

For a time, the soldiers of Huguang Town almost every day wore the stars and returned with the moon, and the two school fields were also shouting and killing all day long, and they would never stop until it was dark.

In addition to the soldiers of Huguang Town, the craftsmen of the Huguang Manufacturing Bureau also began to extend their working hours, working overtime to create armor and ordnance for the army. The old craftsmen are grateful for Pang Yue's kindness. Knowing the burden on his shoulders, he does not dare to slack off.

Some of the new craftsmen who have woken up have also begun to enter a state of crazy work, and they are not inferior to the old craftsmen. Although they have not been in Chenzhou for a long time, they have experienced the earth-shaking changes in treatment. Here, they can exchange their hard work and sweat for the improvement of the living standards of themselves and their families, in exchange for their children's reading and literacy, almost entering the ranks of "scholars", etc., and at the same time, no one casually calls them "lowly craftsmen".

After feeling this change, these new craftsmen also gradually figured it out: all this is given by the chief soldier, and only by working hard can they create more and better armor and ordnance for the army. The Lord General can have a better chance of winning when he leads the army to fight, and only if the towering tree of the Lord General does not fall, the good life of himself and his family can continue. With this awareness and sense of crisis, they no longer spared their strength. And no longer complain about the extended working hours.

While the soldiers were hurrying up to train and the General Manufacturing Bureau was working overtime, there was good news from the iron works. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, the Gaojingcun Iron Works officially started, and on the twelfth day of the first month, the Xiushuiwan Iron Works officially started. Since then, the General Directorate of Manufacturing has finally had two stable sources of iron. The news brought a more or less hint of joy to the current tensions.

However, now Pang Yue's focus is no longer on these "production enterprises", but has begun to nervously carry out various preparations. The. The Qing army in the south was personally led by Duoduo, the prince of Yu, and the total strength of the army also increased a lot. This means that the current situation will be even more dire than the original plane.

On the nineteenth day of the first month, Hengzhou Mansion Palace

Emperor Longwu on the throne looked at the arguing ministers below. The complexion is solemn.

After the news that Duoduo, the prince of Qingyu, led a large army to the south reached Hengzhou Mansion, the government and the opposition were shaken. Emperor Longwu convened his ministers to discuss countermeasures, and received two different voices, one of which came from the ministers headed by Huang Daozhou, the first assistant of the cabinet, Fu Guan, the second assistant of the cabinet, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and Zhou Yingzhi, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, expounded the danger of the current situation, and asked Emperor Longwu to move to Guizhou to temporarily avoid the Qing army, and seek an opportunity to recover in the future. Another voice came from the ministers headed by the military department Shangshu, Dongge University scholar Zhu Dadian, Zuodu Yushi, Wenyuange University scholar Lu Zhenfei, and Wuyingdian University scholar Yang Tinglin, although they also suggested that Emperor Longwu temporarily leave Hengzhou, but they only hoped that Emperor Longwu would transfer to the direction of Baoqing Mansion, and did not agree with Huang Daozhou and others' proposal to completely abandon entering Huguang and Guizhou. Because now that the national crisis is at hand, once the Son of Heaven leaves the strategic place of Huguang, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the hearts of the people, causing the situation to deteriorate further, and it will be even more difficult to recover in the future. …,

The ministers of the two factions insisted on their own views and did not budge, and the argument lasted for a long time without any result.

"Yanzhi, what do you mean?" Fu Guan looked at Zhu Dadian and said in a serious tone, "Now the 100,000 troops of the Qing Dynasty have rushed straight to Huguang under the leadership of the white flag slave chief Duoduo, and the situation in Huguang can be described as precarious and dangerous!" Your Majesty is a golden body, and it is a safe policy to move to Guizhou for the time being and avoid the enemy's edge, so why do you need to obstruct it? ”

"I don't dare to agree with the words of Lord Cifu," Zhu Dadian said-for-tat, "Although the Qing Dynasty is menacing, I also have several towns and horses in Huguang, and it is not impossible to fight. His Majesty is a body of gold, but also a symbol of the majesty of the imperial court, if the soldiers and civilians in all parts of the country see that the holy car is still in Huguang, they will inevitably arouse the determination to kill the enemy bravely and repay the emperor's kindness. And if His Majesty leaves Huguang and avoids Guizhou easily, how should those soldiers who insist on fighting the enemy in the front feel? How should those gentry and righteous people in various places who have finally become enlightened and are waiting for the king to be judged? At that time, the people's hearts will be in turmoil, the morale of the army will collapse, and the situation will be out of control! Let me ask Lord Cifu, now that Jiangxi and Guangdong have fallen to most of them, if our dynasty completely loses Huguang, a major grain-producing land, how much will there be left in the Ming Dynasty? How can he talk about recovery and ZTE in the future? ”

After listening to Zhu Dadian's statement, Fu Guan's eyes widened, his gray long beard trembled, and when he was about to say something more, Huang Daozhou spoke first: "Your Majesty is related to the Ming Dynasty and the country, and the safety must not be lost, but the lost city and land can be restored in the future." Today, although our dynasty has several towns and horses in Huguang, its combat strength is still insufficient compared with the Qing Dynasty. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, we are deeply blessed by heaven, how can we let Your Majesty put your Majesty in danger. A repeat of last year's crisis in Fujian Province? The stakes are at stake, please think about it carefully! ”

Zhu Dadian said disapprovingly: "Now that the two armies have not yet fought, why is Lord Yuanfu afraid of the enemy here?" How poisonous is the ambition of the wolf son? If we are afraid of it, we will avoid it. It will certainly greatly encourage arrogance. At that time, I am afraid that Guizhou, which Lord Yuanfu proposed, will no longer be a safe place. If this is the case, should Gensuke-sama advise His Majesty to move? ”

"Yan Zhi is cautious!" Huang Daozhou's face turned red, "Although Dao Zhou is not talented, he has also followed the teachings of the saint for many years, and he is deeply favored by His Majesty, 'Eat the king's Lu and share the king's worries'." If you dare not forget for a moment, how can you be afraid of the enemy? It was only because he couldn't bear to see His Majesty in danger and even the loss of the society that he proposed that His Majesty move to Guizhou for the time being. As long as the holy car can get out of danger, Dao Zhou will no longer care about his personal safety. I am willing to come to the front line in northern Hunan to supervise and lead all armies to resist the Qing captives! ”

Regardless of whether Zhu Dadian's last words were intentional or unintentional, Huang Daozhou felt greatly annoyed when he heard it, in the final analysis, he was not a person who feared the enemy, and he also had the ambition to recover. As early as shortly after Emperor Longwu ascended the throne, he asked for the Northern Expedition, although he failed to make the trip in the end, which also showed his determination. But as the saying goes, "once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope". Since experiencing the changes in Fujian last year, Huang Daozhou still remembers that crisis vividly. He was also much more cautious, and he didn't dare to let Emperor Longwu risk his life easily. Only then did he propose to let Emperor Longwu move to Guizhou, but unexpectedly, Zhu Dadian said that he was afraid of the enemy and avoided war, which he naturally could not accept.

"Lord Yuanfu is angry," Lu Zhenfei hurriedly said, "Lord Zhu is also worried about state affairs, Fang is a little more fierce in his words, the two adults are loyal ministers of the country, don't hurt the harmony because of this trivial matter." But Zhenfei also thought that Master Zhu was right......"

Lu Zhenfei once again expounded on the importance of Emperor Longwu's stay in Huguang in a slightly euphemistic tone, and then, Yang Tinglin and other ministers of the "left-behind Huguang faction" also echoed their words.

In this regard, of course, the ministers of the "Guizhou faction" also fought back again without mercy. …,

"Everyone, Aiqing Hugh wants to quarrel again!" Just when the situation in the palace was about to get out of control again, Emperor Longwu, who had been silent, finally spoke.

After the entire hall quieted down, Emperor Longwu said: "You Aiqing can worry about state affairs so much and share my worries, I am very relieved. But I have already made up my mind about this matter, and you Aiqing will stop arguing anymore! ”

As soon as Emperor Longwu said this, the hall became even quieter, and the sound of a needle falling on the ground could almost be heard, and all the ministers were quietly waiting for the emperor's next words.

"I'm not going anywhere!" Emperor Longwu was almost word-a-word, "Just stay in Hengzhou!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the hall suddenly "buzzed", and it fell into a noise again.

"Your Majesty, you must not ......"

"Now that the 100,000 Qing captives are coming from the north and south, and there are Jiangxi captives watching, Hengzhou has become a dangerous ......"

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The ministers of the "Guizhou faction" in the palace were very anxious and rushed to persuade them, and even many people began to kneel down and kowtow and persuade them endlessly. Even some of the ministers of the "Left-behind Huguang faction" joined the ranks of persuasion, although they advocated that Emperor Longwu stay in Huguang, but they reached a temporary consensus with the "Guizhou faction" on a certain point: Hengzhou is still too dangerous!

Facing the ministers who were struggling to persuade him, Emperor Longwu only sighed slightly, but he seemed unmoved in his heart.

After a while, he once again used the majesty of the king to stop the noisy Emperor Longwu in the palace and said slowly: "At the beginning, in the face of the approach of Li Chuang's army, Emperor Weizong (the temple name given to Chongzhen by the Longwu Dynasty was Weizong) knew that the Jingshi had become a dangerous place, but he still refused to move south, and never left the Jingshi for half a step. Now, in the face of the pressure of the Eastern Captives, as a great son of heaven and a descendant of Taizu Miao, how can I only care about my own safety and ignore the country's society, which makes the people and loyal ministers chill? Besides, my fate is closely related to the fate of the entire Ming Dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty is in danger, how can there be a place for me in the whole world? This matter has been decided, and you Aiqing don't need to persuade again! ”

Seeing that there were still some ministers who wanted to open their mouths to persuade them, Emperor Longwu waved his hand to stop them, and looked at Huang Daozhou: "Yuanfu, prepare an edict for me!" ”

"Your Majesty......" Huang Daozhou's voice was a little choked.

Emperor Longwu no longer paid attention to his performance, and continued: "Xiao Kuang, the general of Li Jing, and Yao Youxing, the deputy general, led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to Hengzhou Qinwang. With Zhu Dadian, a scholar of the Ministry of War and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, he went out on behalf of me, gave Shang Fang a sword, and led Liu Chengyin, the chief soldier of Wugang, Pang Yue, the chief soldier of Huguang, and the general soldier of Changde, Ma Jinzhong, to the three towns of Xiangbei. Together with He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, he controlled all the armies to resist the eastern captives. ”

"Minister...... Obey! Huang Daozhou, who had been persuaded to no avail, had no choice but to accept Emperor Longwu's decision.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! In this expedition, the old minister must do his best, supervise and lead the towns to fight bravely to kill the enemy, and defend the Ming Dynasty. Even if the liver and brain are smeared, they will not hesitate! Zhu Dadian also choked up and thanked him.

"Your Majesty, don't ......"

"Your Majesty, please listen to Wei Chen's heartfelt words......."

Although Huang Daozhou, one of the leaders, has compromised, many backbones of the "Guizhou faction" still do not give up.

"This court meeting will end here," Emperor Longwu, who had made a decision, had a hint of relief in his tone, "Scatter the dynasty!" ”

On the afternoon of the third day of the second month of the third year of Longwu, outside the south gate of Chenzhou

"The last general has seen the overseer!" Pang Yue personally greeted him out of the city. respectfully saluted Zhu Dadian in front of him, and the generals of Huguang Town behind him also saluted Zhu Dadian one by one.

Today, Zhu Dadian, who is a scholar of the military department and a scholar of the supervising university, led Liu Chengyin, the chief soldier of Wugang, to Chenzhou, according to the itinerary. After a short stay in Chenzhou, he continued to the direction of Changsha after meeting with Pang Yue's department, and then met with the Changde general army and horses on the way, and finally the soldiers and horses of the three towns drove to the front line of northern Hunan together to resist the Qing army going south. …,

"Mr. Pang, please get up! Gentlemen, please rise! Zhu Dadian smiled and asked everyone to get up.

After a few words of greeting with Pang Yue and others. Zhu Dadian introduced Liu Chengyin, the general soldier of Wugang behind him, and his generals to Pang Yue, and introduced Pang Yue to Liu Chengyin and others.

Liu Chengyin? After listening to Zhu Dadian's introduction, Pang Yue curiously looked at the man in front of him in helmet and armor. I saw that the Southern Ming warlord-like figure in front of him, known as "Liu Tiebang", was around forty years old, tall and stout, and powerful. And with a majestic beard, his face is not very vicious. It looks righteous and awe-inspiring, a typical image of a "loyal and brave general".

But. Pang Yue also knew the final outcome of Liu Chengyin in history, first hijacked Emperor Yongli to support his troops in Wugang, and later surrendered to the Qing when the Qing army approached Wugang, and even wanted to give Emperor Yongli as a meeting gift to the Qing army, but fortunately, Emperor Yongli ran fast and did not let him succeed. In the end, Liu Chengyin, who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, was killed by Kong Youde because of the rebellion of his subordinates.

As soon as he thought of fighting side by side with this person next, Pang Yue felt that his heart was up and down, thinking that he still had to have a few more thoughts, so as not to be spoiled by him when he got it.

Thinking about it, Pang Yue still did not lose his manners on the surface, and hugged his fist to Liu Chengyin and said: "It turned out to be Uncle Dingman, look up for a long time!" At the beginning, Uncle Ding put down the rebellion in Xiangxi, protected the safety of one party, and became famous. Although Pang has been admired for a long time, he has not been able to see it, but he is fortunate to see it today, and he is really a hero! ”

Liu Chengyin replied with a smile: "Uncle Dingwu has won the award, my old Liu has long heard of the prestige of Uncle Dingwu when he was in Wugang, and he has suffered heavy losses and lost his majesty in Ji'an and Ganzhou, which is called great achievements!" Compared with Ding Wubo's exploits, my Lao Liu's little is a fart! ”

Pang Yue also laughed, and exchanged a few words with Liu Chengyin, but he was secretly thinking to himself in his heart: This Liu Chengyin looks righteous on the surface, and his words are full of boldness, but he has played such an unbearable role in history, it seems that he is really unseemly! This kind of hidden person is even more terrifying, and I have to be more careful when dealing with him in the future!

Seeing that Pang Yue and Liu Chengyin were talking happily, Zhu Dadian also breathed a sigh of relief: Wenchen Supervisor, the most worrying thing is that the generals under the system are not in harmony, so it is the easiest thing to do bad things on the battlefield. Now it seems that the two town coaches under his own control are still relatively harmonious, at least on the surface, so that he can worry a little less.

"Supervisor, Uncle Dingman and the generals, Pang has prepared a small banquet in the city to wash the dust for you! It's windy outside the city, so let's go into the city with Pang! Pang Yue said.

"Good!" Zhu Dadian stroked his long silver beard and bowed his head slightly.

"Then my old Liu is here to thank Uncle Dingwu!" Liu Chengyin arched his hand with a smile on his face.

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In the evening, after the banquet, Pang Yue arranged for Zhu Dadian and Liu Chengyin and other generals of Wugang Town to stay, and then returned to the general army's yamen and walked towards his study and bedroom. Tomorrow I will lead the army to leave Chenzhou for the expedition, so I have to take a good rest.

Long before the arrival of Zhu Dadian and others, all the marching matters in Huguang Town had been arranged, the pre-war mobilization meeting had already been held, all the armor and weapons had been distributed, and the grain and grass had all been loaded.

Walking in the corridor in the backyard of the General Army's Yamen, Pang Yue felt that his steps were a little fluttering, although he had a lot of wine, but after competing with such a group of rough people at the wine table just now, he also felt a little drunk.

However, at this moment, Pang Yue's heart is surging: tomorrow, he will lead his 20,000 athletes to the battlefield to fight with Jiannu! Is there anything else in the world that can speed up the enmity and enmity more than this? How could this feeling be something that oneself could have in a previous life? In the past, I hated Jiannu to the bone, but I never had a chance, but now the opportunity has come! (To be continued.) )

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