Chapter 112: Chongzhen's precautions
"My lord, my lord, it's not good, it's not good, Li Chuang's army doesn't know what magic tricks are used, in one night, they actually let the Yellow River freeze, and now their vanguard army is crossing the river, what should we do, please give me instructions."
In the General Military Mansion of Pingyang Mansion, Chen Shangzhi was sitting in the hall angrily, thinking of the news he had just gotten, that Liang Zhendong, who was usually stinky and hard, actually took advantage of last night to rebel, thinking of this, he wanted to cut this kid as soon as possible.
It's just that when he just heard the news from his subordinates, the anger in his heart disappeared in an instant, and he trembled and said, "How is it possible, is it possible that Li Chuang's army is all immortals, and now it is just winter, how can the Yellow River freeze, is it that you bastards lie about the military situation." ”
Hearing Chen Shangzhi's anger, the general who came to report the news was suddenly full of complaints, as Chen Shangzhi's cronies, after getting the news, he desperately ran to report the news, so that Chen Shangzhi could prepare in advance, but he didn't expect to be angrily beaten by Chen Shangzhi.
Although he was dissatisfied, the partial general hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, how dare the last general lie about the military situation, it is true that the Yellow River has frozen, if the adult does not make a decision, Li Chuang's army will have to cross the river." ”
The general's affirmative answer made Chen Shangzhi's mind confused, and he asked casually, "Decide, how to decide, you say, what to do now." ”
Hearing Chen Shangzhi's question, the general secretly scolded in his heart: Grandma, are you the chief soldier or I am the chief soldier, this is what you should do, now come and ask me.
Fortunately, this partial general still has some ability, and when he heard Chen Shangzhi's question, he said, "My lord, the top priority now is to quickly transfer troops to guard the Yellow River, and we must not let Li Chuang's army cross the river, and then we are thinking of a way, as long as Li Chuang's army can't cross the Yellow River, we don't have to be afraid." ”
"Yes, yes, yes, quickly, wear my order, let General Wang Bing, Li Qianhu, and their subordinates go to guard the Yellow River for me, and tell them that if Li Chuang's army is stopped, this official will be rewarded, otherwise, all military law will be involved." Chen Shangzhi, who finally grabbed a life-saving straw, shouted loudly.
The Yellow River in winter, not like the summer in general, is dirty, because of the reduction of the water flow, in addition to the river surface frozen a thin layer of ice, so that the Yellow River looks a lot clearer, at this time, on a white forest river, a team wearing black military uniforms, slowly to the other side, from a distance, as if a black dragon cut off the Yellow River.
This is the former battalion army of the Dashun Army, the original Liukou started the army, not to mention the unified military uniform, the soldiers under his command even the shape of the clothes are not the same, but, after the reorganization of the army in Xi'an, Li Zicheng divided the army into five shadows according to the front and back, and the soldiers wore black, yellow, white, red, and blue five colors of military uniforms.
When Chen Shangzhi came to the river with his army, the Ming army in Pingyang Mansion had already fought with the Dashun army, although the Ming army under Chen Shangzhi was not elite, and if it was really face-to-face, it would not be the opponent of the army at all.
But the key is that the ice bridge on the Yellow River that can make people walk is less than two zhang wide, and it can accommodate up to five people walking side by side, plus they have no large weapons in their hands except for steel knives and spears.
Seeing the soldiers on the ice, one by one besieged and killed by his subordinates, or knocked into the river and swallowed by the river, Chen Shangzhi's originally nervous and fearful heart instantly became very good.
"Okay, good, good, hahahaha, that's it, kill him, I thought Li Chuang was really a god, it turned out to be so vulnerable, I knew this, I would have led the troops to destroy him." A typical villain's triumphant look.
Luda, a native of Mengjin, Henan, grew up by the Yellow River since he was a child, practiced a good water nature, a few years ago Henan drought, hungry people everywhere, when he was about to be starved to death, Li Zicheng recruited troops in Henan, re-emerged, Luda, who was about to starve to death, just joined the army, because of hardships and hard work, in addition to fighting bravely, so after several years of development, now is a brigade in charge of the former battalion of the army, and the company commander of later generations.
At this time, Luda saw Chen Shangzhi's smug expression, and saw that his comrades in front of him were killed by the Ming army on the shore because they were outnumbered, and finally angered him, at this time he was still more than ten meters away from the shore, but he couldn't wait.
"Brothers, if you are not afraid of death, rush with me!" After shouting these words, I saw him take off the thick jacket on his body, and then jumped to the side suddenly, and heard a bang, the thin ice on the surface of the Yellow River, under his gravity impact, was broken in an instant, and then, I saw Luda, who was naked and floating on the river, while chopping the thin ice on the river with a big knife in his hand, while swimming quickly to the opposite bank.
Luda's sudden appearance surprised the soldiers on both sides, the soldiers of the Ming army did not expect that the enemy on the opposite side was so desperate, and the soldiers of the Dashun army, looking at Luda who was struggling to move forward in the biting river, also aroused the pride of more people.
For a while, as if on the side of dumplings, the Dashun army on countless ice bridges learned from Luda, jumped into the river, and swam towards the opposite bank.
Looking at the group of Dashun soldiers who swam to the shore, all the Ming soldiers instantly lost the confidence to resist, and the Dashun soldiers at this time were a group of madmen in their eyes, since they were a group of madmen, why should they not get along with the madmen?
"Crazy, crazy, none of them are people, none of them are people, quick, release arrows, shoot them, shoot them all to me." Chen Shangzhi, who was stunned by everything in front of him, shouted incoherently.
It's just that the current Ming army, the military heart has been completely confused, in the face of the enthusiastic Dashun army, they have no sense of resistance, for a while, some timid soldiers, have thrown down the weapons in their hands, ran to the city, from one, two, slowly, more and more Ming troops, give up resistance, turn around and flee to the city.
Watching more and more soldiers of the Dashun Army landing on the shore, Chen Shangzhi's eyes were dizzy, he knew that he was finished, completely finished, the most important thing in Pingyang Mansion was the natural risk, and now that the Dashun Army had crossed the Yellow River, it was not too far from the date when Pingyang City was broken.
"My lord, let's go, if you don't leave, it's too late, although the Dashun army has crossed the river, but we haven't completely failed, we can still defend the city." When Chen Shangzhi's mind was in chaos, a henchman came over to persuade him, but unfortunately, at this time, Chen Shangzhi didn't listen to what he said at all, fortunately, this henchman was also loyal, seeing that Chen Shangzhi did not react, he waved his hand and asked a few guards to carry him and run towards the city.
A.D. 1644, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, the first month.
After Li Zicheng led the army from Xi'an to the east, he passed the Yellow River in just ten days, and at the same time, the chief military officer of Shanxi Dacheng and Pingyang Prefecture, because he was afraid of the strength of the Dashun army, led the officers and soldiers of the whole city to surrender to Dashun without resistance.
Then, Li Zicheng took Pingyang Mansion as the foundation, Li Zicheng sent a large army, fought everywhere, faced Li Zicheng's army, various states and counties, looked at the wind and surrendered, and soon the entire southern part of Shanxi was returned to Dashun State.
After the news spread, the world was in an uproar, everyone did not expect that Li Zicheng's attack would be so sharp, for a while, everyone saw that the Ming Dynasty was not far from being completely destroyed, and it was only a matter of time before it collapsed.
When the news reached Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen, who got the news, did not get angry and angry as before, but came to the ancestral temple alone and stayed in it for a whole day before returning to the palace.
"Nunu, it's been so many days, I don't know if Changping's dowry is ready?" After returning to the palace from the ancestral temple, Chongzhen came to Kunning Palace, Queen Zhou.
Seeing the gloomy look on Chongzhen's face, Queen Zhou knew that something bad must have happened, but she didn't ask, but obediently gave Chongzhen a cup of tea, and said, "Okay, except for some small things, the rest are ready, what, is Your Majesty ready to announce the wedding date now?" ”
Hearing Queen Zhou's gentle words, Chongzhen's expression improved a little, and he said lightly, "Yes, I am ready to let Changping and Zhou Xian get married as soon as possible, in addition, I am going to send Cihong to Nanjing recently, you can also prepare it, the provincial matter is coming, and I am messing up." ”
Empress Zhou, who was originally able to maintain peace, heard Chongzhen's words, her face instantly became terrifying, she never thought that Chongzhen would actually say these words, you know, Zhu Cihong is Chongzhen's eldest son, and he is also the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and now Chongzhen actually let the prince leave Beijing and go to Nanjing, which shows how corrupted the world pattern has been.
"Your Majesty, has it really come to this point?" Empress Zhou finally couldn't help but ask.
Hearing Queen Zhou's trembling tone, Chongzhen raised his hand and held one of her hands, and then sighed softly, "Hey, don't worry, I'm just taking precautions, hey, it's all my unfilial piety, the great rivers and mountains left by my ancestors and ancestors have actually reached this point in my hands, I'm really afraid that after death, I will have no face to see my ancestors!" ”
"No, no, no, Your Majesty must not say so, you are a rare monarch in the world, we all see your diligence, it is those ministers who have their own ghosts, and they don't solve problems for Your Majesty at all, even if there is a mistake, it is all theirs, you must not have such thoughts." Hearing Chongzhen's self-mourning, Queen Zhou suddenly said anxiously.
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