Lao Bai Niu: If you find that you are in a hurry, you always have a habit of scattering the plot, because you have to make up some words to submit the order. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info,!Or write a big plot and send it again, so that readers can read it freely, and I can also stick to the central idea, so as not to have too many details, which goes against the original intention of writing. Well, the big chapter won't be less than six thousand words.

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In September of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, it was the October of the solar calendar in later generations, and the weather began to turn cool and cold.

Outside the plug, the wide river area.

The clear water of the wide river meanders from north to south, and the vegetation on both sides of the river is dense, the forests are abundant, and the grassy beaches can be seen from time to time. However, this place of birds and flowers has become a place of death, and the conquerors from the Ming Dynasty have brought unimaginable death and killing.

On the left bank, the city of Fighting Chicken, the original rudimentary fortress with a civil structure, at this time the city gate was wide open, and puffs of black smoke rose from time to time, and the houses and tents inside, except for the temple, had been burned down.

A set of wooden poles, erected less than a hundred paces from the river, hung like chickens on them a man who, richly dressed (relatively), had their feet tied with thick ropes, and then hung upside down from the top of the poles.

From time to time, blood dripped down their throats, or their hands and feet, and their eyes were wide open, and their bodies were twisted, and the blood slowly ran out and died.

At this time, there were fewer people who struggled, and after a long time, most of the people who hung could not bear to die, and their stiff faces were full of hideousness and fear. These people were originally the leaders of the tribes, or at least the small leaders and the like. Now he died like a chicken.

Relatively speaking, these people are lucky, not far in front of the wooden frame, there are still clouds of flesh and blood. Those things, all of which show a peculiar distortion, are obviously in incredible pain and struggle before dying, and they were all trampled to death by a chaotic horse.

And also......

The sound of guns came one after another, and the side of the wooden frame was covered with corpses, all of them in different forms. He looked pained. Although it would be easier to die this way than to step to death and hang to death, the pain of being hit by a bullet is just as unbearable.

To the south of the Chicken City, the black pressure was full of captured herdsmen from various tribes, as well as countless cattle and horse tents. On both sides of the wide river, in the distant grasslands and hills, there are teams of fierce Ming knights galloping, and a steady stream of escorts up a large number of people. Vehicles, tents. Cattle.

During the whipping, a large group of Mongols were bound to their knees, men, women, and children, all of them looking sluggish and wooden, with fear and worry in their eyes that could not be concealed. It's really a disaster from the sky, and I came to participate in the Damu Conference, but it turned out to be the Death Conference, and the Ming army came out of the jam, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

They are hard to hide their fear. Others were triumphant, wielding their whips and walking around the crowd.

These people were originally captive Han slaves, but as soon as the Jingbian army arrived, they immediately turned over and became masters. Temporarily administer the tribe with the original Han Chinese slaves, fifty people. The division of 100 people into a team was one of the strategies of the Jingbian army to get out of the fortress.

Facts have proved that the transformation of serfs into masters has increased the enthusiasm of everyone. It is obvious that these Han slaves are full of enthusiasm and devote themselves to their work.

Their work is first of all to identify those who are hostile to the Han people and loyal to the Qing State.

Most of these people were singled out and killed, and even the caravans accompanying the army thought that these people were difficult to manage, and it was better to execute them.

Their executions were divided into three classes, first, and were trampled to death by horses in sacks.

The second class was hung on a wooden pole.

Finally, they are to be put to death with a knife and axe or a bird's gun.

The murder here is in full swing, which makes the herdsmen who are being taken captive and watching, and the on-site sales over there are also in full swing.

To the west of the Chicken City, mountains of cattle and horses, furs, vehicles, tents, people, etc., are sold on the spot. The scene was very lively, and the shouting was endless, and many merchants came and went to choose their favorite items.

These goods, after the registration has been completed, and those people have also been screened and proved to be harmless, and they can be bought and sold.

According to the prior regulations, even the cattle and horses obtained by the armed caravan need to be registered and sold by the business. Possession is a great crime, but the price is more favorable, after all, those caravans are helpful, and they can also be rewarded with merit.

Many people opened their eyes, but they didn't expect that there were a lot of things on the grassland, and Tian Changguo, the head of business, estimated in advance that he might get 176 kinds of commercial goods, which seemed to be a small estimate.

A shrewd shopkeeper, with a few retinues, one of whom was still a swordsman, collected a large number of sables, squirrels, black fox skins and other furs in one go, as well as hundreds of cattle and sheep, thinking that he had opened a pasture, and wanted to buy some Tartar women and children to go back.

He suddenly found that he had bought too hard, and the food stamps he brought were not enough to spend, so he had to pay on credit.

This time, Tian Changguo said that he could pay on credit, and he was very relieved that no one dared to repay the Jingbian army. Unless he can escape from the East Road, or even escape from the Ming Dynasty, but the property of the person who relied on the debt will definitely be confiscated.

On a big horse in front of the shopkeeper, a shogunate, the business was too hot, he felt that his wrist was a little sore, so he waited for the merchant in front of him to finish buying the goods, so that he could change work with the next colleague.

Unexpectedly, there was no movement for a long time, and the scribe looked up a little strangely, and saw that the shopkeeper was frowning, looking at the large number of Tartar women and children over there and was silent.

The market in the west of the city is placed in columns such as cattle, sheep, horses, furs, groceries, people, etc., among which people are subdivided, such as whether there are skills, whether they are strong, whether they are adults or children, and so on. In front of a number of categories, their prices were clearly marked, and a wooden sign was inserted that read, "Clearly marked prices, no more negotiations".

Although Tian Changguo had negotiated the prices of various goods with the merchants in advance, there were still people who liked to bargain, and the military scribes were overwhelmed by the annoyance, so they urgently made these signs and plugged them in.

After a long time, I heard the shopkeeper mutter: "Some tattered little masters." Rag little lady, the price is so expensive? ”

When the shopkeeper watched, in the other bar, many Tartar women and children either looked at him with numb expressions, or looked at him expectantly, the massacre in the south of the city frightened them, if they could be bought by these Ming merchants, not to mention the future, they would definitely be safe in front of them.

Anyway, they are usually in the tribe, and when they encounter war. Or natural and man-made disasters, they went around the tribes, and then they were bought, and there was no opinion, and even heard that on the east side of the road, in the past, you could eat enough to work, which was much better than being outside the plug.

Hearing this, a Tartar woman became anxious, and she knew some Chinese. He shouted in stiff Chinese: "We are not broken, we can work......"

The scribe actually knew the treasurer. surnamed Sun, he used to open a pawnshop in Huailai City, and he even went to pawn, and he has never had a good impression of this treacherous businessman, but now that he has made it, he looks like a ghost.

Hearing this, he said unceremoniously: "Shopkeeper Sun, you are stupid to open a pawnshop, this person is still in tatters?" Look at these tartars, they're all stout. Jumping around, they can graze, they can make fur, they can bear hardships and stand hard work, they are proficient in laundry and quilting, where is it tattered? ”

The surrounding merchants also surrounded at this time, and they burst into laughter when they heard the words.

The entourage beside the shopkeeper Sun. also showed embarrassment, the owner was suffering from an occupational disease, and he said absurd words, and he expected to be on the East Road in the future. will definitely become the laughing stock of everyone, seeing others pointing fingers, they also feel that their faces are dull.

"This time, my division has gained a lot!"

Tian Changguo, the business director who was as thin as a twist, was surrounded by Lai Mancheng and other big businessmen, and strode towards this direction.

Lai Mancheng was still wearing iron armor, resisting the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, and during this time of being out of the jam, he boasted that he had hacked five Tartars to death, and he didn't know if it was true or not.

"It's all thanks to the power of the Jingbian Army, and I also thank the Lord Tian for his care."

The merchants were full of gossip.

"If you have money, you can rest assured, good days are still ahead."

Tian Changguo took his hands, his waist was straight, he found that he was right to enter business, and this day was like a fish in water.

A merchant suddenly said: "The army will soon cross the Kuanhe River, the Qinglong River, attack the Karaqin Left Wing Banner, and even the Laoha River, and the Daling River will be Tatar." I wonder if Master Tian can persuade the two generals, Wen and Gao, to let me follow? ”

Tian Changguo pondered for a long time and sighed: "You know that the closer that side is to the slaves and thieves in Jinzhou, it is also for the sake of your safety. ”

The businessmen were all impassioned: "For the country and the people, why do you regret this?" ”

"Master Tian is at ease, we have long put life and death aside!"

"The front-line soldiers fought bloodily, how can we live in the rear and do our best."

The businessmen next to him lobbied desperately, the army came out, and the harvest made people red-eyed, and went to the Daling River valley in the northeast, and the Tatar population and wealth were even more dense, and it was a waste not to take it.

Tian Changguo was still groaning, and then he suddenly saw a circle of people in front of him: "What's the matter?" ”

After asking the reason clearly, he said to the shopkeeper Sun and the surrounding businessmen: "I set the price in business, it is absolutely fair, Tong Su is not bullied, you can't trust Lao Tian, and you can't trust me Jingbian Army?" ”

The surrounding businessmen said: "The landlord is serious. ”

They gossiped and condemned the shopkeeper Sun: "Shopkeeper Sun is excessive. ”

"The old problem of opening a pawnshop is unavoidable."

"It's the first time I've heard that there are still tattered ones in Dingkou."

"Old Sun, this time is different from the past, every word you say, think twice before acting, don't hurt the relationship between my firm and the army."

Under the reproach of everyone, the shopkeeper blushed and begged for mercy.

Things passed quickly, the market was back lively, and for the shopkeepers, their time was also precious, and they couldn't all be used to watch.

The businessmen beside Tian Changguo followed behind Tian Changguo and continued to lobby.

For them, Shopkeeper Sun is just a small role, and it is not worth investing much effort if they don't know how to say a few words.

Lobbying is what matters.

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"After more than a month out of Saisai, our army achieved remarkable results, swept through the Karaqin, Tumut, Aohan, and Bahrain departments, captured a large number of cattle, horses, and wealth, and fled in despair."

Outside a forest by the wide river, Wen Fangliang and Gao Shiyin, Gao Shiyin, Shen Shiqi and others were strolling and chatting.

Around the woods, there were three battalions of guards, all of whom had changed into winter clothes, thick cotton jackets with armor and arms, and coats with fur scarbs and short sleeves. Keep warm while not affecting the battle, and there is a canopy behind the coat to shelter from the wind and rain.

In the past, the Jingbian army used cloaks and cloaks, which looked mighty, but in fact, it was not practical, because many people took off their cloaks during the war, so as not to affect the battle.

Of course, the officers are still wearing cloaks and cloaks, such as Wen Fangliang. It's a big red cloak.

These soldiers, inside the hat and helmet, also have a small warm hat as the lining, and the military boots on their feet are just as warm and thick.

The autumn wind came, and it was quite chilling on the face, but these elite warriors were all motionless, only looking around vigilantly.

Gao Shiyin's expression was relaxed: "Of course." Outside the plug fell, most of them were left old and weak. Even if there are some young and strong, who is the opponent of my Jingbian Army? ”

Shen Shiqizhi took a smug breath: "It's really easy to beat these Mongolian Tartars." ”

As he spoke, he hummed a little song: "Their wives are my concubines, and their sons are my servants...... My whip struck them hard. ”

For his singing, whether it is Wen Fangliang and Gao Shiyin, or the praise paintings behind, they all show a look of disgust, but Shen Shiqi is not ashamed. On the contrary, he was proud and still hummed non-stop.

The 15,000 troops out of the fortress, the second battalion of the Jingbian Army, and the thousands of people in the Zhongyi Battalion, the cavalry of the one color, they are the vanguard, and the thunder is under the momentum. The lively Damu meetings all over the grassland have been turned into slaughtering meetings.

The remaining forces of many tribes were wiped out in one fell swoop, and the armed merchant groups soon followed. After serving them in a pot, all the things that the tribes could move away, even the pots and pans were swept away, and if the Tartars of Jinzhou knew about the rear, they would definitely cry bitterly and regret it.

Of course, as the army rolled eastward, crossed one dry ditch after another, and passed through one barren steppe after another, more and more Mongolian tribes learned the news and fled overnight, which was also the result of Wen Fangliang and others deliberately preaching.

Among the frightened Mongols, the Jingbian army that came out of the fortress was rumored to have 100,000 cavalry.

Wen Fangliang and others thought that this rumor was beneficial to the army, the general who was fighting in Jinzhou, and could exert tremendous pressure on the slaves and thieves on that side.

"The sentry cavalry reported that the general had a series of battles in Jinzhou, and hundreds of thousands of troops were at a stalemate in the Daughter River regions, and our army needed to attack as soon as possible to break the deadlock."

The army outside the Saiwai constantly kept in touch with Wang Dou with the sentry cavalry, so Jinzhou intelligence, Wen Fangliang and others also knew something, and vice versa, Wang Dou was the same.

Gao Shiyin nodded: "Well, the cavalry will set off the day after tomorrow, first attack the big tent on the left and right flanks of Karaqin, and then attack Longcheng in the north. ”

At this time, the wide river area where the army is located, under the boundary of the right wing banner of Karaqin, belongs to the nomadic land of the Subodi Department, part of the Zhuosuo Tumeng, Subodi in the first year of Chongzhen to the Emperor Taiji, regarded as a hardcore pro-Qing force, resourceful, and his son Gulu Siqibu is as brave and good at fighting.

In the ninth year of Tiancong, Huang Taiji edicted the compilation of the left and right two banners of Karaqin, Gulu Siqibu took charge of the right wing banner, awarded Zasak, and sealed the mountain Beizi, gave the number Doro Duling, compiled a total of 22 Niu Lu, 44 leaders, a total of 6,600 households, more than 33,000 mouths, his uncle Seleng, in charge of the left wing banner.

Among the Mongolian banners of the outer domain, the Karaqin banner was favored by the Qing court, and it was married several times and became its Monanping domain.

And the wide river, at this time from the two palaces of the big tent is not far away, one of them is in the Laoha River, the other is in the Daling River Longshan, the cavalry marches quickly, it does not take a few days to arrive.

Although the intelligence came that many tribes in Karaqin had begun to migrate, Wen Fangliang and the others were not worried, those Mongolian tribes could escape from the attack, unless they left behind all their cattle and horse tents, their migration would be slow.

In the military strategy, after the army struck the Karaqin Banner, it was to go north to Longcheng, and then it would either march eastward to the west of Jinzhou City, or go north, and force it to Yizhou, depending on the military situation.

Even the army continued to move north, attacking the Qing iron, the Horqin Division.

Among the thirteen banners of the outer Mongolian domain, Prince Tushetu of the Horqin Right Wing Banner has a population of 254 Niulu, and Prince Zhuoliktu of the left wing also has 193 Niulu and left and right wing banners, with a total of 447 Niulu and a huge population of more than 22,000 households.

If you go in and burn and kill, the blow to the Qing State will be unimaginably heavy.

These strategies, the three generals discussed carefully for a while, and they all felt that there was no problem, Gao Shiyin suddenly remembered something, his fists clenched, and he smiled cruelly: "Old Wen, I heard that you allow some small tribes to take refuge?" What are these tartars going to do? If you want me to say, all the leaders were killed, and all the people of their tribe were sold to the merchants. ”

Shen Shiqi also nodded approvingly.

Wen Fangliang looked up at the sky, and said, "It's okay, my division is powerful, and I can absorb some people." ”

He said lightly: "Old Gao, killing is only a means, not an end. The route to be marched down the road is quite dangerous. There are some small tribes familiar with the steppe that take the lead. It can increase the odds of victory, and also make the slaves and thieves in Jinzhou more centrifugal. ”

Gao Shiyin was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that Wen Fangliang was a little strange, and he had an inexplicable aura when he didn't have that cynical look.

He muttered, "You are the ambassador of the General Staff Division, you can do whatever you say." ”

He suddenly felt a sense of crisis in his heart, the brothers around him were growing up, and he still had a lot to learn.

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Capital.

Emperor Chongzhen rested at the desk for a while, and quickly woke up. He stopped and stopped the persuasion of the eunuch on duty. After eating a few pieces of dim sum, I concentrated on watching the music again.

Most of these notes are about Jinzhou's battle reports, and at Chongzhen's request, Jinzhou's affairs are reported once a day.

A steady stream of them, handed to his desk, deceived by the fear of his subordinates, Hong Chengchou. Zhang Ruoqi, Qiu Minyang, Wang Chengen, Wang Dou and others have to confirm and watch it in many ways, especially Wang Chengen's performance, which makes him believe it even more.

The Battle of Jinzhou. There was a stalemate, and the victory of the Ming army in the daughter river a few days ago made him excited, and since then the two sides have been stalemate, and there is no big war. Small battles continued, although the offensive of the thieves and slaves on Jinzhou slowed down, but the city was still besieged.

The two sides have held each other in this way, and what has been tested is their respective logistical supply capabilities.

Hubu Shangshu Li Zhizhi just complained about bitterness, grain and grass are difficult to support, grain and grass are difficult to support, that is, Liaodong has dried fish, or it is difficult to support.

Whenever Wang Chengen urged the grain and grass to come, he complained for days.

He called too much, but there was no solution, so Emperor Chongzhen felt worried and thought of replacing Li Zhiwen with Ni Yuanlu.

The Ming ancestral system, Zhejiang people are not allowed to be official households, Ni Yuanlu is a native of Zhejiang, Ming Taizu in the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu had decreed: household officials are not allowed to use Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Susong people, and even the officials who handle specific affairs on a daily basis are included.

In order to prevent household officials from colluding with officials in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Susong, Jiangxi and other places from favoritism and fraud, Ming Taizu had a clear order that household officials should not be appointed by people from these places.

In order to change the bad financial problems, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about the ancestral system, but just replaced the candidates, and the pressure of grain and grass on the front line in Liaodong was indeed here, and far from quenching his thirst.

The ministers all thought that the matter of Liaodong could not be delayed for a long time, and it was necessary to make a decision while it was sharp, and as soon as the ministers complained, Chen Xinjia was a little shaken, and listened to Hong Chengchou and other words.

Under the strong pressure from all sides, Hong Chengchou was also hesitating, and only Wang Dou was still insisting.

He said that it is difficult for the king to supply grain and grass, and it is even more difficult for the thieves and slaves, as long as they hold on, the thieves and slaves will retreat, and they can win without a fight.

Obviously, Wang Dou's opinion is very important, so the war has always been stalemate.

Thinking of Wang Dou, Chongzhen didn't know what it was like in his heart, he had already gotten some rumors, rumors of rumors from outside the Saiwai.

Before Yang Sichang died, he recommended Ding Qirui to serve as the secretary of the military department, and the governor of Huguang, Henan, Sichuan and the north and south armies of the Yangtze River, and still the governor of the trilateral military affairs of Shaanxi, specializing in the suppression of thieves and thieves and thieves in the left.

For Ding Qirui, Emperor Chongzhen also paid great attention to it, and gave Shang Fang Sword, Flying Fish Suit and Seal Letter, but since his supervision, he has deeply disappointed himself.

Not to mention the slow progress of the thieves, the revolution and the left turned to fight in several provinces, the hungry people gathered, and the more the momentum was made, the Ming army was anxious, especially not long ago Zuo Liangyu violated the order to run to Xiangyang at night, the thief army pursued for 200 miles, and the Ming army suffered many casualties.

It is not the first time that Zuo Liangyu has escaped without authorization, but Emperor Chongzhen has no other way to redeem these warriors except for their crimes and meritorious service.

Fortunately, compared to Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai and others did not make him a big trouble, so he picked up another letter irritably.

This is the Henan governor Li Xianfeng sent a fold, I haven't seen it, Emperor Chongzhen is already frowning, into the summer and autumn, Henan provinces are in a big drought again, thousands of miles of red land, hungry people everywhere, often from Henan sent by the sparse, there is no good thing.

Although he was mentally prepared, Emperor Chongzhen almost jumped up after reading the content of the recital: "The thieves are not just the remnants who fled into the mountains, why did they suddenly enter Luoyang?" ”

His hands trembled: "Also, there are hundreds of thousands?" ”

He stood for a long time, and then became furious: "When will the thieves come out of the mountain, and how can there be 100,000 soldiers?" The post is unheard, the Tang newspaper is not sent, Li Xianfeng, you will be deaf! Hate more! Hate more! ”

He said sharply: "Summon, Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department!" ”