Chapter 499: West Hunting
"The emperor has arrived!"
When Liu Jun walked into the military aircraft, the eunuch who took the lead had already gone in and sang loudly. A group of civil and military ministers who had been ordered to attend the meeting of the Military Aircraft Department stood up one after another and knelt on the ground to greet them.
Liu Jun walked through the crowd and walked onto the throne.
"Flat."
The emperor sat on the throne and raised his hands in vain.
Only then did the ministers get up, and then turn to stand facing the emperor.
"Give a seat."
Liu Jun is in a good mood today, and the ministers are also in a good mood.
Privy envoy Fu Shan, the emperor's brother-in-law, Conglong Yuanxun, is also the protΓ©gΓ© of today's Shoufu. It can be said that Fu Shan is the most popular upstart in the Manchu Dynasty today, and he still has a founding marquis title on his body.
Fu Shan, who is in his thirties, is indeed full of spirit, he is wearing a purple robe, a goldfish bag around his waist, a jade belt around his waist, and a unicorn robe given by the emperor, which is more and more handsome, and under the two thick eyebrows, a pair of starry eyes are smiling.
"Your Majesty, there have been many good news, the rebellions in Datong and Taiyuan in Shanxi, Zhangde and Weihui in Henan, Jinan and Qingzhou in Shandong, Fengyang and Yangzhou in Jiangbei have all been put down by local officials and troops."
"The general of the expedition to the north, Haoge, also sent back a good report, and the Tumut Left and Right Banners, the Sizi Tribal Banner, as well as the Keshiketeng Banner, the Ao Han Banner, the Naiman Banner, and the Golco Banner were all surrendered. At present, most of the 24 tribes of Mongol in southern Mongolia have been submitted, three of the six leagues and the Chahar department have been attached, and only the three leagues of Xilin Gol, Ulanqab, Zhelimu and the two banners of Taoxi have not yet been attached. β
Among the Mongol tribes in Southern Mongolism, those who still follow the Manchus are still in the iron heart, that is, the Horqin Department, and the rest of the banners that have not yet been attached are not the same heart as the Manchus, but they are far away. It's just a wait-and-see for a while, but at least it won't follow the Manchus to dare to invade the Han again.
This is indeed good news.
The remaining three unattached alliances, one in the west of the Hetao, one in the vicinity of the Mobei region, and only the Horqin tribes of the Zhelimu League in the east were still close to the Manchus.
But there is Zhuosuotu County in the northwest of Liaoning, and there is Zhaowuda County in Yanbei. and the ** county in the north of Datong and the northern frontier of the Han Dynasty, there is already a vast defense line in depth.
Monan Mongolia is already finished, and it will not be long before it will have to surrender to the Han Dynasty. Since Lin Dan Khan once wanted to unify the Mongol tribes in southern Mo, the Mongols first fought among themselves, and then split into two sides that supported the Later Jin and the Ming Dynasty, and finally the side that supported the Ming Dynasty failed, and the rest were dependent on the Later Jin.
But now. In recent years, the Mongol tribes in southern Mongolia, which have been getting weaker and weaker, are not even the opponents of the Han Dynasty at all, and even their new masters, the Manchu Qing, are not opponents of the Han Dynasty at all, so they also habitually start to be the grass on the wall and fall to the Han again. Anyway, the backbone of the various tribes of Southern Mongolia has long been broken, and Lin Dan Khan can be said to be no longer a whole in Southern Mongolia.
As for Mobei Mongolia and Moxi Mongolia, the Moxi Mongols are still very strong, and they even control Xizhang, Xinjiang and other places. But Liu Jun can't reach those places for the time being, so he doesn't bother to bother with them.
"But the best news. Rebellions in many places were quickly put down. What's especially funny is Datong, those thieves rebelled against the former king of the Ming Dynasty. As a result, it was taken down by the security captain of our Datong branch of Sihai Bank with a group of security guards. β
The important ministers couldn't help laughing, and some people said, "The requisition of 3,000 bank security guards will definitely put down the rebellion in the world!" β
Liu Jun also smiled, a group of security guards can take down a traitor in a major town. It fully shows that although the rebels are happy, they lack the most important thing in rebellion, that is, force.
It is said that power comes out of the barrel of a gun, and these gentry rebel, but they have no force at all. How can it be successful?
No wonder people say that Xiucai rebelled, and it didn't work out in ten years. These chaotic parties are not as good as those outcasts, some deserters and homeless people rise up to rebel, and they all know that they will fight if they have been beaten, and they will run away if they can't be beaten.
Li Zicheng rebelled for many years and traveled all over the world. And those people in Datong, although they seized a loophole, took advantage of the absence of the official army to control Datong City. But after they captured the city, they did nothing, neither immediately recruited troops, nor did they take the initiative to attack, let alone retreat.
There is one biggest difference between the rebellion of these officials and gentry and the rebellion of the homeless people, that is, the homeless people can't survive anymore, so they rebel, and everyone is trying to survive. Therefore, after the rebellion, there are no scruples, even if they flee everywhere, it doesn't matter, but the gentry are different, they are all rich and powerful people in the local area, and a lot of family business is here, who is willing to leave?
"The current situation is good, but we must not underestimate the enemy, the plan of the three-way attack will not change, and everyone here must also do post-logistics support work." Liu Jun confessed.
To quell the rebellion, Liu Jun was never worried.
This rebellion, Liu Jun felt that it was not so bad, at least it could make the imperial court completely open and implement the new policy. The army at the front made a large-scale attack, and officials were dispatched from the rear to follow up and implement new policies at the local level.
With the army opening the way, who would dare to oppose it.
Luoyang.
Tian Jianxiu asked Li Zicheng.
"Now the Han army is violent, the soldiers are coming to kill, the edge is flourishing, Datong, Taiyuan, Zhangde, Weihui, Jinan, Qingzhou, Fengyang and other local service Wang army have been defeated, the situation is not good for us, does the marshal have a strategy for a step?"
Li Zicheng was silent.
"I've been thinking about this these days, and we were too optimistic before. In one fell swoop, the righteous banner was indeed responded to like a cloud, and then the rebels in various places did not have soldiers and horses equipment, let alone unified deployment and command, they could not even beat the Han troops stationed in various places, and even like Datong, they were actually defeated by a group of bank security. β
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head.
However, he still did not regret his previous decision, and it is still very useful to have the banner of the Ming Dynasty. Just by looking at the response from all over the world, you can see that this signboard is very useful.
"We can't hold Luoyang." Tian Jianxiu said, "Now Zhang Shan and the others have not launched a siege battle, they must be waiting for the army that came from Shanxi." We now have the banner of the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty, and we have a lot of money and food in Luoyang City, and I think we should evacuate Luoyang immediately in the next step. β
"Liu Jiye dispatched soldiers and horses from six towns this time, and the soldiers were divided into three routes, and those who came were not good." Li Zicheng said, "It just so happens that I also called Zong Min and them to discuss and decide on the next step together." β
After Liu Zongmin, Li Xin and the others arrived at the army, Li Zicheng raised the question that Tian Jianxiu had just said.
"There is nothing to be nostalgic for in Luoyang, the officials and soldiers are here, let's go, there is no need to fight with them." Liu Zongmin, who used to be a Lantian forge, said immediately. Although Li Zicheng has been trying to establish a solid base in Henan for most of the past six months, Liu Zongmin is not very concerned about this.
From the early years of Chongzhen to the present, it has been more than ten years since the rebellion. When did you have a base area, anyway, you will hit wherever you go. If you don't have money and food, you can ask for it from a large local household.
"Avoiding the real and attacking the virtual is indeed a strategy to deal with the present." Niu Jinxing, the military advisor, also spoke. Now that the Han army is pressing, Niu Jinxing is also very clear about the gap between the Chuang army and the Han army.
Although Luoyang is good, but in the land of the four wars, there is no barrier to defend it around, and it is self-defeating to confront the officials and soldiers here.
Li Yan also agreed, as long as he brought the emperor and continued to fly the banner of the Ming army, then it didn't matter if he was in Luoyang or not. What they need now is this banner of the Ming Dynasty, and what they need is the symbol of the emperor.
But he was also a little worried.
"I'm afraid that the emperor won't leave Luoyang."
Liu Zongmin snorted coldly, "If you can't go, you can't help him." β
Li Yan suddenly remembered a history at this time, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo usurped power, and the Kwantung princes jointly crusaded against Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo later set fire to Luoyang, and then moved into Chang'an, Guanzhong with the emperor and hundreds of officials, and blocked the Kwantung Army in Guandong by virtue of the danger of the four stops in Guanzhong.
Now they are not going to repeat history again, but this time, they are Dong Zhuo Liangzhou Army.
Thinking of this, Li Yan was a little surprised.
"Marshal, you should still show your majesty and persuade your majesty to hunt west."
Li Zicheng thinks about it, and in the future, he will have to carry the banner of the Ming Dynasty and use the identity of the emperor.
"Then I will go into the palace to meet the emperor and persuade him to hunt west."
Li Zicheng entered the palace.
In person, he told Zhu Changxun about the current situation and the plan to withdraw west to Guanzhong.
"Your Majesty, Luoyang is the land of the four battles, and there is no danger to defend. The Han army was menacing, and the soldiers were sharp. The minister thought that it was not appropriate to stay in Luoyang at this time and fight hard with the enemy, which was really unwise. The minister asked His Majesty to hunt in the west and enter the Guanzhong, and in the four places of the Guanzhong, there are Tongguan and Wuguan to resist the Han army. And there are many loyal and righteous men in Guanzhong, and the Han army has not yet been stationed, and it can stabilize the situation, contact the righteous army from all over the country, recruit troops, and reorganize the mountains and rivers. β
Li Zicheng followed what Li Yanniu and Venus taught, spent a lot of saliva, and talked for a long time, but Zhu Changxun only replied with one word.
"No!"
"Your Majesty?"
"I won't leave Luoyang."
Li Zicheng left the palace with dissatisfaction and returned to the Shuai Mansion.
"The Emperor refused to leave."
Li Yan frowned, "Didn't the marshal explain the current situation to His Majesty?" β
"My saliva was dry, but he just wouldn't leave, and he wouldn't even give a reason."
"Then let's talk about Mao, since he refuses to listen to people, then don't be polite to him. Give him some color, he really opened a dyeing workshop, and he really regarded himself as an emperor. Damn, big brother, I personally went into the palace to 'persuade' him. β
"General Liu can't mess around." Li Yan hurriedly dissuaded.
As a result, Liu Zongmin flicked his sleeves, broke him away, and strode away.
Li Yan hurriedly said to Li Zicheng, "Dashuai, stop General Liu, let's not snub the emperor." β
Li Zicheng snorted, "I think the emperor is a little confused, and he should let him understand the situation." β
Li Yan was stunned and was silent for a long time. (To be continued.) )
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