September of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Xi'an, Shaanxi, Governor Yamen. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, at this time, the governor's yamen had been renamed the governor's yamen, because at the beginning of this month, the emperor had been promoted to Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi's trilateral governor, as the secretary of the military department, and at the same time supervised the military affairs of Baoding, Shandong, Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Huguang, Jiangnan, Jiangbei and other places.

Sun Chuanting became a superintendent, reached the pinnacle of the local civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, and sat in the positions where Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan, Yang Sichang, Hou Sui and others once sit.

His honorific title will now be changed to the Cabinet Department.

Emperor Chongzhen gave Sun Chuanting such a high glory and power is also his patience is exhausted, the thieves surrounded Kaifeng City to attack, seeing that Kaifeng is more urgent, the more Emperor Chongzhen is afraid of the fall of Kaifeng, but the Ming Dynasty has no available soldiers, the emperor has to pin his hopes on Sun Chuanting, in a vain attempt to gamble, lucky victory.

As time went on, he became more and more inclined to let Sun Chuanting out of the customs, so after entering September, he made Sun Chuanting even more the secretary of the military department, and supervised the military affairs of Shaanxi, Henan and other places.

Every few days, there will be envoys from the Beijing Division to Xi'an to ask Sun Chuanting how the soldiers and horses are training, when they can go out of the customs to relieve the siege, and even destroy the thieves with a drum.

This kind of psychology is like being besieged everywhere in Jinzhou, knowing that the rescue of nine deaths and lives at the customs, and having to continuously transport soldiers and horses again and again.

The thief's tactics of encircling and sending reinforcements really made the Ming monarchs helpless.

On this day, Sun Chuanting sent away a wave of urging messengers, and the envoy's rather unkind tone made Sun Chuanting stand for a long time, and after returning to the flower hall, Wen Shiyan, who was sitting on the Huanghuali official hat chair and tasting tea, saw that his expression was wrong, and joked: "What is the cabinet worried about?" ”

Sun Chuanting looked at him. Sitting down slowly, he was silent for a while, and said in a deep voice: "If the court comes to urge next time." The soldier said that he was going to send troops. ”

Wen Shiyan sat there and said in surprise: "Brother Bai Gu is sure!" ”

Sun Chuanting nodded affirmatively.

Wen Shiyan looked at him, there were more wrinkles on Sun Chuanting's face than when he first saw him, his thick beard was sandwiched with a hint of gray, and his expression was quite haggard, but his eyes were still full of sharpness. The waist pole is straight!

For some reason, Wen Shiyan suddenly felt a feeling of pain in his heart, and his temperament was cold and calm. likes to calculate, in fact, it is not easy to be swayed by feelings, and at that time, I was only sad and sad when I said goodbye to Chen Yongfu and others in Kaifeng Mansion, but now I have this feeling again.

He sighed. Stood up: "Brother Bai Gu knows the form of the world. Although the thieves are rampant, as long as the soldiers and horses in Shaanxi do not move, the thieves will throw rats no matter whether they go north or south, and the thieves will not dare to make too big a move. And if you send troops...... This grain road is long, and the lonely army is deep, and now it is raining in autumn, the road is muddy, and the transportation of official and military grain trucks is slow. If there is an accident with the soldiers and horses, the form of the world will be corrupted beyond measure. Brother Shiratani. Don't move, try to delay the time to leave the customs, and seize the time to train and save salaries...... I can tell you a hint of news, as long as it is next year, the destruction of the thieves will be like watching the ears of the thief! ”

Sun Chuanting looked at Wen Shiyan fiercely.

Wen Shiyan continued: "Brother Bai Gu also knows, suppressing thieves is not a simple military business. Civil unrest began with hunger and cold, and military rebellion began with lack of wages. The civil affairs are not good, the food and rice are insufficient, and the hungry people can be killed? Brother Bai Gu should act cautiously and delay until next year, it is a wise move! ”

Sun Chuanting looked at Wen Shiyan for a long time, his face was uncertain, and he sighed for a long time: "How can I not know what you said? Just ......"

He shook his head and said: "I can't drag it on, the emperor is impatient, his patience is limited, Kaifeng is in this form again, I am now more expensive as a supervisor, the governor of Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong and other military affairs, Kaifeng is ...... if it falls"

Thinking of that consequence, Sun Chuanting's body trembled, and he suddenly roared: "How can the eldest husband return to the prison officials? ”

His emotions seemed to erupt like a volcano: "I know, the emperor was not in such a hurry, and some Shaanxi officials are fueling the troubles, and they hate me!" They hate me for checking the taxes owed by the gentry over the years! They hate me, hate me for paying grain in summer and autumn! They hate me and force them to contribute money and effort when it comes to curing the plague! These villains wish I could die! ”

There was a deepest despair and pain in his words: "Don't they know that I am all for the sake of Daming!" For the sake of Daming! ”

His voice, his words, every word seemed to be squeezed out of his chest, and a fishy and hot thing poured up his throat, and Sun Chuanting swallowed hard.

Wen Shiyan looked at him quietly, looking at this man who was suffering for the affairs of the government and the state.

Sun Chuanting gasped, for a long time, he calmed down, and a confident smile appeared on his face, looking forward to his self-pride: "I know that the battle may not be successful, but if you are lucky, you can fight!" ”

He said: "The new army has been trained, and the battle of Tongguan can be used." In the past few months, I have also formed a new army superintendent battalion, and a vehicle and artillery battalion has also been built in the battalion. Although there are many thieves, most of them are rabble, and my Shaanxi soldiers are out of the customs, and they are not invincible! ”

He had confidence in his eyes and longing: "The emperor is a little anxious, but he is diligent and loves the people, and he is a hero." If you can defeat the thieves this time, unlock the danger, and then follow the Holy Lord and get rid of the ills, it is not impossible to prosper the Ming Dynasty! ”

Sun Chuanting muttered, he bit the word "Daming" very hard, very heavy, with an indescribable depth in it, the deepest love.

Wen Shiyan was silent, and he said for a long time: "In this way, I can only get out of the customs." ”

He muttered: "It's just that you must be cautious after leaving the customs, Brother Baigu, I hope you will work step by step, especially solve the problem of the grain road, don't be greedy for merit, don't rush in...... This is also the meaning of the Metropolitan Protectorate Staff. ”

Sun Chuanting nodded, and he laughed: "Brother Wen is too worried, after all, Sun is also a person who has been through the military, and I can still handle it." ”

When Wen Shiyan nodded, he looked at him eagerly: "After the soldiers and horses of Shaanxi leave the customs, the defense of Tongguan still needs to work with Brother Wen and the princes of the Jingbian Army. ”

In fact, the contract between Sun Chuanting and the mercenaries of the Jingbian Army was only until September, especially after Sun Chuanting selected strong men from the new army and set up the supervision battalion, the task of Wen Shiyan and others was completed.

However, Sun Chuanting tried his best to keep it, he had already considered the matter of leaving the customs, but looking at the soldiers and horses of the various battalions in Shaanxi, it seemed that only the mercenaries of the Jingbian Army helped them hold the back road of Tongguan, and he could go out of the customs to fight without worries.

For the mercenaries of the Jingbian Army, Sun Chuanting is of course very relieved, he knows Wang Dou's current thoughts, that is, to use Shaanxi as a barrier to protect the safety of his capital.

Therefore, when it comes to the safety of Shaanxi, the mercenaries of the Jingbian Army actually care more than anyone else, and they will use their lives to defend the safety of Tongguan. Because protecting Tongguan and guarding Shaanxi is the will of their generals.

Sun Chuanting is not worried about what waves will happen if the Jingbian Army stays in the rear, if he is here, the soldiers and horses of the battalion will not be able to make any waves, and if he is not there, all kinds of Shaanxi will have nothing to do with him.

And if he is defeated, it is better for Shaanxi to fall into the hands of Wang Dou than in the hands of thieves. From the bottom of his heart, Sun Chuanting actually admires Wang Dou very much, and he will not treat the people of Shaanxi badly, when it comes to who is the best for the people in the world, who else is there besides Yongning Hou?

Wen Shiyan, Wu Zhengchun and others also reported to the General Staff of the Metropolitan Protectorate for Sun Chuanting's retention, and Wang Dou agreed that they would remain in Shaanxi temporarily.

Two days later, the envoy came to urge again, but this time Sun Chuanting did not shirk again, and with little hope, he reported the date of the teacher's departure.

—September 20.

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Sun Chuanting's evacuation was certainly forced by the strict decree of the imperial court, and he himself did have a rather fluke mentality, but he had no choice.

After getting the exact date of Sun Chuanting's exit, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed, and immediately sent a message to the Ministry of War, strictly ordering all parties to cooperate, in addition to Shaanxi and Shanxi localities to cooperate with rice beans and supply sufficient grain and grass, he also ordered Gao Doushu, the governor of Yunyang, Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, and others to cooperate closely in the battle.

On September 20, the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, today is the date of the expedition, Sun Chuanting got up early in the morning, and his wife Zhang personally served him, put on a piece of armor for him, and a cloak and a big coat, and gave him a good sword.

Looking at his busy wife in front of him, Sun Chuanting's eyes filled with apology, he had been busy with military and political affairs all these years, but he had neglected her.

Looking at the wrinkles at the corners of his wife's eyes, Sun Chuanting suddenly found that the girl who was like a flower back then, like himself, was already old, he sighed and said: "Madam, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and I don't know if it is evil or auspicious...... If anything, leave you ......"

Mrs. Zhang stopped his words, she looked at it tenderly for a while, and then looked dignified and dignified, and bowed and said, "Husband serves the country, don't worry about me." ”

Looking at his wife who was worshipping on the ground, Sun Chuanting's eyes suddenly turned red.

The elder accompanied Ma Weizhong to bring Sun Chuanting's horses, and his eyes were full of reverence: "Cabinet, please get on the horse." ”

Sun Chuanting got on the horse, he glanced back at his wife for the last time, the horsewhip made a crisp sound in the air, and he went out without hesitation.

This expedition, Sun Chuanting will swear in the Guandi Temple, with the spirit of the martial saint to bless the great victory, when he arrived here, there have been countless people and horses gathered here, layers of helmets and red tassels can not be seen. In this expedition, in addition to the trained Shaanxi New Army, there are a total of 100,000 soldiers and horses from the General Soldiers and Horses, Qin Yiming, Gao Jie, Niu Chenghu and other units, and they will all go east out of Tongguan, which can be said to be pouring out.

Sun Chuanting rode straight to the front of the Guandi Temple, greeted him, all the way was a mountain of cheers, Sun Chuanting swore in front of the hundred officials and the army, and read out the holy decree of His Majesty the Emperor, he suddenly pulled out his sword, and pointed to the east: "Gentlemen, go out of the pass, kill all the thieves!" ”

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

He was greeted by a frenzied shout, and the sound was overwhelming, wave after wave, and countless soldiers cheered to him.

The villager came up to toast, Sun Chuanting drank, slammed the glass on the ground, and shouted: "Get out!" ”

The rolling army headed east, with tidal cheers on both sides, and countless Shaanxi fathers and elders saw off their sons and soldiers, and they also beat the noisy gongs and drums.

Wen Shiyan finally came to Sun Chuanting's horse and said solemnly: "Brother Baigu, step by step!" ”

Sun Chuanting nodded, he instigated his horses, cast one last glimpse at the city of Xi'an, the magnificent rivers and mountains of Shaanxi, laughed, and left.

And beside him, there were mighty men and horses, like sea flags, they could not see the edge in front and back, and kept advancing...... (To be continued.) )