Chapter Seventy-Eight: Yang Tinglin's Growth
No one thought that Zhu Ping'an would be so indifferent and directly kill Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong. Wang Punai was a town general, a real court official, but he was shot open by Zhu Ping'an. The thousands of people present were stunned on the spot, including Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tingxuan, who were the commanders.
Zhang Dagou's cavalry cut down 100 of Wang Pu's personal soldiers to the ground, and did not stop there. Zhang Dagou whistled, and even though dozens of cavalrymen turned over and dismounted, holding steel knives in their hands, they aimed at those who were still wailing, but they did not lose their breath, and mended their knives one by one. It wasn't until there was no breath left on the ground in the field that he got on his horse again and returned to the main formation like a gust of wind.
Zhang Dagou rode his horse and ran straight to Wang Pu's corpse, and the generals and soldiers around Wang Pu retreated in horror when they saw this, for fear that this blood-stained but indifferent killing god would take him as the next target, and a large area suddenly became vacant around Wang Pu's corpse.
Zhang Dagou did not chase after them, but ran to Wang Pu's corpse, and with a short body, he grabbed the official document of the military department on the ground in his hand. Turned back to Zhu Ping'an's side.
"My lord, the big dog is here to give orders!"
Zhu Ping'an nodded approvingly, took the official document in Zhang Dagou's hand, looked at it twice, tore it into pieces casually, threw it away, and the pieces of paper fluttered along the wind, and in a moment it was blown out of sight.
"Zhu Ping'an, what crime should you be guilty of killing the imperial court general!" Yang Tinglin, who came back to his senses, realized that Zhu Ping'an's move was tantamount to rebellion, and the most important thing at the moment was to separate Lu Xiangsheng from this matter.
Zhu Ping'an ignored Yang Tinglin and hugged his fist towards Lu Xiangsheng, "Commander Rongyu." According to the regulations of the imperial court. The commander is the chief of the soldiers and horses of Shanxi, the north and south of the Qinwang king. If the military department has an order, you can directly inform the commander. Now Wang Pu actually crossed the commander and received an order from the military department. This is indeed inappropriate. He thought that this was Wang Pu's search for a shield for himself to escape. For this reason, the edict of the Ministry of War was forged to confuse the commander and the soldiers under his command! Humble and outspoken, just retreating without the general's order, Wang Pu is not enough to cut off ten heads! ”
Looking at Lu Xiangsheng's thoughtful expression, Zhu Ping'an whispered again: "Even though the order of the Ministry of War is true, this order to order the retreat of King Qin's army without authorization was directly given to Wang Pu, the meaning of this should be clear to the commander, if this lid is lifted, I am afraid that even the relevant people of the Ministry of War may not be able to please him!" Overseer. If the soldiers and horses of Datong leave, the spirit of the army will be shaken, and if it is interrupted, there will be trouble! ”
According to Lu Xiangsheng's thoughts, this Wang Pu should indeed be killed. But Lu Xiangsheng knew very well that Wang Pu had indeed retreated west on the orders of the Ministry of War and Yang Sichang, and this alone made Lu Xiangsheng throw himself into a trap. He fought on the front line, and most of the elites were under Gao Qiqian's command. Only the men and horses of the general army of the three towns and the superintendent battalion of Xuanda are left to themselves, if Wang Pu withdraws, it is equivalent to putting himself in a situation where there are no soldiers to adjust, I am afraid that even Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu will have different thoughts.
What Lu Xiangsheng didn't expect was. Zhu Ping'an, who had just arrived, did something he didn't dare to do, although he was a little ruthless, but it was for the safety of the entire Qinwang army. If Wang Pu is allowed to evacuate, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Lu Xiangsheng looked at Zhu Ping'an carefully. Seeing that he is only sixteen or seventeen years old, he has such means at a young age. It's staggering. His brain was also moving fast, and he instantly thought of a way to frame Wang Pu. In the name of the Ministry of War, he escaped from the battle, and this crime could justifiably execute him by military law. On the side of Yang Sichang of the Ministry of War, he passed the order to Wang Pu without authorization over Lu Xiangsheng, which was originally a non-compliant practice, and once it was opened, only the officials and imperial historians in the court could give Yang Sichang a crime of ill-intentionedness.
As soon as Wang Pu died, it was indeed a good idea to destroy the order of the military department. It's just that this young man is afraid that he will provoke Yang Sichang's enemy from now on, isn't he afraid?
Lu Xiangsheng settled down and immediately ordered the Datong army and horses to return to their original positions, and Tang Tong, the former general of Datong's right guard, was temporarily in charge of the Datong people. Lu Xiangsheng also used the imminent war as an excuse to temporarily transfer 3,000 elites from the Datong Army to temporarily supplement the Xuanda Army for unified command.
With Wang Pu's death, there was no backbone in the Datong army immediately, and Lu Xiangsheng could only be kneaded. Lu Xiangsheng ordered the army to go up and down the next caliber, Wang Pu was killed by a stray bullet from a Tartar firearm when he was fighting against the enemy, and Lu Xiangsheng would ask the court for his merit and burial, and seal his wife and son.
In this way, Datong's military spirit was finally appeased. What's more, Tang Tong was temporarily promoted to the chief soldier of the Datong Dynasty, and Tang Tong was even more grateful, and immediately expressed his loyalty to Lu Xiangsheng. After returning to the camp, he immediately removed Wang Pu's henchmen, of course, killed a few people who refused to obey, and installed his subordinates in the camps.
After the event, Zhu Ping'an's troops returned to the camp. Lu Xiangsheng specially ordered someone to invite him to the big tent of the Chinese army to speak. This was supposed to be, Zhu Ping'an's dismount not only got rid of Wang Pu and shocked the people of Datong, but also shook the entire Xuanda Qinwang troops and Lu Xiangsheng himself.
"This son is a habit that is hard to change, and he will be a domineering town in the future!" As soon as he followed Lu Xiangsheng back to the Chinese army's big tent, Yang Tinglin immediately said angrily.
"Bo Xiang has an old friendship with that Zhu Ping'an?" Lu Xiangsheng was curious.
Yang Tinglin smiled wryly, "I know a little!" ”
Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but nodded, "The army still needs to kill the means, and the army is now clearly distinguished, it is indeed difficult to convince the public without such thunderous means, if Wang Pu is really allowed to withdraw the army today, then I can ...... it!" ”
"The commander is confused, this son is suspicious. If you think about it, it is not your shoulders that will fall on whose heads this matter will fall in the future. Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian in the imperial court will only count this account on you. ”
As soon as Yang Tinglin mentioned this, Lu Xiangsheng's face suddenly became gloomy. Lu Xiangsheng was originally born in the two lists of Jinshi, and in the second year of Chongzhen, because of his outstanding political achievements during his tenure as the prefect of the Daimyo Mansion, he was promoted to Guangping, Shunde, and Daimyo Prefectures. Later, he joined the military department, and he was in charge of the military for many years. The party strife in the court made him hate. This is also the main reason why he has always been willing to lead troops abroad, rather than being promoted to the court.
In a word, in the end. He, Lu Xiangsheng, would rather stay away from the court, and not far away from the rights and wrongs of the center.
But things often backfire. Just because you don't look for trouble doesn't mean it won't come to you. Just like now, he Lu Xiangsheng just wants to fight for the country, but in exchange for unexpected resistance.
Lu Xiangsheng slammed his fist on the pole of the tent, and the nail leaves all over his body rattled, Yang Tinglin was his best friend, and it was not wrong to consider the problem from his own position. But he can't just be limited to personal honor and disgrace, but he must look at the near future, the main force of the Tartars he is about to encounter, and the lives of more than 20,000 people under his command! After the two bloody battles of Gyeondo and Zhending. The more than 30,000 people under his command have been sharply reduced to less than 20,000, and Zhu Ping'an's 2,000 reinforcements seem to be majestic, but it is difficult to say how much of a role they can play on the battlefield.
"The affairs of the court, Boxiang does not need to say much, the foolish brother knows it. After that, it is nothing more than looking for the main force of the Eastern Prisoners, so as to achieve a decisive battle! ”
"Don't be a commander!" At the same time as Yang Tinglin shouted, the same words sounded outside the tent.
As soon as Yang Tinglin spoke, he suddenly looked towards the door of the big tent in surprise. Pro-soldier briefing. Zhu Ping'an, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu were already waiting outside the tent.
Zhu Ping'an and modestly followed Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu into the account, both of them are veteran generals in the army, and Yang Guozhu is already a handful of years, although he just saw Zhu Ping'an kill decisively. killed Wang Pu in a single sentence, which made Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu mutter in their hearts, but the humble figure revealed now made the two of them feel a lot more comfortable.
"It was Lord Zhu who was shouting outside the tent just now?" Lu Xiangsheng asked.
Zhu Ping'an nodded yes. Lu Xiangsheng in history is indeed such a brainless person. While fighting bravely, I was worried in my heart. For fear that he would repeat Yuan Chonghuan's mistakes, he would not even be able to leave a clear name. So after Wang Pu led the army away. Despite the dissuasion of everyone, he continued to march north, and finally fell into the siege of the Tartars, ran out of ammunition and food, and died on the battlefield.
Now, since Zhu Ping'an has joined the Xuanda army, he can't let this history repeat itself no matter what. He Lu Xiangsheng can die if he wants to, but he can't pull more than 20,000 soldiers of the Ming Army to be the back, especially he can't pull Zhu Ping'an to throw himself to death.
Killing Wang Pu is just a foreshadowing, on the one hand, this guy really deserves to die. In history, Wang Pu killed two court governors, once in Hebei, and pit Lu Xiangsheng, so Lu Xiangsheng became an empty commander and was forced to die on the battlefield. Once in Songshan, pit Hong Chengchou, if it weren't for him and the rising star Wu Sangui in the Ming army to join forces to pick a son and escape, in the future Jinzhou and Songshan battles, the Ming army would not have been defeated so badly, and all the remaining more than 100,000 elites were lost, and even the strongholds outside the customs were lost.
What's more, this guy is still a military attache from a Shanxi businessman, although there is no real evidence in history to prove that he is an undercover agent of the Manchu Dynasty, but all the actions of this person are to stab the Ming Dynasty at a critical moment, so that the Manchus can reap the benefits. Such a person, what good is it to stay!
On the other hand, killing Wang Pu allowed Lu Xiangsheng's army of King Xuandaqin to gain a chance to breathe, and also preserved a certain strength. Although the combat effectiveness of Datong soldiers and horses is lackluster, after all, it is a border army, which is much stronger than recruited recruits, and as long as it is used properly, there is still something to do.
Before Zhu Ping'an could speak, Yang Tinglin snorted coldly and said first: "Commander, our army has been engaged with the enemy continuously between Zhending, Julu and Zhaozhou a few days ago, although it is a small battle, but the news shows that the main force of the Tartars is not far from here, and it will be encountered in the near future, with the current combat strength of our army, there is no ...... That's a reinforcement! ”
Yang Tinglin just wanted to say "there are no reinforcements from outside", but when he suddenly saw Zhu Ping'an, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hastily changed it to "no reinforcements from outside", which made Zhu Ping'an laugh secretly for a while.
Looking at Zhu Ping'an's slightly narrow expression, Yang Tinglin couldn't help but blush.
“…… There is no food and grass in it, and with a tired army, I will face the elite cavalry several times my size, and there is no chance of victory! The more Yang Tinglin spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice gradually became louder.
Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu, the two general soldiers, also knew that although Yang Tinglin was currently on duty in the military department, he was a good friend of Lu Xiangsheng, so he didn't care about his slightly disrespectful words, but listened attentively, and also hoped that Yang Tinglin could find some ways to break the enemy or protect himself, after all, no one wanted to pay the price of blood in this hopeless battle.
"At present, there is only one way, which is to move troops to the three prefectures of Jinan, namely Guangping, Shunde and Daimyo. The Governor has served as a soldier in these three places for many years and is known as a popular man. You might as well use this as a foundation to raise food and grass and recuperate for horses. After half a month, then find the enemy for a decisive battle! ”
"Although the three prefectures of Jinan also have bandits and droughts, they have not been ravaged by the Tartars, and they are not broken, and the people's hearts are available. If the commander can move the army to the three mansions, not only will there be no shortage of food and grass, but soldiers and horses will also gather in all directions. In the past, the Southern Song Dynasty Jin people went south, and the people of the three provinces flocked to protect themselves and resist the Jin soldiers. ”
"The commander has been exhorting himself with Yue Shaobao in his life, why not inherit his will, contact the fathers and children of the three mansions, and resist the strong captives together!"
After saying this, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu couldn't help nodding again and again, while Zhu Ping'an simply slapped his face.
Shibei was impressed in the third day, Yang Tinglin deserved to be a generation of famous ministers, and he had been trained in the army for a period of time, and the edges and corners of this genius were immediately revealed. (To be continued......)
PS: In the past few days, I have a daily update, and I don't have the face to ask everyone for tickets, so I can only send a big chapter and talk about being ashamed. Monday will be restored immediately!