Chapter 247: The Son of Heaven also passed a year
At this time, the most depressed in the Beijing division was Emperor Chongzhen, because the Beijing division was withdrawn, which was of course a good thing, but then after the merger of the two armies of the same generation of Huang Taiji, he drove directly to Yongping. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Jiannu attacked for several days in a row, Yongping fell, and a large number of civil and military martyrs such as Zhang Fengqi, the prefect of Yongping, and Zheng Guochang, the defender general, were martyred.
Jiannu immediately attacked Changli, Qian'an, Luanzhou and other places, this is the back road of Shanhaiguan to Daming, if all places are captured one by one, then Shanhaiguan will fall into the predicament of front and back, the situation in the east of Jizhen has deteriorated sharply.
On this day, Emperor Chongzhen convened the cabinet to discuss the situation, and now Han Yi reported his illness at home, Qian Longxi was at home because of Yuan Chenghuan's case to be investigated, and the cabinet was handled by Li Biao at this time.
"Elder Li Ge, is there the latest Tang newspaper from Yongping Mansion today?" Today's Chongzhen does not have the sharpness and spirit of a twenty-year-old young man at all, his face is pale, his body is emaciated, and his face is full of tiredness.
"Back to Your Majesty, today there is a report from Yongping that the Jiannu division is attacking Changli and Qian'an, and so far, Jiannu has not succeeded." Li Biao, who was pale and tired and had a fight with Chongzhen, owed a debt and replied.
Chongzhen's face sank, the entire Ji Town was eroded, half of the city was trapped, the main force of Ji Town was almost lost, and Jiannu was taken from Ji Town.
If Changli and Qian'an are trapped, Jiannu will face Shanhaiwei, and Shanhaiguan and Liaoxi will become isolated islands, and only the sea route can still be passed. The most important thing is that the actual controller of Liao Town is now the chief soldier Zu Dashou, who has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and is afraid of Yuan Chenghuan's case, if it is overturned. Then the Beijing division is in danger.
"Zhou Gebu. There is news of reinforcements from all over the place today. "Now it is very important to gather reinforcements and connect the mountains and seas.
"Back to Your Majesty. The armies of Jizhen, Changping, Baoding, Datong, and Shanxi are replenishing their armor under the command of Ma Shilong, General Soldier Man Gui, and You Shilu of the Prime Minister's Military Affairs, and in addition, reinforcements from Guyuan Town, Ningxia Town, Denglai Town, Shaanxi, Shandong, and Zhejiang are estimated to arrive in Beijing within a few days, and reinforcements from Fujian, Jiangxi, and Henan will also arrive in the near future. Zhou Yanru's reply was concise and to the point, extremely calm.
Chongzhen nodded, quite appreciative of Zhou Yanru's determination.
However, reinforcements from all over the country came from afar, and there was a shortage of baggage with the army. There were a lot of arrears in military salaries, and there were many looting of soldiers in various parts of Gyeonggi, and many people participated in the impeachment of Yushitai. Zhou Yanru said.
Chongzhen held his head with his hands, and his head was cracking.
Previously, the reinforcements of Shanxi Town were in the suburbs of Beijing, and the rebels looted the people near the station, and the governor of Shanxi, Geng Ruqi, and the chief soldier Zhang Honggong were imprisoned for this, which was just the biggest trouble, and other reinforcements were also endless, in the final analysis, it was the Ming Dynasty who owed wages.
By the time the soldiers were stationed at the station, they were not paid. Now that he has arrived at the battlefield, he has to fight for his life with Jiannu. If you don't have money, you shouldn't move.
Now the only hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in the household department have been put in, but the total reinforcements are more than 100,000, and hundreds of thousands of silver are just for a while.
"Wang Chengen, tomorrow's internal currency will be 150,000 taels." Chongzhen was tired and powerless.
"Your Majesty, this is the only silver tael in the inner treasury, if there is an accident in the future... Wang Chengen hurriedly knelt down and persuaded.
Chongzhen raised his hand and interrupted him, "Big companion, this is a critical juncture, if you can't get through the mountains and seas, Liaodong will be erosive, so Gyeonggi is not guaranteed, how to talk about the future." "I can't hold on now, and I can't talk about anything later.
Li Biao and the others are silent, at this time if the internal currency is not issued, it is indeed impossible to pass, but the Son of Heaven has been supporting the internal currency several times since the drought in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and at this time the inner treasury has also been exhausted, and the Son of Heaven has reduced the expenditure of the internal government several times, and the lord of a country is like this, it is really embarrassing, as a courtier, his face is gloomy, what can he say at this time.
At this time, the inner servant entered the report, and the military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao asked to see him outside the palace.
Wang Qia, the previous secretary of the Ministry of War, has been imprisoned as a victim of Jiannu's entry into the customs, there is no way, Jiannu God entered the Ming Dynasty unknowingly, as the supreme commander of the Ming Military Department, he is not responsible for who is responsible.
Zuo Shilang Shen Yongmao progressively became the secretary of the Ministry of War, this is the most tricky book in the Ming Dynasty today, Shen Yongmao is the eldest son of the former Shoufu Shen Shixing, although he is knowledgeable, but his ability to deal with general affairs is far inferior to his father, he can be promoted to the Ministry of War, just because of the urgency of wartime, it is difficult to find personnel for a while, and he is promoted from the Ministry of War Zuo Shilang, in Chongzhen's mind, Shen Yongmao is the acting candidate.
"Call him in." When Chongzhen heard that Shen Yongmao asked to see him, his heart sank, and he entered the palace several times, but Shen Yongmao didn't bring him any good news, and there will be no bad news at this time. Now Daming Gyeonggi is really eventful.
Suddenly, under the attention of several people, Shen Yongmao, who was close to ancient times and thin in stature, entered the hall and bowed to the Son of Heaven.
"Excuse me, Shen Bing Department, there is another battle here at this time." Chongzhen asked.
"Long live Huiyu, something big has happened." Shen Yongmao saw Chongzhen's face sank, and hurriedly said, "Dongge University Scholar and Liaodong Jinglu Lord Sun sent personal guards to bypass the Jiannu Brigade from the coast, risking death to report, Liaodong is safe and sound, the chief soldier Zu Dashou and the deputy general He Kegang gathered heavy troops, and soon under the command of Lord Sun, they went west to enter the King of Guanqin." When the old minister learned of this letter, he did not dare to delay it, and immediately entered the palace to report it. ”
Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard this, as long as Liaodong was not lost, and the soldiers and horses of Liaozhen such as Zu Dashou did not take refuge in Jiannu, then the mountains and seas could be protected, and Jiannu was trapped in the attack on both sides, and retreated sooner or later, which is the best news I have heard in recent days.
"Lord Sun is in his prime, he is busy for the country, and he is really the pillar of the country." Cheng Jiming has always been good friends with Sun Chengzong, and he can't help but praise at this time.
"At this time of national crisis, Sun Aiqing was not afraid of hardships and dangers, and only led more than 100 people straight into the mountains and seas, and he was indeed a model for all ministers and a pillar of the country." Chongzhen's face lit up excitedly, and his mouth praised.
"Long live your ministers, Liao Town is safe, Shanhai Liao Town can get tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and more than 100,000 reinforcements from all over the country can be attacked from the north and south, and the extermination of Jiannu is just around the corner." Zhou Yanru reacted quickly and slapped a little.
"Zhou Aiqing is reasonable." Chongzhen smiled, and at first glance, he knew that it was extremely useful.
Li Biao watched coldly, knowing that Long Live attached great importance to Zhou Yanru, because this person dared to think and was quite bold, and he was very bold, and sooner or later Zhou Yanru would become the first assistant.
Li Biao sneered in his heart, everyone outside Wenyuan Pavilion wanted to come in, hum, after entering, you will know what it means to be a good woman who is difficult to cook without rice, Li Biao has already handed over his resignation to Chongzhen, and the Son of Heaven asked him to act for some time, and when Zhishi is unburdened in the coming day, he has no nostalgia for Wenyuan Pavilion.
If you guessed correctly, Han Yi also faked his illness and retired, in order to hand over the hot potato in his hand.
"Your Majesty, there is another great news today." Speaking of this, Shen Yongmao paused unkindly.
"Oh, what other good news." Chongzhen asked the military department with a smile.
"The Shen Military Department still has something to say, so don't talk about it." Li Biao said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, all the cabinet departments, Denglai Town Zhang Ke quickly reported to the horse, and his subordinate generals Zhao Lie, Zhuozhou Governor Li Heng, and Zhuozhou Wei commanded An Yongde to defeat Jiannu in Zhuozhou, and beheaded more than 1,000 armor soldiers under Nurhachi's sixth son, Jiale Ezhen Tabai, Huang Taiji and other Yidi led 30,000 soldiers to retaliate, and were repelled by our army, and captured hundreds of Jiannu armor soldiers, hundreds of northern captives and Han troops." Shen Yongmao's voice replied loudly.
"Uh," Chongzhen was speechless in surprise, what, the sixth son of the old slave was beheaded, and the siege of the Emperor Taiji was repulsed, is it true, Chongzhen is not an ignorant young man who just ascended the throne more than two years ago, especially after Yuan Chenghuan flickered, he didn't dare to believe all the words of his subordinates, and it was good to be able to believe in seven or eight achievements, "This matter is absolutely true." ”
"Long live Bing, this is the performance of Zhang Keda, the chief soldier of Denglai Town, and Li Heng, the prefect of Zhuozhou, and there is also the secondment of An Yongde, the commander of Zhuozhou Guard, who said that Zhuozhou was victorious." Shen Yongmao handed over two copies.
Wang Chengen took it and handed it to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen couldn't wait to watch it, and when he raised his head, his face was full of joy that he couldn't hide.
"The two of them are similar, they both say great successes, and they want to come and go. In addition, Zhang Keda also fought a big battle on the way from Gu'an to Zhuozhou, beheading hundreds, and all the elders also took a look. Chongzhen handed over the fold to Li Biao, and Li Biao handed it over to Cheng Ji after reading it, and everyone in turn.
"Your Majesty, although several civil and military officials have said great victories, we still have to wait until the military department has nuclear skills to be convinced." Li Biaoyan said, you must know that the officials below have pushed and won the merits, and if the imperial court makes a big publicity, and the facts are not true, the cabinet and the Son of Heaven will lose all their face, and they will become a laughing stock, and how to clean up at that time.
"Li Ge is reasonable." Emperor Chongzhen's eyes dimmed, and he was also afraid of the means of his subordinates who were so capable of deceiving officials.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that most of this matter is true." Zhou Yanru bowed and said.
"Oh, Zhou Aiqing, please speak." Chongzhen looked at Zhou Yanru.
"Your Majesty, according to what Minao Chen said, Tabai was beheaded around December 10, Jiannu was withdrawn from Beijing on December 12, before that, Datong, Xuanfu, Baoding reinforcements outside the Desheng Gate were defeated one after another, and the reinforcements of Liaozhen returned, at this time it was the time when Jiannu was in full swing, at that time, the minister was surprised why Jiannu retreated after a big victory, this matter is quite strange, and now it seems that the battle damage of Tabai should be the reason for the withdrawal of the Jiannu army, which is the so-called royal war damage of Jiannu, which is related to the face of Jiannu, and has to return to the army to retaliate." Zhou Yanru thought clearly, but roughly guessed what happened.
Chongzhen kept bowing his head, extremely praised, this matter has been sorted out by Zhou Yanru, and it is clearly organized, only this possibility is the largest, and there has been almost no great victory since Jiannu entered the Kou Chongzhen, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that things should be like this.
It's just that Chongzhen's excitement has passed, and he really has no confidence in his subordinates, after all, these subordinates have done too much to falsely report their military exploits.
He immediately ordered Shen Yongmao to send personnel from the military department to Zhuozhou to check the point, and in addition, let the military department urgently order the marching reinforcements from all over the country to enter the Beijing division, Chongzhen really didn't want to wait for a moment, and if he waited any longer, he didn't know that the city had been trapped. (To be continued.) )