Chapter 197: A Piece of Hope

"This Ming army, in addition to the Guanning army, which other army can beat our Dongjiang army? That green-skinned army just eats better and wears better. In Dengzhou, relying on him as the head snake of the land, the good women in Chunxiang Building told him to sleep. I have long seen that he is not pleasing to the eye, and tomorrow I will let him know that I know how powerful the Dongjiang Army is. ”

After all, it was the son he cared about the most, Li Jiucheng didn't say anything more, waved his hand and sent him to call some cronies to discuss.

Kong Youde was also discussing with some cronies, and the atmosphere was quite solemn.

"When I was in Dengzhou, I inquired. These green skins are not simple, and they can be hard to do with Jiannu. Tomorrow, everyone be careful, the horse team is in control, run if the situation is not right, don't fight with the green skin. That's all we have to do, if we lose a battle, maybe our lives will be gone, how can we be happy? ”

"Don't worry, my lord, tomorrow is still the old rule, let those people go to the formation of green skins, we will go if we have the chance, and we will not move if we don't have the chance."

Li Jiucheng is also discussing here, and his group of cronies are also like Li Yingyuan, after Ruan Chengdian defeated the Shandong Army in the first battle, they basically have their eyes on the sky.

"In tomorrow's battle, everyone must be careful, especially those surnamed Kong. I'm afraid that he won't contribute, and we will add up to 3,000 horses, and he has more than 2,000 in his hands. In case he can't beat it, he can run fast. ”

Li Jiucheng said that he knew that he didn't need to break his opponent, as long as he ran past his peers.

However, his son and cronies were very unimpressed. The promise was very simple, and I definitely didn't think about losing the battle in my heart. In fact, Li Jiucheng himself never thought that he would lose the battle. This product is really an optimistic character.

Facts have proved that both Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde have overestimated their own strength. On the day of the third watch, the city of Changyi was lively, and the rebels were woken up one after another. Soon Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng got together and had a headache, the original Dongjiang Army was a little better, and those coerced and vassal people were strong. There are also local surrenderers in Shandong. There's no efficiency at all.

The chaotic scene was repeated throughout the county, and the two came back from a walk, looking at each other and smiling bitterly. It is expected to depart on the fifth watch. It looks like it's going to be postponed. The war is in chaos. After eating the rebellion, the whole army set off as a whole team, and it was already more than half of the time and rich. The sky was already completely bright.

When the march was made, the situation was even worse, and it was not possible to go fast at all, and it took a morning of procrastination to walk twelve or thirteen miles. There are still nearly thirty miles away from the Chilai River, and it is definitely possible to rush to the edge of the Chilai River before dark.

Chen Xie's side is just the opposite, everything is carried out in an orderly manner, blowing the wake-up horn at five o'clock in the morning, and preparing for one qiē at half past six. Crossing the Sand River from three bridges was a reflection of the importance of the bridge, and it took three hours for troops carrying a large number of artillery pieces to cross the river with only one bridge. Now, in a little more than an hour, all the sand rivers have been crossed. Chen Xie also deliberately left a platoon of troops to watch the three bridges.

One morning, Chen Xie's green soldiers of the Dengzhou battalion walked forty miles, and when they came to the edge of the Jilai River, they were constantly waiting to report the movements of the enemy along the way. When Chen Xie ordered to rest on the other side of the river and sent people to inspect the river, he brought back new news, and the rebels were thirty miles away.

At this time, Chen Xie hesitated to cross the river. If you stay on the other side of the river and wait for your opponent to fight you, it is naturally the best. The problem is that now the baby pimple cavalry battalion has been released, and it crossed the Sand River last night, and now it is estimated that it has arrived in Yu'er Town. In the afternoon, it will definitely rush to Changyi. At this time, Chen Xie missed his mobile phone again.

"It's only a dozen miles in a morning, which is really enough." When Chen Xie was a little crying and laughing, the sappers reported that the river was not deep, and the deepest place was waist-high. There is a bridge on the official road on the river, and it is not a problem for two carriages to run side by side.

Chen Xie was not at ease, so he personally went to the side of the bridge to take a look, it was a stone bridge, about seventy meters long. Because this is an official road, the bridge is not bad. The reason why the bridge in Shahe is narrow is because there was a flood a few years ago, and the bridge was broken, and the wooden bridge was built temporarily.

Chen Xie was still very careful to let the troops of an infantry battalion cross the river first, and then prepare for defense on the other side of the river, and the other troops crossed the river one after another. The well-organized army crossed the river at a very fast pace, and in a little more than an hour, all three infantry battalions crossed the river, leaving only the artillery corps on the other side of the river. At this time, the news brought by the scout made Chen Xie feel that he was in a false alarm, and the rebel vanguard was still twenty miles away.

At this time, the scout brigade was no longer suitable for wandering outside, and began to take it back one after another. Three infantry battalions are three scouts. Although there are only one hundred and fifty people, they are definitely the elite of the army.

By the time all the artillery had crossed the river and the baggage sappers had crossed the river, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. Chen Xie ordered a rapid advance, the whole army crossed the river, and it took nearly three hours to build a bridge, which was already considered to be very fast.

As the service continued to be recovered and the news was passed on one after another, the size and strength of the rebels had a relatively clear understanding. The total number is unknown, but it is estimated to be around 20,000. Among them, more than 10,000 are coerced people, and the 3,000 horse team should be the Dongjiang Army, and these horse teams should be composed of recently robbed horses.

In terms of troops, Chen Xie is definitely at a disadvantage, but this battle is not a comparison of numbers, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would have destroyed Houjin.

"Tell the scouts ahead, I need a report on the rebels' positions in a quarter of an hour. The order was to take the first battalion as the front and the whole army to advance slowly. When the rebels didn't come, we took the initiative to knock on the door. “

In the Huangji Palace, the controversy over whether Kong Youde was suppressed or appeased continued. The bigwigs naturally don't need to go into battle shirtless, and the officials below are noisy. The Donglin lineage, headed by Zhou Yanru, is still a relatively powerful force in the imperial court. Their idea is to appease, but not to the other factions, especially a seemingly "non-party" cabinet elder Wen Tiren, who has been silently watching officials quarrel.

The most powerful thing to quarrel with is naturally the Imperial History Terrace, and all the imperial histories have been written, attacking the current first assistant Zhou Yanru, and attacking Liang Tingdong, the secretary of the military department. There was also the impeachment of Yu Dacheng, the governor of Shandong, and the impeachment of Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai. Snowflakes flew in, but no one came up with a targeted approach. It's all impeached!

Even if the impeachment is over, the civil officials on both sides actually sprayed and squirted, they are all Svens, you pull your beard and I will tease your yin. The main forces of the battle were the officials of the military department against several imperial histories of the Imperial Historical Observatory. The two sides fought with the same drums, their clothes were disheveled, their hats fell to the ground, and two of them were hugging each other and rolling on the ground.

In this situation, Chongzhen's head is big, what are these people doing? Can this be impeached for now? Is it okay to solve the problem first? Finally, Chongzhen couldn't help it anymore and coughed lightly.

Zhou Yanru, who has also not spoken, must stand up and stabilize the situation at this time. So he could only shout: "Stop it!" Quiet, and then there are noisy fighters, and the official participates in his book before the king. ”

The officials on both sides stopped fighting with blue noses and swollen faces, and each cleaned up the mess and returned to his position. The system of the Ming Dynasty, to be honest, is the closest to a modern democratic system in history. But history tells me that democracy, in its embryonic and initial stages, often means inefficiency and even political chaos. Coupled with the disdainful efforts of several generations of faint kings of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty finally led the Ming Dynasty into a dead end.

"Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng rebelled, eroded several counties, and recently slaughtered the city in Xincheng. Ladies and gentlemen, how do you teach me? As soon as Chongzhen spoke, everyone shut up. They are good at quarreling, and they are good at infighting, but let them fight, it will definitely not work.

Chongzhen saw that everyone was pretending to be dumb, so he had to name him: "Liang Aiqing, you can talk about it." ”

Xiong Mingyu has been having a hard time recently, and Sun Yuanhua was recommended by his predecessor Liang Tingdong, and it has little to do with him. The problem is that Kong Youde rebelled, and if it was not extinguished in time, the military department would definitely be implicated. Fortunately, before I came today, I received Sun Yuanhua's recital. After reading the content, I have a bottom in my heart. So just now others impeached him, or sprayed Sun Yuanhua, he stood very steady.

"Your Majesty, Dengzhou Governor Sun Yuanhua made a twist, which was delivered last night. The minister hasn't had time to play His Majesty Xià. Xiong Mingyu stood up to speak, and when Chongzhen heard this, his expression became even more ugly. The emperors of the Zhu family have always hated compromise. Zhu Youzhen is even more typical, but he was unlucky to encounter such an unlucky era.

"What can Sun Yuanhua say? Isn't that the one that appeases? As soon as Chongzhen's voice fell, a Wenchen below stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is better to appease him." ”

"It's nonsense, such chaotic ministers and thieves, how can they correct the morale of the people in the world if they don't suppress it."

"Shut up! It's not your turn to speak yet! Wait a minute, and ask what to do? How should I care? Wait for it to be cleared one by one. It was not clear in front of the palace, so he went back to write a note to Chen Shang. It was not Zhou Yanru who suddenly burst out, but Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren, who had suddenly emerged, received a meaningful look from Zhou Yanru. At the same time, Chongzhen's opinion of him has undergone some subtle changes, compared to Zhou Yanru's incompetence, Wen Tiren still stood up in a timely manner at the critical moment.

"Xiong Aiqing, you go on." Chongzhen did not pursue the question of the two civil officials again, but continued the original topic.

For these imperial historians, Chongzhen can no longer be described as disgust. The things these people do are too strange, even if they talk falsely and emptyly, they still use the emperor as a fool.

"Your Majesty, Sun Yuanhua reported that he had sent Chen Xie, the general of the Dengzhou battalion, to lead 6,000 soldiers and horses to the expedition, and strive to exterminate Kong Youde's rebellion as much as possible." Xiong Mingyu's words made Chongzhen suddenly see hope in his heart to solve the problem.

Trying to maintain his calmness, Zhu Youzhen said slowly word by word: "Present the fold and take a look." (To be continued......)