Chapter 252: Slashing, Competition
May of the first year of Hongguang is destined to be rewritten in the annals of history, the Ming Dynasty Fucheng Hou, the Zuo Du Governor, the general Zhou Yuji of Pingyu in the Yeshan front line marshal Zhenjiang General Officer, Xuanwei General Zhou Huchen, Chief Military Officer Wang Deyong, Mo Xiancheng and other generals defeated the Jiannu 200,000 army in one fell swoop, killed more than 60,000 enemies, captured no count, and then directly pursued the leader of Jianyu Duoduo to Fengyang.
Fengyang is the land of the Ming Dynasty's Longxing, called Fengyang, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, ironically, the Qing Dynasty Prince Yu Duoduo is going to become the sacrifice of the Ming Dynasty here.
After defeating Jiannu, Liu Qi's cavalry pursued until late in the morning and did not catch up with Duoduo. It was getting dark, and because he was about to enter the low mountainous area, Liu Qi could only stop, but as soon as the day dawned, Liu Qi was about to exert his strength again.
Dordor had been fleeing westward, for he could not escape from the water and rivers that had been running north. So Duoduo has been fleeing westward, and Fengyang on the west side is no longer in charge
He Mingjun, this route is undoubtedly the only way to survive.
After entering the low hills and hills, there was no more foot soldiers left, and then, the weaker horses began to die one after another, and the losses of the cavalry also followed. The remaining more than 3,000 cavalry in Duoduo's hands, in order to flee for their lives, these people have been advancing in disarray, and the embarrassment is indescribable.
As soon as the light of day was shining, Dodor sent men to destroy two nearby villages to relieve their hunger and thirst for a while. Soon after, in order to delay the pursuers, Duoduo ordered Xu Dingguo, a new general with few of his subordinates, to stay behind to block the pursuing party of the Ming army, and Duoduo continued to flee westward.
How could Xu Dingguo block the attack, this is tantamount to death, of course, surrender is estimated to be death. Xu Dingguo left a hand, and he has been leading the way by escaping all the way, and now that Duoduo has abandoned him, Xu Dingguo does not need to bury Duoduo. Let these barbarians die, with resentment and rejoicing, Xu Dingguo went directly north and entered the water town on the west side of Xuti.
Duoduo's cavalry advanced westward into Fengyang's territory, and the low mountains gradually turned into hills, but a river running through the north and south in front of Duoduo forced Duoduo to choose to go north. As Duoduo went north, due to the galloping for several days, the horsepower had reached the limit, and Liu Qi behind him caught up.
Duoduo had no choice but to abandon his horse, in fact, even if he had enough horsepower, he had no way to escape, because there was a lake in front of him. This lake is extending to the east, and continuing to run along the shore of the lake is equivalent to running back again, and there are more Ming troops behind, which is undoubtedly equivalent to sending people to death.
Liu Qi has always believed that Jiannu is tenacious, the prince of Yu of the Qing Dynasty, the general of Dingguo Duoduo verified this, Duoduo and others who gave up their war horses were not captured, and they immediately formed an infantry array.
Duoduo also faced the cavalry of the Ming army who got off the war horse, and the war horses of Liu Qi and the others couldn't run. However, the cavalry had two short muskets, and the soldiers behind each had a cavalry shield and a grenade in the other.
This is tantamount to slaughter, and physical strength plays a vital role in this moment. The remaining teams of the Duoduo were too weak to resist due to physical problems
Liu Qi, who returned to the division in victory, was extremely beautiful, he was still holding a golden helmet in his hand and kept playing, and at the same time showing off: "Jiannu is really vulnerable!" It's too easy to capture the flag! ”
Those generals were not far behind. The weapons, armor, and even horse harness of these high-ranking generals of Jiannu have become good things for them to show off, and these generals are discussing the advantages of weapons, armor, and war horses while rushing back.
This. Liu Qi made an exception for his soldiers to cut off the heads, there were too many senior generals of Jiannu, these heads must be brought back, and the heads should be sent to Nanjing to report their merits.
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Dinghuaimen Wharf in Nanjing.
An officer under Shi Kefa who came to report the victory stopped the boat at the dock, and without waiting for the guards at the dock to come to interrogate, he raised the report document high and tore his throat: "Eight hundred miles urgent!" Eight hundred miles expedited! The army of Fucheng Hou defeated the 200,000 army of Jiannu on the front line of Yeshan"
The news of Zhou Yuji's victory quickly spread throughout the southern capital, and when he got the news, Zhu Youxiang, the Hongguang Emperor who had always been a little lazy, walked out of the palace gate rarely.
Ma Shiying, who rushed over, was already excited and didn't know how to flatter the emperor who was going to the street to have fun with the people, he followed closely behind, Zhu Youxiang was very fat, his white and fat face was so smiling that he couldn't see his eyes, but this figure looked very dignified in a dragon robe. This very dignified fat emperor can run so fast, this is the first time Ma Shiying has seen it.
"The minister is bixia congratulations!" Ruan Dacheng also heard the news at this time and ran over, as soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he saw Emperor Hongguang, he hurriedly stepped forward to meet:
Ma Shiying was not to be outdone, and hurriedly showed his wisdom: "Bixia, Weichen said, Fucheng Hou can be worthy of great responsibility, loyal to the country, there is no problem with Weichen's combat arrangement in Jiangbei, it is really so, it lives up to Bixia's trust!" ”
almost said that Zhou Yuji was my person, Ma Shiying didn't mention anything to the overseer Shi Kefa, this great credit can be given to Zhou Yuji, but Shi Kefa can't.
More and more civil and military officials gathered, kneeling on the ground, and the subsequent congratulations could be said to have been earth-shattering, and the front and vicinity of the palace gate became more and more chaotic, and the soldiers of the forbidden army had to hurry forward to maintain order.
"Excuse me! Excuse me! I will rejoice with the people, and the armies shall not be rude! ”
This is a haode can no longer haode news, Zhu Youxiang's mood can be said to be relaxed to the extreme, this news undoubtedly gave him a reassurance, and his heart that had been tense for a year finally relaxed. The previous news made Zhu Youxiang frightened, first Zuo Liangyu rebelled, then Jiannu went south, Gao Jie's old department then rebelled (Shi Kefa reported it like this), Liu Zeqing's army surrendered to the enemy, and then Liu Liangzuo, this town army close to him secretly surrendered to the enemy, but fortunately there was the loyal Huang Degong. The bad news came one after another, and there were only two towns left in the five towns in an instant, and Zhu Youxiang could be said to be extremely nervous.
This was an incredible victory, Zhou Yuji actually won, and also defeated Jiannu's army of 200,000. Zhu Youxiang doesn't know how Zhou Yuji did it, but it doesn't matter, winning is winning, with this victory, this Ming dynasty is stable, this throne is famous, he no longer has to worry about others can be replaced, he Zhu Youxiang can be worthy of the ancestors.
As for Zhou Yuji, it is certain that he will be added to the knighthood. There is also a slave all the way, as long as Zhou Yuji makes persistent efforts, the entire Daming country will return to the hands of the Zhu family. At that time, he Zhu Youxiang will be the reincarnated Emperor Taizu, and his great achievements will surely go down in history and will be on a par with Emperor Taizu!
"I want to be a famous monarch and an emperor who will be admired by future generations!"
Zhu Youxiang shouted in his heart, his heart couldn't be calm for a long time, the surprise was so exciting to his heartstrings, he had never felt that everything in front of him was so beautiful.
Vague. Zhu Youxiang heard the sound of firecrackers, and the sound of firecrackers quickly resounded throughout the entire city of Nanjing, it covered up all sounds, and this sound was so beautiful in Zhu Youxiang's ears that he was trembling slightly.
A smile floated on Zhu Youxiang's face, and the sound was undoubtedly a pleasure, but even greater enjoyment followed.
I don't know who suddenly shouted: "Long live my emperor!" ”
One person's voice was not loud, but immediately after, more people shouted. The sound quickly drowned out all the noise and firecrackers.
"Hooray!"
"Hooray! Banzai! ”
"Hooray! Banzai! Hooray"
The whole city of Nanjing is boiling!
The capital was trembling in this huge wave, Zhu Youxiang suddenly had the urge to cry, and the pressure he had endured for too long made Zhu Youxiang want to release, and he endured it again and again. Finally I couldn't bear it anymore.
"I'm Da Ming~~ Long live! Banzai! Hooray! ”
The celebration of officials and the common people turned the streets of Nanjing into a sea of people, and almost everyone walked out of their homes, and this celebration continued until the lights came on. The streets of the entire city of Nanjing were brightly lit, the flow of people did not decrease in the slightest, and even the night curfew, which refused to be canceled on festivals, was canceled by the emperor's order
It's time for dinner. Zhu Youxiang is still standing in front of the palace gate and is reluctant to give up, what is a meal? How can you be willing to leave this scene? This is a recognition, not only for Zhou Yuji's army, but also for him as an emperor.
Zhu Youxiang turned his head, his white and chubby face had turned red: "Give a feast!" Tonight I feast! Congratulations to the people of the world! Congratulations to Daming! Congratulations to Zhou Aiqing and the front-line soldiers! ”
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The battle reports from the front kept coming, and the Zhou Yuji army was pursuing, and the destruction of this southbound Jiannu was imminent.
On the second day, the court would be immersed in a group of jubilant spirits, and Emperor Hongguang, who had always squinted his eyes and sat on the dragon chair, was a little dull, and he was particularly energetic today, and his eyes rarely showed brilliance. The congratulatory tables of the Manchu Dynasty were piled up like a hill on the dragon case, which was obviously a deliberate act of the internal officials, and after a few days, with the arrival of the congratulatory tables of the local officials, it is estimated that this dragon case could not be put down.
Emperor Hongguang couldn't wait, because this kind of victory needed to show his own wisdom must be held ceremony, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, every time a major war, the army won a victory, to the emperor at the noon gate to pay tribute to the prisoner of war, called the prisoner gift.
This is a national regulation, and this ceremony must be held, and not holding it is not enough to show the national prestige. It doesn't matter if Zhou Yuji doesn't win or win, then come back quickly.
After the triumph of the army, it is necessary to send officials to announce the heaven and earth, the temple, the shrine, the Yuedu, the mountains and rivers, the palace and the shrine within ten miles of Beijing, and make a gift with preserved wine. This is the supreme glory of leading the army and the glory of the emperor.
Of course, this is also the glory of Shoufu Ma Shiying, which proves that he is a good leader.
The tide of the war has been completely reversed, Jiannu is about to be destroyed, this moment needs to have important ministers of the imperial court hurry north to work in order to boost morale, at the same time, this loyal minister to urge, quickly urge Zhou Yuji to capture the flag and then come to Beijing to offer a prisoner gift.
This is the most important action to stabilize the situation and the world, and it is also a supreme honor that will go down in history, and for this honor, a melee in the court began.
In addition to the first assistant Ma Shiying, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military people who thought they were qualified immediately began to argue on the basis of reason, arguing is only the first step, spitting stars flying around is nothing, this is the tradition of civil officials, as for those lords, they are not the opponents of civil officials, not to mention the many civil officials, this kind of thing should belong to civil officials according to the etiquette system, so civil officials will be the biggest winners.
Looking at the ministers who were about to do it, Emperor Hongguang squinted his eyes again, this is not helplessness, it is enjoyment, this process is too enjoyable!
The competition for power and honor is always to swarm up, and although it is a little chaotic, there is always someone to go. This person quickly stood up, and this person stood up to set the foundation
Tune, this person is Ruan Dacheng, Ruan Dacheng is the secretary of the military department, his famous words about going north are right, at the same time, Ruan Dacheng's personality everyone knows, the right plus the personality of the eyelid must be repaid, no one is willing to continue to fight, and the court suddenly calmed down.
Ruan Dacheng is going, there is no problem, the problem is that because his trip north this time has become a turning point in the entire court pattern. (To be continued......)