Chapter 524: Seeing People's Hearts in Times of Trouble
Historically, there have been many factors that led to the occurrence of civil engineering changes.
For example, Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji changed his foreign strategy from suppression by force to subduing people with virtue, giving Warat and other forces a chance to recuperate.
For example, the corruption within the Ming court, such as the family of Guo Jing, the veteran of the Four Dynasties, and the young daughter of Li Rang, the commander of Datong, and a group of traitors leaked the border defense situation of the Ming Dynasty.
For example, the border guards guarded and smuggled food and even weapons to enemies such as Warat.
For example, Zhu Qizhen, a young man who grew up in the courtyard of the deep palace, didn't know what war was, but he just prepared it for two months and went to the battlefield.
Another example is that people like Wang Zhen are too favored, and they can even intercept and change the decision of the general.
But in the end, all this has to be blamed on the rulers, because it was the poor handling and supervision of the rulers that eventually led to the civil engineering changes.
The situation has changed dramatically compared to history, but Varat eventually went south, and this time it was even more difficult to deal with than it was historically, because this time Varat also united the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.
But Zhu Qizhen would never have thought that his first imperial expedition not only did not defeat the enemy army like his grandfather and father, but was surrounded by the enemy army.
And the place where he was surrounded is also very special: Liangzhou Wei.
In that year, when Zhu Zhanqi rushed back to Shuntianfu from the European battlefield, he once walked by land, starting from the Syr Darya River in Europe, crossing the entire Eastern Chagatai Khanate, coming out of the Guanxi Qiwei, and finally reaching Shuntianfu.
When Zhu Zhan Yan did this, the entire Eastern Chagatai Khanate did not dare to make any moves, and even dared not take a breath, if it were not for the fear that Zhu Zhan Yan would misunderstand, they were afraid that they would send troops to personally escort Zhu Zhan Yan to Shuntian Mansion.
But when he was out of the Guanxi Qiwei, Zhu Zhanyan was ambushed.
That ambush was the result of the alliance between Emperor Xuande and Wara, for which Emperor Xuande even gave some of the Ming Dynasty's long-term artillery to Warat, in order to make Zhu Zhan Yan never reach Shuntianfu.
Back then, the place where Zhu Zhanyan was attacked was Liangzhou Wei.
It may be a coincidence, or it may be that there is a destiny in the dark, when Wara got the permission of Emperor Xuande, he entered Liangzhou Wei from the gap in Yibula Mountain, intercepted and killed Zhu Zhanqi, and the person who led the team was Mahamu's son Tuhuan.
In the end, Zhu Zhan Yan, who held the white phosphorus egg, won the victory, and Mahamu's son Tuhuan was also captured in this battle and finally executed in Shuntianfu.
And now, he first re-walked the road his father once walked, from Yibula Mountain to the south, through Liangzhouwei to Ningxia Zhongwei This place is caused by the gap caused by the special terrain, and Zhu Qizhen is surrounded here.
Looking at the soldiers who were already in a mess around him, then at Wang Zhen who was barely calm although he looked panicked, and finally at the attendants and guards who had fled in all directions, Zhu Qizhen was a little dazed.
Thing...... How did it become like this?
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”
Just when Zhu Qizhen looked panicked and at a loss, Fan Zhong hurriedly rushed into the tent.
"Your Majesty! The Warats have artillery! Our Shenji battalion was scattered before it had time to level its position! A swarm of rockets can't be loaded! The artillery was also beaten to pieces! ”
"The last general has already sent someone to rush out with white phosphorus eggs! When the time comes, you will find a way for Your Majesty! Take them with you! ”
Zhu Qizhen looked at Fan Zhong in front of him in a daze, and didn't know what to say for a while.
Before leaving, his mother told him that there were two people who could not be trusted on this expedition, one was Zhang Fu and the other was Fan Zhong.
According to his mother, Zhang Fu was old and frail, not to mention, he was still a wall grass, when King Wu occupied Shuntian, Zhang Fu did not make the slightest move, and directly submitted to the court controlled by King Wu.
Fan Zhong followed Zhu Zhanyan to fight in Europe for more than a year, and then stationed in Europe for a long time, and it is very likely that he has betrayed and switched to the line of King Wu.
Therefore, before leaving, his mother told him that if it was a normal situation, he could listen to the opinions of the two of them, but once something happened, the last thing he could believe was these two people.
However, the truth was completely different from what his mother said.
When the army marched to the southern end of Yibula Mountain, the Wara ambush soldiers suddenly came out of Yibula Mountain, and the Ming army was caught off guard.
Almost all of the men his mother had sent to protect him had fled.
Menda was the one whose mother arranged to replace Saihazhi as the commander of the Jinyi Guard after King Wu withdrew from the Shuntian Mansion, as the Jinyi Guard of the Zhili Emperor, shortly after the attack, seeing that nothing could be done, Menda quickly disappeared without a trace.
Menda's henchman and the commander of Jinyiwei, who was also brought up by his mother, also disappeared with Menda.
Among the generals, Shi Heng and others also said that they would open the way for the emperor as soon as they were attacked, but there was no trace until now.
As for those ministers...... Not to mention, on weekdays, they are delicate and frail, but at this time they run faster than anyone else.
On the contrary, of the two people his mother had told him not to believe, Zhang Fu rushed out as soon as the army was impacted, and tried his best to stabilize the formation of the soldiers and launch a counterattack.
And Fan Zhong loyally guarded around the big tent of the Chinese army to protect the safety of him, the emperor.
"Your Majesty! Can't hesitate any longer! It's too late to hesitate! Seeing Zhu Qizhen's stunned appearance, Fan Zhong was full of anxiety, but he couldn't attack.
"Time waits for no one! The opportunity is fleeting! You can't stay here anymore! ”
……
"Want to go!? Where to go!? ”
Just when Fan Zhong was still bitterly persuading Zhu Qizhen to leave, a group of people broke into the big tent of the Chinese army, and the people at the head looked at them with mockery on their faces.
"Your Majesty, go away!"
Seeing that the enemy had already been killed, Fan Zhong was in a hurry and kicked over the furnace in front of Zhu Qizhen.
The stove overturned to the ground, and the charcoal fire rolled everywhere, which quickly ignited the cloth tent, and Fan Zhong had no intention of caring about anything else at this time, because he had to rush up to stop those Warats, otherwise Zhu Qizhen would definitely not be able to escape smoothly.
"Your Majesty! Let's go! ”
Unlike in history, this time Fan Zhong had no chance to kill Wang Zhen, because the Warat people came too quickly, so fast that he didn't have the time.
Zhu Qizhen looked at Fan Zhong who rushed towards the Warat people, then looked at the mess around, and then looked at Wang Zhen with an anxious face pulling him to leave.
Zhu Qizhen suddenly had a feeling, a feeling that he was unaccompanied, and no one could be trusted.
Although Wang Zhen did not leave him, he believed that if he had no chance to escape, then Wang Zhen would not hesitate to leave him, and the reason why he did not run now was just because he was the emperor, and no one could give Wang Zhen the glory and wealth that he had before.
At this moment, Zhu Qizhen suddenly felt a little dazed.
He was suddenly confused, why did he say everything wrong about his mother, who he had trusted for eighteen years?
(End of chapter)