Chapter 371: The Wind and Clouds Are Turbulent, and the Mountains Shake IV

After the news of the military reform reached Yangzhou a few days ago, Weng Linzhi, the commander, finally had a number, the commander of the 1st Group Army, under the jurisdiction of the 51st to 55th regular infantry divisions, except for Zhang Yingwu's 52nd Division, which had not yet returned from North Korea, and the four divisions of the 1st Group Army were all on standby in Yangzhou.

"Commander Weng,"

The commander of the 51st Division, Kang Shu, walked into the Yangzhou Headquarters: "The 56th Division has crossed Shao Bo Town, and has arrived thirty miles outside Gaoyou according to the order, are we going to act?" ”

Weng Linzhi had already received the news, and he was also studying the map at the moment, Kang Shu didn't say it, he also had to act in accordance with the military order given by Chen Cao: "Well, your department and Pang Zhihuan's department immediately set off for Gaoyou, and this seat will first send people to Nanjing for the marching plan, and then set off for Gaoyou after the prince's military order arrives again." ”

In the army of the Liang Domain, there is no saying that you can't march in winter, there is less than a month before Chongzhen's fifth year, but the military situation is the military situation, Weng Linzhi doesn't want his little sister to fall out of favor with Chen Cao in the future, so he wants to do a career in the Liang Domain.

As a result, I don't know why, the originally formulated battle plan was stopped by Chen Cao, and the 1st Group Army was ordered to be stationed in Yangzhou without moving, transferred back to the 56th Division, and the 51st Division was stationed in Shaobo Town with the main force.

This operation made Weng Linzhi puzzled.

...

On Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing, inside a painting boat, Chen Cao was meeting a mysterious person.

"According to the instructions of the prince, my lord has made an appointment with the high-ranking officials of Jiannu, and passed the news of the unfortified Yingzhou to them.

After conquering Monan Mongolia a year ago, the thief chief Taiji ordered the Mongolian tribes to gather 100,000 troops to Jinzhou;

In addition, Jiannu changed the Jurchen to Manchuria, and changed the name of the country, called the Great Qing Kingdom..."

Chen Cao frowned, and then continued to listen to him.

"In addition, Jiannu sent an army of 200,000 troops, including 80,000 Manchurian soldiers, 120,000 Han soldiers, and the Han soldiers built eight banners of the Han army, and the puppet army troops set off for Ningyuan first;

The thief chief personally went out this time, the high-ranking officials of the Jueluo family were dispatched one after another, and the idle Amin was also called to fight, and the threat by the Yalu River was not great;

Finally, the envoy said that when the Mongols arrived in Jinzhou, it was the beginning of the battle to destroy the Ming. ”

Chen Cao took a deep breath, his expression was very serious, and then asked, "Did Chen Yan show any horses' feet?" ”

"My lord is very careful, knowing that this is a deal of the Zhujiu clan, thinking that it is foolproof, this time let the little escort the eldest young master and a few young ladies go south first, and Lord Zou's family will also return to their hometown to worship their ancestors in the near future."

Chen Cao nodded, Chen Yan and Zou Weilian were not stupid, they knew the seriousness of the matter, so they sent their families first.

"How is Beizhili?"

"After the defeat of the Chengguo Gong, he has been ordered to secretly return to Beijing, and the Gaoyou army is now commanded by the Baoguo Gong, assisted by Qin Liangyu, in addition, the imperial court does not know about the construction of slaves for the time being, and the territory of Beizhili is still very quiet."

Chen Cao smiled: "Chen Yan did a good job in this matter, and after he went back, he told him that this king remembered it, and when he recounted his merits, he would definitely be in front." ”

The person who came immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Chen Cao, and then got up: "The little one is the master of my family, thank the prince..."

The reason why Chen Cao urgently stopped Weng Linzhi's actions was also because he suddenly got the news that Jiannu was about to go south, thinking that in order to act according to the original plan, he chose not to do anything to Gaoyou, but continued to wait.

...

Chongzhen five years, the fourth day of February

The heavy snow in Beijing has not yet melted, and it even means that it cannot be stopped.

A group of merchants quietly entered the Jingshi City from Andemen, and the men led by them quietly disappeared into the heavy snow after walking around a few streets.

In Zou Weilian's mansion, Zou Weilian, who urgently returned from the cabinet after receiving the news, met the big man in the study.

"Huh... Isn't this Lord Xu? ”

That's right, it was Xu Kaixian who entered the capital, and now the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who has been sitting in Shanghai Yamen, and this time he secretly went to Beijing to receive Chen Cao's instructions to do a big thing.

"Lord Zou, it's been a long time..."

Zou Weilian's family members are all tough guys selected from the Liang Domain, and they are all Zou Weilian's old family members in Jiangxi, so they will not be suspected by the imperial court: "Lord Xu is here, why is there no news when the people in my family come back?" ”

Xu Kaixian said in a low voice: "Lord Zou, don't blame, this time I came to Beijing to come secretly on the orders of the prince, in order to receive the people of Beijing. ”

Zou Weilian nodded thoughtfully: "But are we?" ”

"More than..."Xu Kaixian shook his head: "There are also some family members of Mrs. Li in Beijing, and in addition, the most important thing is a person in the palace." ”

Zou Weilian took a deep breath and frowned, he didn't know who else Chen Cao hadn't picked up in the palace: "I'm stupid..."

"The Empress Dowager Zhang..."

Zou Weilian's brows deepened, and then he was relieved, the Empress Dowager Zhang Yan is the queen of the Apocalypse, and she is the appearance of the country and the city, and everyone knows Chen Cao's lascivious reputation, and when Xu Kaixian said this, Zou Weilian couldn't help but guess whether Zhang Yan had already had a leg with Chen Cao.

"I see... But the inner part of the palace is heavily guarded, how do you get in, Lord Xu? ”

Xu Kaixian smiled: "Before leaving, the prince said that in the chaos of war, Lord Zou has the ability to let me in." ”

Zou Weilian was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was already a cabinet member, and it was already very convenient to enter and exit the forbidden palace: "It's no problem to enter the area of the Qianqing Palace, but the Empress Dowager Zhang lives in the area of Kunning Palace." ”

"This doesn't bother Lord Zou, as long as the time comes, bring me and other brothers into the palace."

Xu Kaixian said and saw that Zou Weilian had some doubts, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, Lord Zou, we came here in batches this time, and we have fully mobilized more than 300 special operations masters of our army, and Liao Yaowen pretended to be a Hui merchant and stopped at Tianjin Port with a fleet, as long as I succeed here, I can go to Tianjin by boat and go south;

At that time, the rest of your family's family members can also leave with me. ”

"Will there be less than three hundred?"

Zou Weilian's worries are not unreasonable, after all, the palace is very large, and the bigger one is the city of Beijing.

Xu Kaixian said with a smile: "Lord Zou, rest assured, there are still many of our people in the villages outside the city, and the number of people is in the thousands, and there is no problem at all to protect your evacuation." ”

"That's good... That's good..."

"By the way, Lord Zou, is there any news of Jiannu?"

Zou Weilian then took out a letter from the secret compartment in the study: "You see, this is from Jinzhou, 100,000 Mongolian people have arrived in Jinzhou, Ning Yuanwei may have been lost, according to the speed of Jiannu's march, Ning Yuanwei may have been lost." ”

"Where's Lord Chen?"

"According to the plan, Chen Yan has already gone to Yingzhou." Zou Weilian said and burned the secret letter directly, and then continued: "Sun Chengzong is sitting in Shanhaiguan, if there is no gap in Yingzhou, no matter how many people he is, he will not be able to break through." ”

"When does Lord Zou think Jiannu will be able to rush into the pass?"

"I don't know, maybe it's not necessarily in the past month."

"Master..."The confidant butler spoke outside the study: "Someone from the palace, please ask the master to attack quickly and discuss the military situation..."

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In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youzhen had already lost his temper and scolded Sun Chengzong, but after scolding, he still knew that the old guy had some skills, and there was no next move.

"What do you think?"

In the past five years since Zhu Youzhen took office, a lot of cabinet ministers have changed, and the cabinet chief assistant has been rotated like a marquee, Chongzhen has changed four first assistant ministers in less than a year from three to four years, and Zhou Yanru has become the first assistant for less than two months, and he already feels that this first assistant is really not good.

The cabinet ministers retired to the four people, and the ministers who rose up one by one walked on thin ice, not that they were incompetent, although the Donglin Party controlled the entire situation, but the emperor in front of him is indeed not something that ordinary people can fool.

The moody and self-righteous Zhu Youzhen made these courtiers often feel less stable than his brother Emperor Tianqi when he was in power.

Zhou Yanru paused, and then bowed: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he will guard the Shanhaiguan Pass and strengthen the defense along the Great Wall to avoid the tragic image of his own change again." ”

In the second year of Chongzhen, the entry of Jiannu from Xifengkou was a catastrophe for the entire Ming Dynasty, and now Zhou Yanru said this as if he had not said it.

Zou Weilian, who entered the cabinet as the last cabinet minister, then spoke: "Your Majesty, the left is the imperial history, and Chen Yan, the right attendant of the military department, is being ordered to patrol the border, and there is Inspector Sun in Shanhaiguan, and there is Xiongguan Pass to block it, it is difficult for Jiannu to break through the pass, but along the Great Wall is a weak place for the defenders, so Chen Yan can be ordered to patrol along the Great Wall and garrison Jizhou to prevent Jiannu from breaking through the Great Wall. ”

After listening to it, Zhu You felt that it made sense, so he sat down next to the imperial case and sighed: "The country is worried about internal and external troubles, brother Huang, what you left me is a country full of holes..."

Several civil officials were silent when criticizing the previous emperor's rebellion, and it was not until Zhu Youzhen finished complaining that he looked at Zou Weilian: "Zou Qing agreed to this, and the cabinet proposed to Chen Yan to let him inspect the Great Wall, and in addition, send it to Sun Chengzong, Ning Yuan can abide by the rules, but he can't keep it, and Shanhaiguan can't lose it, let him do his own thing, if he runs into a Jiannu, I will kill him to sacrifice the flag." ”

"Your Majesty, after the defeat of Jiannu in Korea, this time he suddenly went south, and he may be suspected of taking revenge for personal gain..."

After Zhou Yanru finished speaking, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but be furious, and then suddenly swept the things on the imperial case to the floor tiles, which frightened several old ministers to kneel down one after another.

"Chen the dog thief..."

After a shameless scolding, Zhu Youzhen seemed to suddenly think of something, and sneered: "What a good thing Yang He did...

I have a good trust in him, I can't imagine that this old thief has already colluded with Chen Cao..."