On December 30, Liu Yan led the battalions of the New Army to arrive at the Beijing Division, and the army was stationed outside Dongzhimen, and the joint camp was several miles.

Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the news, and took a group of officials from the Ministry of War out of the city with a smile.

And Zhou Yanru was a little unhappy when he heard the news, and said to his son Zhou Yiming: "Chen Xinjia is playing tricks in front of the old man, does he think that he can enter the cabinet with this little ability?" ”

Immediately Zhou Yanru entered the palace to face the saint, and reported to Emperor Chongzhen that Liu Yanbu had arrived outside the city, and Emperor Chongzhen was very happy to hear the news, so he ordered Zhou Yanru to go to the army.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, don't worry, Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has already gone out of the city to reward the army."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly, Chen Xinjia didn't pay tribute to himself, and went directly to the outside of the city to sacrifice the army, what was he going to do?

"In this matter, the elder of the pavilion should work hard, for me, for the court, and condolences to the soldiers of the new army!"

Zhou Yanru was secretly happy in his heart, and immediately bowed to the order.

Outside the Dongzhi Gate, the new army camp in Qinglai Town.

Chen Xinjia stood in the big tent of the Chinese army, looked at the simple layout, and said with a smile: "Hehe, Dingyubo is really simple. ”

Liu Yan said with a smile: "This soldier came to visit the soldiers in the cold cold, and the town is grateful. ”

Since Chen Xinjia wants to put on a sympathetic look for his subordinates, Liu Yan doesn't mind being humble with him.

"Please take a seat."

"Huh!"

Chen Xinjia said with a smile: "This is the big tent of the Chinese army in Dingyubo, and it is naturally Dingyubo's seat." ”

"This town is under the command of this soldier, how can there be a reason to be seated?"

At this moment, Miao Shao opened the curtain of the camp tent and said, "Qi Qi this soldier, the general town, the first assistant of the cabinet, Lord Zhou, is here, and the team has arrived outside the gate." ”

Chen Xinjia was stunned

His face froze, and Liu Yan was also slightly stunned, these big people all ran over today, and they all rushed to win themselves over.

Immediately, Liu Yan and Chen Xinjia rushed to Yuanmen to greet them and invited Zhou Yanru into the Chinese army's tent.

Zhou Yan Confucianism is as his name suggests, he looks very elegant, and he makes people feel like a spring breeze when he talks, and he speaks in an official language, which is very good, if Liu Yan didn't know the absurdity of this person in history, he really thought that he was a righteous and virtuous person in the court.

Zhou Yanru has been smart since childhood, and in the 41st year of Wanli, he has served as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, the right Zhongyun, the left concubine, the Shaozhan Shi, the Zhengzhan, and the right waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

This person was very good at catering to business, and with such skills, he entered the cabinet in December of the second year of Chongzhen's reign as a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University. In February of the following year, he was promoted to the rank of Prince Taibao and reappointed as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and in September he was promoted to the first assistant of the cabinet, and he was promoted to the rank of junior and entered the Martial Arts Palace.

During this period, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren poured into each other, causing shocks in the government and the opposition, and many governments were on the verge of abandonment, and were later deposed by Emperor Chongzhen.

It was not until Yang Sichang died that Emperor Chongzhen had no one available in his hands, so he brought Zhou Yanru and ordered him to serve as the first assistant of the cabinet again, enter the young master, and be promoted to the scholar of the Middle Pole Palace.

In the middle of the court, Zhou Yanru relied on Wu Changshi, Dong Tingxian and other cronies, made friends with internal servants, and accepted bribes, which aggravated the corruption of the court and government, and made the Ming Dynasty, which was already full of holes, even more stormy.

Liu Yan still remembers that according to the historical process, when the Qing army waits for next winter, the Qing army will enter the fortress again and plunder, and the historical Zhou Yanru once asked himself to supervise the division and lead the army to intercept the retreating main force of the Qing army.

But in fact, Zhou Yanru not only didn't

They conscientiously intercepted and constantly lied about the military situation. The Qing army withdrew, Zhou Yanru returned to the court, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to crown him as the Taishi, but his behavior during the supervision period was immediately reported to Emperor Chongzhen by Luo Yangxing, the governor of Jinyi Weidu, so he was ordered to return to his hometown.

Soon, Yanguan Lei Yanzuo, Hao? , Jiang Gongchen and others exposed his recruitment of power and bribes, and made friends with internal servants, which angered Emperor Chongzhen, and Zhou Yanru was re-summoned to Beijing, and died in December of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, at the age of fifty-five.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, they revised the "History of the Ming Dynasty" and directly included Zhou Yanru in the "Biography of Traitorous Ministers", which even the Manchu invaders could not stand it.

However, at this time, Liu Yan was still smiling in the face of Zhou Yanru, and reported the situation of the battalions of the new army.

After hearing this, Zhou Yanru exclaimed: "If Dingyu Bo is so elite, there is a lot to be done in the world. ”

After speaking, Zhou Yanru glanced at Chen Xinjia and continued: "The old man came to the army this time, and the saint also knew it, and specially entrusted the old man to make the soldiers of the new army eat well and dress warmly, and instructed Dingyubo: continue to fight bravely and make new achievements!" ”

Chen Xinjia only felt a bang in his mind, how many years have he been in the officialdom, and today he has made such a low-level mistake.

Originally, Chen Xinjia wanted to sacrifice the army first, stabilize Liu Yan, and then take Liu Yan into the palace to face the saint, so as to create an impression of a cadre in front of Emperor Chongzhen.

But at this time, Zhou Yanru's words told Chen Xinjia that Chen Xinjia did not play the emperor this time, and came directly to reward the army, which had already made Emperor Chongzhen unhappy.

At this time, Chen Xinjia's face was solemn, his brows were tightly locked, and his heart began to run rapidly.

I thought of a way to turn the tide, but I couldn't come up with any good ideas.

Zhou Yanru looked at Chen Xinjia's appearance, naturally proud in his heart, and said to Liu Yan with a smile: "The old man brought some wine and meat this time, although it is not much, it can only let the soldiers of the new army taste the meat." Wait until tomorrow, Chen Benbing will definitely bring money, food, and materials to the soldiers of the army, and it will not be too late to receive it when the time comes. ”

"Hehe, now please take Uncle Ding with the old man and enter the palace to face the saint together."

Chen Xinjia no longer interjected, Liu Yan saw it in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Okay, this town will enter the palace with Zhou Ge Lao to face the saint." ”

Suddenly, Liu Yan, Zhou Yanru, and Chen Xinjia could only hear the thunderous cheers outside the tent, and countless soldiers were shouting loudly, and the shouts of "Wansheng" were higher and higher.

Liu Yan was overjoyed in his heart, and strode out of the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia also tightened, and the two of them went out of the camp tent, only to see countless soldiers of the new army in the camp waving their hands and cheering loudly, and all kinds of battle flags in the camp were shaken by the soldiers hard, and the scene was very warm.

Miao Shao, Wu Guojin, Xu Ming, Wang Yue and others ran over one after another, and also brought a red feather fast horse.

The so-called red-collar fast horse is actually a common name for the elite who does not collect at night when Pegasus transmits front-line battle reports. Because this kind of night when the emergency war report is not collected, they will carry a kind of red back flag, divided into two flagpoles on the left and right, about the length of an adult's arm, and there are several triangular red flags on each flagpole, which looks very eye-catching from a distance.

"The head town! The slaves and thieves have withdrawn, Jinzhou has won a great victory! ”

Liu Yan laughed loudly when he heard the news, he had been fighting with tens of thousands of soldiers of the New Army for a long time, Chen Xun

Led the soldiers of the front battalion to fight in the bloody battle of the Hongluo Mountain defense line, and finally changed the trend of history, Jinzhou City was defended, the Qing army could not bear it, and finally retreated!

Zhou Yanru was overjoyed when he heard the news, and then the smile on his face was fixed, and he looked at Chen Xinjia beside him suddenly.

I saw that the entanglement on Chen Xinjia's face was swept away, and he was laughing loudly at this time, he no longer had the stability of the military department, and like the soldiers of the new army, he was almost dancing and laughing loudly.

Jinzhou victory, the dynasty has achieved the biggest victory since the Liao Incident, Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, has made great contributions, this good news will naturally be counted on Chen Xinjia's head, which can be used as the biggest guarantee for Chen Xinjia to enter the cabinet in the future, and even compete for the first assistant of the cabinet!

"Chen Benbing, congratulations, congratulations!"

Chen Xinjia looked at Zhou Yanru, who was not smiling, and secretly scolded in his heart: "I see how long you can rejoice, with the two great achievements of Jinzhou and Kaifeng, I will be able to live in the pavilion in the future!" ”

However, Chen Xinjia still said with a smile: "Hehe, such a happy event, the whole country should celebrate together, and the elder of the pavilion also has merits, let's rejoice and congratulate together!" ”

The two laughed together, but Liu Yan didn't bother to pay attention to the two old foxes, pulled the red feather fast horse and said, "What is the situation in Jinzhou?" ”

"Lord Qiyu, the army of slaves and thieves has all retreated across the Daling River, and Governor Hong has led the army to recover more than a dozen castles along the way, and the line of Jinzhou and Songshan is completely worry-free!"

"Now Governor Hong is deploying troops and horses to guard various places, rectifying the defense of Jinzhou, Songshan and other places, and will lead the army into Beijing in triumph in a few days."

Liu Yan's heart was happy, although this battle was not and

It did not inflict any devastating blow to the main force of the Qing army, but it really forced more than 200,000 Qing troops to retreat, which greatly enhanced the self-confidence of the Ming army.

Moreover, Liu Yan believes that after the baptism of the Battle of Jinzhou, if the Ming army fights with the Qing army in the future, the fear will be greatly weakened, and more and more Ming soldiers will dare to fight with the Tartars to the end!

After all, after this battle, the whole world knows that the Tartars are not three-headed and six-armed, and they also know that they are afraid, and they will retreat and take the initiative to escape!

Liu Yan asked again: "Is there any news about the soldiers of the Hongluo Mountain New Army?" ”

"Your Excellency, rest assured, the army of slaves and thieves has raided the Hongluo Mountain defense line twice, but they have been defeated by the soldiers of the new army stationed there, and thousands have been beheaded. The retreat of the army of slaves and thieves is also related to the inability to take Hongluo Mountain and the inability to block the grain route of our army. ”

"Wan Sheng!"

"The former battalion brothers are mighty!"

As soon as the red-collar fast horse finished speaking, the surrounding generals such as Miao Shao and Xu Ming, as well as a group of soldiers raised their arms and shouted, and then almost all the soldiers in the battalion were cheering, and the sound shook the four fields.

On the same day, Liu Yan sent more than 280 soldiers of a sentry cavalry battalion to rush into the Beijing division on horseback, and all the soldiers shouted "Jinzhou Victory", "Slave Thieves Defeated North", "Great Victory of the National Dynasty", "Beheading Tens of Thousands" and other words.

Since Liu Yan led his troops to participate in the war, Rufeng Mountain, Loess Ridge, Jinzhou City and other wars, and then Liu Yan led his troops to the south, Hong Chengchou led his troops to continue to fight with the Qing army, and the cumulative beheadings of tens of thousands were also about the same, after all, when Liu Yan attacked Loess Ridge, he rescued Wu Sangui's department

, and beheaded more than nine thousand levels.

For a time, the entire Beijing division was shaken, hundreds of people poured into the streets to cheer and celebrate, and even many people who had been killed by the Qing army were crying, taking out incense and candles and paying tribute on the street.

In the imperial study, Emperor Chongzhen was reviewing the chapters, thinking of Zhou Yanru's words, he was still a little annoyed by what Chen Xinjia had done.

Suddenly, Wang Chengen hurriedly pushed open the door of the imperial study, strode in, and said excitedly: "Emperor! An urgent report from the front line of Jinzhou was sent by Hongling: the army of slaves and thieves had retreated, and Hong Chengchou led his troops to pursue all the way, recovering thirteen castles, and all the territories south of the Daling River had been recovered! ”

"What?"

Emperor Chongzhen stood up suddenly, and the imperial pen in his hand also fell to the ground.

Wang Chengen hurriedly stepped forward to support Emperor Chongzhen, and repeated the content of the Jinzhou good news, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly laughed, broke free from Wang Chengen, and said loudly: "The ancestors and the ancestors bless, the ancestors and the ancestors bless!" ”

Smiling and laughing, Emperor Chongzhen sat on the ground and cried, maybe this is crying with joy.

Wang Chengen on the side also cried bitterly, and said secretly: "Now that there is a great victory in Kaifeng and a great victory in Jinzhou outside, there are signs of improvement in state affairs, and the emperor finally doesn't have to work so hard." ”

The two cried for a while, and Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly said: "Quick, spread my will, order the states and counties along the way to prepare money and grain, and when Hong Chengchou leads his troops south, the states and counties along the way must be good to entertain the triumphant soldiers, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

"Then send an order to Chen Xinjia and Zhou Yanru, and order the two of them to prepare for the prisoner sacrifice ceremony, and I will dedicate the heads of the captured slaves to the Taimiao!"

"Yes!"

"Thank you

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