Chapter Thirty-Nine: A Great Victory
Under the head of the city, the sun is setting, and in the afterglow, there are countless uneasy losers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
At the head of the city, the voices of the officers and soldiers shouted changed again: "Kneel on the ground and disarm and don't kill!" ”
"Kneel and disarm without killing!"
"Kneel and disarm without killing!"
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The remaining soldiers looked at each other and knelt on the ground, dropping their weapons.
Zhu Cihong rode a war horse and walked on the battlefield, and around him, he could see the scene of a soldier capturing a hundred people.
Even on Phoenix Mountain, the artillery battalion stopped firing.
On the battlefield, there are no enemies left for them to defeat.
Because......
The enemy has surrendered.
"Victory!" Ni Yuanlu happily drafted the battle report, thinking about it, countless words gathered together into only one short word: "Great victory!" ”
The Shun army came to four battalions and a royal forest army in this battle, Liu Zongmin, the pro-army of the middle battalion, was killed, Liu Rukui of the left battalion fled and was captured, and Xie Junyou, the former battalion, surrendered. As soon as he saw Xie Junyou surrender, Liu Xiyao of the right battalion also surrendered.
Li Yan was seriously injured and captured, and Li Zicheng killed himself in front of the pass.
Jingcheng Pass, which was originally worried by many people, was also solved by the shadows ambushed by Zhu Cihong. Gu Yanwu sneaked inside, and the Shun army even lost the natural danger.
As soon as the well pass is broken, the Great Wall of Guguan will naturally not be able to stop it.
Without the main army, the generals of all the departments were killed and the captured Shun army was unable to maintain it in Shanxi.
The road to Taiyuan is unimpeded! The rebellion of the thieves was finally pacified.
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There was a panic in the city of Baoding.
On the morning of June 22, 276 of the new calendar, there was talk of a great battle that broke out in Zhending Mansion not far away.
Located in a teahouse in the leather smith street, Zhao Dayan sat in it, frowning.
A familiar regular visitor looked at Zhao Dayan and frowned, and quipped: "Zhao Dayan, you are frowning here, is it possible that you can't believe that the Holy Master can win the Shun army?" ”
Zhao Dayan glanced at it and said, "Qi Liu'er, if you want to say that which of us can't trust the Holy Master Ping Thief?" Not to mention anything else, Gu Daguan also followed. With him here, the matter of this thief can be more than fifty percent grasped. Even if there is no thing, there is a chance of winning half out of thin air. Who's worried? ”
"Yo he, then you are frowning so early in the morning, who are you looking for?" Qi Liu'er heard the thorn and asked.
Zhao Dayan was a little embarrassed: "If you can't go back home, who can put on a good face early in the morning?" I wanted to buy all the goods in Baoding Mansion, and went back to my hometown to sell. But who would have thought that......"
Qi Liu'er guessed about it: "That's right, even if the south wins, it can't take care of the north." ”
"The Tartars are fierce." Zhao Dayan said and sighed heavily.
"Tartar fierce, can there still be a strong soldier of my Ming Royal Guard Legion? The capital of the Tartars was also conquered. Such a grand event is on the table, what are you afraid of! At this moment, a soldier in military uniform strode in, and his momentum was soaring.
"Oh, this military master came in, it's really a disdainful hall. Disrespectful and disrespectful...... "When the shopkeeper saw a person in uniform coming, he immediately ran out and stayed careful.
The soldier glanced at it and said kindly: "The shopkeeper is polite." When I entered the teahouse, of course, I wanted to eat tea and drink breakfast. I just went to the cobbler street to look for someone, and I have an old friend named Zhao Dayan. When I made an appointment to drink together, I didn't have the effort. Now that I have more time to rest in Baoding City, I will come and have a look. ”
"Zhao Dayan, there is a military master looking for you!" The shopkeeper hurriedly beckoned.
As soon as Zhao Dayan heard that there was a soldier looking for him, he immediately jumped up vigilantly, looking at the posture, he was about to run away when he saw that it was wrong.
Seeing this, the soldier laughed and said, "It's me." At first sight, I made a friend. I met today, what are you running! ”
"It's you......!" When Zhao Dayan saw the cat in front of him, he thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered: "You...... You turned out to be a soldier of the Guards Regiment? ”
Looking at the outfit that was very different from the ordinary Ming army, Zhao Dayin recognized it at once.
"That's right! Right now, he is doing things under the hands of Master Gu. I've been ordered to come first! "This person is Wei Rong, who was guarding Xu Huanwu at the beginning.
Seeing this, Zhao Dayan was overjoyed at first, but then said nervously: "It's really a blessing for three lives to be doing things under the hands of Master Gu." Wait, how did you come back so quickly? Didn't you lose the battle? What is the reason for this, and there is still time to go out of the barracks? If you are defeated for a while, take it slow and hide from me. Reinforcements from Japan are coming, and we will fight again! ”
The soldiers are strictly guarded, and unless the military discipline is lax, they all stay in the barracks. Unless, that is, defeated, no one restricts military discipline.
"Defeated?" Wei Rong looked around and found that at this moment, the teahouse was up and down, left and right, front and back, all of them were onlookers.
When everyone heard Zhao Dayan's words, they all held their breath and looked extremely nervous.
Wei Rong looked around at everyone's gaze, and in front of the cold eyes that had been trained in the blood of the battlefield, no one dodged. Yes, it's just concern and worry.
In an instant, Wei Rong's expression softened, and he said in a deep voice: "Let the fathers and elders worry." But...... We won this battle! The Holy Lord led us, and the First World War reversed the pattern, and the army of 100,000 thieves has been wiped out! ”
Inside the teahouse, there was silence.
No one made any noise, the shopkeeper put down the abacus in his hand, and the little two who ran the hall carried a towel on his back and stopped moving. Diners holding breakfast soup dumplings have just bitten into the soup dumplings on their plates, and the juice is still splashing and falling on their faces.
Zhao Dayan slowly put down the blanket in his hand, landed on the table and lied, and let out a dull sound.
This sound sounded, and the room seemed to flow again, and everyone's eyes were full of energy, flashing with a light that made people's hearts uplifted and couldn't help it.
Zhao Dayan asked again and again: "Did you really win?" ”
"Win!" Wei Rong said in a deep voice: "We won!" Really won! We've had a big win! ”
"Great victory!"
"Great victory!"
"Great victory!"
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At this time, outside the teahouse, a horse flew in and shouted: "Won the deer victory, and the main force of the official army to encircle and annihilate the traitors won the deer town outside the Zhending Mansion." Our army has already won a great victory, and the thief leader Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin, Li Yan and others have been awarded! ”
"What a victory!" Zhao Dayan jumped up excitedly: "It's really a big victory!" ”
Qi Liu'er spoke very quickly: "Amazing, amazing." The 100,000 army was defeated by more than 10,000 people of His Majesty. It's so powerful that the thieves won't wreak havoc on Gyeonggi! ”
"Jingshi is saved!" Zhao Dayan jumped and jumped.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper of the teahouse suddenly slapped the case and laughed: "Today, the expenses of all the guest officials in the teahouse should be exempted. Cheer for my big victory! Long live the Ming Dynasty, long live our emperor! ”
"Long live the Ming Dynasty, long live my emperor!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty, long live my emperor!"
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Seeing this, Wei Rong laughed heartily. He watched the hundreds of people cheering up and down the teahouse, and a warm current surged in his heart.
"That's good......" Wei Rong said softly.
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The head of the city of Jingshi was extremely nervous.
Inside and out, there are hundreds of civil and military officials who look everywhere.
It is Li Banghua who is in charge of the overall situation. This civilian official who was once in charge of the Gyeongyeongspur had extraordinary means, and after becoming prime minister, he acted vigorously and resolutely and began to arrange the defense of Gyeonggi.
Jingshi, the voice of the re-army returned overnight.
The atmosphere of tension and slaughter spread throughout the city, and overnight, there was not a single idler on the streets, all of whom were soldiers in armor.
Different from the Beijing division in history, the Beijing division at this moment is well-organized and the morale is not low.
Without the blow of the plague, it had abundant financial resources and grassroots organizations such as police stations and patrol police shops all over the city, which greatly doubled the imperial court's ability to control and mobilize Gyeonggi.
Feeling that Li Banghua, who was stronger, did not live up to Zhu Cihong's TOEFL, the defense of the Jingshi was maintained until Jiannu arrived.
The civil and military officials of the Beijing Division were hesitant and uneasy, not knowing where this war would go.
In a house located in Nanxunfang, one after another small sedan chairs fell at the back door of the house, quietly entered the courtyard, and looked at each other, although they all recognized each other's identities, but no one said hello, lest the neighbors smell the sound, hear the abnormal movement, and figure out what is wrong.
This is Xie Sheng's old residence.
In April of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Xie Shengjin Prince Shaobao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the scholar of Dongge University. In August, Jin Shaobao and the prince and the Taibao officials were Shangshu Wu Yingdian University Scholar.
It is said that this is an old qualified person at the level of Zaifu. But now, he lives alone in Nanxunfang, and the visitors come, and they have to be quiet, for fear of being seen by others.
Without him, because Xie Sheng leaked the matter of peace with the Qing army that year, he was dismissed and dismissed by Emperor Chongzhen.
After the dismissal, Xie Sheng should have returned to his hometown to recuperate. After Zhu Cihong ascended the throne, the weather changed greatly, and Xie Sheng hesitated for a while and did not go back.
As a result, when everyone was in a hurry to leave the capital to avoid the military disaster, it was impossible to leave.
Xie Sheng, just stayed like this.
If it is said that he has been waiting for it so peacefully, Xie Sheng will be a former Zaifu who has been dismissed, and he is alone and no one pays attention.
But on the contrary, since the Qing army finally defeated the siege last year and forced it to retreat, the Qing army came again this year.
Compared with last year, this year's battle situation is even more difficult.
Ahead, it was Zhu Cihong who drove away in person. He led the main army of the empire to encircle and suppress the largest rebel in the empire today: the Shun army. And the opponent is even more powerful.
100,000 soldiers in armor marched all the way from Xi'an to Taiyuan, and won successive battles, so that countless Ming troops only felt that the world was going to change the day.
If it weren't for the arrival of a Zhu Cihong now, I'm afraid the last bit of morale in the court would have been lost.
However, at this critical juncture, the Qing army came.
They broke through the second regiment stationed in Jizhen in a battle, and after a ten-day pause, they set off towards the Beijing division in great strides. Tongzhou has been besieged, the transportation inside and outside the capital has been cut off, the prices in the city have skyrocketed, the rice and grain are expensive, the people have closed their businesses, and the military and police have taken to the streets, and there is a lot of slaughter and tension. And...... A fear of powerlessness.
It seems that the two tight spells of the inner thief and the outer captive will really make the Ming Dynasty defeated.
This made many people recall this Wuyingdian scholar who participated in the peace discussion back then, so much so that when Xie Sheng wanted to hold a private banquet in his warm pavilion, many people were moved by the wind and rushed over.
Among them are not only Wei Zaode, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, but also Qiu Yu, who is currently a waiter in the Ministry of Rites.
Although the rest of the people are numerous, they are not as grand as Wei Zaode and Qiu Yu, and they are not worth mentioning.
Needless to say, Xie Sheng was a scholar of Wuyingdian University back then. And what about Weyzaod? is even more powerful, if Chen Yan hadn't fallen, he would have been the successor of the cabinet. Of course, the two of them are now idle and in the opposition, usually connecting hundreds of officials, and maintaining their prestige.
When acting, Xie Sheng, who was even more qualified, was obviously the head of the crowd. is Qiu Yu, who is still the current waiter of the Ministry of Rites. When ranking seniors, they are still ahead of the two.
What is especially famous is that when discussing the battle between Sun Chuanting and the thieves, the ministers all asked Sun Chuanting to attack quickly, and Chongzhen was even more anxious. Only Qiu Yu disagreed, he thought that Sun Chuanting was in Xi'an, and he could still gather the main speaker to retain his strength, once he went out hastily, it would be unpredictable and too risky.
After that, the situation developed as Qiu Yu said, and since then, Qiu Yu's reputation has been greatly enhanced.
Xie Sheng looked around at everyone, saw that everyone was coming, coughed lightly, and said, "The princes are not afraid of the difficulties to come, and the old man is really moved." I won't say much about the rest of this nonsense. Today, the old man is not afraid of the traitorous ministers, and he gathers you all for the sake of the future of my Ming Dynasty! Otherwise, it will be too late for the Tartars to enter Beijing! ”
"Oh?" Qiu Yu's eyes narrowed.
Wei Zaode said in a deep voice: "Now, my Ming Dynasty has reached a critical juncture of survival. Just like the battle of Yashan, it has become an important place for the survival of my Han family. I have been blessed by the emperor for generations, how can I not stand up at this juncture? ”
"Well said!"
"Wei Gong and Xie Weng said it well!"
"He is a model for my scholars!"
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The crowd was buzzing, and morale was quite boosted.
Qiu Yu asked: "Isn't this kind of thing done by the imperial court to repair the city defenses?" Dare to ask Wei Gong and Xie Weng what they saw. ”
Xie Sheng said in a deep voice: "If the imperial court is still in the hands of the people in the righteous path, then naturally there is no need for the old man to take such a big risk and let you come." ”
Wei Zaode sighed softly.
When the rest of the people heard this, they did not understand what it meant.
Those who can be gathered by Wei Zaode and Xie Sheng are naturally the frustrated people in the Jingshi. These people are full of complaints, always feel that they have no talents, and they are most imaginative, and they immediately understand the meaning of the two of them slandering the people in power today.
"Please also ask Duke Wei and Xie Weng to solve the danger of today's Jingshi!"
"At such a critical juncture, there are only Wei Gong and Xie Weng!"
"yes, yes......"
Wei Zaode looked around at everyone and said in a low voice: "There is a way, naturally. That's peace! ”
Xie Sheng said quietly: "It's just this matter, it depends on you, whether you dare to do it!" ”
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At the same time, in front of You'an Gate, a person galloped with a red flag on his back.
The veteran in front of the door was very discerning: "This is good news!" (To be continued.) )