The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 813 Wait and see
Unexpectedly, time has passed and circumstances have changed, and no one in the court has come forward to prevent the Duke of Liao from becoming the king of the county.

Chongzhen looked at Huang Daozhou, and at this moment he was counting on this moral gentleman who was right about things and wrong about others to fire the cannon.

Who knew that Huang Daozhou came out of the class and said: "Over two hundred years ago, in our Ming Dynasty, has there ever been a civil servant or military general who was able to expand the territory? The Duke of Liao has expanded the territory of Daming for three thousand miles, which is enough for Daming to create an additional province. It is not an exaggeration to confer the title of prince."

Damn, this man is really right and wrong, Chongzhen cursed secretly in his heart, pretending not to be surprised, and asked: "All ministers can speak freely, I really want to hear everyone's real opinions."

Yang Sichang, who was forced to the corner, had trouble sleeping and eating during this period, and his health was deteriorating. He suggested that the emperor negotiate with the General Zhenglu to send troops to Shaanxi, but there has been no progress so far, and Shaanxi emergency documents have been issued one after another.

Ten days ago, the Ming army stationed in Xianyang assembled [-] cavalry led by Tang Tong, Gao Jie, and Bai Guangen to organize a surprise attack. The tactical goal was to break through the rogue defense line and kill the city of Xi'an.

However, fifty miles east of Xianyang was blocked by [-] Manchurian cavalry, and the Ming army was defeated in a scuffle. Only less than [-] cavalry fled back to Xianyang City.

Several main generals were killed and scattered. It is not known whether they were dead or alive. More than 1000 of the 3000 cavalry were killed, more than [-] were captured, and two to [-] troops were scattered.

Xianyang City has never been surrounded by bandits, and now it can be concluded that it is being watched by Manchurian cavalry. As long as a large number of people leave the city, they will definitely be attacked.

Now that Xi'an has been besieged to the brim, all the official documents for help received by the Ministry of War were issued by Shaanxi Bingbeidao and the eunuchs of the supervising army.

Moreover, there is not much food in Xianyang, and they have asked to give up Xianyang City and flee to the mountains to avoid being captured by Jiannu when the food is exhausted.

The only way to solve the crisis in Shaanxi is to recruit the "Red Banner Army". Yang Sichang, who knew the current situation of the imperial court, went all out and said rightly:

"Your Majesty, the meritorious service of the Duke of Liao deserves to be promoted to a higher rank. It is very good for the imperial court to grant the title to the King of Hanjiang County. I am willing to go to the 'Hanjiang Province' to issue an edict. I also take this opportunity to ask the general who recruited captives to send troops to Shaanxi to relieve the people's downfall."

Yang Sichang, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War that he relied on so much, also supported the General Zhenglu to become the king of the county, which made Chongzhen unexpected, and his face became even uglier.

Seeing that the five-year Ping Liao is about to become a reality, Zheng Guochang is unwilling to make extra troubles, which leads to the failure of his son-in-law's arrangement.

He is well-versed in military affairs, and transferred the "Red Banner Army" from the easternmost part of Ming Dynasty to the northwest. Not counting the Shanghai route, the land route alone is three to four thousand miles. How much will it cost?
Zheng Guochang went out to play in time and said: "The 'Red Banner Army' has just gone through a great battle and wiped out more than [-] Qing troops, including more than [-] Manchu and Mongolian cavalry. The casualties will definitely not be small. I am afraid that the soldiers will need to be repaired. Reasons are not appropriate, please learn from Your Majesty!"

Liang Tingdong knew that there was no food in Shaanxi, and the supply alone would cost half his life after the army entered. He also didn't want the "Red Banner Army" labor expedition to miss the Pingliao plan.

He replied: "The purpose of building slaves to harm Shaanxi is self-evident - to mobilize the 'Red Banner Army'. If Your Majesty recruits generals to enter Shaanxi to fight fiercely with the rogue bandits and Manchurian cavalry at this time, it should be in the right hands.

The slave chiefs will definitely take advantage of the opportunity of the main expedition of the 'Red Banner Army' to do things on the front line of Jinzhou, and they may try to sneak attack on the Jizhen defense area. "

Zhang Fengyi said: "Your Majesty, clear rewards and punishments can motivate the three armies. I implore Your Majesty to grant the title of "King of the Hanjiang County" to the Great General Who Conquered Captives. As for whether to recruit the "Red Banner Army" to enter Shaanxi to participate in the war, we can have a long-term plan!"

It's not surprising that the court is arguing again. In the 17th year of Chongzhen's history, when the rogue soldiers came to the city and the country was about to perish, Chongzhen was still arguing with the ministers, which can be seen by playing with each other.

Now, accepting Huang Han's suggestion to stick to the land of Gyeonggi to ensure this pure land, the courtiers have no sense of crisis, but Liu Zhilun, Yang Sichang and other far-sighted ministers are anxious to no avail.

Liang Tingdong alarmistly dispatched the "Red Banner Army" to Shaanxi, and the land of Gyeonggi might be broken through by Jianshou, which made half of the courtiers not support the suspension of the five-year Ping Liao plan, making Chongzhen, the head of the family, hesitant.

The reinforcements were not sent, and they really couldn't be sent, even if Liu Zhilun was sent to lead the troops, he might refuse.

Just kidding, the number of Ming troops that can be assembled is not as large as the number of Mongolian cavalry. Just encountering Jiannu may never return, let alone hundreds of thousands of rogues.

Liu Zhilun thought it over, if he was sent to rescue Xi'an, he could only station troops in Tongguan and wait and see.

Next, regardless of whether the emperor was happy or not, he sold his face and asked the general Zhenglu to send at least five battalions of "Red Banner Army" soldiers to assist him in breaking the siege of Xi'an.

It is believed that with [-] "Red Banner Army" plus tens of thousands of Tongguan defenders and Beijing camp troops, such an army does not want to inflict a lot of damage to the Qing army and rogue bandits, but only wants to hit the city of Xi'an, which is completely achievable.

There was no result in the court meeting, and a new situation appeared when it was discussed again the next day.

Good news came from Shanxi, not only the emperor did not expect it, but all the officials were surprised.

It was Yang Dalang, Yang Danian and other powerful generals who led the "Red Banner Army" left behind in Shanxi to attack the Mongols. They actually beat the Tartars in the Hetao area to flee for [-] miles to the north, and beheaded [-] Tartars under [-] households in Ordos. cavalry.

After seeing the good news, Chongzhen was no longer mixed with joy and sorrow, but worried. He could no longer guess the strength of the general who conquered the captives, and why he was able to loot the Ordos grassland while launching the Ping-Liao war?
Lessons learned from the past, Huang Han led his troops to Shanxi to fight several battles. At least [-] to [-] Ming troops disappeared out of thin air, including a large number of frontier cavalry.

At this time, he was afraid to deploy the "Red Banner Army" to enter the interior. He was worried that Shaanxi would be controlled by Huang Han again, and the main force of the tens of thousands of Ming troops there would be restrained by the "Red Banner Army". Would there be any troops in the Ming Dynasty that could fight?

He also counted on Hong Chengchou's men to turn the tide.

It was Chongzhen's decision to wait and see for a while, because according to past experience, the time for Jiannu and Tartars to enter the customs would not be too long, and it was impossible to forcibly shake the strong will of the Ming army to defend the city.

Xi'an and Xianyang have a lot of soldiers and horses, mainly the elite frontier army, and Hong Chengchou, the commander-in-chief of the three sides, is personally commanding, so the possibility of being easily broken by the rogues is very low.

As long as they survive until the Jiannu and Tartars retreat, the mere rogues may not be able to withstand the beating of Hong Chengchou's men.

Chongzhen issued an imperial decree, instructing Hong Chengchou, Wang Chengyun, military supervisor Du Xun, Du Zhizhi, etc. to strictly guard against death. The imperial court is gathering a large army. At this time, holding on for even one day will be beneficial to the next relief battle.

(End of this chapter)