Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 38 Yuan Chonghuan

The Jianlu bandits invaded the Ming Dynasty, which caused quite a stir in the Gyeonggi area, so that the Chongzhen Emperor frequently took action, causing corresponding changes in the court.

However, this incident also caused quite a stir in Liaodong. No one expected that Huang Taiji would personally lead the establishment of the Eight Banners, bypass Mongolia, and go straight to the Sanxie in Gyeonggi Pass.

"Supervisor, Jianlu broke through Da'ankou, and his wolfish ambitions are clearly revealed!" He Kegang frowned, looked at the silent Yuan Chonghuan, and said.

"Zunhua and Santunying must be the places where Jianlu must attack. Jianlu slave chief Huang Taiji wants to take advantage of this opportunity to take down our Daming Shenjing!"

"How did that happen?"

Yuan Chonghuan's eyes were a little slack, and he, who has always paid attention to his appearance, now has a messy beard, sitting on the official hat chair, and muttering: "Jianlu didn't fight before the Liao Dynasty, but turned to attack the Sanxie, the court is afraid ..."

Seeing this, Zu Dashou and He Kegang who were standing had complicated expressions. Obviously, they could understand Yuan Chonghuan's mood at this time.

Ever since he learned that Jianlu detoured to Mongolia, avoided the front line of Jinzhou, and invaded the important places of the Three Associations in Guan, Yuan Chonghuan suffered a great shock in his heart, and the situation was obviously beyond his control.

In the face of the current cruel reality, the rhetoric of the five-year Ping Liao was like a resounding slap in the face, slapping Yuan Chonghuan hard on the face.

"I, Ming, can't lose this battle! We can't even lose!"

Yuan Chonghuan stood up abruptly, opened his eyes slightly, stared at Zu Dashou and He Kegang, and shouted in a deep voice: "Jianlu slave chief Huang Taiji is treacherous and unrighteous!

His army's invasion of the Sanxie in the pass must have been the result of collusion with the remnants of the eunuch party in the court.

At this time, the country will inevitably shake, and the emperor will be suspicious of us, but in the current situation, only we can solve the crisis of Ming Dynasty.

The governor guessed that at this time Jianlu must have entered the pass and wanted to launch an offensive against Zunhua and Santunying. Only by taking the above two places can they turn to Shenjing.

At that time, the remnants of the eunuch party in the court will cooperate with them internally and externally, so we must hurry up and reach Shanhaiguan before this conspiracy is completed, and lead an elite army to help Shenjing!
Yes, that's what I'm supposed to do. "

"This……"

Zu Dashou and He Kegang looked surprised and looked at Yuan Chonghuan in disbelief. They never thought that the place where Jianlu soldiers invaded Ming Dynasty was caused by the remnants of the eunuchs in the court.

Didn't the emperor Yuji liquidate all the eunuchs before?

"According to what the supervisor said, there must be a lot of soldiers and horses in the Jianlu invasion this time." Zu Dashou pondered for a moment, then frowned and said to Yuan Chonghuan.

"Based on the general's understanding of General Pingliao and Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief Zhao Liaojiao, at this time, he must have led the elite of the headquarters to rush to help the three camps.

Superintendent, at this time we should also be wary of the Jian captives. Will we see through us, know what they are planning, and condemn a part of the army to seize Shanhaiguan? "

Affected by time, information transmission, etc., the leaders of the former Liao Dynasty, headed by Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou, did not know that Huang Taiji led the establishment of the Eight Banners. To spy on the military situation.

What they don't even know is that under the control of Emperor Chongzhen, the area of ​​Shenjing they mentioned has undergone considerable changes, and they are actively preparing for war.

"You're right. According to Zhao's disposition, he will definitely do this."

Yuan Chonghuan stretched out his hand, opened his eyes slightly and said, "Right now, the governor must make arrangements to ensure that there will never be any problems on the front line of Shanhaiguan and Yongping Mansion.

First, Zhu Mei, the former commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, was ordered to replace Zhao as the leader of the Shanhaiguan, and Xu Fuzuo, the deputy commander-in-chief, was ordered to assist in retreating and strictly guarding Shanhaiguan to prevent Jianlu from taking advantage of the situation to seize the pass.

Second, when the Jianlu soldiers enter the pass, we must ensure the safety of the capital, so we must strictly guard the main road leading to the capital, and order the general Yang Chun to guard Yongping, the guerrilla army to guard Qian'an, and the governor Liu Zhenhua to guard Jianchang. Zou Zongwu guards Fengrun, guerrilla Cai Yu guards Yutian, and must not act without the order of the governor.

[-]. Immediately send scouts to Shenjing, explain to His Majesty the importance of Jizhou, Sanhe, Miyun, Shunyi and other places, and let the imperial court order the generals who defend the city to close the city to prevent Jianlu from entering Shenjing from the northeast. At the same time, scouts were sent, and Cao Minglei, the chief soldier of Baoding, was ordered to lead Baoding's elite to station in Jizhou as soon as he received the order!
quick!Immediately send scouts to convey the order issued by the governor, and spread it everywhere, so that the above-mentioned generals must act according to the order, and must not be neglected! "

"Here!"

When Zu Dashou and He Kegang heard the words, they immediately clasped their fists in response, and immediately left the main hall, ready to repeat what Yuan Chonghuan had said, but they had different emotions in their hearts.

Although Yuan Chonghuan's orders respected the imperial court in every sentence, they had already bypassed the imperial court and sent his own plans to various places in advance.

In such a critical situation right now, even if the Son of Heaven doesn't care about these things because of the invasion of Jianlu, will the Son of Heaven think more about it after the catastrophe is over?
However, even though Zu Dashou and the others thought so in their hearts, they could only follow orders. The current situation was too critical, and Yuan Chonghuan was still their immediate boss.

Jianlu didn't talk about martial arts ethics, bypassed the heavily built defense line of the Liao Dynasty, and threatened Gyeonggi through Mongolia. This had a great impact on the Liaodong generals who led the troops on the front line.

It's just that Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, and He Kegang didn't know at this time that Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in Shenjing, had already issued orders to the above-mentioned places in the name of a special military aircraft department before them.

Even in Shanhaiguan, which is more than a hundred miles away from the Zhongzuo Institute in Ningyuan, Zhao Ledjiao was one step ahead of Yuan Chonghuan, reorganizing the elite in advance, and preparing to march to Qian'an City.

"Xu Qing, what do you think of Yuan Chonghuan?"

Emperor Chongzhen looked indifferently, looked at Xu Guangqi who was ordered to enter the military plane, and said, "You don't have to worry about anything, I want to hear the truth, so you can tell what you think."

"The minister leads the order."

Xu Guangqi cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, I feel that Yuan Chonghuan is a little headstrong, focusing on the front of the Liao Dynasty and neglecting the interior of the Pass, which led to the invasion of the Ming Dynasty by Jianlu.

Moreover, the military salary allocated by the imperial court is mostly used for the repair of the garrisoned city defenses of the various ministries under the command, while the artillery manufacturing under the command is ignored.

Jianlu has ravaged Liaodong for a long time, and everyone in the world knows that Jianlu is better than fighting in the field. However, for me, Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to defeat the invincible Jianlu on the battlefield outside the city.

As long as we can sharpen our weapons, attract Flang machine craftsmen, improve our Daming artillery, and form a corresponding chariot battalion, we will surely be able to defeat Jianlu in field battles! "

Listening to Xu Guangqi's words, Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that Xu Guangqi admired Western civilization, but this was indeed a good thing for Daming. In the future, the development of firearms could be handed over to this person.

(End of this chapter)