Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 684
In June, the emperor left Fengtian and moved to Jinan.

With great fanfare and without concealment, they publicly shouted the slogan of marching into Beijing all the way.

The first town of Yuwei was in Jinan, the second town was in Dezhou, the third town was in Xuzhou, the fourth town was in Daming, the fifth town was in Kaifeng, and the sixth town was in Luoyang.

The six reorganized Xinzhen Imperial Battalions advanced from east to west.

The four towns of Zheng Zunqian, Liu Guangshi, Liu Mu, and Liu Shixun were reorganized into the seventh and eighth towns in Jiangbei, surrounding Yingzhou.The newly edited No. 18 town's Henan camp also goes south from Guide Runing area to the Yingshui and Rushui lines.

Tuguobao Zhili Town, the first provincial town, Ma Guozhu Shanxi Second Town, the second provincial town, Shandong Lihuajing Town, the third provincial town, and Henan Xudingguo Town, the fourth provincial town, plus Tuanlian Liangmin Town in the first town, Ding Qiguang Town in the second town, Ding Weiyue Town in the third town, Li Jiyu in the fifth town of Zheng Longfang Town in the fourth town, etc., all soldiers and horses crossed the Yellow River together and gathered in the area of ​​Zhending Mansion.

Ma Guozhu also sent troops to take Guguan and Niangziguan in Jingxing, and entered Shanxi, where he was specially appointed Governor of Shanxi by the emperor.

In the Taihang area, the provincial battalion and regiment training said that nine towns gathered together, with 10 horses.

Soldiers deter Taiyuan and threaten Beijing.

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Chen Qianfu, governor of Huanghuai and governor of Henan, rushed to the outside of Yingzhou city, set up the banner of governor, and came to supervise the battle.

Jiangbei governor Qian Sule also came early.

At this time, Yingzhou had been transferred from Jiangbei to Henan and was exchanged for a Gwangju prefecture. However, this battle was important. The emperor specially set up the Central Plains camp. Henan, Jiangbei and even the three provinces of Hubei were included in it, and the seventh and eighth imperial camps and No. The 18 towns are the main attack, and the local team training is fully coordinated.

The general command of the Battle of Yingzhou was handed over by the emperor to Zheng Zunqian, the governor of the seventh town. The ranks of deputy governors of each additional line and battalion.

Chen Qianfu, governor of Huanghuai, and Qian Sule, governor of Jiangbei, assisted in the battle and also took care of food and pay.

Chen Qianfu was not appointed as the commander-in-chief of the war zone. The emperor also broke the old tradition of the Ming Dynasty and no longer used civil servants to lead the army. Chen Qianfu was mainly responsible for coordinating the food and payment, and at most supervised the military, but he had no command of the battle.

There were no eunuchs to supervise the army in this battle.

Outside the city of Yingzhou, it has been besieged for nearly two years with many ditches.

Outside the Xingyuan Gate, there are countless officers and soldiers like guns and forests.

Two large flags stood at the gate, one side was embroidered with the camp in the Central Plains, and the other was embroidered with the governors of the three towns.

After a few cannon shots, the gate opened wide.

Civilian and military generals entered one after another, sitting in rows on both sides.

Zheng Zunqian and Chen Qianfu greeted each other, and then took their seats.

Although Chen Qianfu was the governor of the two provinces, in the military camp, Zheng Zunqian was the commander in chief, so he took the chief position, while Chen Qianfu sat at the head of the civil servants.

Liu Mu, Zhu Zhongyi, Liu Shiguang, Liu Shiyun and several generals also led a group of generals to sit opposite.

There was a row of people standing behind Zheng Zunqian, a guerrilla in the Chinese army was holding Shangfang's sword, another Chinese army was holding the seal of his commander-in-chief, and an officer was holding the seal of General Zhenglu Zuo.

Behind the three guerrillas of the Chinese army holding the sword seal, there are eight flag officers, each holding a pair of Wang Ming flags.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the banners of Wang Ming were flooded, from the governor of the economic strategy to the governor, and even the military and military divisions.

Up to now, the emperor has also rectified the formulation of the flags. The king ordered the flags to be up to eight sets. Among the civil servants, there are only the governor, governor, inspector, sub-patrol, and military supervisor. Among the generals, there are the governor, admiral, and general soldier Fang has to teach.

There are eight deputy governors and governors, six deputy governors and admirals, four deputy inspectors, two deputy inspectors and chief soldiers, and one deputy censor.

The banner of Wang Ming is actually military power. In the past, the governor had to be added to the title of Minister of the Ministry of War or Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, so that he had the power to control the military. However, Zhu Yihai now directly assigns the duties of the governor to the governor and even patrols. It is time to mobilize the military power of the provincial battalion, so the unified title will not be added.

Not concurrently with the title of the Ministry of War, but the military authority is still there, and the important way to reflect it is the king's order flag.

When the flag is used, it is called respectfully asking for the king's order, so it is called the king's order flag. Each pair of flags has a different number and even has a seal.

This kind of flag itself is the evolution and transformation of the previous Tiger Talisman.

The biggest function of the flag is to supervise military affairs, and the army can be killed cheaply.

The warlord in battle must rely on the flag.

Especially civil servants, whether it is the governor Chen Qianfu or the governor Qian Sule, or the sub-inspectors in the war zone, or even the inspectors in the two provinces, without flags, they have no military power in the army.

As soon as Zheng Zunqian came up, the three Chinese soldiers held Shangfang sword, the seal of the governor, and the seal of the left general of Zhenglu. This is where his authority as the commander of the battalion lies.

And eight sets of flags are here to remind everyone that his governor not only has a sword seal, but also a flag. With these eight flags, he can kill those who don't have flags in the army before playing them.

"Everyone, sit down!"

Zheng Zunqian went to that one, and practiced with swords and flags behind him, and his majesty was self-existing.

He is tall and big, even though he is only in his thirties, he can beat Xiao Ren with a heroic spirit, and he has also made great military achievements since he started the Yixing Army with the Yishe.

He was dressed in iron armor, with a flying fish robe slanted on the outside, with a red face and long beard lying on silkworm eyebrows, as if Guan Yu had been resurrected and Yue Fei had reappeared.

Zheng Zunqian didn't speak in a hurry, but sat for a while, then got up again, led everyone to salute in the direction of Jinan, and then took out a copy of the emperor's edict and read it out to everyone.

finished reading.

"This governor is appreciated and trusted by the sages, entrusted with important tasks, and leads the camp in the Central Plains. He is bound to destroy the city and destroy the thieves. He dare not live up to the grace of the king. The princes, whether they have received the grace of the country, or have been pulled out of the grass because of the knowledge of today, should all be killed with one heart. strength, in return for His Majesty."

"I am the commander of the army, the most important military discipline, rewards for meritorious deeds, and punishment for demerits!"

"Your Majesty pays heavily for the army. As the so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days, Yingzhou has been surrounded for almost two years. Your Majesty cherishes the lives of the soldiers and is unwilling to fill the trenches with their lives. He would rather spend more time and money. But we are soldiers. , when it’s time to go all out, you can’t be afraid of death, otherwise you’ll be sorry for the salary, let alone the Holy Emperor.”

"The siege has been going on for two years. Although Luck Dehun in the city is stubborn, there have been reports that the Tartars have run out of food. They are surrounded by us, and they have no assistance. The food is gone, and the horses are gone. In order to eat mice and birds, in the end the grass roots and bark were all eaten up, and they ate people.

But they just didn't surrender, and now Yingzhou is like a ghost town, and no sound can be heard, that's because they almost ate up all the people except the Tartars in the city. "

Zheng Zunqian's lectures are also very simple and direct.

"The Tartars sent the assistant king Nikan to go south to Guanzhong to invite Wu Sangui, Meng Qiaofang, etc., and prepare to fight again, gather soldiers from Shaanxi and Hubei to save Nanyang first, and then come to Yingzhou. Can we give them this opportunity?"

"Three days, I only give you three days. Now that all the armies are gathered, it's time to take Yingzhou."

"There are still a few townsmen from the imperial camp coming here, rushing to Xuzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, they can't come all the way from Shandong, we can't even win Yingzhou in two years, right?
Still have to wait for them to come to help, or even ask Wu Sangui and the others to come to Yingzhou?
What about our faces? "

"The mission deployment of the battle has been set. All the towns and cooperative bids have received the mission and completed it according to the mission. If anyone ignores the military order and fails to fight, the governor has a sword seal flag. It can be executed first and played later, and above the commander-in-chief must be severely impeached and punished, and will never be lenient."

"Warfighting is the responsibility of our warriors, but for food and logistics, although there is a special person in the army to take care of it, it also needs local assistance and cooperation. Governor Chen and Governor Qian are also invited to fully assist and support!"

Chen Qianfu stood up and bowed back.

"Please rest assured Governor Zheng. Yingzhou has been surrounded for two years. Although Qian Gong and I have just taken office, the previous governors have also done a good job. There is a castle and barn outside Yingzhou City, and I have just inspected it. The food and grass are sufficient, and the military equipment is also complete, as for the salary and rewards, Dudu Zheng doesn't have to worry about it."

Chen Qianfu was not dissatisfied with the fact that Zheng Zunqian had the power of operation and management, and left professional matters to professional people.

The camp was not under the jurisdiction of the governor, and the provincial camps in Jiangbei and Henan were now either reorganized into the new imperial camp, or they went to Hebei with Tuanlian.

They don't have an army that they can directly command, only some second-line regiments practicing civilian bravery.

Yingzhou is actually ripe melons, and now they are here to pick melons. Zheng Zunqian deliberately waited for everyone to arrive before starting together, and he also intended to share the credit with everyone.

After the meeting, everyone returned to camp.

Zheng Zunqian specially kept Liu Mu and Zhu Zhongyi, and chatted about the battle plan. As the main force, the troops of the three towns are all newly reorganized imperial battalions. One town has 5000 troops, and each has a cannon mark. The artillery of the battalion has also been enhanced, which can be said to be strong and strong.

Even if it is newly merged and reorganized, it will take some time to adjust to the real full combat power, but at this time the three towns have already surpassed the original six towns' combat power.

"This battle is extremely rich. There are 81 elite imperial battalions, only three heavy artillery battalions, and 24 twelve-pound guns. In addition, His Majesty directly set up a cannon foundry here before, and also transferred artillery. The soldiers of the college directly cast [-]-pound siege guns here. This battle is a matter of pinching snails with three fingers. Let’s not say that it will be won in three days. dereliction of duty."

Zheng Zunqian's new seventh town was in charge of the main attack in the south, and Liu Mu's eighth town was in charge of encircling the feint attack on both the east and north sides, and supporting them.

Zhu Zhongyi's new No. 18 town is responsible for ambush and interception in the western suburbs.

Surrounded by three ques and one.

Heavy artillery concentrated to the south.

Zheng Zunqian and the others have already dug tunnels in the south city, and even dug the trenches to the front of the south city, and built many forts and mounted many siege cannons. , Blast Nancheng away.

So here is the main attack.

Underground tunnels were also dug in the other two directions, but not many, and they mainly used cover to contain them.

Zheng Zunqian still prefers to leave a gap to the west, so that Luck Dehun can abandon the city and flee, so as to avoid street fighting in the city. Such street fighting will increase many casualties, but if he goes out of the city, a fleeing army will ambush along the way It is easier to fight, and the casualties are much smaller.

"Please rest assured, Commander. Although our No. 18 town is reorganized from regiment training, we promise to complete the task of intercepting and ambush, and we will never let a tartar who leaves the city escape!"

Zhu Zhongyi patted his chest to Zheng Zunqian.

"I absolutely believe in this. Your Majesty's five adopted sons are all generals of the tiger. Your heavy artillery battalion in No. 18 town will fight for me, and the rest of the artillery will be kept.

Don't worry, I didn't use your cannon for nothing. The two cavalry marks in the two towns of Admiral Liu and I, a total of six cavalry battalions, lent you to intercept the ambush. "

One heavy artillery battalion in exchange for six cavalry battalions, this deal is of course a good deal, Zhu Zhongyi readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)