Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 861 The 11-strong army defected to Zhang Xiang, and Chongzhen was dumbfounded!

"Soldier, what should we do?"

Deputy General Shanhaiguan looked at the [-] army in an offensive posture, and felt that cold sweat was about to flow down!

The General Soldier of Shanhaiguan held the imperial decree tightly in one hand, with a complicated expression: "What should I do? Are you still indecisive?"

It stands to reason that he is the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan in the Ming Dynasty, and he wants to listen to the emperor.

But he is a general from the new army, and now the Shanhaiguan is all his former comrades.

And the most important thing is that, as the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, his duty is to guard this important gate in the north of the Ming Dynasty and defend the enemies outside the pass, but how many soldiers and horses did the imperial court actually give him?
The army under the command of Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief is supposed to be quite a lot, but he only has more than [-] soldiers in total, half of them are recruits, half of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, only a thousand or so can truly be called elite.

What kind of battle can this army fight?

The General Soldier of Shanhaiguan thought about the unceremonious request of Emperor Chongzhen in the imperial decree, and felt that his whole body was going to be bad.

After all, Chongzhen has never fought a war, and he doesn't know the actual situation of the place. Who can Shanhaiguan stop now?
Originally, I wanted to make some noise to cover up this incident, saying that I tried my best to resist it, but I couldn't resist it, and then I made an apology, so that everyone can do it easily, and there will be no real bloodshed.

But Emperor Chongzhen made it clear that he doesn't trust the generals of the new army now, and the eunuch who passed the decree turned out to be a military supervisor.

Seeing that the defenders of Shanhaiguan remained motionless on the pass, the eunuch who passed the decree was not happy: "Mr. Li, why haven't you sent troops to wipe out the rebels?"

Li Zongbing said helplessly: "Eunuch, there are only more than [-] soldiers in Shanhaiguan, and less than one tenth of them are capable of fighting. If you are barely defending the city, how can you go out of the city to fight?"

The eunuch who delivered the decree did not listen at all: "Mr. Li, the emperor's order for you is to go out of the city to meet the enemy, and to destroy the rebels with the [-] Battalion. Now you are not going out of the city to meet the enemy. Could it be that you want to resist the order?" ?"

Before Li Zongbing could speak, the deputy general became angry: "Elder-in-law! You also saw that the [-] battalion did not show up at all. How can we wipe out the [-] troops below by relying on our Shanhaiguan troops? They are fully equipped with armor and weapons. Sophisticated, and a large number of heavy artillery. If we go out of the city easily, it will not be us who destroy them, but they will destroy us!"

The eunuch who passed the decree was not happy: "What do you mean? Our family is here to supervise the army by the order of the emperor. You people are all from the new army. Are you still thinking of the old love and unwilling to do anything? You Or is it a general of Ming Dynasty, did you eat up your loyalty to serve the country?"

Li Zongbing suppressed his anger, and said in a good voice: "Elder-in-law, we are naturally loyal to the king and serve the country. But now the situation is that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and most of the troops under the city are elite, and our army is a new army. Resist. Instead of going out of the city, it is better to stick to Shanhaiguan, and when the [-] battalion arrives, we can attack from both sides."

The eunuch who passed the decree looked at the [-] soldiers and horses with bright banners and bright armor under the city, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva, thinking about his own life, the eunuch who passed the decree nodded arrogantly: "That's all right, but Mr. Don't use any tricks, our family has been watching you all the time!"

"Absolutely not, don't worry, father-in-law." Li Zongbing said that after sending the eunuchs away, his expression became ugly. He has no military literacy and only knows that he is in the hands of eunuchs and supervisors who are slowing down!
Since the Apocalypse Dynasty, when the new party was in power, Mr. Zhang entrusted professional matters to professional people. He did not set up military supervisors, and did not set up civil servants to restrain him. He let professional generals and staff officers take charge of the war.

But now, the Emperor Chongzhen brought these eunuchs, supervisors and civil servants here again, can they succeed?It's not bad if it's not bad!
The deputy general watched the eunuch go away with cold eyes, leaned over to Zongbing Li and said in a low voice, "General, the situation is wrong, the emperor doesn't trust us."

"It's not just that they don't trust us? They said that the [-] battalion is the main force, and we are only assisting, and are responsible for blocking the rebels at Shanhaiguan. But where is the [-] battalion now? The eunuch wants us to take the initiative instead. Isn't this asking us to die? "Li Zongbing complained angrily.

They are all from the new army. Who doesn't know the level of combat effectiveness of the three major battalions?

Those are composed of the elite of the new army, equipped with the most sophisticated ordnance and the most firearms, not to mention that the so-called rebel army under Shanhaiguan is the fifth army battalion and the firearms battalion among the three major battalions!

Look at the heavy artillery with the door open. After this round, Shanhaiguan is fine, but their flesh and blood are about to become cannon fodder!
The deputy general said in a low voice: "General, the state of the imperial court doesn't look like it can rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty."

Li Zongbing glanced at the lieutenant general: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

The lieutenant paused for a moment, and lowered his voice: "At the beginning, you were also the commander of a town, and you commanded the elite of the new army."

"But what about now? If the emperor really trusted us, he would give us the old, the weak, the sick, and the recruits, and put us here to block the mouth of Mr. Zhang?"

"The Chongzhen Dynasty has no place for us at all. How far has the status of us soldiers been reduced now? It's almost like a lowly citizen!"

"That's fine, but the military merits of the brothers are gone, and the land is taken by the big shots, that's all, but the military pay and food are intermittent, and the amount sent every time is not correct, and we Stay here, the big shots obviously have no intention of letting us go back to Zhili."

"This imperial court is not a place that can accommodate people."

"Then what do you do? Are you going to rebel?" Li Zongbing shouted in a low voice.

The lieutenant general said: "It's not about what will happen to the general, general, you don't know what kind of life the old brothers are living and what crimes they have suffered?"

"Brothers don't want to go on like this for a long time."

Mr. Li was silent.

Speaking of which, he used to be the commander of a town. Although he commanded no more than ten thousand people, they were all elites of the new army, but now there are only a thousand or so old brothers around him, and the rest are all fighting. The old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.

The military pay is getting less and less, and the food is intermittent. The dignitaries in the court despise them and don't treat them as human beings. The court also abolished the military merit field, making life more difficult for the old brothers. Who doesn't have a family? To keep?

In the prosperous days of the Tianqi Dynasty, every household had enough food and clothing to eat and wear clothes, children could read and read for free, and every family had farming fields, so the common people were all plucked up to have children, and the population of Daming was increasing.

But now?

Sighing, Li Zongbing didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, the deputy general immediately said: "General, let's go to Xiang Zhang. Speaking of which, we are all Xiang Zhang's soldiers, so let's go to Xiang Zhang!"

Li Zongbing supported the female wall with both hands, and sighed softly: "At the beginning, Yuanfu notified me and asked me if I would like to go to Liaodong or stay. I failed to stick to my heart and stayed. Time has come to this situation. It looks majestic, but in fact it is not as good as a dog raised by a big man."

"I really want to go, but with this appearance, how can I go to see Yuanfu? How can I go to see Yuanfu?"

The deputy general knew that Li Zongbing was moved, and immediately said: "General, why do you have no face to see Zhang Xiang? Didn't you bring [-] troops to Zhang Xiang?"

Li Zongbing suddenly widened his eyes: "Huh?"

Soon, Li Zongbing gathered his confidants and old brothers together, and asked him to contact people outside the city to prepare supplies and prepare supplies.

The eunuch who passed the decree noticed the abnormality in Shanhaiguan, and unceremoniously led Jin Yiwei to find him: "Mr. Li, what are you doing?!"

However, after the eunuch who passed the decree finished speaking, he realized that whether it was Zongbing Li, his deputy general, or the guards in the surrounding Shanhaiguan, all of them looked unfriendly, looking at him as if they were looking at a dead person.

Now the eunuch who passed the decree realized that he was afraid, he immediately smiled coyly: "Mr. Li, what are you doing, we are a family."

The deputy general couldn't help but sneered: "Elder-in-law, why do you bow first and then respectful?"

Before the eunuch could speak, Li Zongbing sighed: "Eunuch, I have something to ask for your help."

The eunuch passed the decree and said quickly: "If you need help, Mr. Li, you can just say, whether it is for military pay, food, grass or weapons, our family can help!"

At this time, the eunuch who passed the decree couldn't care about anything else, and said all kinds of promises without money, just thinking about saving his own life.

But Li Zongbing said: "I don't want gold and silver, I don't want food, I just want your head to sacrifice the flag."

"Take it down, prepare to sacrifice the flag!"

Several personal soldiers stepped forward and held down the muddy eunuch, dragging him away like a dead dog.

But those Jin Yiwei stood indifferently, seeing Li Zongbing looking over, these Jin Yiwei smiled: "Brothers are having a hard time, they are all voted for Zhang Xiang, bring a few brothers together."

Soon, the inside and outside of the pass reached a consensus, and Li Zongbing was also very bold and directly opened the city gate of Shanhaiguan to take the [-] soldiers and horses out of the city.

"Brothers! The court is immoral, the emperor is stupid, and the treacherous ministers are in power! We people have been loyal to the emperor and served the country for more than ten years, and we have come to this situation in exchange. It is not heart-warming, it is a lie!"

"Since the imperial court doesn't treat us as human beings, and those big men treat us like pigs and dogs, should we stay and be their dogs, kneeling down and begging for some food?"

"Let's go out and find Master Zhang!"

Li Zongbing's words, whether it was the defenders of Shanhaiguan or the [-] troops of the Fifth Army Battalion and the Firearms Battalion, they all felt the same way, and they all shouted in unison: "Leave the customs and find Master Zhang!"

"Pull up!" Li Zongbing yelled, and the bound eunuch was dragged to him like a dead dog.

"This is the eunuch ordered by Emperor Chongzhen to send troops to stop the brothers. I, Li Zhao, also came from the new army. I also followed General Cao Wenzhao to fight against the [-] Manchu and Mongolian allied forces in Baliannadu. I also followed Zhou Yu General Ji chased Huang Taiji for three thousand miles."

"Emperor Chongzhen wants me to attack you brothers today, and I, Li Zhao, will not do anything! I will kill this eunuch right now. Let's sacrifice the flag and leave the customs!"

The 11 army was full of enthusiasm. After the decree eunuch was beheaded with a knife, the army immediately packed up and marched into Liaodong.

With so many soldiers and horses leaving Shanhaiguan and entering Liaodong, they have long been closely watched by the Datong party members.

Li Zhao was not stupid either, he sent his lieutenant to Kuaima to inform him in advance, explaining his purpose of coming.

Since they have not received news from Shenyang, the Datong party members can only temporarily place the 11 troops in Balipu and let them station and rest.

The 11 troops were terrified and found that the Datong Party members had sent wine, meat and food.

"We are all on our own. If you can join us, it's too late for us to be happy."

Looking at the sincere fellow party members and seeing the food, wine and meat delivered, many soldiers felt their eyes flushed and their noses sour: What kind of life did you live in the court?
Let's see how the Datong Party treats everyone.

A basic attitude can explain everything.

In Shenyang City, Zhang Haogu also received news from Guangning.

"Has the imperial court treated soldiers so harshly?"

"At first, I thought that no matter how good Zhu Youjian was, he wouldn't be able to attack the army. Unexpectedly, he wanted to destroy the Great Wall himself."

Huang Zongxi asked: "Duke Ming, General Li Zhao and 11 soldiers are waiting in Balipu. Do we want to accept it?"

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "Why not accept it?"

"Whether it's Li Zhao or the 11 soldiers, didn't they all used to be members of the New Army and the Datong Party?"

"They were going to find a good future before, and we didn't stop them. After all, when the children grow up, they have to go out and fight for themselves. There is nothing wrong with that."

"But now that the children are going home, how can there be any reason for parents not to let their children go home?"

"Inform Guangning and ask Li Zhao to bring the soldiers to Shenyang."

Huang Zongxi said: "Okay."

"Wait!" Zhang Haogu stopped Huang Zongxi again.

Looking at Huang Zongxi's puzzled look, Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "There is a saying, get off the car and put the dumplings on the car noodles, it means that the children are home, and they should have a good meal."

"Kuaima notified Guangning to let everyone rush to work on the dumplings. When the soldiers arrived in Guangning from Balipu, they must have a warm meal of dumplings."

"This meal of dumplings is worth a million gold."

Huang Zongxi nodded again and again: "Students remember."

After resting in Balipu for a few days, Li Zhao received a letter from Shenyang. Looking at the content of the letter, Li Zhao was also excited: "Tell brothers, we now have something to rely on."

The 11 troops quickly pulled out their camps and marched towards Shenyang according to the instructions.

"Brothers, hurry up, we have to arrive in Guangning before dark. We have to reach Shenyang as fast as possible. Mr. Zhang is waiting to see everyone."

When the soldiers rushed to Guangning, it was already dark, but at this time, the city of Guangning was brightly lit, and a large bonfire was lit outside the city, welcoming the arrival of the 11 soldiers.

Before arriving at the camp, the soldiers could smell the fragrance.

"It smells so good, what is this for?"

"It seems to be dumplings. When we were in the new army, didn't we have dumplings every year and festival?"

"Yeah, this is the smell of dumplings, it seems to be meat!"

"It's meat, I haven't tasted meat for more than a year"

The soldiers communicated, and their pace became faster and faster.

After entering the camp, the first thing the soldiers saw was a large cauldron. The hot water in the pot was boiling, and the dumplings were rolling up and down. The aroma was inhaled into the nose and then into the abdomen. There was a trance.

"Soldiers, Prime Minister Zhang said, we are all brothers in the new army, we are a family."

"Zhang Xiang said that when children go out to seek development, parents support them, but now that the children are going home, how can parents not let their children go home?"

"No, Zhang Xiang prepared warm dumplings for everyone. After eating the dumplings, everyone should have a good rest. Zhang Xiang is waiting for everyone in Shenyang."

Hearing these words, the noses of the soldiers became even more sour. One by one, they received hot dumplings, which became saltier the more they ate. Tears began to fall uncontrollably at some point, and dripped into the bowl.

It is because of being wronged outside, knowing what the Chongzhen Dynasty was like, and now coming to Liaodong, under the rule of the Datong Party, the warmth that the soldiers feel is more real.

Yes, this is a family.

Holding a bowl of dumplings, Li Zhao was silent, he didn't know how to meet Zhang Haogu anymore.

"Brother Li, long time no see." A familiar voice came, and Li Zhao looked up, but it was his former brother in the same robe, Zhang Yi.

"Brother Zhang." Li Zhao got up quickly and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Zhang Yi patted Li Zhao on the shoulder, and handed over a small jug of wine: "You don't need to say anything, the brothers know it all in their hearts."

"When you chose to stay, there were your difficulties, and we all know."

"We also understand how much wronged we have suffered in the court in the past two years."

"Zhang Xiang said, no matter how much the child has been wronged outside, he must not let the child be wronged again when he returns home. Don't worry, Zhang Xiang hopes that you will look forward to it."

Hearing Zhang Yi's words, Li Zhao became more speechless, and suddenly poured the wine down his throat, and the spicy wine went straight into the internal organs. Li Zhao hadn't drunk like this for a long time.

From Guangning to Ningyuan, then to Jinzhou, Panshan, Haizhou, passing through Anshan, entering Liaoyang, and finally arriving in Shenyang.

After marching for half a month, the army finally arrived outside Shenyang City.

As expected, Zhang Haogu greeted him outside the city himself.

Looking at the familiar person in the city of Shenyang, Li Zhao got off his horse and knelt down on one knee: "Mr. Zhang! The last general"

"Needless to say, you guys are suffering, I know, I understand." Zhang Haogu helped Li Zhao up, and then looked at the 11 army. There were many familiar faces among them, and Zhang Haogu remembered them all.

Chatted with these people one by one, and after a few words, Zhang Haogu said loudly: "Soldiers, when you arrive in Shenyang, you are at home. I, Zhang Haogu, represent Datong Society, and welcome everyone back."

The 11 army rejoined the Datong Society, and the Datong party members had another elite force in their hands.

And when this news was known by Zhu Youjian, it was completely irretrievable.

The 11 troops took refuge in Zhang Haogu, and the number of soldiers and horses in the hands of the Datong Party increased by nearly half in an instant. The military power balance between Liaodong and the imperial court has tilted. What is more important is the bad impact of this news.

The army has taken refuge in Liaodong. Doesn't this mean that the imperial court is not worthy of the loyalty of the soldiers?
To make matters worse, who is the real Dragon Emperor?
Therefore, when the news was learned by civil and military officials, the court was in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)