Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

"Where's Zhang Haogu? Why are you back?"

Zhu Youjian was very dissatisfied with the eunuch who came back in panic. His intention was to capture Zhang Haogu, but the eunuch came back by himself.

Then why did he squeeze out money to let the brigade Jinyiwei go to Liaodong when the court was using money?
Travel at public expense?
"My lord, it's not that the slaves don't want to, but they are powerless. Zhang Haogu, Zhang Haogu doesn't respect the imperial decree at all." The eunuch wanted to cry, but he was wronged.

What he brought to Liaodong was a team of brocade guards, not an army of one hundred thousand, how could Zhang Haogu be captured without a fight?

If Zhang Haogu was the kind of person who would be caught without a fight, he would have died without a place to bury him in the Tianqi Dynasty, and there would still be the Datong Society that now occupies the Hushiguan in the north?
Zhu Youjian actually knew this too, but he still had a glimmer of hope: What if Zhang Haoguzhen is a fool and can be caught without a fight?
What if Zhang Haogu still has feelings for the imperial court?
What if, right?
However, Zhu Youjian didn't wait for that eventuality, what was waiting was the cold and ruthless reality.

"Zhang Haogu asked the servant to tell the emperor that he knew, and the imperial edict was accepted." The eunuch honestly conveyed Zhang Haogu's words to Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian froze for a moment: "What about the rest? What else did he say?"

"No more," said the eunuch.

Zhu Youjian was stunned again, and then furious: "Zhang Haogu! This living Cao Cao is the number one traitor in Ming Dynasty!"

"Is he mocking me?"

"I want to kill his nine clans, ten clans!"

The next day, Zhu Youjian criticized Zhang Haogu for half an hour in front of civil and military officials at the court meeting, until his saliva was sprayed dry.

In the end, Zhu Youjian, as the emperor, forcibly ordered the cabinet and the Ministry of War to immediately prepare an army to conquer Liaodong. They must sweep the caves in the courtyard, cut off the Datong Society, and capture Zhang Haogu alive!

The cabinet ministers are extremely helpless in the face of Zhu Youjian's unreasonable actions, but their identities and status are destined to be unable to oppose Zhu Youjian.

They are just the traditional bureaucratic gentry of Ming Dynasty, they cannot resist the autocratic imperial power.

Therefore, Wen Tiren and others had no choice but to find a way to raise an army and food.

If you want to conquer Liaodong, it is doomed to be impossible if there are fewer soldiers and horses. At least 20 troops are needed to try the waters of Liaodong.

And if you want to mobilize 20 troops, you can't just rely on the Nine Sides. The guards in Zhili and Central Plains, and the three major battalions of the capital have to be mobilized to get 20 troops.

And the money and food needed to satisfy the 20 troops marching out is a high figure. With the current fiscal and taxation of the Chongzhen Dynasty, the annual taxation is about the same.

To command such a large army requires qualified generals.

It’s not that Ming Dynasty has no famous generals, on the contrary, there are many famous generals in Ming Dynasty, especially during the Tianqi Dynasty, that was the ten years when heroes and talents came out in large numbers. A large number of good generals.

However, whether it is talents or good generals, they all belong to the Tianqi Dynasty and have nothing to do with the Chongzhen Dynasty.

It’s not that everyone doesn’t want to work for Ming Dynasty, it’s that the Chongzhen Dynasty rejected these old ministers of Tianqi Dynasty and refused to accept these Datong party members to work for Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youjian didn’t need them. Guotai Minan.

Up to now, the only ones Zhu Youjian can rely on are Donglin's old party and Xungui.

In fact, there are still some loyal court officials in Ming Dynasty, such as Sun Chuanting, Xiong Tingbi, and Qin Liangyu.
However, whether it is Sun Chuanting or Xiong Tingbi, because of Zhang Haogu's favor, Zhu Youjian became suspicious. Although he would not be dismissed from office and demoted to a common man, he would not be reused.

Especially at this critical moment, let Zhu Youjian believe that Sun Chuanting and Xiong Tingbi will not take refuge in Zhang Haogu, it is better to believe in Xungui.

After all, Zhu Youjian also knows how he treats Sun Chuanting and Xiong Tingbi. I have treated you so coldly when I judge others by myself. Can you not complain in your heart?

In case you want to bear with me for three years and give me a big wave, just like the Ganshan frontier army suddenly defected, then wouldn't I, Zhu Youjian, be in trouble again?

So although Qian Qianyi and Sun Chengzong have always strongly recommended Sun Chuanting, Zhu Youjian still stubbornly chose Xungui.

The candidate selected by Zhu Youjian is Zhu Chunchen, the governor of the five armies and the Duke of Cheng.

Nothing reassures Zhu Youjian more than the country's surname.

Only when the 20 army is handed over to Zhu Chunchen, can Zhu Youjian sleep well.

Facing Zhu Youjian's blatant distrust of foreign ministers, Qian Qianyi and Sun Chengzong had nothing to say, and Wen Tiren, Yang Changsi and Shi Fenglai felt that they could agree, so the court officially issued an order.

Cheng Guogong was appointed, and Zhu Chunchen, the governor of the five armies, led the army to crusade against Liaodong, and all the soldiers and horses in Zhili, Shandong, Henan and other places were dispatched by him.

At the same time, Wen Tiren, Shi Fenglai, and Yang Changsi were ordered to take charge of logistics transportation, ordnance manufacturing, etc., and must ensure military supplies.

Qian Qianyi felt Zhu Youjian's distrust of him more and more, but Qian Qianyi's sadness in his heart became less and less, on the contrary, his desire to leave the court became more and more intense.

Zhu Youjian is preparing to attack Liaodong, and Zhang Haogu is also preparing to surprise Zhu Youjian.

"Yuansuke, I'm ready."

Zhang Haogu looked at Zhou Yuji, smiled and straightened his cloak for him: "Shandong has nine guards and ten troops with no less than 10,000+ troops. It stands to reason that at least four towns should be given to you, but right now we can only give you two towns. After all, There is also a lot of pressure on Liaodong."

The news that Chongzhen was going to war in Liaodong could not be concealed at all, and many movements of the court were basically in front of everyone.

Especially when it comes to large-scale mobilization of soldiers and horses and preparation of food and grass, those who are interested can get a rough estimate with a little calculation.

There are only eight towns in Liaodong now, if we give two more towns, then there are only six towns left in Liaodong, with less than [-] soldiers and horses, and the soldiers and horses of these six towns are still distributed in the three provinces of Liaodong. If the imperial army concentrates on attacking On the Guangning front line, the Liaodong headquarters are also under great pressure.

Zhou Yuji naturally knew this, and he smiled very confidently: "I dare not say anything else, I am somewhat sure of using less to fight more, maneuvering around."

Zhang Haogu nodded: "At the end of the day, the reason why Shandong is the first place to start is because Shandong is the hometown of our Datong party members. The first time our Datong party members started the New Deal was in Shandong, where we have quite a lot of support. foundation; this is something he, Zhu Youjian, cannot erase in just a few years."

"In other words, the people in Shandong must miss us even more because Zhu Youjian has gone against the grain in the past few years. Therefore, we are more likely to get the support of the people and have a good environment when we open up a battlefield in Shandong."

"This battle is not easy to fight. You have to be more careful. Once you land in Shandong, Zhu Youjian will definitely turn his guns and attack your troops first. You must hold on to Shandong."

Zhou Yuji said in awe: "Yuanfu don't worry, I, Zhou Yuji, dare to issue a military order, and I will definitely take Shandong, and I guarantee that Shandong will not be lost!"

Ten days later, Dalian Bay in southern Liaoning was completely under martial law.

Soldiers from the two towns of the Datong Party are arriving at the port one after another, and on the water surface, one after another, the Dafu boats are parked steadily on the water surface, and the sea breeze is blowing calmly.

Yan Fei and Han Wu, the two generals who once fought with Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji on the grassland, have now become the governors of a town, and are now serving under Zhou Yuji's command.

These two commanders quickly commanded the soldiers to line up. After a while, the soldiers of the two towns stood solemnly in squads. The soldiers were mainly Han Chinese, and there were many Manchus and wild Jurchens. Armor, holding muskets, lined up one after another, with bright armor and many bayonets.

Dalian Bay in April is still a bit chilly, but it is just right when the sun shines warmly on people.

Following the shout of "The general is here!", Zhou Yuji came to the general's platform in the harbor school grounds.

Zhou Yuji was wearing a thick fish scale armor, and a red battle suit was covered with iron leaf shawl on the left shoulder and a tiger-headed shoulder on the shoulder. He wore a six-petal iron helmet with pedals and combat boots. Body, with the appearance of a majestic general.

Standing on the general platform, Zhou Yuji slowly glanced at the soldiers on the school field. The soldiers were full of passion and fighting spirit, flanked by various artillery and cavalry leading horses.

The new army of two towns, 160 and eight soldiers, this is his family property in Shandong.

"Generals!"

Zhou Yuji spoke in a loud voice.

"For four years, we stayed in Liaodong for four full years, and finally waited for this rare opportunity."

"What are we going to do? Some people say we want to compete with the imperial court, others say we want to fight the country."

"It's all right. We want to fight for the world, we want to fight for the country, we want to smash the corrupt old world, smash it, and open up a new country that we have built with our own hands."

"Before I came, Yuan Fu once asked me, and Yuan Fu said, 'Zhou Yuji, you take the brothers from the two towns to face Zhu Youjian's 10,000+ army in the Jiuwei and Ten Institutes in Shandong, are you afraid?' I told Yuanfu that I, Zhou Yuji, have never been afraid in my life, and I have fought many difficult battles, and now I am facing those soft bastards in the guard, it is even more impossible to be cowardly."

"Will you be cowardly?"

The soldiers roared in unison: "No! No! No!"

Zhou Yuji continued: "Brothers, when we were chasing death and north on the grassland, climbing the ice and lying on the snow, those guard soldiers didn't know where they were!"

"Yuanfu gave me Zhou Yuji one month to lay a foundation in Shandong, but I gave Yuanfu 20 days."

"Brothers, 20 days, as long as we can sweep Shandong within 20 days, then what Zhongshu and Yuanfu will give us is one! Wait! Gong!"

Listening to Zhou Yuji's words, the eyes of the soldiers were already bright, first-class merit!

Datong party's first-class merit!

What does that mean?
It means that you will get a first-class medal and enjoy the glory, you will get a whole [-] acres of military merit field, you will have the opportunity to enter the military academy and have more promotion opportunities, your children can receive better education, and you can enjoy The reverent eyes of others can return to the hometown and be sought after by the folks.
Fame and fortune, these Datong parties can be satisfied, and they will never skimp!

First class work!

As long as they sweep Shandong within 20 days, then it is a real first-class achievement!

"Brothers, the opportunity to leave a name in history and set up a monument as a biography is at hand. If we win Shandong, we will be on the first page of the genealogy! Board the ship!"

Zhou Yuji's morale boosting is so simple and plain.

More than [-] soldiers boarded the ship with enthusiasm, and the big treasure ships began to pull anchor and set sail.

On April [-]th of the sixth year of Chongzhen, Zhou Yuji led an army of [-] troops across the sea from Liaodong to Shandong.

The fleet of the Beiyang Navy crossed the sea and approached Dengzhou, Shandong. The huge fleet covered the sea, and there were many long sails as far as the eye could see, like a jungle on the sea.

The patrolling sailors in Dengzhou found so many warships rushing aggressively under the flag of Datong, and they went back to the shore in fright, and went to report to Qianhu.

"My lord, it's not good, it's not good, the Datong party is calling!"

"what?!"

"Go to the beach!"

Qianhu rushed to the beach with his own soldiers and horses. Looking at the dark warships and cannons on the sea, everyone couldn't help swallowing. They remembered the horror legend of the new army. , These people really have no confidence.

A hundred households held the knife nervously: "Qianhu, we, shall we resist to the end?"

Qianhu was stunned for a moment, and then kicked the Baihu somersault. Looking at the puzzled eyes of his subordinates, Qianhu became even angrier: "Are you crazy or am I crazy? The combined amount of our Qianhu How many people are going to fight for their lives with those tiger and wolf masters of the Datong Party?"

"You do the math yourself, how much money will the imperial court pay you each year, and how much money can you receive?"

"I can't get two coins a month, and my brothers have to plan their own food. This amount of money is not enough to fire three shots before the battle. What fate!"

"Those who want to survive, learn a little bit later, watch my gestures, and take the initiative to put down their weapons."

The hundreds of households listened, you look at me, I look at you, and they all cupped their hands: "My lord's advice!"

That is, at the beginning of the Chongzhen Dynasty, the brothers' fields were taken back. Now that the family has no private land, the treatment given by the court is getting lower and lower. It is not easy to get the stipulated money and food for one month every year, so they have to deduct it half.

In the end, the big guy only has two coins in his hands throughout the year, so what kind of life is two coins playing?

So when Zhou Yuji arrived at Dengzhou Bay with his army, before he could fire, he saw white flags erected on the shore, and a man dressed in thousands of households shouted: "My lord, don't fire, we are all good people! "

"Send a ship there, disarm them, and after confirming that there is no threat on the shore, the army slowly lands." Zhou Yuji gave an order.

Soon a warship docked first, and when the soldiers disembarked and disarmed, the guards cooperated very well, and even took the initiative to stay together, so as not to cause trouble to the soldiers of the Datong Party.

After confirming that there was no threat on the shore, the army began to land quickly. First, a large number of infantry landed, then a cavalry team, and finally various heavy artillery and firearms. The entire port of Dengzhou Bay was bustling with activity.

Zhou Yuji also met the Qianhu who voluntarily surrendered.

"General, we don't want to do it for a long time. If we don't give money or food, we all rely on our brothers to make a living. Just like this, we have to be called around by those county magistrates, who don't treat us as human beings. This day is enough. Yes, the brothers are looking forward to the Datong party's return."

Regardless of whether this Qianhu is performing or not, Zhou Yuji is very satisfied with Qianhu's attitude: "Then you take your people and become a captain with me for a while. State capital, is there any problem?"

Qianhu immediately patted his chest and said, "No problem, please rest assured, General."

"The Datong Party is calling!"

"The Datong Party is calling!"

The noise in the city made the prefect of Dengzhou very dissatisfied. He got up from his young and beautiful concubine: "What's going on outside, what are those mud legs shouting about?"

The butler rushed in anxiously: "Master, the Datong Party is calling!"

"What?! Datong party is calling? How many people? Who leads the team?!" The prefect asked quickly.

"The leader of the team is Zhou Yuji who chased death and chased north in the grassland and beat Huang Taiji to the ground. He brought tens of thousands of tigers and wolves with him. That boat can't fit in the entire Dengzhou Bay!" the housekeeper said in horror.

The magistrate was even more frightened when he heard this: "The one who came was actually Zhou Yuji!"

"Where are General Wang Shen, General Li Bing, and their people?!"

The steward was about to cry when he heard that: "When they heard that the Datong Party was calling, they just abandoned the city and ran away! Master, run away, we won't be able to run away if we don't!"

The prefect master and the concubine Qi Qi changed their expressions, and the concubine grabbed the prefect master's hand: "Master"

Looking at his charming and alluring concubine, the magistrate ruthlessly waved his hands: "Quick, prepare the car, let's go!"

The prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture ran away, as did the generals and the general soldiers.

Those corrupt officials usually oppress the people and show off their power, all of them are invincible, but when the Great Harmony Party comes, these people are like a mouse meeting a cat, each of them is trembling and panicking.

Who doesn't know how the Datong Party treats corrupt officials, and who dares to stay in Terengganu.

When a team of Datong cavalry came to the front of the Fucheng of Dengzhou Prefecture, what they saw was the open gate of the Fucheng and countless expecting people.

"Soldiers of the Datong Party, right? Those corrupt officials ran away long ago, and now there is not a single official in the city of Dengzhou!"

In a few days, Zhou Yuji peacefully regained Dengzhou Mansion without encountering any decent resistance. Wherever he went, he either abandoned the city and fled or surrendered directly, which can be described as smooth.

Yan Fei even directly stated that if all the prefectures in Shandong were like this, it would take less than 20 days to sweep Shandong!

After taking down the Terengganu Mansion, Zhou Yuji didn't have much time to rest. He immediately called a meeting of officers above the school lieutenant level.

"According to the information obtained, the Shandong Nine Guards and Ten have no fewer than 15 soldiers and horses. Now that Dengzhou Prefecture has been recovered, we seem to be fighting easily, but the enemy we are facing is still strong."

"Next, we will use a thunderous offensive to quickly conquer all the provinces. We cannot give the enemy time to react. Once they react, our battle will be difficult."

"We want to quickly take down Laizhou and Qingzhou, integrate our forces and start a decisive battle with them in Jinan Prefecture, and wipe out Shandong's resistance in the first battle."

"Spread out the cavalry, go to various places to collect guards, mobilize the people to organize young and strong, we will pull out a brand new force."

"Shandong is, after all, the old foundation of our Datong Party. The people have been bullied by corrupt officials and those landlords and gentry over the years. Now we have given the people the opportunity and hope to take revenge."

"It's time to call on the people to stand up and resist. We have to let the people know that the Datong Party is coming, and the sky in Shandong should be changed!"