Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

"Six hundred miles from Shandong, hurry up!"

"Six hundred miles from Shandong, hurry up!"

"Zhou Yuji invaded Shandong!"

"Zhou Yuji invaded Shandong!"

The emergency military newspaper was sent to Shuntian Mansion singing loudly all the way. For a while, the whole Zhili was shaken by the news: the Datong Party sent troops, and the location was still Shandong!
When Zhu Youjian heard the news, he had just fallen asleep not long ago.

As a hard-working emperor and also an emperor with real power, Zhu Youjian deeply understands that he will be responsible for the future, so the memorials approved every day can be piled up into a hill. What is true and what is false, there are dozens of words out of a thousand words in an excerpt are the key points, and he needs to analyze and ponder them bit by bit.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian has to deal with official duties until late every day, which can be said to be extremely diligent.

But Zhu Youjian just couldn't figure out why he was so diligent and hardworking, why the Chongzhen Dynasty was already a gentleman of all Zhengying dynasties, and why he appeased the noble gentry, but the Chongzhen Dynasty was still so difficult.

When his unlucky elder brother Zhu Youxiao was in power, as the emperor, he was idle all day long, either doing strange tricks or listening to operas and reading scripts, but even so, the Tianqi Dynasty still collected tens of millions of taels of silver in taxes every year. The Apocalypse Dynasty still came from all nations. At that time, Zhu Youxiao overwhelmed the nobles, gentry, and officials all over the world, but no one dared to say that the Apocalypse Dynasty was not good.

But when he came to Zhu Youjian's place, he obviously took care of the feelings of the noble gentry in this way, and he didn't ask the vassal, the nobles, and the gentry for money and food when the court was so difficult, and everything was discussed.

It stands to reason that he is a model for the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats to rule the world together, but why is the world in such chaos, why is it that no one in the world thinks of him well?

Zhu Youjian, who finished a day of tedious memorials in the middle of the night, couldn't help entering the late-night depression in the Hall of Martial Arts alone. Anyone who sees the stinky, long and unrealistic memorials will fall into a deep self-consciousness. Suspected, but Zhu Youjian had to read countless such excerpts a day, and he felt that he was going blind.

After finally staying up late at night, as an emperor who only sleeps for less than two hours a day, Zhu Youjian seldom goes to the Qianqing Palace to sleep now, and often sleeps in the Wuying Palace just to make do.

In order to prepare for the war against Liaodong in the past few days, Zhu Youjian had to deal with more things, which caused him to sleep later, but Zhu Youjian was happy, because as long as Liaodong was wiped out, Zhang Hao was captured alive. Gu, then the world will be peaceful tomorrow, and he can sleep in peace.

"My lord! Something is wrong! Shandong is six hundred miles away, and Zhang Hao's ancient soldiers have invaded Shandong!"

Zhu Youjian, who had just fallen asleep, woke up suddenly: "What?! Zhang Hao's ancient soldiers invaded Shandong! Quickly bring me the notebook!"

"On April [-]th of the sixth year of Chongzhen, Datong bandit Zhou Yuji led bandit soldiers to invade Shandong from the waterway, and even broke Dengzhou and Laizhou. Qingzhou was in danger, and Shandong was in danger! The governor of Shandong, Wang Shunyi, kowtowed and kowtowed."

Looking at the booklet, Zhu Youjian immediately became sober, holding the booklet tightly, Zhu Youjian's eyes were bloodshot: "This living Cao Cao, this traitor! He must have known that I was going to fight Liaodong, so he preemptively attacked Shandong , This is forcing me to make a choice!"

"Go and gather the cabinet elders, hurry up!"

Qian Qianyi, Sun Chengzong and others who were sleeping soundly were woken up and heard that the Datong Party had already captured nearly three prefectures in Shandong. After nearly half of Shandong's loss, they rushed to the Hall of Martial Arts one by one.

"My elders, I am extremely tired."

Zhu Youjian supported his forehead, his words could not conceal his exhaustion.

"The ministers are incompetent. They can't share His Majesty's worries. It's a death penalty." Wen Tiren quickly knelt down and knelt down, with a heartbroken look on his face.

Zhu Youjian waved his hand: "Forget it, now Datong bandits invade Shandong, what should we do?"

Liu Hongxun, as Minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to speak: "Return to Your Majesty, I think that the conditions for conquering Liaodong are useless now."

"If Shandong is not lost, even if the people in Gansu and Shanxi rebel, the imperial court can still rely on Shanxi and Henan to stop it, the army can go out of Shanhaiguan, and the Shandong Navy can also contain the soldiers and horses in southern Liaoning across the sea, providing assistance for the army to counter the rebellion."

"Even the imperial court's food and grass transportation can reach the front line by water."

"But now that Liaodong's preemptive strikes have taken down half of Shandong, if the imperial court sends troops to Liaodong at this time, Shandong and Ganshan will form two pliers, and Zhili will be in danger!"

"At this moment, it is time to send troops to support Shandong, and first drive out the Datong bandits in Shandong!"

Sun Chengzong also said: "Your Majesty, Shandong is the top priority. Shandong has tens of millions of people and millions of young adults. In recent years, Shandong has been dissatisfied with the imperial court because of taxes. If the Datong Party stirs up the dissatisfaction of the people, then They can send hundreds of thousands more soldiers in an instant, and the court will be at a disadvantage by then."

Zhu Youjian was still a little hesitant. After all, even if he is scolded by the people, he has to raise money now, not for Shandong, but for Liaodong.

Now that Zhu Chunchen is already dispatching troops and generals, if he suddenly moves to Shandong at this time, all his battle plans will fail.

Shi Fenglai saw Zhu Youjian's entanglement, and he silently mentioned: "During the Tianqi Dynasty, I remember that the place where Zhang Haogu and the others took the lead in implementing the new policies and laws seemed to be Shandong."

In a word, let Zhu Youjian not be entangled: "Pass down the decree, let Zhu Chunchen first use his troops to clean up Shandong."

"Who in Shandong can lead the army to meet the enemy now?"

Wen Tiren said: "Xue Lian, Marquis of Yangwu, is proficient in military strategy and is quite famous. Let him first integrate Shandong soldiers and horses to deal with the enemy."

Xue Lian, Marquis of Yangwu, whose ancestor was Xue Lu, a famous general of Jingnan, made outstanding contributions in the battle of Jingnan, followed Emperor Taizong to conquer Mongolia several times, and also supervised the construction of Shuntian Mansion, and then followed Xuanzong to suppress the rebellion of the King of Han, Serving as the general of Zhenshuo to inspect the border defense, he can be described as the direct descendant of the old Zhu family.

After such a loyal and brave person, he is still the son of a general. Zhu Youjian thought about it, and now Shandong seems to have no better candidate except Yangwuhou Xue Lian.

So Zhu Youjian quickly ordered to send it to Shandong overnight, and let Xue Lian, Marquis of Yangwu, serve as the commander-in-chief of Shandong. Before Zhu Chunchen's army arrived, the governor of Shandong fought.

When Zhu Youjian's imperial decree was sent to Yangwuhou's mansion, Qingzhou had already been conquered by Zhou Yuji, and the soldiers of the guards in the three mansions fled and surrendered.

Xue Lian urgently summoned soldiers and horses to regroup the deserters from Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou, and then ordered the guards of Jinan, Dongchang, and Yanzhou to gather at him urgently, recruited Xiangyong, and dispatched the county government The yamen soldiers of the government office, when Zhou Yuji's army came to Jinan, Xue Lian had already assembled an army of [-].

This is a genuine [-] army, mainly the guards of the nine guards and ten guards in Shandong, plus the bravery and yamen soldiers of the gentry from all over the country, the [-] army is said to be short.

At this time, Zhou Yuji also rolled from the original 8 people to more than 5 people, [-] of whom were guard soldiers who surrendered in the three prefectures and those young men who had long wanted to join the Datong Party.

On April [-]th in the sixth year of Chongzhen, Zhou Yuji led an army to Qingshiguan and met Xue Lian across the Wenhe River.

There are passes in this place, including Jiagu Mountain, Yuan Mountain, and rivers such as Wenhe River, Xiaofu River, and Wenshui River. There are also plains and canals between the mountains and rivers for the army to march. The two sides stationed here to prepare for the war.

Zhou Yuji looked at the map: "On the opposite side of us is Xue Lian, Marquis of Yangwu."

"I've heard of this person. He is proficient in military strategy and is a talent."

"In just a few days, he has assembled an army of [-]. This ability is enough to serve as the leader of a party. It's a pity."

Yan Fei asked: "What is the pity of the general?"

Zhou Yuji smiled and said: "It's a pity that he is too pedantic, and he still recognizes Zhu Youjian even now, regardless of the dire situation that the people in Shandong are living in. It's a pity that he, as a general, has not experienced a few battles before he met Zhu Youjian." Me, this time I, a young man, will give this veteran a little bit of trouble."

After hearing Zhou Yuji's words, all the generals burst out laughing. Xue Lian was indeed capable, but Xue Lian really hadn't experienced many battles. He was a prince in the 30th year of Wanli, and he didn't catch up with the three major Wanli campaigns. He was out of reach in the Battle of Myanmar, and he did not participate in the Battle of Salhu.

After the Tianqi Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao liked to employ young people, and Zhang Haogu employed people in an eclectic manner, but both sides suppressed Xungui, which made Xue Lian even less likely to fight.

Finally, now, Xue Lian, a veteran general, has finally commanded an army of [-], but his opponent is Zhou Yuji, who is in the limelight and known as the contemporary champion.

But Xue Lian didn't think he would be defeated. He first learned about the situation of each guard with the generals and thousands of households, and then arranged it in an orderly manner, and set up earth walls, shield cars, etc. in view of the large number of firearms in the Datong Party. Measures, and concentrated the artillery in Shandong, he is confident that he can hold here.

The firearms of the Ming Dynasty have been developed at a very fast pace since the Apocalypse Dynasty paid attention to gewu and technology. Although the Chongzhen Dynasty gave up the science of gewu and returned to the rotten Confucianism again, and did not like any strange skills, many firearms of the Apocalypse Dynasty can be is well preserved.

As the original base of the Datong Party, Shandong is also an important province in the north, and it has deployed quite a lot of firearms. Now these firearms are used by Xue Lian.

The two sides add up to nearly 20 troops. Naturally, it is impossible to curl up on the small Qingshiguan line. In fact, the battlefields of the two sides have expanded greatly. The Xintai, Laiwu, and Zichuan lines are all battlefields for the two sides to fight, but Qingshiguan is the most important. That's all.

During the preparation period between the two parties, Zhou Yuji and Xue Lian sent scouts and small teams of scouts to spy on each other many times, but in this regard, Xue Lian was completely defeated by Zhou Yuji.

It is not that the guards in Shandong are elite, but the number is too small, which is far from the Datong army with a policy of elite soldiers. What's more, the battle between horses and horses is about fighting at the moment. The main force is compared.

Xue Lian also soon discovered that his military quality was not enough, so he stopped making such meaningless temptations and began to concentrate on defense.

Xue Lian wanted to defend, but Zhou Yuji didn't give him this chance.

"The military order I issued to Yuanfu was to wipe out Shandong in 20 days. Thirteen days have passed, are you all in a hurry?"

Zhou Yuji said, pointing the baton in his hand on the sand table: "The prerequisite for sweeping Shandong is not those landlords and gentry, nor those corrupt officials, but Xue Lian in front of us and his [-] soldiers, annihilating these soldiers and horses. , Shandong is in our bag!"

"In the past three days, Xue Lian has been dispatching troops and generals, but we are also constantly preparing for a head-to-head confrontation with Xue Lian at Qingshi Pass. It doesn't matter if he wants to fight or not, we will fight ours. .”

"Yan Fei, you command the left-wing Sanxie to attack Laiwu."

"Zhang Yi, you command the right-wing Sanxie to attack Zichuan."

"Peng Yan, you command the two associations to take down Xintai."

"And I sit at Qingshiguan to see whether Xue Lian moves or not when he is on fire from three sides."

Zhou Yuji is full of self-confidence. Although only 8 of the [-] people in his hands are Datong elites, and the remaining [-] are no more than mobs, mobs can also fight smoothly.

Separated into three elite associations, led the mob to attack at three o'clock. Xue Lian lacked useful generals and did not have many elites. In an emergency on the third front, he dared not even send out reinforcements, because Zhou Yuji had nailed him here .

Even if he guarded the front line of Qingshi Pass and nailed Zhou Yuji's Chinese army to death, why didn't Zhou Yuji keep an eye on him?
In the face of the third-line breakthrough, no matter how calm Xue Lian is, he must consider the situation of the three Shandong provinces behind him and the pressure of those big figures behind him.

So Zhou Yuji is very confident. Xue Lian laughed at him for not knowing what an iron wall defense is. He laughed at Xue Lian for not knowing what the Emperor Chongzhen was. He really thought that Zhu Youjian was a wise and benevolent monarch. , the unkind Lord.

If something goes wrong, you have to worry about your own life, not to mention the overall strategic situation, long-term considerations, Zhu Youjian never cares about this, he is eager for success, only cares about money.

Therefore, when Zhou Yuji ordered a three-front attack, and Xintai, Laiwu, and Zichuan were in danger, the Shandong governor Wang Shunyi of Jinan Prefecture and a group of honorable officials were so frightened that they kept urging Xue Lian to fight back against the enemy, and even threatened to cut Xue Lian off. Let Xue Lian fight quickly without wasting time.

Xue Lian had no choice but to fight Zhou Yuji head-on at Qingshiguan. The main force of both sides was not many. Zhou Yuji's main force only had three guilds with 4000 people, while Xue Lian's main force was only more than 3.

However, both Zhou Yuji and Xue Lian were equipped with a large number of firearms, such as tiger crouching cannons and mother cannons, they were all toys, and the General Cannon was something that real men should use.

A series of big general cannons were pulled out and placed on the ground. Xue Lian was still calm even if he was forced to send troops. He held the whole of Shandong's big general cannons in his hand. He had an advantage over Zhou Yuji in the number of rounds. Open, he is invincible!
But Zhou Yuji looked at Xue Lian's classic Qi's Army's formation on the opposite side, but sighed: "When is this, and the Yuanyang formation of Qi's Army is still used, now is the time for line infantry duels, and the time for artillery to dominate the battlefield. Even with so many cannons, it’s still an old idea, so what’s the use of it?”

"Xue Lian is rotten like the Ming court he is loyal to."

Zhou Yuji sighed, and gave the order to start the war.

As the order was issued, the hot air balloon that rose high began to conduct artillery calibration, and the artillery positions below began to spray flames with their dark muzzles raised.

For a while, the sound of guns rumbled on the battlefield, and the smoke of gunpowder began to spread in all directions.

The cannons of the Datong Army were undoubtedly very powerful, and the bombs fell like fire and meteors, shaking the ground. Xue Lian shouted hoarsely to stabilize the army, and at the same time ordered his cannons to start a counterattack.

After all, the guards in Shandong have been in peace for too long, and their military equipment has long been abandoned. In addition, the court does not pay attention to martial arts and invests less and less in the army.

Facing the indiscriminate bombing of the Datong Army right now, and thinking about the great reputation the Datong Army has gained over the years, these guard soldiers have already been so frightened that their calves softened, and they couldn't even run if they wanted to.

But at this time, Xue Lian ordered his artillery to start a counterattack, but when the cannon fired, it exploded directly!

With a bang, seven or eight artillerymen and several surrounding cannons were considered useless.

Xue Lian was a little caught off guard by the sudden explosion: "What's going on? Why did the cannon explode, and how did these gunners operate?!"

"Marshal, it's not that there is a problem with the operation of the brothers. The brothers are all operating in strict accordance with the Apocalypse Artillery Code. It is these guns that have problems. These guns are definitely not produced by the Imperial Firearms Bureau. The quality of these guns is not good enough, and they can't bear it at all. Prescribe medication!"

Listening to the cries of his subordinates, Xue Lian was stunned. The quality of these artillery is not good enough? !

"How is it possible! From the fifth year of Tianqi to the 13th year of Tianqi, the Imperial Firearms Bureau sent no less than [-] large general guns to Shandong. These are all excellent heavy artillery produced by the Imperial Firearms Bureau. How could the quality be inferior?!" Xue Lian Still holding on to a glimmer of hope, although he guessed what might have happened, but on such a battlefield, on the battlefield where the two sides are decisively fighting, he really can't believe that even at this time, his own people are still cheating their own people.

"Marshal, look for yourself, the inscriptions printed on this cannon are not correct!"

Xue Lian staggered when he saw the inscription on the cannon that read "Apocalypse Nine Years Zhili Firearms Bureau Gan Er San Ding": those corrupt officials, those corrupt officials in Shandong, they actually sold the imperial court's excellent artillery , use these defective products as shoddy products, and still fool yourself at this time!
Don't they know what this battle means?

If I had reminded myself earlier that there was something wrong with these cannons, I wouldn't have been able to start a decisive battle with Zhou Yuji here!
"A treacherous official is wronging the country! A traitorous official is wronging the country!"

"Quickly see how many cannons are available, and shoot as soon as you can reduce the charge. At this time, if the cannons don't fire, the morale of the army will be messed up!"

Even at this time, Xue Lian was still trying his best to hold on, thinking that he could resist Zhou Yuji's offensive, but Zhou Yuji, a young man, would not let Xue Lian, an old man, let him down.

Zhou Yuji, a young man in his 30s, made a surprise left jab attack on Xue Lian, an old man who was cheated by his own people!

"Old General Xue doesn't know where all the cannons in Shandong are. An order has been sent to fire all artillery positions, so that General Xue can understand where the governor of Shandong has sold the cannons!"

"Order the Xiaoqi Battalion to launch a charge in a quarter of an hour, directly attack the enemy's rear, and completely disrupt their camp!"

"We will win this battle. Shandong belongs to our Datong party!"