Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 834 The Jurchens withdrew their troops and trouble broke out in Liaodong. All the orphans of the Great Khan were assassinated.

When the army reached the western foot of Xing'an Mountains, another eye-opening thing happened for the Ming generals.

Chang Annu, the savage Jurchen commander-in-chief, ran away home with his tribe.

Run away and go home? !

Fan Guang, Wu Zhong, and Zhang Ning led troops to chase Haraku out.

Tao Jin and Wang Yue were left looking at each other in confusion.

Wang Yue was also convinced: "There are still people fighting like this. They all ran away while fighting. What can we do? It's not a matter of chasing, and it's not a matter of not pursuing."

Tao Jin waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't chase them. Let them go. The home of the Savage Jurchens is far away, cold, and deep in the mountains and forests. We don't have to compete with them. We should concentrate on dealing with the Bolai Army."

Before the two of them could reach an agreement, the soldiers came to report, and Bo Lai led more than 10,000 cavalry and fled north.

The purpose of Bolai is to go north, bypassing the Wuersun River from the northern end of Hulun Lake, and then turn to the west, also heading towards Halahelin.

Tao Jin smiled and said: "Thank God, fortunately we have 30,000 Mongolian cavalry as the vanguard. Bolai ran in front, letting the 30,000 cavalry chase behind, and our 100,000 army slowly followed behind."

The atmosphere was awkward for a long time, then Wu Lingha stood up and said: "Great Khan, the Ming army is not stupid. They sent reinforcements to transport food, grass and baggage with such a big fanfare. They must have come prepared and expected that we would intercept them midway.

Agabarji summoned all the generals to discuss whether to fight or to leave.

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Wang Yue nodded: "If you capture someone alive, you will be rewarded with thirty silver coins. If you persuade someone to surrender, you will be rewarded with twenty silver coins. If you behead someone, you will be rewarded with ten silver coins. Let the thirty thousand cavalry go after them."

Tao Jin smiled and nodded. The gunpowder was now damp and could not be used for the time being. But I didn't expect that silver coins are the best cannonballs, and they can explode accurately.

If they could intercept these reinforcements halfway and harvest their food, grass and baggage, the Mongolian army would be able to survive for more than half a year.

The cannons still have to be aimed, and the silver coins only need to be placed out in boxes and boxes, and the Mongolian army will take the initiative to surrender.

Twenty thousand Tiance Guards, 15,000 Baoding Guards, and 10,000 Yingzhou Guards, together with 50,000 auxiliary soldiers, set out from Datong to transport grain, grass and baggage to Dongsheng City.

Once these reinforcements and supplies enter Dongsheng City, everything will be over.

Wang Yue added: "We have to let 30,000 Mongolian troops chase and shout. As long as the Bolai subordinates surrender voluntarily, each of them will be rewarded with ten silver coins. In the past, artillery shells were used to attack the enemy, but now silver coins are used to attack the enemy, which is more valuable than artillery shells." Very useful."

Most of the generals didn't want to fight anymore, but they were unwilling to take the initiative to speak.

Agabarji was naturally unwilling to give up this last opportunity.

Now that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, Tao Jin and Wang Yue just tell the truth. From the beginning, everyone knew that the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were used to squeeze and exploit the people. It was just a taboo for the venerable, and no one dared to say it for fear of being labeled as slandering Taizu and Taizong.

"Good deeds, as expected, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. The silver coins of the Holy Spirit are really useful. If we still use Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, these Mongolian cavalry may not pay attention to us at all."

In the direction of Dongsheng, the battle was not so easy.

If his own Great Khan cuts off the sacrificial flag of the general who first proposed retreat in order to boost morale, it would not be worth it.

"Oh, the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes are just fine for fooling our own people. Mongolians are not stupid, how can they recognize such a useless thing."

This is a trap, deliberately designed to lure us into the trap.

Moreover, to the west of us, the Shaanxi-Gansu border troops of the Ming Dynasty have also begun to besiege the surrendered city.

Before the Ming army can encircle us, it would be best for us to withdraw westward quickly. "

This was what Agabalji was waiting for, so he clapped his hands immediately, and the soldiers came in with a few letters. Taking the letter and slapping it on the table, Agabarji angrily said: "Wulingha, tell me yourself that the Emperor of Heaven has written you several personal letters. You and the Emperor of Heaven have secretly communicated with each other. You want to Sell ​​us out to avenge your old master.

The evidence is there, what else can you say? "

Wu Lingha replied: "Does the Great Khan believe such a crude divorce plan?"

Agabarji did not answer after hearing this.

Divorce plan is indeed possible. But Wu Lingha was Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's confidant, and Aga Barji had always had a grudge against him.

When the situation is good, you can still be tolerant. Now that the army is in danger, the suspicion is like a spark starting a prairie fire.

Grand Master Mao Lihai advised: "Beheading the general before the battle may shake the morale of the army. The Great Khan should imprison Wu Lingha first."

Agabarji slapped the table: "Push it out and behead him immediately. Sacrifice the flag with his blood and send his head to the Ming Dynasty to show the emperor. Then he will slaughter the cattle and sheep and have a full day. The whole army will be dispatched tomorrow to intercept Ming Dynasty reinforcements."

No other general dared to intercede, so Wu Lingha was beheaded so hastily.

In fact, Agabarji also knew that Wu Lingha was probably unjust, but he had no choice. The war was imminent, and he needed to kill a close and trusted descendant to scare his old troops and prevent them from suddenly rebelling during the war.

Sure enough, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua and A La's old subordinates, who were already ready to make a move, all settled down.

The secret communication in the past few days has been temporarily suspended.

A consensus was reached from top to bottom: intercept the Ming army first and see if they win. If they win, they will be honest. If they lose, they will find another way out.

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Lingyu Palace and Hehuan Palace.

Zhu Qiyu had given birth to another son and was in a great mood. He was leaning against the window and being fed honey water from mouth to mouth by his concubine.

Ningxiang asked: "Why is your husband so happy?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Because I will have milk to eat in the future, do you want me to answer like this?"

Ningxiang smiled and said: "The one who knows this palace is His Majesty Emperor Jingtai."

Lin Xiangyu pulled away the man and woman who were getting closer and closer: "Okay, okay, you two don't make love to each other here. Who doesn't know that you are a pair of close friends, so don't show off your affection here endlessly."

Zhu Qiyu said: "You guys should pay more attention recently. The civil servants are becoming more and more dissatisfied. Our harem is so harmonious and we have more and more princes. I'm really afraid that they will be envious, jealous, and hateful, and try to use some tricks against us." .”

Before Lin Xiangyu could reply, Qianxue and Su Xi hurried in.

Zhu Qiyu asked anxiously: "What happened?"

Qianxue replied: "Husband, something happened in Liaodong. Mantulu and the others were assassinated and unfortunately died."

Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Mantulu, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's son and A La's grandson are all dead?"

Qianxue nodded affirmatively: "They are all dead. Because there was a traitor, the enemy sent dozens of killers to break into their homes at night. They shot crossbows indiscriminately and all of them were killed."

Zhu Qiyu was a little angry: "These generals in Liaodong are too crazy. They colluded with the Jurchens, but they can't be so blatant. Okay, let the Jin Yiwei start arresting people. Before, they all commanded Xia Lin and his gang. Caught and sent to prison."

(End of this chapter)