golden scales

When Zhu Cilang got the composition submitted by Wenwu, it was really clear.Civil servants are all eloquent, eloquent, military commanders either hire gunmen, or hold back hundreds of words by themselves, barely completing the task.Just looking at the thoughts reflected in these humanities, one can see how ridiculous it was to promote the idea of ​​equality and freedom in the Ariake Dynasty.

It would be nice to instill in them the concept of "empire" in their lifetime.

Zhu Cihong ordered people to take good care of each homework, and began to transfer the collected grain, grass, and various luggage to Tongguan.The farce in Luoyang City was bound to come to an end one day, and he really didn't want to see the final tragedy.However, adhering to the tradition of stumbling the enemy, Zhu Cihong ordered people to set aside 10 taels of cash, which was distributed according to the records in the yellow book.

The distribution of 10 taels of silver to each person is the meat of mosquitoes for rich families, but it is life-saving money for poor families.The 10 taels of circulating currency in the market can also temporarily cover up the impact of rising prices on people's livelihood, and at the same time, it can also disperse the idle goods that the East Palace has not hoarded to the people.

When Li Zicheng entered Luoyang, what he saw was a bustling city with everything he wanted.

Once the people of Luoyang fled in large numbers due to lack of supplies, or even rioted, Li Zicheng could also taste the pain caused by the people's rebellion to the authorities.

On November 16, [-], Xiao Mo sent a report that Li Zicheng's former battalion general Yuan Zongdi led the army and set up camp outside Longmen County to face off.

In his previous life, Zhu Cihong only knew that there were Longmen Grottoes here. After returning to Luoyang and reading the local chronicles, he realized that Longmen was very famous during the Warring States Period.The Battle of Yique, where Bai Qi became famous, took place here. In that battle, Bai Qi killed 4 soldiers from the Han and Wei coalition forces, and started his first stop to kill stars.

The name "Yique" is actually closer to the geographical reality than Longmen.Because the two mountains of Xiangshan and Longmenshan stand facing each other, with Yishui flowing in the middle, it looks like a huge tower from a distance, so it is named Yique.As long as troops are sent to guard Xiangshan and Longmenshan, it is tantamount to controlling the southern gate of Luoyang.Back then, Han and Wei each guarded a mountain and resisted in vain.It's just that Bai Qi is an unworldly famous general after all, defeated the coalition forces of the two countries one by one, and won the battle of Yique easily and comfortably.

If it weren't for the great disparity in the coach's ability, in fact, it is indeed a good way to guard the two mountains with a small gain.

"It takes a handful of rice to steal a chicken, and we don't even have this handful of rice." Standing on the top of Longmen Mountain, Zhu Cihong sighed as he watched Yuan Zongdi's battalion flag unfurling in the south.

"There is a saying in the art of war that 'there is more than enough to attack, but not enough rules', it is the current situation." Wearing a brand new fat jacket, with two bars and one star on his shoulders, the staff officer sighed, and forgot to add the honorifics. .Although he was wearing a military uniform, he still wore a square scarf on his head and no helmet. He had a folding fan in his hand, swinging it out of season.

He is a former bandit army division, the grain and cursive office of the former Tianxiong army. He was awarded the rank of major because of the capture of Niu Jinxing, and served as a combat staff officer in the left army department.

Longmen Mountain is the place where the left army is stationed.

Because the newly recruited Qin soldiers were not courageous enough to fight, let alone make a battalion, Zhu Cihong appointed Xiao Donglou as the commander-in-chief of the Zuo Army and awarded him the rank of colonel.The former Tianxiong Army that came with Xiao Donglou also arranged for trainers to train in time to teach military discipline. Those who passed the assessment were appointed as officers, and those who failed were also served as non-commissioned officers.The entire Zuojun Thousand Headquarters is the product of such a combination. What is rare is that the officers and soldiers are harmonious and harmonious, and there is no group resistance.

The reason is because of the origin.

Most of the Zuo Army was recruited from Hebei, and the original Tianxiong Army was also from Daming Prefecture.Lu Xiangsheng used the folk custom of Hebei people to attach importance to the township party, which made the Tianxiong army full of cohesion.Every time the enemy kills a soldier of the Tianxiong Army, the Tianxiong Army will add a bit of revenge, so once the enemy is bitten by the Tianxiong Army, all the enemies will shed a layer of skin.

The same accent eliminates the barriers between each other, not to mention that playing the brand of Lu Xiang Shengtian Xiongjun is especially effective for Hebei people.They are all grateful to Lu Xiangsheng, and it is an honor to be the successor of Master Lu.

Zhu Cihong was somewhat impressed by this funny combat strategy, and joked: "Speaking in front of Gu, why don't you tell me your name?"

"Humble Cao Ning, I pay my respects to Your Highness." Cao Ning hurriedly saluted.Poison Scholar has become a thing of the past, and now only Cao Ning has recovered his real name.

Cao Ning couldn't remember how long he hadn't used this tuba.At that time, when the prince's meritorious essay was handed down, Cao Ning was ranked second, and he even yelled: "Which bastard is called Cao Ning! It's even more credit than my grandfather!" At that time, the bandits also followed suit. The one named "Cao Ning" doesn't know if it's an insult to someone.

You can't use your real name when you're a bandit, or you'll embarrass your ancestors!

"Hehe," Zhu Cihong returned to the military issue, "The current situation is that the offensive is not enough."

In the case of similar means of warfare, each general's choice of battlefield is also similar.Back then, the coalition forces of Han and Wei chose Yique to attack the Qin army, and the Ming army made the same choice after 2000.However, at that time, there were nearly 10 Korean and Wei coalition forces, which could defend calmly, but now the Ming army under the prince's command has only [-] soldiers.

If Zhu Cihong is given another three months, the number of soldiers under his command can be tripled.

That was just the soldiers of Yuan Zong's first battalion.

"The Yihe Plain has an open terrain, which is convenient for the enemy to deploy, and it is more conducive for the horsemen to charge into the camp. It is too passive for us to start a war here." Zhu Cihong's military ability depends entirely on reading, facing the current battlefield situation I also know that it is for the benefit of the enemy and not for the self.Xiao Donglou and Cao Ning, who are used to fighting in the mountains, how could they not see it?

"In fact, everyone is waiting for me to announce the withdrawal of troops." Zhu Cihong smiled.

The generals laughed lightly.

Xiao Donglou stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, it's not that this battle is completely impossible to win, but the gains outweigh the losses." He only knew the issue of measuring the benefits of war after he became a bandit. Compared with Xiao Mo, who has always been in the system, Xiao Dong Lou pays more attention to the word "profit".If there is no benefit from fighting, why do you want to fight?Wouldn't it be worthwhile to do this stupid thing twice more?Everyone in the world says that robbery is a "no-cost business", but they don't know that professional robbers also have costs.

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "Is Yuan Zongdi doing nothing?"

"His front battalion is fighting us along the way," Xiao Mo stepped forward and said, "I guess he was afraid of fighting."

"Then prepare to evacuate, and the luggage is almost shipped." Zhu Cihong nodded and said: "We can have a good fight in Tongguan!"

"Take orders!" The generals had long been looking forward to a suitable battlefield where they could display the maximum combat effectiveness of the Eastern Palace Guard Battalion, and fight a battle with all their might.From Ruzhou to the north, although he won every battle, he was timid, especially not able to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and lost most of the joy of winning.

Tongguan, the throat of the four towns, the first danger in the country, and the hundred and second pass, there should be a battle!

……

"My soldier, has the transfer letter from the Ministry of War been sent to the crown prince?" Chongzhen held a banquet at the Wenhua Palace, and couldn't wait to summon Feng Yuanbiao, the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Feng Yuanbiao was originally going to be an official, but fortunately Yu Chang was indeed a master of Chinese medicine, so he forcibly reversed his physical condition.Now that his body is full of vitality, he is very still and wants to move, so he is still sitting in the seat of the minister, always ready for the emperor's inquiries, and the affairs of the department have been handed over to the servant below.

"Return to Your Majesty," Feng Yuanbiao stepped forward and said, "In terms of the route, we should have already arrived in Luoyang. It's just that there are hundreds of camps in Yu Province, so we don't know if there will be delays on the way."

Emperor Chongzhen trembled in his heart.He knew that Henan was the hardest-hit area. Within a year, floods, locust plagues, and droughts took turns.What if the common people cannot survive?Whether he was a thief, or he became a thief by himself, the whole Henan became a hell on earth.

Since the prince left the palace to appease the army, the three envoys of Henan, the governor, the inspector, and the commander, stayed in Kaifeng and refused to move.The crown prince has already won several battles in Luoyang, but they still say that they can't go. Even fools know what they are thinking.

"It really worries me." Chongzhen sighed.He didn't expect his son to really dare to fight, and even defeated Li Zicheng and captured Liu Zongmin alive.If he had known that his son had such abilities, he would never have let him bring a mere few thousand people over there!In any case, you have to make up [-] to [-].

"His Royal Highness Qiansui's East Palace guard battalion is really not inferior to the strong army of the border town. Even if the offense and defense are insufficient, it is not a problem to protect His Highness safely." Feng Yuanbiao has been trying his best to correct the emperor's misconception recently, trying to instill "don't use the The success or failure of a city and a place is judged by the victory or defeat."This can be regarded as keeping the crown prince's achievements in the front line, otherwise His Majesty the Emperor would be a little restless just looking at the abandoned city and land along the way.

"Does this soldier think that it is time to invent a decree and bestow it on the prince with the military administration of the four provinces?" Chongzhen asked.

Feng Yuanbiao pondered for a while, and said: "His Royal Highness has Dragon Festival and Shang Fang in his hands. Hundreds of officials and people see him as if seeing His Majesty in person. If you invent another decree, it will reduce Your Highness's power."

"Look at those civil servants and military generals in Henan!" Chongzhen burst into anger: "They simply treat the prince as nothing, and I as nothing!"

"Your Highness has a heavenly posture, there must be a way to deal with it." Feng Yuanbiao smiled and said: "Sun Chuanting is now under the command of His Highness, and I have not seen him being indifferent." Feng Yuanbiao had already obtained a private letter from the crown prince, Ask him to keep Sun Chuanting.If it is absolutely necessary, even Dong Gong can take the blame for the defeat.Feng Yuanbiao was old in the court, and he couldn't lead soldiers to fight, but he was a veteran in war in the court, and saving Sun Chuanting was just a matter of talking.

Sure enough, after a little comparison in Emperor Chongzhen's mind, Sun Chuanting was willing to listen to his son's dispatch, which shows that he was a loyal minister in essence.Since he is a loyal minister, it is not unforgivable to lose a battle.He lightly patted the armrest of the throne: "At any rate, Sun Chuanting still knows the word 'loyalty', which can forgive him the crime of being defeated and losing his teacher. The order: Sun Chuanting will be removed from the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, and only the governor of Shaanxi will obey the dispatch of the East Palace, and he will make meritorious deeds!" "

Feng Yuanbiao exclaimed inappropriately: "My emperor is wise!" (To be continued.)