Win the Ding 1617

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On the night of February 15, [-]th year of Chongzhen, the moon just rose above the glazed tile ridge at the corner of the Huangji Hall.The cold moonlight shone on a few small icicles under the eaves, flashing a little cold light.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian in the hall was upset and confused. He reluctantly read the documents for a while, and suddenly let out a long breath, walked out of the Qianqing Palace, and wandered on Danchi.

In the Central Plains, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai led millions of bandits to besiege Kaifeng; in Liaodong, Huang Taiji desperately attacked Jinzhou City, despite the severe cold and heavy snow, taking advantage of the temporary retreat of the Ming army to eat.In Shandong, Li Shouhan's eldest son implemented the new policy there, causing complaints from officials and gentry everywhere, and a turmoil of public opinion.The capital, although after Ning Yuanbo rushed back to Tianjin, together with the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, the Supervisor of Rituals, and the Imperial Horse Supervisor, he organized Jingji soldiers and horsemen to break open the North-South Canal, dredge the grain roads, and at the same time hire a large number of coastal people to act as trackers. Pulling the grain ship barely alleviated the fear of soaring food prices in the capital, but in just half a month, the capital carried out thousands of corpses of refugees who died of cold and starvation.

The chill of the spring night invaded his skin, making his swollen temples feel a little refreshed, and then he took a deep breath of cool air, and then slowly exhaled the stuffy air in his chest.He secretly counted the sound of the cloud board coming from the Xuanwu Gate, and heard the beating sound from Dongyi Long Street. He felt even more anxious, and asked in his heart: "Chen Xinjia hasn't entered the palace yet? It's already the second watch!" At this moment, an eunuch walked gently to his side, bowed and said, "Qizou Emperor, Chen Xinjia is waiting to be summoned in Wenhua Palace."

"Ah... pass him into the palace!"

In the morning, Chen Xinjia had already been summoned by Emperor Chongzhen once in Qianqing Palace, and asked him about the combat strategy to deal with the Central Plains and outside the customs.Although Chen Xinjia is shrewd and capable, he has been caught in the dilemma of fighting both internally and externally for more than ten years.Insufficient troops, exhausted food and salaries, generals will not die, soldiers have no fighting spirit, and discipline is corrupted. To change this situation, it is necessary to mobilize a large number of soldiers, horses, food and salaries.

But.Everyone knows that the words "soldiers, horses, food and pay" are simple to say, and if they want to mobilize them, they may have to make decisions from Ning Yuan Bo Li Shouhan, who is stationed in Tianhou Palace in Tianjin at this time.However, Uncle Ning Yuan's abacus beads are not so easy to fiddle with. If they are not handled well, they will be Zhu Wen and Li Keyong again.

Therefore, Chongzhen's monarchs and ministers now consciously or unintentionally avoid using Li Shouhan's move.However, without this chess piece, it seems that there is no way out.There was a long secret discussion when they were summoned in the morning.To no avail.Chongzhen had an irritable temperament at first, the more troubled he was, the more anxious he became, and he was prone to lose his temper in the palace, frightening all the eunuchs and maids in the Qing Palace to fear, not even daring to vent their anger.

At dinner, he received an urgent military message from Wu Sangui, the general of Ningyuan Town, saying that Zu Dashou sent people to send out the military message desperately, and his troops were besieged in Jinzhou for a long time.Food and grass are perfunctory, but there is no firewood in the city to keep warm.Every time it snows heavily, the soldiers in the city have no fighting spirit and are in danger.It is also said that once Huang Taiji breaks through Jinzhou and cuts off the communication inside and outside the pass, he will attack Guangning on a large scale and wipe out the tens of thousands of Hong Chengchou's troops.

Although in Chongzhen's consciousness, he was already mentally prepared for another defeat in Liaodong.But in his mind, he still holds the last hope or fantasy, hoping that his favorite minister Hong Chengchou can persevere until the end, until the spring blossoms and the road melts, at that time.Uncle Ning Yuan's army can sweep the Liaodong rebels from east and west. It is impossible to say whether the Liao rebels can be wiped out in this battle, but at least they can severely damage the Liao rebels, so that they cannot recover their vitality within a few years.

"The soldiers and horses of the ministers are like entering the land of no one in the hinterland of the Liao bandits. However, the weather is extremely cold. As soon as the weather gets warmer, they can send troops outside the pass. Fighting is the first priority in both public and private affairs."

Wu Sangui's question book showing loyalty and showing off his martial arts made him feel more at ease.The words showing off martial arts gave Chongzhen a lot of psychological comfort. Since they can burn Liaoyang once, they can also burn Shenyang a second time.

However, the eunuchs who supervised the food and payment in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan and other places also came with a secret memorial.

"It is said here that the Eastern Prisoners have suffered consecutive defeats, domestic grievances are raging, and the transportation of food and wages is not good, and there are many casualties. The slave chief Hong is too sincere. If this can be done, it may save the current emergency. The state affairs are like this, but I beg the emperor Sincerely decisive."

This close rehearsal shocked him a lot, and made him see a glimmer of hope when he was almost desperate for the battle in front of him.Although he didn't like to use the term "negotiating peace" with Manchuria, he was only allowed to use words such as "negotiating peace" or "paying for peace", but in his heart, as long as he could win a few years, no matter what form it took?

So at the moment when everyone was struggling and unable to do anything, he was not angry because of the eunuch's inappropriate words.On the contrary, regarding the secret peace talks with the Liao thieves, he originally thought it was an emergency measure, the sooner the better, as long as he could save Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou, he would give up some rights and temporarily feel wronged , what is it? !Didn't Chengzu pretend to be crazy in the city of Beijing before he raised his troops to Jingnan, running naked in the market, picking up garbage and excrement from the street and stuffing it into his mouth?Those who plan big things should be able to bend and stretch!

Right now, the battle in Liaodong is extremely urgent, and we can't wait for tomorrow, so the eunuch ordered Chen Xinjia to enter the palace as soon as possible and wait for the summoning in the Wenhua Palace.

In the courtyard of Wenhua Palace.Chen Xinjia knelt by the side of the Yonglu Road to pick him up.Chongzhen took a look at Chen Xinjia, couldn't help thinking of Yang Sichang, felt sad, and thought to himself: "Only he and Xinjia are the ones who are clear in their hearts! Only Li Shouhan is the one who is willing to do things and can do things!" However, willing to do things, able to do things, Can the emperor let you do things with confidence?Chongzhen didn't dare, and no emperor would let a powerful courtier do anything.

"I called Qing into the palace tonight to discuss matters outside the customs. The two thieves, Chuang and Cao, stormed Kaifeng for more than half a month. Because Zuo Liangyu's troops arrived in Hua County, he was afraid of being attacked by the enemy. It was already on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Withdrew from the city of Kaifeng, and according to local border officials, they fled to the southwest. Zuo Liangyu pursued and suppressed, and Wang Qiaonian also left Tongguan to fight in Henan. The situation in the Central Plains is not serious at the moment, and what worries me the most is the war situation outside the pass .”

In Dongnuan Pavilion, Chongzhen sat slumped on the throne, as if his whole body had been crushed by his heavy heart and exhausted body, and he had no energy to support him at all.

Chen Xinjia said: "The situation outside the pass is indeed extremely dangerous. Hong Chengchou and others have been besieged so far, and there is a shortage of charcoal inside. There are no rescuers outside, and I am afraid that it will not last long. Zu Dashou had long intended to surrender to the Eastern captives, and there were many relatives there. It's just that they are afraid of the emperor's prestige and virtue, and they don't want to betray suddenly. In the city, there are troops and horses such as the Model Brigade who are not controlled by him. They are afraid that they will become elbows and armpits when they raise the flag to betray, so they are still defending in Jinzhou. However, after a long delay, the ancestors There is no doubt that the birthday will come down. Once Jinzhou is lost, Guangning will become an isolated city, and the troops and horses of the towns under Hong Dushi’s division will inevitably collapse. The captive soldiers are full of vigor, or they can eat up whales, or drive south for a long time, or the two strategies can be used at the same time. There, our army is defeated and there is really no good way to deal with it. As a soldier, I can't share your majesty's worries, it is really a crime that cannot be punished."

Ministers who can't share the emperor's worries should be killed, but at least they won't add trouble to the emperor.But now, from Chongzhen's point of view, Chao Zhongjing is just a group of ministers who make things difficult for him.

"Aiqing, take a look at this first."

Chen Xinjia looked at the title book that Chongzhen asked the little eunuch to send.He suddenly turned pale with shock and said, "Your Majesty, what exactly does Uncle Ning Yuan want to do?"

It turned out to be the inscription written by Ning Yuanbo Li Shouhan.In the inscription, Shou Han made a suggestion to Chongzhen.It is suggested that Chongzhen hand over to him the land of Huangzhuang in Beijing, especially Tongzhou, Yongqing, Dacheng, Wanping, Daxing and Tianjin, for the so-called centralized agricultural management and planting.On the basis of investing a lot of money, grain and metal farm tools, we vigorously promoted agricultural technology and planted wheat and cotton.After you have food and raw materials, you can start industrial construction.

According to Ning Yuanbo's plan, it will be between Tianjin and Beijing.Build a new city, in which there are steel factories, textile factories, clothing factories, and breeding farms planned. According to Shouhan's calculations, after the completion of this plan, Chongzhen and these Huangzhuang will not only be able to earn as much as several times the money for Chongzhen every year. .It can also directly provide a large amount of military supplies to the front-line army to reduce the dependence on the transportation of materials in South China.

"According to Uncle Ning Yuan's calculations, the food harvested by my Huangzhuang in one year can meet the needs of military rations, meat, armor and weapons for the troops in Xuanda, Jizhen and other places."

Chen Xinjia asked tremblingly: "Your Majesty, do you agree?" In Chen Xinjia's view, it was Shou Han who put his hand into the emperor's pocket. All are served by Chen Shouhan, but once his people enter the emperor's manor, can they leave easily?

But Chongzhen replied with a helpless face: "What can I do if I promise, and what if I don't agree? Tianjin now has Li Shouhan's army, not to mention building a city, but using my farm to build farms. He just wants to change the dynasty. From Qing's point of view, is there any way for me to stop it? What I can do is to imitate the rascals on the street and let the people of Huangzhuang down there come and make trouble with Li Shouhan, saying that the ancestral graves cannot be moved and the houses can't be flattened? It's okay now , Li Shouhan is still persuading him patiently, I am afraid that one day if Li Shouhan loses his patience, or if his subordinates have the intention of treason, then I will have nothing to do."

"I'm afraid Ji Sun's worries are not in Zhuanyu, but in Xiaoqiang."

In Chen Xinjia's mind, the teachings of the most holy teacher suddenly popped up.Isn't it just that Ji Sunzhiyou is within the Xiao Qiang now? !

no!The so-called master worries about the humiliation of his ministers, and the master humiliates his ministers to death.If Uncle Ning Yuan learned from Cao Cao, wouldn't the world want to scold these scholars like me to death?

"Your Majesty, because I'm stupid, there is a way to temporarily prevent this from happening, and keep Uncle Ning Yuan's army away from the capital! Serve Your Majesty!"

Chen Xinjia's method was actually very simple. He used the excuse of bandits raging in the Central Plains to order the troops of the Southern Guangdong Army in Shandong to enter Henan westward and encircle and suppress Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai.As long as Li Huayu leads the troops of the Southern Guangdong Army in Shandong to Henan, then the New Deal he implemented in Shandong will be abandoned halfway.The officials and gentry in Shandong are bound to regard Chen Xinjia as their savior.

From Chen Xinjia's point of view, Li Huayu, as Li Shouhan's eldest son, is nothing more than a playboy for his father Yu Yin.How is Li Chuang and Cao Cao's opponent?As long as Li Huayu is defeated, Uncle Ning Yuan will definitely lead his troops south to rescue.That is, the so-called Gyeonggi Huangzhuang incident is also nothing.

As long as a little more time, the imperial court can free up its hands to rectify the Beijing camp, and restore the soldiers and horses of the three major battalions to their old appearance one by one.The incident in Shandong has already excited the nobles and military officials of the court, and the Beijing camp must not be able to fight!As long as there is food and pay, and the selection of generals is effective, it is still a powerful force!With more than [-] elite soldiers in hand, the imperial court can suppress the military towns of all parties, so that these military leaders who are ready to move and become increasingly arrogant do not dare to act rashly.

In the east, Li Huayu was ordered to lead his own troops, the Dongfan soldiers, and the various departments of the Southern Guangdong Army to leave Qilu and enter Henan.To the west, Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three sides, already had a lot of soldiers and horses, including He Renlong, Zheng Jiadong, Niu Chenghu, Zhang Guoqin, Zhang Yinggui and other Shaanxi generals. There were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.In the previous episode, he dug up the ancestral grave of Li Zicheng's family, and beheaded the little snake in the tomb of Li's family, which was about to transform into a dragon, written by Qi Yun.It can be said that there is a deep blood feud with Li Zicheng. If this person doesn't need it, when will he wait?

To the south, there are 10 horses from Zuo Liangyu, the general who suppressed the bandits, slowly pressing down from south to north.If the two thieves, Li Zicheng and Cao Cao, do not want to lead tens of thousands of horses to jump into the Yellow River, they must fight a decisive battle with these three armies.

Once Li Huayu, who is closest to them, engages with him, then the robbery will be the beginning of destruction!

"Take it as a minister. With the strength of the soldiers and horses of the Southern Guangdong Army, the excellent equipment, and the abundance of money and food, how can the two thieves Chuang Cao be their opponents? Even if all the old thieves are exhausted, it will be a situation where both sides will suffer. If the Southern Guangdong Army really Wouldn't it be better to lose too much?"

Defeat the thieves to rule the world, weaken the feudal vassals and eliminate internal troubles.

These are the two words that Chongzhen couldn't get rid of after hearing Chen Xinjia's plan.yes!As long as the soldiers and horses from Shandong who are closest to the bandits fight with them.With the fighting power and military discipline of the Southern Guangdong Army, it is bound to defeat the bandits.Great loss of strength.He Renlong, Niu Chengdong and other townships in Shaanxi in the west, and Zuo Liangyu's Pingzei town in the south, even if they don't want to fight tough battles, they will always come up to pick up bargains and rob property?It is even possible for children to fight on the battlefield for the sake of robbing money!

This caressing will definitely cause the Liu thief to suffer heavy losses.

"Aiqing's words are very good! My heart is very comforting! However, Aiqing's words reminded me of the four-square, six-corner and ten-sided net that Yang Qing offered back then. If I could grit my teeth and persevere that day, there would be no disaster today. !"

"The strategy of the humble officials is exactly the old wisdom of Yang Ge's department on the day of imitating the law. However, the frontier army worked hard and went on an expedition, and in the end the harm outweighed the benefits. The defeat of Cao and Wang is an example! Just like the Liao people guarding the land of Liao, the new army defends it. In the soil, Cai Maode, the governor of Shanxi Town, Song Yihe, the governor of Huguang, and Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, can be ordered to train the new army in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, and Nanzhili, so as to prevent the situation from spreading and the thieves are poisoned. Straightforward strategy with six corners and ten-sided nets to surround the thieves!"

"If it was played by Yiqing, and Wang Qiaonian left Tongguan with the Shaanxi army, then who will be in charge of Shaanxi and the three sides?"

Chen Xinjia took a deep breath, knelt down on the ground and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I dare you to pardon Sun Chuanting! And go to Shaanxi to train troops and suppress bandits again, and serve as the three governors of Shaanxi, please return Sun Chengzong Governor Ji Liao!"

Sun Chuanting was originally the governor of Shaanxi. In October of the [-]th year of Chongzhen, he was transferred with the governor Hong Chengchou to lead the Shaanxi army Qinwang. Hong Chengchou was appointed governor of Jiliao, and Sun Chuanting was governor of Baoding.Soon, because of the intensification of his conflicts with Yang Sichang and others, he was worried about disaster, so he claimed that he was so deaf that he couldn't even hear the sound of cannons, and asked for his dismissal.As a result, Emperor Chongzhen was secretly reported, saying that he falsely reported his illness.In a rage, Zhu Youjian put him in prison.

Today Chen Xinjia mentioned Sun Chuanting, and Chongzhen couldn't help thinking of Sun Chuanting's past battles with Li Zicheng, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others in Shaanxi.

"The country is in troubled times, and I will give full play to my talents. You tell Wang Daban and pardon Sun Chuanting. The rest is up to you! Tomorrow, the cabinet will be ordered to draft an order."

On February 15th, 25th year of Chongzhen, it was sunny and windless.The capital, the Forbidden City, Jianji Hall, Yuntai Gate.

"Minister, Sun Chuanting kowtows to my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

The bleak chill, the depressing silence, for a long time, the dry and tired voice of Emperor Chongzhen's classmate came from above: "How many soldiers and horses do you need to break the bandits?"

Sun Chuanting suddenly raised his head, he had resumed his red official robes, and his three-strand beard was still thick.Three years of prison life changed him a lot.But at this moment, in his eyes, the original arrogance and arrogance that could not be concealed became subdued and hidden, making him look more serious, like a sharp sword hidden deep in a box.

Facing Chongzhen's question, Sun Chuanting responded loudly: "In my opinion, if you want to break the bandits, you can have five thousand elite soldiers and enough food and pay!!"

What?Can [-] elite soldiers defeat a million thieves?

Chen Xinjia, who was standing beside him, slapped himself hard in his heart!Did this guy stay in the prison for a long time, and he was stupid?Do you still think that Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Lao Huihui, Ge Liyan, Zhang Xianzhong, etc. who are currently criss-crossing the Central Plains are Wuxia Amen in the ninth year of Chongzhen?Do you still think that those rogues are the refugees with incomplete armor and ragged clothes?It is said that there are hundreds of thousands of people, but only a few thousand people can really go to battle?Can you let thousands of officers and soldiers follow behind?Just chasing and killing for dozens of miles, the river is red?

If this is the case, wouldn't Fu Zonglong and Ding Qirui be too unjustly defeated? !How did I get you out of jail, you bastard? !

Over there, Chen Xinjia was about to regret it, but Chongzhen on the throne was extremely happy. (To be continued..)