Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

On the first day of September in the 14th year of Chongzhen, the Runing Army finally saw Shanhaiguan from a distance.

"Huh? What happened in the Guancheng?" Wu Shigong asked in bewilderment when he saw a Ming army of more than 3000 horses marching out of Shanhaiguan.

Although the fast horses had been dispatched to Shanhaiguan long ago, the Ming army in Shanhaiguan would definitely send a team of people to confirm their identities when the Runing army arrived.But now more than 3000 people have been dispatched, which is too many.This made Wu Shigong very surprised, worried that something happened in Shanhaiguan.So Wu Shigong immediately put the whole army on alert, and sent a fast horse to contact the Ming army to find out what happened.

After several rounds of sending messages back and forth, Wu Shigong learned that when the report of Songjin’s disastrous defeat was played to the imperial court, a strange situation happened—only Liaodong sent the memorial to the imperial court, but no imperial court sent it to the Liaodong court. purposeful.Therefore, the civil and military officials who are still in Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan feel at a loss.

It's not that the imperial court didn't give any orders.According to the suggestion of the Ministry of War, Emperor Chongzhen promoted Wu Sangui to the rank of supervisor and asked him to "clean up the remnants".So now without Wu Shigong's knowledge, Wu Sangui has actually become his immediate boss.

However, this temporary emergency treatment has aroused a lot of discussion in the court. Many people think that the soldiers of the six towns escaped together and should be punished with a felony.

But now the highest civil official in Liaodong—Governor Fang Yizao, his son has a golden orchid bond with Wu Sangui, and Wu Sangui also holds the father's gift for Fang Yizao.And Gao Qiqian, the supervisor of Liaodong, took Wu Sangui as his godson.So these two godfathers of Wu Sangui also said a lot of good things for Wu Sangui.

In addition, after Wu Sangui fled to Ningyuan, he gathered more than 3 defeated Ming troops.Including the defenders in Ningyuan City, he has [-] soldiers and horses in his hands.Definitely became the number one general in Liaodong Army.

So at this time, Emperor Chongzhen no longer dared to be too strict with the commander-in-chief who held actual military power.Moreover, Wu Sangui comes from a military family in Liaodong, and has great influence among the local officers and soldiers in Liaodong.Moreover, his servants are well-trained and are one of the few elite troops in the Ming army. Therefore, they cannot be offended when the military situation ahead is urgent.

Even the other general soldiers who fled were not dealt with by the court. The only exception was Wang Pu who took the lead in fleeing first. Because the influence was too bad, and he had become a bare general soldier with no strength, so Wang Pu was dismissed by the court. Arrest for interrogation.And was beheaded the next year.

But although the imperial court is insensitive, the officials in Liaodong are restless!They always have to do something, for fear that if they do nothing, they will be punished by Emperor Chongzhen afterwards.Therefore, the governor Fang Yizao and the supervisor Gao Qiqian gathered the generals in Shanhaiguan.It is proposed to send troops to rescue, but the generals dare not respond.In the end, the sole lieutenant general Yang Zhen asked to go.And what Wu Shigong met was the lieutenant general Yang Zhen who led his troops to the expedition.

After learning the truth.Wu Shigong didn't know how to evaluate Yang Zhen anymore.Said he was wrong?Yang Zhen is in such a situation.Not afraid of personal safety, he dared to rescue Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao who was trapped in Songshan City, which can be described as a model of loyalty; is he right?The Ming army was already empty of troops in Liaodong, and Yang Zhen was hitting a stone with an egg. He would definitely be defeated by the Qing army along the way and send this Ming army away in vain.Let Liaodong's troops become more empty, which will further deteriorate the situation in Liaodong.

So Wu Shigong sent people to stop Yang Zhen's troops, and personally persuaded Yang Zhen: "Vice General Yang! The military situation is urgent, and it's useless to say more polite words. I don't mean to curse you. The Tartar army is chasing after me. As soon as you go to Songshan, you will be bumped head-on. It's completely meat buns beating dogs-you never return. Even if you are lucky, what can you do when you get to Songshan? Most of the officers and soldiers in Songshan City were wiped out during the breakout. I can't come back at all. Otherwise, why would I retreat alone and ignore Governor Hong? A piece of advice: wait until the army is assembled before sending out together!"

Yang Zhen was quite happy when he first learned of the return of the Runing Army.Because when he learned that the Runing Army had broken through the heavy obstacles of the Qing Army and had returned from the formation system, he thought that this powerful army would go with him to rescue Songshan.For this reason, Yang Zhen even made up his mind to hand over the command of his troops to Wu Shigong.Although he was going to perform a mission of daring to die, who would want to die if he could not die?

Unexpectedly, after meeting Wu Shigong, Yang Zhen's face suddenly sank when he heard some back-off words: "Don't bother Mr. Wu. The last general's order is on him."

After a pause, Yang Zhen felt that he was still unwilling to give up. He persuaded Wu Shigong earnestly and said: "Mr. Wu! I have heard for a long time that you are the number one brave general in the universe. , It is indeed a well-deserved reputation. Now that the Liaodong Building is about to collapse, it is time for the towns to unite sincerely. As long as the siege of Songshan and Jinzhou is resolved, and the governor is rescued back to Guanning, the situation in Liaodong can be dealt with. The end is here Guarantee: As long as General Wu invites his troops, the last general will follow him with whips and stirrups, and is willing to be the vanguard of the army."

Wu Shigong felt a little helpless when he encountered such a dead-headed person.He said to Yang Zhen: "My son has just returned, and the tired soldiers are not allowed to go on an expedition. He has to rest for two or three months to replenish food, grass and military supplies."

Then Wu Shigong saw that Yang Zhen was about to open his mouth to argue, he quickly raised his hand to stop him and said, "Don't think that this official is perfunctory to you. What we are facing now is the 5000 army of the Tartars. Therefore, at least [-] to [-] must be assembled. The army. But we have less than [-] combined, neither of us knows how to spread beans into an army, and there are not enough troops, so what's the use of fighting?"

"But what about the [-] to [-] troops who want to come there?" Yang Zhen asked rhetorically.

"Then how many officers and soldiers are there in Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan now?" Wu Shigong was about to find out.

"Ningyuan City has [-] soldiers of Wu Sangui and General Wu, and there are less than [-] left in Shanhaiguan except for the army of the last general." Yang Zhen replied.

"That's good! As long as the imperial court gives me three months to build chariots, and allocate some firearms, grain, grass, and horses, I can prepare for the rescue. There is no shortage of wood here, and there are also many craftsmen. Hurry up and build more chariots." There is no problem in batching chariots. As for firearms, grain, grass, and horses, there is no shortage in Liaodong’s warehouse, as long as they are dispatched, there is no need for the imperial court to send them in large quantities.” (To be continued..)