Daming Military Empire

Chapter 48 Zhan Zunhua Part [-]
After the imperial meeting was over, the chief soldiers of each town did not stop in the capital, and rushed back to their garrisons one after another.At the end of August, armies from all walks of life began to be mobilized according to the plan. By the beginning of September, the defenders of the cities were basically in place, and the city walls began to be repaired and the city defenses strengthened.The grenade was also escorted by Jin Yiwei to each city, basically one for each person.

This grenade is easy to use, just unplug the insurance and sell it to a place where the enemy is densely populated. It does not require professional training, but the effect is much better than that of a bow and arrow. hedgehog.

The process of "Strengthening the Wall" was very fast, and it was all over by mid-September. All the cities from the capital to Zunhua were in full battle, just waiting for Hou Jin to come to "sneak attack".

The process of 'clearing the field' is extremely slow, or it has no effect at all.why?Don't the farmers in Ming Dynasty fear death?
Of course not, the main reason is that those landlords are reluctant to part with their land. Who knows how long this battle will take?Besides, they didn't quite believe that the Houjin cavalry were so boring and would go to the countryside to plunder, so most of the landlords refused to leave, let alone go to Tianjinwei, they were unwilling to go to the nearest county town.

The landlord is unwilling to leave, and the peasants are also unwilling to leave. What do they eat when the land is gone?
Zhu Cijiong had no choice but to open up the racecourse and hunting grounds set up by the royal family in Tianjin. Anyway, he had no time or thought to play.Five mu per person, let’s plant all of them. The first year’s rent will be waived, and all the land you plant will be yours.

In this way, not many people are willing to leave their hometowns. In the end, less than 100 of the nearly 20 million farmers in more than a dozen counties moved to Tianjin Wei!
Zhu Cijiong was at a loss. He couldn't save them even if he tried to save them. They could only hope for luck. Those who were lucky might be able to escape, but those who were unlucky would be robbed of people and animals.

On the vast Mongolian grassland, more than [-] Jurchen cavalry in yellow soft armor were galloping on horseback.

Right in front of them is a huge camp, with countless yurts stretching for tens of miles. This is the gathering place for this expedition to Ming Dynasty. More than half of the Manchu and Monan Mongolian tribes are gathered here, waiting for Huang Taiji to come. .

The gathering place finally arrived. Huang Taiji raised his right hand and raised the golden whip high up. The banner guards behind him raised their right hands, and then everyone raised their right hands like a wave. More than 1 riders began to slow down. Slow down, and finally stop less than one mile away from the camp.

Huang Taiji reined in his horse, looked at the huge camp that seemed to stretch to the sky through the Manchu and Mongolian princes and nobles who were welcoming him, and he couldn't help but feel great pride in his heart.Since defeating the Horqin tribe, he has been the master of this grassland. Now, he is going to lead the athletes on the grassland to head south to occupy the world of flowers and flowers in the Central Plains, to enjoy the beautiful spring in the south of the Yangtze River, and to dominate the whole world!

On the second day of October in the second year of Chongzheng, Huang Taiji led an army of [-] from the Karaqin tribe in Mongolia, crossed the dilapidated Great Wall, crossed the endless Yanshan Mountains, and came to the valley between Zunhua and Santunying. In the woods on both sides of the official road, don't leave!

Is he going to organize a huge Yanshan autumn tour?Of course not, he is waiting, waiting for reinforcements from Daming Shanhaiguan!

When he passed the Great Wall, he deliberately dug several gaps, and stayed near the gaps for a day, and then rushed towards Zunhua for a long time before returning to this valley.

He just wanted to make Da Ming mistakenly think that he would go straight to Zunhua. He knew that Zunhua's defenses were lax. Ignore it.Moreover, he also arranged an internal response in the city of Zunhua. As soon as his army arrived, he would cause chaos in the city, and then he would be able to easily occupy Zunhua without any effort.

The reason why he wanted to create the illusion of going straight to Zunhua was to make the emperor of Ming anxious. After passing Zunhua, there would be an endless plain. Wouldn't he let his Jurchen cavalry gallop at that time!The emperor of Ming Dynasty will definitely send people to support Zunhua in a hurry, and the closest to Zunhua is the Shanhaiwei in Liaodong. The only one that can face his Jurchen cavalry head-on is the Guangning cavalry in Liaodong. He wants to set up an ambush here. Annihilate Guan Ning's iron cavalry, and then he can swagger and plunder around the capital of the Ming Dynasty. No one can catch up with his iron cavalry, and no one can stop his footsteps. He can do whatever he wants on the land of Daming, and Daming The emperor can only hide in the capital and shiver!
His abacus was good, and this trick was also very good for encircling the spot. Chongzhen fell into his tricks at that time. He made dumplings here, and the whole army was wiped out in the end!
But now it is Chongzheng instead of Chongzhen, Zhu Cijiong has already arranged everything, he is doomed to wait here foolishly!
After waiting stupidly for four days, Huang Taiji felt that something was wrong. This place is more than 200 miles away from Shanhaiguan, and Guan Ning cavalry should have reached it even on foot!He spat on the ground angrily, and then led his troops straight to Zunhua. This time it was not a fake attack, but a real one. The [-] troops arrived outside the city of Zunhua in the early morning of the next day.

According to the agreement, Huang Taiji lit a bonfire on a high mountain in the north of the city, and soon some fires lit up in Zunhua City. Those were not bonfires, but someone was setting fire to a house!

However, there was no chaos in the city as Huang Taiji imagined. The fire was extinguished in less than a quarter of an hour, and all those who set the fire were arrested.

At this time, there was a rush of footsteps in the governor's yamen of Zunhua City, and a thousand households dressed as city guards entered the governor's yamen and went straight to the backyard.Before approaching the backyard, a team of Jinyi guards suddenly sprang out from the darkness, "clank clank" they quickly pulled out the embroidery spring knives, surrounded by people, and the leader Xiaoqi shouted: "Who dares to come here to play wild? "

The Qianhu trembled in fright, and said anxiously: "I am the Qianhu guarding the city. Someone suddenly set fires everywhere in the city. I am here to report to the Master Superintendent and the Governor."

Sun Chengzong was nearly seventy years old, and usually he didn't sleep very deeply. In fact, he was awakened when the footsteps sounded, and he had already walked out with his coat on.

As soon as he walked outside the door, another team of Jinyi guards rushed out from the shadows, quickly pulled out the Xiuchun knife, and surrounded him carefully. assassin."

Sun Chengzong gently pushed him aside, and said calmly: "Don't worry, he is not an assassin, he is really a thousand households guarding the city."

Hearing the words, the thousand households immediately knelt down on the ground and said excitedly, "Master Supervisor, you still remember me."

Sun Chengzong raised his right hand falsely, and said kindly: "Get up, you just said that someone set fire to the city, how many people, and where did they set fire?"

Only then did the thousand households remember that they had come to report the news, and they quickly got up and clapped their hands together and said, "My lord supervisor, about 100 people set fire to the northeast and northwest corners of the city."

Sun Chengzong thought for a while after hearing the words, and then asked: "Is there anything unusual outside the city?"

The thousand households clasped their hands again and replied: "There is no movement outside the city, only someone lit a bonfire on a high mountain in the north of the city. I don't know if it is an early hunter."

At this time, Sun Yuanhua also came running over with his coat on. Hearing this, he asked suspiciously, "Teacher, what do you think?"

Sun Chengzong curled his lips, and said disdainfully: "It's just a small skill, it must be the army of Hou Jin who is here in the north of the city."

As soon as his words fell, the criminal officer in Zunhua City also ran over, and he knelt on the ground and said loudly: "My lord supervisor, those spies have been recruited. They are internal agents of the Jin army. They are planning to set fire and take advantage of the chaos." Open the north gate."

Sun Chengzong nodded when he heard the words, and asked: "What is the secret code?"

Judge Nati replied: "The secret signal is that the person who opened the north gate threw a dozen torches on both sides of the official road."

Sun Chengzong waved his hands when he heard the words: "Well, it's hard work, let's go down."

After all, he looked up at the sky, lost in thought.

After about a cup of tea time, there was a flash of light in his eyes, and he said loudly: "The order..."

(End of this chapter)