Han ride

Chapter 458
After Wu Sangui heard this, he originally wanted to let Wu Sanrong stay at Shanhaiguan. After all, Shanhaiguan is now the last foundation of the Guanning Army. If there is a problem with Shanhaiguan, things will not be so good.But what Wu Sanrong said also has some truth.I went this time in the name of saving Wu Xiang.It would be inappropriate not to bring Wu Sanrong along.

"Zhang Bao, you should stay at Shanhaiguan!" Wu Sangui looked at his confidant and beloved general. Zhang Bao was a rough man. He defected to him a year ago. Before that, he was just a shabby settlement in Liaodong. He fought bravely and rescued him several times. His own life, so he gained his trust.Although this person is not expected to be a general, it is possible for him to be stationed at Shanhaiguan.

"General?" Zhang Bao looked displeased after hearing this.

"Shanhaiguan is my foundation. You know that this time I entered Beijing not only to save my father, but also to fight Li Xin. When our army goes to attack Li Xin, we must first keep the rear open. Although Sanrong has some skills , but your martial arts are not as good as yours, and you can't suppress those whores in the army." Wu Sangui explained: "I don't worry if you stay behind."

"Yes." Zhang Bao could only nod his head after hearing this.

"San Rong, go and invite Mr. Fan Wencheng." Wu Sangui said to Ma Bao again: "Ma Bao, go and send an order to the three armies. Tomorrow morning, raise troops to serve the king and wipe out the traitors." Wu Sangui finally said what he thought and made a decision , or set out in the name of killing traitors.

Ma Sanbao nodded, quickly retreated, and disappeared into the General Military Mansion.He returned to his mansion. In Shanhaiguan, Ma Bao, as Wu Sangui's beloved general, naturally had a house, but he was alone, and the house was relatively small.On weekdays, no one pays attention.

In the darkness, a little candlelight was revealed, and a small figure appeared in front of the courtyard gate. Seeing this, Ma Bao hurried up to meet him, and said softly, "How dare you work as a military advisor." Under the light of the candle, I saw that The figure is like a boy, with a thin face, whoever it is if it is not Song Xiance.I'm afraid no one knew that Song Xiance had secretly arrived at Shanhaiguan.It was even more unexpected that Wu Sangui's beloved general would have contact with the North Zheng Army.Looking at the appearance, I am afraid that he has already joined the North Army.

"Wu Sangui came looking for you late at night, but what's the matter? But is there someone from Jiannu?" Song Xiance asked quickly.

"Military division is really a fortune teller. Someone from Jianu has come and persuaded Wu Sangui to surrender. Wu Sangui is going to send troops to Beijing under the pretext of rescuing his father, punishing evildoers, and strengthening the court. He is going to attack our army together with Jianu." Zhang Bao. There was a trace of admiration on his face.

"Forget it, Jianu will also come. Our army blocked Zhangjiakou and Xifengkou, and the prince's army followed closely. If Jiannu wanted to go back to Liaodong, he had to go through Shanhaiguan, so I rushed here. I really guessed it right." Song Xiance shook his head and said, "Actually, I'm not a genius, but the real genius is the lord. I knew a year ago that Wu Sangui would join Jiannu, that's why I arranged for you. Sneak into Wu Sangui's side and become his confidant general. I am afraid that no one will know that Wu Sangui's confidant is actually the person who conquered the Qilin Pavilion of the Northern Army."

"Sir, what should we do now. After following Wu Sangui, it is impossible to realize the plan of betraying others during fierce battles." Ma Bao said in a low voice.

"There is such a thing, God bless the lord." After Song Xiance heard the words, he was taken aback for a moment, but finally he laughed and said: "I used to think that if Wu Sangui left Shanhaiguan, he would let Wu Sanrong sit in Shanhaiguan. After all, Shanhaiguan is like this. Only the people you trust the most can guard the dangerous pass, so as not to cause any problems, unexpectedly, Wu Sangui asked you to defend Shanhaiguan Pass, it is really unexpected."

"Military division, the last general is stationed at Shanhaiguan, how can he help the lord?" Ma Bao asked curiously.

"Standing at Shanhaiguan is tantamount to blocking the door for Jiannu to return to Liaodong. He wants to return to Liaodong now, or he will attack Zhangjiakou. But at this time, Jiannu is powerful in Shanxi. The prince's army has come, and they have lost the opportunity to attack Zhangjiakou. Another one is to attack Xifengkou, but at Xifengkou, Yang Xiong has allocated part of his troops to defend. If he wants to forcefully attack Xifengkou, the losses will be heavy, so Jiannu thought of recruiting Wu Sangui, but now I am afraid it is It’s unlikely. If Jiannu was defeated in Beijing, Jiannu would have only one way to go, and that would be passing through Shandong and going by sea. This possibility is very small.” Song Xiance never expected that such a thing would happen. As a result, he looked at the sky and thought to himself: "Is this the so-called destiny?"

"Military division, even so, the villain is still worried. I'm afraid Wu Sangui won't leave me with many troops. My headquarters has only 500 troops." Zhang Bao hesitated.

"Don't worry, I will let Yang Xiong personally lead the army here. This is a good opportunity. Originally, if the prince occupies Beijing, it will be a matter of time before he can control the world. But there will still be many obstacles here. If Jiannu escapes After returning to Liaodong, he will be our great enemy in the Central Plains. If we can block him in Shanhaiguan this time, then the prince will not have to worry about Liaodong in the future, and one general will be enough to wipe out the entire Liaodong." Song Xiance thought of this , Excitedly said to Zhang Bao: "Zhang Bao, as long as you can guard the Shanhai Pass and prevent Jiannu from passing through, and when the prince settles down the world, you will definitely worship generals and become marquises, and your future is limitless."

Zhang Bao's eyes lit up after hearing this, he never thought that he would have such great luck.What Song Xiance said was right. Although Zhang Bao was brave, he was not a fool. After hearing what Song Xiance said, he immediately patted his chest and promised loudly that he would stick to Shanhaiguan and not let Jiannu and his soldiers go.

"That's the best." Song Xiance said hastily: "I'll write you a letter, and you immediately use the Qilin Pavilion to send a letter to Yang Xiong, asking him to lead the army to Shanhaiguan immediately. Whether the King of Han's great cause can be successfully completed depends on this time. Zhang Bao nodded repeatedly, and after a while, he saw a carrier pigeon soaring into the sky, flying towards the mouth of Xifeng.

The next day, at dawn, the city gates of Shanhaiguan were opened wide, and Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, swore to go south. In the letter, he not only mentioned the matter of Wu Xiang, but also said that the death of Chongzhen was the work of Li Xin, who led an elite army of [-] Xingbing went south and entered Beijing to rescue the king Qinqin, and the Qing emperor was on his side.Of course, his proclamation did not have any effect.Wu Sangui didn't expect that his proclamation would have any effect. The soldiers and horses in Shanhaiguan had already been regarded as his personal soldiers.Making a call to arms is just putting on face.

Under the walls of Beijing, banners were flying, and after receiving news from Fan Wencheng that Wu Sangui was going to attack Li Xin and allow the Qing army to pass through Shanhaiguan, Huang Taiji finally made an important decision, that is, to fight Li Xin under the walls of Beijing, and Spread the news that Wu Sangui led the army to help, so that Wu Sangui's yellow mud fell in his crotch, and it was either shit or shit.

Huang Taiji's army is still at Xizhimen, but it is far away from the city wall. After all, they have come from a long distance, and being chased by Li Xin, all the cannons have been discarded. On the contrary, there are quite a lot of cannons in Beijing. Not many, even many people were arrested temporarily, but Huang Taiji did not take any risks, he is now waiting for Wu Sangui to come, and then he will have a showdown with Li Xin.He wants to defeat Li Xin under the city of Beijing, so that he can deter the city of Beijing, and it will be much easier to rule the Central Plains in the future.

Li Xin's army has also appeared under the city of Beijing. He did not take the initiative to attack Jiannu, but waited for the army behind him. Seeing Huang Taiji's appearance, he didn't know what the other party's plan was. His morale is now high. However, the morale of Jiannu was weak, and the army lost a lot, and Li Xin still had to gather up the defeated Yulin army, and ordered the world's troops to come to the king with the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen, and he wanted to win the world in one battle.

"My lord, Wu Sangui has already raised troops to serve the king, and he issued a statement saying that the first emperor was killed by the lord, and he wants to clear the emperor." At this time, Zhang Cai said loudly with a copy of the statement.

"Bastard, this Wu Sangui is too courageous, he talks nonsense, he really wants to die." After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu immediately stood up and shouted loudly: "My lord, at the end I would like to lead some soldiers to destroy this Wu Sangui, and take him back." Its head is here."

"Wu Sangui is just a clown. He will die when he leaves Shanhaiguan." Li Xin said indifferently: "To be honest, although there is a little gap between him and me, to be honest, now that I am the King of Han, I will be the king of Han." Did you bother him about trivial matters? On the surface, he wanted to clear the king's side and rescue his father. In fact, he just wanted to seek refuge in Jiannu and obtain a higher position. Such a person has betrayed his ancestors, which is nothing Come, call the world, Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou, Fan Wencheng and others are second ministers, they are not considered Han people, and their surnames will be removed in the future, and Han surnames will not be used. After the world is settled, the imperial court will establish second ministers It is said that such a person should keep his name in the book, and then pass it on through the ages. This can be regarded as Qingshi's name, what do you think?"

It is not only the army of the direct line that followed Li Xin to Beijing, but also other military generals and civil officials who followed Chongzhen. It is impossible for Li Xin to kill them all. Li Xin, Li Xin's army came here, it was tantamount to occupying righteousness. Seeing that he would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in the future, it was obviously a good deal to take refuge in the past at this time.

"Prince Shengming, such a second minister should be cast aside by the people of the world." It was a middle-aged civil servant who spoke, Li Xin looked over, it was Li Banghua, Minister of Industry.This person has also left some reputation in history.However, generally speaking, it doesn't matter much.However, Li Xin nodded.

"My lord, Wen Tiren, the chief assistant minister, is seeking an audience outside the camp." At this time, a soldier outside said.The city of Beijing is huge, and in order to fight against Li Xin, Jiannu only occupied Xizhimen, which actually did not have much impact on the entry and exit of Beijing city.

"Ge Lao is here, and this king also needs to greet him." Li Xin laughed, stood up, and went out to greet him. Although Li Banghua and others disdain to be with Wen Tiren, they still walked out.

"Old minister Wen Tiren pays homage to the lord, and the lord is a thousand years old." Outside the camp, Wen Tiren was seen leading hundreds of soldiers, and when he saw Li Xin coming, he hurried forward to pay homage.Li Banghua and others behind him even said that they were shameless. Wen Tiren was so arrogant as the chief minister of the cabinet, but when he saw Li Xin today, he fell to the ground. Such surrender made the accompanying officials extremely contemptuous, but they secretly regretted it , Why didn't I act like Wen Tiren.

"Ge Lao, you don't need to be like this." Seeing Wen Tiren's appearance, Li Xin also admired Wen Tiren's understanding in his heart, but when he saw Wen Tiren's aging face, he also knew that this guy had been under a lot of pressure recently, so he stepped forward to help him stand up.

"Thank you, my lord. The queen and His Royal Highness are very grateful for my lord to lead the army here. If the old minister hadn't stopped me, I'm afraid the empress and His Royal Highness would have come in person." Wen Tiren looked at the young man in front of him, with a complicated look on his face. This young man hadn't seen him for just a year, and now he is under one person and over ten thousand people. He has been conferred the title of prince, and he is also the first king with a different surname since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.In today's precarious world, it is self-evident what such a king with a different surname means.

"How dare you let the Empress and His Royal Highness come here? Li Xin should have gone there in person." Li Xin hurriedly said, "Go, Mr. Ge, let's talk in the big tent." After speaking, he welcomed Wen Tiren into the big tent, The people were divided into official positions and sat down.

"When the old minister came back just now, there were rumors in the capital that the former emperor and the prince were mentioned, and the old minister had ordered someone to investigate." Wen Tiren said again.

Li Xin's complexion changed, and he quickly waved his hands and said, "It's just clowns, don't take it to heart. When the overall situation is settled, these clowns are nothing to worry about."

"Report, Shanhaiguan urgent report." Another horseshoe went straight to the Chinese army, with a shrill voice, everyone's expressions changed, and they all looked at Li Xin, but saw that Li Xin was smiling, and there was no strange expression on his face, so they settled down .

"My lord, the military division has captured Shanhaiguan according to the original plan. Shanhaiguan has fallen into the hands of our army. Now the military division has informed General Yang Xiong, and the general's troops will arrive at Shanhaiguan in about two days." The spy said loudly report of.

"What, Shanhaiguan has already been taken down?"

"So fast? When did it happen?"

Suddenly there were bursts of exclamations in the big tent. No one thought that Li Xin would quietly take down Shanhaiguan. Since then, it has been in that place, but it is said to be deeply rooted. Unexpectedly, as soon as this Wu Sangui left, his old lair was taken away by someone.In this way, not only Wu Sangui's retreat was cut off, but Jiannu's retreat was also cut off.Nearly [-] troops from both sides have become the turtle in the urn, and it is difficult to survive.

"Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord. Dingding the Central Plains, defeating Jiannu, the merits will last forever, shine through the ages, none other than the lord, the subordinates congratulate the lord, the lord is a thousand years old." I saw that Li Banghua came out more and more, loudly cheered.

"My lord is a thousand years old." Everyone cursed Li Banghua in their hearts, but with the example of Wen Tiren and Li Banghua, they all bowed to the ground and shouted for thousands of years.

"Everyone, please rise, please rise." Li Xin also nodded, full of joy, and now things have come to this point, even he did not expect it.

Wen Tiren also stood up, and looked at Li Xin with some sighs. Li Xin's ability to stand out from Chongzhen, Huang Taiji and others was not just a matter of luck. Looking at this person's plan, I am afraid it started a long time ago. Shanhaiguan What is it, the real place where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it. Wu Sangui sits in Shanhaiguan. Although there are only tens of thousands of people, no one dares to underestimate him.It's just that what I didn't expect was that Li Xin was even more powerful, and quietly took Shanhaiguan into his pocket. Poor Wu Sangui never thought that things would develop like this.Now he's probably regretting it to the point of death.

"Everyone, now our army has besieged Jiannu and traitor Wu Sangui in the Central Plains. Even so, we must be careful. One is the capital. Although there are elders in Beijing who have recruited a lot of young and strong, but in the end Since there are still people with strange intentions in the city, the defense of Beijing has become more careful. The Queen and His Royal Highness are both in the city, so don't take it lightly." Li Xin glanced at everyone, and finally landed on Zhao Guang, saying : "Zhao Guang, lead [-] elites into the capital, and temporarily incorporate these young men into the army for defensive purposes. At this time, Jiannu will not take the risk of attacking the city of Beijing. You can use it as a defense."

"The last general takes orders." Zhao Guangda said loudly.

"Mr. Ge, everything in the capital depends on Mr. Li Xin." Li Xin glanced at Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren quickly responded: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely guard the capital for my lord. However, my lord, the late emperor's coffin can't be left in the army for too long, it's better to send it to the capital."

"That's natural." Li Xin said to Wang Cheng'en without even thinking about it: "When Zhao Guang leads the army into the city, the father-in-law will enter the city with the late emperor's coffin. how?"

"Naturally." Wang Chengen nodded.

"Order the Jinyi Guards across the country to monitor the clan princes everywhere, especially King Fu of Luoyang. Once you find something, take it down immediately and send it to the capital." Li Xin thought for a while, and said softly to Wang Chengen: "The court can't stand the storm anymore. My father-in-law has a lot of people in Jinyiwei and Dongchang. I think this can be done. This king promised the first emperor to treat the prince and other princes kindly, but there are so many princes in this dynasty. Those who dare to defy the court, this king will never Show mercy."

"That's natural." Wang Cheng'en looked gloomy, and sneered: "The late emperor even mended the dragon robes in the palace, but those princes of those clans lived a life of wine pools and meat forests, and they didn't know that their hands were contaminated. How many people have been anointed by the people, these people should be killed. The prince can rest assured about this."

(End of this chapter)