Ming Empire

Chapter 67 A Complicated Situation

Jiannu retreated from the city of Beijing, and the officials in the court also breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially Chen Xinjia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he knows best the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Beijing camp, and it is unknown whether they can withstand Jiannu's siege.It's all right now, Cao Yue won a big victory in Datong, and directly scared away the Jiannu who were about to attack Beijing. This made him feel relieved, and he couldn't help but feel grateful to Cao Yue.

However, many ministers in the court did not recognize Cao Yue's military exploits. They almost ignored Cao Yue's record of almost annihilating Geng Zhongming's troops under the city of Datong. The act of beheading Wu Ming.Also, when Duoduo was retreating, there was still information left, that is, the Ministry of Defense was able to fight to Beijing, thanks to Cao Yue's release.Duoduo's information immediately connected them with the secret report submitted by Wu Ming, accusing Cao Yue of colluding with Jiannu, and it was entirely because of Cao Yue's connivance that Duduo's army was able to fight down the city of Beijing.

They also accused Cao Yue of killing Wu Ming, the deputy general, in order to cover up his wrongdoing.Some Qing sects, including Liu Zongzhou, came forward to impeach Cao Yue one after another, demanding that the imperial court order Cao Yue to be arrested and imprisoned immediately, so as to avoid changes in Datong.

However, some ministers supported Cao Yue, saying that this was a false accusation made by Wu Ming's jealousy. The information left by Jiannu was just a low-level divorce plan.They strongly suggested that the emperor send someone to investigate the matter, and return Cao Yue's innocence, and suggested that Emperor Chongzhen give Cao Yue greater rewards to encourage the morale of Ming soldiers.

Those who supported Cao Yue in the court were Zhou Tingru, the chief assistant, and Chen Xinjia, the minister of the Ministry of war. They originally had different political views from Liu Zongzhou and other Qing schools, and they often had disputes.The so-called enemy of an enemy is a friend. They didn't appreciate Cao Yue much, let alone agree with Cao Yue's military exploits. They just used Cao Yue and Liu Zongzhou to artificially attack political enemies.

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy to see the dispute between the two factions in the court because of Cao Yue. In fact, he knew very well that Cao Yue could not have the intention of rebelling. The reason was just like Wang Chengen said, Cao Yue went to Datong for such a short time It is too unrealistic to think of self-reliance or rebellion. If he waits for another two years, he will believe what others say.

Wu Ming is an imbecile. In order to retaliate, he actually made a false accusation. He really deserves his death.

Emperor Chongzhen was already thinking, in addition to being soft and hard on Cao Yue, it would be better to send someone to Datong as Cao Yue's deputy, so that he could have a good relationship with Cao Yue and restrain the young general officer.

Emperor Chongzhen made a decision after listening to the debate between the ministers of the two factions of the court and the Chinese faction on the Cao Yue issue, and sent Wang Chengen, the eunuch of Bingbi, and Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, to Datong to investigate the matter.

How to deal with Cao Yue, everything will be discussed after the investigation results.

This investigation not only needs to find out whether Cao Yue has committed treason, but also investigates whether Cao Yue's victory in Datong has any merit.

Of course Cao Yue didn't know what was happening in Beijing, but he sent people everywhere to investigate the movements of the Qing army. Those soldiers with the best ski skills were sent out to track the movements of the Qing army.

After the Qing army withdrew from the city of Beijing, he received this message very quickly, and he was greatly relieved.It seems that Duoduo still has some scruples, and he dare not let go of the city of Beijing.

Jiannu retreated, so there was nothing to do with him. He continued to train and waited for information from Beijing.

He recreated slaves under the city of Datong and achieved a brilliant victory. Cao Yue felt that Emperor Chongzhen would definitely give him some rewards, and he hoped that the rewards from the court would allow him to spend less money.This time, the soldiers who have done meritorious service must be rewarded, the soldiers who died in battle should be compensated, and the injured should also be given condolence money.If the imperial court has no rewards in terms of money and goods, then he has to pay for them personally.

Of course, this is not a small sum of money, and it must be a bit painful to take it out of one's own pocket.

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"Red girl, Cao Yue actually defeated Jiannu under the city of Datong, and the Ming army went out of the city to meet it. This is too unbelievable!" Inside the Yuelai Inn, several bandits were surrounding the beautiful woman in red. The young woman stood and reported in a low voice what she had inquired about in the past few days.The focus of their conversation was mainly around the battle between the official army and Jiannu under the city of Datong that had just ended a few days ago.

Originally, they thought that this would be a very difficult and long-lasting battle of defense and siege. They once regretted that they did not take advantage of the chaos before the Jianshou attack to leave the city, and the whole city was put on alert. They can't leave the city, and they can't go out, the trip is delayed, and danger may come at any time.But I didn't expect that the battle would end in less than a day. The final result was that the official army defeated Jiannu. Nearly ten thousand Jiannu who attacked the city of Datong were almost wiped out. With such a brilliant record, everyone's jaws dropped.

Just because the results of this battle were so shocking, many rogues, including the leading "Red Girl", no longer planned to leave immediately, but wanted to reconnaissance the strength and deployment of the Datong army.

They wanted to find out how Cao Yue defeated nearly ten thousand Jiannu without bloodshed.

However, most of the people who were lucky enough to watch the battle on the top of the city that day were senior officials of Datong City and Cao Yue's cronies. Cao Yue also had a strict order not to spread the tactics of the first battalion to the outside, and those who violated the military law would do so.Therefore, except for the soldiers in the army, the common people basically don't know how Cao Yue defeated Jiannu.

Because it is not clear what method Cao Yue used to defeat Jiannu, various legends arose.

Some people say that Cao Yue had the bravery of a million men, and he went to the Jiannu formation alone, beheaded hundreds of heads, and finally Jiannu fled in defeat; others said that Cao Yue used tricks to lure Jiannu The slaves were tricked into defeating them in the end, but there are many theories about what kind of tricks they used.Others say that Cao Yue created super powerful weapons, and he used these weapons to defeat Jiannu.

The spies of the rogues didn't get the exact news, and the leading "Red Girl" didn't go to inquire about the situation because she had too many scruples, so she couldn't figure out what method Cao Yue used to defeat Jian. Slave, and this is something they must understand on this trip.

After listening to the reports of her subordinates, she finally made up her mind to investigate the matter herself, and went to the camp of the Chinese army where Cao Yue personally sat.When the subordinates heard that the "Red Girl" wanted to investigate the situation in person, while being ashamed of her own incompetence, they also urged the "Red Girl" not to take risks. If something went wrong, it would be troublesome.

But "Red Girl" ignored the persuasion of her subordinates and insisted on going to find out the situation herself.

The rebel army led by Li Yan is planning to join forces with Liu Zongmin's men to attack Datong after the new year. If they don't investigate the situation, the rebel army may have to pay a heavy price.

(End of this chapter)