Blood from Daming

Chapter 438
Xue Rui was overjoyed when he heard his granddaughter-in-law Chen's words: "If Yun'er is to the west of Jianlu, the situation in Liaodong will not be a big problem, but I don't know if Xue Er, the distant water can save the nearby fire."

Ms. Chen said: "Grandpa, don't worry, Second Uncle has long been prepared in his heart. There is no problem in self-protection. If the battle plan before the expedition is followed, Second Uncle will guerrilla in the rear of Jianlu's weak force. Even if Second Uncle makes great achievements, it will not be enough." No wonder."

Xue Rui said: "Granddaughter-in-law said so, grandpa can rest assured."

Ms. Chen said: "Grandpa, this time Ning Qiandao and Yuan Chonghuan changed their marching route before the battle. Instead, they were clever but were misunderstood by their cleverness. They failed to frame the Eastern Route Army, but their own West Route Army fell into the sand and defeated Shuangtaizihe. It's a pity that this Yuan Chonghuan was not punished for his crimes, but Master Sun, the Liaodong economic strategist, resigned."

Xue Rui sighed: "Old man Sun Ge is not bad, but he is too stubborn to take it easy. I don't know if Mr. Gao Di Gao, Minister of the Ministry of War, can maintain the situation in Liaodong."

Ms. Chen said: "Grandpa, Master Sun of the Liaodong Economic Strategy is quite good to my second uncle. Everything is unknown if Master Gao is replaced by Minister of the Ministry of War. In addition, Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and others who hate my Xue family are still in the army. Everything in Liaodong It has little relationship with the Xue family."

Then Xue Rui told Ms. Chen to inform Datong Xue Liu to help Jinyiwei Commander Luo Sigong deal with his son Luo Yangxing's caravan being hijacked in Yansui Town. He also asked about Xuezhuang's current situation and the "Huimin Grain Store" The food supply situation of the two rice shops of "Wuji Rice Shop".

Ms. Chen told her grandfather Xue Rui that half of Xuezhuang’s villagers and their husbands, concubines and concubines went south to Hangzhou. "Wu Ji Rice Shop" The two rice shops were supplied with food until before the New Year, and then Xue Rui didn't leave his grandson-in-law Mrs. Chen for lunch, so she sent Ms. Chen back to Xuezhuang.

Xue Rui is getting older, and his heart has improved a lot. Now he has let go of his worries and is more concerned about the food supply of the two rice shops of "Huimin Grain Store" and "Wuji Rice Shop". Xue Rui hopes that he can help those who care The people in the capital who loved Xue's family had cheap food.

Just half a month after Lord Gao Digao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, left Shanhaiguan with a total of 2 soldiers from Jingying, Jizhen, and Tianjin Weisuo, the car of the former Liaodong strategist Sun Chengzong entered Shanhaiguan. Lord Sun Chengzong did not He went to Beijing to face the saint, but went directly back to his hometown, Zhili Gaoyang.

Just three days after Lord Sun Chengzong bypassed the city of Beijing, the city of Beijing received an express report from Babaili, Jizhen, saying that Liaoyang City, the former capital of Jianjian captives, had been destroyed by fire twenty years ago. The fire in Liaoyang City burned for three days and three nights. Liaoyang City was destroyed by the Liaodong Army of the Ming Army.

When Emperor Qi and the officials of the imperial court received the news, they were extremely shocked. If the news could be confirmed, it would be the most glorious victory against Jianlu since the Wanli Dynasty. It is a pity that the Eight Hundred Miles Express of Ji Town said it was a rumor, but Ji The town officials dared to report it, nine out of ten it was true, but they didn't confirm it with their own eyes.

Emperor Tianqi received the eight-hundred-mile express report at noon, and in the rare afternoon, he convened the officials of the court to discuss matters in Fengtian Palace. The hall discussed the incident of building the captive Liaoyang City.

The head of the Ministry of War, Qian Yuanqi, said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the Babaili Express of Ji Town reported that the fire in Liaoyang City had been burning for three days and three nights. Liao people and spies from dozens of miles away saw it with their own eyes. Such a big fire did not A major battle is impossible, and it should be certain that Liaoyang City was destroyed by our Ming army and burned down."

Most of His Highness agrees with Qian Yuanxi, the head of the Ministry of War. Emperor Tianqi looked back at his companion, Eunuch Wei, and Wei Zhongxian, the chief eunuch of the Rites Supervisor, nodded. Emperor Tianqi said to the officials: "It seems that my army is still on the east bank of the Shuangtaizi River. It's been a bloody battle, dear friends, do you have any good suggestions for the Liaodong Ming Army?"

Cabinet Minister Wei Guangwei spoke: "Qizou the Emperor, it seems that the fire in Liaoyang City has an inevitable connection with our Ming army. Why is it that Jizhen is about [-] miles away, but there is no news from the Liaodong Economic and Strategy Mansion in front of us?"

Ni Yuanlu, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, said: "The emperor said, if the Liaodong army in Liaoyang City wins, then Liaodong Economic Strategy Master Sun will be a hero. Please find out the cause of the fire in Liaoyang City and give Master Sun an explanation."

Well, what Ni Yuanlu, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, said, made those officials who participated in the performance of Sun Chengzong extremely crowded. Most of these people were from Wei Zhongxian and Eunuch Wei. There was a chatter in the hall.

The head of the Ministry of War, Qian Yuanqi, said: "It's been three days since the memorial was sent by General Mao of Dongjiang Town by Tianjin Governor Li Banghua. I believe there will be news about the Ming army in Liaodong from the waterway today and tomorrow."

The memorial of General Mao Wenlong of Dongjiang Town that Qian Yuanxi, the head of the Ministry of War, said was that Dongjiang Town learned the news of the defeat of the East and West Route Army in Liaodong, and used all the water troops controlled by the Dongjiang Army to land on the seashore of Liaodong Bay for rescue. At that time, a total of 12 officers and soldiers of the East and West Route Army of Liao Dynasty were rescued, 320 remains of officers and soldiers who died in battle, and a group of horses and battleships were rescued.

Emperor Tianqi said: "Go on, if you have a quick report on the battle in Liaodong, you can report it to my Fengtian Palace as soon as possible."

Although some ministers believed that Yu Anxing and Mao Yuanyi of the Liaodong East Route Army were responsible, or that their generals Man Gui, Zhao Lijiao, and Xue Polu were responsible for it, but there is no definite news and they can only wait, and the result is the apocalypse The emperor and the court ministers waited until the sun set, but they did not get any new news about the Ming army in Liaodong, so the matter of giving the emperor Sun Chengzong an explanation for the success and failure of the Liaodong battle was nothing.

When the ministers retired and returned home, the news that the Liaodong Ming army had breached Liaoyang City spread all over Beijing. The common people in Beijing celebrated and discussed this matter with joy. , began to set off firecrackers to celebrate, and some even launched discounts and promotions. The Liao people stranded in the capital were extremely excited. It seemed that there was hope for returning home. The officials who retired from the court understood that the people of Ming Dynasty needed a victory over Jianlu .

In the next two days, the people in the capital were impetuous under the situation where rumors were flying all over the sky. There were all kinds of versions about the battle of the Ming army in Liaoyang City. It was simply that Zhang Fei killed Yue Fei and Yue Fei killed Cao Mantian. A team of officers and soldiers from Denglai, Shandong turned the night in Beijing into a sea of ​​joy.

The deputy Qianhu who was on night duty at the Yongdingmen gate tower in Beijing was recuperating in the gate tower, and was preparing to go to his old friend on the side street next to Guang'anmen to warm up after he was released early in the morning. The fast horse rushed straight to Yongding gate.

Deputy Qianhu was startled when he heard that, this day, that brainless person dared to run a horse at the foot of the imperial city, Deputy Qianhu knew that there must be something serious, so he arched out of the city tower and came to the side of Lu Wall, it was really dark There was a clear sound of horseshoes in the distance, and there were a lot of people in this horse team. Deputy Qianhu heard that the team of this horse team was very long, and the number of people was at least one to two hundred.

Although Deputy Qianhu knew that most of the people coming from the south were urgent reports, but this time there were many horses in the distance, and he wanted to put on a posture, so he immediately asked his own soldiers to urge those who were dozing off, and just stood there for the last time. There are barely [-]% of the officers and soldiers who are on duty at night at Yongdingmen.

Soon the cavalry team from the south arrived at the Yongdingmen city, and Deputy Qianhu saw a row of genuine officers and soldiers. These officers and soldiers got off their horses and stood within a stone's throw of Yongdingmen. The leading officer walked to the bank of the moat. Shouting from the top of Yongdingmen Gate.

"The last general will be the Chief Guard of Lord Yuan, Governor of Denglai, who sent the Daming Liaodong Army's Liaoyang victory report by Lord Yuan. Due to the urgent intelligence, he rushed to the capital overnight. If he missed the time to enter the city, please make it easier for the general guarding the city."

Deputy Qianhu asked overjoyed after hearing this: "This general, Liaoyang City was captured by our Ming army."

The chief guard of the governor of Denglai replied: "It has been captured. Our Ming army burned Liaoyang City and killed tens of thousands of Jianlu."

Deputy Qianhu was overjoyed and said yes again and again: "Okay, okay, the emperor is waiting for an urgent report, this general, you can refract the memorial to the tower."

The chief guard of the governor of Denglai took out a carved bow from his waist, and tied a memorial to the feather arrow. large cylinder.

Deputy Qianhu immediately stepped forward and pulled out the letter arrow, and handed it to the special envoy of Jin Yiwei who specially delivered the memorial late at night.

After completing the task, the Chief Guard of the Governor of Denglai took his men to live in a building outside the city, and tomorrow he will go to the Ministry of War to go through the relevant procedures and detailed verification of the memorial.

"The Liaodong Army of the Ming Dynasty broke through Liaoyang City and killed tens of thousands of enemies. Liaoyang City is already in ruins."

(End of this chapter)