Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 292 Li Zicheng Proclaims Emperor

Lin Yi asked Zhang Hua to escort Sun Chuanting away, and he felt relieved, feeling reasonable, and he was worthy of him.

Ji Dong started to be busy in the next few days. This big battle was won three times a day. Many post-war matters have not been dealt with, the battlefield has not been cleaned, the corpses have not been buried, and the wounded and sick have to be treated. Booty and captives.

The entire army has tens of thousands of horses and horses, and it has been busy for a whole month.It took five or six days just to bury the corpses in these battlefields. Needless to say, to treat the wounded, it took several days to count the spoils and store them in storage.

Then there is the matter of dealing with the captives.

In these few battles, more than 4 people captured Li Zicheng.

For these more than 4 people, Lin Yi classified and included according to the previous policy. Those who should be released by education, those who should be included, and more than 2 people were included in Lin Yi's team after certain procedures.

Coupled with the more than 4000 Qin troops given to him by Sun Chuanting, Lin Yi's current number of troops has exceeded 10, which are directly under his command, without any moisture, a real number.

However, the most important result of this battle was that Lin Yi got Sun Chuanting's more than 4000 Qin troops. After these young men kept up with nutrition, they were already alive and well.

In order to commemorate Sun Chuanting's kindness, Lin Yi organized his more than 4000 horsemen into a battalion independently, and named it the Invincible Camp.This invincibility is of course Sun Chuanting's nickname, to show commemoration and respect, and it does not mean to belittle other battalion generals.

After the reorganization was completed, Lin Yi trained the troops on the spot.With so many troops added at once, they must be digested and digested, just like eating. It is not enough to just eat it in the stomach, it must be digested and absorbed before it can be turned into its own energy.

First of all, the most important thing is military discipline, which is also the biggest difference between other people's team and Ji Dong's team.Now that it is incorporated by Ji Dong, of course it has to follow Ji Dong's army discipline.

As a special soldier of later generations, he certainly knows the importance of military discipline, which is the soul of the military and the guarantee of combat effectiveness.

A team's combat effectiveness can be poor, but its discipline cannot be poor.If the combat power is weak, it can be improved through exercise.But those with poor discipline are bandits, especially in this troubled world.

After more than ten days of rectification, the newly joined troops, whether it is Qin Jun or Li Zicheng's troops, have completed the transformation to Ji Yi's troops in terms of discipline.

On this day, Lin Yi was practicing swordsmanship, and all battalions were training men and horses, including the women's battalion.

Suddenly the decree arrived.Lin Yi hurriedly took the angel officer Li Wenhai into the camp.

As soon as they met, Li Wenhai knelt down to Lin Yi first, which surprised Lin Yi.

After all, Li Wenhai is in charge of the Ministry of War, and now he is an angel officer. The angel officer delivers the decree, which represents the emperor's visit. How can an angel officer hold the imperial decree and kneel down to the recipient of the order? What song is he singing?
"Master Li, what are you?"

Not only Ji Dong was puzzled, but all the generals present were also dumbfounded.

"Master Lin, you will know after receiving the order."

Li Wenhai performed the bowing ceremony to Lin Yi, and then began to read the imperial decree. Lin Yi knelt down to receive the decree at the incense table arranged by Lin Yi.

Li Wenhai unfolded the imperial decree and read it aloud.Emperor Chongzhen first praised Lin Yi for his meritorious service in the Battle of Xiliuhe, and then named Lin Yi as a supervisor, with the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and gave him the Shangfang Sword, and let him be the governor of the world. Beg for thieves.

After hearing this decree, Lin Yi understood why Li Wenhai saluted himself first.

He is private before public, first to meet his superiors.Li Wenhai is the head of the Ministry of War, and to Lin Yi, Minister of the Ministry of War, of course he had to pay homage to his superiors.

After Li Wenhai finished reading the decree, he put together the imperial decree and handed it to Lin Yi respectfully. Then he congratulated Lin Yi, and all the generals also congratulated him.

The officials in the Daming Governor's Division are really not small, the official rank is first-rank, with Shangfang's sword, the governor of the world's soldiers and horses, and the prince and grand master, Lin Yi is no longer a general officer.It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "power to the government and the public". Even the chief minister of the cabinet must be in awe of him.

But still the same sentence, Ji Dong takes honor very lightly, especially the honor of the last dynasty, it is just a momentary favor.

According to the original historical development, in three or four months, the Ming Dynasty will be over. By then, what is the use of officials?As a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, what he cares about now is the thousands of souls of the Ming Dynasty.

Deep in his heart, others certainly cannot understand.

Ji Dong immediately stated that he would follow his will.

Immediately afterwards, Li Wenhai brought a bad news, that is, Sun Chuanting, the former supervisor, passed away a few days ago.

After Lin Yi got the news, he was very sad. He bowed three times in the direction of Beijing, and silently mourned Mr. Sun for his journey.

Li Wenhai stayed here for two days before returning to Beijing to return to his orders.

Both Xiaoying and Zhezhe suggested that Lin Yi dispatch troops as soon as possible.

Because now Ji Dong can mobilize the world's soldiers and horses. He now has 10 soldiers and horses, which is not too many. If he transfers 20 to [-] soldiers from other troops, the force will be even stronger. It will also be a deterrent to the thieves. Wouldn't it be better to fight and surrender?

Lin Yi smiled, the governor of the world said it nicely, now the powerful ones are Wu Sangui from Shanhaiguan, and Zuo Liangyu from Wuhan, like Liu Zeqing, Huang Degong, Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo, you really don’t take them seriously.

But can Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu listen to his dispatch?Don't bother with that at all.

Fortunately, Ji Dong now has an army of 10 in his hands, so he can point out where to fight.Therefore, Lin Yi held the Tianzi sword and hung the name of Minister of the Ministry of War, and he did not mobilize any of the non-staff generals.

Just let the nearby magistrates prepare food and grass with him.After preparing for a few days, I plan to send troops to Shaanxi.

But at this time it began to snow heavily.This is November in 1643. At the end of the Ming Dynasty hundreds of years ago, at this time, Henan and Shaanxi have entered the freezing winter, and the first heavy snow fell.

Next, it was freezing cold and heavy snow blocked the mountains, and there was no way to march and fight.

Lin Yi saw that there was no way this was God's will, and the Emperor Chongzhen couldn't be more anxious. Human calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations, and he must wait until the beginning of next year to fight wars.

By the beginning of spring next year, that is, March and April in 1644, wouldn't that be the time for Li Zicheng to enter Beijing after proclaiming himself emperor in Shanxi?

It seems that Emperor Chongzhen's death by hanging in Meishan could not escape.

By the beginning of next spring, according to Emperor Chongzhen's will, he will have to fight from Henan to Shaanxi, and Li Zicheng will definitely fight from Shaanxi to Beijing.

It seems that this historical fate cannot be escaped.

He had the intention to go back to defend the capital, save Chongzhen, and save Daming, but he didn't have the will, and he, a supervisor, didn't dare to act without authorization.

Later, when he thought of Chongzhen again, forget it, Lin Yi no longer worked hard to fight against the sky.

In this way, Lin Yi rested his troops and horses at the same place, and began to spend the winter. Three months later, that is, in February of 1644, it was still freezing.

At this time, news came from Shaanxi that Li Zicheng captured the Xi'an and Yan'an prefectures and occupied the entire Shaanxi, with more than 30 soldiers and horses.In January, he proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an Prefecture and established the Dashun regime.

Now that the weather has just warmed up, that is, February has just entered the lunar calendar, Li Zicheng sent two armies to attack Daming.

One route sent soldiers out of Tongguan, and the other route out of Shuozhou, with more than 20 troops from the south and the north, like two sharp knives, coming straight to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Although there is a Shanxi province in the middle, the old officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were terrified and fled to the death. Countless people surrendered.

After getting the report, Emperor Chongzhen was terrified, and immediately dispatched troops to guard the capital.The first thing he thought of was Ji Dong, who immediately brought Ji Dong back with 12 gold medals.

At this time, Lin Yi was on the way to meet Li Zicheng's troops on the South Road with 10 troops.His lieutenant general Zu Keyong took Jingzhou's 1 horses and 2000 new muskets to equip Lin Yi's guard battalion.

At this time, Lin Yi's 10 horse soldiers were strong and strong, but they had no wings, and they were hundreds of miles away from Li Zicheng's men, and they got 12 gold medals as soon as they were connected.

Lin Yi had no choice but to change his route and send troops to the capital.

(End of this chapter)