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

Chapter 298

"His Royal Highness, in the eventful autumn of my Ming Dynasty, the emperor guards the gate of the country, the king dies in the country, internal and external troubles, natural disasters and man-made disasters, precarious wind and rain, the country cannot live without a king, how does His Royal Highness plan to revitalize the Ming Dynasty?"

"Grand Master, I don't read enough books in my palace. I can't succeed in writing or martial arts. I have suffered such a catastrophe. The situation has been messed up. I have to rely on the Grand Master for the rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty. The Grand Master can handle it."

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Ji Dong has talked with the prince more than once, and he found that the prince is indeed young and ignorant, and has no ambitions. It is no wonder that the children who grew up in the palace are only 15 years old, although they have less chance of education than ordinary people. Well, if you want to have money, you don’t have to worry about food and clothing, you need a teacher, you have a teacher, and you have a companion, and both the teacher and the companion represent the highest level in the country. If you want to learn literature and martial arts, no one can compare with the advantages of resources, but after all Still a kid.

Coupled with the constant wars at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen was busy dealing with government affairs all day long, and he was overwhelmed with affairs of the government. No time to take care of it, let alone the prince's affairs.

Besides, no one thought that Emperor Chongzhen could die halfway, including even himself, he didn't think that he could hang himself on the crooked neck tree that didn't grow. passed to the prince.

As the prince, he never expected such a big change in his family.How could his immature shoulders carry such a heavy burden?In this respect, he can't compare with Shunzhi and Kangxi. They mainly benefited from Xiao Zhuang and Su Ma Lagu. Zhu Cihong didn't have such a good life.

Of course, Ji Dong also thought of this point, and it was understandable, and he expressed deep sympathy for the prince's experience, after all, he was still a poor child.When I met a kind-hearted self, it would be nice to escape with my life. If it fell into the hands of other warlords, I'm afraid my life would be gone.

As for his mediocrity, it may not be a bad thing. If you have met such eternal emperors as Tang Zong, Song Zu, Shunzhi and Kangxi, there is nothing wrong with you.

It seems that to help Daming, drive out the Tartars, save the people from fire and water, help the building to collapse, and clean up the broken old mountains and rivers of Daming, you have to rely on yourself!

After Ji Dong knew what he knew, the prince could no longer be buried in his own hands, and he had to use the prince to make some fuss.

Now I am a justifiable and well-meaning supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, and also a prince and grand teacher. These are all formally granted by the former emperor, and I also have the Tianzi Sword, the governor of the world's soldiers and horses.Now that the prince is by his side again, then he can order the world, protect the prince and assist the prince, rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, which is justified.

Thinking of this, he immediately asked the prince to issue an edict and drafted several batches of the prince's will.The first is to issue an edict to the princes of the daimyo, such as Zhu Yousong, King of Xiaofu, Zhu Yujian, King of Tang, Zhu Yihai, King of Lu, Zhu Changfang, King of Lu, Zhu Changying, King of Gui, etc., let them contribute money and strength, hurry up Get closer to the prince.

The second batch of decrees were mainly sent to Nanjing, the accompanying capital, because Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty had a team just like Beijing.This was left when the emperor guarded the country and moved the capital, and it has continued to this day. If there is an emperor, this team can run there directly, and even the eunuchs are ready-made.

Thirdly, there are several orders, mainly for the governors or general soldiers who hold military power, such as Ma Shiying, governor of Fengyang, Zuo Liangyu, uncle of Nanning, Wu Sangui, uncle of Pingxi, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and so on.

Tell them that the prince is here, and let them lead troops to Qin Wang immediately.Regardless of whether they come or not, the Prince's edict must be issued to let them know that the Ming Dynasty is still alive and that they have not been abandoned.

If any of them don't regard themselves as human beings, but insist on being traitors and traitors, and they will eradicate them together in the future, it is their own fault.

These three batches of orders were all issued in the name of the prince, and all of them were stamped with the prince's jade seal.

After the decree was issued, it really had an effect. Officials from several nearby provinces, such as civil and military officials from Shandong, Henan, and Jianghuai, came in droves.

The more famous ones are the eunuch Lu Jiude, the governor of Fengyang Ma Shiying, and Huang Degong, and then there are Nanjing officials Shi Kefa, Jiang Riguang who is known as the idle minister of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Lu Daqi, Wu Weiye, etc. These old officials of the Ming Dynasty.

The arrival of these civil and military forces also brought 10,000+ soldiers and horses, as well as countless money and food, and Lin Yi's camp immediately became lively.

It can be said that there are a lot of talents, strong troops and strong horses, and the total force has doubled at once, reaching more than 20. After all these civil and military officials met with the prince, they all respected Lin Yi as the grand master. Said that only Lin Yi will follow the lead, rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, drive out captives and suppress thieves, and clean up the broken mountains and rivers. Now Lin Yi's back is even harder.

Civil and military officials of Ming Dynasty are still gathering here.

Emperor Chongzhen is gone, but the prince is here, who is also the backbone of these courtiers.Although the late emperor had various faults in one way or another, generally speaking, Emperor Chongzhen was somewhat wise, as far as the king's death in Sheji was concerned, he was not considered a foolish emperor.

Li Zicheng is too unpopular now, just a few days after he arrived in Beijing, he tortured officials for payment, asked for money to kill people, it turns out that those officials and those rich people are unlucky, Dashun's military discipline is corrupt, and soldiers will take the opportunity to enter people's houses at night , raping prostitutes, murdering and stealing goods, doing all kinds of bad things, tossing in a miasma, people panic, more bandits than bandits.

In contrast, it was far from Chongzhen's time.When Emperor Chongzhen was here, although he was short of food and clothing, and increased taxes at every turn, he was never in such a mess.

Comparing these famous old officials and rich people, you will know who is good and who is bad, and you will cherish it only when you lose it.

Therefore, they were nostalgic for the original Daming, and had no good impression of Dashun. A thief was still a thief after all. Although Chongzhen was gone, his son was still there, and this was their backbone.

Therefore, the old officials of the Ming Dynasty and those rich people, including soldiers who still had feelings for the Ming Dynasty, came to vote one after another.

At that time, Ji Dong really had the feeling of coercing the emperor to make the princes.

At this time, Tan Malai reported that Li Zicheng's 10 troops had already left Nanzhimen in Beijing, and came to Jie Gaobeidian only to rescue Gao Yigong.

Lin Yi smiled and immediately raised his account. He had already made plans for reinforcements.

This is Lin Yi's first large-scale promotion as a supervisor or grand master. He used to issue orders in front of his direct troops. Today he wants to divide troops and dispatch generals in front of the Manchu court. Of course, the 15-year-old prince is also sitting here. .

With such a strong strength, now Lin Yi no longer looks at the Beijing city, but wants to deal a fatal blow to Li Zicheng's Dashun regime.

In the first order, he asked the eunuch Lu Jiude to command the troops, made Huang Degong the general, and gave them 10 troops to go south from Shuozhou, Datong, Shanxi and other places, and go straight to Shaanxi, intending to copy Li Zicheng's lair and cut off their descendants. road.

Lin Yi had known for a long time that Lu Jiude was loyal to the emperor. After the death of Emperor Chongzhen, he mediated from him and got the support of the Four Points of War, which helped Zhu Yousong onto the stage of history.

In other words, this person is absolutely reliable, and this person is proficient in military skills. When Chongzhen was in power, he led troops to suppress bandits many times, and he had a lot of achievements.

Needless to say, Huang Degong, as a famous general of the Jingying soldiers, supported the Chongzhen and Hongguang emperors. Although later, as one of the warlords of the four towns in Jiangbei, he was also suspected of supporting his own self-respect.

But his loyalty to the court can be learned from the sun and the moon.Otherwise, he would not die to protect the Lord. According to the original historical development, Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself, Wu Sangui surrendered the Tartars and sacrificed Shanhaiguan, Li Zicheng was defeated like a mountain, Dorgon entered the Central Plains, Zuo Liangyu rebelled, Liu Liangzuo Liu Zeqing all defected to the Manchu Tartars, but Huang Degong refused to surrender. It was the first year of Hongguang, that is, the second year after Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself. It has left a strong mark in history.

At that time, Huang Degong's pair of iron whips was invincible. It was not difficult to escape, but he protected Zhu Yousong, the court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and did his best to kill him. He never betrayed his master until his death. This is far from Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo Can compare.

With these historical records, Lin Yi certainly knows that it is really rare to have such a loyal and brave man to the court, which is one of the reasons why Lin Yi let him shoulder the heavy burden.

After Lu Jiude and Huang Degong took the order, they ordered their soldiers and horses together, fired three cannons, held high the banner of Ming Dynasty, set up troops from the southwest of Gaobeidian, and marched through Shanxi to Shaanxi.

In the second order, Lin Yi ordered Hao Yaoqi and He Renlong to lead 2 soldiers each to ambush in Zhoukoudian.This is the only way from Beijing to Gaobeidian. Let them lie in ambush in the mountains on both sides of the road. When Li Yan’s 10 people come here, they must lie in ambush and not be exposed. Once they are defeated, they will retreat. , these two men and horses rushed out from the left and right, and no one was allowed to let go.

After the two generals took orders, the soldiers also left.

In the third order, Lin Yi sent his deputy general Zu Keyong to lead 5 troops to continue to besiege Gaobeidian without attacking the city. As long as Gao Yigong and the others did not surrender, they would beat them back as soon as they left the city.

The fourth order asked Xiaoying and Zhezhe to lead 1 people including the women's battalion, including Wang Jian's logistics supply battalion with more than 4000 people.

The remaining 5 troops, led by Lin Yi himself, blocked Li Yan's 10 troops head-on.Most of the 5 troops are not Lin Yi's direct line troops, but are the king's troops from all over the country. The main component is the army of Fengyang, Anhui, which is the old army of the Ming Dynasty. The leader of the troops is Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang.

Among the 5 men, including more than 1000 guards of Lin Yi, only more than 1 belonged to Lin Yi's direct troops. The 1 men were actually divided into five battalions, namely the standard battalion and the invincible battalion. Battalion, Battalion of Guards, Battalion of Musketeers and Battalion of Artillery.

The men and horses of these five battalions were all cultivated by Lin Yi.

Although Ji Dong's five battalions only had more than 1 horses, in terms of combat effectiveness, these five battalions represented the highest level at that time.

Now Ji Dong's standard battalion has exceeded 5000 people. The foundation of the standard battalion is the combination of Guanning Iron Cavalry and Tianxiong Army. Mark the "+" in the upper right corner of Guanning Iron Cavalry and Tianxiong Army to represent the upgraded version of combat power.

Then there is the Invincible Camp, which is the last property that Sun Chuanting left to Lin Yi before his death. There are more than 4000 people in the Invincible Camp, all of whom are the elite of the Qin Army.

Apart from other things, just these two battalions, who can defeat nearly 1 horses?
Coupled with the new-style musket battalion of 3000 people and the powerful firepower of 50 red cannons, Lin Yi's more than 1000 guard battalion is also a force that cannot be ignored. A true first-class iron army.

Don't say that Li Zicheng's 10 people are all mobs, it's not a problem to have a team like this with 30.

The generals who accompanied Lin Yi included Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan, Zhang Hua, Wang Qi, Dong Sheng and so on.

Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Lin Yi finished the assignment, and every time he dispatched an order, the prince didn't have any objections. Originally, his assignments were well organized, and the 15-year-old prince didn't know how to fight. Now he only knows how to read and practice swords. He doesn't care about other things. This prince is a great teacher, Lin Yi.

At this time, Shi Kefa took a look, stepped out and saluted Lin Yi: "Grand Master, I don't know if I should say something or not."

During Chongzhen's reign, Shi Kefa served as the right minister of the household department, the censor of the capital of Youqian, and the minister of the military department of Nanjing. He was the governor of Fengyang, Huaiyang and Yangzhou, and led the troops to quell the rebellion. The status in the court is also higher and more influential.

Of course, Lin Yi also knew who Shi Kefa was. Seeing what he said, he smiled lightly, "What's your opinion, please tell me in person."

Shi Kefa has a clear face, but he is a man with ink in his stomach. He has also been in the military and has rich experience. There are more than 20 soldiers and horses. Shouldn’t we concentrate our forces and drive them out of Beijing? The emperor’s bones are not yet cold, so he must have died in peace, and the Taishi sent troops to attack Shaanxi just now. One is sent to Beijing, Gaobeidian is a tiny place, how long does the grand master plan to entangle here? Isn’t it a bit of a waste of time?”

When Shi Kefa said this, Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, also left his shift, and nodded in agreement, "Master Shi is right, and the governor agrees."

Ji Dong saw that the two of them didn't understand or were they not convinced?It's no wonder that they didn't have much contact with themselves, they mainly worked in the south, no matter what, after this battle, they had to be convinced, and now they had to be convinced in front of the prince.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi said: "My lords don't know something. Li Yan's army of 10 troops has been defeated, and the city of Beijing is at our fingertips. As long as we win the city of Beijing, Gaobeidian will be destroyed without attack. This is why Lin wants to besiege the city." The reason for the aid. Now that Li Zicheng’s main forces are all around Beijing, his old nest in Shaanxi must be empty. We took advantage of the vacancy and sent a team to copy his back. Li Zicheng is homeless. Is there anything wrong with that? ?”

Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying looked at each other, and said in unison: "Is the grand master sure that he can defeat the 5 Dashun army with only [-] horses?"

Ji Dong knew what they suspected. If the battle was lost, the 4 ambush soldiers in Zhoukoudian would be useless.

Lin Yi smiled: "Of course. If the victory is not won, I am willing to be the military commander, and the prince will be the witness."

This time Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying didn't dare to say anything more, but they were still dissatisfied with Ji Dong in their hearts, and felt that what he said was a bit loud.

After disbanding the account, people from all walks of life immediately acted according to the order.

Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying personally accompanied Lin Yi to the expedition, and the 5 troops had not traveled 50 miles before they encountered Li Yan's 10 troops.

(End of this chapter)