Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 441
The border riders sent from Shanhaiguan galloped along the post road, restless and sleepless. When the horse couldn't run, he would change a horse at the post station. If he was too hungry, he would eat a few mouthfuls of dry food on the horse's back. If you have to move, the goal will always be the city of Beijing.After running all night, he finally saw the city of Beijing bathed in the rising sun.

His arrival broke the tranquility of the Beijing city in the early morning. No matter whether they were traffickers or pawns or princes and nobles, they all watched him gallop into Beijing city in horror, and talked a lot.In the eyes of the people in the capital, these frontier passers-by are simply plague gods. Every time they appear, they will bring a series of bad news. It was captured by Houjin again. Anyway, there is no good news.Noticing the turmoil of the common people, the thirsty Chuanqi shouted in a hoarse voice: "Dongjiang urgent report: Jiannu sent [-] troops to attack Lushun, and southern Liaoning is in danger!"

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Miraculously, the common people breathed a sigh of relief, thank God, it was none of their business to fight Lushun!Lushun is far away from Beijing. Many people don't even know where Lushun is, let alone how important strategic value it has... Whatever, as long as they don't break through the border and attack Beijing, that's fine.The entire Ming Dynasty was frightened by Hou Jin's beatings. As soon as they heard that there was something going on in Hou Jin, they immediately covered their heads and shrank into the corner, chanting "Don't hit me, don't hit me" until their maces smashed their Tianling Caps. until.

The border rider galloped through the streets of the capital while roaring loudly: "Dongjiang urgent report: Jiannu sent [-] troops to attack Lushun, and southern Liaoning is in danger!" The city of Beijing, which has made people panic a little, has a little relief after the rain.However, when this person galloped past under the posthouse where Yang Menglong was staying, Yang Menglong jumped up, rushed to the window and looked down, staring at the border passer who was hurriedly galloping towards the Forbidden City, and heard him yelling again. It took me several times to make sure I heard correctly.He scratched his head and muttered: "Jiannu sent troops to attack Lushun? You took the wrong medicine, right? Lushun is so poor that you can't get anything if you fight it down. How dare you send tens of thousands of troops to fight?" Shaking his head, he will This seemingly unbelievable move by him was attributed to Huang Taiji falling from his horse and breaking his brain.He stretched his waist, his bones cracked, and he called: "Jiang Zheng, prepare the horse, I want to enter the palace to face the saint!"

In the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen was attending the early court with the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs.

The focus of discussion in the early dynasty was the Huguang Rebellion.

There is no way, the Huguang rebels are too fierce, and they are as strong as a snowball. When the flames of war were ignited in the land of southern Liaoning, the 30 rebels in Huguang had already wiped out all the counties and counties around Jingzhou City, and surrounded Jingzhou with water. , and used extremely powerful heavy artillery to bombard the Jingzhou city wall. In the direction of the muzzle, landslides and rocks cracked, the ground shook and the mountains shook, and the Ming army was terrified.It seems that after the Ming army lost Xiangfan, Jingzhou couldn't keep it anymore, and it will be the turn of Wuhan area next, which is okay!And the rebels also angered the rulers, because they were also local tyrants. Seeing so many gentry officials hanged on the treetops by the rebels, and so many embezzled assets were confiscated, they were both angry and frightened.The Huguang rebels have already been included in their number one blacklist, and they are much more dangerous than the northwestern rogues and northeast slaves—although these two also burned, killed and looted, they did not distribute their land to the common people!Therefore, in the early court, almost all the courtiers were filled with righteous indignation, beat their chests and feet, and denounced the Huguang rebels for killing innocent people and killing gentlemen and gentlemen.Some people have suggested that the northwestern rogues should be let go first, and then concentrate on solving the Huguang rebellion?Huguang is Daming's big granary, if the rebels are allowed to continue to suffer like this, it will be a pill sooner or later!
But Sun Chengzong cheered up and refuted this argument under strong pressure.He pointed out that the Northwest bandits have been raging for many years, lawless, and have harmed several provinces in the Northwest. Now the Heluo New Army and Tianxiong Army are guarding Wuguan, Jingxingkou and other places that must pass through to enter the Central Plains, blocking them in Shaanxi and Shanxi , and Hong Chengchou and Cao Wenzhao's encirclement and suppression are very effective. They have formed a network of heaven and earth on the borders of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and Yishu provinces. will be wiped out completely.But if the rogues are allowed to enter the Central Plains, it is like throwing a torch into the woodshed, and the entire Central Plains will be plunged into terrible turmoil. The living situation will collapse in an instant, and it will be extremely sad to stop the rogues!His opinion is that the Huguang rebels seem to be powerful, but in fact the Heluo new army is firmly seated in Heluo, forming a overwhelming momentum against them. Fleeing into the Central Plains, the hungry people in the Central Plains will respond, and the entire North China Plain will be smashed to pieces. At that time, everything will be over. Therefore, the Huguang Rebellion will be left in chaos first, and all efforts will be made to clean up the northwest rogues first, and then go back to deal with the Huguang rebels.The old man's thinking is very clear: Jiannu is the biggest threat to Daming, the rogue bandits occupying the northwest, like a javelin aimed at the Central Plains, ranks second, and the Huguang rebels who have been fighting towards the south rank third, the boss for a while It can't be solved for a while, but the second child can be solved first, and then the third child, instead of putting the cart before the horse.

Fu Zonglong absolutely supported his old boss, and even volunteered to lead a Sichuan army to deal with the Northwest bandits.In fact, Sun Chengzong's thinking is also correct. The Huguang rebels don't only know how to destroy but don't know how to build. They only kill local tyrants and evil gentry, and don't hurt the people.On the contrary, the northwestern rogues, like a swarm of locusts, conquered the ground and devoured the ground. Their destructive power was too amazing, and they could not be allowed to enter the Central Plains no matter what.However, sometimes what is right is not necessarily good, at least for those ministers.Many ministers cried bitterly, denouncing the atrocities of the Huguang rebels who slaughtered the gentlemen, and asked the court not to care about building slaves or bandits, and destroying them first!Just as they were arguing, the eunuch on duty came in to play and said that an official from the Ministry of War had come and there was something urgent to play.Chongzhen was a little surprised and called him in.

As soon as the official came in, he knelt down on the ground with a thud, his expression panicked, and he called out, "Your Majesty, something is wrong! Jiannu sent [-] troops to attack...attack..."

Chongzhen almost jumped up. At this juncture, Hou Jin also jumped out to find trouble, and dispatched an army of [-]. Didn't that force him to death?He asked sharply: "Where to attack? Tell me quickly!"

The official swallowed a little bit of saliva with difficulty, and called out in a trembling voice: "There is an urgent report from Dongjiang from the riders at the border. Jiannu dispatched [-] troops yesterday to attack Jinzhou and Lushun. Southern Liaoning is in danger!"

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Just like the common people, most of the officials were relieved when they heard that they were attacking Jinzhou and Lushun. Thank God, they were not attacking Beijing!Chongzhen's complexion became very ugly, as if he wanted to cry, but also seemed to want to laugh... There are so many things this year.The Northwest is making noise, Huguang is making noise, and even Jiannu is making noise!He was a little hesitant, and Hou Jin had cast a psychological shadow. Hearing that Hou Jin had dispatched tens of thousands of troops, his whole mind was in a mess, and he murmured: "What should I do? What should I do?"

At this point, Wen Tiren couldn't do without talking. He took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Lushun is close to the mountains and the sea, and the city walls are extremely thick. Huanglong's general soldier is a veteran general. Tens of thousands of slaves in a mere district are We can't help them. Besides, even if we lose, Huanglong's general soldiers can go out to sea and retreat to Pidao. Little Lushun, even if he wins Jiannu, there will be no loss to Daming. The most urgent task is to quickly put down the Huguang rebellion..."

Fu Zonglong said in a deep voice: "The first assistant's words are wrong! Although Lushun is not big, it is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty. We cannot lose an inch. How can we give up the land of our ancestors so easily?"

Wen Tiren narrowed his eyes and said: "It's best to defend a small place. If you can't defend it, there won't be much loss if you give up. You can just try to take it back later..."

Fu Zonglong flicked his sleeves, and said angrily: "The cities that Daming gave up are not enough? Abandoning Lushun, Dongjiang Town will exist in name only, and Daming will be completely driven out of the Liaodong Peninsula! How will those Liao people who are still struggling in the Liaodong Peninsula think about it?" Daming? What do the Korean and Japanese vassal states think of Daming?" He knelt down and said to Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, the old minister is not talented. I would like to lead an elite army across the sea to support Lushun, and compete with Jiannu!"

The old man's stubborn temper came again, and he didn't give Wen Tiren any face, which made Wen Tiren a little embarrassed.All the civil and military ministers also reacted, and expressed their opinions one after another. They actually supported Wen Tiren overwhelmingly. Don't let Lushun go, and solve the Huguang rebellion first.While arguing, Cao Huachun walked in and told Chongzhen: Erhuo Yang is here.Chongzhen twitched his eyebrows, well, this one is here too, this morning is so lively!He said calmly, "Xuan!"

As soon as they heard that Erhuo Yang had arrived, the expressions of all the ministers became a little strange.They didn't remember until now that there was such a second-rate man with the seal of the general of the two towns and nearly [-] elite soldiers in the capital, who hadn't shown up much.They stopped arguing, the current situation is a bit complicated, it's better to hide yourself first, so as not to shoot the first bird.

Under the leadership of Cao Huachun, Yang Menglong Xiong Jiu walked in with high spirits.This bastard didn't wear an official uniform, but put on armor and a helmet. The breastplate, shoulder armor, and greaves were all polished and polished, with hideous patterns engraved on them. He was majestic, and he was given a horizontal knife You can rush out and kill people.I don't know why, seeing him walk in with a murderous look, Chongzhen's restless heart actually settled down a bit: This lucky general who has performed miracles twice under the city of Dengzhou on the banks of the Daling River, can still give him this time. Surprise?
While meditating, Yang Menglong knelt down on one knee, and his voice resounded throughout the Qianqing Palace: "I heard that Jiannu sent [-] troops to attack Lushun. I wonder if it is true or not?"

Chongzhen said: "Of course it is true. From Lushun to Pidao, from Juehua Island to Shanhaiguan, beacon fires were lit, and the passers-by at the border came to the capital day and night to report the letter. How can it be false?"

Yang Menglong clasped his fists in both hands and said loudly: "I heard that Lushun's defense is empty and weak, and Jiannu sent tens of thousands of troops, moving like wind, thunder and lightning. I am afraid that little Lushun will not be able to withstand this thunderous blow! Lushun is entering the Liaodong Peninsula. It is also the last stronghold of the Ming Dynasty in the land of southern Liaoning. Its significance is self-evident. The gains and losses of this small city are overwhelming! I am not talented, and I am willing to lead the Heluo New Army to cross the sea and go north to reinforce Lushun. I am called Jiannu Bump your head against the city wall of Lushun!"

(End of this chapter)