Nanming Engineer

Chapter 401
"Taiyuan Zhu Shichang and Mongolia Gushan Erzhen Alai wrote together, saying that Taiyuan was besieged by hundreds of thousands of rebels, and red-clothed cannons attacked the city day and night. Now the city is in danger, and it is about to go down sooner or later, asking the king to send troops to rescue. "Azige's face was frosty, his speech was piercing, he stared at the two of them and said: "Why do you come here, you two talk about it."

The two people he looked at were Nikan and Boluo who were promoted to princes by the front line because of their meritorious service in pacifying the Shanxi rebellion. Among them, Nikan was named Prince Jingjin, and Boluo was named Prince Chong, ranking among the highest ranks of Jurchen the nobility.

Although they were promoted to princes, they were not hereditary princes. They always had to bow their heads in front of Azig, the prince whom Huang Taiji personally appointed as his replacement. At this time, listening to Azig's words, he understood that he was talking about himself. .

This is because the Taiyuan area is the area that the two are in charge of. Boluo is responsible for attacking the front line of Daizhou and cleaning up the rebels near the Inner Great Wall; while Nikan is responsible for leading the Mongolian soldiers to assist Taiyuan and recover the counties and counties in the Jinzhong area.

The two looked at each other with puzzled expressions on their faces, and then they stood up at the same time. Nikan bowed his hands and saluted first, and said first: "My lord, I was ordered by the regent to lead troops out of Hebei and into Shanxi. I rushed to Taiyuan. At that time, Taiyuan was in danger. The prefectures and counties in all directions were rebellious. The rebels from all over the place were ready to move and tried to gather crowds to attack the city. I gathered with Zhu Shichang, the governor of Shanxi who was firmly guarded in the city, and swept away the hundreds of miles outside the city. More than a dozen counties and counties were lost The recalcitrants were slaughtered one by one, and Jiang Jianxun, who had fled from Daizhou, was driven to the west of Shanxi. After everything was settled, he drove the army northward to join the prince, but somehow Taiyuan suddenly asked for help again? "

After he finished speaking, Boluo also held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I was ordered to march westward from Daomaguan along the Inner Great Wall, straight into Daizhou, and join forces with Tong Yangliang, the newly appointed Governor of Xuanda, to jointly attack the forces entrenched in Daizhou. The rebel Liu Qian's tribe fought hard all the way, and fought to the death below Daizhou City. They killed several rebel chiefs, drove Liu Qian to the Ningwu area, and broke through the Great Wall barrier. Jiang Jianxun, the main chess piece of the Jiang family in Jinzhong, It was my ministry that defeated."

After they finished speaking, they looked at each other again, and Nikan said, "My lord, the Shanxi rebellious party, headed by the Jiang family, is currently Jiang Jian trapped in Datong, and it is this Jiang Jianxun who is acting as a thief outside. I heard that this person is both civil and military , is a good general, but he has already been disabled by the two of us, so he should not be able to make waves. There are many strong soldiers in Taiyuan City, so he should not dare to approach him. Why is Taiyuan in a hurry?"

Azige tossed the letter in his hand to the two of them, and said coldly, "Your general, Alai, has signed on the letter. You can see for yourself what it is like!"

Nikan quickly caught it with his hands and looked around. Bolo also leaned over to take a look. After a while, their expressions changed drastically.

"It's no wonder that the Ming army from Shaanxi was involved!" Nikan said urgently: "Meng Qiaofang from Shaanxi lost his land and died, and the regent was wary of the Ming general Wang Huan who occupied Shaanxi. The visitor is not good."

"What kind of person is unkind?! I think you two are incompetent!" Azig interrupted him rudely and shouted coldly: "You and I both know what a wise dog is like. A military that is inferior to a pig or a dog." Soldiers, are they worthy of being called evil? The arrival of Shaanxi soldiers is true, but it is by no means the real reason for Taiyuan's urgency. Most of those gathered under Taiyuan City are Shanxi rebels. Most of the cannons in their hands are collected from nearby prefectures and counties. The scraps of metal, but it frightened Zhu Shichang out of his wits. Alai is your subordinate, but he also started to make noises. If it is true, as you two said, the city of Taiyuan is full of chickens and dogs, why should you worry about it? "

He slapped the table suddenly, almost splitting the short boy into two pieces, and shouted violently: "Did the two of you falsely report military merits, clearly Taiyuan is a riot of all living beings, but you two claim to have wiped out all of them, in vain attempt to make military merits? Kneel down!"

Nikan and Boluo suddenly came out with white hairs, knelt down hastily, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is wronged! The two of us never thought about it. This matter is groundless and unfounded. It must be a misunderstanding!"

The other Manchurian generals and princes sitting next to them either watched silently or treated each other coldly, and some stood up to speak for the two of them, persuading Azig to calm down.

Azig hummed loudly, noncommittal, and let the two of them kneel on the ground, ignoring each other.

Nikan and Boluo were very clear-eyed, knowing that Azig was beating themselves on purpose. The reason was that they were both grandchildren of Nurhachi, but they were very close to the two brothers Dorgon and Duoduo. As long as anyone with a long head can see the matter, it is impossible for the two to be greedy for meritorious deeds. There must be a reason for the Ming army in Shaanxi. Although the Azig people are wild, they are very ambitious. Although Ergun is a brother, he has his own thoughts, and he also has the idea of ​​sitting on the throne of the Qing Dynasty.

Right now, using the Taiyuan incident to beat the two of them, it is just to make them understand that although Azig is not qualified to enter the battle for the throne between Haoge and Dorgon, he is also very powerful and he can do it at any time. To step in, Nikan and Boluo must see the situation clearly and choose the direction to stand in line.

"Okay, get up." After waiting for a while, Azig said to the two angrily, making the two princes kneel in front of them, and only a reckless man like Azig could do it. He wanted to intimidate He wins over the two, but he doesn't know that humiliating them in public will only make the two of them farther away from him.

Bo Luo and his wife slowly climbed up unwillingly, and they had to respectfully thank: "Thank you, my lord."

"Since you two didn't do a good job in Taiyuan's affairs, then you two will still take care of it." Azige said slowly: "The regent is about to visit Shanxi, Datong is full of soldiers, you two leave , there is no injury to the bones, but you have to go and come back quickly, otherwise, when the regent comes and sees that you two are not there, and asks the reason, I will not protect you!"

The two gritted their teeth with hatred, but they had to put on an air of convincing, and bowed to accept the order: "Yes! We will definitely live up to our trust and vow to wipe out all the thieves before we come back and return!"

Seeing that the two were subdued, Azige smiled secretly, but said warmly and hypocritically: "Just now, this king was a little impatient and spoke inappropriately. Please don't take it to heart. We are all brothers, the descendants of Emperor Taizu. What's the matter?" If it’s inappropriate, just pour it over with this glass of wine.”

He raised his voice and shouted loudly: "Come here, serve wine! Rest for half a day today, and discuss swords and weapons tomorrow. This king will drink wine and eat meat with all the princes and lords to relieve the fatigue in your body!"

The tent suddenly became lively, and everyone was overjoyed when they heard that they could eat meat and drink wine. After days of bloody siege on the city, their bodies were full of evil spirits, and they really needed a meal of wine and meat.

One day of banquet, and the next morning, Nikan and Boluo set up their respective soldiers and horses. A total of 2 Banner soldiers, [-] Mongolian soldiers, plus more than [-] Pubing and Han troops gathered together. , marched in the direction of Daizhou in a mighty way.

(End of this chapter)