Qianqing Palace, what did Emperor Chongzhen say? Before Yang Shanlu could speak, he had already said, "Aiqing, you don't need to say anything, because what I want to tell you is... This time I want to go to the court!"
"What? The imperial conquest?" Yang Shanlu was really taken aback... This is completely different from the history! And this good-natured guy, why did he think of going to the Yujia personally? If this is in case there is something long and two short...
But seeing Yang Shanlu was surprised and apparently wanted to dissuade him, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "Aiqing, please speak slowly, listen to me first... According to your judgment, this time I will go out to rescue Jinzhou. The battle of the two countries will eventually evolve into a decisive battle between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, isn’t it
"That's for sure—" Yang Shanlu nodded. According to the information he collected, Huang Taiji was prepared from the beginning and sent 40,000 soldiers and horses to besiege Jinzhou (there are 20,000 Ming troops in Jinzhou city). ), and once we wait for a large-scale increase in our army, Huang Taiji will immediately come in.
Now that this point was confirmed, Emperor Chongzhen went on to say: "Aiqing, do you know that after Emperor Taizu lay down the country, he set the capital of Nanjing, but why did Emperor Chengzu move the capital here?"
"Because the emperor guards the gate of the country -" Yang Shanlu mumbled.
"Yes!" Chongzhen suddenly raised his voice: "It is precisely because the emperor guards the gate of the country! This is my responsibility! Therefore, as the blood of the great ancestor and the descendants of the ancestors, how can I be at this critical moment of the national war? Shy away because of your own safety?"
"So at this moment, I not only want the emperor to guard the country! I also want to go with my own hands to reproduce the demeanor of the ancestors of the past-whoever violated our Chinese, although I will be punishable!"
When I go, Yang Shanlu is full of enthusiasm! Then he understood, this is indeed the Emperor Chongzhen! (Of course, in the original history, even if Daming finally failed to return to heaven, he also fulfilled his promise... The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the emperor died!)
In other words, he is also a bloody emperor! Think about it, before he became the throne, the dog tart was just a disease of scabies, just making noise outside the customs.
But after he became the throne, he has been invaded four times in more than ten years! And every time I plundered my property and killed my millions of people, needless to say, even once hit directly under the capital city, shaking the country's foundation! How can he tolerate such humiliation!
Not to mention this time, thanks to Yang Shanlu’s analysis, he already knew that this was a decisive battle between the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Not surprisingly, it was the last battle (in other words, under normal circumstances, after this battle, , So I was beaten back to primitive society in Daqing)
So if he doesn't ask him personally, there will be no such opportunity in the future! Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen also had absolute confidence in Yang Shanlu (the Forty Thousand Xuanjia Army), so he must seize this opportunity. Gou Danzi, you guilty of my capital? So this time I will go to the Yujia personally!
"The emperor..." Although Yang Shanlu still admires him, he still wants to persuade him. After all, the prince's conquest is really good, but it's too dangerous!
In the long run, just like the changes in the civil engineering castle in history, it will still be a few years after the Ming ancestor Zhu Di, the Ming army is still very effective, and the national strength is also in the rising period, but what happened in the end? Ming Yingzong's prosperous imperial conquest, but in the first battle of Tumubao, 500,000 troops were exhausted! Even Ming Yingzong himself was captured by Dan Zi! (Varsant)
The so-called lessons learned from the past and the teacher of the latter, although Yang Shanlu believes that this time with him, such a thing will never happen, but how to say it is not safe to stay in the capital!
But this time, it is rare for Chongzhen to fail to follow Yang Shanlu's advice. He just resolutely said: "Aiqing, you don't have to persuade me! I have decided!"
Even the emperor Chongzhen said: "I also know that I have a shallow knowledge and learning. As an unscrupulous descendant of Taizu, I have not learned the kind of Wenchengwu virtue like Taizu Chengzu. But the problem is, I I also want to be a good emperor! I want to be a good emperor who can conquer the country and calm the world! So this time, I must go out!"
"So I also ask Aiqing to help me!"
Now that it was for this reason, Yang Shanlu knew that it would be useless to persuade him. He could only kneel and kowtow and said, "Since the emperor has this ambition, the ministers dare not follow their orders!"
Of course, in this way, Yang Shanlu also understood why his father Yang Sichang couldn't be the supervisor this time... I guess he knew it a few days ago based on his appearance.
Sure enough, then Emperor Chongzhen said to him: "So Aiqing, you have to know that after the imperial conquest, I must leave a reliable manpower in the capital, so Yang Lao Aiqing must sit in the capital to assist the government, so this time Governor Ji Liao can only use Hong Chengchou.
Of course, you can rest assured, not to mention that as you are now the town’s uncle, you can have a considerable right to speak in the army. Even if Hong Chengchou has any dispute with you, since I have also gone out, I can still give It's up to you. "
"Weichen abides by the decree—" Since Chongzhen has said so, what else can Yang Shanlu say, so he can only obey the order, and I have to say that Chongzhen is still very good to him, just like he had governed Shanxi before. At that time, Chongzhen had given him two things in total... Shangfang sword, and the golden medal of the royal gift of'Ru I come in person'.
But now the governance of Shanxi is over, but Chongzhen has recovered only one imperial gift gold medal, and Shangfang’s sword is still in his hands (you can cut it first and then play it after the fourth rank, including the imperial python robe given before) .
So with these things, Yang Shanlu feels that he has a lot of confidence to speak, and just like Chongzhen said, since he has been driven by himself, if there is anything that cannot be decided at that time, he can completely let him call the shots.
In this case, Yang Shanlu also acquiesced, but he felt that there was one thing he needed to remind Chongzhen... That is, the imperial conquest is both a good thing and a bad thing, especially before the outbreak of the war, the news needs to be absolutely blocked!
Otherwise, if the hostile person knows, the emperor’s imperial conquest, and the capital is empty, there may be some moths, including the soldiers who go on the expedition. If they know that the emperor will go on the expedition with them, it will be easy to ignite too early. Be excited, so it's better to keep it secret.
For this suggestion, Chongzhen still happily adopted... Including him before, this matter was only told to his father Yang Sichang, including the next three people after discussing it, they decided to proceed accordingly, and externally claimed that the emperor had even run Xiao Chao. , So you can’t go to court, so you can avoid Baiguan’s eyes and ears.
As for the internal affairs, confidentiality is also required, and absolute security is also required. Therefore, after the three people discussed it, they decided to mobilize another 10,000 soldiers from the Shenji battalion to accompany them on the expedition.
As for what the Shenji Camp is, it was established during the Ming Chengzu period. The so-called three major battalions of the Jingying were dedicated to defending the emperor (Five Army Camp, Shenji Camp, Shenshu Camp), and most of these three battalions They are all composed of honorable children and their loyalty is guaranteed. Therefore, Chongzhen will hide in this army at that time and will not show up normally to block news.
And there is another advantage to doing this. For example, after the customs clearance, the two sides are inextricably beaten. At the most critical moment, the Emperor Dragon Banner, who is on behalf of Chongzhen, suddenly appeared on the battlefield. That kind of motivation for morale...
After planning in this way, it's almost the same, but because Chongzhen was personally confiscated, some of Yang Shanlu's plans also need to be adjusted.
For example, the special battalion, a sharp knife unit under his command, was only going to bring out 400 people, leaving 400 people to look after the house, but now, Yang Shanlu decided to call them all out (let the Supervisory Department strengthen their guard) , So that there will be sufficient manpower to spread around the Shenjiying camp to defend secretly.
So that night, the candlelight of the Palace of Dry Qing was extinguished very late.
And on the second day, on August 16, the 14th year of Chongzhen, the army, namely Xuanfu, Datong, and Shenjiying soldiers, a total of 71,000 people, was sent off by the people of the capital. Haohao got out of the capital and headed towards Liaodong.
After the army left the capital, it took the direction of Tongzhou and Yutian until Shanhaiguan.
According to the deadline given by the Ministry of War, it is to arrive at Shanhaiguan in September and arrive at Ningyuan before September 10. However, this deadline is very generous because it is less than nine hundred miles from the capital to Ningyuan.
And after the army is pulled out, there will be a total of 70,000 troops, which is really boundless, but because they are all veterans, the marching is still very organized... The cavalry is in front, the infantry is in the back, the baggage and the artillery camp are at the end .
In addition, tens of thousands of civil servants who escorted grain, straw and heavyweights were also cooperating with the army. They followed the army on the official road from the capital to Shanhaiguan, like ants.
That's right, because the battle is about logistics, and this battle of Jinzhou, the dispatch of troops is unprecedented!
(It is estimated that the total number of Ming troops dispatched will be as many as hundreds of thousands. Even if the famous Wanli Three Expeditions in history have severely taught the barbarians of the Fan countries such as Little Japan and Mongolia, the territory of the Han family was determined by the Three World Wars and consolidated our status as the sovereign state of the Ming Dynasty. The three great wars in China are less than half of this number! So you can imagine how busy logistics and transportation will be).
And for this battle, the court has cooperated very much (because in the Ming Times, the battle of the national fortune is promoted, it is related to the national fortune, who dares not to cooperate?), especially the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, all tried their best. Tens of thousands of trolleys were recruited to transport food around the clock.
(Of course, this kind of support is still normal. Let alone Yang Shanlu's father Yang Sichang, he is still serving as the Shangshu of the Ministry of War. After the imperial conquest of Emperor Chongzhen, it is equivalent to the Prime Minister's Chaogang.)
But even so, Yang Shanlu’s rule of the army has always been based on the principle of relying on itself and relying on the court for supplies. Therefore, this time, the Xuanjia army still carries forty thousand troops to eat for a whole month. Make sure that in case of emergencies, you will not be in a mess (of course, this is also difficult for other Ming troops to learn. Can other Ming troops have the entire Shanxi as a supplementary base for food?)
After walking for nearly a month, the army arrived at Yutian on that day, and the forward sentry reported, Yutian General Soldier, Ping Dongbo Cao Bianjiao, former Tun Guard General Wang Tingchen, and 10,000 soldiers came to join.
After receiving this news, everyone was very happy... And this is the power of the whole country! And this is far from over. After Ning Yuan, more troops will gather in reinforcements.
Just like Li Fuming, General Soldier of Shanxi, Bai Guangen, General Soldier of Jizhen, Tangtong, General Soldier of Miyun, and Ma Ke, General Soldier of Shanhaiguan, have all arrived before.
In short, in this battle of national games, Daming can say that he put all his chips on the gambling table, and it depends on whether he will be the same as in history. He was beaten and lost by the dog, but the dog was defeated. It was a success in the first battle, and finally the title of emperor was set!
ps bow to thank book friend yaojin2010 for the 888 prize! On this cold winter day, this is the warmest encouragement to the white horse... (End of this chapter)