Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 456 The situation deteriorates

"The soldiers and horses of the imperial court have finally returned—"

Dozens of people who were in a bit of a panic dragged their families and their mouths with tears in their eyes.

The first person stood with his hands on his back and his head held high. He was wearing a shabby royal robe with rough skin.

"Who are you waiting for?"

"I am the younger brother of the current King Shen, Lingshou King Zhu Hui—"

"Zhu Hui?"

You Shiwei was dumbfounded. He looked at the seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man in front of him, still not convinced: "Do you want evidence?"

"This is the Silver Book and Silver Treasure, please take a look!"

Zhu Hui has suffered a lot, and he has completely lost the arrogance of the past.

On the contrary, he revealed his approachable side, and handed over the items very graciously, as if he was a servant.

You Shiwei was taken aback, he was a little suspicious.

"Since King Shen was plundered and left, the entire Shen Fan died and fled. Fortunately, I was trapped in a teahouse and survived."

Speaking of this, the young Lingshou King actually showed a trace of nostalgia.

Hearing this, people understood that he survived only as a waiter in the shop.

But immediately, his every move was in line with the vassal king's, and his temperament was even more dusty.

"I can't be the master either!"

You Shiwei shook his head, his face changed, and he said: "Your Majesty, please join the army and don't wander around. After I break through Taiyuan City, I will report to the Holy Spirit for inspection by the Ministry of Rites."

"it is good!"

King Lingshou marched into the army with a group of family members who looked like refugees.

Although You Shiwei didn't dare to be negligent, he was even more afraid to be bold.

Not only did he send people to tie his family near the influence and not allow them to go out, but he also guarded them layer by layer to prevent accidents.

"Are you suspicious of something?"

The lieutenant on the side was puzzled.

"Hmph, where is such a coincidence?"

You Shiwei sneered and said: "Shanxi has three domains, Jin, Dai, and Shen. The Jin domain is in Taiyuan, which is very close. The Dai domain is in Datong, which is too far away. Only the Shen domain is in Luzhou, and the journey is not far or close... ..."

"Looking at it well, even if it's true, it's just another palace on Wangfu Street."

You Shiwei couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. During a war, how could anyone dare to attack the army directly. Wouldn't it be better after victory?
At dusk, Liu Tingjie, who was going to Xinzhou, returned with the head of Taiyuan General Li Haoxian.

At this time, Wan Lian also returned in a mighty way with Wanshi grain and grass.

"This person is Han Eight Banners, obstinate and unrepentant!"

Liu Tingjie explained.

"Han Eight Banners, if you die, you die!"

You Shiwei nodded, looked at Wan Lian who had returned with a full load, and said happily: "You have made a great contribution."

"The gentry in Taiyuan Mansion had a lot of resentment towards Man Qing, but they didn't dare to send them in blatantly. I just took them one by one, which wasted time."

You Shiwei also talked about this Lingshou King, and they were equally curious.

The next day, Li Haoxian's head was erected high, and a large number of Qing army flags were thrown to the ground, making the entire Taiyuan city panic.

The appearance of large-scale captives wiped out the last confidence of the Qing army.

Two days later, a mutiny opened the gates of Taiyuan.

You Shiwei led the army and marched into Taiyuan City in a mighty manner, shaking Shanxi.

Soon, after hearing the news, Liu Qian couldn't wait to go south, wanting to occupy a place in Taiyuan City.

You Shiwei just rewarded him ten thousand taels of silver and let him go back to Datong directly.

"Bah! Humiliate me." Looking at the several large boxes of silver, Liu Qian cursed angrily, and returned with his soldiers and horses, occupying Xinzhou.

Jiang Guan, who was far away in Datong, also received the news at this time and was furious.

He was extremely angry about You Shiwei's move to pick peaches, but after calming down, he had to order Liu Qian to be returned, and wrote a letter, asking for help in gentle words.

It turned out that Dorobel Nikan had already led an army of [-], galloping across the entire Monan in a starry night.

In a few days, Hunyuan Prefecture was breached and Yingzhou was surrendered, which can be said to be as fast as lightning.

In the north, the Chahar Ministry obeyed and went south to attack the front line of the Great Wall.

For Jiang Guan, how to expand the harvest is no longer important, the most important thing at present is to preserve Datong City.

Only then did he realize how weak his foundation was.

The rescue of the Ming army is crucial.

However, after receiving the distress letter, You Shiwei did not pay too much attention to it. Instead, he continued to send troops and horses to sweep through several prefectures in the south of Taiyuan, recruiting rebels and flooding them with food.

Liu Tingjie was silent, but Wan Lian hesitated for a few days, and finally asked:

"Master Hou, Datong is the gateway to northern Shanxi. If something goes wrong, Shanxi cannot be protected."

"No matter how good Jiang Guan is, he can't make fun of Datong."

"You do not understand."

You Shiwei looked up at him, smiled, and said in a deep voice:
"The Qing army is all cavalry. Without red-clothed artillery, how can he attack the city? Dabi is stronger than Taiyuan. I believe in Jiang Zongbing."

"As for me and—"

"As long as we station troops at Yanmen Pass, Jiannu will not dare to move rashly, and Datong will naturally be as stable as a mountain."

With such a decisive conclusion, Wan Lian had to admit that this was indeed a really good idea.

So, after Nikan came to the city of Datong like a bamboo, he stopped immediately, in a dilemma.

Not to mention that he doesn't have artillery, Datong can't take it down at all, even if he goes all out, he is afraid that the Ming army will sneak attack on one side.

The scene became so embarrassing.

At this time, Chen Yongfu of Luoyang, after hearing about the Shanxi incident, decisively sent a memorial to Nanjing, and then he couldn't wait to cross the Yellow River and arrive at the three residences of Weihui.

That is, Weihui Mansion, Zhangde Mansion, and Huaiqing Mansion approached North Zhili.

The southwestern sides were threatened, and the environment of the Manchu and Qing dynasty deteriorated again.

Now, Dorgon couldn't sit still at all, and thought of the personal conquest.

At this time, Beijing was boiling, and the nobles of the Eight Banners were divided into two. They persuaded them to stay and instigated their own conquests, each occupying half.

Dorgon couldn't help hesitating.

Since the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the regent Dorgon, who is in charge of the highest power in the Qing court, has not personally led the army.

The reasons are, first, that after entering Beijing, he had a lot of work, and it was difficult for him to separate himself; second, the power struggle among the Manchu nobles had been going on; third, his health was not good.

In ancient times, as a ruler, heirs were the best evidence of his health.

For example, the two emperors Zhengde and Tianqi were ill since childhood and had to die. Guangxu and Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty were also representatives.

For so many years, Dorgon had only one daughter, so he naturally had problems with his health.

"It would be great if Dodo was here!"

Dorgon sighed, his thoughts turned a thousand times.

Sitting in the city of Beijing, besides him, only Duoduo can make him feel at ease.

It's a pity that he was killed by Zhu Yixi, a thief, and died young.

"Order, Prince Azig of England will be the general of Zhenxi, restore the title of Prince Haogesu, and make him a deputy general, and bring the red-clothed artillery to Datong."

At this critical moment, Dorgon once again stood on the side of reason and let Hauge lead the army to fight.

(End of this chapter)