Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 395
The two defense lines of Ningyuan and Xuanda were attacked by the Liao army at the same time, delaying a large number of Ming's frontier troops on the sideline.At the same time, the civil and military officials of Chongzhen and Ming found themselves in the embarrassing situation of having no soldiers to adjust.

The imperial court asked the supervisors and commanders of the Ningyuan defense line and the Xuanda defense line to send troops to help Shanxi, but they were rejected by the chiefs of the two places.The reasons for resignation are all because the Liao Army's army is overwhelming and unable to divide the troops.If the troops are divided, it will inevitably be taken advantage of by the Liao Army.

Faced with such a refusal, the civil and military officials and Emperor Chongzhen also expressed helplessness.Originally, the Liao army was evaluated by the Ming court as the biggest threat, but there has been no conflict between the two sides.At such a sensitive time, the Fuliao army suddenly wanted to suppress the border with a large army, which made Chongzhen and others feel extremely disturbed.

"Your Majesty, Taiyuan in Shanxi was besieged by Li Zicheng's 20 troops for a month. The intruders used artillery to break the city. Shanxi's general army was killed by the thieves because of the destruction of the city. Now only Hong Chengchou's troops are defending Heluo and Taiyuan. Luoyang made the rebels unable to completely control Heluo. The blocked rebel army gave up attacking Luoyang and crossed the Yellow River to attack Shanxi. Now the rebel army is burning, killing and looting wantonly in Taiyuan City, committing crimes, the people are dying, and their bones are piled up!" The imperial court reported the battle situation in Shanxi.

All civil and military officials could not help but be silent when they heard the tragic situation in Taiyuan City.Even the general soldier of Shanxi was killed by the rebels, which shows how tragic the battle is.And this tragic degree made countless people tremble.

"Three months ago, the intruder Li Zicheng only had a battalion of 20 muskets, why now there are [-] people!" Chongzhen said angrily.

"Li Zicheng annexed the tribes of Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang two months ago and became the leader of the bandit army in northern Shaanxi, with [-] people accompanying him," said the Secretary of the Ministry of War.

"Even so, if you subtract 20 from the number of 12, where did the number of [-] come from?" Chongzhen still asked dissatisfied.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Gao Yingxiang, the intruder, did not know where he learned the art of deceiving people long ago. He made people make up nursery rhymes saying, 'Kill cattle and sheep, prepare wine, and open the city gate to welcome Chuang Wang. Hearing these lies, the common people, who were hungry, thought that Bao Qingtian was ushered in, so wherever King Chuang went, the people took refuge in him with their families and mouths. After Li Zicheng became the new King Chuang, he would This deceptive words spread widely, and more and more people took refuge in him. Although most of these refugees were powerless, they had no choice but to fill up Taiyuan City with their lives." Minister of the Ministry of War explained. reason,
But knowing the reason is even more depressing.Their opponents are a group of exiles who can't get enough to eat. The people depend on food, and the hungry and crazy people can do anything!Moreover, there were old and young women and children. The soldiers faced their own folks and elders, and they were psychologically shadowed. Some soldiers and officers simply mutinied and became the main force of looting everywhere.

"I didn't expect that today's external troubles and internal troubles, my great Ming Dynasty has fallen to this point, how will I face the late emperors in the future!" Chongzhen sat on the thorny dragon chair, and had to admit that the current situation had deteriorated to a certain extent. It's unbelievable.

And he watched the situation worsen step by step!He tried to send troops to suppress Li Zicheng, but not only failed to eliminate Li Zicheng, but also made him bigger, with an army of 20 refugees.He also tried to send officials to take over Liaodong, but Liaodong did not want to come back. The officials he sent were either detained by the Liao army or returned with humiliation.

Right now, he really has no choice. The civil and military officials in the imperial court are loyal to Zhu's family, but they form cliques for personal gain, so they can't turn the tide on the sluggish Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, why don't you recruit all the soldiers from all over the world, and let them gather in Shanxi and Xuanda to jointly destroy the intruders? Lu Xiangsheng, who participated in politics and deputy envoy of the right, went out to rectify the military preparations of the three prefectures of Daming, Guangping, and Shunde for a year. Formed an army composed of brave men, known as the "Tianxiong Army", which is said to be quite effective. If all the officials in the world can do this, then our Ming Dynasty will have millions of soldiers available." Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant minister, said .

"This is not a good way." Chongzhen agreed.It's just that he murmured in his heart that by doing so, a group of soldiers and horses could be recruited, but if officials from all over the country trained soldiers and horses, it would be easy to return to the era of warlord separatism during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

Moreover, to mobilize these soldiers and horses, the imperial court still needs to prepare food, grass and weapons.

You can't expect local officials to use local finances to take care of people's livelihood and train soldiers, right?After all, in many places, even the local people cannot support themselves.

"Your Majesty, I have a trick, maybe I can recruit more troops." Wen Tiren, Minister of Rites, stood up and said.

"Aiqing just say it." Chongzhen said happily.

This kind of scene where ministers make suggestions one after another is really rare recently!But it can also be seen that the situation is critical!
"In the time of Emperor Qin II in the past, the people of Kanto rose up, and the number of rebels was too many to count. At that time, Qin general Zhang Han said, 'The thieves have come here, and the soldiers are powerful. Now it is too late to dispatch the troops from the nearby counties. There are many criminals in Lishan, and I hope to pardon them, give them weapons, and let them attack the thieves', so Qin II amnesty the world, appointed Zhang Han as a general, and was ordered to lead 70 prisoners to meet the rebels. Zhang Han lived up to expectations and won a victory If we win again, if it is not necessary for the overlord of Western Chu to be born, maybe the Qin Dynasty will be revived." Wen Tiren said.

All the people in the hall are smart people, how could they not know what Wen Tiren's strategy is?
"Lord Wen, you are implying that His Majesty is the Second Emperor of Qin, and his heart can be punished, how vicious!" In the hall, a minister who was dissatisfied with Wen Tiren's faction jumped out and publicly accused Wen Tiren.

"I'm just telling the story of Zhang Han. We can follow the example of our predecessors and send the prisoners in the prison and the refugees who can't eat enough to the front line, and let them exchange their blood for freedom and food! The thief Li Zicheng is driving a group of Criticizing desperadoes is powerful!" Wen Tiren said, "Why can't we use the same methods as others to deal with them? This will not only solve the famine problem of the refugees, but also severely injure the trespassers."

"Zhang Han is the general of Qin, so wouldn't Li Zicheng become the overlord of Western Chu? You are definitely making a malicious sarcasm. Your Majesty, please punish Wen Tiren, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, for his disrespect!" The minister who attacked Wen Tiren was unwilling to let go of this opportunity.

"The loyalty of a humble official can be learned from the sun and the moon, and it is only for the sake of our great Ming society, please learn from your majesty!" Wen Tiren knelt down and said.

Chongzhen supported his forehead with a headache.These ministers like to attack each other if they have nothing to do, and they are still messing around here at such a critical juncture.

"Enough." As soon as Chongzhen's words came out, the officials were in awe.

"Wen Aiqing's words are not bad. If you can mobilize the refugees and prisoners in the world to fight against the intruders, you can effectively consume the arrogance of the intruders." Chongzhen said, "Then order the world to order all the governments in the world to fight against the intruders." The county trains countrymen, refugees, and prisoners to come and serve the king."

(End of this chapter)