The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 232 The Concubine Is Too Poisonous

After reading several records, Hong Niangzi not only had a clear understanding of the detailed process of the Central Plains War, but also had a clear understanding of the performance of several generals, especially the coach Wu Sangui.

Although there is an evaluation of the gains and losses of their respective commanders at the back of each record, Hong Niangzi just glanced at it as a reference. Obviously, she who has been through battles does not need these evaluations at all. Right or wrong, who has a problem with the command , it becomes clear.

"Wu Sangui, as the commander-in-chief of the army, you were supposed to deploy troops according to the actual situation in various places, but you underestimated the enemy and made a one-size-fits-all approach. After returning to Nanyang, you continued to be arrogant and underestimate the enemy. Xiangyang is close at hand, knowing the emptiness. But you still don’t send a single soldier to the south, and now you want to shirk responsibility, tell yourself who is responsible for the fall of Xiangyang and the thieves’ invasion of Huguang?”

When Hong Niangzi said the last, her tone was very severe, obviously she was really angry.

"It's my fault, please punish me!"

Wu Sangui was also said to be blushing for a while, and honestly knelt down to plead guilty, and no longer dared to quibble and shirk.

"Originally, you didn't need to remove Tang Tong's soldiers and horses, Zuo Menggeng's [-] troops alone were enough to form an encirclement and defeat the enemy.

Think about it for yourself, if you didn't mobilize Tang Tong's troops, would Liu Wenxiu be able to sneak attack Xiangyang?
Even if the sneak attack is successful, can the main force of the Daxi Army survive the Han River in Junzhou?Your Majesty trusts you so much that you command the armies from all walks of life. Is this how you command?Now it's like this, you don't reflect on yourself, and you want to shirk your responsibility! "

The red lady stared at Wu Sangui, in her opinion, this guy didn't care at all.

Otherwise, any experienced general would not take away Tang Tong's soldiers and horses, and even if he did, he would only take away ten thousand.

Because as far as the main battlefield is concerned, the two sides have hundreds of thousands of troops, one or two thousand more and one or two thousand less, which are insignificant and will not affect the battle situation at all.

And Xunyang is located at the junction of several provinces, with dense mountain roads and trails, it can be said to be extremely important, not to mention that both the Daxi Army and the Dashun Army are very familiar with this area, so they must be on guard.

"The minister deserves to die for his crimes, and has failed His Majesty's trust!"

Wu Sangui was speechless, and lowered his head in shame.

But in his heart he secretly cursed the bad luck of eight lifetimes, not only did he not get any credit this time, but he caused a lot of trouble, and now he was directly caught by the red lady.

Everyone knew the bottom line, Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing didn't even bother to hide it, they both had smirks on their faces, and that posture was almost like clapping their hands.

Liu Liangzuo, Wu Menggeng and Wu Sangui had nothing to do with each other. Although they were gloating in their hearts, they didn't show it on their faces. They all acted like they had nothing to do with themselves.

Tang Tong heaved a sigh of relief, and then hummed softly at Wu Sangui with a proud face, but in his heart he felt that his mother was really wise.

But it was also secretly rejoicing, fortunately, it was the empress who read this record first, and since the empress and Wu Sangui had a holiday, naturally she would not favor Wu Sangui.

Otherwise, if His Majesty looks at it first, with Wu Sangui's weight in His Majesty's mind, although he will not completely favor Wu Sangui, at least he will be allowed to bear some more responsibilities to alleviate Wu Sangui's guilt.

It's all right now, the empress has made a decision first, even if His Majesty wants to favor Wu Sangui afterwards, I'm afraid it's hard to say anything.

"Tang Tong, although Wu Sangui did not consider the actual situation this time, he transferred [-] of your soldiers and horses at once, resulting in a serious shortage of your troops. However, there are still three guards near Xiangyang. After you withdraw all the field troops, why? Can't we recruit the military households of the three guards in time and station them in Xiangyang to assist in the defense?"

Seeing Wu Sangui lying flat without any further quibbles, Hong Niangzi looked at Tang Tong again and said sternly.

If Wu Sangui was careless, arrogant and careless, then Tang Tong was completely irresponsible, and even suspected of deliberate inaction.

"Well, ma'am, the three guards of Xiangyang belong to the southern army, and the last general is only the commander-in-chief of the seventh town. It's really inconvenient to recruit directly!" Tang Tong said with an aggrieved face.

"Snapped!"

"Where did the southern army come from? Tang Tong, you are so brave. Who gave you the right to divide my Ming army into the southern army and the northern army?"

The red lady was furious, she slapped the armrest and stood up.

"Mo... Mo deserves to die, I made a slip of the tongue, please forgive me..."

Seeing that the red lady was so strict, Tang Tong's face turned pale with fright, and he fell to his knees with a plop, his back covered in cold sweat.

Several other people were also terrified, and secretly reminded them.

"If you renege on your promise, it's your first offence. Don't make an example. From now on, whoever dares to talk nonsense in the army will be severely punished by the Southern Army and the Northern Army!"

The red lady said with a solemn face, she decided to have a good talk with the little emperor after she went back, if this goes on for a long time, there may be hidden dangers.

"Yes!"

All the generals answered quickly.

"Wu Sangui, as the commander-in-chief, you are arrogant and underestimate the enemy, and your command is improper, which caused Xiangyang to fall, and the bandit army rushed into Huguang. Are you convinced? What else can you say?"

"I am convinced, I have nothing to say."

Wu Sangui saw that she was so eager to convict himself, and knew that this time he might really be overwhelmed and walk away.

"Tang Tong, although you are the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Town, the transfer order clearly states that you are temporarily stationed in Xiangyang Xunyang Second Mansion, and you can recruit the garrison and guard soldiers from the two places at any time, but you have been transferred for various reasons. Inaction, serious dereliction of duty, leading to the fall of Xiangyang, are you convinced? What else can you say?"

"I am convinced, I have nothing to say!"

Tang Tong couldn't be happier anymore, and replied honestly.

He really regretted it in his heart. He shouldn't have worried so much at the beginning. He was really worried that the civil and military officials in Nanjing would arrange him in front of the Queen Mother afterwards, and he thought that the war would never spread to Xiangyang. The attitude of the army did not recruit the military households of the three guards of Xiangyang.

"The two of you have nothing to say, so let the military judge and the military and political supervisor discuss the crime first!"

With a wave of her hand, Hong Niangzi did not punish the two of them directly, but planned to follow the regulations of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Wu Sangui and Tang Tong were not happy because Hong Niangzi did not directly announce the punishment result, but their hearts sank.

It is true that Zuo Dudu has no right to directly punish generals above the rank of major general, but Hong Niangzi is not just an ordinary Zuo Dudu, but also a noble concubine who has been granted absolute military and political power in the north by the emperor.

Although His Majesty has returned to the capital, she has not canceled her rights and can punish them directly.

If the imperial concubine directly punishes them, she will definitely have concerns, and most likely it will not be too severe, but now that they are identified first, and then the crimes of the two supervisors are reported to His Majesty, then there is really no room for restitution, even if His Majesty If you want to take it lightly, I'm afraid you won't think about it anymore.

Sure enough, the most poisonous woman's heart, Wu Sangui also cursed in his heart, he knew that the red lady must still hold a grudge.

Tang Tong scolded Wu Sangui in his heart.

He knew that he was probably implicated by Wu Sangui, because the imperial concubine and Wu Sangui's Liang Zi were almost known to everyone in the world, and now that he finally got the chance, he would definitely be punished to death.

(End of this chapter)