I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 157

Chapter 156

Sun Chengzong lived to be 67 years old, and it was the first time that someone dared to pull out a knife in front of him without saying a word, and seeing Cheng Shijie's posture, it seemed that he would chop it down if he disagreed with him.

In theory, looking at the Ming Dynasty, no one dared to be so presumptuous in front of him, but the problem was that Sun Chengzong didn't dare to bet.

The older the rivers and lakes, the less courageous.

Cheng Shijie's rise was too fast, and Sun Chengzong, who had already left the center, didn't know much about Cheng Shijie. His understanding of Cheng Shijie was only found in the banknotes of Tang Baodi.As a newly rising general in the military, Cheng Shijie's frequency of appearing in the residence newspaper is not low.

It is difficult for the names of countless ministers to appear on this list in a lifetime, but Cheng Shijie appeared five times in just one year. The first time was as the garrison of the Ning Navy. In this regard, the second time was meritorious in suppressing Kong Youde's rebellion, and the third time was the feudal general Zhenglu, who restrained the Dongjiang army.The fourth time was the Jinshishan victory, and the fifth time was the Haizhou victory.

In just one year, Cheng Shijie's name appeared in the mansion newspaper as many as five times. It was difficult for Sun Chengzong not to pay attention to Cheng Shijie, but when he really met Cheng Shijie, he lit his knife.

In fact, Sun Chengzong is really not afraid of death, nor is he afraid of being threatened by Cheng Shijie. In front of him, it represents the attitude of the palace.

Sun Chengzong knew that there was no invention to invite him to come out of the mountain, which shows that there are still many people in the central government who oppose him to go out of the mountain, and they can only compromise and let Cheng Shijie take a private capacity.

Cheng Shijie's personal identity also represents Chongzhen's attitude.

So, Cheng Shijie is playing a lawless reckless man, while Sun Chengzong is going with the flow, pretending to be threatened by Cheng Shijie.Sun Chengzong hurriedly changed his words.

Cheng Shijie immediately held Tang Zhidao to Yesun Chengzong with both hands and said, "Master Sun Ge, my subordinate gave you a precious sword, what do you think?"

"Excellent sword, truly a peerless weapon!"

Sun Chengzong is obviously a person who knows the goods, and he can see the difference of this knife at a glance. Of course, just from the appearance, the Tang Zhidao is the most different from ordinary knives except that it can stab and chop. .

The handle of Tang Zhidao is wider at both ends and slightly thinner in the middle, which has excellent penetration effect. The heavy armor can defend against the horizontal knife's slashing, effectively reducing the killing effect by [-]% or even [-]%, but it is not effective against straight stabbing. .

Using this kind of knife, except for the white armored soldiers who cannot be directly and effectively killed Jiannu, but the killing effect on red armored soldiers or armored war slaves will be very good.

"Come on, serve tea!"

Only then did Cheng Shijie bring up the three carts of gifts he had sent.

The three big carts of gifts are similar to what Cheng Shijie sent to the palace, except that the amount is much smaller. Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn are [-] catties each. Not many.

Sun Chengzong has always been like this, and it can be regarded as his advantage. He has always been very lenient towards capable people, and he can tolerate no matter how serious the other party's shortcomings are.

Yuan Chonghuan was proud of his talents, Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang formed a clique for private interests, Man Gui was reckless and rough, Mao Wenlong was rebellious, and even Qin Liangyu confronted him face to face, he could tolerate and reuse them, because these people were all outstanding talents of Ming Dynasty.

Although Cheng Shijie drew his sword in front of Sun Chengzong, he was not too presumptuous. Compared with Cheng Shijie's ability, this is not a trivial matter worth mentioning.

Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "I have known your name for a long time. Some people say that you have the courage to be undeserved, and some people say that you are daring. The old man also appreciates you. It's just that you are full of chores and have never been able to find a chance to be with you." You met me last time, but I didn't expect to meet you here today."

Cheng Shijie didn't feel embarrassed either, as if he wasn't the one who threatened Sun Chengzong with a knife just now.

Cheng Shijie smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ge, for your appreciation!"

"You don't have to be polite!"

Sun Chengzong waved his hand and said: "Don't say polite words, I have never supported you, I just think you are talented, if I can hear your name as soon as possible, maybe Dalinghe..."

The Battle of Daling River is an eternal regret in Sun Chengzong's heart. Not only did he take the blame for the defeat, but at the same time, he also recognized the reality. He had lost influence on the Guan Ning Army, an army formed by himself.

"You have talent, and you have talents, so you should reuse them. You have done a good job. In less than a year, you have turned the barren land in southern Liaoning into a fertile land full of merchants and granaries, feeding dozens of military households, and Thousands of Jiannu were wiped out in one battle, which is really jaw-dropping."

"The lower officials have not done enough, far from enough. Right now, Jinzhou looks like it. Gaizhou, Fuzhou, and Haizhou are almost barren!"

Cheng Shijie continued: "To tell the truth, the great victory in Haizhou was not the work of Cheng and the officers and men of Ning Haizhou. It was a fluke that I missed it, and this great achievement, this great victory, was just to cheer up the hearts of the people of Ming Dynasty, and it does not count as Ning Haijun's strong fighting power!"

Sun Chengzong nodded.

The victory report of Haizhou Great Victory is full of nose and eyes, full of colorful flowers, but the details cannot pass the scrutiny. This is why Sun Chengzong is strange. After listening to Cheng Shijie, the client, he finally understands the real reason.

Sun Chengzong took a sip from his teacup, savored it carefully and said: "You have done a good job, being too eager is not a good thing!"

It wasn't until this time that Cheng Shijie seriously looked at this famous official in the late Ming Dynasty, the founder of the famous Guanning line of defense.Sun Chengzong has a tall figure, beard and hair like snow, his face is covered with wrinkles, and his cheekbones protrude, depicting a hard and sharp outline.

He is 67 years old, "40 years of life is rare since ancient times". In this era where the average life expectancy is less than 67 years old, [-] years old is already an extremely old age. He should be at home to tease his grandchildren and enjoy peace and happiness, but he is still worried about Daming, who is going around. empire.

Decades of battles and court battles have honed his mentality to be extremely tenacious and strong, just like an ancient pine tree, no matter you are blown by wind or rain, it will still stand tall and straight, and it will not be surprised by honor or disgrace.

If no miracle happened, he would have finished his legendary life in the isolated city of Gaoyang in the 11th year of Chongzhen.

In this time and space, such regrets will no longer exist.

Sun Chengzong said: "I am old, what can I do for General Cheng?"

"An old house where a treasure!"

Cheng Shijie said: "I'm a late student, I'm willing to worship the boss as my teacher, and I hope that the boss will not dislike Shijie's stupidity!"

Sun Chengzong understood.

Cheng Shijie said it nicely, but in fact he is pulling his tiger skin as a big banner, and using him as an old guy to shelter from the wind and rain. As long as he goes to southern Liaoning, everyone will look at him, and Cheng Shijie can Take advantage of the darkness under the lamp and continue to do his work.

In fact, Sun Chengzong was unwilling to be lonely.

Sun Chengzong carefully studied Cheng Shijie's practice in southern Liaoning. Cheng Shijie built more than 30 towns and forts in southern Liaoning, and rebuilt Haizhou, Fuzhou, Gaizhou, and the four guard cities of Jinzhou.In the south of Liaoning, a road connecting the north and the south was built, with the Acropolis as the fulcrum and the town fort as the contact point.

It is exactly the same as his fortress strategy back then. If there is a difference, it is that the Ning Navy is not like the Guan Ning Army.

Sun Chengzong is not old at heart, he still wants to see how far Cheng Shijie's fortress tactics can go.

The Sun family in Gaoyang held a great migration. Sun Chengzong's five sons, six grandsons, two nephews, eight nephews, and his wives and concubines, a total of 41 people, went to southern Liaoning with Cheng Shijie.

……

In Shenyang City, after half a month of investigation, at the end of September, the Manchu Eight Banners, the Mongolian Left and Right Battalion, and the Han Army Banner, nearly [-] troops gathered in Shenyang City. case, the results of the investigation finally came out.

"Report to King Khan, the matter has been investigated!"

"Who did it?"

Huang Taiji was actually very angry, these bastards under his command were too short-sighted, if he robbed the caravan, he couldn't guarantee the safety of the merchants, would he do business with them in the future?
Although these merchants are very annoying right now, they are simply greedy.Huang Taiji himself wanted to strangle these greedy Shanxi merchants, but the question is, if there is no huge benefit, who will send them supplies?
Without supplies, how could Jiannu survive in Liaodong?

For nomads, whether they can obtain additional supplies from farming areas is a matter of life and death. Whether it is acquired by force or through the market, they must be obtained, otherwise the situation of the entire ethnic group will become extremely difficult.

Before Ning Haijun came to southern Liaoning, it was not difficult for them to obtain such supplies. Guangning, Jinzhou, Datong, Yulin, Yinchuan... These areas have become their fixed pastures. When the harvest is ready, they will kill and grab it One ticket.

However, it is no longer possible. The damn Ning Navy has guarded the long border of southern Liaoning like an iron wall, and even used its naval forces to cut off smuggling operations at sea.What's even more abominable is that the scouts of Ning Haijun jumped over the side wall and ran to the grassland to collect heads from time to time.

The only way they can obtain supplies now is from Shanxi merchants. The eight major families of Shanxi merchants, together with Cao Sanxi's family, can be regarded as nine major families. Will wait and see, or even withdraw from Shenyang, this matter is really terrible for Daikin.

"King Khan, this is really not done by our people!"

"Impossible, these slaves, King Ben Khan knows about them!"

Huang Taiji was too clear about the piss of the Jurchen nobles under his command, expecting them to look at the fat and not eat it, it would be better to expect the sun to rise from the west and expect the rooster to lay eggs.

"Not only did our people not do it, many of our tribes were looted, especially the pastures in the Heliao Grassland were burned for hundreds of miles, and the losses were heavy!"

"really?"

This is Su Wannayan's impulsive behavior, and it is the only flaw. Even if the Jiannu soldiers and horses rob Fan Yongdou's cattle and horses, they will not set fire to the pasture. Very difficult.

Huang Taiji's face became extremely gloomy: "So, we are all fooled!"

Fan Wencheng nodded very much: "It is very possible that we were fooled. This guy Cheng Shijie came up to show a very greedy look on purpose to paralyze us and make us think that he is a very weak counselor."

Huang Taiji sighed: "Before and after the autumn harvest, he is at his weakest. We want to use Cheng Shijie's people to harvest the crops in the field so that we can pick up ready-made ones. He uses our ideas to make a plan to sell the grain." Now that the autumn grain in southern Liaoning has been put into storage, and his Ning navy is also training day and night, I am afraid that it is waiting for us to attack Haizhou at this moment!"

"Now we have to fight!"

"Yes, I have to fight!"

On the grasslands outside Shenyang City, the pastures have been gnawed away by cattle and sheep, exposing the bare soil, and the dust is flying under the trampling of thousands of troops and horses.

The flags are flying, people are shouting and horses neighing, which is very spectacular.The Jurchen Eight Banners, the Left and Right Mongolian Battalion, and the Han Army Banner all gather here, and the military capacity is unprecedented.

When Huang Taiji left Shenyang City on his horse, countless Eight Banners soldiers raised their arms and shouted: "King Khan, King Khan!"

The cheers of tens of thousands of people spread from far to near, like a raging tsunami, drowning out all voices.Those wrapped slaves were prostrate in the dust, not even daring to lift their heads. They were not qualified to cheer and pay tribute to this noble Jurchen.

Huang Taiji coughed to calm everyone down, and said in a deep voice, "King Ben Khan knows that everyone has been waiting for this battle for too long..."

"Long live the Khan!"

Huang Taiji inspected his troops, laughed loudly, and shouted: "My warriors, Zhu Ming has no way, has lost the favor of heaven, and the trend of Ming's death and Jin's prosperity is irreversible! Hold your swords and guns tightly and follow My battle flag entered southern Liaoning, turned the Han people's cities into a sea of ​​blood, plundered their wealth, wives and daughters, killed all their warriors, made them kneel before us and beg for mercy, and be our slaves!"

"Go south, go south!"

The soldiers of the Eight Banners roared with enthusiasm, "Go south, go south..."

……

In Qianshan Town, about a hundred miles southwest of Anshan City in later generations, dozens of horses greedily gnawed on the dry grass on the grass. Fifty Ning Navy scouts were divided into four teams. A fire was lit, and iron pots were hung on the campfire.

Water was boiling in an iron pot, and a few pieces of beef jerky, salted fish, and horse meat were floating in the water. The Ning Navy scouts sitting around the campfire looked at the red lady disguised as a man and said, "Soup, there is a good soup." stuff, don't hide it!"

Hong Niangzi has been successfully promoted to the head of the post in the usual training. No one has discovered her identity so far. In the usual training, the scouts of the Ning Navy will reward jerky and dried fruits for good performance.

The red lady raised the bag in her hand and said, "It's gone, it's really gone. Today is the last day of our mission. Stand on the last shift. If you want to eat meat, let's go back and eat!"

At this time, the Ning Haijun scout cavalry standing guard in the distance said: "Tangtou, there is a situation!"

The red lady hurriedly got up to take a look, only to see smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and a large group of slave cavalry swarming over.

On September 28th, the fifth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji led nearly [-] elite slaves, and marched southward. The main force of the army was Shenyang, and the forward scouts had dispersed to the vicinity of Qianshan.

"Hurry up, report quickly, Jianu is here!"

(End of this chapter)