Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 141
Fighting locally has this advantage, and the burden of food and baggage will be much lighter.

When the army arrived at Juyong Pass, they did not rush out to fight. Instead, they rested first and continued to send Ye Bushou to inquire about the latest situation of Jianlu.

Mo Rigen finally met Emperor Chongzhen and joined the Jingying camp as he wished, becoming the general banner of the Ye Bu Shuzhong, which was directly under the imperial command.

In the middle of the night, Kong Youde quietly left the customs, showed up in Geng Zhongming's defense area, and successfully met Geng Zhongming.

The sleepy Geng Zhongming didn't expect to see Kong Youde. He was shocked and his sleepiness disappeared and said: "Brother Xian, why are you here? Didn't you follow Prince Ying to the Xuan Mansion? You have already conquered Juyong Pass, why didn't you? Hear..."

Kong Youde's appearance here left him with too many doubts.But before he finished speaking, Kong Youde said to him with a stern expression: "Brother, I have returned to the court!"

He and Geng Zhongming are sworn brothers. Geng Zhongming is the elder brother and he is the younger brother.

Geng Zhongming was a little confused when he heard this and asked doubtfully: "Returning to the imperial court, what is returning to the imperial court?"

After he asked this question, he understood a little bit, and he was shocked again. He stepped forward and grabbed Kong Youde's shoulders, lowered his voice and asked: "What do you mean to return to the court? Did you betray the Prince of England?"

Kong Youde also reached out and grabbed his shoulders and said, "Brother, sit down and listen to me first. Time is running out!"

Hearing this, Geng Zhongming sat down in shock, and then looked at Kong Youde under the oil lamp with a look of disbelief on his face.

Kong Youde also looked at him, but said sincerely: "Prince Ying led the army, and it started smoothly. He defeated Zhangjiakou and captured Xuanfu City. But then the current emperor led the rescue force, and Prince Ying wanted to challenge the current emperor in a duel, but was defeated. The current emperor was defeated and captured alive, which caused chaos in the entire army, and due to the formation of the enemy, the entire army was completely wiped out..."

Geng Zhongming listened to him talking, his mouth opened wide, and he could stuff a duck egg without even realizing it.

He really couldn't believe it. The Prince of England was mentally ill, and he still wanted to fight in front of the battle in this age?Also, why is the current emperor so powerful that he can even defeat the extremely brave Prince of England?When did the imperial army become so powerful that they were able to annihilate the Qing army...

He really had too many doubts and too many questions.

However, as Kong Youde began to talk about the things he had heard, what he had seen in the prisoner camp, and even his conversation with the current emperor, Geng Zhongming began to understand why the imperial officers and soldiers became capable of fighting!

As a former member of the imperial army, he knew very well what factors affected the combat effectiveness of the imperial army.Now that the current emperor can solve these factors, his combat power will naturally become stronger.It can even be said that the Qing army was composed of old and young soldiers, but the imperial officers and soldiers were soldiers who could be picked and picked. Under the same conditions, how could the imperial officers and soldiers be weaker than the Qing soldiers?

He was thinking that Kong Youde told most of the situation in one breath, and then continued to say to Geng Zhongming in a sincere tone: "...the imperial army will attack at dawn, please make a decision quickly!"

Geng Zhongming listened, looked at him and asked, "Don't you advise me to return to the court?"

After hearing this, Kong Youde said truthfully: "I have no choice but to return to the court. But the eldest brother still has a choice, or go and report to the Jurchens in Jianzhou immediately. You have the ability to inform the people, shouldn't they be suspicious? If you have different intentions, you can still protect your family; or you can organize your army immediately, return to the court with the whole army, and sneak a surprise attack on the Jurchens in Jianzhou to sign a declaration of surrender, and you can also obtain a pardon from the current emperor."

When Geng Zhongming heard this, he reminded him: "If I go to report the news, what will you do? Come with me, your little one is still in Shengjing!"

After hearing this, Kong Youde couldn't help but think of the emperor's words in his mind: "Run away if you want. I've given you a chance. If you don't cherish it, I won't force it on you!"

Then, he thought of Marshal Mao and his deceased relatives.

In the end, Kong Youde shook his head and said: "The current emperor trusted me and that's why he asked me to come. I will not leave with my eldest brother. I will go back and tell the truth to the current emperor."

"You..." Geng Zhongming was speechless after hearing this.

He understood Kong Youde's temperament and knew that once he made a decision, there was nothing he could do to persuade him.So, he fell silent.

There were only two of them in the Chinese military tent. Neither of them spoke, so it became very quiet. You could hear the patrols outside.

After a while, Geng Zhongming suddenly sighed heavily and said, "Why didn't the current emperor become wise and powerful earlier?"

If the current emperor was so wise and powerful when he ascended the throne, how could there be anything going on in the Qing Dynasty? There would be so many separations of life and death!
After hearing this, Kong Youde also sighed, then stood up, clasped his fists in his hands, and said to Geng Zhongming: "Brother, we will never see you again!"

He knew that he would definitely not be alive after he returned. After all, he failed to persuade him and the news leaked. This was his crime.However, he actually knew that if he followed Geng Zhongming back and Azig's army was completely wiped out, his life would be very difficult, and he might even be accused and executed.

In any case, without persuading Cheng Geng Zhongming, his road would basically come to an end.

Hearing his words and seeing that he seemed to want to leave, Geng Zhongming immediately stood up and shouted: "Stop!"

Kong Youde was a little surprised when he heard this. He turned to look at him. In the end, he said nothing and said, "That's right. Brother, please tie me up!"

Geng Zhongming stepped forward, grabbed his hands, and said sincerely: "Brother, we said when we were sworn brothers that we would live and die together. We have gone through so much, how can we have an eternal reunion!"

When Kong Youde was forced to rebel, Geng Zhongming had nothing to do with him, because he was not sent to Liaodong, but stayed in Dengzhou.However, in the end Geng Zhongming chose to betray the court and help his brothers rebel.

If it weren't for Geng Zhongming, Kong Youde might have been suppressed when he started to rebel.Likewise, Kong Youde respected Geng Zhongming very much.Now he would rather die than complain.

At this time, Kong Youde was a little surprised and confused when he heard Geng Zhongming's words, and looked at his elder brother.

Geng Zhongming held his hand firmly, looked into Kong Youde's eyes and said: "If your son is gone, you can have another child; if your wife is gone, you can marry again. You are the only brother I have in this life, and I can't live without him!"

Upon hearing this, Kong Youde's eyes suddenly turned red, and he immediately called "big brother" and then couldn't speak any more.

They were all Han people from Liaodong. They were oppressed by the Jianqiu and their relatives were killed. Then they joined Marshal Mao to serve, for no other reason than to avenge the Jianqiu.During those difficult years, the two experienced everything, fighting against the rebels, accumulating merit and being appreciated by Marshal Mao, and were promoted step by step.

After Marshal Mao died, the Dongjiang Army's struggle for power made them frustrated again. Finally, they discussed together and chose to defect to Sun Yuanhua.But although Sun Yuanhua appreciated them, many civil servants discriminated against them. In the end, a chicken led to a mutiny and finally embarked on the road of rebellion...

Along the way, there were countless dangers, hardships, humiliations, tears, and laughter and joy. The two brothers experienced them together...

At this time, Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde were both speechless for a long time thinking about the scenes they had experienced.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a movement outside the Chinese army's tent. Geng Zhongming came to his senses and said to Kong Youde quickly: "It's going to be dawn soon. I'll go and gather my subordinates and confidants immediately to arrange everything."

After hearing this, Kong Youde quickly said: "Brother, this battle will be distinguished by our troops charging forward, with white belts tied on our arms. Your men must also wear white belts to avoid accidental injuries!"

Geng Zhongming listened, nodded, and immediately called the guards outside the tent to pass on the order.Then when he came back to his senses, he had an idea again. He walked quickly to Kong Youde and said, "I have an idea. Since it is about to be surrendered, I might as well make a bigger fuss. Do you think this is okay..."

With that said, he told Kong Youde the plan he had thought of.

Kong Youde listened and thought about it. When Geng Zhongming finished speaking, he immediately said happily: "Okay, I think it's okay!"

Then, he hesitated and then added: "If you really do this, I must rush back and report to the emperor immediately, so that I can cooperate!"

Geng Zhongming listened, nodded and said: "Time is running out, do you think there is anything to add to this plan? No problem, just report back to the Ming Emperor immediately!"

So, the two discussed quickly, and then Kong Youde, under the cover of Geng Zhongming's personal guards, hurried back to Juyongguan in the darkness before dawn.

The sky soon became brighter, and Emperor Chongzhen raised his tent and prepared to launch an offensive against Jianlu outside Juyong Pass as planned.

Fang Zhenghua, who accompanied him, said with some worry: "Long live my lord, if Kong Youde fakes his surrender, Jianlu will probably be on guard!"

Emperor Chongzhen heard this and did not take it seriously. He said: "If you hear changes in the dark night and are on guard, there will definitely be movement. We can detect it if we don't close our eyes at night. To say the least, even if the Jianlu in Changping were on guard, they would have to be one step ahead. Those who attack are those who have just surrendered. At most, they will suffer more casualties. If the army overwhelms them, this battle will be won."

The most important thing about this battle is the battle of proof for the soldiers who have just surrendered. Only after this battle will Emperor Chongzhen regard them as his true own.Only then will he be concerned about the number of casualties.

Fang Zhenghua felt relieved when he heard the emperor's answer.In fact, whether Kong Youde rebelled or not had little impact on the entire war situation.

When the army had a full meal and was ready to set off, Kong Youde rushed back.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard that he had returned, he roughly guessed that Kong Youde had not defected, and he was somewhat relieved.During the development of the army, Emperor Chongzhen, surrounded by generals, saw Kong Youde, who was in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, the sinner has persuaded Geng Zhongming to surrender to the imperial court, and Geng Zhongming offers a plan..."

Kong Youde knew that time was precious, so he talked about everything in one breath, especially Geng Zhongming's plan, which was the focus.

When Zhou Yuji heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this plan is a good one!"

Emperor Chongzhen was also thinking about it. He did not expect that there could be changes in this. Anyway, it was similar to the original plan. He nodded and said to Kong Youde: "If this plan is successful, you and Geng Zhongming will make a great contribution."

Kong Youde was very happy after hearing this and returned to his team.

Emperor Chongzhen immediately discussed with the generals and slightly adjusted the original plan.Then the army marched out of Juyongguan in a mighty manner and headed towards Changping.

………………

In the Qing army camp in Changping, everyone was still having dinner. Suddenly, Tan Ma galloped back quickly, and then military orders were quickly passed down, and all the Qing troops urgently prepared for war.

The general at the head was Aisin Gioro Wakda, and he was very puzzled as to why he suddenly encountered an enemy situation here!

Originally, his mission was to wait until the time was up and then attack Juyong Pass with Azige's troops in Xuan Mansion from both inside and outside.Unexpectedly, the Ming army came from the direction of Juyongguan!

To be honest, he was a little confused.

Because he really couldn't believe that Azig's troops might have been defeated, so the Ming army came from this direction.

The Qing Dynasty was invincible in field battles and had never been defeated. How could this be possible?
Although he was full of doubts, he was not afraid at all.Now that the Ming army is coming, just line up to fight.He didn't believe that any other Ming army could fight the Qing Dynasty without losing!

You know, one thing that is generally recognized is that all the capable troops in the pass have been defeated by Hong Chengchou in the Battle of Songjin!
However, when he saw the Ming army appear in his field of vision, he was dumbfounded again.

After seeing the Ming army unfolding after leaving Juyong Pass and passing through a narrow area, Wakda realized that the strength of the Ming army in front of him was far beyond his imagination.

Even while he was still watching, he heard his men exclaim: "Why are there Qing soldiers in the Ming army?"

Seeing this, Wakda was dumbfounded again.

The military uniforms of the Ming army and the Qing army are very different, which can be seen at a glance.Now he could see clearly that there were many Qing soldiers in the Ming army formation!

What is this ghost?

If someone told him that all the Qing soldiers surrendered to the Ming army, he would never believe it.To him, this was as unreasonable as the sun rising from the west.

But no matter how much he didn't believe it, facts spoke louder than words.

Looking at the Qing soldiers arrayed in front of the Ming army, and looking at more and more Ming troops, he only had a total of five or six thousand troops, and he couldn't fight at all!

People were panicking, even though it was true that the Qing Dynasty had won again and again before, but at this moment, he also booed.

The Ming army hadn't even set up their formation when they suddenly shouted and charged straight over without caring about the details.Still holding a knife and a gun, shouting "Aoao" and charging to kill.

"Kill..."

The sound shook the four wilds!

Before Wakda could give the order, he heard a sudden noise from the troops on his side.

"Failed, defeated!"

"Run away!"

"..."

The Qing military formation collapsed almost instantly, and countless soldiers fled back.The others who had not escaped had no choice but to flee after seeing this scene.

This scene, in Wakda's 38 years of life experience, has only been seen like this by the Ming army. When did it become like this by the Qing soldiers?
Although he was unwilling to do so, the situation was not determined by his own will. Even he himself had no choice but to flee for his life.

Then, the rarest scene appeared in Changping.

The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty fled in front, and the Ming army pursued them behind.Anyone who sees this scene will definitely be blinded. The sun is coming out from the west.

The main force of Duduo's army was deployed between Huairou and Shunyi, not far from Changping. In the afternoon, Duduo received an emergency military report saying that the Qing soldiers in Changping were being attacked. The army chased him and fled towards the camp.

Hearing this, everyone, including Duduo, was very shocked and incredulous.

Although the number of troops deployed in Changping was not very large, only 6000 or [-] troops.But according to usual practice, the Qing army's five or six thousand troops can already chase the Ming army's five or six thousand troops. It is certain that they can chase at least tens of thousands troops.

When did the Qing army flee for their lives?
While they were in shock, the horseman had already fled back first, and Geng Zhongming, Wakda and others all fled back first.

On Duduo's side, he was gathering urgently to prepare for war, and at the same time he was shouting at these people who had fled back. What was going on?

Wakda shouted at Geng Zhongming angrily: "You are a Han dog. Do you want to die when you run away from the battlefield?"

He saw clearly that the first ones to escape were Geng Zhongming's men.

But Geng Zhongming also had his own reasons, and immediately told Duduo: "Your Highness, tens of thousands of Ming troops rushed from Juyong Pass and were about to be surrounded. I just wanted to report this news to Your Highness quickly. If we fight to the death, Your Highness They will be kept in the dark, and the Prince Ying's department in the Xuan Mansion may be gone!"

Duduo was actually the one who hated the Han people the most among the slave chiefs, and he was responsible for the most massacres.I heard that Geng Zhongming ran away first, and when he was about to get angry, he heard Geng Zhongming talk about Azige's affairs, and his attention was immediately diverted.

I saw him looking shocked and saying, "What, the Ming army all came out from Juyong Pass? How is this possible?"

Azig's army had 2 troops. Counting the time, it was only a few days after breaking through the barrier. How could it be gone?

To be honest, even if I beat Duduo to death, I wouldn’t believe it. Azig’s troops were defeated by the Ming army.

However, at this moment, no one could answer his question.

One after another, the scouts, almost as close as front to back, broke into the Chinese army's tent to report the latest military information.

Seeing that the Ming army was about to attack, Duduo had no time to think about anything else and immediately ordered the entire army to line up to fight.

At this time, the Jianlu army was indeed elite, and they quickly formed their formation.By this time, the defeated army had also arrived.

Groups of cavalry came forward to pass the order: "Your Highness has an order. All troops must circle back and form a team. Anyone who collides with the formation will be killed! Your Highness has an order..."

Under the military order, the defeated soldiers who were out of breath bypassed the assembled military formation and ran to the back to assemble.

When most of the defeated soldiers moved around to the back of the formation, the forwards of the Ming army arrived.

(End of this chapter)