Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 91 How is this possible?

It sounds nice to say that the imperial commander personally conducts military campaigns, but how many emperors have there been in the past dynasties who truly have the ability to personally conquer the emperor?
War is not a child's play!It's child's play to think that leading an army out of the city means the emperor is marching in person.This point has already been taught a profound lesson in the history of the Ming Dynasty!

In Zhou Yuji's opinion, it is absolutely impossible for the current emperor to conduct military campaigns in person.Even if we take a step back, if we really want to lead an army on an expedition today, where will the money come from?Where do the soldiers come from?

While he was thinking about it, his expression fell into Jin Zhensun's eyes, and he immediately guessed what he was thinking. To be honest, Jin Zhensun understood very well, so he added: "It was Emperor Taizu who appeared and bestowed strength on Your Majesty, so we gathered together in the capital first. The last of the more than ten thousand cavalrymen rushed to the capital from Baoding according to the order. Your Majesty selected loyal and good people, slaughtered the rebels, obtained their property, and then set off. He also went to Xuanfu to kill the eight Shanxi merchants who had collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country..."

He told Zhou Yuji the general situation. Only in this way would Zhou Yuji believe it.

In fact, Zhou Yuji still had a look of disbelief on his face when he listened to him.First of all, Emperor Taizu actually appeared?
This alone made him unbelievable!

Later, he didn't believe it when the emperor killed so many people in one go.

However, he also heard that the emperor had arrived in Datong. If there was a lie, the lie could not last at all. There was no need to tell such lies, right?

In other words, is this true?

Zhou Yuji stared at the gold medal in Jin Zhensun's hand. It was really unbelievable, but this should be true. Emperor Taizu actually showed up. God bless the Ming Dynasty. No, no, no, it was Emperor Taizu who protected the Ming Dynasty!
At this moment, he had never been so excited in his life. He took a step forward, grabbed Jin Zhensun's shoulders with both hands, and confirmed with great joy: "This is true, isn't it? It's true?"

He was in a desperate situation and was ready to die for his country.Suddenly, there is a way out in this desperate situation. He is also a human being, how can he not be happy!

"It's true!" Jin Zhensun understood Zhou Yuji's mood at this time very well, and immediately nodded vigorously, "It's absolutely true!"

Zhou Yuji received an affirmative answer. After staring at Jin Zhensun for a moment, he took back his hand, then clapped his hands suddenly and said excitedly: "Okay, okay, okay!"

In his excitement, he took a few steps back and forth, as if he still needed some time to accept this.

The joy is beyond words!
After a while, his mood finally calmed down a little, and he immediately thought of the current war. He quickly raised his head and said to Jin Zhensun: "I have blocked the bandit army for five days. Currently, I am most short of gunpowder and there is no artillery to suppress it. Ningwuguan It's difficult to defend. You report to His Majesty immediately and send gunpowder first. It's urgent. For the rest, you can take your time. It would be great to have thousands of rotating troops. As long as you can stop the bandits, they will consume a lot of food and grass, and it will be difficult to hold on! "

When Jin Zhensun heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "When your Majesty was still in the capital, he knew that the commander-in-chief was in urgent need of gunpowder. Therefore, when the generals were ordered to come, they each brought a large bucket of gunpowder, and there they are!"

After he finished speaking, he pointed with his hand.

Zhou Yuji followed his finger, turned his head and saw a corner of the lobby, behind the door, stacked with small buckets. There were about twenty buckets.Just now, because I was eager to see Jin Zhensun to understand the situation, I really didn't pay attention to the situation behind the door.

Seeing it at this time, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He took a few steps over, even opened a barrel, and looked at the contents of the barrel. It was really gunpowder!

"Okay, okay, okay!" Zhou Yuji said three more "good" words, and then immediately shouted to the guards at the door, "Quick, pour out all the gunpowder immediately, mix it again and send it to the top of the city."

The gunpowder brought here is all powdered gunpowder. If the time on the road is too long, the ingredients of the gunpowder will stratify. If used directly, the power will be very small. It needs to be remixed and fully mixed to restore the original power of the gunpowder.

His personal guards were also delighted and hurriedly agreed, each carrying a bucket of gunpowder. Even though there were not enough manpower, they called on their colleagues outside to help quickly.

At this moment, suddenly there was another "boom, boom, boom" sound of shelling outside the city, and a new round of fighting started again.

However, Zhou Yuji's expression did not change, as if he had never heard anything. His face was still happy. He turned back and strode back to Jin Zhensun and said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise..."

Having said this, he couldn't help but stop for a moment, because he thought, should it be said that Emperor Taizu was the wisest when he showed his spirit?
But Zhou Yuji only hesitated for a while, and then continued: "...You go back and tell His Majesty for me. There is no need to make a big fanfare to help. You can use the refueling tactic. Thousands of people come each time, bring food and supplies, and rotate the city's defense. Ningwuguan Tianxian consumes the bandits' military strength. When their morale is low and their food and supplies are no longer available, then send out a large army to give them a heavy blow, which can defeat the thieves in one fell swoop!"

Jin Zhensun was very impressed when he heard this. He didn't even know what Zhou Yuji was thinking, so he casually gave him a strategy to defeat the enemy, and it sounded like he had a good chance of winning. He was truly a famous general that His Majesty valued and must save!

So, he immediately agreed, and then asked with expectation: "Is there anything else you want to explain, Commander?"

After Zhou Yuji heard this, he thought for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, with his wealth of gold, can stay in Datong. I will be here at Ningwuguan, so your Majesty can rest assured that nothing will happen to him!"

After a pause, he seemed to think for a moment, and then added: "When I consume the bandits for a few more days, they may divide their troops from Yanmen Pass and cross the Ningwuguan defense line to harass the rear. Therefore, I must remind Your Majesty that they must Take care of your dragon body! It is best for Your Majesty to retreat to Yanghe, Datong may become the front line."

"But I also want to reassure your majesty that as long as Ningwuguan is still there, it is impossible for the army of bandits to bypass Ningwuguan. Otherwise, if I lead the army to attack its rear, these bandits who are aiming for the world will turn into bandits again. This is what today’s thieves don’t want.”

Jin Zhensun listened, nodded, and asked again: "How is the battle at Ningwuguan going?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yuji knew that he wanted to repay his merits to the emperor, so he said to Jin Zhensun: "When the fighting stops, you can go up to the top of the city and take a look. I will write a battle report and I will bring it back to your majesty."

When it's time to give credit to the meritorious officers and soldiers under your command, then you must take credit.As for the situation of the battle, I'm afraid it's hard to feel it unless you go and see it in person.

After he finished speaking, he saw that some of Jin Zhensun's men were sleeping on the coffee table. He immediately remembered that they had not had a good rest since they set off from the capital, and he immediately said: "You guys should rest for a while first, I will arrange for someone to give them a good rest." You bring food.”

They came here day and night, and then had to rush back day and night. They were indeed very tired. Zhou Yuji knew this well and was grateful in his heart.

Friendly troops like this are really rare in today's situation!

After hearing this, Jin Zhensun glanced at his subordinates. Only a few of them were like him and could still persist, so he said to Zhou Yuji: "Thank you, Marshal, for letting them all take a rest. I'm fine. I want to go up to the top of the city and take a look now."

Speaking of which, he only had a martial arts background, but he did not have the qualifications to personally lead an army and fight everywhere.Nowadays, with the current generation of famous generals, he still wants to learn from it, so that he can perform better in front of the emperor!
After hearing this, Zhou Yuji did not dissuade him. After all, they were all soldiers, so there was no reason to think the battlefield was dangerous.

So, he called a personal guard and asked him to take Jin Zhensun to the top of the city to watch the battle.As for himself, he asked people to arrange food and write merit memorials.

When he entered the back office, his wife was already waiting here. When he heard what he said, she was very surprised and felt incredible. The emperor personally led the troops to come to the rescue?
Really, I had hoped for reinforcements before, begged and begged, and begged in despair.As a result, at the time of despair, the largest reinforcements in the world came!

The changes in the world are really unbelievable!
Overwhelmed with joy, she personally went to prepare food for the soldiers who delivered the message.

On Jin Zhensun's side, he quickly reached the top of the city.However, Zhou Yuji's personal guards did not let him go to the front line of the city. Instead, they watched the battle from the archery tower at the rear.

When he saw the scene of the battle, Jin Zhensun would never forget it in his life.

I saw the rebel camp far outside the city, stretching for who knows how many miles, with no end in sight, and no one knew how many troops there were;

Under the wall of Ningwu Pass, thousands of bandit troops are attacking, while the defenders on the top of the city brave the cover of the bandit army's bows, arrows and fire guns to attack the bandits attacking the city. There are casualties everywhere, especially those in the distance that are still burning. The corpses were piled so high!The water in Huihe River was all blood red and turned into a red river.

Some thieves fled back, but were hacked to death by the supervising team in front of the battle.

Human life is so worthless here. Almost every moment, someone loses his life. No one cares. Those who attack the city continue to attack the city, and those who defend the city continue to defend the city...

The real battlefield turns out to be like this!When Jin Zhensun saw it, he was shocked and sighed in his heart. He knew more about war.

When all the thieves who attacked the city were killed or injured, a siege battle finally came to an end.

The surviving bandits below the city were groaning and wailing, while the defenders at the top of the city began to treat their dead and wounded comrades.At some point, Zhou Yuji had already reached the top of the city. After a quick glance, he loudly announced: "All troops must assemble!"

Of course, this collection does not include rotating officers and soldiers.

Jin Zhensun saw it again. After Zhou Yuji's troops received the military order, they acted quickly and quickly assembled on the inner city side.Just through this assembly and comparison, he discovered that among the armies he had ever seen, the one in front of him had the strictest orders!
There were originally more than 3000 defenders, but only about [-] were left.They obeyed the order and quickly assembled. However, on everyone's face, there was only obedience to the military order, and there was no joy of having just won the war.

Obviously, they have become pessimistic.

Zhou Yuji stood on the top of the city, glanced at everyone below, then pointed at Jin Zhensun beside him, and said loudly: "This is Jin Zhensun, a guerrilla from the Biaoying camp directly under the Imperial Palace. He has been ordered to send gunpowder supplies and understand the situation of our battle at Ningwuguan. I have written a merit report to my brothers..."

Having said this, he showed the memorial he had written and handed it to Jin Zhensun, and then continued: "Your Majesty has been stationed in Yanghe, and reinforcements from Datong and Xuanfu will arrive soon. Our army will win this battle." !”

This was a city defense battle or the dangerous Ningwuguan. Even if the news of the emperor's arrival was revealed, it would not be leaked to the bandits. It would only increase the confidence and morale of his soldiers. Therefore, he announced the news.

Upon hearing this, the expressionless soldiers suddenly showed surprised faces: The emperor has arrived in Yanghe?This is impossible!

Really, they subconsciously believed that this was absolutely impossible. There were so many emperors in the Ming Dynasty, and a few of them had left the capital, let alone escaped from the capital in such troubled times!

However, they all know their commander, and he will never lie!
Moreover, beside the marshal, there were also newly arrived generals from the imperial court, and they did see new gunpowder being carried to the top of the city just now!
Doesn't that mean that the emperor is really here!

After reaching such a conclusion, these soldiers who followed Zhou Yuji in the southern and northern wars are still a little unbelievable!

They turned around to look for familiar companions, trying to get a more convincing answer.

However, when they turned around to look, they found that their colleagues were also turning their heads and asking about the situation with their eyes.

Is the emperor really here?

The following scene was all seen by Zhou Yuji. He understood them very well, because when he heard the news for the first time at the General Military Mansion, he was in disbelief!
So, he turned to look at Jin Zhensun and demanded: "Show everyone the gold medal given by the emperor!"

After hearing this, Jin Zhensun did not hesitate. He immediately took out the gold medal and showed it to the soldiers below. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, you have paid off the pay arrears of each army all the way here. You will also pay off the pay arrears you have." . Your Majesty is also waiting to see the battle report of your meritorious service this time!"

He witnessed with his own eyes the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood outside the city, and witnessed the bravery of the soldiers guarding the city at Ningwuguan. Therefore, when he said these words, he tried to comfort them with respect, so that they could feel that their blood was not White flow!

Hearing his words, the soldiers at Ningwuguan were once again surprised.

They originally belonged to the Yongwei Battalion. When they were first established, they had no arrears in military pay and sufficient supplies.Therefore, the Yongwei Battalion has a strong fighting force. It is fearless in defeating bandits and building captives in the pass, and rarely suffers defeat. It never commits any crime when it goes to the local area. It can be said that it is a real imperial army. .

However, since they were transferred to Ningwuguan to garrison Shanxi, their military pay began to be in arrears.But they also knew that the imperial court did not have any money.It was just that the general who followed them could win battles, share joys and sorrows with them, and had strict military discipline, so they survived. Even if the bandit army came, they did not say they wanted to surrender, but listened to their general.

In their view, the arrears of military pay are basically gone and they have no hope.

Unexpectedly, not only was there hope for a way out of the desperate situation in the Ningwuguan war, but also the unpaid wages could be settled, and the military achievements they had made at Ningwuguan could be directly presented to the imperial court. This good news after another really made them a little bit happy. Senseless!
Some people even pinch themselves secretly to feel the pain, maybe they are dreaming!
Zhou Yuji on the top of the city saw their expressions and said loudly again: "Emperor Taizu appeared to protect the Ming Dynasty and brought about great changes. The rebellion will eventually be suppressed and the world will be peaceful. Brothers, the opportunity to marry your wife is right in front of you!"

Listening to these words, all the soldiers became excited with their hope for the future, and they felt full of energy again.

The hopeless future suddenly became brighter!

At this moment, I heard the long sound of attack horns and the thundering war drums coming from the bandit camp outside the city.

Obviously, the next round of attack by the bandits is about to begin again.

Hearing this movement, Zhou Yuji immediately turned to look at Jin Zhensun and said: "The bandits are going to attack again, so I won't send you away!"

Jin Zhensun turned his head to look at the outer city, then turned back, faced Zhou Yuji, solemnly performed a military salute, and said loudly: "The final general must send the battle report to the imperial court as soon as possible, and strive for the first batch of reinforcements as soon as possible. arrival!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and saluted the more than 2000 soldiers under the city.

Along the way, Jin Zhensun saw many soldiers who had no morale and were waiting to die or surrender. However, these soldiers in front of him were the only ones who were still fighting no matter what was happening behind them, which made him admire them very much.He felt that this gift from him was what the soldiers of Ningwuguan deserved.

Seeing this, the soldiers of Ningwuguan below the city also saluted with military salutes in return.

Silent and breathless, everything is left unsaid.

"Woooooooo..."

"Dong dong dong..."

The sound of horns and war drums is getting closer and closer.

Jin Zhensun did not stay any longer, and was led back to the General Military Mansion by Zhou Yuji's personal guards. After eating a little randomly, he and his colleagues set out on the road, one man and two horses, and hurried back to Datong.

On the Dashun Army side outside the city, Li Zicheng and others were still watching the battle, feeling very bad.

He just asked about the situation. According to statistics, he had lost more than [-] people in front of Ningwuguan.

Although these are all miscellaneous troops, not his direct lineage old camp, and they will not be injured even if they die, but so many troops are lost in front of Ningwuguan, it is still a huge blow to the morale of the entire army!It’s strange that he can be happy!

However, military advisor Song Xiance has already analyzed that Ningwuguan will not last long. He thinks so, so he will just use his troops to destroy Ningwuguan and see how many days he can last!

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At the same time, far away in Zhengding Prefecture in northern Zhili, Liu Fangliang, the Cihou named Cihou by Li Zicheng, was in high spirits. When the troops came, the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers heard the news and surrendered.

No, right in front of Liu Fangliang's horse, the prefect of Zhending Prefecture led a group of civilian officials, followed by guerrilla Xie Sufu, who led a group of military officers, and was kneeling down to ask him to surrender.His army has already entered Zhending Mansion.

Liu Fangliang turned his head and looked north. After passing the Zhending Mansion here, there is the Baoding Mansion. As long as Baoding Mansion is captured, it will be the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Taking the capital will be equivalent to the destruction of the Ming Dynasty. Who can take such credit? There is no way to hide it, the founding Duke will definitely be able to get it!

Thinking of this, he turned to look at the clerk beside him and shouted loudly: "Report the victory to His Highness immediately. The whole army will rest for three days and then attack Baoding!"

Although it is said that it is certain to win without bloodshed, controlling a place also takes time.It only takes three days to control the place, which is actually a bit hasty!
However, his goal is to be the first to win the capital!Three days, no more time!
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