In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 126 The First General of the Ming Dynasty
At the entrance of the valley outside Yanghekou, Lu Xiangsheng, who was nine feet tall and had a rather elegant face, felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart as he looked at the Jiannu cavalry going away.

The army rushed slowly and hurriedly, but in the end it was a step too late. By the time it arrived, all the Jiannu army had withdrawn from the Great Wall.

Lu Xiangsheng was unwilling to give in and chased directly along the valley. In the end, he only bit Jiannu's rear team, and in the end he only saved thousands of plundered Han people.

"Sir, this is the battle report just sent by Shuozhou Tiger Commander..." A middle-aged scribe hurriedly came to Lu Xiangsheng's side and handed over the battle report in his hand.

Seeing that his expression was different, Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly took the battle report, read it, and his expression also changed, and he said solemnly: "It seems that this group of rebels is different from the previous rebels, and the leader of the rebels, Mr. Lin, is not simple! "

Compared to Wang Pu, he knew Hu Dawei well. He had been in battle for a long time, and the combat power of his soldiers was also quite strong. He had made many military exploits in the past encirclement and suppression of rebels, but he never thought that this time Waiting for work, he was defeated by the rebel group.

"Indeed, it is said that this thief also has a large group of Mongolian cavalry under his command. Judging from his various actions, he is very good at bribery and inciting people's hearts. In just a few months, the entire Datong has been panicked.

If Datong hadn't been an important border town, I'm afraid this would have happened!And in this war, the losses of General Tiger were probably more serious than what was shown in the battle report! "

Zhang Han, a staff member from the same hometown on the side, also nodded in agreement. In the past two days, he made special inquiries around Yanghe. The more he inquired, the more frightened he became.

"Hey! There are internal and external troubles, and the country's affairs are difficult!"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the Jiannu cavalry who had disappeared from sight, and sighed worriedly.

I was still hesitating whether to continue the pursuit for a while, but now I have no choice but to give the order to retreat.

Then the army began to turn around and return to Yanghekou, and the thousands of Han people who were rescued were much luckier than those last time.

Not only was he not killed for taking credit, Lu Xiangsheng also personally comforted them and promised that those who were willing to return to their place of origin would do his best, and those who were unwilling would be properly resettled.

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"The last general, Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu, paid homage to the Commander-in-Chief and congratulated the Commander-in-Chief on his return with a great victory!"

"General Wang, you arrived in time!"

At the gap in the Great Wall, Lu Xiangsheng glanced at Wang Pu who had arrived with only a few hundred servants.

"Please forgive me, Supervisor, General..."

"Come on, take it down!"

When Wang Pu was about to explain in embarrassment, Lu Xiangsheng shouted loudly, and the guards behind him rushed forward and pushed Wang Pu to the ground.

The servants brought by Wang Pu immediately drew their swords and rushed forward to protect their master, but they were immediately surrounded by the Tianxiong Army.

Yang Guozhu and other generals also murmured secretly. They didn't expect that Lu Xiangsheng couldn't even wait to be promoted to a general, so he wanted to kill Wang Pu directly here.

"Governor Lu, what do you mean?"

Wang Pu was really shocked.

Obviously, he didn't expect Lu Xiangsheng to have such a violent temper. He was a dignified general and would take action whenever he was told. However, he was not afraid and instead raised his head to question.

"Huh, Wang Pu, as the commander-in-chief of Datong, you are afraid of the enemy. First, you caused the Jiannu rebels to wreak havoc in Datong, killing the soldiers and civilians. Then, you openly disobeyed the orders of the military governor, stood still in Datong, and allowed the Jiannu to leave calmly. I According to the order of the governor, the military affairs of the three towns will be governor. His majesty has personally given Shang Fang the sword here. He has the right to kill first and then report. Now I will be brought to justice. Why don't you accept it?"

Lu Xiangsheng shouted coldly, and at the end of the sentence, someone brought Shang Fang's sword over.

Yang Guozhu and other generals had no choice but to kneel down when they saw this.

Of course, they all knew that Lu Xiangsheng took out Shang Fang's sword just to scare everyone, and they would never dare to kill Wang Pu directly.

Unless Lu Xiangsheng also wants to imitate the second Yuan Chonghuan and trade his life with Wang Pu.

Indeed, the Shangfang Sword given by Chongzhen is said to be able to behead first and then play, but this must not be misunderstood.

This beheading is not a real beheading, but refers to the fact that when a general disobeys military orders, if the commander is sure, he can directly kill the general first, and then report to the emperor to deal with the crime.

Yuan Chonghuan misunderstood it at first. He took Shang Fang's sword and deceived the commander-in-chief Mao Wenlong into clicking it directly, and then presented it to Emperor Chongzhen.

Although Emperor Chongzhen didn't say anything at the time, the outcome was already doomed from the moment Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong. He had to die, otherwise the Ming Dynasty might not be able to survive for 17 years.

Because in the late Ming Dynasty, although there were noble military thieves, civil servants did not have the right to kill military generals directly, nor could they kill them, especially the first-grade generals. Yuan Chonghuan's behavior was tantamount to completely intensifying the original conflict between civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty. .

The consequences are dire.

If Chongzhen did not kill Yuan Chonghuan and give an explanation to all the generals of the Ming Dynasty, then the consequences would be that the military generals of the Ming Dynasty would be alienated from the emperor and completely follow the lead of the civilian officials, or everyone would be in danger and support their own troops.

Of course, the military generals of the Ming Dynasty were famous for being arrogant and domineering, and they were known for their arrogance and defiance. If the civil servants did not have the right to deal with them, it would not work.

Therefore, even if the supervisor holding Shang Fang's sword dared not kill people directly, the deterrent would be huge.

And if the governor still has a direct soldier in his hands, that's not to mention it.

"Superintendent, the general is not afraid of the enemy and does not obey the military orders of the superintendent, but he is unwilling and unable to do what he wants. A while ago, the general led the army to the west of Yanghe and fought against the slaves and rebels at the same time. Although the final bloody battle was We achieved a great victory, killing more than [-] soldiers of the Eight Banners of Jiannu and more than [-] rebels. However, we also suffered heavy casualties. We are really unable to intercept the rebels and surround Jiannu. I hope the supervisor will observe clearly!"

Wang Pu quickly told his record. "puff……"

"Ha ha…"

After Wang Pu finished speaking, even Yang Guozhu and other generals couldn't help but laugh. They all secretly scolded this guy for not even bragging or lying about his military exploits.

Sure enough, Lu Xiangsheng's face suddenly turned black, his chest heaved slightly, and his hand holding the knife handle tightened. He obviously wanted to kill Wang Pu directly.

But in the end, he had to suppress his anger and said: "Wang Pu, do you think this governor is ignorant of military affairs? Do you know that just because you falsely report your military exploits, this governor can report to your majesty..."

"Don't worry, Supervisor. The general has already informed His Majesty of the victory. If the Supervisor doesn't believe it, you can go to Datong to personally check the authenticity of the head!"

Wang Pu didn't bother to talk to them anymore and said directly.

No matter what, it is a fact that the three parties fought that day. Four thousand heads are now in his hands. He can say whatever he wants. Even if His Majesty knows the truth, he is not afraid.

Ordinary memorials might be withheld by the civil servants in the cabinet, but he was certain that those civil servants would never dare to withhold his memorial to report his victory.

"Okay! Then I will go with you to Datong to see if Wang Pu is really the God of War of my Ming Dynasty!"

When Lu Xiangsheng saw the certainty of his words, he simply waved his hand and asked his guards to let him go.

Just like that, the group of people headed towards Datong non-stop.

After arriving, looking at the room full of well-preserved heads, Lu Xiangsheng was not afraid of dirt and smell. He personally inspected each head. The more he looked at it, the more shocked and happy he became.

Although only a thousand of the more than 4000 heads were real Jurchen Tatars and a thousand Mongol Tatars, Lu Shengxiang didn't care. He still couldn't help but excitedly said loudly: "Okay, okay, Mr. Wang is really my Ming Dynasty emperor." As a general in a battle, this battle will re-create the slaves and exaggerate my great power tomorrow. It really relieves my anger. I will report to your majesty to ask for your merit!"

"The Commander-in-Chief is over-honored. This battle was all due to His Majesty's divine power and the soldiers' sacrifices, so we were able to defeat Jiannu. The last general will not dare to take the credit..."

Wang Pu quickly waved his hand and said modestly.

"Hey, Commander Wang, there is no need to be modest. This battle is enough to give a severe blow to Jiannu's increasingly arrogant arrogance. It will let our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty know that there are not even ten thousand Jurchens and they are invincible. They are just bragging!"

Obviously Lu Xiangsheng also knew what such a great victory meant to the Ming Dynasty, especially this year when the slave chief Taiji openly proclaimed himself emperor and later sent a large army to surround the capital. This great victory was too important and too timely, so he did not care about it at all. Be stingy with words of praise.

Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng had said this, Yang Guozhu and others also knew that these heads were probably real, so they all came forward to congratulate and praise him with envy.

Faced with the adulation from everyone, Wang Pu spoke modestly, but felt proud in his heart.

"General Wang, can you let me personally see the powerful troops under your command?" Lu Xiangsheng said expectantly.

His tone was very polite, and he did not mean to use his official position to oppress others. He admired from the bottom of his heart the army and generals who could kill more than 2000 slaves in the field.

Because he knows how difficult it is to do this. Although he led the army to rescue thousands of people this time, he only killed more than 200 slaves, and they were all traitors. .

"It's...it's getting late today. How about I let the general do his best and ask the Governor to review it tomorrow?"

Wang Pu hesitated for a moment and had to say.

In fact, he really didn't want Lu Xiangsheng to review his army, but he also knew that he probably couldn't shirk it.

Sure enough, when everyone arrived at the military camp outside the city the next day, they were dumbfounded. Not to mention Lu Xiangsheng, a battle-hardened commander, other generals also had deep doubts about Wang Pu's military exploits.

"Commander Wang, these are your troops. Are there any others?"

As the saying goes, a layman can see the excitement, and an expert can see the door. With just a glance, Lu Xiangsheng could tell that these [-] troops were almost all new soldiers who had never been on the battlefield.

With these soldiers and horses, it would be too much to fight against the rebels, let alone fight the slaves in the field.

"Returning to the Commander-in-Chief, in that bloody battle that day, almost all the elite soldiers under the general's command were lost. These are the new recruits who have been recruited recently." Wang Pu had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply.

"Oh?"

Lu Xiangsheng frowned, and the suspicion in his eyes became even worse.

If the battle really reached the point where the entire army was about to be annihilated, then Wang Pu would definitely be the first to retreat. How could Jiannu not take the body away and let the Ming army behead him?

So he asked about the details of the battle that day, and other generals also raised their own questions.

But in the face of everyone's doubts, Wang Pu insisted that that day he first sent infantry to attack the rebels, then attracted the Jiannu cavalry to attack, and finally took the opportunity to lead the cavalry to rush down in one fell swoop, defeating the rebels and Jiannu at the same time.

This kind of three-party battle is rare. In addition, there are many military attaches and personal guards participating in the battle. Any situation may arise, so even Lu Xiangsheng is speechless in the face of Wang Pu's rhetoric.

After all, those Tatar heads are actually there.

In the end, he had no choice but to ask his staff to secretly inquire about the details of the battle that day and the detailed strength of the three parties.

(End of this chapter)