There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Jingzhou, Shashi.

In order to facilitate the pursuit of Zhang Xianzhong and other bandits, Yang Sichang set up his supervisor's cabin directly on a large ship of the navy.

After arriving at Shashi, Yang Sichang immediately discussed with the supervisor Wan Yuanji, his trusted aide Yang Zhuoran and his eldest son Yang Shansong in the draft room on the big ship.

They say character determines destiny.

Although Yang Sichang was talented, he analyzed the situation and military issues in a clear and logical way, and the countermeasures he formulated were also very targeted, otherwise he would not have gained the high trust of Emperor Chongzhen.

But he likes to be self-willed, and he personally handles documents and letters, which is too complicated and trivial. The military must decide whether to advance or stay on its own during military operations. Waiting for reports for thousands of miles often misses opportunities.

After Wang Aoyong, the governor of Yunyang, was dismissed from office, he wrote to the court: "Yang Sichang has been commanding the battle for a year, and there has been no good news about pacifying the thieves. This is not because there is no strategy and plan, but because it is too hard to worry about. Major events in the world, the commander-in-chief It's easy to outline, but it's difficult for one person to cover everything.

Moreover, the enemy's situation is changing rapidly. Now, the opportunity for conquest across thousands of miles is all in the hands of Yang Sichang. The round trip of documents often takes more than ten and a half days. The opportunity to annihilate the enemy is missed. No wonder there is no winner after the New Year. fighting.

During this period, the only one that could achieve a surprise victory was the battle at Agate Mountain. If he must obey the orders of the governor and his assistant, Zuo Liangyu should retreat to Xing'an, and there would be no victory.

Wei Chen thought that when His Majesty appointed Yang Sichang, he did not necessarily treat him the same as all the generals. He only considered his promotion to evaluate whether each general had merits and demerits.

When Yang Sichang controlled the generals, he did not necessarily teach everyone the tactics, but only checked whether their plans were appropriate.

Then Yang Sichang would not have overworked himself, and would have been able to win by surprise, instead of delaying time, dragging down the army and wasting food and pay!"

Wang Aoyong's evaluation was spot-on, but neither the court nor Yang Sichang took his evaluation seriously.

Yang Sichang sat in the cabin and read through the newspapers. The disastrous defeat of Meng Ruhu in Huangling City and the fall of Xiangyang made him completely in despair about the "suppression of bandits" military and his own future.

"Hey, the national situation is difficult and the bandits are arrogant. What should we do?" Yang Sichang lamented.

"Old Ge, the defeat of the fierce tiger was entirely because he did not listen to dissuasion and attacked with exhausted troops. There is also a reason for being invincible!" Wan Yuanji said as he washed the pot.

"Although Zhang Xianzhong occupied Xiangyang, he was quickly driven out by Lin Feng's Zhenming Army. The Zhenming Army is chasing Zhang Xianzhong. If they can kill him, there may be some room for maneuver." Yang Zhuoran said.

"How to do it?"

"Our army can send a small force to attack in a pincer attack. As long as the bodies of Zhang and Luo are found, it can be regarded as a victory for our army. This will not be considered as a failure of the emperor's order for us to wipe out Zhang Xianzhong."

"What should we do if the Zhenming Army sweeps across Huguang?" Yang Sichang continued to worry.

"The strength of the Zhenming Army is far greater than that of Zhang Thief and others. We must devote all the strength of the whole country to fight with it. It is not something we can destroy now. I think the emperor will understand." Yang Zhuoran then comforted Yang Sichang. explain.

"Zhuo Ran's words are reasonable, then send an army to contain them." Yang Sichang could only deceive himself.

Two more days passed.

His eldest son Yang Shansong hurriedly entered the cabin and said: "Father, according to the latest intelligence, Lin Feng publicly killed the King of Xiangyang and the King of Guiyang in Xiangyang City."

"What, this damn traitor, why did he want to kill the vassal king!" Yang Sichang coughed violently, and there was a trace of blood on his handkerchief.

Leading to the murder of the vassal king was considered a serious crime in the Ming Dynasty, and the responsible civil and military ministers were often severely investigated.

"Have Zhang Xianzhong and others been caught?" Yang Sichang asked with a glimmer of hope.

"No, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai fled from Nanzhang to the Fangshan area, and may have to return to Sichuan. The Zhenming Army is pursuing them. They are all cavalry and move quickly. Our officers and soldiers cannot catch up, so it may be difficult to achieve anything. ." Yang Shansong reported truthfully. "Could it be that God wants to kill me! I have suffered repeated defeats, and now I have lost my own vassal. Your Majesty will not tolerate me."

"Father, please don't be pessimistic. The Emperor still trusts you very much. Didn't he send another condolence money not long ago? The Emperor is not well-off now."

"The more your emperor trusts you, the more uneasy I feel, unable to repay my emperor." Yang Sichang said sadly.

"Father, the Zhenming Army is now powerful and is threatening to sweep the world. Why don't you consider surrendering to the Zhenming Army? It is said that Lu Xiangsheng has already become the Left Commander of the Fifth Army Governor's Palace over there, and was awarded the highest general of the Zhenming Army. Military rank." After all, Yang Shansong was young and didn't want to be buried with Ming Dynasty.

Yang Sichang thought deeply after hearing this, shook his head and said: "Don't say that the emperor is so kind to me, how can I carry him away? Even if I don't care about the emperor, Lu Xiangsheng and I have always had a grudge. If we go to the Zhenming Army, how can he?" Can you tolerate me? There is no need to mention this matter again.”

"Okay, father." Yang Shansong replied.

In the evening, the close friends on the left and right saw Yang Sichang standing on the bow of the boat alone in the quiet night, looking at the river and sighing from time to time.

That night, Yang Sichang had a nightmare. He dreamed that he had been arrested and sent to Beijing and was in the prison of the Zhenfu Division. Almost most of the courtiers went to court to attack him, accusing him of his misdeeds in suppressing bandits for more than a year, and wanted to sentence him to death. The emperor was also very angry.

Suddenly, Xiong Wencan and Xue Guoguan, the imperial doctors of the imperial court, came to see him in prison. Xiong Wencan lowered his head and sighed, but Xue Guoguan whispered to him: "Sichang, your heart has changed, the power of God is unpredictable!

He woke up in a cold sweat. After calming down, I realized that I had dreamed of two dead people, one was beheaded and the other was sentenced to death.

He dreamed about this evil for a while and sighed in his heart: "Oh, I understand!"

Yang Sichang has been with Chongzhen for a long time, so he naturally knows his temperament. The more he trusts you, the more he will give you everything. Once he betrays his trust, he will naturally be severely punished.

Just like Yuan Chonghuan back then, Chongzhen gave him huge trust because he believed in his five-year Ping Liao theory and gave him whatever he asked for. Five years after Ping Liao was destroyed, he was executed by Ling Chi.

Yang Sichang felt cold all over when he thought of Ling Chi's execution and his ruined reputation.

Compared with these consequences, what made Yang Sichang even more desperate was that the Zhenming Army was extremely powerful and warlords such as Zuo Liangyu could not command it. There was nothing he could do.

In the morning, Yang Sichang had finished washing, walked out of the inner room, and stood under the eaves. The servants all stood in silence with their hands down, as before, but his face was full of infinite sadness.

Yang Sichang sat at the desk and began to review the documents. Suddenly, an urgent letter came into his eyes: it was Zuo Liangyu who used sarcastic language to accuse him of improper command and making big mistakes over the past year.

He reluctantly finished reading, broke out in a cold sweat, and suddenly vomited out all the bird's nest soup he had just eaten.

Yang Sichang understood that Zuo Liangyu must have concluded that he would inevitably be punished by the emperor, so he dared to treat him so recklessly and write such a memorial, placing all the blame for the military defeat on him.

"Damn it!" Yang Sichang cursed bitterly.

Yang Songshan and his entourage came in quickly, one cleaned the dirty things on the floor, the other brought warm tea and asked him to rinse his mouth, and asked him if he wanted to see a doctor. He shook his head and said: "Skin diseases can be cured, but how can heart diseases be cured? "

In the evening, he didn't eat, so he called the supervisor Wan Yuanji to him: "I have been favored by the emperor, but I didn't expect the suppression of the bureau to be so corrupted that I have no face to see the emperor again!" Wan Yuanji tried his best to comfort him.

In the middle of the night, Yang Shansong came in to see him, only to find that his father had taken poison. He did not dare to cry loudly, and immediately called his servants to invite Wan Jianjun and several of his father's cronies. Although Wan Yuanji and others were shocked and grieved, they had to plot the funeral.

In order to avoid a fierce struggle between the DPRK and China, several close aides decided to cover up the truth about Yang Sichang's death, saying only that he died of illness.

It is better to die of illness because you are worried about state affairs and overworked than to commit suicide out of fear of crime!

(End of this chapter)