Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

"Isn't the general planning to go back to the south?"

Wanji tentatively asked: "Here in Huguang, it can be as fast as one year, and as slow as two or three years. The rebels of all the tribes add up to 30 to [-]. Although the officers and soldiers are strong now and the bandits are frustrated, it is still unspeakable." Victory lightly. If the general defeats the bandits in Linqing and eliminates the rogue bandits, the Song and Jin areas will probably be dispatched early, and the general will rush to Liaodong when he arrives. It may be difficult to restrain the army."

It is now March of the 13th year of Chongzhen, and the sound of drumming has long been heard. Countless frontier army elites have already been on their way, and there is an endless stream of civilians who are transporting grain to Liaodong. At this time, the Qing army is digging long bases in Jinzhou. Changed from Prince Rui to Prince Zheng, Ji'er Halang acted cautiously and commanded very well on the battlefield. He confined Zu Dashou and other Ming army generals to the city. It was no longer like last year when the Qing army besieged the city. At this time, the soldiers and civilians of Jinzhou can still go out of the city to harvest wheat, but at this time, the wheat is not harvested, and the wheat outside the city can be eaten for more than a month, but the soldiers and civilians in the city obviously can't count on these harvests.

[-]% of the long base, and the key points such as Huangtu Ridge have been captured by the Qing army. If the Ming army is not ready to attack, they can only give up the Jinzhou line.

This is absolutely unacceptable in the center of the Ming Dynasty. This means that in the short term, it is impossible for the Ming army to recover the lost land, and it is even impossible to isolate the Qing army from entering the customs. A very big event! [

The reason why the Qing army was able to enter the customs every two or three years to fight grass valleys, and gained a lot, apart from the fact that the Ming army's Great Wall defense line was really vulnerable, with zero field combat ability and zero defense ability, was because they could not pass through Guanning, directly enters Horqin Grassland from Jinxi, and enters from the border of Karaqin Mongolia, that is, the original Duoyan Mongolian tribes. Along the way, the Mongolian tribes of all sizes either send armor and horses, or the herdsmen themselves Follow and become Dajun Yu Ding.Every time they entered the customs, the losses of the Qing army were very limited, and more and more Mongols robbed silver and women. This made the ambitions of these Mongols who were afraid of Ming Dynasty and did not dare to offend Ming Dynasty inflated. There are more and more, and this is only the second. The key is that Huang Taiji has tracked thousands of miles, defeated Lin Danhan, and obtained the suzerainty of the Mongolian grassland. The Eight Banners soldiers on the grassland can come and go freely. Along the thousands of miles of the Great Wall, the Qing army could choose to break in anywhere at will. This is the reason why the Ming army could not stop it.

Zijingguan, Xifengkou, Gubeikou, where can't you enter?The grassland is under its control, so people can only come and go. However, the Qing army entered the customs every few years. The tens of thousands of people, a large number of mules and horses, and millions of gold and silver were taken away. Destroying dozens of state capitals, seriously damaging the northern economy, and destroying the trust and confidence of the northern people in the court, this is the most critical and fatal place.

In addition, I don't know if it was God's will in the dark, or it was a complete coincidence. Every time the Eastern captives entered the pass, it was also the most critical time for the Ming court to fight against the peasant army.

The Qing army first entered the pass in the second year of Chongzhen. It was the critical moment when the "Shaanxi bandits" were about to be defeated and appeased. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households did not give these guest troops supplementary food and salaries. In order not to give them food, they were transferred back and forth every day. The whole army resented, and more than [-] frontier troops fled in all directions. After these frontier troops fled, Shaanxi and Shanxi's power to suppress the bandits was greatly insufficient. At the same time, these frontier troops joined the ranks of the peasant army, greatly improving their strength. In terms of combat effectiveness, after the second year of Chongzhen, the peasant army had the courage to attack prefectures and counties and confront officers and soldiers.

In the 11th and 11th years of Chongzhen, especially the entry of the Qing army in 13 years, it literally saved the peasant army from the fire and water. At the same time, the Qing army entered Shandong in 14 years, went deep into the vicinity of South Zhili, and ruined the north enough. In the end, the Ming court exhausted its strength. The Baoding army led by Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue and the Huguang army led by Zuo Liangyu Daming is only a second-rate and third-rate army. Such an army fought a crucial decisive battle in Zhuxian Town. Before that, the elite of the Ming Dynasty had already been wiped out in Songshan and Jinzhou.

If it weren't for such an internal and external attack, a great empire would not be so miserable and embarrassing!

Going north to attack the captives was certainly the emperor's and court officials' expectation, but according to Wanji or Yang Sichang, it would take Zhang Shouren two to three months to return to Shandong, and it would take two to three months at the earliest to gather and attack the bandits, and half a year at the slowest. After the Shandong area has been stabilized, the 13th year of Chongzhen may have passed. At that time, the Songjin area has been assembled. It is unwise for him to continue to run to Liaodong with his subordinates. Instead, it is better to rest for a while, then slowly go south and continue It is better to fight the Shaanxi bandits.

This is also Yang Sichang's own selfishness. With Zhang Shouren around, it is very easy to defeat bandits and thieves.

"There is a fierce commander, Zuo Zhen, and it's easy to kill thieves."

Zhang Shouren didn't reject it outright, and said with a smile: "Those who are worried, the bandits are determined to hide in Ying and Huoshan, or go south to Zhili."

Wanji understood, and said with a smile: "The general's respected teacher Liu Shaobao is the governor of Fengyang, and he is very capable in governing the government and leading the army. It's just that the direct leadership of the supervisors under his command is not enough. Now he is transferred to Fengyang as Deputy General He Renlong of Xinghan Township. The Master Supervisor has already agreed."

This matter is Liu Jingyao and Zhang Shouren working together in the Ministry of War. Chen Xinjia has no objection. Of course, Yang Sichang's attitude is also very important. Zhang Shouren surrendered because of this, and said to Wanji seriously: "Master Supervisor, I am very grateful for your kindness, and I will also do it for me." Thank you, teacher."

"It's all for the imperial court, why bother to thank you?" Wanji said again: "In addition, the yellow ginseng general in the Beijing camp committed a crime and was imprisoned. The general sent someone to plead with the supervisor, and please send it to Fengyang. The adults also agree."

Huang Degong is very rebellious, and he has always been unpopular in the Beijing camp. The last time he was fighting, he was also used as a son. This Beijing camp general can only go home and idle.

Fortunately, history is still on the original track. Huang Degong did not return to the Beijing camp sequence, but was sent to Fengyang together with He Renlong.

In this way, although Zhang Shouren's layout in the south has just begun, everything is going smoothly. Both Huang Degong and He Renlong are famous warriors. Although there are not many subordinates, they are limited by supplies. He made a lot of military exploits under Ma Shiying's command. When Nanming was founded, his subordinates already had 50 soldiers, second only to Gao Jie in the four towns in Jiangbei. The small imperial court of the Southern Ming Dynasty was horrified, but later Ma Shiying used Huang Degong, an old man, to fight against him. As a result, the 50-[-] fight was very beautiful. After Zuo Liangyu was defeated and his health was not good, he died. billed.At present, Zhang Shouren's layout in Nanzhili is considered to be a good start, but it will start later, and we have to wait and see.

He was very happy in his heart, and thanked him again: "My teacher, there is no one who can be relied on under his command. Vice-General He and General Huang Shen have been pulled over by Jane. From now on, there will be monkeys to lead. The Master Supervisor can't do enough to do this. Little, please thank me for me."

"Haha, the general thinks so for the teacher, he really has a heart."

"Master's kindness is like the sea!" [

Wan Wanji wanted to test it out, Zhang Shouren said frankly: "If it wasn't for the appreciation of my mentor that day, I might still be serving as deputy Qianhu in Fushan. How could I be today!"

"The general is too modest. With the talent of the general leading the army to train soldiers, there will be a day when he will succeed no matter what."

"Maybe it is, or it may not be. In short, the teacher's kindness must be repaid. Besides, my teacher left Dengzhou, and I feel ashamed in my heart."

The civil unrest in Dengzhou, in order to stabilize the overall situation, all the imperial court admitted it with their noses pinched. However, Zhang Shouren teamed up with You Shiwei to suppress Liu Jingyao and other civil officials. The two masters and apprentices can be regarded as a good story, and the news spread, which is indeed detrimental to Zhang Shouren's reputation.

Now that it's like this, it's understandable why he's working so hard.

"The general really has a heart. The two juniors will definitely be a good story in the history of our Ming Dynasty."

As a general, it is certain that he will be famous in history, Zhang Shouren smiled slightly when he heard this, looked at Wanji, hesitated for a while, and finally said: "This time I was ordered to return to Shandong, most likely I will not return to the south. "

"General..."

Wanji came here by order, and his disappointment was beyond words when he heard such a firm answer.

"I'm going to talk about things, and I've already thought about the name of the play." Zhang Shouren said with a smile, "It's called: "Zou Suppressing Thieves Use Matters to Take Care First"."

"What does the general mean, should caress be the main thing?"

Wanji's forehead was sweating faintly, and he was a little afraid to convey Zhang Shouren's words now.Yang Sichang is a family of officials whose grandfather was an official. His father Yang He was a veteran of the three dynasties from Wanli to Tianqi and Chongzhen. Chongzhen served as the governor of the three sides in the second year. .

When Yang He arrived in Shaanxi, Gao Yingxiang, Wang Yinchang, Yidougu, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and other thieves had already rebelled, but the peasant army at that time was weak in combat effectiveness, and no large frontier army had yet joined it, and Yang He did have a conscience , thinking that it is natural disasters plus man-made disasters and even bandits everywhere, so the establishment of the main focus on appeasement, supplemented by suppression.

At that time, there were many discussions in the court, and most of them agreed with Yang He. Only Hong Chengchou, who participated in politics in Shaanxi, strongly opposed it, and advocated suppression.

Later, Chongzhen listened to Yang He's advice and gave [-] yuan in silver to ease the situation.

Chongzhen is only a young man at this time, and his shortcomings are very obvious in this matter.Or, as Hong Chengchou and others said, send elites to suppress those who dared to rebel before the situation is resolved, so that even if the disaster continues, those who dared to rebel will also consider the fate of those who were exterminated before.

If it is an additional aid, what will the one hundred thousand silver aid do?At that time, there were tens of thousands of rogues, hungry people were everywhere in northern Shaanxi, food prices soared, and 10 taels of silver was not enough for each vagrant to have a bowl of porridge, which was useless at all!