Ming politicians

() Xuanfu Border Town, there are many frontier troops here, including countless Huoduns, and the leaders of these Xuluduns are castles designed to prevent the invasion of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Four years after Chongzhen, this place has become a place to talk about changes in color. The officials of the court are not willing to be sent here, and the generals are not willing to go to the three guards of the Xuanfu. It is probably because this is adjacent to Mongolia, and Mongolia has been conquered by the Later Jin Dynasty. , here has also become the front line to deal with the Eight Banners of Manchuria after Jin.

The news from the seventh year of Chongzhen was frustrating. Huang Taiji specially established the Eight Banners of Meng, and the fighting power of Houjin became stronger.

Fortunately, the Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of Mongolia both have a fatal shortcoming, that is, they are not good at attacking cities. Although their cavalry is fierce and they can fight in the field, the Ming Dynasty is still dominated by cities and towns. , the problem is not too big.

In mid-July, the campaign to wipe out the bandits in Shaanxi was in full swing. The imperial court's attention was all focused there, but no one paid attention to it in the Xuanfu. For three consecutive years, the area around the Xuanfu had not encountered the Empress Jin. The large-scale invasion, the soldiers are a little lucky.

After the Golden Emperor Taiji went to Chahar personally, the news spread sporadically to Xuanfu and Datong.

No one was alerted, including military officers at all levels. They thought that the Houjin conquest of Chahar must have been a fierce battle. Whether it was Houjin's Manchurian Eight Banners or Chahar's army, they must have suffered heavy losses. Under the circumstances, the Xuanfu and Datong areas are safe, although these two areas are not very far from Chahar.

When the beacon fire at Huodun suddenly ignited, many officers hadn't reflected on it yet.

Huang Taiji conquered Chahar, and on the way back to the army, he even said that the military officers of the border town of the Ming Dynasty had harassed Mongolia, killed its people, hid the rebellion of Houjin and Mongolia, and suddenly attacked Xuanfu and Datong border town Many of the castles were attacked.

The castle guards, though, are nice.But compared with the county, there is still a certain gap.

Huang Taiji divided his troops into four groups, attacking Xuanfu and Datong respectively.

A few days later, news of the capture of Shangfangbao in Xuanfu and Deshengbao in Datong spread quickly.

The two castles.Location matters.In particular, the upper fort of Xuanfu is the key point of defense for the three guards of Xuanfu. If it cannot be taken back, the Houjin soldiers can drive straight in.Facing the Yimapingchuan plain, go directly to the capital.

The officers of the three guards of the Xuanfu, in a panic, did not forget to use the Shenji Battalion, and the Houjin soldiers rushed for a long distance.After conquering Chahar, it is impossible to bring too many ordnance. This time, the Shenji Battalion played a role. After being bombarded by heavy artillery, the Houjin soldiers gave up Shangfangbao and retreated to Yingzhou area.

In late July, the Houjin soldiers reunited again and all entered Datong Mansion.

Plus shocking news came.

Lingqiu County in Weizhou under the jurisdiction of Datong Prefecture.After being breached by Houjin, Lingqiu magistrate Jiang Bingcai, garrison Chen Shiqi, general Chen Yanwu, Dianshi Zhang Biao, Jiaoyu Lu Dengfu and other officials swore to defend the county, recruited many soldiers, and launched a bloody battle with Houjin soldiers.Nai's strength was weak, and all the officials below Jiang Bingcai, the county magistrate, were killed in battle.

After the city was broken, Jiang Bingcai, the county magistrate, hanged himself and died, and the whole family committed suicide and was buried with him.

After the Jin army broke through the county.Tragic, killing people.Burning, killing and looting are all necessary.

The county towns in the Datong area, because they are located at the border, are heavily guarded, the city walls are tall, and most of them are equipped with cannons and other devices. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to break through.

After Lingqiu County was breached, the nearby Fuzhou County was extremely shocked. Their thinking that they always thought that defending the city would be safe was completely disrupted. Could it be that the Houjin soldiers will also attack the city? It's not very safe anymore, who knows when, the last gold sergeant will call.

The news quickly spread to the capital.

Zhu Youjian's complexion was pale. In the early court, facing many ministers, he couldn't hold his breath. He stood up from the golden throne and walked around non-stop. Many ministers below were screaming.

He wanted to lose his temper.

Chen Qiyu's extermination of the bandits was met with teasing. It was a disastrous defeat. He spent so much money, but in the end it was all for nothing. But at this time, Hou Jin invaded Xuan Mansion and Datong. Who knows what he will do next. Wouldn't this make things worse.

But if he releases this temper, who can he blame?

"Everyone, please tell me, when did Houjin learn to attack the city? The Xuanfu and Datong areas are very strong, and the defenses are also very strong. Lingqiu County was attacked like this. The officials of the city, Everyone died in battle, how can the border town guarantee peace if this continues."

Zhu Youjian had spoken, and the first to speak was naturally Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

"Your Majesty, according to the report received by the Ministry of War, the Houjin conquest of Chahar this time has exhausted all the troops of the country. I think the battle is huge. On the way back to the division, they found an excuse to invade our Xuanfu and the Datong area. Well prepared, Jiang Bingcai, the magistrate of Lingqiu County, recruited soldiers to resist, bravely killed the enemy, and finally died for the country, and his family members followed him. They inflicted heavy casualties on Houjin, and I thought that the court should reward them.”

"Wen Aiqing, for such things, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites have drawn up a statement. Jiang Bingcai, the magistrate of Lingqiu County, should be well rewarded. I am very pleased that he died to serve the country. What I am asking now are two things. , since Houjin is going to attack Xuanfu and the Datong area, why does the military department know nothing about it, and is not ready? Second, when did Houjin start and learn how to attack the city? If they really mastered the method , How should the imperial court respond. Third, how will Houjin plan to act in the next step.”

Chaotang was silent again.

After a while, Zhang Fengyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, spoke.

"The minister is guilty, I implore the emperor to punish him."

"Now is not the time for punishment, Zhang Aiqing, please answer the three questions I raised."

Zhang Fengyi had to answer, he thought for a while.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Houjin's conquest of Chahar was premeditated. When the army is dispatched, it will inevitably consume money and food. Houjin is located in a remote place, the weather is cold, and it has always been barren. Under such circumstances, thinking of harassing the Xuanfu, The Datong area must be thinking of replenishing money and food. Besides, the later Jin conquered Chahar, and its own casualties were also very large. It should not invade other places. The minister suggested that the defense of Juyongguan and Yanmen should be strengthened. Later Jin's next move."

"Hou Jin broke through Lingqiu County. According to the information obtained by the Ministry of War, the rebels Kong Youde and Shang Kexi participated in the attack, and there were Han troops in the attacking troops. From this, I judged that the soldiers of Hou Jin, Shang Kexi The ability to attack the city and pull out the stronghold is only the help of the rebel Kong Youde and his like to break the city."

Zhu Youjian's complexion became very ugly, obviously he was thinking of losing his temper, Monk Kong Youde and others were so painful in his heart, as a general of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the rebellion, he even took refuge in the barbarians of other races , This kind of crime is not an exaggeration to kill the nine clans.

However, according to Zhang Fengyi's analysis, Hou Jin will not make any moves in the next step, which makes Zhu Youjian feel a little more at ease.

After trying to suppress his temper, Zhu Youjian spoke.

"Zhang Aiqing's analysis makes some sense. In my opinion, the Ministry of War will immediately draw up a memorial. The Juyongguan, Yanmen, and Shanhaiguan areas must be strengthened to prevent Houjin from making any big moves. Dear friends, now we have internal and external troubles in the Ming Dynasty. Under such circumstances, everyone must work together.”

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian couldn't go on. The struggle within the court still existed. He hated such party struggle, but there was no good way to stop it, and he couldn't punish all the ministers.

After the morning court, Zhu Youjian returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Wen Tiren led the cabinet ministers to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Wen Aiqing, the imperial court is doing its best to wipe out the bandits. At such a critical moment, Hou Jin invaded. This is not a good thing. It is really a headache to deploy troops to strengthen the defenses around Juyongguan, Yanmen and Shanhaiguan. For example, it will affect the extermination of the bandits. ah."

"Your Majesty, I believe that Master Zhang's words are justified. Hou Jin is temporarily unable to attack on a large scale. The current plan is to strengthen the encirclement and suppression of the rogue bandits. Hong Chengchou can be ordered to take more action to calm down the rogue bandits in the shortest possible time."

Zhu Youjian heard such words a lot. Not long ago, Chen Qiyu wiped out the rogues. Seeing that the situation was getting better and better, there were cheers inside and outside the court, but what happened.

Suddenly, he thought of Jiangning Camp.

This idea just disappeared in an instant. Chen Qiyu's extermination of the bandits was just negligence. If he could persist for a while, it wouldn't end like this. This shows that the army in the guard still has good combat effectiveness. Such a situation Next, don't move the Jiangning camp for now.

The responsibility of the Jiangning battalion is still to focus on dealing with the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Eight Banners of Mongolia in the late Jin Dynasty.

"That Zhang Pu, Wen Aiqing thinks, how should we deal with it?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that Zhang Pu's crime is unforgivable. He has already been punished for intervening in the military affairs before, but he did not want to repent and openly interfered with the imperial court's military affairs to wipe out the bandits, which led to such an ending. Zhang Pu is Chen Qiyu's important Staff, several memorials are all from him, under such circumstances, the three divisions should be ordered to interrogate, and various punishments will be imposed."

The expression on Zhu Youjian's face seemed a little strange. He looked at the rest of the cabinet ministers, but no one spoke. It seemed that everyone agreed with Wen Tiren's opinion.

"Let's put this matter aside for the time being. Zhang Pu is eager to make contributions. The previous record is still good. It's just that in the final stage, negligence appeared. After all, Zhang Pu is the person in charge of the Fushe and the leader of scholars. Pay attention."

After saying this, Zhu Youjian's face immediately became serious.

"The cabinet must pay close attention to the prevention of post-golden sao harassment and the extermination of rogue bandits, and there must be no negligence. If there is a problem again, I will ask the cabinet."