Ming politicians

() Hong Chengchou is in Tongguan, Shaanxi.Visit download txt novel

In order to solve the situation of different powers and mutual wait-and-see situations in the eradication of bandits, the imperial court appointed Chen Qiyu as the right servant of the Ministry of War and the governor of the military affairs of the five provinces, in order to achieve the purpose of concentrating troops and encircling and suppressing in an all-round way. It should be said that such a change has achieved great success. As a result, the rogues suffered successive defeats, and their main forces were not even besieged in the Chaxiang Gorge.

Because of Chen Qiyu's failure to exterminate the bandits, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, was given the title of Prince Taibao and Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, commanding the military affairs of the five provinces, and continued to exterminate the bandits.

At this time, Hong Chengchou had become the main military commander of the imperial court to suppress the bandits.

The governors of the provinces are only the rank of the third rank, but Hong Chengchou is the rank of the second rank, and he can dispatch the sergeants of the guards of the five provinces without having to coordinate with the governors of the provinces like Chen Qiyu.

Hong Chengchou is indeed capable. As early as the third year of Chongzhen, when Yang He, the governor of the three sides, exterminated the bandits and advocated both suppression and appeasement, Hong Chengchou, who was still the governor of Yansui, was sensitively aware that, The rogues are not dead-hearted, they don't talk about faith, and they will never surrender sincerely. Therefore, in the process of exterminating the rogues, he went on a killing spree, even the rogues who had already surrendered. At that time, he killed as many as several Ten thousand.

In the fifth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou, as the governor of the three sides, formulated the policy of all-out suppression and suppression of Jianfu, first suppressing and then fussing. In Qingyang, Henan, he commanded the imperial army and fought fiercely with the bandits. , Yang Laochai, etc., achieved a major victory, and this battle was called the Great Victory of Western Australia by the court.

In the sixth year of Chongzhen, the battle to exterminate the rogue bandits was unfavorable for a time. The rogue bandits were used to fighting on the move, and the Ming army had to divide their troops to guard them.Under such circumstances, Hong Chengchou changed his strategy, encircled the center of rogue activities with heavy troops, carried out key attacks, and responded to all changes without change, resulting in the rogues losing successively in Henan and Shanxi.He suffered heavy losses and had to turn to the mountainous area.

Based on Hong Chengchou's achievements, the imperial court appointed him as the governor of the military affairs of the five provinces, and was fully responsible for the extermination of the bandits.

Hong Chengchou was a little conceited, probably because of his conquests over the years, he had achieved some achievements.After being conferred the title of Crown Prince and Taibao by the imperial court, and given the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, this kind of conceit became more clear. He has been fighting bandits for a long time, and he has a lot of experience. When fighting.Most of them are carried out according to their own decisions, and generally do not listen to other people's opinions. Even if the Ministry of War comes down to write a letter, he will still stick to the actual situation and submit a letter to fight for it.

It should be said that such a character is beneficial when commanding operations.It is impossible to command thousands of troops by being obedient, especially in the face of extremely mobile rogues, and the opportunity to fight is fleeting.

He had heard of the Jiangning Battalion before, and he also knew that the Jiangning Battalion had won several great victories, but he still had doubts about the results obtained, anyway, military officials at all levels.There are many things that falsely report military achievements, receive more rewards, and expect to be promoted.Even some of the subordinates led by him will occasionally falsely report their military exploits.

Several times, he thought about bringing Jiangning's revenue under his command. With such a strong team, he would be able to achieve good results. However, such a proposal did not get the support of the emperor and the court.

He didn't have much impression of Su Tiancheng, and he had never seen this person who was ranked second in the Huiyuan and Palace Examinations.

Su Tiancheng is too young, and he puts himself in the shoes of others. Hong Chengchou believes that this Su Tiancheng may be lucky, or he has an excellent staff behind him, so it is said that a young man who has made these achievements and a young man in a weak crown is not so big. .

After the governor of the military affairs of the five provinces, Hong Chengchou temporarily forgot about the Jiangning battalion. He had more than 7 imperial troops in his hands.

Of course, there is one thing that Hong Chengchou still admits, that is, Jiangning County has handed over a large amount of gold and silver to the court, and the court can barely guarantee the expenses needed to suppress the bandits, because the military salary base has been implemented. It is Su Tiancheng's greatest contribution that the mutiny of the sergeants has seldom occurred.

Therefore, in Hong Chengchou's eyes, Su Tiancheng is a good financial manager. After all, he was born in a family of merchants, and he may have received the influence of this aspect since he was a child.

Hong Chengchou knew about the meeting held by the bandits in Xingyang, Henan, and led the main force west out of Tongguan, ready to do his best to wipe out the bandits.Unexpectedly, after the rogue bandits held a meeting in Xingyang, they began to divide their troops to fight.

When Hong Chengchou hurried to Henan, the bandits had already left Henan, some of the troops entered Nanzhili, some returned to Shaanxi, and some entered Shanxi.

Hong Chengchou turned around and dealt with the rogues who entered Shaanxi. He believed that the elite main force of the rogues would definitely return to Shaanxi, which was the birthplace of the rogues after all. As for the other two groups of rogues, they were just trying to distract the officers and soldiers.

A few days later, Hong Chengchou found out that something was wrong. He followed to Shaanxi, and the intelligence came, but it said that the rogues had entered Huguang.

In the overshoot in circles, Hong Chengchou became more and more uneasy.

The emperor trusts him so much. After he takes office, he must fight a big victory in the shortest possible time. In this way, he can also show that he is capable.

It's a pity that there has been no chance to catch the main force of the rogues.

At this time, he received an urgent order from the Ministry of War.

Gao Yingxiang and other rogue leaders led 20 people. After entering Nanzhili, they entered Fengyang Mansion in the east and directly attacked Fengyang, the central capital.

After receiving this information, Hong Chengchou trembled all over. The move of the rogues was beyond his expectation. Since the rebellion of the rogues, he has basically never entered the southern area. , thinking of reaping some benefits, they were all encircled and suppressed by the Jiangning battalion, and after the entire army was annihilated, the rogue bandits did not set foot in the Nanzhili area.

Unexpectedly, after the rogues held a meeting in Xingyang, 20 people actually entered Fengyang Mansion.

Of course, Hong Chengchou knew where Fengyang Mansion was. It was the land of Longxing, the imperial city, imperial mausoleum, and Longxing Temple, all of which were symbols of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. It is the spiritual pillar of the Ming Dynasty.

Now, when I just took office, the rogues acted boldly and directly attacked Fengyang, the central capital. Wouldn't I, the supreme military commander in charge of exterminating the rogues, have been severely slapped in the face?

The army is located at the junction of Shaanxi and Henan, and it does not stop day and night. It will take about ten days to reach Fengyang. It is impossible to rescue Fengyang. two days.

Hong Chengchou has been commanding battles for many years, and he is very sensitive to time. It takes at least two days for the court to get the news that Fengyang, the central capital, has been attacked. It took another two days to send the urgent edict from the capital. After these days, what should have happened has already happened.

Hong Chengchou was angry, and even more worried.

He believes that this is the most vicious warning given to him by the rogues.

Up to now, it is useless to be upset and angry, and I still have to think about the next step. If such a thing happened, the emperor must be exposed, and I can only speak with the results of the battle.

Chief Soldier He Renlong and Zuo Guang first entered the camp of the Chinese army.

These are the two chief soldiers that Hong Chengchou trusts and values ​​the most. Both of them are capable of fighting, and they both play the role of desperate Saburo.

"He Zongbing, Zuo Zongbing, this is the imperial edict from the Ministry of War, please take a look."

Both He Renlong and Zuo Guangxian were stunned, because they were valued and trusted by Hong Chengchou. When the two met, Hong Chengchou always smiled. He had never been so serious before, and the scene was not so depressed.

The two of them didn't know what happened, and they didn't read much, so it was difficult for them to read imperial edicts.

Seeing the bewildered look of the two, Hong Chengchou sighed, took the imperial edict himself, and read it out.

The bodies of He Renlong and Zuo Guangxian also began to tremble.

Just as Hong Chengchou finished reading, He Renlong spoke.

"Commander, the rogues are so frenzied that they dare to attack Fengyang, the central capital. The last general asks to lead a team of soldiers to rescue them. They must wipe out the rampant rogues."

Zuo Guang calmed down a little first, looked at Hong Chengchou, and did not speak.

"He Zongbing, use your brain when you do things. It is stated in the Ministry of War's edict that the bandits attacked Fengyang, and it is estimated that it will be September [-] to [-]. Today is already [-] days. From here to Fengyang, the central capital, You can fly over, even if you fly over, will the rogues wait for you?"

He Renlong scratched his head, lowered his head and did not speak.

"Commander, this move of the rogues is a demonstration. 20 rogues are aggressively attacking Fengyang, the central capital. The emperor and the court must be furious. Maybe they will blame the commander. The general thinks that the commander still needs to be prepared."

Hong Chengchou nodded, Zuo Guangxian's prediction was very reasonable.

"I came to you to tell you that the rogues' crazy actions have slapped us in the face, and we can't show mercy. I thought about it, and I decided to go to Shaanxi, where the rogues' lair is, no matter what, The rogues will not give up on Shaanxi, we must do our best to completely wipe out the rogues in the Shaanxi area."

When He Renlong was about to clasp his fists, he saw Zuo Guang didn't move first, and he also hesitated to clasp his fists to salute.

"Marshal, I think it's better to wait for a few days. The Ministry of War already has an imperial edict. I think it won't take long. The imperial court must have an imperial edict. There must be a decree from the imperial court, and it will not be too late to act when the time comes."