My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 7 The No. Traitor of the Ming Dynasty: Hong Chengchou!
"Open!"

Zhu Cilang looked at the other young eunuch again, his face calm.

It was as if nothing had happened just now.

The young eunuch was so frightened that he almost peed his pants, and quickly climbed up tremblingly.

Then he took the key from the dead eunuch and opened the door to the treasury directly.

"Wait here!"

After giving a casual instruction, Zhu Cilang walked straight in.

Next, several boxes of gold and silver came into view.

In addition, there are countless antique calligraphy and paintings and rare treasures.

Zhu Cilang estimated that there was not much gold and silver, only about three million taels in total.

But the number of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, rare treasures was a bit beyond expectations, almost occupying half of the treasury.

But think about it, the things in here are all accumulated over nearly 300 years of the Ming Dynasty. How can there not be a lot?
In other words, it is a time of chaos right now, so these things are not easy to sell.

If it happens to be a prosperous era, if we sell the things here, we can get at least tens of millions of taels of silver.

Of course, these things will be exchanged for more silver in his hands!
Zhu Cilang stopped talking nonsense and with a thought, all the antique calligraphy and paintings and rare treasures except for gold and silver disappeared in an instant.

At the same time, a virtual panel appeared in front of him.

The above information shows that 850 million system currencies have been added.

850 million system currencies can be exchanged for 850 million jin of silver, which is equivalent to million taels of silver.

It may seem like a lot, but you have to know that this is the price of all the treasures accumulated by the 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty for nearly 300 years!
It took 300 years to produce only 30 million taels of silver, which means on average it was only more than taels of silver per year.

To be honest, it was still too little. Zhu Cilang was somewhat disappointed and hated his ancestors for not leaving more treasures for him.

If there were someone with ten or twenty billion, they could use the silver to smash Li Zicheng and the Jiannu to death!

He doesn't plan to exchange these system currencies for silver for the time being, because he will need more than just silver soon.

Besides, he knew that someone would definitely come and give him money tomorrow.

With a slight smile, Zhu Cilang turned and left.

When he returned to Chengde Hall again, several eunuchs were already kneeling there with terrified looks on their faces.

Seeing him coming, he didn't even dare to breathe, but just shouted:
"Slave, please see His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Since everyone was not present, Zhu Cilang was too lazy to pay attention to them. He walked to the dragon throne, sat down, and then picked up the two memorials on the table and began to read them.

Don’t even mention that the prince can’t sit on the throne. They’re already in rebellion, who would care about such a small matter?
Seeing that the prince was too lazy to pay attention to them, the eunuchs kneeling on the ground did not dare to disturb him. They could only bury their heads again and kneel on the ground obediently.

Those who can survive in the palace, a cannibalistic place, and hold a high position are not fools without exception.

As soon as they were pulled out of their sleep, they knew that something big must have happened in the palace.

What's more, when I entered the door before, the corpses in front of the door were piled up into a small mountain, and the ground was covered with blood.

Even the air was filled with the smell of blood.

In this situation, how could they dare to say anything more?
At the same time, on the dragon throne, Zhu Cilang's expression began to become solemn.

The two memorials in his hand were about Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng's attack on Henan.

One was a memorial from Zu Dashou requesting help.

Zhu Cilang didn't care much about Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng for the time being, so he threw the memorial on the imperial desk. Then he picked up Zu Dashou's memorial and carefully examined it.

In the memorial, Zu Dashou stated that he had been besieged in Jinzhou by the Jiannu, and that there was little food and grass left in the city, which could only last for a month at most.

Request the court for immediate support, otherwise Jinzhou will be captured by the Jiannu soon.

Zhu Cilang closed the memorial and pinched his forehead with a headache.

Because he knew that the famous Battle of Songjin in history had begun!

The Battle of Songjin was a campaign launched by Emperor Taiji of the Jiannu Kingdom between the 13th and 15th years of the Chongzhen reign to eliminate the last Ming cavalry outside the Great Wall and completely open up the Guanningjin defense line.

The Battle of Songjin began with the Jiannu's siege of Jinzhou and ended with the Jiannu's capture of Songshan City.

In this battle, the Ming army commander Hong Chengchou was captured!

The Battle of Songjin lasted for two years and ended with the Ming army's crushing defeat.

After this, the elite troops from the nine frontiers that the Ming Dynasty had built with all its national strength were completely lost.

Only 30,000 defeated soldiers followed Wu Sangui to retreat to Ningyuan, which was the Guanning Iron Cavalry that Wu Sangui used to guard Shanhaiguan.

After this, all the cities outside the Great Wall of China fell, and the Ming Dynasty completely lost control of the areas outside the Great Wall.

The Battle of Songjin can almost be said to be the most brilliant military achievement in the life of Emperor Taiji of the Jiannu Dynasty, almost as great as the Battle of Sarhu.

If the Battle of Sarhu during the Wanli period was the beginning of the decline of the Ming Dynasty, then the Battle of Songjin was the final blow that ended the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Cilang closed his eyes, feeling quite complicated.

Although Zu Dashou, who wrote this memorial, had surrendered to the Jiannu before and finally surrendered to the Jiannu this time, to be honest, Zhu Cilang did not actually hate Zu Dashou that much.

Because he knew that Zu Dashou chose to surrender to the Jiannu when he had run out of ammunition and food, all his reinforcements were destroyed, and there was no hope in sight.

Moreover, after surrendering to the Jiannu, Zu Dashou did not participate in any other actions against the Ming Dynasty.

But Hong Chengchou is different!

This guy ranks among the top in "Bi Chen Zhuan"!
When he thought of this name, Zhu Cilang suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes full of murderous intent!
Because Hong Chengchou did not simply surrender to the Jiannu. After surrendering to the Jiannu, he continued to plan for the Jiannu to seize the Ming Dynasty.

He even took the lead in instigating rebellion among those generals who were originally loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

And what about Chongzhen?

He naively believed that Hong Chengchou died in the Battle of Songjin, and even prayed for him in the capital!
How ridiculous is this?

Hong Chengchou is simply the number one traitor in the Ming Dynasty!
When he thought of this, Zhu Cilang's murderous intent grew even stronger.

If he had traveled through time earlier, he might have had a chance to prevent all this from happening, but unfortunately it was too late now.
The Battle of Songjin has begun.

As early as the first month of this year, Hong Chengchou, who was stationed in Ningyuan, submitted a memorial to Chongzhen.

It is said that when he was inspecting the Songshan area, he found that the military force in Songshan was too weak to resist the attack of the Jiannu.

Therefore, it was necessary to dispatch General Yang Guozhu of Xuanfu, General Wang Pu of Datong, General Ma Ke of Shanhaiguan, and General Tang Tong of Miyun to lead their troops to defend.

These people, together with the generals who already existed under his command, such as Ningyuan General Wu Sangui, Liaodong General Wang Tingchen, Dongxie General Cao Bianjiao, and Aid and Suppression General Bai Guangen, made a total of eight generals.

In the end, the number of troops directly exceeded 130,000!
It stands to reason that Chongzhen, a neurotic man, would not hand over so many troops to one person, but he agreed.
Then, the Battle of Songjin was a great defeat, Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Jiannu, and all 130,000 combat-capable soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were destroyed.
Of course, Chongzhen also bears a large part of the responsibility. If Chongzhen had not forced Hong Chengchou to fight, things might not have developed like this.

However, fortunately, he came at this most critical moment!
If, as a time traveler, he cannot change the outcome of the Battle of Songjin, then wouldn't his time travel be in vain?
No matter what the cost, the Ming Dynasty must win this battle!
Moreover, Chongzhen has not yet issued an order for Hong Chengchou to support Jinzhou. Given Hong Chengchou's character, he will only defend Ningyuan City and will not take the initiative to attack.

Overall, there is still time.

(End of this chapter)