Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

The government at least gets paid to do their work, but these bastards are like hungry wolves that can never be fed, so shameless!

In the capital city, which was the hardest hit area, the people hated the bandits even more, and the officials who surrendered were filled with regret.

In recent days, many people have started to spread rumors among themselves that this damn Li Zicheng is not a human being, so why don't we just go south and join Jiang Han.

Li Zicheng was a little panicked. He ordered his generals to stop looting and stabilize the people's hearts. However, by now, the people were already extremely disappointed with Li Zicheng. How could they have any support? Even the generals who had tasted the sweetness began to disobey his orders.

My friend, what kind of life was I living in the temple before? It was so uncomfortable. I finally got into a KTV, and you told me to stop touching you and sing a few lines. Are you kidding me? I won’t touch your stockings and make them silky today. I think you are of good quality!

The news of looting and plundering in the capital soon spread to Liaodong. Hong Chengchou, Qiu Minyang, Wu Sangui and others could not believe their ears.

In Shenyang, the face of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Ji and Liao, turned pale and blue. He shouted at the messenger, "What? The Shun army is torturing officials and gentry in the capital?"

Hong Chengchou's eyes were somewhat cold. Originally, facing Li Zicheng's call for surrender, Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui and others had planned to surrender to Li Zicheng. After all, the emperor was gone at this time, and their troops were now surrounded by the Tartars in front and the Shun army behind. It was a complete dead end. They had to either fight to the end or surrender.

Besides, all the officials in the court had surrendered. The Dashun Dynasty was still a Han system and they were all his own people. He was more familiar with them and would not have the psychological barriers of surrendering to the Tartars.

However, when he was sure that what happened in the capital was true, especially when he heard that many officials and nobles were tortured to death, Hong Chengchou drew a clear line between himself and the Dashun in his heart. What a joke! Only a fool would surrender. He immediately sent out emergency calls to Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan, Nanjing and other places, requesting reinforcements to lift the siege of Shenyang.

In Ningyuan City, Wu Sangui heard that his father had been roasted and looted and the Wu residence had been ransacked. He was immediately furious and killed on the spot the Dashun officials who had come to persuade him to surrender.

The other generals were also in a panic, their hearts were filled with confusion. These bandits were too cruel. If they surrendered, they might be deceived and taken to the capital to be roasted and killed, leaving them with nothing but their money. The thought of it made them feel fucking scared.

Huang Taiji, who was still cleaning up the mess in Shengjing in Liaodong, heard that Li Zicheng was looting in the capital, and he couldn't stop laughing. Even his headache was much better. This is really God's help! This new emperor is a fool, so won't he definitely take off? He picked up his pen again and wrote letters to the Liaodong generals one by one.

His meaning was very clear. If they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they would all be crowned kings, and as usual, each would command their own troops. The Qing Dynasty would never betray its promise and replace its generals afterwards.

Huang Taiji even promised the title of duke to Liaodong Governor Qiu Minyang and other civil officials and deputy generals, which can be said to be a huge investment.

However, to his disappointment, officials such as Qiu Minyang directly and ruthlessly rejected him.

On that day, the Qing army, which had been sitting still, suddenly launched another fierce attack on Shenyang and Jinzhou, putting pressure on the generals in Liaodong. Hong Chengchou sent out emergencies several times a day, asking for help from Zu Dashou in Jinzhou and Wu Sangui in Ningyuan.

After receiving the news, Wu Sangui hesitated for a while, and finally decided to let Qiu Minyang stay in Ningyuan, and he led the Guanning Iron Cavalry to rush to Shenyang...

When they reached Songshan, Wu Sangui suddenly ordered the entire army to rest on the spot, and he went to Jinzhou to meet his uncle Zu Dashou.

Compared with the past, Wu Sangui's face was full of weathered looks. He was responsible for the interests of the Wu family, the Zu family and other generals, and even the interests of the entire Liaodong Group. He had to think twice before taking every step.

The direct descendants of the Wu and Zu families have only 30,000 people in total, and they are scattered in Jinzhou, Ningyuan and other places. This is their capital. It is too risky to go to rescue Shenyang now. If these troops are damaged, it will be a loss.

The bandits and Tartars were all aggressive and had no good intentions, and Wu Sangui was very worried.

"If I could take Shanhaiguan, I wouldn't have to worry so much..."

Wu Sangui murmured that he had always been obsessed with Shanhaiguan. That location was too important. If he had the chance, he would definitely take the opportunity to occupy the wall and stay there to save up enough capital for future choices.

Along the way, Wu Sangui racked his brains and finally made a decision: preserve his strength!

Hold on to this part of the territory from Jinzhou to Ningyuan owned by the Wu and Zu families and wait and see what happens. With the Dalingh River and Xiaolingh River blocking the way, I believe that even if the Eight Banners Army captures Shenyang, they will not risk moving southward.

Huang Taiji wrote many "love letters" to Zu Dashou, which was enough to show the importance the Qing court attached to Jinzhou.

He can completely delay time and wait for the situation in the Central Plains to change. He can choose any of the three parties, Dashun, Qing Dynasty, or even Jiang Han in the south. He will follow whoever offers a higher price, more favorable conditions, and a sincere attitude!

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui whipped his horse whip hard and went to Jinzhou to find his ancestors to discuss the matter.

In the city of Beijing, the mansion of Emperor Tian Hongyu was filled with laughter and joy. A group of noble generals of the Dashun Army were having fun with prostitutes and enjoying themselves.

Ever since the Dashun Army entered Beijing, Li Zicheng had been rewarding his brothers with palace maids. Since they were not his, he could just give them away. Acting General Liu Zongmin and Controlling General Li Guo each received thirty, and six government officials including Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance each received three or five.

When the generals of Shun army saw wealthy and powerful families, they would break in and take possession of their houses. Liu Zongmin occupied Tian Hongyu's mansion, and Li Guo occupied Zhou's mansion.

Tian Hongyu had already fled with part of his property before the Shun army besieged the city, and Liu Zongmin only got part of the money, which was still acceptable.

However, the Zhou family was not so lucky. Although Chongzhen arranged for Queen Zhou to get married, he did not arrange for his father-in-law to get married. The main reason was that his father-in-law was born into a wealthy family. Chongzhen did not mention this matter. When the rebel army captured Beijing, the Zhou family's nephews and nieces were given special care and were roasted to a pulp in the imperial prison. Not even a hair was left. Where did the money go? Hehe.

In Tian's mansion, the generals of Shun army sat together, clinking glasses and toasting each other, with singing girls accompanying them.

After three rounds of drinking, the scene had become very lively. The originally unfamiliar generals began to talk arm in arm and call each other brothers. Stimulated by the alcohol, the decibels of their voices inadvertently doubled. They talked about the world, pointed out the mountains and rivers, and looked down on the former marquises.

From Shaanxi to Henan, and then from Henan to Beijing, so-and-so is my good buddy, we fought together, I did this and that with him, so-and-so is nothing, I tell you, when King Chuang was in Shaanxi, he was chased by the soldiers and wet his pants...

Although these people said that they had established a new court, they did not regard Li Zicheng, the new emperor, as the emperor at all. They still held the attitude of "come on, guys, who plays better doesn't matter what?" as they did in the past.

Just when the group was drunk, a messenger came running in panic: "It's bad! General! There are people causing trouble in the city. Many of the officers in charge of arresting people and paying their salaries have died! Even a team of guards have died! General, go and take a look!!"

The wind began to blow in Beijing.

The three pictures are from TRN Military Image Studio. They look very handsome and punk. Qun Yiluo⑧②伊77伊榴

Volume 401: Chapter Chapter : Let's Fight Together

Listening to the panicked report of the messenger, the generals inside did not react at all and continued to eat and drink, ignoring him at all, holding a pork shoulder in their hands and chewing it happily. Damn, they had never eaten such delicious food before, and they ignored the guards.

Compared with the founding monarchs of all dynasties, Li Zicheng, the Emperor Yongchang, had too poor prestige and was unable to control the generals under him. Li Zicheng conferred titles of nobility on nearly 200 generals, including the four ranks of marquis, earl, viscount and baron. Now that they have achieved success and fame, the generals who entered Beijing have changed one by one.

What should I do? Such a big thing can't be left unsaid, right? He knelt on the ground and rubbed his knees forward, and found Liu Zongmin, who was drunk in the main seat, and said, "General, something happened in the city, and His Majesty has summoned you to come over."

Liu Zongmin ignored him, holding a beautiful singer in his left hand, and beckoning his brothers to continue eating and drinking with his right hand, clinking his glasses. "If something happened in the city, go find the city defense officer, why are you looking for me?" Then the music started playing, and the dance continued!

The soldier who was delivering the message did not dare to interrupt. Everyone present was either a marquis or a general. What was his status? Moreover, Liu Zongmin, the Marquis of Ru, was drunk at the moment. His thoughts were confused and his speech was unclear. He could repeat a sentence eight times. He patted his chest with excitement and said to the general beside him, "I will take care of this matter!"

What should I do? I can neither speak nor leave. After all, I have come here on orders. If I don't call anyone, won't I be arrested immediately?

He wanted to raise his voice to announce the decree, but he was worried that he would disturb the generals' enjoyment and that the Marquis of Ru would get angry and kill him. After all, the Marquis of Ru was not even afraid of the emperor and dared to throw a bowl and argue in front of the emperor...

The generals were having a party, and he could only stand on the side like a minion, hunching his body and not daring to make a sound. His heart was pounding with anxiety, but there was nothing he could do.

Finally, after waiting for the banquet to end, the messenger saw the opportunity and said, "Lord Ru, His Majesty has summoned you and the generals to the palace for a meeting. There has been a change in the city, and there is important military information..."

Liu Zongmin waved his hand casually and said, "Got it, get out!"

The messenger left with a sense of relief, and Liu Zongming leaned against the wall and shouted incoherently to the guards around him, "Prepare the horses!"

I have to hold on to something, the ground is starting to shake and I can't even walk steadily.

Liu Zongmin rode his horse into the imperial city and headed for the palace. He saw generals constantly running around, treating the imperial city as a racecourse. Beside Liu Zongmin, there was also a large group of generals, all of whom were from the same party. They were bragging and shouting as they rode their horses at full speed from behind. They looked shaky all the way, and people were worried that they would fall to the ground and die.

Liu Zongmin rode his horse all the way into the Meridian Gate, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and arrived at the imperial steps of the Tianyou Hall, where he dismounted, patted his butt, and swayed towards the hall. When he entered the Tianyou Hall, it was already filled with a sea of ​​people, including Prime Minister Niu Jinxing, founding military advisor Song Xiance, and civil officials such as Song Qijiao and Zhang Linran from the Six Governments, who were all in their positions, whispering about something.

Military generals including Liu Zongmin, Marquis of Ru, Liu Fangliang, Marquis of Ci, Li Guo, Marquis of Bo, Tian Jianxiu, Marquis of Ze, and Yuan Zongde, Marquis of Mian, were also present. They sat on their chairs and made a lot of noise.

Rather than calling it a palace, the interior of the hall is actually more like the gathering hall of the Liangshanpo heroes. Everyone has a seat and is dressed differently. The only thing missing is an incense table and the dragon throne can be removed and replaced with a statue of Guan Gong or something.

Liu Zongmin and other generals who had just finished drinking were now drunk and were dozing off in their chairs. Their snoring was so loud that anyone who didn't know would have thought they were in the pigpen.

When the eunuchs in the palace shouted that the emperor had arrived, the heroes in the hall just responded casually, mostly by clasping their fists. Some people saw Li Zicheng, wearing a dragon robe and posing in an air of pretentiousness, with a hint of contempt in their eyes.

As early as the beginning, the Dashun army had a problem of disorganization. Later, as the number of people increased, the internal organization of the Shun army became even more chaotic. Many generals were unwilling to kowtow to Li Zicheng, and they privately discussed: "Who would be willing to kneel down when a bandit kowtows to a bandit?"

Others say: "We fought hard to conquer the world, it's not his ability."

Even Liu Zongmin, who was one of the earliest followers of Li Zicheng, shouted: "I was a bandit with him, why should I worship him?"

Li Zicheng was also helpless. He originally wanted to kill a few people to establish his authority, but the Tartars in the north were eyeing him covetously, and Jiang Han in the south was now taking action. If he acted hastily, it would only provoke a mutiny among his subordinates. The military power was not yet completely in his hands, and he still had to rely on these people to fight.

Seeing that most people had arrived, Li Zicheng coughed and said, "I received a secret report that we found the traces of Zhu's family members in the city. These people are suspicious and extremely arrogant. They killed several of our men."

"Is there any trace of the Zhu family's prince?"

There was a commotion in the hall. They only knew that King Chuang had summoned them to discuss matters and said that there was urgent military intelligence, but they didn't know what it was specifically. They didn't expect that they had found the prince of Zhu Ming. But what did all this have to do with them?

If we want to find the prince of the Zhu family, shouldn't we let the prince go? We don't want to be the emperor.

Everyone looked at each other, and they understood each other tacitly.

Prime Minister Niu Jinxing stood up suddenly and said, "I also heard that the prince of the Zhu family has hidden a large amount of silver and intends to go south to restore the country."

He added: "In recent days, we have tortured those former criminals and found out that many of the silver hidden in the place where they were hidden has disappeared. I guess it is very likely that it is closely related to the prince of the Zhu family."

Everyone in the hall was excited. Good fellow, I am not sleepy if you want to talk to me about this! There is actually silver! ? Isn't this a coincidence, I just happen to be free!

Liu Zongmin, who was dozing off, suddenly said, "Your Majesty, just leave this matter to me, and I will definitely send the prince of the Zhu family to you."

He never mentioned the money.

Everyone in the hall was laughing, feeling relieved, except Li Zicheng and Song Xiance, who were frowning.

Song Xiance said, "We have searched the city for a long time but have not found any news about the prince of the Zhu family. How come he was exposed all of a sudden? There must be something fishy going on."

However, at this moment, everyone was already blinded by the money, so they would not listen to his nonsense. Someone shouted: "The military advisor is a fortune teller after all, so it's normal that he doesn't know the art of war. It's normal that he can't find anything after searching for several days. The later it is, the easier it is to be exposed!"

"Hahahaha, not bad, not bad. I'm sure the kid from the Zhu family must be very worried!"

"Your Majesty, just let me take action, and I will definitely bring that kid from the Zhu family down on the spot!" Everyone patted their chests loudly, and their attitude was very positive.

Li Zicheng nodded, his army's morale was high, and he spoke again: "There is one more thing, that is, although we have seized Beijing, the whole world is not in our hands. In Henan alone, Jiang Han and I share the same territory. This matter must be brought up. I wonder which general is willing to send troops to take back Henan?"

In Li Zicheng's view, those Tartars in Liaodong were just a bunch of idiots who could be easily defeated. The key was to unify the world. This time, the key was to stabilize the country before fighting against foreign enemies!

The atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.

These days, the generals have had a great time, with titles, lavish houses and fertile fields, gold, silver and beautiful women. Who would still be willing to go out and fight to the death? Is the wine not good enough? Or are the beauties not fun anymore?

Li Zicheng looked around and saw Liu Zongmin snoring in a chair in a Ge You-like posture, his brother-in-law Gao Yigong looked up at the ceiling in the hall, as if studying the murals, and even his nephew Li Guo lowered his head in silence, thinking about life.

Li Zicheng looked at the generals with different expressions in surprise, with disappointment in his eyes growing stronger and stronger. He even regretted taking the capital. After taking the capital, the generals under his command completely lost their original courage. In fact, he was also very depressed. At first, he attacked the capital just on a whim, but he did not expect it to be so easy and it was taken in a few days.

He looked around at everyone and asked, "Who has a plan to repel the enemy?"

Still no one spoke, the only sound in the hall was Liu Zongmin's snoring.

"Okay! Since I, your Lord, am willing to go to war and help Dashun resolve this issue, then this matter is settled. I will order your Lord Liu Zongmin to lead an army of 100,000 to capture Henan!"

"Good! You are indeed a real man!"

"You are truly the pillar of Dashun!"

"amazing!!"

Liu Zongmin was still snoring in his sleep when he suddenly heard a bunch of people praising him. He didn't react at all. He just smiled and clasped his fists to the people around him: "You're welcome, you're welcome..."

In a courtyard in Beijing

"It seems that your boss doesn't really want to save your life, so let's stop here."

The executioner took out his pistol and pointed it at the head of a soldier who was under his feet.

"Please spare me! Please spare me!! They will be here soon!! They will be here soon!" The soldier was so frightened that he was shaking like a sieve and his crotch was wet.

"But I've already given you more than half an hour. There are only twelve hours in a day. Your reinforcements should have arrived earlier. So, if you want to blame someone, blame your colleagues. Goodbye."

A gunshot rang out in the streets of Beijing. However, in today's Beijing, there is burning, looting, gunshots and crying. This gunshot is really a bit lost in the crowd.

"Tsk...what's wrong with these people? No one came despite such a big commotion? Could they have all drunk themselves to death at home?" In a way, the executioner's guess was very close to the truth.

Originally they had a good idea, to cause trouble in the city, and then make a big noise to get the other side's army to intervene, and then engage in continuous street fighting, so that the other side's attention would be focused on themselves. But now what they never expected was that something went wrong in the first link of the plan. They made a lot of noise, but the other side didn't care.

"What should we do?" She looked at M16 who was posing on the side. "Didn't the commander tell you how to deal with this situation when he came here?"

M16 slowly put a cigarette into his mouth, took out a box of matches, lit it, and slowly took two puffs. Sparks flickered on the cigarette butt. He shook the match with one hand, flicked it away, took a deep breath, and exhaled a cloud of smoke: "No"

"Why are you pretending to be so cool? It took you so long!!!" The executioner admitted that she was a little anxious now.

"I know you're anxious, but don't worry." He took out a stainless steel wine bottle from the belt beside him, unscrewed the cap and took a sip, then let out a long sigh: "Ah... I've been feeling very depressed these days."

She looked at the executioner and said, "This situation only proves one thing: we haven't made enough noise."

"Isn't this big enough? I have killed more than ten of them in the street! What do you think is big enough?" The executioner thought it was outrageous. He killed such a group of people in public, and he stayed here with a hostage for a long time, but no one came. What kind of method was this?

"Is it possible that you killed them all, so no one reported the incident, and no one came?"

The common people here have long hated the rebel army and were so angry that they were cheering when they saw them being killed. Who would go and inform these people?

"Ah, that.....what you said does make sense. So what should we do? Kill ten more?"

"No, wait."

"Still waiting? I'm going to get moldy waiting!"

"Since you've been waiting for so long, you don't mind waiting a little longer, right? Besides..." M16 was just talking when a heavy and dense sound of footsteps came from outside: "Look, isn't it coming?"

After learning that the prince of the Zhu family might have a large sum of money, the generals of the rebel army were so excited that they immediately led their troops to search the city after the court meeting. Just as they heard gunshots, they immediately surrounded the city. No matter whether it was true or not, they just wanted to take a look first.

The poor guard had just been killed when his reinforcements arrived. It makes people sigh at the cruel fate. Oh, the reinforcements will be killed even if they arrive. That's fine.

A group of people rushed to the entrance of the courtyard and looked at the tall gate: "Is this it?"

"It should be this, I saw the blood coming all the way in"

“Kick the door!”

One of the soldiers kicked the heavy door without saying a word. The heavy door was opened by his kick. It was very powerful. A small metal pull ring also flew up with the door.

"boom!!"