Ming Zuo

Chapter 357 Each Battlefield
Daling River to Shanhaiguan, about three hundred miles.

In terms of distance, the army's fast horses rushed to Shanhaiguan on the fourth day of the first day, and at the most on the tenth day of the month, the court could make a decision.

Although Zu Dashou was very disappointed with the imperial court, he still underestimated the bottom line of officials in the DPRK.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, only the scouts dispatched by Qiu Hejia appeared on the periphery of Daling River.

After seeing the real situation here, these scouts hurried back to Shanhaiguan to report.Again and again, it's already the tenth day.

At this point, Sun Chengzong, Qiu Hejia and others in Shanhaiguan finally determined that Dalinghe City was surrounded by tens of thousands of Houjin army.

This time Qiu Hejia and Gao Qiqian also panicked, knowing that the matter was serious.

I had no choice but to send a letter to the court and ask for help.

On the [-]th, [-] li in Liaodong was rushed to Chongzhen, which quickly shook the court.

"You gentlemen, do you have a good plan?"

In the hall, Chongzhen was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

But the ministers below are all like tortoises.

The monarch and his ministers have been working together for several years, and everyone has a little understanding of this young monarch.At the same time, Chongzhen's style was even more slandered.

It was said at the beginning that Dalinghe City should not be repaired, but you are not forcing it.

Now something has happened, and you are in a hurry again.

How can you start at such a time?

If one fails, Yuan Chonghuan will be second.

Seeing that no one made a sound, Chongzhen's blood and energy poured into his head.

Okay, if you don't make a sound, then I'll just point the commander.

"Wen Qing, why do you teach me?"

Warm the body and benevolent eyes, observe the nose, and the nose observe the heart, and come when you open your mouth.

"Your Majesty, for today's plan, there is no other way. Only by diligently cultivating military equipment and selecting talents and appointing them are the best strategies."

Said, did not say.

One of the secrets of his warm-hearted office is to say more and more wrong, not to say that it is good.

As long as you don't do anything, everything will be fine.

Chongzhen had lost interest in such polite remarks, turned his head and asked again: "Zhou Qing, you are the first assistant, don't let me down."

Zhou Yanru wanted to cry but had no tears, this song might as well be inappropriate.

There is no way, he is the head of the hundred officials, and he cannot escape.

After thinking about it for a while, he had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the Daling River must not be abandoned, otherwise people's hearts will collapse, and the major event will be gone. For the current plan, only by sending reinforcements quickly can the disaster in Liaodong be solved."

In fact, Chongzhen himself knew that the situation in Liaodong could only be done by sending reinforcements.

"Where did the reinforcements come from?"

Zhou Yanru didn't know anything about the military, and when he was in a dilemma, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he said: "Your Majesty, Shandong Zuo Menggeng is a good general in the world, and he has made brilliant achievements against the Eastern invaders. If they are sent to Liaodong, the Eastern prisoners will definitely be embarrassed. Don't be afraid, don't fight."

Hearing him mention Zuo Menggeng, Chongzhen was heartbroken, and just as he was about to nod his head, a minister hurriedly jumped out.

It was none other than Zhang Zhenxiu.

"Your Majesty, Zuo Menggeng is now in charge of suppressing the white lotus demon, and has trapped its remnants in Mengshan. With time, he will be able to do his best. If he leaves at this time, the white lotus demon will return to the world, and I don't know how much. The foolish couples and foolish women are bewitched by him, and the chaos will resume without end."

Zhang Zhenxiu had already been ventilated, and he wanted to prevent Zuo Menggeng from being transferred from Shandong anyway in the DPRK.

And the reason he gave was something that Chongzhen could not refuse.

The situation in Liaodong is as dangerous as eggs, but the harm of the White Lotus Sect to Chongzhen cannot be ignored.

This cult, which has been like maggots on the tarsal bones since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, has always caused countless troubles to the Ming Dynasty.

The emperors of all dynasties have wanted to cut them off, but they have never done it. Now they have finally been trapped in one place, if they are released again...

Chongzhen quickly woke up and said hurriedly: "Zuo Menggeng has a heavy responsibility, so there is no need to mention it. Zhou Qing can choose another candidate."

Zhou Yanru was calm on the surface, but he was quite regretful inside.

He wanted to mobilize Zuo Menggeng to Liaodong, but it was not a whim, and there was a deep calculation behind it.

The matter of the Nanking controversy had already reached him.

Knowing that Zhang Cai and others were defeated and lost, and now that Liu Xue is being discussed in Jiangnan, Zhou Yanru knew that the situation was quite dangerous.

Especially after Zhang Pu returned, he wrote a secret letter to him, bluntly saying that Liu Zongzhou and his disciples were a great harm in the world, and asked him to find a way to get rid of them in the court.

Zhou Yanru didn't think for a moment how to deal with Liu Zongzhou, so he wanted to take this opportunity to attack Zuo Menggeng.

He was protected by someone.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yanru couldn't help but glanced at Zhang Zhenxiu inquiringly.The other party has already retreated, as if nothing happened.

And without the calculations, Zhou Yanru was really smeared about the military.

"Your Majesty, the old ministers are ignorant of the military's way, and I'm afraid that my rash words will ruin the military affairs. It is better to rely on Liang Sima for all kinds of plans."

This shirk made Liang Tingdong unavoidable. Who called him the Minister of War?

Fortunately, Liang Tingdong was ready and came.

"Your Majesty, now Shanhaiguan has only [-] troops from Wuxiang, the chief soldier. If Dalinghe City is to be saved, troops must be dispatched from various places. In my humble opinion, Gyeonggi, Shandong, and Shanxi will be dispatched to join forces in Shanhaiguan. , as the best policy.”

There is nothing fancy about this strategy, and it is the only way out today.

Chongzhen just asked: "Who can lead the army?"

Liang Tingdong knew his thoughts, and the candidates he recommended were carefully considered.

"Zhang Chun is available to supervise the army and prepare for it."

Chongzhen had a good impression of Zhang Chun. When he changed his mind, he also called Zhang Chun into the introspection.In the subsequent battles, Zhang Chun really made great achievements.

"That being the case, Aiqing hastened to draw up the charter without delay."

Liang Tingdong took the order, and immediately began to dispatch troops after returning.

In addition to appointing Zhang Chun, the master of the army, as Taipu Siqing, to lead the reinforcements of various roads, he also sent orders to the troops and horses in various places.

Among them, the most soldiers and horses were dispatched from Shandong. In addition to the [-]-car battalion of the chief soldier Song Wei, there were also troops stationed in various places.Of course, Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, also received an order.

Sun Yuanhua did not dare to neglect, and acted immediately.

In addition, Ming troops from all over Gyeonggi were also dispatched, and they were asked to go to Shanhaiguan to be under Zhang Chun's jurisdiction.

And to say that the most dissatisfied with this order is Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda.

It's not that Zhang Zongheng followed Zuo Menggeng's intention and deliberately made trouble, but that the Shanxi battlefield was really at a critical moment.

Just in mid-July, Liang Qing, the chief soldier of the kingdom, rushed forward and was caught off guard by the rebels, causing the entire army to collapse.Wang Guoliang was also imprisoned, and the day was decided.

Because of Wang Guoliang's defeat, all Ming armies were terrified, and with insufficient troops, they could no longer pose a threat to the rebels in Shanxi.

Zhang Zongheng and the governor Xu Dingchen were devastated and could only hold on.

It took until the beginning of September, the court's urging was very urgent, and Zhang Zongheng had no choice, so he asked Zuo Liangyu to lead an army of [-] people to help.

As a result, Zuo Liangyu was also greedy for life and fear of death.He dragged it all the way to the Daling River and finished the fight, and he still hadn't reached Shanhaiguan.

So he was ordered to stop by the imperial court and stationed in the same place in Gyeonggi.

It was not until the autumn of the fifth year of Chongzhen that the rebel army invaded Huaiqing Prefecture in Henan, and Zuo Liangyu was sent to fight.

The court's efficiency was slow, but Sun Chengzong couldn't wait.

He didn't bother to argue with Qiu Hejia and Gao Qiqian, so he personally rushed to Jinzhou to sit in town, and at the same time organized the first wave of rescue.

On August [-], Sun Chengzong sent more than [-] Songshan defenders to Daling River for reinforcements.

As a result, it is conceivable that the reinforcements failed to get close to the city, and they were defeated by the Hou Jin army, and not even one-tenth of the people who escaped came back.

To say that among the various reinforcements, the most loyal one was Song Wei.

He was the first to arrive at Shanhaiguan.

Zhang Chun in Shanhaiguan was waiting on the left and right, but he still couldn't wait for other reinforcements, and the military situation on the Daling River was so hot that Zhang Chun had no choice but to lead Wu Xiang and Song Wei to the rescue with [-] troops.

Azig led the army to meet.

Because of the heavy fog, the two sides did not play any tricks and had to retreat from each other.

The second reinforcement of the Ming army also failed.

And in the process, absurd things continue to be staged.

For example, in Shandong, when receiving an order to go to Liaodong for reinforcements, the officers and soldiers of Tai'an ran away and finally escaped into the sea from Lijin County.

In short, I would rather be a fugitive than go to Liaodong.

Sun Yuanhua's side also did not go well.

He received the order to transfer troops on August [-], and immediately summoned Zhang Tao, deputy commander of Phi Dao, Huang Fei, Kong Youde, and others to join him.

As a result, except for Zhang Tao, whether it was Huang Fei or Kong Youde, they all dawdled and tried their best to delay.

After a full month of delay, it was not until September [-] that the reinforcements sent by Dengzhou officially set off from the waterway and rushed to the Sancha River.

The flames were billowing from all directions, and Zuo Menggeng couldn't stay in Linqing to hide for leisure. He set off again and returned to the Yimeng Mountains, and began to deploy the encirclement and suppression of the White Lotus Sect.

This time it was a real siege from all sides.

The three regiments of the first division and the three regiments of the second division were all mobilized, and the water around the huge Mengshan Mountains was blocked.

There are also three regiments of the newly formed Third Division, which also joined the operation.

Training with combat can better promote the growth of new troops.

For a time, several places in China were filled with gunpowder smoke at the same time.

Every victory or defeat affects people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)