Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 43
Chongzhen didn't know how the Guan Ning Army's salary was paid before, nor did it know how other border towns paid the salary as a rule, but starting today, the payment of the Ming Army's salary must be standardized.

That is, it is no longer distributed by the generals of the border towns, but directly by the emperor or the imperial envoy appointed by the emperor.

In this way, the generals of the border towns can not only avoid deducting the military salary, but also prevent the generals of the border towns from taking advantage of this kindness. Over time, the stereotype of fighting for the country and being loyal to the emperor can be formed in the minds of the soldiers of the Ming army.

Whose soldier did you become?Be a soldier of the Ming Dynasty!

Whose food did you eat?Eat the food of Long Live God!

These two slogans also serve to reinforce this stereotype.

Don't underestimate these two sentences. Under the mechanical repetition of declarations day after day and year after year, once the stereotype of fighting for the country and being loyal to the emperor is formed, it is supplemented by full payment of food and wages and strict The military rules and regulations are enough to create an elite division capable of fighting well!

After more than two hundred years, such an army really existed.

This army is the Beiyang New Army compiled and trained by Yuan Shikai.

Before the Beiyang Army was split, it was definitely an elite division.

The payment of salaries continued, and Chongzhen called Huang Degong, Wu Linzheng and other civil servants to him.

Chongzhen first said to Meng Zhaoxiang: "Meng Aiqing, I will not cross the river first, and the captain-in-law and Xinlehou will also cross the river for the time being, so you will take a few colleagues to cross the river first, and tell the officials in Liudu. Said that I have broken the siege from Beijing and went south, and I am rectifying the army and horses in Jiangbei, preparing for the Northern Expedition."

Meng Guangxiang responded and asked again: "What do you need to do?"

"It's enough to put the people at ease." Chongzhen said, "Let the Nanjing household department raise 500 million taels of payment and send it to Yangzhou."

"The ministers wait for the edict." Meng Zhaoxiang received the imperial edict, and without a moment's delay, he took Wu Linzheng and his colleagues across the river, because they had already heard about Zhu Yousong's supervision of the country's governance.

So the most important thing now is to solve this matter.

A country cannot be without a king for a day, but a country cannot have two masters.

Chongzhen asked Huang Degong again: "Huang Qing, do you have more than a thousand surplus horses in your army?"

You have already set the number, this must be there, Huang Degong replied: "There are still more than a thousand surplus horses in the army."

"Okay, I have requisitioned these more than a thousand war horses." Chongzhen said, "I have also requisitioned all your seven thousand cavalry. Huang Aiqing, don't you have any objections?"

"Why did His Majesty say that?"

Huang Degong said quickly: "This is Daming's army, not the minister's private soldiers."

"Okay, Aiqing's public loyalty to the country, I have engraved it in my heart." Chongzhen said again, "After I lead the cavalry to march first, Aiqing will also follow up immediately."

Huang Degong asked, "Where are you going?"

"Jiangdu!" Chongzhen said, "Liberate the siege of Yangzhou!"

Is this going to deal with Gao Jie's thief?Huang Degong's eyes brightened instantly, and he said, "I accept the decree!"

In less than an hour, nearly a thousand barbarians had all received their salaries. After receiving their salaries, the drowsiness caused by the long-distance rapid march was relieved, and the whole army became energetic again.

Chongzhen asked the Yi Ding to change their horses and embark on the journey again.

Only this time, Chongzhen had [-] more cavalry under his command.

Of course, the quality of these seven thousand cavalry is uneven.

The mule cavalry is pretty good, and there are even donkey cavalry.

There are probably more than [-] real war horses.

……

At the same time, in the north straight.

Li Zicheng's "big army" has retreated to Dingzhou.

There were only 5 veterans of the Dashun Army withdrawn from Beijing, plus 2 Liu Fangliang, a total of 7 people, but at this moment there are more than 50 people crowded on the official road.

Among the more than 50 people, apart from the family members and civilians accompanying the army,

There are also many women who were snatched by the Dashun army from Beijing and other counties in Gyeonggi Province.

When the Dashun Army withdrew from Beijing, not only the maids and wives of those rich families, but also the girls and daughters-in-law of ordinary people's families were also taken away.

In addition, there is a large amount of property.

Tens of thousands of various vehicles completely blocked the road.

Marching can't go ten miles a day, and the speed is horribly slow.

Li Zicheng felt like he was going crazy. At this rate, he would not be able to reach Shanxi in a month, and he didn't know when he would go back to Xi'an. Jiannu would give them time?

Because Liu Fangliang's 2 new troops suddenly joined, the Dashun Army in Baoding finally won the battle the day before yesterday, defeating the Jiannu cavalry and beheading more than [-] soldiers.

But Li Zicheng knew very well that this victory would not change the overall situation at all.

Before sending troops to Shanhaiguan, Li Zicheng didn't care about Jiannu at all, but after the battle in Shanhaiguan, he already knew how powerful Jiannu was.

Jiannu is indeed much stronger than the Ming army.

The Dashun army fought the Ming army like chopping melons and vegetables, but it was extremely difficult to fight the Jiannu.

In the battle of a piece of stone, the Dashun Army dispatched the most elite cavalry veterans of the Zhongquan pro-army to attack the Jiannu infantry phalanx with the three-wall tactic, but the Jiannu phalanx remained motionless.

Li Zicheng had never seen such an army.

At this time, Li Yan also found Li Zicheng.

"Your Majesty." Li Yan clasped his hands, "It won't work like this."

Li Zicheng has officially ascended the throne, so Li Yan and others changed their titles to the Holy One.

"What does the right military division think we should do?" Li Zicheng's face was gloomy looking at Li Yan who was in full bloom.

"We must abandon all the luggage, including belongings!" Li Yan said solemnly, "In addition, we must plan ahead and prepare for the future situation in advance to avoid complete collapse."

Li Zicheng's face became even more gloomy.

A slight sneer appeared on the corner of Niu Jinxing's mouth.

Li Zicheng asked patiently, "How should the arrangement be?"

"Send an important minister to guard Henan." Li Yan said solemnly, "The rich land in the Central Plains has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is even said that those who win the Central Plains win the world, so Henan must not be lost."

Hearing this, Li Zicheng couldn't help turning his head to look at Niu Jinxing.

Just now, Niu Jinxing told him that Li Yan wanted to lead the troops out of the town of Henan alone, and then stand on his own. Li Zicheng didn't believe it at first, but now he can't help but not believe it.

Li Yan, you don't want to defend Henan, you want to rebel.

At that moment Li Zicheng stared at Li Yan and asked, "Who can guard Henan?"

If Li Yan dared to recommend himself, Li Zicheng would kill him without hesitation.

In the end, Li Yan said: "It must be the prime minister, other people can't afford this burden."

"Ah?" Li Zicheng was stunned when he heard the words, didn't you want to go out of Zhennan?
Niu Jinxing was also dumbfounded, what a Li Yan, what the co-author told you last night was all for nothing?I didn't ask you to take the initiative to ask the Holy Master to go out of Zhenhe, who asked you to recommend me?

I have never led soldiers, you let me guard Henan?You are pushing me into the fire pit.

After a long while, Li Zicheng said: "The prime minister and the right army division are my right and left arms, and they are indispensable. It is better to choose another person for the important task of guarding Henan, and let Yuan Zongdi go to Henan."

"The holy lesson." Li Yan said again, "I have one more thing."

"What's the matter?" Li Zicheng's face looked much better now.

Li Yandao: "The remnant Ming shrinks half of the south of the Yangtze River, and there is nothing to fear. So now, the confidant of my Dashun Dynasty has changed from Nanming to Jiannu. In order to share Jiannu's soldiers, I think we should make peace with Nanming."

"Well, it makes sense." Li Zicheng nodded and said, "It seems that we should definitely fix it with Nanming."

Li Yan said again: "So I think that the captured Ming army prisoners such as Wang Jiayan and Hu Xinshui should be released. It is best to release the three brothers Zhu Cihong, the prince of the Southern Ming Dynasty."

Song Xiance immediately echoed, "My minister seconded the proposal."

Li Zicheng asked Niu Jinxing, "What does the prime minister think?"

For Li Zicheng, this is not a difficult multiple choice question.

Compared with fighting Jiannu, it must be easier to fight the Ming army, so Jiannu is the number one enemy.

Therefore, unless Nanming can be wiped out quickly before Jiannu reacts, it is necessary to unite with Nanming to resist Jiannu.

So, is it possible for the Dashun Dynasty to quickly destroy Nanming before Jiannu can react?Obviously impossible.

So the final answer is self-evident, uniting Nanming to resist Jianshou is the best and only choice.

Niu Jinxing frowned and said, "It's okay to release Wang Jiayan, Hu Xinshui, and the captured Ming soldiers, but isn't it rash to release the three brothers Zhu Cihong like this?"

Liu Zongmin also said: "Yes, these three are heirs of the emperor, and they are valuable."

Li Yan persuaded again: "Your Majesty, if it were normal times, the three brothers Zhu Cihong would certainly not be released easily, but right now our Dashun Army is being chased and killed by Jiannu. We are already short of troops, but we still have to allocate a considerable amount of troops. A large number of elites protect the three brothers Zhu Cihong. If the battle goes against them and they are separated or die among the rebellious army, they will not only miss the opportunity to show favor to Nanming, but will even anger Nanming in turn. This is very disadvantageous for Dashun. .”

As soon as Li Yan finished speaking, Li Shuangxi hurried to catch up.

"Father Emperor." Li Shuangxi said in panic, "Guan Ning Army and Jian Nu have come after them again!"

"Wu Sangui, you dog slave!" Li Zicheng's face immediately collapsed, and he said to Li Yan, "Master You, according to what you just said, release Zhu Cihong and his three brothers, as well as Wang Jiayan and Hu Xinshui."

Right now, all troops must be concentrated to deal with Jiannu, and they really can't take care of the three brothers Zhu Cihong.

Li Yandao: "You can also ask Zhu Cihong to send a message to Chongzhen. If you are not of my race, your heart must be different. Nanming and my Dashun are brotherly rivalries, but in the face of Jiannu and other barbarian brothers, we should join forces. , Resist the foreign captives together!"

"That's right." Li Zicheng nodded again and again, and now he didn't have the heart to take these things into consideration at all, "Just tell Chongzhen to fight against foreign captives together."

(End of this chapter)