Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 871 Is there no good news? (two in one)

Although Hong Chengchou killed the messenger, he wanted to cover up the bad news, at least not to shake the morale of the soldiers around him.

Their families are all in Shaanxi.

If they all fell into the hands of the hammer bandits, those soldiers would inevitably do something that endangered him.

It is only a moment to hide it for a while now.

As long as Daming can control Shaanxi in name, it means there is hope.

Wait until the right time, and then leak this matter, so as to motivate them to return to their hometown and strengthen their will to fight.

At least Hong Chengchou thinks that this news should be concealed, so as not to be discouraged along the way.

If people think too much, they are prone to riots!

It is not conducive to Hong Chengchou's control over the army.

Now even the rogues know to protect the families of these soldiers and surround them in the middle, so as not to ruin the attack of the officers and soldiers.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard about Cao Wenzhao's death in battle, he also rushed to join Hong Chengchou.

As soon as he came in, he saw Hong Chengchou's expression was not good.

And there was a faint smell of blood outside the room, as if someone had just been killed.

"Dou Zhan, you're here." Hong Chengchou pinched his forehead with quite a headache:
"Another bad thing happened."

"Governor, is it worse than Cao Wenzhao's death in battle?"

"good."

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned for a moment.

Originally Cao Wenzhao's death in battle was bad enough, how could it be any worse?
There is a Cao in the army, and the bandits are terrified when they hear about it.

Cao Wenzhao is not only ruthless to himself, but also ruthless to his subordinates.

All the generals are in the battle, and even if there are threats to flee, the Wenzhao will kill them all, and there will be no survivors.

Under the strict military discipline, Cao Wenzhao was able to continuously obtain victories by making everyone admire him and rewarding him generously. The soldiers were willing to work hard with him.

Now that Cao Wenzhao was killed by bandits, it is true that Daming was destroyed.

When many officers and soldiers in Henan and Chu heard about this incident, they were not in the mood to fight.

In order to fabricate Cao Wenzhao before, the people also spread:

"It is better to be robbed by the bandits than to be stopped by the Cao soldiers. The bandits can only rob, but the Cao soldiers can do endless harm. The bandits rob the people's wealth, and the Cao soldiers kill the people."

It can be seen that the rogues feared and hated Cao Wenzhao to smear, and pushed all the deeds of the rest of the officers and soldiers onto his head.

Lu Xiangsheng never expected that there would be news worse than Cao Wenzhao's death in battle.

The situation is even more unfavorable for Daming. Could it be that the Houjin Tartars started attacking the capital again?
But he hadn't heard any news about this matter. Once such a thing happened, the imperial court appointed him to return to the capital.

After all, all the troops were transferred to the Central Plains to wipe out the bandits.

Hong Chengchou was a little sad about Cao Wenzhao's death in battle, and then quickly put it behind him.

People cannot be resurrected after death, no matter how much they cry, it will not help.

Hong Chengchou can clearly distinguish the importance of the whole Shaanxi and Cao Wenzhao.

"Tongguan is lost."

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned when he heard this: "Is the news accurate?"

"Well, I killed the messenger just now, saying that he sent false news." Hong Chengchou stood up and took a few steps impatiently:
"But Tongguan was really captured by He Jinchao, once he closed the gate to enter the Guanzhong, the whole of Shaanxi became a world of rebels.

In the Guanzhong area, the son of He Huchen, the son of the three generals left behind, was in a high position among the hammer bandits, so he might end up surrendering.

Yang Jiamo was already terrified by He Jinzhao's beating, and he must have fled at the touch of a button.

Only Yang Lin, guarding Xi'an, can give me a little bit of peace of mind! "

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly asked someone to hang up the map he was carrying with him, screened everyone away, and observed carefully:
"Governor, if you want to take back Shaanxi, you have to go to Hanzhong to support Xi'an along the road that Li Zicheng and others entered Fengxiang and other places last year.

Or we will directly lead the army to attack Shanxi and force He Jinchao to return to aid.

He has painstakingly managed Shanxi for several years, and he certainly does not want to lose his old land easily. "

"But His Majesty asked us to wipe out the thieves in Henan within a six-month period." Hong Chengchou had a troubled look on his face, he didn't want to lose Shaanxi.

"You and I both know that this deadline cannot be met."

Lu Xiangsheng said in a low voice: "Instead of getting nothing because of this deadline, why not give it a go.

You go to attack Shanxi, and I will continue to wipe out the bandits who are fleeing to Henan and Huguang.

You can't take care of all the provinces alone, and I can't take care of all the provinces alone! "

Concentrate troops to do big things and divide their respective theaters.

Hong Chengchou also felt that under the current situation, it would be difficult for the soldiers he led to continue to attack Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and others.

Since Cao Wenzhao's death in battle, the morale of the rebels is high, while the morale of our own side is low.

When the rebels pushed forward a little, the officers and soldiers had no will to fight, and they just retreated back without even wanting to fight.

The two armies of Zuo Liangyu and Zu Kuan were separated by seventy li. When they saw the bandit marching eastward, the dust rose to the sky. It was forty li wide and hundreds of li long.

The old and the weak are in the middle, and the fine riders are outside.

The two of them looked at the top of the mountain, not daring to attack!
After all, Cao Wenzhao is a banner of the Ming army.

Now that the flag has been folded, and Gao Yingxiang has chopped off his head, who among the officers and soldiers has the heart to fight?
The hammer bandit He Jinzhao knew that the rebel army on the Henan-Chu border could entangle the government and the army.

Seeing that Shaanxi was empty, he directly sent troops to enter Shaanxi again.

Hong Chengchou originally thought that He Jinzhao wanted to contain the imperial army, and with Tongguan in hand, he was very relieved.

But He Jinzhao just gave him a surprise.

Hong Chengchou found that he still underestimated the postman!

He didn't want to contain the army, but really wanted to devour Shaanxi and then attack Sichuan.

This is no ordinary rebel.

It's the kind of rebel who wants to fight the world!
"Don't take a detour to Hanzhong, I reckon He Jinzhao's attack on Tongguan was planned from the beginning.

Then he appointed to fight Fengxiang and other places to control Dasan Pass. Our army wasted marching time and food was blocked, all of which were useless. "

Lu Xiangsheng gave Hong Chengchou a word and made him make up his mind to attack Shanxi.

"He Jinzhao's bandit is different from other bandits. If he doesn't get rid of him, he will definitely be a strong enemy of my Daming, and he might even want to take my Daming country away."

Lu Xiangsheng was a little surprised for a moment, it was the first time he had heard Hong Chengchou speak so highly of a traitor.

"Just because he took down Tongguan quickly?"

"You still don't know him."

Hong Chengchou shook his head, and then explained in detail what He Jinzhao did in Shanxi.

Some real news was also expressed through the communication between Cao Wenzhao and Jiang Xiang.

In short, what came out of Jiang Xiang's mouth.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, Cao Wenzhao sent it to Hong Chengchou to see.

It is really difficult for Hong Chengchou to make a correct judgment if there is a false in the truth like this, and the truth in the false.

Because few of the spies sent out could persist in serving Daming.

Either instigate rebellion, or voluntarily surrender after a while.

After all, the risk is high for the officers and soldiers and the reward is small. How can there be better treatment for the hammer bandits?

As long as they go to Shanxi, most people will know what choices to make after being arranged by the peasant association for a while.

Lu Xiangsheng never thought that Hong Chengchou and He Jinzhao had been fighting each other for so long without taking any advantage.

"Then we will present a memorial to divide our respective war zones." Lu Xiangsheng made this suggestion.

Now that the strength of the rebels is rising, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, can't even handle Shaanxi.

Now that the bandits are entrenched in Yuchu, it is beyond his reach.

Lu Xiangsheng suggested that Hong Chengchou go to destroy the hammer bandits first, and not give him a chance to grow and grow with peace of mind.

Since the imperial court ordered me to be the prime minister of the five provinces, the military affairs of Zhili, Henan, Shandong, Sichuan, and Huguang in the south.

I led the generals Zu Kuan and Zu Dale, and the Guan Liao soldiers under the command of Li Zhongzhen, the local garrison to encircle and suppress, and there was a situation where Shangfang's sword was cheap, so I decided to bite Gao Yingxiang.

Hong Chengchou attacked Shanxi with Jing Liaobo and many other troops from Jizhen, Hebei, and Shaanxi.

It is best to order Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, to lead the troops out of Yanmen Pass and threaten Taiyuan. Only in this way can He Jinzhao really be upset.

In short, it was Lu Xiangsheng who came to destroy the southeast, and Hong Chengchou who came to destroy the northwest.

Now that the strength of the rebel army has increased greatly, the Ming court has to mobilize the power of the whole country to deal with it.

Hong Chengchou nodded, and then he and Lu Xiangsheng went to the Taoist scriptures, telling about the seizure of Tongguan and taking remedial measures.

Lu Xiangsheng has already made up his mind, you gang of rebels will kill my Daming Banner.

Then I will do my best to kill you for breaking into the banner of Wang Gao Yingxiang.

Hong Chengchou led people to march directly to Shanxi, and at the same time called the commander-in-chief Zhang Quanchang to be the rear.

But Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng had already played their hands. Li Zicheng led his troops to attack Hong Chengchou with ponytails and surrounded Zhang Quanchang after he was broken.

Zhang Quanchang was not as decisive as Cao Wenzhao, and directly committed suicide to serve Daming.

He chose to surrender to Li Zicheng on the spot, leaving the green hills there without worrying about no firewood!
After Hong Chengchou heard the news, he didn't bother to pursue Zhang Quanchang.

Qin had soldiers, and bandits and bandits fled to Henan.

If there are soldiers in Yu, the bandits will flee to Chu.

I ran around here and there, wasting my money for a long time, but I didn't get any big results.

He was very annoyed by the constant "flow" of the rogues.

Especially in the exhausting battle, Hong Chengchou lost two heroes Ai Wannian and Cao Wenzhao one after another.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Quanchang, the general soldier, rebelled.

The morale of many officers and soldiers is very low.

After all, the thieves who used to pinch with their hands have become better at fighting than them.

The initiative to control life and death is no longer in their hands. If they are not careful, they will be threatened with losing their lives.

Just like the battle against the Houjin Tartars and the hammer bandits, how can the officers and soldiers not be afraid?

The more they suppressed the bandits, the stronger they became, but the Ming government army became weaker and weaker as they suppressed them!

At this time, Hong Chengchou breathed a sigh of relief, and the heavy responsibility on the Central Plains battlefield fell on Lu Xiangsheng's shoulders, so he could go head-to-head with He Jinzhao.

Up to now, Hong Chengchou only wants to attack Shanxi, at least to test one or two.

He hasn't thought about how to recover Shanshan, because Hong Chengchou is not very sure about the specific situation.

Inside the capital.

Chongzhen soon received a joint letter from the two.

Regarding their division of labor, Chongzhen basically agreed, and it was nothing more than adding more troops to Lu Xiangsheng, asking him to recruit another 7000 troops in Huguang and other places to strengthen the guards.

"Tongguan is lost."

Chongzhen's voice fell.

Zhang Fengyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, trembled all over.

Since he became Minister, Ming Dynasty has never won a single military victory. First, the bandits became bigger and bigger, and then Jin was seized and plundered.

In addition, Fengyang, the central capital, was destroyed by bandits, and many good generals have been lost in recent days.

Zhang Fengyi immediately bowed to plead guilty and begged for the bones.

Regarding his request, Chongzhen just waved his hand, and now he is really tired.

Bandits are getting stronger and stronger.

"Once Tongguan is lost, Shanshan will be dominated by hammer bandits!" Chongzhen stood up and took two steps, with a bad tone:

"That little postman can really do things for me."

"Your Majesty, Uncle Jingliao didn't go up with the army, but just asked him to recover Shanxi."

Shoufu Wen Tiren made a suggestion.

After so many days, Wu Guojun has not seen any favorable battle reports.

Most of them chopped off dozens or hundreds of thieves' heads without pain or itching.

He didn't defeat the enemy repeatedly like Cao Wenzhao did.

To be reasonable, he could beat the Houjin Tartars to a disadvantage.

Wouldn't it be easy to deal with some rogues?

Chongzhen's idea of ​​Wu Guojun is that good steel should be put on the cutting edge.

The Houjin Tartars were fighting Wu Guojun.

Just like those rogues, Hong Chengchou was so good at running, even if he wanted to fight against them, he had no chance.

So Chongzhen has always been tolerant towards Wu Guojun, never thinking that he can't kill rogues, but always has little chance.

"This matter is handed over to Hong Chengchou, don't worry about it."

"Yes."

Wen Tiren responded, and tested the emperor's weight towards Wu Guojun again.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing." Wang Yingxiong hurriedly walked into the platform with the memorial.

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, it was sent by the North Korean envoys. The Jurchen Tartar Emperor Taiji has proclaimed himself emperor, and his country is called Daqing."

Wang Yingxiong hurriedly handed the memorial to the eunuch beside him.

The emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty on the platform were all stunned for a moment.

How dare a mere Jurchen Tartar become emperor?

This is a situation that Chongzhen will never allow to happen!
He took the memorial and looked at it carefully, and it was Huang Taiji who asked the North Korean envoys to observe the ceremony and bow down to him, but the two envoys refused.

It is said that there is only one emperor in the world, and that is Emperor Ming, we don't recognize anyone else!
Huang Taiji thought that the North Korean envoy was arrogant and rude, so he decided to attack North Korea together.

The North Korean ruler was terrified, and hurriedly sent someone to ask Daming for support.

Just like when Japan attacked North Korea, Daming also sent reinforcements to defeat the Japanese army.

This is what it looks like to be a big brother!
But in just a few decades, Daming no longer had the military might it had before.

He is currently too busy to take care of himself, let alone rescue North Korea.

Whether or not the Liaodong Tartars can be defeated is still one thing!
"Your Majesty, Huang Taiji also sent Mongolians to deliver letters to Panjiakou, Dongjiakou, and Xifengkou."

Wang Yingxiong sent the collected letters to the eunuch and asked him to pass them on.

Chongzhen opened the letter again to have a look.

The letter was written to Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty in the name of Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty. The content did not talk much about the old enmity, but only said that the Ming Dynasty helped the Ye He tribe. This enmity will be remembered by the Aixinjueluo family for generations. go down.

It is because of you, Daming, who helped Ye He, that there was a dispute between us.

But Huang Taiji changed his style of writing, emphatically explaining that Daqing is willing to negotiate peace with Daming, sent letters to several envoys, but Daming did not respond, does he look down on Daqing?

Finally, Huang Taiji said that he was getting impatient with waiting, and all Ming officials who got this letter, no matter how big or small, had to send it to Chongzhen for him.

Otherwise, those who hide and do not play are being ministers and not being loyal to the emperor, being parents (officials) and not showing mercy to the people, and those who pretend not to see are the most treacherous and evil people.

No delivery, don't let me catch you.

Otherwise, the Emperor of Ming will not punish you, and I, the Emperor of Qing, will punish corrupt officials like you!
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