The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 88
Tongzhou Camp.

As soon as Hong Niangzi went back, all the 30 troops were boiling, not because of fear of war, but because of excitement.

Because after this battle, everyone will get the land they dream of, and ordinary soldiers have ten acres, and rewards will be calculated separately for killing the enemy and making meritorious service.

For Hong Niangzi's words, all the soldiers in the army are now convinced. After the last war, it was true that according to the promise, the silver land was rewarded to every soldier.

Even those who died in battle were clearly recorded in the military merit book and rewarded to their families after the war.

Nearly 30 soldiers come from all over the country. Which one is not a veteran who has been fighting for several years?

In the past, they were muddle-headed, whether they were rebels or soldiers, they just wanted to make a living. It wasn't that they didn't want to work hard or didn't dare to work hard, but that it wasn't worth it.

They are not those servants, and they are not worth sacrificing their lives for their own commander-in-chief or for the so-called imperial court.

But now almost everyone is willing to work hard for the empress and His Majesty, and they dare to work hard, because the rewards they get make it worth fighting with their lives.

The temptation of the land to these soldiers is far beyond everyone's imagination.

Life is like grass in troubled times. They have seen too many tragedies in the world, and too many families have been destroyed.

If it is for their own future, they are never afraid to work hard, but the future has never given them the opportunity to work hard.

Now the opportunity is right in front of them, and no one wants to miss it. Ten acres of land will be exempted from tax for three years, plus military pay and silver, which is enough for them to start a family and start a business, and live the life they dreamed of before.

As each person was paid two taels of silver in advance again, the morale of the whole army reached its peak.

In the state government office.

The six generals sat facing each other, and behind them and in the yard outside were full of generals, large and small, totaling no less than two hundred.

If it is said that ordinary soldiers and low-level generals can only ask for land and money, then these mid-to-high-level generals are pursuing a real future.

"Everyone, Shanhai Pass has been captured by Generals Wu and General Huang, and the Tartars' food supply has been cut off, so regardless of whether we win or lose this battle, the Tartars must retreat!

Here, the governor would like to remind those who want to preserve their strength and are greedy for life and afraid of death. Even if the governor dies in battle, my 30 army will be wiped out, and there will still be more than [-] troops in the capital.

Who dares to run away in front of the battle and disrespect orders, even if he fled to the ends of the earth, with His Majesty's great talents, he will definitely investigate to the end in the future, raid his family and destroy his clan!
And as long as you fight the enemy bravely, even if the soldiers and horses are wiped out, after the Tartars retreat, the Governor and His Majesty will definitely reward you for your merits. Even if you die for the country, your sons will inherit the father's legacy! "

The red lady said with a cold face.

After speaking, his eyes swept over the faces of Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, Wu Sanfu, and the four of them one by one.

The first three were all old foxes. Facing the eyes of the red lady, although they were guilty, they all showed a fight to the death on their faces.

But Wu Sanfu was a little tender, and when he was less than twenty, he was stared at by the red lady's eyes that seemed to see through everything, and suddenly lost his mind, stood up hastily, and said: "Your Majesty, the general will never run away in battle. Let the bloody battle to the end, in order to repay the country!"

"The ministers vowed to fight the Tartars to the end in order to repay the country's favor!"

More than 200 generals inside and outside the hall and the other five chief soldiers also knelt down on one knee and roared in unison.

"it is good!"

"Tomorrow, the army will make meals at the third watch, cross the river at the fifth watch, and fight Jiannu to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The red lady stood up abruptly, and everyone raised their fists. Even Cao Huachun, who was beside him, was excited by the chilling atmosphere and screamed.

In the early morning of the next day, as the army began to cross the river along hundreds of pontoon bridges, Dorgon also led the horse infantry. More than [-] people approached [-] miles north of Tongzhou and were setting up camp.

Knowing that the Ming army had all crossed the canal, Dorgon almost fainted immediately.

"Sir, we have been fooled!"

"If we wait another half a month, no, as long as ten days, then the little emperor will definitely take the initiative to attack or flee south directly! Sigh..."

Dorgon was beating his chest and stamping his feet, full of remorse.

Hong Chengchou remained silent, and he never expected that the little emperor had reached the end of his rope.

Moreover, it was obvious that they were about to run out of food, otherwise they would definitely stay in the camp and wait for them to attack, instead of rushing across the river to fight like they are now, even unwilling to wait for a day.

"Brother Fourteen, what should we do now?"

Duoduo and other generals all looked at Dorgon.

"The arrow is already on the string, what else can I do?"

"What's more, this king is not afraid of attacking the camp, is he still afraid of field battles?"

Dorgon knew that it was too late to say anything at this time, the army was advancing but never retreating, and it was absolutely impossible to retreat, and it would not work to stand up here.

The opponents are infantry, good at attacking cities and villages, and they are cavalry, good at field battles and quick detours.

The distance between the two armies is only thirty li at the moment, if they dare to stay in this hastily built camp, it will be tantamount to throwing everything at the bottom, and the red lady will probably wake up laughing from her dream.

"Damn, it should have been like this long ago!"

"That's right, my Eight Banners warriors are invincible in the world, how can those Han people stop me? According to me, I went straight to Tongzhou, and now I'm afraid they all entered the capital and captured the little emperor alive."

"Yes, what kind of bullshit is it that you surrender without fighting, and finally you have to rely on the knife in my hand to speak?"

All the generals of the Eight Banners shouted loudly.

Some even glared at Hong Chengchou, obviously dissatisfied with him for a long time. Fortunately, Dorgon was still sober and had no plans to sacrifice Hong Chengchou's head to the flag.

"Report..."

"Send a report to the Regent, the Ming army sent envoys to ask for an audience outside the camp." A Tatar quickly rushed into the big tent to report.

"Bring people in!"

Dorgon said in a deep voice, and everyone fell silent.

Not long after, a general of the Ming army was brought into the tent.

As soon as dozens of Tartar generals came in, they all drew their swords and shouted: "Kneel down!"

"Hmph! Do you really think that someone was scared?"

Facing dozens of gleaming swords and a group of fierce-faced Tartars, the general of the Ming army snorted coldly.

"court death!"

Aobai jumped into a rage, and was about to rush forward to teach him a lesson, but Dorgon waved his hand, looked at the person coming and said in a low voice, "Then what did the red lady send you to do?"

"Without him, let's fight in the afternoon."

"You should be the false king Dorgon. My mother said that if you have the courage, you will fight to the death tomorrow. If you don't have the courage, go back to the northeast."

After speaking, he took out the letter of war from his arms, Duoduo snatched it and handed it to Dorgon.

Everyone was also gnashing their teeth in irritation from this arrogant general.

Dorgon took the book of war calmly and read it. After reading it, he signed his name and stamped his seal on it, and then threw it back to the general and said coldly: "Go back and tell Hong Niangzi that tomorrow the two armies will fight at noon." In the decisive battle, this king will capture her alive before the battle!"

"Bah, the toad yawned so loudly..."

"roll!"

"Go away, mother..."

The general of the Ming army received the letter of war, and when he saw Dorgon's unashamed words, he roared immediately, but he was rushed forward by a crowd of Tartars and punched him out.

(End of this chapter)