A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 518 Eggs
Hearing the complaints from his subordinates, Zu Dashou looked over with strict eyes, and suddenly shouted: "Shut up!"

He had a long history of prestige in the Liaodong Army, and when he drank, all the generals around him shivered involuntarily, stopped complaining, and looked over with some panic.

Zu Dashou said coldly: "The soldiers are fierce and dangerous. If one is not careful, he will repeat the mistakes of Dalinghe. How can Hong Du and Zhongyong be careless? They have experienced battles in military and state affairs, and they have their own considerations. It's not that I won't come, it's just that I will wait a few days."

He glanced at everyone coldly: "You are especially loyal and brave. He cut Yuetuo first and then Azig. How many people in my Ming Dynasty can do it? You wait for the back row, if it spreads to In Uncle Zhongyong's ears, won't he hate our relationship with the Jingbian army?"

The most important thing for Zu Dashou to stand still for decades is to understand that personal connections are important, and he has his own judgment on who should be offended and who should not be offended.

After Wang Dou rose to prominence, he paid close attention to this new star general. When Wu Sangui arrived on the East Road to observe military training, it was not without Zu Dashou's inspiration behind him.

For him, Wang Dou is an excellent ally, not only is his army extremely strong, but he also has a wide network of contacts.Even better, there is no conflict of interest between the two parties. One lives in Liao Town and the other lives in Xuan Town.

His own family knew about his own family affairs. Although Guan Ningjun was handsome on the surface, how many people were resentful and jealous behind his back?The ruling and opposition parties are also full of suspicion towards the Liaoxi Army, but all parties dare not touch themselves because of their fear.

So this time when Wang Dou led the army to come, Zu Dashou made up his mind to make friends, even if they couldn't become allies, they couldn't offend and harm their relationship.Especially when the news of Wang Dou's great victory in Huangtuling came not long ago, Zu Dashou was more determined on this point.

Under the prestige of Zu Dashou, all the generals around him had no choice but to be obedient and listen attentively.

In fact, when the news of the Jingbian Army's Huangtuling victory came, they were also deeply shocked.Everyone has fought against the Qing soldiers for many years, and they all know how difficult it is to capture the head of a bandit slave, let alone behead the prince and county king of the Tartars.

One must know that Qing Dynasty ranks twelve, Prince Heshuo, Prince Doro, Dorobeile, Dorobezi, etc., the princes and county kings are all in the front ranks, and Abatai, whom everyone is deeply afraid of, is no more than It's Baylor.

To everyone, being able to kill a Tatar, Niulu Zhangjing, was already an unprecedented victory, so to Jingbian Army, to Wang Dou, everyone had to submit under curiosity, jealousy and fear.When discussing in private, he was also cautious, lest his words would reach Wang Dou's ears and cause unnecessary trouble.

Especially after the Liao incident, how many troops of the Ming Dynasty were buried in the land of Liaodong. Many generals in the border towns were full of guard against the Liaodong soldiers and regarded them as the source of disasters.And who is Wang Dou?How can you buy their account?Even if the soldiers do not save, what can the generals in Jinzhou do?

Thinking of this, all the generals on the pagoda couldn't help but feel discouraged. One of the generals said: "Grandpa, do you think that Uncle Zhongyong and his reinforcements will come? Right now, the Tartars are rushing to attack..."

The generals also spoke out one after another, with worries in their words.

Zu Dashou looked out of the city for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "We will come, but the rescue style may be different. Although I have never met Wang Dou, I know that this person is serious and never speaks rashly. Songshan Fort There is a possibility that the official army of the Tatars will attack Rufeng Mountain or Shimen Mountain of the Tartars, as a diversion, so that the Tartar soldiers of all banners dare not attack the city with all their strength."

"A few days ago, you also saw that many Tazi soldiers from Ershan were transferred outside Jinzhou City. This is the time for officers and soldiers to take advantage of it. A little... Of course, the battle line between officers and soldiers is stretched, and the Tartars also have an opportunity to take advantage of it..."

All the generals on the tower were a little discouraged, whether the rescue officers and soldiers would be taken advantage of by the Tartars, no one cared about it.But the reinforcements won't come soon, Jinzhou City still has to fight hard. In the bloody battle of Daling River back then, Jinzhou was beaten to the point of cannibalism. Is it going to be the same this time?
Although Zu Dashou strongly encouraged and cheered up the generals, everyone still had their own concerns when they got down from the ancient pagoda.

Before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jinzhou was prosperous in business, with a group of jade workshops on the South Street and a group of fur shops on the North Street.Fur, jade, and small vegetables were the three famous products of Jinzhou at that time. There were also merchants from the north and the south trading paint, paper, sugar, ginseng, bean cakes and other materials that were lacking in the north and the south, and merchants gathered here.

It was only after the apocalypse that wars followed one after another, and merchants in the city moved south one after another, even the famous fur merchant Fu's Zijin Mink Fur Shop moved away.You must know that the mink fur produced by this shop is extremely outstanding. At that time, Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, and Zu Dashou, the general of Liaodong, were presented with a mink fur for each of them, which caused a sensation.

Now that the Qing soldiers have been besieging the city for several months, the commercial activities in the city are even more withered. Walking on the street, it is deserted and deserted. Occasionally, what you see is panicked soldiers and civilians passing by in a hurry.

At this time, most of the people who followed Zu Dabi to the street were the generals of the Zu family. According to Zu Dabi's arrangement, they guarded each gate and acted as a supporting force in various places. The Qing soldiers attacked the city again and waited There will be a bloody battle in the congregation.

They remained silent, or exchanged winks, and finally, a general who had a deep friendship with Zu Dabi tentatively asked: "Second Master, this Jinzhou, do you want to keep it? Don't beat everyone like Dalinghe back then. Those who lose soldiers and lose generals, without soldiers, our ancestors are in Liaodong, so it’s nothing.”

As soon as the general's words came out, everyone around Zu Dabi immediately chattered, "That's right, without soldiers, what are we? That Wang Dou is so arrogant, why are there tens of thousands of Jingbian troops around?" Hands, our ancestral family is able to eat and drink spicy food in Liaodong, is it not because of thousands of powerful servants?"

"Yes, although there are more than 2 officers and soldiers in Jinzhou now, only a few thousand of our ancestral army can fight. If the Tartars don't leave for a long time, second master, after the children of the clan finish fighting, then our ancestral family will also fight. It's over."

"Yes, Second Master, it's not easy to raise soldiers, and it's not easy for the ancestors' family business. You have to persuade the uncle to make plans early."

...Everyone in the arena, talking a lot, has a pessimistic attitude towards the defense of the city, and is particularly worried about losing the troops under his command.

It's true that everyone is not worried, just like Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui's father and son, the family members of the ancestral family are also composed of children of the ancestral family, brothers of the children, relatives, etc.

These servants all have acres of manors in western Liaoning. There are big and small landlords, and those who have permanent property have perseverance. In addition, they defend their homes, which is why they dare to fight.

And they were treated very well, Wu Xiang once said back then that he himself ate nothing more than simple tea and light food, while the three thousand soldiers all ate fine wine and fat sheep.He was wearing coarse brown clothes, and the three thousand soldiers were all dressed in silk. Even though the court could not pay them for a long time, they still lived well.

The same is true for the ancestor's family. Zu Dashou has thousands of family members, everyone is brave and brave. Compared with the Jingbian army, they just lack the organization and superior system.This is also the reason why Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and others organized and trained the new army and allocated fields to the new army, but the generals in western Liaoning remained unmoved.

Together with their subordinates, they already have land and property, and their lives are worry-free. Besides training, they don't have to worry about farming in the fields, because almost all the military households in western Liaoning are their tenant farmers, and they work hard for them.

Like the Wu family army, the thousands of family members of the Zu family are purely the private arm of the Zu family. They rely on the power of the Zu family, and they are all rich.However, everyone in the ancestral family relied on their servants to gain a foothold, and they were also very worried about the loss of their forces. These are common problems of warlords of all generations, regardless of past and future generations.

An official even suddenly said: "I heard that Zhang Cunren and others who used to take refuge in the Tartars are all doing well now?"

The street suddenly became quiet, everyone including Zu Dabi looked around nervously, fearing that the walls might have ears.

After a long time, several people whispered: "It's true. As early as the ninth year of Chongzhen, that is, the year Huang Taiji ascended the throne, Zhang Cunren was appointed as the governor of the Tartar Kingdom, and Han Daxun was appointed as the governor of the household department. Jiang Xin was appointed to be in charge of the Ministry of Rites, Li Yun was appointed to be in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, and Pei Guozhen was appointed to be in charge of the Ministry of Industry."

"Even the two young masters, Zu Zehong was entrusted with the administration of the Ministry of Officials, and Zu Zerun was entrusted with the administration of the Ministry of War. Especially now, the eldest young master has been entrusted with the title of Gu Shan Ezhen of the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army. If we go, Presumably the official position is not small."

All of a sudden, the generals of the ancestral family breathed heavily, and one of the generals said in a low voice: "During the months of siege, there have been hundreds of letters of persuasion from the Tartars, Second Master, Taking advantage of this opportunity, why don't you persuade the uncle to surrender?"

Regarding the attitude of the Qing Dynasty, Zu Dashou's attitude is very clear, that is, he will not surrender!Among them, there is the idea of ​​being loyal to Daming, and the idea of ​​thinking about the family. Similarly, the attitude of his mother and wife also made Zu Dashou hesitate.

Like Hong Chengchou's old mother in history, Zu Dashou's old mother was also quite loyal, and she was unwilling to betray the court even if she died.

Especially Zu Dashou's wife Mrs. Zu, although Xiao Zu Dashou was 15 years old, she is beautiful, virtuous, and quite talented.She gave birth to three sons for Zu Dashou, and she often advised Zu Dashou to avoid many difficulties, so Zu Dashou respected her very much.

However, Mrs. Zu grew up with a scholarly family and read the biography of a martyr. She despised the barbarians in the frontier fortress and regarded it as a country of barbarians.They are in Ningyuan at this time, if Zu Dashou comes, they are very likely to commit suicide, Zu Dashou is filial to his mother and respectful to his wife, how can he want to see this?
Therefore, whenever the general mentioned the matter of surrendering to the Qing, Zu Dashou would be furious, and everyone had no choice but to start from Zu Dabi's side.

Zu Dabi just sneered at everyone's persuasion, his eyes were deep, and he seemed to be completely different from the image of ordinary people who only knew how to roar and kill the enemy in the past. Suddenly he hit the mace and roared: shut up!"

Everyone was startled, and they heard Zu Dabi pointing at everyone and yelling angrily: "I don't know if you are stupid, have you read the Three Kingdoms? Zhuge Kongming knows that the brothers in the clan work in the three families of Wei, Shu, and Wu, don't you?" Put all your eggs in one basket, it's good for you, let all the descendants of the ancestral family submit to the Tartars..."

He shouted: "What are the Tartars? Although they are rampant now, they are just a tiny country..."

He held out a little finger.

"Although Daming is weak, a lean camel is bigger than a horse."

He stuck out another big fist.

"Although Daming is not good and often loses battles, who knows what will happen in the future? Maybe it will turn strong in the future. The world has its own background in the past 300 years. Look at Wang Dou, and then look at Yang Guozhu and the others. This strong army Yes, one came out again... Zerun and the others surrendered as soon as they surrendered, just like the Zhuge family, they divided up several families and several countries. No matter which country grows stronger, at least one bloodline will be left. If our ancestors decline, There is a bad place, and there will be a refuge in the future..."

He glared at everyone angrily: "But according to what you said, there is no redemption! All the descendants of Zu's family have passed away, and they can only work for the Tartars with their hearts. There is no place to use them. Who knows if Huang Taiji will cross the river and tear down the bridge? "

He said: "Also, if I surrender to the Tartars, what will happen to the property of my ancestors? It must be taken over by Daming or abandoned. Even if the Tartars win this battle, don't you think that the Tartars will occupy it?" Live in Jinzhou, let us defend? It will definitely be set on fire, and then retreat. And without the land and property, what are we? , all depends on other people's faces, how can you feel comfortable now?"

Everyone suddenly realized, nodded again and again, and said: "Second Master is brilliant, we are stupid."

For warlords, power, fields, acres and soldiers are everything. Obviously, in the Qing Dynasty, all these things don't exist.

And the generals of these ancestral families, they have farmlands in Guangxi Guangxi, private service stationed troops, all of them have huge family businesses, so they really don't want to give up.

In addition, they are near Liaodong, and the news of the Qing Dynasty has been coming in continuously.Everyone who surrendered, although they are highly valued, are also restrained everywhere. How can they be at ease in Daming?From the emperor to the various civil servants, it all depends on their faces.

Especially now that the situation between the Ming and Qing Dynasties is unclear, and it is not the time to make a decision. Just like Wu Sangui in history, he has been alone in Liaodong, unwilling to surrender. It was not until the death of Emperor Chongzhen that the situation was settled, and he finally made a choice.

The so-called Chen Yuanyuan incident is really nonsense. To a warlord, a mere woman is nothing.

But the current Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the end of the mountain, and it is obviously not a wise choice for the powerful ancestors to surrender now.

So when they woke up, they blamed themselves continuously.

Seeing that everyone was moved by his words, Zu Dabi nodded in satisfaction, and shouted: "Azig has been beheaded this time, it seems that the Tartars are nothing, and the Ming Dynasty is powerful now... As long as we can hold on to this battle, The ancestral family must have even more prestige, and the lost soldiers and horses can be replenished afterwards. In the west of Liaoning, we have the final say..."

He raised his mace and roared angrily: "Brothers, the Tartars are attacking the city again. Let's catch up now and kill all the Tartars. Let them take a good look. Our ancestral home My son is amazing!"

"Slave killing!"

"Fight with Tartar!"

"Yes, fight with Tartar!"

All the generals around him were encouraged by Zu Dabi, and they all raised their weapons and roared.

There were also some people who looked at Zu Dabi thoughtfully, but they didn't expect the second master to think so far, and they didn't see it before.

In the past, everyone thought that Zu Dabi had only the courage of a common man, but now everyone thinks that he has a higher evaluation. It seems that those who can occupy the top position are not foolish.

(End of this chapter)