Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 169 Jin Shenghuan Sudden Change of Mind

Liu Zhaoji looked at Zheng Sen, Yan Yingyuan, Gu Yanwu, Wang Fuzhi and other officers and soldiers of the First Corps in front of him. Although his eyes were sharp, he felt a little uneasy in his heart. After all, this was the first time that the Guards fought against a regular army, rather than suppressing them in a station. Like bandits and bandits, they need to face large-scale battles such as cavalry, infantry, and firearms.

Liu Zhaoji didn't know whether these officers and soldiers who were scholars a year ago could complete the task of annihilating the main force of the left army.

Yan Yingyuan and the others were also worried in their hearts. They didn't know that they would be famous in history in the future. They only knew that they would truly participate in the war of the entire empire.

People say that one will be successful, but no one knows how many corpses must be piled up behind one's back in order to achieve one's career.

And from the moment he decided to fight on the battlefield, he was doomed to be a purgatory of blood and fire.

Liu Zhaoji had already given the purpose and plan of the battle to the commanders of each battalion. The most basic organization of the Ming Guards was the battalion as a unit, and each battalion then issued combat orders.

Therefore, at this time, everyone from the soldiers to the battalion-level chief officers already knew what they were going to do next.

At this time, Liu Zhaoji naturally had to explain to the 7 officers and soldiers what to do next. He just walked around in front, from the infantry battalion to the cavalry battalion, from the A-type battalion to the B-type battalion, and only occasionally shouted a few words .

"Gun on the shoulder!"

"Stand upright!"

"Look ahead!"

"Take the reins!"

After about half an hour, Liu Zhaoji gave the order: "Relax!"

Wait for the whole army to follow the password to complete the action for 1 minute.

Only then did Liu Zhaoji get on his horse, and he rode his horse to the front of the first cavalry battalion. With a flick of his whip, he shouted, "Let's go!"

Followed by.

It was the First Cavalry Battalion of the First Cavalry of the First Corps of the Ming Dynasty Guards, with more than five thousand cavalry, followed Liu Zhaoji and left Xianyu Mountain first, setting off a trail of smoke and dust.

Governor Yuan Jixian couldn't help smiling when he saw this.

The reason why the guards were relied on and expected by the officials without participating in the war was called a strong army.

It is because the Guards have a large number of cavalry units.

In this era, the number of cavalry determines the combat effectiveness of an army.

But the cost of cavalry is naturally not low. Even a big warlord like Zuo Liangyu has only a few thousand real cavalry, and the infantry on horseback is naturally not comparable.

And a regiment of the Guards is equipped with a cavalry battalion A and a cavalry battalion B, and the proportion of cavalry is not small.

Of course, this is also because Zhu Youjian can afford to build it relying on Jiangnan's financial resources.

The homes of Qian Qianyi, Wang Duo, Zhang Shenyan, Dong Jianchang and other big bureaucrats were not copied in vain, and they provided Zhu Youjian with the first generous financial support.

Coupled with currency reform and Jiangnan population manulife, it laid the foundation for Zhu Youjian's huge and stable military expenditure in the first year.

As for horses, Shandong was still in the hands of Daming, and since the early Ming Dynasty he had attached great importance to horse administration, Zhu Youjian also had certain conditions for forming cavalry.

Of course, what the Guards are really looking forward to is the equipment of Chongzhen [-]-style flintlock guns and the improvement of the aiming technology of Daming artillery.

Today's people have not discovered the role of this aspect. Although they also admit that the role of firearms in warfare cannot be underestimated, the people of Ming Dynasty, who have been facing the military pressure of the northern Tartar cavalry all year round, still focus on cavalry.

The follow-up infantry also began to advance one after another, followed by artillery, and finally the B-type cavalry battalion was responsible for breaking the rear.

The First Corps of the First Army of the Guards began to set off towards the front of Zuo Liangyu's department.

Yuan Jixian also had to speed up his work against Jin Shenghuan, but what Yuan Jixian didn't expect was that Jin Shenghuan didn't show much interest this time.

"What did Jin Shenghuan say?" Yuan Jixian asked Shen Lian, who was in charge of building a communication bridge between himself and Jin Shenghuan.

Shen Lian replied: "Jin Shenghuan said that he is already riding a tiger, and he can't bear to abandon the old commander. I also hope that you will not send people to harass him, Mr. Yuan. Next time, he can only speak with a sword."

Yuan Jixian couldn't help being quite surprised when he heard this: "Why did this person suddenly change his mind? It didn't seem like this last time."

"According to our people, it was after Zuo Menggeng talked with Jin Shenghuan that Jin Shenghuan changed his mind. The official guessed that Zuo Liangyu might have made some decision and won the hearts of the army. People like Jin Shenghuan have always used profit. Speaking of which, maybe Zuo Liangyu gave him more sweetness, but what kind of sweetness can Zuo Liangyu give him, Zuo Liangyu herself can't protect herself now."

Shen Lian said so.

Yuan Jixian pondered, and said: "Maybe it's not the sweetness given by Zuo Liangyu, but the sweetness given by other forces. Zuo Liangyu may have drawn a cake first to stabilize the morale of the army. You Jinyiwei are well-informed, so naturally you know it. Now The pattern of the world is not only the imperial court and Zuo Ni, but also the Chuangjun and the Qing army going south."

"Could it be that Zuo Liangyu is going to lead his troops to join the Chuang army or the Qing army?" Shen Lian stood up in a panic. As a member of Jinyiwei, he was naturally extremely sensitive to these things.

"I'm just guessing, but from my point of view, even if Zuo Liangyu had to choose another master, it's unlikely that he would choose Chuangjun. After all, Chuangjun and Zuo Liangyu are in conflict, and Zuo Liangyu might follow suit. Wu Sangui!"

Yuan Jixian couldn't help sighing as he said: "Now the Qing army is as powerful as a broken bamboo, and the flag is victorious. If the people who voted for the Qing army were like Li Zicheng in the past, it can be said that one crop after another, and Wu Sangui made a good start. Your Majesty said that he is a sinner through the ages." It’s not an exaggeration, you Jin Yiwei had better find out whether the Zuo Jun has any intention of surrendering, even if Jin Shenghuan fails to appease, this news is still very important to the court.”

"That's natural. Thank you for Yuan Gong's plan. The officials must find out the Zuo Jun's intentions as soon as possible. Now that the imperial court is about to recruit the Chuang Jun, and Li Zicheng is dead again, if Zuo Liangyu intends to join the Qing Army, he really has to get rid of this person."

After Shen Lian said so casually, Yuan Jixian quickly stood up, and asked Jin Shenghuan with a serious face: "What did you say! Li Zicheng is dead, and the Chuangjun wants to join the court?"

"Yeah, this matter has already been known to the government and the public, but Yuan Gong and others are on the front line and have no time to find out!"

Shen Lian replied.

Yuan Jixian waved his hands excitedly, laughed loudly towards the sky, and said to Shen Lian, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, with a smile: "God help me! As long as Li Zicheng dies and the Chuang army returns to the imperial court, no matter how powerful the Qing army is, it will face it." What's more important is the entire north-south confrontation! If he wants to win the world, it will be difficult for him to reach the sky, and we have enough ways to convince Jin Shenghuan."

"What kind of plan does Mr. Yuan have, please let me know, and the next official will definitely do it!" Shen Lian hurriedly replied.

"It really depends on you Jin Yiwei. We can tell Jin Shenghuan that Chuangjun is going to join the court, and at the same time, we can tell him more news to Jin Shenghuan. In addition, we can also create some false news. Get rid of it first and then hurry up!"

Yuan Jixian said: "I will explain to you how to implement it in detail. You can write it down and submit it to the emperor!"

(End of this chapter)