Han ride

Chapter 43 The Sad General of the Ming Dynasty

On the walls of Dalinghe City, there were many soldiers, and on the top of the enemy building, Zu Dashou and He Kegang stood on it, and they could clearly see the Jianshou camp in the distance by the moonlight.The camp was endless, and it was unknown how many soldiers and horses were hiding in it.

"Are you sure Li Xin has already broken out?" Zu Dashou asked with a sigh.

"I've already broken through." He Kegang nodded and said, "Li Xin is a brave man, at least I am not his opponent, and Jiannu didn't encircle him just now. Although there are some stragglers, these people are obviously not Li Xin. Xin's opponent, so Li Xin must have run away."

"Did you know that Li Xin has martial arts?" Zu Dashou said with some dissatisfaction.

"That's right. Although the last general didn't compete with him, he also knows that my martial arts skills are not as good as his. His sharp spear can shoot nine spears at once. Junmen, you say, such a person, I am afraid that even the Junmen can't do it." You have to be careful! So, if this person says he wants to break through, he will be able to." He Kegang said without hesitation.

"So you let your son go. You have no confidence in our Guanning iron cavalry!" Zu Dashou said slightly dissatisfied.

"Junmen, the siege of Jiannu has not been completed at this time, and it is still too late to break through." He Kegang pondered for a moment, and then said: "The food and grass in the army can't last much longer. If you don't break through at this time, once Jiannu's The siege was successful, and it was too late even if we wanted to break through."

"Hehe! He Xiong, do you know what kind of army we are commanding now?" Zu Dashou shook his head and said, "We have more than 1 Guanning iron cavalry at hand. It’s a little bit, but if it’s used to attack, what will happen?”

"This?" He Kegang's complexion changed.

"My ancestor Dashou has fought on the battlefield all his life, so he has no knowledge at all? Isn't he even inferior to a scholar like Li Xin?" Zu Dashou said disdainfully: "I can see what Li Xin sees. Li Xin sees it." What I can’t see, but I can see. Over the years, it is precisely because Guan Ning’s cavalry sits on the frontiers that Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan can be protected, and the capital can be so peaceful, haha! These are all thanks to Guan Ning’s cavalry. Once the Guanning cavalry is lost, what will happen to Jinzhou? What will happen to my Ming Dynasty? Guanning cavalry is very important, and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu dynasty know this. You say, once they know that Guanning cavalry is under siege, these big brothers How would they feel?"

"Of course they will come to the rescue." He Kegang's eyes lit up, and he said, "Is the military sect planning to cooperate with those reinforcements, so as to defeat Jiannu in one fell swoop?"

"That's right." Zu Dashou said proudly, "Jiannu is powerful, and the soldiers are sharp. We will definitely lose if we rashly fight against him. That's why we will avoid their fronts. When the reinforcements arrive, we will attack from behind. We will surely succeed." Defeat this man in one fell swoop."

"Now is the question of the reinforcements. I wonder when the reinforcements will arrive?" He Kegang's face improved a lot after hearing this, and he looked at the camp outside the city and said with a sigh.

"Don't worry, although Songshan Daying shipped the grain and grass a few days ago, according to their speed, the grain and grass will be delivered every half a month, that is to say, we can still support a few days, a few days, the supervisor People will definitely send troops." Zu Dashou calculated carefully, and then said: "However, during this period of time, food and grass must be used sparingly, and the merchants in the city must still have food and grass, so all their food and grass will be confiscated. Using it together, we can last for a while. Just give those peasants a little less."

"It's the only way to do it right now." He Kegang said with a smile: "I don't know if other people have food, but I know that there is someone who definitely has food."

"Oh! Who are you talking about?" Zu Dashou asked in surprise.

"Zhang Yifu." He Kegang said with a smile: "I heard from Li Xin that he once made a deal with Zhang Yifu to transport food from Jinzhou. Now that Li Xin is gone, he must still have some food."

"That's the best." Zu Dashou smiled even more.

"I don't know if the news of the siege of Dalinghe City has reached Jinzhou." He Kegang always had a haze in his heart, oppressing his heart, making him very unhappy.

"It will definitely." Zu Dashou thought for a while and said.

In fact, the news that Dalinghe City was besieged dozens of miles away reached the Jinzhou Governor's Mansion on the same day, and the whole Jinzhou suddenly panicked. Fortunately, Sun Chengzong's prestige was very high. After the chaos, it quickly calmed down.But after the calm, the turmoil at the top cannot be concealed.

In the Ming Dynasty, especially in the late Ming Dynasty, officials fought with each other, intrigue with each other, and personal interests were above national interests. This kind of thing often happened, whether it was Sun Chengzong who was loyal to the country, or the old Whether it is the politician Qiu Hejia, or the military supervisor Zhang Chun!Because of this matter, they have fallen into endless battles. Dalinghe City is the gateway to Jinzhou. Over the years, Ming Dynasty and Houjin have experienced many battles here, but no matter what, for Ming Dynasty As far as the court is concerned, it is not a serious injury, because the situation in Liaodong will not be corrupted too much because of the existence of Ning cavalry, but now it is different. Dalinghe City is besieged. The Guanning iron cavalry was besieged and threatened to be destroyed at any time. This caused the Liaodong Governor's Mansion headed by Sun Chengzong to fall into panic. Behind the panic, mutual framing began. Sun Chengzong and others were dissatisfied with Qiu Hejia's random Commanding the construction of Dalinghe City, the fortifications were procrastinated, causing Dalinghe City to be completed until now, and some soldiers and horses have not yet fully entered Dalinghe City, resulting in an emptiness in the defense, giving Jiannu an opportunity to take advantage of machine.However, Qiu Hejia, an old politician, is naturally not a fuel-efficient lamp. He also attacked Zu Dashou for being careless and underestimating the enemy, causing Dalinghe City to be besieged. Jian Jun said, but in front of the two of them, there is no doubt that he has no right to speak.

"The tens of thousands of Jiannu troops besieged Dalinghe City in groups. Dalinghe City is short of food and grass, and it is about to run out of food. Tell me what to do?" In the Governor's Mansion, Sun Chengzong looked solemn. Soldier Wu Xiang, Chief Soldier Song Wei, Superintendent Dao Zhang Chun, Qiu Hejia, Governor Zhang Hongmo, Deputy General Yang Huazheng, Xue Dahu, Deputy General Zhang Jifu, Man Ku, Wang Zhijing, etc. participated in the generals, guerrillas, capital divisions, garrison, defense, and generals Gather together.Sun Chengzong's words obviously made the atmosphere in the hall dignified again.Daling River City must be rescued, but similarly, Jiannu has tens of thousands of troops besieging Daling River City, and this rescue must also pay attention to methods, otherwise, if even the army is not rescued, all the defense forces in Liaodong They will all be destroyed by the opponent, you know, this Jiannu is best at field battles!

"The Jiannu army is powerful, so rushing to rescue them rashly, it's a trivial matter to lose troops and lose generals. The key issue is that I, Liaodong, can't be lost." Qiu Hejia glanced at everyone, and finally said softly.His meaning is very simple, rescue can be done, but the entire force of Liaodong must not be used.

"Master Qiu simply said that he gave up Dalinghe City and the more than ten thousand Guanning iron cavalry there?" Wu Xiang said displeased: "You must know that the Guanning iron cavalry is a sharp weapon to deter Jiannu, if it is lost there, I am afraid it will be No one can escape His Majesty's imperial decree!" Guan Ning cavalry is the treasure of the Liaodong generals. When Yuan Chonghuan was killed, Man Gui, Zu Dashou and others would collide with the Chongzhen Emperor, which made the Chongzhen Emperor furious, but in the end it was still nothing. In short, what is the reason for this, isn't it because of Guan Ning's cavalry?If the Guanning iron cavalry is destroyed, it will still be these Liaodong generals who will be unlucky in the end.So these people must save the ancestor's birthday.

"It is said that Guan Ning's iron cavalry traverses the world, and Zu Dashou's army gate is considered to be a battle-tested one. How could it be besieged by Jiannu?" Qiu Hejia snorted coldly: "I heard that in Dalinghe City, someone asked the ancestor army The door reminded him many times to be careful about building slaves, but he never took it to heart. Hehe, the old man wondered if it would be appropriate if the Guan Ning cavalry was handed over to him. The court used such a person to command Guan Ning Iron cavalry, how can it be undefeated."

"Master Qiu means that Dalinghe City shouldn't be saved? I, Guan Ning Iron Cavalry, should be eaten up by Jiannu?" Song Wei said dissatisfied.

"Song Zongbing has misunderstood. Master Qiu is not saying that he will not be rescued. Guan Ning's iron cavalry has made great contributions to the country, so how can he not be rescued, but the rescue must be done in a method. If you go rashly, I am afraid that you will be defeated by Jiannu. When the time comes , not only can’t save the Zujunmen, but will even swallow up all the remaining troops in Liaodong.”

"Then how to save it, I have to make some decisions at this time. You must know that there is not much food and grass in Dalinghe City. I'm afraid it won't last long." Wu Xiang said dissatisfied.He and Zu Dashou are relatives by marriage, so naturally he didn't want Zu Dashou to be trapped in Daling River City.

"Master Sun, it may take time to mobilize the army!" Zhang Chun shook his head and said, "Now we are short of food and grass in Liaodong, and our morale is low. If everything is not ready, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist Jiannu's attack!"

"Liaodong doesn't have much food and grass, and needs to be dispatched by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs." Qiu Hejia said lightly.

"A 68-strong army cannot be gathered in a short period of time, and the amount of food and grass that will be consumed is even more difficult for the old man to decide. This matter must be decided by the Holy One!" Now Sun Chengzong felt a kind of exhaustion. Up to now, I am already [-] years old, not only because of the increase in age, but more importantly, the exhaustion in my heart.

"Since it is difficult for the army to gather for a while, it is better to attack with a small force. On the one hand, it will consume the power of Jiannu, and on the other hand, it will also appease Daling River City, showing that the imperial court has not abandoned the opponent. This can motivate Daling River City. Morale." Wu Xiang thought for a while and said.

"No." Zhang Chun hurriedly stopped: "Our army is weaker than Jiannu. We should concentrate our forces to attack the opponent at this moment. If we send a small number of troops, wouldn't we let Jiannu reduce our army's strength?" Zhang Chun objected without even thinking about it.

"Master Zhang said it lightly." Wu Xiang said dissatisfiedly: "If not, why don't we just wait for Dalinghe City to be besieged like this? We must know that Dalinghe City is short of food and grass, and it is being attacked day and night by slaves. But we are sitting in Jinzhou, watching our allies suffer, if this gets to the court, how will His Majesty think about us?"

As soon as Wu Xiang's words came out, everyone stopped talking in an instant, and everyone looked at Sun Chengzong above.Everyone knows who the current day is.That's a self-willed master who can't see a speck of sand in his eyes.If the things here spread to the ears of the imperial court, I really don't know how to explain it!
Looking at the faces of the generals below, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but sighed deeply. How could he not understand what everyone was thinking? Everyone is also a person who has been tested in the battlefield. How could he not know how to send a small group of weapons to go there? There is no return. To fight against Jiannu, not only must the bow and arrow be sharp, but more importantly, the troops must be superior to the opponent, so that the soldiers will have confidence. If they send a small force to go, it will be an act of death, but they have to Do this, because above them, there is another emperor, and the current emperor is not an easy master to deal with.He doesn't care what reason you have for not sending reinforcements, all he needs is the result.It is conceivable that once the capital learned that Liaodong did not send reinforcements to Dalinghe City, Emperor Chongzhen must have thought that the Jinzhou defenders were afraid of building slaves, and Sun Chengzong and others sat and watched the fall of Dalinghe City.No one dares to bear such guilt.

How did Yuan Chonghuan die? The common people below all said that Yuan Chonghuan was collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, but Sun Chengzong and others at the top knew the mystery.He is a lesson from the past.Thinking about how majestic Yuan Chonghuan was back then, Emperor Chongzhen received him at Yuntai and bestowed him with the Son of Heaven Sword and the governor of Liaodong. Whatever he needed, Emperor Chongzhen would not refuse. Died for all the crimes.

It is conceivable that if Dalinghe City is not lost in the future, it is okay to say, once it is lost, everyone will not be able to escape the guilt.If it doesn't work out, it will also be charged with a foreign country.For this crime, no one dared to bear it, even Sun Chengzong did not dare to step on this landmine.It has to be said that this is the tragedy of the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

"Order the Songshan garrison to lead two thousand troops to rescue." Sun Chengzong finally sighed wearily, and said: "Tell him, everything is based on preserving strength. Then, the old man will report this matter to the Son of Heaven, please His Majesty make a decision early. Zhang Chun, I ordered you to be the commander of the rescue of Dalinghe City this time, and all the soldiers and horses in Liaodong will be dispatched by you, you, you should gather the soldiers and horses as soon as possible, and prepare to go out to build slaves!"

"The next official takes orders." Zhang Chun nodded and said.

(End of this chapter)