Ming Empire

Chapter 131
Beijing, Forbidden City, Palace of Qianqing.

It was already very late at night, but Emperor Chongzhen did not rest, and was still reviewing memorials.During this period of time, the world is still very peaceful, Jiannu invaded the south, and bandits went north, all of which made the Emperor Chongzhen very anxious.

There were several military newspapers sent by Datong. Emperor Chongzhen read them very carefully. After closing the file, he let out a breath slowly and said as if talking to himself: "Cao Yue is still a little capable, Dorgon The 10,000+ army lost soldiers and generals under the city of Datong, but there is nothing Datong can do.”

Wang Chengen, the eunuch of Bingbi, stood on the side, like an old monk in meditation. Hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, he immediately answered: "Long live, the son-in-law has repeatedly made meritorious deeds, defeating bandits and slaves one after another. Few people can achieve such feats." And. Your Majesty entrusted him with great use, and also promised Princess Kunxing to him, which is really discerning people. Long live, with Cao Yue guarding Datong, I believe that Jiannu will return without success."

"I hope so!" After listening to Wang Chengen's words, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled slightly, frowned again, got up, and after taking two steps, he sighed: "I believe that Cao Yue can keep Datong, but The purpose of Dorgon's southward invasion is definitely not to capture Datong, their ultimate goal must be Beijing. Now Beijing's defense forces are insufficient, and the strength of the Beijing camp is worrying. I can't sleep at night!"

"Long live, the imperial court has issued an edict to recruit the army of King Qin. Now some troops have rushed to Beijing, and more troops are coming to Beijing. I believe that even if Dorgon abandons Datong to attack Beijing, he will return in vain! "All Wang Chengen can do is to comfort Chongzhen verbally.

"But now the national treasury is empty, and I really have no money to use," Emperor Chongzhen said, and couldn't help but sigh again.

Wang Chengen was silent, he knew what Emperor Chongzhen meant, and there was no money in the treasury, that is, even if there were teachers from King Qin coming to Beijing, the imperial court was unable to support the payment, and there was no way to provide money and food, let alone rewards for the soldiers.

Wang Chengen knew that if the imperial court had no money or food, it would be difficult to say how many people would be willing to work for the imperial court.At the moment, I can only comfort: "Long live, it's mid-spring now, and the summer harvest is not far away. After a few months, the taxes and grain from the south of the Yangtze River will arrive in Beijing. Don't worry about it at that time, Lord Long live. I believe the people of Ming Dynasty will also Knowing the predicament of the court, the soldiers who are willing to serve the king can also understand!"

"I hope so!" Emperor Chongzhen said, and sat back in front of the case, but he didn't immediately turn over the memorial, but looked at the candle in front of him and meditated.Seeing this, Wang Chengen didn't dare to disturb him, and stood aside with his hands down.

"Sun Chuanting and Cao Yue also sent envoys to rescue nearby. I don't know if there are any soldiers and horses who will rush to help Datong!"

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's question, Wang Chengen was overjoyed, and immediately replied: "Long Live Lord, there should be someone rushing to help Datong. Didn't the Liaodong Hong Governor send Cao Bianjiao to lead the army into the pass? I believe he will lead the army after hearing the news. The army rushes to help Datong. If Dorgon is defeated in the city of Datong this time, he will not be able to attack Beijing. If he dares to attack Beijing under the premise of not being able to capture Datong, then Cao Yue and Cao Bianjiao brothers will definitely not let go. If there is no chance, Jiannu may be wiped out. If Cao Bianjiao's troops rush to help Datong, Jiannu can also be blocked from Beijing, so that they have no chance to attack Beijing."

Wang Chengen had received a request from Cao Yue to help him speak in front of Emperor Chongzhen, and asked Cao Bianjiao's men to rescue Datong.Wang Chengen knew that the current Emperor Chongzhen wanted the people who wanted Cao to become a dragon to also rush to Beijing to serve as the king.Cao Bianjiao's troops are the Ming Dynasty's most powerful army except for Cao Yue. Emperor Chongzhen has mentioned it many times, hoping that Cao Bianjiao's troops will come to Beijing soon.

Wang Chengen also believed that Cao Bianjiao's men and more reinforcements should rush to Datong. After all, Datong was attacked by Jiannu, and the bandits had gone and returned. The situation was very critical.Cao Bianjiao's troops were the only army that was willing to rush to help Datong, and would fight to the death with Jiannu without the court providing food and pay.If the tens of thousands of troops led by Cao Bianjiao can be used to reinforce Datong, then the situation in Datong may change immediately.Cao Bianjiao's men and horses went from the east, just to block the route of Jiannu's attack on Beijing.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned, not as tightly as before, but he didn't express his opinion immediately.

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When Dorgon led the slave-building army to march south again, Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting sent the news to Taiyuan, Yulin, and Guyuan when the generals reported to Beijing urgently, hoping that the town troops in these places could reinforce Datong , or send troops to meet Jiannu, so that Jiannu can't attack Datong with all its strength.

But Cao Yue knew that his call for help was basically not answered.When the rogues Liu Zongmin and Li Yan led an army to attack Datong last time, he also sent a letter requiring rescue, but did not receive any response.He believes that this time, the commanders of the towns will still adopt the posture of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight in order to preserve their own strength. As long as the enemy does not attack the place they are guarding, they will not send troops.

But this time, Cao Yue was wrong. After receiving the news from him, the general soldiers from all over the place did not ignore it as they did when Datong was attacked by bandits last time, but responded immediately.It is completely different to build slaves to invade the south and make troubles by rogue bandits. To build slaves to pass through the land is a waste of life, leaving no blade of grass.If Jiannu were allowed to attack Datong without rescue, then the place they guarded might also be attacked by Jiannu.

In Taiyuan, the Shanxi General Army went to the camp.After Zhou Yuji, the general soldier of Shanxi Province, received the news of Jiannu's large-scale invasion of the south sent by Cao Yue, he immediately summoned troops from all over the country to assemble in Taiyuan.When Jiannu fought desperately with the Datong army, tens of thousands of horses nearby had already rushed to Taiyuan.

Zhou Yuji also sent a message back to Cao Yue, saying that Taiyuan's troops had assembled and were preparing to reinforce Datong.Jiannu came down from the north, and the rogues attacked from the south to the north. Dayuan was not far from the rogue army. He was going to contain Liu Zongmin's army for Cao Yue.However, the Taiyuan Army does not have enough weapons, money and food, and I hope that Cao Yue can provide some reinforcements, and he will return it to Cao Yue when the imperial court allocates money.

After receiving Zhou Yuji's reply, Cao Yue really couldn't laugh or cry. He took it for granted that this was Zhou Yuji's excuse to make things difficult for him. Throw it away and ignore it.

On the contrary, Sun Chuanting smelled something unusual from it. He knew that those general officers who supported their own self-respect were very afraid of Jiannu. They dared not be careless when the army of Jiannu invaded the south. People and horses reinforce Datong.

Therefore, without telling Cao Yue, he wrote back to Zhou Yuji, saying that everything is negotiable, as long as the Taiyuan Army is willing to reinforce Datong!
(End of this chapter)