Because Li Zicheng held a peace-making attitude towards Jiannu, he quite indulged Jiannu, causing them to plunder on the border without sending troops to attack. Seeing Li Zicheng's attitude, Jiannu did not dare to act rashly for a while.
When they entered the customs, they did not know that such changes had already taken place in the customs.
It was not until they fought with Li Jin's army that they suddenly discovered that this was not the Ming army! After inquiring later, they understood the current situation in the pass. To be honest, they had no experience of fighting Li Zicheng and did not know their details.
Many. And this victory was achieved through an ambush.
However, in their minds, this invading army must be more powerful than the Ming army. Otherwise, how could they occupy so many places in such a short period of time?
Another group that went straight from Liaodong to Shanhaiguan also suffered setbacks. They were never able to capture Shanhaiguan. Wu Sangui's resistance was unprecedentedly fierce, and he seemed to be a different person. He even asked Zu Dashou and his brother Wu Sanfeng to give him
Even when I wrote a letter, he remained indifferent.
Therefore, both Li Zicheng and Jiannu were hindered at this time. For a time, both sides almost reached a dead end. Li Zicheng was unwilling to go to war with Jiannu, and if he rashly attacked Shanhaiguan, it would inevitably create a situation they did not want to see.
Dorgon, on the other hand, was also trying to find out the details of Li Zicheng.
The two sides entered a stalemate, but Zhu Ling was extremely active and even prepared for a war.
"Are the battalions' drills, city defenses, and food, grass and military supplies all ready?"
At the court meeting, Zhu Ling sat at the top as usual, with officials on both sides below. Wang Jiayan, Huang Bodang, Zu Xiangyang and Liu Junxue stood on the right. Shi Kefa, Zhu Dadian, King Lu and Gao Jie stood on the left.
.It has been several days since I learned that Gao Yigong was going south.
Even if Gao Yigong was a turtle, he should have arrived. But still, the spies sent out have not found out yet.
"Each battalion has been training day and night in the past few days. The food, grass and military supplies have been prepared, and they are ready to fight at any time!" The first person to speak was the current commander-in-chief Zhu Dadian. Since he was given the opportunity, he has been training soldiers and forming formations every day.
Fa. People thought he was crazy, but that was not the case. He just wanted to prove himself. The humiliation he had suffered in the past had humiliated him. When he got such a great opportunity to fight again, he naturally wanted to seize it.
Wang Jiayan immediately stepped forward and said: "The city's defenses have been completed, we are just waiting for the intruder to come." Although his voice was not loud, his confidence was full.
"Everyone, whether we can hold Shandong and stabilize the situation all depends on this time. I heard that Jiannu went south, but stopped because of Li Zicheng. If Jiannu is unwilling to negotiate peace with Li Zicheng, do you think the intruders can
Hold on?" Zhu Ling saw that everyone was confident and felt emboldened. But after all, Ming Dynasty's nightmare Jiannu went south again, so he must take it seriously.
For a moment, everyone was dumbfounded. After all, Jiannu had caused too much pain to Ming Dynasty, and they were filled with anger and fear whenever they mentioned it. They didn’t know whether the intruders could defeat Jiannu. But overall, the intruders were better than
The Ming army is powerful, so can it be said that it has the ability to fight against Jiannu?
"Reporting to your majesty, if Jiannu only came to plunder, then the intruders would have suffered heavy losses like us, and they would not even be able to stop them." Liu Junxue stepped forward for the first time and said to him. Based on his understanding of Jiannu, everything was
The cavalry, each cavalry is extremely powerful in combat, coupled with their cruelty and violence, every time they go south is a blood and tears in the pass.
The army of intruders was formed from the common people in the pass and the surrendered Ming army. Although there were elites, they were not all elites. In particular, almost everyone in Jiannu had cavalry, and they could not catch up even if they were chasing them.
It is even more difficult to defeat.
"I thought that a trespasser could compete with Jian Nu." At this time, King Lu stepped forward to speak and continued: "I encountered Jian Nu before and escaped by hiding among the dead. Although Jian Nu
They are strong, but they are not suitable for long-term combat. Most of them just run away after fighting, or come back again to take them by surprise. I thought they must be here to plunder this time, and they do not have heavy weapons or a large number of infantry."
What the two said already represented the thoughts of all the officials present. One was unable to defeat, the other was tied. They both had something in common, they all believed that Li Zicheng must not be able to defeat Jiannu.
In fact, Zhu Ling, who is well versed in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, can also deduce that Li Zicheng is probably unable to defeat him. Although in the Battle of Yishi, Li Zicheng fought before Wu Sangui, and then Jiannu suddenly joined the battlefield. But in every battle after that, Li Zicheng fought before Wu Sangui.
During the fighting, almost all ended in defeat. Until Li Zicheng was killed, the remaining army gradually surrendered to Jiannu, and some of them surrendered to the Ming army.
Jiannu must be on guard, but fortunately the enemy at the moment is the intruder, not the Jiannu who almost scared the Ming Dynasty to death.
"When Jiannu enters the customs, the capital and Shanhaiguan will definitely be threatened. If we want to rescue Wu Sangui and Meng Zhaoxiang, we must first open up the passage from Shandong to Beizhili. This time with Gao Yigong is our only chance."
Zhu Ling said in a deep voice.
"Now the morale of our army is not enough to support us to take the initiative, but if we completely defeat the intruders this time, the morale of the army will definitely increase as never before. At that time, there will be the possibility of taking the initiative." Wang Jiayan also said
He stepped forward and agreed.
Now, the strategy has been decided. On the one hand, more scouts will be sent out to look for traces of the intruders. On the other hand, news of the intruders' attack will be announced to the surrounding areas. Whether the people go or stay depends entirely on themselves.
Before that, Zhu Ling had to do one more thing.
That is, to rectify the names of Sun Chuanting and other generals who were listed as dead in the Ming Dynasty, and also to list the traitors who betrayed the Ming Dynasty. Let the officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty see who are loyal and who are villains.
The next day, the ceremony was held.
A high platform was built at the front, and one could see a mile away. Below, there were fifty thousand troops lined up, with a vague impression of a million troops. The overwhelming momentum gave the atmosphere at the scene a somewhat chilling atmosphere.
The entire audience was silent, flags were waving, and everyone looked ahead.
Each battalion recommended a certain number of soldiers to participate in the 50,000-strong army. After all, if more than 100,000-strong troops were to arrive, Zhu Ling would probably need several minutes just to spread the word.
The sunshine is just right today, neither strong nor soft.
Zhu Ling slowly climbed onto the high platform and appeared in the eyes of the soldiers wearing court uniform and bright red clothes. He reached the center of the high platform with his hands in hand, and Wang Chengen beside him handed over the document. Looking at the soldiers below, he slowly read:
"Now that we are summoning you all, our country has reached this point. Since the first year of Chongzhen, there have been natural disasters inside, and slaves and people have been killed outside. The situation is urgent, the Ming Dynasty has been defeated in a row, and the northern border has been trapped. I care about my people.
I was killed by the enemy's sword and watched as I saw him destroyed. I am so angry!"
Having said that, he looked at the soldiers again with despairing eyes. At this time, the messengers were already riding through the camps, telling the soldiers exactly what he said.
"Here are those who are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, regardless of dead traitors and slave wars. They are the gentlemen of our Ming Dynasty, and they will serve as ministers of history. Before them were Sun Chengzong, Yang Sichang, Cao Wenzhao, and later Sun Chuanting and Zhou Yuji. They are the backbone of our Ming Dynasty.
, I have great Qi Gu!"
After the words fell, tears flashed in the corners of Zhu Ling's eyes. His sincere and unwilling tone made all the soldiers who could hear Zhu Ling's words moved. Even the officials standing on both sides couldn't help but shed tears. Thinking back to
They have shed tears frequently since they died fighting for the country. These people can all be listed in the history books and be passed down to future generations forever.
After a while, many of the soldiers were no longer as arrogant and domineering as they had been before, and were more saddened by the country's calamity. They were also Han people, subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and they were the defense line guarding the Ming Dynasty. How could they be willing to suffer such misery? Jiannu entered.
Guan killed people and thieves destroyed their hometown. Such pain made them extremely angry at this moment.
Many people also said that if they encounter bandits and slaves again, they will kill them even if they risk their lives, and they will never let them leave alive!
Seeing that the anger of the soldiers had been aroused, Zhu Ling continued: "However, there are still many treacherous ministers and villains who want to cause chaos in the Ming Dynasty and harm our Ming Dynasty. In the past, there were ancestors Dashou, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and later Hong Chengchou. They led the soldiers who established the slaves and committed crimes.
I am the Ming Dynasty. If I treat villains, I will kill them! No one is willing to follow me to punish them. I will defeat them and restore my Ming Dynasty!"
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers below all excitedly waved their arms, and the crowd was furious. Everyone's face was red, and their blood-red eyes showed their hatred for the slaves and bandits, and their anger for the revival of the Ming Dynasty.
"willing!"
"willing!"
"willing!"
No one failed to raise their arms and raise their spirits. If there were any bandits or bandits at this time, I was afraid that they would rush forward immediately. All the soldiers expressed their willingness to follow Your Majesty, kill them, destroy them, and revive the Ming Dynasty.
"Distribute military pay! Everyone can receive ten taels of silver. Brothers, I know that ten taels of silver is nothing, but with military merits, silver rewards, and rewards, there will definitely be a lot of rewards. You can help me defeat the enemy!"
At the end, Zhu Ling was also very emotional and quite ready to kill the enemy right away.
Wang Jiayan, who was watching such a scene on the side, seemed to have seen the glory of the Ming Dynasty in the past, and his impression of His Majesty also changed greatly. He couldn't help but sigh: "My Ming Dynasty is like this, why should we fear that it cannot be revived?"