Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Seven: The Gate of Civilian Failure to Serve the Country
Tonight, everyone slept very well, and because today they broke up the intruder and broke up Liu Zeqing, they naturally relieved their worries.
But everyone on the Chuang Army side looked gloomy and helpless. As the coach, Gao Yigong spent the whole night drinking to drown his sorrows, unwilling to listen to anyone's advice. He even directly mentioned that he refused to allow anyone to enter.
The tent looked quite scary.
Since being entrusted by King Shun to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Shandong twenty days ago, it had been a smooth journey until he met Chongzhen. I thought that the Ming Dynasty had already run out of energy, and at the end of the war, I did not pay attention to the Yanzhou City in front of me.
But with the offensive day after day, he became a little desperate.
Almost all of his strategies were useless, and they were all solved by the Ming army. He knew that the Ming army was different today. It was no longer the Ming army that had no military pay, no assistance, and the generals plotted against each other. But why was it like this?
He never expected such a big change.
We have been in Shandong for almost a month. If we still cannot capture it, King Shun will definitely blame him.
do not care!
Suddenly thinking of this, Gao Yigong drank all the wine in the flask in his hand, then stood up and walked out of the tent. The generals and soldiers waiting outside saw the commander smelling of alcohol, and walked out with their swords in hand.
Stay away, for fear that he will get drunk and kill someone.
But Gao Yigong said sternly: "Assemble all the combatable soldiers in each battalion, and we will decide the outcome with the Ming army tonight! I have prepared the siege towers, siege vehicles and ladders, as well as kerosene and other supplies."
Don't miss it, tonight is the decisive battle, either we defeat Yanzhou and capture Chongzhen alive. Or you and I are defeated, retreat in embarrassment, and be punished by King Shun!"
"Do you understand?"
"I understand!" The generals immediately bowed and responded.
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During the day, the soldiers at the top of the city who had been monitoring the movements of the invading army did not notice any movement. In addition, the victory in the previous few days gave them great confidence. Liu Junxue, then the minister of the Ministry of War, learned from the top of the city.
After coming down, he went back to his house and washed his face with hot water. Because he was really tired these past few days, he was going to rest for a while before getting up to eat. But his neighbor, Zu Xiangyang, a sixth-grade Hanlin Academy scholar, suddenly came to visit.
Liu Junxue, who had just entered the court for the first time, naturally had nothing to say, so he steeled himself and left.
Let's say that the progress of the war has exceeded the expectations of both sides. Both sides had prepared for a long time before the war. The hearts of Yanzhou and Chuangjun had already changed. And Yanzhou was even more prepared to defend the city this time.
The city turned into a large military camp. There were strict requirements for the people's travel, food and clothing, and government officials patrolled the streets day and night.
In order not to be hindered by logistics, Zhu Dadian directly divided Yanzhou City into eight areas. Each area was managed by people, and if something went wrong, they would be held accountable in advance. As a result, the city has indeed become much more stable these days.
Secondly, Zhu Ling also attaches great importance to people's livelihood. This is also because he often watches related movies, TV dramas and books. Although he has never experienced it, he still feels the hardship of people's livelihood. He has already sent someone to take care of the poor attitude of his subordinates.
Question. Hundreds of Jin Yiwei were sent to spy on these people secretly.
Once encountered, they would be arrested directly and treated as a means of wartime management.
Not only that, after the war started, the police also arranged for the seriously wounded to be treated, and dozens of doctors were recruited from the city to treat their injuries. In order to encourage these doctors, our Majesty was not stingy, giving each person five taels of silver per day. According to
With such standards, these doctors all said they were not greedy for money, but secretly stuffed their money into their sleeves.
The effect of the silver was also very significant. None of them had the mood to slack off at work. They even treated the wounded meticulously. After using alcohol, they felt that it was good. After a few days, there were often thousands of injured people, but they were still alive. However, only 70 to 80% of them came down. No doubt Zhu Ling's money and alcohol played a role.
In order to express his concern for his ministers as an emperor, Zhu Ling wore casual clothes and personally visited the wounded every day. After a few days, he was quite tired.
Back in front of them, Liu Junxue and Zu Xiangyang drank some hot water to dispel the cold, and then they warmed up. Zu Xiangyang was the first to smile bitterly and shook his head: "It's a pity that alcohol is controlled now, so we can't have fun with Brother Liu. It's true. It’s uncomfortable.”
"I can't say it's uncomfortable. If Brother Zu wants to have a few glasses of good wine, you can talk to Your Majesty." Liu Junxue burst out laughing when he heard this, and then calmed down and said sternly: "Today I went to the city head and found that the intruder didn't seem to be there. No movement."
Zu Xiangyang's heart moved, but he picked up the hot water and took a slow sip.
By the way, he didn't come to him today to inquire about the situation of the war. Anyone who knows anything knows that the intruders faced by Yanzhou now are at the end of their strength. Not to mention the casualties, the morale alone has been reduced by more than half. Therefore, he just drank slowly. After taking a sip of water, he put the water bowl down without making a sound.
After all, in his opinion, as long as the intruders are repelled in the past few days, it must be a time for rewards. Often at that time, some people will regret it, but in this situation, as civil servants, they have to He received less than half of the credit, let alone a reward based on merit. But Liu Junxue was different. Firstly, he was not a civil servant. Secondly, he was a hero in this battle, so rewards in the future would be indispensable to him.
Although he does not have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, he can make some friends. Besides, he was born in Cangzhou, but he is just a scholar. But he also made an exception and became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. If he still holds this official position in the future, he will definitely be rejected by those Hanlin who are all Jinshi. The people in the hospital were sarcastic and sarcastic.
In short, Zhu Dadian and Wang Jiayan cannot make friends, but Huang Bodang is a straight-tempered person. It is good to follow him without being reprimanded by His Majesty. But at the moment, Liu Junxue is the only good way out.
Zu Xiangyang smiled: "As Brother Liu said, either the intruders have plans to retreat, or they are brewing some big conspiracy."
"Brother Zu, don't worry." Liu Junxue was not aware of Zu Xiangyang's thoughts, so he spoke straightforwardly: "Although the intruders cannot be underestimated, they are definitely not our army's opponents. They had many conspiracies before, but in the end they were not defeated by us. Have you defeated them all? It's a pity that Liu Zeqing escaped."
"That's true." Zu Xiangyang was startled for a moment, then smiled. But then he looked sad again, which made Liu Junxue very puzzled and asked immediately.
"It's a pity that civil servants like me don't have the opportunity to make contributions. We can only watch Xiongtai and others make contributions to the court. I watch the soldiers fighting bloody battles every day, but I can only watch. It's really a bit helpless." It was a long sigh.
Seeing this, Liu Junxue couldn't help but persuade him: "Your Majesty said before that he would win the hearts of the people and vigorously crack down on corrupt officials. Although my brother is a member of the Imperial Academy, he can also share your Majesty's worries. Besides, the court is now anxious about the war, so the administration of officials must be lax. Wouldn’t it be great if Brother Zu could go out to the streets in casual clothes and take a good look to see if there are any corrupt officials?”
"There are guards everywhere in Yanzhou City, where can I be..."
"Zou County has just been invaded by Liu Zeqing. If we can help Zouxian County return to its former prosperity, it will be a great achievement!" Liu Junxue also had good intentions and provided him with this idea.
Hearing this, Zu Xiangyang couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately raised his hands and thanked him: "Thank you so much, Brother Liu! I will go and ask for your Majesty's instructions to go to Zouxian County to appease the people."
This conversation ended here, and Zu Xiangyang left here happily.
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Until night fell, Zhu Dadian gradually felt the danger coming through the darkness, and immediately reported it to His Majesty and the Central Committee. Then he ordered the city defenders to stand ready and put away their torches to wait for the enemy.