Chapter 51: Li Yuan, the general soldier of Liaodong, died in battle
Meng Zhaoxiang led the Beijing camp and finally arrived, asking the soldiers of the Beijing camp to help clean up the battlefield. When he saw His Majesty, he immediately dismounted and ran towards there. When he arrived, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, that intruder was too difficult to deal with, so he delayed it for a while.
Time, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"It doesn't matter, I have already taken care of everything here. It's a pity that General Li was killed by the intruder Liu Zongmin. The killing of such a fierce general is a big obstacle for me and the Ming Dynasty. These days
Send military reports to King Pingxi."
Although Zhu Ling kept saying that he was sad about Li Yuan's death, he always felt a little happy in his heart. If Li Yuan died in battle, then the Guan Ning Army would actually have no leader, and he had just been in the Guan Ning Army.
I have established authority in my heart, and if I add more fire, I will definitely take down this army.
But right now, Wu Sangui must give an explanation for Li Yuan's death in battle, but what kind of explanation he should give must be carefully considered. Zhu Ling has already predicted that if Wu Sangui knew about Li Yuan's death, he would definitely send people again, or directly order a certain general to recapture the army.
If you lose your military power, your hard work will be in vain.
It seems that this military report to Wu Sangui was either false or delayed for a few days.
"Your Majesty, the king of a country, what should you give Wu Sangui?" At this time, Governor Wen, who wanted to protect Zhu Ling personally, came over and immediately spoke after hearing his majesty's melancholy remarks.
To him, no matter how powerful Wu Sangui was, he was just a general. To the imperial court and His Majesty, the military power in his hands was of some value, and the rest was nothing at all. Therefore, when he heard that His Majesty wanted to give Wu Sangui an explanation, he immediately
He spoke dissatisfiedly.
"Captain Wen, there are some things that are not as simple as you think." Meng Zhaoxiang coughed lightly and did not look at him. He just replied with a helpless tone. He was really anxious about his emotional intelligence.
"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have always governed the country with civilian officials, just a military commander..."
Wen Yao became anxious when he heard Meng Zhaoxiang's words and immediately refuted his words, but was interrupted by Zhu Ling mid-sentence.
"Wen Yao, go and help the Jingying and Guan Ning troops tidy up the battlefield and urge them, in case the intruders attack soon."
"I obey."
His Majesty ordered that he naturally did not dare to stay here to argue with Meng Zhaoxiang, so he bowed and left immediately. However, because his private request to Meng Zhaoxiang for an errand failed, the unhappiness he incurred was always in his mind.
Watching Wen Yao leave, Meng Zhaoxiang breathed a sigh of relief. Although this man was loyal to the court and your Majesty, he had some unhealthy tendencies in his behavior. I don't know why your Majesty reused him so much? Maybe it was just because he was the one who did it in person that time.
Go out and invite yourself.
"Your Majesty, I think the letter to King Pingxi can be delayed for a few days."
"Oh? Why? Tell me in detail."
This sentence hit Zhu Ling's heart. Since it makes people happy, let's say a few more words.
"The capital is now in crisis. If the funeral is announced immediately, it will have a great impact on the morale of King Pingxi and will not be conducive to the war in Shanhaiguan. Moreover, if this was mentioned early, then Guan Ning will
Who should the commander of the army persuade to return? Who is better to give command to? We have no control over the Guan Ning Army."
In fact, Meng Zhaoxiang was on the tower before, and Wen Yao's words to him had already revealed that His Majesty wanted the military power of this army, but the court had no soldiers and money, and at such a critical juncture, a feudal official stationed outside was
How can I willingly hand over the military power in my hand to you?
Moreover, these Guan Ning troops are the elite of the Ming Dynasty. Who is not jealous? Who does not want to gain military power?
But it is not easy to get the military power of Guan Ning Army, but it is not impossible. The delay of a few days mentioned by Meng Zhaoxiang himself is actually just to give His Majesty more time to fight for them. As long as Wu Sangui does not show any obvious
Even if he wanted to seize power, he would not dare to say anything.
To be honest, His Majesty's presence in person really shocked him. He immediately ignored the battle with the Chuang army and wanted to send some troops to protect His Majesty, but His Majesty refused, and then went straight in the direction of Li Yuan. Among them
The intention is very obvious, His Majesty cares about this Guan Ning Army.
"Meng Qing is right. Although this battle was won, it was still a narrow victory. If you were unable to escape and come to assist Li Yuan, and I did not arrive in time and led the remaining thousands of Guanning troops to fight, I am afraid that my Ming Dynasty
Some of the elite troops have been lost. The morale of Guan Ning's army actually had a great impact. They have always been invincible and suffered such a disastrous defeat. I'm afraid they will remember this battle for a while."
Zhu Ling raised his eyes and looked at Meng Zhaoxiang again, with a few different thoughts in his mind, but he finally said it out loud: "But for the Beijing camp, it is a morale-boosting battle. After this battle, I believe that it will definitely
Most of the soldiers are no longer afraid of fighting against the intruders. Apart from that, as long as the military pay is provided well, then there is nothing to worry about."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this battle in the capital camp of the governor-general was quite difficult, but it does not mean that the tactical arrangements are wrong, but that the soldiers under his command were courageless and unable to fight, which caused the enemy general to escape and finally killed the enemy.
At that time, I finally had some blood, and then I defeated five thousand with three thousand and won."
Because of this, Meng Zhaoxiang accidentally let go of the general of the Chuang army, but his Majesty captured Liu Zongmin alive with one man's strength. Such a gap made him feel somewhat guilty. This was already a good situation, but the soldiers' morale was not good.
"You don't have to worry about this. Liu Zongmin is the leader of such a general." Zhu Ling smiled, not showing the slightest anger about this. Instead, he felt a little relaxed. Therefore, Meng Zhaoxiang did not mention any apology in his words.
"Okay, let's talk about it when we get back."
"As you command, Your Majesty."
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"What did you say?" Li Zicheng was sitting in the Chinese army's tent, thinking that he would hear the news of annihilating the imperial army, but he never expected to hear such bad news: "You said that your lonely Ruhou has been captured?"
"yes."
Li Guo knelt down, shuddering, and hemming and hawing. At this time, he fled back in a hurry with a few personal guards. His clothes were ragged, his face was stained, and he looked like a defeated soldier. Even the people around him
Even if he saw it, he would reject it and not kill him.
"Gu ordered you to lead a total of 40,000 troops! Tell me, why did you lose? That Guan Ning army only had 10,000 people! And you also succeeded in ambush, how could you lose? Are those Guan Ning troops all made of iron?
Of?"
Li Zicheng roared several times and glared angrily, which immediately made everyone present tremble and panic, especially Li Guo, who was kneeling below and almost peeed with fear.
"It's all the adopted son's fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Li Guo tried his best to say these words, but his body was already soaked in cold sweat, his whole body was shaking uncontrollably, and he seemed to be in despair.
"Punish you? Can punishing you bring back your old friend Ruhou?"
"Your Majesty, it is not entirely Li Guo's fault that this battle was so disastrous. Before leaving, you assigned twenty thousand horses to your lord to lure the enemy. You felt that 20,000 horses were too big a target and had poor maneuverability and were not easy to run, so you only brought 20,000 horses with you.
We sent five thousand cavalry troops to encircle the ground, but who knew that there was actually another army in the capital, and this army turned out to be the capital camp that we defeated before."
Song Xiance stood up and defended Li Guo without being humble or overbearing. He analyzed the failure of this battle unhurriedly. He did not deliberately contradict Li Zicheng, but just felt that there was a reason for this incident, and they must learn a lesson instead of just reprimanding.
"You mean the imperial court's capital camp was also mobilized this time?"
Li Zicheng's eyes showed a hint of doubt, and he felt that this news was quite false. You must know that a few days ago, the Beijing camp was defeated by them in just half a month. Today, there are still some people in the Chuang army who were surrendered by the Beijing camp. If it is said that
It was hard for him to believe that this Beijing camp suddenly gained combat effectiveness.
He even suspected that Song Xiance made up such a lie to protect Li Guo.
Seeing that King Chuang was very disbelieving, Li Yan also stepped forward and held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this Beijing camp has advanced by leaps and bounds. I didn't believe it at the time with such strength. But according to my understanding, this Beijing camp has been reorganized and is not the same as before.
Zhijing camp can be compared."
"According to what you said, in less than half a month, this Beijing camp army has become so powerful? Do you know how many troops they have now?"
Seeing all the ministers saying this, Li Zicheng started to believe it even if he didn't believe it.
"Less than five thousand, about three or four thousand."
At this time, Prime Minister Niu Jinxing suddenly came out and said, and his tone seemed to be extremely firm.
"How does the Prime Minister know?"
"I am dissatisfied with Your Majesty. I have spies in the capital. I even instigated a rebellion a few days ago, but unfortunately it failed."
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