Gao Mingheng suddenly became excited. He quickly stood up, walked out of the study and went to the outer hall, and said in a deep voice: "What's going on?"
A scribe wearing a green shirt quickly raised his hands and said: "Sir, it is said that he was hanged in from outside the city. He said that he was ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince to inform you of the news."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince? Please come quickly!"
Gao Mingheng's heart moved. Although he was far away in Kaifeng, he also knew that His Highness the Crown Prince had performed very well in the capital in the past few months and was hailed by the world as the reincarnation of Taizu.
At present, the Ming army retreated without a fight in Zhuxian Town. Although Gao Mingheng didn't say much, he felt somewhat unhappy. Now that he heard that His Highness the Crown Prince had a will, I'm afraid it had a lot to do with this matter.
After a while, a middle-aged man dressed as an ordinary person walked into the hall. His face was dark, and his hands had thick joints. He looked no different from an ordinary woodcutter, except when the man raised his head.
, but he smiled slightly when he looked at Gao Mingheng.
"Brother Pingzhong, I haven't seen you for many years. Are you okay?"
"Brother Boxiang! You...why do you appear here?"
Gao Mingheng was immediately shocked because the person in front of him was his good friend Yang Tinglin.
Both of them were Jinshi in the fourth year of Chongzhen's reign. They had similar interests and lofty ambitions, so they chose to become friends together. However, their official paths were different. Yang Tinglin entered the Hanlin Academy with the higher ranking and became an attendant of the East Palace, while Gao Mingheng
Then he ranked lower and went to work as a county magistrate. The two had not seen each other for many years.
Yang Tinglin smiled and said: "This brother is the envoy of the imperial court. On the order of His Highness the Crown Prince, he came to Kaifeng to join forces with Brother Ping Zhong to defend the city and resist the enemy."
"This... Hey, Boxiang, I never thought that you would one day become an official."
Gao Mingheng obviously knew about Yang Tinglin's previous rough experience, and sighed: "I know that once you want to be an official, you will definitely go to the most dangerous place, and sure enough, you came to Kaifeng!"
With a smile on his lips, Yang Tinglin told Gao Mingheng one by one about his kindness to meet His Highness the Crown Prince. He also briefly talked about some of Lin Jing's deeds, and finally sighed: "Boxiang, I really thought that I would always be here."
My hometown makes a living by farming, but the appearance of His Highness made me
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Seeing new hope, the Ming Dynasty will never sink like this..."
Gao Mingheng's heart surged when he heard this. He cupped his hands and said, "It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince is indeed the reincarnation of His Majesty Taizu. I just wish I could meet His Highness in person."
"Hahaha, there will definitely be opportunities in the future. I might as well tell you that His Highness attaches great importance to you. He told me before coming here that there are many loyal and courageous people in Shandong, and they will do their part to help you!"
Gao Mingheng was from Shandong. When he heard what Yang Tinglin said, he was immediately overjoyed and took Yang Tinglin to have a drink to wash him away. Yang Tinglin was a cheerful person, so he followed the host and entered the flower hall together.
Speaking of which, although Gao Mingheng was a feudal official, he had a simple temperament and did not advocate luxury. This time he only served three side dishes to entertain his friends. Only one dish was meaty, but there was also a pot of wine on the table.
With a slight fragrance, it is obviously a good pot to sprinkle. @ESSENTIAL\/书馆·correct first release~~
"Boxiang, the current conditions are simple and we can only barely entertain guests. I hope Haihan will do it."
Gao Mingheng showed a little shame on his face.
Yang Tinglin sighed and said: "Now that Kaifeng has reached this point, the people are afraid that they can't even have a full meal. How can I dislike it? It's just that Boxiang behaves like this, I'm afraid he also hopes to get something from me.
Get an answer."
"Yes, these days I have been hoping that someone can answer my questions and ask Boxiang to speak frankly."
Gao Mingheng's tone was very sincere.
Yang Tinglin put down his chopsticks with a wry smile. He stood up and paced gently before sighing deeply: "I might as well tell you bluntly that the person who asked Commander Ding and others to retreat was not anyone else. It was His Highness the Crown Prince. I came here."
Communicate and execute.”
"What?"
Gao Mingheng was immediately shocked. He did not continue to ask, but stared at Yang Tinglin.
Yang Tinglin turned around and shook his head: "Actually, I didn't quite understand it at first, but it wasn't until I arrived in Ding Qirui's army that I... (This chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 388: Hold on for a month
I understand why His Highness the Crown Prince asked to withdraw. It is because our army is already in a state of decay. In addition, we have lost the geographical advantage of Zhuxian Town, and the army is at the lower reaches. If we are not careful, the entire army of 100,000 people may be annihilated right before our eyes.
....”
"Tell me carefully." Gao Mingheng's expression softened slightly.
Yang Tinglin is very careful
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He recounted what he saw and heard in Ding Qirui's army, and finally shook his head and said: "If there is even the slightest chance, I don't want to withdraw my troops in vain, but it's a pity..."
Gao Mingheng sighed softly and said: "Boxiang, in a situation like this, we really need to withdraw our troops... Although there is no rescue for Kaifeng at the moment, their existence is a threat to Chuangrei itself. If they are not completely eliminated,
Before reinforcements are sent, we probably won’t let go of the attack on Kaifeng, which is actually a good thing.”
"Hold on for another month at most."
Yang Tinglin said seriously: "This is the promise made by His Highness the Crown Prince. He will never give up on the people of Kaifeng City, and he will never give up on Brother Pingzhong."
"One month..."
Gao Mingheng let out a long sigh, but didn’t say anything.
How many people in Kaifeng will starve to death in one month? Does it really only take one month?
At this time, the atmosphere in the Shunjun camp outside Kaifeng City became a bit solemn. Two things mainly made the Chuang army quite angry. The first was the rebellion of Xiaoyuan camp, which had now defected to the Ming court.
Yuan Shizhong seems to have obtained an official position, and may fight against the Chuang army in the future.
Another thing is that the battle of Zhuxian Town seemed to be a bit anticlimactic. The originally planned battle had no results at this time. Although the Ming army fled in a hurry and suffered some losses, it was not to the point of breaking out the bones. Both sides
Once again, we are in a strategic stalemate.
More importantly, after the commander-in-chief was changed from Ding Qirui to Yang Wenyue, the Ming army obviously became much more cunning, causing Liu Zongmin to miss and fail to defeat the main force of the Ming army.
Li Zicheng had no choice but to concentrate on besieging Kaifeng. However, Gao Mingheng in the city had diverted water from the Yellow River into Kaifeng's trenches, and the defense was quite effective. In order to avoid too many casualties among the soldiers, Li Zicheng gave up the idea of a strong attack and instead adopted
The method of siege but not attack will cause Kaifeng to collapse in hunger or surrender.
As time passed little by little, soldiers from the Ming army continued to descend from the city at night in an attempt to harass the rebels. On the other hand, there were also people who wanted to sneak out of the city. These things made Li Zicheng feel a little happy. He knew that it would not take long.
There will be mutinies and popular rebellions in the city, and people will open the door and surrender, just like a ripe thing.
(End of this chapter).
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