I still have to fight according to Li Yan's wishes.
But Zhu Gaoyuan really didn't want to fight.
Even if I could win, I wouldn't want to fight because it's really not necessary.
Even though the bandits and the Ming army are mortal enemies now, in a few days they will have a strong enemy in common - Jian Nu.
No matter how backward the social system of the slaves is, no matter how ignorant the life customs of the slaves are, one undeniable fact is that the slaves have the strongest army of this era.
This army was built through countless battles, fierce battles, bloody battles and victorious battles over half a century. The veterans in the army have rich fighting experience, and the grassroots officers have rich battle formations.
Command experience, senior generals all have valuable experience of leading individual battles.
From a military perspective, this is an impeccable army.
It is the strongest army not only in East Asia, but also in the world.
Because at the same time, Europe simply did not have the conditions to provide senior generals with a war of the same scale.
Especially after the "Sanshun King" surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and Huang Taiji created the Wu-Zhen Chaohe, Jiannu had an army with no obvious shortcomings. The Eight Banners Mongolia were in charge of fast attack and pursuit, and the Eight Banners Han army was in charge of the siege.
There were eight banners in Manchuria in the field. At least in the seventeenth century, this army was absolutely invincible!
Rogue thieves who lacked heavy artillery and firearms could not defeat Jiannu.
The Ming army was even more unable to defeat Jiannu, and basically collapsed at the first touch.
Anyone who has read history books will know that after the bloody battle of Hunhe River, the Ming army could barely fight except to defend the city. When encountering Jiannu in the wild, they basically collapsed at the first touch and fled.
Songshan's Eighth Reinforcement and Suppression Force was like this:
Liu Zeqing is like this, Zuo Liangyu is like this,
The same is true for Gao Jie's general Li Chengdong and others.
So now, there is really no need for the two families to fight each other.
Wouldn’t it be wise to save precious troops to fight against the slave establishment together?
At that moment, Zhu Gaoyuan said: "Li Yan, you can't win."
"I know." Li Yan nodded and said, "But you have to fight even if you can't win. It's your duty and you don't have to be afraid of fighting. What's more, even if you can't defeat the Holy Lord, you can at least severely damage the thousands of cavalrymen who stationed there.
General Liu Fangliang of the left camp in Baoding and General Yuan Zongdi of the right camp in Henan can intercept the Holy Spirit."
"Why are you doing this?" Zhu Gaoyuan said.
"Do you know that you are burying the clothes of the Han family?"
"Even if you intercept me on the way and kill me, will it really be your turn to sit in this beautiful country? I'm afraid you are thinking about things too beautifully."
Li Yan frowned and said, "What does the Holy Master mean by this?"
"You actually know it, but you just don't want to think too much about it." Zhu Gaoyuan said with a smile, "Once the slaves are introduced to the border, it is absolutely impossible for Li Zicheng to win."
"And there is a high probability that it will result in a disastrous failure."
"Then you will have no choice but to flee Beijing in despair."
"In this way, Jiannu has become the common mortal enemy of all Han people."
"If this is really the case, if you kill me, you will in turn help create slaves. It will only make your relatives angry and your enemies happy!"
Speaking of this meal, Zhu Gaoyuan said again: "So, if you and I are fighting to the death here, isn't it just helping to build slaves, and in turn destroying the clothes of my Han family?"
"It's horrifying to hear such alarming words," Li Yan muttered.
"We can only create slaves with a population of a few hundred thousand, so how can we take away the clothes and honors of our Han family?"
Zhu Gaoyuan said: "Of course a few hundred thousand slaves will not make a difference, but what if we add officials and gentry from Beizhi and even several provinces north of the Yellow River? Do you think it is enough or not?"
"Since these officials and gentry can abandon me, the Ming Dynasty, and join you,"
"In the same way, we can abandon you and surrender to become slaves. Don't have any unrealistic illusions about them."
Li Yan's expression suddenly changed, because Zhu Gaoyuan's words revealed a cruel fact. Because of the pursuit of stolen goods, officials and gentry in Beijing and even the entire Beizhi began to prepare for action. Once slaves entered the customs in large numbers, these officials and gentry heard the news.
Rebellion is not impossible, after all, the leaders of the slave establishment are accustomed to winning over people's hearts.
Zhu Gaoyuan added: "You must have heard that since the establishment of slaves in Huang Taiji, they have changed the barbaric style of the old slaves and treated the Han people with great courtesy when they were demoted. Hong Chengchou, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and Zu Dashou, etc.
The rebels were all treated with courtesy by the slave chief Huang Taiji, which would have a huge demonstration effect on the officials and gentry in the north."
Li Yan fell into a long silence because he also felt that what Zhu Gaoyuan said was reasonable.
In fact, anyone with a little discernment can see that Jiannu has replaced Ming Dynasty as the biggest threat.
Li Zicheng lacked understanding of Jiannu, but Li Yan had read a lot of newspapers when he was studying in Hanoi County School, and he knew how sharp the military front of Jiannu was.
, and exhausted the national power of the Ming Dynasty to the point where the Dashun Army was destroyed countless times.
At this moment, Li Yan was really told what was on his mind by Zhu Gaoyuan.
If you can only make wedding clothes for others, what is the use of arresting Chongzhen? Killing Chongzhen would be even more stupid.
When Zhu Gaoyuan saw what was going on, he immediately became more excited and said: "We might as well do a deduction first. If Li Zicheng is defeated in Shanhaiguan, Li Zicheng's army will definitely be defeated."
"Jiannu is known for his riding and shooting skills, and the Eight Banners Mongolians come and go like the wind."
"When Li Zicheng's defeated army fled back to Beijing, the Jiannu cavalry would probably have followed."
"So at this time, if there is no elite cavalry to break up the rear, how many of you do you think can evacuate Beijing and escape back to Shanxi, Henan or even Shaanxi?"
Li Yan's face instantly became extremely ugly.
"Don't even think that Li Zicheng can defeat Jiannu. This is absolutely impossible."
"The reason is very simple. An arrogant army will be defeated. Li Zicheng simply did not have enough mental preparation for establishing slaves to enter the pass."
Zhu Gaoyuan paused and then said: "Listen to me, from now on your enemy is no longer the Ming Dynasty, but the coalition of Wu Sangui and Jiannu. You should keep these two thousand elite cavalry to save your lives."
After speaking, Zhu Gaoyuan turned around and made a detour gesture towards Gong Yonggu and others.
Gong Yonggu and others quickly led the cavalry from the east to bypass the rogue cavalry in formation.
The two thieves urged Li Yan several times, but Li Yan remained silent.
Soon, the thousand Yiding who stayed behind also passed by the rogue cavalry, and it was time for Zhu Gaoyuan to leave.
Zhu Gaoyuan first told Zhu Cihong and his three brothers not to commit suicide by hunger strike, and then said to Li Yan: "Li Yan, I have a heartfelt message for you before we say goodbye."
Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."
Zhu Gaoyuan said: "Li Zicheng is not a big-minded person, so you have to be cautious in what you say and do. He has many scruples about your abilities and your surname, because the saying that the Eighteen Sons Master Divine Weapons can also apply to you, so once
If Li Zicheng is defeated, you must not ask him to lead the troops out of Henan alone, otherwise you will be killed."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your advice." Li Yan was noncommittal.
"Then, let's say goodbye." Zhu Gaoyuan turned around calmly.
After walking a few miles, I looked back and saw that the bandit was still where he was.
Li Yanzhen just watched as four thousand Ming troops passed by.
"Li Yan, take care of yourself." Zhu Gaoyuan said secretly.
To be honest, Zhu Gaoyuan really didn't want Li Yan to be killed by Li Zicheng.
This is not because Zhu Gaoyuan wants to keep Li Yan for his own use. Although Li Yan is very capable, the Ming Dynasty does not lack the talents of generals. Even half of the Southern Ming Dynasty still has a large number of generals, but Chongzhen, Hongguang, Long
Wu and even Yongli, the sons and grandsons of the old Zhu family, didn't know how to use it.
For example, Li Dingguo has the appearance of a famous general.
There are also Du Yinxi, Yan Yingyuan, and Zheng Chenggong who are also very good at playing.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty did not lack a mere general like Li Yan.
Zhu Gaoyuan did not want Li Yan to die entirely out of the practical need to jointly fight against the establishment of slaves.
Because after Li Yan was killed, the bandit in history could be said to have been defeated like a mountain. He lost Shanxi, Shandong and Henan in a very short period of time, and finally Shaanxi also fell.
If history repeats itself, Ming Dynasty will have to fight against the establishment of slaves alone.
Even Zhu Gaoyuan, a time traveler, has no confidence that he can withstand this military pressure.
After all, after Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty lost even a border town that could be conquered, and the taxes on the southern half of the Yangtze River were also a big problem. The Jiangnan gentry group with the Donglin Party as the core would rather subjugate the country than surrender.
Tax.
Faced with such a mess, Zhu Gaoyuan really didn't have the confidence to withstand Jiannu's army on his own.
Therefore, if possible, Zhu Gaoyuan still hopes to help the bandits defend Shanxi, and the Ming Dynasty can retake Shandong, so that military pressure can be exerted on the Jiannu from two directions.
In this way, the pressure on Daming will be much less.
Zhu Gaoyuan could then calmly deal with the warlords in each town.
Just as Zhu Gaoyuan was thinking about the future, a burst of continuous cheers suddenly sounded in his ears.
Looking around, he saw Wang Jiayan, Wu Linzheng, Meng Zhaoxiang and other civil servants, as well as Gong Yonggu and other distinguished officials, all surrounding him. They all looked at him with great admiration.
"Wang Qing, what are you doing?" Zhu Gaoyuan was a little confused.
"Your Majesty, I am impressed by your ability in using troops." Wang Jiayan cupped his hands and said, "Emperor Cheng Zuwen had the courage to ride alone and cut off the rear in the battle of Jingnan, but he was far less brave than your Majesty's ability to retreat a thousand troops with just a few words."
Such a wonderful plot, today's battle will definitely leave a mark in the history books in the future."
Wu Linzheng stroked his beard and said: "Yes, it is really unbelievable to say that the Holy Master actually frightened thousands of rogues and cavalry with just a few words!"
Meng Zhaoxiang said: "Has there ever been such a precedent since ancient times?"
Having said this, all the civil servants and dignitaries bowed on horseback: "Your Majesty, I bow to you."
"Ah haha, this..." This made Zhu Gaoyuan feel a little embarrassed. After all, this is really too much. If you compliment me like this, I will be proud.
