When the army came out of the customs, Chongzhen issued an imperial edict.
"Li Banghua, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was steadfast in his oaths in the past, but now his heart is as cold as iron. My disappointment in you cannot be expressed in words. Li Banghua immediately resigned from the post of Minister of the Ministry of War. He went home to listen behind closed doors. Today, the special envoy of Jin Yiwei returned to Beijing to supervise the Ministry of War.
A case concerning military pay and military expenses. The Minister of the Ministry of War was succeeded by Wang Qia, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, and I hereby approve this."
There is no doubt that no matter what the Ministry of War has inside information, the issue of military pay has triggered a mutiny while the emperor is on his way to the expedition. The Ministry of War has an unshirkable responsibility.
This time, Li Banghua's position as the official of the Ministry of War has come to an end.
Chongzhen began to deal with the Donglin Party half a year ago. This time, he took advantage of the opportunity of the rebels to surround him and disturb the emperor, and directly captured Donglin's largest official in the army. Donglin's strength in the court was
It will be greatly weakened.
This time is equivalent to taking back the military power in the court from Donglin's hands. Donglin's largest official in the local army is Yuan Chonghuan. At this time, Yuan Chonghuan has already become an independent force. He has many
With the support of a plutocrat, he also monopolized trade with Liaodong. He raised a private army that only obeyed his command.
In fact, it is hard to say how sure Dong Lin is about Yuan Chonghuan at this time. Every chess player thinks that he is his own. Chongzhen thinks so, Dong Lin thinks so, and the eight major Shanxi merchants also think so...
But who he is and what his thoughts are, only he knows.
The reason why Chongzhen chose Wang Qia was because Wang Qia was an upright official and was not corrupt. Moreover, Wang Qia was very capable. He made good achievements in every job he held. But Wang Qia did not understand military affairs. In this troubled year, the war began.
During this special period, Chongzhen promoted him to be Minister of War, which harmed him and the Ming Dynasty.
When the army left D'ankou, snowflakes suddenly began to fall from the sky, and the temperature dropped sharply.
When the Beijing camp drove out of Guancheng, there was a lot of crying. Many people who entered the Beijing camp through bribery and nepotism were terrified and panicked all day long. At this time, the rebellion for wages had been suppressed, and the people behind the scenes were all arrested.
Cut it down. After the officers and soldiers got the money, they were naturally in peace. Those of them who were afraid of death couldn't afford to spend the money.
After this mutiny, the situation has become very clear. The Che Camp is tightly controlled by Zhou Yuji. A needle cannot be inserted and water cannot be poured in. This time, no soldiers from the Che Camp made trouble. Instead, it was 50,000 people from the Fifth Army Camp who made trouble.
The most.
The Beijing camp has now restored its previous establishment. The fifth military camp is mainly responsible for the defense of the capital. Because it is in the capital, it has the largest number of second-generation ancestors. Even if it enjoys the establishment and treatment, it does not have to leave the city. What a good job. Normally going to the military camp is still
At home, I gradually relaxed my control. The 50,000 people in the Fifth Army Camp lived the most magical life.
The Three Thousand Battalion is mainly stationed in Nanyuan Camp. Although it is not as comfortable as in the capital, the military camp facilities here are complete and the living conditions are very good. It is also a good place.
Only Zhou Yuji's car camp was always camping in the wild. It was the most difficult.
The original veterans, without background, could not go to the 3000th Battalion and the 5th Army Camp. They were basically driven to the car camp. They lived in tents and slept in the wild. They were bitten by mosquitoes in the summer and frozen into dogs in the winter. However, they were in the Beijing Camp.
The only unit that has maintained its combat effectiveness.
In winter, in the biting cold wind, while the 3,000 Battalion and the 5th Army Battalion were warming themselves on the hot kang, the 20,000 cavalrymen in the carriage camp, holding brushes, brushed the hair of the war horses in the cold wind. Holding the horses, they held the horses in the coldest time.
Go uphill and downhill to maintain the combat effectiveness of your war horse.
Sun Chengzong knew what was good, and he always tried to keep Chaoying in his hands, and when something happened, he would mobilize Chaoying to solve it. Unfortunately, he took Chongzhen away before he could cover up the heat.
Chongzhen's imperial camp is located within the chariot camp, which is used by the Chinese army. Ten thousand artillerymen are responsible for defense. Among the twenty thousand infantry, ten thousand matchlock and Rumi gunmen are responsible for cooperating with the artillery and supporting the defense of Checheng.
Ten Thousand People are the sword and axe-bearer soldiers, responsible for killing enemies who try to climb the wall.
The 20,000 cavalry are the main offensive force.
Ever since Chongzhen promoted Yang Fan to the rank of Admiral of the Imperial Army, he had been secretly studying Yang Fan's army commanding skills. Naturally, he kept an eye on which of Yang Fan's troops had strong combat effectiveness.
After careful planning, he successfully took away from Yang Fan the car camp that Yang Fan had spent countless efforts and 300,000 taels of silver to build and equip. He had come to Long and was looking forward to Shu, and now all he was thinking about was team training.
It's just that this is Yang Fan's private army, and he can't do it. Otherwise, it will look too ugly and damage his image.
He is a person who cares about face and is stubborn.
The army left the fortress for three days and walked in heavy snow for three days. Finally they met the third general.
Of the 150,000-strong army, there are now only 80,000 left. Everyone in the three generals has been defeated, and it looks very miserable.
Ma Dengyun was injured in the head, and after bandaging, one eye was exposed. Tan Shide simply couldn't get up and was being carried on a stretcher. Hei Yunlong was hit by an arrow in his left arm, and one of his arms was hanging.
When the three of them saw the Beijing army, they cried bitterly for a while, fell to their knees and banged their heads on the ground in excitement.
Chongzhen looked at their miserable state, and then looked at the 80,000 troops they brought back. It was simply terrible. Almost everyone was injured.
Chongzhen understood that such an army was frightened from top to bottom. Taking them to the battlefield would have no effect other than disrupting his own formation when they were defeated.
Chongzhen waved his hand and asked them to take the defeated troops and retreat back to the Nanyuan camp to repair. At least the situation was not too bad, and 80,000 people were saved. If he had not taken the Beijing camp out of the seclusion, they would have been enslaved now.
If you bite and hit, the losses will be even greater.
The terrain here makes it impossible for the army to fully deploy, like two rats fighting in a hole. The long river valley terrain is winding and winding, which is the main reason why the three generals have been able to hold off until now.
When the Beijing camp army appeared, the Qing army that was originally pursuing them retreated and took the initiative to break away from contact.
The Beijing camp tentatively advanced gradually, while the Qing army gradually retreated. This contact lasted for seven days. After seven days, the Qing army retreated back to the vicinity of Chifeng. The army assembled at the front line of Yuanbaoshan.
The Ming army also exited the narrow passage in the valley and entered a rare plain in the Yanshan area in the north of Saibei. At the north end of this place is Yuanbao Mountain, at the east end is Ningcheng, and at the south end is Lamakou.
Now, the Beijing camp army has left Lama Pass. As soon as it exits Lama Pass, the view ahead suddenly becomes clearer. This is a pear-shaped mountain plain with a width of more than 30 kilometers from east to west and 60 kilometers from north to south.
The armies of both sides faced each other from the north to the south and set up camps respectively.
The three major battalions of the Ming army were lined up and camped on the south side. The Qing army, on the other hand, ran diagonally from Yuanbaoshan to Ningcheng and joined forces for forty miles. The army of more than 200,000 people faced the Ming army tit for tat.
The next day, early in the morning, Chongzhen climbed to the high point on the north side, the top of Dashuang Temple, and observed the enemy's situation with the telescope he got from Yang Fan. When he saw the Qing army's joint camp for forty miles, the majestic soldiers and horses were breathtaking.
A breath of air conditioning.
Only then did he feel the pressure of the Eight Banners for the first time.
