"How many Liao soldiers did Kong Youde have in his department?"
Chongzhen was a little anxious. Kong Youde was causing rebellion in Wuqiao, Hebei Province, which was not far from the capital. If it was not suppressed as soon as possible, the consequences would be disastrous.
Gao Qiqian knew what the emperor was worried about and hurriedly replied: "The emergency document in Denglai said that the Kong thief had 800 strong soldiers from the old Liao Dynasty in his tribe, and thousands of people were attached to the thief. Most of them were civilians from Hebei who were kidnapped by the Kong thief."
When he heard that Kong Youde only had so few soldiers and horses, and the civilians were coerced into the army, his combat effectiveness must be very poor. Chongzhen immediately felt relieved, but then felt angry again, and said angrily: "A mere eight hundred thieves are causing chaos, and he will be in trouble if he ascends Lai."
, what is Sun Yuanhua doing, and can he be the governor!"
Seeing that the emperor was anxious again, Cao Huachun said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Kong Youde is nothing but a clown. Even if the old Liao army responds, there will not be too many soldiers and horses in his army. But if the rebels are allowed to occupy Dengzhou, they will be wiped out again."
It’s difficult.”[
Chongzhen's breathing was a little heavy, and he snorted a few times as if he was sulking. He turned around and suddenly asked Gao Qiqian: "You know the military affairs well, what good strategies can you use to quell the rebellion of the Kong thieves?"
Gao Qiqian had already made up his mind, and he immediately blurted out: "I think we should choose a minister to supervise the troops to go to the expedition. We will mobilize the Lu troops from Shandong and the Zhejiang troops from Henan to coordinate the troops in Qingzhou, and also mobilize the local troops from Denglai."
Assist, cut off the way the Confucius thieves go from west to north, and force them to be trapped in Denglai. If we choose good generals and elite troops to attack them, the Confucius thieves will be defeated."
"Yes." Chongzhen nodded approvingly and asked him: "Who do you think can supervise the troops?"
Gao Qiqian said with some embarrassment: "Long live my Lord, I am an internal minister..."
Chongzhen knew that he was afraid of being accused of interfering in politics, so he didn't blame him. He waved his hand and said disapprovingly: "Don't worry about it. This is what I'm asking you. It doesn't count as interfering in politics. Just say so boldly."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After being affirmed by Chongzhen, Gao Qiqian said with confidence: "I think that Zhu Dadian, the imperial censor of Youqian City, is a talented person. He has made great achievements in resisting the "Hongmao Fan" in Fujian. He has gone through battles and is no more ignorant than ordinary courtiers.
It is most appropriate for him to supervise the troops there."
On the side, Cao Huachun heard that Gao Qiqian was Zhu Dadian and snorted to himself. Zhu Dadian had been very close to Gao Qiqian recently. How could he not know? He heard that Gao Qiqian's house outside the palace was Zhu Dadian.
It was given to me as a gift. Now I get up and sneak towards Emperor Zhu Dadian. Isn’t this just a return of favor?
Zhu Dadian was also known to Chongzhen. He was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli reign. During the Tianqi period, he served as Chief Secretary in Fujian and participated in politics. He made great contributions in resisting the invasion of the Dutch red-haired ghosts. Later, his father died three years ago and Ding You just recovered last year.
He can be regarded as a capable minister. At least, compared to the officials of the Donglin Party, Zhu Dadian is still capable of doing things.
At present, there are no suitable candidates in the court who can take up the post of governor. Chongzhen thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "That's fine. I will draw up the decree and appoint Zhu Dadian as the governor of Shandong to supervise the soldiers of Lu and Zhejiang in Qingzhou, and arrange the troops and food for the advance."
Suppress Kong Youde's rebels."
"According to the order!"
Gao Qi was overjoyed, but with a loyal look on his face, he asked for orders: "Long live my Lord, I am willing to accompany Lord Zhu to lead the army to conquer the Confucius!"
Hearing this, Chongzhen couldn't help but be moved. He looked at Gao Qiqian with emotion and said: "I couldn't have imagined that I could take the initiative to share my father's worries, not shying away from difficulties, and not being afraid of thieves. I am very relieved. Okay, I will let you be the prisoner."
Military eunuch, I will go to Shandong with Zhu Dadian. I hope the potential will live up to my expectations and strangle the Kong thief as soon as possible!"
"Long live the Lord, don't worry, I will definitely live up to the Holy Hope!"
The goal was achieved. Not only did he win Zhu Dadian, but he also got a good opportunity for himself to both perform meritorious service and make a fortune. Gao Qiqian was so happy that he couldn't wait to find Zhu Dadian, but he had a look of loyalty on his face. Being able to share the emperor's worries was his dream.
When Cao Huachun saw his hypocritical look, he turned his head and stopped looking at him.
Chongzhen naturally didn't know what these two slaves were thinking, let alone the real purpose of Gao Qiqian, Zhu Dadian and Qingying's expedition. He only felt that Gao Qiqian had lived up to his trust in him and was able to stand up at critical moments. In order to share the worries for myself, if the ministers from other dynasties were like Gao Qiqian, how could the state affairs be so miserable?
He waved his hands tiredly: "I'm tired, you all can go down. The Kong thieves will be left to Qiqian. Over at Jinzhou, let's wait until the detailed report comes tomorrow to discuss."
"Slave, please leave!"[
Cao Huachun and Gao Qiqian both retreated, and Lu An quickly asked Chongzhen where to rest. Chongzhen, who was a little upset by the Liaodong soldiers and the Kong thieves, was no longer in the mood to go to Concubine Tian, so he rested at Qianqing Palace that night. Already.
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After the Jin army's retreat was finally confirmed, the gates of Jinzhou City were slowly opened. Shi Dayong sent people out of the city to seize the heads of the Jin army. After identification, there were 2,460 Han army heads and Manchu soldiers. The first level is 3572, and there are 252 wounded soldiers from the Han army and 179 wounded soldiers from Manchuria.
The loss of the Ming army was about 1,400 people, and the casualty ratio between the enemy and ourselves was four to one, that is, one Ming army replaced four Jin soldiers. Such a casualty ratio made Qiu He Jiale burst into laughter.
After seeing the heads of the slaves with their own eyes, the governor's yamen and the prefect's yamen rushed to the capital one after another to report their success.
Along with the victory documents, there was another piece of bad news that came to Beijing - Zu Dashou led the soldiers and civilians of Dalinghe City to pay gold.
However, with the tacit understanding between the military and the government, the envoy reporting the victory deliberately suppressed the news of the gold payment on his birthday. In the cities he passed along the way, he only knew about the great victory in Jinzhou, but no one knew about the gold payment on his birthday.
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"Great victory, great victory, great victory in Jinzhou, great victory in Jinzhou! Behead nearly 10,000 Jiannu!"
Before dawn, as soon as the Zhengyangmen city gate opened, more than a dozen knights came galloping over. The knights on the horses waved the victory reports in their hands and shouted happily. The beheaded heads of the Jin army had already become Nearly ten thousand.
"Great victory, great victory! Great victory in Jinzhou. More than 180 slaves and thieves have been captured. They will be sacrificed in the palace soon!"
At first, the people didn't quite believe it, but when batch after batch of messengers reporting victory passed by, the people suddenly became excited, and many young people excitedly followed the horses reporting victory and ran towards the imperial city.
The whole capital has been in a state of shock.
When the first good news was sent to the Ministry of War, several officials on duty at the Ministry of War were stunned. They knew that Jinzhou had repelled Jiannu's attack, but no one expected that nearly 10,000 people had been beheaded and more than 100 people had been captured alive. Jiannu took the good news over, looked at it left and right, and asked questions, but they still didn't believe it. It wasn't until the second and third batch of good news came that they believed that Jinzhou had really won the battle. After they realized it, A servant, two lieutenants, and several principals rushed to the imperial city.
The eunuch on duty at the gate of the palace was startled when he saw a group of military officials running towards him as if they were driven by ghosts. When he saw the good news, he shuddered and immediately flew towards them as if they were possessed by ghosts. He ran towards the main hall, shouting as he ran: "Your Majesty, what a great victory, what a great victory!"
When the officials who were attending the meeting heard the shouts outside the palace, they all turned around and looked outside the palace in shock. Chongzhen's heart was in his throat, thinking that there was another bad news.
In the main hall, there was a person standing there calmly and calmly. He neither raised his ears to listen to what was shouted outside nor turned around to look. He only stared at Chongzhen in the main hall.