In Shunyi County, Wu Mengming sneezed several times in his sleep and suddenly woke up. Feeling uneasy for no reason, he stood up and asked what time it was.
"Sir, it's almost dawn and the rain has stopped."
"Let's go back to Beijing." Wu Mengming hurriedly put on his clothes and didn't even have time to wash up.
The situation of the Qing army entering the customs was critical, and everyone was in danger. How could the dignified commander of the Jinyi Guards venture out of the city and run to the front line? Who would have thought that Wu Mengming, who had always been timid by nature, would take the initiative to ask his relatives to lead the Jinyi Guards out of the city for investigation this time.
Could it be that Jin Zhuzhi's temperament changed drastically under the influence of the young eunuch?
of course not.
Wu Mengming was timid and afraid of death and greedy for money, but he knew something would happen. In the past few months, he had been dealing with the young eunuch. He claimed to be making a fortune but his performance in his job was mediocre. At first, he was ordered by Chongzhen to monitor Chang Yu, but he didn't know that he had just
When he arrived at the river, his shoes got wet and he was pulled into the water by the young eunuch and turned into a grasshopper on a rope. He had no intention of doing his job and concentrated on collecting money. The royal guards almost changed their surname to Chang. This made Emperor Chongzhen slightly dissatisfied. Although he did not express it clearly, he clearly felt that his attitude was too big.
Not as good as before.
Wu Mengming was also a little shocked. Why did the little eunuch always get him involved when he had good things to do? It was because he liked his status as the commander of the royal guards. If one day he was masturbated, he was sure that the little eunuch would kick him away.
Nowadays, Dongchang is so powerful that in addition to Chang Yu's astonishing talents, Chunxiang is also a reliable expert. On the other hand, Jinyiwei is already under the leadership of the Dongchang department, and is constantly poaching people from it. In the long run, it will not be hollowed out.
, and if he continues to make money all day long without doing his job properly, there will be a day when the emperor feels that he is dispensable and will fuck him off with just one sentence.
No, Wu Mengming felt that he needed to show off. It happened that Jin Yiwei's men in Chengde immediately reported the enemy's situation, which made him angry. Then he asked for orders to go out of the city to personally lead the team to investigate the enemy's situation, which was indeed praised by Emperor Chongzhen.
Wu Mengming was greedy for life and fearful of death, and made this decision after careful consideration. At this time, the main force of the Qing army, which had just entered the pass, was in Miyun, and most of the people who ran outside were spies. He and his large group were not in danger when they encountered them.
So he led 300 imperial guards and 500 cavalrymen from the Beijing camp out of the city and rushed north. When they arrived at Shunyi County, they found that the Qing army had occupied Miyun County and divided their troops into two directions to Huairou and Pinggu. They were so frightened that they did not dare to go forward and hid.
He ordered his detectives to go out in the city to collect intelligence.
In the evening, intelligence arrived like snowflakes: Huairou had been occupied by the Qing army, and Qing spies and Ming scouts had been found in a fight in Shunyi, each with casualties...
Wu Mengming was frightened and uneasy. How could the Dog Tartars be so fast? Didn't they mean that they didn't bring any baggage? Why were the cities of Miyun and Huairou destroyed so quickly? Then he thought that Chang Yu had told him before that when the rebels crossed the border, many cities were simply destroyed.
After resisting, they immediately opened the door and surrendered as soon as they arrived. It must have been the same in Miyun and Huairou. The Qing army was so powerful that they would wet their pants after a little intimidation. Otherwise, although the city was small, the Qing army had no baggage and could not break the city.
a day or two.
"A bunch of cowardly idiots, if you surrender you will die, if you don't surrender you will die, why can't you be tougher?" Wu Mengming cursed loudly, and then summoned the officials in Shunyi City to spread the word: "If the Tatars wait for reinforcements, surrender or fight indifferently, they will have no chance of survival.
The Tatars have always spared no chickens or dogs. When the rebels entered the city, they did not kill civilians. When the Tatars entered the city, they treated everyone equally. They killed all the old, weak, sick and disabled. They robbed people and animals and set fire to the city...".
All the officials are cold and swear that the city is still there.
Unexpectedly, soldiers came to report in the middle of the night, and a large number of city residents fled, including officials and gentry. Wu Mengming sighed and wanted to return to the capital at night later, but he heard that Tatars were prowling outside the city, and dozens and nearly a hundred of them had been intercepted and killed.
People, he was too frightened to return to Beijing at night. He tossed and turned all night with almost no sleep, but was awakened by a few sneezes. Seeing that the sky was already dawn and the rain and snow had stopped, he did not dare to stay in Shunyi longer, so he hurried back to Beijing.
When I left the county government office, I saw people on the street running around in panic. The city gate was crowded with people dragging their families with their mouths and wanting to flee, and the guards were bustling with people.
Wu Mengming thought that the guards were stopping the people from escaping, and was about to let them go. His men came to report that there were Qing army spies outside the city who were intercepting and killing the refugees, so that the people in the city could neither stay nor leave.
"In this case, why not hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements to arrive? Even if you die, you can still live for a few more days. Besides, it is not easy for the Qing army to break the city without any supplies..." Wu Mengming gave an inspiring speech at the gate of the city, and then left.
The rescuers left in a hurry.
A few miles south of the city, I saw at least dozens of corpses lying in the wild. They were old, weak, women and children. Most of them had their heads chopped off. The scene was very muddy. Unexpectedly, those Qing army spies were on horseback to surround them. Unexpectedly,
To rob only to kill.
The Tatars who are so stubborn will have to repay their blood debt sooner or later. When the little eunuch comes back and can't kill you, Wu Mengming gnashed his teeth with hatred. At this time, his subordinates retaliated and found more than ten Qing army spies a few miles to the west.
Upon hearing this, Wu Mengming clenched his fists and shouted: "Go back to Beijing immediately, don't miss the important event." It was a pity that hundreds of people around this guy were scared to death by more than ten Tatars.
Although the rain and snow stopped, the weather was still gloomy. A group of people came to the Dongchang Yamen outside the imperial city: "Please inform me that the King of Jingying wants to see the governor." The first person's eyes were red, but it was Jing who had stayed up all night.
Battalion Governor Wang Jiayan.
"The governor hasn't gotten up yet. I have left a message. Unless summoned by the emperor, the Tatars are not allowed to disturb his sleep outside the city." Knowing that he was the governor of Beijing, the Dongchang fans outside the Yamen were very polite.
But Wang Jiayan almost fainted on the spot. He stayed up all night and went straight to court. In the Huangji Palace, Emperor Chongzhen asked him what his preparations were. Wang Jiayan told the truth that the young eunuch had been assigned to special training last night. At this time, there were no other
movement.
Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised. Based on his understanding of Chang Yu, the military situation was so urgent. It was already dawn and he should have ordered his troops to leave the city. How could he be so calm and silent?
Wang Jiayan was so arrogant that he spent several months single-handedly renovating the rotten Jingying camp to the point where it had just begun to improve. Naturally, he was reluctant to hand it over to others, not to mention that he always believed that his military ability was not inferior to that of Chang Yu, and the dignified Jingying camp was.
It was such a shame for the governor to be compared with a eunuch, so he asked for an order to personally lead the Beijing camp to fight to prove his ability.
Emperor Chongzhen naturally would not refuse this request. At present, the morale of the Ming army was not high, and it was rare for civilian officials to encourage military attachés to slack off in the war. It was rare for someone to take the initiative to volunteer. He greatly appreciated it and ordered Wang Jiayan to command the capital camp and follow Chang Yu to fight.
Wang Jiayan was overjoyed, full of lofty ideals, and rushed to the Dongchang Yamen after the court, intending to discuss with Chang Yu how to resist the Tatars, but he didn't expect... this guy was actually sleeping!
What time has it been? The Tatars entered the country and their lives were in ruins. They were about to attack the city and it was imminent. He was still sleeping!! Wang Jiayan suddenly became angry because of his ignorance. He secretly cursed in his heart. Could it be that this little eunuch was also a person seeking fame? Before
Are his military exploits outside really the result of his hard work?
When he was holding back his anger and was about to ask for an audience again, he saw more than ten people walking out of the Yamen. The first person was Chunxiang. Wang Jiayan knew him well and knew that the second-in-command of the Dongchang had recently been highly regarded by Emperor Chongzhen, so he did not dare to hurriedly ask for permission.
After saying hello, he said: "There is an urgent military situation that needs to be discussed with the governor. Please help Eunuch Chun to report it."
Chunxiang smiled slightly: "The factory governor was so busy with official duties that he just fell asleep at dawn. Lord Wang, please come back later..." Wang Jiayan couldn't control it anymore and immediately exploded: "Seeing that the Tatars were about to attack the city, the governor unexpectedly
He can still sleep, he stayed up all night, but who has ever slept for a while, and how can I not be sleepy..."
"Master Wang, please be patient." Chunxiang interrupted him: "Everything is under the control of the factory supervisor." He pointed at several commanders of the fourth battalion of Dongchang behind him and Ji Jike and others said seriously:
"The governor has an order to mobilize the capital camp and personal guards to go out of the city for training."
"The Tatars have reached Miyun at this time, and their troops can reach the city in a day. At this time, the people in the capital are in trouble. We don't send troops to kill the enemy, but why do we conduct training!" Wang Jiayan was furious!
"Sir Wang, although you are the governor of the capital, don't forget that the factory governor is ordered to supervise the troops and horses of the capital. He has the final say on how to fight and how to fight. As for you, you can just obey the order." Chunxiang laughed.
: "Also, this training camp is different. There will be blood."
The furious Wang Jiayan was about to throw away his hand and leave to complain, but he was startled after hearing the last sentence: "What do you mean?"
"You'll find out later." Chunxiang smiled and said, "Our family still has some official business to do. Mr. Wang, please invite me." After saying that, he cupped his hands and left quickly. (To be continued)