At the Qianqing Gate, Emperor Chongzhen was pacing back and forth in the palace with his brows furrowed and his face solemn. Wu Mengming stood aside, bowing and not daring to take a breath.
The Tatars actually captured the two counties of Miyun and Huairou in half a day, and then divided their troops on the east road to Pinggu. This was a formation that was meant to be carried hand in hand from north to south in a big net that would not let go of big fish or small shrimps. According to the latest intelligence The main force of the Qing army had already sent troops southward from Miyun and could enter Shunyi in less than half a day. How could Emperor Chongzhen not be alarmed by this?
"In your opinion, can Shunyi be saved?" Chongzhen sighed, and Wu Mengming hurriedly said: "If the city is closed and defended, the Qing army will not have enough baggage to move south for two or two days, and they can still get reinforcements to rescue them, but at this time, the people are scared. , the military morale is low, and I am afraid that they will not be willing to defend."
"Surrender will lead to death, but defending may have a chance of survival. They should know that." Chongzhen sighed: "As long as they can get reinforcements... Hey, has Chang Yu sent troops?"
"I hurriedly entered the palace as soon as I returned to the capital. I didn't know...Has Eunuch Chang come back?" Wu Mengming was surprised and then overjoyed, "It would be great if Eunuch Chang is here, that's great..."
When Chongzhen saw him looking like this, he couldn't help but smile: "Look, you have great confidence in him."
"That's because Eunuch Chang is good at fighting. Whoever he fights will win. Now that he's here, that dog Tatar will definitely be defeated..." Wu Mengming knelt down and licked hard. Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly and sighed: "I thought my Ming Dynasty would have to rely on a man at this time. The internal ministers are at ease at home and abroad, and I don’t know whether it is the Ming Dynasty’s misfortune or luck.”
"Your Majesty, it is a great blessing that the Ming Dynasty has Eunuch Chang. Otherwise, who would clean up such a mess at this time? Who among the civil and military officials in this dynasty has such ability?" Wu Mengming praised highly.
"You are his confidant." Emperor Chongzhen smiled half-heartedly. Wu Mengming felt a chill in his heart. Damn it, I was careless. Jinyiwei and Dongchang were the two knives under the emperor. They could both cooperate and check and balance each other. Now the two knives are gone. They were too close, too intimate, and even married for a honeymoon. How could it be satisfying to be an emperor?
However, Zhu Youjian didn't have time to pay attention to his relationship with the young eunuch now. He was worried about the situation and was about to send someone to inquire about Chang Yu. However, he saw Wang Chengen hurriedly came over and whispered a few words. Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but glare when he heard this. : "He's actually sleeping!"
In the end, Wang Jiayan couldn't help but file a petition because he really couldn't figure it out and was angry.
It's fine now. Zhu Youjian was already irritable and restless. Hearing this undoubtedly added fuel to the fire. He immediately became furious and asked Wang Chengen to reprimand Chang Yu. Seeing his anger, Wu Mengming turned pale with fright.
"Wait a minute." Just as Wang Chenen was about to leave after receiving the order, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly stopped him and said, "Let him sleep more."
"Your Majesty, the Tatars have already..." Wang Chengen said softly.
Chongzhen interrupted him: "Chang Yu traveled thousands of miles for the rest of the month. He first defeated the Qing army outside the pass and then went south to suppress the bandits. He almost never rested. Even an iron man could not hold on. If he collapsed, the Ming Dynasty would be in danger. Let us Let him rest more."
Wang Chengen nodded in agreement, and Wu Mengming resigned and left. He knew that what Emperor Chongzhen said just now seemed to care for Chang Yu. Even if the Tatars were about to attack the city, they would give him more rest. It could be said that he loved him to the extreme, but in fact he only knew Chang Yu too well. , knowing that he must have a countermeasure, otherwise he would not be so lazy based on his character. Emperor Chongzhen's coquettish behavior was just taking advantage of the situation to show to outsiders.
After leaving the imperial city, Wu Mengming went straight to the Dongchang Yamen. He didn't say anything for more than a month. As for the young eunuch's claim of sleeping without seeing guests, he believed that it was just to prevaricate others, and the commander of the Jinyiwei would still lose face to Mr. Wu.
Sure enough, when Wu Mengming arrived at the Yamen and before he could open his mouth to report, the officer on duty saw him and immediately rushed towards him, with a face full of enthusiasm: "Master Wu is here, please come quickly, please come quickly..."
"Master Governor, are you still resting? Will you disturb me?" Wu Mengming was a little flattered, and he was also able to speak: "Master Wu is too outsider, your relationship with the factory governor... Hehe, he is not an outsider, the factory
The Governor has already told me that no one will be seen except you and the Emperor..."
Wu Mengming was so happy that he wished that Wang Jiayan was nearby and saw that this was the noodles. Of course, after a while, he stopped thinking about it and even regretted delivering it to his door.
The weather was gloomy but not chilly, and all the thirteen external gates of the imperial capital were blocked. Refugees from all directions were pouring in outside the city early in the morning, trying to come in from outside and leaving from inside. It was a hustle and bustle for a while, and the guard on duty was in a state of chaos.
The soldier was so anxious that his voice was hoarse.
It was not until the Jin Yiwei ordered the south city to close the middle Yongding Gate, the right An Gate to enter the city, the Zuo An Gate to exit the city, the northwest two cities to prohibit entry and exit, the east city to enter through the East Zhimen, and the West Bian Gate to exit, and the rest were closed, order was under control.
At half noon, the gates of Anding Gate and Desheng Gate in the North City were opened wide, and all the 20,000 soldiers and horses from the Beijing Camp and the Guards came out. The people rushed to tell each other: the imperial court sent troops to fight the Tatars...
But I heard someone in the army snorted coldly: "It's just training out of the city." The people who heard it were stunned at the place. What kind of training is there at this time?
The common people couldn't understand it. You can imagine how angry Wang Jiayan was, but as Chunxiang said, Chang Yu was ordered to supervise the army and horses in the capital. Although he was the governor of the capital, he had to obey orders honestly.
Although he was extremely exhausted after not practicing all night, Wang Jiayan still insisted on leaving the city. He wanted to see what was different today. Why did he say he wanted to see blood, and whose blood he wanted to see, to scare the monkeys?
Two groups of troops left the city. The Beijing camp was led by Wang Jiayan himself, while the personal guards were led by Tang Potian, the chief guard of the East Palace. After the two led their troops out of the north city, they walked a few miles westward and saw hundreds of cavalry arrayed in the wilderness.
He was waiting for them with a murderous aura.
It was the fourth battalion under Dongchang's command. Wang Jiayan saw it clearly and understood a little bit what Chunxiang meant by what he just said. I'm afraid this training is really different.
There are 20,000 elites mobilized by the emperor's personal guards and the Beijing camp. Last night's training in the rain was a warning to them. After more than an hour, no one's legs were weak.
But that's just the beginning, just the beginning. When the real devil instructor comes, he will give them a different experience.
The officers and soldiers who had rested for the night had recovered their physical strength and were slightly nervous waiting to leave the city to meet the enemy today. After Li Muxian poured down buckets of chicken blood last night, they no longer had the fear and numbness that they had when they first heard that the Tatars were coming.
I was also aroused for a while.
To their surprise, Shi Jin'er was not facing a battle when he left the city. Many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was better to train more tiredly than to die. However, they soon learned that there is a saying that life is worse than death.
Twenty thousand people lined up in the wilderness. Wuzhong was ordered to give the Beijing camp the first field and the personal guards the second field. They were each given a flag with a white skull on a black background, which was intimidating.
"Beijing camp, personal guard, the emperor's army, the name is just like that. Wherever you go, there are people of five or six who look like uncles. But this is all in the capital. When you go out of the capital, you are nothing. To put it bluntly, you are a fool.
It's considered light, but it's just a bunch of wine bags and rice bags." Hu Ling rode up to the queue and sneered and cursed, which immediately caused a storm, causing the soldiers to whisper and show dissatisfaction, and Wang Jiayan's face turned ashen.
"What the hell are you yelling about?" Tu Yuan shouted and spurred his horse out of the battle. He swung the long knife in his hand with murderous intent, like a god descending from the earth. He was tall and tall and had a loud voice. He roared and could be heard for miles. Suddenly, there was silence below.
: "If you are not convinced, you can come out and do it. You can fight in groups if you are single. If you are a man, don't let them moan with their crotch between their pants."
"What do you expect from a group of idiots who are worse than eunuchs?" Hu Ling laughed loudly, and then all the four battalions in Dongchang burst into laughter. Wang Jiayan clenched his fists and his whole body began to tremble.
This is too insulting. These days you can call them idiots and pussies, but if you say they look like eunuchs, that is just a slap in the face. It would be like going to the army in the future and saying they look like Cai Moukun.
Like a deer.
Who can bear it?
But these people really can't stand it!
It’s not that they are cowards, it’s that they are self-aware. The four battalions of Dongchang all followed Chang Yu from Taiyuan, Guanwai, and Baoding to fight for the battlefield with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Everyone has that kind of self-restraint and murderous spirit.
The momentum makes these vegetables afraid to look directly, let alone have the courage to challenge.
Of course, the most important thing is that they are really lacking in blood.
I thought I would just tolerate it for a while, but I didn't expect that the people from the Fourth Battalion of Dongchang went too far. They took turns insulting and humiliating each other, using all kinds of obscene and obscene words one after another. They even directly provoked, pointing at their noses and asking if you have a seed.
, do you dare to fight?
But clay figures also have a certain temper, and finally someone couldn't help but challenge them. The fourth battalion readily accepted the challenge. Wuzhong, Chen Wangting, Qiao Sanxiu and other Dongchang masters fought fiercely in one-on-one battles. No matter whether it was a team of dozens of people, they fought in groups.
There are still hundreds of groups, which are more competitive than cavalry and shooting. The four battalions randomly mobilize their troops to deal with them, and they brutally torture their opponents.
Wang Jiayan's face changed from blue to one of complete defeat. The troops he had carefully selected and trained for several months were so vulnerable. The combat power of the four battalions under the little eunuch was so overbearing. Only then did he realize the huge gap. He was a warrior.
They are just watchmen at the door.
Feeling sad but still a little dissatisfied, he asked dozens of his own soldiers and servants to go into battle. As a result, Laojiu of the Black Wolf Battalion led only about ten people and beat them until they howled like wolves. Wang Jiayan finally let out a long sigh and admitted defeat.
The Fourth Battalion's attacks were dark and ruthless, and everyone who took advantage of them had bruises on their noses, swollen faces, and bleeding. But if you think this is what Chunxiang calls blood, then you are underestimating Hu Ling and the others.
After beating and subduing the bunch of raw melons and eggs, the soldiers of the fourth battalion drilled 20,000 horses in batches, practiced some formations, and gave orders. Soon it was noon, and they ordered people to prepare food and rest.
After they were full of water and food, the assembly horn sounded, and Tu Yuan walked up to Wang Jiayan with a smile: "Master Wang, there is a bit of blood behind him, are you sure you want to continue watching? I heard that you stayed up all night, why don't you..."
"Why do you think I have never seen blood?" Wang Jiayan particularly disliked the commanders of Dongchang Fourth Battalion. They were all rude, domineering and arrogant.
"Okay, just watch," he said, winking at Jia Waixiong.
Jia Wai Xiong rode out into battle and said, "Look, your training is just like children's play. If we want to play, let's play it real." Everyone was shocked and wondering, what does playing real mean? They are not going to kill the Tatars now.
Their guess was only half correct. Jia Waixiong indeed asked them to kill the Tatars, but not as regular troops, but to intercept and kill the Qing army's Tan Ma!
The Qing army was conducting reconnaissance everywhere and had arrived in Shunyi last night. If expected, it should have been several miles around the capital by this time, and it was just in time to train troops.
The Gongzi camp and the Black Wolf camp led the first field, and the Black Tiger and Black Panther battalions led the second field. They hunted the Qing army's detective horses within a thirty-mile radius of the capital. The two men and horses competed to see who could kill more. The one who killed the Tatars would be ranked first.
Ten taels of silver reward.
The morale was immediately boosted. They were not fighting regular troops, they were just hunting and hunting horses. With so many people and the leaders of the Fourth Battalion of Dongchang, what was there to fear? Besides, there was such a high silver reward. The morale of the army was boiling. Even Wang Jiayan was eager to try.
, I didn’t feel sleepy at all.
A moment later, 20,000 officers and soldiers were divided into several groups under the leadership of the Dongchang Fourth Battalion, and the training began. (To be continued)