Little Apple waved goodbye reluctantly, and after chasing him outside the door, he saw a car and two riders rushing towards Guangqumen, Zhengdong. He stared at the door with his eyes red.
Su Chenghuang patted Little Apple from behind and said, "Let's go back to eat." He raised his head and looked at the carriage and horses in the distance: "The young master is a man who does great things..."
"Dad, is Brother Chang a high official?" Little Apple raised his head and asked.
Su Chenghuang shook his head: "Dad doesn't know either, but he must be a young hero."
The Guangqumen city gate almost lost its gate due to the Tatar water ghost attack the day before. At this time, the surrounding area was heavily guarded. Hundreds of Ming troops were patrolling here and no one was allowed to approach.
As expected, Chang Yu's carriage was stopped a hundred meters away. Song Luoyu drove the horse forward and took out his waist badge. The guard on duty quickly gave way. The carriage galloped to the city gate. Chang Yu got off the car and changed his horse to enter the city.
After briefly glancing outside the city, he whipped his whip and galloped towards the north city.
At the top of the Andingmen city, the Ming soldiers who were guarding the city crowded around the city wall and looked north. Chang Yu came quickly, and everyone got out of the way. Wang Jiayan, who had already heard the news and had gone to the city to watch, quickly approached and said hello, holding his telescope in his hand.
He handed it over and said, "We broke camp."
In fact, it was already bright and the weather was cloudless. Even without a telescope, you could see more than ten miles away. Looking up, you could see that the Qing army camp was in chaos in the distance, and there were soldiers and horses slowly heading eastward.
OK.
There was also a formation of thousands of troops in the south of the camp, presumably to prepare for the Ming army to take the opportunity to attack. It was obvious that Dorgon had suffered a nervous breakdown from Chang Yu, his opponent, and he was always on guard for fear of being taken advantage of.
Chang Yu watched for a while, then looked up at the rising sun due east, and said softly: "It's a good day." He turned to Wang Jiayan and smiled for me: "Master Wang, is it a good day to go out for hunting in the city?"
Wang Jiayan swallowed nervously and said, "Mr. Factory Supervisor, are you a little impatient?"
Chang Yu laughed: "I'm a little anxious, but is Mr. Wang's sword ready?"
"The sword is out of its sheath, just waiting to be sharpened!" Wang Jiayan took a deep breath.
"In that case, just wait a little longer." Chang Yu immediately ordered the guards to guard the city, and the scouts outside the city to keep an eye on the Qing army's movements. After making some arrangements, he left the city and headed straight for the imperial city.
The news that the Qing army had abandoned camp and left had already been heard in the streets and alleys. Needless to say, the sensitive bosses in the court and the emperor received the news immediately.
Chang Yu came at the right time. When Emperor Chongzhen went to court and was about to send people to look for him, the young eunuch had already asked to see him.
In the imperial garden near the north gate of the palace, Emperor Chongzhen stood next to a flower tree, reaching out to touch the petals: "How sure are you of severely injuring Dorgon? I hope you can make him unable to enter the palace within a few years. Let Daming slowly
gas".
Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "The battlefield is strange and unpredictable. If you are not careful, you will lose everything. If the emperor asks me how sure I am, I can only say that I am not sure, but I will try my best."
Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and turned to look at him: "You are really an impeccable guy. Whenever I want a guarantee from you, you never accept it directly, but fortunately you have never let me down. I hope you will be the same this time."
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Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't accept the move, it's just that I don't dare to speak nonsense."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, "It's much better than those who can only talk nonsense. The Tatars have already abandoned their camp and gone east. Everything is as you expected. When are you going to leave the city to chase the enemy?"
"Tens of thousands of troops and horses in the city are already on standby. They can leave the city to pursue the enemy at any time. However, I think it is not advisable to pursue the enemy too hastily or too close. If Dorgon leaves the city at this time, he will definitely turn back and fight with me, and the gain will not be worth the loss. But if
Those who follow him from a distance think that I am just the same as before, just waiting and watching without daring to fight. After he enters the ambush circle, I can close the net and hit him with a heavy blow."
"Okay! I'm waiting for you to blow him up with one punch!" Emperor Chongzhen gritted his teeth and roared. He punched the flower in front of him with his fist, causing the petals to fly away in the wind.
"The Tatar soldiers have left." The cheers of the people can be heard all over the capital. The clouds of terror that suppressed their hearts have finally dissipated. But unlike them, the military camps in the capital have a different scene. They are in full swing. Even yesterday, even
Dongchang's three battalions, who spent the night in the red light district, also returned to their respective camps to pack up their equipment and wait for orders.
Wang Jiayan sat on the city wall and watched the movements of the Qing army. He waved his hand and sent out more than a dozen spies to conduct reconnaissance around the capital. He ordered the spies to only follow and observe, not to approach to harass, and not to provoke.
As it approached noon, Chang Yu, who was sitting quietly with a pot of wine among the flowers in the backyard of the Yamen, received news that tens of thousands of troops had arrived from the south of the city. Knowing that Shi Kefa was leading his troops back to Beijing, he immediately got up and went to greet them.
It was at this time that Chang Yu suddenly remembered a person, Huang Degong! The three battalions of Dongchang have all returned to the Yamen. Is this guy still immersed in Wenrou Township and unable to extricate himself? Or is it because his legs are so weak after a night of fighting that he has no strength to get out?
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A few months ago, Shi Kefa parachuted into the capital from Nanjing to serve as Minister of War. He was ordered to supervise the army going south to suppress the bandits, but failed and was trapped in Baoding City. The young eunuch rushed to the rescue from outside the pass, and then the two of them joined forces to defeat the bandits' march northward.
At this time, King Qin, who was ordered to return to Beijing, was considered a triumphant return. According to the routine, he should go around to the Desheng Gate in the north to enter the city. However, at this critical moment, the Qing army in the north had just broken camp and left, and tens of thousands of Ming troops suddenly appeared to follow him, so there was no need to cause unnecessary trouble.
There was speculation or conflict, so Chang Yu decisively ordered all departments to enter the city separately from Yongding Gate, Zuo'an Gate, and You'an Gate to rest.
The capital is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and city defense has always been a top priority. It has its own army specifically for defense, the Jingying. Troops from other provinces, let alone entering the city, will not get too close without orders.
The procedures for entering the city are also extremely cumbersome. The emperor has to nod, the five military governors and the Ministry of War, as well as the cabinet bosses have to nod. Under normal circumstances, you don't even think about it, unless the capital is in an extremely dangerous place and needs foreign military support.
But, what's more, he has achieved military exploits and was specially approved by the emperor.
But now the little eunuch only gave a command to let all the troops from outside enter the city for repairs, and many of them were surrendered soldiers of the bandit army. This was truly an unprecedented precedent. You must know that Li Yan's meritorious service a few months ago had not even led the emperor to receive his troops.
Allowed to step into the city.
There is no way now is an emergency. Chang Yu has the power to kill first and then report. The boss of the Ministry of War is Shi Kefa. They both nodded. Emperor Chongzhen definitely turned a blind eye and pretended not to know. Even the cabinet bosses
They were very unhappy, but they didn't dare to quarrel even if the young eunuch was needed. As for the Governor of the Fifth Army, he was alone and not qualified to arm-wrestle with Chang Yu.
In fact, these soldiers and horses did not have to enter the city to rest, but why did Chang Yu allow them to enter the city? The purpose was to stabilize the morale of the army, stabilize the morale of the army, boost the morale of the army, and win over the morale of the army.
The imperial capital is a symbol of the country. As its subjects, both soldiers and ordinary people have an indescribable yearning for it. Just like the people of later generations want to go to Tiananmen to pay their respects, that is part of being a Chinese.
kind of pride and pride.
This is true in later generations, and it is even more true in this world. In this era of strict class, it is too difficult for troops from other provinces to enter the capital. Why can't the imperial capital, which is protected with all one's life, not be able to go in and take a look.
Things that I never dared to think about suddenly came true today.
When they received the order to enter the city to rest, the soldiers of the various ministries cheered loudly at first, and then they couldn't help but feel nervous. They were even more nervous than the moment when the two armies were facing each other and were about to start a battle. Some people began to arrange their clothes silently, and some people gathered their clothes.
You start to wander around, and then you start to line up in an orderly manner to slowly enter the city.
Zuo'anmen, You'anmen, and Yongdingmen belong to the three southern gates of the outer city. The outer city is a gathering place for refugees at this time. It is the most crowded time. However, after receiving the news that the army is about to enter the city, these refugees have already consciously or been forced to
The city was divided into different areas to make way for the main street to welcome the victorious soldiers entering the city.
When the armies entered the city, the common people lined the streets to welcome them. From time to time, voices came out from the crowd: "It was these big soldiers who fought bloody and hard to stop the rebel army from going north. Otherwise, the rebel army would have passed by and no one would be able to survive. It was only because they returned in time that they could
Let the Tatars get wind of it and leave, and hundreds of thousands of lives in the capital will be spared..."
"Oh, it's true, these big-headed soldiers are amazing..." The common people started from whispering to the generals, then loudly praised them, and then raised their arms and cheered.
The soldiers who entered the city felt a sense of pride that they had never experienced before. The former soldiers who were hated by everyone and the thieves who everyone shouted to beat suddenly became the great heroes supported by the people in the blink of an eye. They suddenly felt the sweat they had shed in the past.
All the lives we have shed and fought for are worth it.
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