One thousand ninety-seventh chapter thousand people
On July 23rd of the twenty-eighth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty sat on the high throne of the Huangji Palace, wearing the imperial robe that should be worn on important occasions.
The long sleeves of the black crown robe are embroidered with a leaping golden dragon, which makes people look awe-inspiring. But behind the nine strands hanging down from the gorgeous emperor's crown, there is a pale face.
Zhu Youjian hasn't slept well for more than ten days.
In history, the Chongzhen Dynasty only had a lifespan of seventeen years. The Ming Dynasty was able to stumble to the twenty-eighth year of Chongzhen, which was eleven years longer than the original lifespan. It can be said that it was entirely made by Li Zhi.
The Northern Expedition of the Tartars and the Southern Expedition of the Bandits, which would have ended at Meishan, the Ming Dynasty relied on Li Zhi's southern and northern expeditions to sustain it until today.
Li Zhi understands this, and so does Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian is a smart man, and of course he knows Li Zhi's contribution to the Ming Dynasty. But as the saying goes, Li Zhi's contribution has exceeded what Zhu Youjian can bear. Zhu Youjian is at most a conservative leader.
, faced with a great hero like Li Zhi who saved the country and the people, he ended up in a situation where he was unable to suppress him.
Of course Zhu Youjian knew that Li Zhi had contributed to the Ming Dynasty. Without Li Zhi, the Ming Dynasty would have been destroyed several times. But Li Zhi's reputation has exceeded the tolerance limit of the royal family. No matter how much credit Li Zhi made for the continuation of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian
You can't just sit back and watch Li Zhi personally encroach on the Ming Dynasty and destroy the Ming Dynasty bit by bit.
The hearts of the people in the world are turning towards Li Zhi day by day. For the continuation of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian had to have a showdown with Li Zhi.
But at this moment of real showdown, Zhu Youjian felt like he was facing an abyss, walking on thin ice, and felt like a huge mountain was pressing on his head, making him breathless.
Li Zhi's past achievements, the victorious victory of the Tiger Army, and the scene when the Jiangbei Army gathered more than 200,000 people and collapsed at the foot of the capital were like a nightmare, oppressing Zhu Youjian's nerves, making Zhu Youjian feel a little unbearable.
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Frankly speaking, the current situation is too good. Li Zhi is attacked from the north and the south, and Tianjin's defense is extremely weak. This situation forced Zhu Youjian to take action.
But when he really took action, Zhu Youjian began to doubt his decision again.
Zhu Youjian wonders every night, will the Tiger Ben Army, which has never failed, lose to him?
Zhu Youjian cannot lose. If he loses, the Ming Dynasty that has lasted for more than two hundred years will be over. Millions of Zhu Ming’s princes and grandchildren will lose their vitality. The country and country passed down by their ancestors will be destroyed in his hands.
Behind the scene, Zhu Youjian's pale face and eyes were bloodshot.
Suddenly he couldn't help it and coughed several times.
In the Huangji Hall, the generals in military uniforms heard the emperor's cough and looked at each other for a while, feeling a little frightened. The battle was about to begin, but the emperor's body seemed to be unable to hold on.
Zhang Guanghang saw that the atmosphere in the Huangji Palace was a bit depressing, so he quickly stood up. At this time, he had been promoted to the chief minister of the cabinet by Zhu Youjian, and was the head of the hundred officials.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor! The rebel Li Zhi has now become a trapped beast. The south is being attacked by the Western countries in India, and is struggling on both sides. The north is facing the oppression of the Baiyi troops heading south, and is besieged internally and externally. The rebels are in Tianjin
There are only 40,000 rebels left, so they are vulnerable."
"Now that my king's division has gathered 400,000 people, and with a mighty force, we will definitely be able to storm the traitor's lair and clear out the big thief of the past twenty years!"
Zhang Guanghang's words were loud and sonorous, but they sounded a bit harsh to the ears of the generals in the Huangji Palace. For example, to the ears of Yang Guozhu, who was named the "Rebellion General, Chief Admiral of Beijing Camp", these words sounded a bit unpleasant.
Nice to hear.
Back then, Yang Guozhu fought bloody battles with Huang Taiji under Li Zhi and narrowly escaped death. Zhang Guanghang said that Li Zhi was the great thief of twenty years, so wouldn't his contribution to the bloody battle in Jinzhou be wiped out by Zhang Guanghang?
Not only Yang Guozhu had this idea, but other generals who had participated in the Jinzhou War and had taken orders from Li Zhi had the same idea. Hearing Zhang Guanghang's words, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Zhang Guanghang's words did not arouse the momentum of the generals, but aroused their dissatisfaction.
Seeing the little actions of the generals, Zhu Youjian, who was sitting high on the throne, couldn't help but cough again.
Zhang Guanghang was stunned for a moment and realized that he had said the wrong thing.
Even if Li Zhi's crimes are to be completely liquidated, it should be done after Li Zhi is defeated. Nowadays, many good generals in the Ming army have fought under Li Zhi. To deny Li Zhi in one breath is to deny the qualifications of these good generals, which will cause the expected consequences.
external effects.
However, this was not a big problem. Zhang Guanghang decided not to mention it. He coughed and said, "Now my army of 400,000 has surrounded Tianjin from the northwest and south. Li Zhi is already a turtle in the urn and has no chance of winning."
Zhang Guanghang waved his hand, and two young officials from the Ministry of War came up holding a large map as high as one person and stood on the right side of the throne. The map was imitated from Li Zhi's military map. It had an accuracy that surpassed this era.
The urban roads, mountains, rivers and geography in the Tianjin area are all clearly marked.
At this time, the map also showed the troop layout of the Ming Army and the Huben Army.
When the generals saw this map, they opened their eyes wide and looked at the current situation carefully.
Zhu Youjian carefully looked at the troop arrangement on the map.
"Wuqing County has six thousand tiger soldiers?"
Yang Guozhu replied loudly: "Your Majesty, in order to defeat the frontal enemy in Wuqing County, our Beijing camp has deployed 40,000 new troops from the Beijing camp to fight against these 6,000 people. The 40,000 new troops are all equipped with new rifles, and every seven will hit one.
, this is the potential to win without defeat.”
Zhu Youjian looked at the terrain of Wuqing County, thought for a long time, and nodded.
After a while, he pointed to Baoding Mansion again.
"Baoding Prefecture has three thousand tiger troops?"
Qu Dingsheng, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province, stepped forward with his hands raised and said loudly: "Baoding Prefecture has been surrounded by our 40,000 border troops in Shanxi Town. Although our 40,000 border troops do not have new rifles, they have been manufacturing firecrackers and cannons in recent years. Even if they cannot
We can annihilate these 3,000 Tiger and Ben troops, but it is possible to use trench tactics to hold these 3,000 people back."
Zhu Youjian thought for a while, nodded, and pointed to Fengrun County in the northeast.
"Fengrun has a thousand tigers and soldiers?"
Yang Guozhu shouted loudly: "Holy sage! Fengrun County is four hundred miles away from Tianjin and is a fortress connecting Tianjin to the outside world. It will take more than ten days for these thousand people to rush back to the battlefield in Tianjin. We all agree that we can temporarily ignore this lone army.
exist…
After hearing Yang Guozhu's words, Zhu Youjian's face changed, and an expression of fear appeared.
When Yang Guozhu saw the emperor's fearful expression, he was stunned and couldn't finish half of what he said.
Zhu Youjian stared at the one thousand tiger troops on the map, his face turned red and white. Judging from Zhu Youjian's panic expression, the officials seemed to think that these one thousand people would become the decisive force that changed the situation of the war.
The generals in the Huangji Palace took a breath and felt that the emperor's mental state was a little abnormal. A team of thousands of people who were more than ten days away actually made the emperor panic. This situation made everyone panic.
Somewhat speechless.
The generals looked at each other for a while, making the atmosphere in the hall even more depressing. 8)
