On September 22, the 11th year of Chongzhen, the military disaster broke out again in the capital! The Qing army gathered 100,000 troops and invaded the capital again in a mighty force.
The people of Gyeonggi Province suffered another military disaster in which their families were destroyed and their lives were destroyed.
The Qing army was divided into two groups: Dorgon, Prince of Rui, was appointed as the general, commanding the left-wing troops, and Beilehaug and Abatai were deputy generals; Beileyuetuo was the general of Yangwu, commanding the right-wing troops, and Beiledudu was the deputy general. The Lu Qing army divided its routes to attack the Ming Dynasty, and crossed the Great Wall from Qiangzi Ridge and Qingshan Pass to enter the capital.
In the Ming Dynasty, Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao, and Lu Zongwen, the commander-in-chief, were unable to fight and died in defeat. Wu Guojun, the commander-in-chief, and Zheng Xizhao, the eunuch in charge of the army, fled. The Qing army then marched straight in and stationed troops in Niulan Mountain, Shunyi County, on the outskirts of Beijing.
When the emperor Zhu Youjian received the news, he was extremely shocked and ordered martial law in the capital. Later, Zhu Youjian issued an order to the governor Lu Xiangsheng and the generals Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, Hu Dawei and the generals to lead the troops into the defense.
On September 25, Zhu Youjian summoned Yang Sichang, Minister of the Ministry of War, in the Qianqing Palace to discuss the situation.
Zhu Youjian trusted Yang Sichang very much, and it can be said that he relied on Qiancheng.
Last year, Yang Sichang proposed the strategy of spreading nets in four righteousnesses, six corners and ten sides to eliminate bandits, and it has now achieved results. In August last year, Xiong Wencan led Li Zhi to defeat the coalition of six bandits, beheading nearly 40,000 people and leaving corpses floating for ten miles. In March, Governor Hong Chengchou Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong led their troops to defeat Li Zicheng in Taozhou. Li Zicheng fled into the mountains with his remaining troops and hid in the mountains. In early April, Xiong Wencan led Zuo Liangyu and Huang Degong defeated Luo Rucai again. In mid-April, they were defeated several times by Xiong Wencan. Zhang Xianzhong asked General Chen Hongfan to intercede with Xiong Wencan for a way out and surrendered in Gu County.
In the one year since Yang Sichang took office as Minister of War, although he increased the land tax and increased the burden on farmers, he also dealt a heavy blow to the bandits, making the situation for the thieves a good one. Zhu Youjian was very proud of his vision of employing people and relied more on Yang Sichang.
When Yang Sichang heard Zhu Youjian's call, he rushed outside the imperial city and trotted all the way into the Qianqing Palace. When he entered the Qianqing Palace, when he saw Zhu Youjian, he prostrated himself on the ground and shouted: "Yang Sichang pays homage to your Majesty." !”
Zhu Youjian said: "Please get up, Qing Yang! Give me a seat!"
Yang Sichang stood up respectfully and sat on the chair brought by the eunuch with half his buttocks. He leaned forward, as if he was ready to listen to the emperor's instructions.
His posture made Zhu Youjian very comfortable. This Yang Sichang was different from other civil servants. He was not only able to do his job, but also loyal. He was a talent worthy of great use.
In the early years of Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian once made great use of Yang Sichang's father Yang He. Yang He tried his best to appease the bandits. As a result, the bandits sometimes surrendered and rebelled, and finally Yang He was exiled to guard the border. Unexpectedly, a few years later, Zhu You The inspector also discovered that Yang Sichang, Yang He's son, was a talented person who could pacify the world.
At this time, the Qing army entered the pass and the situation was in danger. Zhu Youjian stopped being polite to Yang Sichang and asked: "Now that Dong Nu has invaded again, what does Yang Qing think he should do?"
Yang Sichang looked at the emperor's face and said respectfully: "I believe that the current problem of bandits is just like the stubborn disease that occurs in the heart. The disaster of Dongnu is like the acute disease that occurs in the shoulders and arms. Although the shoulders and arms are important, the disaster of the heart and heart is even more serious. It’s terrible, if it’s not cured for one day, there’s a risk that the blood will dry up and drain away!”
Zhu Youjian asked: "What does Yang Qing mean?"
Yang Sichang looked at the emperor and said: "In order to fight against foreign aggression, we must first settle the internal affairs. I propose that we make peace with Dongnu first, annihilate the bandits, and then come back to deal with Dongnu."
