On the eighth day of the first lunar month in the 21st year of Chongzhen, Tianjin was still shrouded in the joy of the New Year. The people were enjoying a prosperous and happy life, and they had another prosperous New Year this year. The sound of crackling firecrackers sounded from time to time in the city, and the streets were full of joy.
There are bright red lanterns hanging everywhere, and paper-cuts are pasted on the glass windows of every house, creating a joyful atmosphere.
But the war that had been going on for half a year was not over yet. The soldiers on the front line were still fighting, and Li Zhi in the rear could not rest.
On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the main frontline generals rushed back to discuss military strategy. Li Zhi sat in the second hall of the Duke's Mansion, listening to the frontline generals' reports on the situation.
Li Xing cupped his hands and said: "Brother, now our 40,000-strong army has occupied Tongguan. Although they were very tired from fighting all the way, after a month of repairs in Tongguan, the soldiers are now in better condition. As long as eldest brother gives the order, the 40,000-strong West Route Army
We can invade Shaanxi and capture the intruder Li Zicheng alive."
Hearing Li Xing's words, the generals in the second palace were very happy. This time in the war against Korea, the continuous fighting between the bandits and the Jiangbei Army was caused by the crusade against Li Zicheng. Now that the West Route Army is invincible in the west, this war can be regarded as
A fundamental victory was achieved.
The joint attacks of the three major enemies were defeated one by one by the Huben army. The strength of the Huben army can be described as strong.
Li Xing waved his sleeves and said: "Brother, just give the order. Forty thousand tiger soldiers are already ready to go."
Li Laosi also said: "My boss, now 10,000 recruits who have been trained for more than half a year can control the entire territory of Henan. As long as 3,000 recruits are mobilized to guard Tongguan, the large number of soldiers and horses of the intruders will not be able to enter Henan and cut off our food roads, food and grass.
It can be safely transported from Kaifeng to Tongguan, and the West Route Army will continue to advance without any worries."
Obviously, both Li Xing and Li Laosi hoped to march westward and make new achievements. Li Zicheng was simply vulnerable to the Huben Army. This was the best opportunity to accumulate military merit, and neither division commander wanted to let go of such an opportunity.
Li Zhi looked at the generals and deputy generals of the West Route Army and said slowly: "The imperial edict came yesterday. The Holy Emperor wants to ennoble me as the Prince of Tianjin County. In the near future, I will go to Beijing to receive the title."
Upon hearing the news, the eyes of the generals who had just returned from the front line shone brightly.
Sure enough, the lord is going to be crowned king.
Li Zhi became the county king, and the status of Tianjin's system was further improved. From now on, Li Zhi can be a widower, and his future will be brighter. And as Li Zhi's generals, everyone's future will also be bright.
Zhong Feng laughed. Li Xing and Li Laosi looked at each other, their eyes full of excitement. Zheng Kaicheng shook his head and sighed: "The Emperor is a wise man!"
All the generals stood up together, walked to the center of the second hall, knelt down towards Li Zhi, and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"
Li Zhi smiled, waved his hand for the generals to stand up, and said slowly: "However, the emperor also issued an order that we should be stationed at Tongguan and not move westward. The emperor will send new troops south to attack the intruders."
Hearing Li Zhi's words, all the generals in the palace were stunned.
At this time, Li Zicheng was severely defeated by Li Laosi in Shaanzhou. He retreated from Kaifeng to Tongguan, and then from Tongguan to Xi'an. It can be said that he was defeated like a mountain. A large number of members of the invading army escaped from the team, and 300,000 intruders fled.
The army fled and only 200,000 people were left. At this time, the army of the invaders could be said to be at their weakest. As long as they launched a thunderous strike, they would be knocked down.
At this time, the emperor prevented the Huben army from advancing westward and allowed the new army from the Beijing camp to move south. This was obviously a grab for credit.
All the generals were silent for a moment.
After a long time, Zhong Feng snorted coldly and said: "The Emperor is truly a sage!"
Li Xing sat down on a chair in frustration and said angrily: "My Western Route Army has been fighting hard for several months, but we have prepared a great contribution to the emperor's new army."
However, Li Laosi had a different idea. After pondering for a moment, Li Laosi said: "If the emperor is determined to make the new army perform meritorious service, it doesn't matter if we let the virtuous. It's just that the new army has not fought since its formation. Can it be defeated by Li Zicheng?"
The 200,000 troops and horses are still an unknown number."
When everyone heard what Li Laosi said, they all started thinking about it.
Although the new army was built with a lot of money from the emperor and equipped with the best equipment and weapons of the Ming Dynasty, as Li Laosi said, this army has never been in actual combat. No matter how capable Cao Bianjiao and Yang Guozhu were, they could not defeat a group of people without them.
The soldiers and horses crossing the battlefield turned into a tiger and wolf army.
Facing Li Zicheng, who is as cunning as a fox, it is hard to say whether the New Army can take the credit.
Zhong Feng smiled and said: "Speaking of which, if the emperor's new army is defeated by the intruders, then our invasion of Shaanxi will be a great achievement. At that time, if Li Xing led the troops to destroy the intruders,
The emperor should at least grant Li Xing a title of marquis, right? Those of us who have meritorious service should be granted the title of uncle, right?"
Li Xing blinked and looked at Zhong Feng.
I, Li Xing, also want to be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister? Li Xing burst out laughing, and it was rare that he found Zhong Feng pleasing to the eye.
Cui Changwu, who was sitting at the bottom of the crowd, suddenly stood up, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, my subjects also feel that it is not appropriate to attack Shaanxi at this time."
Everyone looked at Cui Changwu.
Cui Changwu said: "Now that our Tiger Army has captured North Korea and Henan, the number of people under our rule has suddenly increased by more than ten million, which has actually doubled. Nowadays, there is a shortage of officials everywhere and a severe shortage of manpower. Xinjian
It is very difficult for police stations, water conservancy bureaus, courts and tax bureaus to hire literate and ethically educated officials.”
"If we annex Shaanxi again, in order to obtain literate administrative staff, we will have to hire Confucian scholars and the original subordinate staff. Those Confucian scholars only know how to deal with private morality, and they will destroy the order of public morality wherever they go.
Where. Those subordinate officials are even more naughty. They have bullied countless common people before, and they are all characters who deserve to be chopped to death."
"Nowadays, the number of middle school students and primary school students we train is limited, and it is impossible to form a qualified government. If we let those Confucian scholars and subordinate officials manage Shaanxi, then the officialdom of Shaanxi will not be much better than before. Even if the disciplinary inspection team keeps an eye on these people day and night,
You may not dare to commit corruption openly, but privately it is inevitable to engage in selfish acts and abuse the Farah gang."
"The prince's reputation will definitely be ruined by these people."
"Hiring these people to infiltrate our official circles and form a faction is definitely not a good thing for our official team. Letting these people infiltrate and clean them up in the future will not only cause great resistance, but will also destroy our employment system, which will make us
Officials who have been trained formally create a great sense of insecurity."
"Moreover, the prince will attack the Jiangbei Army next, and he doesn't know how much more places and people will be added, and how big a gap in officials will be. By then, everything will be shaken, and it will be bad for the qualified officials to imitate others."
"All in all, I think we can't expand too much at once this time. It's better to leave Shaanxi to the emperor."
After hearing what Cui Changwu said, everyone was silent and thought it made sense.
Li Xing was "arrested" by Cui Changwu, but he never liked Cui Changwu. Seeing Cui Changwu's words at this time, Li Xing snorted coldly.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Cui Changwu's words are reasonable, let the emperor try it. Let's see if the new army in the Beijing camp is capable." chaptererror;
