"What about the defense situation in the city?" Chongzhen continued to ask.
"The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp are sufficient to defend the city. The red cannons have been transported to the city and have been sacrificed." Yang Sichang was prepared this time and directly answered the emperor's question.
"Since I ascended the throne as Yuji..." Chongzhen said here, paused for a moment, a look of sadness appeared on his face, and then continued in a low voice: "Donglu has invaded the border four times.
Entering our majestic capital of the capital, we allowed the Donglu to run rampant and wreak havoc. Especially in the autumn of the ninth year, Changping was lost and the ancestral mausoleums were disturbed.
The captives are coming again and ravaging the capital, what should we do?"
When Yang Sichang heard the emperor's words, he immediately trembled all over. He felt as if a cold wind was caressing his body, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He didn't know how to answer for a while, so he had to kneel down quickly and kowtow and said: "As a soldier, I am a soldier.
We cannot put down the rogue bandits, and we cannot conquer the Eastern captives. I really deserve to die. However, according to the current situation, the only way to do this is to concentrate all the Qinwang troops and make every effort to keep the capital safe, and then plan to expel the captives from the country.
Good strategy.”
After hearing this, Chongzhen closed his eyes and remained silent, leaning his head on the chair. After a long time, he opened his eyes again and said slowly: "Now the civil strife has not been settled, and foreign troubles have arisen again. The imperial court has used troops over the years, and the financial expenditure has been huge. The vitality of the country has
The damage is great. Sir, I want to tell Lu Xiangsheng that if you are not sure of victory, it is best to hold on to your full strength and not attack."
Not long after Yang Sichang got up, he quickly bowed again and said softly: "I will tell Lu Xiangsheng."
Chongzhen braced himself and continued to ask: "Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting have tried their best to hunt down the intruders. They have been very successful recently. Can they be suppressed?"
Yang Sichang did not answer directly. He thought about it silently in his heart, and then bowed and answered: "According to the reports of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, some of the various bandits that Chuang Ni was entangled in have been defeated, some have been annihilated, and some have been appeased.
, there are not many remnant bandits left. At present, the army led by Hong and Sun is fiercely chasing Chuang Ni, chasing and intercepting him from all sides, and the mission is expected to be defeated. Chuang Ni is now unable to go to Henan, Huguang, or Sichuan.
Instead of fleeing northward from Shangluo Mountain, Hong Chengchou has already deployed heavy troops outside Tongguan and is setting up a net to wait for the thieves. He expects to have good news arriving in Beijing in the near future."
Emperor Chongzhen's pale face showed a faint smile that he had not seen for a long time, and his spirit was lifted. Then he raised his voice slightly and said: "Sir, please sit down."
Yang Sichang was so excited that he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him. The two young eunuchs who were waiting nearby heard the sound and brought up a shorter sandalwood chair and placed it diagonally opposite Emperor Chongzhen. However, Yang Sichang did not dare to sit down on the chair.
He just sat with one-third of his buttocks on the chair. This posture would be quite funny and uncomfortable if seen live.
"Give me tea." As soon as he sat down, Emperor Chongzhen whispered again.
Yang Sichang quickly stood up again and bowed to thank him.
Chongzhen's spirit cheered up a little, and the sleepiness he felt just now faded away. He took a cup of hot tea from the hand of the palace maid, took a sip, and said in a solemn and confident tone: "I've already given you a thief, and I'm going to break into it."
Thieves are a serious threat to the imperial court, and if they can be eliminated at once, other bandits will be easily wiped out and there is no need to worry about them."
"What your Majesty has seen is very true. Gao Yingxiang's old tribe is the dead thief Chuang Ni. He has always been the strongest among the thieves. As long as Chuang Ni is defeated, the rest of the thieves will surely surrender without a fight."
Chongzhen's brows widened again. When he thought that the war in Shaanxi was going so smoothly, he couldn't help but feel good. Hearing this, he said to Yang Sichang: "If the Shaanxi side can defeat the intruders at once, that is, if Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting lead an army to the capital at night, there will be no chance of success."
Wrong. Sir, you can draft an edict on my behalf, ordering Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and others to wipe out the intruders in one fell swoop, and not to let anyone slip through the net, causing future troubles. If there is negligence or ineffectiveness in fighting, the laws of the country exist, and I will never tolerate it!
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Yang Sichang hurriedly got up and bowed and said: "My lord, take the order!"
The monarch and his ministers continued to talk for a while, and it was nothing more than that the rebellion must be eradicated, and they must be wiped out completely and cannot be left out. Although the thieves have been appeased, they must still be strictly guarded, and they must not be allowed to rebel again and waste money.
The country's financial resources; the Tartars are already close to Tongzhou, so we must step up our efforts to urge the Qinwang soldiers and horses from all over the country to arrive in Beijing as soon as possible. At the same time, we must pay close attention to the movements of the Tartars, take precautions in advance, and try our best to avoid content such as wild battles with the Tartars.
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Finally, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to Yang Sichang: "If Lu Xiangsheng can make it to the capital tonight, please tell him that I will call him alone on the platform tomorrow morning."
"According to the order!"
After Yang Sichang received the order, he saw that it was getting late and the emperor was a little tired, so he quickly stood up, kowtowed, thanked him, excused himself, and came out of the Wenhua Palace.
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At the second watch of the day, the Xuanfu Town camp outside Changping City was filled with sparks of fire.
After a day of continuous running and repairing the camp, all the soldiers have now rested.
Of course, in addition to the soldiers on duty who are responsible for patrolling and vigilance, there are also open and hidden sentries outside the camp.
However, Xuanzhen Cavalry Chief Zhang Cheng did not rest. He was leading his bodyguard Chen Zhong to patrol the camp. Not only did he not have a rest, but the three sentry commanders under him also did not rest. According to Zhang Cheng's request, each sentry every night
You always have to patrol the camp, and only when there are no problems can you go back to the camp and sleep.
And he himself has to inspect the entire Qian Headquarters camp. He knows very well that among these vigorous knights, after the Battle of Julu, how many of them can return to Xuan Mansion?
Although Zhang Cheng knew the outcome in his heart, he couldn't tell anyone, not even his uncle. Many times, he would feel an inexplicable sadness and a helpless lament in his heart.
He felt like a lonely bird in the world. He had no group of his own in this world, and no one to whom he could express his true feelings. He was like an alien in this world, and everything around him was shrouded in endless darkness.
In the darkness, even if you burn yourself out, you may not be able to make any changes!
He knows in his heart that the only thing he can do now is to work hard to become stronger, not only physically strong, but also mentally strong. What he wants is to be truly strong, otherwise he may not even be able to survive this.
Lonely and lonely days.
Of course, all of that will have to wait until after the Battle of Julu before we have time to think about it.
Zhang Cheng thought in his heart that it was an honor to follow Governor Lu Xiangsheng, a hero who had an extremely tall image in his mind. Moreover, with his current status, he could not escape from entering the capital of Wei this time. The only thing he could do now was to do
Well, Zhang Cheng participated wholeheartedly in this important historical event.
Try hard to make some changes to this historical event. The best outcome is to save Lu Xiangsheng at the critical moment. That will be a great blessing for Ming Dynasty.
After returning from the patrol, he was sitting in the tent. Although Zhang Cheng was holding a book in his hand, his mind was wandering in the endless void, constantly thinking wildly.
He has been like this for a month. He is often aloof and has no idea where he is. He is often terrified when he thinks about it!