After Li Wanqing greeted Zhao Lijiao and others familiarly, he bowed to Sun Chengzong and said, "Supervisor Sun, you have brought the general here, but for the sake of the situation in Jinzhou?"
Sun Chengzong wanted to use Li Wanqing's troops, and the situation was urgent, so he didn't waste much time and said: "That's right, it's not just about Jinzhou. I just got the news that Lin Danhan has sent Minte to lead an army across Longshan.
Rush towards our hinterland in Liaodong. Now that the situation in Liaodong is critical, I hope that General Li Shen can mobilize the Pidao Navy to help Guan Ning's army and stabilize the Jinzhou defense line."
Although he had expected what Sun Chengzong would say, when he heard these words, Li Wanqing still frowned, as if he was in trouble. Seeing Li Wanqing like this, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart, "General Li, I know my skin.
It is not easy to rebuild the island. For the Pidao Navy, the Yun Mansion has spent a lot of money. But the situation in Liaodong is critical now. If you still make your own small calculations, I am afraid it will be of no benefit in the end. Of course, if General Li can't make up his mind, I can
Immediately revise a letter and send it to Zhang Bei to see what Tie Ruide means."
Sun Chengzong's words already contained a warning, secretly pointing out that Li Wanqing was suspected of being a soldier. If Sun Chengzong's words were heard by Tie Mo, Li Wanqing would be in bad luck. Li Wanqing quickly raised his hands and smiled bitterly.
: "Supervisor Sun, please don't be angry. I didn't mean that by the general. In fact, Supervisor Iron had already given instructions to the general before. All affairs in Liaodong will be at your discretion."
Sun Chengzong relaxed his brows and asked with a frown: "Then what is General Li worried about?"
"Superintendent, to be honest, the general is not not sending troops, but is waiting. You old man also knows that when Supervisor Yuan was supervising Liaodong, he killed Governor Mao, causing the destruction of Pidao, and the last general wasted thousands of troops.
It took a lot of hard work to rebuild Pidao. Now Pidao Navy seems to be in good shape, but everyone knows that Pidao Navy has never fought a decent battle. If such a new army goes all out to attack Zhenjiang, what will be the effect?
, I really can’t guarantee it. What’s more, after years of harassment by Governor Mao, the Tatars are also heavily guarding Zhenjiang.”
"So, I am still waiting for news from the Royal Navy. Now Commander Xu's fleet is not far from Korea Island. If Commander Xu's fleet cooperates, it will be a different situation to attack Zhenjiang by then.
"
After listening to Li Wanqing's words, Sun Chengzong nodded slightly. It was indeed inappropriate to let a new army that had not been baptized by the fire of war attack Zhenjiang, which was heavily guarded by the Tatars. "Hey, what we lack now is time, Xu
When will the commander-in-chief’s navy arrive?”
"If there are no accidents, we should be able to dock at the northern part of Pi Island in another day. At the end of that time, we will immediately send our troops north to attack Zhangzi Island."
Sun Chengzong couldn't help but frown, what about one day? In that case, Jinzhou would probably be gone, but there was nothing that could be done about it. The Daling River defense line collapsed, Panshan City's tens of thousands of troops fled, and holding on to Jinzhou would only increase casualties.
"Okay, one day, let's wait. Send an order to Jinzhou to evacuate as soon as possible without causing unnecessary casualties!" Sun Chengzong knew very well that Jinzhou could not be defended unless a large army appeared immediately behind the Jurchens.
, it is a pity that Guan Ning’s cavalry could not catch up, and Pidao Navy could not attack Zhenjiang immediately.
The sixth year of Chongzhen was so difficult for every citizen of the Ming Dynasty. When the Flowing Water Fort was destroyed, could Jinzhou City be saved? Wang Weike sat alone in the hall, with the door open, and the courtyard was full of ruined scenery.
, just like Wang Weike himself, he looked tired and defeated. The former majestic government office was no longer peaceful. The people in the government office were running around like headless flies with their burdens on their backs. The Water Castle was broken, and the Jurchens were about to attack.
, maybe we will hit Jinzhou tomorrow.
Many people in the house took away their belongings and fled for their lives. Wang Weike turned a deaf ear to this, as if he had not seen all this. Why bother to stop the people from escaping? In fact, Wang Weike also knew very well that as long as the Jurchens came over, Jinzhou would definitely defend
No, the soldiers and horses near Jinzhou have either died on the banks of the Daling River or in Liushui Fort. The remaining old, weak, sick and disabled are of no use at all. The only three thousand people in Jinzhou can stop the tens of thousands.
Jurchen cavalry? That is simply a fool’s dream, harder than a rooster laying an egg.
The house has become like this. Wang Weike doesn't care about it, but Mrs. Cheng can't ignore it. Mrs. Cheng is indeed Cheng Jiming's daughter. This love of money is better than the past. She has been arguing with the people for a long time, but the effect is very small.
The servants in the Guang Mansion ran away, and even the guards wanted to escape. Who would listen to Mrs. Cheng? Feeling angry, Mrs. Cheng came to the living room angrily, and saw Wang Weike sitting motionless in the chair.
, his thick eyebrows suddenly stood up with anger, "You are so incompetent, you are no longer a man. You don't care what kind of chaos the house is in!"
There was no trace of a wife's respect for her husband in Mrs. Cheng's words. It was more like giving an order to a domestic servant. She thought that Wang Weike would come over to please her as usual. Who would have thought that after hearing the words, Wang Weike just looked up and saw nothing.
She didn't say anything, and snorted. Mrs. Cheng was used to being domineering, but she didn't notice the difference in Wang Weike today. She pinched her waist and yelled at Wang Weike, "Are you deaf or stupid? You didn't listen."
Do you want me to speak?"
"I heard that, do you still want to stop those people? You can also go and clean up. We will have to leave Jinzhou soon! There is also news from Governor Sun that Guan Ning's army is not able to rush to Jinzhou for the time being. Lin Danhan
The old Tatar also brought his troops to join in the fun. In short, Jinzhou cannot be defended anymore." Wang Weike's tone was calm and a little majestic. For the first time, Liang Taishu's majesty was displayed in front of Mrs. Cheng, as if he was a different person.
Mrs. Cheng was very confused and opened her mouth slightly, "What did you say? Why are you talking to me like this?"
It's no wonder that Mrs. Cheng is like this. In the past, Mrs. Cheng relied on the name of Cheng Jiming to dominate. Because of Cheng Jiming's identity, Wang Weike also let it go. But now, Wang Weike really can't bear this situation.
"What, you didn't hear clearly? Go pack your things quickly and leave Jinzhou soon. If you want to die in Jinzhou, Mr. Wang doesn't care." Wang Weike spoke coldly. He really couldn't tell how much affection he had for this lady.
But when it comes to resentment, it is absolutely indispensable. After being suppressed by a shrew for so many years, people are neither human nor ghosts. But after all, they are a husband and wife, and Wang Weike can't do the thing of abandoning his wife. Although the Cheng family is not good, but
It is thanks to her that I am where I am today over the years.
When Wang Weike stood up, Mrs. Cheng realized that her husband had changed today and was no longer so obedient. Looking at those cold eyes, she couldn't help but take two steps back, "Wang Weike, you...you.
...Do you really want to escape? Oh, escape, go to Guangning!"
As soon as Mrs. Cheng finished speaking, Wang Weike frowned and said coldly, "Stupid, what do you think, you are still escaping to Guangning? If the Jurchen barbarians break Jinzhou, they will definitely attack Guangning City. You are escaping to Guangning. This is not true."
Are you throwing yourself into a trap?"
"Ah, where are we going?" How could Mrs. Cheng know so much? Wang Weike sighed and waved his hand impatiently, "Go quickly, and don't point at dad. If the Jurchens come,
Dad can’t protect us either. Let’s not go to Guangning, but go west to northern Shanxi!”
He let out a long sigh, filled with a lot of helplessness, and looked to the west. Once upon a time, it was the most chaotic area of the Ming Dynasty, but now it has become the last peaceful paradise of the Ming Dynasty.
Mrs. Cheng didn't understand anything, but she still knew one thing. What kind of place was northern Shanxi?
Mrs. Cheng said hesitantly, "Really going to northern Shanxi? Husband, if we go to northern Shanxi, what will my father think of us?"
"Huh, my father-in-law is getting old now, and it's time for him to go home and take care of himself. Even if we go back to the capital and the court holds us accountable afterwards, do you think my father-in-law will still make enemies of the world for a person like me?" Gradually, Wang Weike said,
He became excited, his face turned rosy, his eyes widened, he pointed to the north, and said angrily, "If it weren't for the blind command of my father-in-law and his gang, how could the Daling River defense line have become like this? Panshan's tens of thousands of troops were saved because of the Ministry of War Company
After repeated orders, I was finally forced to go out of the city to cause trouble for the Jurchens. In the end, my Liaodong soldiers were stained with blood in the Daling River. Mr. Wang was really fed up with these people."
The anger in Wang Weike's heart had been accumulated for more than ten years, and it suddenly burst out, which was extremely scary. Mrs. Cheng became submissive and did not dare to question it anymore.
On May 27th of the sixth year of Chongzhen, Jinzhou's top military and political official Wang Weike fled with his family. In the evening of that day, the Jurchens followed Liushuibao and fought all the way to Jinzhou. At this time, Jinzhou was already devastated, and everyone who could escape fled.
, how can Jinzhou with no cohesion and no commander resist the Jurchens' attack? The answer is obvious. Babutai just let people storm the south city of Jinzhou, and the south gate was knocked down in half an hour, and then this
The important military towns in the north fell into the hands of the Jurchens intact.
The fall of Jinzhou heralded the change of ownership of the center of Liaodong. The impact of the fall of Jinzhou was far-reaching. Not only could the Jurchens go south to the Guangning defense line at any time, but they could also radiate to the surrounding prefectures and counties. At this time, countless people began to flee with their families, and they fled
Their direction was exactly the same as that of Wang Weike, they were all running to the west. Now most of the Ming people had given up on the imperial court. How many times had the imperial army suffered repeated defeats against foreign enemies? The defeat was so spectacular that no one had any hope. On the other hand,
The army of the Northern Shan Dynasty will be brave and fearless in every battle, and will win countless great battles. It is not like the imperial court. It is capable of suppressing bandits, and it fights barbarians like sheep.
Jinzhou fell, and the surrounding area was in chaos. At this time, Tie Mo was also paying attention to the situation in Liaodong in Zhangbei City. The situation in Liaodong is very bad now. If reinforcements are not sent, something big may really happen.
Tie Mo also did not expect that Lin Dan Khan and Huang Taiji, the old enemies, would cooperate so closely. If Lin Dan Khan had not cooperated with Huang Taiji to raid Longshan and advance into Liaodong, the situation would not be so passive this time.
The letter from Liaodong has been received, and Sun Chengzong personally revised it and sent it. It can be seen that the pressure on Liaodong is already very high. In the Moon Palace, the generals from various ministries gathered together, and everyone expressed their opinions on the matter of sending troops.
Aqige didn't really want to get involved in the bad things in Liaodong, but Wang Zuogao and others had different ideas. Hailanzhu turned over the accounts in his hands and said calmly: "If the situation in Liaodong deteriorates and the Jurchens advance into Shanhaiguan,
That’s not a good thing for us either. And don’t forget that we have a lot of business over there on Phi Island. If these benefits are cut off, many people won’t be happy.”
What Hai Lanzhu said is also true. The Northern Shanxi Army can be said to be an integration of officials and businessmen, and the Pidao side involves the interests of many Shanxi merchants and Northern Zhili dignitaries. The situation in Liaodong is corrupt, and the interests of Pidao are not guaranteed. How can these people be happy?
Aqige rolled his eyes unhappily, "The question is where do we mobilize our troops? The soldiers under General Manchu have been at odds with Wang Ziyong all year round. Most of our army and the generals under General Cao are also exhausted from continuous battles.
There are no troops at all to mobilize."
Liu Guoneng opened his mouth, as if he had something to say, but in the end he swallowed it back. This was not a military discussion, it was simply a power struggle between Hailanzhu and Aqige. It was best not to interrupt at this time.
Wang Zuoguan didn't have so many worries. He thought for a while and whispered: "As for the deployment of troops, we still have it. General Ma Fang's troops can be transferred back from Guining City, and Chen Yaofeng can be sent to take over. Now
The situation in Mobei is stable. I believe that those in Mobei will not dare to cause trouble for us at this time. In addition, Namu Zhong of Wulan City can cooperate with General Ma to send troops to the eastern part of Hanhai Grassland. As long as our army appears in Lin Danhan's field of vision, I believe Lin Danhan will
We will not dare to pounce on Liaodong without any scruples."
Before Aqige could answer, Tie Mo quickly waved his hand and said, "Well, Mr. Wang's method is very suitable for me, so let's do it like this. Send an order to Ma Fang and Na Muzhong to send troops as soon as possible to contain Lin Dan Khan's troops.
"
Tie Mo's performance made Aqige very angry, but there was nothing Tie Mo could do.
Just when Ma Fang and Na Muzhong were preparing to send troops, Tie Mo had already sent orders to Li Wanqing who was stationed on Pi Island and Xu Dahai who came from North Korea. A few days ago, the two of them led four thousand sailors northward along the sea. By this time, they had already
It was almost time to reach Donggou. Four thousand sailors, coupled with Xu Dahai's troops, took down Donggou. It was a trivial matter. Sure enough, in just half a day, news of the fall of Donggou came. Donggou fell to Shanxi
In the hands of the Northern Army, Li Wanqing and Xu Dahai pointed their troops directly at Zhenjiang, which directly disrupted Huang Taiji's original deployment.
Huang Taiji knew the importance of Zhenjiang. In the past, Mao Wenlong tormented Zhenjiang and almost cost the Jin Kingdom half its life. He thought that Yuan Chonghuan was designed to kill Mao Wenlong and solve the future troubles of the Jin Kingdom. Unexpectedly, Li Wanqing appeared again
.And judging from the situation, this Li Wanqing seemed to be more difficult to deal with than Mao Wenlong. Huang Taiji quickly sent troops from Gaizhou and Haizhou to rush to Zhenjiang, hoping to reach Zhenjiang before Li Wanqing's navy.
Li Wanqing's navy moved down the river at a speed much faster than Huang Taiji's troops.