Boom, boom, boom, there was a knock on the door. Zhang Xianzhong had to sit up. In response, Du Fu pushed the door open and walked in, "Leader Zhang...Dengzhou...Baofeng has fallen..."
"Well, Dengzhou, Baofeng." Zhang Xianzhong squinted his eyes and muttered. Suddenly his eyes widened and he stood up from the couch. "Baofeng is lost? How is this possible? How is it possible? What does Bai Gui do?
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Du Fuchong lowered his head and did not dare to answer a word. No matter how angry Zhang Xianzhong was, Dengzhou and Baofeng were indeed lost. In other words, the dream of the army escaping from Kongtong Mountain and heading south to Xiangfan was shattered. Now Dengzhou and Baofeng were
The city is broken, and only Xichuan City is left for the army to garrison. Although Xichuan City is still strong, how long can it last? Leader Zhang really shouldn't have listened to others and went south to Xiangfan. It would have been better if he had to.
Go grab the city of Luoyang. Luoyang has been the ancient capital of several dynasties. No matter the imperial court or the living kings of northern Shanxi, they will not see Luoyang fall into the hands of the rebels. But it is too late to say anything now. The most important thing is how to survive.
The road to the south is blocked, the north is impassable, and the west is the territory of the Northern Shanxi Army. The northeastern defense line is faced with numerous obstacles from the troops of Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. It is really in a dead end. Zhang Xianzhong thought hard, but what can be done? After a long time,
Zhang Xianzhong slumped on the couch with a defeated look on his face, and the light in his eyes gradually dissipated. When Du Fuchong thought that Zhang Xianzhong had decided to surrender to the court and begged for mercy, he saw Zhang Xianzhong suddenly raised his head, with an almost sick smile on his face.
"Hehe...Jiejie...go to Linying, hehe, I'm going to Linying. You son of a bitch, officers and soldiers, do you think I will accept my fate?"
Zhang Xianzhong was smiling, but his eyes looked like poisonous snakes. Even Du Fuchong couldn't help but shudder. At this time, Zhang Xianzhong no longer called himself the king. He seemed to have taken off the mask on his face.
Of all the masks, Zhang Xianzhong is crazy. We can only wait and see what crazy things a crazy Zhang Xianzhong can do.
On September 15th, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly gave up returning to Baofeng City, turned around and headed east, plunged into the south of Kaifeng Prefecture, and soon approached Linying City. On the same day, Cao Wenzhao and others also climbed Kongtong Mountain. If
When I asked what was the most attractive thing about Kongtong Mountain, it was not the Laojun Temple, but climbing the mountain to look at the sea of clouds. In the early morning, the autumn wind blew, disrupting my long hair, and I was wrapped in a thick cloak, standing on the towering Zhongding.
Looking around, the clouds and tides are surging, as if they are under your feet. The strong wind blows, and the wind and clouds surge, covering the thousands of miles of green peaks. Each wave of courage is like the waves in the sea. The green peaks are looming, like the side of the sunken ship, and thousands of sails are fighting to cross it.
, standing in the illusion, a feeling of pride arises spontaneously. See the wind and clouds surging, the mountains and rivers are in the palm of your hand, the sea reaches the boundless sky as the shore, the mountain reaches the top and I am the peak, the clouds rise and the snow falls, the sky and the earth are white.
Cao Wenzhao and Liu Guoneng did not stay in Kongtong Mountain for too long. The next day, the army crossed Kongtong Mountain and chased Zhang Xianzhong. However, Liu Guoneng had already arrived at the outskirts of Linying City yesterday. This time, the Northern Shanxi Army was not playing around.
What kind of trick is it to surround three men but one is missing? They are surrounded on all sides, and they have the attitude of being immortal and vowing not to give up. Although there are nearly 50,000 thieves in Linying City, these people all have disheveled faces and droop when nothing happens.
Heads, they all know that their end is coming soon. When the city is destroyed, what will be their fate?
These peasant army soldiers have lost their fighting spirit. They no longer want to fight. Now, many people no longer know why they are fighting. They have lost so many lives in each battle, and there is no benefit at all.
In fact, by this time, even Zhang Xianzhong himself did not have much confidence. Zhang Xianzhong did not expect that the officers and soldiers would be so determined in pursuing this time, and they would follow them to Linying. Now there are officers and soldiers everywhere, and they are getting further and further away from Huguang.
, after the battle in Linying, even if he survived, he, the rebel king Zhang, probably would not have much strength left.
Zhang Xianzhong now regrets it very much. If he had not attacked Luoyang and gone directly to Bashu or Huguang, where would this situation have happened? He wanted to surrender, but for the sake of fighting, the court may not consider it. When things have reached this point, no matter it is
No one thinks that Zhang Xianzhong has any chance of survival. Perhaps it is because of this mentality that all the soldiers and horses in the imperial court inevitably become more relaxed and have more thoughts.
Cao Wenzhao led the border troops and returned, and cooperated with various troops in Henan to launch a plan to spread the net in all directions. Zhang Xianzhong was about to be destroyed, which greatly encouraged people's hearts. The whole court was even more joyful. Liaodong had just won a victory.
The suppression of bandits in the Central Plains has also opened up the situation, and everything seems to be moving in a good direction. If Zhang Xianzhong can be eliminated, it will definitely be a great achievement.
In the previous defeat of Gao Yingxiang, the Northern Shanxi Army took the lead, but the Ministry of War did not get much credit. This time, the cabinet would not let go of this piece of fat. So, an official document was quickly sent to the front line of Kaifeng Mansion.
The prefect Min Zhengyuan just took a look at it and sent someone directly to deliver it to Cao Wenzhao. The war was going smoothly, and Cao Wenzhao was in a good mood. He didn't think much about it after receiving the official document. After reading it once, his expression immediately changed.
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Liu Guoneng, Cao Bianjiao and others were very curious. Cao Bianjiao, as Cao Wenzhao's nephew, naturally had no scruples. He took the official document directly, looked at it and then said angrily: "You bastard, you are simply bullying me too much. The battle has reached this point.
For the sake of it, I was actually asked to go back to guard Luoyang. Now all the bandits under Zhang Xianzhong are in Kaifeng Mansion, why should we go back to Luoyang? It sounds grand, but we don’t want the Ministry of War to take all the credit?"
After hearing what Cao Bianjiao said, Chen Yaofeng and other younger generations could not control their temper, "Damn it, the court doesn't give us food or drink, yet we come all the way to help suppress the bandits. Seeing that we are about to win, we are about to be killed."
Kick your feet away, because the inspector is not here and is bullying us. Why is it illegal to send troops to suppress the bandits privately without receiving the order, and to cooperate with us to suppress the bandits? "
Liu Guoneng and Cao Wenzhao were not young people like Cao Bianjiao. They were much more mature in thinking about things. Cao Wenzhao was also in a bad mood, but he did not lose his mind. He thought about it and sighed: "Okay, don't scold me anymore. In fact,
This time we send troops to suppress the bandits, there is indeed no formal order from the court. If we really make a fuss, I am afraid it will be detrimental to the superintendent."
Cao Wenzhao knew something about the affairs in the court. As the Northern Jin Army became stronger and stronger, there were more and more things that needed attention. Don't look at the superficial relationship between the governor and your majesty. In fact, your majesty can't prevent it.
Are you okay? Take this official document as an example. If His Majesty is determined to stop it, this official document will not be able to leave the Forbidden City. If you insist on being tough, then it will be very troublesome if you are charged with conspiracy.
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The Iron Supervisor may not be afraid, but for now it is better to cause less trouble. After all, the Superintendent does not want to get into trouble with His Majesty. In order to avoid causing trouble, Cao Wenzhao could only say: "Let me tell you guys, this matter
Don’t spread the matter, and try to appease the various ministries. If anyone dares to act rashly before the orders from the Superintendent are sent, don’t blame me for military law.”
Once Cao Wenzhao showed his face, people like Cao Bianjiao were really afraid. In terms of enforcing military law, Cao Wenzhao was much more ruthless than Liu Guoneng.
Just when the war in Liaodong ended and the bandit suppression in the Central Plains was going smoothly, a series of things happened in distant Siberia. These things Tie Mo never expected. Everything has to start with Ivanjie.
After joining the Northern Shanxi Army and becoming a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, Yi Fanjie showed his abilities to the fullest.
With the support of Han Niu'er and Dahal, and the support provided by Chen Zilong, Yi Fanjie, Han Niu'er and others made a lot of noise in Siberia. They led an expedition team to conquer various Siberian tribes and plunder
These resources were then transferred to Guining City and Tulan City through Urg to provide blood for the great cause of the Northern Shanxi Army.
It can be said that having this small team toiling in Siberia also solved a lot of troubles for Tie Mo. Therefore, Tie Mo asked Chen Zilong and Dahal to increase support for Siberia, which not only expanded the strength of the Siberian expedition team, but also
The equipment has been changed. Now the Siberian expedition team not only has new muskets, but also more than ten artillery pieces. There are more troops and supplies. The previous grab-and-go model obviously no longer works.
The plan to build a city and establish a stronghold in Siberia is imperative.
So in the middle of the fifth year of Chongzhen, after discussions at the Zhangbei base camp, it was decided to build a city in Siberia and name it Siberia City. After the Siberia City was built, it formed a line with Guining City and Ulan City, which also strengthened the Northern Shanxi Army.
Control of Mobei.
In the early seventeenth century, although many things happened in Western society, the social structure did not change fundamentally, especially in Northern Europe and Eastern Europe, where there were almost continuous wars and numerous principalities.
Naturally, Tie Mo has a lot of thoughts about a place as big as Siberia. From the current point of view, the wood, fur and coking coal produced in Siberia are a huge benefit. Since the Western world is in chaos, isn't it a good time to seize Siberia?
Any chance?
As the Slavs' awareness of expansion became more and more serious, it was only a matter of time before they moved east to seize Siberia. But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Since Mikhail succeeded Romanov I, the pace of Tsarist Russia's expansion has accelerated somewhat.
However, Tie Mo doesn't have much idea for the time being. With such a large area of land, he only needs to defend the city of Siberia. To the west of the city, the Yenisey River is a natural barrier. Tie Mo intends to seize the Yenisey River.
A defensive belt was built near the Se River to block the Slavic attack.
As for the area west of the Yenisei River, Tie Mo was not interested. Youdao bit off more than he could chew. With the current strength of the Northern Shan Army, it was far from being able to extend its control to the west of the Yenisei River. In the past, the Mongols
The fundamental reason why the powerful empire they established quickly collapsed was that the Mongols were unable to digest so much territory, which led to many rebellions. The Mongols could only fight for years and were tired of coping. In the end, the powerful empire was dragged down. The need for war
When the baggage cannot satisfy the demand, the people can only be further exploited. In the end, the people are miserable and it is not surprising that they commit rebellion.
Entering mid-September in the sixth year of Chongzhen, the newly built Siberian City has been shrouded in white snow. The tall city walls and majestic buildings, in addition to absorbing the dome castle architectural style of the Western world, also retain a lot of Chinese cultural atmosphere.
The golden dragon flag with its head fluttering in the wind symbolizes the rule of the Northern Shanxi Army over Siberia. In the past two years, the Northern Shanxi Army has attacked from all sides. With the combination of kindness and power, most of the local tribesmen have surrendered with peace of mind, and there have been many fewer rebellions.
Returning to Siberia this time, Han Niuer obviously felt much more relaxed. I remember when we first stationed troops in Siberia, not only the local people rose up to resist, but even many children of the Northern Shanxi Army complained, because everyone had nothing to do with this ice and snow land.
Good impression, this kind of damn cold place in winter and sun-burnt in summer, where is the place for people to stay?
But as things produced in Siberia continued to be transported back to the Song Dynasty, everyone discovered that this was an undeveloped place. Siberia City was not long established, but the city was already quite large. Many East Siberian businessmen chose to come to Siberia City to spend the winter.
, of course, those Siberians who have furs and medicinal materials also come
Go to Siberia City to exchange for daily necessities. In addition, many Ming Dynasty people moved here, which brought vitality to this desolate land. The development of business and trade in Siberia City far exceeds that of other places in the north. If it continues to develop at this rate, I am afraid there will be no
In two years, Siberia City will become Siberia's economic and trade center city.
Snow is the most common thing in Siberia in winter, and it snows very heavily at once, with goose-like flakes falling and lingering for a long time. The Korean cow is wrapped in thick fur and keeps breathing in the heat. It is really hard to adapt to this damn weather.
.Ivanjie next to him was even more unbearable.
, wrapped like a big bear. Ivanjie is already dark and rugged, and he is also wearing a black fur coat. Some people will definitely believe that he is a black bear monster. The two Siberian generals braved the heavy snow together and kept looking around.
, just to wait for Elizabeth to return safely.
Elizabeth has a close relationship with the governor. In addition, she was born in the Tsarist Russian aristocracy and knew Siberia very well. Therefore, after careful consideration, the governor temporarily sent Elizabeth over. Elizabeth's presence in the Siberian city will definitely be beneficial to the Northern Shanxi Army's control of this area.
Rule, but Han Niu'er is not happy to see this aunt leading soldiers on an expedition.
Since Tie Mo's letter was sent to Siberia, the matter of taking over the Minusinsk tribe has been put on the agenda. Unfortunately, although Han Niuer and others stayed in Siberia for a long time, they still had no interest in the Minusinsk tribe.
Lack of sufficient understanding, we only know that it is in the lower reaches of the Yenisey River.
No, when Han Niuer was not paying attention, Elizabeth led more than a thousand people to leave the Siberian city. Elizabeth was dedicated to helping, but she shocked Han Niuer and Evanjie. What if something happened to Elizabeth?
