"Your Majesty, this is the third seal." Wang Jinchao held an arrow in his hand, and the arrowhead was wrapped in white cloth.
"Oh? What a new trick today, you might as well read it to me and listen to it." Chongzhen didn't agree with this. Wang Jinchao untied the ropes tied up with the white cloth and took out the folded letter paper.
"Let me guess first. The day before yesterday, I was persuaded to rule the world on an equal footing with Dorgon. Yesterday, I opened the city to welcome the surrender and still received the title of a vassal king to enjoy the wealth and honor. Today, I jumped over the wall in a hurry. I am afraid that it is not just me. How about a Manchu Batulu?"
Chongzhen's easy-to-find sense of humor made everyone around him laugh, especially the messenger who often followed Wang Jinchao. He looked at his eyes, nose, and heart, and his face turned red. It was obvious that he was holding back extremely hard.
Wang Jinchao glared at the messenger and said with a sneer, "Your Majesty, you are illiterate in your humble position."
As soon as this remark came out, it immediately raised the issue of the generally low literacy rate among first-level military lieutenant generals. Chongzhen smiled and said nothing, silently keeping this in mind.
But it was Wang Chengen who stepped forward to take the letter and relieved Wang Jinchao from the siege. Wang Jinchao thanked Wang Chengen repeatedly as if he were on the verge of amnesty.
Everyone knows that this prince is a real celebrity in the imperial court. It would be difficult for ordinary people to see him without His Majesty's oral instructions. Today, His Majesty personally inspected the city defenses before showing up to accompany him. Wang Jinchao secretly calculated in his heart that none of these princes are easy to get rid of. Now that something has happened, do you have to give me some filial piety money?
Wang Chengen glanced at the letter, leaned down and said to Chongzhen: "Long live Lord, Jianlu means just like yesterday." After saying that, he folded the letter again and handed it back to Wang Jinchao.
These three consecutive letters and arrows were all sent by Wu Weihua, who was still unwilling to give up. He issued a military order in the capital and Dorgon, promising that his master would take over Shanxi without any bloodshed. As a result, he encountered the iron enemy just after arriving in Datong. Ban, he couldn't help but not be in a hurry.
Chongzhen pointed to Wang Jinchao and said, "What's your name?"
The messenger who was snickering saw that His Majesty was asking him, and quickly stood up straight and replied: "I don't have a name. The general usually calls my forehead a dog with its mouth in its mouth."
Wang Jinchao interjected and explained: "This boy is an orphan. When I picked him up from the roadside and brought him back, he happened to be held by a yellow dog."
For these poor people who were born in the lower class, let alone being literate, even having a decent name has become a luxury. Chongzhen lamented the current situation of this era.
"A dog has its mouth full of food. Have you had enough to eat in the army these days?"
"If you go back to the emperor, you will be full! Sometimes you can even see meat and fish."
"So good."
Chongzhen nodded approvingly at Wang Jinchao. Chongzhen attached great importance to the issue of feeding the soldiers. The food stocks in the city were given priority to the military camps.
In order to prevent anyone from exploiting and corrupting officials, Chongzhen personally issued a death order to Wang Jinchao. If any soldier was found to be hungry and defending the city, he, the commander-in-chief, would be beheaded.
Standing on the city tower and looking eastward, the plain is full of Jianlu's cavalry cruising around.
Cavalry is precious. In order to avoid meaningless losses, Chongzhen took back all his few sentry cavalry and no longer sent them out for reconnaissance on the eastern front. Now he has a dark eye on the enemy's intelligence and knows very little.
But he knew that the day of decisive battle was very close.
...
If you ask what Shanxi has the most, it has the most mountains, so it is rich in minerals.
To the west of Datong, after passing Weiyuanwei, there is no smooth road anymore. There are many bare stone mountains, and you can't see the edge at a glance. Ma Yaozi leads most of Ye Bushou's troops slowly among the mountains. Most of them are narrow paths, and the ground is covered with debris. stone.
Riding on such a path would cause great damage to the war horses. Ma Yaozi and others could not bear the damage to the horses, so it was extremely difficult to lead the horses on foot along the way.
"Ye Bu Shu" means not collecting at night, so named because of the characteristics of outposts being scouted all night long.
Those who sent out posts at night were able to penetrate deep into the enemy camp to detect the truth. Because their actions were far away from the piers and side forts and went deep into the rear of the enemy's army, it was also called "far out sentry posts at night".
Those who can stay in the night camp are all elite and not mediocre. Even though the Ming Dynasty's frontier army has been corrupted to this day, the night camp still maintains a good combat power based on its old foundation. Likewise, these arrogant and powerful generals are difficult for ordinary people to control.
And Ma Yaozi is an unusual person. Just looking at his majestic appearance, with his yellow horse and white robe and his horse stick in his hand, he has the appearance of Marquis Lu Wen of the Later Han Dynasty.
Passing through Shuozhou and passing through Yangfangkou, you will reach Ningwuguan Pass.
Instead of continuing in the direction of Ningwuguan, Ma Yaozi chose to go around and head towards Sancha Town in the northwest. Being familiar with the terrain, he planned to trek all the way along the Zhugul River and finally reach Baodou.
"Okay, let's feed the horses first." Ma Yaozi commanded his men to set up camp on the spot. He found a gentle slope by himself, climbed up alone, and stood on a high place to look out.
The purpose of his trip was none other than Tang Tong, who was the military commander of Xuanhua and Miyun in the Ming Dynasty. This man also held important positions. He had met Chongzhen and was given a mang uniform and jade belt by him. Later, he guarded Juyong Pass with the eunuch Du Zhiyi who accompanied the army.
, when Tang Tong was about to fight to the death with the Shun army in front of the pass, Du Zhiyi, who stayed behind in the pass, ordered his men to open the gate. As a result, Tang Tong was attacked from both sides and surrendered.
During the Battle of Shanhaiguan, Tang Tong and Bai Guangen followed Li Zicheng's orders and retreated to Yishi, but were attacked by the Qing army led by Dorgon. After Tang Tong led the remaining troops to break through, they refused to go with Li Zicheng and returned to Shanxi Baodou to garrison alone. This situation was once reported
Ye Busuang, who was out sentrying out far away, found out and brought the news back to Datong.
Chongzhen asked Ma Yaozi not to attack Tang Tong nor to persuade Tang Tong to surrender, but in one word, "ji".
Although Ma Yaozi's words and behavior were rude, he was actually rough with finesse and had a quick mind. He understood Chongzhen's thoughts in an instant.
According to his own words, isn't it just calling Tang Tong his mother? This is simple.
.....
"Sir! Your Excellency!" Tang Tong was lying on the couch taking a nap when a soldier outside the door hurried in and woke him up.
"What are you shouting for? Get out of here!" Tang Tong cursed with his eyes closed before falling asleep again.
"Sir, something big has happened!"
Tang Tong opened the quilt, sat up and pointed at the soldier: "If you can't fucking tell me one, two, three today, I will kill you right away! Tell me, what's the big deal?"
The soldier looked aggrieved and said, "How can I dare to disturb my lord's dream? There are Ming troops coming from outside. They are all horsemen. There are hundreds of them."
"Ming Army?!" Tang Tong was surprised when he saw that Xiao Bing didn't look fake. Where the hell in Shanxi is there a Ming Army?
"Go and get my armor."
"yes."
Tang Tong's body was slightly put on, so his original armor didn't fit well, and his protruding belly couldn't be tightened. The two of them worked together to buckle the belt.
"What kind of idiot is here to find trouble with Tang?" Tang Tong muttered. As he was about to reach the gate of the camp, he heard shouts and curses coming from outside the camp.
"What pig is like a dog, and he always has an army of ghosts? Let him come and see me as soon as possible."
