The ruthless emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning Chapter 111 The Chinese Army's Deterrence Seeks to Be Followed Up
Chapter 111 The Chinese Army's Deterrence Seeks to Be Followed Up
Chapter 111 The Chinese Army’s Deterrence (please subscribe)
Xuanfu Town, as the head of the Nine Borders of the Ming Dynasty, is a purely military town with numerous guard posts and dense castles in its jurisdiction. It is directly under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Military Governor's Office.
At this moment, in the town of Xuanfu City, Wandusi Yamen, all the guards and commanders from the two towns of Datong and Xuanfu have arrived, as well as the guarding stations for thousands of households.
In addition to Datong's general Jiang Yu, Xuanfu's general Wang Chengyin, and thousands of generals, staff generals, and deputy generals, the huge official hall can hardly be crowded.
"Everyone, it has been more than a month since our company submitted a petition to plead guilty, but His Majesty has yet to send an imperial envoy. Recently, the army outside Changping has been reorganizing its troops to prepare for war. I am afraid that a catastrophe is not far away!"
Wang Chengyin glanced at everyone and said in a solemn tone,
Everyone immediately started whispering, and for a while the hall felt like a vegetable market. Everyone had a look of sadness on their faces, but it was not as serious as the two commander-in-chiefs.
Seeing this situation, Wang Chengyin and Jiang Quan looked at each other, and Jiang Lang coughed and said: "Everyone, your Majesty is so decisive in killing, and there is no grain of sand in his eyes. General Wang and I have written letters to apologize several times, but there has been no reply.
, It can be seen that Your Majesty is probably unwilling to forgive us. If we don’t come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible, by the time the Chinese army of 100,000 troops arrives, I am afraid that it will be the time when we will confiscate our homes and exterminate our clan!"
"Chief Jiang's words are a bit alarmist!"
"When we surrendered the thief, we had no choice but to be forced by the situation. Now we have taken the initiative to repent and plead guilty. Even if Your Majesty wants to condemn the traitor, the most he can do is to be demoted or dismissed. Isn't it too much to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan?"
"That's right. At worst, I'll have to commit suicide and apologize!"
"If you want me to die, I have to die. If your Majesty is unwilling to forgive me, we will just stand by and we can always save our family!"
Several guards commanders retorted.
The other commanders and Qianhu also nodded frequently, obviously scorning their words.
They are not stupid. Even if His Majesty wants to confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans, he will only seize the two leading military officers and the commanders of the capital and other big shots. With so many guards and commanders, Qianhu will only punish them once.
Otherwise, if we kill them all, the two places will not become a mess. Who will continue to guard the border wall against the Tatars?
If they weren't intimidated by the two men's troops, they wouldn't have come at all. If these two guys hadn't blocked Juyong Pass and other passes, they would have sent people to the capital alone to plead guilty.
Wang Chengyin and Jiang Yu's faces were a little dark, but they knew they had to drag these people down, otherwise they didn't know what others would do, but they would definitely have their homes confiscated and their families exterminated.
So Wang Chengyin snorted coldly: "Don't forget, everyone, you have smuggled weapons and food to the Jiannu Tatars over the years. If your Majesty learns the truth about this matter, will you forgive you?"
"Wang, please don't slander anyone. We sold some ironware, but to those merchants. As for who they sold to, how will we know?"
"Yes, the imperial court has not paid military pay for many years. It is normal for us to do some business to subsidize the military pay. This is true for all military guards all over the world."
When everyone saw that the two men were threatening them with this matter, they got angry and spoke out one after another.
"Haha, doing business is normal, but doing business with Jiannu is a serious crime of collaborating with the enemy country and punishing the nine tribes.
Today's Holy Emperor is not someone who can be fooled as easily as the Supreme Emperor, so please stop deceiving yourselves and others."
Jiang Quan sneered, the meaning was obvious, if we all die together, and if we want to be alone, don't blame them for telling the truth.
Sure enough, the faces of all the commanders and the thousands of households turned gloomy. If they couldn't defeat the two men, they really wanted to kill them all and the merchants, and kill them all.
While everyone was making their own calculations, a commander hurried in and shouted:
"Commander, it's not good. Yesterday morning, the army from the capital had already set off and was heading towards Juyong Pass. I'm afraid they are all approaching the pass now."
"What?"
Wang Chengyin and Jiang Yu stood up quickly, their faces turned pale.
Although they had always suspected that His Majesty had not pardoned them for a long time, it was very likely that he would send troops to suppress them, so they sealed Juyong Pass.
But that was just suspicion after all. At this moment, the army really came, and both of them were trembling with fear, as if it was the end of the world.
All the military attaches and generals in the hall were also panicked.
Obviously, they didn't expect His Majesty to be so extreme. Judging from this posture, he probably didn't really want to go on a killing spree.
"This is the Chinese army coming. How many soldiers and horses are there?"
Jiang Yan was the first to calm down and looked at the boss and said anxiously.
"Commander, according to reports from spies, the Chinese army has arrived, a total of 80,000 troops..." the general said mournfully.
The faces of all the military attachés and generals turned pale, and the timid one cried out in grief and collapsed on the ground.
Obviously, what I said just now is that if you want your minister to die, I have to die, and you commit suicide to apologize, you are thinking that your majesty will not really punish everyone.
What he said was so high-sounding, but now that 80,000 troops are coming to kill him, he can no longer say what he just said.
"Everyone, have you seen it? If His Majesty really just wants to deal with General Jiang and me, he only needs to issue an imperial edict to pardon the others and send an imperial envoy here. Why bother with a large army?
If you still want to sever the relationship and the matter has nothing to do with you, then just wait until your family is confiscated and your family is exterminated, and you will die without a burial place!"
Wang Chengyin also calmed down and said coldly to everyone.
"Then what do the two commander-in-chiefs think we should do?"
At this time, everyone was at a loss of ideas, confused, and all looked at the two of them.
"For the current plan, only if we all work together to defend Juyongguan, and then negotiate with His Majesty and ask him to issue a pardon for us and not send a large army to station, can we save our lives, family and lives!"
"But...but this is not a long-term solution after all."
"Yes, it can be guaranteed for a while, but not for a lifetime."
Everyone has a grimace on their faces. How is this different from coercing His Majesty? Even if His Majesty agrees in the end, he will definitely deal with them slowly in the future.
"Let's get through the current situation first. Besides, as long as everyone has soldiers, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"
"Yes, that's what Brother Wang and I have said. As for the choice, it's up to you."
"Mom, this is the only way."
"Damn it, let's get through this first."
Everyone could only grit their teeth and say.
Wang Chengyin and Jiang Yao breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
He immediately asked everyone to go back and lead troops to rush for reinforcements. After all, Wang Chengyin only had 20,000 border troops in his hands, 10,000 were sent to Juyongguan, and 10,000 stayed in Xuanfu.
Everyone left the town in a hurry, including Jiang Gu, who also hurried back to Datong.
After a group of commanders and thousands of households returned to the castle, they immediately summoned their thousands of households to discuss matters and prepare to gather troops, but no one came.
This frightened all the commanders and the guards of Qianhu. They sent people to check, and found that the gates of Qianhu Station and Baihu Fort under their jurisdiction were all closed.
Obviously, these thousands of households are not stupid. Even if your Majesty kills them again, you will not be able to kill them. But if you follow the command and continue to go to the dark side, then maybe it will happen.
What's more, the Jin Yiwei has already found them and conveyed His Majesty's will, commanding the following to be exempted from guilt.
Therefore, if His Majesty had not just told them to stand still, everyone would have joined forces and rushed into the acropolis to tie up the commander.
Without the support of thousands of households under his command, these military commanders, just a bare commander, can only recruit one or two hundred servants at most, and no one even ordinary military households are willing to follow them.
Seeing this situation, everyone knew that the situation was over, so they simply closed the city gates and waited for the arrival of His Majesty's army. Maybe they could save their lives by then.
At the same time, eight Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou also panicked when they heard that the imperial army was approaching the border.
After all, almost everyone in the upper echelons of Xuanfu Datong knew what they had done, and it would definitely be exposed by then.
At this moment, in the Fanjiazhuang Fort, the heads of the eight families including Fan and Wang were all gathered together, and they were all running around anxiously.
"Brother Fan, what should we do? What should we do?"
"Once Wang Chengyin and Jiang Quan are captured, they will definitely expose all the affairs of our affair."
"This is a serious crime of confiscating a family and exterminating a clan!"
"Alas, today's world is so cruel that even the military attachés and generals with troops are unwilling to forgive me, let alone a merchant like me!"
"Everyone, please calm down and don't mess up your position. The matter has not yet reached that point. Juyong Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Jiang Yu and Wang Chengyin have a total of 40,000 to 50,000 troops. They will definitely fight to the death. The imperial army will not
I’ll definitely be able to get in.”
Although Fan Yongdou was panicking in his heart, luckily he could still maintain his composure.
"But the imperial court's 80,000-strong army is made up of tigers and wolves. Even the Qing cavalry could be defeated in Tongzhou. What if the two of them fail to hold on?"
"Yes, it's a matter of life and fortune for our whole family. We can't place all our hopes on these two people."
Wang Dengku and Jin Liangyu didn't think much of Wang Chengyin and Jiang Yu. After all, they were coming from the Chinese army. As the saying goes, a person's name is like the shadow of a tree.
After the First World War in Tongzhou, the Red Lady and her troops were hailed as the most powerful army in the Ming Dynasty.
It was also this battle that frightened all the ambitious people in the world. The arrogant soldiers and generals from all over the world no longer dared to be as arrogant and domineering as before, turning a deaf ear to the emperor's orders.
Because everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty has a capable army and a general who can command hundreds of thousands of troops and defeat Jiannu in the field. This general is also the emperor's noble concubine.
In this case, it is equivalent to His Majesty possessing a peerless sharp blade. Anyone who dares to disobey the King's orders will surely be struck by thunder.
"What you two said is good. We must prepare for the worst. If Juyong Pass is really breached, I am afraid that there will be no place for us to stand in this Ming Dynasty!"
Fan Yongdou nodded, saw everyone looking at him, and continued to say slowly: "Everyone will pack up after we go back and pack everything we can take away into the truck. Once Juyong Pass is breached, we will leave directly and go to the big army."
It’s cleared.”
"Alas! That's all it can do."
"Without further ado, let's go and clean up."
Everyone sighed and left one after another. Fortunately, most of their immediate relatives and the wealth they had accumulated over the years were in Zhangjiakou.
As for the remaining relatives and clansmen, they can only send people to inform them. If they can escape, they can escape. If they can't escape, there is nothing they can do.
After everyone left, Fan Yongdou called his youngest son over and asked him to go to naturalize immediately and contact the Eight Banners stationed there to send troops to outside Zhangjiakou to provide support.