Zu Dashou subconsciously moved his steps, but immediately noticed that his arm was tightly grasped by a pair of iron pliers.
Turning around in shock, what he saw was his nephew's firm gaze and slight shaking of his head.
'What? My eldest nephew, you don't think I want to fight the emperor, do you?'
'Don't be ridiculous, I would rather beat you now than provoke the emperor who personally drew his sword and killed you!'
'I'm just afraid of being splashed with blood, so I just stay away.'
Counting from Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no emperor in the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years.
Counting from the time of Zhu Di's founding, the Ming Dynasty has not had a hands-on emperor for two hundred years.
Guan Ningjun was so sad that he encountered such a bold and courageous man who pursued Taizu as his ancestor.
"Inspiring private soldiers to attack the camp, I will make you unjust!"
"You can still connect the inside and outside even if you're locked in a tent, I'll give you the ability!"
"The millions of taels of Liao's salary every year have become your garden, concubine and acres of land. I want you to reach out!"
"If you collude with the Tartars, I will make you a traitor!"
"Backstab friendly troops to support invaders and respect yourself. I'm asking you to pretend!"
The aggressive Li Yunze spat heavily.
He stood there, holding the bright red Yongle sword in his hand, and the golden armor on his body was stained with red.
He was breathing heavily, his eyes were red, and he looked like a hungry tiger about to prey.
Many soldiers and generals in the military tent all stood in shock, and no one dared to say a word.
As for Sun Chengzong, Wen Tiren and other civil servants, they were so horrified that they almost fainted.
The emperor himself wielded a sword to kill, something that had not happened in two hundred years.
From last night to this morning, Li Yunze has been holding back his anger.
Guan Ningjun, who was fed by the blood of the whole world, has actually reached such a state.
He could not sleep a wink at night when he thought of the people who had their families destroyed because of the lack of wages, which led to the chaos and tragic death of countless people in the world.
Taking away military power will lead to rebellion. What's the use of keeping such troops!
Fierce eyes swept over Zu Dashou and others, "The rebellion of Guan Ning Army is a rebellion. You still want to take the opportunity to go out and gather military power? You want to continue fighting with me, right? Then how about I let you go out and gather the old troops?"
This time, Zu Dashou finally caught up with his eldest nephew, threw himself to the ground and raised his butt high, "Long live your anger, I have no intention of doing so. I am loyal to Long Live, and you can learn from the sun and the moon!"
Everyone bowed down one after another and said they didn't dare.
"Get out!"
The autumn wind blows, and the wild grass on the ground sways with the wind. The scorching sun in the sky sheds warm sunshine, which falls warmly on the body.
Sun Chengzong, the chief minister of the cabinet, stood in the military camp with his hands behind his back, looking at Ningyuan Fort in the distance, his eyes full of loss and confusion.
Between Junzhai and Ningyuan Fort, there is a long forest of wooden poles.
On each wooden pole, there is a head hanging.
Everyone who participated in the rebellion is here.
Looking at those wooden poles and those familiar faces from the past, Sun Chengzong felt very sad.
"Mr. Ge."
Wen Tiren walked over slowly, "Don't be too sad."
The previous Guan Ning Army was actually not much different from the military towns in various parts of the Nine Borders. It was the rise of the Tartars that made their status important.
It was also when Sun Chengzong took the capital in Liaodong that it really became developed.
It can be said that Sun Chengzong was the founder of the Xinguan Ning Army.
At this time, this army was jealous of the emperor, which was a huge blow to Sun Chengzong.
"Chang Qing." Sun Chengzong suddenly turned around and stared at him straightly, "Listen to what I have to say."
"I intend to beg for bones after this battle." Sun Chengzong said sincerely, "After that, you, Chang Qing, will be the chief assistant. You must dissuade me from developing a murderous temper!"
Wen Tiren, who liked to be promoted the most, did not feel happy at all when he heard this. He was about to become the first assistant. Instead, he shook his head and sighed, "Mr. Ge, to tell you the truth. I can see that our Long Live is the temperament of Taizu Chengzu."
.Who can persuade me, and who dares to persuade me?"
"There is no Empress Xiaocigao, Empress Chengxiao Zhao, and no Prince Yiwen in the palace. Not to mention the government and the public, including you and me, are all mediocre people. Who dares to advise Long Live?"
"Mr. Ge, do you know what I'm most afraid of?" Wen Tiren trembled, as if remembering something terrible. "Banzai is very ruthless, without any concern for his face. I'm afraid, I'm afraid that one day Wanzai will punish Taizu."
Use the skills of civil servants!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's most famous method of punishing prisoners was to use thin-skinned grass stuffing, which made his scalp numb just thinking about it.
"To be honest with Mr. Ge, I am now afraid that one day I will be punished by Long Live, and I also want to beg for bones with Mr. Ge."
Sun Chengzong was stunned. He didn't expect Wen Tiren, who had followed Li Yunze for the longest time, to be so afraid.
While he was still waiting for further persuasion, the long horn blast sounded in the military camp.
The army set out again, heading straight north.
On the first day of winter in the second year of Chongzhen, soldiers and horses from all walks of life of the Ming army gathered on the south bank of the Daling River.
More than 100,000 soldiers and horses were in camp, with flags fluttering to cover the sky and the sun.
On a hill on the north bank of the Daling River, Huang Taiji on horseback put down his telescope and wondered, "Why didn't you see the Ming army's food road?"
The Ming army actually numbered more than 100,000, and with the addition of auxiliary troops and cannon fodder, there were almost 200,000 troops.
With such a huge scale, the amount of food and grass consumed every day is a huge number.
The food road leading in and out of the military camp must be bustling with traffic.
But Huang Taiji had been observing for several days and had never seen a large group of vehicles transporting grain and grass coming from the south.
A pro-army general on the side reported, "Great Khan, there is a report from the scouting horse that there has been no food team since passing Songshan Fort."
As soon as this statement came out, a young general immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Isn't this nonsense? The Ming army is so large that it costs at least several thousand dan to eat horse chews every day. It depends on the army to store food, and it can last for several days. What are you saying?
nonsense!"
"Obai!"
Huang Taiji scolded, "Don't talk nonsense."
Looking at the Ming army camp on the other side, Huang Taiji was silent for a moment, "Send someone to contact friends on the other side and ask them about food and grass."
"Sweat profusely."
Another young general saluted and responded, "I was about to report to the Great Khan. In the morning, friends of Guan Ning Army sent a message, saying that their emperor had arrested and killed all the generals above the commander-in-chief of Guan Ning Army."
Quite a few. It is difficult for people below to know about important matters such as food and grass."
Ao Bai immediately laughed, "Beheading generals before the battle will disrupt the morale of the army. This is a way to die. When the fight breaks out, Guan Ning's army will probably switch sides immediately."
Everyone burst into laughter, and their contempt for the Ming army was palpable.
Only Huang Taiji looked solemn and said, "Suk Saha, why are you talking about such an important thing now!"
Young Suk Saha saluted hurriedly, "I see that the Great Khan rarely sleeps for long periods of time. It is all my fault. Please punish the Great Khan."
"I'll punish you with two fine horses, and you won't be allowed to do it again in the future!"
Huang Taiji grasped the riding whip hard and said, "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is trying to eliminate the source of chaos, and it is difficult to deal with it."
"De Ge Lei." After a brief pause, Huang Taiji immediately ordered, "You lead your troops to Songshan to have a look and find out where the military food road is."
Without any hesitation, Dege responded immediately.
The best trick is to cut off food supply. Huang Taiji has never been one who likes to fight to the death. He prefers to attack the enemy's weak points and use them to defeat the opponent completely.
With such a large number of troops, the Ming army relied more and more on food and grass.
If we can cut off the Ming army's food route, they will definitely win a great victory.
"What kind of bird is this? Why does it scream so loudly?" On the way back to the camp, Huang Taiji looked up and saw a black dot hovering above his head. He was irritated and immediately ordered "shoot it down!"
The people around him drew their bows and arrows, but no one took action.
"Great Khan." Oboi explained, "It flew too high and couldn't reach it."
"snort."
Huang Taiji, who was always feeling irritable, snorted coldly and rode back to camp.
In the afternoon of that day, Li Yunze summoned the generals to discuss matters.
"Have you distributed food, grass, oil and salt to all ministries?"
"Huanzai, each battalion has received ten days' worth of food, grass, oil and salt, and each soldier has ten boxes of canned fish and meat."
"Is there any deduction?"
"Mr. Sun Ge personally led people to inspect the camps, but found nothing."
Li Yunze nodded with satisfaction, "I have discovered the movement of the Tartars. There is a group of Tartars crossing the river southward. I am determined to eat them."
The generals were puzzled, and Lu Xiangsheng asked, "There is no report from the sentry horses of various ministries. May I ask where your majesty learned about it?"
"I am the Son of Heaven." Li Yunze raised his hand and pointed to the top of his head, smiling and nodding, "This is what the sky shows."
Everyone was silent. There was no way to answer this. We couldn't say, 'Your Majesty, the sky is unreliable.'
"The Fifth Army Camp sent out four battalions, and the Shenji Camp sent out three battalions. I personally led the troops to destroy this Tartar army."
No one came forward to persuade the emperor not to take such dangerous risks. Even Wen Tiren, who was accustomed to flattering others, remained silent.
Everyone knew that it was nonsense and the emperor would not listen.
Moreover, the emperor was also disgusted with talking nonsense just to smooth his beard.
"Each battalion must guard the camp and patrol the rivers so that no news can be leaked." Li Yunze said, "Make food at the third watch and set off at the fourth watch. Don't let the Tartars notice."
All the generals responded in unison, "Take your orders~~~"
Dege is the tenth son of Lao Nu. He has accompanied the army on many expeditions to various places and has great military exploits and knowledge.
He is from the Zhenglan Banner, and the flag owner is Mang Gurtai.
With Mang Gurtai here, he is just a Gushan Ezhen.
During this battle with the Ming army, even the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty came, so Degelei held back his energy and wanted to establish an unparalleled achievement and become the leader of the flag.
He did not have the slightest fear when he led his troops through detours and deep behind enemy lines.
After all, the Ming army had been defeated in consecutive battles for many years, and Guan Ning's cavalry rarely took the initiative to pursue them. The Tartar cavalry came and went like the wind, fighting when they wanted, and leaving when they wanted, which had developed their arrogance.
However, the most basic military common sense is still there. The soldiers and horses are out in all directions, so it is difficult to have the chance of an ambush in this open place.
"Who knows what kind of bird that is?" Looking up at the black dots hovering in the sky, he shouted angrily, "Who can shoot down this noisy big bird?"
Many archers shook their heads. The strange bird flew too high and could not be reached at all.
"Master Belle."
A scout horse rushed back to report, "I saw a grain team heading towards Songshan Fort."
"oh?"
Dege's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked, "How many are there? How many guards are there?"
"There are more than a hundred large carts, all of which are filled with food. I don't see any guards, they are all civilians."
"Okay." Degerei laughed loudly, "Mingguo is so careless, he really thinks that he is safe behind the scenes. My sons, follow me and burn these grains."
Derge led more than 2,000 horsemen and raided the grain team transporting grain only two miles away from Songshan Fort.
The unescorted grain team immediately broke up and threw all the grain and grass to the Tartars.
He slashed open the grain bag with his knife, and the snow-white polished rice flowed down.
"The food is really good." Derge said with regret, "It's a pity that I can't take it with me."
"Master Beile!" Bagala next to him suddenly shouted, "Look at Songshan Castle!"
Turning his head to look over, Dege was stunned.
I saw the gates of Songshan Fort opened wide, and many defenders swarmed out and fled towards Jinzhou.
Through the open city gate, you can even vaguely see the mountains of grain bags inside.