Sun Yuanhua hurriedly summoned Zhang Keda to return because the war in Liaodong was about to begin.
As a close friend of Sun Chengzong, Sun Yuanhua has been paying close attention to the situation in Liaodong.
He knew very well that as soon as Dalinghe City was built, the war in Liaodong would begin. As the rear area of Liaodong, Denglai had an unshirkable duty to support.
Sun Yuanhua is a responsible person, so he plans to prepare everything.
After learning about the situation, Zuo Mengeng did not dare to neglect and handed over the affairs of Jiaozhou Bay to Mao Yuanyi, Fu Yusun and others. He returned to Linqing overnight and convened a military meeting.
"Information from Liaodong indicates that Qiu Hejia has given an order to Zu Dashou to leave the Daling River. Various corresponding materials have been stockpiled in Jinzhou."
Zuo Fu's information was very powerful, even more detailed than what the imperial court knew.
Looking at the map, Zuo Yong keenly discovered the problem.
"Where are the imperial reinforcements?"
Zuo Fu shook his head.
"At present, it seems that Mr. Sun Ge and Qiu Hejia have not made any relevant plans."
Huang Zongxi ridiculed again and again.
"Isn't this nonsense? It's impossible for Huang Taiji to just watch Daling River build the city. He will definitely come to fight. It's impossible for Mr. Sun Ge not to be aware of this. Why didn't he even prepare reinforcements?"
A group of people were talking about it, and they all felt that Liaodong Civil and Military were making mistakes.
But Zuo Mengeng was different.
"I think there was a conflict between officials in Liaodong, and Mr. Sun Ge was also helpless."
Possessing advanced insights, what makes Zuo Menggeng different from others is that he never judges others based on their level of intelligence.
Especially people who are in high positions will never be stupid.
One mistake in China's view of history is that it likes to use morality or IQ to evaluate political figures.
Especially for the monarchs and ministers who lost their country, they criticized them in terms of intelligence.
It seems that the monarchs and ministers who were in ruins were all fools. If they had been replaced by smart people, the country would not have been in ruins.
Zuo Menggeng knew very well that the survival of a country and dynasty had little to do with the wisdom of its monarchs and ministers.
Take Chongzhen as an example. Is he a fool?
Of course he is not.
When he first came to the throne, his method of dealing with the eunuchs was like an antelope hanging its horns, and it was extremely clever.
Why did the people of the Ming Dynasty have high hopes for him at that time, thinking that he would be the master of the Ming Dynasty?
In addition to cutting off the eunuchs who were causing trouble in the world, it was also because of the methods he showed in doing so.
Although later on Chongzhen made many foolish moves and ruined the good situation.
But people who do stupid things are not necessarily stupid people, and there is no necessary relationship between the two.
Especially in politics, many times what others see as foolish actions actually contain deeper interests.
Therefore, Zuo Mengeng judged that Sun Chengzong had lost the ability to control the situation in Liaodong.
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Shanhaiguan, late at night.
The sea breeze seeped through the thin window paper, causing the candle flames to flicker and flicker, just like Sun Chengzong's heart.
The old man, now seventy years old, was lying on the kang, holding Mao Yuanyi's letter in his hand, feeling increasingly melancholy.
[The building is about to collapse, and decline is inevitable. The public wants to return to heaven, but there is no way. It is better to go away, so as not to miss the name after death.]
Mao Yuanyi's letter was very straightforward, advising Sun Chengzong to simply give up.
Since the kings and ministers of the Ming Dynasty only wanted to die, how could an old man like him have the power to recover?
Thinking that Zu Dashou should have already set off at this moment, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but close his eyes in pain, feeling weak all over.
Regarding the construction of Daling River City, he had communicated with Chongzhen early in the morning. He had clearly laid out all the difficulties, but he did not expect that Chongzhen would still insist on going his own way.
When Qiu Hejia came to him with Chongzhen's intention, Sun Chengzong still tried his best and raised the issue of follow-up reinforcements.
However, Qiu Hejia proudly took the intelligence from Liaodong and said that Huang Taiji was liquidating Amin's forces and would never use troops for a while.
Upon hearing this, Sun Chengzong knew that the defeat was irreversible.
Seeing that all his hard work was ruined, the old man finally proposed some remedial measures.
That is to advise Chongzhen to dispatch enough troops to store up at Shanhaiguan in advance, so as to ensure that once the battle of Daling River breaks out, timely support can be provided.
But his petition was like a stone's throw, and there was no feedback.
When he learned that Chongzhen had deposed Yang He, appointed Hong Chengchou as the governor of the three sides, changed the policy from pacification to suppression, and was preparing to take action against the peasant army, Sun Chengzong was completely desperate.
Using troops on both sides is a taboo among military strategists. Even if the gods come, the situation in Liaodong will not be able to change.
In the original history, Mao Yuanyi was serving as the commander-in-chief under his command at this time. Although he was in the same boat, he could not give Sun Chengzong any advice or help.
Nowadays, Mao Yuanyi is far away in Shandong and is in a prosperous situation. Looking beyond the five elements and looking at the situation in Liaodong, it is natural to hit the nail on the head.
He was not polite, and the only solution he proposed to Sun Chengzong was...
Resign.
Yes, since Governor Sun Chengzong can no longer control the situation in Liaodong, why is he still here?
Taking the blame?
Why would Sun Chengzong use his own heroic reputation to block Zhu Ming's hole?
Looking at the spicy words, Sun Chengzong felt a sense of joy for some reason.
How he wished that he could act so happily in the Liaodong matter and not just sit back and watch the situation collapse, but there was nothing he could do.
Sun Chengzong sat for a long time all night. In the early morning, he slowly rolled out the letter paper and wrote another memorial to Chongzhen.
[People say that seventy-year-olds are rare. They are old and weak, and they cannot show off their youthful talents. The military responsibilities are important, no matter how big or small, and those who are not capable cannot live in them. The old minister is determined to serve the country, but is unable to do anything loyal, so he can only beg for his bones to avoid worrying about the emperor...]
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Shanxi, Luoyun Mountain.
Countless thieves took over the nearby hills. After nightfall, there was a lot of chaos everywhere.
There was only one corner where hundreds of people were being drilled, suffering unspeakably.
It was so uncomfortable to see others drinking, eating, drinking and having fun, and finally some people couldn't stand it anymore.
"Brother Liang, please rest. We are messing around here, making it look like a monkey show."
The man who trained them remained unmoved. His tall and strong body stood out like a lion among the thieves.
"Do you want to die?"
These words caused everyone to be in confusion.
"If it weren't for my own survival, would I still rebel?"
"That's right, of course we want to live."
The big man snorted and sneered.
"You are cowards like you. If you don't practice your skills well, how can you save your head when you encounter the army?"
Some people are angry.
"Brother Liang, you've just said that. It's not like we haven't seen what the army is like. If we can't beat them, we just run away."
The big man stared at him and asked, "What if you encounter an officer or soldier who cannot run away?"
Everyone laughed.
"Brother Liang is joking. The officers and soldiers are so delicate, how can they outrun us mud-legged people?"
The big man looked solemnly, looking at the ragtag rebel camp, and no one knew the pain in his heart.
In this team of hundreds of thousands of people, he just felt a little out of place.
When I returned to my tent, there were already people inside.
He is as lazy as a snake, but if anyone underestimates him, he will definitely be bitten by this snake and eventually be poisoned to death.
"Our General Liang is so majestic. He starts every battle. I think this leader will be yours sooner or later."
The big man's brows were furrowed, but he showed no pity for the flower-like face.
"You are so elusive, where have you been?"
The beauty came close to him and picked his chin with her fingers, but he dodged it.
"Hey, you became a small flag official and actually took charge of this holy aunt?"
The big man had a murderous look in his eyes.
"You have something to say."
As expected, the beauty started to talk about something, and once she said it, it was something earth-shattering.
"Wang Jiayin is dead."
The big man was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.
"What are you talking about? Wang Jiayin has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. Even if he can't defeat the official army, he can't stop him even if he wants to escape."
This couple is Xu Yaqing and Liang Yue who escaped from Shandong.
The plan was made to come to Shanxi to join the rebel army, and the two of them successfully blended in.
Liang Yue was determined to make a fool of himself and went back to Shandong to take revenge, so he fought very bravely. After several battles, he was appreciated by the leader of the rebel army, and now he also led a small banner of troops.
However, Xu Yaqing did not stay among the rebels. She left without a trace and no one was around. No one knew what she was up to.
However, Xu Yaqing came back again and brought news of the death of rebel leader Wang Jiayin.
Among the northwest rebels who entered Shanxi, Wang Jiayin was the most powerful and looked like the leader of the alliance. Who knew that he was dead now, and the rebels on Luoyun Mountain didn't know about it yet.
"Do you think he was killed by the army on the battlefield? Huh, the court's methods are poisonous."
Xu Yaqing told what happened, and Liang Yue was also frightened.
It turned out that in early May, Wang Jiayin moved to Qinshui and Yangcheng areas, and Cao Wenzhao followed closely behind him.
However, after Cao Wenzhao compared the strengths of both sides, he knew that he was unable to defeat them and had to resort to some tricks.
When Cao Wenzhao heard that the sister of his soldier Zhang Liwei was Wang Jiayin's wife, he immediately realized that this was an opportunity.
He promised a lot of money and ordered Zhang Liwei to surrender to Wang Jiayin's command.
Because of nepotism, Wang Jiayin was not prepared for this traitor and appointed him as the frontline commander.
On the second day of the sixth lunar month, Zhang Liwei, together with his sister and Wang Jiayin's general Wang Guozhong, got Wang Jiayin drunk and stabbed him to death. They then set fire to him as a signal, and cooperated with Cao Wen's edict inside and outside to defeat the rebel army.
The rebel army was leaderless and suffered heavy losses.
Wang Jiayin's right prime minister Bai Yuzhu surrendered, and his left prime minister Zijin Liang had already come to Luoyun Mountain with the remaining defeated soldiers, intending to join up with the rebels here.
But with the death of Wang Jiayin, the situation in Shanxi immediately changed, and other rebel armies were bound to face the encirclement and suppression by the official army.
