Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 248 Meeting Kong Youde for the First Time

But it's a pity that war is not a game. Withdrawing troops is easy to say, but it is so easy in practice.

Even if all of his subordinates are elite soldiers commanded by arms, with strict orders and strict discipline, it still depends on whether Zhu Cihong will give him this opportunity.

After all, Kong Youde and others were fighting with him, and Zhu Cihong's cavalry was only a hundred breaths away from breaking into the army.

If the cavalry of the Ming army charged desperately without caring about the physical strength and health of their horses, this time could be shortened by half.

The speed of the horse can reach up to [-] kilometers per hour. Although the horse is carrying a fully armed knight, the physical fitness of the horse itself is much stronger than that of ordinary horses, so it is easy to run [-] to [-] kilometers per hour. .

"Chuangjun is leaving, stop them quickly."

"You can't let the rogues go away so cheaply, catch up and kill them all."

"Avenge my brothers."

Without waiting for Kong Youde and other generals to give orders, the soldiers at the bottom rushed towards the Chuang army aggressively one by one.

Before, they were exhausted and under heavy siege. They had no reinforcements outside and strong soldiers inside, so they lost their fighting spirit long ago.

Now when he saw Zhu Cihong leading an army to support, and the Chuang army fled in a panic, he behaved very unbearably.

This all made them full of fighting spirit in an instant, even if they were not for their own future, they wanted to avenge the comrades who died under the saber Chuang just now.

"The soldiers have such fighting spirit. It seems that Li Zicheng is doomed tonight, haha." Seeing the high fighting spirit of all the soldiers under his command, Kong Youde stroked his beard happily.

"Fortunately, His Majesty sent heavenly troops to rescue us, otherwise you and I would both be wrapped in horse leather tonight." Zu Dashou said with emotion.

Hearing Zu Dashou's words, Kong Youde, who has a very sensitive political sense, also hurriedly said.

"Yes, fortunately you have His Majesty's heavenly soldiers and generals."

In the past, he would not have boasted so much, but now that Zhu Cihong has hundreds of thousands of troops, even the main force of the Qing Dynasty has been defeated, and it is a certainty that he will become the co-lord of the world next.

While the two were talking, the main force of the Ming army had already reached the vicinity. With the joint efforts of the Ming army, Kong Youde and other troops, more than 1 infantrymen were left behind.

When attacking the camp of Kong Youde and other troops just now, there were many wounded soldiers in the invading army. When they retreated just now, they had no time to take them away, and almost all of them were caught and killed by the pursuing Ming army.

Zhu Cihong knew that he could not defeat Li Zicheng in a single battle, so he sent out [-] to [-] Ming troops to pursue and harass the Chuang army, making them unsafe tonight.

Then he came to Kong Youde and others, and let them meet him, the young emperor.

Although Kong Youde and other generals of the banner of the Han army were mostly Ming officials in the past, it can be seen that there may not be many who have seen Zhu Cihong.

Because Zhu Cihong was still young and lived in a deep palace, the courtiers were related to the prince and were always feared by the government and the public, so Kong Youde and others almost never met Zhu Cihong.

At most, I have met a few times, and it was still a long time ago.

The horseshoes stepped on the dry yellow ground, splashing a little dust, and the kneeling officers and soldiers on both sides of the road were choking and couldn't breathe.

But even so, they didn't dare to make any small moves, because it was Zhu Cihong and his guards walking on the road.

As for the camp of Kong Youde and others, it has long been controlled by the imperial guards and standard guards.

"See Your Majesty."

Seeing a young man in golden armor from a distance, Kong Youde and others knelt down on the ground, shouting long live.

"Who is Kong Youde?" Sitting on the horse, Zhu Cihong asked condescendingly.

Kong Youde, the man who appeared frequently in the late Ming Dynasty, the respectful king of Qing Dynasty, Zhu Cihong had long wanted to see him.

Although Wu Sangui and other Sanshun kings were more famous later, Zhu Cihong felt that Kong Youde was one of the most powerful generals of the Han army banner in the last years of Chongzhen.

"I am." A middle-aged man wearing a tasseled helmet stepped out from the ranks of generals and came in front of Zhu Cihong.

Hearing that Zhu Cihong called his name as soon as he came over, Kong Youde felt very uneasy. After all, he didn't know what kind of temper Zhu Cihong had.

If you feel that you don't look like a good person, there is no reason to cut yourself up with a knife.

But as the saying goes, once you come, you will be in peace. Now that he is a general of the Ming army, he must listen to Zhu Cihong honestly.

"How have you been in the Qing army for more than ten years?" Zhu Cihong had a flash of inspiration, and wanted to ask Kong Youde how he was outside the pass.

He felt that the guys like Kong Youde had surrendered Miqing, became princes, and often entered the Kou Pass with Miqing, so they must have lived a happy life.

Not to mention the rewards given to him by the Qing court, even the spoils he accumulated in the war may be enough for him to eat for ten lifetimes.

"This..." Kong Youde was stopped by Zhu Cilang's question.

When Zhu Cihong asked such a question, he was really in trouble. If he answered truthfully, it would definitely make Zhu Cihong unhappy, and even other Ming army generals would also be angry.

But if he doesn't answer truthfully, Zhu Cihong is not a fool, he must know that he is living a life of luxury and wealth over there.

Just when Kong Youde hesitated and couldn't speak, Zhu Cihong saw his embarrassment.

He thought to himself, people like Kong Youde have just surrendered to me, so we shouldn't make things difficult for them, since Kong Youde can't tell, then I'll give him a step down, maybe he will be grateful to me in the future.

"I think you must not be able to sleep well or eat well every day in Liaodong. I am afraid that those barbarians will be unhappy that day, so they will rob you of your wealth and wife, and cut off your head."

It's not a lie that Zhu Cihong said that, the powerful people in the Qing court were the clan princes, even the yellow belts and red belts that were close to the kings could make Kong Youde and the others fearful.

"That's right, now that I'm back in the pass, I realize that it's better to be Daming. Only by staying in Daming can the ministers live a stable life." Kong Youde stepped down from the donkey, and followed Zhu Cihong's words.

But he didn't say that against his will.

The Ming court has always treated these people with titles very preferentially. Even ordinary civil and military officials hardly moved.

Unless he suffers a big defeat on the battlefield and cannot gain the emperor's trust, then he will lose his head.

At other times, it is considered safe, and if you live in the capital and Jiangnan, you don't have any worries about your life, but you can enjoy all the happiness in the world.

Kong Youde is now thinking, when the war is over, should he go to the capital to be a prince of the country, or go to the south of the Yangtze River to be a rich man.

The capital is as good as the capital, and the south of the Yangtze River is as wonderful as the south of the Yangtze River. It is really hard to choose.

(End of this chapter)