Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 1021 Make yourself smart
The first year of Longwu, April [-]th

More than a month has passed since Beijing was restored. The situation in the Beijing-Tianjin area has stabilized. The extremely efficient cabinet has not only come up with specific plans for reform, but has even organized homeless people to build water conservancy projects, bridges, and roads. After clearing the ruins and rubble, food from the south, cloth, salt, agricultural tools and other daily necessities from the Heluo area were continuously transported, allowing the war-torn Beizhili to quickly heal the wounds and restore vitality.Industrious farmers appeared again in the barren countryside. The destruction of the war was unimaginable. Because of this earth-shattering war, they were unable to plant winter wheat all winter. It was definitely too late to replant now, so the state and county governments Organize everyone to plant sweet potatoes, potatoes, soybeans, cabbage and other crops with relatively short growth cycles and relatively high yields. With these, plus the grain transported from the south, it is enough to survive this difficult year.

The self-recovery ability of the Chinese nation is unparalleled.

But the turmoil in Jiangnan and Liaodong proved that the war is not over yet, and the bloodshed must continue.The common people expect the court to cut through the mess quickly and clear up these hidden dangers as soon as possible, especially Jiannu. They hope that the court will send troops outside the customs as soon as possible to level Shenyang. The opportunity to invade Gyeonggi, the shame of the fall of the imperial capital, once is enough!

The expectations of the people turned into pressure from the court. On this day, tens of thousands of people from the capital gathered in Tiananmen Square. Emperor Longwu personally went to the Temple of Heaven to hold a ceremony to worship the heaven. After the ceremony, he went to Tiananmen Square to appoint Lu Xiang as the Grand Marshal of the Eastward Campaign. Lead all Ming armies to launch the final blow against Jian Nu, destroy this imperial eclipse, and regain Shenyang!
According to the order of Emperor Longwu, the three legions of the Heluo New Army and the two legions of the Tianxiong Army all went north. They were divided into two groups. One line passed through Chengde and penetrated into the hinterland of western Liaoning. Together with the cooperation of the Royal Navy, they stormed Shanhaiguan and smashed this turtle shell. , and then marched north along the coastline to annihilate the Guanning Army; the three newly formed legions under Lu Xiangsheng set off via Fuzhou and went straight to Shenyang!The Marine Corps landed at Yingkou, also under the command of Lu Xiangsheng. This time the Ming army wanted to use more to defeat the less, to overwhelm the people with force, to sweep across the Liao land with an overwhelming force, and drive Jiannu to the horizon!
The arrogance of Emperor Longwu lies in that while he was doing his best to attack Shenyang, he also ordered Qi Hu to launch an offensive to the south of the Yangtze River to quell the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River.This is a typical two-front battle, a big taboo for military strategists, but he doesn't care at all, from the civil and military officials to the top soldiers, because in their eyes, the real opponent is Jiannu who has been beaten to death , those scumbags in Jiangnan are not worthy to be their opponents!
The Ming army's majestic counterattack kicked off.This was the first roar of the Ming Dynasty after it was reborn from the ashes. Emperor Longwu issued an order, and more than 1000 officials who committed the crime of treason and collaborating with the enemy were escorted out. , he wants to use these more than 1000 heads as his army's glory!

This knife shocked the entire empire.From the Song Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty, the pattern of the gentlemen and the military was torn into pieces, and the heads that fell to the ground declared the end of an era: the scholar-bureaucrat group put its own interests on the country Gone are the days when the state affairs were corrupted beyond control for one's own selfishness, but one did not have to take any responsibility above interests!From now on, those literati who like to die will have to work hard, they will definitely die if they die!

This knife also gave Lu Xiangsheng an explanation: it was these selfish, deadly civil servants who betrayed him and his army, causing 30 Ming troops to stain the ice field with blood, and Zhou Yuji's isolated city to defend himself, exhausted He helped Jue, and finally died heroically for his country. Now, Emperor Longwu has paid back this blood debt for him and countless soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!When he received the imperial decree, he also learned that more than 1000 treasonous officials had been executed at the same time. The famous general couldn't help being terrified, and stayed for a long time before saying: "The emperor is too impulsive! He is such a big killer! You will bear the infamy of a tyrant!"

It was the supervisor of the Tianxiong Army, Eunuch Cao Huan, who came to deliver the decree.The father-in-law said: "The emperor said that he only wants those traitors and collaborators to pay the price they should pay. He doesn't care what future generations think about him!" He smiled and added: "This is just one of the batch That’s all, there are still several batches going to the execution ground.”

Lu Xiangsheng was horrified: "There are still several batches!? Could it be that the emperor wants to kill all the officials!"

Cao Huan said: "Just for the rebellious things they did against them, it would not be wrong to kill them all!"

Li Yan said: "It's good to kill them all, it's good to kill them all! As a king, you only need to please hundreds of millions of people. It's just stupid to please those who are in high positions but don't do anything! Kill them all!" , and if we select other talented people and use them, we won’t be afraid that we won’t be able to create a peaceful and prosperous age!”

This rebellious guy's thinking has always been so simple and rude, and he took the saying "force can't solve the problem, but it can solve the person who caused the problem" as the truth. Lu Xiangsheng should really be glad that the one sitting on the dragon chair is not this one, otherwise There must be rivers of blood!
Cao Huan reminded him: "Master Hou, don't worry about the affairs of the court. The emperor, the champion, and the cabinet know it well. You just need to fight this battle well... Now the emperor has entrusted the whole country's elite soldiers to the army. You have commanded, you must make a quick decision!"

Lu Xiangsheng knew that Cao Huan was worried.All six regiments of the new army are now under his command. What a terrifying force this is!With such a powerful force hanging out for a long time, no one in high position will be at ease, so he must make a quick decision. If it is delayed for a long time, Emperor Longwu will not be able to think of suspicion.He smiled and said: "I know it well! Order the whole army to attack in an all-round way, and we will join forces in Panjin!"

All the generals roared in unison: "Attack! Attack!!"

Amidst the earth-shattering roar, the [-] Ming troops who survived the disaster of the Northern Expedition drove out of the barracks, led by thousands of cavalry, followed by a large number of carriages and artillery, forming a huge iron arrow, roaring towards Panjin.

The Heluo new army moved faster. Lu Xiangsheng's army had not yet moved out of the Fuzhou camp. They had already set up a formation outside the Shanhaiguan city. More than 40 85mm howitzers aimed at the Shanhaiguan city gate.Yang Menglong forced Emperor Longwu to stay in Beijing to make suggestions for the reform, but he couldn't come, so now the former commander-in-chief of the Heluo New Army is Xue Siming. Yang Menglong.When the status is high, people naturally love face. The specific manifestation of his love for face is to send military envoys into Shanhaiguan to convey his meaning: hand over your gun and don't kill!

The guard of Shanhaiguan is Wu Baichuan, a close confidant of Wu Xiang, who is relatively capable of fighting, and is somewhat related to Wu Xiang.Wu Xiang's fate made him scared, angry, and confused at the same time.Wu Xiang has guarded Shanhaiguan for Daming for so many years, and there is no credit but hard work. Just because of a betrayal, he was hacked into pieces and killed nine clans. Even Wu Xiang, who has made great contributions, is like this, let alone him?Wu Baichuan called a few of his generals to discuss: "Master Wu has been executed by the court Ling Chi, several sons have also been killed, Wu's bloodline has been cut off, the court is pressing every step of the way, what should we do?"

A general surnamed Bai said angrily: "We have guarded Shanhaiguan for the imperial court for so many years. We have fought hard and narrowly escaped death. There is hard work without credit, right? The imperial court does not miss the old love at all, and it is really chilling to drive us to death!" In my opinion, let's not think too much, let's fight to the end, and it's not too late to talk to them when the court can't beat Shanhaiguan!"

General Huang Shen said: "That's right, the imperial court has no intention of recruiting us to surrender at all. It assumes that those who obey will prosper and those who oppose will perish. If we hand over our troops and weapons, will we not let the imperial court decide? No way! Right now we still have 7000 to [-] troops, many generals, sufficient food and weapons, and the dangers of mountains and seas to rely on, so we can definitely fight and let the court know that Shanhaiguan is not so easy to fight!"

Deputy General Liu grinned: "With the bravery of building slaves, I haven't been able to touch the wall of Shanhaiguan after fighting for so many years, let alone those soft-legged shrimps in the pass! I don't know how many people they plan to die here? One hundred thousand or two hundred thousand?"

Everyone is in the same mind, and will never hand over the army and power in their hands!These days, if you have a gun, you are the grass head king. As long as you have these thousands of elite soldiers, the court will have to think twice before moving them. Without an army, what are they?Did Emperor Longwu want to kill them all?Hand in your guns and not kill, hmph, if you have the ability, you can take Shanhaiguan, if you can take Shanhaiguan, I will surrender immediately!
After making up his mind, Wu Baichuan replied to Xue Siming: If you have the ability, come and attack the city!
After reading the letter, Xue Siming shook his head and sighed: "I really don't shed tears when I see the coffin!"

Han Peng said: "They probably think that Shanhaiguan is surrounded by mountains and seas, and one man can't open it. They all want to hold on to the danger and bargain with us."

Xue Siming snorted: "Haggle with us? Are they worthy?" He moved his wrist and cracked his joints, and said lightly: "There is nothing to talk about, and we are going to attack the city... If we make a decision in Shanhaiguan Concession, Ningyuan and Jinzhou took the defense one after another. I don’t know how long the Guanning line of defense will be. I will not get used to these bastards! I want them to know that in front of the new army’s heavy artillery, the so-called Guanning line of defense It's a joke!"

An understatement doomed the fate of the Guan Ning defense line, as well as the fate of the remaining tens of thousands of Guan Ning troops.Wu Baichuan should regret the upcoming misfortune, because he made a big mistake: the Heluo New Army has no habit of negotiating with the enemy, let alone the tradition of compromising with the enemy!They have only one word for enemies who refuse to lay down their weapons: fight!If you can't get it right once, just hit it again until the enemy is completely defeated!

Wu Baichuan did not understand the character of Heluo Xinjun, so he made a big mistake.But it doesn't matter, he will soon know the temper of the Heluo New Army.

(End of this chapter)