Chongzhen Chat Group

During the military parade a year ago, Li Zicheng looked at the majestic troops being reviewed, lined up in neat square formations, and paraded majestically in front of numerous people, civil and military officials, and the emperor. As a member of the military, he was naturally extremely envious of this.

But at this moment, he no longer envied others. He has absolute self-confidence and will wait for others to envy him in the future!

His subordinates were equally excited. Like Li Zicheng, they clasped their fists and knelt down, shouting in unison: "I will die for Your Majesty and I will never regret it!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at them, smiled, stretched out his hands, and gestured: "All officers and men, please stay flat!"

When Li Zicheng and others stood up and stood solemnly there again, Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at the large phalanx on the right, his face became serious, and he asked seriously: "Your seniors are about to graduate and go to war for the Ming Dynasty. , protect the family and the country, and expand the territory! You salute the seniors with a military salute and bless them!"

Hearing this request, the soldiers on both sides of the phalanx were stunned for a moment, but they reacted immediately. Immediately, the freshmen turned sideways to Li Zicheng and the others, and at the same time, they would not be rude to the emperor and raised their hands in salute with solemn expressions.

When Li Zicheng and others saw it, they also turned sideways to face the freshmen phalanx and raised their hands in salute in response without anyone's instructions.

In the square, the cold wind howled, but everyone's heart felt warm at this time. Regardless of whether they are new or old, everyone’s blood is boiling and their mood is stirring. At this time, they never imagined that their process would later become a standard ceremony for every class of soldiers to graduate and every class of freshmen to enter the Ming Dynasty's Advanced Armed Forces Hall.

Graduates enter various military units to serve the country, and the new students wish their seniors to fight and make meritorious deeds for the rest of their lives.

After the ceremony, he bid farewell to the emperor, climbed on the war horse that had been prepared, left the camp gate, and headed away in the cold wind.

Emperor Chongzhen watched them disappear at the gate of the camp. The equally excited emotions in his heart slowly calmed down, but he was still very happy. This Li Zicheng will be very different from his original fate in history. I hope that he can capture Siberia for the Ming Dynasty, and that he will also leave a name for future generations, and his reputation will be countless times better than his original reputation in history.

When Emperor Chongzhen took a break after returning to the palace, he entered the chat group and found that there was news from Yunnan, saying that King Dongwu Talong had gathered all his troops and headed north for a decisive battle with the imperial army.

"Haha, judging from the previous signs, Prince Long thinks he can win this decisive battle because he has already instigated two chieftain armies?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile in his heart, "In that case, I should also let Wen Tiren Go get ready, and then it’s time to announce the feudal affairs of the feudal lord overseas!”

Since Zhu Xieyuan's reminder, Min Hongxue secretly strengthened his monitoring of various chieftains. In addition, some of the factory guards also went to Yunnan and were watching secretly. After this two-pronged approach, the messages were summarized in the chat group and analyzed by Min Hongxue, and the problem was indeed discovered.

As for the King of Tang, although he was in the chat group, he was not allowed to know about it based on Min Hongxue's advice. After all, the King of Tang was young and had never experienced major events. I'm just afraid that he won't be able to keep his temper and reveal something, which will scare the snake away. Min Hongxue wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to let King Long take the bait and eliminate Dongwu's main force in one fell swoop. Then he could send his troops south and capture the entire territory of Dongwu.

In the chat group, Emperor Chongzhen clicked on Wen Tiren's icon, told him about the matter, and asked him to make preparations. At the end of the sentence, he reminded him again: "I am paying attention to the Dongwu War. When the decisive battle is revealed, After ensuring victory, we can announce it to the world and hold an auction of the fields belonging to the Tang Dynasty king."

Ever since Emperor Chongzhen threw away trivial matters, the cabinet, including the chief minister Wen Tiren, was almost as busy as a dog. After all, the Ming Dynasty has such a large territory and so many things are happening. Summarizing it to the cabinet and asking them to give their opinions on how to deal with it is a very large workload. Relatively speaking, the ceremonial supervisor only judges whether the cabinet's handling opinions are reasonable, and the workload is much smaller.

Therefore, Wen Tiren did not know much about Dongwu's progress. At this time, when I heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, I couldn't help but be overjoyed. If the Tang Dynasty King's feudal Dongwu project could be completed, then the Tang Dynasty King's land would be able to collect taxes after the auction. This land tax was not much compared to the entire treasury revenue. But if all the vassal kings’ fields in the world can collect taxes in the future, then the income will be high!

Another very big benefit is that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the number of clans has reached an unbearable level. So much so that starting from the Jiajing Dynasty, they made things difficult for new clans and even refused to recognize them for a long time in order to avoid the increasing burden on the clan. If it continues, the number of clans will be unknown, and the empire will be unable to bear it.

But if all the feudal kings moved overseas, then the clans of these feudal kings would naturally also go overseas. Moreover, their salaries are naturally borne by the vassal kings who have established their own country. This will be a very heavy package for the Ming Empire! This situation is good for both the Ming Dynasty and the clan. It is a win-win situation!

Wen Tiren thought of the benefits of feudal feudalism overseas, and he couldn't help but be very concerned about the war in Donggo. After all, as the first example of Tang Dynasty feudalism in Dongwu, whether it could succeed would affect the national policy of subsequent feudal kings overseas. Therefore, he was very worried and replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, how about waiting for the army to occupy Dongwu?" How about we make an announcement after the whole territory is cleared?"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen understood his worries and immediately said to him: "Our army has grasped the situation in this battle, but King Long knew nothing about it. He thought he could cooperate internally and externally. In addition, the Baigan Army has also secretly arrived in Yunnan , is resting. When the war is about to begin, he suddenly appears. I believe he made King Long cry. Wen Qing just prepares, and waits for me to come back and give you good news! "

"Old minister, I obey the order!" Wen Tiren saw this message, put most of his mind into it, and obeyed the order.

One of the protagonists in their conversation, King Togotalung, was leading his army northward at this time.

The route he chose was to go upstream along the Great Jinsha River. In this way, his navy can transport grain and supplies, saving a lot of effort and consuming less money on the road. The densely packed ships on the river almost blocked the river. Among them, there are not only warships, but also other ships. It was King Talon who ordered all the ships that could be collected to be used to transport the army. In addition, there are countless civilians who are used for drawing fibers along the way.

On this river, the sailboats blocked out the sky and the sun, and on this riverside, there was a continuous army marching. Among them, the largest number were ordinary infantry, wearing simple clothes. If you didn't know better, you would think that the civilians had just picked up weapons. Of course, there are also elite infantry, near the central army, including cloth armor, cotton armor, and iron armor. Some of them carry a round shield on their backs and a sword on their waist, and they are sword and shield soldiers; others are walking empty-handed. Their weapons are long shields. It is impossible to march by themselves. It is impossible to transport them on the ship. If there is a war, there will be no time to equip them. Therefore, they used carts to carry long shields, and civilian husbands helped them drive and push the carts; others carried a walking bow with several pots of arrows hanging on their backs, which were archers;

Of all the arms, the most eye-catching are the cavalry and the elephant army. Especially the elephant army, which is tall and big, with the cavalry walking in front and behind them, is really not enough to see in comparison. Now they are only in a marching state, so the elephants are not covered with vines. Once they are covered with vine armor in wartime, the damage caused by bows and arrows to the elephants can be ignored. In the battlefield, elephants are charging rampantly. Who can stop them? It can be said that this elephant army is the trump card in the hands of King Long.

King Thalong himself did not ride in a boat, but rode on an elephant. This elephant is all white and is an adult. There is a special saddle on the elephant's back, which can seat three people or even more. This elephant saddle is different from other elephant saddles. It has a cover on it to block the sunlight.

King Talong was sitting there, looking at the troops on the river bank, and his heart was full of pride. Suddenly, he pointed at the marching army and asked the important ministers beside him: "There is an idiom in the Ming Dynasty, which is to cut off the flow with a whip. Can an isolated army do it?"

"That's natural. Your Highness's army is far superior to the Ming army. I, Dongwu, will win this battle!"

After hearing this, King Long looked at him and felt very comfortable. He had already reached an offensive and defensive alliance with the two chieftains, but he said nothing to anyone. After all, this fact is too important, so it’s better to keep it a secret! Because, the answers from the important ministers around him made him feel very good as he had the trump card!

At this time, several knights came flying forward. They were his trusted generals and his vanguard generals. This made him frown a little. If he didn't sit down at the front, what was the Chinese army doing?

Dongwu's war horse was far smaller than the horses in the north of the Ming Dynasty. He, King Long, had to lower his head and watch his trusted vanguard general running in front of him. Looking at the sweat on his head, he knew that he was coming in a hurry. Then he frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something going on ahead?"

If something happens at the front, the general should stay there instead of coming to the center in person.

He saw his vanguard army dismounting from their saddles, kneeling on the ground and preparing to report. But what made him a little embarrassed was that he, King Long, did not let the elephants stop and walked forward. So, he had to stand up again, hurried over and raised his head to report: "Your Highness, our army's vanguard scouts have discovered that the Ming army has not been closed at night, and there have been many battles. Now, I am afraid that the news of our army's attack will be revealed. The army knows."

"That's it?" King Talong couldn't help but said a little unhappy after hearing this, "You shouldn't have come to the Chinese Army!"

Not letting the elephant stop just now was actually expressing his dissatisfaction.

The vanguard general naturally received this signal, but he still insisted on speaking out his thoughts, so he loudly played: "Your Highness, soldiers are very fast. Our army should attack quickly and try to attack first before the Ming army gathers." Go down to Mengmi! According to the current marching speed, by the time we arrive at Mengmi, the Ming army from Mubang, Mengyang and other places, and even the Ming army from other places, have already arrived at Mengmi for reinforcements. By then, our army will It will be too difficult to defeat Meng Mi!"

The direction of their army's march was to Mengmi, the city closest to Ava that was captured by the Ming army.

Prince Talong listened to his loud report with an anxious look on his face, and could not help but relax his brows. Not only the important ministers did not know about the internal conspiracy, but even his close generals did not know about it. Not only to keep it secret, but also to increase his prestige more effectively once this trump card is used to defeat the Ming army. King Long was just the younger brother of the late king. He was able to reach this point because he was good at manipulating people's hearts.

I have to say that King Talong is indeed a cunning person. In Donggo's words, he is a wise monarch. The word "King Thalung" in Dongwu means "the king who died during the country's prosperity." It can be seen that his ability is indeed there.

After listening to the advice of his general, he smiled slightly, showing a confident expression, and replied calmly: "You don't need to worry about this. I just want to give the Ming army this opportunity to gather their armies from all over the country in Mengmi. Then annihilate them in one fell swoop!”

Having said this, he looked down at the eyes of the general below and said with a little dignity: "Do you have no confidence in Gu Zhice, or do you feel that you don't have the ability and are you afraid of the Ming army?"

Upon hearing this, his vanguard general became excited and immediately knelt down on one knee to express his loyalty: "How can I be afraid of those bright dogs? I... I will fight to the death..."

The elephant still didn't stop. When he knelt down, he could only see the elephant's butt, and the little tail on the butt waving. So, he stood up and followed quickly. After expressing his loyalty and ability once again, he got on his horse and hurried forward.

Since His Highness has such ambitions, how can I show weakness as His Highness's confidant and vanguard general? At worst, I will die on the battlefield for His Highness and repay the kindness of the King. The vanguard general was thinking so in his mind while riding a horse, but he immediately realized that he thought so, as if he was afraid of the Ming army, which really shouldn't be the case. Think about your own king. In the past, he conquered the south and the north without losing a single defeat. Even the Western Yi had such sharp firearms, but they would still be defeated and hanged by the king. What happened to the Ming army? Even if a large army was gathered, what happened? If you believe in your king, you will definitely defeat the Ming army this time!

Thinking like this, he became even more confident. After arriving at the vanguard army, he passed down the general's order and resolutely implemented his King Long's will. He controlled the vanguard army to slowly approach Meng Mi, giving the Ming army a chance to assemble. .

The Ming army kept reporting news about Dongwu's army to Mengmi all night long. Just as King Long expected, Ming troops from all over the country also rushed to Mengmi, and a decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and Dongwu's main force gradually took shape. Of course, the so-called main force of the Ming Dynasty is actually just an army in Yunnan, and Dongwu is the real army of the whole country.

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