The great victory in the northwest, even if it is not a complete victory, but with such a great victory, it is only a matter of time before the Western barbarians are expelled and the Junggars are exterminated.
The overall situation has been decided. Zhu Xianming has fewer worries and can free his hands to deal with those outside.
But in order not to affect the stability of the DPRK as much as possible, Zhu Xianming still wanted to give them another chance.
"Dai Quan, take this good news and read it to them!"
"Tell them that I am not the Hui Emperor of the Han Dynasty, let alone the Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty. They If you want to force the palace... don't blame me for being unkind!"
Hearing this, Dai Quan saluted and said, "I have received the order, now go and deliver the message!"
After Dai Quan left, Zhu Xianming went to Kunning Palace. He wanted to share the good news with the queen as soon as possible.
As for outside the Qianqing Gate, Dai Quan followed the emperor's wishes and told the situation to everyone outside.
The great victory in the northwest came so suddenly, not only the officials who came to advise were surprised, but also the prince and two cabinet ministers.
According to their estimates, for such a large-scale battle, the main forces only began to contact in mid-June, and it would take two or three months for a war to break out.
Most of the time in history, the confrontation would last for half a year or even longer.
Who would have thought that not only would the decisive battle break out suddenly, but it would also be won or lost within one day.
The main reason for such a huge misjudgment is that these people do not understand war, let alone war with hot weapons.
Of course, to those on the scene, how the war proceeds is not important, the key is the result.
Everyone who dared to come together to risk their lives to remonstrate was to ensure that during the decisive victory of the national war, the emperor was worried about the stability of the court and could not go to war.
Now that the outcome has been decided, the emperor's worries have disappeared, so whether to stay here has become a matter that the officials on the scene must consider.
Right now, they can be sure that if they continue to stay, they will be punished. There will either be no support in the future, or even if there is, it will definitely be suppressed.
Sighing, Chen Jinyun walked down the steps and came to the officials present.
"Everyone...this matter was caused by your negligence. Your Majesty is kind and unwilling to add guilt, so you can go back on your own!"
"If you know your mistakes and you can correct them, there is no greater good... …More details will be added in the future.”
These people present are the backbone of the effort to defeat Zhao. Chen Jinyun didn’t want them to be wasted in vain, so he eagerly stepped forward to offer relief at this moment.
He also did these stupid things when he was young. He knew very well that these people needed steps, and he was the one who gave them steps.
Zheng Zhiqing and Zhu Jingyuan also realized this problem, so they also joined in the persuasion.
The three of them have extremely high status, especially the prince, whose status is extremely noble. Their words have a great effect at this moment.
One after another, people complained to these three people, saying that they were too reckless and would reflect on it after returning home.
Of course, theseThere are indeed some people who are not afraid of death. They are sure that Zhao Yushan is suspected of harboring Zhao Yushan, and they want the emperor to punish him severely.
There are very few such stubborn people, and all of them have extraordinary courage.
Because the more you persist to the end, the more reputation you will earn, and your career will be smoother in the future.
But one thing must be noted, that is, you cannot take it off for fun.
Seeing that the time limit given by the emperor was approaching, everyone else had already lost hope and left. There were still three people kneeling on the ground.
"What are you doing!" Zhu Jingyuan was extremely worried.
"Your Highness, the time has come...look..."
Chen Yuntai reminded him at the right time that he had planned to order someone to take action, but the prince here made him dare not to do anything in vain. .
“You bastard, get back!” Zhu Jingyuan glared angrily.
For domestic slaves like Jin Yiwei, Zhu Jingyuan would not make excuses.
The prince is always the prince. One sentence made Chen Yuntai dare not act rashly. After all, the time limit set by the emperor was still a little short of that.
At this time, Dai Quan scolded: "If you don't retreat, do you have a say here?"
Although the factory guards were responsible to the emperor, Dai Quan was With his pen in hand, the Chief of Ceremony can really overwhelm Beizhen Fusi.
"Lord Governor, you are acting in accordance with your orders. They insist on offending the Holy One. How can you let them go in this humble position!"
As a small deputy to a thousand households, I thought I would be dismissed with just one sentence. , Chen Yuntai interrupted, which surprised Dai Quan, so he looked at Chen Yuntai again.
As an intelligence agency, Dongchang basically knows the details about the high-level affairs of Jinyiwei.
So he knew that the boy in front of him had his back to Prince Xiang's Mansion, so he dared to act arrogantly in front of the prince and him.
"Secretary Chen Qianhu, let me ask you...is it noon time now?"
The emperor's limited departure time is noon time, and there is still at least one-third left. A moment, which is almost five minutes.
This question was difficult for Chen Yuntai to answer, so he argued: "This humble position is to remind these adults that it is still too late to leave!"
"When the Lord orders you to do so, I didn't ask you to talk too much. How can you, a little deputy Qianhu, get in the way? "Go back!" Dai Quan scolded.
Seeing the prince looking over coldly, Chen Yuntai knew that he shouldn't talk any more, otherwise he might end up here today.
Chen Yuntai stopped talking. At this time, in order to save the few people in front of him, the prince actually stepped forward to help the leader.
This gave him enough face, and the man stood up "reluctantly" and said, "Your Highness, no".
The farce ended like this. The prince returned to the East Palace and sat down in the study in a depressed mood.
Yuan Chun came over after a while. She already knew the situation and understood the prince's mood.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, you have predicted before that maybe no one can pull it off this time, but now it has just come true!"/p>
"But it is not all without gain. At least the third assistant Zheng Zhiqing... also wants to squeeze out Zhao Yushan!"
It is not a secret at all that Chen Jinyun opposes Zhao Yushan. But Zheng Zhiqing has always seemed indifferent and always pretended to be deaf and dumb on important matters.
But this one has been in high and low officialdom for decades, and now he is in the cabinet to participate in political affairs. He can be regarded as a protégé with a long history all over the world, and his energy must not be underestimated.
"With the support of the two of them, His Highness' future will be much easier!" Yuanchun replied with a smile.
"Really?"
"Of course...as long as we accomplish that thing!"
The couple here are discussing in secret, about News of the great victory in the northwest has also spread back to Prince Xiang's Mansion.
In the Tongxin Hall, all the ladies from the royal palace gathered together, all of them beaming with joy.
As long as they have a brain and can think, they all understand that they and the palace share weal and woe, and they will be worried if the palace is involved in trouble.
The happiest person at the scene was Ke Qing. Only when this matter was settled safely could her heart settle down.
"Our prince won the battle and was a great contributor to the imperial court... If those individuals dare to come and throw dirty water, the prince will kill them all when he comes back!"
Although Zhen Qin speaks without thinking, , but the women at the scene were very helpful after hearing it, and they also hated those officials.
At this time, Yinglian reminded: "Sister Qin, don't say these nonsense outside, otherwise it will be troublesome again!"
Zhen Qin was about to make a few quibbles, Seeing that Baochai was about to speak, she held it back.
"Yinglian is right, you can just talk about this in the house, don't talk nonsense outside this door!"
"How can I not understand this? That's right, Princess, don't worry!" Zhen Qin replied with a smile.
Her belly is now swollen and she will give birth in about two months, and she is already very satisfied with this.
"My dear, my concubine's father's side... I'm afraid there's still some trouble!" Ke Qing said shyly.
This matter is still under investigation, and no one can guarantee that there will be no trouble, so Ke Qingcai reminded him in a timely manner.
Baochai replied: "You don't have to worry about this matter. After today... no one will mention it again!"
When the overall situation has been decided, no one will take this matter again. Article, that is disrespectful. Baochai believes that there are no such stupid people.
If there is, then she will send him to be reincarnated, such as a certain bachelor surnamed Gao, or...
As a princess, she does not just visit the gardens and watch flowers with the wives inside and outside. , not to mention just sitting in the study reading books and settling accounts, there are many thunderous methods.
"By the way, the lotus flowers are blooming in the garden... Let's have a banquet tomorrow, one to admire the flowers and the other to congratulate the prince. What do you think?"
"Sister Bao, Is there any wine? "
Xiang Yun asked, because of her special relationship with Zhu Jinghong, she has been living in Prince Xiang's Mansion almost all the time in the past six months.
“Yes!Baochai smiled.
Unexpectedly, Xiangyun asked again: "Is it enough?" "
At this time Daiyu walked up behind her, held Xiangyun's shoulders and said to everyone: "Look at her... She is said to be the daughter of the Wuxun family. I think she grew from the wine vat. Big! ”
“I can’t compare to Sister Lin. She grew up in a pile of books and is now respected as a bachelor. I think Sister Lin should not enter the palace, but should be a private school teacher!” "
Baoqin on the side asked subconsciously: "Mr. Private School? But Sister Lin is a girl, how can she be a husband? "
At this time, Xiangyun came around behind Baoqin and said with a faint smile: "So...Sister Lin entered Prince Xiang's Mansion and only taught the Thirteenth Master! "
"You guys... you just know how to sleep at night. Sister Lin is still in class even though she's asleep! "
After hearing this, everyone present laughed, but Daiyu was really angry, raised her little fist and rushed towards Xiangyun.
"I I'm going to beat you up for being such an unstoppable bad guy..."
"Sister Lin, please spare my life..."
The two of them chased each other back and forth, like girls who had not yet left the palace, which amused everyone in the room. Overjoyed.
There is a lot of joy in the room, but the degree of joy is different. For example, Yang Jingting is not so happy, especially when others are happy.
Behind her is Zhang Xiaoyue. and Li Huizhen, they didn't notice anything strange, and the smiles on their faces were very natural.
Let's put aside the matters in the capital for the time being, and say that thousands of miles away in the northwest, the Ming army was still fighting hard.
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Although the decisive battle on June 15th ended with the victory of the Ming army, the Eight-Nation Allied Forces ended up with nearly 200,000 soldiers.
Zhu Jinghong continued to pursue the enemy. Expand the results, but not all the enemy troops are pigs.
Even if they are all pigs, it is impossible to kill all the remaining hundreds of thousands in one go.
The pursuit lasted until June 19. The Ming army killed more than 80,000 enemies in total. Among them, the Rakshasa Kingdom suffered the most serious losses because a large number of infantry were theirs.
The reason why the pursuit lasted until June. Nineteen, it was because they reached the foot of Hutu City, which was the headquarters of the coalition forces.
After continuous pursuit and fighting, the Ming army was first unable to keep up with supplies, and secondly, the entire army was exhausted. , it is time to take a rest.
If the battle is not organized and organized, the casualties will be high, and the soldiers will become resentful and lose their support.
Zhu Jinghong is not eager for quick success. Not to mention that they had already won a great victory, so the attack that started on June 20 basically stopped.
The reason why the attack basically stopped is because the cavalry was still taking turns to harass the enemy. Supply and retreat.
Yes, based on the existing signs, Zhu Jinghong can judge that the enemy is showing signs of continuing to withdraw westward.
This situation is normal, and the loss of so many people is not bad. Being so close to the Ming army is very dangerous for the coalition forces.
Although there is one.Hutu City, but the city here is small and the walls are low, making it difficult to withstand the Ming army's strong attack.
What's more, it is impossible for all of its remaining 110,000 troops to squeeze into Hutu City.
The cavalry also needed to be repaired. Zhu Jinghong still had nearly 60,000 cavalry on hand. After two days of repairs, he sent 20,000 cavalry and headed towards Hutucheng.
To be honest, after winning a big battle, the Ming army was a little proud, and then something went wrong during this expedition.
The 20,000 cavalrymen encountered an ambush and were surrounded on three sides. It could be said that they were suppressed. In the end, they could only retreat in despair.
And this time, it also gave Zhu Jinghong a heads-up, allowing him to wake up from the joy of victory.
In the next few days, he still sent cavalry to harass, but the enemy troops in Hutu City were gradually withdrawing.
After all, this is a large group of more than 100,000 people. It can't be defeated by only 10,000 or 20,000 cavalry, so Zhu Jinghong can only deploy more cavalry, and even use infantry to approach from behind.
One wanted to leave and the other wanted to chase. The two sides started chasing battles one after another on the thousands of miles of Gobi.
On the fourth day of July, Hutu City was captured, and the Ming army continued to pursue eastward.
On the eighth day of August, the Ming army captured Wusu City. The scale of the battle was much larger, and Zhu Jinghong also took command personally.
The war has progressed to this day. Although the number of enemy troops is still one hundred thousand, there are not many elites left among them. Most of them are young men forcibly recruited by the Junggar people.
As for the entire coalition, Britain, France, Spain and Portugal have withdrawn the remaining troops, which is equivalent to breaking away from the war process. The Eight-Nation Alliance has become the Four Nations.
Even from these four countries, the Rakshasa people have withdrawn part of their troops. Apparently they no longer have any hope of winning, but they just can’t let it go
As for the Kazakh and Turkmen khanates, in The Rakshasa Kingdom is still sending troops despite being forced to do so, and each still has 20,000 people on the battlefield.
When Wusu was captured, Zhu Jinghong also learned about what happened in the court. When he was having a drink with the generals and was in a happy mood, he almost overturned the table in anger.
When people asked, he did not hide it and directly stated the criticisms of the DPRK and China, which aroused the righteous indignation of the generals.
Fortunately, the emperor's treatment was fair. After everyone scolded him, they didn't mention it anymore and continued to plan to fight west.
After five days of rest, the army continued to move west. Their goal was to capture Jinghe City, which was a very critical node.
After taking this place, they will move south, cross the Tianshan Mountains through the river valley, and then penetrate directly into Ili.
The weather is already very cold. Even if the Ming army has coal supply for heating, many soldiers are still suffering from frostbite, so the progress of the war is extremely difficult.
But Zhu Jinghong had to fight because the court couldn't afford it, so he couldn't continue fighting next year and the year after.
The most important thing is that if we cannot win Yili in one fell swoop, the situation may change next year, making this year's sacrifices and consumption in vain.
August 10Seventh, the Ming army arrived outside Jinghe City. At that time, they learned that the main force of the enemy army had withdrawn due to fear of fighting, leaving only the old and weak to deploy suspicious troops in the city.
The enemy troops withdrew early in the morning, less than two hours ago. At this time, the pursuit may catch up.
What Zhu Jinghong was worried about was that these people had fled into the valleys and would block their way through the Tianshan Mountains.
It doesn’t even need to be blocked for too long. It only takes a dozen days to delay until September, and it may be impossible to get through under the snow-capped mountains.
On a hillside, looking at the fast-moving main army, Zhu Jinghong said boldly: "I will definitely carry the power of victory all the way and attack Ili... take the city and destroy the country!"
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With the current temperature conditions, it is impossible for cavalry to fight, so all infantry are used in pursuit.
Of course, the main force of the enemy army is basically infantry, and the cavalry can only play a certain "escort" role.
Two days have passed since this pursuit, and the whole army has been on the road for seventy or eighty miles. Under the current geographical and weather conditions, this is already a very efficient pace.
When he got up in the morning and looked at the pass in front of him, Zhu Jinghong also felt nervous.
If the enemy has occupied the mountain pass and formed a defense system, the subsequent battle will be extremely difficult.
Because he was concerned about the military situation, he went directly to the vanguard, but found a different situation.
Because it was a forced march, all the soldiers on the way were eating. Only the sergeants in the vanguard were only on their way, leaving the rest of the army behind.
"Call your commander!" Zhu Jinghong was very angry.
He always cherishes his soldiers and never lets them go hungry.
Soon the commander of this army arrived, and he was also an acquaintance of Zhu Jinghong. Wang Jie, the current commander of Yaowu Central Guard, was also the captain of his guard when he went to Jinling.
"Why don't the troops have breakfast?" Zhu Jinghong asked sternly even if he was an acquaintance.
Facing the pressure, Wang Jie said confidently: "Reporting to the Thirteenth Master, I have given an order... to seize the pass while the enemy's defense is not stable, and then have breakfast!"
After he finished speaking, the soldiers around him also shouted: "Your Majesty, if we can't take the pass, we won't eat!"
"Yes...take the pass and then eat!"
Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong laughed loudly and praised: "Good... there is a lot of morale!"
Looking at the pass only a few miles away in front of him, Zhu Jinghong said in a high-pitched tone: "Take it Come down to the pass, I will kill the cows and sheep for you... I will celebrate your success in person!" The transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you