at the same time
Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty was not idle either.
After knowing that Slave Jian was about to enter the pass, he was naturally anxious.
After returning to the Forbidden City, he immediately gathered Huang Degong, Cao Bianjiao, Li Yuanyin, Fang Zhenghua, Cao Huachun, Wang Chengen, Bi Maokang, and Sun Heding for a meeting.
These eight people were his trusted subordinates.
This matter was of great importance and had to be kept a secret, so Chongzhen did not hold a court meeting with great fanfare. Instead, he summoned them in secret.
"Huang Degong, Cao Bianjiao, how is the training of the new army and the Divine Arms Battalion?”Chong Zhen asked.
"Your Majesty, the new army has been training day and night and has never dared to slack off. The soldiers in the army have gradually adapted and I believe that they will be formed in less than half a year!”
"The same goes for the Divine Arms Battalion. I train every day and am familiar with the formations, formations, and four-section shooting.”
Cao Bianjiao and Huang Degong hurriedly reported!
Cao Bianjiao was especially confident. The last time he raided the homes of the eight great Jin merchants, he had gained quite a bit of military merit. At this moment, his fighting spirit was even higher.
"Good!" "If that's the case, then if Slave Jian immediately enters the pass to plunder, do you dare to fight?" Chong Zhen said with satisfaction.”
"Slave Jian entered the pass?"
"So fast?"
Everyone gasped in fear.
Everyone was very clear about the consequences of Slave Jian entering the pass. Every time these dogs entered the pass, they would cause great harm to Da Ming.
Not only would countless cities in the north be plundered, but many civilians would also be slaughtered. They would even be taken outside the pass to become slaves. This was definitely a catastrophe.
"If Slave Jian dares to enter the pass, I will definitely destroy him!”Cao Bianjiao gritted his teeth and growled," This is the enemy of our Ming Dynasty. We must not let our guard down. Although our new army has just been formed, we are bold enough to ask for battle!”
"The soldiers of the Divine Arms Battalion also request to fight!”"We are willing to sacrifice our lives to serve the country. We are not afraid of death!" Huang Degong said with killing intent.”
"Good! Very good!"
Chong Zhen was naturally quite satisfied with this.
The soldiers were willing to give their lives, the national treasury had silver, and they had guns. He was not afraid even if Slave Jian came!
"To tell you the truth, the problem just now was not that I was testing your loyalty, but that Slave Jian would really enter the pass soon!”
"After I destroyed the Jin merchants and the corrupt officials, the Great Ming Dynasty was in turmoil. The hearts of the Liaodong army were also unstable. Moreover, it is already late autumn. If Slave Jian wants to spend the winter, he will definitely enter the pass to plunder!”
"I only have one question. Do you dare to fight?”
Chong Zhen's stern question instantly made everyone feel heroic!
Huang Degong, Cao Bianjiao, Fang Zhenghua, and the others immediately knelt down and shouted in unison,""Don't worry, Your Majesty. We will fight to the death!"
"Good!" " Cao Huachun, Li Yuanyin," Chongzhen ordered with satisfaction." Spread out the spies of the East Chamber Brocade Guard. I want to know every move in the north."”
"Bi Maokang, Sun Heding, the War Bureau and the Artillery Bureau should speed up the production of firearms. The more the better.”
"Huang Degong, Fang Zhenghua, Cao Bianjiao, after you return, immediately train your soldiers. You must ensure that the troops maintain their combat strength and are ready to fight at any time!”
"Wang Chengen immediately secretly drafted an edict to Governor Lu Xiangsheng and General Zuo Liangyu. He ordered the two of them to immediately reorganize their troops to the north to help the king and prepare for a bloody battle with Slave Jian!”
Chongzhen's series of orders immediately calmed everyone's morale!
So what if Slave Jian came? As long as Chongzhen didn't fall into chaos, no one was afraid.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Huang Degong cupped his hands and said,"But why doesn't His Majesty want us to lead our troops to Shanhaiguan Pass to help defend and try our best to stop the thieves outside the pass?"”
"Hehe, it's easier said than done to stop the thief outside the pass!”"I'm not afraid to tell you a piece of bad news. The Liaodong army may not be reliable in this battle.”
"Hmm?"
Everyone's eyes narrowed as they were all secretly shocked!
What did he mean by the Liaodong Army being unreliable?
Could it be that they still dared to betray him?
"What does Your Majesty mean by this?" Cao Bianjiao frowned and asked,"Lord Zu and Governor-General Hong are both loyal people. Why is it like this?"”
"Loyalty? Not necessarily!" "Do you really think they are loyal to the country?" Chong Zhen sneered. The Jin merchants secretly traded with Slave Jian, colluding with the enemy and betraying the country to provide Slave Jian with large amounts of food, iron, and cotton. Do you really think they didn't participate?”
"Hiss!"
Everyone gasped again!
This was a huge crime that no one dared to think about.
But now that Chongzhen had broken through this layer of window paper, everyone subconsciously thought about it and really felt that something was wrong.
The Jin merchants had been doing business with the Slave Jian people all these years. Were the people at the border really unaware?
Not necessarily? According to the habit of the generals of the Ming Dynasty, were Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou, and the others really clean?
One had to know that Zu Dashou's eldest son was currently entrusted with an important task by Huang Taiji. Wasn't the Zu family suspected of having a foot in two boats?
"Wang Chengen, have there been any strange movements in Liaodong recently?”Chong Zhen asked again.
Wang Chengen was so scared that his whole body trembled. He quickly picked out two of the many memorials and said respectfully,""Zu Dashou of Jin Prefecture has reported that Slave Jian has been making a lot of moves recently. He might go south to rob the pass and request the imperial court to send troops to support him!”
"Ji Liao Governor Hong Chengchou has submitted a memorial requesting the Imperial Court to allocate last year's and this year's military pay, a total of six million taels!”
Just these two ordinary memorials made everyone frown. Chongzhen was right. There was something wrong with these people!
Usually, it was silent, but the Jin merchants had just been exterminated and now they jumped out. What did this mean?
Firstly, they were using Slave Jian to threaten the imperial court!
Secondly, they were using the military pay to test Chongzhen's thoughts.
If Chongzhen wanted to touch them, he would definitely not give them money. If Chongzhen refused to give them money, then they would definitely do something in secret.
"Hehehe, what a good move to throw a stone to test the waters. To think that Zhen had always thought that they were loyal officials and good generals!”Chongzhen ordered in exasperation,"All ministers, go back and reorganize your troops and prepare for war. I will never condone these rebels!"”
"Yes, sir!"
Everyone roared in unison, and a sense of urgency began to gather out of thin air.
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