Daming pirates

But what was different from ordinary people was the attitude of the imperial court. When someone brought the news of Yu Jiajun's victory to his palace in the capital, Chongzhen was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground on the spot, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Together.

According to his understanding of the slave-building army, this slave-building army should be very, very capable. Over the years, he has been on the throne for more than ten years, but he has almost never heard of a certain Ming army that will build a slave army.

The slave army suffered huge defeats and losses, and occasionally news of one or two so-called great victories came to the capital, but it was just a few dozen beheadings. At best, it was just a small fight with hundreds of beheadings, and there was still a lot of content in it.

Even so, such news can make him happy for a while, he will give a big reward to the generals who have achieved victory, and he will announce it specifically in the court to boost the morale of the Ming ministers.

But even such a small victory is very rare for him. What he has not heard is all kinds of unfavorable news. Either the army here was defeated by the slaves today, or there is a fort somewhere.

It was conquered by Jian Nu, and how many soldiers and generals were lost.

Since he came to the throne, Jiannu has broken through the pass and raided the capital three times. Every time Jiannu entered the pass, the Ming army was completely defeated. If this general is not dead today, he will be dead tomorrow.

If that magistrate was defeated, either the county seat of such and such was captured by the slaves and the magistrate of such and such county died for his country.

It was these news that he heard the most, so for a long time, even he himself had been infected with a strong fear of slavery, and he shuddered a little when talking about slavery.

This time when Jiannu entered the pass, he had already killed two governors, and more than a hundred generals were on guard. Even Jinan's King De was kidnapped by Jiannu's army. As for the lost land, Jiannu attacked the state capital.

There are more than 40 county towns, and every day when I open my eyes, I get the news that the slave army has conquered that place again, and how many soldiers and generals have died, and how many people have been taken captive.

So much so that in the past six months, he himself felt numb. Although he was angry every day, he didn't know what to do. Although he had assembled hundreds of thousands of Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers in Gyeonggi, these officers and soldiers now simply

There is nothing we can do against the army of slaves.

How could he not know that these Ming soldiers and generals were afraid of the slave-building army? As long as they could avoid fighting, they would never go crazy and fight against the slave-building army. So now even he himself has been afraid of these Ming slaves.

The generals have lost confidence, they have lost confidence in these ministers, and they only think about leaving quickly! You have built an army of slaves, you have robbed enough, and leave quickly! If I leave, my old man will live in peace, and he will not have to suffer like this every day.

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But now he suddenly heard that Yu Xiaotian actually led his troops to fight a decisive battle with the Jiannu army, and he defeated the Jiannu army in one blow.

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How could this news not make Chongzhen's jaw drop? He couldn't believe it, this news was true. In his opinion, this was absolutely impossible, it was simply impossible.

The fact that Yu Xiaotian led more than 30,000 soldiers and horses to land at Dagukou is now known to both the government and the public. Although it was later rumored that the Yu family's army took the water route and transported a group of soldiers and horses from the south, the number was also limited.

It's very limited. It's more about transporting a lot of supplies.

A few days ago, the Yu Jiajun blocked the Jiannu army at the Tianjin Guard. The two sides fought for many days, but the Jiannu failed to break through the Yu Jiajun's obstruction and pass through the Tianjin Guard.

This incident was enough to shock him, but privately he still believed that the Yu Jiajun was more lucky, and although they were guest troops, they captured Tianjin Guard immediately. They should be in Tianjin Guard

He stood firm and unexpectedly blocked the offensive of the Jiannu army.

However, although he had not heard how many soldiers and horses the Yu Jiajun lost in those days, he firmly believed that the Yu Jiajun must have consumed a lot of money and the casualties would definitely not be light.

That's why Yu Jiajun did this, so that he couldn't see clearly what Yu Xiaotian wanted to do. Yu Xiaotian led these soldiers and horses under his command to attack more with less, and defended Tianjin without retreating. He was basically hitting an egg with a stone, and was trying to kill himself.

Seeking death.

That's why, for the sake of face, he ordered not to allow Chen Xinjia to lead the Ming army stationed in Baoding, as well as the reinforcements hurriedly transferred from the Shanhaiguan area to Gyeonggi Province to sneak attack on the rear of Yu's army.

Because he believed that the slave-building army was enough to deal with the Yu Jiajun's thirty or forty thousand rebels. His original plan was to sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight, and watch a good show of dog eating dog.

But just a few days later, news came from Yu Xiaotian's side of a decisive battle with Jiannu south of Tianjin Wei. At that time, he felt that Yu Xiaotian was really crazy. He didn't have enough troops in the first place.

We have the upper hand, and we still have some confidence in holding on to the city. I'm afraid Jiannu won't be able to do much against him, and this battle may be stalemate for a while.

But Yu Xiaotian actually proposed to have a decisive battle with the slave-building army south of Tianjin Wei, and it was a field battle. At that time, he and his senior officials thought that Yu Xiaotian was really crazy, and this was not asking for death.

Is there a way? Even if your men named Yu have sharp cannons and cannons, can they withstand the fierce attack of an army of 100,000 slaves?

In the Battle of Saarhu, the Ming army was still equipped with a large number of firearms, and its strength was many times greater than that of Jiannu. However, in the end, it was not defeated by Jiannu, and almost all of the army was defeated by Jiannu.

Submerged outside the pass.

This Yu Xiaotian actually thought that he had blocked several fierce attacks by the Jiannu army in Tianjin Wei, and he didn't know his last name. He actually proposed to fight to the death with the Jiannu army in the wild. Isn't this crazy?

So Chongzhen breathed a long sigh of relief at that time, thinking that now he didn't have to worry about Yu Xiaotian, a serious enemy. Even if Yu Xiaotian didn't die this time, he would probably be defeated by the slave-building army.

It would be good to be able to escape to Fujian by sea, but this guy might even be killed by the slave-building army on the spot, maybe, so it is unlikely that Yu Xiaotian will continue to be his worry.

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But he never expected that just three days had passed when news came that the Yu family's army was fighting a decisive battle with Jiannu south of Tianjin Wei. In one fell swoop, Jiannu's 100,000-strong army was defeated, and the whole army was almost destroyed.

Could Chongzhen not be surprised? He was so surprised that he was so surprised that he opened his mouth and drooled. He didn't even know it happened. It took him a long time to react and quickly ordered Cao Wenzhao to summon the ministers to the palace to discuss the matter.

At this time, the ministers also heard the news and knew that the Holy Emperor would soon invite them to the palace to discuss matters, so they didn't need to greet them. They all ran outside the Gongmen to wait. As expected, within a short time, the imperial edict was announced.

They were invited to visit him, so a group of qualified ministers rushed into the palace.

Chongzhen immediately asked these ministers for advice and what to do now. The Yu family's army was too fierce! How could it be so powerful here that it even defeated an army of 100,000 slaves?

The most important thing now is how the court should deal with this matter. Should they quickly send people to celebrate Yu Xiaotian's victory and reward Yu Xiaotian's soldiers?

Are you kidding me? Yu Xiaotian is definitely not a good bird. He raised a large number of troops to kill the Tianjin Guards this time. He had ulterior motives at all. Even if he defeated the slave army without turning back, it would be equal to the merits and demerits at best. He will definitely be rewarded.

No way.

Therefore, congratulating him with a great seal is something that you would never even think about. If you can avoid punishing him, it would be quite good.

However, Yu Xiaotian is now a nominal military general of the Ming Dynasty. At least he has the title of Governor Tongzhi and Chief Military Officer of Fujian. Although most of the Yu family troops under his command may not have the establishment of the Ming Dynasty army.

, but at least this battle can be regarded as fighting for the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, they fought against the slave-building army that everyone in the Ming Dynasty hated, and they also won such a huge victory. This can be called an absolute and absolute victory. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were few such great victories, and even such a great victory could not be found.

The great victory is comparable to it.

It seems unreasonable not to reward him. Not only Yu Xiaotian may not do it, but also his subordinates may not do it. The people in the world will probably drown the imperial court by spitting foam stars.

So Chongzhen was very tangled, very tangled, and the ministers were also tangled, and they were also very tangled. Finally, someone suggested that although the news of the decisive battle between Yu Jiajun and Jiannu had spread and he had won a great victory, Yu Xiaotian had not sent anyone yet.

If he enters the capital and performs a victory, then the imperial court can ignore it completely for the time being and pretend that he has not heard about it.

The news of this great victory still needs to be confirmed and verified. This all takes time. You can't just rely on someone's empty talk. You must first report the victory to Xiaotian in a serious manner, and then send people to inspect the battlefield situation and take inventory.

Only by taking prisoners with heads can they be rewarded based on their merits.

Of course, it is definitely impossible to reward based on merit. Although the Jiannu army was defeated, the Yu family army was still there. One of the worries was gone, and the remaining one was the most important worry among the worries.

So someone immediately came up with a plan. Anyway, the Yu Jiajun and Jiannu had just fought fiercely for several days. Even if they won a great victory, it would still be a tragic victory. It is estimated that their own losses would not be much small. At this time,

This is when they are at their weakest. If this opportunity is let go and he is replenished, no one dares to say what this guy will do next.

Therefore, the best way at the moment is for the court to tell the world first and describe Yu Xiaotian as a guilty minister. Disobedience and disrespect are the second best. Supporting the troops to separate one side and leading the troops directly into Tanggu without authorization are even more ulterior. They are definitely disobedient.

Therefore, Chongzhen could tell the world first, put the label of traitor on Yu Xiaotian's head first, prove his crime, and then let the soldiers and horses of the world jointly punish him.

(Thanks to Xiaochunfeng in the Desert, Gu Xiaoxia, Yi Zuoren and several brothers for their rewards)