The emperor felt extremely happy, and he endured his cough and gasped, and laughed.

It was rare that the emperor was so happy that the little eunuchs tried their best to ensure stability and increased their speed.

When the emperor was at its peak, Wei Zhongxian brought Tu Wenfu and other eunuchs into the West Garden.

Wei Zhongxian tried to see the emperor once a day, but it was mostly in the afternoon, which was also the period for Emperor Tianqi to do carpentry work. At that time, things were easy to pass, and the emperor would not easily reject it with great care. However, if there were military and national affairs, they would not stick to the time period, and they would not dare to fool the emperor.

Wei Zhongxian looked pale and looked very ugly. The little eunuch on the ice did not dare to be negligent when he saw Eunuch Wei coming, so he immediately slowed down and sent the emperor to the shore.

"The father is here." Tianqi's face was a little pale, and he felt dizzy.

This is a common problem for people with poor physical fitness. They are prone to dizziness and even vomiting after high speed and rotation.

Tianqi suppressed the discomfort between his chest and abdomen, coughed several times, then sat on the chair someone brought over, looked at Wei Zhongxian and said, "There must be something important to come here, let's talk to the factory minister."

"Return to the Emperor." Wei Zhongxian said with an ugly expression: "Dalinghe Fort, Xiaolinghe Fort, Jinzhou, Qiantun, Youtun, and more than a dozen other military forts were lost before the 20th day of the first lunar month."

"Lost?" Tianqi felt a swaying between heaven and earth, and the strong sense of dizziness almost made him fall to the ground.

The emperor held the armrest of the chair tightly and supported himself, asking Wei Zhongxian: "The first day of the first lunar month reported that the enemy cavalry had abnormal movements. In just a few days, he lost all the city and military forts?"

"The Liao soldiers are not worthy of fighting." Wei Zhongxian had already knelt down, and everyone next to him and the little envoys on the ice knelt down.

Only Apocalypse sat, the young emperor looked the highest and the loneliest and helpless.

Wei Zhongxian said: "General Li Bingcheng was afraid of fear and dared not fight. He fled first when he encountered the enemy. The Liao army was defeated, and all the forts were not dared to defend. All the generals and soldiers abandoned the city and fled. Dozens of cities and the forts were lost without fighting."

"Why is it here?"

"Last year, Gaodi found that the soldiers and generals were not afraid to fight. The soldiers and generals were all new soldiers and cowards, so he planned to retreat some of the troops to Ningyuan and Guanmen, which was empty outside and strong inside, so he could ensure that there was nothing wrong with Liaoxi. However, just before the New Year, Jianlu might have heard the wind. From the 14th, there were cavalry and horses crossing the river. Then the old slave claimed to have led 200,000 troops across the Sancha River. In a few days, all generals led their troops to escape, and the fort guards did not dare to fight. The situation was very bad in a few days."

Gao Di was recommended by Wei Zhongxian. Such a big mess occurred in less than three months after taking office. There was nothing wrong in western Liaoning for three years, and something happened when the new strategy took office. It is difficult not to make life think about it.

Now we can only push the soldiers and generals to fight, and judging from the battle report, all the generals in western Liaoning, including Li Bingcheng, escaped in fear. None of them dared to turn around and fight. The generals were in a wild nest. The performance of the Liao soldiers was quite poor, and at least tens of thousands of people ran away on the front line.

"The state has raised such a group of loyal ministers and generals for tens of millions of dollars?"

It is of great importance. Tianqi personally reads Gao Di’s report, and the more he reads, the more he becomes upset and angry.

When training troops, we always need the most military pay and the best military equipment. The Liao people we choose are also local people from Liaodong who claim to have a grudge against Jianlu. They have sufficient military pay and excellent military equipment, and are also men with deep hatred of the enemy. How can we fight a war?

"Where are there 200,000 cavalrymen?" Tianqi said angrily: "The old slave will not lead more than 60,000 people across the river!"

"Yes," Wei Zhongxian said: "Gaodi also has this view, but the rumors are widespread, and the morale of the military and the people are even more disheartened."

Tian Qi stared at Wei Zhongxian with sharp eyes and said, "What do he plan to do?"

"Retreat the main force back and close the door, and make sure that the door is closed without losing it."

"What a loyal minister and good general." Tianqi laughed, but his laughter was particularly creepy. He looked at Wei Zhongxian and said, "Gaodi and Yang Lin hid and couldn't come out, where is Ning Yuan?"

"It has been ordered that Yuan Chonghuan, Ningqiandao, lead his troops to abandon the guards and quickly withdraw from the closure."

Wei Zhongxian bowed his head and said, "Gaodi means to keep the troops and horses alive, keep the gate closed without any trouble, the enemy cavalry is coming thousands of miles away, and the logistics is weak, so he will still withdraw. It is still easy to restore the land."

"The nonsense is all nonsense." Tianqi angrily rebuked: "It's hard to change him now. After the war, please change him quickly, remove the registration and drive him out!"

Wei Zhongxian quickly agreed, but the emperor was furious and could no longer speak for Gao Di. Besides, Gao Di was not a member of the eunuch party, but was just the most suitable candidate for successor. The emperor should not be too angry with the eunuch party, at most he was angry that Gao Di took rash actions, giving the Donglu an opportunity to take advantage of it.

"And Yang Lin, is he worthy of being the general?"

Heaven was angry, his words were like a knife, and Wei Zhongxian was already sweating like a rain.

Yang Lin is indeed not qualified, his qualifications and ability are not enough, and he is a general who just wants to make money. However, less than three months after taking office, he encountered a large-scale march in the Donglu, and he must have been exempted. Of course, all the money he used to manage was wasted, and his capital was not recovered. Wei Zhongxian felt a little happy.

"How about Ning Qiandao?"

"Ning Qiandao seems unwilling to retreat and submits a memorial to request a stick."

Tianqi's undulating chest calmed down a little, and the emperor said in a somewhat confusing tone: "I used to think that Mr. Sun protected this person. This person was so rude and had no real skills. Now it seems that he has courage. So let him do this."

"yes."

"Where is Juehua Island?"

"Go back to the emperor, Juehua is the island," Wei Zhongxian said for granted: "As long as the ice is chiseled, the sea is lonely, and there is no way to build a barbarian without a ship to Juehua Island. Furthermore, with the golden crown, Yao and Xian led the water camp soldiers to stand behind the wall, there should be no problem."

"Be careful, too." Tianqi pondered: "Ningyuan, Juehua, close the door, these three places will not be lost, and the losses will not be too great. All the generals are strictly guarding their defense and not to lose them again. The defeated deserters should be placed in the inspection immediately. The weapons and armor must be fully protected. The military pay of the court is the food of the people, so they cannot be lost like this."

The emperor said something, and Wei Zhongxian quickly answered, and finally said: "The emperor is wise and wise. There will be nothing wrong in this way. In the future, he will definitely be peaceful and become the emperor."

Tianqi said again: "Can there be a pond report in Dongjiang?"

"Yes," Wei Zhongxian looked at the stack of paper in his hand. Tu Wenfu beside him understood and quickly took it over and read it.

"The Neidian garrison Chen Guozhong reported that: On the tenth day of the first day of the first day, he found that the slave chief had left the border from Shifang Temple, and went to the nearest place of Guangning to fight. On the 12th day of the first day, he immediately paid the cows and deer and surrendered generals. Each official prepared thirty ox carts and thirty pears. Each Dazi had to scatter three pairs of scattered rice, and each Dafu also prepared thirty dou of fried rice. This report is the same as Mao Yongfu's previous report that the slave chief would invade Hexi Youtun and other places in the late winter and early spring. The two reports were the same. On the 13th day of the first month, according to the scattered soldiers Ding Jinguoshang and others, he replied that the old Khan secretly told the princes that they had to quickly get axe and make a siege ladder. The younger one stayed for two days and found that the slave chief chief was determined to be armoured before and after the Lantern Festival.

Dazi had 40,000 to 50,000 ox carts and food, and everything was ready for everything. It was better to attack and grab them there. It was very true. I waited for the job. On the 14th day of the first lunar month, he served as a member of the Kashima gang, Lin Maochun, and Wang Fu, the general of the Kuan Dian camp, and led the officers and soldiers to attack Haizhou at night. Du Gui, the general of the Hou battalion, and Qu Chenghui, the guerrilla of the Qinghe camp, led the officers and soldiers to Weining camp, and the camera attacked Shenyang secretly... Recruiting the training camp, Mao Youjun, Yi Cheng, and Mao Youlin, the general of the Dushi, led the officers and soldiers to Kuan, Zhuang, and responded far and near. Each battalion should bring more guns and cannons and secretly lurk. If you see slave thieves coming from the east and the enemy cavalry passes by, you will be on the top of each mountain. At night, you will raise fires and set off artillery during the day, and you will be surprised to attack the back..."

Tianqi nodded slightly and said, "It's quite appropriate. I'll handle it like this when Mao Wenlong and Dongjiang are involved. If he is responsible for restraining it, tell him that I will definitely have a reward."

Wei Zhongxian said: "Mao Wenlong and the soldiers of Dongjiang will definitely swear to serve to repay the emperor's special kindness."

"Emperor, hehe, loyal ministers and good generals, emperor..." Tianqi could no longer hold on, and the title of emperor seemed to be ridiculing him. Is there such an emperor? If millions of years of military pay are paid, those civil servants and generals can't even defend a military fortress. In the world of Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, how could there ever be a time when such a small alien race were humiliated?

Looking back on the Chenghua period, whether it was the conquest of Miao, the Northern Territory, or the great conquest of the Jurchens, they were all invincible. Emperor Xianzong was also a foolish monarch in the mouth of civil officials. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was at its peak, and the emperor was the well-deserved emperor.

The Ming Dynasty now...

Emperor Tianqi was pale and felt a strong sense of humiliation in his heart. He let out a meaningless sigh, and then he fainted.

"Emperor, Emperor..." A group of people was in chaos in an instant, and they ran around like headless flies.

...

In Qingcheng, the New Year Festival flavor with lanterns and colorful decorations has not completely dissipated, and it is full of the smell of wealth and grace.

Many businessmen did not go home for the New Year, and waited for the beginning of spring to prepare new goods and head north.

During the snow-filling period, the roads are not as easy to walk as imagined, especially in the northern part of the desert, there are a large amount of permafrost. These places have deep permafrost in summer. After the snow water melts, it cannot seep into the ground. A large amount of muddy soil will form on the ground, and it will not recover until early summer.

Due to lush vegetation on the grassland, it is not as cold as the Arctic Circle, and there are not many frozen soil layers. However, after the beginning of spring, Russians will come here first during the muddy period, so many merchants simply don’t go home for many years, and just rest in the area of ​​Monk Yi Fort in Qingcheng, which is very close to Zhangjiakou, and can calmly convey messages and prepare goods.

Since it is still far from the trade period, people walking on the streets are very calm. If someone is in a hurry to walk by, people will look at his clothes to see if he is a military officer, have any important official duties to do, or someone at home is in a critical condition and is rushing to find a doctor for treatment.

There is another scene on both sides of the avenues. The teahouses and restaurants are crowded with people. People are either filled with wine and food, or tea and snacks. There are storytellers and opera singers, which adds a bit of fun.

In two years, Qingcheng has become a small city composed of Mongolian nobles and lamas, and has become a city where Han people gather and Han people have a strong atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)
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