Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

Shaanxi, Xi'an County.

Sun Chuanting's army was stationed outside Xi'an County. The military camps stretched for dozens of miles, and the battle flags were flying like the sea.

He rushed to Shaanxi to take over as the governor of the three sides. Before his butt was hot, he received an imperial edict urging him to lead troops to reinforce Kaifeng, so he set up his headquarters in Xi'an County and ordered all armies to gather closer.

Now, Governor Hou Xun of Huguang, General Soldier Zuo Liangyu, Governor Yang Wenyue of Baoding, and General Soldier Hu Dawei have arrived with their troops respectively. On the contrary, Shaanxi General Soldier He Renlong and his troops have not arrived yet, which makes Sun Chuanting very angry. , further strengthened his determination to kill He Renlong.

In order to preserve his strength, He Renlong was too afraid to fight. As a result, Governor Fu Zonglong died in Xincai. Governor Wang Qiaonian was beheaded in Xiangcheng by Li Zicheng. After being angrily dismissed from his official position by Emperor Chongzhen, he was worried that Emperor Chongzhen would chop off his head and kept looking for him. Various excuses to delay time.

After being urged by Sun Chuanting, he slowly led his army on the road, stopping three times a day and walking less than ten miles in three days. Until he received a letter from Sun Chuanting promising to exonerate him, and deputy commander Gao Jie promising to keep him safe. After making the promise, he boldly led his troops to Xi'an.

While digging a hole for He Renlong, Sun Chuanting sighed while looking at the military map. On the surface, he had more than 300,000 elite troops in Shaanxi, Huguang, and Baoding, and he had a huge momentum, but he knew the specific situation very well. .

The commanders-in-chief of the three armies are all thousand-year-old foxes who have been trained for thousands of years. They are guarding each other and do nothing to work. Talking about sincere unity, courageous fighting, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are all nonsense.

In addition, he had just taken over as the governor of the Trilateral War, and before he had organized the armies, raised combat supplies, and made adequate preparations for combat, the emperor issued an order urging him to raise troops to reinforce Kaifeng.

In the current war situation, the bandits' army is strong, and they are riding on the power of a winning streak, and their fighting spirit is high. At this time, hastily raising troops for reinforcements is extremely risky.

To put it simply and straightforwardly, Kaifeng is a place of death. Li Zicheng's troops surrounded Kaifeng, just to dig a hole to catch his big fish. He knew it was a big hole, so he could only open his eyes and jump in. It was hard to violate the sacred command.

Just last night, he received the emperor's secret decree and secret message. After reading it, his face turned red with excitement. He bowed three times in the direction of the imperial capital and called the emperor wise.

The emperor's idea coincided with his. Saving Kaifeng or not saving him would lead to death. Instead of falling into the big pit dug by Li Zicheng, it would be better to abandon Kaifeng and cruise around Li Zicheng's army, looking for opportunities to fight. This way he would win both Taking the initiative, he revitalized the battle situation. When the court regained its composure and mobilized all its troops to encircle and suppress the enemy, the Li thieves would be defeated.

I don’t know who mastered such a brilliant strategy and tactics? He was also able to persuade the emperor to change his holy orders. He was so awesome that when he returned to Beijing in triumph, he would definitely visit him to express his gratitude.

Sun Chuanting didn't associate such a brilliant strategy and tactics with the emperor at all. He thought it was someone in the court who came up with it. He was so awesome that he admired and was grateful.

He didn't know that he was overthinking it. Even if the court recovered its breath, there wouldn't be many reinforcements. Zhu Youjian was just using him to hold off Li Zicheng and buy more time for himself.

Furthermore, he followed the route of elite soldiers. Ming Dynasty is now dying of illness and cannot be like before, with an army of hundreds of thousands at every turn, which consumes the people and money, and the landlords have no surplus food.

No, the emperor was too poor to afford to play.

After Sun Chuanting received the emperor's second secret order, his energy and fighting spirit increased greatly, and his confidence in defeating Li Zicheng also increased. He lay on the desk, staring at the military map and repeatedly checking and calculating.

The emperor has granted him the privilege of responding to emergencies, but it is imperative to reinforce Kaifeng in order to block Youyou's mouth. As for how to reinforce, he can only have the final say.

Your Majesty the Governor, Shaanxi Commander-in-Chief Heren and Commander-in-Chief Long He have arrived and are waiting for orders outside the tent. A guard came in to report.

Sun Chuanting cheered up, and Madman He finally arrived.