From the late Wanli Dynasty, to the Tianqi Dynasty, and then to the Chongzhen Dynasty, in just a dozen years, the Ming Dynasty mobilized countless elite troops, allocated tens of millions of taels of military pay, Liao pay, and a large amount of food

, ordnance, firearms, etc.

But what happens in the end?

These investments regardless of cost did not result in huge victories, nor did Jianlu get a bruised nose and a swollen face.

What is ironic is that a large number of Ming army elites were massacred by the Jianqiu, a large number of surrenderers led their servants and soldiers to defect to the Jianqiu, a large number of territories were occupied by the Jianqiu, and a large number of Shurats...

Even if it's broken up and down, it can't be broken to this extent.

In the magical Liaodong and the incredible Ming Dynasty, there are only unimaginable things, but there are no things that vested interest groups cannot do.

"Work harder, don't think about being lazy. When the time comes, Jianlu will come and kill us. These wide ditches are what save our lives."

"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is behind us, commanding us to fight against the Jianlu..."

Walking in the dug tunnel, listening to the shouts from far away, Emperor Chongzhen's lips slightly raised. Compared with the unfamiliar civil servants and military generals of the Ming Dynasty, these soldiers at the bottom were more obedient.

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As long as they can get the military pay they deserve, perform meritorious service on the battlefield, and receive the rewards they deserve, then they are the most loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

"Lu Qing, the morale of the Tianxiong Army is very high."

Patting the surface of the tunnel next to him, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and said: "It's good that we can maintain such vigor after digging wide trenches with such high intensity for several days in a row."

Lu Xiangsheng, who was following behind, hurriedly raised his hands when he heard this and said: "This is all because His Majesty is personally visiting the front line, and his majesty..."

"Okay, Lu Qing, let's stop talking nonsense among our monarchs and ministers."

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and interrupted: "Whoever deserves the credit is his credit. Even I cannot take away the credit of the ministers around me.

Calculating the time, it has been two days since my imperial commander arrived in Zunhua, but in Qian'an, not even a Jianlu Mao was seen.

The Denglai reinforcements led by Zhang Keda have all participated in digging wide trenches on the Western Front. Tell me, what is going on in Huang Taiji's mind? Do you have to fight me to the death?"

Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Qia, and Li Banghua, who were accompanying him, showed different expressions. It was obvious that they had considered what Emperor Chongzhen said in the past few days and even discussed it privately.

The army assembled by the Ming Dynasty in Zunhua surrounded them on three sides, in a posture of besieging the city for reinforcements, but the Jianlu refused to take the bait. This is indeed a big problem.

"Everyone talks about their own ideas." Emperor Chongzhen turned around, looked at Lu Xiangsheng and the others, and said, "We are not in the court here. Everyone has their own opinions. Say what you have to say."

Lu Xiangsheng frowned slightly and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that in the current situation, Huang Taiji has made it clear that he does not believe that I, the Ming Dynasty, can break through Zunhua City in a short time.

Its intention is very clear, it is to support the Ming Dynasty. As long as Qian'an City can be breached, the defense on the eastern front will be in chaos. By then, as long as it threatens the stability of Shanhaiguan, it will force the Ming Dynasty to take action.

It was too much for them, the Jianlu, to travel long distances to invade our Daming Pass and just engage in siege warfare. After all, they only had so many soldiers and horses.

But if Ming Dynasty is forced to take action, the situation will become different."

"Your Majesty, I think Lu Jiandou is right."

Wang Qia followed closely and said: "It can be said that the Jianlu invaders who invaded before did not expend much effort, and they successively attacked Da'ankou, Longjingguan and other places. With the defeat of Xifengkou, they took advantage of the situation and attacked

Entered the customs.

The fall of Zunhua City and Santunying made the invading Jianlu people think in their hearts that we, the Ming Dynasty, had no power to resist this battle.

However, under His Majesty's command and the deployment of our Military Aircraft Department, the situation in various places has changed from turmoil to stability. Although there are some fluctuations on Yuan Chonghuan's side, in terms of the overall situation, Ming Dynasty still has the advantage."

Listening to what Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Qia said, Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. Indeed, with the current situation, it was clear that Huang Taiji was unwilling to do this.

If they get into the rhythm of the Ming Dynasty, even if they can defend Zunhua City and block the Ming Dynasty's offensive, it is probably not very realistic to achieve a breakthrough.

Only by causing chaos in the Ming Dynasty can they exploit the chaos and create a new pattern, so as to gain more benefits.

"According to what the ministers say, it means that Huang Taiji is determined not to give up."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled with a cold light flashing in his eyes. He looked at Lu Xiangsheng and the others and said, "I feel that there is no gain in this. In the end, being kicked out of my Daming Pass will affect his status and power in Jianlu."

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This is fighting me to the death!

Okay, since Huang Taiji doesn't lead the main force of Jianlu to come back for reinforcements, then let's have a fight!

In the past few days, a lot of artillery has been transferred from the rear, as well as battlefield weapons such as thunderbolts. It will definitely not be a problem to capture Zunhua City, which was built to steal the enemy's territory!

Lu Qing, his name is Tianxiong, and the battle between the loyal and brave armies has begun. Are you confident that you can regain Zunhua City within two days?"

From Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Zushou and others, following the instructions issued by the military aircraft department, they led the Tianxiong and Zhongyong armies to leave Shenjing and rushed to the front line battlefield. They fought with the Jianlu branch at Da'ankou and then joined forces.

During this period of time in Zunhua City, the war bureau led by Zhang Yixian did not produce small amounts of thunderbolts, as well as bags of granular gunpowder and bags of lead bullets.

Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang, was in charge of the inner court; Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Xu Guangqi, and Zhang Weixian were playing chess with Han Xu, Li Biao, and Liu Zongzhou in the outer court; and Luo Yangxing was leading the imperial guards, and Shenjing was under the threat of war.

It can be said that I have experienced a lot of things.

Not to mention anything else, just speaking of this military situation, no matter what the needs are, Cao Huachun and the others will meet them as soon as possible.

The emperor personally went on a military expedition and fought against the Jianlu on the front line. If any accident happened because of their poor performance, they would be severely punished.

What's more, with the emperor by his side and holding their lives in their hands, they had no other choice but to fulfill the emperor's wishes.

If the Ming Dynasty wins this battle, they will definitely be favored by the emperor and receive corresponding rewards.

If the Ming Dynasty loses this battle, they will definitely be severely punished by the emperor...

"I have confidence!"
Chapter completed!