All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 18: If you say the weather is cold, will someone give you a coat?
When Yuan Chonghuan returned to the camp, his expression was very unchanged.

He was summoned into the palace by the emperor, but on the surface he was not reprimanded and was even given the authority to lead the troops to defend the king.

But Yuan Chonghuan could clearly feel the emperor's suppressed anger towards him.

The emperor was angry and no longer had the absolute trust he had when Yuan Chonghuan shouted "Pacify Liao in five years".

The reason why they are still friendly to him now is just because they are afraid of the tens of thousands of Liaodong troops he brought.

In addition, he was needed to repel the Jiannu army.

Seeing his grim expression, many generals in the tent dared not say anything.

After a long while, Yuan Chonghuan finally said in a muffled voice, "Where are the Jiannu?"

The next ancestor Dashou immediately clasped his fists and responded, "Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the Jiannu army has successively conquered Jizhou, Xianghe, Shunyi, and Tongzhou, and will soon arrive in the suburbs of Beijing."

Hearing this, Yuan Chonghuan felt even more upset.

Huang Taiji does not keep his word!
They clearly agreed to negotiate, but now they are bypassing Liaodong Town, invading the capital and even reaching the gates of the capital!

Now that it has come to this, how can I still make excuses?

Yuan Chonghuan became more and more helpless, and even inexplicably felt a little panicked.

At this moment, he could no longer find a scapegoat, and he didn't know how to deal with the situation that followed.

After a long time, he groaned and asked, "Are there any troops nearby to support the king?"

The imperial edict to support the king has been issued, but it will take some time for the troops to arrive.

The only town that could be mobilized at this time, apart from Liaodong Town, was Ji Town.

"The situation of the troops in Jizhen is unclear." Zu Dashou saluted again, "But I heard that Zhao Rujiao is leading the main force of Jizhen to defend Zunhua City."

In the military tent, Yuan Chonghuan became alert almost instantly.

Just when I was worried about not being able to find someone important enough to take the blame, this surprise came out of nowhere.

As the general commander of Jizhen, one of the nine frontiers in the world, this is enough to take the blame.

"Send an order, order Zhao to lead the elite troops of Jizhen to rush to the capital."

Outside the west gate of Zunhua City.

"General Chen, what are you doing?!"

Wang Yuanya, the governor of Shuntian, held Chen Ran's thigh tightly, refusing to let him go. "No, no, no~~~"

"What are you doing, Lord Governor?" In the cold wind, Chen Ran, expressionless, kicked him secretly. "How can you pull and tug at me?"

Wang Yuanya didn't care about all this. Not only did he hold on to the thigh tightly, he also called on Yongping magistrate He Tianqiu, Zunhua county magistrate Xu Ze and other civil servants to come forward and pull it in various ways.

During the struggle, there was a "swish" sound, and Chen Ran's cotton coat was torn open, revealing the white cotton.

The people around who were watching the joke were suddenly overwhelmed with laughter.

"My new clothes!"

Chen Ran was furious and beat several civil servants with his fists and feet until they cried for their parents.

Although there were many civil servants, they were used to a life of luxury and were no match for Chen Ran, who had been training in the army for a long time and eating large chunks of meat all day long.

In a short time, the civil servants were already bruised and battered.

The worst-hit was Zunhua County Magistrate Xu Ze, whose nose was broken and two lines of blood hung on his chin.

Even so, Wang Yuanya and others still grabbed Chen Ran's clothes and prevented him from leaving.

The commotion here was really too much. Zhao Lujiao couldn't stand it anymore, so he rode over and advised, "Zihou, why don't you leave some more soldiers behind?"

"I am the commander-in-chief of Zunhua. All the soldiers in Zunhua are under my command." Chen Ran frowned slightly. "I am leading them to fight. What's wrong with that?"

"You also know that you are the commander-in-chief of Zunhua?" Xu Ze, who didn't even bother to pick up his official hat that had fallen to the ground, shouted, "You took all the soldiers in the city away. If the Jiannu come back, how can we defend this city?"

"That's right." Wang Yuanya hugged Chen Ran's thigh and shouted, "If you lose Zunhua City, we will definitely impeach you!"

Chen Ran was furious and punched Wang Yuanya in the eye. "Impeach me? If the city had been conquered, you would have been dead. Did you ask the Ox-Head and Horse-Face to deliver the memorial to you?"

He was going to the capital, and not only took his own troops with him, he also transferred most of the garrison troops in Zunhua City.

Without soldiers, how can we defend the city relying on a group of city dwellers and sons-in-law?

This is why what happened at the city gate happened.

Theoretically, Shuntian Governor Wang Yuanya could command Chen Ran.

But the problem is, people don't listen at all.

Without saying a few more words, he took out his goose-feather knife and said he wanted to sharpen it.

As for the soldiers in the city, Chen Ran paid them silver and food out of his own pocket, and also gave them the one year's unpaid wages and the travel expenses.

He was the commander-in-chief in charge, and he was willing to give the soldiers money, food, chickens, ducks and goose meat, so of course the soldiers followed their commander-in-chief.

Even the Fu Biao Camp, which was directly under the jurisdiction of Governor Wang Yuanya, was basically emptied.

There is no way, the Fu Biao Camp also owes wages these days.

Wang Yuanya and others also thought about spending money to lure the soldiers to stay.

Too bad they have no money.

There was definitely no money in the government office. Even the wealthy families in the city had been robbed clean before, so how could they come up with any money at this time?

In desperation, they had to pull Chen Ran and stop him from leaving.

Seeing that time was wasted, Chen Ran became angry and didn't care about anything. He punched and kicked a group of civil servants until they fell down and couldn't get up.

Only then did he mount his horse and set out with his troops amid the tearful calls of the civil officials.

"Zihou." Zhao Lujiao rode his horse parallel to Chen Ran. "You are offending the civil officials like this. This is not okay."

The military generals of the Ming Dynasty always bowed their heads when facing civil officials.

Chen Ran was the only one who didn't give him face and even beat him up. "These idiots are just a drag." Chen Ran coughed and responded tactfully, "I have someone above me, so I'm not afraid."

When the angel came to announce the decree, he also conveyed the news that Zhou Yanru was appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion and entered the cabinet.

Everyone knows that Chen Ran's benefactor is Zhou Yanru. With this big man protecting him, he can indeed be a little arrogant.

Before Zhao Luejiao could persuade him again, a trusted servant came on horseback and reported that there was a messenger from the capital.

When the messenger came forward, they learned that he was sent by Commander Yuan, who ordered them to ride as fast as possible to the capital.

"Rush to the capital?" Waving his hand to let the messenger retreat, Zhao Lujiao's face changed immediately. "Do you think the Tartars are all dead?"

"That's right." Chen Ran immediately responded, "It may be difficult for the Tartars to attack the city, but they are good at field battles."

"At this time, the troops from various places are scattered everywhere, giving them the opportunity to defeat them one by one. If they really approach the capital in such a bold manner, they will definitely be attacked first."

The Later Jin army had many mobile cavalrymen, and the terrain around the capital was flat, making it very suitable for them to launch surprise attacks.

Groups of troops headed for the capital, only to be defeated one by one.

Thinking of this, Chen Ran said casually, "The current situation looks a bit like Sarhu."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Lujiao's face changed immediately.

At the Battle of Sarhu, they also attacked in different directions, but the Jiannu concentrated their forces on only one route, causing the entire army to collapse.

The current situation is so similar.

"The Tartars suffered a loss under the city of Zunhua." Chen Ran lowered his head and thought for a moment, then took the initiative to speak again, "If they knew we were approaching, they would definitely concentrate their forces to attack us."

"What do you think?" Zhao Lujiao was silent for a moment, then shook his head slowly, "We still have to go to the capital."

"I'm definitely going to go."

Chen Ran was also unambiguous and immediately stated, "But we can't just go straight ahead like this."

"The Tartars have now gone to the vicinity of the capital, and are actually tied up."

"What I mean is, we should take advantage of the opportunity to join forces with the troops from all over the country to concentrate our forces, so that the Tartars can't handle them, and then defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."

"good."

Hearing this, Zhao Lujiao was finally moved. "That barbarian Yuan ran so fast, he must have led the Liaozhen cavalry to the capital first. The troops from Liaozhen and Shanhaiguan must be behind."

"In that case," Chen Ran said proudly, "The governor can go to Qian'an and Yongping to welcome the troops from Liaozhen and Shanhaiguan."

"how about you?"

"I'll go south." Chen Ran said seriously, "Go around Jizhou Xianghe, go to Liangxiang Fangshan, and the troops from Xuanda and Shanxi who came to support the king will arrive soon."

The two sides agreed to divide their forces immediately.

Zhao led his troops westward to meet the follow-up troops from the Liao garrison at Shanhaiguan.

Chen Ran went south, bypassing Jizhou Xianghe, to meet troops from Shanxi, Henan and other places.

The two sides agreed to meet in Tongzhou in the end.

At this time, Chen Ran had more than 600 musketeers and more than 400 cavalrymen under his command.

The defenders of Zunhua City numbered about 2,000 people, but they lacked weapons and armor, and their training was even more difficult to describe. They were only slightly better than civilian laborers.

Fortunately, Zhao Lujiao took the initiative to help and allocated 200 cavalrymen from his headquarters to him as the core.

These people are Zhao Rushio's servants, his capital and foundation.

The fact that they are willing to send it to me voluntarily shows that we are in a life-long relationship.

Before dividing the troops, Zhao Lujiao shouted to the 200 family servants, "General Chen is young and promising, and the emperor has a bright future. He can be a noble. From now on, you will follow me and die for me!"

These servants don’t know much about Chen Ran’s future and can’t tell.

However, there is no doubt that he was generous and magnanimous towards his subordinates, and everyone was watching.

Every meal consists of rice and flour, and there is even one meal of meat every day.

I also heard that he has never delayed or withheld food and wages, so he is definitely a good boss.

The two hundred Zhao Luejiao servants had no objection at all to being sent away.

"From today on, your surname is Chen!"

In the late Ming Dynasty, servants were the personal property of generals, and it was not uncommon for them to be transferred between each other.

As long as we are willing.

"Soldiers belong to the generals. When the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, if they say it's cold, will someone give them clothes?"

Chen Ran shook his head, cleared his mind, and called Liu Youfu to give the servants money for their departure.

The gift of twenty taels of silver per person was quite generous.

In addition, Zhu Laitong, the deputy general of the Central Association of Jizhen Headquarters, also set off with Chen Ran with the remaining troops of his special forces battalion.

He also has thousands of soldiers.

All together, there are roughly four to five thousand men.

This force is not small, but there are too many infantrymen and the marching speed is slow.

Bypass Jizhou, Xianghe and other places that had fallen into the hands of the Jiannu.

We went south and made a detour, and when we arrived near Liangxiang, it was already December of the second year of Chongzhen.

The subtitles appeared in front of Chen Ran again.

'Historical records: Shanxi sent troops to defend the emperor, but the imperial court refused to provide them with food and money, and the troops mutinied and dispersed.'

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

(End of this chapter)