All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 52: The Scammers of Ming Dynasty
"Wu Sangui is unparalleled in his filial piety and courage? I am dying of laughter~~~"

In the military camp on Juehua Island, Chen Ran, who always presented a calm and capable image, rarely lost his composure and laughed.

"When the King of Rebellion wanted to chop off his father's head, he turned around and knelt before Dorgon, and sent his entire family on their way. This is truly filial piety."

"Every time we fight, he turns in front of the enemy and betrays his friends. He is indeed very brave."

"Unparalleled filial piety and courage? The King of Pingxi really doesn't know how to write these words."

Chen Ran felt like he was watching a comedy, a very joyful one.

As for the story that Wu Sangui waited for twenty people to save his father, which was touted as being comparable to taking the head of a general in the midst of thousands of troops, Chen Ran knew much more than those who only spread gossip.

"Taking the head of a general in the midst of a huge army is all nonsense."

"The Tartars only sent out a few hundred people, but they overwhelmed the 6,000-strong Ming army. The battlefield was in chaos and filled with people."

"Wu Sangui indeed brought only 20 men with him, but Wu Xiang, who was surrounded, had hundreds of servants around him!"

“Hype, it’s all hype!”

While complaining about the acting skills of the Wu father and son, the troubled Sun Chengzong once again boarded the Juehua Island.

"Zihou." Sun Chengzong came up and threw a trump card, "You and I will submit a memorial together."

"We can't send them in this exaggerated way. We need to gather all the troops and military supplies before we can carry out the rescue!"

If Chen Ran did not have the help of the system's dad, then Zhou Yanru and Wen Tihen would be benefactors instead of bootlickers. Just this one thing was enough to make Chen Ran immediately face suppression from the highest level of the court.

These two and Sun Chengzong are political enemies!

If Chen Ran submitted a memorial together with his political enemies, it would be a betrayal and an attempt to change sides, and he would be subjected to a violent revenge.

Just like in the Song Dynasty, the struggles in the court will not care whether you stand on the side of family, country and the world, but only care whether you are one of them.

"Okay." Chen Ran agreed.

He doesn't care who is whose side or who is whose enemy.

Civil officials can ignore the lives of people for the sake of their own interests, but Chen Ran cannot.

Sending thousands of people there with the tactic of adding fuel to the fire is just a way to commit suicide.

As for what the bigwigs in the court think, anyway, there are two big bootlickers blocking them, so they are not afraid~~~
"Good." Sun Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief. "Zihou, I was right about you. You are the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, the reincarnation of Yue Wumu!"

Chen Ran wanted to roll his eyes, but held back.

If you say he is Yue Fei, he will definitely admit it.

In terms of sufficient food and wages as well as strict military discipline, everything was in accordance with the standards of Yue Family Army.

But he is definitely not the Yue Wumu from Fengbo Pavilion!
Even though there are two big bosses in the court who are trying to protect them from the wind and rain, there are so many civil servants in the entire Ming Dynasty that they cannot cover it up with just two of them.

Not to mention, there was also an emperor who was impulsive, easily irritated, and very suspicious.

After the Jiannu are destroyed, someone will take action against me.

After all, for thousands of years, Confucianism has always been about the same thing: "When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked."

"You know." Sun Chengzong's mental state was not very good, and he even said something he shouldn't have said. "Everyone says I am the emperor's teacher, but I am the emperor's teacher of the previous emperor. I am the second commander of Liaozhen. There are many constraints in all aspects."

"Lord." Chen Ran kindly interrupted him, "Be careful with your words."

Sun Chengzong's most glorious days were during the reign of Emperor Tianqi, when he was the emperor's teacher.

When Sun Chengzong was the commander of Liaozhen, he laid the foundation of the current Liaozhen.

The words "I want to go back to the capital to talk to His Majesty" could scare Jiu Qian Sui so much that he covered his face and cried, fearing that he would kill him when he came back.

However, the current emperor is no longer Emperor Tianqi.

"A new emperor chooses new ministers." Chen Ran consoled him, "That's enough."

It was already good enough for the imperial tutor of the previous dynasty to be able to serve as a cabinet minister. How could it be possible to gain the same trust as before?

"I know." Sun Chengzong looked a little depressed. It seemed that he was hit hard by the defeat of Wu Xiang and others.

After all, they claimed to have an army of 15,000, with 12,000 or 13,000 on the list, but only 6,000 were left on the battlefield, and only a thousand or so servants were able to fight.

With this kind of thing lying before him so blatantly, Sun Chengzong almost had a heart attack.

"The millions of taels of Liao tribute each year are used to support these people."

Sun Chengzong was so angry that he wanted to swear, but his upbringing didn't allow him to do so, so he could only keep it in his heart and felt uncomfortable.

In Chen Ran's opinion, compared with the northern forces that have been conquered for thousands of years and have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses at their disposal, the strength of the Jiannu is just average.

The main reason why it was so rampant was that the Ming army was too bad.

There are more than 10,000 troops, but only more than 1,000 of them can fight. In addition, everyone from the emperor to the ministers are giving random commands, so there is no chance that they can win.

"Don't think too much, just write the memorial."

The joint memorial by Sun Chengzong and Chen Ran was obviously very effective.

In other words, it deserves the high attention of the emperor and the ministers in the court.

The two highest generals on the front line stated at the same time that the tactic of adding fuel to the fire should not be used to rescue Dalingh Fort. Anyone who opposes this will be held responsible if the battle is defeated again.

Even the emperor had to suffer from the pressure of reputation.

"Your Majesty, I think that matters like this should be based on the opinion of the frontline commander."

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal."

With Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren as his backers, the unhappy Emperor Chongzhen finally agreed. But he also left a tail: "If the city is lost due to poor rescue, someone must take responsibility!"

Everyone knows, it's just passing the buck.

The Ming Dynasty's reinforcements have indeed set out.

Man Gui brought the troops of Xuanda, Zhao Luejiao brought the troops of Jizhen, Zhang Zhiji, the prince of Duke Ying, brought the troops of three battalions, Gao Di brought the troops of the three customs, and the troops stationed in various fortresses of Liaozhen were all gathering in an endless stream.

Even the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen was sent to the distant Sichuan area, dispatching white-pole soldiers to reinforce Dalinghhe Fort.

There were no airplanes or high-speed trains these days, and considering the time and distance, most of the reinforcements could not arrive at the battlefield.

Similarly, Chen Ran was unwilling to fight with reinforcements from too many places.

After being in the business for so long, he was very familiar with the status and treatment of guest troops.

The real reinforcements that can be expected are actually the troops from Jizhen, the three major camps, Shanhaiguan and Liaozhen.

"What? Stopped?" Chen Ran asked in disbelief, "Who stopped?"

"It's the prince of the Duke of Ying." In front of his son-in-law, Sun Chengzong still saved some face. "He took the three camps of people and stayed in Shanhaiguan. He said he was stationed in Shanhaiguan to protect the capital."

"Hey."

Chen Ran was amused by his old Taishan. "If you are afraid, why did you come?"

Why else? If you win, you share the benefits. If you lose, you pass the blame on.

Hiding in Shanhaiguan is a good excuse.

Chen Ran was too lazy to respond and asked, "Have all the Liaozhen troops gathered?"

"Except for the troops stationed in various places that cannot be moved, the rest have already gathered in Jinzhou, about 40,000 troops."

Even if Liaozhen is just collecting empty salaries, it still has an army of 100,000.

Except for the surrounded Zu Dashou's troops and the defeated Wu Xiang, Song Wei and other troops, all the mobile forces that could be mobilized were here.

"Where are General Zhao's Jizhen troops?"

"The vanguard has reached Ningyuan, and the follow-up troops will arrive within three days."

Chen Ran calculated in his mind and said, "Lord, it's almost done. The Liaozhen troops will go first, and General Zhao and I will join forces and follow."

Sun Chengzong was puzzled, "Why not together?"

"Emm~~~" Chen Ran looked at Sun Chengzong with a puzzled look, and confirmed that he really didn't understand, then he sighed and explained, "General Zhao has 20,000 soldiers, I also have 20,000, plus Liaozhen, that's 80,000. There are also countless civilians, so the battlefield is not that big."

Dalingh Fort is not far from Jinzhou, with mountains to the west and the sea to the east, and the Dalingh River and Xiaolingh River flowing through it.

The terrain was not that complicated, but with hundreds of thousands of troops gathered on both sides, they really couldn't maneuver in this era of cold weapons.

Sun Chengzong really didn’t understand, but it also made Chen Ran sigh.

"To control the military with the civil? You don't even have basic common sense, how can you control it!"

'Sun Chengzong's ability is considered good among civil servants, and it is just at this level. It is only natural that the Ming Dynasty lost its territory for more than 200 years!'

Chen Ran didn't have to wait for Zhao Lujiao, mainly because the wind was blowing at sea.

He did not forget that the waves swept away more than 10,000 people.

When Sun Chengzong personally led the Liaozhen troops to Dalinghhe Fort, Chen Ran's entire army also crossed the strait and landed on Liaozhen territory.

His original intention was to wait for Zhao Lujiao in Ningyuan, but Zhao Twelve, who served as the vanguard, brought him bad news.

"What do you mean by not coming?" Chen Ran was puzzled. "Isn't General Zhao afraid of the Tartars?"

"How is that possible?" Zhao Twelve was obviously a little embarrassed. "It was the prince of the Duke of Ying. He stopped General Zhao and said that we would come together after General Man's Xuanda troops arrived. Then..."

"By then, you won't even be able to eat the filth when it's hot." Chen Ran sneered, "After two years in Ji Town, Zhao Shuai has fallen."

"General, be careful with your words." Zhao Twelve also frowned. "My general is also in trouble. It was the Prince of Yingguo who asked for the imperial edict, and my general is acting in accordance with the order."

Chen Ran'(＝.＝)'

This old Tarzan of mine may not have any other abilities, but his ability in holding others back is really amazing!

"My commander-in-chief has said so." Seeing that Chen Ran was really angry, Zhao Twelve could not help but feel anxious. "The vanguard of Jizhen is willing to follow Commander Chen to fight together."

"How many men do you have?"

"Three thousand five hundred cavalry."

"Okay, let's go now."

It was impossible for Chen Ran to wait for Man Gui. It was not because he did not trust Man Gui, but because Man Gui came too far from Xuan University and Zu Dashou could not hold on for that long.

The 23,000-strong army marched along the coastline, passing through Xingshan and Songshan, crossing the Xiaoling River, and bypassing Donghai Fort.

Not long after the army crossed the Xiaoling River, urgent news arrived from Yuanchu Yebushou.

"I should have known this long ago." Looking at the urgent report in his hand, Chen Ran raised his hand to cover his forehead. "The civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty are all scumbags!"

On the seventh day of September, just one day ago, 40,000 Liaozhen reinforcements fought a fierce battle with the Jin soldiers and returned disastrously defeated!

For a moment, Chen Ran's troops became an isolated force on the battlefield of Dalingh River.

Faced with the generals' unanimous and earnest requests to withdraw, Chen Ran, with a solemn expression, looked towards the turbulent coastline not far away, remaining silent.

(End of this chapter)