Chapter 242 Intto Yanyun

Hong Chengchou even sent people to the capital to ask for food, but at this time, the warehouse of the capital was already empty, not to mention so much military salaries and food, even the salaries of those officials in the court could not be distributed, and in the money of Emperor Chongzhen, at this time It has also been completely tossed out, and even 50,000 taels of silver can't be taken out by this time.

The Ming court also learned the news about the abnormal movement of Jiannu, so the government and the opposition were even more panicked. Chongzhen even scolded Jiannu's treachery in the palace, but he was already under siege on all sides at this time, and he could not produce enough troops to fight against Jiannu in the Guanning area, and at this time He also began to suspect that the purpose of Huang Taiji signing a peace treaty with him at the beginning was to use him to fight against the Xing Tianjun and transfer the officers and soldiers guarding the Guanning Jin defense line into the customs, which greatly weakened the strength of the officers and soldiers in the Guanning area, so that the Jiannu army could break through the customs in the future.

Therefore, Chongzhen has some regrets, but more fear. Daming rivers are coming down, and now Xing Tianjun can't stop it. If Jiannu suddenly turns against the army at this time, then Daming may be completely subverted at any time. Although Chongzhen already knows that Daming is irreparable. But until this moment, he still refused to really admit his failure, and he still had the last illusion of revitalizing Daming.

After Chongzhen learned about the abnormal movement of the Jiannu army in the middle of the 13th year, he cursed and quickly sent his ministers to Jiannu. On the grounds that the two countries had reached peace, he persuaded and urged Huang Taiji to give up attacking Ming. Later, because Xiao Tianjian led the troops south, Huang Taiji felt that the time was not ripe, and finally in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen The battle did not happen, and Chongzhen and the ministers were somewhat comforted.

But what immediately followed was the cut off of transportation, so that the finance of the Ming Dynasty completely collapsed, the military salaries and the salaries of the ministers could not be distributed, and the food was getting less and less. By the end of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the situation in the whole north completely fell into erosion, and Chongzhen was no longer able to return to heaven. We can only wait for the day when the Xingtian Army or the Jiannu army comes to the city.

In the New Year, the officers and soldiers from all over the north began to make trouble. Many soldiers shouted that if the court did not give them food and salaries, they would rebel. For this reason, Chongzhen had to ask the ministers and nobles of the capital again to take out some money out to help the court get through this time. The difficulty.

However, this time the persuasion to donate ended in failure. The vast majority of the ministers and nobles of the Ming Dynasty still chose to turn a deaf ear. They firmly believed that the affairs of the court were public affairs. There was no reason to let the ministers take money to support the country. There were not many people who pledged to donate, but some nobles were really It was because of his face that he took out a little bit of money to send Chongzhen, so that after a New Year'sss, Chongzhen only raised less than 200,000 taels of silver from the capital. It can be said that this little money is not even enough to plug the teeth, and it is not enough to meet the financial deficit of the court at present.

Shortly after the New Year, the news came from Nanfang in February that Xiao Tianjian officially announced the establishment of the throne in Nanjing City on the twenty-day of the first lunar month. The name of the country was Dazhong, and the name of the year was changed to Tianyuan. Xiao Tianjian also ascended the throne and became the founding emperor of China, and he told the world in good reason, saying that they Xiao Tian Jian is in accordance with God's will, and the future is the orthodoxy that rules the world.

Although the Ming court has also heard about this for a long time, when Xiao Tianjian really ascended the throne, it still caused an uproar. Chongzhen immediately issued a decree to tell the world, saying that Xiao Tianjian was a Ming Dynasty thief, and his accession to the throne as the emperor was not right, and the edict ordered the people of the world. Discussing it together is equivalent to not recognizing the legitimacy of Greater China.

Even after hearing this, the emperor Taiji immediately issued a decree, saying that Xiao Tianjian was a traitor and a traitor, not an orthodox emperor. He said that he did not recognize the status of Greater China. At the same time, he also falsely said that their Qing Dynasty regarded the Ming Dynasty as Zheng Shuo, and said that if the Ming agreed, they would send troops to help the Ming Dynasty. Destroy this criminal thief.

The notice issued by Huang Taiji was soon spread to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Many people immediately heard some of the unusual meanings. Huang Taiji claimed to help the Ming Dynasty to punish the thieves. It didn't sound good to say that it was the weasel paying New Year to the chicken. He didn't have a good heart! He Jiannu claimed that Xiao Tianjian was a traitor, but aren't they also the descendants of the traitor's wild boar skin? Is it possible that they are legal? At this time, he shouted that he wanted to send troops to help the Ming Dynasty eliminate the Xing Tian thieves. It was clear that he wanted to take advantage of the weakness of the Ming Dynasty to send troops south to control the area of the northern capital division first, and then divide it with Xiao Xingtian to form a north and south integration.

Hong Chengchou immediately saw the sinister intentions of Huang Taiji from Huang Taiji's announcement. He hurriedly dispatched troops and generals in Guanning again to prepare for the entry of the Jiannu army. However, by this time, it was no longer than in the middle of last year. Guanning's army did not receive food and salary for several months. At this time, he was a soldier. There is no way to support their families. Many people have become deserters. Those who drag their families to each other have either defected to Jiannu, or find ways to enter the customs and escape to the mainland. The most serious thing is the officers and soldiers in the area of Xuanda. Yang Guozhu originally had more than 20,000 officers and soldiers under his command. In the past few months, they have escaped half of them. Moreover, these officers and soldiers are close to the water and can run with their legs. In the jurisdiction of the Xing Tianjun, although Yang Guozhu tried his best to restrain the generals under his command, he could not curb the momentum of desertion. By the beginning of the 14th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, there were only about 50,000 officers and soldiers under the command of Hong Chengchou in the whole Guanning area. Such a point of officers and soldiers, the Ming army's combat strength was not as good as that of the Jiannu army. Now It can be said that it is impossible to resist the invasion of the construction army.

Hong Chengchou also thought of a lot of ways to raise food and salaries in Guanning, but the effect was also very little. The limited food and salary raised was still not enough to cope with the huge shortage, so that the military spirit was much more chaotic.

And the Jiannu side also acted quickly. In February of the 14th year of Chongzhen, a large number of troops began to gather again and went to the Jinzhou area. Dorgon, Duoduo, Daishan, Ji'er Harang, Azige, Dudu and other important ministers and generals of the Qing Dynasty began to gather in the Jinzhou area one after another. Even Huang Taiji personally marched this time, leading the soldiers and horses of Zhenghuang, the yellow flag and the blue flag under the command of his son Haoge to the Jinzhou area. In addition, it also included a total of 180,000 troops of the Mongolian Eight Banners and the newly formed Han Eight Banners. It can be said that the Eight Banners were exhausted, ready to knock into the south again.

(The number of words in this chapter is too small. I'm sorry, if you don't write more than 4,000 words in the next chapter, you can scold me!)