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Volume 1 Songjiang Mansion Chapter 358: Killing the Donkey

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    As the Qing troops from all over the country rushed to Shenyang to come to Qinwang, Zhang Lei felt that the pressure was increasing. This was inevitable. Even if he relied on those new weapons, he could not be invincible. There were many more people than him.  Times and the equipment is not too bad, he can still tease his opponents at will, which is simply impossible.  It was for this reason that he wrote to Chongzhen to stop the war.  First, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been hit hard, with hundreds of thousands of people dead. It will be impossible to recover without a long period of time.  The second reason is that Zhang Lei just learned the news that Shunzhi became emperor. He knew what kind of person Shunzhi was from the history books, and knew that there would be a wonderful showdown between him and Dorgon in the near future.  , Nowadays, Dorgon can be said to be the pillar of the entire Qing Dynasty, so why doesn't Zhang Lei wait until the two of them are both injured and then take advantage of it?

    The combination of these reasons is why he wrote a letter asking for recuperation. The entire Ming Dynasty is now riddled with holes. If it does not recuperate so that the people have room to breathe and hope to live, then the Ming Dynasty will inevitably collapse from within, then even if  Even if the Tatars are killed until no one is left, the destruction of the Ming Dynasty cannot be avoided!

    But others didn't think so. What they saw was that Zhang Lei had forced the Tatars into the corner, like a piece of rotten wood or a wall that was about to collapse. They only needed another hard kick.  Feet, this wall will collapse, and the rotten wood will be broken, but Zhang Lei gave up such a great opportunity. How could those ministers who knew nothing but words be willing to accept it?

    Zhang Lei received Chongzhen's edict in his military tent. At this time, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, and Sun Chuanting happened to be in his tent.  Zhang Lei opened the edict and took a look at it. He immediately sneered and threw it on the table and ignored it.

    Lu Xiangsheng asked with a smile: "What is written in this edict that makes Master Zhang look like this?"

    "Haha, take a look for yourselves. This is an edict written by the emperor himself. In my opinion, it must be those ministers who know what they are freeloading with their mouths. Otherwise, how could the emperor possibly  Will you consider our opinions? He is very smart and has always cared about the people. He must be eager to recuperate when we propose it." Zhang Lei said with a smile.

    Lu Xiangsheng opened Chongzhen's edict suspiciously. After reading it, the expression on his face was very strange.  Anger doesn't feel like anger. I don't know what he is thinking in his heart.  After reading the edict, he said to Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou: "You two should also read it. The emperor wants us to continue fighting and must capture Shengjing. He also said that what we are doing now is blackmail with credit. If we don't follow the order to attack Shengjing immediately.  If Beijing is the case, he will be dismissed and investigated."

    "What?" Sun Chuanting seemed very unable to accept this fact. He quickly grabbed the edict and read it, only to find that it was indeed what it said.  He couldn't help but laugh: "This is really interesting. We are fighting so hard outside, and the emperor doesn't know anything about the situation. He just listens to those ministers talking nonsense. He wants us to attack. What kind of talk.  "

    Zhang Lei sighed, put away his cheerful expression, and said seriously: "Yes, this contradiction has existed since ancient times. A group of people who don't know the specific situation are directing a group of people who know the inside story to do things.  Don¡¯t you think this is a disease? Is there anyone who knows the situation here better than us? Why do we need those in the court to command us? If we win, they command well. If we lose, we will fight.  If people don¡¯t work hard themselves, they might blame us. Do you think this is the most ridiculous thing in the world?"

    Lu Xiangsheng said: "Master Zhang is right, isn't it like this? But as ministers, what can we do? Can't we just do what they say?"

    "Yes, that's it. Look at this edict. We have to obey their orders and do things now, don't you think? It's a hard life, but since we are eating this bowl of rice, there is no reason to complain.  No. Let's fight." Sun Chuanting said.

    Zhang Lei said with a smile: "Are you really ready to fight?"

    "Are we going to disobey the imperial edict?" Hong Chengchou looked very unbelievable and said with wide eyes.

    Zhang Lei suddenly thought that the three people in front of him were different from himself. It was simply impossible to synchronize their thoughts with his own, let alone let them disobey the emperor's order.

    So he stood up and said: "Okay, the three generals will work harder and attack Shengjing. I will work harder and help you resist all attacks from outside Shengjing. What do you think of my plan?"  What do you think? You attack the city, and weSupport.  "

    "Master Zhang's proposal is good, and in terms of equipment, this arrangement is very reasonable. With Master Zhang responding outside, it is absolutely impossible for other Eight Banners disciples to enter Shengjing. We can attack boldly with confidence  ." Lu Xiangsheng said.

    Since everyone agreed with this idea, Zhang Lei discussed specific countermeasures with them, and then each worked according to their respective responsibilities.

    Of course, if Zhang Lei was the only one here, he would tear up Chongzhen's edict when he saw it, but that's not possible now. There are still three loyal followers of Chongzhen. If he does this, it will definitely cause their dissatisfaction.

    Lu Xiangsheng and the three of them each took their own soldiers to Shengjing. Now it is late autumn, and sometimes it starts to snow in the sky.  The food and wages of all the soldiers here were provided by Zhang Lei and transported from Taiping Island on the Tianzi warship. If this were not the case, I am afraid these soldiers would have been unable to resist the rebellion.  As for Chongzhen, according to the intelligence obtained by Zhang Lei, he has no money again.  After Zhang Lei stopped contributing the plundered overseas resources to him.  This also proves that the current court has no ability to make money at all.  A regime that cannot even collect taxes is a regime that has been abandoned by the people.  Sometimes Zhang Lei himself would think that maybe the Ming Dynasty had really come to an end, and maybe he really shouldn't help it in its dying struggle, and should not be the last life-saving straw for this drowning man.  But as an upright Han Chinese, how could Zhang Lei watch the barbaric Manchus enter the country?

    So he began to use his ingenuity and his ideas that had preceded him for hundreds of years to carry out reforms and set out to save the Ming Dynasty. After more than ten years, he went from a teenager who had just traveled through time to now  He is a middle-aged man in his thirties. He has been working hard, but the results of his efforts have not yet been seen, which makes him a little frustrated and doubtful.  They all say that at thirty, this should be the time to stand firm and make some achievements, but he has not seen his achievements yet. Is he really going against the will of heaven?  Sometimes he begins to doubt himself, but doubts cannot stop him from continuing to do things. He has already done half of it, so how can he give up?

    A month has passed. Zhang Lei worked hard to resist the attack from the Eight Banners reinforcements. He had to run around and take care of all aspects. This made him very tired, not only physically but also mentally.  Naturally, Sun Chuanting and the others knew they were suffering. As the capital of the Manchu Empire, how could Shengjing have low defense capabilities?  Just like Beijing, as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, its defense power is unmatched by any other place.  The combination of these many reasons created a situation where despite attacking every day for a month, Shengjing was still not able to be captured.

    But Chongzhen didn't know. In Chongzhen's concept, Zhang Lei could face hundreds of thousands of Qing troops by himself. It should be easy to capture a small Shengjing, but he didn't expect that it would only take a month.  After that, there was still no progress in the siege, which made him feel very angry.  In addition, these ministers in the capital fanned the flames, saying that those ministers followed Zhang Lei and sabotaged their work. In short, it was because Zhang Lei led them to bad things, so no one exerted any effort this month.  Zhang Lei must be behind this.

    These opinions of the ministers are the only reference for Chongzhen. In addition, deep down in his heart, he is not very happy with Zhang Lei. Even if he has made such a big contribution now, it has not changed his attitude towards Zhang Lei.  In Chongzhen's mind, as he performed better and better, Chongzhen became more and more scrupulous about him. He would never let go of any opportunity to weaken Zhang Lei's strength.  Now there is such an opportunity in front of him. This opportunity comes from Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou is a little better. He has been sticking to Jinzhou and preventing the Qing army from gaining any ground. His achievements are obvious to all, but Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting are the same as Zhang.  Have worked with Ray many times!

    So the drama of killing the donkey was staged again. Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting were dismissed from their posts again. Hong Chengchou, who was more obedient, "dedicated his crime and made meritorious service". The governor-general Jiubian Military stepped up the attack. As a result, the front army had just engaged in the battle, and the rear army actually retreated.  Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou and others were surrounded by heavy Manchu troops!  By the time Zhang Lei knew it, the two of them had been beaten to the point where they had run out of ammunition, were injured, and were captured!  The most terrible thing is that many of the sharp firearms and equipment sponsored by Zhang Lei have fallen into the hands of the Manchus, and the related supporting ammunition parts have long been secretly sold by Shanxi businessmen!  (To be continued.)
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