Chapter 501 The Palace
Some people explained that Death and the Age of Revelation mean that the country should be destroyed during the Age of Revelation. But Wei Zhongxian came out and extended the fate of the Ming Dynasty's destruction.
Wei Zhongxian may not be a good person, but he continued the crumbling Ming Dynasty. After Chongzhen ascended the throne and Chongzhen struggled for seventeen years, it cannot be said that Emperor Chongzhen was useless. If it were another foolish emperor, it might take less than two or three years for the Ming Dynasty to be over.
The Lanzhou guards with 7,000 people were fighting against Huang Taiji's 100,000 troops. Even with the more than 5,000 people brought by Song Xiance, the entire Lanzhou city could only use more than 10,000 troops.
You know, even the Liaodong Army dared to fight only ten times that of the Manchus. Even if the more than 10,000 people relied on the benefits of the city wall, they could never stop Huang Taiji's offensive.
Unless all the young and strong laborers in Lanzhou City are gathered together and the whole people are soldiers, only in this way can they have hope of defending Lanzhou City. Otherwise, when Huangtai Ji's troops are at the city, it will be the day when Lanzhou City is destroyed and the family is destroyed.
After inspecting the city wall, Song Xiance quietly gathered his subordinates Yuan Xiaoxiao and others.
"I'm all my close friends," Song Xiance chou said shamelessly, and then continued: "Lanzhou City cannot be defended like this. Jiannu will definitely be done when he comes. We must think of other ways."
Yuan Xiaoxiao and others knew Song Xiance's ability well, so everyone nodded one after another. Yuan Xiaoxiao said, "Mr. Song." Just say anything, we all listen to you."
Song Xiance was not polite: "Okay! Listen to me, the first thing we do is to recruit soldiers. After all, Prince Su gave us 50,000 taels of silver, and we took the money. The whole city recruited 16-year-old strong laborers, Xiang Liu, you will bring people to spread rumors in the city. Tell the people, just say that if the city is broken, Jiannu will leave no one in the city."
Xiang Liu, who was under his command, was a little confused: "Mr. Song, you are trying to appease the people now. Isn't you creating panic like this?"
Song Xiance snorted: "What I want is to create panic, and only by letting these people lose their way out. Knowing the truth that there is no end to the nest, they will fight to the death to defend the city. As long as Lanzhou City is so that everyone is soldiers, we are not afraid of being a Huangtaiji. Tell the people in the city that if their parents, wife and children survive, they must take out their strength and follow us to protect the city wall."
Everyone looked at each other. Lord Song’s brain circuit was different from others. However, this method of burning the boat may not be impossible.
First of all, the homes of the people in Lanzhou City are here for generations. If someone comes to destroy their beautiful lives, they will kill all their families. Who can bear it?
If you fight, once the people in the city fight to the death with all their soldiers, no matter how powerful the Qing Dynasty is, you have to think about it.
Song Xiance glanced at Yuan Xiaoxiao, then looked at Yan Yishuang, then scratched his head and said to Yuan Xiaoxiao: "Miss Yuan, Lanzhou garrison Lu Daoyuan is a man without courage and strategy, and this person is not reliable. When necessary, I decided to replace him. Therefore, the soldiers of our Eastern Palace Guards must disperse. Disperse our people to various subordinates under Lu Daoyuan, and wait for Jiannu to come. If there are generals who dare to fight timidly, kill them without any hesitation."
Yuan Xiaoxiao took a deep breath: "Mr. Song, General Lu is the governor of Shaanxi. If you replace this person, what if the court blames him in the future?"
Lu Daoyuan can be regarded as a rank of local military officers, much larger than Song Xiance, a small general. If Song Xiance replaces the superiors, the disaster will be greatly affected.
Unexpectedly, Song Xiance sneered and said, "This person is mediocre. If he loses his fear in front of the battle, he will be the people of Lanzhou and the people of our entire Shaanxi. Not to mention replacing it, if he is afraid of fighting at the battle, I will slash him with one knife."
Another person who is desperate, alas, are the people of His Royal Highness so scared? Yuan Xiaoxiao secretly praised himself. If he were himself, such a thing would probably be done.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xiaoxiao didn't persuade him anymore, so he nodded: "Okay, I'll do it now."
Song Xiance looked around and ordered the remaining soldiers one by one. He arranged defenses everywhere in the city, and needed manpower to arrange them, etc., and told his subordinates quietly.
Then, he whispered: "I made the trouble. If there is anything, I will just leave it alone. Prince Su is also a mediocre person, but this princess is quite aware of it. Miss Yan, please go to the princess and see the princess."
When everyone heard this, they all took the order. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Song Xiance left Yan Yishuang alone with him.
The two of them came to the palace to ask for the princess to see the princess while Prince Su Zhu Shiwei went to Baita Temple to burn incense.
At this time, Zhu Shiyou did not study how to defend the city, but he also temporarily crammed the Buddha to burn incense and prayed for the Buddha's blessing. He saw that this person was indeed a mediocre person.
Song Xiance and Yan Yishuang came to Prince Su's mansion. The servants of the prince's mansion came to the backyard to report: "Princess, General Song from outside the mansion is asking for a meeting. Moreover, this person named him to see you, Princess."
Yan's impression of Song Xiance was good. However, this person came to the palace not to look for the prince but to see him. He was somewhat surprised: "Oh, want to see me? Well, let's ask Lord Song to talk to the living room."
Song Xiance and Yan Yishuang came to the living room. When they came in, they saw Princess Yan sitting in front of the hall. After seeing the li, Song Xiance went straight in: "Princess, the emperor asks the queen for help if there is something important."
Yan nodded slightly: "Well, Lord Song, what are you looking for me?"
Song Xiance replied: "Empress, you are a smart person, so the lower official will not be kept in hiding. The lower official dared to ask the empress, do you really want to defend this Lanzhou city?"
Yan was a little unhappy: "What are you saying? Of course I can hope that Lanzhou City is safe."
"Okay, Princess. If you really want to defend the city, you need to do it according to the wishes of the officials." As he said that, Song Xiance winked at Yan.
When Yan heard what he said seriously, he said to his left and right: "You all retreat."
The servants of the prince's mansion retreated one after another, and Song Xiance dared to speak at this time. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he kept saying it to death: "Princess, forgive the rude officials. Prince Su is indecisive and will never be able to achieve great things. And the governor of Shaanxi Lu Daoyuan, this person is even more mediocre, and the officials dare to say this. I wonder if the princess has any objections."
In front of him, he said that his husband was incompetent. Moreover, Zhu Shiyou was a prince. Logically speaking, Song Xiance was a crime and was seeking death by himself.
But Yan was a knowledgeable person after all. She knew that this person was not to ridicule King Su. She knew what her husband was.
Yan pondered for a while: "Okay, what do you want to say?"
Chapter completed!