An envelope stained with a dark red mark fell on Zhu Cihong's desk, and the letter inside had been removed, Zhu Cihong stared at the envelope and was silent for a long time.

In the summer of this year, Zhu Cihong's heart was a little cold.

The letter was stained with the blood of the intelligence soldiers, all the way from Shanhaiguan, and it had changed from the original bright red to dark red.

Originally, such a dirty envelope would not have reached Zhu Cihong's hands, at least someone had to clean it. Only important and urgent information will arrive at Zhu Cihong's desk as soon as possible without stopping.

This is an urgent information from Shanhaiguan, which reads: Shanhaiguan Jiannu sent troops, Yu Prince Duoduo led the white flag and Pingxi King Wu Sangui, Gongshun King Kong Youde, Zhishun King Shang Kexi, Huaishun Wang, Geng Zhongming sent 70,000 troops, and set off towards Jizhen.

It is both the Mongolian and Han armies, and the Qing people really did not relax a little bit of strength in the mind of destroying the Ming Dynasty.

"Holy Lord, the military council has been convened." Ning Wei walked over and whispered to Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong got up and walked to the military conference hall. Along the way, he was thinking about the battle situation in front of him.

This is located in Zhending Mansion, a local high-ranking official contributed his private house, and Zhu Cihong rented it at a price to start working here.

At the same time, most of the main forces of the official army had already marched towards Jingcheng Pass, and the Flying Bear Regiment, as the vanguard, had marched the fastest, all the way to the vicinity of Huolu Town, which was about to approach Jingcheng Pass.

But unexpectedly, an even more surprising news came.

Zhu Cihong stood behind the curtain of the military conference hall, and countless discussions were uncontrollably sprinkled at the military conference.

"What does the governor of Baoding eat? We just arrived at Zhending, and as a result, Jingcheng Guan even lost it with a swarm of solid passes! What is the origin of that Li Maochun? Aren't there still a thousand heads? Where did all the combat power go? "It was Ni Yuanlu who started the case, this humble gentleman who has always aimed at Zhuge Liang's calculations in the past is the most aware of how much side effects the collapse of the main line battle situation will bring. In order to solve the problems of Xuanfu and Datong towns, the Privy Council does not know how much thought it has wasted.

"Wasn't Li Maochun's exploits verified by the Privy Council? If you really have military merits, how can you be so cowardly? Gao Mingheng, the Minister of National Defense, who came with him, was very dissatisfied, such a gap is too big.

"The military merits are true, but it does not mean that the collapse along the Jingcheng Pass will not occur. The key point, I think, is on Li Maochun. Right now, this is not the time for the two governments to fight! Fu Shuxun came forward to glance at both sides, and the old qualified financial minister made the two of them put aside the topic.

"In terms of Jinyiwei, Li Maochun's details have not yet been heard." Ni Yuanlu said in a low voice: "At present, it can be sure that Jing Chengguan has fallen into the hands of the enemy. Li Yan had already left the Jingcheng Pass and fought with the Flying Bear Regiment near Houlu Town. The front was the fierce tiger of the Chinese army, and the periphery of the Dashun Imperial Forest Army fought, forcing the rebel Li Nian, who led the troops, to retreat somewhat. But the fight was still fierce on the side of Deer Town. They are very confident, and this should come from Li Zicheng, who has already entered Guguan and is about to enter Zhending Mansion. ”

"Alas......" Inside the room, countless sighs rang out.

Losing three important checkpoints in a row and losing a fortified city that can be relied on is a great passivity for the court.

"Not only that......" At this time, Li Dingguo walked out, and he and several young military advisors were distributing materials one by one.

Above, is a summary of the most recent military intelligence.

"The Jiannu of Shanhaiguan also moved, and Duoduo came over with his soldiers to kill." Li Dingguo opened his mouth, and the audience was in an uproar.

Hu Dawei said in a deep voice: "The east is dangerous. ”

"Jizhen still has Chen Yongfu. The second regiment is the heroic division that defeated the defense of the Beijing Division! Fu Shuxun was also nervous.

The Mongol advance from Xuanfu Datong was only harassing on the periphery of Jingshi, but the entry of the Qing army at Shanhaiguan must mean that the safety of Gyeonggi is in danger.

Gao Mingheng said in a deep voice: "Chen Yongfu...... I'm afraid it's hard to be reassured enough. ”

The crowd was a little confused.

Hu Dawei said softly: "It is precisely because the defense of the Jingshi was fought too heroically that the second regiment is too hard. Now the recruits are all recruits, and less than half a year has passed since the rest was completed. It's hard to say how hard the combat power is, not to mention, Jizhen is not a dangerous road, and the Qing army is afraid that it will entangle Jizhen, bypass Jiancheng, and go all the way deep. This means ......"

"Just look at Jizhen alone, unless Chen Yongfu sends troops to defeat Duoduo's Jiannu, otherwise the eastern front is far from stable. Jiannu divided his troops and scattered them in the countryside to plunder places, which will cause endless disasters. Especially most of them are those Han soldiers, and they won't be unaware of this stubble. What a hate! Ni Yuanlu only felt that his head was extraordinarily big. Although Jizhen is a fortified city, it can only maintain deterrence like a nail, preventing the main force of the Qing army from attacking the Beijing division. But as a result, the safety of most of Gyeonggi is terrible.

"Defending Jizhen, and even relying on Jizhen to fight Jiannu, Chen Yongfu is fine. But if you want to lock up these thousands of miles of wilderness and prevent Jiannu from dividing troops to harass everywhere, it is a dilemma that there is almost nothing you can do. Gao Mingheng said, and couldn't help but remember: "It would be great if Shanhaiguan was in hand, Jiannu would never enter the customs, and there would be fires everywhere." It was not easy for Gyeonggi to recuperate for half a year, and this is more prosperous. ”

Ni Yuanlu rubbed his head and didn't speak.

"There are Qing army duoduo troops on the eastern front, Qing army and Mongolian soldiers on the northern front, Liu Fangliang division of the Shun army on the southern front, and the main force on the western front will weaken the combat power of a battalion of our army. Trouble everywhere, hard everywhere. Dear colleagues, how to solve this game? Not to mention anything else, Gyeonggi is a top priority. Once Duoduo comes to the city again, I will never agree to the Holy Lord's continued insistence on attacking Li Zicheng. In any case, it is not as important as the safety of Gyeonggi. This is the heart of the world, once it changes hands, it will be the heaviest shame since the founding of the Ming Dynasty! Gao Mingheng refused in a tone.

At this time, Fu Shuxun also said: "Although there are virtuous ministers in Beijing, they will be in turmoil in the hearts of outsiders because of the saint. It's hard to be safe, and I won't agree to ......"

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"What is the distance from Shanhaiguan to Jingshi?" Outside the tent, Zhu Cihong asked.

Ning Wei paused for a moment, quickly calculated, and said, "Back to Your Majesty, a total of six hundred miles." ”

"Day and night, the road is unimpeded, and the army of 70,000 walks for ten days, which is the fastest algorithm. Ning Wei, did I calculate correctly? Zhu Cihong asked again.

Ning Wei thought for a moment and said, "Back to Your Majesty, with the Second Regiment of the Guards Regiment of Chen Yongfu's Department in Jizhen Town, Jiannu will definitely suffer a little setback, and he can stop the enemy for five days." If you go out of the city to fight, you can stop the enemy for ten days. If you win, you will not have to worry about it. Even if he is defeated, with the remnants of Ji Town, he can still hold back the enemy's troops for another ten days. If it is not defeated or defeated, it is enough to withstand the enemy's front for five days. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, took a deep breath slowly, strode into the military conference hall, and raised his head and said: "There is no Great Wall to defend on the battlefield on the Eastern Front, and the commander of Jiannu is driving straight in, and the Beijing division is worried. Seomyeon doesn't look like the most important enemy of the time. That's right, I can't see anything wrong with everyone's current thinking. ”

"Long live my emperor......" everyone stood up and saluted. Only then did they realize that Zhu Cihong had been listening to the discussion for a while.

Zhu Cihong waved his hand, stood on the top, and looked around at the ministers.

"Ni Aiqing's chagrin, I understand. The good situation suddenly collapsed, and he was weakened by the division of troops. The ace was encircled and rushed to the enemy's main force. It seems that the contempt of our army is very bad. Zhu Cihong looked at Ni Yuanlu and saw that Ni Yuanlu looked ashamed.

Zhu Cihong looked at Gao Mingheng again: "Gao Aiqing is even more to the point. There are enemies on either side. I, a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, have never worked so hard today. The enemies besieging us from all sides are like putting a rope on our giant Daming, going around in a circle, pulling it over on all sides, and trying to strangle us alive! And this fatal point is in Jingshi. Just to the east of the most dangerous place! The dispatch of troops from Shanhaiguan was an accident, but it was also an inevitability. After all, I never put my hopes of victory on the stupidity of my enemies. Therefore, the appearance of the enemy in the east and the danger of the capital division, I have never doubted it, and I have never given up! For the sake of a group of traitors who have taken refuge in foreign races, interrupt my road to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"The Holy Lord still wants to continue to fight against Li Zicheng?" Gao Mingheng heard what Zhu Cihong meant, and immediately stood up to refute.

Zhu Cihong waved his hand and motioned for himself to continue: "I know the loyalty, wisdom and virtue of all Aiqing. So I know that you are doing everything you can for this country. But if I want to say, I am not reconciled. Unwilling to become a deserter on the battlefield because of a group of despicable and shameful traitors. West ......"

The generals of the countless Guards Legion understood what Zhu Cihong meant by pointing in all directions, and there was still the Flying Bear Regiment in the fierce battle. Now Zhu Cihong escaped, undoubtedly to bury this strong soldier created by himself and become a deserter.

"There are our warriors there, our lovable, brave Flying Bear Regimental soldiers fighting. Their struggle is not for the promotion and fortune of anyone present, but for the Zhongxing of my Ming Dynasty! That's why they fought with me, and I'm proud of it, and I'm not cowardly! Zhu Cihong looked around at everyone and held his chest high.

Fu Shuxun was moved, but reason made him make the opposite decision: "But...... The saint, the old minister also disagreed. Compared with the thieves, the safety of Gyeonggi is the most important thing! ”

"Hahaha......" Zhu Cihong suddenly laughed.

The ministers looked at each other, a little confused, and confused.

Zhu Cihong smiled a little straight, supported the table with one hand, pointed to the civil and military generals present with the other, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you think that I am going to sacrifice Gyeonggi to defeat Li Chuang?" Do you think I'm the kind of person who would sacrifice tens of millions of innocent subjects for his own purposes? ”

"Weichen didn't dare to ......" Gao Mingheng bowed.

"Weichen didn't dare to ......" Fu Shuxun followed suit.

The rest of the ministers said they didn't dare.

But Zhu Cihong clearly saw doubts and puzzles in the eyes of many people, and he saw the kind of doubts that everyone looked at Zhu Cihong. Indeed, everyone heard the insistence from Zhu Cihong's words just now. It soon became clear that Zhu Cihong did not care about the safety of Gyeonggi, what he wanted was to defeat Li Zicheng and determine the only orthodox and legitimate regime in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, listening to Zhu Cihong's words, the ministers said that they didn't dare, but what they thought in their hearts was: Isn't it?

"Of course not!" Zhu Cihong stood tall and said: "I naturally want to take care of the safety of Gyeonggi!" ”

Ni Yuanlu looked hopeful: "Please also ask the saint to show me!" ”

"Jinyiwei's flying pigeon transmission is a thousand miles of news in one day, and when the news arrives in my hands, it means that the Qing army in Shanhaiguan has just set off. Duoduo claimed to have 70,000 soldiers and horses, but I calculated that he only had 30,000 soldiers and horses to move quickly. Then, from Shanhaiguan all the way to Jingshi for 600 miles, even if not a single pig has been stopped all the way. That's what it takes to march for ten days. ”

"Not a single pig is never! Chen Yongfu is brave and good at fighting, and it is impossible for Jiannu not to investigate, and he will definitely go up to provoke it. In this way, even if you don't let go of a shot, there will be a five-day delay! It was Liu Zhen from the cavalry battalion who spoke. The officer, who rarely opened his mouth, seemed to have guessed something.

"Not only that, along the way, my Ming soldiers will never sit still. From Shanhaiguan all the way to the city walls of the Beijing Division, there will be relay resistance, even if the enemy is expected to be successfully broken one by one, it can delay the enemy army for five days! Hu Dawei said lightly.

"Chen Yongfu's ministry can be in charge, and if he goes out to attack Duoduo, as long as he engages in the battle, then all parties will have to prepare for five days. Since the beginning of the war, it has been a delay of five days and ten days, and if Chen Yongfu wins a big victory, everything will be worry-free. Even if you are defeated......"

Zhu Cihong looked around at the ministers and said, "From Zhending Mansion to Jinggi, with such a smooth road, ten days of hard work is enough, right?" That is to say, we still have 15 to 20 days to defeat Li Zicheng, kill him again, and teach those traitors a hard lesson! ”

"On the fifteenth, I will take you and others to take down that Li Zicheng!" Zhu Cihong didn't slap the shore, didn't roar, just calmly looked at the civil and military generals present.

Ni Yuanlu's heart was surging: It is enough to follow such an emperor!

An emperor with burning passion!

Hu Dawei, Liu Zhen, Liu Sheng and other generals shouted in unison: "Take down Li Zicheng and kill him back to the carbine!" ”

"Take down Li Zicheng and kill him with a horse gun!"

"Take down Li Zicheng and kill him with a horse gun!"

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The rest of the people have set their eyes on Gao Mingheng, Fu Shuxun, Xie Hongyun and other cabinet civil officials who were still opposed just now. At this moment, these civil officials who followed Zhu Cihong to fight on the horse for the first time personally saw the courage and super infectious power of this emperor.

Listening to such a slogan, Gao Mingheng took a light breath, and the insistence in his heart turned into support for Zhu Cihong: "Take down Li Zicheng and kill him!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Gao Mingheng felt his chest, and his originally calm and heavy chest was suddenly extremely hot, and his blood was accelerating.

Fu Shuxun smiled lightly, bowed down and said, "Lao Chenjin congratulates the saint!" ”

"Then ......" Zhu Cihong looked around at the civil and military forces in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "The whole army is out, and Li Zicheng is fighting!" ”

"Whoa!" The civil and military forces in the hall responded violently. (To be continued.) )