The first to get the news of Xiong Wencan's defeat was Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao.

Hong Chengchou, who was stationed in Yanqing Prefecture, did not feel too much pressure, more than ten days passed, and the attack of the Houjin Tartars was not particularly violent, sometimes there was not even an attack all day, but the news was also blocked very tightly, and the news of Yanqing Prefecture City could not be transmitted, and the whole city seemed to become an island.

The news of Xiong Wencan's defeat was deliberately leaked by Houjin Tatar and deliberately let Hong Chengchou know.

In the state chamber, Hong Chengchou held the paperwork in his hand and fell into deep thought.

This document was not written by the Houjin Tartars, but was written by several deputy general generals and guerrilla generals captured by the Houjin Tartars, and the document described in detail the battle in Changyu City, the 50,000 troops commanded by the former army commander Xiong Wencan were almost annihilated by the whole army, and what made Hong Chengchou even more angry was that the 20,000 soldiers of Miyunwei and Yingzhouwei fled collectively at the critical moment of the battle, and after crossing the Juyong Pass, because they were cornered, they finally surrendered to the Houjin Tartars.

Xiong Wencan was not mentioned in the document, which let Hong Chengchou know that Xiong Wencan should have been evacuated safely.

This news is a big blow to Hong Chengchou, he has already understood the combat deployment of the Houjin Tartars, but there is no way to pass on these news, which has led to heavy losses, you must know that the army led by Xiong Wencan is an army that participated in the extermination of the Liukou, and the combat effectiveness is still good, I can't imagine that the ending is like this.

The battle of besieging the city and sending reinforcements will not last too long, and the Houjin Tartars will definitely launch a general attack on the city of Yanqing at the right time, and at that time, if the city is lost, the losses caused will not be acceptable to the imperial court, and such a blow may be devastating.

Hong Chengchou couldn't think of any other way, even if he thought of a way. His news could not be passed on, and the meaning of the document sent by Houjin Tatar was very clear, asking him to surrender Hong Chengchou.

Of course, Hong Chengchou will not surrender, he still has more than 100,000 troops under his command, and the Houjin Tartars should not think that they will be able to take Yanqing Prefecture City in a short time.

The reinforced front army suffered a crushing defeat and was basically wiped out, and such news could not be hidden. Once it spreads in the state city, it will be a huge blow to the morale of the sergeants. I'm afraid this is the problem that Hong Chengchou needs to have a headache.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

The atmosphere was also dull, and the news of the fiasco of the former army also arrived in the capital.

The emperor's face turned blue, and his fists were clenched, and his knuckles could be white.

The cabinet ministers, represented by Zhang Zhifa, stood on the right, all with their heads bowed, and no one spoke. Of course, the focus is still on Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, but at this moment, Yang Sichang's eyes are also a little scattered.

Gao Qiqian stood alone on the left, looking a little lonely, he was the prison army, and the front army was so defeated. He has an unshirkable responsibility, but if he really wants to be held accountable, it may not necessarily be on his head.

After a while, the emperor's voice came.

"You don't have any words, do you want me to lead the soldiers to fight, do you want me to mobilize the army of Shanhaiguan to come and encircle and suppress the Houjin Tartars. 150,000 Houjin Tartars, I can make me helpless, so you are helpless, 50,000 former troops are all surrounded and annihilated, I don't dare to imagine what kind of scene this is. ”

Having said this, the emperor is obviously very angry.

"I didn't expect that there were 20,000 people in Miyunwei and Yingzhouwei. Escaping from the battlefield led to the defeat of the former army, and they also surrendered to the Houjin Tartars, which is a shame for me and a shame for you. ”

The voice swirled in the room, everyone lowered their heads, Gao Qiqian was even more pale, and his body trembled slightly.

The matter has come to this, no matter how angry the emperor is, the matter always has to be solved, the reinforcement of the 50,000 former army failed, and then the Houjin Tartars will be able to attack Yanqing Prefecture City with all their might, you must know that there are more than 100,000 troops stationed in the state city, if so many large armies are surrounded and annihilated by the Houjin Tartars, the North Zhili and the entire north will be in an undefended state, and the Houjin Tartars can do whatever they want, or even attack the capital directly.

After the emperor finished speaking, everyone's eyes were still focused on Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, involving the battle and fighting, everything was the first to be taken out by the Ministry of War, although the Golden Tartar was directly responsible for the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, but Hong Chengchou had been besieged in Yanqing City, even if there was any suggestion, he could not take it out.

At this time, Yang Sichang's mind was very confused, he originally suggested that the imperial court negotiate peace with Huang Taiji, so that he could buy time, whether the peace negotiation could succeed or not, that was another matter, but a few days ago, the emperor suddenly and completely rejected the peace plan, and did not leave the slightest leeway, the implication is that no matters related to peace will be allowed to be mentioned in the future.

Knowing that the former army led by Xiong Wencan was surrounded and annihilated, Yang Sichang's heart was sad, as the secretary of the military department, he knew the combat effectiveness of the various armies of the imperial court, under the current situation, the Zheng army, the Hong army and the army stationed in Shanhaiguan were able to fight and fight with the Houjin Tartars, and the rest of the army should not be the opponents of the Houjin Tartars, and the guards near the capital had a serious fear of gold, I am afraid that even if they have an absolute advantage, they will not dare to fight with the Houjin Tartars.

The army of Shanhaiguan cannot be mobilized, the Guanningjin defense line must not be lost, and the Hong army led by Hong Chengchou has been besieged in Yanqing City, dragging a large number of Houjin Tartars at the same time, it cannot play any role itself, and the rest is the Zheng family's army.

It's a pity that the emperor has never mentioned Zheng Jiajun, and the people below dare not mention Zheng Jiajun.

If the looting of the Houjin Tartars into the customs this time causes disastrous consequences, as the cabinet minister of the military department, Yang Sichang also has an unshirkable responsibility.

"Yang Aiqing, what do you suggest from the Ministry of War?"

The emperor asked directly, Yang Sichang knew that he had to come up with a suggestion, in fact, the emperor trusted him very much, involving the transfer of the army, and even the appointment of military attachés, etc., almost all of them followed his advice.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that the city of Yanqing Prefecture would never be able to let the Houjin Tartars take it, and the Ministry of War originally suggested that Lord Hong and Gao Gongyuan should join forces to attack the Houjin Tartars, but the Houjin Tartars adopted a tactical arrangement that specifically attacked the reinforcements sent by the imperial court, and the former army led by Lord Xiong suffered a failure, and the Ministry of War was also reflecting, the combat effectiveness of the Houjin Tartars should not be underestimated, and the Ministry of War must attach great importance to it, and under the premise of ensuring the safety of the capital, think of a way to deal with the Houjin Tartars."

Yang Sichang said very vaguely, and he probably did not put forward any substantive suggestions.

The emperor's face became gloomy, and his words were not good.

"Yang Aiqing, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, I won't eat you, there is no need to play dumb riddles in front of me."

Yang Sichang's face slowly turned red.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the best way to deal with it at present is to mobilize the Zheng family army to participate in the war."

After Yang Sichang finished speaking, his expression became calm, he had already had such an idea, things had come to this point, if he was still indulged in such and such entanglements, and did not let the Zheng family army participate in the battle, he really waited until Yanqing Prefecture City was taken by the Houjin Tartars, and everything would be over by then.

What made Yang Sichang strange was that even Qian Shisheng, Hou Sui and others kept their heads down and didn't speak, if they followed the previous situation, the two would definitely jump up to express their opposition.

Zhang Fengyi, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, followed and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister agreed with Lord Yang's proposal, the 50,000 former army led by Lord Xiong suffered a defeat, and the 20,000 people of Miyunwei and Yingzhou directly surrendered to the Houjin Tartars, the situation has become critical, in this case, the mobilization of the southern army to fight, has become imminent, the minister expects that the next step, the Houjin Tartars will definitely besiege Yanqing Zhou City, the army led by Gao Gonggong, protect the safety of the capital, the army of Shanhaiguan guards the safety of the Guanning Jin defense line, and the imperial court mobilizes the southern army to resist the Houjin Tartars, which is the best way to deal with it."

After Zhang Fengyi finished speaking, the surroundings were quiet, no one raised objections, and everyone also understood that the 70,000 soldiers who still existed under Gao Qiqian's command could not face the Houjin Tartars directly, let alone start a fight, the 20,000 soldiers of Miyunwei and Yingzhouwei had already set an example, if they could not draw other troops to participate in the battle, the situation in Beizhili would become extremely dangerous.

Qian Shisheng, Hou Sui and others have a deep hatred for Zheng Xunrui, but when the situation reaches this point, they don't dare to speak against it, if there is an uncontrollable situation, or even the capital is in danger, then they can't deal with it.

But will the emperor agree?

Once the Zheng family army participates in the battle and wins the victory, then Zheng Xunrui's position will be more stable, which is probably also the situation that the emperor does not want.

A long sigh came, it was the voice of the emperor's sigh, and this long sigh contained too many meanings.

"I know, the cabinet will discuss this matter and make a decision directly."

Walking out of the Qianqing Palace, Yang Sichang walked quickly to Zhang Fengyi's side.

"Lord Zhang, the lower officials have something to ask for."

"If Lord Yang has something, just say it directly."

"The lower officials are mainly worried about whether Lord Zheng will lead the Zheng family army to participate in the war, if the Ministry of War issues an edict, Lord Zheng will ignore it, and the lower officials will have no choice."

Zhang Fengyi was silent for a while, there is no time to delay such a major matter, it is said that the emperor can directly give an order, but the emperor did not do this, which means that his heart is not particularly reluctant, if Zheng Xunrui is really unwilling to lead the Zheng family army into the north Zhili to fight, the situation in the north will be really dangerous.

"What Lord Yang said, the official knows, and the official will write a letter to Lord Zheng, asking Lord Zheng to focus on the overall situation." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket, your support is my biggest motivation. )