At the same time as Yuetuo attacked Daankou, more than 5,000 people from the Four Banners of the Later Jin Left Wing and part of the Mongol army, under the leadership of Nurhachi's seventh son Abatai and twelfth son Azig, attacked Longjing Pass. They used almost the same tactics www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion and successfully captured Longjing Pass under the internal response of the Northern Beggars. Hanerzhuang's guard Yi Aide reported that he led his troops to help overnight, but he was also defeated by Azig and himself was killed, so that the main force of Hanerzhuang was extremely left. Seeing this, Azig took advantage of the situation to attack the city of Hanerzhuang overnight, and took the city almost bloodlessly. After that, they plundered and slaughtered hundreds of people in the city of Hanerzhuang.

At dawn the next day, after learning that the left and right flanks had also broken through Longjing Pass and Daankou respectively, Huang Taiji immediately led more than 20,000 Chinese troops to attack Hongshankou. With the cooperation of the left flank army that had already entered the fortress, Hongshankou soon fell.

So far, the Houjin army totaled more than 30,000, plus more than 30,000 "pawns" (Bao Yi slaves, who assisted the soldiers in looting), a total of more than 60,000 people all poured into the Seinai.

Jizhen in the Ming Dynasty was one of the important towns on the nine sides, and its strategic location was extremely important, and the imperial court stationed troops here claimed to be 150,000 people, but they were vulnerable under the iron cavalry of the Later Jin. On the 28th alone, the Houjin Dynasty went down to Panjiakou, Luowenyu, Malanyu, Xifengkou, Da'anying, Shimenzhai and other important places, most of which surrendered without a fight, and the use of momentum was not enough for the Houjin to march fast.

In the early morning of October 29, Chongzhen, who had just fallen asleep, was woken up by Wang Dehua, who told him that Jiannu had crossed the Great Wall of Jizhen and entered the jam!

Chongzhen sat on the bed, so shocked that he didn't come to his senses for a long time, so frightened that Wang Dehua hurriedly called the palace maid, and waited for him with wet towels and dragon and tiger oil.

After Chongzhen came back to his senses, he immediately issued two orders, one was to immediately summon Sun Chengzong, Sun Qia, the secretary of the military department, and others to enter the palace for consultation, and the other was to order Jinyiwei to set off overnight to go to Jianghe Gang to summon Qin Shuhuai into the palace for an audience.

The atmosphere in the imperial study was extremely solemn, and it was a little overwhelming.

For the first time in his life, Sun Chengzong lowered his arrogant head and stood aside with his hands down. Qin Shuhuai's words a few days ago were still in his ears, remembering his "guidance" to him in every way at that time, Sun Chengzong felt hot on his face. Living so big, this is the first time he understands what it means to be "self-conscious without land".

Chongzhen's desk has a few folds spread out. Two of the letters were written by Yuan Chonghuan, who wrote in May and August of the second year of Chongzhen's reign, pointing out that Jizhen's defenses were weak, and that Jiannu was likely to use the Mongols as a guide to cross the Great Wall and attack Beijing, warning Chongzhen to strengthen its defenses. Even in September, Yuan Chonghuan sent staff general Xie Shangzheng and others to lead troops to reinforce Zunhua, but was sent back by Zunhua Governor Wang Yuanya on the grounds that "this is a false alarm". These Chongzhen are all clear, but they have not attracted enough attention.

There are three more letters from Qin Shuhuai. In Qin Shuhuai's recital, in addition to warning that the Later Jin was about to attack the Great Wall through Mongolia, he also listed in detail the passes that the Later Jin might attack first, and even the next route of the march, which has been fulfilled one by one so far!

In a dead and silent atmosphere, Chongzhen re-read these pieces and felt a sense of stuffiness in his heart.

Yuan Chonghuan and Qin Shuhuai, one is the Ji Liao Governor who personally sealed and gave Shang Fang's sword, and the other is a secret confidant who he regarded as a brother and gave him a personal jade pendant, why didn't he believe it?

I, am I really an indecisive and self-serving emperor?

No, I'm not wrong.

That Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of the Dongjiang River, and the DPRK and China also rumored that he had privately negotiated peace with Houjin, and that he was a thief in the rice market, and many other crimes, although I still believe in his loyalty, how can I believe in his loyalty?

There is also Brother Qin, who has monopolized power since he joined the Jianghe Gang, and now the Jianghe Gang only knows that there is him but does not know that there is me, and the factory guards are all playing Qingwuzhen Since his appearance, the Demon Sect has been frequently infested. I still believe in his loyalty, but how can I trust his loyalty?

After a long silence, Chongzhen finally broke the silence.

"Wang Shangshu, Jiannu broke the gap, and now he is going straight to Zunhua and Santun camps, does the military department have a plan?"

Wang Qia, who was emaciated as a bone, said, "The minister previously agreed with Inspector Yuan that if Jiannu attacked from Jizhen, Liaodong would send Zu Dashou and Zhao to ambush the guerrillas. Presumably, the superintendent should also receive the wind alarm at this time, and he has already sent these two generals to rescue Zunhua and Santun Camp. ”

Chongzhen groaned and asked Sun Chengzong, "Does the teacher have a strategy to control the enemy?"

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, "For today's plan, the emperor needs to do three major things. First, it is necessary to immediately impose martial law on the Beijing Division, order the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the Four Guards Battalion and the Warrior Battalion to tightly seal the nine gates, and at the same time order the Five Army Battalions, the Shenji Battalion, and the Shenshu Battalion to enter the city and deploy defenses, but these three battalions need to send reliable people to check the armaments battalion by battalion, especially the detailed accounts such as the virtual and real personnel and the armament of firearms, which need to be verified one by one, so as to prevent the imaginary number and delay the fighters. ”

Chongzhen frowned, and couldn't help but interject, "The Fifth Army Battalion, the Shenji Battalion, and the Divine Shu Battalion are my Praetorian Guards, could it be that there are also vain salaries and weapons?"

Sun Chengzong said unhurriedly, "The emperor will know as soon as he checks it." ”

The Beijing camp is known as more than 100,000 yuan, but half of them are paid, occupied, and packaged, and most of the remaining half are the children of Xun Qi, who only think about how to make money on weekdays, and have no intention of practicing at all, and they have long been eroded to the bones. Only the five battalions named by Sun Chengzong can be regarded as handy. However, the five military battalions, the Shenji battalion, and the Shenshu battalion are only slightly better than the other battalions, and they can only be said to be barely able to pull onto the battlefield (in history, the artillery of the Shenji battalion also bombarded its own people and suffered heavy losses).

In the Beijing camp, if you want to say that you can really fight, there are only the four guard battalions and warrior battalions under the Imperial Horse Supervisor. The palm print of the imperial horse eunuch is none other than the great eunuch Wang Dehua. A regular soldier leading the army is not as good as a eunuch, and from this point it can also be seen why Chongzhen still wants to reuse the eunuch after overthrowing Wei Zhongxian.

After hearing this, Chongzhen couldn't help but say angrily, "The teacher knew that Jingying was erosive, why didn't he tell me earlier?"

Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, Wang Lang had already told you about these last year's military affairs, but he was dismissed within three days, and half a month later he was convicted of accepting bribes and privately occupying land and property, have you forgotten?"

Chongzhen remembered that there seemed to be such a thing, and it seemed that many civil officials impeached him together at that time, and counted his ten major crimes......

Thinking of this, Chongzhen couldn't help but clench his fists.

"Teacher, you continue. ”

Sun Chengzong continued, "Second, let the factory guards go out and strictly search for the spies in the capital. In particular, the beggars in the city and those who have dealings with the beggars must be investigated one by one. Qin Shuhuai said that the northern beggars have taken refuge in Jiannu, which should not be a lie. At this time, the emperor did not need to worry about making enemies with the northern beggars. Because once the northern beggars fight with the imperial court, they will bear the reputation of internal and external slaves, which is the most shameful thing in the martial arts, if it is spread, the northern beggars will have no place in the future. When Jiannu retreats, I believe that Qin Qianhu must have a way to get rid of the scourge of the northern beggars. ”

Chongzhen nodded and asked again, "What else?"

Sun Chengzong said again, "Also, it is the teacher of King Qin." Needless to say, the Guanning Army in Liaodong also has troops in Datong and Shanxi that can fight a war, so it is advisable to transfer them as soon as possible. ”

Chongzhen pondered for a while, and then asked, "In the teacher's opinion, how should I guard the Jingshi now?"

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, "Jiannu broke through the first line of the Great Wall of Jizhen two days ago, and I am afraid that the troops will arrive at Santun Camp and Zunhua in a few days, and it is too late to deploy these two places. In the old man's opinion, it is better to deploy defenses in the Sanhe and Tongzhou areas. ”

"Why?"

"One can block Jiannu from running west, and the other can block Jiannu from going south. ”

Chongzhen nodded slowly, "In the teacher's opinion, I also think so." ”

Sun Chengzong was silent for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, after Qin Shuhuai comes, you can listen to the strategy of him, a master disciple of the Ghost Valley, and then make a decision." ”

Chongzhen looked at the sky outside, saw that the sky was just bright, and said softly, "In three hours, he should be able to arrive." ”

But at this moment, Wang Dehua hurriedly ran in.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the Thousand Households Mansion in Tongzhou. ”

Chongzhen frowned and said, "Read." ”

Wang Dehua opened the letterhead, and there were only a few lines on the letterhead.

Read, "Minister Qin Shuhuai, 50 Jinyi guards under Li Jingting, deputy Qianhu of Tongzhou, galloped to Zunhua in the starry night, and is expected to return to Tongzhou within five days." In the defense of Gyeonggi here, the emperor will do his best to entrust Sun Ge to the elderly!"

Chongzhen and Sun Chengzong were both stunned.

With 3,000 rivers to help the people, he just wants to take 50 people to "help" Zunhua?

Is he crazy?!