In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen was anxious, and Jiannu's sudden entry caught him off guard and disrupted all his plans.

The cabinet and the six ministers in the Qianqing Palace were also very anxious, especially Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who had always advocated peace talks with Jiannu, and also sent a fortune teller to negotiate with Huang Taiji, and everything was going well, but now it is .......

Chongzhen looked at Yang Sichang and said coldly: "Yang Sichang, didn't you say that the Slave Chief Emperor Taiji would not enter the customs?" ”

A few months ago, Huang Taiji personally led the two yellow flags and Haoge's Zhenglan Banner to march to Shanhaiguan, making a posture of attacking Shanhaiguan, many courtiers suggested that Liaodong should increase troops to compete with Jiannu, Yang Sichang was still the main peace, thinking that it was better to wait for the Central Plains to completely quell the war and resume development before fighting a decisive battle with Jiannu.

Yang Sichang's proposition was severely rebuked by Huang Daozhou, a bachelor of Hanlin scholar, Huang Daozhou, an expert in science, relied on his solid theoretical foundation to prove from a theoretical point of view that Yang Sichang's advocacy of peace is intolerable and contrary to human ethics. ”

Chongzhen was furious, demoted Huang Daozhou by six levels, transferred to Jiangxi according to the judge, and stayed away from Beijing to be a local petty official, which also protected Yang Sichang in disguise.

Yang Sichang was grateful to Dai De, and did not dare to blatantly find Huang Taiji to negotiate peace, so he had to send someone to contact him privately, and Huang Taiji's attitude was also quite good, and he replied that he was willing to negotiate peace, and after the peace talks were promoted, he would immediately lead the army to withdraw to his hometown to Shangkang for the winter.

Yang Sichang told Chongzhen all this, Chongzhen was also very happy, and felt stable, but no one thought that Huang Taiji, a dog thing, would actually take the opportunity to sneak attack!

Seeing Chongzhen's questioning, Yang Sichang wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said, "Your Majesty forgives the sin, the slave chief is untrustworthy, and the minister is unexpected." ”

Xue Guoguan, the first assistant of the cabinet, said loudly: "Your Majesty, Yang Sichang and the slave thief, the crime is unforgivable, please kill him!" ”

Xue Guoguan has always been at odds with Yang Sichang, and when he seized the opportunity at this time, he naturally wanted to put him to death.

Chongzhen also knew that the battle between the two would naturally not follow Xue Guoguan's meaning, and he said with a gloomy face: "Now is not the time to be held accountable, let's talk about how to deal with Jiannu!" ”

Feng Yingdao, the secretary of the Criminal Department: "The minister suggested that the crown prince lead the army to the north, and the crown prince led the army to expel the Tartar captives two years ago, and this time it can be too!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly became quiet, and several important ministers all secretly aimed at Chongzhen.

Cabinet Minister Kong Zhenyun said: "The minister seconded the proposal! ”

Feng Ying, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also said: "The minister seconded the proposal! ”

Xue Guoguan's eyes were very good, and when he saw that Chongzhen's face suddenly became gloomy, he immediately said: "Your Majesty asks Your Majesty to summon the world's soldiers and horses to join the King of Weiqin to fight the slaves and thieves!" As for the post of governor, the minister recommended Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Several important ministers all said that they supported Xue Guoguan.

Chongzhen glanced at Xue Guoguan, his face softened slightly, and said: "Xuanzhi, summon Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanfu, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Jiang Xiang, the chief soldier of Datong, Hu Dawei, the chief soldier of Shanxi, and Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier of Shandong...... The soldiers and horses of Zhuzhen entered the defense of Beijing, gave Lu Xiang the sword of Shangfang, and made him come to Beijing in the starry night, and the governor of the world was the king of soldiers and horses! ”

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Since the Qing soldiers were beaten out of the customs by Zhu Cihong in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng was appointed as the governor of Xuanda, responsible for defending the weakest Xuanfu and Datong areas on the nine sides, where Lu Xiangsheng greatly revitalized Tuntian and stored hundreds of thousands of stone grains and rice.

With his efforts, the situation of Xuanda, which was ruined by the Qing army, gradually improved, and Chongzhen issued instructions for this purpose, asking all parts of the nine sides to learn from Xuanfu and Datong and learn from Lu Xiangsheng.

This time, the Qing army knew that Xuanda was not as easy to gnaw as before, so they diverted Miyun's Qiangziling and Qingshankou to enter the customs.

On September 29, Dolgon led the left-wing army to destroy the border wall at Qingshan Pass, and the Qing army met in Tongzhou on the outskirts of Beijing, swept through the suburbs of Beijing, burned, killed and plundered, and stationed troops in Niulanshan, built a stone-walled city, and everyone in Beizhili was terrified.

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South Zhili, Fengyang Fuzhongdu.

After Zhu Cihong received the news that the Qing army had re-entered the customs, he immediately summoned the military generals of Wenchen to Fengtian Hall to discuss matters.

Zhu Cihong had already gotten the news of the peace in the imperial court, and he also knew that Huang Taiji did want to negotiate peace and buy time for himself to stabilize his internal training banners, but when he learned that the civil uprisings in various parts of the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty had been quelled, Huang Taiji finally couldn't sit still.

In history, every time the Ming Dynasty was about to quell the Liukou, the Qing army would enter the customs and go south at an inopportune time, forcing the main force of the Ming army to go north, so as to give the Ming Dynasty a chance to breathe.

This is not to say that Li Zicheng and other rogues colluded with Huang Taiji, but Huang Taiji's unilateral consideration, he knew that he could not let the Ming Dynasty have a chance to breathe, once the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty was stable and recuperated for a few years, they would not have a good time in the future......

Compared with the other Ming army's timid war, the Tianwu soldiers all want to fight, since Chongzhen's ninth year and the Qing army, the generals and veterans of the Tianwu Army of the original Yongwei Battalion have no fear at all, and their blood is boiling.

In the past two years, they have participated in many battles under the leadership of veterans to encircle and suppress the Liukou, and they can be regarded as having experienced several battles, and it is difficult to meet opponents, and they also want to receive rewards and military exploits.

The generals of the Tianwu Army shouted that they wanted to go north with Zhu Cihong to fight, among which Huang Degong's voice was the loudest, and he shouted: "It's so boring to fight with the rogues, those babies have just thrown down their hoes, and Lao Tzu is reluctant to kill them!" How can you kill the Tartars! ”

"Hahaha!" The generals in the hall burst into laughter, and even Zhu Cihong couldn't help but smile.

Looking at the passionate generals of the Tianwu Army, even Yang Yufan's eyes exuded blazing heat, and he wanted to try his newly trained 20,000 Anwu Army.

Mao Yuanyi was even more excited, his body couldn't help but tremble slightly, and he saluted Zhu Cihong and said, "Your Highness, the last general will ask for your life, and follow Your Highness to the north to pacify the slaves!" ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "This palace will definitely take you to the north this time!" ”

Mao Yuanyi in history is a tragic figure, since he was sent to Zhangpu, the Qing army detained the pass several times and went south to ask for the death of King Qin, but was obstructed by the ministers, Mao Yuanyi was angry about state affairs, and finally died of grief and drunkenness.

When Zhu Cihong first saw Mao Yuanyi, he saw that his eyes were sloppy, and he was often intoxicated with alcohol, if he went on for a long time, he would not live for a few years, so Zhu Cihong privately asked him to quit drinking, and this time he was hand-picked to go north together to give him the opportunity to display his ambitions.

Mao Yuanyi was overjoyed and said: "Thank you for your grace, the last general is willing to serve the Ming Dynasty and die for His Highness!" ”

Sun Xingyuan came out of the column and saluted: "Your Highness, who do you plan to take to the north on this expedition?" ”

Zhu Cihong muttered: "This palace is still thinking about it, let's wait for the holy decree of the transfer of troops before making a decision!" ”

Zhu Cihong continued: "Although the selection of the generals and commanders in the north has not been decided, from today onwards, the logistics department will immediately prepare the grain, grass, ordnance, armor and ammunition for the expedition, as well as the Jinyi Guard and Long Xiang, and immediately set off to the north to investigate the enemy's situation, pay attention to the development of the battle situation at any time, and accurately understand the movement of the Tartar army!" ”

Zhu Cihong stood up, waved his right fist, and said in a loud voice: "This time our army goes north, we must fight the military might of our Tianwu Army, hit the Tartars and flee in fear!" ”

"Yes!" All the generals responded in unison, and they all felt their blood boiling, and they couldn't wait to fly to the north to beat the Tartars now.

At the beginning of October, Zhu Cihong began to prepare nervously for the expedition, and the military rations of various departments of the Tianwu Army, Fengyang and other prefectures, and the firearms and ammunition of the Ordnance Bureau all continued to gather in Fengyang.

Zhu Cihong was also patiently waiting for the holy decree that let him lead the army north to King Qin.