On the other side of the Hunhe River is Shengjing City, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has invested a lot of money in Shengjing, and the earthen wall fortifications built outside the city are clearly visible, and the fortifications are built on both sides of the Hunhe River.

Yang Qili, the person in charge of the Intelligence Department of the Night, said: "Your Highness, most of the Qing army has gathered on both sides of the Hunhe River, and the total number is no less than 200,000. ”

Zhu Cihong said lightly: "What about 200,000, how many Huang Taiji can be left in the Eight Banners Army knows better than us." ”

Yang Qili continued: "According to the information that Long Xiang did not receive at night today, the Mongols in the west are also rushing to this side, but the number is limited, less than 10,000 people. ”

Sun Yingyuan said coldly: "These Mongolians are still rushing to die!" ”

Zhu Cihong said: "These Mongols are not necessarily willing to contribute, the intelligence says that the Zasak of several tribes such as the Ao Han Department has already led people to run away, even the son-in-law of Huang Taiji has run away, and the other Mongolian tribes have nothing to say, so the Tiezi Horqin Department of Jiannu really wants to help them." ”

In the past few days, the Qing army's sentinels continued to cross the Hunhe River and move south, and the size of the force increased day by day.

When the main force of the Ming army approached the Hunhe River, all the units of the Qing army were in strict formation, fortified at all levels, and cut off the situation of the Ming cavalry raid, and Huang Taiji himself also erected the Yellow Dragon Banner by the river, preparing to fight to the death with the Ming army.

Zhu Cihong was also anxious for a decisive battle, because the logistics of the Ming army were cut off again, and he had just received the news that the Beijing division had changed, first the two imperial brothers died inexplicably, and then the first assistant of the cabinet, Xue Guoguan, fell.

Xue Guoguan was obviously put to death, Chongzhen ordered him to draw up an edict, Xue Guoguan mistook the edict for a decree, Chongzhen was immediately furious, ordered the five mansions and nine Qing Kedao, reviewed his crimes, and finally deprived him of all official positions.

After being dismissed, Xue Guoguan was once again reported by many courtiers for taking bribes, Chongzhen ordered him to be put in prison and given to death, Xue Guoguan committed suicide on the beam of his home that night, and his body was collected two days later, and he was humiliated and died.

As soon as Xue Guoguan died, the logistical situation on the front line suddenly became very bad, and the food and salary were seriously insufficient, and I am afraid that it would not last long.

Through the information from the Jingshi, Zhu Cihong faintly learned that whether it was the death of the prince or the death of Xue Guoguan, there was a shadow of honor.

When he got the news, Zhu Cihong was very angry, and he made up his mind that after returning to Beijing, he would go on a killing spree, no matter who it was, it was useless to say that it was broken.

However, the most important thing in front of him is the war, Zhu Cihong thought about it and felt that he couldn't just withdraw his troops.

Even if the logistics are not continued now, it must be forcibly attacked, at least to take Shengjing and break the backbone of the Manchu Dynasty!

In the early morning of the first day of September in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the weather was gloomy, and the cold autumn wind was blowing one after another.

Outside the camp of the Ming army in Mozishan, several people rushed over, namely Hong Chengchou from Xipingbao, Zhou Yuji from Gaizhou, Wu Sangui from Yaozhou, and even Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch of the supervising army, Chen Xinjia, the supervising army of the military department, and Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, and others also hurried over.

The decisive battle is imminent, this kind of war is destined to go down in history, if you are absent, not only will you regret it for life, but you will also have to stand aside in the future.

Hong Chengchou's spirit was a little sluggish, the battle of Xipingbao was too difficult, and he was almost broken by the Qing army several times, if it wasn't for Yang Guozhu and other Xuan troops desperately defending, I am afraid that he has been captured alive by the Qing army.

Wu Sangui was also expressionless all the way, he felt that he was isolated by the crown prince, since the victory in the first battle of Rufeng Mountain, his Ning Yuan army basically belonged to the role of playing soy sauce, and had been guarding Yaozhou.

Seeing that he was about to enter Shengjing, Wu Sangui said that he would also fight a good battle, so as to prepare for the future official worship, and it was best to lead the Guanning Iron Cavalry to take the lead in rushing into Shengjing City, of course, if the situation was not right, the Ming army was defeated, and the Guanning Iron Cavalry would be convenient to run.

In the sound of the drums of the generals, the generals of all walks of life entered the Chinese army one after another, and sat or stood in the tent according to their ranks.

Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch of the supervising army, sat on the left side of the main seat, Hong Chengchou was on the right, followed by Chen Xinjia, the supervisor of the military department, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, and other civil ministers, and then the general soldiers of each town.

Taking advantage of the fact that the crown prince of the finale had not yet arrived, everyone was talking to each other in the tent, Wu Sangui first met Fang Zhenghua, and Fang Zhenghua became cold after a few simple greetings with him, obviously not wanting to make friends with the generals in public.

The smile on Wu Sangui's face remained unchanged, and he respectfully met Hong Chengchou, Hong Chengchou showed a rare smile on his face and praised him a few words, while Wu Sangui listened and bowed solemnly, looking humble.

In the tent, the generals of the Tianwu Army gathered around to talk and laugh, and the laughter from time to time attracted the surrounding officials to turn their heads.

Wu Sangui looked at Sun Yingyuan and other generals, and there was a faint jealousy in his heart, the merits of the generals of the Tianwu Army were too great, and the number of heads of the Eight Banners Army killed was extremely large.......

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the tent, and the voice of the Chinese army guards shouted like thunder: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" ”

The generals in the tent stood up one after another, and everyone's eyes looked at the tent door.

In the sound of drums, a group of brightly armored guards of the Yongwei battalion entered with their heads held high, standing on both sides of the big tent, Zhu Cihong walked steadily according to his sword.

Zhu Cihong sat on the high main seat, raised his hand to signal, the music outside the tent stopped abruptly, and all the civil and military officials paid homage one after another, respectfully waiting for the instructions.

Many people have hard to understand in their hearts, the Ming Dynasty has not led the troops for so many years, although some dynasties in history have had a precedent for the prince to lead the army, but those few have either failed miserably, or established themselves as emperors, and they are all thirty or forty years old, which is like the one in front of them.......

Zhu Cihong's face was expressionless, accustomed to this feeling of being a superior, he looked at everyone and said slowly: "Since entering Liaodong, our army has won victories one after another, and the generals have made many meritorious achievements, and now the nest of the slave chief is in front of us, and the moment of the decisive battle is coming!" ”

Chen Xinjia first praised: "Thanks to the blessings of today's saints, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a good command......

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince worked tirelessly and fought on the border, which is my great luck......"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a rare monarch in a thousand years......."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"

All the officials in the account, whether they are ministers or military generals, are vying for praise, and the trend of standing in line is becoming more and more obvious, and the supervision of the military is frowning.

Zhu Cihong stood up, pressed his hand, and said: "The battle of Liaodong is the result of the joint efforts of all the monarchs, the palace knows, the court also knows, and the people of the Ming Dynasty also know that this battle is related to the fortunes of the country, and it has reached the most critical moment, and the palace hopes that all the generals will fight together!" ”

"The last general obeys!" The generals expressed their positions one by one, expressing their willingness to fight for the Ming Dynasty, never dragging their feet, and fighting for every inch of land!