Although Zu Dashou set up camp and did not return to Liao, he did not return to Gyeonggi in time. As a result, the confidence of the Qin Wang army that arrived in Gyeonggi was damaged and they were defeated, and the Houjin army indulged in plundering near Beijing.

Liang Tingdong, who served as the secretary of the civil and military strategy, consciously succeeded Wang Yuanya, who committed suicide due to the destruction of Zunhua City, had no military achievements, and two days later, he took the initiative to attack, and the Jin army fought fiercely in Xizhimen, and finally was defeated because he was outnumbered.

Almost at the same time, the new Jiliao Governor Man Guizheng said seriously: "Of course, Yuan Chonghuan also has blindness, for example, he only has the great cause of recovering Liao in his heart and underestimating the emperor, which is absolutely unacceptable.

Everyone must remember that asking for instructions and reporting is not only a rule that officials must abide by, but also a way of respecting and effectively shirking responsibility.

Speaking from the heart, even if he is blind, thinking of his merits and appeal, it is still a little too much to treat him like this at this time. ”

A general said: "From the point of view of the last general, it is not an exaggeration at all, hmph, whose army is it?" The state, the emperor, the superintendent take a look again, whose Guan Ning army has become? ”

As he spoke, seeing that Man Gui had no intention of refutating, he continued: "Zu Dashou, but a horseman, as the chief soldier of the Ming Dynasty, heard that Yuan Chonghuan was arrested, and he led the army back to Liao without permission regardless of the safety of the Beijing division, and without Yuan Chonghuan's letter, he refused to return.

After turning back, he dared to defy you, the emperor's order of the Jiliao Governor, and repeatedly ordered, but he dared to turn a deaf ear. ”

When Man Gui heard this, he sighed inexplicably, wanting to say something, but he didn't know how to speak for a while.

Just as he was groaning, a Chinese army hurriedly came in and said: "Supervise the division, Liang Tingdong's army was defeated at Xizhimen, and there was another crack in the defense of the Beijing division, please show the supervisor." ”

Man Gui was stunned for a moment, and asked in disbelief: "Liang Tingdong has always known soldiers, but he was also defeated?" ”

Zhongjun said: "Yes, since the emperor captured Yuan Inspector, our army has no record of victory." ”

"No more wins?" Man Gui almost muttered to himself, turned to the generals and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

All the generals were helpless, and they all said: "We are only the first to supervise the master, but the superintendent has an order, and he must swear to obey each other." ”

Man Gui pondered: "Since there is no more victory, the pessimistic mood will be strong. A person, an army, a country, what they need most is qi, once the gas is vented, where is there any hope? So, what we need most at the moment is a win.

The Governor decided that our division would march southward and seek one or more weak enemy routes to attack him, in order to win and boost morale. What do you think? ”

The generals praised one after another, and the one who spoke bluntly just now reminded: "Although the marshal has been the commander of Jiliao, the Guan Ning army has not completely obeyed the orders of the marshal, our department has suffered huge losses in Deshengmen, and the vitality has not yet fully recovered. ”

Man Gui said: "What he said is reasonable, but the Ming Dynasty needs a victory now, and this superintendent has decided to mobilize the Guanning army while marching south." After all, this governor is ordered by the emperor, since Zu Dashou has stopped returning to the east, this governor expects that he will not disobey the order, you will prepare as soon as possible, and quickly march south. ”

Before he could say more, Man Gui had already gotten up and went to prepare.

The generals did not dare to slack off, so they hurriedly packed up and followed him south.

There was nothing to say all the way, and on this day, when he arrived at Andingmen, Man Gui suddenly grabbed the reins of his horse, turned to the generals and said, "Don't you feel abnormal?" ”

After his question, the generals immediately said, "Abnormal? It's a little, how can it be so quiet? ”

Man Gui said: "Yes, it's surprisingly quiet, and the Chinese army quickly ordered someone to investigate." ”

The Chinese army responded and wanted to go, and suddenly, the Houjin army shouted and surrounded from all directions.

It turned out that although Yuan Chonghuan was missing as a strong enemy, Huang Taiji still did not dare to be careless, and while ordering all departments to "bloom on all sides", he also strengthened the monitoring of the Qin Wang army of the Ming Dynasty. The news of Mangui's oath to the south has been discovered by him, and he secretly ordered all his troops to ambush him on the road that Mangui must pass.

Although Man Gui didn't know, he was not afraid, shouted "Kill Tongnu", and drove his horse to meet the Houjin army. Seeing this, the generals rushed forward together.

After a period of looting, the Houjin army has been fully replenished, morale is booming, and the various departments have vowed to get rid of Mangui, and the three layers have already surrounded Mangui in the third layer.

Seeing the huge disparity between the forces of the enemy and us, Man Gui ordered the generals to rush in one direction with him, trying to tear a hole.

The Houjin army quickly figured out Mangui's intentions, gathered his troops, and trapped Mangui to the death. Rao was full of courage and bravery, but he finally died of exhaustion. Except for a few who were captured, all the rest were killed in battle.

Hearing that Zu Dashou saw Yuan Chonghuan's letter stop returning to Liao, Chongzhen had just breathed a sigh of relief, and the news of the defeat everywhere came in, Chongzhen was shocked, and kept muttering to himself: "Ji will be out?" ”

The courtiers didn't mean to be like this, and they looked at each other for a while, and they had no good solution.

After asking again and again, seeing that no one answered, Chongzhen became more and more anxious, and said in a panic: "There is no way, withdraw, evacuate the Beijing Division." ”

The courtiers wanted to speak, but Wen Tiren had already preemptively said: "No, never." ”

Chongzhen's distracted eyes suddenly flashed, and he asked urgently, "Does Aiqing have a good plan?" ”

Wen Tiren was the first to speak to stop it, but he was afraid that it would affect his promotion, where was there any good strategy, and when he saw Chongzhen turn to him, he hurriedly lowered his head.

Seeing him like this, the glimmer of hope that Chongzhen had just sprung up suddenly disappeared, and he said without hesitation: "Yes, withdraw, withdraw, withdraw, hurry, quickly." ”

Qian Longxi, Wang Qia and other civil and military officials thought that Wen Tiren was still somewhat knowledgeable, and they wished that he would persuade Chongzhen, but they didn't expect him to look like this, so they glanced at him with disdain, and turned to Sun Chengzong together.

Sun Chengzong coughed lightly and said: "At present, the Qinwang army from all over the country is rushing to Beijing day and night, if the emperor evacuates Beijing at this time, it will cause nationwide chaos, and the Ming Dynasty may be really dangerous." ”

Chongzhen finally gathered some strength and retorted: "Of course it's not good to evacuate, unless I have to, I don't want to evacuate, but at this time today, what can I do if I don't evacuate?" ”

Wang Qia answered: "Although the soldiers of the Qin Wang have been defeated repeatedly, the garrison of the capital has not been damaged at all, and the Houjin army is not rampant for a while, and it is not easy to capture the city of Beijing. When the soldiers of the Qin King arrive, we will settle accounts with them one by one. ”

When the courtiers heard this, they said, "What you say is very true. ”

Chongzhen said stubbornly: "What if the city is broken before they arrive?" ”

Sun Chengzong patted his chest and said: "If that's the case, the minister is willing to fight with his life to protect the emperor." ”

Chongzhen said: "I believe in Aiqing's loyalty, but my tens of thousands of elite soldiers can't protect me thoroughly, how can Aiqing protect me thoroughly?" ”

Li Biao and the others hurriedly said: "The ministers are also willing to protect the emperor with their lives, and ask the emperor to take back his life." ”

Chongzhen listened to what they said resolutely, shook his head, and said: "The general soldiers Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui, Sun Zushou, Ma Dengyun, Heiyunlong, Zhu Guoyan and others are dead, and the governor of Zunhua, Wang Yuanya, and the prime minister Liu Ce, the military affairs of Jiliaobao, are also dead, are our monarchs and ministers all going to die?" Stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood. ”

As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at the courtiers, and when he saw that they were unmoved, he paused, and said angrily: "Okay, since you all insist, I will listen to you, and you can watch and do it." ”

So saying, he turned and walked away.

The courtiers shook their heads helplessly, and Wang Qia said: "As the emperor said, our army has indeed suffered serious losses, and now if you want to talk about handsome talents, there is only Ma Shilong, let him command all kinds of reinforcements to defend the Beijing division." ”

The courtiers thought about it and praised it one after another.