It can be said that with Chen Qiyu leading the Five Tiger Generals to achieve a great victory in Dezhou, the road to Emperor Chongzhen's personal conquest has been much smoother.

Use me in the first battle, use me to win!

From these simple eight words, we can see the importance of the first battle and employing people.

After the victory in the first battle, the morale of the army will naturally rise, and the subsequent battles will be easy to fight, and the deployment of troops and generals will also be calm, and there will be more methods.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen sent the strongest combination of the Ming Dynasty at the beginning, hoping to give the Tatars a fatal blow with the power of thunder.

Fortunately, Chen Qiyu and the Five Tiger Generals lived up to Emperor Chongzhen's expectations, and achieved the impressive record of completely annihilating the Tatar capture vanguard and capturing Abatai alive.

For this reason, Emperor Chongzhen also excitedly drank a few glasses to celebrate.

Now that Emperor Chongzhen's imperial expedition is imminent, it is natural to arrange the use of some generals in advance.

And the three dukes of Jiangyin, how could Emperor Chongzhen let it go?

"Your Majesty!"

In the Qianqing Palace, Yan Yingyuan, who came in a hurry, was covered in armor and sweated profusely to salute Emperor Chongzhen.

He trained the newly recruited tiger soldiers in the military camp, and was summoned into the palace by Emperor Chongzhen halfway, and he didn't even have time to unload his armor.

"Throne!"

Emperor Chongzhen waved his dragon robe and commanded with a smile.

For the three dukes of Jiangyin, Emperor Chongzhen has always been courteous.

The small yellow door in the hall moved a small brocade pier, and Yan Yingyuan carefully sat down half of his buttocks, stood upright, and waited for His Majesty to ask.

"Yan Aiqing, how is the current situation of Hu Benwei?"

A warm current flowed in Yan Yingyuan's heart, and His Majesty personally asked Hu Benwei, which was a rare honor.

Although since he entered Beijing, His Majesty has treated him differently, and has always paid attention to him, but every time he is still moved, Jun's grace is as deep as the sea!

"Your Majesty, there are 13,570 new and old soldiers in the Tiger Benwei, of which the vast majority are newcomers.

After the ministers and the two deputy commanders practiced day and night, they can now basically line up and drill, and know military affairs, military regulations, and military discipline......

Give the minister half a year, and Hu Benwei will definitely be able to form an army. In two years, the minister was confident that he would bring out an elite army for His Majesty. ”

Yan Yingyuan truthfully reported the progress of Hu Benwei, without a trace of moisture, let alone exaggeration.

There must be a process for the growth of an army.

Although the Tiger Benwei was originally a royal forest army, it was already rotten, and now it is equivalent to rebuilding a team.

Therefore, there are many difficulties.

However, Yan Yingyuan did not complain, but spoke calmly.

Because, he has unwavering faith.

"I believe in Yan Aiqing's ability, and I will definitely be able to live up to my high expectations."

Emperor Chongzhen obviously trusted Yan Yingyuan's ability, praised him, and said the purpose of calling him over today, "I want Aiqing to bring five thousand tiger soldiers to Gaoyang to experience the flames of war. ”

Yan Yingyuan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and felt that His Majesty was not too anxious.

He had already said before that the situation of the Tiger Benwei would not be able to form an army until half a year, and now there is no combat effectiveness at all.

However, His Majesty wanted to let the Tiger Benwei go deep behind enemy lines to defend Gaoyang.

Could it be that the imperial court's troops are already stretched thin and unsustainable, so that they want to let Xinding fight?

But as far as he knew, it didn't seem like it!

The soldiers and horses of the king of the world gathered in the capital, the troops were sufficient, and the people were overcrowded.

For a moment, Yan Yingyuan was puzzled.

However, as a vassal, he received the grace of the monarch, and there was absolutely no reason to refuse the monarch's father.

"Your Majesty, the Tiger Benwei has just been formed, and its combat power is limited, so it is not suitable for a big war. However, letting the soldiers defend the city and experience the flames of war is a way to grow quickly.

The minister immediately commanded 5,000 Xinding and went to Gaoyang to share his worries for the king. ”

Yan Yingyuan's words were very straightforward and clear, don't rely too much on Hu Benwei. It's not that he's cowardly, but that he's afraid of misleading His Majesty's big things.

Not bad!

Knowing the importance and not fighting uncertain battles is the attitude that a famous general should have.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, indicating that he understood what Yan Yingyuan meant.

As soon as Yan Yingyuan saw this situation, he immediately understood that His Majesty was not in a hurry, but had another deep meaning.

"Aiqing is stationed in Gaoyang, and he must immediately strengthen the city and build a barrier to prevent the Tatars from sending partial divisions to invade."

Emperor Chongzhen's intention of sending Yan Yingyuan to Gaoyang was naturally to use his excellent defensive ability to defend Gaoyang.

Historically, in the second half of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Jiannu attacked Gaoyang on a large scale.

Sun Chengzong, a bachelor who was idle at home, led the whole city to defend the city, but the city was captured and did not surrender, and was tied to a horse and dragged to death by Jiannu.

His five sons, six grandsons, two nephews, and eight nephews died in the war, and more than 100 members of the Sun family were killed, which is sad.

And now, Emperor Chongzhen naturally wants to avoid a tragedy.

At the same time, he also has the intention of making the three dukes of Jiangyin shine.

In the heart of Emperor Chongzhen, with the ability of the three dukes of Jiangyin, it is by no means a long-term stay in the Tiger Benwei to guard the family and protect the palace.

They have to go to more important posts and more critical positions to defend the Ming Dynasty.

But to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen's sudden promotion of the three dukes of Jiangyin, who was born in the last few years, has already made many noble children talk nonsense.

It is impossible for him to promote the three dukes of Jiangyin again for no reason, that will make them fall into the target of public criticism.

Next, they have to rely on their great military exploits to block the mouth of the world.

And defending Gaoyang is the beginning of their world-shattering fame.

As for whether they will be worried about whether they can hold Gaoyang, Emperor Chongzhen said that you are too worried, Aiqing.

Even if there are no 5,000 tiger soldiers, as long as the three dukes of Jiangyin are in Gaoyang, Emperor Chongzhen is confident that they can hold out until reinforcements arrive.

For the three dukes of Jiangyin, Emperor Chongzhen had more confidence than themselves.

With Emperor Chongzhen's instructions, Yan Yingyuan left the palace, returned to the military camp to reorganize his troops and horses, and rushed to Gaoyang.

At this time, the news that Emperor Chongzhen was going to drive the imperial expedition in person, somehow, there were already some rumors in the capital.

"How did it get out?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised, and at the same time a little angry.

"Although there are some rumors in the capital, no one knows the real situation. As long as Your Majesty is arbitrary, you will not let the ministers obstruct the plan......"

Wen Tiren, who came to summon the news, shook his head full of silver threads and said slowly.

Emperor Chongzhen frowned and immediately intercepted him and said, "No matter what, you should strive for secrecy and not let the outer court know." ”

"The minister must be more careful."

Wen Tiren saw that Emperor Chongzhen was a little angry, and hurriedly took the blame.

"Forget it, the heat is about the same, it's time to open it to the ministers. Otherwise, it will make everyone suspicious and cause more trouble. ”

Since there are already rumors, Emperor Chongzhen is ready to make public the news of the imperial conquest.

In fact, no one can be blamed for leaking secrets, the courtiers are all ghostly, and some of Emperor Chongzhen's actions are difficult to hide from those who have a heart for a long time.

Besides, before leaving, Emperor Chongzhen also wants to meet with his dear ministers, right?