At this time, the situation faced by the Ming Dynasty became more and more severe, and Emperor Jingtai issued an order to appoint Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, to be fully responsible for the defense of the war, and handed over the military power of the 200,000 troops around the capital to Yu Qian, which immediately shocked the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

But in the face of the pressure of Warat, these civilian officials did not have the courage to speak out against it, after all, everyone knew in their hearts that even if they won the military power of the 200,000 army, their own side would not be able to win this battle.

Liu Juntao was also excited when he heard the news, and Daming was finally going to start fighting back.

Moreover, the 200,000 troops were all dispatched by Yu Qian, which also made Liu Juntao feel a lot more at ease.

Only one day later, Yu Qian began to frequently change the generals inside and outside the capital:

First, Shi Heng was appointed as the governor of the right capital, in charge of the battalion of the five armies; Immediately afterwards, Yu Qian recommended Luo Tong, the gate official of Dongguan Hebo, as a member of the military department, led 30,000 reinforcements to attack Juyong Pass, appointed Han Qing to attack Bauhinia Pass, and served as the deputy commander of Datong; Guo Deng was appointed as the chief soldier to guard Datong.

After some personnel deployment, the armies from all walks of life began to move frequently.

Luo Tong, a member of the military department, led an army of 30,000 to kill Juyong Pass, and Han Qing, deputy commander of Datong, led an army of 30,000 to prepare to recapture Bauhinia Pass.

At the same time, Guo Deng, the general soldier of Datong, also hurried to Datong, preparing to reorganize his troops and horses in Datong and threaten the rear of the Wara army.

Liu Juntao watched the three people pull out, but he was worried in his heart.

At this time, the Warat Taishi had also successfully joined forces with the Great Khan without spending money, and the 300,000 Warat Iron Cavalry were entrenched in the area of Juyong Pass and Bauhinia Pass, and the 60,000 troops could recapture the two Guancheng?

According to Liu Juntao's assumption, at this time, the Ming army should concentrate its forces, gather 200,000 troops to deploy defenses around the capital, rely on the huge and solid city defense of Beijing, and fight with the Wara army!

After all, the Ming Dynasty is strong, and reinforcements from all over the country are still coming, the Ming army will only fight more and more, bigger and stronger, and the Wara army is one less dead, and it won't last long, as long as the two sides hold each other in Beijing City, they will definitely die ugly!

In fact, Liu Juntao understood Yu Qian's thoughts: if Juyong Pass and Bauhinia Pass were recaptured, the Ming army could re-establish the outer defense line of the capital, and the army of Wara would be outside the country.

However, in Liu Juntao's view, it is impossible to recapture Juyong Pass and Zijing Pass now, at least before defeating the main army of Wara, the Ming army has no chance to recapture Guancheng.

"Although Lord Yu is upright and not chaotic, he still has some deficiencies in commanding operations!"

Liu Juntao thought secretly in his heart, but he was relieved in an instant.

As the saying goes: no one is perfect.

After all, it is rare in the world to have a civil and military all-rounder like Han and Tang Dynasties, and Liu Juntao is not qualified to require that every decision made by Yu Qian is extremely correct.

Moreover, Liu Juntao was also secretly afraid in his heart, fortunately Yu Qian did not send the soldiers and horses of the battalions of Yushan Town to attack to recapture Juyong Pass and Bauhinia Pass, otherwise even if the soldiers of the battalions in Yushan Town were outstanding, they would be outnumbered, and this battle would be greatly damaged, and even if one was not good, the whole army would be wiped out!

At this time, the remaining 140,000 troops around Beijing City had begun to pull out their camps one after another, and according to the follow-up arrangements of Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, the soldiers and horses of each battalion began to march into Beijing City and fully take over the defense of Beijing City.

As for the various cities and towns around Beijing, they were all abandoned.

At this time, in Yu Qian's heart, the defense of Beijing is the most important.

Liu Juntao also mobilized troops and horses to reorganize the camp, and the 28,000-strong army entered Beijing from Dongzhimen, and drove along Qiansanmen Street towards the martial arts arena.

Along the way, the army passed on both sides of the street, and from time to time you could see many people climbing through the windows to watch, pointing at the soldiers of the army from time to time.

Liu Juntao didn't know what those people were talking about, but judging from the faces of everyone, they should be praising the soldiers under his command.

It didn't take long for Liu Juntao to lead his army to the martial arts arena in the south of the city, and the 28,000 troops were temporarily stationed here by the military department.

This time, Yu Qian pulled all the 140,000 troops into the city, in addition to the 80,000 troops who landed in the city to garrison, there were 60,000 troops including Liu Juntao's troops on standby, obviously these soldiers and horses were used as a new force for counterattacks.

Liu Juntao also agrees with this in his heart, after all, the defenders can only hold the city for a long time only by maintaining the ability to counterattack out of the city and fight in the field, otherwise once they enter the stage of the enemy's direct attack on the city wall, there is a chance that the defenders will gradually collapse due to low morale.

Therefore, the key to defending the city lies in field warfare, which is also the golden rule in the book of war!

After Liu Juntao settled the officers and men of each battalion, he prepared to go to the military headquarters to listen to the investigation, and at the same time reported the idea of making suggestions to Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department.

After all, Liu Juntao knew the entire defense of Beijing, although he couldn't tell Yu Qian in detail, but it was still okay to choose the main points to persuade Yu Qian.

It didn't take long for Liu Juntao to bring a team of guards to the military headquarters, and at this time, many horses had gathered outside the yamen of the military department.

These people and horses are all the guards of the generals of the army who are rushing to help, and they are all waiting outside the yamen of the military department at this time.

Liu Juntao also asked the ten guards accompanying him to wait outside the door, and he walked into the yamen of the military department.

Entering the main hall, Liu Juntao saw that the room was full of generals with helmets and armor, the lowest of these generals were thousands of generals and guerrillas, there were several generals like himself, and even as many as three or five deputy generals and general soldiers, which showed that the military department had also made a bloody investment this time!

At this time, Yu Qian was discussing something with the two chief military officers in the lobby, and inadvertently saw Liu Juntao who was looking around in the lobby, so he waved his hand and said loudly: "But Liu Juntao, the general of Yanzhou Mansion, has arrived?" ”

Before the words fell, the full hall looked at Liu Juntao, making Liu Juntao a little embarrassed.

I saw Liu Juntao clasping his fists and saluting, and said: "The last general, Liu Juntao, has seen the military constitution!" ”

The surrounding generals whispered about why a small staff member made the military department Shangshu look at it like this.

Yu Qian smiled and beckoned, and said, "Come!" I'm discussing with the two main towns about the defense of the capital, so come and listen! ”

At this time, the surrounding generals were not calm, and in the eyes that looked at Liu Juntao, in addition to shock, there was also a trace of jealousy.

can be appreciated by the military department, which means that this Liu Juntao is going to soar!

But Liu Juntao is familiar with history and knows that there will be incomparable turmoil in the DPRK and China in the future, and it is not a good thing to be reused by a certain official at this time, which means that he has been "forced to stand in line"!

However, Liu Juntao still walked quickly to Yu Qian's side, and after saluting Yu Qian and the other two chief military officers, he listened to Yu Qian's introduction.

"I have already deployed the galloping army, and I have left enough reserve soldiers and horses, and the soldiers and horses under the command of General Liu are also among them."

At this time, Yu Qian also lost no time in admiring the 28,000 soldiers under Liu Juntao's command and called them "Liu Jiajun"!

There was another sensation around the generals.

However, many of them have also seen the soldiers and horses under Liu Juntao in these days, and know that although what Yu Qian said is a bit excessive, it is indeed the truth, such soldiers and horses are indeed the top existence among the 200,000 troops!

Then, Yu Qian briefly talked about the overall defense situation of Beijing at this time, and then looked at Liu Juntao and asked, "General Liu, do you have anything else to add?" ”

Liu Juntao recalled the general process of the defense of Beijing in history, and knew that Yu Qian's overall arrangement was quite appropriate, so he was not ready to do anything to change history, he just needed to lead the army to attack the Tartars naturally.

So, Liu Juntao was ready to say some suggestions that didn't hurt or itch, and then expressed his determination to Yu Qian.

Suddenly, a soldier outside the door rushed into the lobby in a panic, and said loudly without even bothering to salute Yu Qian; "Bingxian! The department of Luo Tong was besieged by 100,000 Worat Iron Cavalry in front of Juyong Pass, and the soldiers were defeated and died! Han Qing, the deputy commander of Datong, led an army of 30,000 and Yexian's main force fought fiercely in front of Bauhinia Pass, and was also defeated and died! Guo Deng, the commander of Datong, encountered Wara soldiers and horses on the way and was intercepted and killed by the enemy! ”

Immediately afterwards, another soldier rushed in and shouted loudly; "Bingxian! The Warat army captured the Baiyangkou Pass, and the Warat Khan took off the Huabu Department and the Yexian Department met at the Baiyangkou Pass! Now, the 300,000 Warat army is coming to Jingshi! ”