The problem that Emperor Chongzhen thought of was that the strength of the Ming army in Tianjin, including Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, totaled about 30,000 troops. And the Manchu army they had to face was about 95,000 in total. The reason why we were able to win the battle of Tianjin was that we were unprepared by surprise on one side, and on the other hand, it caused a situation in which the Ming army fought more and less on the battlefield on the north bank of the Wei River.

In addition, there is another reason that is also very important, that is, the Manchu army crossing the river wants to take care of the population and materials that they have looted, and the forces are actually separated at the beginning of the war, which is more beneficial to the Ming army.

And now, this battle has been won, but on the side of the Manchu army, the main force is still there, and there are at least more than 60,000 horses, although they also have to divide troops to guard the Ming people who have not been rescued, then at least about 40,000 troops can be used!

And on the side of the Ming army, although it won, there must be battle damage, even if it is better than the last battle, it is estimated that 5,000 men and horses can not fight again, and the sum of the wounded and killed in the battle should be about the same. Or rather, more. After all, exchanging 5,000 for 20,000 people and horses is a great victory that has never been achieved before, and it feels incredible when you think about it!

As a result, Mao estimated that there were still 25,000 troops to fight on the side of the Ming army. But what about the seized supplies? And what should I do with the people of Daming who have been saved? Doesn't it matter? It will definitely be taken care of by dividing the troops.

The materials may be transported to the nearest Tianjin city and stacked, but what about the people? It can be inferred from the news that the feedback from the eavesdropping seed is that the number of people rescued this time will definitely not be small, and it is estimated that half of the people of the Ming Dynasty who were plundered are about 200,000. Tianjin City can't even squeeze in the people of Hong and Sun, let alone so many people!

In such a cold weather, if no one cares about these people, saving them is equivalent to saving them in vain, and they will definitely not survive. Once this happens, the consequences will also be severe.

These people must be resettled in the nearest Daming city as soon as possible, no matter what, they must tide over the difficulties together, and then resettle after the Manchu army has been repulsed.

However, if so many people want to resettle in the nearby city, it will definitely crowd the nearby city, which will cause huge inconvenience to the local people and cause many problems. This kind of thing, others can't make this decision, in this Ming Dynasty, only the Ming Emperor can force the local city to be resettled. In this way, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting's troops could concentrate their forces to deal with the retaliation of the Manchu army.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen immediately began to consider a candidate to carry out this will. You must have a certain ability and a certain status. Of course, the best thing is for the emperor to go directly, then no one will dare to oppose the placement, but this is unrealistic!

Immediately, Emperor Chongzhen thought of a candidate, so he immediately issued an urgent summons.

Not long after, in the Wenhua Palace, the first assistant Xue Guoguan and the six Shangshu and others were already one step ahead, watching the person who came by order to greet the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't talk nonsense, and when he finished saluting, he immediately said to him: "Liu Qing, the front-line war, the first battle will be won, but the resettlement of the rescued people will not be delayed." Would you like to make a trip for me to do this? ”

This Liu Qing is the sincerity of Liu Kongzhao. He was still thinking in his heart, if he was summoned by the emperor, would he want something again?

At this time, when I heard it, it turned out that I was going to go out of Beijing for the emperor, that is, to do things when the emperor was on mission, and it was still a very important thing. Suddenly, a feeling of trust surged from the bottom of his heart, and he immediately replied excitedly: "The ministers have eaten the king's fortune, and they should be sent by the king." Regardless of whether Weichen can do it or not, he will do it with twelve points of thought, and he will never dare to disappoint his holy hopes! ”

Hearing this answer, Emperor Chongzhen showed a smile, nodded with satisfaction, and explained to him: "Go here, Qing will settle the people nearby......"

After explaining the situation in detail, he nodded to Shoufu again, and a holy decree was handed over to Liu Kongzhao by Xue Guoguan. At the same time, Lan Tianbao, the personal attendant, also walked over with a Shang Fang sword in both hands.

"This matter cannot be delayed!" Emperor Chongzhen carefully explained to Liu Kongzhao, "It needs to be done by thunderous means, below the fifth grade, who dares to shirk, I awarded Qing Shangfang the sword to cut it immediately, so as to deter others." ”

Looking at Shang Fang's sword and listening to the emperor's words, Liu Kongzhao's heart was shocked again. He didn't expect that the emperor would give him so much power!

Emperor Chongzhen saw that Liu Kongzhao respectfully received Shang Fang's sword and holy decree, so he said to him again: "Of course, I said in my decree that the city where the people are settled will be exempted from taxes for three years, and if the food is not enough, I will find a way to make up for it when I go back." But for now, the whole city must tide over the difficulties together, regardless of the common people and squires, and those who contribute the most money should be reported to me. ”

When Liu Kongzhao heard this, he couldn't help but admire it again, it seems that the emperor still understands people's hearts. did not rely on the imperial power in his hands to suppress it, but used the sweet jujube stick together. That way, it's much easier!

He was thinking about it, and Emperor Chongzhen was urging him again: "This matter is urgent, Qing should work harder, go out of Beijing immediately, and rush to deal with it day and night." My people, please leave it to Qing! ”

"Your Majesty has already arranged it, if Weichen still can't handle this matter well, he will be ashamed of the ancestors and this money." After Liu Kongzhao finished speaking, he was also decisive, immediately bid farewell to the emperor, and did not return home, so he took several family members who were waiting outside the palace, and accompanied by the Jinyi Guard, who was ordered to go directly out of Beijing.

After leaving the city gate, Liu Kongzhao, who was hurrying up, slowly calmed down, and he suddenly found that the emperor didn't arrange for civil officials to accompany him in this matter? For such a big thing, the emperor trusts himself so much? After all, it was given Shang Fang's sword that had the power to cut below the fifth grade!

Thinking like this, he couldn't help but be very moved. It seems that the emperor still believes in Xungui, at least in himself. This errand has been guaranteed in front of the emperor, in this way, no matter how hard and tiring the situation is, no matter how complicated the situation is, he must do it according to the emperor's instructions, and do it with thunderous means, and everything is based on the emperor's order!

Liu Kongzhao naturally didn't know that in fact, Emperor Chongzhen had already recovered the Grade A eavesdropping seeds on Li Zushu's body and put them on his body. In this way, would it be strange that he would be afraid that he would do bad things behind the emperor's back!

Earlier, the fighting on the north bank of the Wei River ended, and the Ming soldiers who were scattered in pursuit also returned one after another. Everyone is elated, and if the two teams meet, they will greet loudly and show off their exploits; Even if they didn't know each other, they all saluted each other and laughed.

The people of the Ming Dynasty who had fled in all directions before also came back, because they saw that it was the court officials and soldiers who won the battle and they were rescued! No longer have to hide in the cold wilderness, otherwise you will either freeze to death or starve to death.

They looked at the Ming soldiers wearing red mandarin duck robes around them, and for the first time felt that these big-headed soldiers were so kind. At this time, many people came back to their senses, remembering that their homes were gone, their relatives were gone, and suddenly, they knelt on the ground in pain. Only at this time can they vent happily.

And some people were lucky, and some brothers and sisters were arrested together, so they hurriedly searched around, shouting their names loudly, with anxiety and worry.

What can be found is crying with joy, and there is a treasure in my heart that I have never had; And those who could only find the corpses hugged and cried......

At the head of Tianjin City, two officials in big red scarlet robes glanced at the scenes on the north bank, and their eyes did not stop for much, but quickly turned their heads to look at the south bank of the Wei River, looking at the countless prisoners there, the joy of winning the war before had long been hidden.

"In this battle, the Qindi men have died a lot, and our troops are still stretched!" Sun Chuanting had a cold face, although he didn't sigh, he might hear that his mood was not high.

What he said was mainly the losses caused by the infantry army's formation blocking the Jianyu cavalry and the infantry army's charge, relatively speaking, the losses of the Yongwei battalion burning the passage by the river were much less. As for the troops assigned to Hong Chengchou's side, there was no loss at all. Because of their appearance, Jian Yu immediately collapsed. Chasing down and defeating the enemy is the easiest thing to do.

Hearing him speak, Hong Chengchou also nodded and said, "Jianyu suffered such a big defeat, and he will definitely retaliate." Our army has few troops, and it is still difficult to stop the captives from crossing the entire Wei River! ”

"Yes, when their reinforcements arrive, we may not be able to block it in multiple places across the river, not to mention, under the cover of night, it will be even more difficult to prevent." Sun Chuanting continued worriedly, "Now that we are in the Ming Division, we have lost our previous advantages, and we can only fight hard!" ”

The two of them were talking, when they suddenly saw Cao Bianjiao striding over, and said with his fists clenched: "Your Excellency, Lord Zhongcheng, the materials on the north bank have been counted clearly, there are 530 carts of grain and grass, 100 carts of silk and silk, 10 carts of gold, silver and jewelry, and 50 carts of other items. ”

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting both frowned, they didn't expect that there would be so much silk and satin. What they hope for most is actually more food and grass. Before the army came, they didn't bring much food, so they counted on capture.

Although there are 530 carts, there is more than just an army now!

Thinking like this, both of them looked out of the city in unison, looking at the countless people of the Ming Dynasty, and their hearts suddenly sank.

However, Sun Chuanting was decisive and immediately said to Hong Chengchou: "My lord, the lower officials think that they should immediately divide their troops and take these people away from the battlefield, otherwise the next thing will be a drag!" ”

"Division?" Hong Chengchou listened, frowned and said, "Our troops are already insufficient, how can we divide our troops?" ”

Sun Chuanting thought for a while, and immediately suggested: "Allocate part of the grain and grass, only allocate 2,000 troops, and bring the wounded soldiers, as long as you look at the food." Whoever is disobedient will not be given food, so that there will be no need to divide many troops. ”

His way of dealing with it can only be regarded as a way out of the question, just let the more than 100,000 people leave, not to mention whether the food allocated is enough to eat, just the cold in the wilderness may eliminate those who are weak or injured.

"If you do this, it is estimated that the imperial historian in the court will be impeached......" Hong Chengchou spoke a little worriedly, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Sun Chuanting: "My lord, there is no need to worry about the affairs of the court, there is an emperor in everything, just those mouths, what else can I do!" ”

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou immediately remembered the holy decree of Emperor Chongzhen, and immediately raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Look at the memory of this official, hehe, Boya is right, just do what you say!" ”

As soon as the decision was made, I saw movement on the south bank. I saw in the distance, billowing smoke and dust, needless to say, the Tartar reinforcements arrived. However, it was already late at this time, and I could only see the scene of the Ming army celebrating.

They guessed correctly, and Yue Tuo and Haorge led their troops back. For the first time, they saw the Ming army on the other side of the river celebrating, looking at the corpses of the Qing soldiers, all over the ground, especially near the edge of the Wei River, there were countless corpses.

Suddenly, their faces were very ugly.

The two went to the Zhongjun tent together and went in to pay the order. Then, Hauge couldn't help but complain: "What the hell is going on, it was even worse than Yue Tuo's time, how did this battle be fought?" ”

Dolgon was already in a bad mood, and when he heard Hauge accusing him, his face suddenly became even more ugly.

However, after all, defeat is a defeat, and it is in front of him, and he can't deny it, but he will not take responsibility alone, and immediately said in a cold voice: "Turg, this minion, even made a faint move, which led to the defeat of the war!" When he returns, this king will definitely not let him go! ”

When Hauge heard this, he stared at Dorgon for a moment and then asked, "Then what do you mean by transferring me back?" If I am here, at least there are more troops, why let Ming Gou be arrogant on the other side? ”

Upon hearing this, Dolgon's face turned red, but he quickly disappeared, and immediately shouted, "What is the use of you when the passage is burned?" Now the plan is how to deal with the Ming army on the other side! ”

When Hauge heard this, he wanted to say more, but Dolgon had already spoken first: "I have been in the rear army for so long, have you found that the Qin soldiers and the Yongwei battalion are fake?" Don't say it's true, there are only a few people in the Qin soldiers and the Yongwei Battalion, they are all on the north bank, and it is absolutely impossible to be in the rear! ”

"......" Hauge was speechless when he heard this.

However, he also had a trick, and immediately turned to look at Di Yue Tuo to the side and said: "I said to rush and kill for a while, you still don't let me, look, if we rush to kill for a while, we will already know that the back is fake!" ”

"Yes...... But I have seen with my own eyes that Lu Xiangsheng is in the rear army! Yue Tuo was a little dumbfounded, stammered, and finally found a reason.

As soon as he heard this, Dolgon's eyes moved, and he immediately said to the two of them: "You go back immediately, destroy the Ming army, and show the Ming army on the north shore the head of Tilu Xiangsheng!" ”

Hearing this, Hauge wanted to complain again, did you transfer us around, monkeys?

However, Yue Tuo's face was overjoyed, and he immediately clenched his fists and commanded: "There are at least fifty or sixty thousand Ming troops in the rear, if I don't kill these Ming troops, I am willing to lead the army!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Hauge immediately came back to his senses, and immediately patted his chest and rushed away.

The Ming army defeated the 20,000 Qing troops on the north bank, but the Qing Dynasty wiped out 50,000 or 60,000 Ming troops in the back, at least it sounds, the Qing Dynasty made a lot of money!

Thinking like this, both Dolgon and the other two breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

At this time, it shows that the commander of the rear of the Ming army must be a famous marshal. If ordinary people can't react in time, it is absolutely possible to be retaliated by Jianyu, and the army that is following in the rear is likely to be wiped out.

Lu Xiangsheng has this ability, and he can immediately deduce the news that he can't find out if he doesn't receive it at night based on clues, and because of this, Jianyu's plan is obviously about to fail.