"What? There are no thieves' brigades outside Chaoyang Gate and Dongzhi Gate? Isn't Jingshi not surrounded? ”

"It is true that they are not surrounded, and when you look through a telescope from the Chaoyang Gate, you can only see dozens of rogue thieves."

"What about Tongzhou? Is it still in the hands of the officers and soldiers? ”

"Most of them are still in the hands of the officers and soldiers......"

"Great! The two commanders, Lao Taishan, and Commander Li, how many soldiers and horses do we have now? How many of them are there to fight? ”

"Chitose Lord, as of yesterday evening, there are more than 8,000 soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp, and today it will definitely be 12,000! Among them, there are no less than 2,000 elites who can fight. ”

"Chitose Lord, there are now more than 4,000 people in the Kenan Battalion, and it has been organized into five divisions and twenty bureaus, of which the Cavalry Division and the Fire Gun Division are all capable of fighting, with a total of 1,600 people......"

"So many cavalry and muskets?"

"Because some of the heroes and nobles were recruited from the families, including those who could fight on horses or carry firearms, and Tang Jian Zheng also brought some disciples who were good at using firearms. So the number of horsemen increased to 800, and the number of gunners increased to 400, and with the addition of 400 guards, the total was 1,600 ......."

In the Jiale Palace, in the early morning of the 18th, Zhu Cihong, who had just taken a nap and had some breakfast, was convening a military meeting. There were four people attending the meeting, including Wu Xiang, Li Ruolian, Li Guozhen, and Zhu Chunchen, who had lost a lot of weight in the past two days, and Bijiucheng, who had lost a lot of weight, was responsible for the record. At present, Zhu Cihong's military forces include the newly formed Kenan Battalion and the expanded Beijing Battalion.

Among them, after absorbing some of the family members of the noble family and the Catholic Zhuangding who followed John Tang, the number of people expanded to more than 4,000. There are also 400 firearms and 400 hand-to-hand guards, as well as 800 cavalry. The strength is quite impressive!

The Beijing battalion has more troops, and 12,000 people can be pulled out, of which no less than 2,000 can be used.

In other words, Zhu Cihong already has 3,600 combatable elite soldiers in his hands. If you count the net army in the palace, the number of cannon fodder soldiers is close to 20,000!

Zhu Cihong asked: "Since the thieves have left us a way out, when can we leave?" ”

"The thief is surrounded by three ques!" Wu Xiang said, "As soon as we move, they will come to chase after us!" So I had to prepare for two days...... At the same time, it also gave Sangui the opportunity to get close to Jingshi, so that it was convenient to respond. ”

Li Ruolian shook his head: "Master Chitose, more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, plus the accompanying nobles, officials, and internal officials...... How many people are there? It's not easy to go, right? ”

Zhu Cihong scratched his head, and the corner of his eye swept down Zhu Chunchen and Li Guozhen, and said in a low voice: "The two chiefs, Xungui's side will be divided into two...... Whoever has paid the money, each family must give an explanation, and the palace can't collect money and do nothing! All men and women who could ride horses moved with the main palace. The rest is up to their own creation. As for the officials, the palace will ask Mr. Chen and Mr. Lin to draw up a list. ”

"Got it!"

"The Ministers' Council, the Duke of Chengguo, and the Duke of England draw up a list of the noble royal relatives."

Zhu Chunchen and Li Guozhen immediately understood what Zhu Cihong meant—it was impossible for tens of thousands of people to run together. There must be some abandonment in order to ensure that Emperor Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong can escape.

Therefore, the team that broke through the siege will be divided into two, and the elite troops in it will escort Chongzhen, Zhou Hou, Zhu Cihong, as well as some important officials, as well as the core members of the Xungui family to retreat. The rest of the rabble cannon fodder and a group of insignificant personnel were used to attract the attention of the army of thieves......

"Chitose Lord, what about the silver?" Wu Xiang asked, "A few million taels!" At least 1,000 carts or thousands of mules and horses had to be transported. ”

"Bring as many as you can! If there are not enough carts and mules and horses, hire more wrestlers. Zhu Cihong smiled bitterly, "When you get out of the Jingshi, you have to live a hard life for a while, so you will point to this bit of silver...... In addition, Sangui also had to prepare 1 million taels of military salaries. If you can't transport it, give the rest of the money to the soldiers. ”

"You can also let some of the soldiers of the Kenan Battalion and the Beijing Battalion, who are not very capable of fighting, fill up the force," Li Ruolian said, "and hire some more forcemen who can push wheelbarrows, and transport as many as possible, and it will be easier to do it when we get to Tianjin." There are cao boats in Tianjin, one boat can be loaded with tens of thousands of catties, and ten boats can be loaded. ”

"Okay, just do it!"

When several people were discussing, they saw one of Wang Chengen's godsons, a little eunuch named Wang Bao, walking in with Qiu Zhizhong.

Zhu Cihong looked up at Qiu Zhizhong's anxious face, so he asked, "Qiu Banban, what's wrong?" ”

"Chitose Lord, it's terrible," Qiu Zhizhong said, "Someone in the court impeached Admiral Wu this morning!" ”

"Impeachment of whom?" Zhu Cihong was stunned.

"Admiral Wu!" The little eunuch who followed Qiu Zhizhong replied, "Governor Wang mainly came to report to the small one, saying that it was the military department that Guang Shiheng took the lead in impeaching Admiral Wu and offering a daughter to ......."

With a snap, Zhu Cihong slapped the table, startling several people present, including Wu Xiang.

"Bastard Guang Shiheng, dare to take care of the affairs of the concubine in this palace!" Zhu Cihong's face was quite gloomy.

"This light Shiheng is the least thing!" Zhu Chunchen also gritted his teeth and scolded, "If he hadn't taken the lead in jumping out to block the southward move, we would have arrived and stayed in the capital for many days!" ”

Li Guozhen also snorted: "Your Highness, if you don't let him know that it is powerful, I am afraid that in two or three days, I will jump out again to block the southward migration!" ”

"But how can you let him know that he's powerful? He is a Wenchen, and there may be an old man behind him," Wu Xiang shook his head and said with a weak heart, "Besides, it is true that the little girl entered the palace, it is true that Meng Lang is a little bit older, and the little girl is rude and has a weak appearance......

Zhu Cihong set his eyes on Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and now Zhu Chunchen and Li Guozhen have expressed their positions. Wu Xiang's mind is clear, and he doesn't say anything. So the few people in front of him, he didn't say anything, whether he was a confidant or not, just waiting for him to say a word.

There was silence in the Jiale Palace. Everyone turned their attention to Li Ruolian. Li Ruolian frowned deeply, as if he was thinking hard, and only after a while did he slowly speak: "This matter in the court must be planned for the worst!" The minister has been a Jinyi guard for more than ten years, and he has been in Beizhen Fusi for more than ten years, and he has seen too many methods of various court disputes. If you want to bring down a big guy in the court, you will often find something trivial to impeach a protégé first, in order to test the holy will, and at the same time shake the foundation of the big man, so that other followers are panicked. If the saint of this big guy is really gone, then people's hearts will be in chaos, people's hearts will be in chaos, and the opponent will be able to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and the trivial things will continue to be done in a big way, and finally become an uproar. In the past court battles, there are a lot of pavilion elders who have fallen like this! ”

"How is that possible?" Zhu Chunchen shouted, "What is Guang Shiheng?" Dare to point the finger at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”

Li Guozhen also shook his head again and again, "This is a battle for the country!" He also dares? ”

Li Ruolian snorted: "Guang Shiheng is a bulky man, what is really scary is the person behind him!" ”

"Behind him? Wei Zaode? Zhu Chunchen looked disdainful.

Li Ruolian snorted and said, "How is it possible? Why did he target Chitose? Before, he opposed the southward migration just because he didn't want to bear the sin of abandoning the land, but now that the Chitose Lord has moved south, he doesn't need to be responsible, what else is he doing jumping out? ”

"It's not Wei Zaode, that's ......" Zhu Chunchen's face changed greatly.

Li Guozhen shook his head again and again, "Impossible, impossible......"

Zhu Cihong's tone was gloomy, "If it's impossible, the Zhongzhi should come down!" ”

"What then?" Wu Xiang's voice trembled a little. He is now caught between Chongzhen and the crown prince! Although the prince has soldiers and money in his hands, his foundation is not deep enough! Chongzhen is the Son of Heaven for seventeen years, and Zhu Cihong has only risen for a few days?

Zhu Cihong sneered: "This thing is so easy to do!" Old Tarzan, so that love can be at home now? ”

"In ......"

"Good!" Zhu Cihong turned his head to look at Li Ruolian, "Commander Li, go and call the people from the Governor's Bureau to accompany the palace to rob relatives!" ”

"Kissing?" Wu Xiang's eyes widened, "Your Highness, who are you going to rob?" ”

"Of course it's robbing your daughter!" Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "Now it's not you who offer your daughter to flatter, but this palace robs the official girl!" If you have the courage to do so, you will come to impeach this palace! ”