Listening to their words, Zhou Zheng set his eyes on the next battle...... Jizhou.

Jizhou is the core of Jizhen, the city is high and the wall is thick, it is the only way for Jianyu to attack the capital, but it is a suitable place for a decisive battle.

Zhou Zheng stared at Jizhou and said, "Is there any movement on the side of the imperial court?" ”

Chu Jin said: "Zhao led an army of 5,000 to Zunhua, Miyun Governor Liu Ce rushed to Jizhou, Mangui, and Hou Shilu rushed to Jingshi. Other governors and general soldiers, including Cao Wenzhao's general soldiers, and Lu Xiangsheng, the prefect of the Daimyo Mansion, are also on the way, and they are expected to arrive in late September, with a total strength of up to 200,000. By the way, Inspector Yuan has already led an army of 30,000 to leave Shanhaiguan and arrived at Yongping Mansion yesterday, and the target should be Jizhou. ”

Zhou Zheng, Cao Bianjiao and others listened with different expressions.

More than 200,000 troops! The Ming Dynasty has not had such a big battle for many years, can Yuan Chonghuan really command, or, can he command?

Cao Bianjiao looked at Zhou Zheng and said solemnly: "My lord, there is no specific order from the imperial court, we can only wait." ”

Zhou Zheng was dressed in armor, his face was calm, and he said, "I'll write a letter to my father and ask about the situation." ”

The current development of the situation is no longer what Zhou Zheng could have predicted.

Cao Bianjiao and the others knew who Zhou Zheng's father was, and they all nodded.

Within a few days, the imperial court made another big move, and sure enough, all the troops who had almost arrived near the capital were ordered by Yuan Chonghuan to go north and stationed at various fortress passes.

Zhou Zheng also received a letter from Father Zhou, but there was no news about Yuan Chonghuan's arrangement in the letter, not that Zhou Qingli refused to say it, but that Yuan Chonghuan deliberately hid it from the court.

Zhou Zheng twisted his eyebrows and handed the letter to Cao Bianjiao without concealment.

Cao Bianjiao hurriedly looked at it and thought about it: "My lord, in this way, Inspector Yuan is afraid that he is worried about the leakage of the news. ”

Zhou Zheng thought of this and said, "Is there anything about our dispatch?" ”

Cao Bianjiao said: "Not yet, I wrote to my uncle, but he didn't reply, presumably because he didn't have time." ”

Zhou Zheng tapped his fist lightly on the table and said, "Whose army hasn't moved?" ”

In the past few days, almost all the troops have gone north, but Zhou Zhenglai has not been transferred to the earliest, nor has he been paid, nor has he been appeased, as if he has been forgotten.

Cao Bianjiao said: "It seems that there are still Manchu soldiers, and he also has 10,000 people, stationed near Desheng Gate." ”

Zhou Zheng listened thoughtfully, Deshengmen faces north, and he is stationed in the east of Dongzhimen, is this arrangement intentional?

"How many people are there in the capital?" Zhou Zheng asked.

Cao Bianjiao was stunned for a moment and said, "This subordinate doesn't know, there should be one or two thousand." ”

Zhou Zheng was very helpless about the Ming Dynasty's lax armament at this time.

At the same time, Yuan Chonghuan, who was in Jizhou, was under a mountain of pressure, staring at the Great Wall and watching the movements of Jianyu, while dispatching these Qinwang armies.

These people do not belong to each other, most of them do not know Yuan Chonghuan, and many of them have higher official positions than Yuan Chonghuan, so it is not easy to dispatch this mixed army of nearly 200,000.

In front of him stood Wang Yuanya, the governor of Shanxi, Ma Shilong, the governor of Xuanda, Geng Ruqi, the governor of Shanxi, Yang He, the governor of Xuanfu, and some inconspicuous ones that had been set off, such as Cao Wenzhao, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhao Shujiao and others.

Yuan Chonghuan discussed tactics with them in a consultative tone, and many of these adults were reluctant, not because they did not obey the command, but because they did not want to be cannon fodder at the front, so it was inevitable that they had a 'controlled' 'argument'.

It was the inconspicuous Cao Wenzhao, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhao Shujiao and others who actively responded to the battle and wanted to rush to the front.

Yuan Chonghuan knew what kind of army those governors and governors brought, Cao Bianjiao, and Zhao Shujiao were all to be used on the blade, how could they be sent to be cannon fodder to test Jianjiao.

Therefore, the Ming army had a disagreement on the initial strategy of the battle, and Yuan Chonghuan used all means to convince everyone and complete the first step of arrangement.

In the second year of Chongzhen, October 20, Jizhou.

Yuan Chonghuan stood in his study, looking at the map, his brows furrowed, and his face tired.

Cao Wenzhao, Zhao Shujiao, Hou Shilu, etc. are all his old subordinates, standing in front of him.

Hou Shilu said: "My lord, there is a report from Xifengkou, and Jianyu will be able to arrive near the Great Wall in five days at the earliest." ”

Cao Wenzhao is a rough man, who has been in the army for many years, his eyes are blazing, his face is hard, and his voice is also decisive in killing, and he said: "My lord, the last general will ask for his life, go out of the customs to intercept and kill Jianyu, and give them a dismount!" ”

Zhao Shujiao also followed: "My lord, the last general also asks for his life, and frustrates the spirit of Jianyu!" ”

Yuan Chonghuan looked at them without fear of war, smiled with satisfaction, and was just about to speak, when suddenly another soldier outside hurriedly ran in, knelt down on one knee and said, "My lord, Xifengkou is in a hurry!" Jianyu divided the troops, all the way in Xifengkou, all the way in Daankou, all the way in Malanyu. It will arrive in two days at most. ”

Cao Bianjiao, Zhao Shujiao and the others' faces changed sharply, this was earlier than they expected!

However, Yuan Chonghuan's face did not move, first looked at the map, raised his head after a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Strictly order all armies to act according to the plan, no one is allowed to make decisions without authorization, this official holds the sword of Shang Fang, if anyone does not listen to the order, this official will cut first and then play, and will not tolerate mercy!" ”

"Yes!"

……

With the sudden arrival of Jianyu, Yuan Chonghuan ordered, and Jizhen suddenly became loud and extremely slaughtered.

Jizhou and the capital are not far away, and Yuan Chonghuan and others quickly went to the book.

The capital suddenly became more tense, and it was almost declared martial law.

Zhou Zheng's army was transferred to Andingmen and took over the defense of Andingmen, and the left hand of Andingmen was Deshengmen, where Mangui was.

The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, each with 10,000 troops, looked at the direction of Jizhen from afar.

Zhou Zheng was in the capital, but he didn't go back to the house a few times, he has been in Andingmen, constantly paying attention to the movements of Jizhen, and at the same time communicating with Man Gui to discuss the changes in this war.

……

The war is still coming.

Jianyu divided the troops into three routes, divided the troops from Xifengkou, Da'ankou, and Malanyu into the Great Wall, quickly broke through the pass near the Great Wall, and then gathered troops and Zunhua.

There were no guards in Zunhua, and Jianyu seemed to be in a hurry, and the forward force Amin led an army of 20,000 troops, non-stop, and approached Jizhou.

There were many passes near Jizhou, and there were more defenders, and the two sides quickly fought together.

Amin's morale was like a rainbow, and the army approached Jizhou City.

But he did not attack the city immediately, but waited for Huang Taiji behind.

Jianyu entered the customs, and the army approached Jizhou, which was close to the capital, and the imperial court was suddenly extremely nervous, and all kinds of voices came out, all over the sky, not to mention those rumors.

There were constant voices in the capital ordering Yuan Chonghuan to take the initiative to attack and drive Jianyu out of the Great Wall.

Zhou Zheng stood on the Anding Gate, looking at the direction of Jizhou, and his heart was floating.

The Ming Dynasty put together an army of 200,000 people, can it really stop the captives? If it can't be stopped, Jianyu will continue to go south and attack the Beijing Division, and the Ming Dynasty's Beijing Division will have 30,000 soldiers who can fight if they are full, can they hold it?

When the time comes, where else can the Ming Dynasty transfer troops from?

Zhou Zheng had countless thoughts in his heart, and he was asking around for news from Jizhou every day.

And the battle in Jizhou is not stopped, all kinds of news are flying all over the sky, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false.