Cheng Zuo and Zhuang Yexiang led the troops to Sichuan, and Nanjing was also stabilizing in an orderly manner, and Mao Wenlong thought that he could be stable for a while. However, Chongzhen did not stop, once there was no foreign enemy attack, he began to plan to recover the lost territory.

In the imperial study, Chongzhen summoned Sun Chuanting, since Lu Xiangsheng's death, Sun Chuanting has been promoted exceptionally, and now he is one of Chongzhen's most trusted ministers.

There was silence in the study for a long time, Chongzhen always had a gloomy face, and he didn't know what he was thinking? And Sun Chuanting was not impatient, waiting for Chongzhen to speak, and Wu Chengen stood aside, as if he was asleep with low eyebrows.

After a long time, Chongzhen looked up at Sun Chuanting and said coldly: "Shanxi, we must take it back." ”

Sun Chuanting hesitated for a moment, and said, "How is the emperor going to get it back?" ”

It's easy to ask the wolf to send the wolf, and it's not so easy to give Shanxi to Mao Wenlong, which will not be so easy to get back. The strength of the Dongjiang Army is not something that the soldiers and horses of the current imperial court can shake.

Chongzhen's eyes were firm, and he said undoubtedly: "The south is now untouchable, Shanxi is the barrier of the Jingshi, we must take it back." The 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Shenji Battalion are given to you, can you be sure of victory? ”

Sun Chuanting was slightly surprised, dispatching the Divine Machine Battalion was a situation he did not expect. After all, the Shenji Battalion has always been the main force guarding the Beijing Division, and once the Shenji Battalion leaves the Beijing Division, and after Mao Wenlong learns about it, he sends the Dongjiang Army to attack, and the Beijing Division will definitely be in danger.

"Your Majesty, don't do it! In this way, there is no guarantee for the Beijing division, and the ministers cannot lead the troops to fight in Shanxi with peace of mind, so please think twice about acting. Sun Chuanting stood up solemnly, and then knelt down and begged Chongzhen to retract this thought.

"Humph!"

Chongzhen let out a cold snort, and then said coldly: "Then you tell me, besides, do you have any other way to take Shanxi back from Mao Wenlong's hands?" ”

"This ......"

Sun Chuanting was speechless for a moment, indeed, at present, except for the Shenji Battalion, which can fight with Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army, there is no military force that can match it. But dispatching the Divine Machine Battalion is absolutely unacceptable, and Sun Chuanting must not do this.

After some deep thought, Sun Chuanting made a decision: "Your Majesty, if you don't give the minister a few days, the minister will go back and think about it, and see if there is any other way first?" ”

A trace of hesitation flashed on Chongzhen's face, but he quickly made a decision, and he spoke: "Okay, then give you three days, if you can't think of a way after three days, then follow the method I just did." ”

Sun Chuanting didn't dare to ink anymore, so he immediately agreed, and then resigned.

As soon as he left, Wu Chengen stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we are fighting Shanxi at this time, in case the Houjin army presses the border again, what should we do?" ”

In the final analysis, the biggest danger to the imperial court at present is none other than Houjin, although Mao Wenlong occupies Shanxi, he has never had any peeping into the Jingshi. Wu Chengen was worried that Houjin would invade the border again in the future, but the imperial court fought with Mao Wenlong, and without Mao Wenlong's help, the imperial court would inevitably be in a dilemma.

Unexpectedly, Chongzhen was full of confidence, and he snorted coldly: "Huang Taiji has been stopped for more than three months since he suffered a big loss in Jiayuguan last time. I guess that within two months, Houjin will definitely not dare to offend my Ming again, so I urgently need to retake Shanxi, and it must be within these two months. ”

Hearing Chongzhen say this, a trace of disappointment quickly flashed in Wu Chengen's eyes. He knew very well that Houjin would be silent, all because the court had been in peace recently, and there had been no war.

Wu Chengen dared to guarantee that as long as the war in Shanxi ignited, Houjin would inevitably come to the border again. If the imperial court does not handle it properly, it will be broken by Houjin in minutes.

Wu Chengen is well aware of the crisis, but he also understands Chongzhen's stubbornness, judging from the current performance, Chongzhen has made up his mind to fight Shanxi. Wu Chengen didn't dare to discuss it anymore, so he didn't have to be angry with Chongzhen.

Three days later, Sun Chuanting didn't think of any other way, and after discussing with his colleagues, he found that there was no way to take Shanxi. The only possibility is to use the Shenji Battalion to fight with Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army.

Chongzhen was very resolute this time, he gave Sun Chuanting two months, and at the same time gave him all the remaining grain and grass. In short, he tried his best to meet Sun Chuanting's request, without the slightest hesitation.

With such support from the emperor, Sun Chuanting also swore that he would not give up if he could not get back Shanxi.

30,000 soldiers and horses of the Shenji Battalion and 50,000 elite soldiers transferred from all over the country, a total of 80,000 soldiers and horses were the vanguard, and under the leadership of Sun Chuanting, they quickly launched a sneak attack on Shanxi.

Without any defense, the Dongjiang Army lost three prefectures in less than two days. Taiyuan, Dongchang and Shunde were lost, the Dongjiang army retreated to Pingyang, and Zhangde and the Daimyo began to build a defensive line and confront the menacing imperial army.

Mao Wenlong received a battle report on the third day after his accident in Shanxi, and he was completely surprised by Chongzhen's sudden dispatch of troops to Shanxi. When he received the battle report, he still wondered if his men had made a mistake.

"What does Chongzhen mean by this, he actually took the initiative to come to Shanxi, isn't he afraid that Huang Taiji's army will be pressed again at this time?" Mao Wenlong was surprised and angry, he couldn't imagine that the court, which had always been weak, would suddenly become so brave.

Hong Chengchou said unhurriedly: "There is nothing strange about this, after all, the imperial court does not have much time. The south has been completely cut off by us, and it is inevitable that the imperial court is now preparing to recover Shanxi. ”

Mao Wenlong's face was full of doubts: "Isn't the imperial court afraid of Houjin's offense?" ”

Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "That's why the imperial court is so urgent, presumably because it wants to take down Shanxi before the Houjin attack." ”

Mao Wenlong showed a hideous expression, and said coldly: "It's too unreasonable to take my Dongjiang Army in your eyes." ”

Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment and asked Mao Wenlong: "Does the general army want to really fight with the imperial court?" ”

Mao Wenlong said without hesitation: "Is there anything to worry about now, everyone has reached out to call, why don't you fight back?" ”

Hong Chengchou looked like he was holding a wisdom pearl, and he chuckled: "The chief soldier might as well calm down, although this move of the imperial court is very infuriating." But we fought back, and the court did us no good. ”

"Where do you start?" Mao Wenlong really didn't understand what Hong Chengchou wanted to say?

"Chief soldier, you might as well think about it, if we defeat the Beijing division and destroy the imperial court. In the future, we will inevitably become anti-thieves, and the mouth of the world will inevitably cause gossip that is unfavorable to us. What's more, there are so many princes who are peeking at the throne, and then the Ming Dynasty will be really in chaos. Hong Chengchou looked quite emotional.