Chongzhen was very happy, as long as he heard any news that was unfavorable to Mao Wenlong, he would be inexplicably in a good mood. For example, Mao Wenlong was in the expectation of his subordinates this time, but a girl was born, and he was inexplicably happy.

At dinner, he also had a rare drink of two glasses. It was rare for Wu Chengen to see Chongzhen in such a good mood, and he didn't persuade him to pay attention to his body this time. This person must have a place to vent, especially an emperor like Chongzhen, who suffers so much.

"Report ......"

A hurried shout came from outside the study, completely breaking the rare peace.

Chongzhen was originally full of smiles, and when he heard the sound, he immediately frowned, in such a situation in the palace, the only possibility is to report urgently at the border gate, otherwise no one would dare to shout like this.

Wu Chengen also had a pale face, and walked quickly to open the door, only to see a guard coming quickly with the support of two eunuchs.

"Your Majesty, something happened to Jiayuguan." As soon as the guards entered the imperial study, they immediately broke free from the two eunuchs who were supporting them, knelt on the ground, and exclaimed.

"What ......" The wine glass in Chongzhen's hand fell silently to the ground and shattered into a pile of porcelain.

"Your Majesty, Jiayu Pass was attacked by Houjin, and now the pass has been broken, and Houjin Iron Cavalry has been killed. Although Governor Lu Xiangsheng led his troops to resist stubbornly, he was still defeated in the end, and now he has retreated to Datong, so he asked the emperor to send reinforcements quickly. The guard's voice was already crying.

"How so? How could this be......" Chongzhen seemed to be in his thirties in an instant, and he couldn't stand still.

Wu Chengen's eyes were quick, and he immediately reached out to support Chongzhen, and then quickly suggested: "Your Majesty, ......"

Wu Chengen just opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Chongzhen: "What about Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses?" Didn't he already send troops to help defend him? Why was it broken into the Houjin? ”

A series of questions directly asked the guards, and it took him a while to sort out his thoughts and said: "Your Majesty, Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses have not yet arrived at Jiayu Pass, and Houjin has broken through the pass before he sent his troops. ”

Chongzhen's body shook immediately, and he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood. Wu Chengen saw that the situation was not good, gave the guards a look, asked him to step back, helped Chongzhen to sit on the dragon chair, and then said: "Your Majesty, it is already a fact that Houjin has broken through, fortunately, we are not without a chance of winning, as long as we hold Datong, Houjin will still return in vain." ”

Wu Chengen's words brought the shocked Chongzhen back to his senses, and he nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, as long as we hold Datong, Houjin will not be able to threaten Jingshi." ”

The sudden news directly frightened Chongzhen, and the situation that he had been most worried about appeared when he was unprepared, no wonder Chongzhen was shocked like this.

At this time, Wu Chengen suddenly put his mouth to Chongzhen's ear, muttered in a low voice for a long time, and at the end he laughed a few times.

And Chongzhen's eyes also lit up, and he laughed: "Okay, just do it according to your method, quickly!" ”

"Slave and maid, let's arrange it." Wu Chengen immediately resigned and left.

Chongzhen looked at Wu Chengen's departing figure, and snorted coldly: "Mao Wenlong, this time I want to see how you settle Houjin." ”

In the city of Datong Province.

Lu Xiangsheng has been anxiously waiting for Chongzhen's reply since he retreated to this point, and his current strength is insufficient, and he is not the opponent of Houjin Tieqi at all. After three defeats, Lu Xiangsheng had already predicted that the Ming Dynasty was in danger.

"Report ......" a guard rushed in.

"What's the matter? Say. "Lu Xiangsheng's anger has been getting bigger and bigger recently, and he will almost lose control of himself.

"Governor of Qi, the decree that has just been delivered." The guards did not dare to slack off, and immediately presented the holy decree.

Lu Xiangsheng was immediately overjoyed, grabbed the holy decree, and opened it directly.

Seeing that he was calm, the guards didn't dare to disturb him for a while, so they still knelt and didn't dare to get up.

The more Lu Xiangsheng looked at the Holy Decree, the deeper his brows furrowed, and after a long time, he sighed lightly and said to himself, "Is this really feasible?" ”

After some hesitation, Lu Xiangsheng made a decision, and said to the guards who were still kneeling: "Pass the order and gather 20,000 elite soldiers immediately." ”

"Yes!" The guard replied loudly and immediately turned to leave.

Lu Xiangsheng also returned to the inner room at this moment, changed into a suit of armor, and after riding his tall horse, he immediately went straight to the barracks.

On the same day, Lu Xiangsheng personally led an army of 20,000 to the outside of Jiayuguan City, and took the initiative to call Emperor Taiji to come out to fight to the death.

……

"What? Lu Xiangsheng led troops to call the battle? When Huang Taiji received the report, his face was full of astonishment.

At this time, shouldn't the imperial court soldiers and horses hide as far as they want? When did the soldiers and horses of the imperial court also have such courage? Although Huang Taiji suspected that Lu Xiangsheng had a trick, he didn't care. In the face of absolute strength, all intrigues and tricks are in vain.

Huang Taiji didn't think much about it anymore, and immediately led his troops out of the pass to meet the battle, and Houjin's 30,000 iron cavalry attacked directly, and Lu Xiangsheng's 30,000 soldiers and horses immediately fought together.

There was no suspense, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court were soon exhausted, and Lu Xiangsheng immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army. However, Hou Jin refused to give up, seeing that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court turned around and ran, the Hou Jin army immediately chased after them and killed them.

On the tower of Jiayuguan, Huang Taiji looked at his subordinates who were gradually moving away, he frowned, and felt that something was wrong. Just now, the imperial army turned around and ran as soon as they came into contact, obviously they didn't come to call for battle?

"Harqi, this king orders you to immediately bring 10,000 soldiers and horses to chase after you, in case the Ming army cheats." Huang Taiji didn't dare to slack off, and immediately commanded Harqi beside him.

"Yes!" Harqi didn't say a word, and after responding with his fists clenched, he immediately went downstairs.

Soon, a large group of cavalry galloped away in Jiayuguan City. Huang Taiji watched their figures disappear before turning around and returning to the city.

Lu Xiangsheng led the troops to keep an eye on the Houjin army that had been chasing behind him while running, and there was no panicked look on his face, but his eyes flashed sharply from time to time. Judging from the current situation, it is clear that these post-Jin soldiers have taken the bait.

"Let's work harder, as long as we get to Shandong, we will be safe." Lu Xiangsheng shouted loudly.

His guards shouted in response, and then continued to gallop on horseback, hating his father and mother for missing two legs. In order to keep the Jin soldiers from stopping after the pursuit, the Ming army always had to get some bait to hang behind along the way, and many people had died on the road for this.

No one wants to run too slowly, the lagging ones are waiting for them only death, the thunderous sound of iron hooves behind, and the ghost roar of the Houjin soldiers, like a bull head and horse face urging life, which makes people shudder.

Xi'an Maofu!

Mao Wenlong has just celebrated the birth of his first child in the past two days, and Xi'an has just calmed down. Unexpectedly, at this time, a fast horse ignored the people on the street and went straight to Mao's house.