Cao Huachun, who once again commanded the Beijing camp, had a relationship with Fang Zhenghua, and learned that the general of the expedition predicted that Xiong Wencan would suffer a fiasco, and his heart was full of emotions.

Cao Huachun wanted to tell the emperor the news, but he was worried that the emperor, who had always been stubborn and self-serving, would not accept his advice.

Now Xiong Wencan is in the limelight, and the emperor has high hopes, and he is suspected of chasing after the wind and shadows at this time.

If it is proposed that the judgment of the general is a conquest, it will be even worse, and the emperor must think that Huang Han is jealous and jealous of the great Ming and can deliberately divide the Ming Dynasty.

After thinking about it, Cao Huachun absolutely supported Sun Yingyuan to lead 10,000 people from the Beijing camp to hold Tongguan, anyway, Xiong Wencan's men and horses were enough, and he couldn't worry about this people.

After Cao and Fang's ministers asked to see Chongzhen, they did not mention Huang Han, but prepared to suggest that the emperor should leave a hand in case of accidents, and the Tongguan garrison should not be easily transferred.

Cao Huachun saw that Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood, and said with a smile on his face:

"Your Majesty, since Tongguan has always been guarded by Sun Yingyuan, the deputy general of the Beijing camp, and now it is solid, the old slave suggested that there should be no change of generals in battle, and there are 10,000 elite soldiers in the Beijing camp to guard Tongguan, and the old slave can rest assured that His Majesty can rest assured."

Chongzhen was kind and good on the spot, and said: "That Sun Yingyuan is really good, Shaanxi Liukou and Jiannu have turned the world upside down, and they have not been able to break through Tongguan so far, and they should be commended, it's time to raise it to the next level." ”

The eunuchs are all the people around the emperor, the people-based country, the emperor's joys, sorrows and sorrows are very important, the eunuchs can observe words and feelings, and under normal circumstances, they can achieve the results they want when they choose to do things when the emperor is happy.

The enthusiastic emperor especially wanted to talk to people today, he thought that Xiong Wencan's army plus Hong Chengchou and Wu Fu's men and horses were as high as 400,000, of which there were more than 100,000 elite border troops of the Ming Dynasty.

There is great hope for repelling the Jiannu and Tartars, exterminating the Liukou, the Central Plains Liukou is collapsing, and the Shaanxi Liukou is being served again, and the Qingming River Qinghai Yan is in front of you, and it will not be the "Red Flag Army" in the future.

He said: "Cao Companion, Fang Companion, the vast majority of the Central Plains Liukou accept the appeasement, and now Governor Xiong leads the men and horses out of Tongguan, thinking that he will be able to return to the division with the trilateral elite of the General Hong system in the near future."

I, the Ming Dynasty, swept the flattening in one fell swoop and repelled the Jiannu in the near future. My plan to make great efforts to govern Zhongxing Daming is not far off! ”

Cao and Fang looked at each other and smiled bitterly, they reflexively remembered Huang Han's judgment, but they didn't dare to chase the wind and shadow at this time to destroy the emperor's good mood, so they could only say against their will:

"Old slave, slave and maid, congratulations to Your Majesty!"

Chongzhen didn't hear the words of the two most relied on ministers, and Wang Chengen, who had been standing behind the emperor, saw the clue and chuckled in his heart.

After the emperor chatted for a while and waved his hand for Cao Huachun and Fang Zhenghua to retreat, Wang Chengen said goodbye and sent the two off.

The three of them came to Cao Huachun's residence in the Forbidden City and chatted for a long time, they all looked forward to the emperor's dream coming true, but after analyzing and analyzing, even Wang Chengen, who did not understand military affairs, felt that there was little hope.

Wang Chengen said: "It is still the foresight of the general to conquer the general, as long as Tongguan is impregnable, no matter how bad the situation in Shaanxi is, the imperial court will always have a few more months to deal with it, and the land of Gyeonggi should be safe and sound before the Yellow River freezes." ”

Fang Zhenghua understands military affairs and civil affairs, he said: "As long as the autumn harvest is completed in time to ensure that the autumn grain is put into storage, even if the Liukou and Jiannu bypass Tongguan and enter the Henan Imperial Court, they can also deal with it." ”

Cao Huachun was puzzled: "Why did Fang Bingbi say this? Jiannu and Liukou entered Henan, and the defense of the Yellow River frozen in Jinggi was full of loopholes, and it was unknown whether the Beijing division would come to the city at that time. ”

Fang Zhenghua said frankly: "The key is Tongguan, as long as this place is successfully defended, the Liukou and Jiannu will not dare to stay in Henan and Gyeonggi for a long time, and they must take the initiative to retreat before the Yellow River thaws."

Because the Ming Dynasty still has the 'Red Flag Army' as we all know, Jiannu has a lesson from the past, and will definitely take the method of grabbing a handful and running, so that the army will not fall into a heavy encirclement again.

It is possible that the Liukou do not know whether they are alive or dead, as long as Jiannu retreats, the people of Jingying will pounce on them and beat the Liukou, and they will definitely be able to kill them and abandon their armor. ”

Wang Chengen comprehended, nodded and said: "That's true, we can't dissuade Your Majesty, we can only make more preparations for Your Majesty in advance, and it is the top priority to store food in Tongguan in time so that Sun Yingyuan's Jingying people can stick to it." ”

Fang Zhenghua said: "Not only will we ensure that Tongguan is foolproof, but the general of the conquest also sent his henchmen to lead troops to assist Sun Yingyuan in defending the city, that general is called He Yongqing, you and I know each other, and I have followed the general for a long time, and I can be trusted."

Our family can rest assured that the 'Red Flag Army', there are cities they hold onto, and we have never heard of any of them falling. ”

Cao Huachun said: "Fang Bingbi, don't mind if we ask something that shouldn't be asked." ”

Fang Zhenghua respectfully said: "Husband Cao is polite, our family is your person, of course we know everything." ”

Cao Huachun was very satisfied with Fang Zhenghua's attitude, cleared his throat and said: "You should have some friendship with the general of the conquest, and now the 'Red Banner Army' is in full swing, can you tell our family, what does the general of the conquest want to get?" ”

This topic is beyond imagination, even if the relationship between these three people is unusual, it is not easy to answer, Fang Zhenghua was silent, and the three of them actually knew it in their hearts.

Cao Huachun thought that this question was inappropriate at this time, so he looked down the stairs and said: "Forget it, our family is just a slave of the Son of Heaven, let's do our best to obey the destiny of heaven!" ”

Wang Chengen was also speechless and sighed several times in a row......

The high-spirited Xiong Wencan passed through Tongguan and went to Xi'an at the end of March.

Seeing that the Tongguan garrison was full of soldiers, he thought that the back road was worry-free, so he didn't think much about it at all, and hurriedly roared and led the men and horses to fight for the great merit of rescuing the vassal king.

Wu Fu's dispatch of men and horses from three sides to march to the north of Xi'an was not smooth, the main reason was that none of his generals along the way were vain, they were all old fritters who had worked in the border pass for one or two decades.

You Shiwei is the Yulin Weiren, the general of the Jianchang Battalion during the Apocalypse, and Chongzhen became the chief military officer in the second year, participating in the first invasion of Gyeonggi by the Houjin army.

Hou Shilu and You Shiwei are fellow villagers, hereditary military positions, and he was a deputy general in the first year of the Apocalypse, and was seriously wounded in the battle with Jiannu in Liaodong, and was later promoted to the chief military officer of Guyuan.

Wu Zimian fought side by side with the up-and-coming Huang Han as early as the third year of Chongzhen, and has kept in touch with the "Red Flag Army" over the years, and has also received a lot of care.

He got the news revealed by the flag guard as soon as possible, and knew that the general of the conquest asserted that Xiong Wencan and Hong Chengchou would not end well, and that these two might lose more than half of the Ming family in Shaanxi.

It turned out that the 400,000 Ming army encircled and annihilated Liukou and Jiannu to recover Shaanxi, and Wu Zimian contacted You Shiwei, Hou Shilu, fierce as a tiger and other generals to discuss in the long run.