Although the Ming army rescued by King Qin continued to rush to the capital, the form of the capital did not change because of this, and the people still tried every means to escape from this place of right and wrong. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Huang Taiji's 100,000 army of 100,000 people smashed pots and sold iron into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and he felt that the Ming army along the way was simply a group of rice buckets, because they could not organize the offensive of Houjin in the slightest. His army is advancing towards the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty, BJ City, with a devastating momentum.

Yuan Chonghuan traveled west to support the capital under the stars and nights, and finally arrived at Jizhou City on the 10th. He originally planned to start a fierce battle with Hou Jin's army in Jizhou City, in order to hinder Hou Jin's approach to the capital division and relieve the anxiety of Emperor Chongzhen's holy heart. His idea was good, but this time he not only misjudged but also came too late.

A few days ago, the cunning Huang Taiji did not attack Jizhou City, because he didn't want to delay too much time here, but took a detour, like a hungry wolf, and pounced directly towards Sanhe, Shunyi and other places that were closer to the capital. When Yuan Chonghuan arrived in Jizhou City, Houjin Belle Abatai and Yue Tuo had already set up a battle under Shunyi City to fight against the Mangui and Hou Shilu tribes.

The result of the battle of Shunyi once again shocked the government and the opposition, and the Ming army returned with another defeat, Man Gui and Hou Shilu led the remnants to flee back to the capital, and Shunyi Zhixian led the people to surrender. The Houjin army was able to calmly enter Zhangjiawan in Tongzhou, which was only forty or fifty miles away from the capital.

On the 15th, Yuan Chonghuan, the most effective unit of the Ming Dynasty, who had been following the Later Jin army and eating ashes, finally arrived in Hexi Province in XH County, and at this time they were not too far from the capital and the Later Jin army. It's just that Yuan Chonghuan felt that the situation was a little unpleasant, because they had never fought against Houjin's army all the way.

When Guan Shanyue got the news of Houjin's entry into the customs, it was already three years after Chongzhen's New Year, and he sat in the quiet afternoon sunshine for a long time, leaning on the back of his chair and being silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

The generals of the Daning Metropolitan Division crowded the entire Metropolitan Commander's Embassy, they didn't even eat lunch, and they had already accompanied Guan Shanyue to sit in the Metropolitan Commander's Mansion all morning, but Guan Shanyue didn't speak, and no one was hungry. They are all people who have come out of the bloody storm, and it doesn't take much willpower for these men to endure hunger.

The atmosphere in the room was a little depressing, and the generals around him were also dull. Although they don't have a strong sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty, they can listen to Houjin as if they are in a no-man's land, rampaging in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, burning, killing and plundering, and they are ten thousand unhappy in their hearts, but these things have already happened, and they are helpless.

"The imperial court and Houjin have blocked the news so tightly, how did they do it? Why did Daning Dusi become a blind man with dark eyes? It's just that this time the capital won't fall into the hands of the enemy, right? Guan Shanyue straightened her back and was the first to break the silence. Although he felt that the timing was a little wrong, he still immediately thought of Emperor Chongzhen hanging himself in the coal mountain, if Emperor Chongzhen died, the entire Ming Dynasty would immediately fall apart, this was the last thing he wanted to see now, his mood suddenly became depressed, and his brows were twisted into a pimple.

Wei Zhongxian was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head, and said slowly: "The miscellaneous family once lived in the capital for a long time, and the walls of the capital were extremely strong, far from being comparable to ordinary prefectures, counties and provincial capitals. Although the city is full of fools, Houjin claims to have an army of 100,000, but there will be more and more officials and troops going to King Qin, and the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for Houjin, and the capital will not be in danger. ”

Liu Wenxiu nodded in agreement, he stood up from his chair and bowed to Guan Shanyue, "Lord Guan, Wenxiu thinks what Gonggong Wei said is very reasonable. Just now Gonggong Wei answered your third question, Wen Xiu is not talented, I want to express my views on the first question and the second question, I don't know if it is possible. ”

The surrounding generals immediately focused their eyes on Guan Shanyue, and they almost urged him, and they were also eager to know why the imperial court and Houjin blocked the news so well, even more anxious than Guan Shanyue.

Nowadays, this kind of atmosphere of brainstorming and discussing anything on the table was cultivated by Guan Shanyue with a lot of effort and thought, and it was put aside in the previous quarrel that the senior generals had already blown their beards and stared, but since the junior officers had good ideas in their hearts, they would rather not say anything than pout their immediate superiors in person. He was very satisfied with the performance of everyone present, at least this group of old coarse people did not confront Liu Wenxiu, a white-faced scholar, face to face as usual.

Guan Shanyue heard that there would be no danger in the capital for a while, and the hanging heart was put back in his stomach, and he smiled lightly and saluted Liu Wenxiu, "Mr. Wen Fu said that it is okay, Guan Mou listened." ”

Liu Wenxiu's heart was hot, no matter how many people there were, Guan Shanyue was still respectful to him as usual, "Lord Guan, Wenxiu feels that the first question and the second question are the same question. The reason why our Daning Dusi has become deaf and blind is because we have almost put a limited number of scouts on the eastern front at the border with Houjin, and we have not paid attention to the northern front at all, and even more so because we do not pay enough attention to intelligence. ”

Liu Wenxiu's words are like a slap in the face, especially the word "intelligence" is to make Guan Shanyue enlightened, now there are no advanced detection means such as satellites and radars, all intelligence has to rely on people to detect and transmit, although Daning has a monitoring mechanism of the Lijia system internally, but Daning's external intelligence network is almost inconclusive, and this is the shortcoming of Daning's capital division.

"What Mr. Wen Fu said is very true, as the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and I personally think that it is quite appropriate to change this sentence to the current information of the soldiers and horses. Ladies and gentlemen, although the future of our rising star is bright, after all, the foundation is still shallow, we cannot be blindly optimistic, we still have many shortcomings to make up. Since Mr. Wen Fu pointed out today that in the long run, I think we should make amends, and today we will set about establishing our own intelligence network in Daning, which should be both internal and external. ”

The generals were immediately divided into two factions, one faction was mostly Mongols, and they all nodded in agreement, eager to become an intelligence agency now. The other faction was full of worries and discussed it one after another, and this faction was dominated by Han Chinese.

Wei Zhongxian was unexpectedly the first to stand up and express his dissent, he, the old factory guard, knew the style of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, "The miscellaneous family is not against Daning's establishment of an intelligence agency, but there are some opinions in my heart that are not unhappy. When the miscellaneous family mastered the East Factory, the factory guards must have contributed to the imperial court. But they pretended to use the power in their hands, and they did no less bad things. As long as this group of factory guards looks at the civil and military officials in the court, they can fabricate charges or directly frame them on trumped-up charges, even if you are the Jiuqing cabinet, you can't turn the shore, unless the emperor comes forward, but it needs to withstand strong retaliation and great luck. The people are even more miserable, there are many rich families, and the families who were tossed by them are ruined, hey! ”

It is precisely this that is what the people who oppose are worried, and they look at Guan Shanyue with a sad face like Guan Shanyue asking for help, expecting that he can make a high statement if he never plays cards according to common sense.

Zai Sai stroked his beard, coughed to signal everyone to be quiet, and said in fluent Chinese: "Ahem...... Cough...... Ahem...... be quiet. What Gonggong Wei said has his truth, since it is brainstorming, then let me talk about my feelings. Before we fought the war, we of the Ongirat Department rushed to wherever we wanted to fight, and we never did any intelligence gathering work. Brothers of the Horqin Ministry, don't be reluctant to listen, I am not right about things. The last time we fought with the Horqin Four Banners, our Daning army took the lead everywhere, and we fought even more handy. Why? It's not all because we've done intelligence gathering beforehand. At that time, the Horqin Four Banners were blind to us, and they only knew that we were the Ming army of Daning. But as for us, we not only have the map of their city, but also the number of soldiers and horses in their city and the dwellings of their generals. Their weaknesses are unreservedly exposed before our eyes, and there is no reason why we should not win such a battle. This is the power of intelligence, and he can sometimes withstand thousands of troops, so I raised my hands and agreed with Daning to set up his own intelligence agency. ”

The upright Mongols chimed in, because Zaisai was exactly what they wanted to say.

Guan Shanyue nodded thoughtfully, "What the two of you said makes sense. A good system can turn a good person into a bad person, and a bad system can turn a good person into a bad person. The power itself is innocent, but once there is no restraint of responsibility, he will immediately turn a blue sky master into a devil who scrapes the ground. ”

Bringing the very popular words of the later generations to this world hundreds of years in advance, the surrounding generals all lit up, stopped whispering, and looked at Guan Shanyue like a monster. At this time, they felt that although their commanders were young, their knowledge was always so different. Obviously, sometimes the problem reaches a dead end, but he can always find another way to find a solution.

Guan Shanyue looked around and saw that everyone was silent, and continued: "It is imperative to establish an intelligence department, but we also need to formulate detailed laws and regulations at the same time. Under the premise of giving maximum freedom, clarify the boundaries between what can and cannot be done, especially in the intelligence gathering within Daning. But I think it's the same as governing the people and leading the army to fight, as long as we do "reward and punishment" and "comprehensively check the name and truth", this thing will definitely be done. Time is pressing, and we have to walk on two legs, not only to specify rules and regulations to avoid reverting to the old road of factory guards, but also to establish Daning's intelligence agency first. I don't know if you have any objections to this operation. ”

Guan Shanyue was thoughtful and eliminated their concerns, and the generals who were convinced all agreed. Wei Zhongxian was even more convinced, and took the lead in saying that he would definitely use his expertise to make suggestions for the construction of the Daning intelligence agency.

Guan Shanyue's mood gradually relaxed, "Since you have no objections, then Mr. Wen Fu will preside, and Brother Zai Sai and Brother Wei will be responsible for threading the needle, looking for suitable candidates from the people of Daning, and selecting hardcover and strong personnel from each battalion to start the formation of Daning's intelligence agency." I have all thought of the name, so it will be called the General Staff, and it will be directly subordinate to the Metropolitan Command Embassy. The General Staff Department will not only be responsible for providing military information, but will also be responsible for the training arrangements of the Daning Army, and will gradually increase the responsibilities of the General Staff in the future according to actual needs. As for the designation of rules and regulations, I have to ask you to take a lot of pain, and we must plug all the loopholes that should be plugged tightly. Don't wait for me, Guan just set up a frame, and you have to bother you to sing the play, you must sing wonderfully, or I will hold you responsible. I have already sent more than ten letters to the imperial court to apply for the transfer of these talents, but all of them have entered the sea, and I don't know if they have been sent to the hands of the saints in the capital. What's even more annoying is that not only did these people not come, but even those victims who would rather be put in the Seinai to make trouble or starve to death were also released to Daning Dusi. This time, Houjin must have plundered a large number of silver, grain, livestock, and equipment from the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and more importantly, they plundered a large number of people, and those who surrendered to the middle and lower level of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the people, are the talents that we urgently need in Daning, so we have to ......"

The generals' eyes suddenly lit up, like hungry wolves who saw their prey, and they were the most handy at doing this thing of robbing and eating black, not to mention facing their old enemies.

After the robbery, Jin Bi any pre-war mobilization was effective, and there was no need for Guan Shanyue to say a word more, these warmongers rushed out of the capital command embassy without even saying hello, and prepared to start the work of the general staff.