Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen rushed to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the two of them already knew what had happened this morning.

Chongzhen looked at the two people in front of him: "Gao Qiqian, this minion, is hiding from me to fornicate with the Tartars, and I must punish him severely." It's just a letter from someone to the ministers, and how they know about it. ”

Cao Huachun knelt down and replied: "Your Majesty, the slave maid feels that now is not the time to track down who sent the letter, and now it is time to suppress this matter." If Your Majesty doesn't take any measures here, the slave feels that the cabinet will hold on to it again. ”

"I know that, too." Chongzhen asked, "I can't use this minion anymore, I just called you here today to ask how to suppress this matter." ”

"Your Majesty." Wang Chengen also knelt down and said, "Now the Tartar Dolgon is besieging the city, and General Xu Lang and General Lin Zhaolong of the Yulin Army are independently fighting against the Tartars with 50,000 soldiers and horses. General Zhang Hai commanded 20,000 soldiers to meet Dorgon's 40,000 banners, while the other soldiers and horses did not move, and there was a lot of discussion in the court. The slave maid thought that His Majesty could send soldiers and horses to fight with the Tartars, so that His Majesty's natural might could be shown. And once the war is fierce, no one will pay attention to the affairs of the Tartar spies, and His Majesty can also protect Gonggong Gao. ”

Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen: "Wang Chengen, are you still talking for Gao Qiqian now?" ”

Wang Chengen replied: "Your Majesty, although Gonggong Gao said that this matter was not done properly, he was also for Your Majesty and for the sake of Daming. ”

Wang Chengen replied in his mouth, and said in his heart: "Gao Qiqian is finished this time, so why do you need to kill them all." ”

A Eight Banners Ezhen walked into Dolgon's big tent: "Lord Qiqi, there is news in Beijing that the news of Yue Tobel's peace talks has leaked for some reason, and now Yue Tobel is being tracked down in Beijing. ”

"How can there be a leak." Dolgon was taken aback, if Yue Tuo was found in Beijing, then Huang Taiji's hard work would be in vain, "What is the situation now, can you get in touch with Yue Tuo." ”

"Lord Wang, I can't get in touch." Baqi replied, "Beijing City is now very strictly investigated, and our people can't find Lord Belle." ”

"That's good." Dolgon circled around the tent a few times, "Give the order, the whole army to step up the attack and attack the city with all its might." ”

"Lord Wang." Baqi Ezhen said again, "The Ming army has a lot of soldiers and horses in the city, and they have dispatched 20,000 firecrackers to be stationed outside the city, and we only have 40,000 people, I'm afraid there will be problems attacking the city with all our might." ”

"What's the situation on the side of Prince Taomin?" Dorgon asked.

"There is still a stalemate with the Yulin Army, and there is no progress."

"Let him come back, don't worry about the Yulin Army, the goal is to conquer Beijing."

Tao Min received Dolgon's warrant: "Brother, we still can't reassure Huang Taiji. ”

"Brother, why do you say that?"

"I don't know anything about Yue Tuo's trip to Beijing City, and Huang Taiji has disrupted my plans."

Tao Min originally thought that he could trap Beijing and put forward conditions when Chongzhen was cornered, because he knew Chongzhen's character, and he would not give in if he was not forced to a corner. In the original history, when Li Zicheng hit the city of Beijing, he put forward a condition that was not too excessive compared to the situation at that time, "I want to cut off the northwest area, order the king, and reward the army with one million silver." In addition, Li Zicheng also made it clear that after he was enthroned, he was "willing to curb the thieves in the imperial court", but he did not follow the edict and did not make a pilgrimage.

However, Chongzhen finally rejected Li Zicheng's request, which led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty. And now Chongzhen is far from being forced to that role, and now the negotiation is even more noisy all over the city. Tao Min knew in his heart that it was yellow to force Chongzhen to talk about this matter.

"Brother, what should we do now?" Tao Gong asked.

Tao Min scolded fiercely: "The shaft is not enough." ”

Tao Gong didn't understand: "Brother, who are you scolding, scolding Huang Taiji?" ”

"These Manchu bastards, I will scold everyone." Tao Min knew that it was useless to scold, "Brother, pass the order down and storm the Yulin Army, don't care about the casualty rate, our plan is in vain, how can we gain something." ”

"But over there with Dorgon?"

"Dolgon can't defeat Beijing, we can't even go, and the final result is to withdraw our troops."

The next day, Dolgon's 40,000 banners desperately stormed Beijing, and the artillery above and below the city was full of artillery. At the same time, Tao Min's 50,000 men and horses also rushed towards the position of the 1st Independent Division.

"Xu Lang." Lin Zhaolong ran into the big tent, "Tao Min is crazy again, the Tartar attack is very fierce, and the cannonballs on Zhao Qi's side are running out." ”

"Where is Zhang Hai's location?" Xu Lang asked.

"Here." Lin Zhaolong walked to the map and said, "There are still thirty miles between us." ”

"Zhaolong, order Zhang Hai to abandon Beijing and join us, and he must arrive today."

"Abandon Beijing?" Lin Zhaolong asked, "Can it be done, will Beijing be in danger?" If you give up Beijing Chongzhen, will you find us in trouble? ”

"We can't care so much, once the heavy artillery regiment runs out of shells, we will be very dangerous. There were only 40,000 men in Dolgon, and the city of Beijing could not be defeated. ”

"Okay, I'll send someone to deliver a letter to Zhang Hai immediately." Lin Zhaolong also let it go, Chongzhen's matter Chongzhen will solve it himself, and the most important thing is to keep the independent first division.

Zhang Hai's quick-gun team was engaged in a fierce battle with Dolgon's Eight Banners, and the flintlock pistols barely blocked the attack of the Eight Banners by relying on the trenches. Because there was no artillery, the casualties of the quick-gun team were not small.

"Sir." A herald reined in front of Zhang Hai, "Deputy Division Commander Lin urgently ordered." ”

Zhang Hai took the order and looked at it: "Order, all departments reorganize the army and withdraw from the battle." ”

"Sir, where are we going?" Gao Chen, who had been staying in Beijing, asked.

Zhang Hai handed the warrant to Gao Chen: "The independent first division is in danger, we must go and join them." ”

"Great." Gao Chen has always been reluctant to stay in Beijing, "We also have cannons over there, so we don't have to hide and be beaten like now." ”

Zhang Hai ignored Gao Chen's joke: "Gao Chen, I give you the most important task now, you must ensure that it can be completed absolutely, and there can be no mistakes." ”

"Humble guarantee, sir, rest assured." Gao Chen saluted.

"I will leave a battalion outside the city to meet you, you return to Beijing immediately, find Chief Pan, and order him, Qin Songwang, and Blue Phoenix to immediately withdraw from Beijing to join the 1st Independent Division." Zhang Hai was worried that once the fast gun team acted without authorization, Chongzhen would find trouble with the traversers in the officer training regiment.

"Yes, sir." Gao Chen asked again, "Then Ge Tao will evacuate over there?" ”

"They don't need it over there." Zhang Hai replied, "But I also informed them that they could evacuate immediately if there was a situation." ”