"It's coming so fast!"

Chen Jin looked at the Nanming army that had arrived not far outside the city, he didn't expect them to come so quickly, he had just gathered the soldiers and horses, they arrived, Chen Jin admired Cao Bianjiao's swiftness on the one hand, and at the same time felt lucky, fortunately, he did not delay a little time, if he hesitated for a day, then those soldiers and horses left outside, I am afraid that they will be broken by Cao Bianjiao, now 4,000 men and horses have returned to Laizhou, 2,000 men and horses are stationed in Dengzhou, and 3,000 men and horses are sailors, responsible for guarding the warships, docked at Furong Island, fifty miles away, Reinforcements can be sent at any time.

"My lord, the enemy army outside the city sent a letter, saying that the adult wants to open it himself!"

As soon as Chen Jin left the city and was about to go to see if the armament was sufficient, a soldier came up and presented a letter to him.

"General Chen was originally a minister, recommended by the old minister Sun Chengzong to serve as the secretary of the capital, was defeated and captured that year, surrender is commonplace, now the imperial army is coming, why not return to the Ming Dynasty, make meritorious contributions to the country, live up to the reputation of the ancestors, and live up to the grace of the Sun Dynasty back then, and hope that General Chen can turn back is the shore ......"

In the face of Cao Bianjiao's persuasion letter, Chen Jin was also disdainful at the moment, go back, it was impossible, he was mixed in the Qing Dynasty here is smooth sailing, ten years, he became a party governor, in the Ming Dynasty maybe, the Ming Dynasty pays attention to the rule of martial arts, even if you make great contributions, in the end it is still the ministers in the court who take the lead and become their strategists, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty advocates martial arts, here, even if he doesn't know a big word, as long as he has the ability, he can still be a first-class master, he doesn't care about any reputation, I just want fame and wealth.

At this time, Jiala Ezhen Suke Saha came to Chen Jin's side, saw this letter, and was also stunned for a moment, looked at Chen Jin, Chen Jin immediately hurriedly said: "I served the Ming Dynasty back then, what did I get, I was deeply favored by the Qing Dynasty, and I would not listen to his vain words, we immediately reorganized our troops and waited for the imperial court to reinforce." ”

"Good!" Suke Saha immediately responded, he was ordered to come to supervise the army, for the Han army generals, the Manchu court is not very trusted, especially people like Chen Jin who hold a lot of power, naturally have to be extra cautious, but they will not be the same as the Ming Dynasty, send a eunuch who doesn't know anything to do bad things, they send all the Manchu children, one is to monitor, and the other is to learn, after all, the Manchu people are still short to establish the country, and many people are good at riding horses to fight, but sitting on one side and governing the people's livelihood, that is not what they are good at, Therefore, their court sent these people to supervise the army in various places, so that they could kill two birds with one stone, and in the future, they could mainly use the Manchus, supplemented by the Hanchens, to govern the world, so that the world could naturally be tightly held in the hands of the Manchus.

"Give me to monitor Chen Jin's every move, at this time, you can't get out of the thief, the army of the imperial court is coming, if we lose Denglai, then Shandong will not be protected, Shandong will be lost, the next step is Hebei, then Beijing City will be dangerous, we have finally fought down the world, we can't be careless." Su Ke Saha looked at the back of Chen Jin leaving, and said to the Manchu soldiers around him at the moment, telling him to see Chen Jin, although Chen Jin has been in the Qing Dynasty for more than ten years, it is difficult to guarantee that after returning to his homeland, he will not rebel, and there is no big mistake in being careful.

Outside the city, Cao Bianjiao's military camp was expanding day by day, and when they arrived on the first day, it was only a military tent of more than 10,000 people, but in the early morning of the next day, they saw more than 5,000 people and horses entering the camp, and set up hundreds of tents, going back and forth for three days, thousands of tents, enough to accommodate 50,000 people, which made Chen Jin and Suke Saha in the city a little worried.

"Our army is only 4,000 people, the original Ming army is only 10,000 people, we can rely on the city is strong, the armament is sufficient, to fight against it, but these days the reinforcements of the Ming army continue to come, so far there are no less than 50,000 people, every day the mules and horses escorting artillery are endless, if we go on like this, I am afraid that if we want to hold on, it will be very difficult."

Chen Jin's face is very bad, Cao Bianjiao behaves like this, which shows that he is bound to Denglai, it must be a bloody battle, with 50,000 troops attacking the city garrisoned by 4,000 people, they have muskets and artillery, the other party also has ah, and the world's firearms, Jiangnan is the most advantageous, the firearms of the Ming Dynasty are all made by Jiangnan Governor, they also have the convenience of the sea, you can buy the latest firearms from Westerners, their advantage is not big, and now the reinforcements of the imperial court do not know whether they are coming, and they have transferred their troops away to conquer Shanxi, If you want to transfer it back, it's not so convenient, and it takes time.

"What does Lord Chen mean by this, do you want to abandon the city and flee, or do you want to join the enemy? I'm not thin on you in the Qing Dynasty, isn't Lord Chen ......?"

"My lord misunderstood, I didn't mean that in the next place, but I was worried about the loss of Denglai, I all know that Denglai cannot be lost, and we must also contain the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, buy time for the imperial court to capture Shanxi, and do not make the Ming army echo Li Zicheng from afar, but there are no reinforcements, we don't know if we can hold it, the lower officials are worried about betraying the trust of the imperial court, thanks to Hong Chengchou Lord Hong will not give up, the regent * appointed, entrusted with important tasks, how dare you give birth to a rebellious heart."

Chen Jin also hurriedly explained in the face of Su Ke Saha's questioning, although he was a first-class official, and Su Ke Saha was lower than him above the official rank. But in the face of the authentic Manchu Suke Saha, Chen Jin also had to lower his voice, claiming to be an official, who called the Manchus the masters, and they Han people were slaves.

"Sticking to a city and a pond, that is not the best policy, our main thing is to hold back the Ming army, to buy time for the arrival of reinforcements, after the regent takes Shanxi, it will inevitably send elite troops to the south to reinforce, when the siege of Denglai can be relieved, and at the same time we can also take advantage of the situation to recover the rest of the prefectures and counties in Shandong, in this case, why don't we take the method of resisting and dragging them down?"

"What do you mean by your lordship, you want to delay Cao Bianjiao's march in the dangerous place of Denglai Erzhou and wait for the arrival of the army?" Chen Jin asked, his heart was also suddenly enlightened, as if he had found a life-saving straw, and his eyes showed excitement.

Suke Saha nodded, got up and came to the map, and said: "Laizhou can't stop them, we can also retreat to Wangxuzhai, as well as Dengzhou, Huangxian and other places, I mean transfer the naval army, ready to accept our evacuation at any time, and take a strategy of resisting every step, as long as you drag him down, you don't have to fight to the end, it will only take half a month at most, and the reinforcements from the imperial court will definitely arrive at that time." ”

"My lord is worthy of being the pillar of the imperial court, and he is really very incomparable, so let's do so, I will send someone to sneak out of the city, and the water diverter will come, ready to accept us at any time, and resist the attack of the Ming army." Chen Jin also gladly adopted Sukh Saha's opinion, even if he didn't think it was good, but Sukh Saha was an overseer, and if he forcibly did this, he could only acquiesce and obey.

"Send someone to Beijing again, tell the regent urgently, you must send reinforcements as soon as possible, isn't there still an army of more than 100,000 in Beijing City, even if the full eight banners can't be easily dropped, but the Han army can." Suke Saha also told him again, as if he was the momentum of the coach, but Chen Jin was also careful to serve, and he didn't feel inappropriate.