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After retiring from the dynasty, Luo Xin hurriedly returned home, at this time Luo Xin's family only knew that Datong City was broken, and it would not be long before Huang Taiji would come to the city, but they did not know that Luo Xin had an overview of the war. Therefore, as soon as Luo Xin came home, his grandparents, uncle, parents, and uncle and other family members surrounded him.

At this time, the grandparents, uncles and others were deeply grateful to Luo Xin, and at the same time, they also deeply admired Luo Xin's foresight in their hearts. At the beginning, Luo Xin sent Lu Zhonglian to rush back to Shanglin Village to let them follow the car and enter Beijing immediately, but they were still unwilling. It's not that they don't want to enter Beijing, but they don't want to give up their family property. Moreover, Lu Zhong didn't even give them time to sell their property, and let them set off immediately, which made them very angry in their hearts.

However, then Lin Chang and Zhang Shu came over to persuade each other, and said that they would leave for the capital immediately tomorrow, so they reluctantly followed Lu Zhonglian to the capital. Looking back at this time, if Luo Xin hadn't ordered Lu Zhonglian to get them into the capital as quickly as possible, I am afraid they would have died in the war.

Therefore, at this time, they looked at Luo Xin with a little awe, and although they surrounded Luo Xin, they didn't dare to speak casually. couldn't help but look at Luo Ping. Luo Ping hurriedly said:

"No, Datong is really broken?"

"Hmm!" Luo Xin nodded solemnly.

"That'...... Grassland ......"

"Soon the army will be in the city."

"What about us?"

Luo Xin took a breath and said, "Your Majesty appointed me as a privy envoy to oversee military affairs......"

Luo Xin jumped up from the chair suddenly, he suddenly remembered that what was needed to hold on to the capital was ordnance, ordnance ranked first, and the ordnance division could be on the outskirts of Beijing, and it was necessary to move the ordnance division into the capital in the shortest possible time, before Huang Taiji did not have troops to come to the city.

Luo Xin rushed out of the gate in three steps and shouted, "Daqing, prepare the horse." ”

Originally, after Luo Xin became an official in the capital, he had already begun to follow the rules of the literati in the capital not to ride a horse, but to take a sedan chair. But at this time, he could no longer care about the rules, turned over his horse, rushed out of the gate, and galloped towards the palace.

At the entrance control, he showed the sign of his middle school house, and then walked briskly towards the imperial study. All the way to the outside of the imperial study, there was a eunuch to report, and then entered the imperial study. Seeing Luo Xin's face sweating profusely, Emperor Jiajing knew that Luo Xin was in a hurry, and he panicked.

"Luo Qing, but what happened?"

"Your Majesty, the minister must move the Military Weapons Division into the capital as soon as possible."

Emperor Jiajing understood as soon as he heard it, and immediately nodded and said: "No, you immediately go to the Ordnance Department to preside over the relocation, and I will ask the Ministry of Industry to prepare a new place for the Ordnance Department." ”

"Your Majesty, that Weichen ......"

"Go ahead!"

After thanking him, he left in a hurry. The horse galloped and came to the Fifth Military Camp, and the Admiral of the Fifth Military Camp saw Luo Xin going and returning, and immediately greeted him. Luo Xin immediately said:

"Lord Zhang, immediately transfer the soldiers of the first army, go to the ordnance supervisor with this officer, and move the ordnance superintendent to the capital as soon as possible."

Admiral Zhang's expression changed, Luo Xin just mentioned the Ordnance Division, and he understood what was going on, if there was no Ordnance Division, then he would still be guarding a fart city! So, he immediately dispatched an army of soldiers and drove the cart towards the Ordnance Division on the outskirts of Beijing. And Luo Xin, in order to prepare for the Ordnance Division, took a small group of cavalry and galloped towards the Ordnance Division on the outskirts of Beijing.

It took more than half an hour to come to the outskirts of Beijing, and after entering the Ordnance Division, I saw Jiang Song running over from a distance.

"Lord Luo......"

"Master Jiang!" Luo Xin interrupted him and said, "By Your Majesty's order, the Ordnance Division will immediately move into the capital. ”

Jiang Song breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard this, he now also knew that Huang Taiji had broken through Datong, and it wouldn't be long before his troops came to the city, if before that, the Ordnance Division had not been relocated, he would only have a dead end. He had just been promoted to the rank of Weapons Supervisor, so naturally he didn't want to die.

"Yes, my lord, I will do it."

When the words fell, Jiang Song hurried away. The entire Ordnance Division was busy, and on the side of the capital, Emperor Jiajing had set aside a place for the Ordnance Division, and the five military camps took over the city defense, and the city was not closed at night, and the Ordnance Division moved into the capital overnight.

Early morning.

In the new place where the Ordnance Division was stationed, Luo Xin was busy all night without closing his eyes, and at this time, while drinking porridge and eating side dishes, he said to Jiang Song, who was also drinking porridge opposite:

"Master Jiang, how many ordnance are there in the Ordnance Division now?"

Jiang Song knew in his heart how he came to be the weapons supervisor, and it was completely from Luo Xin's recommendation, so he had a feeling in his heart that Luo Xin would die as a confidant. Hearing this, he immediately said:

"There were 1,500 ballistas, 20,000 bows, and 10,000 thunderbolts."

Luo Xin's face was full of joy and said, "How many thunderbolts can be made from the materials in stock?" ”

Jiang Song said with a look of embarrassment on his face: "There are not many materials, it is estimated that only five thousand can be made." ”

Luo Xin finished the last bite of food, put down his chopsticks and said, "Master Jiang, I want you to make five thousand thunderbolts within three days, and also make some gunpowder leads." Well, there are also some slender bamboo pipes that need to be opened. Three days, I'll only give you three days, can you finish it? ”

Jiang Song frowned slightly and thought for a moment, and finally nodded vigorously:

"Lord Luo, my humble duty must live up to my mission."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you here, and I'll pick up the thunderbolt in three days."

After leaving the Ordnance Division, Luo Xin came to his new office location, and his office was located in the Fifth Military Camp. At this time, the commanders of the five military camps, the Shenji Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion all gathered here, and Luo Xin arranged the city defense. In fact, now that the war has not yet begun, everything can be done step by step, Luo Xin just said simply, the three battalions will automatically defend properly, and at the same time send countless scouts to constantly report back to the generals.

Luo Xin finished arranging everything and got up and went home. Yesterday he had only been at home for less than a quarter of an hour, and then he left in a hurry, and at this time he did not know what his family would be anxious about, and Luo Xin had to go back to calm his family down so that he could concentrate on resisting the upcoming Huang Taiji.

When I arrived at home, I saw that everyone in the family was sitting in the hall waiting for me. All of them have red eyes, a pair of dark circles, and they didn't sleep yesterday at first glance, and Uncle Luo Zhi was also sitting in the hall at this time. When Luo saw Luo Xin walk in, he cried before he could say a word.

"Xin'er, are you really a privy councilor?"

Luo Xin glanced at Luo Zhi and knew that Luo Zhi had already made his affairs clear to his family. He nodded, and sat down in his chair tiredly. However, when Luo Che saw Luo Xin nodding, he cried even more, and clamored not to let Luo Xin serve as the privy council. It made Luo Xin in a hurry, and it was not even easy for Luo Ping to come forward, and in the end, it was his grandfather Luo Heng who reprimanded Luo, so that Luo didn't dare to make trouble. Luo Heng saw that Luo was honest, so he turned his eyes to Luo Xindao:

"Xin'er, although you have embarked on the path of literati, our Luo family is a martial heirloom. When the Tartars came, they sent them back. Don't be influenced by your mother. ”

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded slightly.

Luo Heng looked at Luo Ye and Luo Ping again: "You two follow Xin'er, if Xin'er has three longs and two shorts, you two don't have to come back to see me." ”

"Grandpa......" Luo Xin hurriedly stopped him, but saw Luo Hengyi waved his hand and said: "Xin'er, I have already thought about it, learn to become a literary and martial artist, and sell the goods to the emperor's family." This is also a chance for your uncle and your father. ”

"But ......"

"It's nothing, life and death are in the sky!" Speaking of this, Luo Heng looked at Luo Ye and Luo Ping again:

"What do you two think?"

Luo Ye and Luo Ping stood up excitedly and said, "The child can't ask for it. ”

Luo Xin saw the excitement of his uncle and father, and knew that he couldn't stop it. sighed helplessly in his heart, and then agreed. Tell the uncle and father to follow him to the Fifth Army Camp tomorrow, and with his current position as an overview of the war, it is very easy to arrange two people.

Luo Xin returned to his room tiredly, got into bed, and fell asleep in less than a few breaths. It's just that he hasn't slept for a quarter of an hour when he hears a report from Lu Daqing, saying that the emperor has sealed another privy deputy minister, and that deputy privy secretary has come to see him.

Luo Xin got up from the bed, washed his face with cold water, and then walked out of the bedroom. While walking, I thought, what does it mean that Emperor Jiajing sent a deputy to himself?

When he walked to the door of the study, he didn't think clearly why Emperor Jiajing would send him a deputy, but when he walked into the study, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Brother Lu Qing, why are you?"

The person who came was Xu Jie's eldest son Xu Luqing, Xu Luqing saw Luo Xin's surprised appearance, and said with a smile:

"No, surprised? Why can't it be me? ”

Luo Xin's face was taken aback for a moment, then he regained his composure, sat down, and looked at Xu Luqing, but he never thought that Emperor Jiajing would send Xu Luqing to be his deputy privy councilor.

"Brother Lu Qing, is it Xu Ge Lao?"

Xu Luqing shook his head and said: "My father didn't know before, I begged His Majesty, and now I don't know what my father will be angry at home, so I came to you, I will live with you today, and go to the three camps with you tomorrow." ”

Luo Xin shook his head and sighed: "This battle is dangerous, our back is Your Majesty, and now that morale is low, if we want to hold the capital, we must reinvigorate our morale, so we must take the lead, and it is likely that we will die on the city wall." Brother Lu Qing, this is not child's play. ”

Xu Luqing's expression became serious and said, "No, I know all this." Huang Taiji's attack on Daming this time was much more ferocious than his father's, and Alatan Khan did not break through Datong that year, but Huang Taiji slaughtered Datong, and I was mentally prepared for danger. ”

Luo Xin frowned, and Xu Luqing smiled: "No, don't frown." In fact, now everyone's fate is tied together, if the capital is broken, do I still have a chance to live? Therefore, it is better to fight against the water.

Not to mention......

We are not necessarily uncertain of victory. ”

Luo Xin raised his eyebrows and said, "Will the plan be released?" ”

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Xu Luqing's eyes: "Huang Taiji seems to be fierce, this is because their start was too smooth. Since the border army entered the cabinet, his descendants have been transferred to the southeast. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Luqing glanced at Luo Xin and said: "Before your Luo Xin was born, the only army that could fight at the border pass was the Ma Jiajun. Now that Ma Jiajun has been dismembered by His Majesty, except for Ma Jiajun, the rest of the border army is generally scattered sand, and there is no fighting power at all, which is the reason why Huang Taiji started smoothly.

However, the hundred officials of the court and the central government did not see this, but thought that Huang Taiji was more fierce than his father Alatan Khan, and even raised the idea of moving the capital, I don't want to move the capital, so I can only hold the capital. ”

Luo Xin was stunned for a moment, and the look on his face showed a trace of unnaturalness: "Brother Lu Qing, it was your father who proposed to move the capital......

Xu Luqing's face became gloomy, half loud, and said in a low voice: "Father...... Too concerned about His Majesty's safety......"

Luo Xin lowered his eyes, knowing in his heart that Xu Luqing and Xu Jie's father and son had a disagreement, I'm afraid that Xu Luqing's heart is not ashamed of Xu Jie's timidity, right? It's just that the Son of Man does not speak of the Father.

And at this time, Xu Luqing regrouped his expression and said: "No, although Huang Taiji is fierce, we are not without opportunities. ”

Luo Xin's eyes released a light and said, "Brother Lu Qing has a plan in his heart? ”

"No!" Xu Luqing's eyes lit up and said: "It's August now, as long as we hold on for three months, it's the cold winter season." At that time, Huang Taiji had no choice but to retreat. ”

"Three months ......" Luo Xin smiled bitterly: "Does Brother Lu Qing really have the confidence to hold on for three months?" You must know that the walls of Datong are as strong as the capital. ”

Xu Luqing shook his head and said: "It is precisely because of the city wall and solidity of Datong that the war has lasted there for nearly a month, although our Ming border army has suffered heavy losses, but Huang Taiji cannot be without a little loss." When they sent out their troops, they claimed to be 200,000, even if they had 200,000, how many would be left after they broke through Datong now? ”

Luo Xin nodded and said, "The military report said that the grassland tribe probably lost about 30,000 people. But they still have about 170,000. In the past, the three battalions had 170,000 soldiers, but now the establishment is only 120,000, and 50,000 have been sent out to support Datong, and the rest is only 70,000, and some are temporarily recruited, and there are only 100,000, so we do not occupy the number. ”

Xu Luqing did not lose confidence and said: "But their grain and grass." No, you should know the situation of the grassland by now, they can't survive anymore, so they came to Daming to plunder, so they must not have much food and grass. We may not have to hold out for three months, but as long as we hold on for a month, the steppe tribes may have no food and grass, and then they will retreat without a fight. ”

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