The door opened, and Wang Chengen hurriedly walked in with a fold in his hand.

"But Hong Chengchou's military report, how did the battle go?" As soon as the words came out, Chongzhen's face changed, and a bad premonition came to his heart. Because, he saw that Wang Chengen's face was full of sorrow, and the wrinkles on his forehead were much deeper, and he seemed to be ten years old.

Wang Chengen did not answer Emperor Chongzhen's words, but quickly closed the door.

"You old dog, what are you doing with the door closed?" Emperor Chongzhen had an inexplicable evil fire surging in his heart, and he couldn't help but scold.

"Long live the lord, long live the lord, according to Hong Chengchou's urgent report, the front line is in a big collapse!" Wang Chengen knelt on the ground with a thud, kept kowtowing, and his face was full of tears: "Jiannu has crossed the Baoqiu River five days ago and is heading towards Qingshankou. The Qin army was defeated and the border army of the Six Towns was defeated. ”

"I'm still losing this time!" When Emperor Chongzhen heard the news, he was really disappointed, and muttered: "It turns out that gathering and destroying Jiannu in Tianjin is just my wishful thinking and a fantasy. ”

He was depressed, over the years, the Ming Dynasty had suffered too many defeats, and he had long been accustomed to this result. Moreover, in front of Wang Chengen, he still refused to lose the etiquette of a human king, and came back to his senses in an instant. took a deep breath and deliberately pretended to be calm: "It seems that I still can't stop Jiannu." Wang Chengen passed my holy decree to Hong Chengchou and ordered him to lead the armies to continue the pursuit. Even if they can't completely annihilate Jiannu, they have to make the enemy pay the price, and they have to be broken and weakened, and they will be unable to invade again within ten years. ”

Emperor Chongzhen felt thirsty, walked to the imperial case, picked up the teacup and took a sip of it, but felt that his hands were trembling.

Wang Chengen cried loudly: "Long live the lord, long live the slave, the slave and maid, it hurts the muscles and bones, this time it is Qin Jun who hurts the muscles and bones!" The Qin army has been defeated, and the border armies of the towns have also been defeated, how can they still pursue. If Jiannu hadn't been in a hurry to return north, and had turned around and fought back like a few months ago, maybe Lord Hong's troops would really be wiped out by others. ”

"What, defeated?" Chongzhen was taken aback: "You don't even have the strength to pursue Jiannu?" ”

Wang Chengen nodded, wiped a handful of tears, unfolded the fold, and said: "Long live the lord, according to Hong Chengchou's excerpt, since the confluence of the two armies of Jiannu and the army of Shandong, the border army of the six towns and the Qin army have pursued along the way, and they have been fortified everywhere, and there have been more than 20 battles of large and small. But all of our armies were crushed by the enemy. Seeing that the enemy's main force was about to pass Baoqiu, Lord Hong gave a death order and ordered the whole army to launch a total and go to the front line in person. Helpless ......"

He sobbed, and then said: "It's really difficult to be helpless to build a slave and be brave. The battle lasted for a day, and the towns suffered heavy casualties. And the Qin army stood in front of Jiannu, and the battle was the hardest. After a battle, he was beheaded more than 1,000 levels and several disabled. ”

"This battle will not be known until dusk, and the towns and armies can no longer resist it, and they will be defeated, and they don't know how many days it will take to regather their troops. Hong Chengchou counted on the fold, the Qin army was killed and wounded more than 1,000 people, and the remaining six towns, plus the Shandong soldiers and the Beijing camp, were beheaded by Jiannu more than 7,000 in one day. There were really heavy casualties, and Bao Qiushui did not flow...... Long live Lord, the unprecedented defeat, Lord Hong is already powerless to pursue Jiannu, and can only watch the slave chief Dolgon swagger out of the pass. ”

Tears fell like beads like broken threads, and within a moment, a large piece of wet water was in front of Wang Chengen.

"The loss of the teacher humiliates the country, the loss of the teacher humiliates the country, Hong Chengchou is deeply disappointed, the generals of the six towns are incompetent and mediocre, they have to be investigated, they have to be investigated!" Chongzhen's mind exploded with a buzz.

Such a good situation turned out to be such a result in the end. Not only did Jiannu go away, but the Ming army was also beheaded 8,000, which is still a rough statistics, perhaps, the Ming army that died in this battle exceeded 10,000.

The soldiers and horses of the six towns, the Qin army, the Shandong army, the Beijing camp, and the 100,000 army, it is difficult to become a waste of dim sum.

It's ridiculous that I was thinking about letting Jiannu break my muscles and bones just now, but now it's good, the ones who hurt my muscles and bones have become the Ming army in the entire northern military town. This is the elite that I raise with millions of taels of silver every year, and I have instigated it like this, and the money that I finally squeezed out is used to support you, and that's how you treat me?

"All should be killed, all should be killed!" The uneasiness that had been accumulated in Emperor Chongzhen's heart for a while completely broke out at this moment, and he roared loudly with a red face: "Order the six ministries and the cabinet to review the responsibilities of the people involved in this battle, and never spare it!" ”

As he roared, a strong itch hit his neck.

Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hand and scratched it violently, and in just a moment, he grabbed his neck bloody, looking terrifying.

"Long live the lord, long live the lord!" Wang Chengen hurriedly pounced on him and hugged Emperor Chongzhen's legs: "No, no!" ”

I don't know if it means that Chongzhen can't let the six ministers of the cabinet and others be defeated, and he can't scratch his neck anymore.

"I ...... For this battle, I took out all my money...... The general soldiers, deputy general soldiers, army members, and guerrillas of the six towns must be ...... Ordered Yousi to arrest them all, and I can't let any of them go......"

Emperor Chongzhen was still screaming hoarsely.

Wang Chengen was so anxious that tears flowed even more: "Long live Lord, you can't catch it, you can't catch it." ”

Emperor Chongzhen kicked Wang Chengen away, his eyes were red, his bloody neck stretched out, and he hissed and asked, "What a dog, why can't you catch it?" ”

Wang Chengen said: "Long live the lord, it took half a year for Jiannu to enter the Kou this time. The Baoqiu Massacre was just one of the battles, and the imperial court's evaluation of the merits and demerits of the generals of the various armies could not be limited to this battle, so it was only feared that the people would not be convinced. How to say, the siege of Jinan was solved, and it is an indisputable fact that the slave chieftain entrusted the capital, which is a great merit! Therefore, in this battle, we won in the end. Baoqiu's defeat is flawed. ”

"It's really a joke, the siege of Jinan has been solved, and Yue Tuo has given the head, which is the credit of Sun Yuan alone, and what does it have to do with other people, and with him Hong Chengchou?" Emperor Chongzhen sneered loudly: "I want to reward and punish clearly, Sun Yuan has merit, and I naturally want to reward him greatly." The generals of the other towns have been, how can I let them go? ”

Wang Chengen shook his head: "Long live the Lord is wrong?" ”

"What is wrong with me?"

Wang Chengen: "Long live the lord, the governor of the Battle of Shandong is Hong Chengchou, Liu Ge is the old generation of the Son of Heaven, and Sun Yuan is just their general." Therefore, among Sun Yuan's merits, Lord Hong and Liu Gelao also have to take a share. Although Lord Hong was defeated in this battle, it could not hide his exploits in the Battle of Jinan. ”

"Hehe, meritorious, meritorious, meritorious service in the Battle of Jinan. In the Battle of Jinan commanded by Hong Hengjiu, my Ming Dynasty died a celebrant and eunuch, and the Sichuan army was annihilated, this is his other merits? Emperor Chongzhen laughed angrily.

Wang Chengen knelt on the ground for a few steps, and moved in front of Emperor Chongzhen: "Long live Lord, the slave has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not." ”

Chongzhen: "Come on. ”

Wang Chengen: "Although Lord Hong suffered heavy losses in this battle, it was only an insignificant battle in the six-month campaign, and it did not affect the unprecedented victory of our dynasty in the slightest. ”

"No loss, insignificant? What a crazy thief minion! ”

Wang Chengen continued: "Long live the Lord, it will be a good day to sacrifice to the Taimiao Temple soon. The Ministry of Rites has been prepared, and His Majesty has also issued a holy decree, ordering all officials and people in Beijing to watch the ceremony together to show His Majesty's martial arts. This is an unprecedented event in my Chongzhen Dynasty. If there is a big prison at this moment, and the division arrests the generals of all towns and armies, it is inevitable that the world will be shaken. In this way, how can this celebration be managed......"

The more he spoke, the lower his voice became: "The slave maid thinks that Hong Chengchou is incompetent, and the general soldiers of each town are mediocre, so that they are accountable, but if they lose the face of the court because of this, the people will be disrespectful...... But it is...... But it'......"

If anything, Wang Chengen didn't dare to say it all.

Today's Son of Heaven is extremely shrewd, and since he ascended the throne, he has been determined to eliminate the Emperor Hongzhi and rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, but because he is too careful, the so-called speed is not reached, and the government will be a mess.

But the emperor is an extremely face-loving person, if because of Hong Chengchou's defeat in Tianjin, this grand ceremony cannot be held. Not only the imperial court, but I am afraid that even the emperor will become a laughing stock in the mouths of the people.

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen felt like he had been punched in the chest, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back, and didn't stop until he hit the imperial case.

His face, which was already flushed, turned white: "Is it possible, I still have to really pinch my nose and pretend not to see?" ”

Wang Chengen didn't dare to speak, but said: "Long live the lord, do you send the imperial doctor to come and take a look, it is important to take care of the dragon's body." ”

As soon as he lifted his neck, Emperor Chongzhen felt that his crotch was itching again, and he couldn't help but reach out and scratch it violently, making a slight sound in his mouth.

He was completely discouraged by this: "The entire army of the Ming Dynasty is not angry, if everyone is like Sun Yuan, I will still be worried about it?" That's it, that's it, send a decree to Hong Chengchou, ordering him to return to the dynasty with the victorious division, prepare to accept my review, and participate in the ceremony of sacrificing prisoners to the Taimiao......" Speaking of this, he smiled sadly: "The victorious division, what a victorious division!" ”

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"Your Majesty means not to mention the defeat of Baoqiu, not only can you not mention it, but you also have to commend Hong Laoheng for his exploits in the Shandong Campaign? How unreasonable is that! Today's cabinet is Yang Sichang on duty, and several secretaries and staff close to him are whispering beside him.

Others may not know, but the front-line military newspaper was the first to be sent to the cabinet.

"That is, Hong Chengchou is really incompetent, I'm afraid that his Jiliao Governor will not be able to do it."

"Sun Chuanting is now in the capital, and I heard that his eye disease has improved. Sun Gong is a capable person, and it is the right time for him to take charge of Guan Ning. ”

Everyone whispered, although this group of people are all small officials who are not in the stream, they can enter the cabinet as an errand boy, who is not hand-eyed, and this political sense of smell is also very sensitive.

Yang Sichang stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the scenery outside, and did not speak.