Chapter 449: Shang Fang's Sword

Su Tiancheng led 15,000 soldiers to rush to Beijing day and night.

Luoyang is close to two thousand miles away from Jingshi, and before leaving, Su Tiancheng has already made a request that he must rush to Jingshi in five days, and the time is urgent, and the road must not be delayed.

The army set out on June 12, and on June 16, it must rush to Beijing.

As for the Shenji Battalion, Infantry Battalion, and Artillery Battalion led by Hong Chengchou, they must rush to the Beijing Division within 10 days, and they must not be delayed, and the place where the front army and the rear army will meet will be determined according to the battle situation.

Just when the Jiangning battalion hurried to the capital division, the land of Beizhili was already panicked.

Azig is not dead wood, he only left 50,000 soldiers to attack Changping Mansion, and the remaining 50,000 soldiers detoured to Changping Mansion and went directly to Beijing, which is also the advice put forward by the strategists, don't concentrate the army together, after all, the sergeants still need to get gold and silver treasures to fight, leaving 50,000 soldiers to attack Changping Mansion, which is already very good.

Azig again divided his troops, causing a great panic.

Bypassing the Tartars of Changping Mansion, Azig personally led the way, and in just four days, he arrived at the outskirts of Beijing, which is only more than 20 miles away from the city of Beijing. The day is June 13.

Zhu Youzhen was right, the Datong border army still didn't feel that the capital was coming, I am afraid that they were waiting to see the Tartar army besieging the capital.

Along the way, all the people I met were Ming soldiers who fled from the wind.

Azig has already ordered to ignore the villages and towns along the way, the main target of the army is still the towns, in fact, the villages and towns that the army passes through, there are almost no people who can escape. They all fled.

Azig led the army, and after reaching the outskirts of Beijing, there was a high degree of tension in the capital.

No one thought that Azig would be so bold and carry 50,000 soldiers. I want to attack the capital, it's too arrogant, the Jingshi has long been under martial law, the city gate is closed, and the people outside the city will cry and won't open it.

In the capital, there was no army that could confront the Tartars led by Azig head-on, and what they could do was to close the city gates. Azig is not yet capable of attacking the capital.

But no one is sure, who knows if Azig will go crazy, if he leads the army to really attack the capital and cause losses, who can take responsibility.

Wen Tiren and Yang Sichang are like ants on a hot pot, a cabinet chief assistant, and a military secretary. Both have direct responsibility for these few days. The emperor's temper is also getting bigger and bigger, when the two of them faced the emperor, they couldn't even speak, the Datong border army was delayed, I don't know if Liang Tingdong, the governor of Datong, had eaten leopard gall, and the situation was so critical. Still do not send a large army to the capital.

Yang Sichang has tried his best, and sent many edicts to Datong in a row, and his tone became more and more severe, Liang Tingdong always said that he would bring troops into Beijing immediately, but he couldn't see any trace for a long time.

As for the Jiangning camp. According to the calculation of time, it is great to be able to arrive in the capital on June 20.

On the 14th of June, Azig led an army of 50,000 men and advanced again, encamping ten miles from the capital.

Inside the capital, there is a high degree of martial law, and on the city wall, the densely arranged sergeants, red-clothed cannons, general cannons, and bows and crossbows are all placed, and there must be no mistakes in the capital.

Wen Tiren and Yang Sichang personally went to the city wall to check the preparation of the sergeants.

On 15 June, Azig led a large army to advance, causing a high degree of tension in the Beijing division.

Unexpectedly, Azig did not attack the Jingshi, shook a shot, and went towards Fangshan, and the 50,000 troops who attacked Changping Mansion also rushed directly to the direction of Fangshan.

Such a march route was beyond everyone's expectations.

In fact, Azig followed the advice of the strategists, because the army was violent, the Ming Jing Division was under martial law, and almost all the domestic sergeants were transferred to the Changping Jing Division, whether they dared to confront the army or not.

Fangshan past, all the way to Baoding Mansion, there were almost no sergeants guarding, this was the best opportunity for the army to plunder.

Yang Sichang was the first to understand Azig's arrangement, but he couldn't do anything about it, he could only watch the Tartars loot around Gyeonggi, and Daming had no power to fight back.

This is not just a shame, Azig led 100,000 Houjin Tartars, wantonly plundered Gyeonggi, and talked about the Ming Dynasty, but there was no way to do it.

Fangshan County was quickly taken, and the news of the massacre reached the capital.

Zhu Youzhen's face was pale, and he was even ready to take the Beijing camp and drive the expedition in person, such an idea was of course stopped by Wen Tiren and others, just kidding, the emperor is the foundation of the country.

The 15,000 soldiers of the Jiangning battalion led by Su Tiancheng passed through Huaiqing Mansion and Weihui Mansion and entered Beizhili.

This is the nearest route, and it is a coincidence that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion did not meet the Tartars led by Azig, which is also because Su Tiancheng considered the situation differently, the main purpose was to reach the Jingshi as soon as possible, and the rest of the things should be ignored for the time being.

On June 15, the Jiangning battalion soldiers led by Su Tiancheng arrived at the outskirts of Beijing, at this time, Azig had already led the army, left the suburbs of Beijing, and went to Fangshan County.

In the early morning of 16 June, 15,000 soldiers of the Jiangning battalion arrived in the capital.

The capital is still under martial law, and some sergeants have already discovered the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, after all, the military uniform worn by the Jiangning battalion is the Ming military uniform, which is a fiery red one, which is easy to identify.

There are sergeants who report very well to the superior officers.

The officers did not dare to open the city gate, and shouted on the city wall, and learned that it was the Jiangning battalion of Henan Prefecture that had arrived, and the officers felt incredible, and it was originally expected that it would take at least five days for the Jiangning battalion to arrive at the Beijing Division.

The officer did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported to the authorities one by one.

Zhu Youzhen learned that Su Tiancheng led the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion and had arrived in the capital, so he didn't care about washing, so he hurriedly rushed to the Taihe Palace.

Seeing Wen Tiren and the others waiting here, Zhu Youzhen spoke.

"Hurry up and open the city gate, let the Jiangning battalion soldiers enter the city, hurry up, don't delay, let Su Tiancheng enter the palace, I want to see him."

After saying this, Zhu Youzhen muttered to himself.

"Incredible, incredible, to arrive in Beijing so soon."

At this moment, Zhu Youzhen's mood suddenly improved, the Jiangning battalion came to Jingshi, he had a backbone, no matter what, there was finally an army that could face the Houjin Tartars head-on.

Horses are not allowed to ride in the capital, but this time with the exception, Su Tiancheng and Sun Chuanting galloped wildly until they were outside the Forbidden City, and then dismounted.

Zhu Youzhen was still waiting in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Seeing Su Tiancheng, Sun Chuanting and Xu Eryi coming in, the eyes of the three of them were all black, and Zhu Youzhen was full of emotion.

"Su Aiqing, Sun Aiqing, Xu Aiqing, you have worked hard."

"After receiving the holy decree, the minister led the Jiangning battalion soldiers to set off immediately, the minister and Lord Sun led the Jiangning battalion of 18,000 soldiers, arrived in the capital in advance, Lord Hong led 15,000 soldiers, arrived five days later, the minister was late, please punish the emperor."

Su Tiancheng had just finished speaking, and Xu Er spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister arrived in Luoyang on the evening of June 11, the Jiangning camp set off early in the morning of the 12th, Lord Su and Lord Sun led the army, day and night, it took only four days to arrive in the capital, along the way, Lord Su and Lord Sun took the lead, almost no rest."

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand.

"Xu Aiqing just didn't say it, I also knew the way, four days, two thousand miles, close to 20,000 troops, rushed to the capital, where can ordinary sergeants do, Su Aiqing, Jiangning Battalion rushed to the capital, I feel at ease."

Wen Tiren finally waited for a chance to speak.

"Lord Su, there are 18,000 soldiers in the Jiangning battalion, and there are 100,000 troops in the Tartars, I don't know how Lord Su is going to meet the enemy."

"Back to my lord, Xiaguan has already thought about it along the way, this time, the Jiangning battalion will face the Houjin Tartars head-on, and the Tartars will be beaten and scared, don't think that if you enter my Daming realm, you can run rampant, Xiaguan has already thought about it, this time against the Tartars, at least more than 20,000 Tartars will be annihilated."

The inside of the Heart Cultivation Hall was very quiet, even Zhu Youzhen didn't speak, annihilating 20,000 Tartars, you must know that there are only 33,000 people in the Jiangning camp, how can you annihilate 20,000 Tartars, there are 100,000 Tartars, if all of them are pressed, whether the Jiangning camp can withstand it is unknown, after all, the Tartars are different from the Liukou, and the combat effectiveness is not a grade.

The surroundings were quiet, Su Tiancheng knew that everyone had doubts.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to make a military order, within a month, annihilate 20,000 Tartars, and expel Azig from Lu, if Azig is arrogant, the minister will even take his life."

Zhu Youzhen's lips twitched, and he suddenly stood up.

"Okay, okay, Su Aiqing doesn't have to make a military order, just do your best, what equipment does the Jiangning battalion need, grain, grass and war horses, the military department will all be satisfied, Yang Aiqing, this matter will be implemented immediately, and there must be no delay."

Yang Sichang looked at Su Tiancheng, his eyes were a little complicated, he felt that Su Tiancheng's tone was too big, don't think that if you exterminate many rogues, you will be able to despise the Houjin Tartar, the combat effectiveness of the Tartar is different from the ordinary.

As for the matter of providing grain, grass, and horses, of course, the military department can meet the needs, and less than 20,000 people will not consume much grain and grass.

The eunuch entered the palace of nourishing hearts and reported it.

"Your Majesty, Lord Liang Tingdong, the right attendant of the military department, the imperial envoy of the right capital, and the governor of Datong, led the army and arrived in the capital."

Zhu Youzhen's eyes were almost bursting with fire, Datong was less than 800 miles away from Jingshi, and it took him so long to arrive, and he didn't see Houjin Tatar attacking Fangshan, so he came to Jingshi. Compared with Jiang Ningying, he felt that the gap was too big, and this Liang Tingdong should be killed.

Wen Tiren realized that the situation was wrong and spoke.

"Your Majesty, Lord Liang led the Datong border army to arrive, and the military strength of the Golden Tartars after the fight is much more sufficient."

After a long while, Zhu Youzhen spoke.

"I won't see Liang Aiqing, pass on the decree, give Su Tiancheng the sword of Shangfang, with this sword of Shangfang, Su Tiancheng can control all the armies that guard the Jingshi and fight against the Houjin Tartars. (To be continued......)