Beijing, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

The night was already very deep, but Emperor Chongzhen did not rest, and was still reviewing the recitals. During this time, the Great Tomorrow was still very peaceful, Jiannu invaded the south, and Liukou went north, all of which made Emperor Chongzhen anxious.

There were several copies of the military report sent by Datong, Emperor Chongzhen read it very carefully, and after closing the case file, he slowly exhaled, and said as if talking to himself: "Cao Yue still has some ability, and Dolgon's hundreds of thousands of troops have lost troops under Datong City, but they can't help Datong." ”

Wang Chengen, the eunuch of Bingbi, stood on the side, like an old monk entering the meditation, and when he heard Emperor Chongzhen say this, he immediately answered: "Long live, the master of the horse has repeatedly made meritorious contributions, and defeated Liukou and Jiannu one after another, such a feat, there are really few people who can reach it." His Majesty entrusted him with great use, and he also promised Princess Kunxing to him, which is really discerning. Long live, with Cao Yue guarding Datong, I believe that Jiannu will definitely return in vain. ”

"I hope so!" After listening to Wang Chengen's words, Emperor Chongzhen only smiled slightly, frowned again, got up, and after taking two steps, he sighed: "I believe that Cao Yue can hold Datong, but the purpose of Dolgon's southern invasion this time is definitely not to capture Datong, and their ultimate goal is definitely Beijing." Now Beijing's defensive strength is insufficient, and the combat strength of the Beijing camp is worrying, and I can't sleep at night!"

"Long live, the imperial court has issued an edict to recruit the army of King Qin, and now some people have rushed to Beijing, and there are more people and horses coming to Beijing, I believe that even if Dolgon abandons Datong to attack Beijing, it will be in vain!" All Wang Chengen could do was to comfort Chongzhen in words.

"But now that the treasury is empty, I really don't have any money to use," Emperor Chongzhen said, and he couldn't help but sigh again.

Wang Chengen was silent, he knew Emperor Chongzhen's intention, there was no money in the treasury, that is, even if King Qin's division came to Beijing, the imperial court was unable to support the silver, and there was no way to provide money and food, let alone reward the soldiers.

Wang Chengen knew that if the court had no money and no food to come up with, it was really hard to say how many people would be willing to work for the court. At the moment, he could only comfort: "Long live, it's mid-spring now, it's not far from the summer harvest, and in a few months, the taxes and grain from Jiangnan can be shipped to Beijing, so don't worry about it." I believe that the people of the Ming Dynasty also know the plight of the imperial court, and the soldiers who are willing to come to King Qin can also understand!"

"I hope so!" Emperor Chongzhen said, sat back in front of the desk, but did not immediately turn over the fold, but looked at the candle in front of him and pondered. Seeing this, Wang Chengen didn't dare to disturb him, and stood aside with his hands bowed.

"Sun Chuanting and Cao Yue also sent messengers to the nearby rescue, I don't know if there are soldiers and horses that will gallop to help Datong!"

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's question, Wang Chengen was overjoyed and immediately replied: "Long live Lord, there should be people galloping to help Datong." Didn't Liaodong Governor Hong already send Cao Bianjiao to lead the army into the customs? It is believed that after he hears the news, he will definitely lead the army to aid Datong. If Dolgon is defeated under the city of Datong this time, he will definitely not be able to attack Beijing. If he dared to attack Beijing on the premise that he couldn't capture Datong, then the brothers Cao Yue and Cao Bianjiao would not let go of the opportunity to beat the water dogs, and Jiannu might be wiped out. If Cao Bianjiao's men galloped to the aid of Datong, they could also block Jiannu out of Beijing, so that they would not have a chance to attack Beijing. ”

Wang Chengen received Cao Yue's request to help him talk to Emperor Chongzhen and let Cao Bianjiao's men rescue Datong. Wang Chengen knew that the current Emperor Chongzhen wanted Cao Bianjiao's men and horses to rush to King Qin in Beijing. Cao Bianjiao's men and horses are the strongest Ming officials and soldiers in combat effectiveness in addition to Cao Yue, and Emperor Chongzhen has thought about it many times, hoping that Cao Bianjiao's men and horses will come to Beijing soon.

Wang Chengen also believes that Cao Bianjiao's men and horses, as well as other more reinforcements, should rush to the aid of Datong, after all, now Datong is being attacked by Jiannu, and the Liukou have also gone and returned, and the situation is very critical. Cao Bianjiao's men and horses were the only army willing to gallop to the aid of Datong, and would fight to the death against Jiannu without the need for food and salary from the imperial court. If the tens of thousands of horses led by Cao Bianjiao can be allowed to reinforce Datong, then the situation in Datong may be changed immediately. Cao Bianjiao's men and horses went from the east, just in time to block the route of Cinnor's attack on Beijing.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his eyebrows were raised, and he was no longer as tightly locked as he was just now, but he didn't say anything right away.

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When Dolgon led the Jiannu army to the south again, Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting had already sent the news to Taiyuan, Yulin, and Guyuan when the general was in a hurry to report to Beijing, hoping that the town army in these places could reinforce Datong, or send troops to meet Jiannu, so that Jiannu could not attack Datong with all his might.

But Cao Yue knew that his pleas for help were basically not answered. The last time Liu Zongmin and Li Yan led their troops to attack Datong, he also sent a letter of need, but did not receive any response. He believed that this time, the general troops of each town would still adopt the posture of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, so as to preserve their own strength, as long as the enemy did not attack the place they were defending, they would not send troops.

But this time, Cao Yue thought wrongly, after receiving the news he sent, the general soldiers in various places did not ignore it as they did when Datong was attacked by the rogues last time, but immediately responded. Jiannu's southern invasion and Liukou's troubles are completely different things, Jiannu is over, it is a misery, and there is not a single grass left. If Jiannu is allowed to attack Datong and does not come to the rescue, then the place they are guarding may also be attacked by Jiannu next.

Taiyuan, Shanxi general army. After receiving the news of the large-scale southern invasion of Jiannu sent by Cao Yue, Zhou Yuji, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, immediately urgently summoned garrisons from all over the country to assemble in Taiyuan. When Jiannu and the Datong army were fighting desperately, tens of thousands of horses and horses nearby had already arrived in Taiyuan.

Zhou Yuji also sent a message back to Cao Yue, saying that Taiyuan's troops had been assembled and were ready to reinforce Datong. Jiannu went down from the north, Liukou attacked from the south to the north, Dayuan was not far from the Liukou army, and he was ready to contain Liu Zongmin's army for Cao Yue. However, the Taiyuan army's weapons, money and food are not sufficient, and I hope that Cao Yue can reinforce a little, and when the imperial court allocates it, he will return it to Cao Yue.

After receiving Zhou Yuji's reply, Cao Yue really couldn't cry or laugh, he took it for granted that this was Zhou Yuji's excuse to embarrass him, and the real purpose was that he was unwilling to lead the army to reinforce Datong, and he didn't take it too seriously, and threw Zhou Yuji's reply to the side and ignored it.

However, Sun Chuanting smelled an unusual smell from it, he knew that those self-respecting general officers were very jealous of Jiannu, and the Jiannu army invaded south, they didn't dare to have any carelessness, he could find a way to let the people and horses in these places reinforce Datong.

Therefore, he hid from Cao Yue and wrote back to Zhou Yuji, saying that everything was negotiable, as long as the Taiyuan army was willing to reinforce Datong!