persuaded Sun Chuanting, a stubborn old man, with his own persistence, Cao Yue had a sense of accomplishment. He didn't forget to blackmail the frightened and colorless acting king Zhu Chuanqi in front of Sun Chuanting, and finally let Zhu Chuanqi take out 100,000 silver and 50,000 stone of grain for military needs.

was extorted a lot of wealth by Cao Yue again, and Zhu Chuanqi had the heart to kill.

But after weighing the profits, he finally accepted Cao Yue's "blackmail". He and Datong can only live and die together, and Cao Yue can lead the army to leave, and Jiannu attacks Datong in a big way, he can only contribute to the defense of Datong and donate some family property. The lost family property will have a chance to get it back in the future, but if Datong falls into the hands of Jiannu, he will never have a chance to turn over, and even the whole family will lose their lives.

Zhu Chuanqi already had a grudge against Cao Yue, and he thought that he must find an opportunity to teach this stunned young man a good lesson, so that Cao Yue knew that the surname Zhu was in the world.

But Cao Yue didn't pay attention to this at all, of course he knew that Zhu Chuanqi, who was like a miser, would definitely hate him, but he didn't take this vassal king seriously.

He no longer has the time and heart to talk to the red lady, and in the next period of time, he will devote all his energy to military preparations.

All squads of the Special Training Team have been sent out on their secret mission to scout the situation and cause some trouble for Dolgon. All the armies under the jurisdiction of Datong were withdrawn to Datong City, and other prefectures and counties were also on strict alert, and the people nearby also tried to mobilize them into the city or hide in the mountains, and nothing else in the village was left for Jiannu except for empty houses.

Weapons workshops in Datong City also started working day and night to produce muskets, gunpowder, and other weapons, and officials at all levels also mobilized and requisitioned a large number of people, and the whole of Datong was completely put under military control.

And Cao Yue did not forget the army of rogues who did not stay away, and he also sent a horse to investigate the whereabouts of Liu Zongmin and Li Yan's subordinates, so as to prevent these hundreds of thousands of horses from taking advantage of the fire to rob and join forces with Jiannu to attack Datong.

The enemy of the enemy is a friend, which Cao Yue agrees with very much, and no one knows whether Jiannu will form an alliance with the Liukou to fight the official army.

The red lady also knew the news of the imminent attack of the Jiannu army, and she didn't bother Cao Yue again, but she was not idle, let alone in the yard, she ran outside all day, and she didn't know what she was busy with.

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The Jiannu army has always been known for its speed and mobility, and the speed at which they march exceeds the expectations of ordinary people.

When Cao Yue received the news from Shengjing, it was estimated that in five days at most, Jiannu would be able to reach the vicinity of Datong, in fact, the army led by Dolgon was only more than 600 miles away from Datong.

Cao Yue's spies sent to Shengjing did not receive the initial few messages, and the scouts sent to Shengjing confirmed the news only a few days after Dolgon led the army away. In this way, it was delayed for several days, but fortunately, the news was finally delivered to Cao Yue, and he was able to make an early warning.

One night when Cao Yue was busy preparing to defend against the enemy, a Dolgon, who had led his army to travel more than 200 miles during the day, was convening in his makeshift tent to convene the Ming ministers Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanme, who were reused by him, and the generals Duoduo, Azig, Haoge, Heluohui, Chebai, Bolo, Sakhalian, and Abatai who led the army to discuss the matter.

There is only less than four days to go before Datong, and how to attack Datong in the end will be decided at this military meeting.

Duoduo, who led the army to attack Datong last time and failed, was the first to stand up and ask for his life, asking Dolgon to give him the task of attacking Datong first.

Dolgon finally agreed to Duoduo's request, and ordered Duoduo to lead 30,000 Mongol Eight Banners, 20,000 Han troops, and 10,000 Jurchen elite cavalry as the vanguard to attack Datong first. Azig led 20,000 Mongol Eight Banners, 20,000 Han troops and 5,000 Jurchen elite cavalry to follow suit. He personally led the rest of the men and horses, and the queen attacked. After assigning the task, Dorgon repeatedly told Dorgon to be careful and not to repeat the mistakes of the previous time.

Hauge, who was repeatedly suppressed by Dolgon and had a disadvantage in terms of power, did not take the initiative to ask for orders at this military meeting, and allowed Dolgon to hand over important tasks to Dordor and Azig.

After making a new arrangement, Duoduo led 60,000 horses, accelerated the speed of travel, and rushed straight in the direction of the Great Wall outside Datong.

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Beijing, Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City.

It was already close to night, and Emperor Chongzhen, who had just finished reviewing the recital, was ready to take a bath and rest after a series of yawns.

Today he is ready to visit Empress Zhou. During this time, he felt that he had good energy, was in a good mood, and became more interested in the affairs of men and women, and wanted to vent.

But just when Emperor Chongzhen ordered Wang Chengen, who was accompanying him, to clean up the folds on the case and prepare to leave the Qianqing Palace, there were shouts and movements outside.

Just when Emperor Chongzhen frowned and Wang Chengen hurriedly went out to check the situation, Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, stumbled into the Qianqing Palace, and the two little eunuchs followed quickly, trying to stop Chen Xinjia's intrusion.

When Emperor Chongzhen first ascended the throne, in order to show his diligence, he made an unprecedented rule, as long as there is a major military event, the courtiers can directly enter the palace without notification, and there is no time and place limit, and there will be no accountability afterwards. However, in the past so many years, the minister has not broken into the palace at night, and today is the first time.

Seeing Chen Xinjia rushing in in a panic, almost out of breath, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be shocked, he knew that something important must have happened, and it was also military.

Wang Chengen hurriedly stepped forward, hugged Chen Xinjia, and signaled the other party not to worry, not to collide with the emperor.

Chen Xinjia didn't have time to pay attention to Wang Chengen, rushed to Emperor Chongzhen, knelt down with a plop, took out something from his arms, and happily presented it to Emperor Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, Datong...... Urgent, Datong Six...... Six hundred...... Liga Urgent Military ...... The minister didn't dare to have any delay, and was sent to the palace as soon as possible. ”

As soon as he heard that it was a six-hundred-mile urgent Tang report sent by Datong, Emperor Chongzhen's face immediately changed, and he hurriedly ordered Wang Chengen, who was guarding him: "Chengen, take it quickly." ”

"Yes, long live the lord, the slave obeys the order," Wang Chengen answered, and hurriedly took the emergency report from Chen Xinjia's hand that made people look shocking and stunning, and presented it to Emperor Chongzhen.

After Emperor Chongzhen took the Tang newspaper, he did not have any inspection, and opened the envelope directly. After reading the contents in a hurry, his face suddenly turned pale, and the Tang Bao also fell to the ground.

Chen Xinjia, who had been paying close attention to the changes in Emperor Chongzhen's face, also changed his complexion, and asked tremblingly: "Your Majesty, has there been a change in Datong?" "Could it be that Sun Chuanting went to Datong and prepared to join forces with Cao Yue to rebel and stand on his own, and argue with the imperial court?

"Datong is in danger," Emperor Chongzhen sat back on his seat, sighed miserably, and said: "It is the emergency military situation jointly played by Sun Chuanting, Cao Yue, Wei Daben, and Zhang An. ”

"What?" Chen Xinjia was taken aback, and hurriedly reached out to pick up the Tang newspaper that fell on the ground, and read it seriously, after reading it, his face was even paler than that of Emperor Chongzhen.

"Chen Aiqing, what is your best plan?" Emperor Chongzhen looked restless, because the good mood that Cao Yue had brought to him by defeating the Liukou was long gone.

Chen Xinjia thought about it, and finally replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the goal of Jiannu's southern invasion this time will ultimately be the Jingshi, and the imperial court should strengthen the defense force of the Jingshi!"

Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a long time, and finally nodded lightly: "What Chen Aiqing said is right, the ultimate goal of Jiannu must be the Jingshi, pass on my will, immediately report this matter to the world, recruit the division of King Qin, and order Hong Chengchou and Cao Bianjiao to return to the Shiguan immediately and defend Jinggi." Datong's affairs, just leave it to Sun Chuanting and Cao Yue to be responsible, I believe they can deal with it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chen Xinjia knew that the plan to send Sun Chuanting to Henan had come to an end, and dealing with Jiannu's large-scale southern attack was the most important thing at present.