Fu Zonglong, who had already taken over the military power and officially took charge of the military power of the three towns in Liaodong, made a difficult decision after hearing the bad news that Liaoyi Prefecture was defeated and Jinzhou was besieged again.

"Please ask Chu Guogong to postpone his entry into Beijing and stay to preside over the overall situation first."

In the military conference hall, the civil and military forces in the hall have not yet recovered from the sudden bad news.

Why did you lose, didn't you still sing all the way before, and the good news was spread frequently? Isn't it already a triumphant song, breaking more than ten castles in a row, and besieging Yizhou City? Why was Liaoxi defeated in the blink of an eye?

Liu Jun reacted quickly, and he quickly analyzed the information he obtained. After Wu Sangui and others relieved the siege of Jinzhou, they marched all the way, and surrounded 30,000 Qing troops in Yizhou.

Wu Sangui did not wait for Hou Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, Qin Liangyu and others to lead the follow-up troops to arrive, and led the soldiers and horses of the five towns to launch an attack on Yizhou. The most important thing is that the cavalry of the Han army led by Shi Tingzhu successfully reached the city of Yizhou all the way under the Ming banner, and suddenly put Wu Sangui's artillery position at the end.

And the Qing army in the city of Yiju was also quite fierce, giving up the city and going out of the city to fight to the death. On the other hand, the Ming army outside the city of Yizhou, with 100,000 horses, was scattered on several sides, and at the most critical time, Ma Ke, Liu Zhaoji, and Wang Pu did not support Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou in time.

And Dolgon led the army to arrive at the critical time, so that the soldiers and horses of the two towns of Ningjin, which were still fighting fiercely with the Qing army, immediately retreated, and finally became a rout.

What a terrible battle.

But it is conceivable that after this defeat, Liaoxi must already be demoralized. Hong Chengchou's 50,000 horses were surrounded in Jinzhou, and Wu Sangui and others retreated to Songshan and other places, and they were in a mess. Although there were still a lot of soldiers and horses, they could no longer form an effective command.

Liu Jun pondered for a moment. A little embarrassed, "But Your Majesty has already issued two holy decrees to summon me back to Beijing, and I have already handed them over." ”

"The DPRK and China did not know about the defeat of Liaoxi at that time, and now that Liaoxi has just been defeated, Liaodong can no longer have any more chaos. This place must be personally commanded by the Duke of Chu. Fu Zonglong said very sincerely, this time and that time. The previous start was good. He also felt that it didn't matter if Liu Jun returned to Beijing. But now that Liaoxi is in chaos like this, how can it be possible to transfer such an excellent marshal as Liu Jun back from the front line. "We need Chu Guogong to stabilize the situation, and we also need you to lead us to rescue Liaoxi."

Fan Zhiwan sat there, wanting to object, but felt that he couldn't find a reason.

Liu Jun thought for a while and said, "I can delay my departure for a few days, and ask the court for instructions, if the court still wants me to return to Beijing by then." I can only do what I am told. If His Majesty needs me to stay in Liaodong, I will naturally not refuse. ”

"I'll write a recital right away and ask the court to keep you." Fu Zonglong hurriedly said.

There is no need for Fu Zonglong to invite the imperial court, Chongzhen in Beijing is already a little anxious.

When the news of the defeat of Liaoxi was transmitted back to Beijing, Chongzhen was in the early dynasty at that time, and after receiving the report, Chongzhen fainted directly on the Golden Palace, causing chaos among the ministers in the palace. Hurriedly invited the imperial doctor to come.

The most famous imperial doctor in the Imperial Hospital has personally seen it and massaged it himself. Chongzhen relieved himself. It's not a big problem, the emperor has been overworking and his body is already a little weak, and he suddenly heard about the defeat of Liaoxi, and he was too frightened and fell into a coma for a while, and he was fine after a while.

The emperor's body is not much of a problem, but the Ming Dynasty has a big problem.

The situation in western Liaoning was reversed. More than a dozen castles that had just been recaptured were lost again, more than 100,000 Ming troops were defeated, more than 10,000 were killed in battle, 20,000 were captured, and more than 50,000 defeated troops withdrew to Songshan and Xingshan and other places. At least 30,000 people are missing.

More than 100,000 soldiers and horses were defeated, and countless grain and grass equipment were discarded, especially a large number of artillery pieces. These materials and artillery are now all in the hands of the Qing army.

The two governors, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, and the five general soldiers with 50,000 officers and troops are now also surrounded in Jinzhou City.

"The imperial court should immediately organize soldiers and horses to rescue Jinzhou." Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, played in the ranks.

But he was immediately refuted by Wu Fu, "Of course you have to save it, but how can you save it?" The two governors of Hongsun were trapped in Jinzhou, and there were still 80,000 horses in Songshan, Ningyuan and other places in western Liaoning, and another 30,000 soldiers and horses were missing, so they could not be counted on for the time being. As for the remaining 80,000 soldiers and horses, of which 50,000 had just returned from the defeat of Yizhou, they were short of food and weapons, and their morale was greatly injured and their morale was sluggish, and they could not be expected to relieve the siege of Jinzhou in a short period of time. ”

"Then immediately transfer Liaodong soldiers and horses to rescue." Chen Xinjia said.

Chongzhen nodded, "Yes, there is still an elite team in Liaodong. Since the Duke of Chu crossed the sea to conquer Liao, he has conquered everything and is invincible, as long as he is transferred to lead troops to rescue Jinzhou, he will definitely be able to. There is also Admiral Zheng Zhilong, who also commands two fleets, and Admiral Xiong Wencan, who also has a Yangtze River Naval Division in his hands, and the New Army of the Tenth Town in Hubei, all of which have been trained. ”

"Your Majesty, at this moment, the Duke of Chu is only afraid that he has handed over the military power of Liaodong and is returning to Beijing under the edict." At this time, someone made a very inopportune retribution.

Chongzhen remembered that he had sent Liu Jun back with two wills in a row, but he couldn't care about those at this time. Now that Wu Sanguizu has been defeated in his birthday, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting have been besieged, there are few generals Chongzhen can trust.

There is no one more suitable than Liu Jun to lead the troops and horses to relieve the siege of Jinzhou.

"Draw up an edict immediately." Chongzhen said loudly, he pondered for a moment, and then continued, "The edict decrees that the Duke of Chu will be the governor of Beijing and the governor of the military capital of the Central Army, and be awarded the rank of governor, the governor of the eighth and ninth towns of Liaodong, and the tenth town of Hubei, as well as the Beiyang Fleet, the Yangtze River Fleet, and the East China Sea and South China Sea fleets, to reinforce western Liao, relieve the siege of Jinzhou, and the three towns of the Liao Army and the four towns of the water division are all under his command, and control the towns in eastern and western Liaoxi outside the Guan, as well as the soldiers and horses of the towns in Liao. ”

After thinking about it, Chongzhen felt that it was not enough, and added, "The soldiers and horses of the three towns of Guanning and Jinsan in western Liaoning, as well as the soldiers and horses of the towns in western Liao, were also dispatched by the Duke of Chu to relieve the siege of Jinzhou." ”

As soon as these words came out, the courtiers in the hall all let out a buzzing exclamation.

Liu Jun was the governor of the previous year, and he was added as the governor of the Beijing camp, which already amazed the hundreds of officials. Now the emperor directly added Liu Jun to the rank of supervisor.

Supervise the towns of Liaodong and Liaoxi outside the Guan, and the governor of the world to aid the Liao soldiers and horses!

Generally speaking, a person who holds the title of secretary of the military department or serves as the governor of several provinces with the rank of cabinet university can be called a supervisor. When Liu Jun was appointed as the governor of Huguang, he added the title of secretary of the military department, and when he was transferred to the governor of Liaodong, he was already the title of secretary of the military department, but at that time he was not the governor of the army, and he could not be called the superintendent. Not long ago, he was promoted to the governor of Beijing, and he is still the secretary of the military department. However, although the governor of Beijing is in charge of several towns and camps, he is in charge of the Beijing army, not the governor of the province, nor is he called the governor.

But this time, Liu Jun commanded the soldiers and horses of several towns in aid as the governor of Beijing, and also controlled the eastern and western Liaoxi and the towns in Liao, this military power is already quite amazing, without exception, he can already be called a supervisor.

This superintendent is not just a name.

Now there are three governors outside the Guan, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, Fu Zonglong, the governor of Liaodong, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi.

Now Liu Jun is called the superintendent by the emperor himself, which means that he is above the three governors.

The three governors were all under Liu Jun's control, and the governors of Liaoxi and Liaodong below, as well as the commanders of the towns, were naturally under the command of Liu Jun.

Many officials can't help but stand up against it, this right is too great.

But the emperor didn't care about that anymore this time, he just wanted to stabilize the situation in Liaoxi immediately and repel the Tartars. As for Liu Jun's too much power, let's wait until the Tartars are repulsed.

Chongzhen no longer has a suitable general available, only Liu Jun's past achievements can reassure him.

In vain, he appreciated Wu Sangui so much at the beginning, and made an exception to promote him to the governor of Liaoxi, but it was still too far behind Liu Junlai. After only a few victories, he was defeated.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the proclamator hurried to Liaodong to deliver the decree.

Chongzhen summoned Chen Xinjia into the palace for questioning alone.

"Chen Qing, do you think the situation in western Liaoning can be stabilized?"

Chen Xinjia lowered his head and replied, "In the battle of Yizhou, my Ming officers and soldiers were indeed greatly injured. However, the defeat of the Qing Dynasty and Gaizhou was also greatly damaged, and the two sides won and lost each other. Although the Tartars besieged Jinzhou, there were 50,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and a batch of grain and grass had just been replenished in the city, enough for 50,000 people to eat for half a year, and those grain and herbs were originally intended to be used for the battle to recover the Daling River and Guangning. There is no shortage of grain and grass in the city, but there is a shortage of firewood, but the problem is not big. ”

"Do you say that Jinzhou can be defended?"

"Defend it, what I am afraid of is that the Tartars will imitate the battle of the Daling River back then, and then have a long-term siege, and then besiege the city to send reinforcements. Field warfare is not my forte. Chen Xinjia replied.

"What if the Duke of Chu leads the army to the rescue, what are the odds?"

"It should be fifty percent." Chen Xinjia thought for a long time, and then said a little conservatively. Although Liu Jun had just won a great victory in Gaizhou, he broke Gaizhou and annihilated 50,000 horses of Kong Youde. But after all, the people in Gaizhou City are all Han troops. Chen Xinjia thought that if the Chu army and the main force of the Qing army fought a decisive battle, it would be a bit overestimated to have a fifty percent chance of winning.

"The matter of the last time I negotiated peace with Dongyu" Chongzhen hesitated again and again, and said, "If you discuss with Donglu again at this time, are they willing?" ”

Chen Xinjia was a little surprised when he heard the emperor say what he said. The last time the peace was just to amuse the Qing Dynasty, and the emperor had no intention of making peace at all, but just to reiterate that the East Emperor was an old subordinate of the Ming Dynasty. But looking at the emperor's meaning now, it seems that he really has the heart to negotiate peace.

He carefully considered his words, "I don't know what Your Majesty's conditions are?" ”

"It is bounded by the Liao River in the west and the Yalu River in the east."

"Dongyu will definitely not agree, the Liaohe Hetao is the heart of the Tartars." Chen Xinjia carefully reminded the emperor that it would be difficult to talk about such conditions when the Tartars had the upper hand.

"Then the west is bounded by Yiwu Lu Mountain in the east of the Daling River, the Yalu River in the east, and the north of the Liaodong Peninsula in the west is bounded by Gaizhou in the west, Zhenjiang City in the east, and the south belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and the north of Haizhou and Phoenix City in the north belongs to the Dongyu. The two sides drew a line, ceased fighting, and shared peace. (To be continued.) )

PS: Thanks to benhe for the two monthly passes, thank you!