The 50,000 Datong border army led by Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, set out from Datong at the end of September and rushed to the capital.

It's been a long time since he fought, Hong Chengchou's days are still relatively leisurely, such days are not desirable for ordinary people, but it's a pity that Hong Chengchou doesn't like it very much, you must know that Hong Chengchou originally relied on the extermination of the Liukou to start, and got the attention of the imperial court, and then rose step by step, and now he has become the prince and the Taibao, and the title of the secretary of the military department, if there is no fight for a long time, he will not feel his own existence.

Of course, Hong Chengchou was not idle, his contacts with Qian Shisheng, Hou Xun and others were still relatively close, and the rise of Zheng Xunrui, the governor of Caoyun, made Hong Chengchou finally feel the threat and the instability of his position, which also prompted him to temporarily unite with the Donglin Party, on the one hand, he wanted to consolidate his position, and on the other hand, he also wanted to be able to properly suppress Zheng Xunrui's arrogance.

Like Zheng Xunrui's approach, after taking up the post of Jiliao Governor, Hong Chengchou also began to train the army, and called the army under his command the Hong Army.

After receiving the holy decree of the imperial court, and figuring out the matter of Dolgon leading 150,000 Houjin Tartars to enter the customs and plunder, Hong Chengchou was very cautious, this time to fight against the Houjin Tartars, the emperor's holy decree made it clear that he was directly responsible, which was different from the general King of Jingqin, he had to lead all the armies to fight against the Houjin Tartars.

This means that Hong Chengchou not only wants to lead the Datong border army to fight against the Houjin Tartars, but also leads the armies of other parties to act together, Hong Chengchou knows very well that it is impossible to resist the 150,000 Houjin Tartars with only 50,000 Hong troops.

The movement of the 50,000-strong army was very rapid.

In order to ensure the integration of the army in all aspects, Hong Chengchou began to send letters and documents to Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, and the Weisu army stationed in the capital, asking all the troops to arrive in Yanqing Prefecture in early October, including Xuanfu Sanwei, Yanqingwei, Miyunwei, Shenwuwei, Yingzhouwei, Xingzhouwei, Dingbianwei, Dongshengwei and Zhuolu Sanwei, etc., if all these troops are concentrated. The number was at least 200,000, but unfortunately Miyunwei and Shenwuwei had already been defeated by the Houjin Tartars, and the army was almost completely dispersed. Yingzhouwei and Xingzhouwei also suffered certain blows.

In fact, there are a lot of troops in Beijing and Beizhili, there are guards all over here, and on the surface, the guards are very tight, and there are nearly ten guards around the capital, but it is a pity that such guards. Basically there is no effect, and every time the Golden Tartars enter the pass to invade, it is difficult for these guards to really protect the capital.

Hong Chengchou is not facing an ordinary problem.

On the third day of October, the 50,000 Hong army led by Hong Chengchou arrived in Yanqing Prefecture.

When entering the city, Hong Chengchou felt a panicked situation and mentality, all the people in Beizhili have a psychological fear of the Houjin Tartars, which can be called gold phobia, although it is said that Chongzhen was in the ninth year. The Zheng army once defeated the Houjin Tartars, but every time the Houjin Tartars plundered, the unarmed people ultimately suffered, and the incompetence of the guards around the capital also made the people desperate, including many merchants and scholars.

Merchants and scholars have money, so they can flee to Huai'an and live comfortably, but the people are different, they have nowhere to escape. Even if they wanted to enter the capital to take refuge, it was impossible, because the capital was already under martial law, and it was impossible for them to enter at all. On the contrary, escaping on the official road will become the best target for the Houjin Tartars to attack.

Hong Chengchou secretly held his breath, this time the fight against the Houjin Tartar was the best opportunity for Hong Jun to perform, although Hong Jun had a certain reputation in the Ming Dynasty, and some people even compared Hong Jun with Zheng Jiajun. But Hong Jun has not had many opportunities to show over the years, and it can even be said that he has not experienced any really fierce battles, but Zheng Jiajun is different.

The idea is beautiful, the reality is skinny.

When the 50,000 Hong troops arrived in Yanqing Prefecture, the troops of many guards had not yet arrived, only the general and deputy commanders of Yanqing Wei were waiting in the state city, to say that Hong Chengchou could rush from Datong to Yanqing Prefecture, and the armies of other guards around the capital would definitely be able to reach the state capital, and the distance between the two could not be compared at all.

Hong Chengchou was very helpless and waited in the state city for three days, and during this time, the direction of the Houjin Tatar's attack had been basically reflected, and after Dolgon and Du Du made peace in Tongzhou, they bypassed the capital and came directly to the north.

In other words, the city of Yanqingzhou, where Hong Chengchou was stationed, is very likely to be within the direction of the Houjin Tartars' attack.

It was not until this time that Hong Chengchou suddenly realized why the army of the guards around the capital did not move closer to the direction of Yanqing Prefecture, and was always looking for various reasons, that is, they were unwilling to approach, it turned out that everyone already knew the direction of the Houjin Tartars' upcoming attack, and they were unwilling to fight face-to-face with the Houjin Tartars.

It seems that the Houjin Tartars' attack this time is not too different from the route of the previous attack, and they may plunder in Beizhili, as for what direction the Houjin Tartars will go in next, whether they will enter Shanxi or even Shaanxi, or go towards Shandong, this is something that no one can say.

The furious Hong Chengchou sensed trouble and great danger.

The 30,000 army led by Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, is coming in the direction of Yanqing City, and the 150,000 Houjin Tartars are also being killed, even if Hong Chengchou and Xiong Wencan are united, plus the sergeants of Yanqingwei, the total number of troops is only about 90,000, which is much less than the total number of troops of the Houjin Tartars, and the courage of the Houjin Tartars, Hong Chengchou is clear, even if it occupies a huge advantage in numbers, the Ming army may not be able to defeat the Houjin Tartars, not to mention that the number of people is so small.

Hong Chengchou didn't have time to hesitate, and it was impossible for the 50,000 army to continue to be stationed in Yanqing City.

The battle with the Houjin Tartars is not an overnight thing, and there must be a comprehensive consideration.

In a short period of time, Hong Chengchou made a decision, the army withdrew from Yanqing Prefecture City and temporarily went to Baoanzhou, the 30,000 troops led by Xiong Wencan also changed their route and went in the direction of Baoanzhou, as for the guards around the capital, Hong Chengchou didn't even bother to write letters, he knew that even if he received the documents, the officers of the guards would not necessarily obey the order.

What Hong Chengchou didn't expect was that all the sergeants of Yanqingwei would also follow him to Baoanzhou.

Doesn't this mean that Yanqing Prefecture City is not fortified, and the Houjin Tartars don't even need to attack, they can easily occupy and plunder, and the purpose of the imperial court to set up Yanqingwei is mainly to protect Yanqing Prefecture.

Hong Chengchou reluctantly agreed.

It can be said that he just took on the heavy responsibility of fighting against the Houjin Tartars, and he suffered a blow to the head, and he must be responsible for the loss of Yanqing City, but let the 50,000 troops defend Yanqing Zhou City, the danger faced can be imagined, and it is very likely that the whole army will be annihilated.

When the army withdrew from Yanqing Prefecture, Hong Chengchou saw the fleeing people, as well as the helpless and blank eyes in the eyes of the people, which deeply stabbed him.

There are many people who follow the army towards Baoanzhou, but unfortunately the people can't follow the footsteps of the army, the general army of Yanqing Wei also did one thing before leaving, that is, all the horses around him were recruited for the use of the army, which indicates that the people can only rely on two feet to walk, such a speed, it is almost impossible to escape the Houjin Tartar swept by like the wind, to put it bluntly, the people can only wait for death.

To the west of the capital to the territory of Shanxi, within a thousand miles, mostly wilderness plains, the Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry who are good at galloping, galloping up like a strong wind, except for the cities that can temporarily stop the footsteps of the Houjin Tartars, the rest are unstoppable.

Hong Chengchou can't afford to waste time, even if he sees the helpless people, he can't do anything.

Just as Hong Chengchou was about to evacuate, the 50,000 troops of the Xuanfu Sanwei and the Longmen Guards rushed to Yanqing Prefecture.

This means that the total number of troops that Hong Chengchou can command has reached 110,000, if Xiong Wencan arrives, it will be 140,000, and the army of 140,000 people, if it is stuck in the city, it is impossible for the Houjin Tartars to be so arrogant.

This made Hong Chengchou a little shaken, ready to ask the army to be stationed in Yanqing Prefecture, with the strength of the city, to resist the Houjin Tartars, if the Houjin Tartars take the way of attacking the city, then the armies of other guards can rush over to help, Hong Chengchou can rely on the advantage of the number of troops to effectively resist the invasion of the Houjin Tartars.

The army was stationed in the city of Yanqingzhou, at least making it impossible for the Houjin Tartars to be so arrogant.

It's a pity that Hong Chengchou's decision, just opened his mouth, met with unanimous opposition, Xuanfu Sanwei, Longmen Guard and Yanqing Guard's general soldiers, did not agree with this plan at all, they thought that the Houjin Tartars were fully prepared, the attack was unusually sharp, if the army was stationed in Yanqing City, once surrounded by the Houjin Tartars, it would face the danger of annihilation.

Hong Chengchou suffered another blow, and at this time, he also understood that leading more than 100,000 troops to evacuate to Baoan Prefecture was not as easy as he could say, the speed of more than 100,000 troops could not be very fast, and it was very likely that he would be pursued by the Houjin Tartars, and when it really came to that time, the situation of rout would easily appear.

Hong Chengchou, who has always been tough, made a firm decision that the army would be stationed in Yanqing Prefecture and not allowed to evacuate, and if anyone dared to disobey the military order, then he would be subject to military law.

More than 100,000 troops gathered in Yanqing Prefecture, making the prefecture city particularly crowded.

A big war is coming. (To be continued.) )