As Hong Chengchou and Xu Guangqi expected, the result of the discussion with the cabinet was that the words of the anti-thief could not be trusted, and a fair conclusion could only be reached after investigation. As for the manpower to investigate, it naturally can't be a factory guard.

Originally, because of the appearance of the Heavenly Army, the idea of Emperor Chongzhen using factory guards was triggered in advance, but due to the obstruction of the civil official group, this idea was extinguished as soon as it appeared.

If Emperor Chongzhen had another ear and eye of the factory guard, it would be difficult for civil officials to be like before, and if they wanted Emperor Chongzhen to know anything, he could only know something.

As for the matter of Zhao'an calling the Heavenly Army, in the end there was no result. Although Emperor Chongzhen was inclined to call Zhao'an the Heavenly Army, he no longer had the support of Wenchen. The reason is that if this is done, all the capable people in the world will rebel. This kind of thing must not be tolerated.

As for the private reason, it is naturally afraid that if the Heavenly Army is really recruited, not only may there be one more martial artist with great military achievements, but also let Emperor Chongzhen know the truth of the matter, and from now on he will no longer trust the civil official group, and the previous emperor will generally use the factory guard again to play the art of balance.

However, although the Heavenly Army still has to be exterminated, the Heaven-Bombarding Cannon has to be learned. After rewarding Mao Caigui, he asked him to describe the details he knew, and Hong Chengchou and the eunuchs in charge of the War Bureau worked together to make that thing as soon as possible and send it to the front line in Funing.

This time, Emperor Chongzhen made a temporary move, and although he was appeased by the civil official group, the eunuchs on duty on the side saw hope in it at first.

Originally, Emperor Chongzhen's severe punishment of Wei Zhongxian and his party made them think that when Emperor Chongzhen was in power, they were afraid that they had no hope of regaining power. But now it seems that it may be over, as long as Emperor Chongzhen is disappointed in civil officials.

Just like the civil bureaucracy, although the various eunuchs fought with each other. But in the matter of factory guards, in the position of dealing with civilian officials, their position is the same. For this reason, they also secretly began to take revenge on the civil officials, and even more to make Emperor Chongzhen disappointed in the civil officials.

And the imperial court did not go to recruit the heavenly army, and the materials obtained from Zhangjiakou were escorted. Returned safely to the city of naturalization.

At this time, the grassland is basically safe. Therefore, except for the raw materials for gunpowder and the materials needed for various research institutes, the rest were left in the Naturalization City and were at the disposal of the nearest place.

In the Silver Buddha Temple in Guihua City, Hu Guang was working in a side room, and an important meeting was being held at this time.

He didn't sit down, stood and glanced at the senior generals at the meeting, and said solemnly: "The information from the Guannai. It is said that the drought in Shaanxi is even more serious than last year, coupled with the rebellion of thieves, and the elite border troops of the imperial court have been dragged in the land of Gyeonggi. We can't delay any longer, we have to get in right away! ”

As soon as Hu Guang finally mentioned the matter of entering the customs, the generals from the customs here became excited. The upper body sitting with his chest up is even straighter.

Hu Guang naturally knew their feelings. He walked to the wall behind him, pointed to the map hanging on it, and said, "We already have a certain prestige base in Shaanxi, especially here in northern Shaanxi. The victims and border soldiers who are struggling to survive there are all eager for us to go there as soon as possible. Therefore, our first battle was to occupy Yulin, an important town in Yansui. and take control of the Yansui area and re-establish order. ”

If it had been before, Yulin was an important military town, and even if the Heavenly Army was well-trained, it would not be so easy to take down. Hu Guang set such a place as a breakthrough. It's a bit of a hard nut to crack.

But at this time, Hong Chengchou has already taken the elite of Yansui to King Qin, and although the border troops who stayed in Yulin cannot be said to be old, weak, sick and disabled, their combat strength has dropped a lot. And without Hong Chengchou's strategy, the rations and salaries of the border army have become a big problem, and it has seriously affected the combat strength of the border army.

This conclusion was discussed by Hu Guang with Hu Kuan in advance, so when he announced it, Hu Kuan was not a trace of surprise, and looked at Hu Guang without squinting, maintaining a serious expression.

When the other generals heard this, they first shook it slightly, and then became even more excited. The war they have experienced has given them confidence, even if it is a military center of the imperial court, let's call the heavenly army to fight.

After briefly explaining the military combat objectives, Hu Guang walked back to his position, looked at Ulan and ordered: "This time I will go out to fight, and I will not withdraw like before." Therefore, it is necessary to transfer craftsmen from the logistics department to Yulin to establish some necessary artisan shops. What is needed for the time being is cement and gunpowder and blacksmiths. ”

When Hu Guang said this, Ulan had already stood up and listened carefully.

"Yulin Town should need a lot of food, and a part of it should be divided from this seizure, and it will be escorted to Yulin Town with the field army. In addition, the Naturalization City side also needs to prepare to deal with the disaster victims evacuated from the Kannai, and the number should not be small. ”

After Hu Guang finished speaking, he didn't have to explain anymore, Wulan nodded solemnly and agreed: "Yes, chief!" ”

Hu Guang turned his head to look around at everyone present, and announced loudly and solemnly: "After this battle, we will call the Heavenly Army to officially appear in the world. Work hard, let the people of the whole world have hope, so that they can see that we call the heavenly army the strength and ability to liberate them and give them a good life! ”

"Yes, Chief!" All the senior generals stood up and responded solemnly and loudly.

On August 1, 1630, for the pier platform guarding outside the border pass of Yulin, it was no different from the past.

The dun army with a small flag, plus family members and others, lay in the pier. Minimize activity to conserve energy and make your stomach less hungry, or not as hungry as quickly.

Whether you are thirsty or hungry, drink water first to satisfy your hunger. I was so hungry that I couldn't stand it, so I ate a little black nest.

Almost all of them were so hungry that they were skinny. In this state, not to mention the task of looking out for the beacon fire, it is good to be alive.

Three months ago, there was no food distribution. The little food they eat now is still grown by themselves. But God is too stingy to let it rain, so their harvest is almost non-existent.

Not only these people, but the other piers are actually similar. Even in some of the pier army, the old and young in the family starved to death, and after angrily scolding the court and God, they abandoned the pier and went to find a way to survive.

No, the people in this pier platform had desperate faces on their faces, and even if they heard movement outside, none of them had the intention of standing up to see the situation, at most they just rolled their eyes and looked outside.

There was a "clang", and they knew that it was probably the pier door that had been lowered. Is this person a life-saving bodhisattva or a life-seeking Hades?

In this damn world, the probability of Hades is probably a little higher! (To be continued.) )