In the position of the Mongol army, Dolgon, dressed in bright yellow armor, was riding on a war horse, holding the reins of the war horse under his crotch, with a gloomy face, listening to his subordinates report on the battle damage just now.

"Lord Belle... Because the Zuoyun garrison hid a large number of artillery and musketeers, and used flowering shells in counterattacks....all our gunners were killed, and dozens of artillery pieces were also wiped out by the Han Chinese...."

Hearing this, Dolgon's brows furrowed, and with a face full of eagerness, he continued to ask: "What about the musketeers....did the eight thousand musketeers withdraw along with the lì....without the artillery, the only thing we can suppress the Han firearms is those musketeers." So, these musketeers must not have a problem......"

Under the gaze of Dolgon's fierce eyes, the Mongol prince, who knelt in front of Dolgon, did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied: "Belle Ye, eight thousand musketeers, there are more than four thousand people who have successfully retreated... Under the cover of musketeers, the 5,000 soldiers who launched an attack on Zuoyun also managed to retreat more than 2,000 people... It's just...."

"Just what... This is obviously a conspiracy of the Han Chinese, a conspiracy of the Haw Par Army against us. It's all about this time, what else can't be said?" asked Dolgon, with a look of anger on his face.

"Yes, Lord Belle, the minions will report immediately......"

"Although more than 4,000 musketeers have returned, all the muskets they are equipped with have been thrown on the battlefield..."

"And now, this equipment has fallen into the hands of the Haw Par Army...."

"So, even if we have more than 4,000 musketeers now, there is no way to reorganize the musketeers."

Dolgon was furious....really angry......

It took him half a year to work hard to form a musketeer, and to unite with the Shaanxi traitors. Conspiracy to attack Shanxi...... Such a well-thought-out and huge plan. It's going to fail again....

Not only failed. And before he failed, he fell into the trap of the Tiger and Leopard Army and slapped himself in the face again.

Dolgon, on his horse, was unwilling, and very unwilling.

Although reason told him that after losing the musketeers and artillery, it was impossible to capture Zuoyun City in front of him with cavalry alone. But Dolgon, who had been humiliated again, couldn't do so much. After taking a deep breath, he commanded angrily.

"Ben Belle doesn't care, even if there are no musketeers and artillery to cover, he will capture Zuoyun for me, kill all the Han people in Zuoyun City, and avenge those warriors who died in battle..."

After saying this, Dorgon seemed to realize that it seemed impossible to inflict heavy losses on the Haw Par Army with the army under his command alone. After a brief contemplation, he continued to command his subordinates behind him.

"After so many warriors died in battle. We have almost 10,000 more horses here....10,000 horses. It's better to send it to the traitors in Shanxi, so that they can kill the tiger and leopard army on the border between Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and avenge the warriors who died in the battle for Benbele..."

Losing musketeers and artillery, tens of thousands of Mongol cavalry could only continue to consume lives outside Zuoyun City under the orders of Dolgon.

As for the 5,000 musketeers and artillery under the command of Wang Feng himself, with the excellent performance of the flintlock muskets and the sufficient ammunition they carried....... they constantly killed and injured the strength of the Mongol cavalry....

At this time, the military report sent by Wei Zheng to the capital had been sent to the court and to Emperor Chongzhen.

Perhaps it was Wei Zheng's intention, when the military report was just sent to the imperial court, Emperor Chongzhen was presiding over the court meeting. So. As soon as the military newspaper was sent to the court, it was read out by Emperor Chongzhen....

Suddenly, the court, which had just been a quiet court, fell into a bustle.

Some people were indignant that the Mongol cavalry had attacked Zuoyun again, some people were puzzled by the sudden attack of Shaanxi traitors on Shanxi, and of course, there were also people who were dissatisfied with Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi, who had been in office for so long and had not yet eliminated the Shaanxi rebels, thus leading to the dangerous situation of being attacked by the enemy today...

Seeing the courtiers in front of him, except for quarrels, he didn't give himself a feasible opinion for a long time.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the throne, was furious....

On the one hand, it was because of the inaction of the courtiers, and on the other hand, it was because some courtiers in front of them actually began to point the culprit of this crisis at Wei Zheng and their confidants in the court....

You know, in this long period of half a year....

Because Wei Zheng continuously provided glass mirrors, the imperial stores scattered all over the country have passed guò glass, bringing a full 1.3 million taels of silver to their inner treasury.

It is precisely because he has this silver in his inner treasury that he dares to show his revenge in the court as the emperor, and he no longer needs to speak in a low voice to a group of courtiers, raise silver, raise food, and even raise military salaries for border soldiers...

Therefore, in the heart of Emperor Chongzhen, at least so far, Wei Zheng has occupied a large proportion. As his confidant, Emperor Chongzhen would never allow the courtiers in front of him to point the finger at Wei Zheng.

Just when the quarrel in the court intensified, there was no intention to stop.

Emperor Chongzhen, whose face was already unconsciously covered with anger, directly overturned the folds placed on the dragon case to the ground. Then, roaring loudly.

"Shut up...... You are important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, not ordinary people... This is a court, not a vegetable market... Also, what I need is a solution, not a condemnation of anyone..."

"With this time for you to pass the buck to each other, you might as well think of a concrete solution for me......"

After the court was instantly quiet, Luo Yangxing, the command room of the Jinyi Guard, who had already received Wei Zheng's secret letter before the court meeting began, was the first to stand up and speak.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say..."

"Governor Wei's military report to the imperial court has already said: Governor Wei has dispatched the Tiger and Leopard Army, which has just been formed for three months, and the troops have rushed to the front line to defend against the enemy in two ways. Not only that, as the governor of Shanxi, Lord Wei also went to the battlefield to eliminate the Shanxi traitors who entered Shanxi... Therefore, the minister thinks that we should believe in Governor Wei and your majesty's vision..."

"Over the past two years, Governor Wei, with the trust and support of His Majesty, has surprised us more than once. The minister believes that in the face of the Shaanxi traitors and the Mongol army, Governor Wei will definitely surprise us again..."

"But..."

In the face of Luo Yangxing's flattering analysis, Emperor Chongzhen's face, which was still full of anger just now, immediately became happy. said loudly to Luo Yangxing: "Luo Aiqing is right, the governor of Shanxi I have chosen will definitely not disappoint me..."

"I believe in Governor Wei's assurances in the middle of the military report that he will be able to stop the attacking troops from both sides... Luo Aiqing, what's the matter, if you have anything to say, I forgive you for your innocence..."

Luo Yangxing did not let go of this good opportunity of Emperor Chongzhen Longyan Dayue, and under the disdainful gaze of his colleagues, he continued: "The minister thinks that in order for Governor Wei to win a great victory in Shanxi and block the Shaanxi traitors and the Mongol army, the imperial court must ensure that the logistics supply of the Tiger and Leopard Army is sufficient..."

"Your Majesty should know that the food and weapons needed for the expansion of the Tiger and Leopard Army are all raised by the Shanxi Governor's Office. In terms of food and salary, with the financial resources of the Shanxi Governor's Palace, it may be able to support it. However, not in terms of weapons..."

"We all know that there is only one source of weapons in the entire Shanxi Governor's Mansion, and that is the craftsman battalion under the Shanxi Governor's Mansion. The weapons equipped by the Haw Par Army are all muskets and artillery, and with the number of craftsmen in a craftsman battalion, in half a year, there is no ability to create a large number of muskets and artillery required by the expansion of the Haw Par Army. “

"Therefore, Governor Wei asked the imperial court for help in the military report, hoping that the imperial court could allocate all the firearms equipped with an army of 30,000 and send them to Datong quickly to support Governor Wei to resist the invasion of foreign enemies and the attack of Shaanxi traitors..."

As soon as Luo Yangxing finished speaking, the official Shangshu, who had already known that he had been fooled by Wei Zheng half a year ago, stood up and said mockingly to Luo Yangxing: "Lord Luo, you don't have back pain when you stand and talk....The firearms and equipment needed by the 30,000 army, do you know how much this is and how much silver is needed to build it...."

"Do you think that with the current strength of the imperial court, it is capable of taking out so much equipment at one time..."

As soon as the words of the Ministry of Officials fell, the Ministry of War Shangshu, who was hinted at by the Ministry of Officials, stood up and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, as far as the ministers know....In order to redress the Beijing camp and equip more firearms....The firearms reserved by the imperial court can only be equipped with a maximum of 3,000 people....Therefore, Your Majesty is to let the old minister return to his hometown, and there is no way to come up with so many firearms and equipment." ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen's facial expression, which had just been a dragon's face, became solemn again.

After taking a deep breath, he asked the Hubu Shangshu: "If there is no weapon, the imperial court can give silver....Wang Aiqing, in order to support Governor Wei, how much silver can the Hubu draw out..."

The old Hubu Shangshu directly ignored Chongzhen's expectant gaze at him.

Kneeling in the center of the court, he replied loudly: "Your Majesty, the old minister begs His Majesty to allow the old minister to return to his hometown....The current household department has less than 50,000 taels of silver left." If it weren't for His Majesty's repeated use of silver from the inner treasury to replenish the household department, the household department might not even be able to distribute the money of the hundred officials in the capital...."

"Therefore, in order to ensure the next month's income for the civil and military officials in the capital, the household department can't even take out a tael of silver. If His Majesty really wants the household to take the money, the old minister will definitely allow the old minister to return to his hometown..."

Chongzhen is not a fool, after listening to this answer, the first consciousness is that the head of the household in front of him has hit the idea to his own inner library.

You must know that the two million taels of silver that you have saved with great difficulty in the inner treasury are ready to be kept for emergency use in the future, and at this time, you must not use it.

Therefore, in order to dispel the courtier's idea, Chongzhen refused without thinking about it.

"Sue you, I don't have any money in my inner treasury....keep thinking about it, otherwise, what's the use of me raising you people, so much money every month, is it all in vain........."