Huang Taiji died, and Houjin was destroyed......

After this news came, the entire Haw Par Army was boiling.

Of course, this is just the beginning. As the news spread further and reached the ears of ordinary people, the people of the northern provinces, especially those who had been looted by the Houjin, were even happier than the New Year.

The fireworks and firecrackers that I am usually reluctant to buy are all bought back at this time.

Through the crackling sound of firecrackers, I vented the excitement and excitement in my heart at this moment.

Of course, there are happy and unhappy people in China.

Needless to say, in the entire Ming Dynasty, as long as the people who knew all the evil deeds of the Houjin Tartars, whether they were ordinary people or landlords and gentry, they were very happy as if the tiger and leopard army had given themselves a bad breath.

On the other hand, Emperor Chongzhen, who was robbed by the Houjin many times, and even almost became a Tartar prisoner, after hearing the news of the destruction of the Houjin, not only did not show any smile on his face, but a trace of unprecedented solemnity flashed,

It's like the Tiger and Leopard Army shouldn't have killed Huang Taiji and destroyed Houjin.

Of course, Huang Taiji's expression does not mean that Emperor Chongzhen does not hate the Tartar who has brought shame to him many times. On the contrary, Chongzhen was full of hatred for Tartar, and he wanted to kill Huang Taiji with his own hands to vent the hatred in his heart.

In this case, there is only one reason why Chongzhen showed such an expression at this time, that is, the time is not right, and the time is not right for the Tiger and Leopard Army to destroy Houjin.

In the past, Hou Jin contained most of their forces behind the Haw Par Army, and no matter how strong the Haw Par Army was, the Haw Par Army could not deal with the imperial court with all its might. And this. He gave himself and the court enough time to accumulate and prepare. Wait until you have enough strength. Then have a decisive battle with the Haw Par Army.

And now, the Haw Par Army has destroyed Houjin, which means that from now on, there will be nothing to contain his forces behind the Haw Par Army.

From now on, the Haw Par Army can concentrate all its forces and devote all its strength to dealing with themselves and the imperial court.

However, in the case of harassment and sabotage by a large number of Haw Par troops in Jiangnan. The short period of time that the Haw Par Army fought against the Houjin was simply not enough to expand the new imperial army to the number they expected.

In the past few months, the guerrillas of the Haw Par Army, whom they hated to the core, have not only not been eliminated by themselves, but have intensified.

Under such circumstances, the imperial court had to dispatch 30,000 new troops, in units of 1,000 people, to disperse to several provinces south of the Yangtze River to quell the rebellion.

However, what Emperor Chongzhen did not expect was that after a few months of development. Coupled with the covert support of the Haw Par Army. There are more than a dozen guerrilla units operating in several provinces south of the Yangtze River, and each guerrilla unit is well-armed. Elite with strong combat effectiveness.

Although these elites were completely dispersed, it was impossible to defeat the new imperial army of a thousand people on a frontal battlefield.

However, after two, or even three, or four elites gathered together, they could inflict heavy losses on the new imperial army of a thousand people, or even wipe out all of them.

Through cooperative operations, the new armies of the three-way court were continuously eliminated, and the new armies of the two-way court were severely damaged. The imperial court tried its best to encircle and suppress more than a dozen guerrillas, but it became self-defeating.

After all, no one knows whether the other new armies of the imperial court who participated in the encirclement and suppression will attack themselves next time.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in Nanjing, also did not want to see the new army of the imperial court that he had spent a lot of manpower and material resources to form be broken by these guerrillas.

As a result, the encirclement and suppression operation of 30,000 new troops was brought to an end after only one month of counterattack by the guerrillas of the Haw Par Army.

Of course, the end is over, Chongzhen does not intend to, and it is impossible to let go of the increasingly fierce tiger and leopard army guerrillas in several provinces south of the Yangtze River.

Because, in this encirclement and suppression operation that lasted for more than a month, the imperial court not only lost thousands of new imperial troops, but also lost more than a dozen county towns and a large amount of tax revenue.

Because of the continuous expansion of the new army of the imperial court, the limited tax revenue of the imperial court was not enough, how could it withstand the loss.

Therefore, in order to further expand the new army of the imperial court, he increased his capital for a decisive battle with the tiger and leopard army in the future.

Emperor Chongzhen, who had just experienced the failure of the first encirclement and suppression operation, had to withstand the pressure and prepare to launch a larger-scale encirclement and suppression operation against these tiger and leopard army guerrillas to eliminate them in one fell swoop.

However, the second encirclement and suppression operation that he had high hopes for had not yet begun, and the news that Houjin was destroyed by the Tiger and Leopard Army reached the ears of Emperor Chongzhen.

The new army has not yet been expanded, and it has not even reached half of its expected number. In addition, the increasingly fierce guerrillas of the Tiger and Leopard Army in Jiangnan may threaten their rear at any time......

Such a situation that was unfavorable to the imperial court, no matter how powerful Emperor Chongzhen was, he did not dare to have a decisive battle with the Tiger and Leopard Army at this time.

And this is the specific reason why Chongzhen frowned and looked solemn after hearing the news of Houjin's defeat and annihilation.

If this result had been delayed by two months, perhaps there would not have been so many worries after he had dispatched heavy troops to eliminate the guerrillas of the Tiger and Leopard Army in the rear.

However, it backfired, and his old opponent, the Tiger and Leopard Army, was destroyed at this time.

Just when Chongzhen's solemn face, because of the passage of time, a trace of despair slowly appeared.

Standing at the front of the main hall, the cabinet had to stand up and break this atmosphere of despair and dead silence.

After taking a deep breath, he opened his mouth to Chongzhen and encouraged: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the imperial court has not reached the point of hopelessness......"

"According to the Brocade Guard, the Haw Par Army has not expanded as they originally claimed...... Even if they expanded to a certain extent, the total number of troops was less than 150,000! ”

"On the surface, 150,000 people is a lot...... However, there are not many that Wei Zheng can really use to attack us......"

"Although Houjin was wiped out by the Tiger and Leopard Army, it is impossible for the First Army dispatched by the Tiger and Leopard Army to have no losses...... If Wei Zheng immediately transfers troops to attack us, at least this first army will not be able to continue to participate in the battle despite heavy losses......"

"In addition, the Haw Par Army has to guard against the Mongols and other nomads in the north, and their second army will also be unable to move......"

"Therefore, the Tiger and Leopard Army, which can attack us immediately, only has three armies and less than 100,000 people......"

"And the imperial court, even if you don't count the 60,000 people who have just expanded, the new army that can immediately participate in the battle has more than 120,000 people......"

"Therefore, in the comparison of forces, the advantage is still on our side......" (to be continued......