The Qing army hit the front guard of Quang Ninh with lightning speed, so that all Hong Chengchou's previous grand plans were in vain, and not only that, but even his back road was cut off. Hong Chengchou is not a straw bag, wine bag and rice bag, he knows that at this moment once the order to retreat is issued, it will be a disaster for the more than 20,000 Ming troops in the city, affected by the defeat and death of You Shilu's entire army, the morale of the army has fallen to the extreme, as long as the order to retreat is issued, under the pursuit of the Qing army, it will easily evolve into an disorderly rout.

"Ministry, the Qing army has begun to besiege the city, this time they are coming quickly and quickly, I am afraid this is a premeditated move."

Cao Bianjiao, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu who has been following Hong Chengchou since the beginning of the extermination of the thieves, reminded Hong Chengchou that he was worried, and his worries seemed to be reasonable, which Hong Chengchou also deeply agreed.

Hong Chengchou's feelings are very low, and the feeling of gaining and losing is really sad, especially when he was originally ambitious, but now he only has the last bit of bargaining chips left in Guangning Qiantunwei, and it is useless to say that he can no longer give up lightly.

"The Tartars used the troops so suddenly, Cao Zongbing ......" Hong Chengchou got up from the chair and came to Cao Bianjiao, Cao Bianjiao is Cao Wenzhao's nephew, although he is not as good as his uncle's military achievements, but his bravery is not inferior at all, and he has been fighting with him in the north and south in recent years. Do you think that the previous defeats were all Tartars' tricks to lure the enemy? ”

Cao Bianjiao nodded, he could see that Hong Butang's face was extremely invisible, but it seemed that he suddenly showed a slightly dry smile, and his tone gradually became firm.

"Whether it's a Tartar design or a fluke, you and I are deeply favored by the emperor, and naturally every inch of land will be contested, and this Guangning Qiantun guard must not afford to lose!"

Hearing Hong Chengchou say this, Cao Bianjiao's face changed drastically, he came here to persuade the ministry to return to Shanhaiguan to sit in town, and he couldn't care about the etiquette under his panicked face and interjected directly: "By all means, the ministry is responsible for the heavy responsibility of the four sides, how can you take the risk lightly, please ask the ministry to return to Shanhaiguan immediately, and the former guard of Guangning will also ask the ministry to return to the north with peace of mind!" ”

But Hong Chengchou was silent, and Cao Bianjiao urged again eagerly: "Please also ask the ministry to make a decision early, the Tartars are very strong and use troops very quickly, and it is late, I am afraid that the entire Guangning Qiantun guard will be surrounded by them!" ”

Unexpectedly, Hong Chengchou suddenly opened his mouth and categorically rejected Cao Bianjiao's offer.

"This matter will not be mentioned again in the future, if the headquarters leaves now, the hearts of the 20,000 elite Shaanxi soldiers in this city are afraid that they have become a plate of scattered sand, how can they stop the raging momentum of the Tartars? Once the Qiantun guard of Guangning is lost, not only will the army suffer heavy losses, but the entire Shanhaiguan strategy will be more dangerous and urgent than when Yang Sichang was in charge of Liao! ”

Cao Bianjiao disagreed, compared to the 20,000 army, the more important thing was naturally Hong Chengchou, the commander of the three armies, how could Hong Butang put the cart before the horse. But despite this, there is still a sense of admiration for Hong Chengchou in his heart. Hong Butang is not only loyal to the country, but also a person who values love and faith, and it is not just anyone who can do it without giving up on his subordinates at such a critical moment.

"Ministry...... In case there is a ...... of three long and two short"

Cao Bianjiao became excited, and his voice increased because of this, but at this moment, another scout roared and reported.

"The Tartars have attacked the city, and, moreover, they have also brought the remains of General You soldiers, humiliating ......"

After hearing this, Cao Bianjiao only felt that everything was burning, and he had relatives in his heart, and he knew that he could no longer persuade Hong Chengchou to leave, so he had to sigh. Hong Chengchou glanced at him, "Why don't you go and command the defense of the city?" Go, the main hall will personally go to cheer you on the drums, people are in the city, people are dead in the city! ”

"The ...... of the Ministry"

Cao Bianjiao's voice was already a little choked, and he could have a hunch that at this moment, Hong Butang was already determined to live and die with this city.

Boom Boom!

The ground suddenly shook twice, and the faces of Hong Chengchou and Cao Bianjiao both changed drastically.

"Hongyi Cannon!"

Previously, the Qing army was really a plan to lure the enemy, this time it seems to be serious, Hong Chengchou did not dare to delay, he couldn't wait to go up to the city wall immediately to check the situation of the Qing army. Surrounded by Cao Bianjiao and other military generals, Hong Chengchou, who was dressed in iron armor, personally climbed the city wall of Guangning Qiantun despite the dissuasion, and couldn't help but be frightened when he looked at it.

I saw that the outside of the city was black and pressing, and there was no end in sight, shouting and roaring like a rainbow, and there was a tendency to crush the front guards of Guangning in one fell swoop. Hong Chengchou instinctively felt another tremble under his feet, followed by the splash of gravel and sand everywhere, hitting his face without armor protection, and there was a burst of pain.

It was the Qing army's Hongyi cannon that hit the enemy tower of the Qiantun guard in Guangning, and the earth and rocks fell in the rumbling cannon, and then the generals and soldiers reflected and pounced on Hong Chengchou.

"Quickly protect the ministry and protect the ministry to go down to the city!"

Cao Bianjiao shouted sharply and shouted left and right. Who knew that Hong Chengchou pushed away the people who were protecting him, and re-established himself on the rammed earth city wall, facing the sound of rumbling cannons, and roaring at the Qing army under the city, and also at the damn God:

"As long as I, Hong Chengchou, are here, you don't want to step into the front guard of Guangning for half a step! What about our cannons? Hong Chengchou rushed left and right again: "Put our cannon on the rack and shoot back!" ”

A word woke up the dreamer, and the generals in the city reacted in shock. "Hurry, hurry, set up the cannon, fire!" After a period of scramble, the cannons on the Qiantun Acropolis of Guangning also opened fire in the face of the rumbling cannons of the Qing army, and the solid lead bullets whistled out, but the landing point was 108,000 miles away, but in terms of momentum, it finally pulled back a game.

The situation in the north of the city was to the extreme, and Hong Chengchou commanded, "What is the situation on the other four sides?" ”

"Back to the department, too, it's also a soldier pressing the realm!"

Outside the four city walls were all imposing Qing troops, and the previous speculations of Hong Chengchou and Cao Bianjiao were indeed confirmed.

"Tartar is despicable, please allow the ministry to lead a group of men and horses out of the city to snatch back the head of General You's soldiers!"

The general soldiers in the city were excited, and they asked for battle, and the heads of their own generals were hung on high poles by Tartars to show the public, which was unbearable!

"Don't act rashly, guard your position!"

Hong Chengchou did not change his face, and sternly refused.

The shouts of the Qing army under the city increased suddenly, "The Tartars are attacking the city, the Tartars are attacking the city!" Suddenly, someone pointed to the city and shouted.

Seeing that the black and oppressive Qing army was like locusts, Hong Chengchou understood that the tragic city attack and defense battle officially kicked off at this moment, either a vigorous victory, or a vigorous death!

Hong Chengchou suddenly seemed to remember something, turned to Cao Bianjiao on the side and asked, "Have you ever sent someone to Shanhaiguan for help?" ”

"Go back to the department, I have already sent someone before the Tartars are encircled!"

……

Shanhaiguan closed the city, and at this moment, the city had also received the news that You Shilu was killed in battle, and the Qing army launched a large-scale counterattack to besiege the Qiantun guard of Guangning. However, there is no leader in the dragons in the city, and no one dares to make a decision lightly, after all, the use of troops is not a joke, once something goes wrong, you must be responsible, and if you don't get a head, a small life will be gone.

The lord of the city is Zu Dashou, who was born in the Liaoxi clan, and he survived Yang Sichang but didn't want to come to Hong Chengchou, but fortunately, the latter was not as aggressive as the former, and even relied on him more, so he pretended to excuse this person. But it is absolutely impossible for him to save Hong Chengchou in the midst of thousands of troops.

It happened that Qiu Minyang, the governor of Shanyong, was inspecting here, and suddenly heard of the tragedy outside the governor's pass, and the soldiers of General You were defeated and died, and Hong Chengchou was trapped in the small city of Qiantun Guard in Guangning, which was in danger. He resolutely gave up the next patrol and sat in Shanhaiguan to prevent the dragons in the city from being leaderless and limited to chaos.

The governor of Shanyong was set up during the Chongzhen period, and was divided from the governor of Shuntian and Tianjin, and the jurisdiction included Yongping Mansion and Shanhaiguan. Shanhaiguan is the place where Qiu Minyang is the governor, it turns out that because there is a strong Yang Sichang here, Qiu Minyang has stayed in Yongping Mansion for a long time in order to take refuge, and he does not dare to dangle in front of Yang Sichang's eyes. It was not until Hong Chengchou took over as governor that his attitude towards everyone was very different from that of Yang Sichang, and he even personally visited Qiu Minyang on the way to take office and asked him to fully cooperate.

Moreover, after Hong Chengchou led the army out of the customs, he asked him to cooperate with the rear guard. With these factors, Qiu Minyang has a good impression of Hong Chengchou, and even thinks that he is a figure who can go to the cabinet to worship the prime minister in the future. It's just that, judging from the current situation, reason told Qiu Minyang that the best response at the moment is to stick to it, don't act rashly, and guarding Shanhaiguan is the top priority.

However, Qiu Minyang was still unwilling, and he didn't want to let the situation outside the customs deteriorate so much and do nothing, so he had to come to Zu Dashou to discuss. Who knew that Zu Dashou rejected Qiu Minyang's request.

"There are only more than 30,000 elite people in Shanhaiguan, and only 10,000 people are controlled by Zu, even if they go out of the customs, they will hit stones with eggs and meat buns to beat dogs!"

Qiu Minyang was originally not very familiar with military affairs, but since Zu Dashou was strongly opposed, he had no choice but to report to the Beijing division and ask for reinforcements to be sent again!

The news of the deterioration of the situation outside Shanhaiguan was transmitted back to the Daming Jingshi in the evening of the same day. Almost instantly, the rumors of Hong Chengchou's defeat became known to the city, and it was even rumored that the Tartars had broken through the Shanhai Pass and were coming to Beijing.

For a time, in the city of the Ming Dynasty, the rumors were all soldiers, and the great tomorrow son Zhu Youzhen was furious and ordered the ministers to quickly quell the rumors in the city, although the situation was tense, but at least the Guangning Qiantun guards outside the city were still in the hands of the Ming army, and Shanhaiguan was still safe for a while and a half.

However, Hong Chengchou's fiasco still frightened Zhu Youzhen, using Hong Chengchou was originally a very proud move for him, who would have thought that he would almost lose the whole game in a blink of an eye, and he had even moved the idea of sending the half-dead Sun Chengzong back to Shanhaiguan to take charge.

However, Zhang Sizhi proposed another candidate, that is, Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng, who have been stranded in Beijing!