North Zhili Tianjin Wei Wharf.

It has been three days since the Tuanshan Water Division occupied this place, and at this moment the dock is heavily guarded, and a large number of Tuanshan soldiers have surrounded the wharf.

Chen Zhengcao, the commander of the Tuanshan Landscape Division, led a group of sailor generals and stood on the dock. In the tense and murderous atmosphere, a few small black dots gradually appeared in the distance.

Chen Zhengcao let out a sigh of relief and said to the people around him: "Lord Zhang's boat is here!" ”

Everyone immediately stood upright, staring intently at the few small black dots. After a while, four warships under the banner of the Tuanshan Army sailed into the dock, and the flagship was a thousand-grain warship, which slowly docked at the berth of the dock.

After the ship came to a standstill, Chen Zhengcao came to the side of the ship, and Zhang Zhang also walked down from the warship accompanied by the guards.

After the two exchanged a few words, the tension of the wind and dust immediately opened his mouth and asked: ", where is Shandong Lu Xiangsheng's army now?" ”

Chen Zhengcao's expression was grim, and his brows furrowed: "My lord, Lu Dudu ordered 15,000 troops to leave Jinan and go north to Beijing...... The latest news, Lord Lu met the thief Liu Zongmin in Baoding Mansion, and the situation is some-"

Zhang Li's heart chuckled, and his whole heart hung up!

That's right, at the moment when the situation in the Kannai area changed drastically and the Korean war was about to break out, it was impossible for Zhang Li to withdraw his troops from the Korean state, but he ordered Lu Xiangsheng in Shandong to rescue the Beijing division!

Li Zicheng suddenly gathered an army of 500,000 to attack the Beijing Division, this is the rhythm of destroying the Ming Dynasty!

Zhang Li really didn't expect that his movements would be so fast, and the Ming troops of Shanxi, Xuanfu, and Beizhili would all descend in the hope of the wind.

Blunder. Big mistake!

Zhang Zhang sighed, and followed Chen Zhengcao to the Tianjin Guard Imperial Hall with a gloomy face.

In the middle of the second class. The atmosphere was very depressing, and the tension kept his face black. And Chen Zhengcao, who was accompanying him, how dare he say more?

After a long time, Zhang Zhang sighed and said to Chen Zhengcao: "Zhengcao, this time I made a major mistake in my judgment of the situation, and the responsibility lies with me!" ”

Chen Zhengcao didn't dare to answer this, but diverted the topic: "My lord, please forgive my subordinates for speaking bluntly-"

Chen Zhengcao glanced at Zhang Zhang and cautiously continued: "Whether it's a tartar or a thief." Or ...... The imperial court is the opponent of our regiment and mountain army, and there is no need for my lordship to do this. ”

Zhang Li's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly calmed down his emotions, and then nodded: "You're right. ”

As the saying goes, the butt decides the head, after a few years, Chen Zhengcao is now a senior general of the Tuanshan Army, and all considerations are naturally based on the interests of the Tuanshan Army.

The reason why the snipe and the clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman, Chen Zhengcao is very clear. But he couldn't figure it out. Why did Zhang Zhang withdraw from North Korea to come to Guannai, and first let Li Dingguo rush to Shanxi with 3,000 strange soldiers, and then strictly ordered Lu Xiangsheng to lead the army north from Shandong!

King Qin?

If you say that two or three years ago, when the Tuanshan Army was still relatively weak. That's possible - the last time the Tartars entered the Koujing Division, Lord Zhang led troops into the King of Guanqin.

But this time it was just a thief, although Li Zicheng's movement was a little bigger. Lord Zhang doesn't seem to have any need to rescue Jingshi?

Even in Shandong, Lu Xiangsheng had previously come to support the Korean War. All the veterans have been sent to North Korea, and now Shandong is full of new recruits. Lord Zhang actually asked Lu Xiangsheng to take the recruits north to rescue the Jingshi!

Now Lu Xiangsheng's 20,000 new troops were stopped in Baoding Mansion by the thief Liu Zongmin, and the victory or defeat is unknown......

Chen Zhengcao couldn't figure out what Master Zhang wanted, so he had to look at Zhang Zhang in confusion.

And Zhang Li's eyes were a little moist, and the whole person trembled slightly. After a long time, Zhang Zhang sighed heavily, shook his head and said slowly: "Although it is time and fate, he will not die after all......"

Chen Zhengcao was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "My lord, who are you talking about?" Who does not sin unto death? ”

Zhang Zhang continued to shake his head, but he didn't say a word and fell silent.

……

In the imperial study of the Forbidden City, Gong Yonggu and Liu Wenbing, who were summoned to the palace, were the concubines of the Wanli Emperor of the previous dynasty, but they were not from the Chongzhen Dynasty - this is also obvious, because the Chongzhen Emperor himself is only in his twenties now.

Emperor Chongzhen held on to his sick body early in the morning and announced that these two would enter the palace to discuss matters.

The situation is already in danger, and Emperor Chongzhen has decided to pin his last glimmer of hope on them!

"The thieves have forced Beijing, and the ministers of the DPRK and China have many suggestions, and the prince will go south to stay in the capital and supervise the country, or he may be able to reverse the situation - the two concubines have come to the royal family, and I intend to entrust the prince to the two and escort them south, hoping that the two concubines will live up to my trust!"

Chongzhen's voice was a little weak, and there was a gloomy color between his eyebrows, but there was a high degree of sincerity in his eyes.

However, after Gong Yonggu and Liu Wenbing exchanged glances several times, Gong Yonggu finally replied "tearfully": "The ancestral system of our dynasty, the relatives and ministers do not have armor, and the ministers and others have no soldiers and generals, and the road to the south has been blocked by thieves, how can you kill the bloody road with your bare hands and escort the prince south?" ”

Gong Yonggu and Liu Wenbing's eyes clearly showed powerlessness and despair...... Emperor Chongzhen couldn't go on, so he had to let the two of them retreat and re-summon Chen Yutai into the palace.

But Chen Yutai's return after entering the palace was also full of powerlessness and despair - he knelt on the ground, his body trembling: "A month ago, things were still possible. Now that the opportunity has been lost, the road to the south has been cut off by thieves, and the road to Tianjin Wei has also been blocked by thieves, and the waterway and land route have been unable to go south...... The minister is guilty of death, and the minister has no way to go south! ”

Emperor Chongzhen didn't blame Chen Yutai - it was the thief who came too fast, so fast that he couldn't contain it, and he couldn't deal with it!

……

Li Dingguo's 3,000 cavalry rushed to Ningwu Pass day and night, and at a place called Horn Tun, fifty miles away from Ningwu Pass, the army stopped.

Because Li Dingguo once again received the Flying Eagle Mission!

This time, it was a bamboo pipe sealed with fiery red sealing mud, indicating that it was the highest level of order.

When Li Dingguo opened the secret letter in a hurry, and after reading it in a hurry, he immediately took out the fire fold and lit the fire to burn the secret letter to ashes.

Meng Kuo, the cavalry commander on the side, naturally avoided it, and didn't look at what he shouldn't see, and it wasn't until Li Dingguo burned the secret letter that he leaned over.

Meng Kuo glanced at Li Dingguo and asked in a low voice, "Guerrilla Li, let's ...... Do you want to continue to Ningwu Pass? ”

Li Dingguo shook his head, bit his lip stubbornly, and said word by word: "Turn the horse's head, go south immediately, go to the capital as fast as possible, and be sure to reach the capital before the thieves!" ”

"The last general commands-!" Meng Kuo didn't dare to ask more, so he answered heavily, turned on his horse, and shouted loudly to the herald: "The guerrilla master has an order, turn the horse's head and go south!" (To be continued.) )