In the Imperial Palace of Beijing City, after receiving the news of the victory of the Haw Par Army in Liaodong. Emperor Chongzhen fell into uneasiness.

As the leader of this conspiracy, Chongzhen is very aware of the huge losses that this conspiracy has brought to the Tiger and Par Army. Similarly, Emperor Chongzhen also knew very well that Wei Zheng and the Tiger and Leopard Army only took advantage of the situation and did not suffer losses, and they would repay their talents.

At this moment, Chongzhen was very worried, and the victorious Tiger and Leopard Army, after knowing the true image of this conspiracy, directly led the Tiger and Leopard Army all the way to Beijing City to ask the court for an explanation......

If this happens. Even if Chongzhen is the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he doesn't know how to solve this problem.

There is a good saying, that is, what you are afraid of.

Just when Emperor Chongzhen was sitting on the dragon chair, he didn't say a word at the twists and turns on the dragon case, and fell into deep thought. The great eunuch Wang Chengen, as if he had lost his soul, rushed into the hall with a nervous face.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was awakened from his contemplation because of Wang Chengen, had not yet had time to speak. Wang Chengen's slightly nervous voice reached Chongzhen's ears.

"Your Majesty, the border pass is an urgent military situation, and it is also an eight-hundred-mile urgent report......"

Emperor Chongzhen's brows furrowed, and he subconsciously asked: "Border Pass, is it possible that the Houjin Tartars are going to invade the south again." No, the Houjin Tartars lost tens of thousands of elites in the battle with the Tiger and Leopard Army. At this time, the most important thing they should do is to recuperate, how can they be an official again, could it be that he Huang Taiji has lost his mind after being beaten by the Tiger and Leopard Army. ”

Under the gaze of Emperor Chongzhen, Wang Chengen hurriedly shook his head and denied: "No, Your Majesty." This time, it is not the Houjin Tartars who are closed. It's the Haw Par Army...... Shanhaiguan General Soldier made an urgent report. After being supplemented by the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, the Liaodong Tiger and Leopard Army had already gathered more than 15,000 elite men and a large number of artillery pieces outside Shanhaiguan, which could launch an attack on the defenders of Shanhaiguan at any time. ”

"Hiss......" After listening to the report, Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, couldn't help but gasp. The facial expression, which was still puzzled just now, has been covered with shock and worry at this moment.

However, as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. And also the emperor who has suffered various blows in just a few years. Emperor Chongzhen's heart has already become extremely hard. So, it didn't take long for the expression on Chongzhen's face to regain his calmness.

After taking a deep breath, he said to himself: "I have long thought of it, Wei Zheng and the Tiger and Par Army, who have never suffered losses, will definitely not let this matter go lightly. However, I did not expect that the Haw Par Army would launch an attack on the capital from Shanhaiguan. In order to blackmail the imperial court and to the imperial court. Ask me for an explanation......"

According to Wei Zheng's past practices and attitudes towards the imperial court, Emperor Chongzhen thought that Wei Zheng's purpose in doing this was only one thing, to force the imperial court to give him a satisfactory statement. As long as the imperial court does this, the troops of the Haw Par Army gathered on the front line of Shanhaiguan will retreat on their own.

However, what Chongzhen didn't expect was that Wei Zheng's purpose in launching this operation was far beyond his imagination.

Therefore, as soon as Chongzhen's words were finished, Wang Chengen's face showed an expression of wanting to speak and stopping.

Faced with this situation, Chongzhen hurriedly spoke: "Big companion, you grew up watching me, and you know my temper best. Therefore, if you have anything to say, don't take it into account, I hate to deceive me the most in my life, hide in front of me, and can't be a person who is open. ”

Under Chongzhen's questioning, Wang Chengen could only answer with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, in the report of the Shanhaiguan General Soldier, there are still a few sentences that the slave maid did not tell ......"

"The report of the Shanhaiguan General Army has written the specific purpose of the Haw Par Army's dispatch to Shanhaiguan this time, and even the attack on the capital. Of course, this purpose is also the specific reason why the Haw Par Army sent troops......"

Facing Wang Chengen's increasingly solemn face, Emperor Chongzhen immediately felt a very bad premonition in his heart.

A pair of eyes stared at Wang Chengen tightly, and asked with a frown: "What is the reason why the Tiger and Leopard Army sent troops?" Could it be that they didn't send troops to Shanhaiguan to ask the court for an explanation? ”

Under the gaze of Emperor Chongzhen, Wang Chengen shook his head in embarrassment and denied: "Your Majesty, the reason why the Tiger and Leopard Army sent troops to Shanhaiguan is not to say the law, but to clear the monarch's side. And it was directly to the capital, and Qingjun ...... side"

When he first heard these three words on the side of Qing Jun, Emperor Chongzhen didn't react for a long time.

However, when he heard that the Haw Par Army wanted to kill Beijing, and then clear the king's side. In the mind of Emperor Chongzhen, a figure that was still fresh in the memory of all kings immediately appeared, and that was Cao Cao......

So, Emperor Chongzhen, who was under Wang Chengen's gaze, directly exclaimed: "What does he want to do?" Even if he wants to clear the monarch's side, he doesn't have to kill all the way to Beijing City. Could it be that he Wei Zheng wants to be Cao Cao and let me be his puppet emperor......"

Regarding Emperor Chongzhen's judgment, all Wang Chengen can do is to be silent.

Because, what Emperor Chongzhen just said was exactly what he wanted to say but didn't dare to say.

At this time, the more Wang Chengen did not speak, the more anxious the conceited Emperor Chongzhen became. Wang Chengen, who was standing in front of Emperor Chongzhen, could even clearly see that beads of sweat the size of beans were constantly flowing down Emperor Chongzhen's nervous forehead.

The main hall of Nuoda, after a long time of desertion, was interrupted by Emperor Chongzhen's firm and desperate words.

"No, I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and I am definitely not a puppet. In any case, we can't let the Tiger and Leopard Army go all the way into the city of Beijing, control the imperial court, and control the ...... Besides, even if there are traitors around me, it won't be his turn to be Wei Zheng to point fingers......"

Wang Chengen, who grew up watching Chongzhen, immediately understood Chongzhen's thoughts.

For the conceited Chongzhen, he would rather have a decisive battle with the Haw Par Army than slip his shoes to the Haw Par Army and be a puppet emperor for the Haw Par Army.

However, there is backbone to backbone, but Wang Chengen's next answer was like a basin of ice water poured on Chongzhen, which directly poured Emperor Chongzhen with a heart-chilling heart. Let the backbone and courage in Chongzhen's heart be replaced by despair in an instant.

"Your Majesty, if you really plan to fight a decisive battle with the Tiger and Leopard Army, then the imperial court will immediately send reinforcements in the direction of Shanhaiguan."

"The Shanhaiguan General has already written in the report that the existing defenders of Shanhaiguan will not be able to hold out for even a day if they are attacked by the Tiger and Leopard Army......

Regarding Wang Chengen's answer, Chongzhen asked rhetorically with a look of disbelief as if he had heard a big joke.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! I remember very well that the imperial court still has 10,000 border troops at Shanhaiguan. Even if the strength of the Haw Par Army is 5,000 more, we still have the iron wall of Shanhaiguan to cover, how can we not even hold out for a day......

"It must be the Shanhaiguan General Soldier who is lying about the military situation...... If he thinks he can't hold the Shanhai Pass, I will immediately send a capable general to replace him......"

Although Emperor Chongzhen's analysis was reasonable and well-founded, he was arrogant and conceited, and he directly ignored a problem, and it was a very fatal problem, that is, the equipment of both the enemy and us.

In order to unite the Later Jin to send troops to Liaodong, the artillery given by the imperial court to the Later Jin Emperor Taiji was, without exception, all active artillery drawn from the nearby border army. In addition, in order to defend the city of Beijing, the imperial court transferred a batch again. The number of artillery pieces still equipped by tens of thousands of border troops in the imperial court can be directly described by a handful of words.

Take the defenders of Shanhaiguan as an example, the elite of the 10,000 border army, except for dozens of Francophone artillery guns with limited range, there is not even a single red-coated cannon that can fire flowering shells on the Chengguan of Shanhaiguan, which is as high as four or five battles.

Look at the Haw Par Army assembled outside the Shanhai Pass, although there are only 15,000 soldiers. However, this fifteen-thousand-strong army was equipped with several times or even ten times the number of artillery far outnumbered by the defenders.

Not to mention all kinds of mortars, the cannon heavy artillery, which far exceeds the redcoat cannon in range and power alone, has more than 100 heavy artillery regiments in two groups.

It can be said that once the battle starts, the Haw Par Army can bring a devastating blow to the 10,000 border troops defending Shanhaiguan with close artillery. At the same time, the 10,000 border troops who were shelled could only be beaten passively because they were not equipped with artillery that could carry out counterattacks.

Under the stunned gaze of Emperor Chongzhen, Wang Chengen analyzed the deployment of troops in Shanhaiguan in as much detail as possible, and let Emperor Chongzhen know that the bad situation in Shanhaiguan was far beyond his imagination.

The main hall of Nuoda, because of Wang Chengen's analysis, fell silent again.

However, Emperor Chongzhen did not let this silence remain for too long, and in order not to be a puppet in the hands of Wei Zheng, Emperor Chongzhen can be said to have worked hard.

After a short period of contemplation, he asked Wang Chengen directly: "How many reinforcements does the Shanhaiguan General Army need in total to hold Shanhaiguan......?"

"Thirty thousand elites and a hundred red-clothed cannons......" Wang Chengen replied without thinking about it.

For this request that can be called a lion's big mouth, Emperor Chongzhen also refused without thinking about it.

"No, 30,000 is too much. If I had given him 30,000 troops, the entire city of Beijing would have become an empty city with no defenses. If the Haw Par Army launches another attack from Shanxi to Beizhili, then the entire Beizhili will become the back garden of the Haw Par Army. Not only that, but Beijing will also become the capital city where they can come and go whenever they want. ”

"As for a hundred red-coated cannons, I can't promise him. Even if I agree to give it to him, the entire Northern Zhili will not be able to draw a hundred red-clothed cannons......"

Faced with the helpless and bitter expression on Emperor Chongzhen's face, Wang Chengen had to continue.

"Your Majesty, if there is really no way, then Shanhaiguan will not be able to defend it...... Therefore, the slave maid believes that in the face of a possible attack by the Haw Par Army, the imperial court must not be forceful, and should think of another solution......

"The slave and maid contacted and immediately sent important ministers of the court to negotiate with the Haw Par Army before the Haw Par Army launched an attack. In exchange for other conditions, the Haw Par Army will not attack the imperial court and attack the Northern Zhili ......"

Hearing this thought, Chongzhen suddenly reacted. He affirmed loudly to Wang Chengen: "Yes, as long as I don't let me be a puppet emperor, I will agree to ...... any conditions" (to be continued......)