The next day after Zhou Yanru sent a message, a holy decree came out of the Forbidden City, and suddenly the government and the opposition were shaken.

The content of this decree seemed to the ministers to be incredible, and the main content was roughly twofold: first, he ordered Li Shin to lead the troops of Gyeonggi in the capacity of a cabinet scholar, and second, to repel the Manchu Tartars within seven days.

Up and down the government and the opposition, some people couldn't understand the true intentions of the Queen of Zhou, but some people shook their heads and sighed, the country will be in chaos soon. It is said that Fan Fucui, a former cabinet scholar who was "recuperating" at home, was heartbroken after learning of this holy decree that caused a sensation in the government and the opposition, and fainted after shouting three times in a row, "drink to quench your thirst."

From then on, Li Shin commanded all the Ming armies in Gyeonggi as an auxiliary minister of the cabinet.

There were 50,000 men and horses in the Beijing camp, but they were vulnerable in front of the Manchu Eight Banner Tartars, and the only ones who could really be of great use were a new army division and two old army corps that arrived from the Tianjin Wei landing, totaling less than 20,000 people.

However, the Tartars gathered almost more than 100,000 people outside Beijing this time, ten times the strength of the Three Guards, so that Li Xin also had to be careful with his troops.

Li Shin's current situation is like soaring through the clouds, from a local general to a cabinet scholar, without any foundation in the imperial court, and now he has the power of the Gyeonggi army, if the war is stable, he also said that once there is a repeated unfavorable situation, he will definitely face the embarrassing situation of the wall falling down and everyone pushing him.

Li Xin summoned the commanders of the various armies overnight, and Gu Quanyou, the commander of the 11th Division of the New Army, thought that although the Tartar forces were numerous, they were not terrible. When he was in Korea, the Qing soldiers were as menacing as they were, and they were beaten by the new army that did not have an advantage in numbers, and even Prince Yu Duoduo became a prisoner.

After arriving in Beijing, Li Xin had already learned of the capture of Duoduo, but he did not know much about the details. Gu Quanyou has participated in almost all the battles against the Qing army that invaded Korea, so he described it in detail.

Li Xin couldn't help but sigh: "The speed of the Qing army's fall is incredible! ”

Unexpectedly, the brave and warlike Prince Yu Duoduo became a cripple with one leg.

"Order Mi Yan, let him immediately send a suitable person to escort Duoduo into Beijing!"

Gu Quanyou said with a worried face: "I heard that the prison army has a secret agreement with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it seems that I want to exchange Duoduo as a bargaining chip......"

Li Xin waved his hand and said: "If we can fight, we can naturally talk, we now have Duoduo bigger and more useful chips in our hands!" ”

Gu Quanyou looked at Li Xin in confusion. Li Xin's gaze was fixed on the pitch-black void in the north.

Dolgon's personal expedition must be in the military camp outside the city at this moment, and he can't sleep at night.

After a long time, Li Xin looked at Gu Quanyou squarely, "I am determined to fight a decisive battle with the Qing soldiers, can your 11th Division have the confidence to fight this battle?" ”

Gu Quanyou straightened up and saluted a standard new army salute.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

"Good!"

Li Xin was satisfied with the new army's will to fight. At this time, the commanders of the two old corps protested dissatisfiedly against Li Xin's favoritism.

"Our infantry regiments are also in place, please give the order of the Marquis of Zhenju!"

Li Xin smiled and nodded.

"Don't worry, there's a tough battle for you!"

Just now, an idea had been formed in Li Xin's mind, he wanted to fight a head-on battle with the Qing army with inferior forces, and completely defeat the Qing army with upright strength, so as to respond to the will of the government and the opposition inside and outside him. Although he did not have much ambition, the situation was like a pile of firewood, and there was no reason to back down when he was put on fire.

"Strike back in the early hours of the morning in three days!"

The 11th Division of the New Army and the two old corps were stationed in the southeast of Beijing, which was also the missing place of the Qing army's siege, and if it was to fight a decisive battle with the Qing army, it was necessary to make detailed plans in advance.

Originally, the plan to move troops should be kept strictly secret, but Li Xin did the opposite, both the Beijing camp in the city and the three guards outside the city had already received the order to carry out a counterattack operation in three days, and all soldiers and horses should make final preparations within three days.

This made the officials of the government and the opposition stunned, and they thought that Li Xin had a problem with his head, and how could he have made the battle plan public as early as possible?

When Li Shiwen, a scholar of the cabinet university, was playing against Empress Zhou, he ruthlessly participated in Li Xinyi's book on this matter, accusing him of showing the defense war of the Beijing division as a child's play.

In this regard, Queen Zhou was also puzzled, but in line with the principle of employing people without suspicion and suspicion, she still held back the doubts in her heart. Her husband Zhu Youzhen used this person again, and the Three Guards under this person have always been invincible, and she has a brilliant record as a guarantee, so her mind calmed down a little.

But Li Shiwen, who had white hair, was still making endless noise on the side, and Queen Zhou was upset, but it was not good to color this kind of old minister, so she had to endure the unhappiness in her heart and barely listen to his chatter.

I don't want the eunuch to trot in.

"Your Highness, the Marquis of Zhenyu asks to see you!"

Li Shiwen was like an old cat smelling fishy, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"This is very good, the old minister wants to ask him face to face, what Li Xin wants."

As far as the truth is concerned, Empress Zhou also wanted Li Shiwen to ask her whether Li Xin's accidental disclosure of the battle plan was true or false.

"It's not like the minister accidentally leaked the battle plan!"

"Bold Li Xin! Before His Royal Highness drives, no words are allowed! ”

Li Shiwen shook his gray beard and scolded repeatedly.

This old man has always held a grudge because Li Xin burned his mansion at the beginning, Li Xin is also funny when he thinks about it, this old guy has a small heart and can fight with a needle nose.

However, Li Xin did not answer directly to Li Shi's question, but faced Queen Zhou Zhengse and said: "The minister is deliberately like this, he will use my elite army of the Ming Dynasty to defeat the Tartars in a dignified manner, and the victory and defeat will be known after three days, and the seven-day period set by His Highness can be advanced by four days!" ”

Empress Zhou's mouth opened wide in surprise, as if she didn't believe that this kind of words came from Li Xin's mouth.

If it weren't for the fact that the person in front of her was Li Xin, she would have kicked this person out of the Forbidden City for the crime of gibberish, dismissed from office.

"I don't know what Li Qing means, can you explain one or two in detail?"

"Obey Your Highness's orders!"

So Li Xin seriously recounted the counterattack that would be launched in the early morning three days later, and concisely recounted it.

"Today, the minister entered the palace to explain this battle plan to His Highness!."

It took a long time for Empress Zhou to confirm that Li Xin was not talking nonsense, and although she was in disbelief, she nodded her head.

"Li Qing, can Li Qing be sure?"

"Back to Your Highness, there is no such thing as a complete certainty of any mobilization, but the odds of victory are always more than ninety percent."

Seeing Li Xin's appearance of being full of bamboo, Li Shi only felt that this annoying guy should be mentally abnormal. It is said that the Jurchen is not satisfied with 10,000 people, and there is no one who is invincible, and Li Xin wants to fight more with less and fight head-on? It's insane!