Gao Qiqian was once again ordered to serve as the supervisor of the army, partnering with Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, to command the battle against the Houjin Tartars.

This is not an ordinary trust, in fact, the eunuch who can serve as the supervisor of the army, first of all, is to gain the trust of the emperor and manage the army on behalf of the emperor, and secondly, the relationship with the chief eunuch is handled well, because the position of supervising the army can obviously get a lot of benefits, which is already an open secret.

The power of the supervising army is very great, on behalf of the emperor to supervise the army, and can directly give the emperor a twist, if the commander of the army does not perform well, encountered the impeachment of the supervising army, the outcome is very miserable, so the commander generally needs to please the supervising army, plus the supervising army directly controls the allocation of money and grain, which is equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of the army, the so-called soldiers and horses do not move the grain and grass first, once the army lacks grain and grass, then nothing can be done well, the supervising army directly controls the money and grain, and controls the army from the root.

Gao Qiqian is one of the emperor's most trusted eunuchs, this time not only served as the supervisor of the army, united with Hong Chengchou to fight against the Houjin Tartars, but also was entrusted by the emperor with the title of director, that is, to lead the prison army sent by the emperor everywhere.

On the one hand, it is necessary to unite the guards around the capital, on the other hand, it is necessary to coordinate money and food to ensure that the army can resist the Houjin Tartars, and of course, to monitor Hong Chengchou's every move on behalf of the emperor and secretly report to the emperor.

After Gao Qiqian became the supervisor, he immediately received a letter from Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou explained the idea of combat in the letter, although Gao Qiqian is not a special expert in military affairs, but as the supervisor of the army for so many years, he is basically familiar with all matters of the army, and he generally agrees with Hong Chengchou's arrangement and deployment, in order to be able to truly resist and resist the Houjin Tartars, Gao Qiqian began to give orders to the guards and troops wandering around the capital, asking them to assemble in the direction of the capital.

The chief soldier of the guard may disobey Hong Chengchou's order, but he will never dare to disobey Gao Qiqian's order. Besides, they had long thought that they would be able to enter the capital, which would be much safer, and in any case, the Houjin Tartars still did not have the strength to attack the capital.

So in a short time. A large number of general troops were concentrated in the capital, concentrated here in Gao Qiqian, and nearly 100,000 troops were also assembled on the outskirts of Beijing, waiting for orders, which also allowed many general soldiers to make explanations. Because they obeyed Gao Qiqian's order to assemble around the capital, they did not go directly to Yanqing Prefecture.

Hong Chengchou's letters were continuously delivered to the capital, and at this time, it was also the most tense and dangerous time around the capital, especially when the Houjin Tartars bypassed the capital and swept towards the north. On the contrary, if the Houjin Tartars directly attack the capital, Gao Qiqian can mobilize forces from all sides to resist the Houjin Tartars.

Hong Chengchou's decision to stick to Yanqing Prefecture arrived in the capital.

After Gao Qiqian received the paperwork, he frowned.

There are more than 100,000 troops under Hong Chengchou's command, of which 50,000 Datong border troops, which are called Hong troops, and the remaining nearly 60,000 troops are from Xuanfu Sanwei and Yanqingwei. That's not flattering, I don't know if Hong Chengchou has considered the consequences of sticking to Yanqing City.

More than 100,000 troops gathered in Yanqing Prefecture City, facing the attack of 150,000 Houjin Tartars, this is not an ordinary battle. Even if Gao Qiqian is unwilling to lead the troops into battle, he has to consider the consequences.

The stakes were very high, and Gao Qiqian quickly contacted Zhang Fengyi, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, and Yang Sichang, the cabinet minister and secretary of the Ministry of War.

At this point, Zhang Fengyi and Yang Sichang will not have other ideas, they know the courage of the Houjin Tartars, and they also know that many of the armies of the Ming Dynasty are unable to compete.

This is a different kind of deliberation than usual. Time is also very urgent, Zhang Fengyi and Yang Sichang after thinking carefully, they decided to ask Zhang Zhifa, the first assistant of the cabinet, to participate in the discussion, so that they can make a decision in the shortest possible time, Houjin Tartar is heading in the direction of Yanqing Prefecture, they have no time to delay.

When Gao Qiqian came to the military department, Zhang Zhifa, Zhang Fengyi, Yang Sichang and others were already waiting here.

Entering the wing, everyone did not have too many greetings, and everyone's faces were serious.

Gao Qiqian took out Hong Chengchou's document and read it at a very fast speed, although everyone knew what needed to be discussed this time, but everyone still listened very carefully.

After Gao Qi finished reading, Yang Sichang was the first to speak, he was a cabinet minister, and he was also the secretary of the Ministry of War.

"Lord Hong's decision, I think it is appropriate, to attract the Houjin Tartars to the area of Yanqing Prefecture, so as to prevent the Houjin Tartars from plundering in Beizhili, the 30,000 troops led by the Governor of the Five Provinces, Lord Xiong, are on the way to Yanqing Prefecture, and the guards concentrated in the capital are also on standby, counting from the number of troops, there are more than 100,000 garrisons in Yanqing Prefecture, and there are more than 100,000 people who can be reinforced on the periphery. At least be able to limit the next moves and plans of the post-golden tartars......"

Zhang Zhifa rarely speaks, even if the cabinet discusses things, he generally does not give his own opinions, and in the end he reports to the emperor to make a decision, but after Yang Sichang finished speaking, Zhang Zhifa rarely spoke.

"What Lord Yang said is good, but we also have to anticipate an important question, that is, if the Houjin Tartars break through Yanqing Prefecture, what should we do, Lord Hong led more than 100,000 troops, and the Houjin Tartars also have 150,000 people, such a tragic battle, I don't know if the imperial court can withstand it."

After Zhang Zhifa said these words, everyone fell silent.

To say that in the face of the robbery of the Houjin Tartars, Zhang Fengyi has a personal feeling, when the Jin Tartars invaded the customs nine years after Chongzhen, he was the secretary of the military department, directly commanding the battle against the Houjin Tartars, if it wasn't for the Zheng Jiajun suddenly killed, defeated the Houjin Tartars, and forced the Houjin Tartars to withdraw their troops, I don't know what the ending was.

It is basically impossible for the guards around the capital to fight face-to-face with the Houjin Tartars, even if they stick to the city, they may not be able to hold on, so the advantage in numbers is not necessarily the advantage in battle.

After Zhang Zhifa finished speaking, Gao Qiqian followed and spoke.

"Our family also thinks that Lord Hong's decision is very risky, if the army and the Houjin Tartars start a fight in Yanqing Prefecture, what the outcome will be, it is really unpredictable."

The meaning of Gao Qiqian and Zhang Zhifa is obviously a negation of Hong Chengchou's decision, once they make a decision, it represents the decision of the emperor and the cabinet, and Hong Chengchou must follow it.

Zhang Fengyi, who had never spoken, spoke at this moment.

"We're here to discuss whether we've ever thought about why Lord Hong made this decision."

Zhang Fengyi's speech quickly attracted everyone's attention.

"There are more than 100,000 troops under the command of Lord Hong, the original plan is to withdraw to Baozhou, at that time the number of sergeants under the command of Lord Hong is not much, the Houjin Tartars are all cavalry, most of the west of the capital are plains, the speed of the Houjin Tartars is very fast, the more than 100,000 troops led by Lord Hong, is it possible to quickly evacuate to Baoanzhou, maybe when we are discussing, the Houjin Tartars have entered the Yanqing Prefecture region, at this time Lord Hong led the army to evacuate in a hurry, what will be the consequences."

Zhang Fengyi said this, Zhang Zhifa and Gao Qiqian's faces were a little pale, this is indeed the case, Hong Chengchou may have been carefully considered, the withdrawal of more than 100,000 troops is not as simple as words, in case it is caught up by Houjin Tartar, the losses may be even more heavy, and sticking to the city can still win a chance to get a line.

"In this case, I agree with Lord Yang's suggestion, Lord Hong led more than 100,000 troops to hold Yanqing City, which will cause a certain deterrent to the Houjin Tartars, even if the Houjin Tartars want to plunder all parts of Beizhili, they must also consider the more than 100,000 troops stationed in Yanqing City, they will definitely have great concerns."

"In addition, the army of King Qinqin from all over the country can also consider reinforcements, once the Houjin Tartars attack Yanqing Prefecture, the rest of the reinforcements can consider attacking the Houjin Tartars from the periphery and destroying the overall deployment of the Houjin Tartars."

After Zhang Fengyi finished speaking, Yang Sichang nodded again and again.

Gao Qiqian's face changed slightly, he thought that Zhang Fengyi was standing and talking without back pain, who didn't know the courage of the Houjin Tartars, if Hong Chengchou stuck to Yanqing City, the task he undertook as a supervisor would not be ordinary, first of all, we must consider the overall combat matters, to ensure that the more than 100,000 troops under the command of Hong Chengchou are not annihilated by the Houjin Tartars, and secondly, we must consider the matter of reinforcements, once the Houjin Tartars besiege Yanqing Zhou City, he will lead the reinforced army to attack the Houjin Tartars from the periphery, otherwise the army under Hong Chengchou will really be annihilated by the Houjin Tartars, he, the prison army, has an unshirkable responsibility.

From a selfish point of view, Hong Chengchou led the army to evacuate Yanqing Prefecture, even if he was pursued by the Houjin Tartars, it was not his responsibility as a prisoner.

But these words, I am embarrassed to say them, and I can't say them.

Of course, Zhang Zhifa, Zhang Fengyi and Yang Sichang all understand the meaning, and no one is a fool.

Leaving the military department, Gao Qiqian's face instantly became bad, he thought about it for a while, and quickly walked towards the celebrant supervisor, this time he had to be cautious, the situation was different from before, and the responsibility was completely different, if he didn't want to retreat, I was afraid that he would encounter an unusual punishment, in his heart, Gao Qiqian also had an opinion on Hong Chengchou, how could such a major decision be made casually, wouldn't this force him to face Houjin Tartar directly. (To be continued.) )