Zhang Zhifa, the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Fengyi, the second assistant of the cabinet, the cabinet minister, Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Gao Qiqian, the supervisor of the army, all believe that the Houjin Tatars are extremely brave in the field, but the battle of attacking the city and pulling out the village is lackluster, so Hong Chengchou led more than 100,000 troops to garrison Yanqing City, relying on the strong city to resist the Houjin Tatars, which is also a reasonable choice, when Yuan Chonghuan led the army to garrison Ningyuan City, so that Nurhachi and Huang Taiji were helpless, Nurhachi was seriously injured and died after a long time, Later in the battle of Dalinghe, Huang Taiji also led the Houjin Tartars to completely besiege the Dalinghe City that had not yet been fully built, resulting in the city running out of ammunition and food, and the soldiers in the city could not resist, so they took the Dalinghe City.

Out of self-confidence in this regard, Gao Qiqian reluctantly accepted the suggestions of Zhang Fengyi, Yang Sichang and others, and began to organize various armies that were concentrated in the capital one after another, preparing to rush to the aid of Yanqing City, and at the same time, Gao Qiqian also wrote back to Hong Chengchou, saying that he would organize a large army to attack the Houjin Tartars from the periphery.

The speed of the Houjin Tartars is so fast, it is also expected to rise and dive, but this time the situation is a little strange, more than ten days later, the Houjin Tartars arrived in Tongzhou from Miyun, it is said that there is no such situation in the past, such a long time has passed, the Houjin Tartars have already swept a large area.

Appointed as the supervisor of the army, Gao Qiqian paid special attention to collecting the intelligence of the Houjin Tartars, judging from the intelligence gathered in Miyun and Tongzhou and other places to the capital, the marching speed of the Houjin Tartars was indeed not very fast, and it was very different from the past, as for why the speed of the Houjin Tartars was not fast, Gao Qiqian did not know the reason.

This is considered to be a very sad and a major mistake by Gao Qiqian, he took it for granted that the army under the command of Dolgon must be the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongol cavalry, and there are no other sergeants. As for the Han army's participation in the battle, Gao Qiqian could not have thought of it.

In the process of issuing the order, Zhang Fengyi, Yang Sichang and others also contacted Gao Qiqian many times. After discussing the details of some of the battles, when the army led by Dolgon set out from Tongzhou and bypassed the capital to the direction of Changping Prefecture and Yanqing Prefecture, Zhang Fengyi and others meant that the army gathered in the capital was about to set off.

High dive is not particularly in a hurry. He knew the combat effectiveness of the guards army, and the fear of gold was widespread in the army, and after the Houjin Tartars occupied Tongzhou, many of the guards did their best to avoid encountering the Houjin Tartars, preferring to make a detour or stay put, observing the next move of the Houjin Tartars, and not caring about the orders from above, anyway, these general soldiers could find all kinds of reasons to say that they were unwilling to fight with the Houjin Tartars.

Under such circumstances, the garrison army was dispatched earlier. It must be an unpredictable consequence, unless it is to get accurate information, Houjin Tartar has begun to attack Yanqing City, and the battle has entered a white-hot level, then Gao Qiqian can lead the army under his command to set off.

Gao Qiqian was most concerned about the reinforcements led by Xiong Wencan, he was very familiar with this army, so when the situation around the capital was very dangerous, he still sent scouts to Xiong Wencan to give an order, asking Xiong Wencan to lead the army to the capital and not go directly to Yanqing Prefecture. Lest you encounter the Houjin Tartars on the march, which will have disastrous consequences.

After a few contacts, Zhang Fengyi, Yang Sichang and others also understood the meaning of Gao Qiqian, and they no longer urged. Gao Qiqian is the supervisor of the army, and he supervised the battle on behalf of the emperor, and they continued to talk more, but they couldn't say anything, and how to command the battle, it should be Hong Chengchou and Gao Qiqian who made the decision. The people have come up with a battle plan, the cabinet has approved it, and the emperor has also been specially undertaken, and the next thing is to see what the specific battle situation is.

Gao Qiqian hurriedly entered the palace, and he suddenly received a notice from Wang Chengen, the eunuch of Bingbi, and went to the Qianqing Palace.

Gao Qiqian immediately understood that this was the emperor to summon him, it seems that the emperor has always been extremely concerned about this matter, Hong Chengchou's battle plan has been reported to the emperor, it can be said that the battle to resist the Houjin Tartars has entered the most critical moment, and the next battle victory or defeat will be related to the stability around the capital, which is related to whether the Houjin Tartars can be evacuated, if the army led by Hong Chengchou fails, it is very likely to directly threaten the capital, and then the emperor will have to mobilize the garrison of Shanhaiguan, Or mobilize other troops in the south, this is not a situation that the emperor wants to see.

Entering the Qianqing Palace, only the emperor and Wang Chengen were in the palace.

When Gao Qiqian was still saluting, the emperor spoke.

"Gao Qiqian, I have seen Hong Aiqing's combat deployment, but I am always a little worried, Yanqing Prefecture City is not far from the capital, if such a grand battle affects the safety of the capital, how should I deal with it, is it possible to really transfer the garrison of Shanhaiguan, okay, you don't kneel, get up and talk."

The emperor's worries, as expected by Gao Qiqian, after he got up, he paused a little to speak.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that Lord Hong's arrangement should be expected, the Houjin Tartars move quickly, the field ability is strong, it is impossible for the imperial army to defeat the Houjin Tartars in the wild, only rely on the city to resist the Houjin Tartars, if the Houjin Tartars invest heavily in attacking Yanqing City, the slaves and maids think that the emperor can mobilize more troops to besiege the Houjin Tartars."

When Gao Qiqian spoke, he looked at Wang Chengen who was standing behind the emperor, he originally wanted to mention Zheng Jiajun, but Wang Chengen didn't have the slightest expression on his face, so he wouldn't be silent.

The emperor was still frowning.

"I understand this, but in case the Golden Tartars capture Yanqing City, then what should I do."

Gao Qiqian was a little stunned at this time, he really didn't think about what to do after the Golden Tartars took Yanqing City, it is said that the Houjin Tartars are not good at attacking the city and pulling out the village, Hong Chengchou is experienced in a hundred battles, commanding more than 100,000 troops to hold Yanqing City, there should be no big problem, but the emperor's worries are also reasonable, once Hong Chengchou fails, more than 100,000 troops are lost, then the defense of Beizhili will be out of a vacuum, and then it will not be caused by the Houjin Tartars. Even the blatant siege of the capital by the Houjin Tartars is very likely.

Mobilize the army of Shanhaiguan, there is no way to do it, the Guanningjin defense line is the lifeblood of the capital, once the Guanningjin defense line is lost, the capital will not have the slightest security at all.

At this moment, Gao Qiqian thought of Zheng Jiajun, and the words were all on his lips, in fact, the best way to solve these problems at present is to mobilize Zheng Jiajun into the capital, in terms of combat effectiveness, only Zheng Jiajun or the garrison of Shanhaiguan can fight face-to-face with Houjin Tartar.

can see that Wang Chengen is still expressionless, and he swallows his words vividly.

"Your Majesty, the Houjin Tartars are not good at attacking the city, Lord Hong has been through a hundred battles, and will definitely be able to resist the Houjin Tartars, the slaves and maids have gathered more than 100,000 troops, waiting for the army led by Lord Xiong, the governor of the five provinces, to arrive in the capital, and will go to reinforce Lord Hong."

Gao Qiqian's answer, the emperor is obviously not at ease, how can the emperor not know the combat effectiveness of the guards around the capital, and he does not dare to fight face-to-face with the Houjin Tartars, the battle of the Daling River in Chongzhen's four years is the best lesson, if the Houjin Tartar repeats the situation of the battle of the Daling River, and it is in the north of the Ming Dynasty, then he, the emperor, can be killed headlong.

"Gao Qiqian, you said that I mobilized the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan Zu Dashou to come to fight, and asked the deputy chief soldier Wu Sangui to guard Shanhaiguan, what will be the situation."

When the emperor said this, Gao Qiqian's face changed.

There are about 150,000 troops stationed in Shanhaiguan, but they are all stationed in key cities, and most of the other places in Liaodong are undefended plains.

The Houjin Tartars entered the customs and plundered several times, and they did not dare to stay in the pass for too long, but also because they were afraid of the Shanhaiguan defense line, as well as the army stationed in Shanhaiguan, once they encountered the siege of the army in the pass, it was a dead end, so after each robbery, the Houjin Tartars were evacuated to Shenyang, if Shanhaiguan and other cities were taken by the Houjin Tartars, it would not be as simple as the evacuation of the Houjin Tartars.

Gao Qiqian still understands this truth.

"Your Majesty, the slaves and maids think that it is impossible, the Guanning Jin defense line must be defended to the death, so as to be able to resist the Houjin Tartar entering the Guannei ......"

Before Gao Qiqian finished speaking, he found that the emperor's expression was wrong, and he didn't dare to say the next words. Why did the emperor say the matter of transferring the army of Shanhaiguan, and what was the point of bringing it up when he knew that he couldn't do it, which made Gao Qiqian very strange and felt unusual.

The emperor didn't say anything more.

Gao Qiqian said goodbye and left the Qianqing Palace, and when he was about to go back, a little eunuch came over and asked Gao Qiqian to go to the celebrant eunuch.

Wang Chengen is waiting for Gao Qidive.

Seeing Gao Qi sneaking in, Wang Chengen spoke slowly.

"Father-in-law Gao, do you understand what the emperor means today?"

Gao Qiqian looked at Wang Chengen, his body trembled slightly, and a light flashed in his mind.

"Princess, what do you mean ......?"

"Now that you understand, don't say more, go back and prepare well, Lord Hong is leading the army to defend against the Houjin Tartars in Yanqing City, I can't afford such a loss, you also have to lead the army to reinforcements, but how to deal with this later, you also have to think about it." (To be continued.) )