Chapter 142: North or East?

Early the next morning, Master Hu was found lying at the door, his body was frozen, and the concubine who opened the door screamed in fright, alarming the nearby people. The man was already dead, and he had checked it, saying that he had a heart attack, and there was no possibility that he would kill him.

The official did not mention this matter hastily, and some thugs in the city escaped from the city gate early in the morning with packages, and they didn't know where it was. The law and order in Xianghe County has been greatly improved.

Chen Xie got up early in the morning, habitually wandered around the barracks, and heard a burst of girls shouting: one, two, three, four. When I walked over, more than 100 women, led by Hongguo and others, were doing morning exercises. These women are not wearing military uniforms, but they are quite beautiful. When I wake up in the morning, I hear these sounds, which is really refreshing.

After a day off, the scouts who had been scattered came back one after another, bringing back bad news, Mikawa was beaten down by Houjin. This news shocked Chen Xie, the three rivers in history were guarded, why did they lose it this time? Could it be that the Xianghe River has not been lost, so a city must be lost? Chen Xie, who was puzzled, silently looked at the map in a daze. What should I do at this time?

Just when Chen Xie was hesitating whether to go north to Tongzhou or attack Luanzhou, a messenger came from Tongzhou. Baoding Governor Xie Jingchuan, Yu Shi Fang Daren, General Soldier Yang Guodong, and Deputy Chief Soldier Zhang Keda of Dengzhou Battalion jointly signed an order, demanding that Chen Xie immediately go north.

To be honest, Chen Xie didn't want to take care of this order, he wanted to fight eastward, pass through Kaiping and Luanzhou, and open up the connection with Sun Chengzong in the direction of Shanhaiguan. Only in this way can there be a chance to make a fortune. Shangtongzhou has a fart to do.

Chen Xie asked the messenger to go down to rest and called Ma Xianglin to discuss what to do. After Ma Xianglin heard the news, he said indifferently: "I have no opinion, you can hit wherever you say?" Chen Xie hesitated, worried that the main force of Houjin had not withdrawn, once he went east, in case Huang Taiji did not leave, it would be a matter of two or three days to kill back, his troops were not cavalry, and they couldn't run away if they wanted to.

Chen Xie called the logistics staff officer. Inquire about ammunition, food and grass. Just got a fight. The rocket was consumed, but there were still a lot of other supplies, enough for Chen Xie to fight for two months. There was also a batch of supplies at the Tianjin wharf, but they were military supplies such as cotton clothes prepared for the white pole soldiers. Staff officers should not mention. Chen Xie forgot about it.

"The production of plate armor is still too low!" Chen Xie muttered to himself. Ma Xianglin heard it clearly on the side, and said with a smile: "Brother, what materials have you prepared?" Chen Xie tilted his head to look at him and said, "Do you have any silver?" Lao Tzu is a businessman! ”

"I owe it first!" This product now knows the details of Chen Xie. Unashamed. Chen Xie sighed and said: "Count yourself ruthless, send someone back to Beijing, inform Aunt Qin, and send some people to come over to get cotton clothes, kettles, and lunch boxes, which will be delivered to Tianjin tomorrow." I didn't know that there were more than 10,000 people before, and there was a little less stuff, so let's make do with it first. When the next batch is made, I always have to match the cotton coats for the brothers. ”

In order to win over the white pole soldiers, an army that can fight, Chen Xie really spared no expense. If you want to talk about these things, Chen Xie will definitely not do them for other troops, although modern society is very cheap goods, but it also costs money to buy. To put it bluntly, without the cooperation of the white pole soldiers, Chen Xie didn't even have the confidence to fight east immediately. After all, Houjin are all cavalry, and once the road is surrounded, even if they can rush out, they will suffer huge losses. Chen Xie's soldiers were not easy to cultivate, and more than a dozen of them were killed in the first battle of Xianghe, all of whom were stoned to death by heavy weapons or injured but died. It's painful to think about.

Ma Xianglin was very simple, and immediately sent a small team of cavalry to Beijing overnight to report to Qin Liangyu.

At this moment, the city of Beijing fell into panic again, and the good news in Shanhaiguan had not yet had time to digest, and Huang Taiji went west to take it to Sanhe. Tongzhou was in an emergency, but none of the troops of King Qin refused to move, and there was a broken incident in Yansui, Gansu and other places where the soldiers had no pay and no food. The entire Jingshi can be said to be in a hurry, and he can't take out a tael of silver in the treasury, and he is being called poor everywhere.

The only ones who have a good life are the white pole soldiers. Chen Xie helped extort a lot of grain, and Jizhou robbed a lot in the first battle. The fierce white pole soldiers, no one dares to think crookedly. Qin Liangyu asked for battle several times, but there was no response.

Is there really no silver in the Jingshi? The ministers in the Wenhua Hall said no. If you are familiar with history, you will know that many of these people, after Li Zicheng entered Beijing, were arrested, tortured, and obediently handed over their money. It's really ironic, these people probably think that even if Li Zicheng becomes the emperor, they can't do without them. It's a pity that Li Zicheng didn't play his cards according to the rules, and he punched the king eight times, which woke up these people. After the leader defeated Li Zicheng in the "I Great Qing Dynasty", the civil officials and nobles in Beijing tended to be very resolute. None of this is a matter of later importance.

A group of ministers faced the emperor's question, but no one could come up with a solution. Ma Shilong, the prime minister of the Qinwang soldiers and horses, also said in the twist and turn: The momentum of the Ministry of Construction is flourishing, and it is impossible to grab the front. Defend the cities strictly, wait for the enemy to be tired, and slowly figure it out.

It should be said that this is a very pertinent opinion, and this is also the mind of the ministers. But at this time, no one dared to express their position. Zhu Youzhen, the emperor, was really ruthless in his attack on officials, Wang Qia, the secretary of war, and Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, had already been imprisoned, and Liu Ce was also sentenced to death. The cabinet members changed batch after batch.

The atmosphere in the Wenhua Hall was solidified, and Chongzhen asked everyone to give advice, and no one dared to speak. At this time, someone needs to speak, and this person is naturally Shoufu Hanyi. The problem is that when Chongzhen looked at him, Han Yi stood up and said, "The old minister is old, and I implore Your Majesty to allow the old minister to return to his hometown to recuperate." ”

In fact, even if Han Yi didn't do this, his position would not be stable. The reason is that he is Yuan Chonghuan's teacher. That is, at the time of the imperial examination, the chief examiner who admitted Yuan Chonghuan. Since Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned, Han Yi has been impeached a lot and has refused to go to office. Standing up and resigning at this time, Chongzhen's breath almost didn't come over.

Chongzhen stared at Han Yi, one of the representatives of the Donglin Party. Facing Zhu Youzhen's almost fire-breathing eyes, Han Yi stood still and didn't move, just lowered his head. Just when this group of ministers was embarrassed, someone was about to jump out and give another hand, so that Han Yi would get out of the way completely, and when Chongzhen's mind was broken, hurried footsteps sounded.

"Xianghe victory! Xianghe victory! The voice came from far and near, at first Zhu Youzhen thought that he had heard it wrong, pricked up his ears to listen, became clearer and clearer, and immediately glanced at Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen strode down and walked towards the gate.

Chongzhen had already stood up excitedly, and on this occasion, any bit of good news, even if it was very small news, would make him excited. snatched the report, Chongzhen's trembling hand opened, unfolded it, and slowly sat back.

The ministers were also very excited, and even Han Yi raised his head and looked at Chongzhen, whose face was gradually reddening, as red as after drinking.

Call......! With a long breath, Zhu Youzhen suddenly felt a little hot in his eyes, turned around, and handed the report to Wang Chengen: "Let's take a look." Han Yi, who was still the first assistant, was the first to take over the report, and after reading it silently, he handed it to Zhou Yanru, and then passed it on one by one.

The scene was silent for a long time, and everyone seemed to be thinking about the same question, this guy named Chen Xie, how can he fight wherever he goes. This retreated to Xianghe to rest, and he could also encounter the incident of Houjin's 5,000 iron cavalry rushing to Xianghe, and he won the battle again.

This is five thousand iron cavalry, or a victory in a field battle, if it weren't for the name of Song Yi of Xianghe County on the newspaper, as well as the name of the white-pole soldier and horse Xianglin, who would dare to believe this matter.

"Everyone, I don't know what to think? Chen Sihua, just a businessman, donated a table and practiced in a group. Three thousand Dengzhou regimental training, since last year in Beijing, the first battle in Tongzhou, then in Jizhou, three battles in Xianghe. Three battles and three victories! It's just a group practice, but it's just a group practice ....... Zhu Youzhen forgot about the idea of protecting Chen Xie, and couldn't help but shoot the case anymore.

Faced with such a rebellious fact, these ministers really don't know what to say. Last time, some people said that they wanted to check the head to distinguish the authenticity, but the result was that all of them were the heads of the real Jiannu. This time, no one dared to say so, people didn't even report a single head, all of them were true. The army of the Ming Dynasty, how could it be so playful?

When the ministers were using their brains to figure out how to face this person named Chen Xie, Qin Liangyu made a decision in the camp outside the city, and Qin Yiming set off with three thousand white pole soldiers and went straight to Xianghe. What are you going to do? Give Chen Xie reinforcements, I'm worried that Houjin will be angry and angry, and he will come back to retaliate. Qin Liangyu's worry is a bit redundant, at this time, Huang Taiji is taking his main force, staking the robbed million taels of silver, a large amount of grain, and population, and slowly moving out of the Great Wall north of Qian'an.

Before that, he left an order, asking Amin to lead more than 15,000 people to hold the four cities of Zunhua, Yongping, Qian'an, and Luanzhou, leaving a bridgehead for the future killing. Frankly speaking, although Huang Taiji's military talent is not as miraculous as "I Daqing" boasted, such a simple mistake should not be made. Fifteen thousand people want to hold four cities? Isn't that a joke? No matter how bad the Ming army is, ten times more than the enemy, it can't be defeated? Isn't that? Therefore, it is certain that this is a conspiracy, a conspiracy against Amin, a stab in the heart.

Even if the three rivers were defeated, at this time Houjin had no intention of defending, and Dolgon and Duoduo, after completing a beautiful sneak attack, began to prepare for the flash man. Something unexpected happened, Hauge withdrew to Mikawa with the remnants of the defeated army.

As for the meeting, Haoge was ashamed, he had to call uncle these two brothers, and the problem was that these two brothers were also a thorn in Huang Taiji's side. A group of sons of wild boar skins, who love each other is a story in myths and legends. (To be continued......)