After 30,000 Jin Tie cavalry, more than 10,000 Han and eight cavalry remnants, with unwillingness and helplessness, hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield and withdrew from Liaodong. The cautious Huang Taiji didn't really put his mind at ease.

In Huang Taiji's eyes, as long as the Tiger and Leopard Army is in Liaodong for a day, Houjin will be under the front of the Tiger and Leopard Army, not to mention, Houjin has just made the Liaodong Tiger and Leopard Army suffer such a big loss, if the Tiger and Leopard Army does not retaliate, it will be over, then the Tiger and Leopard Army will not be the Tiger and Leopard Army.

Therefore, the tens of thousands of troops who successfully withdrew Houjin did not really relax. Under the orders of Huang Taiji, all of them assembled along the border to guard against a possible retaliatory attack by the Haw Par Army against the Houjin.

Since it was impossible to take Liaodong, the more than 20,000 Houjin elites who had invaded the area of Zhili in the north of the Ming Dynasty had become the only hope for Huang Taiji to achieve the goal of this battle.

At this moment, the 20,000 elites who were worried about Huang Taiji, under the command of the main general, were attacking the city in the area of Beizhili. Because of carrying dozens of red-coated cannons, as long as the county seat in front of the Houjin army, without exception, all of them were broken by the Houjin Tartars and were looted like never before.

As time passed little by little, the Houjin Tartars, who were invincible all the way, had already advanced the defense line to a position less than thirty miles away from Beijing City, and when they stood in Beijing City, they could hear the roar of artillery on the battlefield.

The elite of the 30,000 border troops, who had high hopes from Emperor Chongzhen, finally rushed to Beijing.

In the hall where Emperor Chongzhen used to discuss matters, in the face of the military department Shangshu who was tired because of the continuous hurry, Chongzhen's facial expression, which had been nervous for several days, finally showed a hint of dissipation.

On the surface. The main force of the Houjin army is still dozens of miles away. Not really. As early as when the Houjin army was still a hundred miles away from Beijing. The Tartar cavalry, which boasted of being invincible in the world, began to come to Beijing in a steady stream, burning and looting outside the city.

Such an act could not cause casualties to the limited defense forces of Beijing City. However, it has had an unprecedentedly huge impact on the morale of the military and the people in the entire city of Beijing.

Especially the people who lived outside the city, in the face of the fierceness of the tartars and the swords, directly dragged their families and mouths. And with fear of the future, he poured into the city of Beijing for refuge.

In just a few days, a staggering 200,000 refugees poured into Beijing.

200,000 means 200,000 mouths, plus the panic and Tartar spies who followed these refugees into the city. The city of Beijing fell into turmoil without even seeing the shadow of the main force of the Tartars.

If the situation continues to be so bad, Emperor Chongzhen dare not imagine it. In the case of insufficient strength of the defenders of the city of Beijing. Did the city of Beijing collapse from the inside for various reasons before the arrival and attack of the Houjin army?

In such a bad situation. As the emperor, Chongzhen is not nervous. That's impossible.

Now, the reinforcements he had been waiting for for a long time, and the elite of the 30,000 Tiger and Leopard Army that he trusted the most, had finally returned to the capital. The nervous Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as if he suddenly grabbed a life-saving straw in despair. Of course, the heart that has been tense for several days is slowly relaxed.

However, this relaxation did not last long, and was interrupted by the next sentence of Zhang Qianshu, the first assistant to the cabinet.

Facing Emperor Chongzhen, he reminded with a burning face: "Your Majesty, since the 30,000 elites who are fighting in the prison have returned to Beizhili. So, Lao Chen thinks that the battle plan we formulated at the beginning can be started. ”

"Dispatch the 30,000 elites who have just returned from outside the Guan, fight a decisive battle with the Houjin army, and wipe them out in Beizhili."

The reinforcements had just returned, and before they had a good night's sleep under their protection, they had to be transferred away again, putting the city of Beijing and himself under their feet in danger again, which was definitely not what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to see.

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Qian's words were finished, Emperor Chongzhen's opposition sounded in the main hall.

Of course, this objection is not explicit, but very tactfully rejected.

"Zhang Aiqing, do you want to think about the idea of a decisive battle with the Houjin Tartars outside the city...... If we fail, then the entire North Zhili will no longer have troops to adjust. Not only that, but the city of Beijing under our feet will also fall into a dangerous situation of empty troops because of this. Once the Houjin army launched an all-out attack on the city of Beijing, the city of Beijing would be in danger. ”

Looking at the worried and nervous expression on Chongzhen's face, Zhang Qianshu knew very well what Chongzhen was worried about.

However, for the sake of his own political revenge, and for himself to be able to fight a beautiful turnaround in the position of the first assistant of the cabinet. Zhang Qianshu had to be patient and repeat his analysis of the strength of the enemy and the enemy.

After finishing, he directly assured Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair: "Please rest assured, the battle that the old minister is going to launch next will definitely end with a complete victory for the imperial court......"

In the face of analysis, Emperor Chongzhen still did not let go of the worries in his heart, grasped this question, and continued to ask rhetorically.

"Zhang Aiqing, I don't want your analysis and assurance. I just want to know if, if we do lose in this showdown. Does the cabinet have any specific measures to ensure the safety of the city? As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I don't want to live in fear all the time. ”

"This ......" Under Emperor Chongzhen's repeated questioning, Zhang Qianshu had to fall into contemplation and give Chongzhen an answer.

However, to everyone's disappointment, after thinking about it, Zhang Qianshu not only did not show the slightest smile on his face, but was replaced by helplessness and helplessness from the heart.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, who has been staring at Zhang Qianshu, if he doesn't know the result, then Chongzhen's emperor in the past few years will be in vain.

After a long sigh, he said to Zhang Qianshu: "Zhang Aiqing, it seems that now you have no solution. ”

In the face of Emperor Chongzhen's slightly mocking words, Zhang Qianshu continued to insist: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that there is no need for us to think about this problem at all. Because, this decisive battle that we have drawn up will surely end with our victory. ”

At this time, a picture that surprised everyone appeared directly in the main hall.

For the foolproof of Beijing City, for their own safety. Emperor Chongzhen directly scolded Zhang Qianshu loudly: "Enough, Zhang Aiqing, aren't you giving advice to the court anymore and letting the court get out of the crisis." Rather, they are gambling, betting that this decisive battle can be won, gambling on the safety of Beijing City, gambling on the fate of the imperial court, and joking about the safety and future of the imperial court. In a word, no one can transfer a single soldier from Beijing until a concrete solution is come up with. No matter what the situation is outside, the first thing I want to ensure is the safety of the imperial court and the safety ......of the Ming Jingshi."

The final result was no surprise, whether it was the 30,000 elites who hurried back from the prison or the 10,000 elites who were drawn from the border pass, all of them were left in Beijing by Emperor Chongzhen to ensure the safety of Beijing City.

As for the North Zhili of Nuoda, it was directly abandoned by Emperor Chongzhen and became a back garden where the Houjin Iron Horse could gallop at will.

Just when the Jin army began to loot on a large scale after 20,000 and bleed the Ming court.

After several days of continuous Wei Zheng, he finally entered Liaoyang City.

Although the Houjin Tartars who attacked Liaoyang City had been withdrawn for several days, the more than 10,000 corpses left outside the city by Huang Taiji had also been cleaned up by Wang Feng. However, the air in Liaoyang City was still filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood, which could only be found on the battlefield.

In addition to these long-standing smell of war, because of the continuous shelling by the Houjin and red-clothed cannons, a dilapidated Liaoyang City wall, the city wall has not yet been cleaned with pieces of blood...... Without exception, the bloody battle here that lasted for half a month was so bloody and cruel.

Located in the Liaodong Governor's Mansion in Liaoyang City, Wei Zheng was listening to Wang Feng's report on the heavy losses of the entire Liaodong in the first battle of Liaodong.

When it was over, everyone was lost in deep thought because of the magnitude of the loss. Just when the atmosphere in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion became more and more solemn because of this, Wei Zheng, who had not spoken, finally spoke.

"That is to say, Huang Taiji, who attacked Liaoyang, although he did not take Liaoyang, took Liaodong. However, he took away more than eighty percent of the population and wealth of Liaodong. Now the Liaodong Peninsula has almost become a desert without people. ”

Wang Feng nodded in affirmation: "Yes, handsome...... Although there is no specific number, however, we have a rough estimate......"

"After statistics, among all the wealth we robbed back from Houjin, in addition to gold, silver and war horses, almost all other cattle, sheep and livestock were robbed back by Houjin Emperor Taiji."

"In addition, Huang Taiji also looted at least 10 million taels of silver from various counties in Liaodong and various materials and gold and silver finances."

"In addition to these, our other huge loss is the population. For half a month, Huang Taiji took away at least 200,000 people from Liaodong, basically all of whom were young and middle-aged...... As for the old and weak women, there are almost 50,000 people, and all of them have been left to us. ”

Hearing this, Wei Zheng's clenched fist slammed directly on the table in front of him out of anger. Then, he scolded loudly.

"He Huang Taiji wants us to break the household in Liaodong...... What he can't get, just destroy it, and let us not get it, it's really ruthless......"

Wang Feng nodded and affirmed: "Dashuai, you are right, the current Liaodong not only did not bring us any benefits, but also became a burden to my tiger and leopard army in a certain way. Huang Taiji wants to force us to take the initiative to give up Liaodong, so that he can completely dominate Guanwai......"

"He Huang Taiji dreamed......," Wei Zheng retorted without thinking about it.

"No matter how big the burden of Liaodong is, we must hold it in our hands. Otherwise, we will lose the only piece of territory that can go directly into the Houjin Kingdom. This is very detrimental to the future strategy of our Haw Par Army. Therefore, we must ensure that Liaodong is in our own hands, and develop it well, so that Liaodong can reach a state of self-sufficiency and no longer be a burden and burden for our Tiger and Leopard Army. (To be continued......)