Houjin was afraid that Yuan Chonghuan would take the opportunity to rob the camp, so he did not dare to retreat to Tongzhou City and camp, so he pulled out the camp overnight and moved southwest to Nanhaizi and Caiyu. All the generals of Baylor entered the account one after another to plead guilty, and Abatai, Azig, and Sigel were so ashamed that they did not say a word, and knelt down to ask for death. Huang Taiji smiled and comforted, rewarded his iron tire bow to his younger brother Dolgon, patted him on the shoulder and said, "The archery technique is really getting stronger and stronger!" If the bow is a few points harder, I am afraid that it will take Yuan Chonghuan's life. Then he ordered everyone to go back to the camp to rest, but he summoned the deputy general Gao Hongzhong, the staff general Bao Chengxian, and Ning Wan, and handed over the two eunuchs Yang Chun and Wang Chengde who had been caught in the Governor's Dam stables to them for guarding.

At the time of the shift, a north wind blew, and large gray clouds covered the sky black, and it was difficult to distinguish human figures on the opposite side. It was late at night, and the barracks after the war were exceptionally quiet, and the smell of roast mutton and strong wine wafted out of a tent, and the five Houjin generals sat on the ground around the bonfire, eating meat and drinking in large bowls, talking and laughing loudly, as if no one was around. There were some dry grass piled up in the back of the tent, and two people were lying curled on it, wearing the clothes and ornaments of a Ming Dynasty eunuch, and they couldn't move by the five flowers, it was Yang Chun and Wang Chengde. The two smelled the smell of meat in their noses, couldn't help but rumble in their stomachs, looked at each other, and each swallowed saliva. But I heard a humane: "Tonight we will do all the joy and joy of the whole night, and we will finish drinking and finishing the wine, and we will also eat the mutton, and we will not end it." ”

"Old Bao, your tongue is already hard, do you want to drink it again?"

"Dahai, they all say that you drink a lot, big, don't, others are afraid of you, I Bao Chengxian is not convinced, and then I have a bowl, how, how?"

"You three Han people dare to drink so much, how can I be afraid? Don't talk about one bowl, even if you drink three or five bowls, it's okay. ”

"Don't drink it, you have to fight tomorrow, be careful of mistakes! If you eat again, you don't have a head. ”

Bao Chengxian laughed, threw the mutton bone in his hand into the fire, and in an instant, a scorched smell spread, "Haha...... Bakshi, what are you afraid of, afraid of! Drunk and lying on the battlefield, Jun Mo smiled, laughed, how many people came to fight in ancient times, how many people returned? Yes...... Don't you teach you to eat wine? Besides, the alliance between the city and the city will be signed in the near future, what are you still fighting, fighting......"

"Silence!" The eldest Han general stepped forward and covered his mouth and shouted, "Hugh is talking nonsense!" Be careful......" said and glanced at the young man beside Bao Chengxian and said, "Rather finish me, go over and have a look." ”

Yang Chun and Wang Chengde hurriedly closed their eyes and pretended to be asleep, and after listening to Na Ning, I came to him lightly, stretched out their hands to probe their noses, and then retreated: "Vice General Gao, it's okay, both of them are asleep." Lao Bao, you can't drink anymore, lest you lose your words after drinking, leak the military plane, and bring everyone tired. ”

Bao Chengxian broke free of the man's palm, pointed with his hand, and said: "Gao, Gao Hongzhong, there is still more mutton, why do you bother, you must give me your hand to eat, eat?" Are you such a no, unhappy person, so small and cautious? This matter has long been ironclad and ironclad, who can change it again? Hum! ”

Dahai was not confused, looked at Bakshi, turned his head and asked Gao Hongzhong, "Is there such a thing?" How do we not know? ”

Gao Hongzhong still seemed to be a little relieved, and looked back and said, "Oh! These two eunuchs of the horse husbandry factory should be on guard, lest the news leak and the Great Khan will be investigated, but it is a capital crime! ”

"Then I'll deal with these two geldings first!" Dahaihodi stood up and pulled out his waist knife.

"No need! When they were caught, the Great Khan ordered them not to kill them at will, and that they would also be the Khan's people from now on, and that their own families should not be touched. Lieutenant Gao Hong pushed Dahai's waist knife back into the sheath, and said in a low voice: "I know some details about the alliance under the city, and this matter is a long story. As early as the Apocalypse, the old Khan died of grief and anger due to the defeat of Ning Yuan's army, and Yuan Chonghuan sent more than 30 people, including Du Si Fu Youjue, Tian Cheng and Li Lama, in the name of mourning, in fact, they had the intention to negotiate peace. Later, Yuan Chonghuan sent Du Mingzhong to Shengjing to contact, but before anything could be done, Yuan Chonghuan was abandoned by Wei Zhongxian, and the matter was over. When Yuan Chonghuan recovered, he sent Lama Li back and forth between Ningyuan and Shengjing, and secretly agreed on a plan with the Great Khan. He suddenly stopped and said to Ning Wan, "You go and see if those two have woken up?" ”

"You're too wordy! I just saw them sleeping so deeply, and they were so attentive. "I got up very reluctantly and went over.

"There's nothing wrong with being careful." Gao Hongzhong saw that the two eunuchs didn't move, and grinned and said: "Yuan Chonghuan doesn't want to fight anymore in his heart, he is from Fujian, he is used to the warm weather in the south of the Yangtze River, and the ice and snow in Liaodong, how can he be willing to suffer like this?" But he boasted to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty that Haikou could not be negotiated and dismissed, where could he leave Liaodong? He was worried that Chongzhen would not agree to negotiate peace, so he secretly asked the Great Khan to help him threaten peace. ”

"How? It's unheard of. Dahai was even more dazed.

"Yuan Chonghuan asked the Great Khan to send all the troops of the country, and approached the city of Beijing, he deliberately rushed to the rescue, but only brought less than 10,000 cavalry, how can it withstand the 100,000 male soldiers of my Dajin? Chongzhen saw the prestige of our army, and it was naturally not difficult to make an alliance under the city. ”

Ning Wan shook his head and said: "This is not true, if this is the case, Yuan Chonghuan should be defeated, Chongzhen saw that he couldn't resist, he would ask for peace, and now that our army is defeated, how can he be afraid?" ”

"You don't know one thing but you don't know the other. This withdrawal of troops is not that we have lost the battle, it is the great Khan's clever plan, I want to teach Chongzhen to rely more and more on Yuan Chonghuan, so that he can take the opportunity to make a statement, the Jin army is difficult to defeat, it is better to negotiate peace and so on. Don't you see? The Han rode alone close to the Ming army, and there were two generals in the Ming army, vaguely Xie Shangzheng and Lin Xiangfeng came to see the Great Khan, and played a few swords and guns, in fact, it was for Yuan Chonghuan to pass the word, please ask the Great Khan to retreat a few miles first, and wait for Chongzhen to summon him. It seems that the big thing is going to succeed soon. ”

"Yuan Chonghuan is like the sky, and he is being favored by Chongzhen, why is he doing this?"

"Xiao Ning, this is still unclear, understand? Why is Yuan Chonghuan so famous, heavy on the government and the opposition, not the light of the sweat, if it is not the sweat, how can he ......" With a grunt, Bao Chengxian did not finish speaking, but fell to the ground, his helmet was thrown far away, and he almost rolled into the fire.

"The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden. The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. Before thinking about advancing, Yuan Chonghuan is really smart. Ning finished slapping my palms, but I was afraid of waking up the two eunuchs, stuck out my tongue, looked back, and saw that they didn't move, so I said: "It's late at night, let's disperse first!" lest tomorrow be misguided. ”

"It's good!" Gao Hongzhong nodded, and then pointed to Bao Chengxian, who fell asleep on the ground, and said: "He is drunk like a dead pig, can he move?" Teach him to rest here, and you can take care of him all night. Teach him to ask for wine tomorrow. "Get up and go out of the tent with Baksh and Dahai.

After Ning finished extinguishing the fire, and was about to sleep in his clothes, he suddenly covered his stomach with his hands, couldn't help crying out in pain, and struggled to walk outside the tent while muttering: "I think the mutton is not cooked, this damn Bakshi and Dahai, they are used to drinking blood, but they harm us like this." Oops, it hurts! I'm going to have diarrhea. ”

Yang Chun and Wang Chengde heard the footsteps far away, and listened carefully to Bao Chengxian's snoring like thunder, and slept very heavily, and hurriedly used their teeth to bite the rope, but fortunately, the bundle was not too tight. After a while, they bit off the rope and crept out of the tent, listening to the silence all around, it turned out that the tent was on the edge of the camp of the golden camp, and beyond was the boundless wilderness, the two looked up at the stars, recognized the direction, ran wildly without life, and disappeared into the dark night in an instant.

Nanhaizi is a low-lying wilderness in the south of Beijing, densely wooded, overgrown with weeds, and covered with large reeds that are taller than a human head. Weeping willows, flowers, elk eating grass, gulls and herons soaring, all year round, the scenery is quite good. Here is inaccessible, there are often wild beasts out of the road, since the Yuan Dynasty Kublai Khan set the capital, it has become a royal hunting garden, idle people can not enter and exit at will. At this time, the sky is in the middle of winter, the reeds have long been dry, but still the leaves are staggered, dense as before, Yang Chun, Wang Chengde two people in the suburbs all the year round herding horses, the terrain is very familiar, one head into the reeds, the blink of an eye is gone. Ning Wan and I flashed out of the darkness like a ghost, watched them flee and turned back to the tent, that Bao Chengxian also woke up, no longer the slightest drunk, the two looked at each other and laughed.

Yuan Chonghuan forced back the Houjin soldiers and returned to the camp of Weigong Temple in Guangqumen, looking slightly tired, but not sleepy, although the wound on his cheek was coated with Jinchuang ointment, it still hurt hotly. Although the battle was won, he was quite worried in his heart: Zu Dashou was only the leading horse army, and the infantry army had not yet arrived. Just as he was pondering, Zu Dashou and others came in with a smile and greeted Daoxi together. Everyone didn't pay attention to the smile on his face that was a little condensed, and Zu Dashou took the lead and said: "Supervisor, this time the capital has won the battle, and it is time to show the good skills of my Guanning strong army in fighting against each other, and teach those courtiers to see how we can defend our family and defend the country and kill the enemy bravely, and don't delay the food and salary in Liaodong in the future." ”

"Fuyu, Hou Jin Bing hasn't retreated yet, it seems too early to speak like this at this time."

"Earlier? After the Jin soldiers come again, we will fight again and teach the people in the capital to open their eyes one more time. Zu Dashou grinded his fists, and there was no fight for more than half a year, and he seemed to be a little itchy.

Yuan Chonghuan looked at his fierce body, and said with an indifferent smile: "You are fighting the battle, why are you so anxious?" Why hasn't He Kegang arrived? ”

"He commanded the team in the back, and he was one step ahead of his impatience."

Yuan Chonghuan sighed and said, "How many days do they have to arrive?" ”

"Three or five days! After winning the battle, why is the overseer still so depressed? ”

Yuan Chonghuan frowned and said, "Hey! We are really lucky to win this battle, and the way of using soldiers, winning by luck is worse than losing the battle. I've been thinking for a long time, it seems that the 100,000 horses of the Emperor Taiji did not all participate in the war, but what is the trick? ”

Zu Dashou disagreed, and said with a smile: "I think it is the gold after the repeated defeats of the superintendent, when they saw the banner of the superintendent, they were already timid in their hearts, their fighting spirit was not strong, and they hesitated, and they didn't necessarily have any reservations." ”

Yuan Chonghuan was noncommittal, and sighed: "Only 9,000 men and horses resisted more than 100,000 troops, I am also a little afraid when I think about it!" Defeat is reasonable, but once defeated, I really dare not think about it! He smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I'm afraid that tomorrow the emperor will come to urge the war again, and the Guanning army has not yet arrived, so it is better to defend than to fight!" All right! Let's all go back and rest, tomorrow may be another fierce battle. A few words made the hearts of the generals heavy, and the joy of winning the first battle was swept away, and they retreated silently.

At dawn the next day, Yuan Chonghuan woke up, and reported that Huang Taiji had retreated to the Nanhaizi area, so he had the intention to send a firearms battalion to attack the Houjin camp. The two rode to the Donghua Gate, the sky was already bright, and Emperor Chongzhen had already waited at the left gate behind the Jianji Palace. , Li Biao, Qian Longxi and the newly entered the cabinet Cheng Ji ordered the four ministers to line up left and right. Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and Man Gui, who came later, bowed to each other, but Chongzhen did not give a seat, but only asked lightly: "Yuan Chonghuan, do you remember what you said in front of me a year ago, also here?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan was stunned, didn't he have a will to discuss the salary, why did he ask about the old things? Listening to the emperor's question, he suddenly felt embarrassed, and there was a faint chill in his heart, and he asked: "Your Majesty, King Qin's soldiers and horses are increasing, and the army's food and salary are nearly exhausted, so he needs to ......."

"Let's not talk about military salaries for a while, you can reply to my questioning."

"The minister said that he would return to Liao in five years, and he would be approved on schedule, and it would be a while, and the emperor would ......"

"Humph! On schedule, is my head still there? ”

"Why did the emperor say this? The minister was terrified. ”

"Why? Huang Taiji led the army to the city! How did you defend Liaodong? ”

"Your Majesty, Liaodong is solid, and it is the ...... of the emperor's cunning" Yuan Chonghuan was very puzzled, didn't the crime of arsoning with the enemy enter the customs in Liu Ce? How do you blame yourself?

Chongzhen looked at Yuan Chonghuan, who looked a little aggrieved, and suppressed a little anger. In the past few days, he has been secretly thinking about one mystery after another in his heart: Yuan Chonghuan had already said that Houjin would invade from Jizhen, did he know about this? Came to the aid without being ordered, and it came so quickly? At the end of the way, Jin ignored the ban of the imperial court stationed in Jizhou and came to the capital one after another with Huang Taiji? ...... repeatedly unwilling to fight Houjin? Could it be that those rumors are not chasing after the wind, Yuan Chonghuan is really collaborating with the enemy? There are many doubts and unsettling, but he really doesn't want to be faithful, he sighed secretly and waved his hand: "Spread Yang Chun and Wang Chengde to come up." ”

Yang Chun and Wang Chengde were still disheveled, their bodies were filthy, and their coats were torn in several places, Yang Chun was only wearing one boot, so he must have fled in a hurry. The two kowtowed and said, "The slaves and maids are desperately trying to escape, just hoping that the Lord can know about this great conspiracy, that is, death...... Also dumbfounded. ”

Chongzhen looked at it coldly, the more Yuan Chonghuan listened, the more frightened he became, and when he arrived, his face was as pale as paper, his whole body was cold to the bone, and his heart ached like a knife, but Yang Chun and Wang Chengde actually got up and jumped in front of him in the end, and said, "Phew! Yuan Chonghuan, you shameless villain who is treason and betrayal, the emperor is kind to you, but you secretly voted for Huang Taiji, we not only want to expose the big conspiracy in your heart, but also fight for this cheap life, but also to uncover your mask! The two of them were about to step forward and bite as they spoke, but Zu Dashou couldn't bear it anymore, so he had to open his halberd, block in front of Yuan Chonghuan, and shouted: "You two eunuchs who have been tortured for a long time, how can you never spit out ivory!" Inspector Yuan is dedicated to serving the country, how can you be framed? ”

Yuan Chonghuan was shocked, stretched out his palm and pushed him violently: "In front of the emperor, be careful of losing your manners!" ”

Chongzhen's color had changed, but unexpectedly, he said sharply: "When did I say that Yuan Chonghuan collaborated with the enemy?" The important ministers of the court, how can you two cheap slaves be allowed to talk wantonly! Don't roll it yet! "Yang Chun and Wang Chengde have been working in the horse husbandry factory, and their status is not as good as the eunuchs who sweep in the inner court, and they don't know how many etiquettes they have, they just want to be suspicious of Yuan Chonghuan, and we scolded him angrily, that is, to please the Lord of Long Live, who thought that he was disgusted with the holy will, and hurriedly climbed to the ground.

"Elemental, is there such a thing?" Chongzhen was silent, slowly took a sip of hot tea, and slowly leaned back, he saw Yang Chun and Wang Chengde on the fourth watch last night, and he was very angry, almost sleepless all night, and only then did he feel extremely tired.

The matter was in a hurry, not only Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou were shocked and angry, but even several cabinet ministers and Man Gui were also surprised, and they each thought about how to advise. Yuan Chonghuan kowtowed and said: "The emperor will pay the heavy responsibility of Liaodong to the ministers, and the ministers dare not deceive, and they will ask for their lives in everything, and they will never cooperate with the enemy privately." ”

"Don't dare to deceive, who allowed you to kill Mao Wenlong?"

“……？” Yuan Chonghuan was speechless for a while, his eyes widened in surprise, and he looked up at the emperor, but he didn't know how to answer.

As soon as Mao Wenlong died, Dongjiang was unable to contain Houjin, so they had the audacity to drive straight into Gyeonggi and ravage Gyeonggi. For a few days, there has been panic inside and outside the capital, and the people are scolding you, and you must have heard of it! ”

"The minister heard about it. voted for Yuan Chonghuan, and the tartars were half less...... They don't know what they're really about. ”

"What is the truth? Naturally, the people can't believe all the rumors, but is this all groundless? ”

"It is true that Huang Taiji burns and kills and plunders everywhere, but the minister has no enemies."

"You made peace with Huang Taiji in private, don't you know? I ask you, if it weren't for my repeated urgings, why didn't you fight the Jianyu after you had been stationed outside the city for many days? ”

"Your Majesty, the captive army is powerful, and the decisive battle between the captives in Beijing must be particularly serious, and there is no room for the slightest mistake. It would take a few days for Guan Ning's infantry army to arrive in Beijing, and the minister thought that he would be able to win the battle with the captives at that time. ”

"Hmph, how did you win the battle the day before yesterday?"

"It's all because of the emperor's divine might, so he won a small victory. If he fights again, he really has no certainty of victory......"

"Where can I have such a wonderful ability? There must be some name in the dark! Chongzhen couldn't help sneering, Huo Di stood up, gritted his teeth and said: "Yuan Chonghuan, I will pay you for the east matter, I wanted to sweep away the border troubles, but who knew that it would cause Hu Qi to go crazy, and the Beacon Fire Jingshi!" As a superintendent, you did not take the lead in reconnaissance and defense, but you set the enemy deep into the interior, although you traveled day and night, thousands of miles to help, and you have not lost the heart of serving the country and loyal to the king, how can you restrain the soldiers, refuse to go to war, sit back and watch the city, and let them plunder? Where is Jinyiwei? Take Yuan Chonghuan down! Under the supervision of the town Fu Division, he will be dismissed from his post and investigated on the same day! ”