used an afterword to describe Yuan Chonghuan's mood at this time, Qin Shihuang touched the wire - won the hemp.

The Datong soldiers of Mangui ran faster than rabbits, and Hou Shilu's Xuanfu soldiers changed from five thousand to two hundred.

The soldiers defending the city were all hungry, and they couldn't even defend the city without the Guanning army.

The grain in Xungui's manor was piled up, and it was neither transferred nor sold to the soldiers of King Qin, which cheapened the Houjin army in vain.

At this time, Yuan Chonghuan regretted very much that he did not bring the Jinzhou army into the King of Guanqin.

Judging from Yang Chengying's strategic goals, he did not have much interest in King Qin. It is estimated that he guessed what would happen to the king of customs in the case of insufficient preparation.

Even if you take the sea route, the soldiers and supplies transported are massive, and they all rely on ships, which takes a long time.

Therefore, the idea of sea reinforcement was cut off.

Now, the Jinzhou Army does not know what the situation is when attacking Quang Ninh City, and it cannot be counted on at all.

Now there are only two ways in front of Yuan Chonghuan, one is to directly fight with Huang Taiji, the probability of winning is extremely low, but it can end up with a good reputation, and the price is to bury the only Guan Ning army that can fight at present.

The second is to lead the army to fight a defensive counterattack battle without getting the will, relying on the defense of the capital division.

Yuan Chonghuan couldn't make up his mind, so he summoned the generals to discuss.

"Now, the only way to do it is to give it a go."

Zhu Mei said: "Supervisor, let's divide the Guanning army into two, one part risking death to intercept the slave soldiers, and the other part following the attack and harassing the slave soldiers. ”

"General Zhu, do you think any of us can do it, and after dividing the troops, we can still intercept the slave soldiers?"

Yuan Chonghuan thought for a moment and asked.

"Inspector, although we are walking on thin ice, the whole court thinks that we can intercept the slave soldiers."

Zhu Mei sighed and said, "This is no way. ”

All had sad faces.

Huang Taiji's methods are really clever, and when he encounters a strong city, he does not attack but walks around.

If the Guanning army defending the city was withdrawn, Huang Taiji immediately attacked the city, and then plundered the wealthy merchants on a large scale, making the Jingshi chicken and dog restless.

If you follow and intercept, there are too many people, and Huang Taiji will not fight with you; There were fewer people, and Huang Taiji unceremoniously concentrated superior forces to annihilate.

This set of tactics is very similar to what Yang Chengying's Jinzhou Army used to fight the Eight Banners.

It was learned and used by Huang Taiji and used in robbing the Beijing Division.

"Inspector, that's the case."

He Kegang's eyes lit up: "If we don't kill a bunch of people in battle, the court will think that we are self-respecting." ”

"Even if we gather all the soldiers and horses to intercept it, it will be more than lucky."

Yuan Chonghuan said helplessly.

This is the reality of the situation, since the formation of the Guanning Army, the commander has been frequently changed, and occasionally there are arrears of wages, resulting in insufficient training of soldiers and insufficient preparation of war horses.

"Overseer, if you agree."

He Kegang got up and knelt down on one knee in front of Yuan Chonghuan: "I am willing to lead troops to intercept the slave soldiers, and use my death to block the mouth of Youyou for the Guanning army." ”

"Ke Gang!" Yuan Chonghuan helped him up, "Now the situation is urgent, even if I transfer the Jinzhou Army to help at this time, I must report to the military department before acting, and it is too late." ”

"Inspector, I thought it was ......"

"Don't talk about it, the more you get to this time, the more cautious you be."

Yuan Chonghuan raised his hand to interrupt He Kegang's words: "You must not divide your troops, and you must not sacrifice in vain." The Guanning Army is currently the only force that can defend against slave soldiers, and not a single person can die. ”

So, Yuan Chonghuan led the army to the south, to Hexi, and then thought about the next countermeasure.

Why go to Hexi?

Because Huang Taiji was in Sanhe at this time, if Yuan Chonghuan led his army to the west, it was very likely that he would collide with Huang Taiji.

In addition to this reason, it is also because of the wealth of Hexi and is known as "the first town in Jingdong".

Yuan Chonghuan needed to buy food here to feed the army.

When he arrived in Hexiwu, the sentry learned that Huang Taiji was still staying in Sanhe, and only sent troops to plunder the nearby manor every day.

He Kegang proposed again: "My army can't enter Beijing without a purpose, so it's better to kill Sanhe directly." Fight the slave soldiers in a decisive battle.

If you are afraid that you can't beat it, you can use the method of night attack, and don't enter Beijing without a purpose. ”

The momentum seems to be very sufficient, but the tone is infinitely sad.

"This is the end of the matter, there is no other way."

Yuan Chonghuan did not know that Yang Chengying's Jinzhou army had captured the city of Quang Ninh for several days, and was appeasing the refugees who had fled from Haizhou Wei and the Mongol refugees.

Even if you know, it's useless, Amin's poisonous plan has left thousands of people homeless and consumed a lot of food.

Yang Cheng did not have enough food for tens of thousands of troops to go out to fight, and it would take ten days and half a month to adjust.

What's more, Ningjin is Yuan Chonghuan's defense area, and if you want to pass by there, it is useless to just Yuan Chonghuan's consent, you must agree with the Ministry of War.

With this time, Yuan Chonghuan could have asked for an order to enter Beijing, and he could wait for reinforcements from other roads.

In fact, Huang Taiji didn't give him this time, and he had already begun to force the Jingshi.

There is another reason, even if it is requested, it is impossible to transfer the Jinzhou Army to help.

The reason for this was that the Manchu dynasty believed that Yuan Chonghuan's Guanning army could defeat the Later Jin army. Even, some people think that relying on reinforcements can also defeat the Houjin army.

Among them, there is our old acquaintance, the former Jiliao Jingluo Sun Chengzong.

Chongzhen was a little disappointed in Yuan Chonghuan at this time, you said that in five years of Pingliao, you let the slave soldiers go to Beijing in the first year.

And it's the first year of Chongzhen!

Chongzhen remembered the previous Jiliao Jingluo and Sun Chengzong, who was now idle at home, so he used him.

However, Chongzhen overlooked one thing.

Since Sun Chengzong passed through Ji Liao, he has never fought head-on with the Houjin army.

Regardless of the defeat of Liuhe, which was greatly vilified, or the subsequent battles of Ningyuan and Ningjin, he had never been to the front line in person, nor had he actually come into contact with the front line of intelligence.

He had a blind overestimation of the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

Facing Chongzhen's call, Sun Chengzong said: "The minister said that the main point is still in Sanhe, and Yuan Chonghuan did not send troops to guard Sanhe, which is his mistake. Now that Sanhe has been lost, Tongzhou is the top priority.

Tongzhou is the hub of the Grand Canal, which is related to the livelihood of teachers and students in Beijing, and must be guarded by heavy troops.

Our army is holding the city, and the slaves have nowhere to go but to retreat. ”

"The Qing family is the pillar of the minister, Yuan Chonghuan didn't expect to send troops to guard Sanhe, causing Sanhe to be lost; Now fortunately, I got the Qing family and knew to hold Tongzhou. ”

Chongzhen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it is normal for the minister to think that Yuan Chonghuan is on the front line in the end, and he has no time to think."

Sun Chengzong said: "There is no doubt about his loyalty, when he was under my command, he told me to follow Zeng Mill and remove worries for the country, although he will never give up." ”

He didn't notice that Chongzhen's face was gloomy.

Well, I actually compare myself to Zeng Milling! Chongzhen thought to himself, doesn't this mean that if he really does something wrong, if I move, he will be the same as Emperor Sejong unjustly killing Zeng Miao!

Its heart can be punished, its heart can be punished!