Nurhachi, who said this, was enlightened and immediately summoned his nephews to discuss countermeasures.

In terms of theory, Nurhachi does not have philosophical thinking, but when it comes to warfare, Nurhachi thinks that no one can match him.

Soon, the latest strategic deployment was issued to the entire Golden Army.

Datong left 20,000 people to feint, and the rest of the people all turned to Shanhaiguan to cooperate with the Japanese army to attack the city.

Since ancient times, no one can win with more soldiers, Xiang Yushang lost to the ruffian Liu Bang, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, where hot weapons have appeared.

Therefore, the factors that really determine the fate of the dynasty and the victory or defeat of the war are that strategy is higher than strategy, strategy is higher than tactics, and tactics is higher than skill.

Nurhachi and Konishi were strategists at best, but they were by no means strategists.

But God always likes to joke, and in such a precarious era as the Ming Dynasty, he gave Nurhachi a strategist.

After the Japanese-Jin coalition forces met at Shanhaiguan, they immediately launched a general attack on Shanhaiguan.

It's been a long time, but it's very easy to say.

Wu Weizhong, the commander-in-chief of the Qi family's army, followed Chu Fan's three-eyed god gun and various siege tactics to kill and injure the enemy to the greatest extent, and the attack method of the Japanese-Jin coalition army this time was very different from the previous paragraph.

The first few Polish sieges were tentative, always based on the principle of preserving strength and reducing casualties, but this time the Houjin troops took the lead in launching a fierce attack, regardless of casualties.

The second wave army was also greatly encouraged by this, and launched a fierce attack on the other side.

Although the Qi family's army is fierce and the weapons are sophisticated, they really can't bear the crowd.

Until the last man of the battle, the Qi army did not retreat at all, and at the cost of nearly 50,000 casualties paid by the Japanese-Jin coalition army, Shanhaiguan was finally captured, Wu Weizhong died on the city wall, and the Qi army was all killed in battle, and no life survived.

On the city wall of Shanhaiguan, under the city wall, in the urn city, by the sea, and in the sea, there are dead bodies everywhere, and the scene is so tragic that it cannot be described in words, and I dare not say that the blood flows into a river, or it can be said that the blood stains the sea.

When the imperial court received the battle report, it can be said that most people were still calm, after all, twenty or thirty thousand people resisted hundreds of thousands of troops, and it was a matter of time before the city was broken, and everyone was already mentally prepared.

Wanli sat on the dragon chair without saying a word, and the courtiers below were no longer as chaotic as they were during the Battle of Ningyuan, and chose to be silent.

There is no way, from the defeat of Korea to the fall of Liaodong, and then to the attack of Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan, and Datong by the Jin-Japanese coalition army, no matter where it falls, it can be said that everyone at least does not need to consider their own safety, but only from the perspective of national hatred and family hatred.

Now, what everyone needs to think about is no longer political issues and national territorial issues, but now they need to think about their own life and death, because they no longer have any barriers, and there is no way to retreat.

Wanli, who had a gloomy face, took the lead in breaking the silence: "Zhong Aiqing, since I ascended the throne, I have been conscientious and conscientious, and I have been guarding the family business of my ancestors, but the heavens do not fulfill people's wishes, and the court has suffered this catastrophe. ”

When the ministers heard this, they knew that a heavy weight was coming, and they knelt down and kowtowed, and listened attentively.

Wanli cleared his throat and said: "First, the Son of Heaven guards the country, the king dies, I am not a greedy person who is afraid of death, the thief who invades will be led by me personally to resist, life and death are fateful, and it is not a pity to die in battle, if the city is broken, I will personally kill the royal family and the female family to avoid their humiliation, and I will also apologize to my ancestors." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone crying in the court.

This crying is a fake cry, although the society of the country is important, the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are certainly high, but if the country changes hands, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty may not die without a place to be buried, after all, the experience of the past dynasties tells these officials.

Even if the dynasty is changed and foreign rule is still to retain many officials of the previous dynasty to stabilize the society and ensure the basic operation, as long as there is no desperate confrontation, there is basically no worry about life, as for the emperor's family, of course, it is certain to die, so this cry is a fake cry.

Wanli was not disturbed by the crying, and continued: "Second, I have a foundation of hundreds of years in the Ming Dynasty, and now my luck is not good, God does not bless me, and I am suffering from this disaster, but the majesty of my Ming orthodoxy cannot be lost, and the imperial court should have it. ”

After saying this, the crying in the entire court was even louder, this cry was true and false, the real crying must be those Shangshu Yushi and other formal leaders, and the fake crying must be other staff.

Wanli continued: "Third, the fall of the capital, is my responsibility, but the Ming Dynasty can not be lost, the people of the Ming Dynasty can not be without the Lord, on this occasion, from now on, the Ministry of Squire Lang accompanied the emperor's eldest son, the third son moved to Tianfu to accompany the capital, if the capital is lost, immediately move the capital to Nanjing, the emperor's eldest son ascended the throne, with the Yangtze River natural danger to resist the enemy in a battle, to ensure that my country is not destroyed, and then make plans when there is a chance to breathe in the future." ”

This time, all the courtiers cried, and the entire court wept and wiped their tears, wailing constantly, as if everyone had died their own father.

But this crying is a real cry, some people cry miserably because they want to stay with the emperor to die, and some people cry with relief.

After all, accompanying the prince to move the capital to Nanjing not only saved his life, but also was promoted to an official, because all the principal leaders stayed in the capital to die.

When I arrived in Nanjing, wouldn't it be natural for me to receive a regular title and be promoted again for no reason?

Such a good thing, how could those deputies not cry bitterly to express their happy feelings?

The first step is to transfer half of the Qijia army, Tibetan soldiers, Ganzhou guard reinforcements, Liangguangjiang, Zhejiang and Beijing New Army, and Datong Mansion guards back to the capital to garrison, Wanli also personally customized the Ming and Huang armor, ready to face the battle in person.

Wang Zheng as a general who has not fought much, but has a great strategic talent and command ability, in order to prevent the return of reinforcements by Nurhachi to be pursued, sent people to seal the gate of Datong with stone mud, leaving 2,000 defenders, constantly patrolling the city wall, pretending that the troops are still stationed at the head of the city, the large army quietly withdrew to the capital, only 4 days, more than 30,000 people were safely brought back to the city wall.

And Wang Zheng, who always thought that Chu Fan was in the capital and commanded remotely, did not know that Chu Fan was arrested and put in prison until he entered the capital alone, and committed the crime of rebellion.

Hearing such news, Wang Zheng suddenly felt a chill in his back, with his mind, it is not difficult to imagine that he was transferred by Chu Fan from Tianshuiwei, Chu Fan personally awarded Datong the rank of deputy commander-in-chief, Chu Fan conspired against the crime, but did not arrest him, and he couldn't figure out what was going on.

People, sometimes when making friends, you must still have a choice, and making friends with smart people may suffer a small loss, but you can save your life when it is critical, such as a friend like Wang Zheng.

Wang Zheng, who realized the tense situation, the first thing he did when he returned to the capital was to go to the military department to hand over the military talisman to Yang Hao.

This move not only saved his own life, but also left an important mark for Chu Fan's life.

Yang Hao held the talisman in his hand and knelt outside the Wanli study, waiting for the summons.

Gao Huai gently pushed open the door, walked out of the study and said, "Yang Hao, the secretary of the Xuanbing Department, has come to see you......

No matter how critical the dynasty is, the tone that should be there has never been lowered, Wanli is still guarding his dignity as an emperor, and deliberately let Yang Hao kneel outside for half a pillar of incense before announcing his audience.

"He took the initiative to hand it in?" Wanli glanced at Yang Hao.

Yang Hao knelt on the ground, holding the talisman in both hands and said: "I took the initiative, and I left the army outside the city, and I asked me to hand in the talisman by myself." ”

"Okay, I know, the talisman is dissolved, remake a talisman, integrate all the troops into the Weijing Army, I will be the commander, you are the overseer, let the army enter the city, Wang Zheng will let him go back to Tianshui."

In a simple sentence, the things are arranged clearly, I have to say that Wanli is still very talented.

The cold wind was slow, and on the city wall, Wanli, who was wearing bright yellow armor, with a golden sword hanging from his waist, stood straight on the outer wall of the urn city, looking out of the city.

At this time, it is the third day of the new year, the third day of the first month.

It should have been a day of celebration for the whole country, but at this time, the supreme ruler of the Ming Dynasty was on this tower to welcome the most difficult day in his life or in the entire Ming Dynasty's hundreds of years of foundation.

Because, under the reflection of the setting sun, you can already see the rolling dust at the end of the earth, black and pressing, slowly approaching the capital.

It was the Japanese-Jin coalition army that had arrived ten miles outside the capital, camped, garrisoned, and just waited for the general's order.

Nurhachi sat in the big tent and laughed: "If it weren't for Zhezhe Fujin, we would still be eating ice and soil outside the plug at the moment, right?" ”

Zhezhe Fujin opened a new world for Nurhachi from the height of strategy, gave him a vivid political lesson, let him look at the whole war from a higher height, and can be said to have given him the greatest help.

This is really an over-standard treatment in the Jurchen tribe.

Jurchen nomadic people, but also a fighting people, since ancient times rely on men to fight to grab territory, grab food, and then rely on men to graze and slaughter to feed the population, and women, in addition to serving men, the biggest function is to give birth to children.

So in the Jurchen tribe, there has never been a reason for a woman to be on an equal footing with her husband, let alone Nurhachi, who unified the Jurchen tribe and proclaimed himself Great Khan?

Zhezhe did not dare to sit still, and did not dare to disobey Nurhachi's orders, and sat on the chair with half his ass, humble and well-behaved.

This attitude of making great contributions but not holding himself alone made Nurhachi even more happy, and gently stroked Zhezhe's stomach and said: "Hurry up and give me an elder brother, I will teach him to ride a horse to fight, hahaha." ”

The Jurchens are not as delicate and pretentious as the Han people, even in front of everyone, Nurhachi does not hide it, show affection when he should show affection, and say whatever he wants.

The sons and nephews and the generals stood in the big tent, although they were not surprised, but they were also a little uncomfortable, after all, when the two of them showed affection, they had no way to evaluate, and they were not good at sycophancy, so they could only keep laughing awkwardly.

Nurhachi saw that the atmosphere was inappropriate, picked up a bowl of wine, raised it above his head, and shouted: "Today, my generation inherits the virtue of our ancestors, and the soldiers are under the Ming army city, and the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty is at your fingertips. ”

"Smack" smashed the wine bowl to pieces.

Immediately afterwards, the generals also threw their wine bowls on the ground and shouted: "Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill" endlessly.

The fourth day of the first lunar month.

The sun slowly shone a red light on the east wall of the Forbidden City, and outside the huge court, there were civil and military officials kneeling.

On the high platform, Wanli held the golden sword in his hand, held high above his head, and the sword body flickered, reflecting the first ray of sunlight, flashing dazzlingly.

"All the soldiers, today I live and die with you in Beicheng, share the hardships, for the country, for the community, for the ancestors, for the people, people are in the city, people are dead in the city, swear not to retreat, swear not to retreat."

All the soldiers bowed collectively and shouted in unison: "Swear to die, swear to die, swear to die, swear to die, swear to die!" The mountains roared and the tsunami hummed the earthquake.

The second wave army advanced in the northeast corner of the capital, the Houjin army advanced in the northwest corner, and Wanli was in the middle of the north gate, looking solemnly from afar, gritting his teeth, and his eyes were firm and focused.

When Chu Fan gave up Liaoyang and Shenyang, the second wave army and the Jin army formed an alliance, the second wave army of 400,000 troops, the Hou Jin 300,000 army, after the Ningyuan Battle and the decisive battle of Shanhaiguan, at this time there were only 200,000 people left in the Hou Jin, and the second wave army was even more miserable, after two battles, the battle lost 150,000 people, and at this time there were only 250,000 people.

But even so, at this time, there were already 450,000 troops gathered outside the capital.

The Ming army, after the Battle of Shanhaiguan, lost nearly 30,000 people, the remaining Qijia army 15,000 people, Zang army 10,000 people, Ganzhou Weitianshui Wei 6,000 people, Datong General Military Office 5,000 people, Liangguangjiang, Zhejiang reinforcement army 20,000 people, together a total of less than 60,000 people.

The number of the Ming army is equivalent to a fraction of the enemy's army, how to fight this battle, in fact, no one knows in their hearts.

Wanli stood on the city tower, and there was no discipline, except for motivating the soldiers, in fact, it had no effect at all, after all, he had no experience in commanding battles.

When a dynasty is about to die, there are always some signs, such as the absence of a general, such as the death of a famous general.

Wanli, who was standing on the city tower, was also mixed in his heart at this time, he had no magic weapon to defeat the enemy, only the determination to die, and his heart was full of ambition for a while, and he thought of Song Hui and his grandfather for a while.

Thinking about the humiliation of the two men being captured by the Jin people and going to the northeast, thinking about the tragedy of the harem maids being ravaged in the hands of the Jin people, I can't help but get my backs wet.

The enemy in front of him was none other than the descendants of the Jin people who captured Song Huizong, known as the Later Jin.

Yes, after a few hundred years, they are here again.

I have to say that Mr. Wanli is still very talented in combat, and before the battle, he had already issued an order to close the south gate, east gate, and west gate with brick walls, leaving only the north gate, and fighting a decisive battle with the enemy.

He thought very clearly, anyway, I will guard this Beijing city, and I will not go out, if you have the ability, you will come in, and I will die in the city.

The walls of the city were piled up with all kinds of stones and hot oil to block the enemy, waiting for the Japanese-Kim coalition to attack.

Beijing in the first month of the first month was very cold, the northwest wind blew the sand and gravel outside the city, and the second wave army and the Jin army stood against the flying sand in the sky, squinting and walking forward unhurriedly.

I saw that the black pressure of the human array was neatly arranged, advancing towards the city wall.

"Boom" With the sound of cannons, the only six remaining Franco cannons in the capital roared in unison.

Chu Fan, who was drinking tea in the Xichang prison, heard the rumbling cannon and immediately stood up and looked out of the window.

But it was a lonely sight, after all, the windows in this prison will not show you any valuable information.

Although he was in prison, the news outside was not closed, and Qin Hong would tell Chu Fan about the situation outside every day.

At this time, hearing the rumbling cannon, Chu Fanxin said, "It's still coming." ”

"Hong'er, is that you?" Hearing footsteps outside the door, Chu Fan asked.

"Lord Chu, it's Gao Huai."

Chu Fan was taken aback, what was Gao Huai doing at this time?

But when he heard Gao Huai call himself Lord Chu, there should be no bad news, and he asked, "It's Gao Gonggong, why did you suddenly come here?" ”

Gao Huailai definitely didn't come to go around casually, after all, he was the emperor's personal eunuch, and his appearance must represent the emperor.

"My lord, it was the emperor who asked me to come and see you."

"Look at me? My crime has not been cleared yet, why is the emperor ......

"Actually, the emperor doesn't believe that you are that kind of person, but the evidence of the person who complained is conclusive, and all kinds of suspicions just happened to coincide, and you bumped into it, and the emperor also had to believe it."

Hearing Gao Huai say this, Chu Fan probably knew the situation in his heart, this was the emperor's timidity.

After all, the enemy has already hit the doorstep, and he is about to take the capital, and the battle is just a comfort to all the subordinates, whether they can hold it.

The emperor himself has no bottom in his heart, no, let Gao Huai take a preventive shot, in case he really can't stand it, he has to rely on this god in the prison to come out.

"Father-in-law Gao, you don't have to be polite, of course you are not the kind of person who knows how to repay your kindness, let alone a traitor with the ambition of a wolf, how the emperor treats me, I will always remember it, the whole world is not the king's land, the shore of the land is not the king's minister, the king let the minister die, the minister has to die, these truths are understood below, how can I hate the emperor."

"That's good, the emperor is also afraid that you will be offended, and specially arranged for you to go to the West Factory, just for fear that someone will deliberately harm you, you should recuperate, and when it is clear, Gao Huai will come to the prison again to pick you up."

It couldn't be clearer, keep it, just continue to investigate your Chu Fan's problem, if you can't keep it, even if you find out, you should go out of the horse, you should go to jail, and the two will not be delayed, Wanli's abacus is not fine.

"Father-in-law Gao, you report to the emperor for me, Chu has no worries and serves the emperor wholeheartedly."

Since the emperor threw an olive branch, let's follow what others say, but we can't take the initiative to ask for war