East Factory Governor

Chapter 128 Is He Crazy?
At the same time that Yuetuo attacked Da'ankou, more than 5000 people from the Four Banners of the Left Wing of the Later Jin Dynasty and some Mongolian troops, led by Nurhachi's seventh son Abate and No. 12 son Azig, attacked Longjingguan.They adopted almost the same tactics, and successfully captured Longjing Pass under the internal support of Beibei.Yi Aidebao, the general guard of Han'erzhuang, led his troops to help overnight, but was also defeated by Azig, and he himself was beheaded.Seeing this, Azig took advantage of the situation and rushed to attack Han'erzhuang City overnight, and took the city almost without bloodshed.After that, he plundered wantonly in Han'erzhuang City and massacred hundreds of people.

At dawn the next day, after learning that the left and right wings had broken through Longjing Pass and Da'an Pass respectively, Huang Taiji immediately led more than [-] Chinese troops to attack Hongshan Pass.With the cooperation of the left-wing army that had entered the fortress, Hongshan Pass quickly fell.

So far, Houjin has a total of more than [-] troops, plus more than [-] "soldiers" (coated slaves, who assist soldiers in looting) with the army, and a total of more than [-] people have poured into the city.

Ji Town in the Ming Dynasty was one of the important towns in the Nine Frontiers, and its strategic location was extremely important. The imperial court stationed 15 troops here, but they were vulnerable to Hou Jin's cavalry.In just one day on the 28th, Houjin went to Panjiakou, Luowenyu, Malanyu, Xifengkou, Da'anying, Shimenzhai and other important places. Most of them surrendered without a fight. quick.

In the early morning of October 29th, Chongzhen, who had just fallen asleep with great difficulty, was awakened by Wang Dehua with courage. Wang Dehua told him that Jiannu had crossed the Great Wall of Jizhen and entered the fortress!

Sitting on the bed, Chongzhen was so startled that he didn't recover for a long time, so scared that Wang Dehua hurriedly called the maid, who waited on him with wet towels and caress.

After Chongzhen came to his senses, he immediately issued two orders. One was to immediately call Sun Chengzong, Minister of War Sun Qia and others into the palace for negotiation, and the other was to order Jin Yiwei to set off overnight to Jianghe Gang to call Qin Shuhuai into the palace for an audience.

The atmosphere in the imperial study room was extremely solemn, and it made people feel a little breathless.

For the first time in his life, Sun Chengzong lowered his proud head and stood aside with his hands down.Qin Shuhuai's words a few days ago still ring in his ears, thinking of all the "pointing" he gave him at that time, Sun Chengzong felt his face burning hot.Having lived such a big life, this is the first time he understands what it means to be "ashamed".

On Chongzhen's desk, there were several memorials spread out.Two of them were written by Yuan Chonghuan. He wrote memorials in May and August of the second year of Chongzhen respectively, pointing out that Jizhen’s defenses were weak and that Jiannu might use Mongolia as a guide to attack BJ across the Great Wall, warning Chongzhen to strengthen its defenses.Even in September, Yuan Chonghuan sent General Xie Shangzheng and others to lead troops to reinforce Zunhua, but was sent back by Zunhua governor Wang Yuanya on the grounds that "this is a false alarm".Chongzhen knew all these things clearly, but they didn't pay enough attention.

The other three were from Qin Shuhuai.In Qin Shuhuai's memorial, in addition to warning that Houjin is about to attack the Great Wall via Mongolia, he also listed in detail the pass that Houjin might attack first, and even the next marching route, all of which have been fulfilled so far!

In the deadly atmosphere, Chongzhen re-read these memorials, feeling a bit dull in his heart.

Yuan Chonghuan and Qin Shuhuai, one is the Ji Liao governor who he personally appointed and bestowed Shangfang sword, and the other is a secret confidant whom he regards as brothers and bestowed a personal jade pendant, why don't I believe what the two of them agreed on? ?

Are you really an indecisive and self-willed emperor?
No, I am not wrong.

Yuan Chonghuan was good at killing Mao Wenlong, the general soldier of the Dongjiang River, and there were rumors in the court that he had negotiated a peace with Houjin in private, and was accused of stealing money from the rice market. Although I still believe in his loyalty, how can I fully believe in his loyalty?

There is also Brother Qin, who has monopolized the power since he joined the Jianghe Gang. Now the Jianghe Gang only knows that there is him but not me.Although I still believe in his loyalty, how can I fully believe in his loyalty?

After a long silence, Chongzhen finally broke the silence.

"Wang Shangshu, Jiannu broke through, and now he is going straight to Zunhua and Santun camps. Does the Ministry of War have a plan?"

Wang Qia, who was as thin as a bone, said, "I made an agreement with Governor Yuan before that if Jiannu invaded from Jizhen, Liaodong would send Zu Dashou and Zhao to lead the army to ambush and guerrilla. Presumably the governor should also receive the storm warning at this time. Send these two generals to rescue Zunhua and Santunying."

Chongzhen pondered for a while, and asked Sun Chengzong, "Does the teacher have a strategy to control the enemy?"

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, "For the current plan, the emperor needs to do three major things. First, he must immediately martial law the capital, order the Imperial Horse Supervisor to take the Four Guards Battalion, and the Warrior Battalion to seal the nine gates tightly. The Machine Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion entered the city to deploy defenses, but these three battalions need to send reliable people to check the armaments one by one, especially the detailed accounts such as the number of personnel and firearms equipment, which need to be verified one by one to prevent imaginary numbers from delaying the war plan.”

Chongzhen frowned, and he couldn't help interjecting, "The Fifth Army Battalion, Shenji Battalion, and Shenshu Battalion are my personal guards. Is it possible that there are also such things as waste of money and weapons?"

Sun Chengzong said unhurriedly, "The emperor will know as soon as he checks."

The Jingying claims to be more than [-] yuan, but half of them are empty-paying, enslaved, and enslaved. In the remaining half, most of the generals are descendants of honored relatives. They only think about how to make money on weekdays, and have no intention of practicing at all. up.Only the five battalions named by Sun Chengzong can still be obtained.However, among them, the Fifth Army Battalion, Shenji Battalion, and Shenshu Battalion are only slightly better than the other battalions, and it can only be said that they can barely be used on the battlefield (historically, the cannons of the Shenji Battalion even bombarded their own people, causing heavy losses).

Among the Beijing camps, the only ones that could really fight were the Four Guards Battalion and the Warriors Battalion under the Yumajian.The palm print of Yumajian is the great eunuch Wang Dehua.Regular soldiers leading troops are not as good as eunuchs. From this point, we can also see why Chongzhen still wanted to use eunuchs again after overthrowing Wei Zhongxian.

After hearing this, Chongzhen couldn't help saying angrily, "Teacher knows that the Beijing camp is corrupt, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Sun Chengzong smiled wryly, "Your Majesty, Wang Lang has already told you about these incidents of the Ministry of War last year, but he was dismissed within three days, and half a month later he was convicted of accepting bribes and occupying land. forget?"

Chongzhen remembered it, it seemed that there was such a thing, at that time it seemed that many civil officials impeached him together, enumerating his top ten crimes...

Thinking of this, Chongzhen couldn't help clenching his fists.

"Teacher, you continue."

Sun Chengzong continued, "Secondly, order the factory guards to come out and strictly search the spies in the capital. Especially the beggars in the city and those who have contacts with the beggar gang must be investigated one by one. Qin Shuhuai said that the beggars in the north have already taken refuge in Jiannu , It should not be a lie. At this time, the emperor does not need to worry about making enemies with the Beibei. If the Beibei dares to openly confront the court at this time, he will bear the reputation of being a slave to the inside and outside. This is the most shameful thing in the martial arts. If it is spread There will be no place to stand in the future. When Jiannu retreats, I believe that Qin Qianhu will have a way to get rid of the scourge of Beibei."

Chongzhen said disdainfully, "How can I be afraid of a group of mobs. What else?"

Sun Chengzong said again, "Also, it is time to summon King Qin's division quickly. Needless to say, the Guanning Army in Liaodong, Datong and Shanxi also have soldiers who can fight, and they should be dispatched quickly."

Chongzhen pondered for a while, and then asked, "In the teacher's opinion, how should we guard the capital now?"

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, "Jiannu broke through the line of the Great Wall in Jizhen two days ago. I am afraid that the soldiers will reach Santunying and Zunhua in a few days. It is too late to deploy defenses at these two places. In my opinion, it is better to go to Sanhe and Tongzhou. Arm your defenses."

"Why?"

"One can prevent Jiannu from running westward, and the other can prevent Jiannu from going south."

Chongzhen nodded slowly, "I agree with the teacher's opinion."

Sun Chengzong was silent for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, after Qin Shuhuai comes, you can listen to the strategy of this high-ranking disciple of Guigu, and then make a decision."

Chongzhen looked at the sky outside, saw that it was just dawn, and said softly, "In another three hours, he should be able to arrive."

But at this moment, Wang Dehua hurried in.

"Your Majesty, Tongzhou Qianhu Mansion has sent an urgent report."

Chongzhen frowned and said, "Read."

Wang Dehua opened the letter paper, and there were only a few short lines on the letter paper.

Nian said, "My minister, Qin Shuhuai, led 50 Jinyiwei guards below Li Jingting, deputy thousand households in Tongzhou, to help Zunhua in the starry night, and they are expected to return to Tongzhou within five days. The emperor will entrust Sun Ge to be old for the defense of the capital here!"

Both Chongzhen and Sun Chengzong were astonished.

Putting 50 rivers aside to help the crowd, he just wants to take [-] people to "help" Zunhua?
Is he crazy? !

(End of this chapter)