"So my army in Liaodong has moved south?" Chongzhen's eyes lit up.
The Beijing camp was not good, but he still trusted the Ming army in Liaodong. After all, the court spent millions of taels of silver to raise elite soldiers every year.
"Yes." Zhou Yanru seemed to have used all his strength to spit out such a word.
After all, it was a lie, but he had no choice.
At this time, Wen Tiren and the Minister of War had a tacit understanding and did not cause trouble.
Chongzhen said with a bit of joy on his face: "With the troops and horses in Liaodong, I can have no worries in the capital."
"Your Majesty, now is not the time to relax. The army of tiger thieves who have landed in Dazhigu will soon invade the capital once they capture Tianjin Guards. Not only that, if Wang Chengyin cannot stop the army from Shandong With the Tiger-Character Banner army coming over, a large number of prefectures and counties in Northern Zhili will fall into the hands of the rebels."
He did not mention Yanqing Prefecture.
At present, Yanqing Prefecture has blocked the offensive of Tiger Character Banner. He feels that Yanqing Prefecture should be able to continue to hold it off. As long as the Ming Dynasty solves the Tiger Character Banner troops of Tianjin Wei and Julu, the Tiger Character Banner army that attacks Yanqing Prefecture will have no choice but to take the initiative. This is the way to retreat.
Chongzhen frowned and said, "What's going on with Wang Chengyin? I trust him so much, why do I keep retreating?"
When Wang Chengyin was defeated in Shandong, he did not punish him, but trusted him more. Now that Wang Chengyin had lost the giant deer, he felt that Wang Chengyin had betrayed his trust.
"Your Majesty, you might as well issue a decree, ordering Wang Chengyin and Zuo Liangyu to stop the army of tiger thieves in front of Zhending Mansion. If they fail, they will be punished." Shangshu of the Ministry of War suggested.
Chongzhen nodded in agreement and said, "Just do what Aiqing wants."
If it weren't for the fact that Wang Chengyin still had some soldiers and horses in his hands, he would have wanted to punish the other party.
"Your Majesty, Tianjin Guards can also ask Wu Qing and Jinghai's soldiers and horses to rescue them." Wen Tiren said suddenly.
Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "Wu Qing's troops should not move. Let Jinghai's troops go to rescue Tianjin Guards. This matter will be left to the Ministry of War."
He felt that in the event that Tianjin Guards fell, Wu Qing's soldiers and horses could more or less stop the invading Tiger Flag army.
"I accept the decree," the Minister of War responded.
The response to the three-pronged army of Tiger Character Banner was quickly arranged, and Chongzhen felt a little relieved.
However, when the troops and horses in Liaodong were less than one day, he did not dare to really relax.
After the duel, Zhou Yanru and three others walked out of the hall.
"Yusheng, why didn't I know that Liaodong's troops had gone south?" Not long after he walked out of the hall, Wen Tiren looked at Zhou Yanru with a half-smile.
The Minister of War on the side also said: "Chief Assistant, you must know that this kind of thing cannot be tolerated for a long time. The only thing that can solve the capital's predicament is the troops and horses of Liaodong. If the troops and horses of Liaodong are not available, it will not only be a huge blow to the capital. , it is very likely that the capital will fall and the Chao Gang will be overthrown."
"Don't worry, you two, Liaodong's soldiers and horses will soon go south to King Qin." Zhou Yanru assured him.
Seeing this, Wen Tiren said: "Then I will just wait for the good news."
After saying that, he walked quickly past Zhou Yanru.
He didn't believe Zhou Yanru's news about Liaodong's troops going south at all. He also had his own channels for getting news in Liaodong and had never received news about the Ming army going south in Liaodong.
The Minister of War took a deep look at Zhou Yanru and then walked away.
Shortly after they returned, news of the fall of Yanqing Prefecture spread back to the capital.
After the fall of Yanqing, Changping was next, and after Changping was the capital.
News of the incursion of several armies from the Tiger Character Banner has spread throughout the capital, causing people in the capital to panic. Even the Jin Yiwei arresting people everywhere did not stop the panic from spreading in the capital.
After Zhou Yanru learned about the fall of Yanqing, he immediately arranged for his cronies to rush to Liaodong.
He knew that only the Ming army in Liaodong could solve the current crisis in the capital at this time. As for whether the areas outside Shanhaiguan would fall into the hands of slaves and thieves, he no longer cared about it.
Because once the capital city falls, it means that the orthodox identity of the Ming Dynasty will be completely shaken. It is not certain whether the Ming Dynasty Zuo can still exist. Even if some military towns outside the pass are still in the hands of the Ming army, it is no longer important.
Then, the three armies of the Tiger-Character Banner, except for the army in the direction of Julu, pursued Wang Chengyin. The Tiger-Character Banner army that landed at Dazhigu surrounded Tianjin Wei and had no intention of going north. After the fall of Yanqing, The Tiger Banner army there also did not attack Changping.
Two of the three armies stopped attacking, giving Daming a chance to breathe.
Huang Taiji, who was far away from Jinzhou, also personally led a large army and kept an eye on Jinzhou.
The news that the three armies of the Tiger Character Banner were attacking the capital of the Ming Dynasty was immediately relayed back by Dajin's plate.
Huang Taiji would naturally not let go of such a good opportunity.
His goal was simple, as long as he captured Shanhaiguan and opened the pass from Liaodong to Daming.
However, he was not in a hurry to take action against the Ming army on the front line of Ningjin.
He was waiting for the Ming army here to voluntarily abandon Ningjin. After all, compared to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Ningjin was not that important, so he believed that the Ming army here in Jingjing would sooner or later return to the pass.
Huang Taiji sent people to keep an eye on the Ming army's movements in the direction of Ningjin every day.
The Ming army here in Ningjin naturally knew that the soldiers and horses of the slave thieves were nearby, but as long as the opponent did not come to attack the city, the Ming army defenders in the city would never go out of the city to actively look for the soldiers and horses of the slave thieves to fight.
The general guarding Ningyuan City is Zu Dashou.
He was also the one who refused to go to the capital in the name of grabbing food.
After King Qin Yuan Chonghuan was killed, he became very wary of going to the capital. Even the governor of Jiliao like Yuan Chonghuan was able to be punished. He went to the capital as a general and was afraid that he would never come out again.
In Liaodong, he had soldiers and generals in his hands. If the court was pressing him, he could still seek refuge with slaves and thieves in exchange for wealth.
So when faced with three reminders on the first day of high school, I just ignored it.
The news that the Three Tigers Banner invaded the capital also reached Zu Dashou, only a few days later than Huang Taiji received the news.
"Brother, is Ming Dynasty going to die?" Zu Dabi approached Zu Dashou.
Almost all the generals in Ningyuan City knew about the news that the three armies of Tiger Character Banner were attacking Ming Dynasty.
In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has a tiger-shaped flag inside and a golden flag outside. Regardless of whether it is a tiger-shaped flag or a golden flag, the Ming Dynasty cannot defeat it. Many people have seen that the Ming Dynasty is strong on the outside and powerful on the inside.
Especially after Shandong also fell into the hands of the Tiger Character Banner.
It's just that Ming occupies the title of Dayi, and it occupies the most state capitals among the three forces. If it can integrate its forces, it will still have the strongest war potential.
"Don't talk nonsense." Zu Dashou glared at his brother.
Although his younger brother is brave on the court, he can't control his mouth.
