"Your Majesty, Heiyunlong, pays homage to Chahar Lindan Khan's army, which is divided into two parts and leaves Guihua City at 9 o'clock on the seventeenth day of the seventh month.
One group was heading towards Datong Town, and the other group was marching urgently to the east. According to the march route, I concluded that Chahar Lindan Khan's army was suspected of preparing to attack the Xuanfu defense line. "
"What a courage!"
Chongzhen was angry, not because of Lin Danhan's invasion, but because of the timing.
After all, the court plotted against Lin Dan Khan more than a month ago. With Lin Dan Khan's temperament, this revenge will be avenged sooner or later.
But I didn't expect it would come so soon, and at this time.
On July 15th, Jiannu defeated Longjing Pass. On the same day, Xuanfu's 30,000 troops to reinforce Da'ankou City marched toward Da'ankou along the Great Wall defense line.
On July 17, Chahar's army moved. Without accurate information, Chahar's attacks on Datong and Xuanfu were unsuccessful.
"coincide?"
"Or did Huang Taiji and Lin Dan Khan reach a cooperation to let Ming Dynasty fight on two fronts and bring down Ming Dynasty?"
"Or is it that the movements of the slave-building army have been monitored by Chahar Lindan Khan, and they have guessed the intention of building slaves and want to fish in troubled waters?"
"Or is it that there is a traitor in the court and Xuanfu Town who passed the information to Chahar on the entry of slaves into the customs?"
Chongzhen guessed softly, which one it was, and he wasn't surprised.
"Your Majesty, I thought that the movements of the slave-building army were being monitored by Chahar Lindan Khan, and he wanted to fish in troubled waters."
Regarding Li Ruolian's response, Chongzhen was a little surprised and said: "Tell me the reason!"
"Your Majesty, it is impossible to reach cooperation. After all, detours to attack us are strictly confidential. The fewer people who know, the better.
If Lin Dan Khan was told, and Lin Dan Khan deliberately delayed it for two days due to the hatred between the two groups, then Jian Nu would be in a very dangerous situation.
It is impossible for Huang Taiji to make such a decision to annihilate the entire army at every turn.
Secondly, there is the matter of traitors in the imperial court and Xuanfu. This is unlikely. It takes time to deliver the news.
Without the 600-mile rush, it would not have reached Guihua City in two days.
Therefore, I believe that the movements of Jiannu were most likely to be monitored by Lin Dan Khan, because Lin Danhan was also afraid that Jiannu would suddenly turn his army around and raid them. This is not difficult to explain why they monitored Jiannu.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that when the Xuanfu was secretly preparing, the people placed by Lin Danhan in the Xuanfu discovered clues and then notified Chahar Lindan Khan. "
Chongzhen nodded, and then said calmly: "I thought I would take care of Chahar Lindan Khan after a while, but I didn't expect that he would dare to attack us.
In this case, after I surrounded and killed Jiannu and the remaining 50,000-odd coalition troops, I personally led the army to Guihua City and overran Guihua City.
What Huang Taiji failed to do, I will do it! "
After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Ruolian: "Immediately six hundred miles away, send an urgent order to Hei Yunlong, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and Mangui, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu.
Tell them to closely monitor Chahar's movements and defend with all their strength. They are not allowed to take the initiative, lest Chahar take advantage of the opportunity.
At the same time, the cabinet and the six ministries will be notified of this information so that they can coordinate. "
"I obey the decree!"
"In addition, inform Teng Xiang Youwei to be prepared. I may go to Zunhua."
"Your Majesty, no!"
Li Ruolian was shocked and said quickly: "Your Majesty, with hundreds of thousands of troops fighting, it is inevitable that there will be omissions.
If Jiannu learns that you have gone to Zunhua and concentrates his troops to charge towards Luan Jia, the charge of more than 50,000 cavalry, even if there is an unlimited supply of firearms, cannot stop it! In case... Your Majesty, please think twice! "
"Don't worry, I won't make fun of the fate of the Ming Dynasty. I just want them to be prepared. I didn't say they must go. They may also go to express condolences after the war. Let's go and notify them!"
"I...obey the order!"
Li Ruolian was stunned by Chongzhen's last order.
Seeing Li Ruolian leaving quickly, the Dongnuan Pavilion became quiet.
Chongzhen stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, constantly reviewing the current situation in his mind.
After a while, Chongzhen said softly: "Daban, do you think Longjing Pass can be defended?"
"Your Majesty, I think this is okay."
Seeing that Chongzhen had come to his senses, Wang Chengen handed him a cup of warm tea.
Then he said softly: "Based on the news that came back today, even if the Jiannu army learned the news in the morning and the army retreated to Longjing Pass with part of the baggage, it would still be Youshi or Xushi.
They were cavalry. It was already dark, they were traveling a long distance, and they were afraid of an ambush. They probably wouldn't attack immediately.
When the army retreats, Yuan Gelao from Santun Camp and Sun Shen from Zunhua City will definitely seize the opportunity to entangle at least 10,000 to 20,000 slaves. Calculating this, there are only more than 30,000 slaves attacking Longjing Pass. .
Marquis Zhongzhen sent an order yesterday for the reinforcements from Xuanfu and Shanhaiguan to march quickly to reinforce Longjing Pass. Xuanfu may be slower.
However, the reinforcements from Shanhaiguan will arrive at Xifengkou at noon today, and will be able to meet up with the Warrior Camp at Longjing Pass before Unity Time tonight.
There are more than 2,000 warrior battalions, 3,000 white pole soldiers, and 600 thunder battalions at Longjing Pass, which is close to 6,000 people. Including Shanhaiguan reinforcements, the total is nearly 10,000 people.
With the powerful combat power of the two armies and the power of the palm thunder and the sky thunder, it is very easy to defend until noon.
By then the Beijing camp will arrive, Longjing Pass will be completely blocked, and the overall situation of this battle will be decided.
All that's left is to wait for Sun Chuanting's 100,000 troops to arrive at noon the day after tomorrow and start the siege! "
After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment, but didn't say what he wanted to say.
He accompanies the emperor every day, and he knows very well what arrangements the emperor has made.
Even if they can't stop it, it doesn't matter. With the emperor's back-up plan, it is estimated that not many of the slave-building army rushing out from Longjing Pass will survive.
In other words, the emperor was not prepared to stop Jiannu at Longjing Pass. All he did was force Jiannu to rush out in a hurry.
Even if the emperor mobilized more than 200,000 troops to surround and kill Jiannu, he would never be able to annihilate them all.
Hundreds of thousands of troops were fighting, surrounded by mountains. Although the Great Wall could stop the cavalry, it could not stop the infantry.
If Jiannu concentrated the gunpowder in each city and blew up a section of the Great Wall, the infantry would be able to go out and sneak into the mountains at will, and it would be difficult to catch them.
It is better to give them some hope and gather them together, which is much better than chasing them one by one.
"Big companion, send an order to Wu Xiang's left and right guards stationed in Pinggu, asking them to go to Longjing Pass immediately to join the battle!"
"My slave obeys the order!"
After Li Ruolian left, Chongzhen shook his fist vigorously and grinned.
After half a year of planning, I am finally paying off, and I still know the results. This feels great.
When he was happy, twenty miles outside Zunhua City, a cavalry of thousands of people was waiting quietly facing Zunhua City, looking at their posture, they were ready to charge.
"Report to... Mang Gurtaibele, the defenders of Zunhua City have left the city and are expected to arrive in half an hour!"
"Report... The army of the three camps has almost left the city. The front army has already marched towards our army. It is expected to arrive in about two hours."
