On this day, Bumbutai was enjoying the pleasure of a final decision. Suddenly, an urgent report came, and it was eight hundred miles away.
She didn't know why, but when she heard that it was the Eight Hundred Mile Express, she immediately thought of that damn fat man, which felt like it was not a good thing. But that was all she felt, and she didn't feel like vomiting blood.
Daishan, on the other hand, came back from his drowsy state immediately. He seemed to have regained his energy and immediately picked up the urgent news from 800 Miles and read it.
Bumubutai looked at his face, and when she saw that his face turned ugly after looking at him, she knew that even Daishan felt that something was wrong, so she quickly asked: "Prince Li, is this a bad thing? "
"The Ming army suddenly came from the sea to attack Gaizhou." After Daishan answered, he frowned and thought about this matter.
After hearing this, Bumbutai asked quickly: "Is it important? Don't be like Jinzhou, which was suddenly captured by the Ming army!"
Upon hearing this, Daishan couldn't help but immediately think of the scene in Jinzhou, which felt a little heartbreaking.
Bumubutai saw that he had a special look on his face, and immediately came back to his senses. Suddenly, he explained with a little embarrassment: "Prince Li, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that, it's just..."
Dai Shan shook his head and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother. Gaizhou is an important gateway to the Qing Dynasty. There are 20,000 troops stationed there. The Ming army is coming across the sea. The military strength must not be large. There should be no problems in the short term."
Hearing this, Bumubutai breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't understand military and state affairs. Since Daishan said there was no problem, there must be no problem.
However, Daishan changed the subject and continued: "However, reinforcements still have to be sent. Reinforcements can be sent from the nearest Haizhou. However, there must be no problems in Haizhou. The troops sent must be supplemented by Liaoyang. It’s a pity that without the cavalry, reinforcements cannot be made quickly, but fortunately we can hold on for a few days, so that’s not a big deal.”
"Prince Li has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he knows the war well. The emperor is still young, so everything depends on Prince Li." When Bumbutai said this, he mobilized his emotions to make his words more sincere. Some, in this way, can make Daishan work more faithfully for her mother and son.
Sure enough, Dai Shan was moved after hearing this, and immediately bowed and saluted: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, just leave everything to the old minister. When planning the grassland war before, I also considered the situation of the attack in Liaodong, and the old minister knew it well."
After hearing this, Bumbutai was completely relieved. When he was really about to speak, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps coming from outside the palace. At the same time, there was also the shrill voice of the chamberlain: "Gaizhou Eight Hundred Riga is urgent..."
"..." Bumbutai and Daishan couldn't help but glance at each other when they heard the sound coming from outside the hall. They were both speechless, and Daishan was even more worried.
It’s really not a good thing to have to travel eight hundred miles to rush again in such a short period of time! It was like seeing a scene when the late emperor was still alive.
When the urgent report was submitted, Daishan naturally read it first. Bumubutai still stared at Daishan's face to judge the seriousness of the matter.
I saw that Daishan's face turned pale just after receiving the urgent report. Suddenly, Bumubutai felt anxious and asked quickly: "Prince Li, is there any problem in the Gaizhou war?"
When Daishan heard this, he raised his head and said a little bitterly: "Gaizhou is going to be lost!"
"What?" Although Bumbutai doesn't understand military affairs, he knows to some extent that if Gaizhou is lost, Haizhou will be under the attack of the Ming army, and Haizhou is the last barrier of the Anshan Posthouse at the gateway to Liaoyang. , so he quickly asked and confirmed, "Didn't you say that there are 20,000 Qing troops in Gaizhou?"
"It's true that there are 20,000 Qing troops!" Dai Shan's voice said without any confidence at all, "However, the Ming army has a huge number of artillery. There are hundreds of Hongyi cannons alone, and they fired for a whole day. , how could Gaizhou city withstand such a long period of bombardment? Moreover, the Ming army did not seem to care about the damage to Gaizhou city, and also used other firearms. The defenders in the city were caught off guard and suffered many casualties. The most important thing Yes, in the evening, the Ming army came with reinforcements from the sea."
"Ah..." Upon hearing this, Bumbutai became a little anxious and asked quickly: "What should we do?"
"We in the Qing Dynasty are not good at defending the city, but we can go out to fight in the city. The Ming army also has chariots and camps for defense. The infantry alone is really unable to trap such a tortoise shell." Daishan frowned and said worriedly, "To deal with this The Ming army can only be easily defeated by the cooperation of the cavalry when the Ming army is marching."
When Bumbutai heard this, he was a little dumbfounded and said quickly: "But...but our Qing cavalry has been sent to the grassland. How about we call the cavalry back immediately?"
"No need!" Dai Shan listened, shook his head and said, "The war on the grassland cannot be abandoned halfway. If Gaizhou cannot be defended, let them fight and retreat, and return to Haizhou for defense. After the battle on the grassland is won, the cavalry will Return reinforcements. If the Ming army dares to pursue Haizhou, it will cut off its retreat, just in time to win another battle."
"Oh, okay, okay!" After hearing this, Bumubutai breathed a sigh of relief, thinking in his heart, I hope Prince Li is not an old fool, and it would be great if things could be like this.
With this in mind, she emphasized again: "I don't understand these things. Prince Li has been on the battlefield for a long time, so he is naturally good at handling military and state affairs. Now I'll leave these things to you!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the old minister will do his best and will never fail the Queen Mother's trust." After hearing this, Daishan immediately returned the greeting respectfully and assured at the same time.
Although the Ming army's firepower was fierce when Gaizhou was attacked, it can be seen that there may still be follow-up reinforcements from the sea. Maybe it was the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty who personally led the army. But the problem shouldn't be big. At most, it's just losing Gaizhou. As long as Haizhou can be defended, there will be no problem. When the cavalry returns in triumph, they can counterattack.
Daishan was thinking about the war in Gaizhou and felt that he would have no problem coping with it.
However, if Jianlu is unlucky, there will naturally not be only one piece of bad news.
Before he could reply to Gaizhou's urgent memorial, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside the palace. The high-pitched voice of the chamberlain was particularly harsh: "Report, Xiuyan City 800 miles urgent..."
Upon hearing this shout, Dai Shan was immediately stunned. Why did Xiuyan City in the hinterland of Liaodong come to join in the fun, and even rushed eight hundred miles away?
This time, he didn't even wait for the chamberlain to present it to him. He hurriedly walked to the entrance of the palace and grabbed the eight hundred miles urgent memorial. Without letting Bumubutai go through the process, he hurriedly The ground looked up.
Inside the bead curtain, Bumu Butai couldn't help but lean forward, as if he wanted to stand up. He was also a little anxious. He couldn't see Daishan's face, so he quickly asked: "Prince Li, what's going on?"
After hearing the question, Daishan slowly turned around. It seemed that this action was very labor-intensive and made people feel very difficult. At this moment, Bumbutai's heart sank.
"The Ming cavalry was found near Xiuyan City, and they were attacking and killing our Qing people and destroying the grain fields." Every word of Daishan's words was difficult to say.
When Bumbutai heard this, he became a little angry at his attitude, and his tone became serious, and he quickly urged: "Then kill those Ming soldiers quickly!"
The people of the Qing Dynasty cannot compare with the Ming Dynasty. Even if they kill hundreds of thousands, it is insignificant. The Qing Dynasty is equal to the destruction of the country. How can the Ming army come and kill them!
After hearing this, Daishan showed a very bitter and helpless expression, and replied: "There is not a sufficient number of cavalry in the local area, and the infantry alone cannot do anything about the Ming cavalry. They turned like the wind, and they will never be there." If you stay in one place for too long and don't attack the fortified city, you can only rely on the cavalry to encircle it!"
Upon hearing this, Bumbutai immediately stood up and shouted anxiously and angrily: "Why don't you call back our Qing cavalry quickly?"
After hearing this, to be honest, Daishan was very reluctant.
After finally setting up a general situation, the Ming army also took the bait. The army here, together with the Allied forces on the grassland, were also sent out, waiting to win the battle. As a result, the Ming army suddenly launched a large-scale attack on Liaodong at this time. What a coincidence! Could it be that the Qing Dynasty’s luck has been exhausted?
If the war in Gaizhou can be delayed any longer and the Ming cavalry is in trouble in the Qing Dynasty, then the Qing Dynasty really cannot withstand this torment.
Thinking like this, Dai Shan finally nodded with difficulty and said: "Well, now there is no other way, we can only recall the cavalry and fight out the Ming army first. As for the grassland war, we can only forget it for now! "
For Bumbutai, it would be best if he could win the grassland war, and it wouldn't matter if he couldn't. However, there must be no chaos in the Qing Dynasty. This is her son's world.
So, a decree was quickly drawn up, and Bumbutai changed the jade seal snatched from Lin Dan Khan on behalf of the little emperor who was blowing bubbles while sleeping.
However, before this decree even left the door of Chongzheng Hall, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard again, and there was also the high-pitched and annoying shout of the chamberlain: "Report, urgent report of new gold!"
Hearing this, Daishan and Bumubutai couldn't help but look at each other. They both had the same feeling: it rained all night because of the leak in the house, and the Qing Dynasty seemed to be very unlucky!
However, Daishan is still a little strange. Azig's side is bluffing and intending to attack Jinzhou and Lushun in a large scale. Logically speaking, there should not be anything bad. At least until now, the Ming army has not dared to take it seriously. The decisive battle between Bajingdi and the main force of the Qing Dynasty. Could it be...could it be that Xinjin accidentally captured Jinzhou?
Although it felt a bit impossible, Daishan still had a glimmer of hope and hurriedly received the urgent report and immediately started reading it.
Bumubutai was already frightened. When he saw Daishan reading the urgent report again, he asked worriedly: "Could it be that Xinjin also discovered that the Ming army was invading in large numbers?"
This time, Daishan did not respond to her immediately, but looked very ugly, as if he was in a daze. People who didn't know it looked at it and thought he had Alzheimer's disease!
When Bumbutai saw it, he became a little anxious and asked again: "Prince Li, what's going on over there in Xinjin? You should say something!"
She asked this question a bit loudly, and even woke up the little emperor who was sleeping. He wiped the saliva from his mouth and sat up straight, otherwise, his mother would definitely nag him after he returned. Small, but annoying.
Anyway, after becoming this emperor, he felt that his mother always wanted him to do this and that, which was getting more and more annoying!
Bumbutai's loud questioning brought Daishan back to his senses. He turned around and faced her. Daishan said with an extremely ugly face: "How dare Lu Xiang, the governor of Baoding in the Ming Dynasty, lead more than 3,000 troops." Invasion of Xinjin!”
"What, did you see through the Qing Dynasty's bluff offensive?" Bumbutai immediately asked in surprise, and at the same time continued in his heart: Are you here to slap the Qing Dynasty in the face and break the Qing Dynasty's momentum?
After hearing this, Daishan shook his head slowly. Although his voice was not loud, he said a little firmly: "Probably not. The old minister guessed that it was my layout of the Qing Dynasty that was known to the Ming Dynasty. That's why I was here." At the critical moment when the cavalry troops were mobilized to leave Liaodong, they suddenly attacked our Qing Dynasty in a large scale!"
If Daishan hadn't thought about this before, when he learned that Lu Xiangsheng dared to attack Xinjin, he finally came to his senses and realized that in all likelihood, the entire strategic layout had been leaked. .
Bumbutai was quite surprised when he heard this, and said quickly: "How is this possible? Only a few people in Chongzheng Hall knew about what happened that day, and the others probably didn't know how the news was leaked. ?”
"It would be great if the old minister knew!" After hearing this, Dai Shan shook his head with a wry smile and sighed, "When the late emperor was still here, he leaked it many times, and the Ming Kingdom knew the news in advance."
At this point, Daishan's expression suddenly became a little ferocious, and he said in a stern voice: "If I let this old minister know who tipped off the Ming Dynasty, I don't care who he is, I will beat his muscles and peel off his skin." No!"
Bumbutai was also a little scared. Mingguo knew about such a confidential matter in advance. Is this a big deal? How could the palace of the Qing Dynasty be like a sieve, full of leaks?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but yelled in anger: "If I know who this person is, I will eat his flesh and drink his blood!"
"Wow..." When the little emperor saw the ferocious expressions of the two of them, he was frightened and cried, "Woooooh..."
When Bumubutai and Daishan saw each other, they couldn't help but immediately turned to look at him. Could it be that the little emperor had a guilty conscience and was so frightened that he cried?
This thought just passed by for a moment. Even if someone wanted to join the Ming Dynasty, the little emperor would not be able to do it. Moreover, he was still so young, so he knew nothing!
Of course, at this time, the issue is not to investigate, or to say, who leaked the secret, but to immediately resolve these matters in the Qing Dynasty.
For this reason, Daishan immediately suggested revising his previous decree. Since the Ming Dynasty was aggressively attacking Liaodong, it would be better to fight to the death.
As a result, many copies of the re-drafted imperial edict were immediately sent out to Shengjing in a hurry.
