No one expected that the Later Jin Dynasty spent so much capital this time. Even Su Tiancheng thought of the Later Jin Jianguo. He thought that he could prove himself and at most he would harass the Ming Dynasty and get some benefits, he would leave the inner palace and return to his old nest. Unexpectedly, Huang Taiji sent Ajige, the most brave general of the Later Jin Dynasty, and led a 100,000 army to the Ming Dynasty.

Ajige was the son of Nurhaci, Huang Taiji's younger brother, Jianguo of the Later Jin Dynasty. He was appointed as the Prince of Doro Wuying. Because of Nurhaci's influence, Ajige was brave and good at fighting and had certain strategies. Huang Taiji sent Ajige to attack the Ming Dynasty, of course, he had profound ideas.

Ajige went deep into the Ming Dynasty many times and led troops to conquer the enemy. He was very famous. The Ming border troops were very afraid of this desperate man.

Most of the Later Jin army led by Ajige were cavalry. These soldiers were brave and good at fighting. They basically returned with great victory when they fought with the Ming army several times. Therefore, they were unable to seek it after following Ajige to conquer the Ming Dynasty.

After accepting the order, Ajige made a little preparation and led the army to set off. He would not attack the Ningjin defense line. That was a thankless thing and it might not have any effect. The Ming Dynasty had heavy troops on the Ningjin defense line.

Ajige participated in the battle to siege Beijing in the second year of Chongzhen, and was deeply impressed. This time, he was also ready to follow Huang Taiji, go to the gate of the Xifeng, enter the Ming Dynasty, and sweep it hard. Huang Taiji granted him full authority to deal with related matters. Because of this reason, Ajige became even more excited.

The court did not have such ideological preparations. Although Su Tiancheng accurately predicted that the Later Jin Dynasty took advantage of the founding of the country to harass the Ming Dynasty to show its strength. Yang Sichang, Minister of War and Zhang Fengyi, the governor of Liaodong, both agreed with this view, but they did not report the emperor directly and did not discuss this matter in the court, which led to insufficient preparations in the court.

It was a very sad thing that he had foreseen that the Later Jin Dynasty would launch an attack, but because of insufficient preparation, he let his opponents plunder. It was also something that made Zhu Youjian angry afterwards.

Zhang Fengyi rushed to Changping Prefecture and made preparations to mobilize more than 20,000 soldiers, of which 7,000 of them were blocking the Later Jin army at Juyongguan. He still couldn't imagine that he could not get out of the pocket formation and severely attack the Later Jin arrogance. Such an arrangement seemed so ridiculous.

On May 30, a large army led by Ajige suddenly appeared at Xifengkou.

The vanguard was 20,000 people, and all the cavalry of the Eight Banners were brave and warlike soldiers.

Faced with such a formation, the guards at Xifengkou could not resist at all, and even gave up on their resistance, avoided aside, and watched the Later Jin army enter Xifengkou.

The scout rushed to Juyongguan with a blood-faced face, and Lu Xiangsheng was waiting for news here.

"Sir, the Later Jin army has raided Xifengkou and has already broken through Xifengkou and entered the pass."

Lu Xiangsheng stood up suddenly.

"Report it in detail quickly, what's going on?"

"The coach of the Later Jin Dynasty was Ajige, who claimed to lead an army of 200,000. According to information from all parties, the vanguard of the Later Jin Dynasty had reached 50,000. It had already broken through the Xifengkou and came towards the Xifengkou. The vanguard was led by Ajige himself."

Lu Xiangsheng's body chair was slightly raised and sat on the chair.

Wang Pu's face changed.

They really didn't expect that everything before was expected to be accurate. But what they didn't expect was that the Later Jin actually dispatched a large army and rushed in directly from Xifengkou. The 200,000 army was full of potential. It might be the need for propaganda of the Later Jin, but with such propaganda, the Later Jin soldiers had at least 100,000. According to the strategic arrangement, the 100,000 army entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the vanguard troops would not be less than 20,000.

Lu Xiangsheng suddenly felt how ridiculous it was that seven thousand soldiers were waiting in Juyong Pass. Facing the 20,000 cavalry of the Later Jin Dynasty and seven thousand soldiers were not enough to block the teeth. He also thought of setting up an ambush outside Juyong Pass, which was equivalent to committing suicide.

Wang Pu's face turned pale and he said nothing. At this time, he was already afraid. Facing such a huge lineup of the Later Jin Dynasty, what role could the five thousand people he led play? If he really met the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia, he would probably have no chance to fight and would be wiped out.

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand weakly.

"If you have another investigation, you will report it quickly if you have information."

The scout withdrew, and the room was as quiet as death, and no one spoke.

After a while, Wang Pu spoke carefully.

"Sir, the military situation is urgent. Will it be reported to the court? The 200,000 Later Jin Tartars invaded, and Juyongguan and Changping Prefecture cannot resist. According to the opinions of their subordinates, it is necessary to mobilize the army of Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou and Ningyuan."

"No, if we mobilize the army of Ningjin's defense line, wouldn't it be a chance for the Later Jin Dynasty? If they send another army to attack the Ningjin defense line, what should they do?"

Wang Pu was a little dissatisfied.

"Sir, this time the Tartars made a big fight, and only 7,000 soldiers in Juyongguan cannot resist."

This time, Lu Xiangsheng was really angry, stared at Wang Pu and spoke word by word.

"As a court official, no matter how many people there are, we will swear to defend Juyong Pass to the death. If we flee without fighting, we will still have a face to live in the world. Don't say any other reasons, and order all soldiers to make all preparations. Although seven thousand people cannot resist the army of the Tartars, it may delay time, and it is also a chance for Lord Zhang to arrange arrangements. OK, General Wang, please go and arrange them quickly."

After Wang Pu left, Lu Xiangsheng quickly began to write memorials.

Such a big thing must be informed of Zhang Fengyi as quickly as possible, and even reported to the court.

Lu Xiangsheng knew very well that according to the imperial court's military configuration in Changping, it was impossible to compete with the Later Jin army. However, if he did not resist, the Later Jin army could threaten the capital at any time. Even if the Later Jin army did not intend to attack the capital, bypassing the capital, the northern Zhili area would suffer major losses. Such a situation would not be afforded by the court.

For some reason, at this time, Lu Xiangsheng thought of Jiangning Camp, but unfortunately he did not have that power. If possible, he would mobilize Jiangning Camp in the shortest time and rushed to the capital to fight the Later Jin Tartars.

Two days later, the news began to become clear.

The total number of soldiers who invaded the Ming Dynasty by the Later Jin Dynasty was hundreds of thousands, and 90% of them were cavalry. Their advancement was very fast. After entering the Ming Dynasty from Xifengkou, they first came to Huihe in Yanqing, and then divided into two groups, heading towards Juyong Pass. The speed was not very fast. They bypassed Juyong Pass and headed directly to Changping Prefecture.

The Later Jin army did not hide its whereabouts and walked swaggeringly on the official road. The Ming army along the way did not dare to resist and had no time to hide. They watched the Later Jin army looting everywhere. In just one day, all kinds of tragedies occurred. Wherever the Later Jin army passed, there was almost no grass growing. A large number of houses were burned down, the population was robbed, and those who were slightly disobedient were killed mercilessly, and some girls were insulted.

The information continued to gather at Lu Xiangsheng. He felt that all the preparations discussed by Zhang Fengyi and him were in vain. The Later Jin Tartars did not care about the Ming Dynasty's army at all. If they followed the previous deployment, more than 20,000 Ming soldiers might have suffered the fate of being annihilated.

In this case, Lu Xiangsheng had no other choice. He had to guard Juyongguan. Even if he fought until the last person, he had to stick to it and buy time for the rear. He believed that the court would have received information and would make arrangements. Choosing to mobilize the border troops from Datong or the Jiangning Camp from Henan Prefecture was one of the solutions. Of course, he thought in his heart that it would be best to mobilize the Jiangning Camp and rush to the Changping area, which would definitely prevent the Later Jin Tartars from plundering.

As for what Lord Zhang Fengyi of Changping Mansion plans, he can't think of so many things.

Zhang Fengyi also received information.

When he received the information, Zhang Fengyi looked pale and sat on a chair. He had thought about making achievements. Through this battle, he gathered his merits. He unexpectedly encountered such a situation.

No one around him looked good, and there were even two officers trembling.

The soldiers of Yanqing Guard did not have strong combat power and were very afraid of the Later Jin Tartars. It was a dream to rely on these soldiers to protect Changping Prefecture.

But the loss of Changping Prefecture and the Tatars were allowed to plunder in northern Zhili, and even directly threatened the capital. His Liaodong governor was waiting to commit suicide and apologize.

Zhang Fengyi didn't know what she was in. She had just taken office and encountered such an unlucky thing.

No one can think of a good idea if no one speaks.

Seeing the emotions in the room, Zhang Fengyi suddenly thought of something.

"Hurry, send people to Juyongguan and ask all the soldiers guarding Juyongguan to retreat to Changping Prefecture. With more troops, they can resist the Later Jin Tartars and cannot divide their troops."

"Sir, if you give up Juyong Pass, there will be no danger to guard."

Zhang Fengyi stared at her eyes, wanting to see who said such words. There were many officers in the room.

After a while, he gave up this idea, and it was impossible for him to give up Juyongguan directly and rely on Changping Prefecture to curb the Later Jin Tartars.

Zhang Fengyi, who was panicked, arranged for many officers to prepare and immediately submitted a memorial to the court.

He could not think of a good way. It would not be very useful to mobilize the border troops of Datong. The border troops of Datong were also unable to resist the Later Jin Tartars, let alone the 100,000 Tartars. It would be even more impossible to mobilize the army of Ningjin defense line. If the Ningjin defense line was lost, it would probably cause disastrous consequences.

After thinking about it, there is only Jiangning Camp.

But Jiangning Camp is far away in Henan Prefecture, close to two thousand miles away from the stable. Even if you arrive in Changping Prefecture, it will be ten days and half a month later. At that time, I don’t know what the situation was.

Of course, if the soldiers from all over the world could barely resist, they could still delay the attack of the Later Jin Tartars.
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