In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen was anxious and anxious. Jiannu's sudden entry caught him off guard and disrupted all his plans.

The cabinet and six ministers in the Palace of Qianqing were also very anxious, especially Yang Sichang, the Minister of Rites, who had always advocated peace talks with Jiannu, and also sent a fortune teller to negotiate with Huang Taiji. Everything was going well, but now... ....

Chongzhen looked at Yang Sichang and said coldly: "Yang Sichang, didn't you say that the slave chief Huang Taiji would not enter the pass?"

A few months ago, Huang Taiji personally led the two yellow flags and Hauge's Zhenglan Banner to march towards Shanhaiguan, making a posture of attacking Shanhaiguan. Many courtiers suggested increasing troops to Liaodong to compete with Jiannu. Yang Sichang still advocated peace, thinking that It is better to wait for the Central Plains to completely calm down the war and resume development before the decisive battle with Jiannu.

Yang Sichang's proposal was severely reprimanded by Huang Daozhou, a bachelor of the Imperial Academy. Huang Daozhou, an expert in Neo-Confucianism, relied on his solid theoretical foundation to prove from a theoretical point of view that Yang Sichang's proposal for peace was unforgivable and contrary to human ethics. In the end, Huang Daozhou even sternly threatened Yang Sichang. Chongzhen said: "If loyalty and deeds are not distinguished, then evil and good will be confused. How can we cure it?"

Chongzhen was so angry that he demoted Huang Daozhou to six levels and transferred him to Jiangxi Province to be a minor local official away from the capital. This also protected Yang Sichang in disguise.

Yang Sichang was grateful and did not dare to openly approach Huang Taiji to negotiate peace, so he had to send people to contact him privately. Huang Taiji's attitude was also quite good. He responded and expressed his willingness to negotiate. After the peace talks were concluded, he would immediately lead his troops to retreat to his hometown to spend the winter.

Yang Sichang told Chongzhen all this, and Chongzhen was also very happy and felt stable, but no one expected that this piece of shit Huang Taiji would take the opportunity to make a sneak attack!

Seeing Chongzhen's accusation, Yang Sichang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me. The slave chief did not keep his word, and I did not expect it."

Xue Guoguan, the chief minister of the cabinet, said loudly: "Your Majesty, Yang Sichang's consortium with slave thieves is an unforgivable crime. I ask you to kill him!"

Xue Guoguan had always been at odds with Yang Sichang, so when he got the opportunity, he naturally wanted to kill him.

Chongzhen also knew that the fight between the two men would not follow Xue Guoguan's wishes. He said with a sullen look on his face: "Now is not the time to hold people accountable. Let's talk about how to deal with Jiannu!"

Feng Yingdao, the Minister of Punishment, said: "I suggest that the Crown Prince lead the army to go north. The Crown Prince led the army to drive out the Tatars two years ago. It can be done this time too!"

As soon as these words came out, the palace suddenly became quiet, and several important ministers secretly glanced at Chongzhen.

Cabinet Minister Kong Zhenyun said: "I second the proposal!"

Feng Ying, the Minister of Punishment, also said: "I second the proposal!"

Xue Guoguan's eyes were very good. Seeing that Chongzhen's face suddenly turned gloomy, he immediately said: "I ask your Majesty to summon all the soldiers and horses from all over the world to join the guard and fight against the slave thieves! As for the post of governor, I recommend Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda!"

"I second the proposal!" Several important ministers said, expressing their support for Xue Guoguan.

Chongzhen glanced at Xue Guoguan, his face softened a little, and said: "To announce the decree, summon the Grand Governor Lu Xiangsheng, the Commander-in-Chief of the Xuan Mansion Yang Guozhu, the Commander-in-Chief of Datong Jiang Xiang, the Commander-in-Chief of Shanxi Hu Dawei, the Commander-in-Chief of Shandong Liu Zeqing... ..The soldiers and horses from all the towns came to defend the capital, and Lu Xiang was given the sword of Shengshang Fang, and he was ordered to come to the capital at starry night to oversee the army of the king of Qin in the world!"

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Since the Qing troops were driven out by Zhu Cixiang in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng was appointed governor of Xuanda, responsible for defending the Xuanfu, the weakest of the nine sides, in the Datong area, where Lu Xiangsheng established farming and stored hundreds of thousands of stones and rice.

With his efforts, the situation in Xuanda University, which had been ruined by the Qing army, gradually improved. For this reason, Chongzhen issued instructions to all the nine sides to learn from Xuanfu, Datong, and Lu Xiangsheng.

When entering the Pass this time, the Qing army knew that Xuanda was not as easy to attack as before, so they changed their route to Qiangziling and Qingshankou in Miyun to enter the Pass.

On September 29, Dorgon led his left-wing army and broke down the border wall at Qingshan Pass. The two armies of the Qing army met in Tongzhou on the outskirts of the capital. They swept across the outskirts of the capital, burning, killing and looting, and stationed troops in Niulan Mountain.

, built a stone wall city, everyone in North Zhili was horrified.

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Nanzhili, the capital of Fengyang Prefecture.

After Zhu Cihong received the news that the Qing army had entered the pass again, he immediately summoned civil servants and generals to Fengtian Hall to discuss matters.

Zhu Cixiang had already received the news about the court's peace talks. He also knew that Huang Taiji originally wanted to negotiate a peace to buy time for him to stabilize his internal training of bannermen. However, when he learned that the civil uprisings in various parts of the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty had been quelled, Huang Taiji finally couldn't sit still.

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Historically, every time when the Ming Dynasty was about to quell the rogue bandits, the Qing army would enter the Pass at an inappropriate time and move south, forcing the main force of the Ming army to move north, thereby giving the Ming bandits a chance to breathe.

This is not to say that Li Zicheng and other bandits colluded with Huang Taiji, but Huang Taiji's unilateral consideration. He knew very well that he could not give the Ming Dynasty a chance to breathe. Once the Ming Dynasty stabilized the Central Plains and rested for a few years, they, the Tatars, would not be able to survive in the future.

Better...

Compared with other Ming armies who were timid after hearing the battle, everyone in the Tianwu Army wanted to fight. Since the great battle with the Qing army in the ninth year of Chongzhen, the generals and veterans of the Tianwu Army in the original Yongwei camp no longer have the slightest fear.

, all of them are excited.

The new recruits who joined the Tianwu Army are also eager to fight with the Tatars. In the past two years, under the leadership of veterans, they have participated in many battles to encircle and suppress rogue bandits. They have experienced many battles and have rarely encountered opponents.

They also want to receive rewards and military exploits.

The generals of the Tianwu Army clamored to follow Zhu Cixiang to the north for a happy battle. Among them, Huang Degong had the loudest voice. He shouted: "Fighting with the bandits is so boring. Those boys have just thrown down their hoes, and I can't bear to part with them."

Kill them! How can it be as satisfying as killing the Tatars!"

"Hahaha!" All the generals in the palace burst out laughing, and even Zhu Cixi couldn't help but smile.

Looking at the passionate generals of the Tianwu Army, even Yang Yufan's eyes radiated with passion, wanting to try out his newly trained 20,000 Anwu Army.

Mao Yuanyi became even more excited, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly. He saluted Zhu Cixiang and said: "Your Highness, I will ask you to go north with Your Highness to pacify the slave thieves!"

Zhu Cixiang nodded and said: "I will definitely take you with me when I go north this time!"

Mao Yuanyi is a tragic figure in history. After he was sent to Zhangpu, the Qing army detained him several times and went south, and he requested to die in the service of King Qin. However, he was blocked by powerful ministers. Mao Yuanyi was worried and angry about the state affairs, and finally died of grief and anger, indulged in alcohol and depression.

When Zhu Cixiang first met Mao Yuanyi, he saw that his eyes were distracted and that he was often addicted to alcohol. If he continued to do so for a long time, he would not survive for a few years. Therefore, Zhu Cixiang privately asked him to stop drinking. This time, he even appointed him to go north together.

Give him a chance to express his ambition.

Mao Yuanyi received the order and said with great joy: "Thank you so much for Your Highness's grace. I am willing to die for the Ming Dynasty and for Your Highness!"

Sun Xingyuan came out of the queue and saluted: "Your Highness, who do you plan to take north with you on this expedition?"

Zhu Cixiang said thoughtfully: "I am still considering this. Let's wait for the imperial edict to mobilize troops before making a decision!"

Zhu Cixiang continued: "Although the candidate for the general to go north has not yet been decided, the Logistics Department will immediately prepare grain, grass, ordnance, armor and ammunition for the expedition from today, as well as Jin Yiwei and Long Xiang. They will not collect them at night. They will immediately set off to go north to investigate the enemy's situation and pay attention to the development of the war situation at any time.

, accurately understand the movements of the Tatar army!”

Zhu Cixiang stood up, waved his right fist, and said loudly: "This time our army goes north, we must show the military might of our Tianwu Army until the Tatars become frightened and flee!"

"Yes!" All the generals responded in unison, feeling their blood boiling and wishing they could fly to the North to beat up the Tatars right now.

In early October, Zhu Cixi began to prepare nervously for the expedition. Military rations from various departments of the Tianwu Army, Fengyang and other prefectures, firearms and ammunition from the Ordnance Bureau, and other materials were all continuously collected in Fengyang.
Chapter completed!