The capital of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial palace, and the palace of the Supreme Harmony.

Emperor Chongzhen has been worried recently.

On the one hand, he was worried about the battle in Liaodong, and on the other hand, he was worried about Ye Huai.

This son had not received the order, so he privately led his personal army to Liaodong to fight against the Later Jin Dynasty. It was too reckless.

Ye Huai did such a thing, which was not in line with his identity as a crown prince.

This incident once made Emperor Chongzhen very angry.

During the Ming Dynasty, a crown prince with hope of reviving the Ming Dynasty was finally produced, and Chongzhen did not want to see the other party die in Liaodong like this.

After Ye Huai resisted the order and went straight to Liaodong, Chongzhen issued several imperial edicts to Shanhaiguan and the chief generals of Zhucheng in Liaodong:

If they see the crown prince, they must ensure that the crown prince is safe and intercept the crown prince and escort them back to Kyoto.

However, it has been almost a month since the Ming army has never seen the shadow of the crown prince in Liaodong and Shanhaiguan.

Ye Huai seemed to have suddenly evaporated from the world.

This made Chongzhen even more anxious.

At this time, the ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony were also worried.

The battle situation in Liaodong was very unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty. Although His Majesty had spent 4 million taels of money to mobilize Zuo Liangyu and the 200,000 troops of four towns in Jiangbei to head straight to Liaodong, these troops were still on the way to Liaodong, and the distance could not quench their near thirst.

Furthermore, Zuo Liangyu and the army of the four towns in Jiangbei were all southern soldiers, so they were somewhat uncomfortable with the climate in the north. In addition, it is still unknown whether they could fight against the elite troops of the Later Jin after a long journey.

Another thing that made the ministers even more worried was that the crown prince they supported was missing.

The crown prince is the foundation of the country. If something happens to the crown prince, it will be unstable, which will be a disaster for the Ming Dynasty!

"Report——!"

At this moment, an eunuch hurriedly ran into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, knelt down in front of Emperor Chongzhen, held a memorial with both hands, and said: "Your Majesty, the Lord of Ningyuan City will report the battle for eight hundred miles!"

When Chongzhen heard the sound, he felt nervous and said, "Come on!"

The eunuch, the closest servant, immediately went down and took the report to Chongzhen.

When he opened it, he looked at it. His face first showed a look of joy, but then he showed a strong sense of worry.

The ministers such as Zhang Juzheng all looked at His Majesty with suspicion.

I wonder what happened in this Ningyuan City war report that actually made Your Majesty mixed joys and sorrows?

Could it be that the battle situation in Ningyuan City has taken a major turn?

Chongzhen put down the battle report and said to the eunuch near him: "You read it to all the ministers!"

"Yes, your Majesty!"

The eunuch Zhao, the eunuch, took the report and read out loudly:

"Ningyuan City Lord, report to Your Majesty:

Ningyuan City and Huang Taiji, the lord of the Later Jin Dynasty, personally led a 250,000 elite army, plus 70,000 Ming surrendered troops. Ningyuan suffered heavy losses in three days and three nights in the battle.

There were 40,000 defenders in Ningyuan City, with only less than 10,000 remaining, and there were many injured. The Later Jin army was still attacking fiercely, and Ningyuan was about to lose its protection.

But late that day and night, Huang Taiji led the Later Jin army to retreat and returned to Shengjing, the capital of the Later Jin Kingdom.

Ningyuan City was lucky enough to be preserved.

The late Jin general sent spies to find out that it was because a mysterious army appeared in the hinterland of the Later Jin Dynasty, conquering more than a dozen cities and several tribes in succession, causing huge losses to the Later Jin Dynasty and to attack Shengjing, the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty, which forced Huang Taiji to lead his army back to aid!

But I don’t know where this army came from and why it attacked the hinterland of the Later Jin Dynasty.

The last general begs His Majesty to take this opportunity to send troops to attack the city occupied by the Later Jin Dynasty in Liaodong and recover the lost territory!”

When Eunuch Zhao finished reading the 800-mile rush report, the ministers in the Taihe Hall were overjoyed.

"Okay, OK! That's great!"

"I didn't expect that the Later Jin Dynasty would have such an experience!"

"God is open to his eyes. Let the Later Jin Emperor Taiji attack our Ming Dynasty. Now a raging fire is on his backyard!"

"I just don't know where the mysterious army that alone entered the heartland of the Later Jin Dynasty came from?"

"Your Majesty, this is a God-given opportunity. We cannot miss another opportunity, we must recover the lost land!"

“…”

The ministers were talking and seemed quite excited!

However, some ministers were speechless and their faces were filled with solemn expressions, such as the cabinet chief Zhang Juzheng and others.

Chongzhen glanced at Eunuch Zhao.

He understood and said, "Everyone is a little restless!"

Eunuch Zhao knew that His Majesty had something to say.

All the ministers calmed down.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at them and said, "Everyone, what do you think about this?"

"His Majesty……"

Many famous ministers came out to express their feelings.

They all asked Emperor Chongzhen to send reinforcements and Ming troops from Shanhaiguan and other places to fight out and recover the lost territory in Liaodong.

Chongzhen looked at Zhang Juzheng and said, "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think that the army that alone entered the hinterland of the Later Jin Dynasty must be the 2,000 Iron-blooded Army led by the Crown Lord.

The crown prince's move was unprecedented. He went deep into the army and fought thousands of miles, causing the Later Jin Dynasty to overturn the earth, causing heavy losses to the Later Jin Dynasty, forcing Huang Taiji to retreat.

Now, Huang Taiji leads hundreds of thousands of elite troops to help the Later Jin Dynasty and go to wipe out the Iron Blood Army.

Therefore, I suggest that our most important task at present is not to recover lost territory, but to send a large army to the Later Jin Dynasty and rescue the crown prince.

The crown prince’s only two thousand people have lost a huge number of personnel after a series of battles.

Huang Taiji rushed back to the Later Jin Dynasty and besieged him. The crown prince was in danger!" Zhang Juzheng said with a solemn expression on his face and a serious tone.

When Chongzhen heard this, his face looked ugly. He stood up and said majestic:

"Immediately pass my order to order the general of Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui, Dingyuan City, Gaotai Fort and other city guards to lead the army to attack the Later Jin Dynasty and rescue the Crown King.

Zuo Liangyu and the reinforcements from the four towns in Jiangbei should speed up the pace. You must go to Liaodong within ten days to launch a fierce attack on the Later Jin Dynasty, otherwise I will never let you go!”

After seeing the report from Ningyuan City, he also thought of the lonely army that penetrated deep into the heart of the Later Jin Dynasty, Ye Huai's iron-blooded army.

That's why Chongzhen was mixed!

"Your Majesty, I have a bold suggestion!" As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, Zhang Juzheng continued.

Chongzhen said: "Prime Minister, please tell me!"

"Your Majesty, I suggest that if the crown prince issues orders to the above army, they will obey and cooperate with the crown prince with all their strength.

I think that the crown prince is setting up a huge flag. If the crown prince can win the game, the Later Jin Dynasty is likely to destroy the country!" Zhang Juzheng boldly imagined.

Chongzhen thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I will adopt the advice of the Prime Minister!"

...

Later Jin, the capital of Shengjing.

In the evening, the setting sun sets in the west and the setting sun is like blood.

The soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty were holding their weapons tightly, standing on the top of the city, patrolling back and forth.

Recently, the country in the Later Jin Dynasty was not peaceful, and many cities and tribes were conquered by a mysterious army, which made the chief general of the Later Jin Dynasty defender very uneasy. He sent additional patrol troops and prepared for a big battle at any time.

Rumble!

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the sky, and rolling smoke and dust rushed into the sky.

Wow~~~

Wow~~~

The chief general of the Shengjing defender immediately ordered the trumpet to gather the army.
Chapter completed!