Thirty thousand Later Jin cavalry and more than ten thousand Han eight cavalry remnants, with reluctance and helplessness, hurriedly withdraw from the battlefield and withdraw from Liaodong... The cautious Huang Taiji did not really feel relieved.

In Huang Taiji's eyes, as long as the Tiger and Leopard Army is in Liaodong for one day, the Later Jin will be under the Tiger and Leopard Army's military front. What's more, the Later King Kong just caused such a big loss to the Liaodong Tiger and Leopard Army. If the Tiger and Leopard Army does not retaliate, it will be left alone, and the Tiger and Leopard Army will not be the Tiger and Leopard Army.

Therefore, the tens of thousands of troops that successfully withdrew from the Later Jin Dynasty did not really relax. Under the order of Huang Taiji, they all gathered on the border to guard against the retaliatory attacks of the Tiger and Leopard Army that might launch on the Later Jin Dynasty.

Since the Liaodong was not successful, the more than 20,000 elite Later Jin soldiers who had invaded the northern Zhili area of ​​the Ming Dynasty became Huang Taiji's only hope to achieve this battle goal.

At this moment, the 20,000 elite soldiers who were carved by Huang Taiji were conquering cities and land in the northern Zhili area under the command of the commander. Because they carried dozens of red-clothed cannons, all the county towns that were blocked in front of the Later Jin army were captured by the Later Jin Tartars and were robbed unprecedentedly.

As time passed by little by little, the Invincible Later Jin Tartars had pushed their defense line to less than 30 miles away from Beijing City. When standing in Beijing City, you could hear the roar of cannons on the battlefield.

The 30,000 elite border troops, who were highly expected by Emperor Chongzhen, finally arrived in Beijing.

In the hall where Emperor Chongzhen used it to discuss matters, facing the Minister of War who was exhausted due to continuous rushing, Chongzhen's facial expression, which had been nervous for several days, finally showed a trace of dissipation.

On the surface, the main force of the Later Jin army was still dozens of miles away. In fact, it was not the case. As early as when the Later Jin army was still hundreds of miles away from Beijing, the Tartar cavalry, who claimed that they were invincible in the world of cavalry and shooting, began to visit Beijing City continuously, burn, kill and loot outside the city.

Although such actions cannot kill and damage the limited defensive forces of Beijing City, they have had an unprecedented huge impact on the morale of the army and the people in the entire Beijing City.

Especially the people living outside the city, facing the ferocity of the Tartars and their sabres, directly took their families and brought their families. With fear of the future, they rushed into Beijing for refuge.

In just a few days, the number of refugees pouring into Beijing reached an astonishing 200,000.

Two hundred thousand people mean 200,000 words, plus the fear of following these refugees into the city and the spies of the Tartars. In the vast city of Beijing, even the shadow of the main force of the Tartars was not seen, and they fell into turmoil.

If the situation continued so badly, Emperor Chongzhen could not imagine that the Beijing city defenders were insufficient. The huge Beijing city had not yet been waiting for the arrival and attack of the Later Jin army, but it had collapsed from the inside due to various reasons.

In such a bad situation, as the emperor, Chongzhen was not nervous. That was impossible.

Now, the reinforcements that he had been waiting for for a long time, and the 30,000 elite Tiger and Leopard Army he trusted the most, finally returned to the capital. The nervous Emperor Chongzhen seemed to suddenly grab a life-saving straw in despair, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, his heart, which had been nervous for several days, slowly relaxed.

However, this relaxation did not last long and was interrupted by the next sentence from the cabinet chief Zhang Qian.

He reminded Emperor Chongzhen with a hot face: "Emperor, since the 30,000 elite troops who are locked up in the battle have returned to Northern Zhili. Then, Old Chen thought that the battle plan we had formulated was ready to begin."

"The 30,000 elite troops who had just returned from outside the pass were drawn to fight the Later Jin army to eliminate them in Northern Zhili."

The reinforcements had just returned and before they could sleep peacefully under their protection, they were going to be transferred away again, so that the city of Beijing and myself under their feet would be in danger again. This was definitely not what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to see.

So, as soon as Zhang Qianshu finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen's opposition sounded in the hall.

Of course, this objection is not open, but is very tactful and rejected.

"Zhang Aiqing, we are fighting the decisive battle outside the city with the Later Jin Tartars. Should we consider this idea again... If we fail, there will be no more troops in the entire Northern Zhili. Not only that, the Beijing City under our feet will also be in a dangerous situation of empty troops. Once the Later Jin army launches all its strength to attack Beijing City, then Beijing City will be in danger."

Looking at the worried and nervous expression on Chongzhen's face, Zhang Qianshu knew very well what Chongzhen was worried about.

However, for his own political revenge and for his own ability to make a beautiful turnaround in the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet. Zhang Qianshu had to patiently speak his analysis of the power of the enemy and us again.

After that, he directly assured Chongzhen who was sitting on the dragon throne: "Please rest assured that the battle that the old minister will launch next will definitely end with a great victory of the court..."

Faced with the analysis, Emperor Chongzhen still did not let go of his worries, seized on this issue, and continued to ask back.

"Zhang Aiqing, I don't want your analysis and guarantees. I just want to know if, if, if we really lose in this decisive battle, is there any specific response method for the cabinet to ensure the safety of Beijing. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I don't want to live in fear all the time."

"This..." After Emperor Chongzhen's repeated questioning, Zhang Qianshu had to fall into deep thought and give Chongzhen an answer.

However, what disappointed everyone was that after some thought, Zhang Qianshu's face not only did not show any smile, but was replaced by helplessness and heartfelt helplessness.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, who had been staring at Zhang Qianshu, would have been in vain if he didn't know the result.

After sighing, he said to Zhang Qian: "Zhang Aiqing, now it seems that you have no solution."

Faced with Emperor Chongzhen's slightly sarcastic words, Zhang Qianshu continued to insist: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that there is no need for us to think about this issue at all. Because the decisive battle we have formulated will definitely end with our victory."

At this time, a picture that surprised everyone appeared directly in the hall.

For the sake of Beijing City's foolproof and for his own safety, Emperor Chongzhen directly scolded Zhang Qianshu: "Enough, Zhang Aiqing, you are not giving advice to the court to get out of the crisis. Instead, you are betting that this decisive battle can win, betting on the safety of Beijing City, betting on the fate of the court, and making jokes about the safety and future of the court. "In a word, no one can send out a soldier from Beijing City before coming up with a specific solution. No matter what the situation outside is, the first thing I have to ensure is the safety of the court and the safety of the Ming Dynasty's capital..."

The final result was no surprise. Whether it was the 30,000 elites who rushed back from the lockdown or the 10,000 elites who were drawn from the border, they were all left in Beijing by Emperor Chongzhen to ensure the safety of Beijing.

As for the huge Northern Zhili, it was directly abandoned by Emperor Chongzhen and became a back garden where the cavalry of the Later Jin Dynasty could gallop at will.

Just when the Later Jin army began to carry out large-scale looting and bleeding the Ming court.

After several days of continuous journey, Wei Zheng finally entered Liaoyang City.

Although the Later Jin Tartars who attacked Liaoyang City had retreated for several days, the more than 10,000 corpses left outside the city by Huang Taiji were also cleaned up by Wang Feng. However, the air in Liaoyang City was still filled with a smell of smoke and blood that only existed on the battlefield.

In addition to the smell of war that has not dissipated for a long time, due to the continuous shelling of red cannons in the Later Jin Dynasty, there were a broken Liaoyang City wall, and blood stains that had not been cleaned on the wall... without exception, tell Wei Zheng how bloody and cruel the bloody battle here lasted for half a month.

In the Liaodong Governor's Office located in Liaoyang City, Wei Zheng was carrying a heavy face and listening to Wang Feng's report on the heavy losses of the entire Liaodong in this battle.

After that, everyone fell into deep thought because of the great loss. Just as the atmosphere in the lobby of the Governor's House became more and more solemn, Wei Zheng, who had not spoken, finally spoke.

"In other words, although Huang Taiji, who attacked Liaoyang, did not take Liaoyang and Liaodong, he took away more than 80% of Liaodong's population and wealth. The current Liaodong Peninsula has almost become an uninhabited wasteland."

Wang Feng nodded and affirmed: "Yes, the coach... Although there is no specific data, we have already come out with a rough estimate..."

"After statistics, all the wealth we snatched back from the Later Jin Dynasty, except for gold, silver, war horses, and other cattle, sheep and livestock were almost all snatched back by the Later Jin Emperor Huang Taiji."

"In addition, Huang Taiji also plundered at least 10 million taels of silver from various counties in Liaodong and various materials and gold and silver finances."

"In addition to these, another huge loss for us is our population. In half a month, Huang Taiji took at least 200,000 people from Liaodong, basically young and middle-aged people... As for those old, weak, women and scholars, almost 50,000 people, they were all left to us."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng's clenched fist directly hit the table in front of him with anger. Then, he cursed loudly.

"He Huang Taiji wants us to settle a household in Liaodong... He will destroy what he can't get directly, so we can't get it either. It's really cruel..."

Wang Feng nodded and affirmed: "Master, you are right. Liaodong is not only not bringing us any benefits, but has become a burden to our Tiger and Leopard Army to a certain extent. Huang Taiji wanted to force us to give up Liaodong voluntarily so that he could completely dominate the outside world..."

"He Huang Taiji dreamed..." Wei Zheng retorted without thinking.
Chapter completed!